The Shopkeeper of All Worlds in the British Wizarding World

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On the afternoon of the day after the call with Dumbledore, a young wizard appeared on the island outside Azkaban. After taking a boat to the gate and checking the password, he brought Ryan the supplies he needed.

"John, what's the situation outside now?" Albert walked forward and asked. He recognized the person coming over as a young Auror. He had met him once before because they were both Muggle-born wizards.

"It's terrible." The young Auror shook his head. "It's a mess outside right now, with small-scale conflicts breaking out in many places. The only place we are sure is completely under our control, apart from Hogwarts and Hogsmeade, is here. When I left Hogwarts, I saw that Dumbledore had ordered some empty classrooms in Hogwarts Castle to be vacated and opened to those who escaped empty-handed."

After that, he walked up to Ryan and handed him a bag from his waist. "You must be Ryan. I think you are the only Asian here. Headmaster Dumbledore asked me to tell you that because of the current chaotic situation, there are many places that need manpower. He can't send anyone to help you. I hope you can lead the people here to ensure the control of Azkaban Castle and protect the north of Hogwarts Castle."

"I will do my best to guard this place." Ryan took the bag and nodded. Then the young Auror registered the addresses of the relatives of everyone present and nodded to everyone before leaving.

According to what he said before, Headmaster Dumbledore should try to protect every innocent person from being harmed, especially the families of those fighting on the front line. This is why there is no manpower available over there: many people were sent out to protect the families of those soldiers and try to send them to a safe place.

That night, the guards of Azkaban could hardly sleep. On the top floor of the castle, Ryan and Hermione walked around the roof in the name of patrol.

"How are the prisoners downstairs now?" Ryan asked.

"None of the prisoners have wands, so it's not a big problem right now," said Hermione. "The prisoners with minor sentences, especially those who were mistakenly arrested, are very cooperative with us. We have also promised to improve their material treatment and will retry them soon. Now we are worried about the prisoners with serious sentences. The influence of the Dementors will gradually decrease after they disappear. I am worried that the prisoners with serious sentences will cause trouble for us at that time."

"Don't worry. It may be because we really can't spare any manpower recently. Headmaster Dumbledore has given us a lot of materials as compensation. He even gave us a lot more magical materials. I can prepare some magic arrays to ensure that those scumbags are always in a weak state."

For the rest of the night, Ryan took out an alchemy table and started making magic circles for serious criminals. After his last training in Silvermoon City, he had a lot more magic to choose from than before.

Soon, a magic circle that combined stun, suppression, extreme despair, touch of fatigue and enfeeblement was designed. The powerful negative energy surrounding the entire castle became the best energy supply for this magic circle, which also successfully suppressed the regeneration of Dementors.

Ryan spent the entire night making various array plates and then installing them in the serious criminal ward. When the sun rose, everything was ready.

In the first rays of sunlight of the new day, Ryan activated the magic circle. All the lights in the prison area for serious criminals on the top floor of the entire castle seemed to dim at the same time and then returned to their original state.

"The magic is working." Hermione stood in the hall of the serious criminal ward and looked at the cells on both sides of the corridor. Because of her sensitivity to the power of death, she felt a faint breath of death rising in each cell.

"Yes, I can guarantee that the prisoners under these spells will feel exactly the same as when they were guarded by Dementors." Ryan stretched his body. "We can go and have a good rest. We have been busy all night without closing our eyes."

I slept until the afternoon, and when I got up and was about to go eat something, I saw that most people were gathered around the radio in the lounge, listening seriously. A hoarse voice I had never heard before came from the radio. "——According to the order of the new Minister of Magic, Piers Thicknesse, from today on, the 'Muggle-born Registration' will be carried out to investigate the so-called 'Muggle-borns' in order to understand how they possess the secrets of magic. The latest research from the Department of Mysteries shows that magic can only be inherited through the reproduction of wizards. Therefore, if there is no verified wizard bloodline, the so-called Muggle-borns may have acquired magical abilities through theft or violence."

"The Ministry of Magic is determined to root out these misappropriators of magical abilities, and to this end invites every so-called Muggle-born to appear before the newly appointed Muggle-Born Registration Board. At the same time, the Muggle-Born Registration Board has been authorized to take any action, including the use of deadly curses, to ensure that this policy is implemented."

"Well, that's all for today's broadcast. Let's remember that magic is power."

With a click, the radio knob was turned off. Ryan looked at everyone with ugly expressions and asked, "Any news?"

"A lot of bad news." Henry turned his chair and said, "In addition to the decree just now, Headmaster Dumbledore and the Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, Bones, are both wanted."

"What?" Hermione opened her eyes wide in disbelief. "Why is this happening? Have they committed a crime?"

"Just now, the new Minister of Magic, Thicknesse, announced that Scrimgeour was murdered because Ms. Bones murdered him at the instigation of Dumbledore. In addition to Ms. Bones, her accomplices include Arthur Weasley and Percy Weasley. The broadcast called them the Usurper Group."

"How shameless!" Ryan said angrily. "They actually used such a crude method to frame someone. Is there anyone who would believe their lies?"

"At least no one here believes this now, because if Dumbledore wants the position of Minister of Magic, he only needs to speak up." Henry said. "Although the Ministry of Magic fell very quickly at that time due to the operation of a large number of Death Eaters planted by You-Know-Who. But yesterday's multiple exchanges of fire and today's 180-degree change in the Ministry's policy have made everyone guess that all this was directed by You-Know-Who."

"But the problem is that, apart from some places that the Death Eaters can't reach, others only speak privately. They dare not confide in each other and don't know who they can trust." Albert continued, "When I was young, I experienced the last reign of the You-Know-Who. It was like this then. Everyone dared not speak freely. They knew the actual situation. But they were afraid that if they spoke out, they would go home at night and see the Dark Mark hanging on the roof of their house."

"So, the mysterious man is still very cunning." Ryan said, "He knows that his reputation is very bad. If he announces the usurpation of the throne, it may lead to open resistance, so he hides behind the scenes to cause confusion, suspicion and fear."

"So what should we do now?" Albert asked. It was because he had experienced that dark moment before that he seemed a little at a loss. The others were similar. When Albert asked Ryan, they all looked at Ryan with hope.

"We will defend here until the replacement arrives." Ryan comforted everyone. "I think that with Headmaster Dumbledore still here, the You-Know-Who will not give up suppressing the Ministry of Magic and attack here. And with the magical defense system of this castle itself, I believe that the Death Eaters alone cannot break in."

"Besides, since Headmaster Dumbledore has promised, he will definitely protect your family members. You don't need to worry too much about this."

(End of this chapter)