Hogwarts on the Tip of the Tongue

Diagon Alley, Broken Cauldron Pub.

"Leave now? Everyone went to the door separately to issue a warning?"

Ludo Bagman stunned and said, "Well, I mean, shouldn't we wait any longer?"

He has just stepped into this room for less than five minutes, and has not even figured out that the situation is indeed serious from the description alone, but if this is a temporary base camp, then there are too few people to "garrison" the base camp, right? All at once came out...

Barty Crouch first glanced at Bagman's broom, and shook his head with a subtle expression:

"Probably, no one will come. I sent an emergency signal to all senior officials at the first time. With their magical skills, even if the Floo network completely collapsed, it is almost time to arrive now, and no one has arrived. There is only one: combined with the content of the emergency signal and the status of the Floo network, they judged that the Ministry of Magic is now very dangerous, and they chose to stay in their respective homes for the time being and watch the changes."

Was I the only senior official who rushed over? All the others are hiding at home?

Ludo Bagman was a little proud at first, but the smile quickly disappeared from his face... However, this kind of thing, if it becomes the only one among all people, it would not be so good... It would make him look uncomfortable. Not smart enough. The young director of the Department of Magic and Sports touched the stubble, smiled awkwardly, and after two seconds of pondering, he tried to show his carelessness and then asked:

"No, I mean, someone has to stay here, right? During the fall of the Ministry of Magic, we must at least have a temporary headquarters."

"I was thinking about changing the assembly location, but you said that, the Broken Cauldron Tavern is indeed a good choice. Everyone knows how to get here. I think the dark wizards are not as strong as we thought, otherwise, They have launched a frontal war long ago, instead of using the'werewolf' trap to transfer the main forces of the Ministry of Magic and then make a surprise attack.” Scrimgeour suddenly sighed, “The Ministry of Magic has fallen. For the first time in my life, I have encountered this Damn it, let’s change our plan and try to persuade everyone to gather here, depending on the manpower situation..."

Kingsley coughed slightly, and took the initiative to join the discussion, reminding everyone of what they had missed:

"Mr. Scrimgeour, I think the top priority is to repair the Floo network. Do you know who we should call now?"

"The Floo Network Administration is under the Department of Magical Transportation. I just tried to contact Mr. Arnold, the director of the Department of Magical Transportation, but did not receive a timely response. The emergency signal among senior officials is one-way. He should now be working on solving the problem. Road Network…"

Barty Crouch said uncertainly, his voice gradually getting smaller, and a bad possibility gradually emerged in his mind.

"So, what if someone intercepts your request for help, or controls Mr. Arnold in advance?"

At this moment, Tonks, who was in charge of grilling sausages and bread sitting by the fire, turned his head and said what everyone was most worried about.

"If the Floo Network collapse is man-made, then there must be an internal ghost in the Floo Network Administration. The biggest reliance of those dark wizards now is to cut the connection between the fireplaces. Since the Floo Network has not been restored, the situation is absolutely It’s trickier than we thought."

"That's right, you may fall into a trap if you rashly split up."

Mad-Eye Moody nodded in agreement, said hoarsely, and looked at Tonks with that normal eye.

"So, Miss Nifadora, do you have any good suggestions? Regarding the next course of action."

He has heard of this newcomer, Nifadora Tonks, the natural Yirong Magnus. He has reached the senior Auror level of independent assignment within only one year after joining the company. He is among the best in the Auror office in recent years. The newcomer... is also the most troublesome, lazy, rough nerve guy.

"Well, instead of traveling hundreds of miles to find Mr. Arnold, I tend to directly ask Mrs. Ekmore for help."

"Who?" All four men in the room frowned.

"Herty Ekmo, she is a clerk in the Floo Network Office. She is responsible for the daily maintenance and monitoring of the Floo Network Fire," Tonks shrugged and spread out his hands and explained, "Mr. Arnold is very nice. But if we want to solve the problem as soon as possible, maybe it's best to find the one who is directly responsible?"

"Do you know the home address of that Mrs. Ekmore?" Kingsley asked.

"Is she reliable?" Scrimgeour was concerned about something else.

"Of course, she is in London." Tonks nodded and replied, "Don't worry, her daughter is studying at Hogwarts, and she certainly won't be a dark wizard. I did her a favor before...well! Anyway, regarding Floo Network, she is definitely more reliable than the superior directors."

Tonks bit his tongue, muffled a few words, quickly returned to the topic, and replied with a serious face.

"Help?" Scrimgeour raised an eyebrow.

"I don't think there are children studying at Hogwarts. It has nothing to do with whether they are dark wizards," Moody said indifferently. She is in charge of the Floo Network, so logically, she is more suspicious. Maybe she is at the Ministry of Magic now, or set a trap to wait for us"

"Because of this, we are going to meet that Mrs. Ekmore."

Barty Crouch said coldly, as if he was back when he was the director of the Magic Law Enforcement Department.

"Regardless of whether she has anything to do with the whole thing, it will be clear after her house. When the Floo network is restored, even if Minister Fudge and the others can't come back temporarily, we can also urgently convene the memory cancellation team and the reversal team... Try to retake it, no, try to block those guys in the Ministry of Magic, arrest them on the spot, and send them to Azkaban! Anyway, the Floo Network Office will definitely investigate them afterwards."

"Mrs. Ekmore will certainly not be an accomplice of those dark wizards!"

Tonks said hurriedly, her pink bubblegum-like hair turning red.

"She is very kind. I often go to Mrs. Ekmore's house to rub Hogwarts dishes. People who like to eat can't be bad."

"...I finally know where the batch of dishes ‘smuggled’ from Hogwarts on the market recently came from."

Scrimgeour twitched his mouth and pressed his forehead with a headache. He understood what the "little favor" Tonks was helping.

Some time ago, Hogwarts three-meal "smuggled goods" appeared on the market with unknown channels. He remembered that Tonks volunteered to deal with this issue at that time, and then the matter ceased. After all, this Little things are not the focus of the Aurors.

"Relax, at least until there is no evidence to prove that Mrs. Ekmore is connected to tonight's incident, we will not do anything out of line."

Scrimgeour glanced at the rough newcomer, looked around the people in the room, and said for a while.

"Let’s do it, Kingsley, you and Mr. Bagman stay here as a response. If there are latecomers, please help me explain. By the way, let Old Tom prepare a few more rooms, food, and drinks. Mr. Crouch still According to the original plan, go directly to inform the directors."

"As for Mrs. Ekmore's side, Tonks, Moody and I will be with you. Let's go over there and have a look."

As he spoke, he stood up and took up the gray coat on the arm of the sofa and put it on.

"Don't worry about the bread and sausage, you are not a house elf!"

"Okay." Tonks said, reluctantly putting down the baking fork and butter in his hands, flashing the task of tonight in his heart.

On duty at the Ministry of Magic in the first half of the night, killing time, waiting to witness the "Death Eaters" break into the Ministry, encounter a battle, and destroy the surrounding environment in the process of fighting back Go to the safe house and observe the Ministry of Magic's response process under the crisis. If you talk about the fireplace problem, then guide them to restore the Floo network normally, and do your best to protect the Ministry of Magic throughout the process.

When Cornelius Fudge and others return and start cleaning up the mess, you can go home and sleep peacefully waiting for the bonus.

Well, by the way, I have to apply for a reprieve. After all, she and Kingsley have resisted the attack of dozens of vicious "Death Eaters" on the front line.

...

British Ministry of Magic, UU Reading www.uukanshu. Com is a mess at the end of the hall.

Several "death eaters" who were "savage and evil" had just stepped down from the elevator, holding a stack of documents in their arms.

"We emptied the public archives shelf of the Auror Command, but the personal desk did not move. There may be magic traps over there."

A tall "Death Eater" said that beside the golden gate and the rubble piled up in the ruins, several black-clothed wizards who dressed up were holding a record board and patiently checking the current "Ministry of Magic Cleanup". Progress, "But we found the address information of the wizards in England, which should be most of them here. The trial file of the Wiesengama Court should be below. The three groups of them will come up to see the situation after a while..."

On the other side, a few wizards happened to walk out of another repaired elevator, and their expressions looked a bit solemn.

"We are in trouble here, sir. It is predicted that the ball should be magically cast."

"Then cut the shelf directly and pack it away. Do I still need to teach you these things? Isn't there a variety of coping methods in the task manual?"

Great!