Chapter 258 Courage

At this moment, the newspaper that had been shaking for a while suddenly opened, and a huge net shrouded it from behind.

James issued a defensive spell to block the attack for Sirius. He quickly took a step back, and the giant net directly covered the three members of the Lestrange family.

The giant net was like a living creature. The dark green network cables tightened suddenly. The three people who had no time to react were instantly tied up, and the wands in their hands fell to the ground without being able to hold them.

The giant net was still tightening crazily, and there was even the sound of bones rubbing together. Rodolphus Lestrange, who was bound inside, had his eyes turned white, and he was about to die.

Sirius whistled, then waved his wand and released a fire spell. The giant net receded from the flame-soaked beach like the ebbing water.

The other members of the escort team quickly stepped forward and used magic spells to restrain the three people who had lost the ability to resist, and then added restrictive spells.

James put away the giant web that turned into a newspaper. He weighed it in his hand and said with a smile: "The magic props handed out are quite easy to use. There must be a master of herbalism at the headquarters who can transform the devil's vine in this way." Wizards are rare."

Sirius grabbed the collar of Rodolphus's robe and wiped the wand: "It's really good for sneak attacks, but it's a pity that the startup time is too slow, and the devil's vine's fear of fire has not been improved."

"It's enough... Okay, let's take people back."

The other team members apparated away with the restrained three members of the Lestrange family. James, who was at the back, turned his head and glanced at his friend: "In the information given, your cousin It seems like I don’t need to be arrested yet?”

Sirius spread his hands indifferently: "She resisted arrest herself, and according to my understanding of her, if she really did not break the law, she would not resist so fiercely. Go back and dig, I guess there is something else hidden. .”

"Yeah. By the way, I brought you to work in the office, and now I've arrested your cousin. Is Regulus probably coming to find you?" James frowned slightly, looking at the attitude in his words, He also seemed to have some friendship with Regulus.

Sirius tugged on his collar a little irritably: "Since I agreed to help you, I don't have to consider what other people think. Moreover, no matter what I do, I am already a shame to the Black family - ha, I take this as a proud."

James shook his head: "Regulus is just trapped in the shackles set by your parents. You and I both know that he, he is actually a bit weak. He is not as brave as you to fight - but in essence he is still kind."

Sirius waved his hands impatiently: "My stupid parents are crazy about pure blood. They gave birth to a freak like me. Of course they have to brainwash their other son - that guy Regulus firmly believes in the nobility of pure blood. , he...he compromises too easily."

"Hey, man, look, I think you two could use a little talk..."

Sirius interrupted James with an unpleasant look on his face: "Brother, I have you, Lupine, Peter - Harry and Daisy are also my pride, that's enough."

James glanced at Sirius, who was frowning, and finally shrugged: "But I can't marry you - hey, man, don't look at me like that, your godson is already in his second year at Hogwarts. And you just got a decent job.”

"Get out of here, the inheritance my uncle left me is enough for me to spend my whole life - if it weren't for helping you, do you think I would be willing to put down the red wine and wizard chess?"

"Please, I am also a well-known rich second generation, but I still go to work."

"That's because Lily doesn't want you to eat and die, and becoming an Auror at that time might be able to help Daisy's condition."

"I don't deny this. If it weren't for Daisy's condition, I might be on the national Quidditch team now."

"If you say you regret it, I will punch you in the nose right now."

"You'll never get this chance, man..."

…

The arrest of three core members of the famous British pure-blood family Lestrange has become big news in the wizarding world recently.

You must know that unless the crime is really heinous, it is impossible for a family like Lestrange, which is rich in wealth and has always maintained a pure bloodline, to be questioned by Qiu Hou - although the name of arresting these three people is that they tortured to death many people in a few years. Muggles, but realistically speaking, Galen of the pure-blood family can handle this kind of trouble.

According to a public statement by James Potter of the British Office of the Wizarding United Guards, although the three have refused to plead guilty, the evidence is quite sufficient, and it is even possible to unearth more and older cases of cruelty.

After being detained in the British Ministry of Magic for a week, the three members of the Lestrange family were collectively transferred to the headquarters of the United Wizards Guard. After collecting evidence of their crimes, they will also be punished by the International Federation of Wizards.

…

Nurmengard Castle, Hogwarts Common Room.

"Sean, you went to rest so early today?" Hermione closed the page and looked at Sean strangely as he stood up and walked back.

"Today's stew is too delicious. If you eat too much, you will easily feel sleepy." Sean rubbed his eyes and replied lazily.

"Okay, then you should rest early."

"Well, you guys should go to bed early, good night." Showing a gentle smile to Hermione and Daisy, Sean turned and returned to the dormitory.

He locked the door with his backhand, and after waiting for a while, the Dark Mark on his left arm heated up slightly, and a slightly distorted sound accompanied by a blurry scene reached Sean's mind.

"Master." Bella said in a respectful voice.

Sean's gentle smile towards the two girls had long since disappeared. He put on an arrogant tone that he had become more and more proficient in recently and said softly: "Bella, thank you for your hard work."

"No, it's my pleasure, Master." Bella was lying in a cell, leaning inward with one hand on her Dark Mark.

Sean could see a vague view of the other person's environment. It was a small cell, but there didn't seem to be strict guards around the cell.

"Master," Bella said, "As you expected, they couldn't find any more evidence of my crime, so I was just locked up in an ordinary cell. Rodolphus and the others seemed to have been sent to a more strict prison. , I haven’t seen them since I came here.”

"Yes, I understand. Bella, you haven't forgotten what I told you, have you?"

"Yes, Master, after you gave the explanation, I immediately checked all the information on the recently arrested wizards and kept it firmly in my mind."

Sean nodded with satisfaction: "Go ahead." Gu

"Yes, Master." Bella paused, and after finishing her words, she described what she saw and heard in detail.

"The floor I am on should be an ordinary prison. There are only four guard wizards at night, and the guarding is not very strong. At the same time, the prison here, at least the one I am in, does not have much defense except for There are no other defenses except anti-Apparition and the Forbidden Silver Cage, and there isn’t even a Dementor here.”

"All the dementors who were dispatched went to the next floor, and before they were separated, Rodolphus and the others were put on shackles made of special materials."

"As for those people you asked me to observe, I found most of them in this layer..."

"The first is Jobs Aiken, old Aiken's uncle. According to the French Ministry of Magic's announcement, he was arrested for participating in a black magic gathering many years ago. It is said that he was betrayed by a member of the black magic gathering. Him. According to the regulations of the French Ministry of Magic, this is not a particularly serious violation. When I came in, I saw the old guy in the cell on the far left of this floor. He looked abnormal and was not as neurotic as the dark wizard. He behaved very calmly without the panic of a prisoner about to be tried."

"The second is Karel Levi, a pure-blood wizard from Bulgaria. He should have committed murder, but he is also imprisoned on this floor..."

"My neighbor is a guy from Italy..."

Bella described everything she had seen since entering the prison in detail to Sean, including the living conditions of the prisoners.

After hearing this, Sean narrowed his eyes slightly - as he had guessed, there were quite a few pure-blood wizards, especially the first group of people arrested. These wizards were not imprisoned in the heavily guarded lower level, and as prisoners, they were too calm, as if they knew they would not encounter any big trouble...

It seems that the Wizards United Guards has really reached a cooperation agreement with some pure-blood wizards.

"Master, this is all I have observed today. Please forgive me. I came in too short and haven't seen any more useful information," Bella said.

"Well, good work, keep up the good work—well, by the way, did they see your Dark Mark when you came in?"

Bella immediately said: "As you expected, they checked my left arm, but before the escort came that day, I had already hidden the mark according to the magic spell you taught me - but Rodolphus and the others The mark should have been seen.”

Sean nodded: "You're doing a good job. Keep hiding. By the way, you can chat with the people around you. Ha, if I guess correctly, your roommate will chat with you the next day."

"Master, how do I deal with it?"

"Just chat casually. Regarding our organization - the other party will probably make some insinuations. Remember, no matter what the other party promises you, never reveal your identity."

"I understand, Master."

After cutting off contact, Sean got up from the bed and walked to the window. He looked at the moonlight shining through the window and narrowed his eyes slightly.

By now, he was almost certain that the United Wizards Guards and the French Wizards Rights Protection Association must be connected. It was very simple. His identity had been exposed, so the other party must also know that Bella was a Death Eater. Know.

It seemed like he was hiding something, but the reason why he didn't let Bella reveal herself was simple. First of all, Bella's behavior of hiding the mark and keeping silent about the Death Eaters would give the other party a signal that she could not contact Voldemort. Even the most cautious person would relax their vigilance against Voldemort under such circumstances, and Bella might get more information.

Secondly, the Lestrange brothers' Dark Mark was clearly visible, but Bella, the person they knew to be a Death Eater, was not. Someone must have been smart enough to think that Bella had a special identity and might be Voldemort's confidant, and learned how to do so. Some kind of hidden spell, in this case, Bella wouldn't be in much danger.

It's very simple. In the eyes of the other party, Sean - that is, Voldemort himself, he is also the leader of a pure-blood organization. This and the other party's goals most likely have something in common, and the common ground means the possibility of cooperation. What's more, they couldn't confirm how much Voldemort's strength had been restored.

And the other party's attitude has already shown this - you see, I know that these people in the Lestrange family are Death Eaters, but I haven't done anything to your confidants.

Sean sneered. The other party was giving them a date after giving them a stick. After all, they still didn't think much of Death Eaters - there was value in cooperation, but that was it.

But the actual situation is: from Sean's perspective, I don't care what you think of Death Eaters. I just want to get more information, and I don't care what your attitude is.

So what if you wipe out all the Death Eaters, I'll go back to my studies.

After all, my backers are Dumbledore and Grindelwald...

In front of the window sill, Sean's eyes suddenly froze. He raised his head suddenly and an idea came into his mind.

Pursuing accountability…The Wizards United Guards have been pursuing accountability…

No way, they are so brave...

Just in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling windows on the upper floor of another tower, two old men were holding on to the railings and staring at the night view outside the window.

"Ha--" Grindelwald squinted his eyes and exhaled, "Tsk, tsk, times have changed. Some people's pitiful courage actually expands with the passage of time..."

Dumbledore looked at the other party seriously: "Gellert..."

Grindelwald stretched out a hand to interrupt the other person's words: "Albus, let me guess - 'the overall situation is the most important thing', is that what you want to say?"

Dumbledore fell silent, his lips moved a few times, and finally he sighed.

"Albus, I haven't forgotten what you told me," Grindelwald laughed wildly, "You told me that by quelling the war and becoming a headmaster, I would begin to be bound by the wizarding society - I told you at the time that I understood this, but for the sake of our great goal, I was willing to endure the noise of those little bugs in front of my eyes."

"That moved me." Dumbledore said.

Grindelwald laughed even more wildly: "This makes me happy - Albus, can I finally say that?"

Dumbledore looked up at him, then looked out the window, and said slowly: "No need... you don't owe me anything in the first place, it was just an accident."

Grindelwald slowly floated up, and he flew up to Dumbledore's eyes, meeting his eyes.

"I'm glad, I'm serious-"

He laughed so loudly that he couldn't stand up straight.

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