Volume 7: A World with Bad Consequences Chapter 464: Ridiculous but Correct Prophecy
"Hurry up and report this news to Director Karkaroff!"
The entire Auror Command Center of the British Ministry of Magic was in chaos. Originally at the beginning of the public trial, the Aurors were still discussing that the actions of the Wizarding Horizon were purely self-deception and self-consolation, using the lives of these captured pure-bloods to consolidate the rule of the new French Ministry of Magic.
When the public trial was going on, the pure-bloods and half-bloods who were hanged on the gallows let out miserable wails, which made the Aurors who were monitoring the trial feel sad.
Add to that all the crimes these criminals had confessed to having committed, which were so evil that no one could bear to hear about them. The Aurors couldn't help but feel a strange sense of pity, yet they felt that they had no right to feel such an emotion.
Therefore, when the public trial reached noon, many Aurors who were originally waiting in front of the radio with great interest found excuses to leave, leaving only the two people who were designated to record the contents of the public trial still standing in front.
But when Dumbledore began to speak, the two Aurors who were responsible for taking notes gathered everyone in the office together.
After they finished listening to Dumbledore's speech, everyone just stared blankly, not knowing what to say.
At this time, some people who had reacted rushed out of the Auror Command Center and went to find Karkaroff, who should be in a meeting in the Minister's office.
"They are declaring war on us! This is a declaration of war!"
The Auror leader whose status was second only to Karkaroff had an extremely ugly expression on his face. Whether in the Wizarding World or France, many people had not changed their mindset yet, and the same was true in Britain.
They all thought that Dumbledore and his group, who had been exiled in Britain for nine years, had been able to organize such a force only two years after arriving in France. They not only completely destroyed Voldemort's plan to rule Britain and France, but now they were even declaring war first and wanted to attack the British mainland directly.
The Auror who heard the whole news first thought that Dumbledore was overestimating his own abilities.
But they soon recalled the compromise Voldemort made to Dumbledore after his defeat in the Triwizard Tournament this year.
Some British wizards have already learned that before the result of the Triwizard Tournament was announced, their master and Dumbledore seemed to have started a duel in the French Ministry of Magic, but no news of the result of that duel has been leaked.
But even if there was no news, Voldemort's compromise later was actually the most straightforward proof.
The Aurors suddenly realized something when they thought of this.
The wind direction in the wizarding world seemed to have really changed. If three years ago, the Hogwarts carriage was still in exile on British soil and the Order of the Phoenix was like a group of rats in their eyes and could only carry out some small-scale activities everywhere, they were now in the strategic offensive stage of all-round victory.
After Dumbledore came to France and launched the attack on the reformatory, the situation on both sides turned into a strategic balance.
And now, after the public trial, Dumbledore's speech in front of almost all the wizards in Europe announced the strategic offensive of the Wizarding Horizon. The defense of the British Ministry of Magic has begun!
In these three stages, two major turning points are clearly visible.
The first turning point was the loss of the correctional facility, and the second turning point was the failure in the Triwizard Tournament.
So who is to blame for these two failures?
Was it that Voldemort was too aggressive, or did something happen to Dumbledore?
Few people know the inside story, but it is common knowledge that Jon won the Triwizard Tournament.
But the crucial role he played during the prison battle remains unknown to this day.
Therefore, few people would think that John is the key to the entire situation between Britain and France. To this day, many people still believe that no matter how talented John is, he is just the next generation of heirs that Dumbledore is trying his best to cultivate.
Although his current performance is dazzling and amazing, it is still far from being able to have such a significant impact on such a major situation in the magic world.
And now, Dumbledore has declared war on the British Ministry of Magic on behalf of the entire Wizarding World. This of course makes the Aurors in the entire Auror Command become extremely chaotic.
Soon, Karkaroff, who was originally in a meeting in the minister's office, returned to the command center.
The speech about Dumbledore on the radio had ended, but the Auror in charge of recording had already recorded the entire speech, so Karkaroff heard the entire content as soon as he returned.
"Give me the recording."
He almost forced these words out of his mouth, and then the Auror hurriedly handed the recording to him. Without even a second's hesitation, Karkaroff turned around and used Apparition to leave the Auror headquarters.
Everyone present knew what he was going to do. Such a big thing must be reported to the British masters as soon as possible.
And this news spread throughout the British Ministry of Magic in a very short time.
Most of the half-bloods were very nervous about this, while the pure-bloods looked extremely bad.
It’s not that they hate war. If they really hated it, they wouldn’t have fought so hard in the war to occupy France. What they hate is that the flames of war spread to the British mainland.
Foreign wars can bring greater wealth to the pure-blood families who have almost cut the cake and have stable channels and status for obtaining benefits.
But the nature of an internal war is completely different. No one knows how big the war will be. This means that any pure-blood family that survives in Britain is in danger of being physically destroyed.
Even if they win the war in the end, their losses will certainly be heavy.
So after hearing Dumbledore declare war on the British Ministry of Magic, no pure-blood would be happy about it. This meant that not only would they not be able to get a bigger piece of the cake, but the cake table that originally belonged to them would be overturned immediately.
Among them, there are some people who dare not say it directly, but in their hearts they have attributed all this to their current master. At the same time, they also know more clearly that there is no future in following their current master, and they may even have to pay with their lives for it.
Just when Britain heard the news, it was in chaos.
Of course, other magical governments in Europe were also paying attention to today's public trial, and they all heard Dumbledore's final statement.
Even though some people had expected this day to happen sooner or later, no one could have imagined that it would come so soon.
Even Christmas this year has not arrived, and Dumbledore is about to start a new round of war.
But this time the situation was completely reversed. The previous wizarding front was like standing on the edge of a cliff. If they were pushed back a step, they would lose everything. Now it was Voldemort's side that was caught in this situation.
As long as this war breaks out in Britain, if Voldemort is defeated, all his business operations over the past decade will be burned to ashes, and he will be left with nothing again.
Grindelwald, far away in the northernmost part of Europe, of course also heard today's broadcast.
However, he rarely stayed in Durmstrang recently, but stayed in Hans's dilapidated monastery.
After listening to Dumbledore's final declaration of war, Grindelwald silently turned off the radio, turned around and spoke to Hans and Eric who were standing behind him with their heads down.
"The war we expected is about to begin, so we can prepare for the second phase of our plan."
Hans and Eric fell to one knee together.
"We are willing to follow all your instructions!"
"Disclose some of the experiments and plans in the Arctic to the core members of the Witch Party. At the same time, in Finland, you select the first suitable site to start the second phase, and completely seal and isolate it. Remember, you must handle the relationship with the Muggle government in the process. Our biggest advantage is that they don't have a deep understanding of our existence. This is the only benefit that the Statute of Secrecy brings us."
Because of Dumbledore's declaration of war today, the outside world has experienced so many unknown turmoil and changes. The French Wizarding Front headquarters has not received any news yet.
But their own focus is not here , because declaring war is never the beginning of a war, but rather the opening of a dispute that has long been hidden in the dark.
"Activate all the safe houses we left in the UK. Excluding some that are no longer usable, the remaining ones will be used as temporary bases."
"Contact all our connections in Diagon Alley, Knockturn Alley, and Hogsmeade and have them gather as much supplies as possible in the UK. Soon all these channels will be cut off."
"Notify all the senior leaders and confirm the points we will take out and the places we will occupy the fastest after a large number of personnel enter the UK. The action will be scheduled for sunrise tomorrow."
"Let the leading wizard team determine the landing point of their Apparition, and after landing, destroy the Department of Magical Transportation's Apparition control over the entire UK as quickly as possible."
"We must continue the work of cracking the British mainland Floo network. Even if we cannot allow our people to use it, we must destroy their Floo network and cut off the transportation of personnel and materials."
“…”
The entire Wizarding World headquarters became busy. John followed Dumbledore through office after office where people were constantly coming in and out, and finally entered a room that belonged to him alone.
After returning to the room, Dumbledore closed the door to isolate all the noise from the outside world, and at the same time, with a serious expression, asked John to sit down opposite him.
"Although I have turned Hogwarts into a five-year school, you will still be a student after the start of the school term and have not yet graduated. However, everyone, including me, knows that we cannot treat you as an ordinary fifth-year student. In the upcoming war, you also have a mission that no one can replace."
Dumbledore's voice was heavy, and he didn't even blink while speaking, his eyes fixed on Jon the whole time.
Jon did not avoid his gaze, because he knew very well that Dumbledore would definitely give him another task.
"Don't worry, Professor. I'm more prepared than anyone else."
Dumbledore nodded. Of course, he was always at ease with Jon.
"Under my instructions, Horace has secured a job in the Department of Mysteries from Voldemort. After he retired from the position of Director of the Department of Magical Affairs, Voldemort had confined him to the Minister's Office as a consultant. But later, because of Snape's incident, as you know, he had been making potions for another Voldemort. Horace re-entered the vision of the current Voldemort. He did not forget that his mentor was one of the best Potions professors in Hogwarts. So the task of cracking Snape's potion was given to him."
"And this potion is deeply related to something in the Department of Mysteries of the Ministry of Magic, that is, the bottle of golden gravel that Snape handed to you before he died. This is a very important thing, Jon, so important that Voldemort even had to hide his other self. At first I thought it was just a means for him to live forever that he discovered later, but after studying the bottle of gravel in depth, I realized that this is not the only thing."
"So I told Horace to transfer to the Department of Mysteries as deputy director, on the pretext that Voldemort was studying the bottle of potion left by Snape. This is the highest position he can get. It can also provide cover for the war that has just begun. You have to sneak into the British Ministry of Magic and go to the Department of Mysteries with Horace to work there. Find the room and information where the bottle of gravel was once stored."
Dumbledore held the bottle of golden gravel in his hand, his eyes more serious than ever before.
John also felt Dumbledore's attitude. Even when he was disguised and sneaked into Hogwarts Castle, Dumbledore was not as solemn as he was today.
He did not refuse the task, nor could he refuse. John just stared into Dumbledore's sapphire eyes.
"Professor, have you discovered anything?"
Dumbledore was silent for a moment. He didn't seem to have any intention of hiding anything from Jon.
"I have a conjecture, Jon. It is a conjecture that is not good for us, for everyone else, and for the world. And what I asked you to do now is to verify whether this conjecture is correct."
"If I'm wrong, then we will be victorious in this war, no surprise there. But if I'm right ..."
He paused, then continued.
"Perhaps the prophecy of the savior, which was once called a joke after Lily's child died, was actually correct all along."
