A magical journey that begins at Hogwarts

"Never mind what I said," Aaron said with an awkward laugh. Even at this point, he was still calling someone a beast. He really deserved to die.

The centaurs dragged Umbridge into the dark woods, her screams fading into the distance until they were no longer heard.

"The good news is we're safe, the bad news is Gropp is missing." Aaron shrugged. "We have to find him."

“I don’t think the giant will be in danger in the Forbidden Forest,” Harry said irritably. “He’s the most dangerous one.”

“No need to look, he’s back,” Hermione said, pointing to a huge dark figure not far away.

When Grop saw them, he grinned, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth. "Hag, where's Hag?"

“Hagrid has gone out and won’t be back for a while,” Aaron said, rubbing his forehead. “Now you stay put.”

If I come to see you next time and you're not here, then I'll call Abe over and we'll have a good talk.

Gropp trembled, sat down on the ground looking aggrieved, and then consciously tied the broken rope around his neck to the tree.

"What do we do now?" Harry said angrily. "Sirius might be dead by the time we get back."

“Then don’t go.” Aaron said calmly with a smile. “To be honest, I really hate Umbridge, but it’s not necessarily a bad thing that she caught you all today.”

You've wasted a lot of time; this way you won't walk right into a trap.

Once Professor Snape contacts the Order of the Phoenix, they will handle it appropriately.

“Who knows if he’ll stall for time?” Harry kicked a nearby tree through gritted teeth. “It’s true, we learned from the fire that Sirius wasn’t at the Order of the Phoenix headquarters.”

“Harry,” Hermione said softly, “we have to get back first, no matter what. We can’t do anything without a wand, and how are you going to get to London?”

"We want to know that too."

Ginny's voice suddenly appeared, and the three of them instinctively turned their heads to look. Ron, Ginny, Luna, and Neville hurriedly walked over through the bushes.

“Wow!” Luna stared at Grop with wide eyes. “Nobody told me there was a giant in the Forbidden Forest.”

"Don't worry about that. How did you guys escape?" Aaron asked curiously.

"We've put the Stunning Curse, the Disarming Curse, and the Barrier Curse to good use," Ron said proudly, handing Harry and Hermione their wands.

"It seems that the overall quality of Slytherin needs to be improved!" Aaron said with a wry smile. Being defeated even when they had the upper hand was truly embarrassing for him as a prefect.

“Harry, if Sirius isn’t with the Order of the Phoenix, he might really be captured,” Ron said anxiously. “Have you thought about how to save him?”

Chapter 494 You can't stop someone from courting death; women will only slow down their path to godhood.

“I don’t know.” Harry shook his head in despair. “I don’t know how to get through this.”

“We can fly there,” Luna said calmly.

"Flying brooms? Unfortunately, you only have three brooms."

“And your blanket,” Ron suddenly said. “I remember you have a flying blanket; don’t hide it now.”

"Well, how should I put it?"

I put it somewhere and can't get it out for a while.

"I'm not talking about flying devices. There are plenty of magical creatures in the Forbidden Forest that can fly. Thestrals are a good choice."

Hagrid said they knew the way to the Ministry of Magic and were very fast.

Harry's eyes lit up; he hadn't expected there to be such a method.

"Thank you for your suggestion, Luna."

But I've already caused you enough trouble, and this time it's all on my own...

“It’s time for Dumbledore’s Army to show its true colors,” Neville said. “This is the first time we’ve done something meaningful; is it just talk?”

“Maybe you don’t need to go it alone, buddy,” Ron said.

Harry looked at the group, feeling touched. "Well, it's alright."

"This is really interesting." Aaron clapped his hands, speechless. "These days, does everyone do stupid things in groups?"

"You don't have to come, but there's no need to curse us like that!" Hermione said irritably.

"That's the truth. You're too weak; you're no match for Voldemort."

Besides, Sirius might already be dead; you don't need to risk your lives like this.

"Ah!" Harry suddenly covered the scar on his forehead, and after a few seconds of silence, he said seriously, "Voldemort is not there, and I'm sure Sirius is still alive, but he's been tortured beyond recognition."

Aaron: ......

The slap in the face comes so suddenly and unexpectedly.

“We need to hurry, or it will be too late,” Harry said worriedly. “Go find the Thestrals, and once you find them, fire the Red Spark.”

“That won’t do.” Aaron waved his hand, and a small yellow magic circle appeared beneath their feet, from which several chains flew out and toward the six people.

"Armor protection!"

Harry swung his wand violently, and the invisible barrier knocked back the chains, causing the magic circle to disappear.

"What are you doing?" Harry asked with a stern face.

"I'm stopping you from courting death," Aaron said calmly, then raised his right hand and pointed it at them, enveloping them in an even larger magic circle. "You're good at the Ironclad Spell, but that's all. At your current level, you can't withstand advanced elemental magic."

"This must be a joke!" Neville swallowed hard, and everyone except Harry stared at Aaron in astonishment.

They were all members of DA and knew Aaron was very talented, but they didn't expect him to be this amazing.

"We might be able to break through if we use the Barrier Charm together."

Harry's expression was extremely serious. He had witnessed Harry fight a group of Death Eaters head-on, and with him in their way, it would be almost impossible for them to go and save Sirius.

But that was his only family member, so even if it was impossible, he had to give it a shot.

"Stop it, all of you!" Hermione shouted, boldly standing in front of them.

Aaron rolled his eyes and reluctantly removed the magic circle. Harry and the others also put down their wands.

"I knew you would step forward; it's always the same."

You're the smartest among them; you should understand my intentions!

Hermione nodded. "You were worried it was a trap, and you also informed Professor Snape that we didn't need to take the risk."

"Then you shouldn't have stopped me. Putting aside whether it's true or not, even if it is, a group of students who haven't graduated can't help much."

“But if you don’t let him go, and something really happens to Sirius, he’ll regret it for the rest of his life,” Hermione said earnestly.

"It's better than death."

“That would be better than death!” Harry shouted angrily. “Do you know what I just saw? Sirius looked like he was dying, and he told me not to save him.”

Aaron paused for a moment, then said coldly, "Then you should listen to your godfather's dying wish."

Harry:......

"When did you become so cold-blooded?"

"No one is more loving than me."

Besides, this is called rationality; I don't think I did anything wrong.

“Don’t be so self-righteous!” Ginny said. “If you were Harry, what would you do if you knew your loved ones were in danger?”

Aaron remained silent. He might have been even more agitated than Harry, but at least he wouldn't have acted so irrationally.

Rescuing people also requires planning. What's the difference between going to the Ministry of Magic without any preparation and just throwing your life away?

"Can't say it now, huh? Then you have no reason to stop us."

“You said yourself that Professor Snape would notify the Order of the Phoenix. If you believe him, it means the Order of the Phoenix will also rush to the Department of Mysteries,” Hermione said, forcing a response. “We’re not in that much danger.”

Aaron remained silent for a moment, then rolled his eyes at them speechlessly.

It's hard to reason with a fool, but since he'd already said all that, he couldn't stop them any longer.

"Fine, even if you've barely convinced me."

Harry breathed a heavy sigh of relief. "So, are you coming?"

"What a pipe dream!" Aaron curled his lip in disdain. "I have no interest in going there to my death, and the rules of the Gaius family don't allow me to get involved."

Harry didn't insist; perhaps the fewer people who went, the better, since the place he was going to was indeed very dangerous.

"Proceed as planned. I, Neville, and Luna can see them. It would be best to split into three groups."

"and many more."

"Are you ever going to stop?" Ron asked impatiently.

“I didn’t say I was going to stop you, but… Hermione, come with me for a second.”

"You guys go ahead and look!" Hermione gave Harry and the others a reassuring look, then followed Aaron behind a large tree.

"Is there something important that you need to see me about in private?" Hermione asked nervously.

Although it was dark, Aaron could still clearly see Hermione's face turn red rapidly.

He sighed softly, as if he had made a particularly difficult decision, then activated the transformation spell and took the spider lily out of the red magic circle. "Take it."

Hermione stared blankly at the exquisite flintlock pistol in her hand, momentarily speechless.

"For me?"

"To correct you, it means I'm lending it to you."

"I've given you permission; you can use it temporarily," Aaron said seriously, "but you must promise never to use it unless it's an emergency."

"Isn't it unnecessary to take this so seriously?" Hermione frowned.

“No, you don’t understand what this means.” Aaron smiled bitterly. He didn’t know if giving his weapon to someone else was considered exploiting a loophole in the family rules, but he was certain that as long as he didn’t use it, it wouldn’t be a violation of ancestral precepts.

"I agree."

Aaron nodded, then solemnly took out three spherical bullets. "The red one is made of phoenix feathers, the silver one is a unicorn tail feather, and the gold one is a thunderbird feather."

The red and silver bullets have been enchanted three times and can deal with ordinary mages. As for the gold bullets... use them when you're desperate.

Remember, after you finish fighting, don't hesitate. Run away as soon as you can, and you might be able to leave safely. At worst, you can hold out until reinforcements arrive.

After all, that's the Ministry of Magic; any commotion would definitely attract the attention of the staff on duty.