Harry Potter and the Burnt Badger

Fred and George successfully received their first initial investment from Moon - fifty gold galleons. Strictly speaking, it was not much, but it was already a lot of money for the twin brothers. , they had such a big gambling game in school before, but actually the total money they received was only a little more than this.

After all, not every little wizard has a lot of money in his pocket.

With this money, not only can the two brothers buy enough raw materials, potions, and herbs to continue their experiments, but they may even be able to meet their needs for a whole period of time in the future.

Moreover, it was completely understandable for the two of them that Munn only gave him fifty gold galleons in the early stage.It's impossible for them to really give up their studies at Hogwarts and open a shop in Diagon Alley.If they dare to do this, let alone their mother, even Mr. Weasley, who has always been kind, may not be able to agree smoothly.Therefore, having too much money in hand is a kind of pressure for both of them.

On the other hand, for Moon, in fact, this investment was originally dispensable to him.

Not to mention that Weasley's Wizarding Wheezes is still in sight, even if the twins' shop does open in the future, the profit will be nothing to Moon.The reason why Fred and George should be given this investment is because these two brothers are really unreliable. Now that they have thought about opening a store, one day they might get into trouble and cause something big.

By then, Mr. and Mrs. Weasley will be pissed to death, and maybe innocent people will be hurt.If this big thing happened inside Hogwarts, it might have an impact on more people, including Moon himself.

Therefore, an investment can be exchanged for Fred and George not to conduct dangerous human experiments on others or themselves, and at the same time, they will not sell unproven products or do any messy things to make money. …

As a friend of the two brothers, this amount of money couldn't be more appropriate.

Therefore, both parties were obviously very satisfied with this investment. The proud smiles on Fred and George's faces did not stop until Moon actually took them to move two boxes of Coke to the garden.

Ron noticed something strange from the sidelines - Fred and George were obviously very different from before, but he didn't know much about the inside story and couldn't guess what was going on.There is no doubt that it is a very immature idea to ask his two unreliable brothers, so he went directly to Munn, hoping to get some information from Munn.

To Ron's disappointment, Moon did not tell him what was going on this time. He just said to him mysteriously, "You will know later."

Seeing a seemingly interesting secret right in front of him, but unable to learn even a single bit of it, Ron felt as if a cat had scratched him, and his curiosity instantly exploded.

It wasn't until Sirius and Remus arrived late with Harry before dinner in the afternoon that Ron finally calmed down for a while.

"Andromeda." As soon as he walked into the hall, Sirius couldn't wait to hug his cousin whom he hadn't seen for a while - that is, Tonks's mother, Andromeda Tonks. .That's right, Tonks's mother's original name was Andromeda Black before she married Mr. Tonks.

On the other side, Remus first said hello to Golov, Mr. Weasley and others, then went to shake hands with Mr. Tonks and said softly: "Nice to meet you, sir, Remus ·Lupin."

Mr. Tonks smiled elegantly, nodded, and said his name, "Ted Tonks."

Moon, who had already rushed back from the garden, looked at this scene and felt that today was a bit outrageous.

First, Mr. Tonks, who personally taught Tonks how to open a lock, swore there that he hoped that the Auror training would make Tonks learn some rules; and now, this Mr. Tonks began to talk about the future he was supposed to have. The sons-in-law hold hands and treat each other as equals.

Everything is so natural and logical, but at the same time it seems so... strange and terrifying.

Before he could formally sit down, Harry, who had finally escaped from the caress and greetings of a lot of elders, hurried to the other children and said excitedly with uncontrollable happiness: "Hey, guess what? What did Sirius give me for Christmas this year? A new broom! Nimbus 2001! The only thing I feel a little pity about now is that after I go back for Christmas, there will be no competition between Gryffindor and Slytherin. I must give Malfoy some color!"

Ron whistled and said "Cool", and then laughed too, "Sirius also gave me a great Christmas gift, a brand new high-end wizard chess set. Each chess piece obeys the command specially." , it’s very easy to use. Ha, I was thinking about asking my parents to take me to Diagon Alley before the Christmas vacation ended, and I would use my pocket money to buy a new set of lower-grade chess pieces.”

Moon stood aside, happily watching a group of little guys discussing the Christmas gifts they received. He casually added a comment, "It's good. It seems that at least Sirius carefully selected the gifts this year instead of Rudely, give each person a broomstick."

All the children burst into laughter immediately, and even Harry did not let go of his dear godfather - he also knew that Sirius had given Moon a Nimbus 2000 before, and he didn't like Quidditch and broom flying at all. For Moon, this is indeed a bit outrageous.

However, it didn’t take long for the children’s chit-chat to stop.As the house elves began to bring meals to the dining room table, the adults had already gone over and sat down. Naturally, the little ones couldn't just talk here and not eat.And after it was served, the main force in chatting was obviously the elders again.

"I heard that old Batty refused everyone's visit two days ago, and went to his son's grave for a long time. He even went out and drank a lot at night, and didn't go home until the next morning. ." At the dinner table, Mr. Weasley said rather sadly, "It seems that no matter how selfless he is, his feelings for his son are still... very complicated."

"Barty Old?" Sirius raised his eyebrows, "Barty Crouch Old? Ha, that old guy actually went to his son's grave? Is the cemetery of that bastard Barty Crouch Jr. OK?"

He didn't say his words very clearly, which made most of the little wizards at the table confused. However, almost all the adults understood what he meant. Edgar laughed and was about to speak, when he was A look pressed him back.

Golov shook his head, "After all, he is still his child, and since Barty Crouch Jr. died in Azkaban, Mrs. Crouch's health has not been very good. Old Barty There are also a lot less smiles on their faces. The couple obviously still have feelings for Barty Crouch Jr. It’s just that Barty Sr. is more... selfless."

"You can send your own son to Azkaban, and to say that he is just 'more' selfless is simply belittling him." Sirius chuckled: "Of course, for throwing Barty Crouch Jr. into Azkaban Personally, I totally agree with Caban - if only he could have thrown Severus Snape into the mix."

"Sirius..." Remus glanced at his friend helplessly, "That's enough."

Sirius shrugged, lowered his head and continued to eat the ribs in front of him.On the other side of the dining table, Hesper, who had probably heard Golov mention this matter before, began to give some popular science in a low voice to several other little wizards who didn't understand it at all.

After the topic changed from the love and hatred of the Crouch family, Nora specifically told some interesting recent stories in the American wizarding world, and the atmosphere at the dinner table gradually began to warm up again.

Overall, the meal was quite enjoyable for the guests and the host.After everyone was almost full and had two more glasses of wine and drinks, Mr. Tonks and Mrs. Tonks were the first to say goodbye - they had other things to do in the evening, so it was inconvenient to stay here for a long time. .

After bidding farewell to the couple, the Weasley family did not stay long before saying goodbye to everyone and returned to the Burrow.Only Sirius, Remus and Harry stayed here for nearly an hour or so, and then they left until dusk.

Although for Golov, Nora and Ann, receiving these friends is much more relaxing than receiving those who come for profit, for Hesper, Quaid and Ern, it is not as good as visiting people. Although it is fun to play with good friends, it is also very energy-consuming.Therefore, not long after Sirius and the three left, the other children except Quaid returned to their rooms and took a nap.

Olanda was the first one to be unable to hold on, but at the age of five, she had been lying in Moon's arms since she got off the dinner table, until she couldn't bear it anymore and fell asleep.As a result, she became the last one to return to the room.It wasn't until Dana was about to go back and take a nap that Moon held her and followed Dana to their room, and put Olanda on her little bed.

When he went downstairs again, Uncle Golov and his mother Ann were the only ones left downstairs.

"Ha, it has been busy for most of the day. Now it suddenly quieted down. I almost want to take a nap." Golov, who was expressing emotion to An Shu there, suddenly saw Munn walking upstairs. After coming down, he immediately turned to Moon and asked with interest: "Hey, I thought you would just go back to your room and read a book."

Moon shook his head, thought for a while, and said directly to his uncle and mother: "Well...Uncle Golov, mother, I have to go out for something, and I may come back late."

"Huh?" After hearing Munn's words, both of them were startled for a moment. Then, An took the lead and said softly: "Where are you going? Do you need me to take you there?"

"I want to go to Mr. and Mrs. Rishi's place to meet someone who shouldn't be there." Although he was at home and there was no one else around, Moon still spoke in a cryptic tone, "It doesn't matter, Mom, I'll go by myself." That’s it.”

Golov glanced at Munn with some worry and wanted to say something, but Kean took the initiative and nodded first, looking at Munn with soft eyes: "Okay, go ahead and pay attention to safety."

Hearing this, Golov looked at An, who was sitting next to him, in surprise. Moon also shook his head, and then nodded and said: "Don't worry, Uncle Golov, mom, I will leave early and come back early."

It wasn't until he watched Munn walk out of the door of the main building that Golov said in disbelief: "An... you know he is going to see that person, right? How..."

An lowered her head slightly, her voice still soft, "I know."

"Four years ago, when Moon first went to Hogwarts, I knew that it would be difficult for Moon to spend his seven years at school safely and easily. He is smart and talented. , so I’m always worried. Actually, I’d rather he wasn’t that talented, so it’s always safer.”

"But now, he has gone to school and shown himself. He has reached this point. As a mother, the greatest support I can give him is to believe in him, right?"

As he said this, An turned his head and smiled at Golov, his smile full of relief. "In the past four years, Moon has proven time and time again that he will eventually be someone who will do great things and is capable of doing great things. I can't hold him back just because of my... reluctance and worry, and let him stay in this manor and stop moving forward."

"If there is any accident, then I will bear it with him. I believe that if Hu Yan were here, he would make the same choice as me."

Golov pursed his lips, then leaned back on the sofa with a helpless smile, squinted his eyes and said casually: "Think about four years ago, when I was still telling you not to worry, but now, we are swapped. role."

An smiled and picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip. Then, holding the teacup, she didn't say anything else and just looked out the door quietly.

And there, Moon's back could no longer be seen.

The aura of teleportation gradually faded away, and in an instant, Munn had arrived at the Werewolf Night Bar in Hogsmeade - just like the tavern owned by the Riches before, a small tavern was also built here. A small basement for people from the Shafiq family to come secretly.

Seeing that he had arrived here, Moon used the transformation technique to slightly modify his appearance, making himself look like a slightly aged adult wizard.Then he raised his hand and opened the secret door in the basement, and came to an inconspicuous corner on the third underground floor of the bar.

Although there is a small table in this corner, no matter who comes over, they will be informed by Mr. and Mrs. Rich that someone is already sitting there, and a wide curtain will be used to block it.

Therefore, Moon's appearance did not attract anyone's attention.

There were not many guests here today, only about half of the seats were filled with guests - and none of them looked like they were easy to mess with.

Moon walked all the way to the bar, then raised his hand and tapped a decorative glass in front of him, attracting Mr. Rishi's attention.

"Have the guests in the most appropriate-sized box I arranged on the second floor of the basement arrived?"

Mr. Rishi, who didn't notice Moon's appearance at first, thought it was some new wizard. However, when he heard "the box with the most appropriate size", Mr. Rishi immediately realized who the person in front of him was.He suppressed his curiosity, as if he had just met an ordinary guest, and said with a smile: "Ah, sir, your guest arrived five minutes ago and is waiting for you in the box upstairs. You can just go up and find him." Mrs. Rubeo, she will take you there."

"Thank you." Moon smiled and nodded, "How are Little Rich and Rideout doing lately?"

"Ha, they are very good. There have been no customers upstairs these two days. If you want, you can go up and have a look later." Mr. Rishi took out a bottle of violet water from the bar and handed it to Moon. On my account.”

"Thank you." Moon took the violet water, shook it, then turned and walked towards the stairs, all the way to the second underground floor.

When she first met Munn, Mrs. Rubeo had the same idea as Mr. Rishi at first. It wasn't until Munn told her the code word that she quickly took Munn all the way to the deepest room on the second floor underground. At the door of the box, he said softly: "Master, he is here. He came alone, and there is no entourage following him."

"Thank you, Mrs. Rubeo." Moon bowed and waited until Mrs. Rubeo turned around to leave before returning to his original self, pushing the door open and walking into the box.

A tall man wearing a high-collared black robe casually leaned on the sofa, holding a long pipe exactly like the one before, and was puffing away at it, filling the entire box with smoke. lingering.There were two wine glasses on the long table in front of the sofa, one full and one empty. Next to it was a half-empty bottle of wine without a label, and an exquisite and beautiful golden birdcage.

The birdcage contains a very beautiful, emerald green bird.

And right now, the little bird was looking at Munn with wide eyes, full of horror and disbelief.

"In just five or six minutes, you can smoke so many cigarettes and drink so much wine, which is quite powerful." Moon said as he walked to the sofa opposite Rodriguez and sat down slowly. Then he unscrewed the cap of the violet water and took a sip. "What a beautiful bird."

"It's just a pet imprisoned in a cage with nowhere to escape." Rodriguez put down his pipe and said softly with a slightly hoarse voice: "There is no way, you came too late, I have to go to myself first It’s time to have some fun.”

"Then I guess you're done having fun, so you can settle down to business first." Moon shrugged. "Tell me, what is the 'very important information' you call?"

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"Important information... let me think about it, what is it?" Rodriguez pretended to hit his forehead, and then slapped his hand. "Ah, by the way, I remembered it - he is a very bad villain. information."

Moon didn't bother to pay attention to his boring bad taste. He just stared at him without saying a word and motioned for him to continue talking.

Rodriguez, who was bored, shrugged helplessly, "Well, the Crow Party has been accelerating the pace of shrinking its power recently. Not only did it order many people to evacuate their locations and spontaneously move to less populated areas, but they also deliberately It was mentioned that the frequency of subsequent meetings will be further reduced. This is obviously not an ordinary order, and I guess you can tell that."

As Rodriguez spoke, he picked up the wine bottle on the table and shook it at Moon, "Why don't you try the wine I brought? It's much more enjoyable than the drinks in your hand."

"No need, you can enjoy it yourself." Moon shook his head lightly. "So, you are saying that the Crow Party seems to be planning to go into hibernation completely?"

"Yes, that's it, and it's not an ordinary hibernation." Rodriguez drained the golden liquid in his wine glass in one gulp, and then sneered: "People from the Crow Party have always been good at pretending to be dead. What they like to do most is The thing is that they each huddle in a dark corner, motionless, quietly waiting for the so-called 'their time' to come, and then make something big happen."

"But look, dear Mr. Fox -" Rodriguez drooped his eyes and held a pipe in his mouth. Large clouds of black smoke flowed from the corners of his lips, almost completely covering his face. " Most of the time, their hibernation is limited to 'doing nothing', instead of ordering their dark wizards to find a secluded place to stay quietly, understand?"

"Are you trying to say that the Crow Party has ulterior motives?" Moon was still looking at Rodriguez's face, as if his gaze could penetrate the swirling smoke and lock onto Rodriguez's eyes.

"Hmm, it's possible to have other agendas. But it's also possible that they just want to go dormant completely from now on, for ten, 20, 50 years... just like they have done in the past history. "

Rodriguez raised one foot and put it on the long table, leaning his head on the top of the soft backrest of the sofa. "If this is the case, the meeting between high-level officials will probably stop immediately, unless there is a golden opportunity." , otherwise you won’t even be able to see a single hem of the Crow Party’s feather pattern robe. More importantly, our cooperation can only be postponed indefinitely from now on, and I won’t even be able to provide you with any more information.”

His voice was always a little hoarse, but also always smooth.

Moon looked away with a half-smile, took another sip of violet water, and then looked at the familiar and beautiful bird in the cage. "Well, I guess you must have some thoughts about this, right?"

"You know my past, Mr. Fox, so whether you call it 'hatred' or 'madness'. In short, you should know that I want to see the demise of the Crow Party more than you do. Even , no matter the cost." There was a bit more joking in Rodriguez's voice, as if the person he was talking about was not himself, but someone completely unrelated to him.

"I can sacrifice it if you want."

"Ah, it's the familiar suicide attack method again, right?" Moon tapped the bottle in his hand. "Taking advantage of the high-level meeting, you tell me a location, and I'll take Dumbledore with me." The professor and the Aurors from the Ministry of Magic will launch a surprise attack to help you kill all the top leaders of the Crow Party. Even if your identity cannot be exposed and you are left to die in the chaos, you will be very happy."

"I told you, Rodriguez, I've said it before - no need to talk."

To be honest, the method proposed by Rodriguez does look very good.

But only by looks.

Merely annihilating the top leaders of the Crow Party has no practical significance for him or the entire British wizarding world - the only meaning of doing so is to help Rodriguez avenge himself.

The reason is that even if the high-level officials are really wiped out, the middle-level dark wizards who are really the main active force are still alive.The dark wizards in these secret societies of dark wizards are very different from the Death Eaters under Voldemort:

What those Death Eaters were loyal to was Voldemort's powerful power and the excellent personal charisma he once possessed.Therefore, as Voldemort's personality charm gradually disappeared, he began to use power as the source and maintenance of all high-pressure rule. Finally, he was defeated in the hands of Harry Potter, and his life and death were uncertain.The Death Eaters died and scattered, and there were very few pure and die-hard people who were still alive.

The allegiance of these dark wizards is not to a specific person, but to the identity of "dark wizard" and the huge collective behind it.They will not fall apart just because the top leaders of the Crow Party are dead. Instead, some will choose to find ways to rebuild the Crow Party, some will choose to defect to other secret societies of dark wizards, and some will completely become wandering gangsters. Wizard - no organization, no backer, no leader, doing evil everywhere.

Unless we can catch them all in one fell swoop, after wiping out the top leaders of the Crow Party, the situation will not only not get better, but will actually get worse.

Rodriguez doesn't care about life and death, he just wants to pull the top of the crow party to self-destruct, and he will not lose if he dies, but he will gain blood if he dies.

But Moon couldn't do it. He still had many things to consider - at least, the purpose of dealing with the Crow Party was to clear up a problem, not simply to kill a few people.

"Don't be so heartless..." Rodriguez sighed, "Can't you really think about it?"

"No."

"Tsk..."

Rodriguez exhaled another puff of thick smoke, and the entire box suddenly fell into silence.

A few seconds later, Moon knocked on the bottle again, "My patience is limited, Rodriguez. I can accompany you around the corner and let you try things out, but if you don't tell me the real reason why you called me here today, then you can After leaving, our cooperation ends here.”

"Ah ha, I've been seen through." Rodriguez sat upright suddenly, and the thick smoke that had been lingering around him and covering his face suddenly dispersed. "As expected of you, dear Mr. Fox."

Without saying a word, Moon took another sip of violet water, then took out his pocket watch from his pocket and glanced at the time.

"Voldemort, the Crow Party is here."

"Oh?" Moon gently closed the cover of the pocket watch and put it back into his pocket. "Can you tell me more specifically?"

Rodriguez also put down his long pipe and poured himself a glass of wine. "Do you know the Carlo brothers and sisters? Amycus Carlo and Alecto Carlo. When Voldemort fell, these two people went smoothly. Escaped from the Ministry of Magic."

"On Christmas Eve, the two of them claimed to come on behalf of Voldemort and brought a message from their master, and just one sentence - 'I will return soon'."

Moon frowned, "That's it? Unless Voldemort is present in person, this statement may be a bit unconvincing, right? Or, what...evidence did they bring?"

"Yes, there is evidence." Rodriguez rubbed the rim of the wine glass. "There was another person who came with the two of them, a werewolf, Fenrir Greyback. I don't know if you have heard of it. He is the biggest werewolf leader in the UK. When Voldemort was at his peak, he thought that Voldemort would bring a good life to werewolves when he came to power. Oh, idiot, he never seemed to have thought that Voldemort would not even agree to it until his death. Brand him with the Dark Mark."

"Of course I know him, but you shouldn't think that Greyback following the Carlo brothers and sisters means anything, right?" Moon's brows furrowed even more tightly. "No matter how dormant you are, you should know it." , Greyback is now losing momentum. With the implementation of the Ministry of Magic's new decree, not only those werewolves who were unwilling to do evil, but also many werewolves who followed Greyback in the past have voluntarily accepted punishment and signed the decree."

"In other words, Greyback is almost at the end of his rope. No matter which life-saving straw is placed in front of him, he will grab it without hesitation. It would be a bit ridiculous to use his surrender to prove that Voldemort is about to return. "

"Hmm, I thought so too, but for some reason, the other members of the Crow Party were obviously not in the same line of thinking as us. They believed the words of the Carlo brothers and sisters very decisively at that time, and they also told them that everything would be fine after that. It can be renegotiated." Rodriguez smiled. "So, obviously, there are some things that we don't know clearly. But what I can be sure of is that the two oldest old guys in the top of the Crow Party had a decisive attitude at that time. It can prove a very important thing——"

"——That is, Voldemort is definitely still alive."

The two people finally looked at each other for the first time since they came in. Two seconds later, Rodriguez raised his eyebrows and said, "You don't seem to be surprised at all."

"There's nothing surprising. I've known about this for a long time." Moon chuckled and said, "However, this news is indeed important. No wonder you have to go there in person."

Rodriguez looked at Moon intently for a moment, then curled his lips and said, "Okay, it seems Mr. Fox has more secrets than I thought."

"Maybe, but there is something I want to ask you about - 'renegotiation', do you know what it means?"