Malfoy's worries were right. The little tricks he played in private could not be hidden from Albert, and his entire face appeared directly in the divination crystal ball.
However, when divination confirmed that Draco Malfoy was the culprit responsible for Grawp's death and that Hagrid was facing execution, except for Harry, Hermione and Ron who were extremely angry, the other members of the Order of the Phoenix were unusually calm and did not pay much attention to the matter.
"No one likes giants, not even Albert."
After leaving the asylum and returning to the headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix, Ron made this clear to his two friends.
"Otherwise, with Albert's character, he will definitely take revenge on Malfoy. He always values his friends."
"I don't think this is a giant issue. It's just that now is not the right time to discuss this." Hermione felt that Ron had missed the point of the matter. "The most important thing now is to rescue Hagrid. As for whether to retaliate against Malfoy, we can consider it after this matter is over."
"Do you think it will work?"
Harry's words interrupted the argument between the two.
"What's the meaning?"
Ron didn't understand what Harry said.
"Albert is good at prediction, so how could he forget to predict whether Hagrid can be rescued?" Harry didn't think Albert would forget to help Hagrid with divination.
Did he really forget, or...
"I'll just ask Albert directly."
Hermione felt inexplicably uneasy and tried to contact Albert through the communication bookmark, but she didn't get a reply for a while.
The mood of the three people suddenly became heavy, and they regretted very much that they had forgotten about this matter in the first place.
"Don't worry, Albert certainly wouldn't want anything to happen to Hagrid." Hermione cheered herself up and did not forget to comfort the other two companions.
"Yes, if he's willing to help."
In fact, Ron didn't care about Hagrid's affairs. After experiencing Charlie's death, he realized the cruelty of the wizarding war and knew that there were some things they could do nothing about.
Ron even suspected that if it weren't for Albert's help, the Order of the Phoenix would probably give up on Hagrid directly. They really didn't have the ability to break into Azkaban to rescue people, let alone save Hagrid under the nose of the mysterious man.
What's more, the whole thing was caused by Hagrid himself who ignored the warning and insisted on staying in Hogwarts. They couldn't take the huge risk of falling into the enemy's trap to save people, which might put others in danger.
Ron suspected that Harry and Hermione actually knew it, but just didn't want to mention it. After all, anyone who was not a fool could feel the attitude of the Order of the Phoenix on this matter.
Ginny's arrival interrupted the gathering of the three. Since none of them were allowed to participate in tonight's secret operation, Harry planned to find Sirius and try to find out about tonight's operation from him.
However, they were doomed to be disappointed, as most members of the Order of the Phoenix had gone out to gather intelligence, leaving only Mrs. Weasley and Fleur to prepare dinner.
"They are all out."
Fleur shared the news she knew with Harry and the other three.
"Moody felt that controlling only McNeill was not safe, so they decided to use the Imperius Curse to control more Death Eaters, which would give them more opportunities when necessary."
"Don't worry Harry, Hagrid will be fine."
Ginny kissed Harry on the cheek and placed the plate full of food in front of him.
"What about mine?"
Ron glanced at the food on Harry's plate and raised an eyebrow at his sister.
"Over there, do it yourself," Ginny said rudely.
No one was there for dinner that night, and the atmosphere in the restaurant became very depressing. Harry patiently discussed the plan to rescue Hagrid with others, but the content of the discussion was all those things. The only useful conclusion was that he was worried that the Imperius Curse would not be able to completely control the Death Eaters, and that there would be accidents along the way.
The members of the Order of the Phoenix were influenced by Dumbledore and rarely used dark magic, let alone the Unforgivable Curses. Even if they knew how to use them, could they really control those Death Eaters without any accidents
This worry is not without reason. Harry can break free from the control of the Imperius Curse by himself. Even the mysterious man cannot use the Imperius Curse to control him. Can those Death Eaters do it too
Using polyjuice potions to disguise as Death Eaters is not an option either, because Dementors identify a person by their emotions and can easily identify someone who is disguised using potions.
Harry was in a state of anxiety the whole night, but waiting patiently was the only thing they could do at the moment.
Trust Albert, he never lets us down.
That was the only way Harry could comfort himself.
At the same time, the Death Eaters were making final preparations for tomorrow's execution. Yaxley was certainly not stupid enough to think that the Phoenix Society would fall into a trap and confront them head-on.
He had to prevent the other party from taking the opportunity to rescue Hagrid.
For this reason, Azkaban's defenses have been strengthened like never before. Even the Mudblood cannot sneak into the prison and rescue people under their noses. What's more, the Dark Lord will be watching personally. Once the Order of the Phoenix dares to come, they will definitely pay the price for it.
"What is it, Dolores?"
Yaxley looked at the deputy minister who appeared outside the office and raised his eyebrows slightly.
"Tomorrow I will go on stage on behalf of the minister to announce the crimes of that big guy." Umbridge handed a piece of parchment to Yaxley and said with a smile, "You know, half-blood giants are not really human beings."
"Very good. I think those reporters will like your manuscript very much." Yaxley returned the manuscript to Umbridge. "However, you'd better talk to McNeill about this matter. After all, he is the head of the Auror Office."
"I will."
McNeill naturally would not refuse the deputy minister's insignificant request, just as he offered to accept the task of executing Hagrid.
However, McNeill didn't know that it was because of this incident that he encountered a group of members of the Order of the Phoenix visiting his home just after he got home from overtime.
Even though the McNeill family's manor is protected by ancient magic, it cannot withstand a large number of powerful wizards coming to visit.
"Your eyes are really scary!"
Sirius smiled and raised his wand to cast the Cruciatus Curse on McNeill, not forgetting to help him close his mouth.
"Okay, don't kill him. His eyes are about to bulge out. If he really explodes, we won't be able to find other suitable targets." Moody reached out and pressed down Sirius' wand, raised his own wand to extract McNeill's memory in order to carry out the next plan.
Whether it was through truth serum or Legilimency, the answers obtained were similar.
The execution of Hagrid was indeed a trap set for them. The main goal was to target Harry and to take revenge for the last time the Order of the Phoenix broke into Yaxley's house and rescued the imprisoned prisoners.
After getting such a result, everyone fell silent.
In fact, if it weren't for Albert, they might not have taken the risk to save Hagrid. After all, it was an extremely risky thing to do, and Hagrid was captured in large part because of his own reasons.
The plan provided by Albert had almost no risk, giving them hope of rescuing Hagrid, and the probability of success was not low. Even the Death Eaters probably wouldn't have thought they could do that.
"Okay Kings, come on, let's get started!"
Moody interrupted the discussion and asked Kings to use the Imperius Curse to control McNeill.
It would be safest to let Albert do this. Various evidences prove that Albert also possesses advanced black magic, but is just reluctant to use it, just like Dumbledore.
But they can't possibly trouble Albert for everything. If they have to rely on Albert for everything, what else can they do
Albert has already provided them with so much help.
“It was quite successful!”
After checking on McNeill's condition, Kingslai couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He handed McNeill a newspaper that Hagrid was about to be executed, along with the door key.
Next, just put the handcuffs on Hagrid when he is escorted to the execution ground, and when the portkey is automatically triggered when the time is up, you can easily rescue Hagrid with the portkey.
This method is indeed hard to guard against, especially when you encounter it for the first time.
It is also the best solution they can think of at the moment.
According to Albert, only an extraordinary wizard like Voldemort could see through it, but Voldemort would definitely not show up directly.
Because at that time there will not only be reporters, but also many wizards will go to watch the execution.
Albert will create a chaos at the most appropriate time to attract everyone's attention and buy time for Hagrid to escape.
"Next, I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you again."
Moody gave Harry's invisibility cloak to Kings. They also needed to observe whether McNeill would break free from the control of the Imperius Curse to ensure that the entire plan was foolproof.
"It should be fine now."
After leaving McNeill's house, many people breathed a sigh of relief. The success of the plan made them full of confidence in Albert, and they all felt that it was really important to have a reliable leader.
"Go on," Moody urged.
"Hasn't it succeeded?" Hestia asked in confusion.
"We need to control a few more Death Eaters to create some smokescreen for the next action." Sirius explained.
"It makes me feel like I'm actually the Death Eater."
Looking at the Death Eaters controlled by Moody's Imperius Curse, Bill couldn't help but complain.
"That can't be helped. We are at war now." Moody glanced at Bill and said, "If you have a better idea, I'd love to hear your opinion."
"It's better to let the Death Eaters die than to let our people sacrifice." Sirius sneered, "Since they have joined the Death Eaters, they don't deserve our sympathy. What's more, we didn't wrongly accuse him. This guy joined the Death Eaters voluntarily."
Many people are destined to suffer from insomnia this night.
But not Albert.
He was hugging Yin Zebel and whispering the plan to rescue Hagrid tomorrow to reassure her completely.
"I dare say that many people would not have thought of this. Both the You-Know-Who and the Death Eaters would be greatly surprised." Yin Zebel did not hesitate to praise him. "They are right. You are indeed the smartest guy of this century."
"The Death Eaters have done that more than once, but they just can't remember it for the moment. People are forgetful." Albert didn't think the Death Eaters would be able to see through his plan unless something went wrong with the Order of the Phoenix.
If they really failed, then it would only be Hagrid's bad luck. It would be impossible for him to lead people to fight with the mysterious man and rescue him directly.
"No, that's not what I'm talking about..." Yin Zebel stared at Albert and said softly, "You actually have other plans."
"Oh, tell me about it?"
Albert kissed Yin Zebel's forehead and asked with a smile, "What big conspiracy do I have?"
"Tear off the fig leaf of the Ministry of Magic, undermine the prestige of the mysterious man, let others see the weakness of the mysterious man, so as to win over more people to resist the mysterious man." Yin Zebel continued to analyze, "By the way, you can also win over the Order of the Phoenix and make them listen to your command."
"What else?" Albert asked with a smile.
"You intend to use them to achieve your own goals, although I don't know what your goals are."
"Of course, it's to completely eliminate the mysterious man. Everything I do is to eliminate the mysterious man."
"You are actually Dumbledore's favorite student." Yin Zebel teased with a smile.
She only half believed it.
Albert put too much energy into this, which is not like his style. Obviously there is a greater motivation driving him to do so.
"A favorite student, actually. I did inherit a lot of good things from Dumbledore." Albert said self-deprecatingly, "Of course, there is nothing free in this world."
"He asked you to help deal with the mysterious man?" Yin Zebel raised his eyebrows slightly.
"I guess so. I promised him that I would help Harry, but later I found out that this was his conspiracy from the beginning to the end." Albert said calmly, "As long as I get involved, the You-Know-Who will be afraid of me sooner or later, and the two sides will end up fighting to the death."
"But you knew it, yet you still got involved." Yin Zebel was a little curious.
"That's why I call it an open conspiracy." Albert said helplessly, "After all, I can't give up everything and hide with you, waiting for this war to end on its own. There are too many uncertainties."
"You actually never believed that the savior Harry Potter could defeat the mysterious man, right?" Yin Zebel knew Albert too well.
This man would rather believe in himself than some damn savior.
"No, I believe it, but the future will change, so..." Albert shrugged and said, "I would rather spend some time watching and see the mysterious man completely destroyed with my own eyes, rather than messing things up and leaving myself with a big enemy in the end."
The mysterious man must die.
"It's a good thing you're not an ambitious person, otherwise everyone would be worried."
If Yin Zebel didn't know Albert well enough from beginning to end, he would really have such an idea.
In her opinion, defeating the mysterious man was more like a by-product, a necessary process to complete something.
But Albert was indeed not interested in power, and he had no ambition at all. Even she, the man who slept with him, could not find many flaws in him.
"I'm not interested in becoming the third generation Dark Lord." Albert shook his head, "Besides, I don't really like using dark magic."
"Maybe, you can consider becoming the second White Lord, like Dumbledore." Yin Zebel said with a smile.
"Forget it, I just want to be myself."