Shadow trail of the beautiful world

Chapter 136 27. Mysterious Man Conspiracy and Harry 【59100】

"Merlin, there was a monster just now..."

"Get in the car, let's talk when we go back!"

At the entrance of St. Agnes Monastery, driving the car, Merlin with a serious face waved to the three children waiting on the side of the road, letting them get into the car.

He nodded to Father Paul who was standing on the side of the road with a worried expression on his face, and then turned the steering wheel to let the blue nanny car drive towards his home.

Ten minutes later, in the living room of Merlin's mansion, he was sitting on the sofa with several children. In front of the children's eyes, Merlin was holding the small stone that was surrounded by mist and emitting pale light.

Looking at Harry and Ron, he asked:

"what is this?"

"It's a Dementor!"

It was Hermione who answered Merlin, who explained to Merlin while helping Ginny, who had a fever, apply ice cubes to her forehead:

"That is the jailer of the British Ministry of Magic in the Azkaban Magic Prison. It is said that it only exists in Europe, and I didn't expect it to exist in the United States."

"No, these are the dementors of the Ministry of Magic!"

Harry shook his head, denying Hermione's claim.

The young man rubbed the scar on his forehead in pain while looking at the stone in Merlin's hand that was emitting an unpleasant howl. He said:

"I know them...my head hurts every time I see them. It's like 2 years ago on the train."

"Yes, I heard from my father."

Ron glanced at the stone with a little fear, and he said a little uneasy:

"Father and mother said in a chat that only the British Ministry of Magic has a way to control dementors. They regarded these dangerous creatures as hunters and guardians hundreds of years ago."

"That is to say..."

Merlin looked at the cold stone in his hand, and said cautiously and suspiciously:

"In order to deal with you children, the officials of the British Ministry of Magic actually drove the dementors across the sea to North America? They also risked angering the Magic Congress of North America. Why did they do this?"

Merlin looked at the children, and he asked seriously:

"Are you carrying something important with you? Or did you know some important secret by accident?"

"no!"

Hermione shook her head and said:

"We are all young wizards. The most precious thing we have ever come into contact with is Nick Mailer's Sorcerer's Stone, but that thing has been destroyed by Dumbledore. We don't know any important secrets."

The other three children also nodded, they thought what Hermione said made a lot of sense.

"Maybe it's because of something you did that angered that Ministry of Magic."

Sitting next to Merlin, Eric interrupted as if listening to a story:

"For example, what mistakes did you make, or did you offend some important person?"

"When I was in Oakland, there was a murder on my block, the perpetrator was a gang member from Texas, and the dead guy cheated money on their property, so they chased him all the way. to Oakland and killed him."

The black person put his face on his palms, and he said:

"Although I don't know your real identities, I feel that what you are experiencing now is very similar to that unlucky guy at that time."

"No, we are little wizards."

Ginny replied weakly:

"We've spent all of our wizarding careers at Hogwarts, and we have nothing to do with the Ministry of Magic."

"No! No!"

Hermione, who was sitting on the side thinking hard, frowned. She recalled according to Eric's train of thought. After a while, she stood up abruptly and said to the others:

"Yes! We have intersected with the Ministry of Magic! Just last year, at the end of the Triwizard Tournament, Cedric died at the hands of mysterious people, and Harry was the only witness... Remember? Afterwards, the Ministry of Magic sent people to interview each of us, and their attitude was terrible."

"right!"

Ron also nodded and said:

"There is this incident. Because Harry and Cedric were sent to another place by the Portkey at that time, there was no second witness, so they slandered that Harry killed Cedric. They also claimed in the school that the mysterious The man is long dead, and he will never come back."

"They forbade us from discussing it, my parents said, Secretary Fudge was scared, he refused to admit that fact..."

"He was afraid that Dumbledore would use this to challenge his authority."

Ginny whispered:

"A few days ago, I secretly overheard my parents talking at night. They said that Fuji planned to completely ban news about the return of the mysterious man within the jurisdiction of the entire Ministry of Magic. He declared that Harry was a Shameless liar, he also said he was going to arrest this grandstanding liar."

"Children, children!"

Merlin stretched out his hand and interrupted the discussion of several children. He rubbed his forehead and said to them:

"I know you have found clues, that's good. But please take care of us Muggles, please? Who can tell me who the mysterious man is? I know the Minister of Magic, Fuji, and it is said that he is a very fatuous Guy, but why is he afraid of this You-Know-Who? And...Harry, what have you been through for the last year?"

Merlin looked at Harry who was sitting silently, and said:

"It sounds like you witnessed a murder in the wizarding world? And all this seems to have something to do with it?"

"You-Know-Who is Voldemort."

Hermione seemed terrified of the name. She lowered her voice and said to Merlin:

"He was a big devil more than ten years ago. He was a powerful wizard like a lunatic. He controlled many wizards with the Imperius Curse and commanded dark creatures like dementors and werewolves. He caused havoc in the wizarding world , We haven’t experienced those years of suffering, but I heard Mr. Arthur say that Voldemort and his Death Eaters almost overturned the order of the wizarding world.”

"It was a dark time."

Ron recalled what his parents said, and he said to Merlin:

"It is said that any wizard who dared to resist Voldemort would suffer bad luck. He even killed the wizard's whole family because someone criticized him, even Muggle relatives."

"Harry's parents and my parents and some other wizards formed the Order of the Phoenix to fight against him. Voldemort went to Harry's house in person and wanted to kill Harry's parents, but something mysterious happened that night. ..."

Ron glanced at Harry and said:

"Voldemort died...a lot of people say that Harry killed him. But Harry was a baby."

"Voldemort...what a terrible name."

Merlin shook his head, he looked at Harry:

"So, is that why you're called the Destiny's Child, Harry."

"Ah."

Harry raised his head, pointed to the lightning scar on his forehead, and said to Merlin:

"I lost my parents that night and I don't even know what happened. But this scar was from Voldemort and it hurts, it hurts every time I encounter creatures and events related to him. "

"Last year, three magic schools in Europe joined forces to hold the Triwizard Tournament. Cedric and I are both 'warriors' of Hogwarts School, but that was actually a conspiracy."

Harry painfully recalled the events of last semester, he said softly:

"It was a follower of Voldemort, crazy Barty Crouch Jr. He turned the Goblet of Fire into a Portkey, and Cedric and I held onto the trophy, and we were both teleported to a In a weird cemetery. I saw... Voldemort's followers killed Cedric, it seemed like a ritual, and Voldemort came back to life, right in front of my eyes."

"what!"

Harry's scar began to ache again. He held his head and said intermittently:

"I saw it with my own eyes, he came back to life. But no one, no one wants to believe me."

"Well, what a poor kid."

Merlin reached out and patted Harry on the shoulder, and he said softly:

"I probably understand."

"They're all terrified of the returning monster, like a dangerous ostrich burying its head in the sand. They feel the fear, and that fear makes them do stupid, crazy things."

Merlin turned to look at Hermione and Ron, and said:

"I heard you said that little wizards are not allowed to use magic during the summer vacation. Once they break the rules, they will be tracked down by the Ministry of Magic, right?"

"Ah."

Hermione and Ron nodded simultaneously.

"Well, I see what they sent the dementors for."

A disdainful smile appeared on Merlin's face, and he said:

"It's a conspiracy, there's no doubt about it."

"They caught the rules, they used the rules to drag you into a trap, and if I'm not mistaken, someone will come to inform you soon... You've been arrested for using magic illegally in front of Muggles."

As soon as Merlin finished speaking, a gray owl landed in Merlin's yard with a cooing sound. It had a letter in its mouth and was about to scream.

But the next moment, a flash of yellow lightning rushed down from the roof of the building, knocking the unprepared owl to the ground.

It's cuckoo.

The orange cat cuckoo seemed to have caught its prey. It dug its claws into the owl's neck and scratched vigorously. In just a few seconds, the owl, which was considered a magical creature, completely lost its vitality.

Cuckoo dragged the owl, which was bigger than its body, and walked towards the edge of the yard. Behind it, Crookshanks was like a little follower, following behind Cuckoo, as if preparing to enjoy a wild dinner.

"No! Crookshanks, you stupid cat! Don't eat that disgusting thing, come back!"

Hermione wanted to stop her pet, but was stopped by Merlin.

Merlin said to Hermione:

"Don't disturb Goo Goo while it's eating...it's dangerous."

After finishing speaking, Merlin waved his hand, and the blood-stained letter that fell on the ground flew towards several people.

It landed on the table, and the next moment, it seemed to be activated.The envelope made of kraft paper was suspended in the air strangely, the blue sealing wax twisted into a woman's lips, and then said to Harry in a sharp and mean voice:

"Mr. Harry James Potter, the Ministry of Magic has detected that you used magic illegally in front of a Muggle priest this afternoon in New York, USA. Now I am notifying you in the name of the Ministry of Magic that you must Return in a day..."

"Snapped"

Before the letter could finish speaking, Merlin grabbed hold of it. Black smoke seeped out from Merlin's hand, and the mixed high-temperature sparks quickly ignited the envelope.

It let out a high-pitched scream, and was reduced to ashes in the hot smoke.

Merlin clapped his hands and shook the ashes into the trash can.He leaned on the sofa and said to the four little wizards in front of him:

"Look! I was right..."

"Those bastards are playing it really well. They're using the rules on you. And I guess they're hiding somewhere in New York right now... watching you."

"Then what should we do?"

Harry looked at Merlin with some anxiety, and the latter shrugged:

"We don't do anything."

He said to the little wizards:

"Do you know why those people from the Ministry of Magic dare not directly arrest you?"

Merlin pointed to his feet:

"This is not the jurisdiction of the British Ministry of Magic. There is another organization here to maintain order. They don't want to anger their colleagues, so they can only hide in the dark and play tricks."

"You stay in my house!"

Merlin snorted coldly, picked up the phone, dialed a number, and said to the four little wizards:

"Under the laws of this country, anyone who trespasses on a private house can be shot dead on the spot! I want to see if those sneaky guys dare to step into my house and dare to stand in front of me , take away my guests rudely!"

He looked at the worry and fear in the children's eyes, and he said softly:

"Don't be afraid, children. I promised Arthur to protect you, and I will fulfill my promise. No matter who comes, don't try to spare me to hurt you."

"Hello, Tucker?"

Merlin put the phone to his ear, and he said:

"I need something powerful to protect myself. Yes, the same specification as last time, send it here now."

After finishing the phone call, Merlin showed a slightly cold smile to the little wizards who were looking at him, and he said:

"Do you know the best part of fighting a wizard?"

The children shook their heads, and Merlin showed a strange smile.

He took the pistol from his belt, put it on the table, and said to the children:

"Wizards are not aliens..."

"Although they have all kinds of weird spells, if they accidentally get hit by a bullet in the body, they will die as well..."

"Perhaps, it's time to give these daring wizards a little "warning" in a Muggle way."

(End of this chapter)