The Shopkeeper of All Worlds in the British Wizarding World

Chapter 595: End of the Semester (Additional Update for Magic Energy)

Time passed day by day in a tense atmosphere. On the night before the holiday, Ryan finally learned from Lupin about the results of the three nuclear bombs he had placed that night.

Unfortunately, no named Death Eaters were killed in the explosion. Before taking action, Voldemort moved the Vanishing Cabinet to Crabbe's house instead of Borgin and Burke's, so the nuclear bomb in the trap finally exploded in his living room.

However, the six wizards killed in the violent explosion and the wizard who was crushed in the vanishing cabinet were just the scums Voldemort had recruited in Europe a while ago. The only consolation was that these scums had many innocent lives on their hands, and Ryan had weakened the enemy's power and eliminated harm to the people this time.

However, the mistress of the Crabbe family did not die, because before this operation, Voldemort cleared out everyone in Crabbe's ancestral home, and there were no other outsiders in the house except the operation personnel.

Of course, the main building of the Crabbe family's ancestral home was completely destroyed in the explosion, and all the treasures of the Crabbe family as a pure-blood family for hundreds of years were also buried in the fire. This included the most important family magic knowledge inheritance. This meant that the family was whitewashed once and for all, and would be excluded from the pure-blood circle for at least the next hundred years.

So this attack was a complete failure for Voldemort, at least from a tactical point of view. The loss of 12 lives alone was enough to make the Malfoys and their son, who were temporarily staying in Hogwarts Castle, in a state of high tension, because they knew that Voldemort would never let them go.

Ryan once saw Malfoy wandering in the corridor with a pale face and an uneasy look, but he left immediately after seeing Ryan. And his mother, Mrs. Malfoy, rarely appeared in front of people, and only the house elves brought her food.

Most people think this is a great victory, Professor Dumbledore can still protect them and everything will be the same as before. But Ryan knows that nothing can go back to the past. This time Voldemort attacked the Ministry of Magic and Hogwarts at the same time. If Ryan hadn't arranged a backup plan in the school in advance, Voldemort's side could even have retreated unscathed. This already shows that the strength comparison between the two sides has changed.

Ryan could even infer that this action was just a test by Voldemort. The next time, it would be a real full-scale war, and even if Professor Dumbledore was still alive, it would not be able to change the situation.

This is just like the gunshot in Sarajevo. We can only say that the death of the Austrian-Hungarian crown prince triggered the world war, but we cannot say that the cause of the war was this assassination. Even if the assassination failed, the fierce conflict between the Central Powers and the Allied Powers would always erupt completely because of other events.

The same is true for the current situation in the wizarding world. Most pure-blood wizards hope to take back everything they have been deprived of in the past decade since the last war, and even let the wizarding world return to the era when everything is controlled by pure-bloods. The increasing number of Muggles and half-bloods want to protect their existing rights on the one hand, and on the other hand, they hope to break the current situation in which pure-blood wizards completely control the British wizarding world.

Therefore, Ryan believes that the next war is not only inevitable, but may even be more brutal than in the original book. Because this time the two sides are evenly matched, the only way to resolve the dispute is through a real war.

Scrimgeour of the Ministry of Magic also discovered this. Recently, many people saw Scrimgeour limping to Hogwarts with a cane to discuss with Professor Dumbledore about the response plan for the recent situation. However, it can be seen from the fact that he left angrily every time that the discussion was not going smoothly. Of course, this is normal. Not to mention that Scrimgeour is a self-centered person, the fact that the Ministry of Magic is now almost completely controlled by Voldemort's pure bloods makes it impossible for the two sides to cooperate.

After being rejected by Professor Dumbledore, Scrimgeour tried to win over Harry Potter. He proposed that the Ministry could provide Harry with various protections, such as arranging two Aurors as his bodyguards. However, Harry declined all of them.

"I cannot accept a Minister of Magic who puts an innocent person in Azkaban and then says he is a Death Eater. Moreover, I think that Headmaster Dumbledore is more credible." Because tomorrow is a holiday, everyone seems to be very relaxed today. After packing their luggage, everyone starts to sit in the common room and chat. At this time, Harry talks about what he encountered in the past few days.

"By the way, how are you going to spend this holiday?" After talking about what he had encountered in the past few days, Harry looked up and asked Ryan and Hermione who were sitting opposite him and reading a large black stone book. "We may go to China first. Professor Dumbledore asked us to go to China to do something." Ryan looked up and answered. This was what the headmaster said in the letter sent by Fox yesterday. In anticipation of a war in the future, Dumbledore believed that it was necessary to contact various countries now in the hope of obtaining as much assistance as possible. Even if there was no assistance, other countries should try to remain neutral in future wars. Ryan's bloodline and identity made it the easiest for him to contact China among the people he knew, so the task of contacting China was given to Ryan.

Of course, Ryan was willing to accept this mission because Dumbledore pointed out in the letter that the Chinese magic community has always maintained a completely neutral attitude on this matter that has nothing to do with them, so Ryan's trip to China was just a routine confirmation. It just so happened that he and Hermione could take this opportunity to visit their parents.

In addition to Ryan, several other members of the Order of the Phoenix were sent to the United States, France and Africa. They will all carry out their mission of foreign exchange at the beginning of the holiday and do their best to prevent Voldemort from launching the same action.

"That sounds great, an international trip!" Harry exclaimed with wide eyes, and then collapsed on the sofa in frustration. "Unfortunately, I have to stay at my aunt's house until my 17th birthday this holiday according to Dumbledore's order. To be honest, I really don't want to go back there. I really want to do something with you guys."

"Harry, the fact that you can endure loneliness and hide yourself well and protect yourself well is the greatest help to us." Hermione closed the book and put it away, then looked at Harry and said, "You should know that you are equivalent to a flag, but your strength, um - is far from your role as a flag."

"I know." Harry lowered his head and covered his face with his hands, sniffing loudly, then raised his head and forced a smile. "You're right, everyone has something to do, and I really can't act recklessly."

"Don't worry, buddy. I believe you can make a contribution even if you stay at your aunt's house." Ron patted Harry's shoulder and said carelessly, then looked at Ryan and Hermione who were sitting opposite him. "By the way, how long will you stay in China this time?"

"Well, at most two weeks." Ryan said after thinking for a while. "Because my mission to China this time is very easy and won't take long. And I still have a lot of things to do in the UK, so this trip to China can't be too long."

"That would be great," said Ron. "You two, and Harry, could come over to my parents' house."

"Why?" Harry looked confused.

"Bill and Fleur's wedding, Lupin and Tonks' wedding, and Sirius and Meliam's wedding." Ron counted on his fingers. "They are all going to get married this summer, so after discussing it, they decided to hold the wedding at the Burrow together to make it more lively. Don't you know all this?"

"Of course I knew about Bill and Fleur's wedding," Harry said. "But I didn't know Lupin and Sirius were getting married at this time. I guess they wouldn't send us the invitations until a month before the wedding."

Ryan thought about Lupin and Sirius's personalities and felt that they could really do it. In this way, there would probably be fewer guests at the wedding, but Ryan thought that as long as they were happy, it would be fine. However, no matter what, it was always a pleasure to have such a golden period before the brutal war broke out.

(End of this chapter)