"Oh! If only Dumbledore had listened more to your prophecies!"
Feeling the sad atmosphere permeating the Order of the Phoenix headquarters, Moody sighed imperceptibly.
Everything had changed since Dumbledore's death.
Especially the wedding of Bill and Furong just now was a heavy blow to everyone.
After losing Dumbledore, everyone realized that the world was no longer as friendly as before, and the Order of the Phoenix could no longer continue to fight against the Death Eaters as before. When facing Voldemort, they could only flee in embarrassment.
Even if the Ministry of Magic is added, it won't work.
Scrimgeour had proven this with his own life.
Now the Order of the Phoenix had no choice but to retreat completely, secretly fighting against the Death Eaters while protecting Harry's safety in private.
From Dumbledore's last words, it is not difficult to hear that Harry is the hope and key to defeating the mysterious man.
Moody was willing to believe Dumbledore and Harry, but he was also very clear that Harry was simply unable to shoulder the responsibility of fighting Voldemort, and Mr. Anderson was the best candidate at the moment.
Most members of the Order of the Phoenix never thought of gaining any benefit from resisting the You-Know-Who and the Death Eaters. They just hoped to completely eliminate the You-Know-Who and the Death Eaters and restore peace to the British wizarding world, nothing more.
Now that Dumbledore is gone, there is no one in the Order of the Phoenix who can take on this important task. If they do not want to be persecuted by the Death Eaters, they need a leader who can replace Dumbledore, and the person in front of them is a good choice.
Albert originally established a defense association to fight against the mysterious man. He is smart, strong enough, and can predict the future. He is simply the most suitable candidate.
In the past, Moody might not have had such an idea, not only because Albert was too young and the two sides were unfamiliar with each other, but also because Albert had declined to join the Order of the Phoenix, which showed that the two sides had certain different ideas.
But what just happened made Moody realize clearly that only a strong and decisive leader could lead everyone to move forward.
Anyway, everyone is against You-Know-Who and the Death Eaters. As for the other stuff, it's just a bunch of useless shit, just throw it away.
Noticing the look Moody was giving him, Albert shook his head and said, "I'll just do my best to provide them with some reference and suggestions. After all, we are all adults and have our own ideas. No one is willing to accept something forced upon them, even if it is correct. After all, everyone has a rebellious mentality, but they also need to be responsible for their own choices and actions."
Therefore, he actually didn't sympathize with Weiss and Delacour, even though they were largely tricked by Scrimgeour.
(Scrimgeour kills all the attacking Death Eaters)
If Albert had not received the new mission, he would not have been so proactive in coming to help rescue people.
It’s already this late, wouldn’t it be nice to go home and hug your wife in bed and sleep
After all, he had done everything he could.
Risking your life for others and paying for their stupidity, obviously only a fool would do that, he really doesn't have the awareness of self-sacrifice.
Especially after Alice was born, Albert cherished his life very much, because it no longer belonged entirely to him, but also to his wife and daughter.
The most important thing is that Voldemort is impossible to kill now, and it is very unwise to completely expose yourself to Voldemort's eyes.
Albert's biggest advantage over Voldemort now has never been the Elder Wand, but the information gap between the two sides. Sometimes the gap in information can be extremely fatal.
"What are you going to do next?"
Moody suddenly asked for Albert's opinion, "I mean, it won't take You-Know-Who and the Death Eaters a few days to completely control the Ministry of Magic."
"And Hogwarts," Albert added.
"I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to get much help from the Ministry of Magic by then. It's not difficult to see this from the attitude of the Aurors." Moody frowned as he talked about this. "They are likely to defect to You-Know-Who, or at least obey the puppet minister. The shelter that Scrimgeour built earlier may be useless, unless the people living in the shelter give up their jobs in the Ministry of Magic and bravely stand up to resist. But this is almost impossible. They don't have that kind of courage."
"You should believe Harry." Albert said calmly.
"Of course I believe Harry." Moody knew the subject was over.
He agreed with Albert's rescue plan, and the reason was very simple. Albert was very powerful, and as long as he didn't run into Voldemort, he could rescue the Weisleys as quickly as possible. Even if he really encountered a trap, he could still lead them out. This was the confidence of his strong strength. The most important thing was that Voldemort and the Death Eaters probably couldn't guess that they would go to rescue people at this time, so they could catch the other party off guard.
"Where are you going?"
Hermione looked at the two people walking out and couldn't help but ask.
Her words immediately drew inquiring glances from the other Order members.
"Go check out the location in advance and make some preparations." Albert explained.
"I'll go with you too." Fred followed immediately, "I will obey your orders and won't act on my own."
"I'll go too." Sirius didn't want to stay here any longer. "I know a little about Azkaban and I'm sure I can help."
"Fred, stay." Albert shook his head and rejected his good friend.
"Why?" Fred was a little emotional. "I'm an adult now."
"I know, but you're not calm enough right now. It's easy to mess things up in an impulse." Albert patted Fred on the shoulder and said, "Wait for our good news. Your family needs you, too."
"Anderson is right." Moody agreed with Albert's point of view.
If Bill and Fleur had held a small wedding here, perhaps there wouldn't be so many troubles now.
But both sides rejected the proposal for some reason. At that time, no one thought it would end like this, except Albert.
"They can't live under your wings forever. Without experiencing the baptism of wind and rain, they will only become as fragile as the Order of the Phoenix."
When leaving the headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix, Moody suddenly said something inexplicable.
"The Order of the Phoenix is not fragile." Sirius muttered, "How come even you have started to say such nonsense."
"I know, but not being understood and witnessing disasters has always been the fate of fortune tellers." Albert looked around, and after making sure that no one was around, he put away his wand and held Dobby's hand. "So I will do my best to remind them and try to avoid certain bad things. As for the final result... that is not something I can interfere with."
The three of them held hands with the elves and followed Moody to a cliff somewhere along the coast of England.
"They're usually not willing to listen to your advice?"
"Not necessarily. Blake succeeded. Look, he is still alive. My family and Inzebel's family are still alive. Their futures have changed." Albert raised his wand and said, "If Scrimgeour had not killed those Death Eaters and you had surrendered directly to the You-Know-Who, perhaps they would not have died. But would you do that?"
"Obviously not." Moody pouted and said, "I would rather die than give in to those smashers."
"That's it." Albert shrugged and changed the subject, "Now tell us about what's going on here. I don't see any suspected entrance nearby."
"It's still some distance away. We have to walk over there. If we Apparate directly, it will probably trigger the alarm of the intrusion spell." Moody explained, "Perhaps you have a way to block the alarm, but it's best not to take the risk."
Under the cover of Apparition and Advanced Shielding Spells, they headed towards the hidden port of the Ministry of Magic.
"Before I left, they would disguise themselves as nearby fishermen and go out to sea." Moody explained to Albert in the sea breeze.
"What are you going to do next? Use the Imperius Curse to control them? Or wait here for the Death Eaters to come?" Sirius felt that no matter which method was used, the Weisleys and the other unfortunate people who were imprisoned in Azkaban should be rescued as soon as possible.
"We should wait until the ship leaves the post. It will be safer to attack at sea. Even if there is a trap, it can buy us time in the vast ocean. We don't have to worry about the mysterious person who receives the news and kills us immediately." Albert explained: "Let's find out the specific situation first."
"I'm afraid not!" Moody said suddenly.
"What?" Sirius asked confused.
"There's no one in there anymore." Moody looked through the wall at the small port hidden inside and said to himself, "Azkaban has been empty since the last time You-Know-Who broke into the prison. After all, even if another dark wizard is caught in there, he will most likely be released by You-Know-Who."
"It seems there is no need to use illegal spells!" Albert took out a pair of glasses from his pocket and put them on himself, then walked towards the cliff next to him with his wand raised.
The entrance was in a concave area on the beach below the cliff. Albert raised his wand and tapped it twice, then turned to Moody and said, "Come on."
"So there are things you can't do!" Sirius felt a little surprised.
"A password is required." Albert knocked on a certain stone with his wand, but there was still no response. Trying to break it by force might make a loud noise, so he asked Moody, the old Auror, for help.
"The password is: Damocles Rawl." Moody walked forward and tapped the place where Albert had just tapped with his wand. An entrance that could accommodate one person appeared at the bottom of the cliff.
"Damocles Rowle was the minister who used Azkaban as a wizard's advice." Moody turned his head and explained to several colleagues beside him, "He also ordered the construction of this place, and the password was directly given by his own name. However, Damocles Rowle became notorious because of Azkaban."
"However, normally, the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic will not use this entrance. They will use the Ministry's dedicated fireplace to come here directly."
Moody led the way, crossing the path to the side of a house. There was a small dock next to the house where a Muggle ship was docked.
Although it is possible to go directly to Azkaban on a flying broom, Azkaban cannot be marked on the map. Only the Ministry of Magic has special items to locate the island. If you fly there directly on a broom, you may get lost along the way or even be besieged by Dementors.
"What's next?" Sirius asked, looking around.
"It's very simple. I just need to mark this ship with a tracking spell!" Albert waved his wand, causing the ship in front of him to float upwards. He used his wand to leave a tracking mark on the bottom of the ship.
Most people don’t pay attention to the bottom of a ship, and without a certain level of skill, they will not be able to discover the secrets hidden in it.
"Next, we just have to wait patiently for news." Albert began to clean up the traces of their presence. Although the probability of being discovered should not be high, he felt that they should still be cautious in doing things.