The Shopkeeper of All Worlds in the British Wizarding World

Chapter 735 Meeting
Although the temperature in the UK in April was still a little low, at least it was not so cold in the sunny places. Stepping on the golden sunlight sprinkled on the ground, Ryan and Hermione walked into the gate of the Hogwarts Castle together.

There were still patrols here, but perhaps because Dumbledore had given instructions in advance, these patrols directly opened the door for them after they spotted Ryan and his group.

"Nice to meet you, Penelope." Ryan recognized the man who was patrolling the school gate today. "Aren't you still working in the store? Why are you here as a patrolman now?"

"The town of Hogsmeade itself has prepared a civil defense team, and wizards like us who are capable of fighting will naturally participate." After Ryan and the others walked in, Penelope tapped the wrought iron gate with her wand.

The castle gate was quickly closed under the effect of magic. Penelope turned around and said to Ryan, "Before, this place was guarded by professionals sent by the Ministry of Magic. But recently, as the situation has improved, the Hogsmeade Ministry of Magic plans to retake some areas. So after discussing with Headmaster Dumbledore, the headmaster asked those professionals to rush to where they were needed, and then let us volunteers maintain order here."

"How is the safety?" Hermione asked curiously as she took a few steps forward. "You know, Hogwarts is the main target of those damn Death Eaters. Are you safe here?"

"Of course it's very safe!" Penelope said, shaking her hair gently. "First of all, our team is basically made up of people trained by you. In a sense, our fighting level is not much worse than those ordinary fighters who have received professional training. You have to know that even the training Percy received at the Ministry of Magic is only at our level. They are still elite personnel under the Department of Magical Law Enforcement."

"Secondly, the war situation is gradually improving for us. I believe that no enemy will raid here in the short term. Of course, we will not let down our guard at this time."

At this point, Penelope also took out a small identification badge that she had distributed earlier from her clothes. "For example, I know you are real through this. Of course, this is also because I believe that with your strength, no one should be able to get a part of your body from you to disguise yourself."

"The last and most important point." Penelope's face showed pride. "Behind us is the Hogwarts Castle where Professor Dumbledore is stationed. It is also the safest place in the British wizarding world. Even if the You-Know-Who comes in person, he will definitely not get anything good from it."

"You are right. Hogwarts Castle guarded by Professor Dumbledore is indeed the safest place in the UK." Ryan said as he looked at the huge and majestic castle in front of him. No matter what Dumbledore did when he was young, he really devoted himself to this school and its students in the second half of his life. And it is because of him that this castle has become indestructible in everyone's eyes.

"Oh, by the way. Professor Dumbledore is waiting for you in the principal's office now." After Ryan and the patrol team waved goodbye and walked a distance away, Penelope suddenly seemed to remember something and said to Ryan, "You just need to go to the door of the principal's office, and the stone monster statue there will open the door for you."

"Got it, thank you, senior." After waving again, Ryan and the others followed that road into the castle. Unlike the previous times, it was class time, so there was no one in the corridor. Naturally, Ryan and the others did not meet any acquaintances.

"Why do you think Professor Dumbledore called us all here?" Hermione asked in surprise, because they received a letter from Lupin last night, in which Lupin told them that Professor Dumbledore had also invited him to the meeting today.

"I guess it's because of the current situation." Ryan analyzed, "You see, we have almost completely compressed the range of activities of the You-Know-Who and his Death Eaters to the area centered on London. At the same time, their wealth and manpower have been compressed to a very dangerous level. It's time for us to discuss what to do next."

After arriving at the door of the principal's office, the two stone monsters jumped aside as soon as they saw Ryan and his team, making way for the spiral staircase. After walking up the stairs into the principal's office of Hogwarts, Ryan found that only Professor Lupin was standing on the carpet by the fireplace, and the principal was nowhere to be seen. "I just got here too. Dumbledore left a message saying that he had something to do this morning and had to go out for a while, so we should wait here for a while." Lupin said, pointing to a box on the corner of the table. "He also left a box of snacks for us, so we can eat whatever we want."

"Professor Lupin," after hearing what Professor Lupin said, he went up to Professor Lupin and hugged him, then greeted him. "It's been a long time, how come you came so early today? We also set off after breakfast, but we didn't expect to arrive later than you."

"That's because I arrived at Hogsmeade yesterday with a group of werewolves who were on duty there. I ate a sandwich and drank a cup of coffee this morning and came here directly." Lupin looked at Ryan and said seriously, "Thank you very much for killing Fenrir Greyback, although as your professor I shouldn't say this."

"Well, I just did it casually during the battle. After all, it was a battle and Greyback was my enemy. It was inevitable that I killed him, and it was not just for you." Ryan said to Lupin in the same serious manner. After all, Lupin was a good man who liked to consider his friends, and he didn't want Lupin to have too much psychological burden on this matter.

"Of course, of course, I know everything." Lupin smiled and patted Ryan's shoulder. "Anyway, I may never be able to repay the favor I owe you in this lifetime, so I don't care about this little thing."

While the two were talking, the door opened again and the Minister of Magic, Ms. Bones, walked in. She saw Lupin patting Ryan on the shoulder and asked with a smile, "What are you talking about? You seem to be having a good time."

"Ah, we were just talking about everyone's previous situations. After all, we haven't seen each other for several months because we were all very busy." Lupin immediately changed the subject. After all, it was better not to talk about things like murder in front of the Minister of Magic, even if it was because of war.

"You're right. We haven't seen each other for a long time." Ms. Bones nodded slightly, and then conjured up a few chairs in the office for everyone to sit down. After sitting there for a few minutes and finding that Professor Dumbledore hadn't arrived, she took the initiative to ask Lupin: "How is Tonks doing recently? I heard that she is pregnant. The birth of a new life at this time is very good news for us."

"Yes, now the mother and the children are both healthy." At this point, Lupin's face seemed to glow, and he looked a lot younger. "If I'm not mistaken, the baby will be born this month."

"I'm glad to hear the good news." Dumbledore's voice suddenly rang out after Lupin had just finished speaking. Ryan looked up and saw that the door above the stairs of the headmaster's office opened, and Professor Dumbledore walked out. "Recently, there have been all kinds of good news, which is simply great."

"Hello, Principal Dumbledore..." "Albus, good morning." "Good morning, Professor Dumbledore!" Looking at Professor Dumbledore walking down the stairs, Ryan and the others stood up and greeted him.

"Good morning to you too." Dumbledore said as he walked to the back of his desk and sat down, then pressed his hands down to signal everyone to sit down. "I called you here today to discuss the next steps."

(End of this chapter)