Hogwarts Raven's Claw

Chapter 399 Strategic Preparation
In the villa in the forest, Mike and Dumbledore were sitting around a round coffee table, with a cup of black tea in front of each of them, which was brought by the house-elf named Little Teacup. However, neither Mike nor Dumbledore had any intention of drinking the tea at this moment.

Nearly half an hour had passed since Mike came to Dumbledore. After watching Harry's dream, Dumbledore fully realized the seriousness of the matter.

"Mike," Dumbledore's slightly serious voice came out, "What do you think about this matter?"

Mike glanced at Dumbledore in surprise. Logically speaking, with Dumbledore's intelligence, he should have seen through Voldemort's plan long ago, but he still spoke out his analysis.

"Principal Dumbledore, I think this matter could just be a smokescreen from Voldemort."

"Oh?"

"Think about it. First of all, there is a certain connection between Voldemort's brain and Harry's brain, so Harry can see the memories in Voldemort's mind from time to time. But it should be noted that Harry's power is too different from Voldemort's. Harry doesn't even know the brain occlumency technique. In this case, I don't think the relationship between him and Voldemort is equal. In other words, due to the huge gap in strength, it is very likely that the relationship between Voldemort and Harry is only one-sided. Voldemort can explore Harry's brain unscrupulously, and the so-called memories that Harry said he saw are most likely what Voldemort deliberately let Harry see."

Mike rubbed his arms and said,

"If this hypothesis is true, then the last time Mr. Weasley was attacked, it was very likely that Voldemort had done it on purpose, in order to make Harry and us believe that Harry could see Voldemort's true thoughts in his dreams.

And this time the nightmare comes again, and the victim is Sirius Black, who is extremely important to Harry. If you were Harry, how would you deal with it this time after experiencing the tragedy last time? "

"I will do whatever it takes to personally rescue Sirius Black," Dumbledore murmured, "no matter what the cost."

"Hyouka!" Mike snapped his fingers and said, "You said before that only Harry and Voldemort can take down the prophecy ball hidden in the Hall of Prophecy. So is it possible that Voldemort is unwilling to take the risk of going to the Ministry of Magic in person, so he wants to seduce Harry to take down the prophecy ball?"

"Pa pa pa, I have to say, Mike, you really surprised me." Dumbledore applauded and said, "Your idea is very consistent with mine. If things are really like that, then we can just keep our troops on hold and wait for Voldemort to make a desperate move and go to the Ministry of Magic in person!"

"Of course, if Voldemort is really just bluffing, then it's fine. But what if Black is really caught?"

The smile on Dumbledore's face froze, and after thinking for a moment, he said firmly:

"Then go save him!"

Mike smiled and nodded, and at this moment, the door of the villa was pushed open again.

Moody, dressed in hunting clothes, limped up to the two men and directly picked up the cup of cold black tea in front of Mike and drank it all.

Then he slowly said:
"I went to check at 12 Grimmauld Place, but Black was not there. I asked the house-elf named Kreacher, but the old guy lied to me and said that Black was just away from home. But I didn't believe it, so I tortured it. Finally, it told me that Bellatrix had taken Black away."

Mike's brows furrowed immediately upon hearing this. The development of events here was different from that in the original book.

In the original book, Black was not caught. Voldemort simply took advantage of the fact that Harry could not contact Black temporarily to make Harry mistakenly believe that Harry was caught, which led Harry to go to the Ministry of Magic alone.

But now Blake has been arrested so many times!

Mike couldn't help but look at Dumbledore, who stood up with a serious face and said loudly:
"Guys, it looks like we have to take action."

As he said this, a burst of fire suddenly erupted in the air, and the fiery red phoenix Fox suddenly appeared on his shoulder.

"Moody, go and inform Lupin and the others to gather and prepare for battle." Dumbledore ordered, "Mike, go back to Hogwarts and keep Harry stable. Don't let him leave Hogwarts. We will gather at No. 12 Grimmauld Place!"

"Hahahaha!"

Moody laughed excitedly, then turned into a black mist and flew out of the villa at an extremely fast speed.

Mike nodded solemnly, summoned Shuke and returned to Hogwarts.

In the Hogwarts dormitory, Harry and the other two were anxiously waiting for news. When they saw Mike appear, they immediately surrounded him and asked anxiously.

Mike didn't take everyone's questions seriously. He said sternly, "Harry, your next task is to complete the OWLS exam. You must not leave Hogwarts."

"But Blake is being tortured, we have to save him!"

"This is our business, you don't need to worry about it!"

"But……"

"That's enough! It's settled!" Mike waved his hand impatiently, "Hermione, Ron, you have to keep an eye on Harry for me, understand?"

Hermione and Ron looked conflicted after hearing this. They were silent for a long time before they nodded silently.

Seeing this, Mike no longer hesitated and left Hogwarts again.

But at the moment when he left on Shuke's Apparition, looking at Harry who was so angry that his whole body was shaking, the corners of Mike's mouth curled up.

Let Harry stay in Hogwarts and not go anywhere?
What a joke!
The purpose of Voldemort's action this time is to lure Harry to the prophecy hall to take down the prophecy ball. If Harry doesn't show up, how could those Death Eaters and even Voldemort himself show up?
Therefore, he never had the slightest intention of asking Harry not to leave Hogwarts from the beginning to the end. Everything he did now was to provoke Harry so that Harry would lose his mind and go to the Ministry of Magic in person.

In order to prevent Harry from being really obedient and staying in Hogwarts, Mike even instructed Shuke and Beta to reach out and push Harry when he was hesitant!
As for Harry's safety, Mike had already thought about it. This time, he not only arranged for Beta to follow Harry closely, but also Dumbledore, the Order of the Phoenix and the Los Santos Army would protect Harry as a secondary goal.

If something happens to Harry even with this level of protection, then we can only say that this is Harry's destiny!
……

Inside number 12 Grimmauld Place, Lupin and Tonks stared expressionlessly at the series of house-elf heads on the wall of the entrance hall.

It is an old tradition among pureblood families that house-elves who are too old to work will have their heads chopped off by their masters and hung on the wall.

To ordinary people this is extremely cruel, but to house-elves it is a kind of honor. There are even many house-elves who are still able to work but beg their masters to chop off their heads in order to obtain this honor in advance.

As a long-standing pure-blood family, the Black family naturally has a "wall of honor" filled with house-elves' heads. However, since the Black family has almost completely declined, most of the heads on this "wall of honor" are old antiques, and no new heads have been added for a long time. But today, this "wall of honor" has a new face.

"Why did you kill him?"

Tonks frowned and looked at Moody who was smoking in the living room. Her hair had turned black and purple at this moment, which indicated her bad mood.

Hearing this, Moody waved his hand nonchalantly and said:

"He lied to me."

"Is that why?"

Tonks's voice suddenly rose, and her hair changed color very quickly.

"Are you talking to me, little girl?" Moody suddenly extinguished the cigarette in his hand. "Do you know what he did? Black was hiding here, but Bellatrix broke in, attacked and kidnapped him. The house-elf could have sounded the alarm immediately to stop it, but he didn't! He didn't do that just because Bellatrix was also a member of the Black family and one of his theoretical masters! He is a traitor! Do you understand? A little girl!"

Moody roared as he slowly approached Tonks. Under his pressure, the latter could not help but slowly retreat. The color of her hair turned gray-purple, which matched her panicked expression very well.

"That's enough, Moody!" Lupin stood in front of Tonks, "Did you call us here just to have a quarrel?"

"Humph, this little girl started it first!" Moody turned around and returned to the living room, still muttering as he walked, "It was clearly that house-elf who asked me to kill him. I have never heard of such a strange request in my life!"

Lupin shook his head and silently loosened his hand that was holding the wand.

At this moment, Tonks was looking at Lupin with admiration and didn't even notice that her hair had turned pink.

At this moment, a huge ball of flame suddenly burst out of the fireplace in the living room. Moody was frightened by this sudden change. He jumped back and took out his wand and pointed it at the fireplace.

As Moody watched vigilantly, the flames gradually died down, revealing Mike and Arthur hiding inside.

Although the person who came was an acquaintance, Moody had no intention of putting down his wand. The magic eye in his eye socket kept turning. After a while, he put down his wand and said with a smile:
"Mike, you're finally here! Is this the helper you brought? They look pretty good!"

"That's not all." Mike slowly made way for Moody and said, "Please make way. Others are coming."

The living room of Number 12 Grimmauld Place was very large, and Moody didn't think that the people Mike brought would need him to make room for them.

However, in order to see what Mike was up to, he still gave way as he was told.

Next, a scene that made him dumbfounded appeared!
The old fireplace in the living room began to spit out flames crazily as if it had broken down. As the flames continued to be spit out, wizards wearing black imitation military combat uniforms like Mike appeared in the living room one by one.

Every time a wizard showed up, Moody's magic eyes would linger on them to identify their identities, and when the fireplace finally quieted down again, the originally spacious living room was already full of people.

Moreover, the wizards brought by Mike were very disciplined. At this moment, they had spontaneously lined up in the form of a square!
"50 elite wizards whose magic power is comparable to that of Aurors! You really gave me a surprise!" Moody said with his mouth wide open in surprise, "Oh! No! Their equipment is also excellent! This... this is a combat wand set, and there is also a curse warning pendant, a dragon skin vest! Merlin's beard, and you even equipped them with instant messaging badges! This is high-end equipment that only Auror troops can equip!"

Moody kept talking, and his eyes became extremely hot.

Hearing this, a smile appeared on Mike's face. The wizards in front of everyone were all carefully selected by him. Not only did they learn the conventional high-damage spells including the Killing Curse, they also passed Arthur's physical training and practical tests. In terms of strength, they would definitely not lose to ordinary novice Aurors.

And just as Moody said, Mike also equipped them with extremely advanced equipment, which made them in no way inferior to the Ministry of Magic's combat forces in all aspects.

And there is no need to worry about their loyalty. While enjoying the huge investment and high treatment given by Mike, these people have also signed an unbreakable oath with Mike, and their entire lives have been sold to Mike.

At this time, Lupin and Tonks, who were not far away, also came over and looked at these troops curiously.

Seeing them, Moody snorted coldly:
"Humph! Now I finally have some confidence in these actions! Otherwise, relying on some werewolves and little girls, we might all die in the Ministry of Magic tonight!"

"you!"

Hearing this, Tonks became furious and opened her mouth to refute, but Lupin beside her held her hand tightly.

Lupin shook his head. He knew very well that Moody had always been hostile to him, which was probably related to his identity as a werewolf.

It might even be that he just wanted to provoke himself, let me take the first step and then teach him a lesson.

But Moody obviously underestimated Lupin's endurance. After wandering outside for so many years, Lupin had suffered so many insults that it was almost unimaginable. Moody's level was not enough to make him angry.

Mike frowned unconsciously as he looked at the three people who seemed to be at odds with him.

After searching the entire villa with his magical senses, Mike said angrily after not finding anyone else:
"The Order of the Phoenix only sent three of you?"

"Of course not!" Moody suddenly turned his head, but his magic eyes were still fixed on Lupin. "Kingsley and the others are already lying in ambush at the Ministry of Magic. When we get there, they will meet us."

He nodded expressionlessly, and Mike's emotions finally calmed down a little.

To be honest, although Lupin and Moody were strong, they were nothing in the eyes of himself, Arthur, and the fifty elite wizards behind them.

If Dumbledore really only brought a few of these cats and dogs, Mike would have to reconsider the content of his cooperation with the Order of the Phoenix.

While Mike was thinking about the problem, a ball of crimson flame suddenly exploded again in the crowded living room...

(End of this chapter)