In the conference room of the Defense Association headquarters, Albert was holding an emergency meeting. Members of the Defense Association who came to attend the meeting could clearly feel the depressing atmosphere on the scene.
"I think you have all realized that the You-Know-Who and the Death Eaters are expanding their power recklessly, and many Muggles have become innocent victims of the Death Eaters."
Albert sat at the head seat at the round table, talking a bunch of meaningless nonsense.
"I had anticipated the current situation a long time ago, but it is also a very helpless thing." Albert raised his hand to stop the noise and signaled everyone to keep quiet. "After Dumbledore's sudden death, there is no one who can make the You-Know-Who feel threatened. His style of doing things will no longer be as cautious and restrained as before."
"Even you are unable to do it?" Lee Jordan knew how powerful Albert was.
"I've never been so arrogant as to think that I can make You-Know-Who worry." Albert shook his head and said, "This is an inevitable process now. The collapse of the Ministry of Magic is only a matter of time. You must be prepared to face the impact."
"But how could the Ministry of Magic suddenly collapse?"
Angelina was shocked and confused by Albert's prediction. She really couldn't understand why the Ministry of Magic would collapse like that.
"This is normal, because the Ministry of Magic has become an obstacle to You-Know-Who." Albert tapped the table with his fingers to attract everyone's attention. "If Scrimgeour had the level of Dumbledore, the Ministry of Magic would naturally be safe."
"It's a pity that Scrimgeour is just a powerful Auror. He is totally incompetent in front of You-Know-Who. So it's only a matter of time before the Ministry of Magic is controlled by You-Know-Who."
This is undoubtedly a very cruel thing. When the rules are not effective, the Ministry of Magic, which originally had the advantage, will no longer have any advantage. Especially when their fists are not strong enough, it is normal for them to be completely replaced by Voldemort.
Of course, Scrimgeour was aware of this, so he always wanted to seek Albert's help.
As long as Albert is willing to help the Ministry of Magic, he can definitely withstand the pressure from the mysterious man, but what good will this laborious and thankless task bring to Albert
A few more panel tasks
And by the way, he was trying to commit suicide and attract Voldemort's hatred
How stupid would you have to be to do that
It's not like I got my head stuck in the door.
Albert felt that he was sane and had no interest in being a fool, let alone turning himself into a knife of the Ministry of Magic.
He would not do something as brave as confronting You-Know-Who head-on, because he knew too well what kind of people the politicians in the Ministry of Magic were.
They can use the so-called righteousness to bind others without any scruples, and will not show mercy when stabbing their own people in the back.
Albert had not forgotten how Scrimgeour died in the end.
How many of those high-ranking officials in the Ministry of Magic who were said to be controlled by the Death Eaters were just going with the flow
At first, they may really be controlled by the Imperius Curse, but time will seriously weaken the effect of the Imperius Curse, especially for those who can climb to the upper levels, their average level is basically not too bad.
Without Voldemort's level, it would be impossible to control them for a long time, let alone a group of people.
In Albert's opinion, the collapse of the Ministry of Magic and reshuffle were necessary procedures.
If the entire magical world wants to change, it will ultimately require bloodshed and sacrifice, and it will never change because of the will of one individual.
Not even Dumbledore, let alone Albert himself, who would never be stupid enough to think he could do it on his own.
Grindelwald, who last attempted to challenge the authority of the wizarding world, is still imprisoned in Nurmengardri.
Now that Voldemort is doing it for you, why should you charge ahead yourself
How many brain-dead movies must one have consumed to be able to do this
Admittedly, Voldemort is not a reformer, but he can definitely mess up the entire wizarding world. Only chaos can create opportunities, which is very important.
As for Voldemort's tragic death in the end, it had nothing to do with Albert.
It should be said that the whole thing has nothing to do with Albert. At most, he just went with the flow and took the biggest benefit from it. Everyone would only be grateful for his contribution in the fight against Voldemort.
Albert himself does not pursue anything, but his followers do. The connection between interests is closer and more reliable than anything else.
And those positions always need to be given up to newcomers.
Otherwise, how could Hermione finally sit on the throne of Minister of Magic
Just because he is the savior's partner
To think like that is extremely naive.
The entire wizarding world's upper limit of tolerance for Muggle wizards is actually just that, and Albert himself feels it more deeply than anyone else.
He was able to break through those invisible ceilings, all because he was cheating.
If the entire wizarding world does not experience enough suffering and a large number of people do not fall, the people in the Ministry of Magic will continue to occupy those toilets like shitters.
So, he gave up on Scrimgeour and chose to watch from the sidelines.
Because that is the best option right now.
"When the You-Know-Who and the Death Eaters completely take over the Ministry of Magic, they will control all British newspapers and declare Muggle wizards illegal and persecute them." Albert said these chilling words lightly. "By then, Azkaban should be able to work normally again. It will be used to detain the arrested Muggle wizards."
"You mean..."
Everyone was speechless at Albert's prediction.
"As for excuses, you can easily find a lot of them even if you use your knees to think. Don't hold on to any luck." Albert looked around at everyone and said, "Don't use your normal thinking to try to understand the mysterious man. That's not appropriate."
"What on earth do those guys want to do?"
"Perhaps, they want to establish a country where pure-blood wizards are respected. Of course, Death Eaters are the most noble, and the rest will be oppressed."
"That sounds ridiculous."
"Yes, but can't you expect the Death Eaters to come up with a better solution?" Albert's tone was full of sarcasm: "They don't really care about these things. They only care about the status and benefits they can gain."
"I have to say, those guys have a bit of a problem with their vision." Shanna shook her head. "They are still stuck in the old-fashioned way of thinking. Maybe they can oppress others through threats and other means, but I don't think this can last long. We are not the serfs of the old times who were oppressed but could not resist."
"The wizarding world may never lack resistance, but we have to admit that most wizards are weak." Albert shook his head, "Otherwise, what they need is not a savior, but an army of Aurors that can completely crush the Death Eaters and the You-Know-Who."
In fact, Albert had tried, but Dumbledore obviously thought that the wizarding world needed a savior more.
Neither of them could convince the other, so in the end Albert gave in, because he knew there was no point in not giving in.
Who caused Dumbledore to die
"We will all stand up to You-Know-Who."
"Yes, all of us here will stand up, which is undoubtedly a gratifying thing." Albert said with satisfaction, "But before that, we still need to lurk and wait patiently, and we need to secretly absorb more members to join us and continuously strengthen our strength, instead of rushing to die."
"Of course, I'm referring to the peripheral members." Albert reminded solemnly, "The You-Know-Who and the Death Eaters have never given up looking for us. Maybe they will eventually figure out what the Defense Association is, but we must delay the arrival of that day as much as possible to buy enough time for you to become stronger."
"You can find a way, right?"
Everyone looked at Albert expectantly.
"There is a saying that goes, 'Everything that rises must fall.' The power of the You-Know-Who and the Death Eaters will soon reach its peak, and they will not be far from weakening." Albert looked around at everyone and continued, "This means that the Second Wizarding War will not last too long."
"Will Harry Potter defeat the mysterious man?" someone else couldn't help but ask. They couldn't wait to get the answer from Albert so that they could feel at ease.
"Maybe. We all hope that Harry can defeat You-Know-Who, and I believe he can do it, but we'd better not pin all our hopes on him." Albert raised his hand and signaled everyone to keep quiet. "My suggestion is that you continue to practice and improve your defense against the dark arts so that you can contribute to the fight against You-Know-Who in the near future."
"To be honest, I don't really want to tell you these words, because most people won't change their minds because of what I say, but someone has to tell you the current situation and what to do next. Although I don't think I'm necessarily right, there has to be someone like that."
"As for what needs special attention, you will know after reading the parchment yourself later."
Albert waved his wand and a stack of papers appeared out of thin air. He raised his wand and tapped the stack of papers lightly, causing the papers to be automatically distributed to all the team members.
"Finally, I must remind you that everyone needs to be responsible for their own actions."
"Also, I may be away from the UK for a while."
"Has the situation really become so bad?" Cedric raised his hand and asked, "I think with your strength, you should be no less powerful than the mysterious man. If..."
"I have tried before, but Dumbledore's death ruined my original plan. As for the You-Know-Who, I am not afraid of him, but now is not the right time. We need to wait patiently and surprise him when the time is right. Exposing ourselves now will only make them alert. Only extremely stupid people will be so impatient to reveal their secret cards to the enemy."
"Timing?"
Although everyone didn't know what Albert was waiting for, as a master of divination, he obviously saw the opportunity to defeat the mysterious man. They just needed to believe in Albert.
After the meeting, everyone carefully read the papers Albert had just distributed and discussed the contents in low voices.
Noticing the gazes of the Weiss brothers, Albert followed them out of the meeting room.
"Lupin is getting married," George said suddenly, "to Tonks, and they want to invite you to the wedding."
"Forget it, I'm leaving England tomorrow." Albert shook his head and refused. He knew that Lupin invited him not just to attend the wedding.
Albert never thought that he could solve some problems, so he had no intention of going there from the beginning, and he had no interest in accepting other people's questions.
He believed that the Order of the Phoenix could solve the problem of Harry Potter. If it couldn't even do such a small thing, what was the point of keeping the Order of the Phoenix
"If the headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix is completed, I suggest that they move to the headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix. Holding a small wedding there will at least be safer. I don't think Lupin has thought of making the wedding too grand!" Albert finally gave his own insignificant suggestion.
He always felt that wizards in the magic world loved to seek death. Even though both sides had a deep hatred, they still liked to jump out and show off.
If it were him, he would have sent them to see Merlin long ago.
In fact, Albert did just that, which was the main reason why he had previously been able to cooperate happily with the Ministry of Magic.
"Well, you don't mind me being the child's godfather, right? I'm definitely more suitable than Fred." George actually knew the reason why Albert left England. His child was about to be born, and staying in England would only bring uncertain dangers to the child.
It would be safer to leave the UK and get away from it all.
"You idiot..."
"At worst, when my child is born, I'll ask you to be his godfather."
"You don't even have a girlfriend." Fred couldn't help but roll his eyes.
"Congratulations, then."
Cedric reached out and patted Albert on the shoulder. "However, I still hope you can come back as soon as possible. I feel that the situation in the British wizarding world will become worse and worse. God knows what will happen next."
"You all have to grow up eventually. You can't expect me to do everything for you. If you do that, I'll be exhausted to death," Albert said with a smile.
"He just wants to be lazy," Fred pointed out bluntly.
"Okay, I have to go. I'll leave soon." Albert smiled and waved his hand. "As long as you don't mess around, there won't be any big trouble."
"I really envy him for always being so calm."
Looking at Albert's departing back, Cedric sighed softly, "What should we do next? Continue training?"
"Well, of course it's more important to continue training and improve your level. At least you can ensure your safety when you encounter danger." George retracted his gaze and said calmly, "In fact, you don't have to worry too much. We are still following Albert's arrangements. There will definitely be no big problems."
"No, I feel like what Albert said may not be far away." Cedric was more worried about the series of changes that would follow the collapse of the Ministry of Magic. He knew too well how bad it would be if such a thing happened.