Chapter 62 - Lord Slytherin (2/2)
Lord Avery ordered everyone who was descendent of them must live here if they wanted to be connected to the family.
Even those who work outside of the country must also live here and travel to their destination through floo powder or apparition. Those who don't, won't receive any support from Lord Avery”. Neal replied, ”that's sick. C'mon. Isn't it too much to force everyone like that?”.
Gemma replied, ”well, by sticking together, Lord Avery made this village very strong on the outside to protect themselves from the Ministry of Magic and of course including Dumbledore and his army, you know”. Neal stopped walking and looked at her in surprise, ”Dumbledore has an army?”.
Gemma replied, ”well, I'm not sure about it. It's something called Order of Phoenix who comprised of various Aurors and listens to Dumbledore's order. They were the ones who resisted you know who and his followers back then. I don't know much about it but I only heard about them from other Aurors at the Ministry”.
A few days later, at the Borrow, located on the outskirts of Ottery St Catchpole in Devon, England, Arthur Weasley frowned while looking at the letter he received. Molly Weasley asked him, ”what happened, dear?”.
Arthur replied, ”I got an invitation from Oakley Avery, he announced Sacred 28 gathering”. Hearing that Molly became serious, ”you don't need to go. It's a place only for those dark wizards and his supporters”. Arthur shook his head, ”no, this is from Oakley, not Lucius. He wasn't the supporter of you know who”.
Molly replied, ”he's not but his whole family is. Anyway, we are already being harassed by them as blood traitors every time. You don't need to go and further get humiliated by them. Not to mention, most of the families got extinct and the remaining were in Azkaban. Who would even attend it”. Arthur frowned while thinking, ”it's been more than forty years since Avery sent out the invitation. It must be something important. Should I go and see what they are planning?”.
At the same time at Malfoy's Mansion, Lucius also frowned while looking at the invitation, ”a sacred 28 meeting eh? Is Oakley vying for leadership again?”.
At one place, Barty Crouch Senior, the head of the Department of International Magical Cooperation reading the invitation scoffed, ”did he now want to boast about the strength of his Tagues village?”.
At 12 Grimmauld Place in London, Kreacher, the house-elf for the House of Black tore the invitation, ”no lord Black to go”.
At Diagon Alley, in the Ollivander's wand shop, Garrick Ollivander looked at the invitation, ”did they still remember our family? I wonder...”
At the Greengrass mansion, Samuel Greengrass smiled upon seeing the invitation and he called Daphne downstairs. As Daphne, Tracey, and Astoria came downstairs, he said ”Daphne, you are going with me to Tagues this Saturday. Tomorrow, go shopping with your mother and buy the best dress you find. Don't worry about the cost at all”.
When she heard the village name, Tracey asked, ”Tagues? Isn't that the village where Neal stays? Can I join both of you?”, Hearing that Astoria also said, ”I also want to meet Neal”. Samuel frowned, ”no, you two can't. This is an official business and that village is off-limits for personal visits. Stay here with Alene”.
Just like that, Oakley sent out the invitations to the surviving pureblood families of the sacred 28 to reunite them in one place.