The border between Somerset and Devon welcomed a new group of guests after a long absence. Albert's wedding was held in a manor deep in Exmoor National Park, on the border between the two counties.
At this moment, it is close to eleven o'clock.
Fred, George and Lee Jordan were standing outside the manor waiting for the guests to attend the wedding. A white tent had been set up in the courtyard of the manor, and soothing and soft music was playing inside.
If you sit down and observe carefully, you will find that the guests who come here to attend the wedding are more or less a little weird.
No, it should be said that this wedding itself was weird.
The tense atmosphere in the air could not be relieved even by the soothing music, giving people the illusion that these people did not come to attend a wedding at all.
That's right, they were not here to attend the wedding.
From the trio who greeted guests at the door, to the waiters who served food, to the guests attending the wedding, and even the couple who were about to get married, they were all disguised as Aurors from the Ministry of Magic.
This is a bit strange indeed.
If a Death Eater barged into a wedding, something interesting would surely happen.
It is worth mentioning that the food at the wedding banquet was really good, even quite delicious. It was a pity that only drinks were provided at the banquet, probably to avoid Aurors getting drunk and causing trouble.
Of course, even if the Death Eaters hadn't come to cause trouble afterwards, it would have been a very wonderful experience for the Aurors who came to participate in this magical wedding.
"Do you think the Death Eaters will really come?" Gadwin was still a little confused.
There is no way. What happened today was too magical. The Ministry of Magic has never used this method to fight the Death Eaters.
"Yes. Don't forget, Anderson is a master of prophecy. If he dares to do that, he must have his reasons." Scrimgeour's tone was calm. In order to prevent any Auror from leaking the secret, the wizards who came to the banquet acted in groups of three or four. Even if there were some strange guys among the Aurors, they would not have enough time to tip off.
"Although I don't know much about prophecies, as far as I know, not all of the prophecy masters' predictions come true."
At this moment, Gadwin was pretending to be an invited guest, slowly enjoying the Italian food in front of him.
"The food here is really good, but what about the expenses? Is it too extravagant?"
“Anderson provided it for free.” Scrimgeour, who was also enjoying the food on his plate, said indifferently, “If someone hadn’t wanted to disrupt Anderson’s wedding and made him mad, do you think we would have had this opportunity?”
"It seems that we are lucky."
Italian food is obviously much more delicious than British food. If the Aurors hadn't known that there might be a battle coming up, they would probably have already devoured these exotic delicacies.
"Do we have any reinforcements?"
Kings came to Scrimgeour with a glass of juice, clinked his glass with Scrimgeour's, took a sip and asked.
"Yes, the crisis response team, but they don't know the situation here. I only told them that once the giant is found, I will immediately notify them to help encircle and destroy the giant together."
Scrimgeour made no secret of the fact that Kingsley played the most dangerous role.
After all, You-Know-Who wanted to kill him, and so did the Death Eaters and other incoming enemies.
In fact, if Kingsley was not Dumbledore's man, he would be more suitable than Gadwin to take over the position of Director of the Auror Office.
"Speaking of which, that guy is really not easy to deal with." Kings looked around at the Aurors who were talking in low voices, and couldn't help but sigh, "He didn't even do anything himself, but he made clear arrangements for the group of guys who made trouble for him, and even asked others to help him avenge his revenge."
"Yeah, and everyone is willing to help him." Scrimgeour was actually very curious. Did Dumbledore fail to win over the other party, or did he fail to win them over
"Have you noticed the identities of the invited guests?" Gadwin interrupted.
"guest?"
The two began to look around and observe the identities of the guests.
In fact, if he hadn't happened to know some of them, Gadwin wouldn't have noticed it.
"Except for Albert's relatives, friends, and school teachers, the other guests are all well-known wizards in the UK and even abroad, and they are also respected guys in various fields."
After saying that, Gadwin pointed to two potion masters who were chatting in the corner. One of them was Damocles Belby, who invented the wolfsbane potion.
Many Wizengamot members were also present, at least Gadwin could call out many of them by name.
Perhaps only Dumbledore could have such a wide network of contacts. In fact, as they would not interfere with the subsequent battle, all the people who came were middle-aged.
"I plan to formally set up a crisis response team." Scrimgeour put down his knife and fork and changed the subject. "Please ask Moody if he is willing to come back and serve as a guidance instructor for everyone. You can be the director."
Kings was surprised at Scrimgeour's solicitation.
Even Gadwin was surprised by Scrimgeour's behavior.
"There's no need to show that expression. If you want to win this war, you'll have to give something." Scrimgeour said, "Everyone needs the ability to protect themselves. Strengthening the Ministry of Magic's combat effectiveness is undoubtedly a very important thing. Many wizards' defense against the dark arts is really poor."
"Also, you'd better get Dumbledore to hurry up. I believe he will have a way to deal with You-Know-Who." Scrimgeour said, "If that doesn't work, try the stone door in the Death Row of the Department of Mysteries. I think that thing will definitely be able to deal with You-Know-Who."
Although he lowered his voice deliberately, he didn't lower it very low. It was obvious that he intended to let the Aurors around him hear it and make them have confidence in him.
This is important.
If the wizarding world completely loses faith in him, then he will be dead soon.
It is also important to win over the Order of the Phoenix, especially Dumbledore.
In Albert's words: Don't try to talk politics with the You-Know-Who, it's useless. When all the Aurors combined can't beat the You-Know-Who, you have to find someone who can beat him to deal with him. Otherwise, as long as the time is right, the You-Know-Who will choose the right time to kill you, just like Bones. Don't be unconvinced, it's your fault that you can't beat the other party.
If you can't win and don't hide yourself, don't blame others when you die.
The way out that Albert pointed out to Scrimgeour was to strike hard at the Death Eaters.
As long as the You-Know-Who's minions are cut off, the other party will not dare to be too active. He cannot fight against the entire Ministry of Magic alone. Scrimgeour's life safety can be guaranteed, and he can gain a high reputation in the Ministry of Magic and secure his position as Minister of Magic. "
It is also important to win over Dumbledore. He knows the mysterious man better than anyone else and has been studying how to kill him. He must have a way to deal with the mysterious man, and they need to wait patiently for that opportunity to come and wait for Harry Potter to come of age. The title of savior is not for nothing.
"Of course, Albert also hinted to him that Azkaban prison could not hold all the prisoners. As long as Voldemort was alive, he could break into the prison at any time and release the prisoners. By then, all his sacrifices would have been in vain."
"He seems really angry," muttered Scrimgeour.
"What?"
"Nothing." Scrimgeour would not share this information with others, and Anderson did not ask him to do so. This was a deal reached between the two parties.
Honestly speaking, Scrimgeour has been liking Albert much better since he revealed the secret. Although they are taking advantage of each other, this kind of thing is actually very normal in the Ministry of Magic. As long as everyone can profit, it is more reliable than anything else.
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On the other side, a few miles away from the manor, Lucius Malfoy successfully gathered a large group of helpers and prepared to take action.
Although Malfoy was not well received by the Dark Lord, the connections he had accumulated during the last wizarding war were still there. In addition, the Dark Lord attached great importance to killing the Mudblood, which made many Death Eaters willing to join.
Not only Death Eaters, but also Dark wizards who defected here, Dementors, werewolves, and even some giants appeared here.
Lucius Malfoy went to great lengths to kill Albert Anderson.
"Albert Anderson, that Mudblood, is a big trouble. He is a master of prophecy, and I dare say he definitely expected us to show up. Next we will most likely fall headfirst into a trap, but if we have enough people, we will not be afraid of traps. Even if there is a trap in front of us, we can just run over it." Malfoy stood there and made his speech.
"As for why you want to kill him."
"Because the Dark Lord wants him dead."
"Because once that Mudblood cooperates with the Ministry of Magic, none of us will be able to escape. Real fortune tellers are very good at finding people. As long as that Mudblood is willing, we won't even be able to hide."
"Because that is a person like Dumbledore, we must completely nip the danger in the bud. I think everyone certainly does not want a young Dumbledore to appear in a few years. One Dumbledore is enough for us, do you want another one?" Lucius Malfoy said loudly to everyone: "Now, I will give you another reason. Kill Albert Anderson and you will be rewarded with 10,000 Galleons. I guarantee in the name of the Malfoy family. Let's go now and kill that Mudblood."
There is no doubt that the last reason is more convincing, and Lucius Malfoy is also very clear about what others want.
loyalty
This is absolutely the most ridiculous.
Even the Death Eaters have little loyalty to the Dark Lord. All they need is to satisfy their own selfish desires in the name of Voldemort.
The Malfoy family is no exception.
Ten thousand Galleons obviously did not accomplish the task. Regaining the Dark Lord's favor was more important. Since the last wizarding war, Lucius Malfoy had enjoyed the benefits of being the Dark Lord's right-hand man. As for the ten thousand Galleons that were spent, they could be recovered soon through other means.
Amidst a roar, the huge team began to move towards the manor. The Death Eaters needed to set up a large-scale anti-Apparition magic first to prevent the Mudblood from using Apparition to slip away.
Of course, Lucius Malfoy was fully prepared. The Death Eaters had done something similar the last time they dealt with Bones.
The protective magic originally arranged around the manor was easily broken through by the Death Eaters' violent attack, and with the joint efforts of many dark wizards, the entire manor was covered with magic that prohibited Apparition. This was the result of special practice to kill Bones.
In fact, it was completely unnecessary for the Death Eaters to do so, because the entire manor was also cast under a spell that prohibited Apparition.
When the Death Eaters appeared within a mile of the manor, the detector originally placed on the table suddenly sounded an alarm.
The Aurors all cast surprised glances in the direction where the sound came from, and soon realized that the enemy had arrived.
"Take the Felicis and get ready. Our prey has arrived." Scrimgeour stepped forward to stabilize the situation and shouted to the Auror, "Don't hold back."
At this moment, everyone heard something break, and then a sharp alarm sounded throughout the manor.
After taking the Felicis Felicis, the Aurors became exceptionally calm. After exchanging glances, they drew their wands one after another, because a large group of Dementors had appeared in everyone's sight.
"When will the reinforcements arrive?" Gadwin asked Scrimgeour.
"I have already sent the message. The crisis response team will be here within half an hour." Scrimgeour said calmly. He actually didn't expect any help from the crisis response team. He just said that to give everyone enough confidence.
“They are really generous!”
Kings came and drew his wand with a grunt. He found that the enemy wanted to kill Albert more than he expected. Not only did the Death Eaters come, but there were also a large number of dark wizards, giants and werewolves. By the way, the werewolf leading the group was Fenrir Greyback.
An old friend of Lucius Malfoy.
Just as the Aurors were about to cast a spell to expel the Dementors, a group of dark figures wearing cloaks and masks rushed into the tent like a cannonball and shouted to everyone: "Put down your wands, hand over Albert Anderson, the mudblood, and you will leave here safely."
However, what greeted that man was the sharp and cold scrutiny of the Aurors.
The atmosphere at the scene was very strange.
Before the other party could react, several spells hit the arrogant Death Eater, knocking him away. He fell heavily to the ground and could never get up again.
"Just you guys!"
Scrimgeour, disguised as a guest, raised his wand and sneered at the Death Eater who was so arrogant just now but now looked like a dead dog.
"Kill them."
The dark wizards who rushed into the manor first were unlucky and were knocked to the ground by the Aurors.
Because Scrimgeour had mentioned before that there was no need to show mercy, the Aurors were particularly ruthless now, and in the blink of an eye, several of those in the front fell.
The wizard who mastered the Patronus Charm could directly summon the Patronus to drive away the group of Dementors hovering over the manor.
Other Aurors also used the Felicis Felicis to perform at levels beyond ordinary humans.
After a brief fight, most of the first batch of dark wizards who rushed into the manor had fallen, which stunned Lucius Malfoy who fell behind. Although Malfoy had guessed that there might be a trap, but... Fortunately, he found a lot of helpers, otherwise he might have really messed up.