Daily Life at Hogwarts

Chapter 1263: There is no other choice

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"Sirius just contacted me."

George pushed the door open and walked into the room, looking at Albert who was flipping through parchment behind the desk.

"Oh, what does he want to talk to me about?" Albert asked knowingly.

"You are such a calm guy!" George smiled bitterly. He didn't believe that Albert couldn't guess the reason.

"What else?" Albert put down the parchment, looked up and asked, "I have done everything I should and could do."

“They still haven’t been able to locate Professor Bubaji’s whereabouts.”

George had actually guessed Albert's attitude towards the matter. If he really wanted to help, he would definitely be willing to help find someone instead of sitting there and chatting with him.

In fact, what he said just now was almost as if he had said directly that Professor Bubaji’s life or death had nothing to do with him.

No one is willing to pay for other people's mistakes, and Albert is still willing to help predict the future, which seems to be a little bit of kindness they once had.

"Can't find it? I don't have any good solution. Crystal ball predictions are like this. Sometimes it is really difficult to parse the required information from the predicted images."

Albert was not surprised at all. If crystal ball divination was really that powerful, divination would not be so questioned by everyone.

However, as a master of divination, Albert was well aware that many people were actually unwilling to believe in so-called divination or prophecy.

Therefore, watching disasters happen without being able to stop them has become a fate that most prophet masters find difficult to escape.

If you get entangled in this, you will be depressed to death.

Therefore, he usually only issues warnings. It is none of his business whether the other party is willing to believe it or what they are going to do.

As for trying to change the prophecy, that is undoubtedly a very difficult thing to do.

If you try to change every time, you will probably become a madman in people's eyes, and you will probably be close to death.

"Everything has a price." Albert murmured.

Of course, Albert had a way to find out the whereabouts of Professor Burbage. He only needed to ask the spies among the Death Eaters to help pass on the message, but he did not intend to do so because he would not let the spies risk being exposed because of this matter. Even if the risk was very low, he did not intend to take the risk of paying for Professor Burbage's personal decision.

That was the last spy. It would not be easy to plant spies in the future when Voldemort was on guard. Moreover, without a certain status, some information could not be obtained at all.

"What?" George looked at Albert in confusion.

"You all overlooked one thing."

"What's going on?" George asked curiously.

"Dumbledore is dead. The Dumbledore who could hold up most of the sky for us has fallen." Albert said in a light, nostalgic voice, "The times have changed. They are different from before and no longer safe."

"The Minister of Magic's Scrimgeour is a prime example. He lost Dumbledore's protection and was about to be killed by You-Know-Who, and many people haven't realised that yet - times have changed."

"If Dumbledore were still alive, Professor Burbage would be fine, but he is dead, so Professor Burbage who stayed in England would naturally have a bad ending." Albert said in a mocking tone, "This is how the world is. A group of people always need to die. Only bloody examples can make others wake up, and all I can do is try my best to prevent you from becoming one of the unlucky ones."

"So, don't worry about Professor Bubaji. Her life or death now depends on her own luck." Albert raised a mocking smile, "After all, I'm not her father. I can't risk my life to pay for her mistakes."

George's mouth dropped open.

After a long time, he walked up to Albert and gave him a hug, saying from the bottom of his heart, "Thank you."

"You're welcome. We're friends."

"Friends, that's nice," George murmured.

"When will Bill get married?" Albert asked suddenly.

"It should be in the near future." George's heart suddenly skipped a beat, and he quickly asked, "What's wrong?"

"If Bill is planning to marry Fleur, it would be best if the wizarding world is still relatively stable," Albert kindly reminded. "To be honest, I don't think the Death Eaters will go to the wedding in a friendly manner. Don't forget that the Westley family has a bad reputation among pure-blood wizards."

“You mean…” George’s eyes widened, with a bad feeling.

"As everyone knows, your family has a good relationship with Harry Potter, and you are my friends." Albert knew very well what would happen at that time.

"So, the Death Eaters will come and cause trouble."

"Making trouble?" Albert shook his head. "No, this is an opportunity for them, an opportunity to catch them all in one fell swoop. As long as they are sane, they will not let it go easily."

George asked quickly, "Is there any solution?"

"You shouldn't ask me."

"I'll talk to Bill about this." George thought of Albert's wedding. "It's not a good time to get married during war."

"It should be said to hold a grand wedding," Albert corrected.

"However, once the Ministry of Magic collapses, all members of the Order of the Phoenix will inevitably be affected. They will probably be tortured and monitored, and those who are unlucky will probably be killed directly to vent their anger." Albert knew very well that the current situation was more dangerous than the situation in the novel. The most important thing was that he, no, it should be said that Scrimgeour killed a large number of Death Eaters and dark wizards, causing both sides to accumulate deep hatred.

"Well, Kingsley and Tonks may be in a bad situation. After all, the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic have killed many Death Eaters in the past year. The Order of the Phoenix plus the Aurors will attract more hatred, so it is extremely important to have a headquarters protected by the Fidelius Charm."

"But it's impossible for all of us to hide. After all..."

"Hide or die, which one do you choose?" Albert asked back.

"Scrimgeour chose to die, and Professor Bubbage chose to die, and I would never gamble on that possibility."

"You are right, and the traitor Snape will definitely leak the list of members of the Order of the Phoenix." George quickly took out his notebook and wrote down what Albert said. "Thank you, we must remind them to prevent them from making stupid mistakes."

"The situation is not as bad as you think. At least the headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix is safe enough under the protection of the Fidelius Charm." Albert comforted him. "By the way, how is the radio station?"

"It has been rolled out. We divided it into two channels, encrypted and unencrypted, as you instructed." George was actually very curious why Albert attached so much importance to the broadcasting channel.

"I'd like to use this incident to explain to everyone the reasons for Professor Bubbage's disappearance. Tell them about the Death Eaters and the You-Know-Who's hatred and persecution of Muggle wizards." Albert motioned for George to remember this incident.

"Is it bad?"

"Well, I just met with Scrimgeour this morning." Albert said softly, "I think it is necessary to clear the minds of those Muggle wizards."

"Can… "

"They won't believe it, let alone wake up from it?" Albert's eyes seemed to see through the future situation, and he said to himself, "It doesn't matter, we just need to remind them. We have done what we can and should do. When the time comes and things really happen, they will naturally remember our reminders, instead of being at a loss like sheep driven by wolves."

"You don't think..." George couldn't help but widen his eyes.

"We need more support." Albert said calmly: "There must be many wizards and Muggles marrying in the UK."

"But would they really be willing to..."

"When the You-Know-Who takes control of the Ministry of Magic and starts targeting Muggle wizards, it won't be a matter of whether they are willing or not."

"What did you predict?"

"Muggle-Born Registration Committee."

"Muggle-Born Registration Commissioner? What's that?" George asked in surprise.

"Literally, it means that the Ministry of Magic will investigate the so-called 'Muggle-borns', accuse them of theft, violence and other crimes of illegally acquiring magical powers, and arrest them and send them to Azkaban." Albert was sure that something like this would definitely happen. Even if Umbridge didn't exist, other Death Eaters would do the same.

"Is this crazy?" George muttered. "How can people allow this to happen?"

"What can we do if they don't allow it?" Albert asked with a strange expression, "Do you expect them to protest to the mysterious man?"

George was speechless. If the mysterious man really controlled the Ministry of Magic, all of this would become a complete joke.

"If they don't want their wives or husbands to suffer misfortune, they need to join us in fighting against the You-Know-Who." Albert described the outline of the entire plan to George. "Believe me, if they are unwilling to wake up, going to Azkaban prison to keep company with the Dementors will be their best destination, and the fate of those people will probably not be very good. Most of them will hardly survive for more than a month, and dying tragically in Azkaban will be their final destination."

“So, they have no choice.”

"No, of course they have a choice, they can leave Britain," Albert said calmly, "If they don't want to, Professor Bubaji will be their fate."

"But does it really make sense to involve them?" George was even more confused.

"You are wrong. It was never me who involved them. After the Second Wizarding War began, all Muggle wizards were destined to be involved in this war and become the lowest level of victims." Albert corrected, "They only have three choices: stand up and resist, go to Azkaban and wait for death, or leave Britain to avoid this disaster."

"So, those Muggle wizards are naturally on our side."

"That's right." Albert continued, "However, they still don't realize the danger approaching them, let alone the terrible disaster that will be brought to them after the You-Know-Who controls the Ministry of Magic. What we have to do is to awaken their sense of crisis through the broadcast and help those Muggle wizards to prevent them from becoming complete victims of this war."

"I hope they really have that courage." George sighed, feeling a little sympathetic towards the plight of those Muggle wizards.

"They must have courage." Albert was dissatisfied with George's words. "This is a war, not a child's play. If they lose, you should know what the consequences will be even if I don't tell you."