Although determined to save Harry Potter from the dire straits of his aunt's family, John had no intention of taking action himself.
After all, if he came forward directly, it would probably arouse Dumbledore's vigilance.
It is obviously impossible to say that Dumbledore did not pay attention to Harry Potter's growth over the years.
In fact, Harry has always had this old spy by his side.
That was the resident only two streets away from the Dursleys, Mrs. Arabella Figg.
This old lady seems to be just an old man living alone who likes cats.
But in fact, the other party came from a wizard family and was just a squib, so he chose to live in the mortal world.
And the reason why she lives so close to Harry is because she was sent by Dumbledore to monitor Harry.
Although she is a squib, she is a member of the Order of the Phoenix and a true Dumbledore supporter.
And Mrs. Figg is a squib, but her cats are not.
The cats she keeps are all, like Crookshanks, pets in the magical world. They are extremely humane and can communicate with their owners. They are all excellent spies.
So Harry, who usually seems ignored, is actually monitored by these four cats all year round - even after he goes to school.
Therefore, the matter of "rescuing" Harry cannot be done by John - and John is not in such a good mood to adopt a child.
But just because John couldn't do it, it doesn't mean that the secular church can't do it, and the officialdom can't do it.
You know, in European and American countries, child abuse is a very serious behavior.
In Harry's living situation at the Dursley's, there were a lot of violations.
It's been okay for so many years, just because no one paid attention to it - although child abuse is a serious illegal act, someone has to pay attention to the report before the official will accept it.
And it couldn’t be better for the church to take this lead.
After all, it is tradition for the church to adopt orphans and stand up for them... Of course, there are also many scandals.
For example, the little boy incident, or the Indian boarding school incident at the University of Massachusetts.
In his last life, John often used this matter to tease the church on the Internet.
But ridicule is ridicule, but there are some facts that cannot be denied.
That is, from ancient times to the present, the church has always been at the forefront of the world in terms of children's welfare and ideas.
It was the church that first proposed adopting orphans and treating children well.
It was the church that built the first orphanage in the world.
It was also the church that was the first to oppose infanticide and abandonment.
We can't just turn welfare into a business because of some local scum. It's wrong to even talk about these concepts, right?
Therefore, in the name of the church, standing up for Harry is definitely a lesson learned.
Let this child feel the love from the church.
After making his decision, John went directly to St. George's Cathedral in Southwark and found the Cardinal of the Archdiocese of Southwark.
The fact that John is based in the UK is not only known to the wizarding world, but also to the top leaders of the Catholic secular church in the UK.
However, John's status was special, and only high-level officials at the cardinal level knew about him.
The Diocese of Arundel and Brighton in Surrey, where the Dursleys were located, was not at a high enough level, so John had to first skip the level and find the cardinal of the archdiocese.
At the level of a cardinal, he also had a certain understanding of the secrets of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, so he was very polite to John's visit.
After learning about John's purpose, the cardinal was a little surprised, but he did not refuse.
A phone call was made immediately to the Bishop of the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton.
The rest is easy.
That afternoon, the newly appointed community pastor of Little Whinging, Surrey, found the relevant local agencies and reported the Dursley family's long-term abuse of Harry Potter.
The Dursleys were immediately taken away by the police for investigation, and the cousins Dudley and Harry were arranged to temporarily live in a local foster care institution.
What is a "coincidence" is that this foster care institution was built and managed with funding from the church.
So Harry Potter grew up, and for the first time, he had new clothes to wear, a variety of brand-new daily necessities, exquisite meals, and caring friends - you know, in the Dursley family, Harry will always have to wear clothes that his cousin Dudley can't wear and eat the scraps of the Dursleys.
Even in school, because of Dudley, Harry had no friends at all and was bullied by his classmates.
The only warmth that can be obtained occasionally is the care of the neighbors around the Dursley's home.
I don’t know what Dumbledore was thinking. Given Harry’s living environment, it’s a miracle that he didn’t develop an antisocial personality!
So even though he had only been in this foster care center for less than a day, Harry, who had been lacking love since childhood, fell in love with it and began to thank God.
But what Harry didn't know was that although the treatment at this sample sending center was not bad, it was actually far from the standards he had seen.
For example, new clothes and daily necessities were all purchased with funds from the archdiocese today at John's instruction.
The food was also upgraded due to funding from the archdiocese.
So in fact, to a certain extent, it is the children and staff here who should be grateful to Harry.
In fact, the children and staff here did thank Harry in action - after Harry arrived, some relevant information about how the Dursleys abused Harry was accidentally revealed by the staff.
Most of the children living here are orphans or children who have been abused, so it is naturally easy for them to sympathize with Harry.
So just when Dudley wanted to bully Harry as before, the children in the foster care center stood up, protected and cared for Harry, and instead isolated Dudley.
Although this little fat man is strong and strong, he is alone after all.
With the staff unable to stand by him, there was no way he could make trouble.
Even because he tried to cause trouble at the dinner table, he was directly imprisoned - the UK has very strict management of child abuse, but the management of naughty children who make mistakes is equally strict.
As long as you are over ten years old, you must be presumed to be legally responsible based on the severity of the illegal behavior and the evidence. This is actually rare in European and American countries.
Therefore, children of the same size can be punished to a certain extent.
Especially before 1998, corporal punishment was still legal in most private and church schools in the UK.
Therefore, confinement is actually relatively light.
Moreover, the confinement in the foster care center is not like a small dark room like the military or prison, but just locks the children in an ordinary room.
Isn't this better than Hogwarts sending a few young wizards to the dangerous Forbidden Forest in the middle of the night?
But just when Harry was enjoying a warm life like never before.
There is one person who is extremely dissatisfied with the current situation.
There is no doubt that this person is Dumbledore.
As soon as the Dursleys were taken away, Mrs. Figg, as the monitor, had already reported the situation here to Dumbledore.
But by the time Dumbledore arrived, the deal was already done.
Unless he blatantly violates the Ministry of Magic's ban on using magic on everyone involved in this matter, it is impossible to change the current situation.
It's even possible that Harry Potter might be offended.
Helpless, Dumbledore could only focus on the biggest suspect who caused this incident - John Capet.
