That night, the news that Cedric helped Harry organize a DA party spread quickly among the students of Hogwarts. As winter approached, Hogwarts became more lively. More and more students were interested in the so-called DA party, and many junior students were asking around about how to join the Defense Society.
Of course, Slytherin students were excluded from DA gatherings for a simple reason: to prevent someone from sneaking in to get secret information.
A small number of Slytherin students were very dissatisfied with this and brought up Albert's "Defense Association", believing that Harry was being treated differently.
The answer here is also very simple:
Slytherin students don't need to worry about attacks from Death Eaters because the vast majority of Death Eaters come from Slytherin College.
This statement was almost like pointing at the noses of Slytherin students, saying that Slytherin College was the lair of the Death Eaters.
This statement was unanimously agreed by others.
There was no way around it. The shit that the You-Know-Who and the Death Eaters had done was so hateful that everyone was naturally wary of the students from Slytherin House.
Who knows if they will actually become Death Eaters in the future.
Moreover, many people also want to join the "Defense Association" formed by Albert after graduation to learn more advanced dark magic defense skills. They also want to protect themselves in the Second Wizarding War. It doesn't hurt to have a good relationship with Albert. Just look at his friends.
In this situation, how could they allow students from Slytherin College to come in and disrupt the situation
Cedric told Albert about these things and reported to him that there were graduates who took the initiative to join the "Defense Association".
Albert had a reputation for reliability, and the thriving Fred, George, and Lee Jordan were the envy of the graduating students.
"Although we have recruited a large number of students in the school at once, I still think they are not very reliable. The sense of confidentiality of that group of people is really too poor."
When communicating with Albert using the two-way mirror, Cedric did not forget to express his concerns to Albert. He felt that the students of Hogwarts were very unstable, and even though he clearly reminded them to keep the secret, that group of people still leaked the secret.
What if those people join and leak the information about the Defense Association’s headquarters? Wouldn’t that be the end of us
"Don't worry, not everyone has the courage to fight the mysterious man, and not everyone will be absorbed by us." Albert said calmly, "We will also develop some peripheral members, similar to those of the Anti-Toad Alliance, so that they will not join the Defense Association."
Albert never expected that everyone would be able to muster the courage to confront the mysterious man, so he divided the defense association very early on.
Albert naturally welcomes those who are willing to join and have the courage to fight against the mysterious man, and is willing to teach them the knowledge and skills of defense against the dark arts.
Albert will also welcome another group of people who are willing to join but lack the courage, and provide them with limited information and help, so that they can secretly support the fight against the mysterious man and form the so-called popular base.
"See, I told you not to worry. Albert has definitely thought of most of the problems." Lee Jordan smiled and patted Cedric on the shoulder. "That guy always thinks further than us."
"Kenneth will probably come over and build a house here soon, what about you guys?" Fred said suddenly.
"What house?"
Cedric looked at the others around him in confusion, hoping someone could help him figure it out.
"I have already chosen a location, but it's not easy to build my own house."
Truman has already started preparing for the future. If Scrimgeour is unfortunately assassinated, he will really not be able to stay in the Ministry of Magic. At that time, running here and joining others will undoubtedly be the best choice. At least he will not have to worry about his life.
"Didn't Albert buy all the land in this village?"
Cedric looked at Truman in confusion, obviously not understanding what Fred said. To be honest, he was also shocked when he first heard the news.
“Albert gave us permission to build a house here,” George explained.
"According to Albert's plan, this will become the headquarters of the Defense Association. There is no doubt about its safety." Fred said with a smile, "If we can defeat the mysterious man, we plan to build a wizard village here."
"Of course, we don't know exactly how to do it. We'll have to ask Albert directly. I think he must have made all the plans." Lee Jordan had great confidence in Albert. He believed that since Albert was planning to do this, he must have made the arrangements.
"So, you plan to live here in the future?" Cedric was a little surprised, but soon relieved.
Everyone will eventually get married, have children, and have their own home, so isn’t it normal to choose here now
No need to worry about the future.
"We plan to put the laboratory and processing plant here as well. After all, there are too few shops in places like Diagon Alley. And if we want to reduce costs, it's best to produce some raw materials ourselves. Albert seems to be planning to grow some herbs here."
"Besides..." Fred said with a smile and teased, "If you build a home here, you can soon consider getting married after Qiu Zhang graduates."
"Then why aren't you engaged to Angelina?" Cedric asked back unyieldingly.
"I want to, but Angelina won't agree. I don't have any other options." Fred shrugged. "So, you'd better seize the opportunity and get engaged after Qiu Zhang graduates. Albert has set a good example for us."
"As for the job, that's even easier. If you really can't find one, we can definitely make room for you here." Lee Jordan patted Cedric's shoulder with a smile and said, "According to Albert's plan, we will definitely be short of people next time."
"We'll talk about it when the time comes!" Cedric said casually. He still planned to return to work at the Ministry of Magic. Truman was interested in this. He was engaged in Muggle liaison work at the Ministry of Magic and had been very busy recently. Moreover, he was a marginal figure in the Ministry of Magic. If he could get a more lucrative job, Truman would not mind changing to a new job at all."
"By the way, can Kenneth be trusted?"
"It's credible at the moment. That guy probably wants to make a lot of money by relying on Albert!"
Fred saw through Kenneth's little trick at a glance. "After all, we are the best case. That guy is also very smart. He was the bait for a while. Now he has finally made it. Why should he give up a bright future?"
"Do you think that guy can get what he wants?" Cedric felt a little unbelievable.
"Of course. Albert is always generous. If he plans to expand his business, Kenneth will definitely be useful." George said with a smile, "That's why I invited you to join us."
“There’s just so much work.”
"I think so!" Fred said uncertainly, "After all, those are Albert's original words."
"What I want to know more now is when Albert will teach us more advanced defense against the dark arts." Truman flipped through the books left here. He felt that it would take a lot of effort to learn these things by himself, and he was waiting for Albert to come and teach them!
"I just asked him, and he said we may have to wait a little longer. The poor fortune teller who was captured by the mysterious man seems to be dying." Cedric noticed that everyone was looking at him, and immediately explained, "The man is already very old and can't stand the torture of the mysterious man."
"So, Albert is actually waiting for the fortune teller to die?"
"Maybe he doesn't want to reveal his location!" George said without hesitation: "Divination should be able to lock Albert's approximate location, so he hides in a place that is loyally protected. In this way, it will be difficult to find his specific location even if divination is used."
Just as a group of people were discussing Cassandra Wabrsky, the author of "Seeing the Future Through the Mist", the elderly woman was in a very bad condition as they expected.
Although Voldemort did not use the Cruciatus Curse to torture the elderly woman, his series of actions still accelerated Cassandra's decline. She was now less energetic than before and was even dying.
So, Cassandra finally agreed to help Voldemort with divination in exchange for the chance to save her family's lives.
Although the elderly woman did not expect Voldemort to fulfill his promise, she needed something to think about.
"I saw Scrimgeour's death. He died in your hands." Cassandra Wabraski reached out to touch the crystal ball, looked at the Minister of Magic lying dead, and said hoarsely: "Are you satisfied now?"
"Very good, I want to know when that old guy Dumbledore will die!" Voldemort glanced at the contents on the crystal ball and signaled Cassandra Wabraski to continue divination. He knew that the old guy could do it, but he just refused to help.
However, after Voldemort had all her family members captured, the elderly woman finally compromised.
“I feel like I might be dying!”
Cassandra Vabrsky said tiredly, "Let them go. I will make one last prediction for you. I think you must want to know the result. I can also give you some information. This is a deal. It's fair. Even if you kill them, it's meaningless. I'm going to die soon anyway. Nothing matters after death."
"I agree, but I want to know where that Mudblood will appear next time." Voldemort said coldly, looking at the dying old man in front of him.
As for the promise to spare her descendants after her death, Voldemort didn't take it seriously at all.
"As you wish, I hope you can fulfill your promise!" Cassandra Wabraskey looked at Voldemort deeply and slowly closed her eyes.
No matter what the result is, she has tried her best.