Even without me, this defense team will still be established. No, in fact, even now, he is not the one who summoned these little wizards.
Although Maka can no longer remember exactly who gave the name to this temporary student organization. But he still vaguely remembered that the organization formed by the young wizards in front of him was once called "DA".
This abbreviation can of course be understood as "Defense Association", but it can actually be expanded to "Dumbledore's Army".
When Hermione suddenly asked what to name, many vague memories flashed through Maka's mind in an instant. It has been a long time since he came here, but these memories can still bring out countless emotions in him.
"... Maybe, there's no need to change the name?" He whispered to himself accidentally.
"What?" Hermione obviously didn't hear what he was saying.
"Oh, I mean—"
Maka was about to say "DA", but when she was about to speak, he paused inexplicably. Because he found that everyone was looking at him, and no one wanted to think of a name for him.
It's as if the right to name him should be left in the hands of Maca McClain, which would be the most appropriate.
Maka looked at the bright eyes and the faces with different expressions, but mostly with a hint of childishness, and couldn't help but think of a photo - the photo of Mad-Eye who had been missing for a long time. Moody had shown him a collection of old magical photos of Order members.
"No need to give a name," Maca suddenly said, "In the past, Professor Dumbledore secretly formed a secret organization in order to resist Voldemort's evil deeds. Most of the members of this secret organization were unknown and did not seem to be Like some kind of hero who can save everything..."
"However, most of them are brave and fearless. They can fight hard for their families, their friends, and the peace of the entire magical world, and even sacrifice their lives for it."
"Because of this, this secret organization that was once full of courage and strength has lost too many outstanding partners as it fights against darkness again and again."
Hearing Maka's slow and solemn words, Hermione and other insiders couldn't help but feel heavy. Especially Harry and Neville. Their parents were both members of the Order of the Phoenix, and they were both unfortunately swallowed by darkness while chasing the light.
The Potters died at home, and the Longbottoms were tortured to the point of mental collapse by the Cruciatus Curse, and are still wasting the rest of their lives in St. Mungo's.
What Maka said really made them extremely worried.
"...Currently," Maka continued, "After Dumbledore's death, I and another outstanding member have temporarily assumed the leadership of this secret organization. In the current period when we need to deal with many bad events, I hope to select some new members from everyone present who can shoulder this spirit.”
"I do! I'm willing to join!" "Of course, so do I!"
Harry immediately raised his hands high, and Hermione and Ron immediately shouted out.
Beside them, Neville, who was now tall but still very introverted, suddenly extended his arms as well, his eyes full of determination.
"Of course, I can understand!" Maka pressed her palm down to indicate, "I can understand how some of you want to join immediately! In the same way, I also hope that you can understand - before becoming this organization After becoming a member of the Communist Party of China, the responsibility you have to bear is heavy!"
"I understand!" Harry shouted immediately, "I'm not afraid of death!"
"I'm not afraid either!" Neville also shouted this time.
"No, you don't understand!" Maka shouted suddenly and seriously, "Is this responsibility determined by things like 'whether you are afraid of death'? Who would be willing to die when things are not forced to happen?" ?If you die, how will you protect the relatives and friends you want to protect?"
Maka's sudden scolding shocked everyone. To be honest, none of them have ever seen Maka as stern as this!
After suppressing Harry and others' impulse with a heavy drink, Maka's tone quickly softened.
"Yes, you must understand - having a strong determination is naturally very important; but if you have determination but do not have enough strength, then your determination will be wasted!"
Maka warned everyone present seriously, with a calm and calm tone.
When his eyes passed over each student's face one by one, everyone fell into silence. It wasn't until these words were deeply ingrained into the hearts of the students in the deep atmosphere that he nodded slightly.
"I've already decided on the name," Maka shrugged, as if it was a matter of course, "It doesn't need to be too complicated, just call it 'RA' - Reserve Army."
Just like the original members of the Order of the Phoenix, among the young wizards in front of them, there are also some who are not determined. For Maka, if these people cannot gain his approval in the change, they can only be eliminated decisively.
Having learned from the Order of the Phoenix, he would naturally not allow himself to make the same mistake again.
"Of course I hope that everyone can join in the end, and similarly, I must take responsibility for you. If you cannot pass my final test, I will not let you join in, because then It’s like I’m sending you on the road to death!”
…
That night, the official establishment of "RA" was like planting a living seed in the hearts of these students. In their respective experiences in the future, this seed will be watered and sprouted by themselves.
As for whether this seed will eventually grow into an evergreen tree, no one knows now.
After that day, the last period of school life before Christmas seemed relatively peaceful. Although there are always disturbing elements in the dark, at least on the surface, Hogwarts must remain stable.
Daily classes continue, homework and exams will not disappear due to accidents, and even the Quidditch Academy Tournament held every school year is still proceeding step by step.
Obviously, RA training meetings usually cannot be fixed on two nights a week, because everyone has academic and school-organized activities that must be completed.
Just like Harry and some other members of the Quidditch team, training can be reduced, but they cannot completely stop participating. Moreover, due to the continuous snow and wind, the weather conditions have become quite bad, and the training time has been changed frequently. This makes RA's training time even more uncertain.
Finally, at Hermione's suggestion, the meeting time was determined based on the reports of each member.
In fact, there are certain advantages to not having a fixed time. At least in this way, their gatherings will lose a lot of regularity. Even if there are enemies lurking in Hogwarts, the chance of being discovered will be greatly reduced.
Soon, Hermione discussed with Maka and came up with a clever plan to send some simple notification messages to all members in the event of a temporary change in the party time.
"Did you see the engravings on the sides of these gold galleons?" After a certain training session, Hermione held up a coin and said, "On the real gold galleons, it is just a series of numbers, representing the company that minted it. Leprechaun. On our coins, the numbers change to show when the next party is..."
The coin glowed golden in her hand, and Ron seemed quite interested in them.
"If the time changes, it will get hot - you can feel it even if you put it in your pocket. Of course, if you hold it directly in your hand, it may get a little hot, so everyone should try to be careful!"
Hermione was holding the coins and talking, while Maka stood aside and watched quietly.
He also thought that Hermione's idea was really good, so when Hermione mentioned it to him, he didn't make any objection to it.
Sometimes, this smart girl really has a solution.
"Oh! This is really cool!" Ron weighed the fake gold coin in his hand and turned it over curiously, "Is there a transformation spell used on it? I remember there is this magic spell in Maka's information. ."
"Yes, the transformation spell is used here." Hermione nodded immediately.
"This spell is quite difficult, no wonder you went to Maka to discuss it!" Harry said suddenly.
"Oh, you are wrong about this." Maka spread her hands and said, "Hermione came up with this idea, and all the spells on it were cast by Hermione. I just nodded in agreement, don't But I haven’t done anything.”
Hearing Maka say this, everyone looked at Hermione in surprise.
Hermione was obviously a little embarrassed by everyone's attention. Although Maka is very sure about this, she is really not sure that everyone feels good about it.
"Hmm..." She pursed her lips and said softly, "I think this idea shouldn't be a bad one. You see, no matter how others see it, it's just an ordinary gold Galleons. It's not suspicious at all... right? ?”
She paused for a moment, then continued: "Of course, if you don't want to use it..."
"No, no, this is really powerful," a Ravenclaw praised, "You can cast the transformation spell? I remember, is that the level of NEWTs?"
"Oh... yes, yes," Hermione tried to appear more modest, but she was still very happy in her heart, because this was undoubtedly a recognition given to her by others, "Well... I think so."
"I think you should come to Ravenclaw," the student couldn't help but say, "Both you and MacLean should come! You see, you have such a good mind, and MacLean's patron saint—"
"Don't mention this, Professor Sprout will pull out the mandrake in front of me..." Maka quickly waved her hand and said with a smile, "Besides, I have already graduated, right?"
Before he finished speaking, many people couldn't help laughing.