Chapter 304 Temporary Separation
The night Harry disappeared, almost everyone didn't sleep well.
Kingsley went to Burns' house overnight to inquire about the situation, but he didn't come back all night; members of the Order of the Phoenix who couldn't wait for Kingsley sent Lupine, Mundungus and Tonks The three went out to look for Harry, and inquired about the situation by the way.
It wasn't until dawn the next day, when everyone returned to the headquarters with exhausted bodies, that they found that Kingsley had returned.
"The Burns house was attacked, and I encountered Death Eaters before I got there..." Kingsley said vaguely while gnawing on the bread, "I managed to break in and take a look, Burns There is no one at home, as if it had been predicted in advance..."
"So what to do, Harry?"
Kingsley waved to Mrs. Weasley who was preparing breakfast, signaling her not to worry. After he picked up the milk and poured the bread in his mouth into his stomach, he let out a long breath.
"In this situation, no news is good news..." He said in a deep voice, "Whether Miss Bones expected it herself or someone else told her about the attack, she should be fine now."
"The last person who came into contact with Harry was Miss Burns. Since Miss Burns had already prepared, Harry should be fine now... Of course, this is only a guess at best, and our search will continue."
"That's the only way..." Lupine nodded, then turned to Mrs. Weasley and asked, "Where's McClane? Has he come out of the study?"
Mrs. Weasley stopped what she was doing, turned around and shook her head.
Not long after, Mrs. Weasley and Lena prepared enough breakfast together, and were about to go upstairs to wake up the children as usual, only to find that they had already gotten up by themselves.
Or in other words, they slept for three or four hours in a daze at most that night.
Harry hadn't come back yet, and Maca had been hiding in the study, and everyone couldn't sleep peacefully. Even if they knew it well, even if they were all awake, it wouldn't be of any help.
"Don't stand at the door! Go wash up, then sit down and have breakfast!"
Mrs. Weasley urged the children to do a good job of personal hygiene, and Hermione sat restlessly at the dining table, but she just stirred the oatmeal with a spoon, and seemed to have no appetite at all.
"That Maca guy..." Ron sat beside him with a bored face, and complained in a low voice, "what on earth is he doing in the study? Why did he block the door...and it happened when Harry disappeared when!"
"He must have a reason to do this!" Hermione pursed her lips.
"But Harry"
"Stop talking! Can you be quiet?"
Seeing that Ron wanted to continue talking, Hermione interrupted him violently.
Ron couldn't help sighing when he saw this, he picked up the oatmeal box and poured some into his bowl, then picked up the milk jug and planned to pour it into the bowl.
"Is there nothing going on in the study?" asked Lupine.
Fred and George on the side shook their heads at the same time.
"We just went to see it again..." said Fred
"It's still the same as yesterday, the spell on the door has not been lifted." George continued tacitly.
Then there was a silence, everyone ate breakfast time after time, only Lupine and Kingsley exchanged opinions softly from time to time, it seemed that they were discussing where to find someone for a while.
When everyone was almost half full, Lupine, Kingsley and Tonks stood up again, intending to go out and search for Harry.
"You also need to rest, we can go out with substitutions..." Mrs. Weasley couldn't help but said.
"It's okay, anyway, I have to go to work today, go out and search around before then, and it won't be too late to change people when the time comes," Kingsley waved his hands.
At this moment, Lena suddenly said, "I'll go and guard the door of the study."
"……no need.
"
Before the words finished, a familiar voice came from the kitchen door, causing everyone to turn their heads and look over immediately.
"I'm already down."
It was Maca who spoke. He was standing at the door, looking at everyone calmly, and even smiled apologetically.
"...Kingsley, Lupine, Tonks, are you going to find Harry? No need to go. Harry has been taken to Hogwarts by Ms. Burns. He is safe now."
"You bastard, why?"
Sirius was cut off mid-sentence.
"Sorry, I know you are all in a hurry," Maca said, "This time it was my mistake... I was the one who contacted Ms. Burns. I thought it would be okay to tell you later, but who knows?"
Having said that, he shook his head slightly, and continued: "Anyway, you don't have to worry, everything here can go on as usual."
To be honest, at the moment when Maca appeared on the first day of junior high school, everyone's first reaction was to breathe a sigh of relief. Immediately afterwards, when Maca calmly stated that Harry was fine, the heart that had been hanging in the air finally fell to the ground.
But after that, all kinds of complaints flooded into my heart.
"Maka, what are you doing in the study alone for so long?" Among these people, Hermione was the most restless, "And you also enchanted the door of the study...why do you Do?"
Maca smiled and shook her head.
"I was ambushed by Voldemort at the Ministry of Magic..."
"You're injured!" Hermione immediately screamed and ran to Maca, pulling on him in a panic, looking for the wound that didn't exist, "Where did you hurt? Are you okay? Maca ...are you all right?"
Maca hurriedly reached out her hand to stop her: "It's okay, I'm fine... hey! Don't touch it!"
The others also reacted at this time, although Maca said it lightly, but when they thought that Maca would stay in the study all night before coming out, their hearts became heavy.
"Really?" Lupine looked at him worriedly.
"It's okay, it's really okay!" Maca held Hermione's arm, raised his head and smiled, "From this sneak attack, it can be seen that Voldemort is already quite impatient... He used to always believe in strength. Supreme, but now I'm starting to use tricks..."
"Isn't that even more difficult to deal with?" Kingsley frowned.
"It can be said, but this is not necessarily a bad thing," Maca explained, "Once you put the hope of breaking the situation on the strategy, you will inevitably formulate a plan that is as perfect as possible... But in this world, there is no absolute plan." Perfect plan."
Speaking of this, Maca shrugged and said: "I have failed because of this before, and now I am very glad that the plan did not go to the end..."
"All in all, if Voldemort still intends to use violence to solve all problems as in the past, it will be very detrimental to the Order of the Phoenix. The biggest possibility is that both sides will suffer!" He finally said, "Now, we only need to find a way to deal with Voldemort's It’s all about taking action and responding appropriately…”
"So, tonight, the main members of the Order of the Phoenix are called together, and we need to redefine our combat strategy!"
...
Ms. Burns...or Miss Burns, she was a very broad witch with a square jaw.
Her short gray hair is actually very similar to Mrs. Hooch, the flying teacher, except that she always covers it with a hat.
She often wears a pair of spotless monocle, and the clothes she wears are always meticulously arranged. She looks like a cold and noble high-class witch.
She has worked in the Ministry of Magic for many years, and has also relied on her own ability to ascend to the post of director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement. This is indeed not easy for a female wizard who has lost power in her family.
By the way, during Harry's examination, Miss Burns sat on the bench.
To be honest, if you judge by the first impression, it is actually very difficult for anyone to think that she is from Dumbledore's side. Because she has always been unsmiling and merciless to people and things, she is completely a typical Slytherin.
Of course, she wasn't actually a member of the Order of the Phoenix until very recently.
But even so, her fate with the Order of the Phoenix has been fixed from the very beginning.
The reason is simple: her brother Edgar Burns was one of the founders of the Order of the Phoenix, and the whole family, including his brother, was killed by Voldemort.
Since then, the Bones family, which was originally a powerful family, has plummeted suddenly, and has become the current down-and-out family that is about to completely cut off its inheritance.
"Uh...Ms. Burns, won't you stay?"
At the gate of Hogwarts Castle, Harry stood by the gate and asked hesitantly.
"I still have work to do." Amelia was as cold as usual, but her tone was soft.
"But... you are also very dangerous now!" Harry said hastily, "Those attackers last night"
"My work is more important than my own life," Amelia said calmly. "If I hide because I'm afraid, wouldn't that just give Voldemort a chance? I have to be there, understand? "
"Oh, but" Harry still wanted to stop, but finally nodded, "Ms. Burns, I thank you again for your help, please be careful!"
"Of course, I also thank you for your concern, child."
Amelia reached out and patted Harry on the shoulder, then turned decisively and walked towards the school gate.
"I don't know how Ron and the others are doing..." Harry said, but recalled the experience at Burns' house yesterday, and couldn't help but feel a little more serious in his heart.
Under the crazy attacks of those Death Eaters, Harry deeply felt his own powerlessness, but it also strengthened his belief in wanting to work hard.
The warm wind blew across the lawn in front of Hogwarts Castle, making a small rustling sound, but it was as peaceful as ever.
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