Fred, George and Lee Jordan were all stunned. They obviously didn't expect Sirius to give them a message at this time, and even invite them to "dinner".
Of course, the so-called dinner was just an excuse. Sirius obviously had something to discuss with them, or something to discuss with Albert.
Apart from this, they could not think of any other possibility.
After a brief silence in the restaurant, George was the first to break the silence and complained: "He should have said it earlier. We are almost full."
"I think Sirius might want to talk about cooperation."
"How about you go there later?" Lee Jordan continued, "By the way, ask Professor Lupin if he can work overtime recently?"
"Okay, but you'd better not get your hopes up."
George and Fred quickly finished their dinner and left in a hurry.
“Are you so busy every day?”
"Yeah, it's a good thing you came to help, otherwise you would be even busier." Lee Jordan looked at the backs of the two people leaving and sighed, "But I did make a lot of Galleons in these few years. If you stick with it, it will be over. You won't have to worry about Galleons in the future, so you don't have to mind the high salary Albert gives you. You deserve it."
When Fred and George hurried to Number 12, Grimmauld Place, they discovered that the so-called invitation to dinner at home was just an excuse.
Sirius, Lupin, Mad-Eye Moody, Kingsley and Professor McGonagall all had extremely serious expressions, as if something bad had happened.
"What's wrong?" George asked.
"Have you been able to contact Albert?" Professor McGonagall asked immediately.
"I'm afraid it's difficult. Albert just got married and he certainly doesn't want anyone to disturb his post-wedding trip." George was not too surprised by this and asked directly: "What do you want to see Albert about?"
There was a brief silence in the restaurant, which made Fred and George a little curious about what they were looking for Albert for.
"About Dumbledore," said Professor McGonagall.
"What's wrong with Dumbledore?" Fred raised his eyebrows slightly. He thought he might have guessed the reason.
"Dumbledore is injured. The last time I saw him, I found that his left palm seemed to be burned by flames." Professor McGonagall's voice was full of uneasiness. "I feel that it is a serious injury. It is dry and charred, just like death."
"What kind of magic do you think caused that damage?" Mad-Eye Moody asked with a frown.
"No, that's not the point, Moody." Professor McGonagall said irritably, "Do you remember Albert's prophecy? The prophecy that the Ministry of Magic will collapse in the future."
"The current Ministry of Magic doesn't look like it might collapse at any time." Kingsley shook his head. He was very clear about the situation in the Ministry of Magic. Although Scrimgeour's actions were a bit messy, the Ministry of Magic was indeed much better than before, and everyone was more united. Scrimgeour showed them confidence.
"There is only one way that could lead to the Ministry's downfall."
In fact, everyone present knew what possibility Professor McGonagall was talking about.
Dumbledore is dead.
Only if Dumbledore died could Voldemort kill Scrimgeour without restraint and take over the Ministry of Magic directly.
The living room fell silent again.
Fred and George exchanged glances, obviously not expecting to be called in to discuss this matter.
In fact, they had also speculated about what Professor McGonagall said, because Albert once said that the wizarding world would become even more chaotic and Muggle wizards would be in big trouble.
"But... why did Dumbledore hide this matter?" Lupin asked puzzledly.
"Maybe he thinks we don't need to know?" Sirius pouted and said, "Harry told me that Dumbledore will give him lessons this year."
"So, you think Dumbledore is dying and decided to tell Harry?" Moody also felt that this possibility was very high.
Dumbledore had hinted to them more than once that Harry was important.
In fact, as early as when Albert predicted that the Ministry of Magic would collapse, there were such doubts and speculations. However, the probability of the prophecy coming true was really low, even if the person who made the prophecy was Albert, everyone was only half-believing and half-doubting at best.
After all, no one wanted to believe such a ridiculous thing as Dumbledore's death. Moreover, Albert did not directly predict that Dumbledore would die, that was all their own guess.
However, the fact that Dumbledore was suspected of being bewitched by dark magic completely made everyone uneasy, so they tried to figure it all out through Albert.
"I'm sure Anderson knows something," Professor McGonagall said confidently. "On the day of the wedding, I saw them go out together. I don't know what they talked about."
"Ahem!" George coughed lightly, attracting everyone's attention.
"Did you find anything?" Sirius looked at George expectantly.
"I think you'd better not pin your hopes on Albert." George reminded helplessly, "If Dumbledore doesn't want to tell us, Albert probably won't tell us either."
"Yes." Fred nodded in agreement, "Maybe Albert knows a lot of things, but he rarely tells others. Maybe he thinks it's unnecessary to let too many people know, or he thinks it's not appropriate to let others know now."
Fred and George had been with Albert for seven years and knew each other's personalities very well. He felt that even if Professor McGonagall really asked Albert to do divination, that guy would probably just let her ask Dumbledore herself.
"You don't think he'll tell us?" Lupin raised an eyebrow.
"If Albert is unwilling to tell fortunes for us, the result will probably not be very good." Sirius speculated. He knew Albert quite well. "One more thing. If Dumbledore was really murdered, I doubt that Snape was the one who did it."
"Sirius."
Everyone frowned. This was not the first time Sirius targeted Snape.
"If you don't believe me, you can ask them." Sirius pointed at Fred and George, "Don't forget, among the professors at Hogwarts, Snape was the only one who didn't receive an invitation. This is very strange in itself. Don't tell me that Albert didn't invite Snape to the wedding because of their bad relationship."
"I don't think Albert is that kind of person. There must be some reason why Albert thinks Snape is not trustworthy." Sirius targeted Snape not because of the conflict between the two sides, but because Snape himself was very suspicious. He never forgot that one of the reasons why Albert was unwilling to join the Order of the Phoenix was that he believed there might be a traitor in the Order of the Phoenix. "
"Dumbledore swore that Snape was on our side." Professor McGonagall frowned, "He was sure that Snape's confession was absolutely from the heart... He also said that he didn't want to hear a bad word about Snape!"
"I bet Albert knew Snape was a double agent." Sirius tapped the table with his fingers, "and he obviously felt that Snape was not trustworthy..."
"Yes, Albert doesn't trust Snape." George agreed with Sirius's statement. "I once asked Albert why he didn't want to join the Order of the Phoenix. He said that the Order of the Phoenix was unreliable and full of loopholes."
"It's useless for us to guess here." Moody didn't really trust Snape. "The best way is to talk to Dumbledore directly, but I think the possibility of him telling us is not high. So asking Albert for the prophecy is the best option at the moment."
Although Moody didn't really believe in divination, it turned out that Albert was an authority in the field of prophecy. Just as Sirius said, no matter what the result was, it would never hurt to let Albert make a prediction.
"What if our guess is true?" Lupin suddenly asked.
The living room fell into an eerie silence again.
Everyone just wants to know the truth, but no one thinks about the consequences.
Even if Dumbledore really might die in the near future, what could they do
They have no way out!
I can only pray in my heart that this will not happen.
"Sure enough, we should talk to that guy. I know you must have a way to contact him, right!" Sirius looked at Fred and George. He was sure that with Albert's personality, he would definitely leave an emergency contact method.
Fred and George looked at each other and shook their heads. "It's useless. And you picked a bad time."
"You should know how important this matter is." Professor McGonagall stared at Fred and George sternly.
Being stared at by a group of people, Fred and George were under a lot of pressure and finally compromised reluctantly.
"Okay, let's go back and get it, but we can't guarantee that we can contact Albert. And we still stick to our point of view. Even if he really knows something, he won't tell us."
After that, Fred and George left in a hurry.
After a while, they brought a small mirror.
"this… "
Sirius was very surprised when he looked at the small mirror in his hand. He also had a two-sided mirror, but it was completely different from the one in front of him.
In fact, if Fred hadn't said it was a two-way mirror, no one would have recognized it as a two-way mirror.
"Albert made it." George explained, "We originally planned to sell it as a couple mirror to couples to keep in touch, but it's a bit difficult to make. Only Albert can make it, and he's being lazy now... So this project has to be put on hold for now."
Sirius did not try to use the two-way mirror, but gave it to Professor McGonagall. Perhaps only if Professor McGonagall contacted the other party at this time would she not get into trouble.
"How do I use this thing?" Professor McGonagall looked at the mirror in her hand curiously.
"Just call the other person's name. If he hears you, he will respond to you." George briefly explained the usage. "But I suggest you don't have too high expectations."
It turned out that Fred and George were right. Professor McGonagall shouted at the two-way mirror for five minutes, but the mirror didn't respond at all.
"Could this thing be fake?" Moody cast a suspicious look at the Weiss twins.
"That's impossible. We tested it when we first got it." Fred took back the two-way mirror and suggested, "If you really want to find him, I suggest waiting until his post-wedding trip is over."
"I don't think it's useful for you to look for him now. If Albert really thought that Dumbledore would get into big trouble, he would definitely give Dumbledore some reminders in advance. After all, their relationship has always been very good. Albert will definitely not watch Dumbledore get into big trouble or even lose his life because of it." In fact, Fred and George had already contacted Albert, or the house-elf, through the two-way mirror before they came, and told him about this matter in advance.
The answer they got was exactly what they expected. Albert asked them to ask Dumbledore themselves.
Neither of them was stupid, and Albert's meaning was actually very clear. The speculation that Dumbledore was likely to die should be true, but for some reason, Albert did not tell them directly.
In the end, the two did not tell other members of the Order of the Phoenix about this matter because it would be of no use.
They suddenly understood why Albert was unwilling to talk about this matter and asked them to ask Dumbledore themselves.
"Keep this matter secret for now, don't let anyone else know."
"Especially Snape." Sirius reminded, "If he really told Voldemort about this, maybe..."
"I think what Sirius said makes sense. Although Dumbledore thinks Snape is trustworthy, everyone has his or her eyes open sometimes." Mad-Eye Moody agreed.
Professor McGonagall hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded, "I will ask Dumbledore about this matter myself."
"You'd better not talk nonsense." Kings came and said to Fred and George.
"Don't worry about that, we know what to do."
…
"Whatever you want to ask, just say it!"
After Albert handed the two-sided mirror to the house-elf, he turned his head and met the gaze of Yin Zebel.
"You don't want them to know?"
“Even if we knew, it wouldn’t solve the problem.”
Looking at the boundless sea, Albert said calmly: "Besides, I believe Dumbledore also has his own plans. It is best for us not to disrupt his plans."
"I think this is more like an excuse for you to be lazy." Yin Zebel pinched Albert's cheek and said, "Just throw the problem to Dumbledore."
"This is not a question I should answer." Albert shook his head. "Otherwise, how do you want me to tell them that Dumbledore will die next year and that Snape killed him?"
"Snape killed Dumbledore?" Yin Zebel was shocked.
"Yeah, Snape did it!"
"You told Dumbledore about this."
"Yes."
"What did he say?" Yin Zebel asked curiously.
"He believed in Snape."
"He believes Snape?" Yin Zebel couldn't believe it.
"Snape is actually a double agent. Both Dumbledore and Voldemort believe that Snape is their man."
"Then who is Snape over there?" Yin Zebel asked curiously.
"Is it important?" Albert asked back, "Even if he is really Dumbledore's man, who knows if he will choose to sacrifice others to save himself at the critical moment?"