Archdruid of Hogwarts

Ernie has recently summarized the latest news and intel on the Straw Clown's mischief.

They are all in a thick diary with pasted newspapers and their own analysis records.

Now he took it out and pushed it across the table to Harry.

"You guys have a look first. I will contact the principal right away to see if there is any updated or more specific news from him, and also to hear his views on this matter."

After saying that, he stood up and walked towards the door leading to the Oak Nursing Home.

While walking, you can find a piece of mutated dried fish and eat it to transform into an adult.

The Screaming Shack stands alone on a small hill like a landlord's big house. The sanatorium down the slope has windows where you can see the scene.

The nursing home is overcrowded and the little wizard is seen coming in and out, which is always a problem.

Going down the stone steps, the sanatorium is on the right hand side, and on the left hand side is a residential area composed of independent houses. It has not yet been fully built, but it is already in operation.

There are more than twenty rooms, more than half of which are occupied.

Among them are the residences of Lu Ping and Lu's parents, and the other is the nursing home staff dormitory.

From the outside, these independent houses look like small and exquisite love homes for two, with a living room + kitchen on the first floor, a bedroom + washroom on the second floor, a laundry room in the basement, and a vertical ladder to go up to the attic, which can only store some sundries. That kind of thing.

In fact, it is a villa with a usable area of ​​more than 500 square meters. It is very popular among users because it fully integrates the design concepts of later generations.

Ernie also has a house of his own here, house number A01, which is relatively outside and the first one in the corner of the residential area. There is no extension charm inside.

Different from the central heating system of other houses in the residential area, A01 has an old-fashioned structure and has a fireplace.

Ernie will now directly use the fireplace in this room and use the Floo network to travel to London.

After coming out of the fireplace area of ​​the underground square where the Ministry of Magic is located, Ernie did not linger too much in the underground square, which was decorated in a solemn and gloomy style and looked like a tomb when the lights were turned off. Instead, he found a magic elevator to ride on. Straight to the surface.

Coming out of a red phone booth on a remote street, Ernie waved his magic wand, "Ignore the extraordinary!" Then there was a flash of light on him.

Hiding spells, wizarding facilities such as the Leaky Cauldron, use the 'hiding spell'.

A charm is an object that can maintain the effect of a spell for a long time.

Ernie walked on the sidewalk like an ordinary person, not worried about being bumped into. Hiding is not invisible. Others can see it, but they will completely ignore it.

Passing by a clothing store, Ernie took a look at the clothes on display in the window, tapped his chest with his wand, and the clothes were replaced with the same style.

When it comes to clothing, he doesn't bother to memorize relevant information. He either wears something off-the-shelf, or buys something he likes on the spot, or alters it on the spot.

Of course, only transformed clothes can be modified, not ordinary ready-made clothes.

After adjusting, he lifted the hiding spell and took a taxi to his destination.

More than half an hour later, Ernie arrived at a business plaza and spent about ten minutes finding the entrance to the secret stronghold of the Order of the Phoenix.

This stronghold, called the Blue House, was one of two secret Order-cum-safehouses known to Ernie. The other is at a self-storage facility called the Red House.

Blue is a cool color. The blue house means calm thinking and analysis. It is the secret stronghold that members of the Order of the Phoenix visit most often today.

Red, warm color, the red house symbolizes emergency response and combat. If a major event or emergency occurs, the automatic default assembly point will be there.

Members of the Order of the Phoenix all used an improved version of the Red Loyalty Charm, including Ernie.

This was specially improved by Dumbledore after learning the ins and outs of Pettigrew's betrayal.

Under the modified version of the Chidan Loyalty Spell, only those who are allowed by the First Secret Keeper and have visited the secret stronghold can become the Secret Keeper and gain the right to inherit.

Otherwise, people who visit the secret stronghold will have the effect of the Forgetting Spell.

To be more specific, no matter what you see or hear when you come here, you will forget it after you leave here.

Ernie was brought here by Dumbledore directly last time and became the secret keeper with the right of succession, so he would not turn a blind eye to the portal and could find it by himself. But he was unfamiliar with the area.

This was the first time that he came here by himself. By carefully observing the nearby scenery and remembering it, he had a clear concept in his brain. Next time, you can just apparate over.

Pushing open the door, the rather spacious front hall appeared in Ernie's eyes.

The lighting is dim and the decoration style is from the first half of the 20th century.

At that time, Dumbledore was a middle-aged and middle-aged man in the prime of life (Qiuhua version), and his aesthetic habits seemed to have stayed in that era.

In Ernie's eyes, nature can be called old-fashioned. But if you can use a tolerant heart and look at it from the perspective of time, you can also see some flavor.

What he liked most here was the blue-and-white checkered marble floor tiles in the front hall, which reminded him of the Wizarding Chess level set up by Professor McGonagall to protect the Philosopher's Stone.

In my previous life, I watched the chess level in a movie for the first time. I felt it was amazing and had enough room for imagination. Now, it is full of nostalgia, so I love it so much.

After entering the hall and walking only a few steps, ‘Dang, Deng, Deng! ’ The sound of rapid stepping on the wooden steps sounded. Then Ernie saw a wizard walking down quickly near the left staircase after the big staircase in the front bifurcated.

Short and fat, he looks to be in his fifties, with a bald head, heavy bags under his eyes that are swollen and congested, his beard is clean, but his clothes are very inappropriate, and his two short bow legs make him look like a waste product. Stand daddy.

Although this was the first meeting, for Ernie, who had prophetic memories, he still knew this highly recognizable person, Mundungus Fletcher.

The elder of the Order of the Phoenix has two most noteworthy deeds.

One was that after Sirius died, he took advantage of the chaos to steal all the valuable antiques from Black's house at No. 12 Grimmauld Place, including the Slytherin locket that Regulus had bought in exchange for his life.

The other thing was that after the Triwizard Tournament, since Voldemort had been resurrected, Dumbledore sent him to secretly protect Harry. As a result, he was busy with the affairs of the fly camp and neglected his duty.

This led to Harry and Dudley being attacked by dementors sent by Umbridge.

This man was very loyal to Dumbledore, and therefore won the title of the worst teammate in the Order of the Phoenix.

Ernie strode forward to greet him, saying as he walked: "Good morning, Mr. Fletch.

I'm John. Dumbledore should have briefly introduced me to you. "

John is the most common name in Big Baby Brother Country, so common that it can represent this country, so Ernie gave this identity a name, or code name.

Fletcher stopped in the stairwell, holding one hand on the handrail, looking down at Ernie who was striding forward, with a huge Order of the Phoenix flag hanging on the back wall of the stairwell behind him.

Ernie was not intimidated by Fletch's gesture, as if a party leader was scrutinizing a new member of the party.

His superpowers and cash abilities make him very tough. Not to mention a guy whose whole body smells like dead cigarettes and the sour smell of old wine, even the head of state is just like that in his eyes.

After all, he still has a powerful golden finger as a time traveler.

"Please take me to see Dumbledore." Although the wording was still polite, his tone was serious, even commanding.

Fletcher was a businessman with a habit of stealing, and he had his own way of looking at people. When he saw Ernie's behavior, he understood that Ernie was not from an ordinary family, but had been in a high position for a long time, and he had torn away the polite appearance. , all bully and bossy.

His face suddenly turned into a rotten smile: "So you are the mysterious club member. Everyone is full of curiosity about you. You are indeed extraordinary. I'm glad to meet you! I'm glad to meet you!"

Ernie lazily fell into the rhythm of this polite nonsense, just nodded, passed Fletch, and continued to climb the stairs.

Of course Fletcher was unhappy, but for a guy like him, this kind of thing was nothing to worry about.

On the other hand, regardless of whether this is the case or not, he will not be soft-hearted once he has the opportunity to grow his hair.

Mrs. Figg called him a good-for-nothing stinking turd (Dung in Mundungs, which translates to "dung," and was also Fletcher's nickname), not without reason.

Interestingly, Arabella Figg is here today.

Arabella, who was born into a wizarding family, was a squib. She lived diagonally across from the Dursleys and was a guardian sent by Dumbledore.

Of course, the word "protect" is not very good.

In Harry's eyes, Mrs. Figg was a kind-hearted lady who was kinder to him.

If its existence is of great significance, it is probably to let Harry know that there are tolerant people among adults, instead of treating him as a monster (because of the magic riot).

In addition to Mrs. Figg, there are two relatively unknown people, one is Edgar Burns and the other is Emmeline Vance.

The former had his entire family captured by Death Eaters.

The latter was originally killed by Death Eaters in the corner near the Prime Minister's residence in Downing Street in 96.

In the original history of 95, both of them participated in escorting Harry to No. 12 Grimmauld Place as advance guards.

The recognition between the two is not low.

One is a tall old man wearing a pointed hat (the hat is worn deep enough to cover his forehead).

One is a woman in her fifties with a long and thin face, somewhat like Harry's Aunt Petunia, but her chin is much rounder and she doesn't look so cunning and bitter.

Kingsley Shacklebolt is there too. Very recognizable, the only black person in Order of the Phoenix.

His taste in clothes, especially the color, is really hard to describe. The grey-blue cloak and the blue-purple robe are not of the right color. It looks like it came from a cheap printing and dyeing workshop, or it has faded over time, but it is not the case. On the contrary, the materials and workmanship are all superior...

And he likes to wear a green flat-top hat that is highly recognizable and easily makes people doubt his religious beliefs.

The Shacklebolt family is one of the 28 distinguished pure-blood families in England. Kingsley originally served as the Minister of Magic and is now an Auror captain.

There are two Aurors in the Order of the Phoenix, one is him and the other is Lupin's girlfriend Tonks.

Others such as Sirius, Mad-Eye Moody, and Arthur Weasley are also there.

It can be said that the older generation of Order members have gathered quite fully this time.

When Dumbledore saw Ernie, he greeted him warmly: "I was thinking of you, so you came here. It's just right. Come on, let me introduce you to everyone."

What followed was a polite exchange of pleasantries.

These people can be said to have their own characteristics. For example, Mad-Eye Moody plays the test very straightforwardly, while Ernie shows off his powerful mental power and magic power, making Moody scream strangely without being embarrassed. Very straightforward praise: "What a powerful wizard, better than me!"

This frankness and frankness made Ernie's favorable impression of him increase a lot.

After all, there was a preconceived notion. In Ernie's previous perception, Mad-Eye was a typical Gryffindor who was strong, reckless and somewhat stupid.

Sirius winked at Ernie while no one was paying attention, obviously recognizing his identity.

Ernie thought that Lupine should have mentioned to Sirius the adult disguise he had used when they first met. And as an Animagus, Sirius has a dog nose...

After exchanging pleasantries, Ernie joined in on the current situation and soon learned more details.

To put it simply, as the Straw Clown succeeds in his ritualistic killings time and time again, he has turned into an extremely powerful monster.

To some extent, it can be understood as the Credence version of the Obscurus in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. It's just that the external manifestations are different, but the harm caused is equally terrifying.

The most important thing is that Credence, as an Obscurus, can restrain the Obscurus to a considerable extent, and he himself has no intention of harming society.

Straw clowns are the complete opposite.

Therefore, it has only been more than forty days since his first rebellion, but it has grown to such an extent that even the Ministry of Magic cannot cover its lid.

"Its frightening curse is so fierce that St. Mungo's can't provide an effective treatment. Now even the expert team from the International Association of Wizards is stumped."

"The sequelae are still minor. The key is that this guy has grown up enough and cannot be relied on at all. The closer he is, the higher the fright value. More than five Aurors have been frightened to death, and two people were simply frightened crazy. "

"There are four more battle dead, right?"

"To be precise, there are seven. As far as I know, the other three who were listed as missing have actually been eaten by the monster! Now the morale of the Aurors is low, and more than one of them has tried to find a reason to take leave to avoid trouble."

"The Ministry of Magic asked the International Association of Wizards for help. What happened?"

"The problem of medical assistance is not big, the new wave is on the way. The combat team... no one wants to wade into muddy waters, the monster is already too powerful!"

"It's okay to be strong. The most hateful thing is escaping into the London Underground. It's so complicated there. And the terrain is obviously favorable to it. It's really difficult! Difficult! Difficult!"

Fletcher began to curse: "It's all because of the bureaucratic habits of those idiots, their contempt, delay, cover-up, and inaction, that the situation has deteriorated to this point..."

Dumbledore made a gesture to stop Fletcher from continuing, and said solemnly: "We will discuss the Ministry of Magic's problems later, and now we will focus on solutions to the problems."

With that said, Dumbledore glanced at Ernie and asked, "John, what suggestions do you have?"

Everyone's eyes were also on Ernie.

Rather than wanting to hear Ernie's opinion on this matter, they wanted to know what kind of person this mysterious John, who was directly elected by Dumbledore, was.

A wise person with independent opinions, ideas and abilities?

Or is he an ordinary person who can only say some indifferent words about cars when faced with this kind of situation?

Or is he an arrogant and unruly militant?