Whether they are Muggles or wizards, this disaster has brought pain and sorrow to enough people.
Although the McGregor family, a Scottish farming family that has some relationship with Minerva McGonagall, the current principal of Hogwarts, is somewhat special, in the now-destroyed United Kingdom and the Second Battlefield countries that are hit hard by the living corpses It seems that they are actually just one of thousands of disaster-stricken families.
Comparatively speaking, the three descendants of the McGregor family can even be said to be lucky - at least one man died in their family, and after being lucky enough to have a relationship with Minerva, they should be together in a short period of time. It's considered safe.
In fact, just like Minerva McGonagall and the Muggle family McGregor, under the constant struggle between chaos and order in the disaster area, the Muggle world and the magical world, which were originally forcibly separated by the International Statute of Secrecy, , is also beginning to accelerate integration bit by bit.
"... I can't say whether this is a bad thing or a good thing at the moment, but it is obviously an unstoppable trend - in times of disaster, wizards and Muggles must help and support each other like this. But, of course, At least we definitely don’t need and won’t stop it, right? Then let the International Statute of Secrecy go to hell!”
At the port of Calais, France, in the commercial port warehouse that was originally requisitioned by Maca as an outpost to monitor the movements of the British fog across the Strait of Dover, a figure wrapped in a gray and black fur cloak was sitting on an old sofa. on, talking loudly.
Around and in front of him, several familiar faces were sitting or standing. Some nodded in agreement, while others had serious faces and were deep in thought.
"In short," the man tightened his cloak again, and then finally said, "Everything I have seen while running around these days is roughly like this - except for the battlefield in Germany, I can't go too deep. , I have traveled to almost all other surrounding countries. Therefore, the current overall situation in Europe is like this."
Having said that, he looked at the faces around him that still had different expressions after listening, but there were no obvious changes before and after, and he couldn't help but frown.
He looked at the big boy sitting on the crate next to him, stretched out his arm and put his arm around his shoulders and said:
"Now, Harry, it's time to tell me about your harvest, right?"
That's right, those gathering in this port warehouse at this moment are actually Harry and others who have just arrived across the sea from England across the strait. As for the man wearing a fur cloak who is talking, it is Sirius Black who has not been seen by everyone for a long time.
However, Harry still seemed a little silent when faced with the long-lost question from his godfather, Sirius. Instead, Ginny, who had been very concerned about Harry's mental condition recently, spoke first.
"Sirius," Ginny, who was also sitting next to Harry, hesitated and said, "the situation on our side during this period... is very complicated. To be honest, even if we want to say it, we don't know what to do at the moment. Where to begin…”
Ginny felt a little embarrassed. One was that the current situation in the UK had not been sorted out yet, and the other was that all the latest news about Maka had been classified as temporary confidential information by Hermione before they came over. .
If word spread about the meeting that took place in the Buckingham Palace hall, no one could predict what would happen next!
But at this moment, Harry, who had been silent while holding the Sword of Gryffindor, suddenly reached out and patted Ginny on the back, and said seriously:
"Sirius is one of the people I trust most in the world. There is no need to keep secrets from him."
Hearing what Harry said, before Sirius could be moved, he saw Harry turning his head and saying solemnly:
"Maka is no longer the Maka he used to be. He was bewitched by the enemy. He... has become our enemy."
"Harry, Hermione said it's too late to make a decision yet—"
Hannah, who was sitting on the other side, said something quickly, but saw Ron wave his hand towards her.
"Let's just treat it like this for now!" Ron touched his hard leg and said silently.
But obviously, even those who have experienced it personally are still unable to firm up their ideas! It was even harder for someone like Sirius to believe the conclusion that he had only indirectly heard from Harry.
"Enemy? That kid from Makana?"
After subconsciously repeating it in shock, Sirius couldn't help but fall silent. After a while, he urged Harry to describe the actual experience, trying to find some clues from the other party's narrative that might be used as proof... As for what to prove, maybe even he himself didn't know.
After a moment, Ron spoke again, interrupting Sirius who was still asking because he couldn't believe it, and brought back the topic that had gradually drifted away.
"Let's get back to the purpose of our coming here this time!" Ron paused and said, holding the prosthetic knee with both hands, "Actually, there is currently a large group of living corpses gathering on the other side of the Strait of Dover - those are all It is a group of zombies led by high-level zombies who are no longer enemies of us humans, and even intend to fight with us against the 'enemy'. According to Hermione's judgment, such cooperation should be relatively reliable for now... Or at least exploitable. So, you know, we need to find some people who can take responsibility to discuss this matter."
Hermione didn't come this time because she needed to stay on the other side of the strait and guard the living corpses. Therefore, this matter was handed over to these people headed by Ron, as the vanguard to return to the human world and communicate the current situation in Britain with restrictions.
Yes, that's right, the first action this time was led by Ron!
Although Harry is in this team, Hermione knows that there are not many people like her who can still think "normally". Apart from Sarah, Geofine and other candidates who were sensible enough but obviously not in the same path as them, Ron became the best candidate for this trip.
And obviously, Ron is no longer what he used to be.
"Sirius," Ron thought for a while and said, "So now it seems that Bill's decision to let you come to meet us is indeed a good idea - you can help Mrs. Maxim, Professor McGonagall and... Did Mr. Blois send a separate letter? Only if you go in person can we rest assured about this matter."