Raven's Claw at Hogwarts

Chapter 538 Not Optimistic
In the bright conference hall of the Freemasonry, a daily prophet was lying quietly on the huge conference table in the center of the hall.

On the cover of this newspaper, Chris in suits and ties is standing imposingly in front of the podium surrounded by several senior officials of the Ministry of Magic, announcing his series of reforms to the Ministry of Magic and the imminent punishment of the criminal McTownley. public trial.

Unlike Chris in the newspaper, Franklin, Penello and others sitting around the conference table at the moment all looked melancholy.

The fact that Chris became the Minister of Magic came so suddenly that everyone in the Freemasonry had the illusion that they were dreaming until now.

But the more exaggerated things are yet to come. They originally thought that even if Chris became the Minister of Magic, it would take a long time to fully grasp the Ministry of Magic. No one can accept it.

Judging from the current situation, although other officials of the Ministry of Magic also expressed their dissatisfaction with Chris, this dissatisfaction only lasted for one day and then disappeared!
In other words, it only took Chris a day to completely master the behemoth of the Ministry of Magic!

No one knows exactly what happened in this, but it is undeniable that this incident just reflects the huge power of Chris, otherwise the attitude of those officials would not have changed suddenly.

On the other hand, although the development of the matter was almost the same as Franklin expected, the Ministry of Magic could not bear the pressure of public opinion, so it chose to use the rare method of public trial to try Mike.

But Chris's superior position has brought more variables to this trial.

You know Chris and Mike Hogwarts didn't have a great relationship.

Oh no.

It should be said that it was terrible, Mike didn't bully Chris a lot at that time.

In addition, Mike had always regarded Chris as a serious problem, and he had been looking for a way to beat Chris after leaving school. This made it almost impossible for the two of them to reconcile their conflicts. In this case, it is impossible to guarantee During the trial, Chris will have his hands hurt.

Thinking of this, Franklin, Penello and others became extremely irritable.

"We've all been sitting here all night! So... what the hell should we do now? Anyone have any suggestions?"

Penello at the first seat finally couldn't bear it anymore, stood up and said weakly.

You must know that she has been busy running around because of Mike's affairs during this time, and now she has been sitting hard in the conference room all night. If she hadn't been drinking the magic drink to refresh herself, she would probably have collapsed by now.

It's just that in the face of her questioning, everyone present still remained silent, which made her even more angry.

"Why don't you just call in directly, anyway, the current situation has reached the worst level, hasn't it?"

Franklin said coldly, while Penello covered his face and shook his head irritably when he heard that.

She is really annoying now, this Franklin has been advocating his storm theory all night, but in fact he can't come up with any feasible plan at all!

To know about the current Chris, the information they have is almost zero!

In this case, going in rashly will not have any good results at all.

But at this moment, Benjamin on the other side said:
"Actually, what Franklin said is quite reasonable. The situation is indeed very bad, and a strong attack is also a feasible method."

As soon as this remark came out, Benjamin attracted everyone's attention, and Franklin immediately applauded loudly, but the others did not make a sound, and just looked at Benjamin quietly.

They knew very well that since Benjamin could say such a thing, he must have follow-up plans.

Sure enough, Benjamin ignored Franklin, and continued after a short pause:

"But we still have a lot of work to do before the storm. The first is information. The information we currently have is too little. In addition, many wizards of the Los Santos Wizards are also healing their wounds. They want to complete these early stages. It will take time to work. So I suggest that we should wait for the public trial to end, and if we cannot accept the trial result, then it is not too late for us to attack."

"May I ask how long it will take to complete the preliminary work you mentioned? You must know that we have no channels to obtain information from within the Ministry of Magic. Are you sure you can collect so much information in just a few days? " Franklin gritted his teeth and said, "And how can you guarantee that Mike will not be sentenced to death in court? You must know that Chris is a lunatic at all, he can do anything!"

"I don't think that's going to happen."

"Why do you think so?"

"I just know it."

"fart!"

……

Listening to the quarrel between the two, Penello sat back in his seat helplessly.

She has seen this kind of scene many times today, and every time the two people started to discuss it, they would quarrel like they had eaten gunpowder, which is why this meeting lasted so long.

At the beginning, Penello could rely on her identity and loud voice to restore the situation, but now, she no longer has the strength and energy to do so.

Without Penello's stop, the conflict between Franklin and Benjamin further escalated.

Even Franklin rolled up his sleeves and started walking towards Benjamin.

Benjamin on the opposite side drew out his wand not to be outdone.

But Zhou Hong, who had been sitting silently in the corner, stood up and said weakly:
"That... In fact, the intelligence problem is quite easy to solve."

"Huh?"*2
Benjamin and Franklin both looked at Zhou Hong. Seeing this, Zhou Hong quickly hid behind Penello, and then continued:

"Professor Flitwick contacted me yesterday morning when I was at Hogwarts. He said that Dumbledore has the resources we want and can provide them to us free of charge."

"What? Why didn't you say it earlier."

Benjamin suddenly stood up and said.

On the other side, Franklin slammed the table fiercely, and roared:

"That old bastard Dumbledore! It's all thanks to him that things are what they are now! We must not cooperate with him! If I say we should kill him first! He is the culprit of everything!"

While speaking, Franklin was still trying to catch Zhou Hong. Fortunately, Zhou Hong had already hidden behind Penello, and escaped this time.

And Zhou Hong, who got down safely, silently spread his hands and made a helpless gesture.

'Look, I knew it was going to be like this. '

Although he didn't speak, the meaning was clearly conveyed to everyone's hearts.

"Why is Dumbledore helping us?"

Benjamin asked with a frown.

But Zhou Hong shook his head, expressing that he didn't know either.

After pondering for a moment, Benjamin finally said:
"Well, I'll go to Dumbledore's side to test it first. If... If they are really sincere, then it's not impossible to cooperate. After all, saving Mike is our top priority now!"

Hearing this, everyone in the meeting room nodded in agreement, even Franklin, who had been in a temper tantrum, stopped talking.

Seeing this, Benjamin didn't hesitate anymore, and after saying goodbye to everyone, he walked out of the conference room and headed to Hogwarts.

……

Entering Hogwarts is a very troublesome thing for others. After all, the whole of Hogwarts is under the shroud of anti-apparition and anti-apparition. If you want to enter, you can only take it slowly. Access by other vehicles.

But for the members of the Freemasonry, this is very simple, because the Masonic Secret Realm was originally rebuilt from the Ravenclaw Secret Realm, and it has a teleportation array leading to Hogwarts inside.

So Benjamin soon entered Hogwarts.

It was the time when the students were having breakfast in the morning, and Benjamin, who was passing by the auditorium, looked at the students who were playing around at the dining table, feeling deeply moved in his heart.

People only know how to cherish when they lose it. Benjamin is in such a situation at this time. After leaving the campus, he is full of nostalgia for Hogwarts, the school he has been in for seven or eight years. It reached its peak when it returned to campus again!

He climbed up the stairs and started walking towards the principal's office on the eighth floor.

Along the way, he was full of interest in everything in Hogwarts, just like when he first came to Hogwarts, touching the walls for a while, touching the knight armor standing at the corner for a while, these Things that seemed ordinary to him in the past are full of fun now.

Such a strange behavior naturally attracted the attention of many students. Everyone looked at him like an idiot, but Benjamin didn't take it seriously. After sightseeing all the way, he came to the door of the principal's office.

Looking at the familiar stone monster statue at the door, Benjamin was just about to say why he came when a very familiar voice came from beside him.

"Unexpectedly, the person they sent would be you, Benjamin."

Benjamin turned his head in surprise, and saw Professor McGonagall, who was obviously much older, standing in the shadow and looking at him expressionlessly.

"Come with me."

McGonagall turned around and walked away, but Benjamin couldn't keep up.

The two came to McGonagall's office unimpeded all the way, and Benjamin was surprised for a while, because there was no one in the office, and Professor McGonagall obviously wanted to talk to him alone.

"Where's Dumbledore?"

he asked instinctively.

"Unfortunately," McGonagall said, "his current state is not suitable for seeing people."

Hearing this, the corners of Benjamin's mouth rose, it was a kind of schadenfreude smile.

He completely understood what Professor McGonagall meant. He was also there during the battle, so he knew very well that Dumbledore was at the end of his battle at that time, and now Dumbledore, who had exhausted his last trace of strength, could only be Lying in bed quietly waiting for decay, right?
Benjamin's expression fell into McGonagall's eyes exactly, and her lips were tightly pursed almost instantly.

Seeing this, Benjamin was startled, and instinctively stood up straight and restrained the expression on his face.

Strictly speaking, he doesn't need to do this at all. After all, he is no longer a student, and he has an equal relationship with Professor McGonagall, but the habit he has cultivated for a long time still makes him instinctively feel uncomfortable when he sees Professor McGonagall pursing his lips. Tremble.

Maybe that's why Dumbledore chose to let Professor McGonagall come to see him.

Benjamin's expression turned bitter. After thinking for a while, he decided not to play around with Mag anymore, and said directly:

"What kind of help can Dumbledore give us?"

Hearing that Mag first looked at Benjamin from the beginning to the end, then sighed and said:

"Everything about the Order of the Phoenix. Although the Order of the Phoenix has almost fallen apart, the power it left behind cannot be underestimated. Kingsley, Lupine, Tonks... these people will do their best to help you, even Dumbledore has collected a lot of the information you need most now."

Benjamin nodded in satisfaction. What Dumbledore gave was indeed exciting, but he was not blinded by the benefits in front of him, but became more vigilant.

"Then what price do we have to pay?"

Benjamin said expressionlessly.

But upon hearing this, Professor McGonagall shook his head, glanced sadly out of the window and said:

"He doesn't want anything, these are provided to you for free."

"This is impossible!"

"However, that's the truth." Professor McGonagall put a thick file bag on the table and said, "Dumbledore...he has always only cared about the peace of this world, and everything he does is also worth it. It's all for the sake of continuing the peace of this world. So, Benjamin, I hope you don't blame him, he's just... just too pure, so pure that he doesn't resemble a human."

A sarcastic smile hung on Benjamin's face again. He didn't want to listen to Professor McGonagall's explanation for Dumbledore. He picked up the file bag on the table and left the office quickly.

Perhaps in the eyes of McGonagall and others, Dumbledore is a great man who dedicated his life to world peace, but in the eyes of Benjamin, Dumbledore is just a despicable villain who stabs his student in the back!

Benjamin knew that his thinking was wrong, and he also knew that Dumbledore's due achievements were almost completely ignored by him.

But he still firmly believed that, because the man who was stabbed in the back was named McTownley, and he was Benjamin's best friend and boss!

Helping relatives and not helping relatives, if this kind of thing can be done so easily, it will not be widely praised. Helping relatives but not helping relatives is the most common in reality!
Gritting his teeth, Benjamin quickly walked towards the stairs. At this moment, the nostalgia in Benjamin's heart was gone, replaced by anger towards Professor McGonagall and Dumbledore!
He almost didn't want to stay at Hogwarts for a moment!

But just as he found a hidden location and was about to leave with the Portkey, the familiar trio unexpectedly appeared in front of him.

(End of this chapter)