Faced with Scott’s exclamation, Dumbledore remained silent.
Scott looked at him. This topic was not brought up again.
In fact, it’s not that he doesn’t understand that if the Ministry of Magic wants to maintain its rule, it cannot help but make necessary compromises.
Most Death Eaters come from pure-blood families, and their influence is too great.
Although not all pure-blood families are on the same page, Death Eaters are just a part of them.
No one would object to putting those people in Azkaban, or even in prison for life.
But if you want to execute them, or turn them into squibs, you will definitely encounter firm opposition from all pure-blood families.
Unless the magical world is ruled by dictatorship with absolute force, no one will be able to do whatever they want.
These are things that Scott has only slowly learned in the past few years after entering the magical world.
Thinking of this, Scott also felt very boring.
He asked Dumbledore, “If there is no way to carry out the death penalty, is it possible to find a way to make them lose the ability to cast spells? Even if it is temporary.”
Dumbledore smiled slightly and told him more truth.
“You’re not the first person to think that, Scott.”
“But we don’t have an absolutely effective way.”
“Even if it could achieve such an effect, it would still be easy to crack.”
“So, there’s no point in doing that.”
“That’s why the Ministry of Magic chose to cooperate with Dementors in the past.”
“This is also an effective way they can think of to continue to weaken criminals.”
Scott was quite surprised to hear him say this.
It wasn’t that he was surprised that someone thought the same thing as him.
He is not the only smart person in the wizarding world.
Such an idea is unacceptable.
What surprised him was——
“There are so many magic potions, alchemy, and spells to become a wizard, but you can’t find an effective method?”
“What about a pair of shackles that cannot be broken?”
“A pair of shackles that cannot be broken by Voldemort?” Dumbledore shook his head, “At least I can’t do that.”
Scott immediately thought of the door of Russell’s alchemy classroom.
He told Dumbledore.
“I heard from Lucio that the material that made that door is an alloy transformed by alchemy, called Russell’s alloy. It is said that no wizard can break it, and no magic can be applied to it.”
Of course, that could also be an exaggeration.
Maybe that alloy is just something ordinary wizards can’t break.
But it’s okay to try.
Dumbledore also became somewhat interested after hearing about it.
“I will talk to Professor Russell. If that Russell alloy is really that strong, then the Ministry of Magic can introduce it.”
“If we can really make shackles that even Voldemort can’t destroy, it would be a big problem solved.”
Afterwards, Scott chatted with him about the next round of the Triwizard Tournament, and then left.
The next few days were quiet for Scott.
Taking classes, alchemy experiments, painting, practicing apparation, and making “summoned beasts”, all his time has been filled up with these things.
When his paintings were almost assembled into an album, there was finally news from Rimbaud.
“Crows have indeed seen traces of Death Eaters everywhere, but they never stay in one place.”
Rimbaud in [Magic Mirror] said to Scott.
“But we obviously got lucky and eventually found some clues.”
Rimbaud gradually became proud.
“I am 80% sure that Voldemort is hiding in the Yaxley family’s seaside cliff castle on the Isle of Man.”
“I personally watched it for a few days, and several Death Eaters quietly appeared there.”
“Although their actions were very covert and they left quickly, I still discovered them.”
“The most important thing is that I saw Mrs. Rolle.”
“You showed me her photo, I won’t admit it wrong.”
“The Yaxley family?” Scott smiled.
This is also an old friend who has dealt with him.
Of course, the other party doesn’t know anything about it.
He said: “If I remember correctly, the only person left in this family is their head, who was also the only Yaxley who served in the Ministry of Magic in the past.”
Then they tried to hedging their bets, which ended badly, and even Mr. Yaxley, who worked at the Ministry of Magic, lost his position.
“Maybe that’s why.”
Rimbaud still said proudly.
“No one would have thought that Voldemort was there. After all, it stands to reason that he would no longer trust Yaxley.”
Scott said sarcastically: “This has nothing to do with trust. As long as Voldemort is standing there, Yaxley can only kneel at his feet and kiss the hem of his robe.”
Rimbaud added: “Because of your order, I didn’t get close to the castle, so I’m not 100% sure.”
“This is enough.” Scott said, “Let the crow bring a few ‘eyes’ over there. You don’t have to enter the castle. It just needs to be installed on the cliff so that you can see the location of the castle from a distance.”
Rimbaud took over the task.
“I am only responsible for gathering information, and the rest is left to Dumbledore and the Ministry of Magic.”
After Scott finished speaking, he hung up the communication.
Afterwards, he compiled the clues that Rimbaud found and his next actions of installing the “eyes” into a text message and sent it to Dumbledore.
It would be great if the decisive battle could be held at Yaxley Castle.
Scott couldn’t help but think so.
This way, Hogwarts can be prevented from being invaded.
The decisive battle in the “original book” takes place in May 1998, which is Harry’s seventh grade.
But in reality, the situation is different. Scott thinks it won’t be delayed until then.
Scott checked the surveillance video at Edin Castle again, but still found nothing new.
Speaking of which, it may be that he was lucky. He saw Medea appearing on the first night when he started monitoring, but there was no movement there after that.
The crows were very fast, and just five hours after Scott’s instructions, they had placed their “eyes” on the cliffs around Yaxley Castle.
That night, Scott brought the [Magic Mirror] and visited Dumbledore’s room again.
“Oh, Scott, I have already talked with Professor Russell and the Ministry of Magic.”
Dumbledore first talked about the shackles that Scott had imagined before.
“With Professor Russell’s permission, I tested the Russell alloy produced by their family. It is indeed a good thing that even I can’t destroy.”
Scott suddenly became happy.
“In this way, the part of Voldemort’s combat power that he ‘stored’ in Azkaban can be abolished. Even if he rescues them again, they will not be able to wave the wand again!”
“If everything goes well,” Dumbledore said, “Professor Russell promised to try to make a pair of shackles. If the shackles pass the test again, the Ministry of Magic will also agree to purchase them in large quantities at a large price.”
“This is really good news,” Scott said.
“But it is extremely difficult to make items with Roselle alloy at a very fast pace. Even the Roselle family only has a limited number of alchemists who can make it.”
Dumbledore pointed out the shortcomings of Russell alloy.
“In short, even if the shackles are really effective, it will take a lot of time to control all the Death Eaters in Azkaban.”
“There is hope after all.” Scott took out the [Magic Mirror], “By the way, Professor, the crows have installed ‘eyes’ around Yaxley Castle, let’s take a look together.”
Dumbledore nodded.
Scott clicked on the [Magic Mirror], took out his wand, and used the method he learned from Dumbledore to project the image in the mirror onto the white wall.
In the night, the castle standing on a cliff by the sea had no lights, just like a black shadow.
“Oh…it’s hard for us to see the inside of this castle.” Scott said with some annoyance.
Surveillance from the outside seems a little unreliable.
The castle undoubtedly has protective magic, and what you see from the outside may not necessarily be the real thing.
Of course, this is also a helpless move.
The risk of entering the interior to install the “eye” is too high, and Voldemort may evacuate if discovered.
Unlike Medea, Voldemort was not asleep due to the curse.
“You did a great job, Scott, and we didn’t learn everything.” Dumbledore said with a smile.
“Where?” Scott squinted his eyes and stared at the picture on the wall carefully.
Soon, he also discovered it.
On the other side of the pier under the cliff, where he had once ambushed and attacked the Yaxley brothers, several figures appeared.
Because the environment there was pitch dark, it was easy to miss it if you didn’t look carefully, so he didn’t notice it just now.
Dumbledore said: “To fully protect the castle, the anti-Apparition spell is essential, which also means that they must be outside the castle when they come and go.”
“That’s their vulnerability.”
Scott got it.
Although portkeys can be used to circumvent the restrictions of the Anti-Apparition Curse, without special techniques, the production of portkeys is monitored by the Department of Magical Transport of the Ministry of Magic.
According to the regulations of the Ministry of Magic, it is illegal to make private door keys.
Scott was able to obtain a door key that was not monitored, thanks to Medea’s generosity at the time.
Although Medea had bad intentions in the beginning.
Everything she did was just to make Scott, the [non-existent person], change the established destiny recorded in the [History Volume] more quickly and significantly.
At this time, several black figures in the picture were walking on the path and slowly climbed up the cliff.
When they came to the castle, the gate of the castle was immediately opened slightly.
There was light coming from the crack in the door.
Scott quickly switched the perspective and enlarged the picture many times.
He and Dumbledore finally got a good look at the faces of the men before they walked through the door.
The most conspicuous old Malfoy with blond hair.
Barty Crouch Jr. has a fierce, desperado-like look.
And what Scott had seen, Mr. Parkinson.
The last one Scott didn’t recognize. He was a tall and strong man, half a head taller than the others, like a beast.
“That is Fenrir Greyback, a werewolf leader who has done many evil things.” Dumbledore said solemnly, “Voldemort has indeed begun to win over these dark creatures.”
The four people walked into the castle, the door closed, and the screen returned to darkness.
“Fenrir Greyback, the infamous werewolf?”
Scott also remembered the identity of the werewolf at this time.
Fenrir Greyback is the most cruel and vicious werewolf in the British wizarding world.
He has completely lost his humanity, and his only goal in life is to bite and infect as many people as possible.
It is rumored that he wants to create enough werewolves to conquer wizards and rule the magic world.
So he always likes to attack young children and spread the werewolf virus wantonly.
His intention is obvious.
Let those children be infected when they are young, and then grow up away from their parents, grow up with hatred for normal wizards, and become a member of his werewolf army.
Remus Lupin was bitten by him when he was young and became a werewolf, just because Professor Lupin’s father offended him.
Thinking of this, Scott, who has always been a little indifferent, couldn’t help but feel a strong disgust.
Such a guy really deserves to die.
He took a deep breath and said, “Maybe the Dementors evacuated from Azkaban are also hiding nearby?”
Dumbledore said, “Since those Dementors left Azkaban, they have never shown up again, and no one knows where they went.”
Scott couldn’t help asking, “In addition to the Patronus Charm, is there any other way to completely eliminate them?”
Dumbledore shook his head gently.
“Wizards don’t have any good way to kill Dementors directly.”
“Unless they are isolated in a place where no humans appear, so that they can’t absorb any emotions, so that they can slowly starve to death.”
“But as long as humans still have negative emotions such as depression, new Dementors will naturally be born.”
Scott said, “Voldemort has recruited werewolves and Dementors, so other dark creatures, such as vampires, giants, hags and ghosts, may have joined his ranks.”
Dumbledore said, “Vampires and giants are already rare in the UK, but it is not ruled out that Voldemort will recruit dark biological communities outside the UK.”
Scott frowned.
Voldemort seems to be recruiting troops, and his forces may be growing.
The justice side is in a period of transition. The old generation has sacrificed a lot more than ten years ago, and the new generation has not had time to grow up.
This is a serious trend of one rising and the other falling.
In the “original book”, although the justice side won and Voldemort was completely eliminated, the price paid was undoubtedly tragic.
Most of the underage wizards in Hogwarts were forced to pick up wands to defend the school and fight against dark wizards and dark creatures head-on. Many wizards sacrificed their young lives.
Among them was Scott’s good friend Fred, and many people he was familiar with or knew.
Scott certainly didn’t want to see such a thing happen again in reality.
“Do you have any plans?”
He turned to look at Dumbledore.
“If it’s a battle, I can also contribute. I mean, I can let my ‘summoned beast’ help.”
