Chapter 1346： The Imperius Curse and the Portkey

Chapter 1346: The Imperius Curse and the Portkey

Malfoy was right to worry. The little tricks he played in private could not be hidden from Albert, and his entire face appeared directly in the divination crystal ball.

Only when it was determined through divination that Draco Malfoy was the culprit who caused Graup's death and Hagrid's execution, except for Harry, Hermione and Ron who were extremely angry about this, the rest of the Order of the Phoenix The members were unusually calm and didn't pay much attention to this matter.

 “No one likes giants, not even Albert.”

 After leaving the shelter and returning to the headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix, Ron made this point clear to his two friends.

"Otherwise, given Albert's character, he will definitely take revenge on Malfoy. He has always valued his friends."

"I don't think this is a giant problem, but it's simply not the right time to discuss it." Hermione felt that Ron had missed the point of the matter. "Rescuing Hagrid is the most important thing now. As for whether to take revenge, Malfoy can wait until this is over before thinking about it."

 “Do you think it will be successful?”

 Harry's words interrupted the argument between the two.

"What's the meaning?"

Ron didn't understand what Harry said.

“Albert is good at prophecy, so how could he forget to divine whether Hagrid would be rescued?” Harry didn’t think Albert would forget to divine for Hagrid.

 Has he really forgotten, or...

 “I’ll just ask Albert.”

Hermione felt inexplicably uneasy and tried to contact Albert through the communication bookmark, but she couldn't get a reply for a while.

The three of them suddenly felt heavy and regretted that they had forgotten this matter in the first place.

"Don't worry, Albert certainly doesn't want anything to happen to Hagrid." Hermione regained her composure and did not forget to comfort the other two companions.

 “Yes, if he is willing to help.”

 Actually, Ron didn't care about Hagrid's matter. After experiencing Charlie's death, he also realized the cruelty of this wizarding war, and he knew even more clearly that there were some things they couldn't do anything about.

Ron even suspected that if it weren't for Albert's help, the Order of the Phoenix would probably give up on Hagrid. They really don't have the ability to break into Azkaban to save people, let alone save Hagrid under the eyes 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 huge risks and plunge into the enemy's trap to save people, which might involve everyone else. .

Ron suspected that Harry and Hermione actually knew about it, but just didn't want to mention it. After all, anyone who wasn't a fool could feel the Order of the Phoenix's attitude towards this matter.

Ginny's arrival interrupted the gathering of the three of them. Since none of the three were allowed to participate in tonight's secret operation, Harry planned to go to Sirius and try to find out from him about tonight's operation.

However, they were destined to be disappointed. Most of the members of the Order of the Phoenix had gone out to collect intelligence, leaving only Mrs. Weasley and Fleur who were left to prepare dinner.

 “They are all out.”

Fleur shared the news she knew with Harry and the other four.

“Moody felt that it was not safe to just control McNeil, so they decided to use the Imperius Curse to control more Death Eaters and 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 Harry.

"What about mine?"

Ron glanced at the food on Harry's plate and raised his eyebrows at his sister.

“Over there, go get it yourself,” Ginny said rudely.

No one was dining in the evening, and the atmosphere in the restaurant became very depressing. Harry patiently discussed the plan to save Hagrid with others, but the discussions were all about those things, and the only useful conclusion was that he was worried about the Imperius Curse. Unable to completely control the Death Eaters, worried about accidents along the way.

The people in the Order of the Phoenix were influenced by Dumbledore and did not use black magic very much, let alone the Unforgivable Curse. Even if they knew how to use it, could they really control the Death Eaters without any accidents?

This worry is not without reason. Harry himself can break free from the control of the Imperius Curse. Even the mysterious man cannot use the Imperius Curse to control him. Can those Death Eaters do the same?

 It is not possible to use compound potions to disguise yourself as a Death Eater, because dementors identify a person through their emotions and can easily identify people who use potions to disguise themselves.

 Throughout the night, Harry fell into a state of anxiety, but waiting patiently was the only thing they could do at the moment.

 Believe in Albert, he has never let us down.

Harry could only comfort himself in this way.

At the same time, the Death Eaters were also making final preparations for tomorrow's execution. Yaxley would not be stupid enough to think that the Order of the Phoenix would plunge into a trap and confront them head-on.

 He must prevent the other party from taking the opportunity to rescue Hagrid.

For this reason, Azkaban's defensive power has been strengthened like never before. Even the Mudblood can't sneak into the prison and rescue people under their eyes, not to mention that the Dark Lord will personally keep an eye on it. Once the Order of the Phoenix... Anyone who dares to come will have to pay a price.

 “What’s the matter, 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 big guy's guilt." Umbridge handed a piece of parchment to Yaxley and said with a smile, "You know, half-blood giants are not actually real humans."

"Very good, I think those reporters will like your manuscript very much." Yaxley returned the manuscript to Umbridge, "But you'd better tell McNeil about it. , after all, he is the head of the Auror Office."

"I will."

McNeil naturally would not refuse the deputy minister's trivial request, just as he offered to accept the important task of executing Hagrid.

However, McNeil did not know that it was precisely because of this incident that he encountered members of the Order of the Phoenix visiting his home as soon as he returned home from overtime work.

Even though the McNeil family's manor is protected by ancient magic, it cannot withstand the visits of a large number of powerful wizards.

 “The look in your eyes is really scary!”

Sirius smiled and raised his wand to remember the Cruciatus Curse for McNeil, not forgetting to help him shut his mouth thoughtfully.

"Okay, don't kill him. If you don't look at him, his eyes will almost bulge out. If it really explodes, we can't find any other suitable targets." Moody stretched out his hand to press down Sirius's wand. He raised his wand to extract McNeil's memory in order to make the next plan.

 Whether it is through Veritaserum or Legilimency, the answers obtained are the same.

The execution of Hagrid was indeed a trap for them. The main goal was to target Harry, and also to take revenge for the last time the Order of the Phoenix broke into Yaxley's house to rescue the imprisoned prisoners.

 After receiving such a result, everyone fell into silence.

 In fact, without Albert, they would not necessarily take the risk to save Hagrid. After all, this is an extremely risky thing, and Hagrid was caught largely because of his own reasons.

The plan provided by Albert had almost no risk, which gave them hope of rescuing Hagrid, and the probability of success was not low. Even the Death Eaters probably would not have imagined that they could do that.

 “Alright Kingsley, let’s get started!”

Moody interrupted everyone's discussion and asked Kingsley to use the Imperius Curse to control MacNeil.

It is safest for Albert to do this. Various evidences prove that Albert also possesses profound black magic, but is reluctant to use it, just like Dumbledore.

But they couldn’t trouble Albert for everything. If they had to rely on Albert for everything, what else would they do?

 Albert has also provided them with too much help.

 “Quite a success!”

 After checking MacNeil's situation, Kingsley couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. He handed a newspaper about Hagrid's upcoming execution to MacNeil along with the door key.

Next, just lock Hagrid when he is being escorted to the execution ground, and when the door key is automatically triggered when the time is up, you can easily rescue Hagrid through the door key.

This method is really hard to guard against, especially when you encounter it for the first time.

 It is also the best solution they can think of at present.

According to Albert, only extraordinary wizards like Voldemort can see through it, but Voldemort will definitely not appear directly.

 Because there will be not only reporters but also many wizards who will come 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.

“I’m afraid I’ll have to trouble you next.”

 Moody gave Harry's invisibility cloak to Kingsley, and they also needed to observe whether McNeil would break free from the control of the Imperius Curse to ensure that the entire plan was foolproof.

 “It should be fine.”

 After leaving McNeil's house, many people breathed a sigh of relief. The success of the plan gave them full confidence in Albert, and they all felt that it was really important to have a reliable leader.

 “Go on,” Moody urged.

 “Isn’t it successful?” Hestia asked puzzledly.

"We need to control a few more Death Eaters to create a smokescreen for the next operation." Sirius explained.

“It makes me feel like I’m actually a Death Eater.”

 Looking at the Death Eaters controlled by Moody's Imperius Curse, Bill couldn't help but complain.

"There's nothing we can do about it. It's a war now." Moody glanced at Bill and said, "If you have a better way, I'd be happy to hear your opinion."

"It is better to let the Death Eaters die than to let our people die." Sirius sneered, "Since they have joined the Death Eaters, they do not deserve our sympathy. What's more, we did not wrongly accuse him. This guy is Those who volunteered to join the Death Eaters."

This night, many people are destined to have insomnia.

  but not Albert.

He was holding Isobel in his arms, whispering about his plan to rescue Hagrid tomorrow, so as to completely reassure her.

"I dare say that many people can't think of this. Both the mysterious man and the Death Eaters will be shocked." Isobel did not hesitate to praise, "They are right, you are indeed the smartest guy in this century. .”

"The Death Eaters have done that more than once, but they just can't remember it for a moment. People are forgetful." Albert didn't think the Death Eaters could see through his plan unless something went wrong with the Order of the Phoenix. .

If it really fails, Hagrid will be unlucky. It is obviously impossible to lead people to fight the mysterious man and fish him out directly.

“No, that’s not what I said...” Isobel stared at Albert and said softly, “You actually have other plans.”

 “Oh, tell me?”

Albert kissed Isobel’s forehead and asked with a smile, “What other big conspiracy do I have?”

"Tear off the fig leaf of the Ministry of Magic, attack the mysterious man's prestige, and let others see the mysterious man's weakness, so as to win over more people to resist the mysterious man." Isobel continued to analyze, "By the way, it can also win over the Order of the Phoenix, so that They're at 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 is to completely eliminate the mysterious person. Everything I do is to eliminate the mysterious person.”

"You are actually Dumbledore's protégé," Isobel teased with a smile.

 She only believed half of it.

 Albert put too much energy into this, which is not his style. There is obviously a greater motivation driving him to do that.

　　"A protégé, actually, I did inherit a lot of good things from Dumbledore." Albert laughed at himself, "Of course, nothing is free in this world."

 “He asked you to help deal with the mysterious man?” Isobel asked with a slightly raised eyebrow.

"Well, I promised him to help Harry, but later I discovered that this matter was his conspiracy from beginning to end." Albert said calmly, "As long as I participate, sooner or later I will be mysteriously If people are afraid, both sides will eventually fight to the death.”

 “But you knew it, but you still participated.” Isobel was a little curious.

"That's why it's a conspiracy." Albert said helplessly, "After all, I can't put down everything and hide with you, waiting for this war to come to an end on its own. There are too many uncertain factors."

"You actually never believed that the savior Harry Potter could defeat the mysterious man, right?" Isobel knew Albert too well.

 This man would rather believe in himself than in a hellish savior.

"No, I believe it, but the future will change, so..." Albert shrugged and said, "I would rather spend some time staring at it and watch the mysterious man be completely finished with my own eyes than screw it up and end up with it. Leave yourself a formidable enemy.”

 The mysterious man must die.

“It’s a good thing you’re not a careerist, otherwise everyone would probably be worried.”

If Isobel didn’t know Albert well enough from beginning to end, she would really have such an idea.

From her point of view, defeating the mysterious man is more like a incidental matter, a necessary process to complete something.

　　But Albert is really not interested in power, and he has no ambition. Even her, the person beside her, can't find many shortcomings.

"I'm not interested in becoming a third-generation Dark Lord." Albert shook his head, "Besides, I actually don't like using black magic."

“Perhaps, you can consider becoming the second generation White Devil, like Dumbledore.” Isobel said with a smile.

 “Forget it, I just want to be myself.”

 (End of this chapter)