บท 324: Chapter 324: Meeting
There were already many people in the living room at this time.
Most of the people were old people from the previous generation of the Order of the Phoenix, and only a few were recommended by members, such as Tonks.
Arthur Weasley and Kingsley Shacklebolt sat at the front. Usually, the two of them presided over the work when Dumbledore was away.
In fact, Moody is the oldest, but his personality is too eccentric, and he is unwilling to do these things.
"Didn't Dumbledore come today?"
Sirius asked a little irritably. Arthur shook his head. "Dumbledore is not in England now. He will be back with important things."
A few minutes later, several wizards wearing cloaks walked in hurriedly, and the leader took off his hood. It was the eldest son of the Weasley family, Bill Weasley.
Arthur nodded to him and motioned Bill to sit down.
"Let's start today's meeting. Bill, what did the goblin say?"
"They're still
avoid it." Bill said. "I still don't know if they believe he's back, and of course, it's also possible that it's a goblin trick to bet on both sides."
Bill had a good relationship with the Goblins because of his previous experience working at Gringotts, so he was sent to contact the Goblins.
"I believe they won't fall to You-Know-Who." Lupin shook his head, "Their losses are also serious."
"But Voldemort may make some offers that wizards can't offer, like freedom."
As several people were discussing, Snape, who had been silent for a while, suddenly spoke up.
"As far as I know, he has not yet gone to win over the goblins, but he has already sent people to find giants and werewolves."
Hearing this news, the faces of some wizards changed slightly. If Voldemort successfully gathered these dark creatures under his command, things would become more troublesome.
"Is the information reliable?" Kingsley looked serious.
He knew Snape was a pawn arranged by Dumbledore beside Voldemort and could know much-hidden information.
"I will be responsible for every word I say." Snape glanced at the bored Sirius, and his eyes flashed with sarcasm.
And Sirius stood up with a 'rub.' His violent movements overturned the chair, and there was a sound of hitting the ground.
"What do you mean, Snivellus?"
Snape was also angry when he heard this nickname. This was the scar left by Potter's group when they bullied him. He never thought that Sirius would dare to say it.
"That's what you think. I won't be as clever as some people trying to hide from everyone, and I will kill Lily."
Sirius couldn't take it any longer when he heard this and pulled out his wand, and Snape was not to be outdone.
"Enough!"
Molly shouted. "What do you guys want to do? Do you want to kill each other? This is the Order of the Phoenix. We need to stick together."
Snape snorted coldly, put away his wand, and walked away.
"I have told you all the information, and I will come again if there is anything."
Kingsley also looked at Sirius and gasped for breath with a headache. They always had to quarrel as soon as they met, and when Dumbledore was away, he couldn't hold them back.
Fortunately, Molly was there. She and Sirius were still related so that she could restrain it.
Regardless of their personal grievances, Kingsley continued to let others report.
But the more they went on, the worse his mood got.
Nothing good, all bad news.
Fudge was still stubbornly weakening Dumbledore's authority.
Dumbledore's speech at the International Confederation of Wizards a few days ago caused him to lose his position as the Supreme Mugwump of Great Britain.
After returning, Fudge held a vote to remove Dumbledore's position as Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot. If he were not afraid of making Dumbledore completely anxious, Fudge would have also wanted to retract the Order of Merlin from Dumbledore.
On the other hand, the Death Eaters' movements became more secretive. After Tonks was discovered by them last time, they never tracked the traces of all the Death Eaters.
Even if they appeared in front of people, they appeared as usual, and there was no flaw at all.
And when everyone finished talking about their reports, the topic shifted to Harry.
"Kingsley, why is the Dementor on Privet Drive?"
Speaking of this, Sirius was annoyed. Harry would have been doomed today if he hadn't learned the Patronus Charm.
As the guard of Azkaban, the Dementors will never be allowed to leave without the permission of the Ministry of Magic. It must be the ghost of Voldemort who appeared on Privet Drive today.
Tonks was the first to speak. "I received an order from the Auror's office to question the Dementors after the incident, and they punish none of the Dementors today."
"So Fudge believed it?"
Sirius' eyes revealed disbelief, and Kingsley sighed.
"Sirius, it's not that Fudge is stupid. Even if it's a problem with Dementors, he won't admit it. He will only use it to attack Dumbledore."
"Then tell him that Voldemort did it!" Sirius looked very irritable.
"Sirius, Fudge has gone mad. He's scared and feels that all Dumbledore did to overthrow him."
"But how would Dumbledore want it?" said Sirius. "If he wanted to, he could have been Minister of Magic more than ten years ago."
"Of course he didn't want to." Kingsley said, "He never wanted to be a Minister, but Fudge has been blinded by power."
"So let's not expect any help from the Ministry of Magic, the most important thing now is to help Harry through the trial, and you don't want him to lose his wand and be expelled, don't you?"
Kingsley's persuasion worked, and Sirius stopped talking about it.
Kingsley continued to preside over the meeting.
"According to my current information, Fudge has attracted quite a few members of Wizengamot during this period. To be precise, it was through Gaunt to put these people on his side."
"So I'm not sure how many people will support him at the trial, and if Dumbledore is not there, it will be arduous for Harry to win the case."
Molly couldn't help covering her face. "I still can't believe that a child as good as Alvin would choose Fudge. He has such a good relationship with us, especially Harry..."
Arthur took his wife's shoulder and comforted her. "Honey, we don't want to see this either, but it's what Kingsley has experienced firsthand, and Alvin chose to benefit."
And hearing this, Harry upstairs couldn't bear it any longer and rushed down.
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