"Harry has changed a lot."
Albert flipped through the newspaper and said calmly, "However, this is good news for us. Harry has become more reliable than before."
After Christmas, Albert took time out to visit the Defense Association's headquarters to meet with the members of the Defense Association and hold the first Defense Association meeting.
"Do you think the speculation in the newspaper is true?" Kenneth asked, raising his hand.
He had read the newspaper and thought that the Ministry of Magic had deliberately exaggerated the situation. The Death Eaters might be plotting something, but it was definitely not as terrible as the newspaper said. He knew very well that the group of guys in the gray area were completely helpless in front of the tough Ministry of Magic.
"Okay, no need to raise your hands. I'm not a professor, and you're no longer students." Albert smiled and motioned for Kenneth to sit down.
There was a good-natured laugh from the side.
They all knew that Albert would teach everyone Defense Against the Dark Arts in the future, so there was nothing wrong with calling himself a professor.
"I think so. It may be a little exaggerated, but they are indeed plotting something." Albert looked around at everyone present and said slowly.
"What conspiracy?"
Everyone was very curious about this.
"I suspect You-Know-Who might be trying to get rid of Dumbledore and Scrimgeour!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the surroundings suddenly fell into silence. Everyone was stunned by Albert's words and turned to look at Albert.
"That sounds a bit absurd. If I were Dumbledore, I would definitely welcome the Death Eaters to do this, so that we can catch them all in one fell swoop." Arya was obviously unwilling to believe this absurd speculation. She didn't think the dark wizard would be stupid enough to provoke Dumbledore. It was like luring a dog with a piece of meat. It would never come back.
"What's the result?" Truman asked with a slightly raised eyebrow. He knew that Albert could predict the future, and there was obviously a reason why he said that just now.
"The result is not good." Albert put down the newspaper and met everyone's eyes. "The Death Eaters finally took control of the British Ministry of Magic."
"Scrimgeour is dead?" Truman asked again.
"Yes, Scrimgeour is dead." Albert nodded.
There was a sudden whisper around, and everyone realized that Albert was not joking, but the result was too cruel.
"There is no doubt that Scrimgeour also feels threatened, so he hopes to remind everyone to be vigilant through Harry, but..." Albert paused and told a crueler truth, "I guess the You-Know-Who will kill him personally. It is not easy for ordinary Death Eaters to kill the Minister of Magic who is closely protected by the Aurors."
"Where is Dumbledore?" Wood couldn't help asking, "I don't think the You-Know-Who can threaten Dumbledore's life. As everyone knows, the You-Know-Who is afraid of Dumbledore."
"Dumbledore is dead too, at the hands of Snape." Albert dropped another shocking piece of news.
"Snape!" everyone exclaimed in unison and stood up from their chairs.
Everyone was extremely shocked when they heard the news. They really couldn't understand why Snape wanted to kill Dumbledore. Even though that guy didn't look like a good person, but...
"Snape is a Death Eater!" Fred broke the news.
"Snape is a Death Eater?"
"Snape is a double agent. He works for You-Know-Who and Dumbledore. Everyone knows this." Albert raised his hand to signal everyone to keep quiet. "Both You-Know-Who and Dumbledore think Snape is one of their own."
“How did he do that?”
"It was probably a sneak attack!"
"We can't just stand by and watch this happen." Wood waved his fist angrily, "We must do something to stop that despicable man from murdering Dumbledore."
Wood's words were recognized by everyone.
"If we lose Dumbledore, God knows what will become of the British wizarding world."
"We cannot count on the Ministry of Magic. Without Dumbledore's deterrence, the Ministry of Magic will easily be infiltrated and controlled by the Death Eaters."
Everyone was discussing in whispers.
"Does Dumbledore know about this?" Field asked Albert puzzledly.
"Dumbledore must have known that Snape was a Death Eater. He knew almost everything." George glanced at Albert and continued, "This matter is very strange. Dumbledore couldn't have been unaware of Snape's background, but he actually believed in Snape and hired Snape to be the Potions Professor at Hogwarts."
"Obviously, Snape convinced Dumbledore," Lee Jordan muttered. "I wonder how he did it."
"Did you tell Dumbledore the results of the divination?" Sana didn't believe that Albert would not alert Dumbledore.
"Even after I mentioned this to him, Dumbledore still insisted that Snape was his." Albert shook his head. "Geniuses are always very confident in themselves. I can't convince Dumbledore, so I can only remind him."
"Do you think we can..."
After knowing that Snape might sneak attack and kill Dumbledore, some people came up with the idea of solving the source of the problem first.
Since Snape is a Death Eater, there's no need to be polite to him.
"No, we don't have any evidence. Dumbledore obviously won't let us get rid of Snape." Albert spoke directly to dispel everyone's thoughts: "People like Dumbledore will definitely be on guard after being reminded. As for what will happen, it is not something we can easily intervene in. If we are involved, it will make things more troublesome."
"But I think we..."
"You need to remember that the prophecy can be changed before it is fulfilled." Albert motioned for everyone to calm down and listen to him. "However, if we interfere rudely, it will make the situation worse."
"So, we're not going to do anything?"
"I have already told Dumbledore about this. We should believe that Dumbledore will be able to make the right judgment after receiving the warning. This is more useful than us worrying about it here."
"But what if your prophecy comes true?"
Arya knew exactly how accurate Albert's predictions were.
"It is the sadness and fate of a prophet to predict a bad future but be unable to change it and can only watch it happen," Albert said calmly. "We can only accept and wait for the final result, so sometimes being able to predict the future is not necessarily a good thing."
Everyone fell silent.
"As long as Dumbledore is alert, Snape will have no chance." Albert continued to comfort.
"Well, maybe you're right after all, although I think we should find a way to get rid of Snape."
"Scrimgeour actually already knows that," Albert continued. "When he took over as Minister of Magic, I reminded him that if the You-Know-Who wanted to control the Ministry of Magic, he would get rid of him and introduce a puppet of his own. The unfortunate Amelia Bones would never be an exception."
"So, we can only watch your prediction come true." Wood widened his eyes, feeling that this world was quite absurd.
"Yes, this is the prophecy. If we intervene too much, things will develop in an unpredictable direction. The best way to solve the problem is to tell them the predicted results and let them react themselves to prevent the predicted results from happening. It is hard to say what the specific results will be, but this is the best solution at the moment." Albert emphasized again, "All we can do is be prepared."
"You are not optimistic about the outcome." Shanna asked.
"Well, I'm not optimistic. Scrimgeour is the Minister of Magic. He will not hide, and he is already prepared to die in office. So as you can see, he is very cruel to himself and to the Death Eaters, and all his achievements now are due to his ruthlessness." Albert was quite satisfied with this. He knew that after the prophecy came true, everyone would be willing to believe in his judgment and follow his plan.
"You knew it a long time ago, so you..."
"We must keep a backup plan so that we won't be caught off guard, even if the future really becomes a mess." Albert said calmly, "The establishment of the Defense Association is also related to this. The future has changed. I think you have the right to know this and work hard to improve yourself in order to prepare for the war in the near future."
"Do you really think Harry Potter can actually defeat You-Know-Who?"
More than one person had this doubt.
As adults, they were obviously unwilling to believe that Harry relied on the so-called "savior" title to defeat the mysterious man.
They would rather believe that Albert will defeat the mysterious man.
"Yes, I saw it. Harry Potter and the You-Know-Who will have a battle in Hogwarts. After that battle, the You-Know-Who will be completely wiped out, and the Second Wizarding War will end completely." Albert said firmly, "As for how to completely eliminate the You-Know-Who, we don't need to worry about these things. I think Dumbledore and Harry Potter will solve them. Now you need to master more advanced magic step by step and improve your upper limit. Then when you use the Felicis Potion, you will become more powerful."
"Felixir!"
Everyone was very surprised.
"Yes, Felicis. I have prepared enough Felicis for you to use for several hours. It will help increase your survival rate. After all, the wizard war is cruel. I hope you will all be safe." Albert took out a bottle of golden potion and said calmly, "But Felicis is not omnipotent, so you need to improve yourself. Before that, we still have time to prepare for it together, both for us and for the peace of the wizarding world."
When Albert took out the elixir, everyone realized that Albert had made sufficient preparations. Even if the near future would really become bad, they did not need to worry too much, because the future belonged to them and victory also belonged to them.
"I hope that everything you heard today will be kept secret. I think it is very necessary for you to control your mouth, lest the news leaks and bring you disaster." Albert looked around and warned everyone: "Last time, Cedric was caught by the dark wizard because of the news leak. You can't expect me to rescue you in time every time. It is also easy to turn yourself into bait, not only putting yourself in danger, but also leading other companions into the trap. Therefore, I will now teach you the first lesson you should master after joining the Defense Association: keeping the secrets that belong to us all."