Chapter 13: Darkness in London

Just when the black veil that only wizards can see surrounds London, Austin Greengrass was playing in Diagon Alley with his little sister Astoria Greengrass.

"Brother, what are you busy with these days?"

Astoria looked into the window and asked, but got no response from Austin.

So Astoria had to turn her head to look at Austin behind her, and at the same time whispered in her mouth," Brother?"

At this moment, Astoria saw Austin staring blankly into the distance. Looking in the direction that Austin was looking at, Astoria also saw the black veil of darkness.

"Astoria, what are you asking me about? Here's the answer! For the glory of the Greengrass! For the greater good! I joined the Alliance"

Hearing what Austin Greengrass said, Astoria Greengrass looked at his brother beside him in surprise but was surprised to find that Austin was trembling and blushing at this time.

But that trembling was not because of fear, but more like an indescribable excitement!

Not far away, Lucius was also taking his wife Narcissa and son Draco, looking at the black veil flying in the distance.

"Father, what is that? How come I've never seen it before? It's so handsome!"

Draco looked around curiously and asked with excitement in his eyes.

But at this time, Lucius, his originally fair face, was more bloodless, only to hear his voice tremble and say:

"That's a legend coming to the world, and it's also a resurgence of an old conflict!"

And Narcissa, who was standing beside Lucius, also had a horrified expression. Then Narcissa grabbed Draco's arm and said nervously to her husband, "Let's go home! Quick! No, we're leaving England, now!"

On the streets of London, a street magician who is performing magic, just finished performing a magic trick, is holding his magic hat with one hand, and allows the audience around him to put more or less banknotes of their own in the hat.

When the audience threw out their banknotes, the magician bowed respectfully to the audience and then raised his body, but the next second, the magician seemed to be stunned. The audience looked at the magician who was standing still, and there was a lot of discussion for a while. At this moment, the magician suddenly laughed, and the audience closest to the magician found that the corner of the magician's eyes seemed to have a crystal drop, which was sprinkled in the sun.

"Everyone, the following is the last magic trick today, please look carefully!"

After speaking, the magician threw the red cloth in his hand upward, and the red cloth slowly fell, as if to wrap the magician's whole body, but when the red cloth fell on the ground, the magician was no longer there. figure.

"Mom! Mom! Look! It's magic!"

A cute girl dressed in Lolita took her mother's hand and said excitedly.

The girl's mother hugged her girl and said with a face full of love:

"It's called magic, darling!"

But the little girl said firmly:

"No! Mom! This is magic!"

"Okay! You're right, it's magic!"

The mother gently stroked the girl's long blond hair and said dotingly.

It's just that all the audience present waited for a long time, but they never waited for the magician's return, leaving only the magic tools all over the floor, and no one took them back.

An old man in ragged clothes and a stubble face with a bottle of wine snuggled in the corner of a London street, his eyes blurred.

From time to time, passers-by pass by him and drop a coin beside him.

But the old man never responded, just sat there blankly, not knowing what he was remembering.

However, the old man who was sitting in the same place felt as if something was slowly blocking his head, so the old man frowned and opened his eyes.

Suddenly, the old man seemed to see something and climbed up in disbelief. After a while, the old man burst into laughter. The old man's actions scared the couple who were about to pass him back. People passing by stopped involuntarily.

It's just that few people found that on the old man's chest, a tattoo loomed under the worn clothes, it seemed to be a triangular eye, and a vertical line was running through it.

At this time, as the black veil continued to advance, not far from the British Ministry of Magic, in a hotel where Muggles gathered, several men were standing in front of the window, watching the black veil floating not far away.

These men looked noble and well-dressed, but behind the group of men, there was a blond girl with a good figure and an outstanding face.

If Toby was here, he would be surprised to find that this young girl had a somewhat similar face to the wizard hunter who ran away when he was ambushed in the woods not long ago. At this time, a man who was standing in front of the window suddenly turned around, rushed to the girl's side, grabbed her arm at once, and shouted:" Christiana Graves! I told you long ago that we should leave England, or at least London!"

"It's impossible to kill Alyssa under the protection of Dumbledore! And you still want to kill her in Hogwarts? Look now! Not only did you fail to kill Alyssa, you also completely angered Did you know they're all..."

But before the man could finish his words, he was suddenly knocked out by a huge force. It turned out that the girl had already taken out her wand. Seeing the girl with the wand in front of her, and the man lying by the wall, the others didn't know how to react for a while.

At this moment, Christiana Graves said:

"There is nothing wrong with my plan! The only way to get rid of Alyssa is to keep trying! We can fail countless times but as long as we succeed once, we are the winner.

And when Kristen Graves was talking, the black veil happened to pass the window, looking at the world shrouded in the black veil, Kristen Graves couldn't help but pause and then said again," All of us have underestimated the Alliance. From now on, we move with caution.

At this time, Cornelius Fudge, the British Minister of Magic, looked at the chaos of the British Ministry of Magic in front of him. "Damn it, Rufus Scrimgeour? Where the hell did he go? Does he know what's going on in London right now? He's the head of the Auror Office at the British Ministry of Magic for god sake?"

Hearing Fudge's roar, a female official beside Fudge said in a shrill voice, "Minister Fudge, I never deny that you are a wise minister, but I have to say that at some point you have been too indulgent with certain people at the Ministry of Magic. You know, they may not necessarily appreciate your affection. Sometimes, you need to be tougher!"

Hearing this, Fudge nodded slowly and said with approval, "You're right, Umbridge, it seems that I used to be too talkative! Some people are too self-righteous!"

And Umbridge echoed repeatedly, "That's right, Minister Fudge! You are the Minister of Magic in the UK! You should have the final say in everything here!"

And at this moment, Rufus Scrimgeour happened to drive back from Knockturn Alley with his Aurors. As soon as he returned to the Ministry of Magic, Rufus Scrimgeour didn't even have time to say hello to Fudge and Umbridge, and he gave orders to his Aurors one after another.

"You two, take these people to interrogate first, and you must use the fastest speed to generate useful information. You, immediately send a letter to the Aurors who are on vacation. All Aurors cancel their vacations, come back on standby, and prepare for battle!"

Fudge and Umbridge, who was waiting on the side, could not help but be a little dumbfounded as they watched Rufus Scrimgeour order several wizards.

After waiting for the reaction, Fudge immediately walked over to Rufus Scrimgeour and asked sternly, "Rufus Scrimgeour! Where did you go? Do you know what's going on outside?!"

Rufus Scrimgeour glanced at the Minister of Magic in front of him, then nodded, and replied in a rather heavy tone, "I know what's going on out there. Mr. Minister, that's the Alliance flag, it's Grindelwald, calling his followers!"

Fudge's eyes twitched a few times, and then he said angrily, "Of course, I knew it was The Alliance, and it was Grindelwald who was gathering his followers! I'm asking, why are they here, in London?! Grindelwald, shouldn't it be now in Nurmengard!"

Facing Fudge's questioning, Rufus Scrimgeour was silent for a moment and finally decided to tell Fudge the cause of the matter, so Rufus Scrimgeour had to say slowly:

"I think it may be because I arrested members of The Alliance a few days ago. From them, I learned that the Alliance was recruiting people again and building up power."

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Hearing Rufus Scrimgeour's answer, Fudge and Umbridge gasped at the same time, and Fudge even took a few steps back subconsciously. Immediately, Fudge almost jumped up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, pointing to Rufus Scrimgeour and saying:

"Damn it! What the hell did you do? Why don't I know anything like this? Rufus Scrimgeour, although you are the head of the Auror Office at the British Ministry of Magic, don't forget that I am the British Minister of Magic!"

Seeing this, Rufus Scrimgeour hurriedly explained, "Mr. Minister, the other party may flee London at any time. After we got the tip, we immediately went to Knockturn Alley..."

Afterward, Rufus Scrimgeour recounted what had happened briefly and completely to Fudge and Umbridge beside him.

Hearing Rufus Scrimgeour's narration, before Fudge could react, Umbridge, who was beside him, asked first, "So, the shamanistic party that may appear at any time outside is not only trying to destroy London? It is more likely to come to our British Ministry of Magic?!"

Hearing Umbridge's questioning, Fudge also looked at Rufus Scrimgeour nervously, how much Fudge hoped to get Rufus Scrimgeour's negative answer, but unfortunately, what he saw was Rufus Scrimgeour. Scrimgeour nodded solemnly.

At that moment Fudge felt his heartbeat soaring rapidly. At the same time, Rufus Scrimgeour said in a heavy tone," Mr. Minister, I think we should be ready for war."

Fudge stared blankly at Rufus Scrimgeour in front of him, as if he couldn't believe that the word war was so easily spoken by Rufus Scrimgeour in front of him. So much so that Fudge didn't respond for a while, how should he answer, or what should he do?

After a long time, Fudge, who just realized what was about to happen, pointed at Rufus Scrimgeour in front of him with one hand, and said in disbelief, "How dare you! How dare you make such a major decision without my permission? Do you know what those wizards of The Alliance are? They are a bunch of lunatics!"

"Gellert Grindelwald, who sneaked into the Magical Congress of the United States for several months, made the Magical Congress of the United States a laughing stock in the entire magical world! Now, you dare to openly provoke them!"

In the face of Fudge's scolding, Rufus Scrimgeour said, "Minister Fudge, I'm not trying to provoke a war between the British Ministry of Magic and The Alliance, I'm just fulfilling my responsibilities as the head of the Auror Office at the British Ministry of Magic!"

But Fudge didn't agree with Rufus Scrimgeour's answer. Fudge suddenly waved his hand and said angrily, "Enough! You said it yourself, what should we do now?"

"Minister Fudge, I have already ordered to inform the Ministry of Magic of the return of all Aurors. You must know that London is the seat of the British Ministry of Magic, and our number of wizards is far more than that of The Alliance!"

Hearing this, Fudge nodded slowly, his expression slightly relaxed. Fudge's performance just now was just because he was too horrified by the sudden war! Fudge himself knew in his heart that in the UK, especially in London, the British Ministry of Magic could never lose!

Seeing that Fudge had calmed down, Rufus Scrimgeour continued, "Second thing, I hope that Minister Fudge can quickly send a letter to the International Confederation of Wizards and the Ministry of Magic of European countries, telling them that we need their help. Let them send their Aurors to help immediately! After all, With every additional strength we have, the hope of winning is greater."

Hearing this, Fudge seemed hesitant to say, "Will they help us? You must know that although the Ministry of Magic of various countries is peaceful on the surface, the secret contest has never been interrupted."

Faced with Fudge's question, Rufus Scrimgeour was quite sure about the location, and then said confidently, "They will come because Gellert Grindelwald's is a nightmare shrouded in many people's minds! They, too, don't want to see the growth of the Alliance!"

Hearing Rufus Scrimgeour's explanation, Fudge suddenly realized and nodded, and then responded immediately, "Okay, I'll write a letter right away!"

Rufus Scrimgeour nodded, then said slowly, "One last thing, Minister Fudge. I think you should write to Albus Dumbledore! We don't know yet how many wizards will come. But if Gellert Grindelwald walks out of Nurmengard and comes to London, I don't think anyone but Albus Dumbledore will be his match."

Hearing Rufus Scrimgeour's reminder, Fudge then remembered that if the Wiccans are the demons that hang over the European and American Ministry of Magic, then this demon that only makes the European and American Ministry of Magic helpless is nothing more than Geller. T Grindelwald's!

Although Fudge is conceited, he is not a fool! In front of Gellert Grindelwald, his magical ability is simply not enough to see! Thinking of this, Fudge also nodded solemnly and said: "That's right, you're right! Except for Albus Dumbledore, other wizards can't defeat Dumbledore. As the president of the International Federation of Wizards, this is what he should do!"

But Umbridge shook his head slowly, and then explained, "Mr. Minister, I think you should write this letter more appropriately. After telling Dumbledore about the situation here, let him go to Nurmengard first to see if Grindelwald is still in Nurmengard, If he does not come out of Nurmengard, then ask Dumbledore to watch Grindelwald in Nurmengard temporarily."

Hearing Umbridge's words, Rufus Scrimgeour asked somewhat puzzled, "What does it mean?"

Fudge, on the other hand, seemed a little thoughtful.

Facing Rufus Scrimgeour's question, Umbridge said slowly:

"Without Grindelwald's witch party, it's just a group of ordinary old wizards! With the strength of our British Ministry of Magic, plus the Aurors from other countries' Ministry of Magic who came to support them, they will be wiped out."