Homecoming from Hogwarts

"Harry's aunt and uncle's house. Safe. What does that mean?"

Ms. Bones looked at Amosta and Dumbledore in confusion, but she soon came to her senses.

"If it's something I'm not meant to know."

"Oh, it's not something that needs to be kept secret, Amelia. At least, not now."

Dumbledore said in a vicissitudes voice,

"Fourteen years ago, when Voldemort fell, I predicted that he would one day return, and when he did, he would regard Harry, who had thwarted his ambitions, as a thorn in his side.

In order to protect Harry, I used an ancient magic. The effect of this magic is that as long as Harry lives with his blood relatives every year, then the magic can provide him with strong protection and Voldemort cannot harm him. "

"what"

Ms. Bones nodded in understanding and looked at Dumbledore with admiration.
"I see. Back then, you arranged for Harry Potter to be raised by Muggles, which caused quite a controversy in the wizarding world, but, Amosta?"

Ms. Bones turned her gaze to Amosta.
"Why do you ask such a question?"

“That’s what I’m curious about.”

Dumbledore's silver beard fluttered as he looked at Amosta solemnly.

"As you know--"

Amosta responded in a serious tone.

"From what Kingsley heard, Fudge was obviously planning to do something to Harry. Considering the current situation, it's not surprising that he would do so.

A number of serious criminals have escaped from Azkaban, and Fudge cannot give the wizarding world a reasonable explanation. In this situation, he has few options left, and diverting attention is undoubtedly the most cost-effective way. "

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Ms. Bones frowned slightly.
"Do you think Cornelius is going to create a topic about Harry Potter to divert attention from the prison break?"

"You know what Cornelius would do, don't you, Amosta?"

Dumbledore asked quietly.

Amosta responded to Dumbledore's solemn gaze. He neither chose to lie nor to tell the truth.

"It's not important, Headmaster Dumbledore—"

Amosta responded calmly,

"Fudge couldn't have assassinated Harry, but we assume that Fudge really intended to do something to Harry.
Judging from the dire situation they're facing, I imagine the Minister of Magic's plan will be out soon, maybe even tomorrow.

This will undoubtedly disturb Harry's peaceful summer vacation life."

Amosta paused for a moment, and looked at Dumbledore, who also frowned.
"Voldemort has just won a victory. Maybe he will take advantage of the victory to attack again?"

Dumbledore and Amelia were silent.

They all understood what Amosta meant.

Objectively speaking, it was a great move for Fudge to use Harry as a topic of conversation.

Given the mess the Ministry of Magic had just made, there wasn't much news that could help people get out of this incident.

And topics related to the famous Harry Potter are obviously acceptable.

If the Ministry of Magic detained Harry under some pretext, and Voldemort saw this as an opportunity,
"All it takes is one night for Harry to live in the house as a member of the Dursleys for the magic to work, Amosta."

After a long silence, Dumbledore said.

"Then I will write a letter to the Dursleys immediately, telling them that their nephew will be released early to spend the summer with them."

Amosta said decisively,

"Let's go tonight. I will escort Harry home personally."

"tonight?"

Ms. Bones raised her eyebrows,
"Do you think Cornelius will do it tomorrow, Amosta?"

"Time is undoubtedly the most precious thing for him now."

Amosta's eyes gleamed,

"Perhaps Fudge wouldn't be stupid enough to rush into Hogwarts with a group of Aurors to cause trouble for Harry. That would be purely self-humiliating.

But if he ordered someone to send a formal letter to Hogwarts tomorrow morning, making up some excuses and requiring Harry to appear in the Ministry of Magic for questioning immediately after the end of this semester, and temporarily detaining him
At the same time, if the matter is publicized with great fanfare, the eyes of the entire wizarding world will be on him, and Voldemort will also know about it. Can't we send Harry back to his aunt and uncle's house to live for a while before he is questioned?" Amosita said what he was worried about.

But Dumbledore could see that Amosta was trying to hide more.

"I agree with your proposal, Amosta--"

Dumbledore pondered.

"Just one night, and the protective spell on Harry will last for a year."

Amosta nodded slightly, and his gaze turned to Amelia. The solemnity lingering around him and the cold light in his eyes made Amelia feel a little scared.

"The Death Eaters who escaped from Azkaban must give an explanation to the wizarding world. It is not appropriate to allow Voldemort to expand his power recklessly."

Amosta paused and looked back at Dumbledore.
"I still hold the same view, Headmaster Dumbledore. We all don't want to see a repeat of the last time, with the shadow of war hanging over the wizarding world for many years and the wizarding world passively responding to the provocation of the dark world.

Since war is unavoidable, let us be decisive."

Amosta strode off to write a letter to the Dursleys.

It was unlikely that the Dursleys had forgotten who he was; after all, they were familiar with the name 'Blaine'.

Dumbledore and Amelia still stood by the lake, watching Amosta's departing back in silence.

"What Amosta wanted to do"

After a moment's hesitation, Amelia said:

"I'm afraid it's not just about dealing with You-Know-Who."

"Oh, what do you think he's trying to do, Amelia."

Dumbledore did not show much surprise, but just asked calmly.

"I once had a conversation with Amosita about the current state of the wizarding world."

Amelia's eyes revealed a hint of reminiscence.
"That conversation left me confused. I could see that Amosta was dissatisfied with many aspects of the current situation in the wizarding world, which was not surprising. He was such an outstanding young wizard and was a Muggle-born.

But what is strange to me is that during that conversation, I did not feel from him that he had a strong desire to change the wizarding world, which is inconsistent with a wizard like him who is so capable and obviously enterprising. "

Amelia looked at Dumbledore with worry in her eyes.

"But now, I think I understand that he is not planning to sit idly by and watch the increasingly obsolete state of our wizarding world. Instead, he is waiting for an opportunity."

Dumbledore fell silent.

"Do you think we should support him, Albus?"

Madam Bones folded her hands and gazed at Dumbledore with a worried look.

"If the reforms that Amosta intends to initiate touch the very foundations of the British wizarding world."

"With all due respect, Amelia—"

Dumbledore moved his lips.
“Changes that don’t touch the foundations aren’t really revolutions.”

The sun set in the west, and then sank towards the horizon. The red halo dyed the vast Black Lake a bloody color, as if foreshadowing the coming bloody storm.

"you mean"

Amelia raised her eyebrows.

"Will you support it?"

“Oh, haha--”

Dumbledore smiled a vicissitudes of life, which made his wrinkled face look a little older.
“Amelia, you have to understand that whether we support it or not is not very important to Amosta, because even if we oppose it, he can wait until the day when we are powerless to stop it.

So I'd rather Amosta start now and we can see the change, and if he gets too aggressive with some of his moves, at least now I can still talk him down."

“That sounds.”

Amelia pursed her lips, shuddering.
"It seems that you would think that Amosta would have a greater impact on the wizarding world than You-Know-Who?"

"That's almost certain."

Dumbledore looked down at the sparkling blood and sighed. (End of this chapter)