"Kevin, they're coming. I heard the Apparitions, we have to explain it to them."
In the house shrouded in darkness, there were suddenly the sharp alarm of the peephole and the panicked scream of a young woman, as if trying to make the group of uninvited guests outside hear clearly.
However, the young woman's screams were meaningless. Just as the man named Kevin reacted, his door banged open by the evil guest late at night.
Three rude strangers in cloaks, who were either Ministry of Magic employees or Death Eaters, broke into the room, and then lights appeared on the windows.
As soon as the owner of the house raised his wand, he was knocked away by the intruder's spell. His wife saw her husband lying on the ground, she covered her face and screamed in fear. Her voice cut through the night and echoed far away, but she was soon hit by the spell and fainted.
"Don't kill anyone."
Looking at the young couple who were knocked down and whose life or death was unknown, the leading man glared at his colleagues with dissatisfaction.
"Don't worry, they're just temporarily unconscious."
As if to prove her words, the cloaked woman reached out and grabbed the fallen woman's hair. After slapping her several times, she shrugged and said to their heads, "Look, she's still responsive. She'll probably wake up soon."
“That’s great!”
A voice suddenly sounded from behind the three of them.
The next moment, a red light lit up in the room, and the guy who had been so arrogant just now fell to the ground and fainted.
“Albert is right. It seems they are anxious!”
Fred signaled his companions around him to collect the spoils, while he used the resuscitation spell to wake up the unconscious couple.
"You are the Order of the Phoenix!"
The man named Kevin did not show any joy of being rescued. Instead, he looked at the people who came with fear and kept moving back, as if the three people in front of him were infected with some terrible plague.
"Oh, you know us, that's really..."
Angelina raised her eyebrows slightly, very dissatisfied with the young wizard's current reaction.
"Why, why do you want to..."
"Calm down, sir." Angelina seemed to have heard enough of similar remarks and interrupted impatiently, "You have already been targeted by the Death Eaters. If we hadn't helped you, you and your wife would probably have gone to the Ministry of Magic for trial. Don't expect that you will be acquitted. You will only be thrown into Azkaban, which has too many unfortunate people like you."
"Okay, time is precious."
Fred looked at his watch, stopped Angelina who was about to say something, and said bluntly, "You should come with us first. Whether you want to hide first or want to escape from Britain, we can provide you with help, which is much better than staying in Azkaban with Dementors."
"It's all your fault. If it weren't for you, how could that group of people target us!" Kevin's wife yelled angrily at the group of cloaked guys in front of them.
In her opinion, these guys were not much better than the Death Eaters. If it weren't for the so-called Order of the Phoenix, their family would not have suffered such a disaster.
"We just saved you." The cloaked man frowned and reminded after looting the spoils, "Or do you think we are good-tempered and will not hurt you, so you can lose your temper at will? Otherwise, I will let you taste the taste of the Cruciatus Curse."
The young couple shut up only when they saw the man had raised his wand.
"What a jerk." The cloaked man sneered, put away his wand with disdain and said, "Let's go, they obviously don't need our help."
"If you don't need help." Fred paused, looked at the young couple, and after seeming to confirm this, he shrugged and said, "Then I'm sorry to bother you. We will rescue them immediately."
"Hurry up and take your valuables and leave Britain. Don't come back until the war is over. Don't expect the Death Eaters to let you go with mercy. They are crazy now." Although Angelina hated the two of them, she still gave them final advice amid the urging of others.
Under the resentful gaze of the young couple, the three of them turned around and prepared to leave without hesitation.
However, Kevin, who secretly picked up the wand, suddenly raised the wand and cast a spell on the three people.
"I really don't know if your heads are full of shit. You actually still have illusions about Death Eaters. You are really hopeless."
After using the Disarming Charm to knock the other party's wand away, Fred looked at the young couple who attacked them with disgust.
"Don't waste time, the Death Eaters will punish these two idiots on our behalf."
"you… "
Looking at the three people's decisive backs as they left, the young newspaper reporter couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. However, when he looked at the three dark wizards lying unconscious on the ground, a deep sense of uneasiness welled up in his heart again.
"What should we do now?"
The young woman looked at her husband with fear on her face, but her husband didn't know what to do.
Do I really have to go to the Ministry of Magic to stand trial
But he obviously did nothing!
Moreover, will he really be imprisoned in Azkaban
Kevin suddenly realized something.
They are actually right. Do we really have to pin our hopes on the Death Eaters
Can those evil guys really be trusted
At this moment, the young wizard regretted his decision, but the person who could help him had already been driven away by him.
Anxious, fearful, and uneasy.
Many negative emotions surged up at once, and the young wizard almost had an emotional breakdown. He hated the wizard war that brought them disaster, and he hated the Order of the Phoenix that suddenly appeared and disappeared just now.
As for the Death Eaters, they didn't dare.
"Are you really not going to help them anymore?"
Angelina's voice came from the darkness. The three of them did not actually go far, but went to meet up with three colleagues who were on guard nearby.
In such a critical moment, the Defense Association will naturally prioritize the safety of its own family.
"It's too late. Besides, that kind of guy is not worth saving."
The "crackling" sounds rang out as densely as firecrackers.
Dark wizards Apparated one after another, surrounded and violently broke into the house. This was undoubtedly a premeditated ambush.
The young couple were just the unlucky baits chosen. The target was actually the rescuers from the Defense Association and the Order of the Phoenix, but their target had left a minute ago.
"They obviously learned from the last lesson. More than ten of them came at once. We are no match for them." Fred did not forget to remind his girlfriend next to him not to do anything stupid.
Although there are six of them and they can defeat the group of dark wizards with the help of sneak attacks and props, Fred will not let his own people take risks.
God knows if this group of guys is still a trap. If more enemies continue to appear during this time, they will probably be doomed.
Fred did like excitement, but that didn't mean he wanted to die, especially since his relationship with Angelina was heating up rapidly.
"It would be nice to have a mandrake."
I don’t know who muttered, but others actually echoed him.
Throwing Mandrakes into the crowd can probably take out the enemies in one go.
However, he didn't have that thing now, and Albert didn't like them to use Mandrake casually, because he was worried that the Death Eaters would start using that thing against them, and then the problem would become extremely troublesome.
No one wants to be knocked down by the crying of mandrake one day, let alone lose their life because of it.
Perhaps because they didn't catch anyone, the group of people who rushed over looked very annoyed, and finally vented their anger on the young couple who were begging desperately. After a brutal torture, Kevin and his wife were dragged out of the house like dead dogs.
"Did we harm them?"
Angelina muttered quietly as she watched the young couple being taken away.
"No, they harmed themselves. If they were willing to leave with us, at least their lives would not be threatened. But they chose to pin their hopes on the Death Eaters, so they naturally have to pay a price for it."
Fred looked at the young couple being dragged away by the Death Eaters and curled his lips in disdain.
To be honest, he never thought of himself as a magnanimous person, especially after the other party tried to sneak attack them and use them to exchange for the Death Eaters' forgiveness.
Guys like that are dead if they die.
But he knew that the couple was not targeted because of them, and they were not even peripheral members.
"It won't hurt to let them take a beating from society. If there really isn't a big problem, the mysterious person won't kill people at will. They should be able to survive until the end of the war."
These are the words Albert used to comfort people, and they are indeed true.
The mysterious man would not slaughter innocent wizards at will.
After all, there were only a few wizards in Britain, and even fewer if you deduct the Muggle wizards. Those people were the foundation of his rule over the British wizarding world.
"Let's go. I always feel that this place is unsafe. They have obviously set their sights on us. It's better to bring more people with you next time, so as not to capsize in the gutter."
Fred asked the others to leave.
They planned to go to the shelter first, which had changed a lot in recent days.
"It seems that they rejected you?" Mr. Tonks looked at the six people who came back and didn't seem to be too surprised.
"Yeah, they thought we were the ones who harmed them, and they attacked us, thanks to the defensive cloak." Fred took off his hood and sighed helplessly: "Maybe Azkaban can calm the poor couple down."
"Not only you, Cedric's team was also attacked, but they managed to escape." Tonks reminded, "According to Mr. Anderson's instructions, this matter is temporarily at that, there is no need to take any more risks. He will have Lee Jordan mention it on the radio, and if anyone plans to leave the UK or join us, they will be provided with assistance."
"The Death Eaters are listening to our broadcasts too?"
In fact, the Death Eaters had long wanted to join the Defense Association's team, but there was never such an opportunity.
Albert will not accept just any rubbish; except for some relatively reliable ones, most of them are peripheral members.
Moreover, even if they could sneak in, they would be discovered quickly, although they have not succeeded yet.
"I'm sure the others would be happy if we just stopped. They always think that their suffering is caused by us, and they don't even think about who the mysterious man is. They must have read too many newspapers and their brains have been fooled."
"They just bully the weak and fear the strong."
Neville did not forget to thank the Weiss twins and reminded them of Xenophilius Lovegood, hoping that they would remind each other to retreat as soon as possible.
"Lovegood isn't going to hide?"
Fred was surprised. As a partner, he should have been reminded at the first opportunity.
"have no idea."
"We have lost contact with him for the time being. Maybe Lovegood has gone into hiding." Tonks was not very optimistic about this. Too many things had happened in the past few days.
"Where's Luna?" Qiu Zhang asked with a frown.
"Luna is hiding in the Room of Requirement for the time being. She should be fine for now." Neville has been in contact with Hogwarts.
Whenever they encountered trouble, they just had to hide in the Room of Requirement, and the Death Eaters could only stare at the wall.
"Where's Albert?"
"He didn't reply. He seems to be busy with something in the past few days."
"Let's go check out the situation first. I hope it's not a trap."
Under Albert's influence, the people in the Defense Association became cautious.
There was no way. After understanding the secret of sneak attack, they didn't want to be attacked by sneak attack more than anyone else.
After a brief discussion, everyone decided to act together and go see what was happening with Xenophilius Lovegood.
To this end, they decided to call on the Order of the Phoenix.
As long as they have enough numbers, there is no need to worry about the Death Eaters as long as they don't have to face the mysterious man.
The operation took only ten minutes from planning to execution. The efficiency was so high that it was unimaginable. Even the members of the Order of the Phoenix were curious about why they could act so efficiently.
"Because of this." Fred shook the toy-like watch and briefly introduced its function to everyone. "This is the latest achievement. We will wear it during the operation for emergency communication."
It didn't take them long. After making sure there was no danger, they used the Disillusionment Charm to break into Lovegood's house.
"There are no signs of fighting. They must have retreated early."
After a cursory inspection of Lovegood's house, this was the conclusion that was finally reached.
"No, I've actually been here the whole time."
A voice suddenly sounded, startling everyone.
Everyone saw Xenophilius Lovegood appear out of nowhere.
"Where... were you hiding just now?"
"There is a secret room here that is protected by the Fidelius Charm. A few dark wizards ran nearby a few days ago, so I hid here temporarily," Lovegood explained to everyone.
"We thought..."
"If it weren't for Mr. Anderson's help, I would probably have been imprisoned in Azkaban." Lovegood said suddenly, "They seem to have seen through our tricks."
"Why don't you come to our place for a while? I always feel that this place is not very safe."
"Oh, okay." Lovegood hesitated for a moment, nodded and said, "I'm just a little worried about Luna's safety."
"Don't worry, Luna is safe, and you should be able to meet tomorrow."