"You mean those people from the Crow Party..."

"I'll see you in the newspaper." Moon said helplessly: "Unless the Aurors can find all the people from the Nova and Weird News tonight, those people from the Crow Party will definitely publicize me and name me. It was me who ruined their good deeds, and I even doubt that they would publish the whole thing exactly as it was."

Sirius's expression became even more exaggerated, and he muttered: "Don't those people find it embarrassing? They lost to a 13-year-old wizard?"

"Kidnapping the staff of two newspapers and throwing the rioting werewolves into Diagon Alley. After I saw through the plan, I thought of sneaking to the Ministry of Magic to kill their spies and kill them, and do some damage on the way. The whole group was fine. People who like to pour poisonous fog into London, do you expect them to be afraid of losing face?"

Moon mercilessly complained about the dark wizards of the Crow Party, "If you don't push me to the forefront, they are the only ones standing at the forefront. Everyone will talk about the Crow Party and the things they do day and night." , use them as a source of conversation after dinner. Only by pushing me out and making me the most topical person will people pay more attention to me - a 13-year-old little wizard wanted by the Ministry of Magic. I'm a good person and have published a lot of prophetic articles. And the more they brag about me, the less they lose face and the faster they hide it. By the way, they might even throw a few more things at me. Dirty water…”

"For example, let's talk about the well-known dark wizards of the time who were very outstanding, deep-minded, and openly opposed the Ministry of Magic since childhood."

Sirius looked at Moon suspiciously, "Do they really have so many means?"

"Of course." Moon replied without hesitation, "Those of us who play tactics have dirty minds."

Everyone was dumbfounded, and Dumbledore shook his head helplessly, "What is your countermeasure?"

"There is no countermeasure. This is a conspiracy, no different from being unable to afford it." Moon sighed, "Even if I change the school newspaper into a daily newspaper and stuff people's mouths with old stories about the Crow Party every day, it will still be nothing after all. Old news - unless they carry out another terrorist attack tomorrow, they will succeed eventually. The only thing I can do is to be a self-destruct infantry and drag them to death together."

"Self-destructing infantry?"

"Uh...it's okay, video games - they're just something in a game played by Muggles. I also know about it from Gar."

"What are you doing?!" A panicked voice came from not far away. A middle-aged man was tied up directly by two Aurors waving their wands. The other officials who were standing around him immediately avoided him for fear of being caught. Dispersed, Scrimgeour yelled to maintain order, and the Ministry of Magic, which had just been peaceful for two minutes, immediately became chaotic again.

"I almost forgot, we should go." Dumbledore glanced at Moon again, "Scrimgeour just told me that your wanted order will be revoked in one or two days..."

Moon spread his hands indifferently, "It's okay. I'll just go home and stay for two days. I'll go back to Hogwarts when the wanted order is removed."

He raised his hand and grabbed Uncle Golov's arm, and waved to Dumbledore, Moody and Sirius. Everyone said goodbye, and then Moon was dragged into the thrilling process of Apparition again. During the uncomfortable journey.

…………

"You are finally back." As soon as the three of them stepped onto the solid ground, An immediately rushed over and hugged Munn forcefully. "Are you okay, Munn? Are you injured anywhere?"

Edgar stood behind, looking here with a smile. Golov retracted his arm and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Ann, Moon is not an ordinary 13-year-old student. He is the big contributor today. Even He took care of the most troublesome werewolf who injured me."

Golov had good intentions, but what he said was a bit "inappropriately worded." As soon as he said these words, both Ann and Edgar's expressions changed.

"You were injured by a werewolf?!"

An immediately let go of Moon's hand and looked at Golov up and down. His eyes were full of worry. Even Edgar was frightened - he knew that he was about to die soon. If Golov showed up again, If something happens, things will be really troublesome in the future.

Golov raised his hand and patted his forehead, and explained apologetically: "No, no, almost. I wasn't bitten by the werewolf. I just suffered a little backlash from the spell. I'm almost healed now."

Ann and Edgar were relieved and quickly welcomed the three of them into the house.

Of course, there is no need to say more about what happened next. The family sat on the sofa for a while. Golov told the two of them what happened tonight, and also talked about what Moon had mentioned before and would be pushed out in the future. The anticipation at the cusp of the storm.The two Aurors who had been comatose in the guest room of Shafik Manor for a day and a night were finally re-awakened. Before they could fight back, Edgar suddenly appeared and was startled. After being persuaded for a long time, they returned with suspicion. Go to the Ministry of Magic for details.

After the two Aurors left, Gorlov, who had experienced a high-intensity battle and suffered the backlash of a spell, returned to his room and fell asleep without even eating dinner; the remaining four people followed the rest of the family. The kids enjoyed a sumptuous dinner together. During the dinner, Ouen often pulled his four younger brothers and sisters around Munn to ask questions. After all, it was not a holiday without a holiday. Munn's sudden return really surprised them.

Of course, Moon would not tell the whole truth, but Owen didn't care. The main reason was that the other four children would probably be frightened if they knew that Moon had become a wanted criminal.

After coaxing his younger brothers and sisters, and chatting with his mother and uncle for a while, when the time reached eight o'clock, Munn was finally able to return to his room and usher in peace and quiet again.

It was also at this time that he finally realized that he seemed to have killed four living people today - if he did not count the werewolves.

Of course, if we have to say "by hand", we can probably exclude one who was thrown into the fire?

I felt a little uncomfortable in my heart, but after all, I was killing with magic, rather than cutting flesh and blood and taking the lives of others with real knives and guns, which made the killing less realistic.

He tried hard to distinguish whether he was cold-blooded or whether he didn't regard the dark wizard as a human being at all. In the end, he couldn't come to a conclusion. He simply gave up thinking about this too philosophical question, stood up, picked up the book on the table, and began to study. Use the spells in the Grimoire.

Feeling sad about spring and autumn, I’d better wait until I have more time to come back.

Chapter 99 Imprint

The sky on Monday was as gloomy as the Stonewall Middle School uniform that Harry almost wore, and it was an iron-gray color with an almost metallic texture.

There is a mountain next to Shafiq Manor. Two years ago, Moon, his brothers, sisters, and friends went hunting with Edgar on the mountain, and met the shepherd named "Fan" for the first time. .

At the foot of this mountain, there is a secluded cemetery that is well preserved by protective spells. In it, the ancestors of the Shafiq family sleep quietly, as well as those who are not named Shafiq. , but he was a wizard who had served, fought, shed blood and even given his life for the Shafiq family.

Moon has been here many times before, and he comes here once or twice a year because his father is also buried here.

Today, he walked into this cemetery with his family again.

When they arrived at the newly dug tomb, the subordinates of the Shafiq family who participated in last night's battle were already waiting beside it. Three dark red sarcophagi had also been placed in the tomb, just waiting to be covered with soil on both sides. .

Golov let go of Nora's hand, took out a piece of parchment from his pocket, unfolded it, and walked step by step in front of everyone while dragging his lame leg.

Some people were crying all the time, some started crying after Golov stepped forward, some tried their best not to show sadness, some looked proud, and of course, some had no expression at all.

"We should remember them." After standing still, Golov said softly: "Not just because they fought bravely to the last moment last night."

"It's not just because of how much blood and sweat they have shed for the Shafiq family, not just because they have made many contributions and made many sacrifices for the Shafiq family."

"We should remember them because they are yesterday's robes and tomorrow's you and me. Although their lives have passed away, their souls will always be with us."

"Paul Warner, Oren Krauser, and Julie Grout, may they find final peace and rest here."

Golov raised the parchment in his hand high. After reaching the highest point, the parchment suddenly burned. Before it started to fall downward, it was completely turned into flying ash.

Under the leadership of Golov, everyone bowed deeply to the tomb.Then, Edgar, Ann and Nora stepped forward and waved their magic wands to slowly cover the soil on both sides of the tomb.

From this moment on, the only mark Paul, Oren and Julie left in the world, apart from their families, were the three cold tombstones.

Moon was about to sigh, but suddenly he found that many people around him were staring blankly at the three tombs, with sadness in their eyes, including some who had been expressionless before.

He was startled for a moment, and then silently erased his previous thoughts.

Maybe after a person dies, there will really be a shadow left in the hearts of many people.

Unfortunately……

The young man exhaled, then shook his head slightly to stop himself from thinking about the bloody scene in the hospital ward.

Golov, Nora, Edgar, and An were all chatting with the branches and subordinates of the Shafiq family. Moon stood quietly aside and suddenly saw the Rishis walking towards him.

"Mr. Rishi, Mrs. Rishi." Moon stepped forward to greet them, nodded to the two of them, and then asked softly: "What's the matter?"

"Master Moon, it's like this." Mr. Rishi bowed and said, "We just talked with Mr. Shafik, hoping to let John take on some work independently. Mr. Shafik said that we should come to you. , this matter is left to you to decide.”

After hearing this, Moon glanced at Uncle Golov in confusion, but Golov was talking to two sidemen and had no intention of looking over.

He suppressed the slight doubt in his heart and responded to Mr. Rich, "Well, I don't know what exactly you want John to do?"

"Anything is fine. John is too old to be around us and his wife all the time." Mr. Rich said softly, "But if possible, we hope that he can open a new store in Hogsmeade. After all, our couple is The two have been exposed, and even if he wants to work, he can only do what is on the table."

Moon nodded lightly. He naturally knew what Mr. and Mrs. Rich were thinking. There was no doubt that they hoped that John Rich could serve them and help them in advance, so as to pave the way for John's future.

"What about you two? What are your plans next?"

Mr. and Mrs. Lixi looked at each other, and then they both showed a helpless smile. "To be honest, Master Moon, we didn't think about it well. We have been doing secret work all our lives, and now that we have been exposed, Yes, we discussed going to the United States with Mrs. Shafik, so that we could still do secret work. But Mrs. Shafik rejected us because there is no demand for this in the United States for the time being."

Mrs. Rich added on the side: "So we thought about it, maybe we will do some processing work elsewhere in the future, which may be more suitable for us."

"Then why don't you two just go to Hogsmeade with John to open up a new store?" Moon looked at the two of them. "You are too old. Even if you have worked secretly for a lifetime, you are used to showing others with disguised faces. , but it is nothing more than acting openly and openly under the banner of the Shafiq family. In essence, there is not much difference, and it will be easier to deal with guests."

"Also, I think John will also hope to get your help."

When he first heard Moon's words, Mr. Rich wanted to explain his true intention - to put it bluntly, he was actually worried that Moon would alienate John because of his presence.This is completely normal. When new leaders take office, it is destined that those older people will find it difficult to gain trust, and sometimes even newcomers who have a deep relationship with them will be affected as well.

But when he raised his head and looked at Mu En, he finally remembered that the young master Mu En in front of him was very smart, and it was impossible that he had not taken his concerns into consideration.

and so……

Mr. Rishi soon smiled happily. He tugged on Mrs. Rishi's sleeve, and the two of them bowed to Moon again. "Okay, Master Mun, I understand."

"What kind of store do you want to open in your new store? Half bar and half teahouse like before?"

The old couple looked at each other again and nodded in agreement.

"Okay, then it seems that next time the Hogwarts organization goes to Hogsmeade, I finally have a nice place to sit and sit."

As soon as he finished speaking, scattered raindrops suddenly began to fall from the sky.The Rishis apologized and left, and everyone else also said goodbye to each other, and left the cemetery one after another. Golov finally comforted the families of the three deceased people, and watched them leave, and then returned to their families and said with The spell opened an invisible umbrella, covering all five people.

"An, when you go back, arrange the pension expenses and transfer the Werner and Grout families to safe positions. There is only one old mother in Krauser's family, and the follow-up support must also be prepared." Ge As Love said this, he took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, "You go back first, Moon and I will have a word here."

Nora hugged Golov gently, An also patted Moon on the shoulder and gave him an encouraging look. Edgar raised his hand, thought about it, and finally put his hand in his hair. Scratched.

After the three people apparated away, only Moon and Golov, uncle and nephew, were left in the huge cemetery.

Moon paused his fingers gently, helped Golov light the cigarette, and then said softly: "This seems to be the first time I see you smoking."

Golov took a deep breath, and the slight firelight flickered, bringing a little starlight to the cemetery that was getting darker in the heavy rain.A pale gray smoke drifted from under the invisible umbrella into the rain, and then quickly disappeared.

"Probably so." After taking two puffs in a row, Golov answered Munn's words.

"You plan to hand over the family's intelligence network to my hands. This is unfair to Ern and Hesper." Moon turned to look at Golov's side face and expressed his thoughts. "They They are the heirs of the Shafiq family, and this power should be given to them, not me."

Golov smiled and shook his head, "I don't think they will mind if their brother Moon takes away their power."

"This is not a question of whether you mind or not, it is a question of unfairness." Moon sighed and said: "I can roughly understand your thoughts. To put it bluntly, you just think that I am very suitable for accepting this part. The family's intelligence network is I can play a greater role in my hands. But the problem is that it is more appropriate for me to control these talents in a distant position, and the effect is exactly the same, so there is no need to take over them all."

"And you don't have to use excuses such as 'helping you share' or 'temporarily taking over' to frustrate me. Even if you don't let me take over all, I can still help you share. As for temporarily taking over, how can power change hands so much? Something simple?”

"What's more, just because Owen and Hesper don't mind today doesn't mean they won't mind in the future either. Even if Owen and Hesper don't mind all the time, what about Quaid? Where are the other children? The power of the family is so great. , I took away a big piece, and they would have less things to hold in their hands. Children don’t understand the struggle for power, but when they grow up, they will always understand. I don’t want to make trouble because of this kind of thing Brothers will turn against each other, and relatives and friends will become enemies."

"They are the ones whose names are written in the Shafiq family tree, not me."

Moon rubbed his hair and said with a wry smile: "I'm sorry, I really can't understand you doing this."

"You have blocked what I want to say, what else can I say." Golov turned to look at Munn, and suddenly gently rubbed Munn's hair, "Moon, what you said is correct. , I know it too, but I also hope you understand one thing. When Edgar, Ann, and your Aunt Nora are not at home, you are the most capable and the most responsible person in this family. As long as they still call you brother, you should hold the sharpest knife of the Shafiq family instead of helping as an outsider."

"Although, as you said, your name will not be written into the Shafiq family's genealogy, the strong blood relationship between us will not be severed. You will always have the mark of the Shafiq family on your body. Believe me, whether it is Owen, Hesper, or other children in the family, they all agree with this, and they will agree with it in the future. If they really change in the future, they will really treat you differently. If you are jealous, just kick them out."

Moon looked at Golov in disbelief. After several seconds, he finally said, "You should know that no matter what, it is impossible for me to take over as the head of the family, right?"

Golov put out the burned cigarette, and then crushed it hard to make the cigarette butt disappear completely. "Of course, Moon, I know very well. After all, your surname is not Shafiq. I can hand over the power to you, but the head of the family But I can’t leave my position to you.”

Moon breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at the hazy cemetery that had been covered by the rain curtain, and said softly: "To be honest, I'm still a little scared."

How could he not be afraid?After he witnessed similar things happen in his previous life?

Golov patted him on the back, then raised his arm and motioned for Munn to catch him, "Don't be afraid, Munn, your uncle is here."

Moon took a slow breath and felt his eyes warm inexplicably. He let out a short chuckle and muttered: "When you get old, you may not be able to control Quaid and Owen. .”

"Actually, I really wanted to say this to you when you were very indifferent to us when you were young." Golov's tone was full of relief and gentleness. "Although I don't know what you are resisting, but sometimes, You should have more faith in your family.”

Moon opened his mouth, but in the end he said nothing.The next moment, Golov had disappeared into the rain with him.

The rain became heavier and heavier, and the small patch of dry ground that was originally covered by the wand quickly became completely wet. The entire cemetery finally fell silent again, but there was still a faint mournful song playing. , as if waiting for someone's next visit.

…………

After returning home, Golov and Moon discovered that a guest had arrived today, and the guest was none other than the former minister, Millicent Barnold.

She was still chatting with Nora in the hall, but when she saw that Golov finally came back, her eyes lit up and she immediately stood up and walked towards Golov.And he said directly without any concealment: "Golov, I want to talk to you about the next minister."

She did not mean to shy away from Moon, An and Nora. Such a straightforward manner undoubtedly proved that she had full confidence in the successor to the position of the next minister, and it also showed her trust in the Shafiq family. , and the intention to win over.

Golov pondered for a moment, then put away his wand and said to Millicent: "Let's go to the study to talk."

Millicent Barnold nodded happily and followed Golov all the way to the study upstairs.Behind the two of them, Edgar winked at Moon and made a cheering gesture.

Moon shrugged helplessly. It seemed that he himself was the last to know about Uncle Golov's decision to gradually transfer the intelligence network to his hands.

Nora watched the interaction between Edgar and Moon, chuckled and shook her head. An stood up and slapped Edgar, then turned back to Moon and whispered: "Oen is in your room."

Moon patted his forehead. Good guy, even Ouen knew about it after doing it for a long time.

Uncle Golov also sent two letters to Hesper and Quaid.

He smiled bitterly at the three elders, then turned around and walked straight to his room along the stairs.

Perhaps Ouen had been paying attention to the footsteps outside. Moon had just stopped at the door of the room and was about to open the door of his room. Ouen opened the door directly from inside, grabbed his hand and walked away with a smile. Entering the house - and not forgetting to close the door again.

"Ahem, Brother Moon, I have something to tell you."

After entering the room, Owen put his hands behind his back like a grown-up, and while trying to cover up what was in his hands, he cleared his throat, held his head high and said loudly: "It's a very important thing, I hope you can Listen carefully to what I have to say, and then seriously consider whether you want to accept it.”

"Okay, tell me." Moon tried his best not to glance behind Ouen, because Ouen could not completely cover the paper in his hand with his body as he wished. He kept drilling into Moon's eyes.

"Well, after research, it has been decided that I, the next member of the Shafiq family, may also be the next head of the family." Ouen said with a small face, but his words were quite rigorous. He seemed to have even considered Ein. The possibility of Degas taking over as the next head of the family. "In short, after unanimous decision-making by me, the future head of the family, and others, we have decided to appoint you to exercise all the powers on our behalf until we have sufficient ability to be the head of the Shafiq family." that power."

When he talked about the latter part, he couldn't hold it in any longer. The fingers holding the piece of paper were constantly adjusting their positions, obviously wanting to send the piece of paper to Munn immediately.

"As for when we will be considered to have sufficient capabilities..." Owen blinked, "We have not discussed it, and we have decided to leave it up to you to judge."

After finally saying what he needed to say, Owen excitedly showed off the parchment in his hand, on which everything he had just said was written neatly. The handwriting looked like Hesper's handwriting. Some of the handwriting of the signatures below are obviously more childish, but they are obviously written letter by letter with seriousness and neatness.

Hesper, Quaid, Owen, Richard, Shawnee, Hollanda, and the youngest Dana, all seven children in the family signed it.

Moon took the piece of paper and read the contents over and over again.

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