It's foggy in London.
To be honest, London has not seen such thick smog since the severe pollution caused by the massive burning of coal during the Industrial Revolution was gradually improved.
When the incident broke out, as many as 6,000 people in London, known as the "Smog City", died due to poisonous smog in just four days. Within two months after the incident, another 8,000 residents died of respiratory diseases.
It was only a few decades ago from today.
However, after the anti-fog plan was urgently put on the agenda, the London City Government immediately launched a series of measures and actions. Over the years, it has finally begun to take off the label of "Fog City".
But today, it's foggy again in London.
No one knows where the fog in London comes from. Muggles don't know and wizards can't figure it out. But at least after the detection, neither party detected any harmful components from the fog, which at least meant that the masters were relieved for the time being.
However, in the middle section of the Thames River shrouded in smoke, people living in the fog not only cannot see the road clearly when they go out, but even inside the house, they can only see a few steps around.
This blindness-like situation has greatly affected people's daily lives.
However, everyone soon discovered that the worst thing was not that the fog could not be dissipated, but that its scope was still spreading outwards. It is estimated that based on the speed of its spread, the fog will completely cover the entire London city in up to four days.
What happened
"Lupin, there is no need for you and Tonks to go in with us - go to 'home' and contact the people below! I think many people are studying the source and composition of this mist now... If there is information, Remember to send him to Hogwarts immediately."
On the edge of the thick fog, Kingsley told Lupine to return to Black's old house and be responsible for relaying the news up and down. And he himself will lead a small team of Aurors to personally investigate into the fog to see what is strange in the fog.
Although the mist seemed harmless, he and the rest of the Auror team wore magic masks that filtered the air.
Not long after, Kingsley separated from Lupine for a while, holding the wand hidden in his sleeve and gradually stepped into the thick gray mist.
The surrounding suddenly became much quieter.
"Office Chief-"
"Just call me captain at this time," Kingsley waved his hand and said, "Needless to say, I know - pay attention to distinguish Muggles and try to avoid accidental injuries."
It must be said that this environment with extremely limited vision is a considerable hindrance to wizards, let alone Muggles.
Therefore, Kingsley and the other team could only move forward slowly, for fear that they would hit something if they moved too fast.
However, the efficiency of such action is obviously too low.
After a while, Kingsley finally divided the people into teams of two, and repeatedly warned that if they encounter any situation, they must contact other teams in time.
Because Kingsley felt that the sudden fog was probably caused by Haierbo.
…
"Parkinson and the others haven't come back yet?"
Early the next morning, Hermione flipped through the latest London news in the Daily Prophet and became worried about Pansy and the trench coat wizard who had never returned.
On the other side, Maka was also sitting at the Gryffindor table, hurriedly finishing today's breakfast.
"Don't worry, it'll be fine."
Putting aside Pansy, at least he was very assured of the windbreaker wizard's abilities. Compared with those two people, Maka was more concerned about Neville who had gone to St. Mungo's.
However, judging from Lupine's report from Black's old house, the fog in London is indeed as written in the Daily Prophet, and no harm has been found yet.
"Hermione, you don't need to worry about this matter for now. After breakfast, we will all hurry up and make all the preparations that need to be done as soon as possible. If there is any abnormality in London, we will be free. Come and help.”
If the date of the meteorite's impact hadn't been approaching, Maka would have gone over to check it out in person. But now, knowing that the thick fog in London is likely to be related to Haierbo, he can't abandon the matter at hand and run over to deal with it.
Of course, even he couldn't directly guess that the mist originated from Muriel this time - he thought Pansy and the windbreaker wizard were treating Muriel at Martin's side!
"I knew that guy would definitely take advantage of this opportunity to do something..."
Putting down the fork in her hand, Maka wiped her mouth and walked out of the auditorium door. Before leaving the auditorium, he turned back and warned Hermione and others:
"Remember not to run to London, I have other preparations."
…
"Did you find anything?"
In the mist, Kingsley encountered another two-person team. But it seems that what everyone sees is actually the same.
Because the fog was so thick, there were far fewer Muggle pedestrians on the usually busy streets, not to mention vehicles. People seemed to be holed up in their homes, thinking uneasily.
It is worth mentioning that through observing Muggles, Kingsley finally discovered another characteristic of this fog—they seem to also affect Muggle televisions and radios!
Unable to reassure the public in the most efficient way, the government has dispatched special broadcast trucks.
Those vehicles equipped with loudspeakers were driving slowly through the streets and alleys at extremely slow speeds, looping emergency announcements over and over again.
It can be heard that the first thing the Muggle government announced was that the fog was non-toxic. Although they have only preliminarily tested that it is non-toxic, at least this can prevent people from immediately panicking and causing riots.
After that, it was nothing more than some "small suggestions" such as asking Londoners to stay at home as much as possible and not to go out casually.
Unfortunately, whether people are willing to follow this kind of advice depends on what they think.
"Captain, some of the roads outside have been blocked. There are many Muggles who want to leave London in their 'cars'... You know, there are always a few driving too fast, and then they collide. …”
"Both Muggles and wizards are the same," Kingsley seemed to have expected it, and relaxed his shoulders without paying much attention, "Our main task this time is to check whether there are any traces of magic... including magical creatures and spells. , and dark wizards... Ignore the Muggle situation for the time being."
"Yeah, I got it."
"Then let's continue to investigate separately!" Kingsley nodded, and finally added, "Then, try to find the source of the fog."
After that, the two teams separated again. Kingsley took his Auror teammate and walked towards the area that he had not visited yet.
But he didn't know that just after he left the street, two more figures walked out of an alley on the street.
"We... why don't we go to school? We have to tell McLean about this as soon as possible, don't we?"
That was Pansy's voice, and needless to say, walking beside her was the windbreaker wizard who came with her.
When Parkinson asked, the windbreaker wizard shook his head slightly.
"No, I don't think we need to talk about it... It's been a whole night, and it's impossible for him not to know about this situation." She said softly, "Besides, if we can find that person earlier than this, Wouldn't Martin be better? At least he might be able to tell us how it all happened."
"But... we have been searching in the black market all night..."
Pansy followed the windbreaker wizard, and it could be seen that she actually wanted to go back to Hogwarts and ask Maka what she thought, instead of searching without a clue like now.
Yes, the two of them had already been to Martin's house yesterday, but except for the thick fog, no one was found inside.
In fact, before entering the black market, they had already discovered the fog that had pervaded the entire black market. The remaining residents in the black market were running out, and the fairy passages in the Dark Spirit Pavilion once again became the main evacuation route.
Because there were so many people wanting to come out, Pansy and the windbreaker wizard had to wait outside for a long time before they could check whether there was any problem with the gray mist that had leaked out along the passage.
By the time they realized that the fog was not dangerous, it was almost three o'clock in the afternoon.
After that, it was a whole night of searching. They didn't know where the fog came from, because there was not much difference in this thick fog. The black market has been completely shrouded, so even if you go to Martin's bedroom, you don't even realize that the fog actually comes from there.
However, although they were not aware of the real source of the mist, they had the same opinion as to whose hand it came from.
At this point, all this messy abnormal situation should be thrown at Haierbo.
Realizing that this time it might be Haierbo who caused trouble again, the windbreaker wizard immediately decided to at least find Martin first. Because although it is unlikely that this was done by Martin - he certainly no longer has that intention, he is still a Haierbo person no matter what.
Thinking about it this way, if Martin, who disappeared with Muriel, could be found, it might be a big convenience for solving these special fogs.
But now, Pansy, who has been searching all night, feels that it is probably not possible to continue like this - can Martin and Muriel really be found with just two people running around like headless flies
"Anyway, let's look for it again!" The windbreaker wizard never stopped from beginning to end, and she could be heard saying as she walked, "Miss Parkinson, do you remember the other potion masters? I still think that Martin should be I couldn't wait any longer, so I took the patient and took the initiative to find someone for treatment... "
"Hmm... let me think about it..."
The two of them drifted further and further away in the mist, and soon merged into the gray mist and were no longer visible.