[HP] Aunt of the Savior

Peter didn't make it back with them.

This cruel fact made James blame himself so much that he wanted to rush back to him immediately, but he couldn't do it. He didn't even know where Jody had set the trap, and where Peter might be now.

Sirius and Lupine didn't look much better than James, especially Sirius, even though it was Peter who cowardly let go of his hand at that time, he still felt guilty.

The sky had already completely darkened, and Hogsmeade Village at night looked pitch-black, with only a few sporadic rooms showing faint light, including the Pig's Head pub, which was always dim and dark. Its second floor There was a faint yellow light.

Dumbledore raised his head and glanced at the lighted window, a soft blue light flashed behind the semicircular lens.Fawkes stopped on Dumbledore's shoulder, chirping in a low voice, and looked tenderly at the frustrated young people.

"Let's go back first," said Dumbledore. "I understand your feelings now, but there is no solution here, and it is not suitable for conversation."

James and the others never thought that they would return to Hogwarts under the current circumstances.They silently followed Dumbledore all the way through Hogsmeade village, through the path they had walked countless times when they were studying, and through the school gate they had passed countless times, until finally they walked through the winding stairs and entered the headmaster's office.

"Sit down, all!" As soon as they returned to the headmaster's office, Fawkes flapped his wings and flew to its perch. Dumbledore waved his wand and offered them each a comfortable chair.But at this time, even if they sat in the most comfortable chairs, the three young men felt as if they were sitting on pins and needles.

"I think you should be aware of how terribly wrong you were in what you did today."

Dumbledore's voice was not loud, and his tone was not harsh, but it lingered in James' ears like thunder.Such a calm accusation was more deeply rooted in people's hearts than any sharp accusation, making their faces feel hot.They didn't dare to look up to see if the light of disappointment flashed in those usually gentle and kind eyes.

Lupine's body was tense and his mouth was tightly pursed, as if he wanted to say something.

"I'm really sorry, Professor Dumbledore." But James spoke hoarsely first. "This is all my fault."

His hands were tightly clenched into fists, and his nails pinched his palms fiercely, but compared to the pain he felt, the psychological burden undoubtedly made him more sad.

"No, it's not all James' fault." Sirius took a deep breath and said, "It's me, James and I made this ridiculous plan."

"I should have told you sooner," said Lupine at last, his voice low and lifeless. "I already knew that the Death Eaters had news of James and Sirius..."

"Also as a Gryffindor, I am very glad to see that you have enough courage to take responsibility and face mistakes." Dumbledore said, "But I hope you can learn a lesson through today's incident. Gryffindor The most valued quality is courage, but that doesn't mean we should be reckless and unthinking when we do things."

"..."

"Today, many members of the Order of the Phoenix were attacked by Death Eaters." Dumbledore's words finally caused the three people who had been bowing their heads because of guilt to stare at him at the desk. After that, the old man who was still able to maintain a calm mind. "The situation you encountered is not a special case. Of course, not everyone encountered Voldemort."

"I think they have already made this plan for today." Dumbledore looked at them through the glasses, "The Death Eaters attacked the members of the Order of the Phoenix separately at the same time, making it impossible for us to support each other in time. "

Sensing the heaviness in Dumbledore's tone, Sirius asked with difficulty: "Our loss is great?"

The room became extremely quiet at that moment, and it seemed that even the sound of firewood burning in the fireplace disappeared.The young men stared nervously at the old wizard's lips until he delivered the shocking and unbearably sad news in heavy tones.

"Yes." A heavy and tired look finally flashed across Dumbledore's face.This made the young people in front of him feel for the first time that their principal, the leader of the Order of the Phoenix, was already an old man over a hundred years old.When they thought that they had to rely on this old man to rescue them from Voldemort just now, they felt even more ashamed, especially after they heard the old man tell the story that the Order of the Phoenix suffered the biggest and most severe blow since its establishment today. after.

The Muggle-born Dorcas Meadows was killed by Voldemort himself, and the Prewett brothers were killed by another group of Death Eaters.The McKinnons and Burnses, who were pure-blood wizards, were killed and taken, and many others were wounded in the battle.

"And what about Lily?!" One distressing news after another left James feeling cold, his voice shifting from overwhelmed anxiety. "How's Lily? Oh, I'm... hell!"

Dumbledore made a reassuring gesture: "Lily was with the Longbottoms at that time. They escaped Voldemort's attack. She is safe and sound now."

James let out a long breath, feeling as if his heart had finally returned to its original position.

Sirius patted his friend's shoulder reassuringly, and grasped another important point: "Are many people just captured?"

"Yes." Dumbledore gave Sirius a sharp look with his all-seeing blue eyes. "The Aurors are already preparing to save people, and Alastor has won this mission—I know you are very worried about Mr. Pediru, and we can pray that he is very likely to be alive now."

"But where are they going to save people?" Lupine asked puzzled. "We don't know where the Death Eaters take the people they take."

"I have offered Alastor a very likely location." Dumbledore crossed his fingers and rested his elbows on the table. "He also agrees with me that they may have been taken by Voldemort to the Lestrange house, which Voldemort recently used as the headquarters of the Death Eaters."

"If this news is... Jody told you," James struggled to squeeze out the words, forcing himself to accept this cruel reality. "Can we still believe this news?"

"Even if Jody really betrayed the Order of the Phoenix, some of the information she provided is still valuable to us." Dumbledore looked up at the clock on the wall, "At four o'clock tomorrow morning, Alastor will Take the Aurors to the Lestrange mansion to save people."

"I'm going with Alastor too!" James said immediately.

"I am coming too!"

"And I!"

Sirius and Lupine made the same request.

"Then do you know what you are going for, James?" Dumbledore looked at James with an unprecedented serious expression, "What is your reason for approaching the Death Eaters' headquarters?"

This question may seem a bit strange, but when he met Dumbledore's sight, James understood the meaning of the old man at once.At that moment, his originally angry, irritable and tense mood calmed down miraculously.

"To save people." James said resolutely, "If Peter is still alive, I'm going to rescue him personally." He paused for a moment, and then repeated: "I'm just here to save people."

"Yes." Sirius showed a clear expression, "We are only here to save people."

"There is nothing more important than saving our companions," said Lupine.

A relieved smile appeared on Dumbledore's face: "I believe you need to go back to eat something and take a rest before you act. Alastor will tell you where to meet him."

"Yes!" James' eyes returned to their usual radiance, and he clenched his fists hard, using the pain from the scar on his palm to stimulate himself to stay awake. "thank you."

He walked to the fireplace, grabbed a handful of Floo powder, and finally couldn't help turning his head to look at Dumbledore again, "I...I'm sorry about that, Jody's choice..."

After hearing of the loss suffered by the Order of the Phoenix, James felt a heavy heart.He didn't know how much trouble Jody's betrayal had brought to the Order of the Phoenix and Dumbledore, and he felt extremely ashamed and guilty about those companions who died today.

For James' apology, Dumbledore was silent for the first time today.He seems to have spent a long time deliberating on how to better express his thoughts: "James, we cannot guarantee that the people we love will not make mistakes, but we must believe that true love can make up for these mistakes and finally awaken Back to the people we value. People always have real power when they fight for the people they love, and those powers often allow us to do many things we didn’t expect.”

Although it is completely different from what Voldemort said, the persuasiveness contained in Dumbledore's words is no less than that of Voldemort.James, who used to be dismissive of Dumbledore's words, took the old wizard's words to heart very carefully this time, nodded, and got into the fireplace.

Lupine followed and disappeared into the fireplace.

"Professor Dumbledore, I have another question." Sirius, who stayed at the end, stared at Dumbledore sharply and asked.

"Ok?"

"How did you know we were in danger there?" Sirius looked at Dumbledore without blinking, with doubts on his face. "Even we ourselves don't know where we were sent by the Portkey at that time, but you were able to arrive at the most critical and critical moment."

"Ah, people always think that I know everything, but that's just because I listen more to what others tell me." Dumbledore seemed to be very happy to be asked this question, and showed a happy face smile.He winked at Sirius, "The reason why I got there in time today is because someone cleverly sent me a warning. Well, Sirius, it's getting late, I don't think you want to Miss tomorrow's action?"

After Sirius was sure that Dumbledore would not say any more news, he nodded in disappointment: "Oh, yes, good night then, Professor Dumbledore."

After everyone left from the fireplace, Dumbledore showed a strange and thoughtful expression.

He waved his wand, took out a shallow stone basin from the cupboard and put it on the table, then stood up, put the tip of the wand against his temple, and gently pulled out a few wisps of silver that seemed to be there, letting it It fell into the stone basin engraved with strange symbols and runes on the table, stretched out his hand and turned the stone basin gently, and tapped the silver-white substance in the basin with the tip of his stick.

The silver-white substance in the basin turned and turned, and finally Jody's face emerged.She stared at Dumbledore seriously and resolutely, and spoke, her voice seemed to come from a long distance, with an echo: "Professor Dumbledore, Lucius Malfoy, who is in charge of contacting the Ministry of Magic The plan did not go well, because although Voldemort rescued Rozier, there was no suitable candidate to replace Burst as Minister of Magic, and the Death Eaters who sneaked into the Ministry of Magic were too junior. In addition, I heard that James recently Looking for me, I don't think he really wants to fight me. I guess he may have guessed something and wants to ask me to prove it. And Voldemort is just planning a large-scale attack against the Order of the Phoenix." Jody said Here, there was a pause, "...I think this will be a good opportunity, not only to make Voldemort trust me more, but also to remind James to learn to be cautious. I believe that if you are willing to help, there will be no problem with this plan. "

"Jody, I hope your confidence won't let you make mistakes." Dumbledore's blue eyes stared at the face similar in appearance to James Potter's but completely opposite in temperament through the half-moon-shaped glasses, a little worried He let out a long sigh, and closed his eyes wearily.

Two big tears rolled down Dumbledore's long white beard.The old man didn't want to see any young man sacrifice his life if he could, but he couldn't protect everyone in today's attack, even with the fast and reliable communication between the Order of the Phoenix.

The portraits hanging on the wall whispered comfort to Dumbledore, who was sad alone for the death of members of the Order of the Phoenix, even Phineas Black, who had the worst personality, said in a strange voice: "You really can't I hope I can save everyone at the same time."

"Thank you, Phineas." When Dumbledore opened his eyes, he seemed to have regained his composure, so the portraits on the wall also closed their mouths, watching Dumbledore fall into deep thought.

What happened today was actually not exactly in line with the plan he had discussed with Jody before.He received an early warning from Golden Feather earlier than scheduled.Voldemort also arrived there before Dumbledore arrived, and set a black magic curse.If it weren't for Fox, Dumbledore wouldn't even be able to successfully rescue the hijacker.

Although I really want to know what happened, after today's incident, Jody may not be able to meet Dumbledore smoothly for quite a while.That means the days ahead are dangerous—for Jody himself, and for the Order of the Phoenix.

Phoenix Fawkes watched Dumbledore quietly from the perch, his beautiful eyes were full of tenderness.It watched its owner sitting at the desk with his back straight and thinking seriously, pulling out a few strands of silver from the temple with a magic wand from time to time, and stayed up all night.