Harry Potter: I started checking in from Diagon Alley

Chapter 154 Worrying

"A three-way battle for supremacy?"

"Do they still have the energy to manage so many things?"

"incredible……"

Quidditch is the most popular sport in the wizarding world.

This year's Quidditch World Cup final is expected to be held in the UK.

The British Ministry of Magic would naturally be responsible for organizing it.

Nymphadora Tonks raised her hand and asked, "I know about the Quidditch World Cup, but what is the Triwizard Tournament?"

Moody glanced at him and said, "You should read more books, Tonks."

Tonks said awkwardly, "I really don't know. My history of magic was terrible when I was in school."

Eric and Tonks were seated close together, and Eric offered to explain: "It's a historic tournament, with three magic schools in Europe as the participating schools: Hogwarts, Durmstrang, and Beauxbatons, hence the name Triwizard Tournament. The Triwizard Tournament originated in the 13th century, and it hasn't been held for over a hundred years."

"Then why are they restarting the three-way championship?"

Snape sneered, "Because of Grindelwald's escape, Fudge believes that restarting the Triwizard Tournament will help strengthen ties with the Ministries of Magic in other countries. After all, Grindelwald ravaged all of Europe back then; he was a complete idiot."

Tonks asked, "So they decided to restart the competition? What is the Triwizard Tournament mainly about? And why was it discontinued in the first place?"

“It’s very simple,” Eric said. “Because holding this competition will result in people dying, a lot of people dying.”

Dumbledore said, “That’s right. Now, not only Fudge, but the higher-ups in the Ministry of Magic think it’s a good idea. In the past few weeks, the attacks by the Green Party have been gradually brought under control. Of course, it may also be because their core members have not yet shown up, but in any case, the Ministry of Magic believes that it is safe at Hogwarts.”

Eric said, "Fudge is trying to bring the Ministry of Magic back to its traditional ways. In order to gain the support of the major traditional families, he sees this competition as a good opportunity to contact the other two magic schools."

Tonks clicked his tongue in amazement: "Eric, you know so much."

“Fudge and I have known each other for a long time,” Eric said with a nonchalant smile.

Tonks laughed too, thinking Eric was joking.

She's not very old, only 21 this year, and she's the youngest person at this table besides Eric.

She is a natural-born Animagus who can change her appearance and demeanor at will, according to her mood.

At this moment, her hair turned a deep purple due to excitement and nervousness.

Tonks and Sirius are related; her mother, Andromeda, was born into the Black family and was Sirius's cousin. She was later expelled from the family for marrying a wizard with Muggle blood.

Strictly speaking, Tonks and Sirius are the same kind of people.

They all hated the Black family.

Moody, who knew Dumbledore well, asked him, "You didn't gather us here to be babysitters for the Ministry of Magic, did you?"

The Triwizard Tournament and the Quidditch World Cup are not actually that relevant to the Society of the Phoenix.

Dumbledore nodded and said, "Voldemort, he is returning. We need to prepare in advance."

These words, once uttered, exploded like a depth charge in the crowd.

Some were terrified, some were deep in thought, and some were eager to try.

"Is the news confirmed?" Moody asked.

Dumbledore said, "Sirius told me that Harry's scar on his forehead had suddenly started to hurt these past two days, and he also had a dream about Voldemort. I don't need to repeat the relationship between Harry and Voldemort. A wizard like Voldemort would definitely exert his influence in various ways, and this is a very obvious sign of that. In any case, Voldemort would not be content to be a wandering ghost."

Moody took a deep breath and asked, "What do you need us to do?"

No one was in the mood for jokes anymore; things would immediately become serious once Voldemort was involved.

If you are not careful, you will be in catastrophe.

The Phoenix Society is currently facing a talent shortage and cannot afford any losses.

Dumbledore calmly began to assign various tasks, which was also the main purpose of this gathering.

Under his arrangement, Lupin will step down from his position as professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts for the next six months and instead use his werewolf identity to make contact with other non-human beings in the magical world.

Lupin's position is expected to be taken over by Moody.

If Voldemort successfully returns, he will certainly not accept his current obscurity and will instead try to expand his power as quickly as possible.

If the Order of the Phoenix can establish connections with other forces first, they will be able to detect this in time and take appropriate action.

The same applies to Hagrid.

Hagrid has giant blood; his mother was a giant, and they now live in a giant tribe in Eastern Europe.

Giants are very powerful in combat, and their skin has strong magic resistance.

Now that Grindelwald is missing, Voldemort is plotting his return.

If war breaks out, the fighting power of the giants cannot be ignored.

Even if the Order of the Phoenix cannot win over the Titans to their side, they should try their best to keep them neutral.

Among the remaining people, those with their own jobs were mostly assigned tasks within their job scope, such as gathering intelligence as much as possible.

For example, Kingsley and Tonks were both Aurors at the Ministry of Magic, giving them close access to the Ministry's work.

The same applies to Snape; Dumbledore needs him to stay at Hogwarts.

Finally, Dumbledore said to Sirius and Eric, "The Quidditch World Cup final is coming up. Sirius, do you want to take Harry and Eric to watch the game?"

"Of course!" Sirius laughed. "It only happens once every four years, absolutely not to be missed."

Lupin glanced at him sideways: "In this situation, you still want to take Harry around everywhere?"

“Don’t worry, I know what I’m doing,” Sirius said.

Dumbledore chuckled and said, "Then let's leave it at that. Sirius, you've just returned, so I won't assign you any work. With Eric around, I feel at ease. Have some fun."

Chapter 155: 12 Grimmauld Place

The Phoenix Society is very efficient.

Dumbledore himself was not the kind of person who cared much about hierarchy and dignity.

So after a few simple words, the meeting adjourned.

Everyone was in a hurry and left without lingering, disappearing in a phantom-like manner.

Those who were close to the Weasleys stayed behind and had a meal with Mr. Weasley in the living room.

Eric and Sirius walked outside together and heard someone softly calling their names at the top of the stairs.

"Eric!"

Eric turned his head and saw Harry, Hermione, and the others leaning on the stair railing, watching him excitedly.

They were all a little surprised to see Eric come out of the restaurant.

“Eric, why didn’t you come up to us when you got here?” Harry asked.

Eric stopped and smiled, "I just finished a meeting."

"A meeting?" Harry asked, puzzled. "You went to a meeting of the Order of the Phoenix?"

"Correct."

Ron said angrily, "What is this? They let Eric participate, but they're afraid to let us hear a single word?"

“Don’t be silly, Ron,” Hermione said. “Eric is qualified.”

Ron was still somewhat indignant, but when he saw Eric looking over, he didn't dare to say anything more.

George made a face at Eric, pretending to be serious: "So it was you who broke our extendable ears."

Fred held up the object in his hand; it was the ear-shaped prank toy that Eric had just seen in the restaurant.

There was a thin, long thread attached to the back of the ear.

Eric winked at them and said, "You should try to improve the concealment of the retractable ears, which would make them more versatile."

George said dejectedly, "We'd like to, but we've run out of pocket money again."

After the Forbidden Forest incident, Eric returned the Marauder's Map to the twins.

They did consider continuing to rent out the Marauder's Map, but Eric and Sirius didn't really need it.

Eric has almost figured out the castle's structure.

For Sirius Black, the Marauder's Map was merely an impromptu creation from his student days, and if he needed it, he wouldn't have left it at Hogwarts after graduation.

The Marauder's Map was not an indispensable item for either of them.

Finally, the twins decided to give the Marauder's Map to Harry.

But Harry doesn't need the Marauder's Map anymore.

Because his legal guardian has now become Sirius Black.

He no longer needs to worry about not getting his parents' signatures on weekends, which would prevent him from going to Hogsmeade.

So Ron often borrows the Marauder's Map these days.

The Marauder's Map, rediscovered by the twins, completed its cycle in such a peculiar way that it ended up in the hands of their younger brother.

Eric chuckled and pointed behind him: "Want sponsorship? Isn't Sirius Black here?"

Sirius Black retorted angrily, "Don't pretend I don't exist, okay?"

Fred and George scratched their heads sheepishly. They weren't that familiar with Sirius Black, and they really couldn't bring themselves to ask him for money.

Sirius Black waved his hand and said, "You need money? No problem, just come to me. As long as it's used for good, I'll support you."

"Really?" The twins were overjoyed.

Hermione, standing nearby, said, "So what you call the righteous path is just playing pranks?"

Sirius said seriously, "You don't understand, Hermione. Breaking the rules is part of the fun of life. A student life without going against Filch is incomplete."

Hermione was speechless. The twins were already causing enough trouble, and most of the points that Gryffindor lost in a semester were because of them.

Now it has also gained the support of Sirius Black, who thrives on chaos.

It's easy to imagine how chaotic Gryffindor will be in the new semester.