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Chapter 728 Dumbledore in the Great Hall
Chapter 728 Dumbledore in the Great Hall
Kingsley wanted everyone to stay at Number Twelve Grimmauld Place until they figured out who the new Secret Agent was, but an unexpected piece of news directly disrupted his plans.
Mad-Eye Moody at Hogwarts.
This news made everyone restless. No one bothered to lock up the secret agents anymore. Kingsley was the first to open the door and rush out, and the others followed suit, crowding out as well.
In less than a minute, the house, which had been full of people, became completely empty.
Siron followed the others outside, preparing to Apparate to Hogsmeade Village.
"Wait a minute, take them all with you." Hermione ran up from behind.
"You haven't learned Apparition yet?" Siren asked in surprise.
They had already taken twelve Apparition lessons last school year, so Hermione should have learned it by now.
"I've learned it, but I haven't taken the test yet," Hermione said seriously. "So, according to the rules, I can't Apparate alone."
take an exam?
Well... okay.
Although Xilun hadn't taken any exams either, he still stuck out his arm.
"Hurry up."
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Hermione quickly grabbed Celen's arm.
"Wait, there's us too—" Ron and Ginny ran over as well.
If Hermione didn't Apparate on her own because she strictly followed the rules, then Ron truly hadn't learned it.
Needless to say, Ginny is only in fifth grade and hasn't learned this yet.
Seeing their eager looks, Xiren could only shake his head helplessly. "I'm sorry, I can't take any more people."
The danger increases exponentially with each additional follower that appears.
Xiren had never brought two people with him before, especially not at this time, and he didn't want to take any risks.
If the parts split up, it will take extra time to come back, which is too troublesome.
"Go find Fred and George quickly, they shouldn't have left yet." After saying that, Celen disappeared with Hermione.
The next second, the two appeared in Hogsmeade Village.
There are many people here, almost all of them are members of the Order of the Phoenix.
"Silon".
Fred and George walked over, one on each side.
"What exactly happened?"
How could Dumbledore have been killed by Voldemort?
"Is this really not a prank?"
"What are you doing—" Xilun was stunned for a moment.
"What's wrong with us?" Fred asked, puzzled.
"No, it's nothing," Sirius said. "I don't know exactly what happened, but Dumbledore was indeed struck by the Killing Curse. But I also want to ask, how did you know Moody was at Hogwarts?"
"Professor McGonagall told us," George said. "She bought our product—double-sided parchment."
"You know that."
"If you write on one sheet with specific ink, the same content will appear on the other sheet."
"I see." Siren nodded. The Weasleys Magical Tricks Shop did indeed have such a thing, a simplified version of a two-way mirror. It was very convenient, but the downside was that once it became widely available, its security would deteriorate.
Fortunately, not many people knew about it at that time.
The group quickly followed the path and arrived at Hogwarts.
At the school gate, beneath the gate adorned with a warthog statue, Professor Flitwick scrutinized each person with a fierce look, only allowing them to enter after confirming their identity was completely genuine and not a disguise using Compound Herbal Potion.
"Sirlen Ollivander?" Professor Flitwick looked at Sirlen in surprise.
"Oh, child, I can't let you in, you—"
"Professor, Professor Dumbledore encountered Voldemort while he was with me. Only I know the whole story."
Professor Flitwick did not speak further.
Xilun suddenly felt as if a pair of sharp, sword-like eyes were staring intently at him.
It was Snape; I don't know when, but he had also arrived at the gate.
"Tell me!" He walked to Xiren's side and said, word by word, "Tell me what happened!"
"I need to see Professor Dumbledore first."
Snape abruptly drew his wand, staring coldly at Cyrus. "I want you to tell me now!"
A black diary immediately appeared in front of Xiren, and a flash of orange-yellow light appeared in his hand.
"Oh, Severus, what are you doing!" Flitwick yelled. "Stop, Severus, how can you point your wand at a student!"
Snape didn't speak or turn around, continuing to stare at Siron.
Only when Flitwick ran over did he let out a heavy snort and turn away.
"Child, did I scare you?" Flitwick asked worriedly.
"Of course not, Professor," Siren said with a smile. "This is nothing compared to what I've been through before."
"That's good."
After saying goodbye to Professor Flitwick, Celen and Hermione also entered the school.
Professor McGonagall stood at the castle gate, seemingly guarding the second line of defense.
"Tell me, what is your second heartbeat?" she asked expressionlessly.
"Cat," Celen said.
"When?"
Second grade.
"Very good!" Professor McGonagall breathed a sigh of relief, her expression finally breaking down, revealing a lingering sadness.
"We want to know what exactly happened." She looked at Celen. "Alastor said that only you and Albus were there at the time."
"I will tell everyone," said Sirius. "Where is Professor Dumbledore?"
"In the auditorium—" Professor McGonagall's eyes were red.
Heron entered the castle, and he and Hermione walked through the whispering crowd to the Great Hall.
This was one of the places they knew best, but now, all the long tables and chairs where they ate were gone, leaving only a stone platform in the very center.
Dumbledore lay there, as quiet as if he were asleep, with Mad-Eye Moody, who had brought him there, beside him.
"Olivendine." Moody walked over with a limp, stepping on his prosthetic leg.
"We need to know what happened!"
Instead of answering him directly, Xilun silently took a half step back, creating some distance.
"Professor Moody, what question did I ask you privately?"
Moody paused for a moment, but quickly recovered and said seriously, "You've never asked me any questions on my own."
"I'm sorry," Siren said, "I had to worry that the professors were so shocked they might forget to verify your identity."
“You don’t need to apologize for this at all.” Moody pointed to himself. “If I were you, I would have done the same.”
At that moment, Xiren suddenly noticed that Moody's sleeve was covered in a dark substance, as if it had been stained with something.
"There's something on your sleeve," Siren said, taking a step forward to get a better look.
"Oh, it's nothing. I probably just got some ash on my hands when I passed by the fireplace earlier," Moody said, patting his sleeves nonchalantly.
"Come on, everyone's waiting for you."
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