Daily Life at Hogwarts Chapter 1345: Public execution
The news that Hagrid was about to be publicly executed had already spread through newspapers and broadcasts in the British magical world, and almost all wizards were silently paying attention to this matter.
This was the first public execution in hundreds of years, and it was a brutal beheading, which made it impossible to look directly at.
Everyone in the know knows that this public execution is a retaliation against the Order of the Phoenix and a deterrent to wizards in the entire British magic world.
The reason was that the Order of the Phoenix had taken away the Death Eaters' lair in a sneak attack and rescued all the imprisoned wizards.
The Death Eaters obviously couldn't bear to suffer such a loss for themselves, let alone the decline in deterrence against other wizards, so they had this execution.
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However, ordinary wizards always occupy the majority in this world.
Except for a few newspapers and broadcasters who believed that Hagrid colluded with the giants and hated him because of the fact that the description of this incident was too true, most people were actually dubious.
It is thanks to Lee Jordan of the wizarding watch station who insisted on explaining the truth in the newspaper to everyone every day, so that the Ministry of Magic did not completely control all the channels of voice.
As for the whole incident, the wizard watch station also gave a reasonable explanation:
A few years ago, Dumbledore sent Hagrid to persuade the giants to remain neutral in the wizarding war. The giant who lost his head was a neutral giant who did not want to follow the mysterious man. Kill the traitor among the giants to discredit Hagrid's collusion with the giants.
I have to say that Lee Jordan's explanation is very good. It not only helped Hagrid clear his stigma, but also made everyone ignore the fact that Hagrid and Gropp are half-brothers. I didn't tell a lie, it was a righteous one.
"The Death Eaters are afraid, so they use such despicable means."
Lee Jordan's excited voice came from countless broadcasters, "However, I can guarantee that they will not succeed. I can't say the specific reason, but please believe me, believe in Harry, believe in the Order of the Phoenix, believe in all resistance Mysterious people, we will not give up our partners easily, let alone let the enemy's plot succeed."
Lee Jordan Kang's impassioned words touched the heartstrings of Harry's supporters. On the one hand, they were worried about Harry's safety, and on the other hand, they did not want Hagrid to become a victim.
They wanted to do something, but they didn't dare to do anything, and they didn't even dare to talk nonsense, for fear of getting themselves into trouble.
In the end, he could only pay attention to this matter with wide eyes and silently, praying in his heart that Hagrid would be rescued successfully.
Of course, no matter where you are, there is no shortage of guys who watch the excitement and are not afraid of big troubles.
It is said that Ludo Bagman opened a handicap in the Pig's Head Bar, asking everyone to suppress whether the Order of the Phoenix and the Death Eaters will go to war head-on, whether Hagrid will die, and whether Harry Potter will die. Appear, how many people will die because of it.
It's just that Ludo Bagman's reputation in this area is too bad, so no one is willing to bet on him, for fear that the guy will run away without giving the money.
But there are always people who are willing to open the market. According to the owner of the Pig's Head Bar, because a certain Death Eater revealed that the Dark Lord will appear on the execution ground, the dark wizards agreed that the big Hagrid must die, and the dealer was forced to The odds were lowered, and there was even news that the dealer was going to run overnight.
For this reason, everyone also controlled the opening few people in the Pig's Head Bar, waiting for the execution day to make a fortune.
On the day of the execution, Walton McNeill, the director of the Auror Office, took several Death Eaters to Azkaban to **** the prisoners in order to show that he valued the matter.
After arriving at the tightly guarded Azkaban Prison, McNeill met the big Hagrid who was being held here.
"Hey, big guy, are you dead?"
Walton McNeill kicked the iron gate a few times, and after Hagrid looked up slowly, he threw the newspaper through the fence in front of Hagrid.
The latter looked up and swept the people outside the room, then continued to bow his head and not speak.
"Why, don't you look down on the good things I brought you?"
Walton McNeil looked at Hagrid who didn't want to talk to him, and said with a sneer, "You will be publicly executed today."
Hagrid reached for the newspaper and looked at the photo in the headline,
"No, it can't be, it's not true."
Hagrid reached out to pick up the newspaper, and when he saw the headlines in that newspaper, he froze completely, as if he couldn't believe what he saw.
I don't know if he thinks this is not enough, but McNeill also deliberately asked someone to throw the well-preserved giant's head in front of Hagrid.
"Glop, no, no..."
Hagrid hugged Gropp's head tremblingly and wept bitterly.
When McNeil and the Death Eaters saw this scene, they laughed unscrupulously. There was even a Death Eater who took a camera and took a burst of shots at the weeping Hagrid.
"You murderers, you all deserve to die, you all deserve to die."
Hagrid, who was dazzled by anger, exploded angrily, tore off the chains connected to the wall, and ruthlessly threw himself at the Death Eaters outside, preparing to tear this group of scumbags apart.
With a "bump", the huge impact deformed the solid fence gate, but Hagrid still failed to tear up the group of scum as he wished,
With the help of the dementors, McNeill, who had been prepared for a long time, easily suppressed the violent Hagrid.
"Come on, take another picture of me."
McNeil stepped on Hagrid's head with his wand, and asked the Death Eaters with cameras to take some pictures of him, so as to show everyone that they had stopped the big man's escape again.
"Why don't you let the dementor **** his soul first, so as to avoid accidents during the period?" A well-known Death Eater suggested.
"No, no, that's too cheap for this big guy." McNeill resolutely refused, "He should be executed by me in full view, and before that, he should be allowed to taste the hatred and fear before death, believe me The expression on his face before he died will let everyone know what will happen if he defies the Dark Lord.
The Death Eaters had no objections. Although letting the dementors **** Hagrid's soul could indeed save a lot of trouble, McNeil's words undoubtedly made them more excited. Die in despair.
With the help of the dementors to subdue Hagrid, Walton McNeill put the shackles on Hagrid himself, and asked him to take a lot of photos with a camera. Who would be more embarrassed to sell it to those newspapers?
"Okay, I hope you don't let your guard down because of this, Harry Potter and the people from the Order of the Phoenix may come to rescue people at any time, and that Mudblood is even harder to guard against. Once they really get their way, I think you definitely don't want to feel the wrath of the Dark Lord."
After beating the eaters under him, McNeill led the eaters to **** the furious Hagrid to the execution ground.
During this period, the Floo network was not used, but after leaving Azkaban by sea ship, several Death Eaters used phantom to take them to the execution ground.
"How?"
McNeil asked the Death Eaters and Dementors who had come to meet them.
"The Dark Lord has arrived."
The Death Eater who had just joined the Auror office reported to McNeill, "The dementors patrolling around have not found any traces of the enemy for the time being. I suspect that the members of the Order of the Phoenix guessed that this is a trap and have given up. This is a big guy."
"Don't let your guard down." McNeil warned again.
Under the watchful eyes of countless people, Hagrid was finally put on the execution platform that had been built in advance, and was roughly pressed on the beheading frame by a Death Eater.
The whispering below became denser, and countless flashes were suddenly turned on. The reporters frantically pressed the shutter to take pictures of this scene, without being affected by the surrounding dementors in the slightest.
"You think the Order of the Phoenix has given up?"
Listening to Yaxley's report, Voldemort frowned slightly. They thought that the Order of the Phoenix would rob the prison and rescue Hagrid, but now it seems that they might have completely given up on the big man on stage from the very beginning.
"Yes, master." Yaxley said respectfully, "It is not very likely that Harry Potter will come to die when he knows it is a trap."
Actually, as long as a normal person would not do that.
Voldemort fell into a brief silence. Based on what he knew about Potter, that guy would definitely not give up easily.
However, Potter did not take any action during this period, as if he had completely given up on that big man.
Maybe, I don't know Harry Potter as well as I imagined.
"Since the Order of the Phoenix has completely given up on that guy, there is no need to wait any longer. Declare the crime and execute him!"
Voldemort sentenced Hagrid to death.
In spite of this, Voldemort still didn't leave directly, and his intuition told him that Potter would not give up easily, let alone a more difficult Mudblood.
On the execution platform, Umbridge looked at Hagrid, who was being thrown by countless people, with a happy smile on the corner of her mouth. She had already wanted to do that when she was serving at Hogwarts. finally come.
She stepped onto the execution platform, and with the help of the wand light that Auror got together, she recited the crimes she had fabricated for Hagrid:
…colluded with giants to murder Hogwarts students.
Before Umbridge finished speaking, a flash of lightning suddenly flashed across the sky, followed by a loud "boom", a thick bolt of lightning struck down, illuminating the surroundings, as if even the sky They couldn't understand Umbridge's lies, and tilted their anger.
The thunder just now seemed to have touched a certain switch.
He was originally in charge of guarding against the Death Eaters around him, but he suddenly raised his wand as if possessed, and hit Umbridge who was speaking on the stage with the Cruciatus Curse, causing Umbridge's voice to be replaced by a scream.
The sudden change stunned the wizards who came to watch.
"Catch him!"
McNeil points to the guy who gave Umbridge the Cruciatus Curse.
As soon as the voice fell, a strong wind suddenly blew up around, and the sky began to rain cats and dogs.
The winter rain was icy and cold, and there was chaos under the execution platform.
Voldemort, who was hiding behind the scenes, also realized that something was wrong. When he just raised his wand to prevent Albert, a large mist that could not be dispelled came from a distance like a churning sea wave, instantly engulfing the area around the execution platform. Only a vast expanse of whiteness remained.
Yaxley didn't expect that the other party really came. Fortunately, he had already made arrangements. Anyone who tried to use the fog to rescue the big man would not be able to escape the dementor's pursuit. Dementors are useless.
"Look at that big guy, don't let him escape."
Yaxley led the remaining Death Eaters towards the execution platform, not forgetting to remind the people on the platform.
"It's really stupid, do you think that you can save people from under my nose?"
Voldemort didn't care about Hagrid's life or death, he just thought this method was ridiculous, probably only Harry Potter could be so naive.
Die here today!
Voldemort waved his wand, creating a gust of wind in the heavy rain.
However, when he blew away the surrounding fog, people were shocked to find that Hagrid, who had been pressed on the stands, had... disappeared out of thin air.
The former head of the Auror office actually swung the scythe in his hand, and took advantage of the chaos just now to chop and wound several colleagues.
Even Umbridge fell into a pool of blood. This sudden change stunned everyone present.
So... the Order of the Phoenix sneaked into the ranks of Death Eaters?
And Walton McNeill, the head of the Auror office, is actually a member of the Order of the Phoenix?
No one knows what happened just now, no one knows how Hagrid escaped, and no one knows what's going on now.
In short, Hagrid escaped, or was rescued, and disappeared in front of countless people under Voldemort's nose, under the surveillance of Death Eaters and Dementors.
This was in front of everyone, and the faces of Voldemort and Death Eaters were swollen.
Voldemort looked at the chaos on the execution platform indifferently, his eyes were burning with anger, he was already aware of who he was playing tricks on, and even more aware of how Hagrid was rescued.
He seemed to have noticed something, and suddenly raised his head to look at the beam of light passing over the head of the landslide.
A phoenix logo suddenly appeared above their heads, as if silently announcing to people that they were responsible for the chaos.
"Albert Anderson!"
Voldemort gritted his teeth and squeezed the words out of his mouth. He didn't believe that Harry Potter had such abilities, and the only possibility was that mudblood.
"Let's go, he's coming."
Albert to Dobby the house-elf.
"Good sir."
Dobby the house-elf was shaking.
It's not fear, but excitement. Excitement to have the honor to face Voldemort with Albert, and play each other like a fool~IndoMTL.com~ Dobby reached out and took Albert's hand, and Apparation disappeared.
Not long after they disappeared, Voldemort came murderously towards them.
However, he has lost his target, and that cowardly guy actually ran away.
This is something he cannot tolerate under any circumstances.
"Don't think you can escape."
Voldemort has already found the traces left by Albert's apparition, as long as he follows the traces.
Uh?
Voldemort almost lost his balance and fell, and he was stunned to find that he was still in place instead of following the traces left by the other party, and even failed to Apparate.
The Death Eaters who followed Voldemort and saw this scene suddenly felt a little panicked. After seeing a few colleagues around them, they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.