"What's wrong?"
In the dark dormitory, Yin Zebel opened his eyes sleepily and looked at Albert who suddenly woke up and sat up in bed.
"Just had a nightmare."
Albert took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and tried to recall the dream that had become vague. He had a bad feeling in his heart, as if something bad was going to happen.
He didn't believe his divination was good enough to predict dreams, but Albert was willing to trust his intuition.
Yin Zebeier turned over and sat up in a daze, hugged Albert from behind, gently leaned his head on his back, and murmured: "I didn't expect you would have nightmares too."
"I didn't expect to have a nightmare."
Albert pulled the warm sheet to cover Yin Zebeier's white arms and half of her body that were exposed to the air, and said gently, "Be careful not to catch a cold."
Albert raised his hand and hooked it lightly, summoning the magic wand beside the bedside table. After leaving a short record, he helped Yin Zebel lie back on the bed and continue to sleep.
The night is still long.
The nightmare just now made Albert feel physically and mentally exhausted, but he had no desire to sleep.
He still vaguely remembered that dream, in which he did not have any panels. Although he had worked hard to practice magic, he was still affected in the Second Wizarding War, and his family was killed by Death Eaters. Because of his appearance, Harry Potter was ultimately unable to defeat Voldemort, the British wizarding world completely fell, and he himself died in the siege of Death Eaters.
Yes, he had nothing in the dream, and ultimately failed to avenge his family, and finally died under Avada Kedavra.
It is sad to have no power.
However, he is not the person in his dream.
As if sensing something, Yin Zebeier leaned over and murmured, "Sleep a little longer. There's still some time before dawn."
Yes.
I won't lose!
Looking down at his wife in his arms, Albert said to himself.
When he woke up the next day, Albert felt physically and mentally exhausted.
"Do you plan to have another child?"
Katrina asked with a strange expression, looking at Albert who looked exhausted.
"What?"
Albert didn't react for a moment.
"nothing."
Katrina withdrew her gaze and continued to flip through the magazine in her hand.
Albert put Tom, who was acting cute, aside, picked up the cup of strong tea on the table for refreshing himself, took a sip, and looked at Katrina who was flipping through a magazine: "Have you seen today's newspaper?"
"Maybe it hasn't been delivered yet!" Katrina raised her eyebrows slightly: "Don't you want to go back and sleep for a while?"
"No, what happened?" Albert asked suddenly.
"What?" Katrina asked confusedly.
"Your brain occlumency is not good enough, it's hard to hide it from the master of mind control." Albert kindly reminded, "Even if I don't use Legilimency, I can tell whether a person is lying. This is a skill that most powerful wizards have."
"You guys are so annoying!"
Katrina muttered as she threw a newspaper in front of Albert. After the latter picked up the newspaper, his hands suddenly froze, because the front-page news of the Daily Prophet was the final verdict on Hagrid.
The summary of the content is: Heroin openly colluded with the giant and posed a threat to the students of Hogwarts, and was sentenced to death.
As if to prove to the wizarding public that the Ministry of Magic was fair in its decisions based on solid evidence, they even brought out the head of Hagrid's half-brother Grawp, and through a large number of interviews, they labeled Hagrid and Grawp with various labels.
"Is this true? I mean, that's really Hagrid's brother."
Katrina looked at the changes in Albert's expression and had already made some guesses.
"What is true?"
Yin Zebel and Mrs. McDougal came over pushing the stroller.
"It's true."
Albert looked at the entire page of photos, comparing the giant head in the photo with the face in his memory.
"That is indeed Hagrid's half-brother Grawp. The semester Umbridge came to Hogwarts as the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, Hagrid secretly brought Grawp back to England from the giant camp and hid him in the Forbidden Forest next to Hogwarts. Dumbledore knew about this and acquiesced to it, so part of the content in the newspaper is correct."
"Are you going to rescue him?"
Yin Zebel picked up Alice and looked at Albert expressionlessly.
"Save him? No, no matter what the outcome, I won't risk my life to save Hagrid. That's something Hagrid needs to bear. I'm more worried that Harry Potter will do something stupid." Albert knew, of course, that this was Yaxley's revenge for their invasion of the castle and rescue of Ollivander.
But so what
Since the start of the Second Wizarding War, as insiders, they could not stay out of it anyway.
The hatred between the two sides is even more difficult to resolve!
Sometimes, Albert would wonder if he had been too lenient in the first place.
He didn't like killing people. Although it sounded like a joke, there were actually not many wizards who died at Albert's hands, and Smith counted as half of them.
Most of the time it can only be considered indirect. As for how those dark wizards died, they were naturally killed at the order of Minister Scrimgeour.
Although Scrimgeour was indeed influenced by him, it really had little to do with him.
"I will support you no matter what you plan to do, but I hope you can be safe, both for me and Alice." Yin Zebel handed Alice to Mrs. McDougal and gently kissed Albert on the forehead.
"Don't say such unlucky words. Things are not as bad as you think."
Albert was a little amused, but he also knew the harm that this wizard war would cause to ordinary wizards. No wonder most wizards would rather stay alive than be involved.
"Master, there is an emergency communication for you!"
The house-elf appeared without warning and reported to Albert with a slight bow.
"I see. Don't worry about it for now."
Ever since Albert learned that Hagrid was about to be executed, he knew that someone would contact him to discuss countermeasures.
But what solution can he have
He wouldn't be stupid enough to break into Azkaban or go directly to the execution ground to snatch someone.
After slowly finishing his daily breakfast, Albert went directly to the headquarters of the Defense Association. He knew that the place was probably in a state of turmoil. Those guys who were always looking for trouble probably couldn't wait to break out of Azkaban, but this was really not a good choice.
The Death Eaters must have set a trap for them to fall into.
How confident does it take to walk into a trap yourself
Even though Hagrid was his good friend and even though he had received a task from the panel, Albert would not risk the lives of others who believed in him.
"You are so calm!"
Sana secretly observed the changes in Albert's expression and was very surprised that he could keep his composure. She knew that Hagrid was Albert's good friend.
"If panicking is really useful, I don't mind panicking in front of you." Albert took the latest report from Sana: "Besides this matter, are there any other important matters recently?"
"Yes, remember Nelson Tobin?" Shannah said in a low voice, "The one from Slytherin. Hannah said he secretly killed those defeated dark wizards."
"I have some impression of Nelson Tobin. Both of his parents died at the hands of the search team. It seems that he still can't let go of his hatred." Albert put down the parchment and said to Shanna, "Not everyone can let go of hatred easily, not even Harry Potter, so don't be too harsh on Nelson Tobin. Forget it, I will go and talk to Nelson Tobin about this matter in person, and notify everyone to have a meeting in the afternoon."
"It seems that you haven't figured out how to deal with Hagrid?" Although Sana guessed that Albert would not take risks for Hagrid, she was still a little surprised.
"I can't let other people who are willing to trust me pay for Hagrid's mistakes. This is a trap. I think anyone with eyes can see that this is Yaxley's revenge for our previous invasion of Yaxley Castle."
"That sounds like something you would say.
Shanna couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and turned away.
Everyone's reaction to the fact that Hagrid was about to be publicly executed by the Ministry of Magic was actually very general. The members of the Defense Society did not have as close a relationship with Hagrid as Albert did. They proposed to save Hagrid more because they were willing to see their side thwart the Death Eaters' conspiracy again.
As for a head-on battle with the Death Eaters
Whether it is breaking out of Azkaban or rescuing people from the execution ground, it will be a massive counterattack.
When everyone was exhausted from discussing, Albert, who had remained silent, finally spoke up.
"This is a trap. It is always extremely stupid to walk into a trap prepared by the enemy in advance."
"Are you going to give up Hagrid?" Fred asked tentatively.
"What are you going to do?"
George obviously knew Albert better and guessed that Albert had a way to save Hagrid, so it was indeed unwise to plunge into the enemy's trap.
"I have reminded Hagrid more than once, um, probably more than three times. Harry and the other two also advised Hagrid to leave Hogwarts temporarily, but Hagrid refused because he was worried about his giant brother Grawp." Albert calmly explained a fact to everyone, "Now, his brother Grawp was surrounded and killed by the Death Eaters because he needed an excuse."
He raised his hand to suppress all the noise, and said calmly, "I know this is because we were retaliated by the Death Eaters led by Yaxley after we invaded the castle, but this is war, and war always results in death. Also, I hope you don't forget that our enemies are Death Eaters, and venting anger on them is commonplace, so don't have any luck. If you think you are safe, then I can only say that you may be the next one to lose your life."
After reprimanding everyone and suppressing their suicidal urges, Albert brought the topic back to the topic.
"We naturally need to take action regarding Hagrid's matter, but we definitely shouldn't just walk headfirst into the enemy's trap. Don't think you are so powerful. Once you are ambushed, you are no better than the group of dark wizards in the castle. I don't want us to make unnecessary sacrifices because of Hagrid. No one should pay for Hagrid's choice. I think Hagrid should have been mentally prepared when he chose to stay in school."
The conference room fell into an eerie silence. Everyone stopped whispering and looked at Albert. No one expressed dissatisfaction, and no one said anything more. They all knew that everything Albert did was to defeat the mysterious man and to lead everyone to survive this cruel wizard war.
"Any plans?"
Lee Jordan broke the silence, took over the topic and asked everyone's questions.
"If possible, I plan to let the Death Eaters rescue Hagrid." Albert simply shared his plan with everyone, "Our goal is to save Hagrid as much as possible, not to go to war with the Death Eaters, I hope you will keep this in mind.
"so… "
"We must avoid a head-on confrontation with You-Know-Who. It's not time for an all-out war anyway." Albert took out his pocket watch to check the time, and said to the other members of the association, "There's still time before the Ministry of Magic publicly executes Hagrid. I will contact the Order of the Phoenix as soon as possible and discuss how to control the Death Eaters to save Hagrid."
Everyone looked at each other, not denying that Albert's idea was actually correct, and it was a method they had not thought of.
It is unwise to either break into a prison or rescue someone from the execution ground.
Hagrid had now been labeled a giant by the Ministry of Magic, and it would be extremely stupid for them to rush into him.
Using the Imperius Curse to control the Death Eaters was not a good idea, but it was much better than letting Hagrid lose his life. If he really stuck to his guns, Hagrid would probably be dead.
As for what would happen to the Death Eater, that was not his concern.
Anyway, I guess there aren't many good people who join the Death Eaters.
After the meeting, Albert left Fred and George alone and asked the Weiss brothers to contact the Order of the Phoenix and meet at another shelter to discuss a plan to save Hagrid.
"You don't seem to want them to come here." George had been curious about this question for a long time.
"I think that will help the safety here." Albert said bluntly, "This village is not protected by the Fidelius Charm. I know very well that Harry Potter is capable of causing trouble. If he comes here and gets excited and says that name, we will be completely finished. The other shelters I prepared are not as comfortable as this one. They may even be terrible."
Fred and George looked at each other and both felt that what Albert said made sense. Since Harry started school, he had caused trouble every year.
They can't gamble, and can't afford to gamble.
"Will this plan really succeed?" Shanna asked doubtfully.
"Yes, as long as there are no accidents, there will be no problem." Albert said.
"What if something unexpected happens?"
"If something unexpected happens, Hagrid will most likely lose his head." Albert glanced at Zannah and said calmly, "He has no choice. This is the best way at the moment. He can only gamble. If he wins, he can live. If he loses, he will die."