The news that a group of Harry Potters appeared on the Hogwarts Express spread throughout the British wizarding world overnight through newspapers and letters. Even though the reporter of the Daily Prophet tried to distort the facts, most wizards could still see the part of the truth they were willing to believe through the newspapers.
The wizards in Britain are not fools. They are just a group of ordinary wizards who seek profit and avoid harm and like to act like fence-sitters to protect themselves.
What's more, many pairs of eyes saw it on the Hogwarts Express.
They witnessed with their own eyes the arrogant Death Eaters forcing the train to stop and running onto the train to capture Hogwarts students. They also saw the famous Harry Potter riding a flying broom to drive away Dementors, subdue Death Eaters and rescue the captured Hufflepuff girl.
Now that the savior Potter is willing to stand up against the mysterious man, the British wizards are happier than anyone else.
If possible, no one wants to live under Voldemort's rule. They can continue to persevere only because of the pressure of life. As long as it does not involve their interests and endanger their lives, most people will support Harry in defeating the mysterious man in their hearts, even if they do not support him verbally.
Of course, that's all their support goes for.
Compared with the complicated wizards, the young wizards in Hogwarts did not have so many thoughts. What they saw was that the savior Harry Potter stood on their side, helping everyone defeat the group of hated Death Eaters and helping them vent their anger.
That's our real one.
As for the Daily Prophet, which tried to distort the facts, it also successfully attracted enough hatred for itself. It is said that some wizards who could not stand the ugly face of the Daily Prophet even sent them Howlers, mocking the ugly truth that the Daily Prophet distorted the facts and turned Death Eaters into employees of the Ministry of Magic.
Harry, who had been paying attention to the outside world, was relieved of his depression from practicing the Fiery Blaze after learning about it. He also disliked the ugly face of the Daily Prophet.
As for the content in the newspaper, Harry didn't think there was anything wrong with it. He was just curious about what Albert wanted to do. After contacting the Weiss brothers to understand the general situation, he no longer paid attention to this matter.
Just because Harry doesn't care doesn't mean that others don't care.
"Albert asked me for some hair before, but I didn't expect him to use it like this." Harry's calm look made Ron at a loss for words for a moment.
"Well..." Ron considered his words, "Will this incident draw the attention of the You-Know-Who and the Death Eaters to us?"
Harry was already a hated person, and Ron really didn't want to be given special attention by the mysterious man and the Death Eaters.
"We don't have any special actions for now, so we don't need to worry about being targeted." Hermione comforted him. She didn't think Albert would deliberately trick Harry. On the contrary, if things continued like this, Harry would become more appealing, and even...
"We can even use fake Harry to distract the Death Eaters later."
Anyway, after using the compound potion, most people can't tell whether they are real or not.
When the fake trio appeared at the same time, Hermione believed that the Death Eaters would be confused because Albert did not have her and Ron's hair, and the "smart" Death Eaters would definitely notice this and would be sure that only Harry, Hermione and Ron appeared at the same time, and that Harry at that time would be the real one.
While Harry and the other two were discussing what happened yesterday, the entire British wizarding world was also discussing it. The students at Hogwarts were especially enthusiastic about it. The appearance of a dozen Harrys last night had become the hottest topic of the day, and the shield and wand emblem were also being discussed.
Now the students already know that it is the emblem of the Defense Association, and they also know what kind of organization the Defense Association is, but yesterday's actions made everyone re-acquainted with the Defense Association, and they are full of curiosity about this magical association.
Taking advantage of everyone's curiosity, Neville's private reorganization of Dumbledore's Army went more smoothly than expected, and many original members of Dumbledore's Army were willing to return.
After all, the Defense Society seemed really powerful. The way they defeated the Death Eaters with ease showed that they all possessed a high level of defense against the dark arts. The Aurors in the Ministry of Magic were probably at about the same level.
However, rumor has it that the members of the Defense Society are mostly recent graduates.
So can they do it too
Of course, everyone is also curious about the famous Harry Potter. They want to know why Harry is there and what he wants to do.
Everyone's enthusiasm for reorganizing the DA was higher than Albert had expected. On the first day of school alone, Neville, Ernie and Luna successfully reorganized Dumbledore's Army.
Of course, they did not rashly use the name Dumbledore's Army, and even rarely used the name DA, as that would attract too much hatred and easily attract the attention of the Death Eaters led by Snape.
At Luna's suggestion, everyone agreed to use the Wizard Card Club as a cover. Since Luna was the administrator of the club, it would be no problem to change the frequency of monthly meetings.
As for organizing illegal gatherings
We were just playing cards together, how did it become illegal
The impact of the Harry Potter incident is actually more than just these things.
It is said that someone spotted the mysterious man and the Death Eaters near another Muggle wizard asylum, and even two unlucky guys who went out were killed.
The reason was very simple. Albert asked everyone to put the looted spoils in another house protected by the Fidelius Charm near the Muggle Wizarding Asylum to prevent anyone from bringing items with the Tracking Charm back to the headquarters. This caution undoubtedly saved many lives and taught the members of the Defense Association a severe lesson, forcing the young wizards to suppress their excitement.
Countless people discovered with horror that once the mysterious man found their lair, the outer defensive magic would be unable to stop him at all.
In the event of a surprise attack at night, they did not even have enough time to take refuge in the association's headquarters, which was protected by the Fidelius Charm.
“Everyone was terrified!”
George carefully observed Albert's expression and asked in a low voice: "Did you predict this a long time ago?"
"I have some guesses."
"Guessed it?" Everyone was surprised.
"You have stripped others of their valuables, so you don't allow them to take advantage of you?" Albert threw down the ridiculous Prophet newspaper and ordered, "Continue to send Howlers to the Daily Prophet, and remember to mention in the Wizarding Lookout that the content of the Daily Prophet has always been controlled by the Ministry of Magic. Whether in the past or now, it is best to label the Daily Prophet as unreliable, so that others will not be misled by the newspaper."
"The Daily Prophet itself is not trustworthy!" Lee Jordan couldn't help but remind him as he put down his fork.
"As long as you keep reminding people, it will be easy for people to subconsciously label the Daily Prophet as unreliable." Cedric understood Albert's intention and asked directly about the next matter: "Is it really okay to bring Harry Potter to Hogwarts?"
"That's what Harry meant," said Albert.
"Yes, Harry did say that." George nodded to Cedric and said, "Don't worry, Harry will definitely not cause you any trouble."
"I think he's caused enough trouble in recent years," Kenneth complained sharply.
Anyway, he didn't support Harry's adventure to Hogwarts.
George pretended not to hear and continued, "He has been practicing the Fiendfyre spell recently and wanted to ask if you have any tricks to control the Fiendfyre."
"No. It's actually a slow process, similar to practicing Transfiguration. It requires more precise control over one's own magical power." Albert took a sip of milk tea, looked at the guys who were whispering, and warned: "Don't try the Fiery Curse rashly. There has never been a lack of unlucky people in history who were burned to death by their own Fiery Curse the first time they used it. I don't want to find this place burned to ashes when I come back one day. Those guys who lack respect for the dark magic usually die miserably."
"You can teach us!"
Kenneth was very interested in this spell. If it were in the past, he would definitely not have the courage to practice the Fiery Curse, but it was different with Albert by his side.
"I don't have that much time, and there's no point in learning so much black magic. It's better for me to learn a few practical spells. You will find that they are more reliable than those black magics that take a long time to recite."
Albert raised his hand to silence the others who were about to say something, then turned his head and said to Fred, "Let the Order of the Phoenix appease those panicked wizards and see how many are willing to join. If they are still unwilling, then continue to recommend them the package of leaving the UK. Sending them abroad is better than keeping them all in that crappy place."
As for recommending the Defense Against the Dark Arts items to them and making them willingly pay for them, it was quite difficult.
Most Muggle wizards are actually quite poor, which is a helpless reality.
It's because Muggle wizards have no background and low social status, so it's not easy for them to find good jobs.
This is a social tendency.
"Oh, there's one more thing." George hesitated for a moment: "Remember the Hufflepuff girl we rescued yesterday?"
"Captured by the Death Eaters again?" Albert was not surprised at all. After the little girl refused, he guessed her fate.
"Yes, I heard from Hagrid that when the Hogwarts train just arrived, a lot of dark wizards came from Hogsmeade. Hagrid tried to stop them, but failed. I heard from Hopkins that the whole family of Hopkins was arrested."
"Hopkins?" Albert had no impression of this last name.
"Remember the shelter that Scrimgeour made?" George looked at Shanna, who handed a piece of parchment to Albert.
"I remember reminding them to destroy it after use." Albert knew why Hopkins and his family were arrested.
"No, Scrimgeour gave it to old Hopkins for safekeeping. That guy was also a colleague of Moody. They captured his family just to force him to hand over the pass." George smiled bitterly, "If they had destroyed the pass, they wouldn't have to worry about this problem."
After all, Albert was the one who kept the secret of the asylum.
Even if the Death Eaters captured the Hopkins family, it would be useless.
"The Order of the Phoenix is worried that You-Know-Who has completely taken control of that place. As you know, many families of Ministry officials are hiding in that shelter. Once that place is lost, the entire Ministry of Magic will fall completely into the hands of You-Know-Who." Fred and George exchanged glances and expressed the Order of the Phoenix's concerns.
"There's nothing we can do about it." Albert was indifferent.
To be honest, in Albert's opinion, it made no difference whether the asylum fell or not, especially after the Aurors betrayed Scrimgeour, Albert had no intention of helping them.
Any excuse was enough. The moment they refused to contact Kings, the mark of betrayal was already left.
Sometimes Albert felt sorry for Scrimgeour.
"Are you really going to ignore that?" George asked again.
In fact, Fred, George and Lee Jordan were not surprised by this result, especially since the crisis was caused by their own actions, there was no reason to risk their lives to save them.
"We can't help them. Scrimgeour, who could help them, is dead." Albert shook his head.
"But aren't you a secret keeper somewhere?" Cedric's family was also staying in the shelter.
"All we can do is provide some limited help. We should not think that we can change everything. That would be too arrogant." Albert looked at Cedric, who seemed a little confused, and shook his head.
"But, if we destroy that pass..."
"I reminded them to destroy it, but they didn't." Albert shook his head, "Besides, it's too late."
"Too late?"
"The Hopkins family has been arrested. If it were you, what would you do?" Albert asked back.
"… "
Cedric's face was bitter, he understood what Albert meant.
How to do it
Of course, he would hand over the pass to save his family's lives.
What about the other wizards in the asylum
What else can I do
I can only say sorry.
Old Hopkins might be ashamed of this, but he would definitely protect his family first.
As for betrayal, that's betrayal.
Cedric suddenly understood why Peter Pettigrew betrayed the Potters.
"Are they okay?" Cedric asked, trembling his lips.
Albert comforted: "I can't think of any reason why the Death Eaters would kill pure blood on a large scale."
"You're right, Death Eaters are pure-blood supremacists." Cedric murmured as if to comfort himself.
"It's not that I don't want to help, but it's too late. And once you've done something, you have to bear the consequences. Don't expect someone to clean up your mess for you."
Albert continued to speak to everyone present, "Just like I have reminded you more than once not to bring the spoils directly back to the headquarters, if any of you are lucky enough to bring back items with tracking spells, and the You-Know-Who follows the tracking magic to find this place, think about the terrible consequences that will occur. It is very foolish to expect the enemy to show mercy."
Of course Albert would not tell them that he had cast a powerful shielding spell around the village, so it would be difficult for the mysterious man to find this place even through tracking magic.
But even for him, it is difficult to avoid various possible accidents, and the group of guys in front of him who like to jump around really need a good beating so that they can calm down and continue to receive training.