Order of the Phoenix.
"Voldemort has lost the help of the Death Eaters," Moody tapped the floor with his wooden leg, "but we all know his ambitions, and he will look for others."
"Werewolves, giants, banshees..."
"He could also find some new followers."
Moody is already retired, but he still knows Voldemort very well.
Lupine continued: "Voldemort was hit hard at the Ministry of Magic. He almost died."
"Yes, we all know, Moony." Sirius interrupted him, not wanting to recall the incident, "But now, he is still outside, and we cannot leave the Order of the Phoenix easily."
"Weasley's magical wall clock always points to mortal danger, which means we could die at any moment."
Tonks said solemnly: "The Ministry of Magic has not given up the search. The new Headmaster of Hogwarts, Professor Slughorn, has applied for Auror protection on campus."
"He also knows how dangerous Voldemort is now," Lu Ping said solemnly. "The loss of Death Eaters makes Voldemort lose the possibility of doing evil everywhere, and it also makes him more dangerous."
A Dark Lord who has no worries is even more terrifying.
The dark-skinned Kingsley looked at Dumbledore and said, "There is bad news circulating. There is something that can grant wishes that is hidden in Hogwarts."
"We cannot confirm whether there are still Voldemort's followers among those pure bloods. This news is very detrimental to us."
"Holy Grail." Sirius sat there sideways and said coldly, "That thing really has that ability?"
"I guess so, if you weren't blinded by something."
The familiar sinister tone made Sirius' face quickly darken.
Snape sat on Dumbledore's right hand and said in a long and sinister tone: "You have seen with your own eyes that an old man regained his vitality."
"Really? I'm afraid you haven't seen it. After all, when we were fighting at the Ministry of Magic, you were still shivering in school holding the cauldron." Sirius immediately retorted.
Snape looked at him coldly, and Sirius refused to be outdone.
"The Potions Master, Severus Snape, was deceived by a student's fake death trick." Sirius continued to type, mocking, "I really doubt your ability not to mislead your disciples."
"You dare to question me?" Snape said gloomily, "The lost dog with a broken rib, Sirius Black."
The two of them were so explosive that Tonks couldn't help but rub her arms.
Dumbledore interrupted.
"You're wrong, Sirius."
It sounded like he was on Snape's side, but wrong.
Dumbledore said calmly: "John, die once."
"It's impossible, we all know..." Kingsley subconsciously retorted.
"Magic cannot resurrect, yes, we all know that." Dumbledore said calmly, "But he did it. Sirius met him in the Hall of Death, and that arch connects a place that no one knows."
"Is he the same as the mysterious man?" When Tonks said this, the atmosphere suddenly turned cold.
They all know that the only person in this century who can have anything to do with this is Voldemort.
Voldemort lost his body in Godric's Hollow and became a wandering spirit.
After more than ten years, it was reborn last year.
The only possibility they could think of was this.
Dumbledore skipped the topic. He looked at Kingsley and asked: "What is the international response to the other person?"
"It's very bad," Kingsley shook his head and said, "The Ministry of Magic in various countries has called for accountability, and they pointed to poor supervision."
"Yeah, who could have thought that he would leave there." Dumbledore had some disappointment in his eyes.
Grindelwald.
What else makes Grindelwald worthy of leaving Nurmengard today?
"He was last seen in the same place as Voldemort, Germany."
Kingsley said solemnly: "We can't find out where it is."
"I'll be looking for some old friends."
Don't underestimate Dumbledore's accumulation of contacts over the past century.
From the former Nicolás Flamel to a thief like Mundungus.
They are all part of his network.
Even in foreign countries, there are still his old friends.
The meeting ended on the defense of Hogwarts.
Tonks was appointed by the Ministry of Magic to strengthen the defense of Hogwarts, and the Order of the Phoenix also needed to be careful.
No one knew when Voldemort would take revenge.
...
End of the meeting.
Kingsley and Tonks left.
Sirius found Dumbledore and said, "He's starting again."
Dumbledore heard this and looked at Mundungus in the corner.
Lupine also came over and said helplessly: "He was digging out Kreacher's bed in the kitchen this morning to take out the things and sell them."
Sirius said angrily: "This is not the first time."
"I will talk to him." Dumbledore called to Mundungus.
The image of Mundungus, who was caught stealing, is odd.
Half of his head has hair and the other half is hairless.
Half of the face is black and half is white.
Teeth fall out and grow back again and again.
During the time he came here, he lost another tooth.
"Mundungus, why are you obsessed with stealing Black's property?" Dumbledore was not angry, but asked patiently.
Mundungus stuck out a tooth and begged, "I'm going to go crazy if I don't pay the debt."
He was used as a human experiment subject for various products and spent most of his time in Silver Cross Hospital.
He was going crazy, and these experiments had left him with some residual effects.
The skin color is abnormal and the teeth will fall out.
He felt that his brain was not normal recently, maybe it was the sequelae of the daydream curse.
This time he tried to steal something hidden by Kreacher, struggled with Kreacher, and was captured by Sirius.
Dumbledore was about to say something when he saw Harry running over.
"Sirius, what is this?"
He ran in and asked with a golden locket in his hand, followed by Hermione and Ron chasing after him.
Sirius looked over when he heard the call, saw the thing, and said casually: "It's just a broken box. Did you find it from Kreacher's junk pile?"
"Yes," Harry said quickly, "I mean, where did you get this?"
"I don't know," Sirius said in confusion, "there are some strange things hidden in the Black family, maybe Kreacher picked them up."
Dumbledore noticed the box and saw the mark on it, and he said to Harry, "Harry, show me this."
Harry was stunned, and seeing Dumbledore's cautious attitude, he handed the thing over.
"Do you know this thing?" Dumbledore asked, looking at it carefully.
Harry nodded and said, "John has an exact one."
"That's impossible," Dumbledore shook his head and looked into Harry's eyes and said, "If I'm not mistaken, this is Salazar Slytherin's locket."
"Slytherin's things? Why are they here?" Harry said in surprise.
At this time, Sirius looked more and more strange, and a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind.
"Among the things Fletch is going to steal this morning is this locket."
He turned his attention to Mundungus, stepped forward, grabbed the collar, and roared: "What is your purpose!"
Mundungus' legs were trembling and he said quickly: "I didn't, I just wanted to steal something to pay back the money."
His scared expression didn't look fake.
Dumbledore stopped Sirius' impulsive behavior. He pressed Mundungus's shoulder with his big hand, as if he had discovered something.
"Tell me, who told you to do this?"
Mundungus was so frightened that he kept saying sorry like he was pouring beans.
"I owed too much and stole once. Tommie Shelby told me that I could continue to use these expensive things to pay off my debt."
"Donmie Shelby?" Lupine was startled and asked urgently, "Johnny Silverhand's Donmie?"
"Yes, that's him." Mundungus nodded.
Dumbledore's expression changed and he looked at the thing in his hand.
At this moment, he was sure.
"John was looking for it."
He held Slytherin's locket.
Sirius said to Harry, "Harry, you did very well."
He turned to look at the box and Dumbledore's expression at this moment, and said, "We seem to have caught a little secret of that smart boy."
"Use Fletch, he's so smart."
Harry looked confused.
And John didn't know that he was only one step away from the Order of the Phoenix's Horcrux.
He is making his own arrangements.
Inconspicuous rumors spread in Knockturn Alley along with the ravings of the Malfoy lady at a cocktail party.
Like a spark, igniting dry grass, it gradually grows bigger and bigger.
...
Some people died, but not completely...
