v2 Chapter 1836： who to fight for (2/2)

”...The evacuation was supervised by Mr. Filch and Madam Pomfrey. After the prefect heard my order, he organized the students of your house and was responsible for sending them to the evacuation site in an orderly manner.”

At this moment, many students looked stunned. Recently, they heard a lot of terrible news one after another, but they never thought that the war would come so fast, and the final battle would be Hogwarts.

Ivan was sitting at the long-lost long table, surrounded by Harry, Hermione, and many Gryffindor students who had graduated. Even so, this table has never been so empty as it is now.

Many students have not returned to Hogwarts since Voldemort's reign.

Not long ago, there was a major purge, which swept away students from Muggle families.

The rest are also students protected by Dumbledore's Army.

To be honest, Ai Wen didn't expect much from this student organization at all.

They are all too young, inexperienced in combat, lacking the corresponding ability, and unable to fight against the Death Eaters. But during their absence at Hogwarts, Dumbledore's Army was still active and played a huge role in protecting and training many students.

These are all thanks to Neville.

When they were away, he was the commander of Dumbledore's Army, and Neville was much taller and haggard than when he parted last semester, but he was undoubtedly more mature, with more hair than Irving had ever seen before. It grows at any time, with a few cuts on his face, and his clothes are torn apart. From what Luna and other students have heard, Neville has led the students to do a lot over the past few months.

Ai Wen identified his classmates one by one, wanting to see who else was there.

The others were also looking at him and Harry, murmuring from time to time.

At this point someone shouted, ”What if we want to stay and fight?”

This sentence won the applause and support of many people. In the plan, the students in the lower grades will be evacuated, but there are still many people who want to stay and fight. Age is not a reason to flee.

”Those with enough strength can stay.” Professor McGonagall said, taking a deep breath, ”but I hope everyone understands what it means to stay! This is a war, not a game, and we will face the world. The most dangerous dark wizard and his minions, all those who remain must be ready to die... But no matter what, we will never back down, this is the last section I give you Lesson. I want everyone here to understand why we fight, it's for Hogwarts, for the future of the wizarding world, for ourselves.”

In response to her, there was a loud voice of discussion. Until a Ravenclaw girl stood up and asked, ”If we evacuate, what about our things? Boxes, and owls?”

”It's too late to pack up,” Professor McGonagall said. ”The most important thing is to get you out of here safely.”

”Where's Professor Snape?” shouted a girl at the Slytherin table.

”In a simple phrase, he ran away,” said Professor McGonagall.

Cheers erupted from the Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, and Ravenclaw tables.

After the voice fell a little, Professor McGonagall continued, ”We have put up defenses around the castle, but it is impossible to hold them for long unless we continue to strengthen this defense. Therefore, I ask that you must act quickly and calmly, Listen to the prefect's arrangement, those who want to stay...”