Homecoming from Hogwarts

The gray-yellow buildings of Diagon Alley gradually faded into the distance amid the rhythmic roar of the Hogwarts Express.

When the green of the wilderness came into view, the train had already left the range of dark clouds.

There were a total of ten carriages, nine of which had their seats moved out in advance and used as freight carriages. Only one dining car was converted into a temporary command center.

A paper airplane with a stamp on its wing flew through the open window into the speeding train. Alastor quickly caught the paper airplane and quickly unfolded it to take a look.
"A letter from Kingsley, saying they'll be at King's Cross Station in ten minutes!"

This is undoubtedly good news. Once the train arrives in London, Amosta will intervene, and if the Death Eaters want to plan any conspiracy, they will have to think carefully.

However, Remus, who was Alastor's deputy and assistant in wisdom, did not look much more relaxed, but rather more solemn.

"Don't you think something is wrong, Alastor?"

Remus said worriedly.
"The Ministry's decision to send the gold to London in three trains was probably to avoid too much gold being taken in the event of an attack.

But we all knew Voldemort, we all knew he would do something, and the only reason he attacked was in response to a provocation from the Ministry, not to help the Death Eaters recover their wealth."

"You thought just as I did, Remus!"

Alastor's magic eyes penetrated several carriages and saw that everything was normal in the lane ahead of the train, but his hand was still tightly grasping his cane.
"In my opinion, he will not let go of all three trains. This is in line with his style unless he has other plans!"

Remus immediately understood what Mad-Eye said.

"You mean he wants to make a feint to the east and attack in the west? The possibility of success is not great, right? The news that Albus is stationed in the Ministry of Magic is no secret. He must have found out."

There was silence for a moment, with only the wind from the high-speed train blowing in through the windows and whistling in their ears.

"That's it for now--"

After a brief moment of contemplation, Remus shook his head without getting any answer.

"Whatever Voldemort is up to, we can only..."

Boom!

Suddenly, a dull thunder was heard amid the whistling wind.

Remus and Alastor were stunned for less than a second before they suddenly came to their senses and rushed to the open window!
"It's Diagon Alley!"

Diagon Alley was left with only a vague outline in the world, and Remus couldn't see it clearly at all, but with the help of his magic eye, Alastor could vaguely see a thick smoke rising above Diagon Alley!

Alastor's already hideous face was now even more distorted and terrifying.
"Those scumbags are taking action!"

he shouted.

"What now, Alastor?"

The mood that had been suppressed for the whole morning was instantly ignited. Remus looked at Mad-Eye.
"Should we go back for reinforcements?"

Many thoughts flashed through Mad-Eye's mind. Before he could make a decision, a black shadow suddenly flew out from the window of several carriages away from them, and rushed against the wind towards Diagon Alley, which they had left not long ago!

"Don't be impulsive, Sirius!"

Alastor immediately stopped thinking and roared at the black shadow, but his roar was drowned out by the rumbling sound of the wind and did not cause any ripples.

"damn it!"

Alastor slammed the floor with his cane and turned to look at Remus, who also had a livid face.
"Send a message to Kingsley and Amosta, Remus, I'm going after that reckless bastard!"

"I'm afraid those bounty wizards can't handle it, Alastor, they really need support!"

Sirius' impulsive and decisive behavior also made Remus feel helpless and annoyed, but on the other hand, he somewhat approved of Sirius's behavior.

"Then Sirius and I will go to provide support, and you and the rest of the people will be responsible for continuing to escort this train!"

Alastor yelled,
"Tell the remaining people in the car that no one is allowed to leave without permission!"

After saying that, he quickly picked up the broom leaning against the bar, raised his hand to smash the car window, and under Remus' nervous gaze, flew into the vast wasteland!

The carriage loaded with gold coins set off again, slowly driving towards Hogsmeade Station at the end of the sight.

According to the pre-arranged personnel list, one-third of the strikers in front of the shops on both sides of the street followed the convoy, and the rest quickly gathered together and came to the marble steps in front of Gringotts.

"You better explain this to me, Foley!"

All the good players of the Phoenix Order had left, and the ones left were just some mediocre strikers with little fame.

In the crowd, the tall Thanatos took the lead in attacking. He roughly pushed aside his "colleagues", walked up to Kakus aggressively and grabbed his collar.

"Why did the Ministry of Magic ask us to escort the gold from Gringotts!"

"I seem to have resolved this problem just now, Thanatos--" When dealing with these bloodthirsty wizards, being threatened has become commonplace.

Facing the fierce Thanatos, Kakus smiled bitterly.

“Need to be shipped to London”

"Don't fool me, Foley, what's going on!"

Thanatos asked fiercely,
"Why did the Ministry take away the gold from Gringotts? Whose gold is it? And what happened during the days when we lost contact with the outside world?"

"Sir, although I don't know who you are--"

Before Kakus could explain, one of the remaining strikers in the department came out and looked at Thanatos with a bad face.

"Mr. Foley is the commander in charge of the escort of the third train. I hope you can respect him!"

"Get out of here, boy!"

Thanatos ordered bluntly,

"Unless you want to be part of my collection after you die!"

"I can explain, gentlemen—"

Foley turned his head and smiled gratefully at the batter. He waved his hand, signaling the batters not to be nervous, and then turned his head back.

"The gold belonged to a Death Eater who escaped from Azkaban—"

call--
A cold wind blew, and Thanatos unconsciously loosened Foley's collar, and all the bounty wizards looked at Foley with dull expressions!
"During the days you were locked up, Mr. Braine announced a message to the wizarding world. He ordered all Death Eaters who escaped from Azkaban to return to the police within a limited time. If they failed to do so, the Ministry of Magic would confiscate their wealth in Gringotts' vault."

Kakus looked calm.
"And the mission you have been entrusted with is to protect the gold that needs to be transported back to the ministry."

Escorting the Death Eaters' confiscated gold.
All the bounty wizards were silent.

What this mission entails is self-evident.

"I'm quitting, Foley!"

Thanatos was the first to come to his senses. He said directly,

"I don't accept this mission."

"I'm sorry, Thanatos--"

Kakus smiled and said politely,
"I'm afraid not. You have already signed a contract with the Ministry. You must ensure the safety of your wealth in the Ministry of Magic. You all know the effectiveness of the contract."

"You are really looking for death, Fuli!"

Taifel, who was previously intimidated by Mad-Eye, also came to his senses. He stared at Fuli with murderous eyes.
"You deceived us into going against the Dark Lord, and your fate will never be good!"

The unloading process at the station was very fast, and the carriage convoy returned to the door of Gringotts again.

The goblins turned a blind eye to the conflict in front of the door. They completed their tasks conscientiously and quickly loaded the last batch of treasure chests onto the carriage.

Faced with Taifel's naked threat, Foley did not show a weak attitude as before, but looked at these bounty wizards very calmly.

Each of these people was carefully selected by him.

"I just want to tell you all that—"

Foley said,
"The reward for this mission is not just the remuneration stated in the contract, there is something more valuable."

"What is it?"

Thanatos asked with narrowed eyes.

"After the plan to use you to escort the gold was passed by the high-level meeting of the Ministry, Mr. Braine proposed that if you can complete the task with all your heart and soul, then all your criminal records registered with the Ministry will be cleared. And, if you agree, the Ministry of Magic is willing to recruit all of you into the Ministry."

Enter the Ministry of Magic. Become an official employee of the Ministry?!
"You should know, Furley, that we are not wizards like you. Would the Ministry be willing to employ people like us?"

Taifer asked harshly, but it could be heard that he was indeed surprised by this condition.

Fuli was about to answer, but at this moment, something strange happened!
A fierce and unexpected storm suddenly came, knocking down the unprepared strikers and bounty wizards!
Before the people rolling on the ground could come to their senses, a huge roar followed by an even more violent gust of wind!

Boom!

The convoy of carriages parked in front of the gate of Gringotts fell apart in an instant, and the horses pulling the carriages turned into blood rain in the collision, and the scattered carriage frames and gold coins scattered all over the sky mixed in the sky and then fell to the ground!

Through the golden and blood-red rain, Thanatos, who was the first to jump up, looked at the Knight Bus that suddenly appeared in front of Gringotts' gate and fell into a daze! (End of this chapter)