war and peace

Hermione was anxious.

In fact, she has been troubled by this emotion for the past year, and it has increased every day.Harry helped the Welsh team win the Quidditch World Cup, and also won the Triwizard Tournament trophy with an absolute advantage. Although there is a small problem with Voldemort's soul, isn't it on the way to solve it?Sirius was shocked, but he didn't do anything radical?Overall, the entire fourth grade was better than any of the previous three years...but what happened to two people who disappeared together after the summer vacation?

Hermione has thought about this question countless times, but the result is no solution.At this time, she was sitting in her own room at home, quickly flipping through the latest "Daily Prophet", the headline on the front page was "Ministry of Magic Advises Hogwarts to Temporarily Suspend Classes".On one side of the desk, there are several newspapers stacked together.The top one showed "The Savior Still Missing" and the bottom one read "Boggs Chester Succeeds Fudge".

Hermione skimmed through all the news she cared about.On the one hand, the situation is deteriorating faster than she imagined; on the other hand, neutral people seem to be able to maintain their peaceful lives.Harry and Voldemort seemed to disappear at the same time (as she hadn't had any contact with them since last summer), but everyone seemed to be more concerned with the Savior.After all, the name of the savior has always been there, and whether it is Tom, Professor Roald or the real Mr. Gunter, these identities have not yet clearly pointed to Voldemort.Otherwise, the situation should be even worse. Hermione can imagine that there will definitely be more people involved in the war.

In addition to the official Ministry of Magic security brochures, there were several moderate-scale incidents in the newspapers.From the perspective of time, more and more wizards participated, and both sides suffered casualties.But from Hermione's point of view, the Order of the Phoenix is ​​in the open, and the Death Eaters are in the dark.So far, the elite names of the Order of the Phoenix have come up quite a bit, but there are still people on the Death Eater side who haven't been involved in the Muggle world (Bellatrix hasn't returned!).

Hermione was almost certain that the new Minister of Magic, who was appointed in danger, must also be a Death Eater with deep potential, at least a diehard follower (she had seen Chester respectful to Professor Roald).Boggs-Chester's promotion speed is simply amazing - he has only been in the Ministry of Magic for seven years, and he has already gone from an Auror to a minister!

But even if there is no such thing as a war, Chester will take this position sooner or later.Because as the most successful Auror in history, his glorious record has surpassed Alastor Moody, and the number of dark wizards he sent into Azkaban even made the dementors have a celebration (this statement comes from A eulogizing piece by Rita Skeeter).Because of this, his approval rating in the poll conducted by the "Daily Prophet" has already far exceeded that of Fudge.Moreover, Auror's background is an excellent cover, I am afraid no one will associate him with Death Eaters.Hermione didn't know why he did it (the Dark wizards Chester captured included many former Death Eaters), but it seemed like this was what he, or rather Voldemort, wanted - to hide Everyone, but in fact, they have already controlled the power center of the entire magic world without anyone knowing it.

Based on the above considerations, Hermione deeply felt that even if Voldemort disappeared, the balance of victory would still be in favor of the Death Eaters, and the future of the Order of the Phoenix was worrisome.Of course, she could understand their feelings very well.The disappearance of the savior was just an introduction, detonating their deep worries about Voldemort's resurgence.No one talked about this in public, but it can be seen from the reaction of Sirius.

He had disapproved of Harry's relationship with Voldemort from the start, and even if Voldemort wasn't the same Voldemort he used to be, it might not be so easy to turn the corner.After Harry disappeared, he approached Hermione several times and asked about Harry's behavior before his disappearance, and his distrust of Voldemort was still revealed in his conversation.Hermione guessed that both Harry and Voldemort had taken the drug before the final match of the Triwizard Tournament, otherwise Sirius' reaction should have been more violent.

But it has to be said that this kind of distrust represents the psychology of the vast majority of Order of the Phoenix members, and perhaps many neutral people must be added.It's natural to be suspicious of someone with a criminal record, especially one with that many crimes.Hermione deliberately went through the modern history of the wizarding world, and the era of darkness ruled was simply horrible.

But counting the time she didn't know, she had known Voldemort for four years, Hermione thought.

She was indeed using it at the beginning, and she couldn't deny that.As Tom, Voldemort was largely aloof; as Professor Roald, he was witty and approachable, and was universally loved by his students.

She can also see in them the qualities that once belonged to Voldemort, such as the withdrawal of the Slytherin Chaser who tried to sneak up on Harry in the Quidditch match, domineering and cruel; The ignorance of Raitlin students and other wizards shows the condescending sense of dominance in his character.

People change.Voldemort would have designed the illusion of being seriously injured in order to save himself from the beginning, and would also put a protective spell on her at the bottom of the Black Lake.The crimes he committed before cannot be erased, but if he is no longer like this, will he still have to die to thank the world?If the news of this identity is announced, it will undoubtedly cause an uproar. How can they go on?

So what Hermione is most worried about is not the safety of the two missing people, but the situation that will become more and more serious now and even in the future.For Merlin's sake, who could do anything bad to Harry under Voldemort's nose, or solve the two together?Dumbledore may be able to guess the true identity of Professor Roald, but he can't do it silently... No one can expect a war to break out, but this situation must be resolved, Always give the victim an explanation...

Hermione threw the newspaper on the table, covering up the black and white photo of Chester when he took office.Because of the war, Hogwarts had an early holiday this term.Because Harry didn't leave with the Hogwarts Express at all last summer, that is to say, he disappeared in Hogwarts.The Ministry of Magic also seized on this point and proposed that it is best not to allow students to return to school until the unknown unsafe factors are eliminated.From the bottom of her heart, Hermione hoped to continue to go to school, but under the current situation, it was indeed unrealistic.And she also has an extremely bad premonition that the next actions taken by the Ministry of Magic may be biased, although she hasn't seen the trend yet.

More than a decade ago, quite a few Death Eaters got away with it.After that Halloween, Voldemort disappeared without a trace, many Death Eaters were arrested, and the entire wizarding world entered a superficially peaceful stage.The reason why it is said on the surface is that the members of the Order of the Phoenix know that the most loyal Death Eaters are still active, but in a more covert way.At this point, Hermione found it difficult to blame them, after all, there was really nothing wrong with it.

She wanted to avoid further casualties, but that seemed like a distant dream.She herself was born and raised in the Muggle world, and she doesn't have the painful impression of the previous history like people who grew up in the wizarding world.But she also prefers a better and peaceful ending intellectually, but emotionally she finds it unacceptable: For those who have committed numerous crimes, who can easily say forgiveness?

From the day she knew the inside story, Hermione had been dreading this day.She has been reluctant to think deeply about this problem, but the facts have proved that it is useless.What should come will come sooner or later, and what should be faced will be faced sooner or later.She thought of Harry again, and wanted to know what kind of mentality the latter had to accept such a cruel reality.She hadn't understood the squabble between Harry and Tom at first, but looking back now, it just seemed normal, even mild.Sirius should have the same mentality. The reason why he didn't do anything was because of Harry's soul piece on Voldemort.

The situation now appears to be at an impasse.There are only two ways to continue fighting: you die, or I die.She really didn't want to see such a situation, but she couldn't think of any other possible way of development... Hermione thought irritably.Maybe the only good thing right now is that the Death Eaters and the Order of the Phoenix have agreed on Muggle issues (which is actually a really amazing resolution), so it hasn't affected the Muggle world yet.Is this a bit of fun?Hermione smiled wryly.She glanced at the casualty reports and felt even more worried.

Just then, an owl flew in through the window.Hermione stood up suddenly, all the news could be important now.She reached out and untied the scroll of parchment tied to the owl's leg, and unfolded it.Then she was shocked to find that the letter was written by Dumbledore, but the content was in her imagination.Dumbledore wants her to go to Hogwarts once, and the Order of the Phoenix has some "things that require your help".Hermione almost didn't think about it, and immediately threw herself on the table to write a reply.She is what she wants, she has to do something...

Meanwhile, Hogwarts North Tower.Although summer has arrived, the curtains of the divination classroom above are still tightly drawn.The flames in the fireplace gave off a dull, cloying aroma that made one drowsy.A woman wearing many long, shiny necklaces sits among a pile of cushions, staring into a crystal ball and muttering. "White mist... the bridge..." She leaned back in annoyance, "No, this is definitely wrong!" She obviously came here to divination the relationship between the two opponents!After all, you should see an ominous omen, right?

Suddenly, it seemed that something invisible hit her.The eyes behind Trelawney's large-rimmed glasses instantly lost focus, and her body kept a strangely rigid shape.Then she spoke, her voice completely different from her usual innocence, harsh and hoarse: "The Dark Lord has changed his choice... The boy is coming back to us... The decision is in their hands... New The connection has been formed, the original trajectory has been changed..."