The sound of the waves was fading away quickly and Sirius lost his balance and fell to the ground. Since he mastered Apparition, he had never had such a bad experience.
Not only Sirius, but also Kingsley and Moody, who were following Dobby, fell heavily to the ground.
The three did not complain because -
They succeeded.
Nothing could make them happier than this.
As for the bad experience of Apparition, it doesn’t matter. As long as everyone can be rescued, no one will care about that little thing.
However, before Kingslai and his two companions, who had just led everyone to escape from the disaster on the ship, could breathe a sigh of relief, they heard the sharp voice of the house-elf ringing in their ears.
"Sir, this place is not safe. We need to go through the Apparition a few more times to completely shake off any possible tails!"
Sirius, Kingsley and Moody, who had just lit his wand, were slightly stunned. It was obvious that they did not understand what the house-elf Dobby meant for a moment.
"Mr. Anderson said that a powerful wizard can track the traces left by others when they Apparate, so Mr. Anderson reminded Dobby that it would be better for him to lead everyone to Apparate a few more times to get rid of the mysterious man completely." Dobby's voice sounded a little anxious, because he felt the heat coming from the bracelet, which meant that Mr. Anderson would no longer help to hold back the mysterious man.
"Listen to it."
Sirius immediately called out to Kingslai and Moody.
Regardless of whether it is true or not, it will never be wrong to follow Albert's advice. Besides, the other party must have his reasons for making such arrangements.
Kingslai and Moody were slow to react, but they soon realized that at least Albert would not cheat them.
This is the most basic trust, and any doubt is just a waste of everyone's precious time to escape. Even though the three of them are confident in their own brains and experience, all signs have proved that Albert's arrangements always have their reasons.
Without any hesitation, the three of them reached out and grabbed the wizards who were tied up tightly with ropes. They were then led away again by the house-elf Dobby and his followers.
Once, twice, and after the third Apparition, the house-elf finally stopped Apparating with them.
Sirius forced himself to suppress the nausea that was rising, lit the wand in his hand, looked around and asked: "Where is this place?"
"Mr. Anderson's safe house is usually used to avoid being tracked by others. A spell is cast here to prohibit wizards from apparition. Of course, the several safe houses we have visited before have similar effects, but this one is safer. Mr. Anderson asked Dobby to be the secret keeper here." The house-elf puffed out his chest and said proudly.
Dobby liked Albert very much. He felt respected and trusted by his new employer. It was difficult for a house-elf who had been driven away to regain his trust. Moreover, Albert was willing to pay his salary and never regarded him as a heretic.
"So, it's safe here?"
Moody understood what the house-elf Dobby meant, which meant that this place was protected by the Fidelius Charm
He looked around and saw that they were in the lobby of a run-down house.
"Yes, it's safe." The house-elf nodded, "Dobby should go back and tell Mr. Wesley the good news. You can rest here for a while before leaving. If you are hungry, there is clean water and dry food in the cabinet."
After saying that, the house-elf bowed slightly to the three of them and then disappeared.
Sirius opened the cabinet and found another metal cabinet inside. After opening it, he found a bucket of water and some square packaged food.
"That guy is very well prepared. We are terrible at this." He opened a bag of compressed biscuits, took a bite and complained, "However, this thing tastes average and it hurts my teeth, but it can satisfy my hunger."
"Wake them up!"
Moody ignored Sirius's complaints, waved his wand to untie the ropes that bound everyone, placed them gently on the dusty ground, and used resuscitation spells to wake up the unconscious people one by one.
A wailing sound soon rang out in the hall, and the living room suddenly became a mess.
Albert's previous big spin obviously affected not only the dark wizards, but also the unlucky guys on the ship who were also imprisoned. They also enjoyed the treatment of tumbling in a washing machine, and many of them were bruised and bruised.
"You are safe for now."
Moody tried to calm down the chaos and get everyone to calm down, but no one was willing to listen to him.
Moody had to make several ear-piercing fireworks explosions from the tip of his wand to completely suppress the noise around him before everyone could quiet down.
"You're better at this than I am. I'll leave it to you."
Moody reached out and patted Kingslai on the shoulder, indicating that he would take care of the next step.
Kingsley, who had once been an assistant to the Muggle Minister, was clearly more suited to appease them than Moody.
A lady in a dress suddenly asked: "You saved us."
"No, it should be said that Mr. Anderson saved you. He helped to delay the mysterious man, giving us the opportunity to take you away." Kings told the truth.
Some people couldn't help but exclaim.
There are actually people who dare to duel with the mysterious man.
As the person involved, Scrimgeour knew better than anyone what happened to him.
"Now, the You-Know-Who has taken control of the Ministry of Magic. The entire UK is not safe. I suggest you leave as soon as possible or find a place to hide temporarily."
At this moment, everyone was confused.
"You are already very lucky." Moody looked at the group of people in front of him and frowned slightly. "At least, there are people who risked their lives to rescue you from hell. Otherwise, you would probably have to go to Azkaban to accompany the Dementors."
"Never underestimate the horror and harm of the mysterious man. Those who have tried to challenge his authority have died."
"No sir, we lost our wands."
A wizard with his head in his hands spoke to Moody in French.
"And what should others do!" someone else asked.
"I suggest you use the portkey and return to France directly." Kingslai said without hesitation, "As for the others, we will help you contact them and send them out of the UK."
However, this proposal was not accepted by everyone.
"It is not a good option to continue staying in the UK. You will not be so lucky if you are arrested next time." Kings warned, "Don't forget why you were arrested. If you had listened to the advice and left directly, you would not have encountered such a problem at all."
The hall suddenly fell into an eerie silence.
Because it's true.
Albert reminded them to leave as soon as possible, but some people still stayed and paid the price for it.
Many people lost their lives because of this.
He was brutally killed by that madman right before their eyes.
"Arthur and Molly are in a bad situation." Sirius ignored the noisy guys and used his wand to lift up the dying Weisleys lying on the ground. He said to Kingsley and Moody, "I have to send them back first. I'll leave this place to you.
The Death Eaters were even more brutal towards the pure-blood traitors. Both Arthur and Molly were tortured and interrogated under the Cruciatus Curse. If they were thrown into Azkaban in that state, they would not have lasted for more than a few days.
"Wait, I'll use Patronus to remind them to pick up the team." Kings drew out his wand and began to use Patronus to pass messages to the members of the Phoenix Order who stayed behind. "I'm a little worried that our headquarters has been targeted."
In fact, Kingsley's worries were correct. After the Death Eaters pried the approximate location of the Order of the Phoenix headquarters from Arthur and Molly, Yaxley began to deploy people around to monitor the area.
After Sirius took the Westleys away, the living room fell into silence again. Everyone hated this wedding that brought them disaster, but after seeing the miserable state of the Westleys, they all realized that everyone was actually a victim.
All the misfortunes came from the Dark Lord named Voldemort, and from their unwillingness to follow the advice and escape immediately. Some people even paid with their lives for this.
In the end, everyone decided to follow Kings' arrangements. It was a good choice to listen to each other's advice when they didn't have any good ideas. After all, they risked their lives to save themselves.