Daily Life at Hogwarts Chapter 1214: House No. 1
"Are we really going to move there?"
In the living room of the shabby room, Mrs. Weasley, who heard the good news, looked at Arthur with confused eyes, hoping to get the answer she wanted from her husband's face.
Just a few hours ago, Mr. Weasley received a notification from the Ministry of Magic that their family appeared in the second batch of lists allowed to move into the Ministry of Magic shelter.
"Well, it is said that it is a very big house, which can accommodate hundreds of families." Arthur was also a little puzzled, but he still told his wife what he knew: "That big house was utterly loyal Protected by the curse, even mysterious people can't get in."
"But... can hundreds of people live comfortably in one house?"
Mrs Weasley really didn't dare to think about what it was like, and she was used to living here.
If it is safe, No. 12 Grimmauld Place, which is protected by the Charm of Fidelity, is also safe.
"I heard that the Ministry of Magic is secretly storing a large amount of food there." Arthur paused slightly, recalling the rumors he had inquired about, "It is said that the secret keeper is Albert's child."
Actually, when he received the notice, Arthur was equally confused, hesitating whether he should accept the Ministry of Magic's kindness and move into the big house protected by the Fidelity Curse.
I heard from Kingsley that the room size was not too big, but it was not a problem for a family of four or five. The most important thing was safety.
Don't worry about returning home one day and finding the Dark Mark hanging above the house. The most important thing is that the family members of the Aurors live in it. The whole house is on duty every day, so there is no doubt about the security.
"What do you think?"
Molly still had no idea, so she threw the question to her husband.
"I think it's better to move there. Although the room over there is a bit small, it's better for safety, and many people will move there. We will be neighbors by then!" Arthur considered moving there mainly because of the grid. The secret keeper of 12 Limo Square is Dumbledore, and it's not good to stay at Sirius' house all the time, not to mention that he is also the director of the detection and confiscation office of counterfeit defensive spells and protective equipment of the Ministry of Magic, so he should support the work of the Ministry.
Well, in fact, he also took advantage of it.
"Kingsley also suggested that we move there." Arthur noticed that his wife was still staring at him, he hesitated for a moment and continued: "Others don't care, but our family is a member of the Order of the Phoenix, so we need to consider our own safety. .”
"Why don't we discuss this matter with Bill when he comes back." Mrs. Weasley was not persuaded, and after much hesitation, she decided to listen to her son's opinion.
"I think I should move in."
During dinner, Bill agreed with Kingsley after listening to the Weasleys.
"I know it's safer there, but..."
"This incident is undoubtedly Albert and Scrimgeour's preparations for the possibility that the Ministry of Magic will be controlled by mysterious people in the future." Bill patiently explained to his mother, "The current peace is only temporary. The dark forces will definitely make a comeback, so we must be prepared, don't forget that we have all joined the Order of the Phoenix, and safety is sometimes more important than anything else."
"Okay!"
Mrs. Weasley was finally persuaded by her son. If the Death Eaters really wanted to attack the members of the Order of the Phoenix, the Weasleys would definitely be on the first batch of unlucky lists.
Don't say that Death Eaters can't kill pure blood, those are self-deceiving words, especially after they are so embarrassed by the Ministry of Magic, they always have a ruthless heart, and the Weasleys are It's hard to say whether it's pure blood in their eyes!
The next morning, the Weasleys used the Portkey to arrive at the location reserved by the Ministry of Magic. A large tent had already been set up in front of it. Many employees of the Ministry of Magic were queuing up outside the tent with their families. Several Auror teams Patrol around vigilantly and **** for everyone's safety.
"I thought you were going to give up."
Kingsley stamped a seal on the temporary residence permit, signaling them to sign his name on it.
"There are a lot of people here today, can that house really accommodate so many people?" Arthur looked up at the crowd and couldn't help asking.
"Don't worry, you'll know when we see you later. By the way, bring this." Kingsley reminded Arthur after handing over the temporary residence card, "Go over there, they will take you in, and when you arrive Give them this at the right time, and you will get the key to your room.”
After speaking, he waved his hand, signaling Arthur to make way for others.
Arthur took the temporary residence card and led Molly through the tent to line up in front of another tent. When he entered the tent, he was surprised to find that there were various black magic detectors in the tent. Luo checked it carefully with a detector, and was released after confirming that there was no problem.
"Really strict!"
Molly was taken aback, not expecting the Ministry to be so cautious.
"It's probably because I'm afraid that something strange will get in." Arthur can understand, after all, it involves the lives and safety of hundreds of families, and this matter cannot be overemphasized.
After they walked into another tent, they found that they had encountered Pierce Thickness, the head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement.
"Give me the temporary residence permit."
"Oh, here."
Arthur quickly handed over the temporary residence permit, and the other party took it and signed his name on it, signaling Arthur to take out a key from the big box.
"Okay, you go there first and line up, and you will go out later when you are called.
There were a few people queuing up at the tent, all of them were senior executives from the Ministry of Magic, at least at the director level. After Scrimgeour proposed the shelter plan, many people came here temporarily to avoid possible dangers.
There is no reason for anyone to believe in the integrity of the Death Eaters, not to mention that when everyone hides, it will be very eye-catching if they don't come, and they are easy to be targeted by the Death Eaters.
"Amos."
Arthur was a little surprised to see his neighbor.
"Cedric was targeted by dark wizards. Minister Scrimgeour probably thought that our family was likely to be targeted by dark wizards, and the shelter happened to have vacant places, so my family was assigned a place. ' Amos explained to Arthur.
Mr. Diggory actually didn't know that they would be here because Cedric asked Albert to use Scrimgeour's connection to get them.
After all, Cedric has been targeted. One day the Death Eaters really go crazy, and they might do stupid things like threatening Cedric with the Diggory family. Once is enough.
"Next."
An Auror pushed back the tent curtain and called inside.
Every time the next family was called, someone would come out of the tent, and when it was the Weasleys' turn, Arthur finally knew what was going on.
"Here," said Moody gruffly.
"What's going on?" Molly asked in a low voice.
"Don't talk."
Moody stuffed a piece of crumpled parchment into Molly's hand, and reminded in a low voice: "Look at it quickly, and remember the content on it."
This scene seemed familiar. When they entered No. 12 Grimmauld Place, they seemed to have had a similar experience.
After the two silently read the contents on the parchment in their hearts, they couldn't help but widen their eyes, because the house in front of them was really beyond their expectations.
"Don't stand still here, go in!" Moody urged, taking back the parchment.
"Oh, well..."
"This house is really big!" Mrs. Weasley looked at the hotel in front of her and couldn't help but sigh, "I finally know how it can accommodate a hundred households."
"This is a house built by Muggles. You also know that they like to build this kind of big house, which seems to be called a building." Arthur analyzed, "However, I heard people say that this place was originally a deserted hotel. I didn't expect it to be so big."
The two walked forward at a faster pace. When they entered the hotel along the steps, they found that the door was very lively. The entrance was a guard room, and there were several Aurors on duty inside. They knew each other, and after greeting each other with a smile, they took Molly inside. There was a group of people gathered in the lobby of the main entrance of the hotel, about 20 to 30 people. An Auror was talking to them, Arthur After passing by, it was found that the person leading the team was Tonks.
"Okay, everyone is here, come with me."
After Tonks handed Arthur a map of the hotel, he motioned for everyone to follow her.
"From now on, you can only apparate directly into the shelter. There is a special entrance here." Tonks led them to the hotel's underground parking lot, pointed to a large vacant space surrounded by circles, and said, "The whole building This is the only building where Apparition is allowed."
"Can't you come in directly from the outside?" Someone asked in confusion.
"It's risky to do that." Tonks reminded, "If the Death Eaters ambush outside, you are likely to be finished, and even cause unnecessary trouble for everyone."
"There will be at least five wizards stationed here in the future. Those who come back from outside need to be checked to ensure that there will be no problems with the personnel entering and leaving here. I mean the Imperius Curse~IndoMTL.com~Tonks put the other Everything people want to say is blocked.
"This place will continue to expand in the future, and it will become everyone's activity area." Tonks led everyone to the use area, and continued to introduce, "It is not allowed to cook alone here, you can eat in the cafeteria, just Here."
"Can we eat here in the future?"
Everyone looked a little disturbed that they couldn't afford it at the Leaky Cauldron.
"Yes, but you don't need to worry, there are food subsidies here, the price is lower than you think, and the kitchen is currently recruiting temporary chefs, I suggest that you can sign up if you are good at cooking, and of course you can help Do some housework, you know what I mean, there are no house elves here, so I need to hire some temporary staff to help with it, anyway, don't worry about Garen's problem."
Tonks introduced the specific situation in the shelter to everyone one by one.
Everyone was surprised to find that this place has been expanded by the Ministry of Magic. It is not an exaggeration to say that the area is comparable to a small town. A little depressed.