Anne said she was going back to prepare, and this preparation took another two weeks.
And then, after that, Anne seemed to have forgotten about the matter, never mentioning it again.
Tom was frustrated that Levid hadn't mentioned it either.
He had no idea what he was planning...or more precisely, he had no idea what Grindelwald and Levid were planning!
One hadn't taken any action even when the time was right.
The other, after hearing Anne's request to wait for further notice, had honestly waited patiently.
Tom felt his brain was running out of steam...
While there was still no movement at Hogwarts, things were progressing significantly at MACUSA.
After a lengthy investigation, Dumbledore, leading Aurors from various ministries of magic, had finally located a Wiccan stronghold.
After capturing several Wiccans, they also rescued seven or eight missing hostages from the stronghold.
Fortunately, aside from some malnutrition, none of the hostages were in danger of death.
With progress finally underway, everyone in MACUSA breathed a sigh of relief.
After imprisoning the Vicarials and using every possible means, including Veritaserum,the Aurors discovered several new strongholds.
However, this time, while they successfully rescued hostages in several strongholds, they failed to capture any Vicarials.
In the final stronghold captured, Chairman Picquery surveyed the devastation, his expression dismayed.
"Chairman Picquery, we've rescued most of the hostages, so why do you still look a little unhappy?"
Tolliver asked, somewhat puzzled.
"Tolliver... are you sure we rescued them?"
Chairman Picquery's expression was grave.
"Of course we are!
Those Vicarials even trained to resist Veritaserum!
We had a hard time prying information out of them, and then we found these strongholds," Tolliver said.
"Yes... the information we finally obtained... of course there's some truth to it..." Picquery muttered to himself.
"Chairman Picquery, I think you should be delighted.
With Professor Dumbledore's help, we're almost at the end of the tunnel!
Besides, with these people back, MACUSA will be able to function efficiently as usual..."
"No!"
Picquery interrupted Tolliver.
"They... need to rest. As usual, after questioning all the kidnapped people, let them go home and rest for a while."
"But... many functional departments of MACUSA have been paralyzed for a long time... They've finally returned, shouldn't they..."
"This is my decision, Tolliver. You just need to pass it on."
"Yes... Chairman Picquery..."
"Remember, after the questioning, send the statements to my office."
"Understood."
"Where's Professor Dumbledore?" Picquery asked again.
"He's tracking down the escaped Wiccans. I'm sure there'll be news soon..."
Tolliver hadn't finished his words when Picquery saw Dumbledore Apparate not far away.
Picquery waved Tolliver off to his work and then walked towards Dumbledore.
"Albus, how is it?"
Picquery asked.
"Seraphina... the situation isn't very optimistic," Dumbledore frowned.
"I think they were already preparing to flee before we arrived."
"Could it be that they received the news when we captured the first hideout?"
Dumbledore shook his head.
"If it were you, upon receiving the news and knowing your position had been exposed, what would be the first thing you did?"
"Of course, you would quickly take your men and move..." Picquery said.
"Well... but they didn't.
They just made preparations... to escape. And then waited for us to come.
After a symbolic resistance, they abandoned the hostages and evacuated directly..."
"I also feel something is wrong..." Picquery said, "But even you didn't catch those guys who escaped.
This shows how well prepared they are..."
Dumbledore glanced at the hostages who were reuniting with their families, "How do you plan to accommodate those people?"
"I let them all go home on vacation... because I really couldn't..." Picquery glanced around and whispered again, "I can't believe them! Albus!"
"I'm very glad that they are all fine... but, precisely because they are all fine, and Grindelwald seemed to have deliberately put them back under our noses... I can't judge whether they have already rebelled... or they are witches!"
"... I can't use truth serum to interrogate these poor people who have just been rescued home!
If I do that, how will the people look at me?
How heartbroken will those truly innocent people be?"
"Besides... these guys are too stubborn... even Veritaserum can't pry them open 100%! I don't know what to do..."
Dumbledore nodded, then said, "Let me talk to them. One by one..."
"Do you have a way to tell?"
Picquery asked in surprise.
"It may be a bit immodest to say this, but I really don't need to use Veritaserum to know if the other party is lying."
Dumbledore smiled. "
But..."
"Don't worry, I promise this will all be done quietly... but it may take some time..
Morning.
Hogwarts, Great Hall.
On the dining table, Tom put down the Daily Prophet and looked at Levid in surprise and suspicion.
He whispered, "Things are developing very similar to what you said... Last night, Dumbledore really helped MACUSA rescue many hostages very easily... It was so easy, there is no other explanation except that he released them on purpose."
Levid smiled and said, "Does Dumbledore plan to talk to them in person?"
Tom glanced at the newspaper again and said, "Yes... The newspaper says Dumbledore wants to personally question the hostages to find more clues to capture Grindelwald... According to your previous speculation, he should be trying to identify the witches lurking among them?"
"Yes... Yes, Tom... Are you ready?
If I'm not mistaken, tonight is the day Grindelwald will launch his operation at Hogwarts," Levid said calmly.
"How did you know?"
Tom asked in surprise.
"Because this kind of interrogation can't be delayed to avoid attracting attention.
Dumbledore needs to ask all the questions in one go.
Otherwise, it's easy for others to think he's being interrogated, and that's something MACUSA really doesn't want anyone to know... So, Dumbledore will be very busy and focused these next two days... to the point of having no time for anything else..."
Levid had just finished speaking when Anne hurried over from a distance.
She leaned close to their ears and whispered, "Tonight... at nine o'clock, meet in the common room!"
Hearing this, Tom looked at Levid in surprise again.
Anne's arrival proved that Grindelwald's action would be tonight!
This time... Levid had guessed it again?
After Anne finished speaking, she hurried away, not noticing the expression on Tom's face.
"Tom... are you ready?"
"Yes!
I've made all the preparations as you said!"
Tom said.
"That's good..."
"Does that mean that as long as we make these preparations, Grindelwald won't be able to kill us?"
Tom couldn't help but ask again.
"No...if he wants to kill us, we can't stop him."
Tom, who had originally felt reassured, suddenly asked in horror, "Then what's the point of all this?"
"It's useful...it'll allow us to die with dignity."
"You...you fucking...I'm quitting!"
"It's too late to regret now, Tom."
"It's not too late.
I'll just not go tonight!"
"You have to go, Tom."
"Why?"
"Because if I'm going to die, I absolutely can't let you live."
"What the fuck is your grudge?"
"This is for the future of this world..."
"Huh?
Am I some scourge hated by heaven and man?!"
"Tom, do you really have no idea what kind of person you are?"
At 8:40 p.m.,
Levitra and Tom sat by the window in the common room, waiting quietly.
Tom's face was dark, and his heart was broken...
"Here, drink it..." Levitra handed over a small bottle.
Tom's eyes lit up at the sight of it.
"Felix Felix?"
"Hmm... what better time to use it than now?"
Levander said, pulling out another small bottle of Felix Felix.
After opening the bottle, he dripped two drops into his mouth.
Tom didn't hesitate and did the same.
Maybe these two drops of Felix Felix could save him from death tonight!
Levander couldn't help but laugh at Tom's fearless attitude.
He'd said that just to tease Tom.
In reality, he'd made every possible preparation.
After all, he didn't want to gamble his life.
"Tom... the enemy's about to attack.
Let's make a pot of black tea first,"
Levander said, gently swiping his right hand across the table.
A steaming teapot and two clean cups appeared on the table.
It was unclear where he had taken them from...
"I... I don't want to drink it."
Even after drinking the Felix Felix, Tom was still so nervous that he felt like vomiting.
"Really?"
Levander picked up the teapot and poured tea into the two cups in front of him.
"No!"
Tom said angrily.
"Well then... I'm going to drink it.
Maybe this will be my last cup of tea in this life." Li Weide said with a smile.
"Fuck! Li Weide, you're a bastard!"
Tom took the cup in front of him, drank it in one gulp, and then rolled his eyes because of the heat.
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