"That guy always comes up with jaw-dropping ideas!"
After reading the contents of the parchment handed to him by George, Sirius couldn't help but sigh at Albert's wonderful ideas.
A Defense Against the Dark Arts training institution
He really dares to think!
"Will Scrimgeour agree to such a far-fetched plan?"
Although Sirius was skeptical about whether the so-called Defense Against the Dark Arts training institution could be successful, he very much agreed with the idea of finding supporters for Harry.
"I don't know, but this method is better than distributing the Self-Defense Guide to everyone." Lupin took the parchment and carefully read the brief plan on it. "If the plan goes well, it should be able to greatly enhance everyone's defense against the dark arts."
"This is not easy." Sirius muttered, "If it's free, maybe someone will be willing to participate. If it's charged, I guess few people will be willing to participate."
"I remember you seemed to have tried something similar before?" Lupin ignored Sirius' words and turned to look at Fred and George.
"Yes, at that time we held a 'Defense Society' meeting in the Room of Requirement, with about dozens of students attending." Fred recalled, "At that time we taught people separately and taught them Defense Against the Dark Arts based on their actual levels. The effect was very good. Most of the students who attended the meeting had significantly improved their Defense Against the Dark Arts level."
"What did you teach?" Sirius asked curiously.
"Stunning spells, disarming spells, armor spells and other relatively simple and commonly used spells." George explained, "I think some wizards' defense against the dark arts is poor because they have never practiced. As long as they get some initial training, their actual level will improve dramatically. Maybe their defense against the dark arts is still not high, but at least they have the ability to protect themselves."
"That does sound reasonable. What is taught in the Defense Against the Dark Arts class at Hogwarts is indeed useless. Most wizards' Defense Against the Dark Arts level is not that high after graduation." Even Sirius had to admit that what George said made sense.
"Ahem." Lupin coughed lightly and asked, "Do you think this plan is feasible?"
"Albert thinks Scrimgeour would agree to popularize knowledge of Defense Against the Dark Arts." Fred and George exchanged glances quickly.
"The biggest problem with this plan is whether you are willing to do it. If you are willing, it shouldn't be a problem as long as we further improve the entire plan." George added, "I suggest notifying Kings to come and discuss it with Moody first."
"I'm here. I heard some of what you just said." Moody limped into the living room with his cane. He took the parchment handed to him by Lupin, quickly glanced at the contents, took out a kettle from his pocket, poured a sip of wine into his mouth, and muttered, "That guy really dared to think!"
Kingslai, looking exhausted, followed him into the living room and took the parchment from Moody. After reading the contents carefully, he commented, "I think this is a good plan."
"Are you sure you're not kidding?"
Moody suddenly turned his head and looked at Kings, as if he was wondering if this guy was a fake.
"Of course not, this is a good idea, thank you."
Kings took the butter beer handed to him by Sirius, took a big sip, and explained to the puzzled people: "First of all, your thinking is wrong."
"Thoughts?"
Kings took another sip of butter beer before continuing, "The Defense Against the Dark Arts training institution is being promoted in the name of the Ministry of Magic, but the Ministry of Magic doesn't actually pay much but gets a lot of benefits. Why doesn't Scrimgeour agree?"
"Okay, so George said the biggest problem with this plan is whether we are willing to do it." Sirius couldn't help but curl his lips, "We do something, and the Ministry of Magic gets benefits?"
"Not really. We can only say that each takes what it needs." Kings looked at George and asked, "Actually, I'm more curious about what benefits Albert can get from this. If they all learn the Armor Charm, your defense against the dark arts might not be able to be sold anymore."
"I don't know, but Albert will never let me suffer any loss, so there is no need to worry about it." Fred was very confident in Albert.
"Are you sure the Ministry of Magic will really agree to such an outrageous plan?" Moody expressed his doubts. He had trained Aurors before and knew very well the difficulty of teaching a group of people, not to mention that this was intended to teach wizards in the entire British wizarding community.
"Yes, you should have noticed that the Death Eaters have been causing trouble for the Ministry of Magic recently, making everyone anxious and worried. I have been working overtime for several days in a row." Kingslai rubbed his tired cheeks and said, "If everyone has some self-protection ability, it can also reduce the pressure on the Ministry of Magic to a certain extent."
"Albert thinks we should cultivate a group of supporters. Even if we don't invite them to join the Order of the Phoenix, we can still prepare for the final duel in the future." Fred interrupted, "He thinks Harry will eventually face off against the You-Know-Who. By then, Harry will need a group of supporters. We can take this opportunity to attract some wizards who oppose the You-Know-Who to join us."
"Well, it's like the Anti-Toad League we formed at Hogwarts," Fred continued. "This league both exists and doesn't exist."
"What do you mean?" Lupin asked, raising an eyebrow.
"So we don't need them to do anything dangerous?" George explained. "After all, in the coming turbulent period, directly supporting Harry is a dangerous thing and it is easy to be retaliated. But if we support Harry secretly, it will not be easy to be discovered. We can pass the message to other supporters through secret radio stations."
"According to Albert's prediction, we should have one to two years left. Even if we train for one hour a week for a year, most people won't be too bad at Defense Against the Dark Arts. At least the Hogwarts students who have received training from Harry in the Defense Association are much better than most people at Defense Against the Dark Arts."
"That sounds plausible." Moody took another swig from the bottle. "But I doubt it's that simple. Some things are more complicated than you expect, especially if there's a fee involved."
"We can quote a higher price, and then we can ask the Ministry of Magic to reduce the fee by half like before, and then everyone will have nothing to complain about." Kingslai was not too worried about these problems. The cost of a few Galleons was not expensive. As long as the reputation was spread, there was no need to worry about no one coming to participate.
As far as he knew, the Defense Society that Harry had set up at Hogwarts was very good, and the poor Defense against the Dark Arts among the employees of the Ministry of Magic as a whole was more because no one taught them, rather than because everyone's level was poor.
"Well, if you think it's okay, I can spare some time to go over and help. I can recommend our "Defense Express" to them." When Sirius saw that Kings said it was okay, he stopped worrying about it. After all, it was only once a week, and each time only took an hour or two.
Just as Kingsley had expected, the plan was approved by Scrimgeour even faster than expected.
"Once a week, it will only take about a year, and most wizards will be able to guarantee their personal safety." Kingsley was explaining the plan to Scrimgeour. "As for manpower, we can invite some retired Aurors to come back and give them lessons, and the Order of the Phoenix can also provide some people."
"The Ministry of Magic can send Aurors or the crisis response team to work there."
"Very good. I need you to make a more complete plan. You will be responsible for communicating with the Order of the Phoenix when the time comes." Scrimgeour nodded and said, "When you leave, call Percy in for me."
After a while, Percy Weiss knocked on the office door and walked in.
"Minister, you're looking for me?"
"I have something for you." Scrimgeour handed a document to Percy: "Take a look at what's inside first!"
"this… "
Percy's eyes widened in surprise.
"This matter will be kept secret for the time being. I will let Fudge cooperate with you." Scrimgeour reminded: "Don't let Fudge know about this plan."
"Is it really necessary to go to this extent?" Percy asked doubtfully.
"Although I don't know what those dark wizards want to do, you should have noticed that they are constantly making trouble for us." Scrimgeour intertwined his fingers and murmured, "I have a feeling that a big conspiracy is waiting for us, so we must be prepared."
"Maybe, we should..."
"I will, but we can't always rely on them." Scrimgeour signaled Percy to leave.