Ever since the shocking news suddenly broke out at the Wizarding Watchtower, the number of wizards rushing to Hogsmeade overnight has increased dramatically, but most of them did not come to help Harry, but to pick up their children before the war broke out in Hogwarts.
Unfortunately, they were late.
A powerful protective barrier has been placed around Hogwarts, making it impossible to get in by ordinary means, so they can only try their luck in Hogsmeade.
Who made Lee Jordan clearly mention in the broadcast that the students of Hogwarts had been evacuated and where the school would evacuate the students to?
Of course it is Hogsmeade village, after all, it is the closest to the school.
However, it was not known whether Albert did it on purpose, but he did not let the house-elves send the students to Hogsmeade village, but to the former Defense Association headquarters, making the families who came to pick up their children extremely anxious, and they tried to find out the whereabouts of their children from the Aurors.
But the Aurors didn't know either, and they were very busy right now. They had no time or mood to pay attention to these family members who came to make trouble.
They originally thought they had been assigned a good task, but now they just felt irritated. Those family members were really too noisy and caused them a lot of trouble.
Many Aurors suspected that they were being tricked by Kingsley, but they couldn't find any fault with that guy's actions.
It would be more appropriate for the Aurors to receive and guide the group of wizards who voluntarily joined them in the fight against Voldemort. After all, the Aurors were obviously more experienced in this regard.
βHow many people are willing to join?β
After building a temporary defense system for Hogsmeade, Gadwin Robards finally found time to ask his deputy.
"Thirteen." Williamson smiled bitterly, "However, eleven of the people who came are supporters of the Order of the Phoenix, and the remaining two are here because their children are in the so-called Dumbledore's Army. This means that most people don't actually plan to join us in resisting the You-Know-Who."
Robards was silent for a moment, then said self-deprecatingly, "That guy probably knew that the others were unreliable, so he formed the Defense Association himself."
If possible, all the Aurors present did not want to be involved in this war, but unfortunately they were being roasted directly on the fire and had no choice at all.
He was not blaming the other party, especially after seeing the current situation. He also understood that if he didn't do that, Harry Potter would not have enough strength to fight against the minions of the mysterious man, let alone win this wizard war.
If you want to kill Voldemort completely, you have to pay some price for it. If you want to take advantage of everything, there is no such good thing in the world.
"We must put the overall situation first." Robards said meaningfully, "Keep those who are willing to fight alongside us, and persuade the rest to leave. Don't let them continue to make trouble and disturb us."
"It's not easy. Even McGonagall doesn't know where Anderson asked the house-elves to send the Hogwarts students." Williamson smiled bitterly. He felt that the family members would definitely not give up.
Robards looked at the messy family members, his face turned cold, "If they don't want to leave, just knock them out and throw them into the Three Broomsticks. In any case, we can't let them get in our way. God knows if the dark wizards will take advantage of the chaos to launch a sneak attack."β¦.
This move undoubtedly caused dissatisfaction among the students' families, but when facing this group of angry families, Robards' voice was calm.
"Since you are unwilling to fight Voldemort for the future of the British wizarding world, we will not force you, but please leave immediately. A fight may break out here at any time. Staying here will only hurt others and yourself."
"We just want to take our children away."
"They're not here, and we don't know where they are, but they must be safe." Robards' voice became colder.
"Anyway, we are about to have a big fight with the You-Know-Who, and we don't want you to continue to cause us trouble here, because no one can be sure whether there are dark wizards among you, and we can't be sure whether the Death Eaters will use your cover to launch a sneak attack here."
Ignoring the family members' clamor, Robards directly ordered them to leave.
"Okay, please go back. You should be able to see your children tomorrow. I hope you are not the kind of people who cannot recognize the importance of things, otherwise don't blame us for being rude." These words made the family members very angry, but Robards did not give them a good look. He directly used a stunning spell to knock down a guy who had no sense of propriety.
This action caused an instant uproar, but after a group of Aurors pointed their wands at them, the family members' heated minds calmed down completely.
Looking at the man thrown into the Three Broomsticks, Robards spat with disdain, "What fools they are. They can't blame anyone even if they are killed as spies."
Now it is a critical moment and everyone's nerves are on edge, but no one will act without thinking along with you, especially the Aurors who have staked their own fortunes on it, and it is impossible for them to condone those family members to "make trouble."
"I'll count to three. If you don't want to leave, stay here and wait for the war to end." The more Robards looked at these guys who didn't help but wanted to make trouble, the angrier he became. "It might be safer to stay here. If you run around, you might run into a dark wizard."
"Three...two...one"
After Robards finished counting, there were still two who had not left, and they were knocked down by the Aurors using a Stunning Spell.
"How dare such idiots to make trouble during the war? I don't know how they survived until now. Next time, I will knock down and throw them into the Three Broomsticks."
Robards undoubtedly said this to the other family members.
Williamson called on other Aurors to carry the knocked out guys into the Three Broomsticks Bar. The remaining family members were silent when they saw this scene. It seemed that they just remembered that this was a war time and they dared not lose their temper anymore. If they were knocked unconscious and thrown into the room, they would definitely not have a good ending.
If Hogsmeade could become a battlefield at any time, no one would care about the unlucky people who were knocked unconscious.
The changes in Hogsmeade did not affect Hogwarts.
The defense measures here were further strengthened with the arrival of Albert. They even erected a powerful magic barrier that completely covered Hogwarts, cutting off the possibility of any enemy launching a sneak attack.
This is also the main reason why countless family members cannot enter.
A family member who did not want to reveal his name was directly wiped out by this super armored barrier used by nearly a hundred people because he refused to follow the broadcast reminder. β¦.
"These defensive measures should last for a while!" After completing the final arrangements, Professor McGonagall approached Albert and expressed her concerns: "Will Voldemort really lead his men to attack Hogwarts?"
Anyway, if she were Voldemort, she would definitely not do such a stupid thing.
"Yes, his most important treasure is hidden in Hogwarts." Albert guessed what Professor McGonagall wanted to ask and explained, "In order to prevent Harry from destroying his last treasure, Voldemort will definitely come, and will attack Hogwarts at all costs."
"Is that the secret of his immortality?" Professor McGonagall guessed.
"Yes, this is also the main reason why the final battle was held at Hogwarts, because Voldemort had no choice." Albert turned his gaze towards the Forbidden Forest and murmured, "It seems that Voldemort is really anxious."
At this moment, at the edge of the Forbidden Forest, Death Eaters were using Inferi to test the huge barrier that completely covered Hogwarts.
But there is no doubt that the corpse used for testing was evaporated.
"However, it will probably take at least half an hour before Voldemort gathers all his forces to launch a general attack. Let's go back to the Great Hall and rest. I will do the final mobilization later."
Albert had just summoned the house elves when he suddenly remembered something and turned back to Professor McGonagall and said, "I remember that the four great masters of Hogwarts seemed to have left behind a spell to be used against foreign enemies. If you know how to use it, use it. At least those sculptures can be used as cannon fodder. Voldemort has no less cannon fodder than we do."