Harry Potter and the Burnt Badger

Chapter 99 Nightfall

Moon took the pumpkin juice and sat alone on the floor in front of the window at the end of the corridor of St. Mungo's Hospital, yawning out of boredom.

It was late at night, and they had had a hasty dinner in the hospital before - a few pieces of bread, a whole slice of pork chop, a chicken leg, a little overcooked carrots and potatoes, and a cup of steaming milk.

To be honest, although this is not for real patients, it still doesn't look like hospital food at all. Not only is it slightly greasy, but the taste also looks like there is no shortage of seasonings.

Randall's mother's condition is getting worse and worse. On average, she wakes up once every one or two hours. She wakes up for a few minutes before falling into the next drowsiness.Randall was obviously very anxious about this, but there was nothing he could do. Not only him, but no one in the entire St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Injuries and Injuries could help his mother.This miserable woman has reached the end of her life, and there is nothing anyone can do to save her.The only thing the therapists at St. Mungo's could do was to help relieve some of the physical pain she would suffer so that she could live as comfortably as possible during her final moments.

At this moment, Randall was still at his mother's bedside, and if he could, the boy didn't want to miss any of his mother's awakenings - not even for a second.

Golov is dealing with family affairs. Although he cannot return to Shafiq Manor, this does not mean that he can put down everything and just rest here like on vacation.After all, no matter from which point of view, he is the person who is currently taking the lead in the Shafiq family. A large number of family affairs, economic and industrial affairs, and political affairs need to be taken care of and controlled by him.If he dares to give up his choice, within 24 hours, a large number of letters will be delivered to the table in his study, giving him a "super bombing".

No one knew where Professor Snape was at the moment. The always vicious professor didn't even share his final diagnosis with them. After going to the therapist, he just came back to check on the situation in the ward, and then Then it disappeared again.

But that doesn't matter. As long as someone knows Professor Snape a little bit, no one would think that he would be willing to stay at the door of the ward and willingly accept the harassment of others - as long as he is attacked. Just showing up and lending a helping hand is enough.

What's more, from Professor Snape's point of view, if Professor Dumbledore hadn't sent him here and asked him to follow him into St. Mungo's, would he have come to St. Mungo's to see a doctor? is a problem.

The professional standards of the therapists at St. Mungo's are not necessarily high enough in front of Professor Snape.Although Professor Snape is only a master of potions, his knowledge of healing magic is very shallow.But in the process of in-depth understanding of potions, understanding of various injuries and diseases is also essential.

Looking at the moonlight outside the window, Moon resisted the urge to find a place to sleep, sighed softly, and took out his pocket watch to check the time.

It's already half past ten o'clock.

After chatting with Uncle Golov and Kingsley Shacklebolt about Forrest Dempsey in the afternoon, Moon felt even more that Forest Dempsey would launch the plan today. This attack happened.

In other words, a more accurate statement should be, either today or a few days later.

Moon didn't know how his uncle Edgar did it. According to the information he got from Kingsley Shacklebolt, his uncle had already arrived at St. Mungo's with several Aurors, and he knew Got the news that Randall has arrived.But so far, neither Edgar nor the Aurors he leads have ever entered St. Mungo's.

This seems to be a good thing, at least the fact that Moon pretended to be Randall has not yet been exposed, and the Ministry of Magic has not yet questioned them about this matter.

But in fact, this matter is not a good thing at all, because if Uncle Edgar never shows up, Munn and the others will not be able to know what happened to the body of the dark wizard who came to attack Munn. .

The lack of knowledge of this matter meant that Forest Dempsey might have known that the dark wizard was now dead.It is precisely this little thing that will largely influence Forrest Dempsey's choice of time to attack.

For Forest Dempsey, if the dark wizard died at the hands of the "Ministry of Magic", then he could launch an attack tonight, because it is completely logical for the dark wizard to die at the hands of the Ministry of Magic. , if you didn’t even run away, it was most likely just bad luck.

But if the dark wizard did not die at the hands of the "Ministry of Magic", but died inexplicably, then he would have to re-evaluate his worth - before using the Aurors from the Ministry of Magic, his A capable subordinate died inexplicably, which means that things have gone beyond his expectation. If he rashly launches an attack for the sake of reputation, there is a high possibility that he will also fall into it. .

All this is based on the premise that Forest Dempsey can really want to go to the same place with Moon. The question is, if Forest Dempsey is really like Kingsley told , if you know how to be patient, have a courageous mind and a firm temperament, then what Moon saw, Forrest will definitely be able to see.

However, Moon has no good solution now. He has already told Uncle Golov about this matter, but Uncle Golov can only try his best to think of a solution, and there is no guarantee that he will be able to contact his brother Edgar.

Now, the only thing Moon can do is wait patiently.

He put away his pocket watch, poured another sip of pumpkin juice into his mouth, then patted his butt and stood up.

The matter has come to this, and it is useless to say more.A prediction is just a prediction after all, and no one can guarantee that it will become a foregone conclusion.

Besides, if you believe in this kind of prediction too blindly, in the end everything will just become a matryoshka game - I predicted your prediction, you predicted I predicted your prediction, I predicted I have judged you and I have predicted your judgment...

In the end, it's just that you are wrong and I am wrong, and everyone falls into an embarrassing lose-lose situation.

Thinking of this, Moon felt a rare moment of embarrassment.

Forget it, it's a waste of time to do this here, it's better to just run away.

Moon raised the bottle of pumpkin juice and drank it in one gulp, then wiped his mouth and went straight to the other end of the corridor.

Chapter 100 Good steel must be built into the wall

"There is good news now, and there is bad news..."

Moon, who originally stood up from the window sill at the end of the corridor to go to the door of the ward, happened to meet his uncle Golov on the way, and heard such words from Uncle Golov by the way.

Just when Moon felt that Uncle Golov's next sentence would be "Which one do you want to hear first?" Uncle Golov said directly and unconventionally: "The good news is that I met Edgar , he told me that whether it was the news sent back to the Ministry of Magic or the news spread, the dark wizard happened to bump into him and wanted to kill him to silence him, but he accidentally killed him in the counterattack. But he I can't come in and tell you in detail, because in order to delay the exposure of you pretending to be Randall as late as possible, he can only patrol outside St. Mungo's with several other Aurors."

This is indeed good news, because it solves an important problem that Moon currently encounters.Since the news spread, the dark wizard responsible for hunting down Munn accidentally died at the hands of an Auror from the Ministry of Magic after bumping into someone from the Ministry of Magic.In other words, in this way, Forrest will naturally not be affected by this issue and change or re-weigh when deciding the time to launch a general attack.

But it was precisely because of the emergence of such good news that Moon became even more worried.

Such good news corresponds to bad news...

Just as Moon was struggling in his heart, Golov finally spoke out about the so-called "bad news" he had received - traces of some sneaky people had begun to be seen outside, although they could not officially The identity has not been confirmed, but judging from the current situation, these people are probably Forest Dempsey's men, who are doing the work of "stepping on points".

Moon, who was about to reply subconsciously, immediately relaxed when he heard the news.What's the bad news here?This is clearly a piece of news that couldn't be better.

It seems that Forest Dempsey is likely to lead the attack tonight. It does not matter if his ideas coincide with Moon's, because Moon originally thinks from the perspective of a dark wizard.On the contrary, it was the latter question that made Moon really think it was good news.

If Forest Dempsey really takes action tonight, it can be said that he is playing into Moon's hands.

Of course, while feeling lucky, Moon also felt a little guilty in his heart - no matter when, the battle between the two sides would probably affect the Muggles living nearby.Even if Muggles were not involved or accidentally injured, the two sides would definitely catch up with the death of Randall's mother during the fight - by then, this matter would be a bit sinful.

In any case, this news cannot be said to be purely bad news. At best, it is a mixed bag of good and bad news, nothing more.

Just as Moon was thinking about the two things that Uncle Golov shared with him, Kingsley Shacklebolt suddenly came to Moon and Golov.

"I just received news from the ministry. The minister wants to transfer me. Traces of dark wizards have been discovered in Northumberland and Wiltshire. There are dark wizards active there, and They have all committed some bad acts. The minister hopes that I can lead a team to Wiltshire and solve the trouble there."

This is really bad news.

Moon looked at Kingsley in astonishment, and finally couldn't help but rub his forehead after a long time.

Just as he had previously thought in Professor Dumbledore's principal's office, at that time, his desire to take the opportunity to kill Forrest Dempsey was Sima Zhao's intention, and everyone on the street knew it.But right now, what is happening in Northumberland and Wiltshire is obviously Sima Zhao's intention, and everyone on the road knows it - anyone who uses even a little bit of his or her brain can clearly think that this is definitely Furui's. St. Dempsey sent people to do this, and his purpose was to attack in the east and in the west. He wanted to transfer as many Aurors as possible from St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Maladies so that he could launch subsequent follow-up attacks.

You said that Fudge was completely out of his mind, and that he could even succeed in front of him even if any smart person could see the clues. It doesn't seem quite right.But if Cornelius Fudge had really thought about it with his own mind, he would have known that even if he was eager to deal with both sides of the matter for the sake of political performance, he should carefully consider the possible chain reactions of the candidate and all other subsequent situations. .

Transferring Kingsley, Fudge did it like a joke.

This illustrates two things. First, Forest Dempsey does have other subordinates. However, after the dark wizard who came to attack was killed, there were still other subordinates around Forest Dempsey. How much available talent is left is unknown.

Second, Cornelius Fudge was far more short-sighted than Moon had previously thought.

"Can you delay it a little longer? It's better to wait until dawn. Anyway, even if Mr. Shakur sets off immediately, I'm afraid you won't be able to solve what happened on both sides. On the contrary, if you can stay in the hospital for a while, If you do, you might be able to catch up with Forrest Dempsey to launch an attack. By the time, both in terms of merit and the information here, it will be far better than the two you ran to. This place is more useful for dealing with dark wizard matters."

Moon Xiaozhi used emotion and reason, and used up most of his strength, hoping that Kingsley Shacklebolt could stay at St. Mungo's until dawn.

But Kingsley Shacklebolt was destined not to stay much longer.He sighed and shook his head, "No, the minister is urging me very urgently. If I leave too late, I'm afraid that tonight, including the next few nights, no one will be able to live in peace."

"Okay..." Moon pressed his temples hard again, "If this is the case... then it seems we can only wish you a safe journey."

Seemingly to comfort Munn, or perhaps to cheer everyone up, Kingsley took a step forward and patted Munn's shoulder encouragingly, "Come on, Munn, maybe you can give everyone a surprise." Woolen cloth."

surprise?What surprise?

Moon rubbed his hair. He couldn't give any surprises. He had been thinking about how to strengthen the defense and use good steel on the blade.Who would have thought that after Cornelius Fudge gave the order, the good steel that was originally going to be used on the blade was directly pulled into the wall.

What can he do?Slap Fudge in the past?Force him to take back his order?

Isn't this just a fun thing to do?

1 About Cornelius Fudge

how to say……

Forester Dempsey seems to have grasped the real vitality of the Ministry of Magic today - their minister is a wise man.

It seems a bit excessive to say this, but short-sighted, power-hungry, and only thinking about himself and the one-third of an acre of land... these words can be said to Cornelius Fudge without thinking, and there will never be any use. possibility.

Kingsley was not the only one who left, there were other Aurors who left with him.

The total number of Aurors is actually not particularly small, but it's not very large either.The Aurors who were responsible for participating in the Forrest Dempsey incident this time were only part of the group, because there were other Aurors who needed to perform unfinished tasks, and the Ministry of Magic itself also needed human protection. Now Kingsley is like this As soon as they left with the manpower, the Aurors guarding St. Mungo's suddenly seemed a little stretched.

After being troubled for a while, Moon gradually came to his senses: Although Cornelius Fudge was incompetent, was he really that stupid?

Of course not. It's true that this person is short-sighted, and it's true that he is too obsessed with power, but he is not really that stupid.So it is obvious that Cornelius Fudge also knows that what happened in Northumberland and Wiltshire is closely related to Forrest Dempsey. He also knows that once Kingsley is transferred, St. Mungo's defensive strength here will become slightly weaker.

Most likely, Fudge simply didn't care.

He hoped to catch Forrest Dempsey so that he could save the face he had lost. It didn't matter whether Randall and his widowed mother and father lived or died.

The source of his embarrassment is Forest Dempsey. If Dempsey is caught, everything will be easy, but if he cannot be caught, even if Randall and his wife live a long life, Fudge will lose face. Can't get it back.

So, is there a possibility that... Fudge is also fishing?

Forrest Dempsey did not know that Professor Golov and Professor Snape were at St. Mungo's. In other words, he did not know that even if Kingsley Shacklebolt left, St. Mungo's There are still tough enough nuts to crack here.On the other hand, Fudge must have learned about the existence of Golov and Professor Snape through the Aurors.In this case, he transferred Kingsley. On the one hand, he could induce Forest Dempsey to take action. On the other hand, it was also a countermeasure against Moon and the others who secretly sent Randall to St. Mungo's. —If you don’t listen to me, you will have to pay the price.

The problem is... the Aurors must not know that Professor Snape is really seriously injured. If there were enough Aurors, Professor Snape could have stayed near the ward and cooperated with Uncle Golov to do just that. Responsibility to protect.But if Professor Snape is allowed to fight the enemy with real swords and guns, his injuries will definitely become a big drag.

The Aurors didn't know, and Fudge didn't know.Fudge didn't know, which led to everything that might happen next - if Professor Snape was not injured, he and Uncle Golov might really be able to create a miracle, but he was injured, even if Fudge was transferred Kingsley later arranged for manpower to come to support at any time, and it was possible that he misjudged the role that Professor Snape could play, which led to big problems and big mistakes.

This time the trouble is a bit big.

We are all chess players. If you make a move, I will make a move, and the chess game will be messed up.

Now is obviously not the time to discuss whose decision was more wrong. The only thing Moon can hope for is that Forrest does not have many people who can be used in a big way, or Fudge really has the people ready to come to St. Mungo's to support, and These people won't be coming too slowly.

Apart from these two, the possibility of other favorable conditions is inevitably a bit too small.

Moon stood there with a gloomy expression. Kingsley had already left - maybe he had apparated far away with the other Aurors at this moment. Only Uncle Golov was still standing beside him, quietly. She looked at him without disturbing his thoughts.

After a long time, Munn finally let out a breath, and then shook his head in despair.

According to the development of the situation at this time, it is almost certain that Forest Dempsey will launch an attack tonight. This should have been excellent news, but now... Moon can't wait for Forest Dempsey to launch an attack. Xi Neng could wait three or five more days, so that he could get a lot of time to deal with it.

In just one or two hours, even if he had some ideas, he couldn't put them into practice at all.

At this moment, the only thing he and they could do was to block the enemy with soldiers, and fight with the enemy in the villages. They would engage in a head-to-head magic battle with real swords and guns.

For the rest, leave it to fate.

When Golov saw his nephew sighing, he chuckled. He raised his hand and rubbed Moon's hair, and said, "Don't worry, your uncle and I will handle everything. It's just a little problem and we can always solve it." of."

Moon shrugged, followed Uncle Golov to sit down in the corridor, and then shook his head and said: "There is nothing to worry about, I am just a little disappointed. The originally good situation ended up being messed up like this." It's a mess. According to the original arrangement, Randall can see his mother smoothly. With you as a rare soldier, unless Forrest can really move out the entire group of Decay Moths, revenge will be avenged and Fudge will lose face. It can also be found."

"..." The young man was silent for a while, and finally couldn't help but gritted his teeth and said, "Sometimes I really want to pry open Cornelius Fudge's head and see what's inside."

Golov took out a flat silver flask, took a small sip, then turned to look into Munn's eyes, and said seriously: "Moon, you are very smart, this is what everyone knows." Something to admit - but you also have your own shortcomings, mainly in terms of experience. In other words, when you look at 'people', it is easy to objectify them, and this leads to some biased judgments."

"Cornelly Fudge is a very complex person, just like most people in this world. Smart people are not smart all the time, nor are they smart at everything. They always make mistakes; neither are stupid people. If you are always stupid, you will not be stupid in everything. You will eventually have the opportunity to do things beautifully. Your idea at the beginning was good. Fudge is a person who values ​​​​face. In addition, after he first came to power, his position has not been completely secured. He is not sure about our actions. , he will not engage in direct confrontation because that is not conducive to his power and position."

"But, what are we doing that makes Fudge lose face?"

Chapter 1 Family

"You also know that Fudge is a short-sighted, face-saving, power-loving man with a lot of cleverness -" Golov stopped talking at the right time.

Because Moon already understood.

Many of the things he calculated at the beginning were correct. If things continued to develop as they did at the beginning, the final result would most likely be what he wanted.But the problem is that he ignored some things: without a suitable opportunity, Cornelius Fudge would not immediately retaliate to Moon and the others for taking Randall away under cover of the sea. However, such an opportunity is actually It's easy to find, and even with Fudge's temperament, he might actually create an opportunity by himself in a daze.

To put it bluntly, Moon took into account Cornelius Fudge's character and his possible reactions, but the consideration was not comprehensive enough.Even if Forrest Dempsey didn't find anyone to cause trouble in Northumberland and Wiltshire, Fudge might have made up some other reasons of his own to transfer the Aurors, thinking that he could make Moon They "suffered a little."

People like Fudge will always mistakenly believe that the situation is still under his control at the wrong time.

Moon missed precisely this point, and the reason is exactly what Golov said before. He "objectified" Fudge and ignored some of the choices Fudge might make outside of the situation as a living person.

It's still a little tender after all.

Moon laughed helplessly.

"So, you don't have to feel guilty for putting us in danger. Your uncle and I are also very happy to have this opportunity for revenge. Even if you don't mention it, we will think of other ways."

"I don't feel guilty about this." Moon scratched his itchy neck. "It may sound like I'm talking nonsense, but I do have a way to save the lives of several people in times of crisis. If I really feel guilty, I do feel guilty about those Aurors - if I hadn't been involved in this matter in the first place, they might not have been in danger. Of course, it's possible that they would have become more dangerous... After all, Fudge this person……"

Too pit.

There is no need to finish the sentence, everyone understands it anyway.Moon's words were polite enough. If he hadn't stepped in and made things the way they are now, the Aurors would have almost been destined to pay more to catch Forrest Dempsey, or even You may not be able to catch it.

He missed some things and made things less than perfect, but that doesn't mean the situation would be worse than if he hadn't intervened.

Golov glanced at Munn with some surprise. He didn't know how Munn could be sure to save the lives of several people. But then he thought about it and thought about the weird spells that Munn had created. With En's usual temperament, he no longer felt that Moon was telling lies.

His nephew is a man who can perform miracles, he has known this for a long time.

"That's good. In addition, what I want to tell you more is..." Golov smiled mysteriously, "You don't think your two uncles are not prepared for anything, do you?"

"?" Moon looked at his uncle with questions on his face.

"I saw early on that you might miss something about Fudge. This is normal. After all, you have never really been in contact with Fudge. I guess all you know about him is from Edgar and I, and I Those friends learned from the past chats, plus at most one news report. So, I also prepared some things." Golov took another sip of wine. "In addition, I think Professor Dumbledore should have guessed this. A little bit, maybe he will be prepared too.”

"You have surprised us old people. We have to make more complete preparations for you, right?" As he spoke, Golov winked at Moon. "After all, uncle should keep his nephew in the dark." of."

When he heard the last sentence, Moon suddenly felt a little dazed - he had also heard this sentence in his previous life, but in a completely different scene and in a completely different state of mind.

After a while, he came back to his senses and solemnly said to Golov, "Thank you, uncle."

This thank you suddenly made Gorov confused. He laughed twice first, but he didn't know when to say it, so he had to laugh twice more, and then poured it into his mouth. Two sips of wine.

Perhaps the alcohol gave him some inspiration. Golov smacked his lips and said, "We are a family, so there is no need to be so polite."