As March approached, Harry finally held another DA meeting under everyone's constant urging. Before the meeting was about to end, everyone was surprised to find that Fred, George and Lee Jordan had quietly appeared in the Room of Requirement.
All three of them were wearing beautiful black leather jackets, which attracted countless people's attention.
"That black leather jacket of theirs is so cool."
Ernie MacMillan walked up to Cedric and asked tentatively, "Do you know where they bought their leather jackets?"
"A new product from Fengya Wizard Clothing Store. It is said that the store got inspiration from Albert's dragon suit." Cedric guessed Ernie's thoughts and kindly reminded him, "The price of that thing is shockingly expensive."
"Very expensive?" Ernie raised his eyebrows slightly.
"I can't afford it anyway." Cedric was envious. He had just started working and couldn't afford to spend several hundred Galleons to buy a leather jacket. Although several of them expressed their willingness to lend him the Galleons first, after a brief consideration, Cedric rejected the other party's kindness.
"What is this made of?"
Ron reached out to grab Fred's jacket and asked curiously. He asked this question on behalf of most of the boys here.
"Fine dragon skin." Fred said with a smile.
"Albert also helped us make some minor modifications," George continued.
"You can think of this fire dragon leather jacket as the top-notch defensive item sold in the Defense Against the Dark Arts store." Lee Jordan enjoyed the feeling of being the center of attention.
"Is this a defensive item?" Hermione was surprised.
"Yes, Minister of Magic Scrimgeour also ordered one for himself. If it weren't so expensive, he would probably order one for each of the senior officials in the Ministry of Magic."
In order to demonstrate the superior defensive capabilities of the black dragon leather jacket, George drew out his wand and cast a stun spell on Fred. As expected, the red spell hit Fred but was bounced off by the leather jacket.
"Wow!"
This scene instantly attracted the attention of countless students, but when they learned the specific price of the Fire Dragon Leather Jacket from Lee Jordan, they all gasped.
"Thousands of Galleons, are you sure you are not robbing money?" Michael Conner couldn't help but complain.
"The best dragon hide can resist most evil curses, and with Albert's profound attainments in defense against the dark arts, ordinary spells will basically be directly repelled by this leather jacket. You have just seen the specific effect. Even if it is hit by a dark spell, it can greatly weaken the power of the dark magic. The only drawback is that it is too expensive, which is related to the use of the best fire dragon hide and Albert's transformation efforts." George introduced to everyone: "Of course, it can also play a good role in heat preservation. Otherwise, do you think we dare to wander around outside wearing only a leather jacket?"
"Why are you here?"
While everyone was whispering, Harry walked up to the Weiss twins and asked in reproach, "Why don't you come to help teach everyone Defense Against the Dark Arts?"
"We just arrived." Fred wasn't embarrassed at all.
"Just want to tell you something," George added.
"What is it?" Hermione asked.
"I think you've heard that we're being hunted by You-Know-Who and the Death Eaters," said Fred.
"Is it related to this matter?"
"right."
George clapped his hands to attract the attention of the whispering crowd. "If you have read the latest issue of Defense Express magazine, you should be aware of the difficult situation the Defense Association is in right now... We have been targeted by a mysterious person."
Harry, Ron and Hermione were all a little stunned, obviously not understanding why the Weiss twins were saying this.
Is it the opposite of persuading others to quit
"Are you really being hunted by a mysterious man?" Bones couldn't help but ask Cedric. She felt that Fred, George and Lee Jordan didn't feel any sense of urgency about being hunted.
"It's not as serious as they say. The You-Know-Who is also very busy. He certainly doesn't have time to bother us, the little guys. The only one who is qualified to be targeted and hunted by the You-Know-Who is Albert." Cedric shrugged and said, "The most we may be targeted by the Death Eaters. They are always trying to find Albert through us."
"In fact, they have been wasting their efforts from beginning to end. Given Albert's personality, there is no way he can easily let people know where he lives." George shook his head slightly, as if laughing at the stupidity of the mysterious man and the Death Eaters.
"Then how did you guys..."
"How do we avoid being hunted by the Death Eaters?"
"We have our own base, which is the headquarters of the Defense Association. It is a shelter similar to that provided by the Ministry of Magic. It is very safe and even the You-Know-Who cannot enter." George paused and continued, "It can completely ensure the safety of the members who are completely exposed. We are currently living in it."
"If you haven't made up your mind yet, it's enough to privately support Harry in resisting the mysterious man. After all, that is a very risky thing to do." Fred smiled and said that he could understand everyone's choice.
"In the near future, we will take some time to tell you about the current situation of the British wizarding world..." Lee Jordan took out three radios from a bag and handed them to the prefects of the three colleges, and continued to explain, "The time is nine o'clock in the evening. Of course, it is not every day."
"We came here today to remind everyone of something." Fred put away his expression and said seriously, "Albert predicted that something very bad will happen this year."
"What do you mean by very bad things?"
The room of "Whatever You Want" was in an uproar in an instant. Everyone knew that Albert's predictions were very powerful, and what he said was likely to come true.
"We don't know either. Anyway, Albert said that a lot of bad things will happen and you will know when the time comes. He asked us to be prepared in advance, but I think many people here support Harry and support the resistance against the mysterious man. Some are even members of the Defense Association. You have the right to know this news." George's words directly classified all the members participating in the DA party as his own people.
“I think it’s bad for them to do that!”
Listening to Fred and George fooling others on the stage, Hermione couldn't help but frown. She felt that those students who were not mentally prepared would easily get into trouble if they rashly joined the Defense Society.
"Don't say that. We are just giving them a choice. Someone is needed to unite us. A group of scattered people will only become food on other people's plates." Lee Jordan stood beside Harry, looking at Fred and George who were talking on the stage, and said softly, "Harry, I suggest you increase the frequency of DA gatherings. You can ask Fred and George to come and help you."
"Is this matter urgent?" Harry was a little surprised.
"Not really, I just think that the knowledge of Defense Against the Dark Arts that everyone has learned now is very limited. It will never do any harm to learn more for the future." Lee Jordan said softly.
"Do you want to drag them into this wizarding war?" Hermione said this with a slight tremor in her tone.
"They have actually been involved in this wizarding war a long time ago, ever since they attended the DA meeting." Harry actually saw it more clearly than many people.
"Albert said the same thing." Lee Jordan gave Harry a thumbs up.
After Fred and George finished their speeches, the party gradually dispersed and many people came to say hello to Harry before leaving.
"Oh, by the way, Harry, Albert asked me to tell you something." Fred spoke to Harry after everyone left.
"What's up?"
"If you need this thing, he can find time to customize one for you." Fred said to Harry, pulling at his dragon leather jacket.
"Is it free?" Ron couldn't help but ask.
"What are you thinking about? It's good enough that Albert can take the time to help you do one thing, and you want it for free." George looked at his little brother with contempt.
"Not for the time being." Harry shook his head. He didn't have that much money, and he needed to consider the situation of Ron and Hermione. If the price was cheap, he wouldn't mind spending some money to buy one for Hermione and Ron, but it was a pity that the thing was incredibly expensive.
"That's fine." George wasn't surprised. He turned to look at Ron and said, "I remember your birthday is coming up."
"You guys actually remembered my birthday," Ron said unhappily.
"Of course I remember. We also prepared a birthday present for you." Fred took out a package from a seamless stretch bag and handed it to Ron, reminding him, "Wait until your birthday to open it yourself. We may not have time to send you a birthday present by then."
"What is this?" Ron was a little surprised. He obviously didn't expect to receive his birthday present in advance. "You two only gave one gift."
"This is more important than any other gift." George patted Ron on the shoulder, smiled and asked everyone else to leave. Before leaving, he reminded them, "Remember, it's best to wait until your birthday to open the package."
"So mysterious." Ron muttered, and ignored what Fred and George said. After returning to the common room after the meeting, he found an opportunity to open the birthday present that Fred and George had given him.
When they saw that there was actually a book inside, the three of them couldn't help but exchange glances.
"What the hell, they actually gave me a book. I always thought it was a joke prop they made themselves." Ron looked very disappointed. He had no interest in reading, so he handed the package directly to Harry.
"'Twelve Magical Tricks to Charm Witches'." Harry read out the title of the book softly, looking a little stunned. It was obvious that he had not expected Fred and George to give Ron such a book.
"I've heard of this book. It's actually not very useful. Only emotional idiots need to read this kind of thing." Hermione glanced at Harry and Ron, and couldn't help but curled her lips and said, "I remember Lavender and Parvati often studied a similar book."
Hermione had actually seen something similar before, so she knew roughly what was in the book.
But she always felt that feelings were rather one-sided. When you hated someone, everything they did would be wrong.
However, for these two people who are emotionally dull, this thing is indeed a good thing and can effectively open up their rigid brains.
"Are you planning on dumping Lavender?"
After taking the time to finish reading "12 Secrets to Charming Witches" and carefully studying the contents of the book, Ron said to Harry seriously, "Yes, I think it shouldn't be difficult to get rid of her. She is now..."
"Sorry, man," Harry raised his hand and made a stop gesture, "I don't know what you are going to do. I want to support you, but I have too many things to do right now. I really can't spare any other energy to help you."
"The solution is actually very simple." Ron simply explained his plan to Harry, "As long as I stay with Hermione a few more times, or we come out of the dormitory, I think Lavender will probably misunderstand and make a big fuss about it. Then I..."
"Don't you need to break up?"
Harry was a little surprised at the way Ron came up with to break up, and was curious about the contents of the book "Twelve Magical Ways to Charm Witches".
"I don't want this to happen, but every time I hint at a breakup, she becomes more persistent," Ron said helplessly.
"You'll have to go to Hermione yourself for this kind of thing, if she's willing to cooperate with you." Harry had nothing to say about his best friend's relationship problems. He silently took out a notebook from his pocket and sorted out the things that had accumulated recently and needed to be solved.
"Harry, do you want to read this book? I think you might need it." Ron handed Harry the book "Twelve Secrets to Charming Witches". "It tells you everything you need to know about girls. It also tells you how to approach a girl you like."
"Oh, okay, I'll look at it later." Harry put "12 Secret Ways to Charm Witches" aside and continued to sort out his own things with the help of his notebook: the most important thing at the moment is actually to determine the number of Horcruxes. Obtaining Professor Slughorn's memory is a very important part of it, to determine whether Voldemort really created seven Horcruxes, and how many Horcruxes Dumbledore found.
Harry knew that the task of finding the remaining Horcruxes would ultimately fall on him.
That day, on the way to the library, Ron took the initiative to tell Hermione about his plan to get rid of Lavender.
"I'm sorry Ron, I can't do that." Hermione directly rejected Ron's request, "I suggest you go and talk to Lavender directly. I think it shouldn't be difficult for you."
"No, this is very difficult." Ron sighed helplessly, "Unless you can help me think of a suitable reason."
"Perhaps, you can tell Lavender that we will be participating in the Second Wizarding War in the near future, and you don't want to involve her in this cruel wizarding war." Harry said without thinking.
"That's a good idea." Hermione nodded in agreement. "You can also tell her directly that we are not sure whether we can survive after the end of this wizarding war, and show that you don't want to drag her down."
This is not a lie, but a cruel truth.