MTL - 94 Diagon Alley-Chapter 200 Festival

Here, in five minutes. "

"Get your wand," Harry said to the two. "Don't let your guard down."

Minutes later, the door lock of Diggory's house clicked and Cedric and Lupin appeared at the door.

Harry and Hermione's wands were aimed at Lupin, and Ron at Cedric.

"Show proof!" Harry shouted.

"I am Remus John Lupin, the werewolf, sometimes called Moonface, one of the four authors of Marauder's Map, and his wife is Nymphadora, usually called Don Cox. I taught you how to summon the Patronus, Harry, and it's a stag."

Harry didn't speak or move, and gave Hermione a look. She immediately asked Cedric for proof.

"Um...why is the back of the chair in front of the dining table burnt?"

"It burned out during my first magic riot, and my dad decided to keep it as a souvenir." Cedric smiled embarrassedly.

"Oh, yes," Harry lowered his wand, "but I have to check, don't I?"

"As your former Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher, I totally agree with the need to check." Lupin also said lightly.

"I have to go first, the Order of the Phoenix has an urgent mission." Cedric said after bringing Lupin into the house, "Be careful, Harry. We ran into a Death Eater on the way. Disciple, I hope he didn't come in this direction..."

When Cedric left, they ran towards Lupin. He looked worn out in a thick black travel cloak, but was delighted to see them.

Harry said, "How is it? How are you all?"

"It's all right!" Lupin said, "but we're all under surveillance. I was supposed to be here three days ago, but I had to get rid of the following Death Eaters." Lupin said, "So, you came here directly after the wedding?"

"No," said Harry, "We went to Grimmauld Place after encountering two Death Eaters in the cafe on Tottenham Palace Road, and Cedric saw it outside the square again. Two other Death Eaters, so it gave us a safe place to stay."

Lupin spilled a large bottle of Butterbeer on his chest.

"What?"

They told what happened, and Lupin looked horrified when they finished.

"But how did they find you so quickly? It's impossible to track an Apparition unless you catch him when he disappears!"

"It's unlikely they were walking down Tottenham Palace Road at the same time, were they?" Harry said.

"We thought," said Hermione tentatively, "did Harry still have the trace?"

"Impossible!" said Lupin, Ron looked smug, and Harry breathed a sigh of relief, "First of all, if he's still carrying the traces, they'll be sure he's here, Isn't it? But I can't figure out how they'd follow Tottenham Road, it's worrying, it's worrying. No, not just there, Grimmauld Place, or even the way just now."

He looked worried, but in Harry's opinion, the issue could be put aside.

"Tell me what happened after we left. We haven't heard anything since Ron's dad said the family was safe."

"Oh, Kingsley saved us," Lupin said. "Thanks to his message, many of the guests Apparated before the gang got there."

"Are those Death Eaters or the Ministry of Magic?" Hermione interjected.

"Both. They're actually the same thing now," Lupin said. "There were a dozen or so, but they didn't know you were there, Harry. Arthur heard rumors, Before they killed Scrimgeour, they tortured him about your whereabouts, and if that was the case, he didn't say anything to you."

Harry looked at Ron and Hermione, their expressions reflecting his shock and gratitude. He had never liked Scrimgeour very much, but if Lupin was telling the truth, Scrimgeour's last act was to try to protect Harry.

"The Death Eaters searched the Burrow upside down," Lupin continued, "they found the ghouls, but didn't want to come near—and then interrogated those of us who didn't go. Hours. They want to hear from you, Harry, but of course no one except the Order of the Phoenix knows you were there."

"While disrupting the wedding, more Death Eaters broke into every Order-connected family in the country. No one died," he said hurriedly without waiting for them to ask. " But the gang was rude and burned down Dedalo Digg's house, but you know he wasn't there. They also used the Cruciatus on the Tonks and tried to find out what happened to you after you went to their house "They're all right - obviously a little weak, but otherwise fine."

"The Death Eaters broke through all those protective spells?" Harry asked, remembering how effective they had been the night he fell in Tonks' parents' garden.

"You have to understand, Harry, the Death Eaters now have the entire Ministry of Magic behind them," Lupin said. "They can use brutal magic without fear of detection and arrest. They break through All the protective spells we cast, after they came in, they made no secret of their intentions."

"Did they make any excuses for torture and questioning Harry's whereabouts?" Hermione asked, her voice a little sharp.

"Well," Lupin hesitated, and took out a folded copy of the Daily Prophet.

"Look at it," he said, pushing the paper from the table to Harry, "you'll find out sooner or later. That's why they're hunting you."

Harry unfolded the newspaper, a large picture of him filling the front page. Several large characters stand out on the photo:

Wanted to trace the death of Albus Dumbledore

Ron and Hermione cried out angrily, but Harry didn't speak. He pushed the paper aside, not wanting to read it any more. He knew what was going on inside. No one knows who killed Dumbledore except those at the top of the tower, and Rita Skeeter has told the wizarding world that Harry was seen fleeing shortly after Dumbledore fell. on site.

"Sorry, Harry," said Lupin.

"So the Death Eaters also control the Daily Prophet?" Hermione asked angrily.

Lupin nodded.

"But people must know what's going on?"

"The coup was smooth, almost silent," Lupin said. "The official account of Scrimgeour's killing is that he resigned and that Pierce Sinkenis was succeeded by him. Soul curse."

"Why didn't Voldemort make himself Minister of Magic?" Ron asked.

Lupin smiled.

"He doesn't need it, Ron. He's actually a minister, so why sit behind a desk in the ministry? His puppet, Sinkness, handles the day-to-day affairs and allows Voldemort to extend his power. outside the Ministry of Magic."

"Many people naturally speculate about what happened: the policy of the Ministry of Magic has changed so much in the past few days that they privately say that Voldemort must be behind the scenes. But here's the problem, they just privately They didn't dare to talk to each other, they didn't know who they could trust. They didn't dare to speak out, fearing that if they suspected that the situation was true, the family would be persecuted. Voldemort's move was very clever. Announcing the usurpation might lead to public resistance, Hiding behind the scenes can create confusion, suspicion and fear."

"A significant change in Ministry of Magic policy," said Harry, "including making the wizarding world wary of me instead of Voldemort?"

"That's really part of it," Lupin said. "It's a one-shot. After Dumbledore's death, you - the boy who survived - must be a symbol and a call to action against Voldemort. And by implying that you were involved in the death of the old hero, Voldemort could not only offer a reward for your capture, but sow doubt and fear among the many who would have defended you."

"Meanwhile, the Ministry of Magic began to investigate Muggle descendants."

Lupin pointed to the Daily Prophet.

"See version 2."

Hermione opened the newspaper, with the same disgusted expression on her face as she had seen when she read "The Secret of Advanced Black Magic".

"'Muggle-born registration,'" she read, "'the Ministry of Magic is conducting an investigation into the so-called 'Muggle-born' to find out how they possess magical secrets.'"

"'The latest research from the Department of Mysteries shows that magic can only be inherited through the reproduction of wizards. It can be seen that if there is no proven wizard blood, so-called Muggle-born people may be through theft or Violent and magical powers.'"

“‘The Ministry of Magic is determined to eradicate these magical appropriators and to this end invites every so-called Muggle-born person to be interviewed by the newly appointed Muggle-Born Registration Committee.’”

"People wouldn't allow that to happen," Ron said.

"It has happened, Ron," Lupin said. "As we speak, Muggle-born people have already been arrested."

"But how could they 'steal' magic?" Ron asked. "What a lunatic. If magic could be stolen, there would be no Squibs, would they?"

"I understand," Lupin said, "however, you must prove that you have at least one close relative of wizarding blood, otherwise you will be considered to have acquired magical abilities illegally, and you will be punished."

Ron looked at Hermione and said, "What if a wizard of pure and half blood swears that a certain Muggle-born is his relative? I can say Hermione to everyone. It's my cousin-"

Hermione took Ron's hand with both hands and held it tightly.

"Thank you, Ron, but I can't let you—"

"You have no choice," said Ron excitedly, clasping her hand tightly, "I'm going to teach you about my family tree so you're not afraid to ask questions."

Hermione gave a shuddering laugh.

"Ron, I don't think it matters because we're