Chapter 803 (1/2)
Harry left in a panic. That night, the war of the Ministry of magic caused a stir in the whole Hogwarts. The prophet daily even used the front page headline ”the fall of the Ministry of magic”, together with Dumbledore's photos of Aurors escaping from the Ministry of magic. In the photos, Aurors looked at the camera sadly and desperately, Dumbledore's eyes were tired and looked unusually old.
Most wizards who read the Daily Prophet believe that Dumbledore is old - he may be able to deal with his old opponent Voldemort, but he seems unable to adapt under the rising new evil threat.
When the sky finally cleared and the sun rose, Harry was dragged by Hermione and Ron to the hall, where the Hogwarts students waiting for breakfast had already been boiling.
Malfoy looked pale. He glanced at Harry meaningfully and whispered, ”Dumbledore is old! The new order in the magic world will be created by young people... Look at his long white beard. Even if we can believe that he won't make the stupid mistakes of the old, he can't deal with the new threats more actively... He can deal with Voldemort.”
”A Dark Lord as old as him!”
Harry didn't respond to the mockery of his sworn enemies. Last night, he learned about the grudges and resentments between Sirius, lupin and dwarf Peter and his parents. He didn't seem to digest these contents. He bent slightly, covered up the Yellow magic ministry held in his arms, and stroked the uneven hieroglyphs on it, He was suffering fiercely and hesitated.
A large group of owls broke into Hogwarts' restaurant. Almost all the owls here are managed by Hogwarts - it seems that every wizard sent letters to his children. Some envelopes fell in front of a third grade wizard in Gryffindor. Those envelopes were covered with solemn colors such as black and white, Some are also tied with a white chrysanthemum or a potion flower that can sob.
The little wizard was almost stupid in his seat. His eyes quickly accumulated water vapor, and his expression was desperate and unbelievable.
Hermione whispered, ”my God! What's the matter? It must be a bad thing.”
Ron whispered to her, ”that's a letter of condolence, a memorial letter, and maybe a eulogy...” Ron said, and saw a witch break into the restaurant and take away a little wizard of hotchpatch. When she left, she said: ”Help me apologize to Professor Dumbledore... I know I should believe him, but... Fear is driving me crazy! He must go home. We go back to his grandmother's house, far away in Brazil... I hope we can avoid those terrible things.” before she finished, she pulled on her scarf, took the first grade wizard's hand and hurried away!
This is by no means the only witch to do so. Ron even saw Neville's uncle rush to the headmaster's room, but fortunately, Neville was not called away.
Dumbledore hurried to the hall. He looked at the empty table, silently opened his mouth and silently changed the empty chairs away. Dumbledore came to the podium, and the copper owl wings opened silently, clearly transmitting Dumbledore's voice to anyone present.
Including the heartless exchange students at the demstrom School of witchcraft and Wizardry.
”From today on, at least three professors will be on duty every night. It is absolutely forbidden for students to appear in the corridor during night outings or curfews. The permission for senior students to go to Hogsmeade village at Christmas will be suspended... You may have heard what happened in the Ministry of magic, but I want to warn you again - what really scares us is fear itself.”
”Courage lies not only in boldness, but also in people's calm and courage.”