Hogwarts Raven's Claw

Chapter 400 Seizing Power
"Dumbledore!"

Looking at the figure that appeared out of nowhere in the flames, everyone instinctively called out his name.

As the flames gradually died down, Dumbledore landed lightly on the ground with the help of Fawkes.

Dumbledore's gaze quickly fell on the fifty Los Santos wizards lined up in a neat square in the living room. His expression was slightly stunned, and it was obvious that he was also stunned by Mike's generosity.

However, Dumbledore was also a man of great experience. The look of surprise only appeared for a moment on his face and then disappeared, replaced by a warm smile.

"Good evening, everyone."

Dumbledore said softly, and everyone responded quickly, but Tonks at the side was different from the others.

She hid beside Dumbledore the moment he appeared and said angrily:
"Dumbledore! Moody killed Kreacher, the Black family's house-elf, and hung his head on the wall!"

Moody's expression was very interesting when he heard this. He really didn't expect Tonks to report him.

For a moment, his face was clouded with gloom. To be honest, he was not too afraid that Dumbledore would blame him at this moment. Instead, he was more angry, because in fact he was not Dumbledore's subordinate. The relationship between them was just a partnership, so Moody was not afraid of Dumbledore.

But Tonks' current behavior made him think of betrayal!

"Moody has already reported the whole story to me, Tonks. Moody cannot be blamed for this." Dumbledore said, "The situation was too urgent at the time. Although Moody's behavior was a bit extreme, it was all for Black's safety."

Tonks's expression did not look good after hearing this, but she nodded in the end, agreeing with Dumbledore's explanation. Moody on the side did not say much, but just snorted coldly.

Mike, who was sitting in the other corner of the living room, saw all of this, and a hint of sarcasm could not help but appear in his eyes.

It seems that Dumbledore's seemingly united and friendly Order of the Phoenix actually has various contradictions within it.

Each member of the Order of the Phoenix has a very strong personality. Mike even feels that if there were no such strong external pressure as Voldemort, the Order of the Phoenix would have been caught up in endless internal strife long ago.

Just as Mike was thinking, Dumbledore's voice suddenly came.

"Mike, are these the helpers you brought with you?"

"Yes, Headmaster Dumbledore. They are all security personnel within the Los Santos Corporation. They are the most elite wizards and all the strength I can bring to bear."

Mike lied without batting an eyelid. In fact, the fifty elite wizards in front of him were far from all his strength.

Not to mention that he still had the power of the Freemasons that had not been mobilized. For this operation alone, in addition to the fifty people in front of him, he also recruited another 200 ordinary wizards.

However, he had already arranged those two hundred wizards near the Ministry of Magic. If something went wrong in this operation, they would be in danger.

Then the two hundred wizards would rush forward and act as cannon fodder to buy time for Mike to escape.

However, Dumbledore obviously did not realize that Mike was lying. In his expectation, a young man like Mike should not have such strong power at all. The sight of so many elite wizards in front of him had already surprised him.

So he nodded and said:

"Mike, I really appreciate you reaching out."

"You're welcome, Headmaster Dumbledore. Fighting Voldemort is something we all need to do." Mike said with a smile, "So, what are you going to do now? Do you have any plans?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's eyes fell on Dumbledore. They gathered here tonight to fight, and what Dumbledore was going to say next might very well be related to their plans for tonight.

"I have arranged for Kingsley and others to investigate the Hall of Prophecy and the Ministry of Magic. I believe he will send us intelligence soon. If the Death Eaters really gather in the Ministry of Magic, we can attack immediately." Dumbledore's face was filled with a confident smile, "But before that, I have one more thing to say..."

Dumbledore suddenly stopped talking, and cast his eyes on Mike, staring at him for a while before saying:
"Mike, you still have to take the OWLS exam tomorrow, so you don't need to participate in tonight's operation. Your helpers can stay. I believe that with our current strength, we should be able to complete our previous goals."

As soon as these words came out, Mike's brows immediately frowned, and at this time Moody's trembling voice came from the side.

"That's a great idea! I hope I can serve as the temporary commander of this force. I used to be a senior section chief in the Auror Office. I have commanded an elite Auror force far larger than this number in the previous battle against Voldemort at his peak. Please believe in my abilities!"

Moody's expression was extremely excited, and his eyes were even more fanatical when he looked at those elite wizards, as if they were not a group of fully armed wizards, but fifty bikini beauties.

Mike's expression became even gloomier. Regardless of whether Dumbledore's original intention was good or not, his move was undoubtedly an attempt to seize power!
Mike licked his teeth and was about to speak, but Arthur next to him spoke first:
"I'm sorry, I'm the commander of this team."

Since Arthur and Michael were dressed exactly the same as those wizards, Dumbledore and others originally thought that Arthur was also one of those elite wizards.

It was not until this moment when Arthur took the initiative to reveal his identity that everyone finally noticed him.

But this attention was not important, Dumbledore and Moody discovered Arthur's uniqueness almost immediately, because the weapon Arthur used was actually a sword!

This was very unusual. Dumbledore first thought of the sword and stick dueling wizards represented by Gryffindor in the Middle Ages, but after further observation he rejected this conclusion.

Because he couldn't sense any magic power on Arthur, which meant that Arthur was most likely not a wizard!

Moody's eyes flashed with a sly look, and he raised a mocking smile as he slowly walked towards Arthur, saying in a very provocative tone:
"Oh? You are their commander? I don't think so. A little brat like you..."

Moody's voice suddenly stopped. It was not because he suddenly felt guilty and gave up his temptation, but because a silver sword flashing with dangerous light was already against his neck!
Lupin, Tonks and even Dumbledore were all startled by this sudden change. Arthur's movements were so fast that no one could see his movements clearly. They only felt a flash of light before Arthur had already subdued Moody.

And this is not the end. With Arthur's move, the elite wizards of Los Santos who had been standing silently behind him and Mike like statues also moved.

They all took out their magic wands and quickly scattered, surrounding Lu Ping and others in the standard tactical formation of indoor battle that had been simulated in advance.

Looking at the densely packed wands pointing at her and the indifferent expressions of their owners, Tonks felt her scalp tingling. As a Disguise Magus, her sensing ability was also very good, so she could clearly feel that these so-called Los Santos wizards really had murderous intentions towards her and others at this moment!

I believe that as long as Mike or Arthur gives the order, they will launch an attack!

Under the siege of such a large number of wizards, even Dumbledore could not protect the safety of all of them!
"What did you say just now? I didn't hear it clearly. Can you say it again?"

Arthur's voice came out slowly, and Moody in front of him tilted his neck and said:

"I'm sorry, Commander. I was wrong."

Although he was saying words of submission, Moody was still making small movements in private. He tried to retract his neck as much as possible, while his hands on both sides were slowly making gestures that Mike and Arthur could not understand.

But it didn’t matter if he couldn’t understand it. Arthur didn’t care about it at all and just walked forward and handed over the silver sword in his hand.

The sharp blade pressed into Moody's muscles and broke through his skin with almost no effort. Bright red blood slowly flowed down. Moody dared not move anymore. He could only stare at Arthur with his magic eye, and look for help from Dumbledore with his naked eye.

However, Dumbledore did not move at all. He just stared at the Los Santos wizards in front of him in silence, as if he was thinking about something.

Arthur looked at the scarred Moody in front of him with a mocking look on his face. Although the other party was a professional senior Auror with very rich combat experience and powerful magic, it was nothing in the eyes of him, a witcher who had the natural ability to restrain wizards. He even believed that he could beat the other party with one hand so badly that even his own mother couldn't recognize him.

For a moment, the living room became tense. Big beads of sweat appeared on Moody's forehead. At the same time, he realized that Dumbledore might not intend to save him, so he cast a pleading look to Mike beside him.

"Principal Dumbledore," Mike ignored him and said to Dumbledore with a chuckle, "I think I don't need to pass any level test to prove myself in my current situation, right? So I'll still participate in tonight's action as planned. What do you think?"

As if awakened by Mike's words, Dumbledore's eyebrows twitched and said:

"As your principal, I am reluctant to let an outstanding student like you give up the exam, but given the current situation, it seems that this is the only solution."

"Then, happy working together."

Mike said with a smile.

Although Dumbledore's tone was a little cold, he didn't care at all.

Because in his opinion, Dumbledore's Order of the Phoenix was not the same kind of people as him at all. Since the other party had already begun to seize power, he did not need to give them any face at all.

What's more, Dumbledore is already a dead man in Mike's eyes. Mike has made up his mind that after this operation is over, he will tell Dumbledore everything about the Horcruxes and let Dumbledore find the Resurrection Stone Ring to die!

Thinking of this, Mike waved to the Los Santos wizards and Arthur.

The former put away his wand the moment he received the order, returned to his original position and lined up again, while the latter chuckled and swung his sword before sheathing it.

Moody was breathing heavily, staring at Arthur fiercely, and began to apply some unknown medicine on his still bleeding wound.

Lupin and Tonks beside them both breathed a sigh of relief.

In both of their hearts, the Order of the Phoenix and Michael were friends no matter what.

But others don't think so. At this point, no one can get along with each other as they did at the beginning as if nothing had happened.

Although everyone still maintains a friendly attitude on the surface, the fact is that both they and Mike's group are wary of each other.

Just when the scene fell into silent awkwardness, the fireplace in the living room once again lit up.

Everyone turned their heads and saw that the flames in the fireplace had transformed into a bald human face. Tonks' hair suddenly turned emerald green and she shouted excitedly:
"Kingsley!"

"Hello, Tonks." The face in the flames said with a smile, "Dumbledore, I have checked the entrance to the Department of Mysteries through detection magic. Several people who are not members of the Ministry of Magic did enter the Department of Mysteries this evening, and they have not left yet. Although I cannot monitor their activities inside the Department of Mysteries due to authority issues, if my guess is correct, they should be Black and Bellatrix's group."

"Thank you for your information, Kingsley." Dumbledore nodded and said, "Then we will go to the Ministry of Magic later. Please meet us there when the time comes."

"I see. See you later then."

After saying this, the fire in the fireplace suddenly went out, and everyone in the living room turned their eyes to Dumbledore.

"Principal Dumbledore," Mike said, "How are we going to get into the Ministry of Magic later? You know, the Floo network nodes inside the Ministry of Magic should be closed at night, right?"

"You don't have to worry about that. We have Fawkes. With his ability, he can definitely take us into the Ministry of Magic. It's just that he can't carry too many people at a time, so he needs to make more trips."

Hearing Dumbledore say this, the phoenix Fawkes quickly flapped its wings and chirped proudly, and Mike's gaze towards the phoenix Fawkes on Dumbledore's shoulder became hot.

No matter from which level you look at it, the Phoenix Fox is a very powerful pet. If possible, Mike really wants to have a phoenix.

Unfortunately, the phoenix is ​​notoriously difficult to tame. Throughout history, apart from Dumbledore's family, only a small number of people have been able to tame it, and all of these people are people of high moral character and great strength.

Mike can still be satisfied with the former, but for the latter, Mike really has no choice.

He is very self-aware and knows that he has never been a good person.

While Mike was ready to go, Harry, Ron and the others also started to act...

(End of this chapter)