Fish and Hermione went back to sort out their luggage. After a while, three Thestrals flew out from the Forbidden Forest. Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall each rode one, while Fish and Hermione rode one together. Illusion spells were cast on people's bodies to cover up their figures.
As for why apparition or Floo powder is not used, it is entirely because of Dumbledore and Fudge's falling out.
The Ministry of Magic has come to trouble Dumbledore recently, the key is that they are not making trouble for no reason, they just care about some small problems that are usually ignored, and Dumbledore is not such a law-abiding person, so for a while It's really been picked out a lot of problems.
In the past few days, apart from being busy with the Order of the Phoenix, Dumbledore has been running to the Ministry of Magic to deal with his violations.
And the Ministry of Magic also instructed the "Daily Prophet" to make a big story about Dumbledore's violations in the newspaper, so as to damage his prestige But as far as it is concerned, the results have been minimal.
Although these methods of the Ministry of Magic can't have any influence on Dumbledore, he doesn't want to keep entangled with the Ministry of Magic on such trivial issues.
Carrying minor wizards for Apparition is the kind of thing that is not allowed by the regulations, but usually no one will care about it, unless it is when the Apparition is brought in, causing someone to split up, the Ministry of Magic will not take it seriously. It punishes.
The reason for not using Floo powder is also very simple. The Floo network is monitored by the Ministry of Magic. In order not to expose the location of the Order of the Phoenix headquarters, it is naturally impossible for them to use Floo powder.
Moreover, the Black family's ancestral house has been vacant for more than ten years, and the fireplace inside has not been registered on the Floo network for a long time. As a wanted criminal, it is impossible for Sirius to take the initiative to go to the Ministry of Magic to re-register on the Floo network. Floo and Harry communicated through the fireplace that Lupine helped him find outside.
The three thestrals flew in the sky for a long time before landing on a small square under Dumbledore's instructions.
This is a deserted square full of weeds, and the surrounding houses have gloomy gates, looking like they are thousands of miles away from people. Windows in some homes were broken, paint was peeling from many doors and rubbish piled outside the front steps of several homes.
"This way."
Dumbledore waved and led them out of the grass, across the road, and onto the sidewalk.
On the nearby sidewalk, there were more than a dozen Muggles wandering here and there. Most of them were dressed in strange clothes, with weird tattoos painted on their bare arms. Her ears are covered with hoops and nails, and she looks completely different from Hermione's parents and her neighbors.
Since Fisch and the others were still under the Disillusionment spell, the Muggles couldn't see them at all.
When Hermione saw the group of people, a hint of disgust was evident on her face. "These people are probably playing heavy metal rock." She whispered in Fisher's ear.
Mao Mao suddenly realized that he had actually seen similarly dressed people on TV, but the group of people on TV, in addition to the strange dress, kept beating on musical instruments, and there were flashing colorful lights. That's why Fish didn't recognize it immediately.
"Heavy metal rock? Is that the kind of music that screams miserable?"
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Fish also showed a look of disgust, but he was shocked by the group of people on TV at the time.
In fact, the wizarding world also has rock music. The weird sisters invited at the Warriors Ball have produced rock music, but it is not heavy metal rock. This kind of music is too avant-garde and niche among Muggles, let alone more The wizarding world is closed.
Anyway, cats can't appreciate it.
The two were talking, and followed Dumbledore to an old house with 11 on the house number, number 10 on the left side of the house, and number 13 on the right side.
Fish looked carefully between house 11 and house 13, and found that the two houses were only separated by a wall, and it seemed that there was no way to drill through directly like platform 9.
"Minerva, where are we going? The walls here don't seem to be thick enough."
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Fish asked curiously, pointing to the space between No. 11 and No. 13.
"Think about the address I showed you before." Professor McGonagall said with a smile.
Fish blinked, and the address of 12 Grimmauld Place came to mind instantly, as did Hermione beside him.
Then, they saw a battered door pop up out of nowhere between numbers 11 and 13, followed by dirty walls and spooky windows.?It looked as if an extra house had suddenly swelled, pushing things apart on both sides, while the nearby Muggles didn't notice it, and didn't seem to notice the change at all.
"Let's go." Dumbledore walked up the steps first and stood in front of the broken door.
Fish and others immediately followed.
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Dumbledore drew his wand, and tapped the silver serpentine knocker of the door.
There was a lot of loud clanging of metal behind the door, and rattling like chains. Soon, the door creaked open.
Fisch looked inside curiously.
There are no lights inside, and all the windows seem to be sealed, so it looks a bit dark. Of course, this is nothing to Fish, he can still see clearly.
But what made him feel uncomfortable was that there was still a damp and stale smell inside It reminded him of his bad experience hiding in gutters and sewers before.
"Fisch doesn't like it here, meow"
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Mao Mao sniffled and said with a wrinkled face.
"Ah, the environment here is indeed a bit bad," Dumbledore nodded, and said, "But Molly and his children are already doing their best to help clean up, and I believe it will get better after a while."
"Ron and the others are also meowing?"
"Except for Charlie, the Weasley family also usually lives here." Dumbledore replied with a smile as he walked in, "Of course, including the twins who said I was crazy."
Hearing that his friend was here, Fish was not so resistant to this place. He held Professor McGonagall in one hand and Hermione in the other, and followed Dumbledore into the room.
"Please try to be as quiet as possible, and don't touch anything in the hall at will" After entering the hall, Dumbledore put his index finger in front of his lips, and said softly to Fish and Hermione: "Don't disturb the things that used to be in this house." Masters."
After finishing speaking, he and Professor McGonagall led the bewildered Fish and Hermione quietly through the hall.
"Ha! Fish! Welcome! Oh, and Hermione, of course."
Immediately after passing through the hall, Fish heard footsteps. The person walking in the front was Sirius Black, and behind him were Molly and the twins, Ron and Ginny.
Sirius greeted them warmly. Although he was still a little apprehensive towards Fish, this did not prevent him from feeling close to Fish, especially after knowing that Fish rescued Harry from Voldemort. After coming down, Sirius was even more grateful to Maomao.
"Hello," Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall greeted them, and then said, "I will leave Fish and Hermione to you. Minerva and I have other work to do."
After finishing speaking, he and Professor McGonagall turned around and wanted to leave.
"What meow?! Minerva, are you leaving again?!"
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Fish unhappily grabbed Professor McGonagall's robe, "Didn't you say that you are busy with the Order of the Phoenix?"
"Being busy with the Order of the Phoenix does not mean that it will be carried out in the headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix," Professor McGonagall comforted: "But we often have to come back for meetings. At night, Mom will come back and tell you stories."
"Really meow?"
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"When did Mom ever lie to youOkay! Don't say it!"
Seeing that Fish was about to wrench his fingers again, Professor McGonagall quickly interrupted and assured him: "Don't worry, I won't lie to you this time. If I don't come back at night, you can make any request, even if it's a compound drink Soup will do."
Having received such a guarantee, Fish unhappily loosened her robe.
"Let's go, I'll take you two to see your room," Sirius walked over with a smile on his face, "After knowing that you were coming, Molly cleaned up your room early."
"That's right, Mom didn't pay that much attention when she was tidying up our room." Ron muttered aside, and was glared at by Mrs. Weasley