This Must Be Dumbledore's Conspiracy

"Malfoy, Goyle, Crabbe … what do you want this time?"

Before Ivan could reply, Harry angrily stepped in front of Malfoy and questioned him.

On the day of Lord Voldemort's return, Harry was wary of Malfoy and the other Death Eaters, as he had seen Lucius attempting to murder him in the graveyard.

Ron, Hermione, and Ginny also pulled out their wands.

"I'm not here for you…Potter!" Malfoy said haughtily, glancing at Harry, but his expression became troubled when he turned to Ivan.

He opened his mouth to speak, then stopped and said, "I'm just passing through, can't I? Move!"

Malfoy took Goyle and Crabbe with him and pushed past them.

Harry and Ron watched them closely, as if they were trying to find something wrong with Malfoy's actions and wave their wands to subdue them.

Unfortunately, they did not find a reason to attack until the trio were out of sight.

Ivan had a vague feeling that Malfoy was looking at him strangely, but he didn't care…

"Alright, forget about them. Let's find a carriage and sit down…" Seeing that the atmosphere was tense, Jenny quickly interrupted.

Ivan nodded, and Harry and the others put away their wands and searched the compartment for seats before the train departed.

Hermione and Ron did not join them, as they were new prefects and needed to report to the Head of Students.

The prefects also had to take on the responsibility of patrolling the train to prevent the mischief-makers from getting on the train.

After listening to Hermione's account of the prefect's duties, Ivan was more than glad that he had not been chosen, or he would have wasted a lot of time on useless things this term.

However, Ivan was troubled by the fact that many of the junior Gryffindor wizards took him to be their new prefect as they searched for an empty carriage.

"Harry, Yvonne, come here, there's room…" Ginny called out to them happily as she opened the door to one of the carriages.

Yvonne and Harry hurried over. As they were late, most of the carriages were either full or there was only one seat left.

When Ivan reached the door, he found Luna in the carriage.

The little witch, whom he had not seen for a long time, was leaning against the window with a long, thin wand in her ear and a large newspaper in her hand. She was reading it seriously. Some sunlight was shining down from the sky, illuminating her hair…

"Hi, Ivan!" Luna turned her head slightly when she heard a noise at the door, and her face lit up when she saw Ivan.

"It's been a while, Luna," Ivan said with a smile, and then asked the witch to let Harry and Ginny carry their bags in.

At the same time, the Hogwarts train, which had been docked for a long time, moved slowly. The people standing in the carriage swayed and hurriedly sat down after putting down their luggage.

"What are you reading, Luna?" Ginny asked, looking curiously at the copy in the witch's hand.

The headline was a moving picture, showing a large area of collapsed ruins and a burning house, shrouded in a strange black mist.

The headline read "Mysterious Man Fails and Flips Alley".

Ginny was immediately shocked, but when she read the rest of the article, she burst out laughing.

It reported a riot in Knockturn Alley over a month ago.

The newspaper's writers believed that the cause of the riot was the Death Eaters, led by You-Know-Who, who attacked Knockturn Alley and for some reason suffered a tragic defeat.

And the one behind all of this is Dumbledore, who is behind a shocking plot to get rid of Minister for Magic Fudge…

"This is very strange…Why would the You-Know-Who attack Knockturn Alley? How could this have anything to do with Professor Dumbledore?

To get involved in the assassination of Minister Fudge…"

Ginny complained that the Daily Prophet had already reported on the riots in Knockturn Alley, and that it was just a bunch of wizards getting drunk at a bonfire party and letting loose their magic.

Harry took a look at the book and dismissed it as a joke. If Voldemort could be defeated so easily, Sirius and the others would not have to discuss strategies every day.

As the two of them grumbled to themselves, Ivan's voice suddenly sounded in the carriage.

"Luna, you'd better send a letter back to tell Mr. Novgood to keep an eye out for him. It would be best if he went into hiding. You-Know-Who will be very unhappy if he reads this…"

Harry and Ginny turned their heads sharply, and Ivan was looking at them with a serious expression on his face.

They were even more surprised when Luna gave Ivan's suggestion serious consideration and said in distress, "But where can we hide? Dad has to stay in England to work on his manuscript. He's not going to want to go too far."

"If you have no other choice, you can move to Knockturn Alley for the time being… it's quite safe there, and it's very safe," Ivan suggested after a moment's thought.

Voldemort would probably not have the courage to come to Knockturn Alley again until he knew more about himself. Furthermore, there were a large number of law enforcement officers patrolling the place, so his safety was guaranteed.

"Turnover Alley?! Isn't that where the Dark Wizards live? How could you let Luna's father move there?" Ginny shouted at Ivan.

She remembered her mother telling her about the place, telling her not to go near Knockturn Alley, where it was said to be inhabited by the worst of the worst of the worst, the kind of people who would steal you if you were not careful.

Such a place had nothing to do with security.

Harry nodded in agreement, having wandered into Knockturn Alley once during the summer holidays of his first year.

If Ivan had not arrived in time, he would have been taken away by an old witch. Every time he thought about it, he was terrified.

"That was a few years ago, Ginny. In fact, the Dark Wizards have long since turned over a new leaf. They're all very willing to be good people!" Ivan assured her, looking at the two of them earnestly.

"You'd be surprised how much it's changed if you had the time to visit it yourself…"

(PS: Starting tomorrow, try to update twice…)