"What happened?"
Hearing hurried footsteps coming from the corridor, Harry, who was originally in the dormitory discussing the follow-up search for Horcruxes with Hermione and Ron, pushed the door open and poked his head out of the room, asking Sirius who had just passed by in confusion.
"Kings just came back with news that a group of Death Eaters broke into Bubbage's house and took him away by force."
Sirius didn't feel anything special about Bubbage being captured. He had heard other members of the Order of the Phoenix talk about Bubbage, and was just curious why this man hadn't fled abroad to seek refuge after being reminded by Albert.
Although if it were him, he might not choose to hide, but it did not prevent Sirius from feeling that the Muggle professor named Bubbage deserved to be captured.
Who told her not to listen to advice
Since it is your own choice, you have to complete it even if it means crying.
There's nothing we can do if we lose our lives.
"Didn't Professor Burbage leave England?" Hermione was also very surprised.
At the beginning, Albert had specifically reminded Professor Bubaji. The three of them were at the scene at that time, but Professor Bubaji didn't take Albert's warning seriously
Doesn't she know that Albert is a master of prophecy
It shouldn't be like this!
"No, she didn't go abroad. She's still in England. It seems she's moved to a different place."
Tonks hurried back to the headquarters and smiled bitterly, "Bubbaji did listen to some of what you said, but..."
"Are you all right?" Sirius asked.
"fine."
Tonks looked a little gloomy. Ever since she married James, the aftereffects began to show, and her situation in the Ministry of Magic became increasingly embarrassing.
"When did it happen?" Ron asked puzzled.
"This morning." Tonks guessed everyone's confusion and explained, "Because Albert had made a prophecy for Burbage, after learning that she had not left England, Kingsley thought that she should be paid special attention to. That's why the Ministry of Magic knew that she was captured by the Death Eaters at the first time."
It's not that the people in the Ministry of Magic were unwilling to provide shelter to Professor Bubbage, but the person in charge of surveillance at the time was just an ordinary member of the crisis response team. He naturally would not do anything stupid to lose his life.
The wizard in charge of surveillance contacted the Ministry of Magic as soon as possible, but at that time Scrimgeour took most of the Aurors to meet Albert, and there were not enough Aurors available for support.
Of course, even if the Aurors had not been transferred away, they would not have confronted the Death Eaters head-on just because of Bubbage.
That is undoubtedly stupid.
Moreover, Scrimgeour would not allow serious losses among the Aurors, as that would directly shake the stability of the Ministry of Magic and become the last straw that broke the camel's back.
Therefore, from the beginning to the end, the Ministry of Magic only used Professor Bubbage as bait to lure out the Death Eaters, intending to use this to attack the Death Eaters.
As for Professor Bubaji, what about him
Sorry, the Ministry of Magic doesn't know either, so it all depends on her luck.
After Professor Burbage was reminded by Albert but had no intention of leaving Britain, it was normal for him to be captured by Death Eaters.
However, the biggest problem now is that the tracking mark left on Professor Bubbaji by the Ministry of Magic has become ineffective for unknown reasons.
This undoubtedly caught the Ministry of Magic, which wanted to use this opportunity to crack down on the Death Eaters, off guard.
"I think it's best for the Order of the Phoenix not to get involved. Let the Ministry of Magic handle this matter." Sirius was the first to express his opinion. "The Ministry of Magic is fully capable of handling this matter."
"Can… "
Tonks was about to speak when she was interrupted by Sirius.
"Dumbledore is gone, and the Order of the Phoenix is no longer able to do good things everywhere. Besides, Albert has warned Bubbage that her life would be in danger if she stayed in the UK, but she still stayed in the UK. Even if... something unfortunate happened to her, it was her own choice."
Sirius didn't say that he deserved to die, but everyone present understood the implication of Sirius' words.
"Sirius."
Professor McGonagall pushed the door open and walked into the living room. She glared at Sirius and was very dissatisfied with what he had just said.
"Minerva, I hope you can first understand the current situation of the Order of the Phoenix." Sirius acted very calmly: "Ever since we lost Dumbledore, the entire Order of the Phoenix has been shaky. We have to admit that Dumbledore is the pillar of the Order of the Phoenix. After losing him, we even lost the power to confront the Death Eaters head-on."
"Sirius."
Lupin was shocked and amazed that Sirius would say such a thing.
"It is meaningless to let the members of the Order of the Phoenix take risks for a stranger who brought this upon himself. Our most important task now is to protect Harry and ensure that this damn wizard war ends. Preventing more people from losing their lives is what we should do."
"Sirius, you..."
"Albert once said that Harry will eventually fight Voldemort, and he will need help at that time. If there is no Order of the Phoenix at that time, who do you expect to help Harry?" Sirius asked back, "The Ministry of Magic?"
"No, the Ministry of Magic had already collapsed by then, and was even controlled by Voldemort."
"Or are you talking about other wizards in the wizarding world?" Sirius' tone was filled with sarcasm. "They are even less courageous than the students of Hogwarts, otherwise we wouldn't be the only ones resisting the You-Know-Who."
"That's not like you?"
Moody was a little surprised that Sirius would say that. Of course, he didn't actually agree to get involved.
"I don't deny that some things are worth dying for." Sirius looked around at everyone and shook his head, "But it won't be Bubbaji, so face reality!"
Sirius looked at Professor McGonagall calmly, "Voldemort will take control of Hogwarts sooner or later. If you are involved, do you think you can continue to work at Hogwarts? If you leave, what will happen to the students of Hogwarts? Will you let those dark wizards teach them?"
Sirius sincerely did not want Professor McGonagall to leave the school because Albert once said that the final battle would take place at Hogwarts.
"In a sense, Sirius is not wrong." Kings came into the living room breathlessly, pushing the door open. "However, I still hope that the Order of the Phoenix can get involved. Scrimgeour is also fighting against the You-Know-Who, although his methods are a bit radical, but he is also someone we can fight for."
"But Scrimgeour is almost overwhelmed," Sirius interrupted. "I doubt he will survive the next month."
"That's true, but we can still fight for the Ministry's Aurors, crisis response team members and some employees. Even if the Ministry collapses, we should..." Kingsley didn't understand why Sirius would strongly oppose this.
"I don't think we can win over anyone." Sirius shook his head. "The You-Know-Who can't kill all the pure-bloods in the British wizarding world, because pure-bloods are the basis of his rule over the wizarding world, which means that most pure-bloods are safe. In the Ministry of Magic, where most people are pure-bloods, how many people do you think are willing to risk their lives to join us?"
"No, they don't. They won't be willing to take that risk because it's safer to sit on the fence. Even if Voldemort really controls the Ministry of Magic, as long as they continue to remain neutral, they can still survive." Sirius was not optimistic about the people in the Ministry of Magic.
No, he saw it in Molly.
It’s hard to say who is right or wrong, but that’s the reality.
Everyone was silent for a moment, because this was indeed the reality. Maybe they could really win over some people, but the number would definitely be pitifully small.
"But didn't Albert set up a defense association? Fred and George said..." Hermione wanted to say something but was interrupted by Sirius.
"They are all Albert's friends. They are willing to join the Defense Association more because of Albert's personal charm. They are willing to believe that Albert can lead them to victory, just like Dumbledore did back then." Sirius saw it more clearly than most people present. "If Dumbledore was still alive, I would definitely support you in saving her, but he is gone. I don't think those smart people would be willing to risk their lives to join us. Joining the Defense Association is more reliable than us."
"The worst that could happen to them is having the Dark Mark branded on their left hands and bowing down to Voldemort as a dog." Sirius said sarcastically, "Believe me, many officials in the Ministry of Magic would be willing to do that. When their lives and power are threatened, I have no doubt that they will directly betray Scrimgeour. So Scrimgeour is not far from death."
What followed was a longer silence.
"Muggle wizards are the ones we should fight for." Sirius noticed that everyone was hesitant to speak, and spoke first, "Because they have no choice. If Voldemort really controls the Ministry of Magic, given his hostility towards Muggle wizards, Azkaban Prison will probably be their destination. Don't forget Albert's Self-Defense Guide. He had anticipated all this."
If Dumbledore was still alive, Sirius believed that the situation would have been reversed long ago, but Dumbledore was dead, and no one was backing their actions anymore, leading to the current awkward situation of the Order of the Phoenix. However, many members of the Order of the Phoenix did not realize that there was no one to back them up anymore.