Chapter 315: Anticipate the Enemy's Moves
In addition to a bag of bonuses and Crouch's secret letter, there were also loot seized from Barty Jr.'s body on the bed, including Alastor Moody's Alchemical Eye, a silver curved kettle, and the Marauder's Map that he had asked for from Harry.
(Note: The official translation is a curved wine bottle, but how could an elite Auror who "stays alert at all times" drink all the time? Here the author changed it to a curved kettle)
Moody's silver curved kettle is not as simple as it seems. Not only has the space inside been cast with a traceless stretch spell, but the bottle mouth is also attached with various defensive magics to prevent the enemy from poisoning or cursing. Once the bottle is tampered with by a stranger, the surface of the kettle will change slightly to warn.
Of course, what is more valuable is the polyjuice potion inside - it can turn the drinker into Moody. After Sherin cracked the magic on the kettle, he once took a look inside through the bottle mouth. It seems that it should have the weight to transform three times. Schelling knew that this polyjuice potion was a modified version of Voldemort, and its effect could last for eight hours, which was eight times that of the version made by Hermione. Even if Schelling made it himself, the effect would probably not be as good.
Although Schelling had no chance to use this thing in his current plan, the preciousness of this potion was beyond doubt. It might come in handy when he needed to pretend to be Moody to provoke the Order of the Phoenix and other forces.
Using the Order of the Phoenix to attract hatred in front, I took the opportunity to stay and develop. I felt a little excited just thinking about it. Hey, it seems that I have a bit of a despicable behind-the-scenes habit...
The Alchemical Eye can be used for surveillance, and it is a 360-degree surveillance camera with no blind spots, and it can also see through magic related to invisibility.
The Marauder's Map can monitor the location of everyone in the Hogwarts area.
With these two items and the magic mirror (which can reflect the image of approaching enemies, Moody's side is in his office, but Schelling can buy a new one himself), the secrecy and security of his Chamber of Secrets in Hogwarts will be fully guaranteed.
The Marauder's Map can display the names of people approaching the entrance of the Chamber of Secrets, and the Alchemy Eye placed in a hidden place at the entrance can observe the appearance and behavior of those wandering at the entrance, which is equivalent to a closed-circuit television monitor.
He plans to place them (plus the magic mirror) in the Chamber of Secrets behind the big mirror on the fifth floor - although it is not as important as the Slytherin Chamber of Secrets, the secret passage of the mirror on the fifth floor is connected to the basement of the Miracle Alchemy Workshop in Hogsmeade Village, where all the activities, magic guidance, and practical exercises of all members of the Sleeping Dragon Society are carried out.
It can be said that this base is the most frequently used and the most exposed.
Although he still has suitcase space and Ravenclaw Chamber of Secrets as alternatives, Schelling adheres to the spirit of not wasting and can defend a basement as long as possible. Haven't you heard that there is a saying in the Chinese Muggle world that a cunning rabbit has three burrows, and each base cannot be wasted easily.
[Obtain the Alchemical Eye! ]
[Obtain the Silver Curved Kettle! ] [Obtain the Polyjuice Potion containing Moody's ingredients! ]
[Obtain the Marauder's Map! ]
Ah, it suddenly occurred to me that without the Marauder's Map, how could Harry avoid Umbridge and build Dumbledore's Army in the next school year?
Who cares.
In this world, Voldemort did not duel with Harry last night, nor did he trigger the replay spell effect between the brothers' wands. In the original world, Voldemort went to great lengths to sneak into the Ministry of Magic to steal the prophecy ball that recorded the prophecy made by Trelawney in order to figure out why his wand did not obey his command when dueling with Harry.
Now, Voldemort has no idea that his wand cannot kill Harry, so he is no longer obsessed with the prophecy as in the original book.
It is predictable that in the next school year, Voldemort's target will definitely not be the prophecy ball in the Department of Mysteries.
It can be said that the future plot has already collapsed.
But this has little impact on Schelling's plan.
Although Schelling does not know how to predict or divination, he has had the experience of fighting Voldemort face to face. From his words and deeds to his fighting style, it can be seen that he is a wizard who relies heavily on power. His style of doing things is simple, direct and rough, so his next behavior pattern is predictable-
Voldemort currently needs to do nothing more than two things:
First, make sure his Horcruxes are safe.
Schelling showed the Slytherin pendant box and Ravenclaw diadem in public last night, which undoubtedly told him that these two Horcruxes are finished. As for Tom's diary that he entrusted to Lucius, since Lucius and the Malfoy family have betrayed him, it is probably the same end.
All that is left is the Hufflepuff gold cup that he entrusted to Lestrange, and the Gaunt ring that he hid in the old Gaunt house. Of course, Schelling still doesn't know what kind of Horcrux he made to kill Bertha Jorkins, but... hehe, Peter Pettigrew probably knows.
Second, regroup and train the army.
Under Schelling's operation, Voldemort is now a true commander without troops.
According to Schelling's speculation, if Voldemort wants to unite with the Shadow of the Dragon and the Knights of Walpurgis, he certainly doesn't want to be alone and dependent on others. He certainly wants to have an army loyal to him.
Then what he had to do first was to break through Azkaban and rescue his most loyal disciples, so as to rebuild the core team of Death Eaters. According to Schelling's memory in his previous life, there were about 10 Death Eaters imprisoned in Azkaban. Although Voldemort was very strong, he would not think that he could rely on these ten Death Eaters alone to achieve his ambition to dominate the wizarding world.
Obviously, he would repeat the strategy he used in the First Wizarding War - recruiting dark creatures with inherent evil to join his camp, such as werewolves, giants, dementors, etc.
With these teams, Voldemort had the basis for equal cooperation with the two evil organizations, the Shadow of the Dragon and the Knights of Walpurgis.
Of course, what Schelling did not guess was that because of his intervention, Voldemort was shocked to realize his shortcomings in the battle, so Voldemort's plan added a plan to enhance his fighting methods.
The future movements of the Shadow of the Dragon are not difficult to guess.
Morgan Le Fay currently has to do only two things:
First, solve her blood fusion.
After this meeting and fight with Sherin, one thing has been confirmed-Morgan's blood fusion is not complete, and the key lies with Sherin.
This is a very fatal thing.
Although Morgan has completely occupied Meredith's body and can make this body act completely according to her will, the magic of a wizard emphasizes the trinity of body, mind and soul. The incomplete soul makes her unable to restore her peak strength a thousand years ago.
She is stuck at the level of a quasi-magician for this reason.
What's more, as long as Meredith's soul persists for a day, she may counterattack at any time-this is equivalent to placing a time bomb in her soul. It can be said that if this problem is not solved for a day, it will be difficult for Morgan to settle down and do other things.
Second, rebuild the shadow of the dragon, including combatants and intelligence personnel.
Schelling can be sure that even if the Shadow of the Dragon is not completely wiped out in this battle, it will definitely be seriously injured. After all, there are not 50 elite Auror-level wizards in the entire Great Britain, and the Shadow of the Dragon has lost 100 of them at once. Even if it has ancient black magic like the "Soul-Destroying Life-Resting Curse", it will take decades for the organization to recover, right?
The Walpurgis Knights have always been mysterious, and Schelling doesn't know much about this organization, so among the three, this organization is the most difficult to deal with because its future movements are more difficult to predict.
However, judging from the current power map of the European magic world, Britain, Germany, and France are undoubtedly the strongest wizard countries. Originally, Austria and Hungary in Eastern Europe also had good power, but after experiencing the Grindelwald Rebellion, these wizard countries that served as Grindelwald's base camp have gradually declined.
Schelling has defeated the Monroe family from France and successfully united the Hohenheim family from Germany. These two families can almost be said to be one of the strongest families in France and Germany, or even the only one. This shows that even if the Walpurgis Knights still have hidden forces in Europe, they are quite limited.
In the New World, after defeating Grindelwald, the Magical Congress of the United States in North America is estimated to have weakened the power cultivated by the Walpurgis Knights there.
The remaining is the Barbarossa forces that are rampant in the Caribbean.
This force is the most complete. Although Schelling defeated Barbarossa twice, each time he fought only Barbarossa, and he has not seen any members of the Pirate King family.
Not to mention, the Pirate King family is divided into seven seas. In addition to the Barbarossa branch entrenched in the Caribbean, there are six other pirate lords. It is hard to say whether they will also be involved. If so, it will be a big trouble.