war and peace

The Great Hall of Hogwarts has witnessed countless historic moments, and this time is no exception.In the center of the auditorium was a long college table, the Order of the Phoenix and the Death Eaters sat on one side, and Harry, Voldemort, and Dumbledore sat on the teacher's seat at the front.Harry sat in the middle, and he was very uncomfortable with his new position.But Voldemort insisted, Dumbledore acquiesced, and the people below looked serious-the atmosphere was very dull, and he soon stopped thinking about this issue.Everyone looked ahead, waiting for Dumbledore or Voldemort to speak first.

"I need someone to explain in detail what happened while I was away." Seeing Harry's tense expression, Voldemort reached under the table and pressed him. "Don't be subjective, but be factual."

The leading Death Eater stood up, took off his mask, and his voice was calm. "I'm coming, master."

There was a sudden commotion on the side of the Order of the Phoenix, and someone exclaimed.Not because of anything else, but because they all knew this person and thought he was the leader of the neutral faction.As a result, the reality is, has the Ministry of Magic already fallen into the hands of the Death Eaters?Many people exchanged glances with each other, very incomprehensible.If anyone is the least likely to be a Death Eater, Boggs Chester definitely ranks first; but in fact, he is Voldemort's right-hand man?With the number of dark wizards he sent into Azkaban, how is this possible?

"In April, Yaxley was attacked by members of the Order of the Phoenix in Knockturn Alley on the grounds that he was suspected of hiding the Savior." Chester ignored their surprise, and replied respectfully: "In fact, he is looking for the magic beast from Fantastic Beasts." A large pack of horned camel horn powder stolen from the Management and Control Division. Next, members of the Order of the Phoenix attacked a warehouse in a remote area of ​​the Ministry of Magic in the middle of the night, and the first large-scale conflict occurred since it was discovered. In the following three months, According to statistics, there were dozens of conflicts, large and small, and more than 100 people were sent to St. Mungo's Magical Hospital."

Harry didn't know what to say.This means that the Order of the Phoenix picked it up first?But this is also normal, the Death Eaters have been ordered by Voldemort not to act rashly, and the result will naturally be like this.But what about warehouses?

Dumbledore stroked his beard, a little embarrassed, but concealed it well.He knew Mundungus was bad when he first found out.The horns of the horned camel can fetch a lot of money on the black market, and it's quite possible that the latter took a desperate risk.Worst of all, he got into a fight with Yaxley and then swears by telling the rest of the Order that the Death Eaters had hidden Harry somewhere.It turned out that someone really went there. Although it was in the middle of the night, they were still spotted by the guards on duty.Yaxley therefore summoned a large number of people to fight, and the consequences can be imagined.In the end, they found out that the place they almost completely destroyed was actually a warehouse where the Ministry of Magic collected illegal and smuggled items.There was so much dust there that there wasn't even a ghost to be seen.

Voldemort and Harry have been missing, and war will happen sooner or later; there is only one reason, no matter how bad it is.Therefore, the oolong incident at the beginning ignited the fuse of the war, which can only show that the anger of both sides has reached an unstoppable stage, and once the fire is fired, it cannot be stopped.Dumbledore dared not say that he hadn't expected it, but he felt that something had to be done to force Voldemort out of the water.

"I heard that the savior appeared in Hogwarts by himself?" Bellatrix couldn't help interjecting, her tone full of schadenfreude.She also takes off her mask before she speaks, but even if she doesn't, her trademark haughty tone is easy to spot. "Is it okay to say that someone has ulterior motives?" She deliberately emphasized the word "someone", obviously alluding to members of the Order of the Phoenix.

"I'd say the accusation of trying to hide the Savior is totally unfounded," said Lucius Malfoy, airing (Harry was surprised that he took off his mask too), "so, we can count on you to give us A plausible explanation?" He had a smirk on his face that actually bordered on aggression.

A few Death Eaters laughed, and a few applauded.Bellatrix glared at him, but not as cynically as they had in the Forbidden Forest.

Among the members of the Order of the Phoenix opposite, except for Sirius, who was frowning and staring at Harry (he was still worried about Harry slipping out of the tower under his nose), everyone else felt their faces burning of.This misjudgment undoubtedly put them at a disadvantage in the confrontation with the Death Eaters.

Voldemort raised his hand, and the Death Eaters immediately fell silent. "What do you have to say about that, Dumbledore?"

"No." Dumbledore looked him in the eye.By saying this, he admitted that his side had made a mistake in judgment. The members of the Order of the Phoenix had ugly expressions, but they couldn't refute it.

"Very good." Voldemort smiled, with little sincerity. "That is to say, in the peace talks, our side takes the lead."

As soon as he said that, the Death Eaters applauded loudly.The faces of several members of the Order of the Phoenix were ashen, and Moody wanted to stand up, but his movement of pulling out his wand froze halfway.

"Calm down, this is a peace negotiation, and you have to wait until we finish the terms if you want to stand up." Voldemort said softly, holding his yew wand in his hand.Apparently he had judged Moody's move and stopped him within half a second just now, and the eyes of the Death Eaters became even more fanatical. "Sit down. Let me put it bluntly, even if you all win, you may not necessarily be my opponent." Finally, these words became a harmony, and came out from the walls, armor and flags in all directions of the castle.

Everyone turned their heads and looked around in shock.Voldemort seemed to have control of the entire castle, and the voice was overwhelming.The hearts of everyone in the Order of the Phoenix sank. Are they going to be coerced into signing an armistice agreement?

"Don't show that expression of facing a big enemy." Voldemort shook the wand in his hand. "I'm sure you'll be ecstatic after hearing it."

Harry had been nervous, but now he completely forgot.His expression was intent, his ears almost pricked up, waiting for Voldemort's next words.There were quite a few people like him, but the faces of the Order of the Phoenix were full of suspicion, while the faces of the Death Eaters were full of anticipation.

"First, the two sides have an unconditional truce."

The expressions of everyone in the Order of the Phoenix relaxed a little, but they still held their hearts.This is of course good, but I don't know what new demands Voldemort will make next.Dumbledore's fingertips tapped slowly on the table, and there was no change in expression on his face.

But this condition is not painful to the Death Eaters, their current mainstream is not to fight the Order of the Phoenix.

Voldemort glanced at the silent crowd, and then continued: "Second, don't bring up old scores again."

The effect of the words was like a drop of water splashed into a frying pan. During the White Terror period of the 80s, Voldemort and his Death Eaters caused countless tragedies!Most of them were caught in Azkaban (it has to be said that most of them are due to Chester), but there are still a small number of fugitives, or there is insufficient evidence to prosecute.The typical ones with insufficient evidence, such as the Lestrange couple; the typical ones who are at large, are tantamount to Voldemort-even if he is standing in front of them now, they still can't catch him, and they can only listen to the other party's conditions!Do you just let these people go?

"Don't be stupid, I know what you're thinking." Voldemort said mockingly. "Want to catch me? Throw me into Azkaban?" He sneered, "A kind reminder, dementors can't see me."

The faces of the few people he talked about were all stiff.They were very reluctant to admit that Voldemort was telling the truth, which made the situation even more out of control.The number of Death Eaters has been greatly reduced compared to before, but their Order of the Phoenix is ​​actually at a disadvantage in the negotiations!

Harry pursed his lips tightly and said nothing.To be honest, he didn't know how to solve this point, and reason and emotion clashed.He can persuade himself that this is all for less killing and injury.But the acceptance process is very long. The reason why he is faster is because he has personally experienced more cruel and real wars, and he wants to avoid history from repeating itself.

"Third and last," Voldemort stood up from his seat, his voice became cold and clear: "The Death Eaters are disbanded from now on."

"What?" This time, whether it was the Death Eaters or the Order of the Phoenix, everyone's reaction was exactly the same.

"Death Eaters disbanded?" All members of the Order of the Phoenix showed expressions of disbelief.In other words, the situation of the 80s will never be repeated in the future?However, not to mention whether Voldemort's words are true or false, he offered to disband the Death Eaters when they had the upper hand. Isn't this logic completely incomprehensible?Shouldn't it be more aggressive?

"Master!" The reaction from most Death Eaters was nothing short of panic. "Master, we all swear to follow you to the death!" There was a sound of chairs being pulled away, and the dark robes were spread all over the floor.

Voldemort ignored them, but turned to look at the people on the other side.Harry was looking up at him too, surprise clearly written in his eyes.He was so shocked that he had no idea what to say.

"What about Voldemort?" Dumbledore finally spoke.His eyes swung between Voldemort and Harry.If Voldemort could do what he said, it would actually be the Order of the Phoenix that earned it.Voldemort also mentioned just now that dementors are useless to him.Moreover, his own magic is beyond imagination (I really don't know what's going on), and there are creatures like ghosts and werewolves that he didn't mention.All in all, the current Voldemort could start a world war and gain the upper hand, but he chose to disband the Death Eaters instead.Dumbledore squinted his eyes, he would be able to tell the truth from Voldemort's answer.

Voldemort gave a chuckle. "He died more than ten years ago, didn't he?"

Dead... In the hearts of ordinary people, he is indeed dead. Since Voldemort said so, does it mean that he will not rise again in this name?Dumbledore thought quickly, but his tone was slow: "It can be a deal." He knew that this was basically the biggest bottom line the other party could offer; what I had to say was that it was much better than he had imagined.

The statue of Moody, who maintained a half-standing posture, almost jumped up. He felt that Dumbledore agreed too easily, but unfortunately he couldn't say it.But someone helped him say what he was thinking: "But this is self-deception! Voldemort is alive and well!" Most of the other people didn't turn around for a while, and their eyes just went back and forth between Dumbledore and Voldemort .

"If you're still worried, I'll watch him." Harry said finally.But what he said was even more surprising than Voldemort's talk of disbanding the Death Eaters, and everyone stared at him. "At Hogwarts, so that Professor Dumbledore can also testify." He slowly made up his mind, and he knew it was time for him to speak.

Voldemort looked at him with pursed lips, the expression on his face unchanged.

All the Death Eaters were speechless.What they heard was not true, the Savior said to watch the Dark Lord, and the Dark Lord didn't object?

Everyone in the Order of the Phoenix was no less surprised than them.Someone wanted to refute Harry's argument as a student at Hogwarts, but Harry interrupted him impatiently before he could finish: "Come on, Voldemort has been at Hogwarts for four years. Something happened early."

The man still wanted to refute, but Harry said faster: "Please think about Grindelwald. Do you think Nurmengard can really hold him? Do you think all his supporters are dead? I don't know." ?I can tell you responsibly that the answers to these questions are all negative, but Grindelwald himself is unwilling to come out." He looked at Voldemort, "But I am willing to trade my life for this chance, I promise I will Everything said is true."

"You're hopelessly stupid, Harry," said Voldemort, his tone soft again, his eyes almost gentle. "It's not necessary at all..." But Harry was looking at him firmly, so he dropped the second half of his sentence decisively, and replaced it with a kiss on the forehead.

The Death Eaters were all shocked.But they all received instructions from Voldemort through the Dark Devil's symbol, and they stood still.

But the Order of the Phoenix was not as calm as they were.If these agreements come to fruition, it would definitely look like a complete victory for the Order of the Phoenix on paper - since the death eaters, the nemesis, are gone, no?On an optimistic note, none of them expected a war.There's also the question of how Harry, who's 15 at best - well looks like he's at least 17 now - how does he know what happened 50+ years ago?Still know so clearly?

On the whole, Voldemort's conditions almost completely gave up the advantages of the Death Eaters.If he wanted to lie to them, he didn't have to offer such a price, he could just start the fight, which was better than giving in directly.Harry's tone was firm and unshakable, and they had indeed seen the magic level of the Savior just now.Inferring the level of magic of the Dark Lord based on this, if an armistice agreement cannot be reached, they must be the losers... As for the actual relationship between the Dark Lord and the Savior, what is this in the face of war?Someone is beginning to waver.

In this chaos, no one noticed that Dumbledore's fingertips were trembling slightly.

The author has something to say: Timeline:

1996.04 The third world war broke out in the modern history of the magic world

1996.05 Boggs Chester (Barty Crouch Jr.), the former head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, succeeded Fudge and became the new Minister of Magic---Section VII

1996.07.01 Harry woke up before Voldemort

1996.07.03 Harry left the Chamber of Secrets and met the special operations team who searched Hogwarts to no avail

On the night of July 1996.07.06, [-], Harry came to the Forbidden Forest at the invitation of Chester; Voldemort woke up

1996.07.07 The Order of the Phoenix signed a truce with the Death Eaters