Hogwarts becomes host

A five-and-a-half-minute piece of music was enough to resolve the fire that swept through more than a dozen shops.

Compared to Moody, Mr. Weasley and Lupine, who were suppressed by Li Huo and kept shrinking, Elaine was simply the king of operations.

Yes, the fire at Gringotts is the biggest, almost three times as big as the fire Elaine faced. The problem is that you are three adults, and there are two Ministry of Magic staff in the middle, but you can't compare to a twelve-year-old woman. student.

It's embarrassing, so break the wand yourself.

Elaine's family knew about her affairs, she just regained control of Li Huo and forced them to consume each other.

Magic that looks very powerful actually doesn't have much technical content, it just outputs a lot of magic power.

If she was really that powerful, just use a counter-spell to eliminate the fierce fire, and there wouldn't be a lot of fierce fire left now.

However, compared to direct elimination, the scene of controlling the fierce fire to kill each other is more exciting. Coupled with the music and special effects, it easily touched the hearts of a large group of wizards.

These people have not studied black magic in depth, do not know the characteristics of Li Huo, their grades at Hogwarts are mediocre, and they have only scratched the surface of the concept of magic. Naturally, they cannot see Elaine's strength.

They only saw Elaine do something that Aurors couldn't do in a few moments.

This little girl saved everyone and their property

As a result, Elaine was quickly surrounded by the excited crowd.

People rushed forward like crazy, wanting to shake her hand and talk, treating her as a hero who saved the streets; sadly, Moody, Mr. Weasley and Lupin, who were removing the remaining fire in the distance, were completely ignored. , so Mrs. Weasley took some water.

This chaotic scene started when Lockhart took the lead in making noise. He jumped out inexplicably, loudly promoted Elaine's achievements, praised her excellence, and lamented that he could teach such an outstanding student, and then he couldn't stand up. Elaine, who lives there, took a photo, that’s why the crowd went so crazy.

Although some people questioned Elaine, the majority of Lockhart fans were present.

As soon as Lockhart vouched, these witches immediately accepted the decree, and those who questioned were scolded as pig heads.

Lockhart is so powerful. He is an international master of anti-dark magic. His disciple Elaine can control Li Huo, so what's the problem? This is repaying kindness with revenge.

Elaine awkwardly accepted the crowd's thanks and resisted the urge to kick Lockhart away; to be honest, she just wanted to go back and rest early now. The detachment side effects caused by outputting a large amount of magic made her very uncomfortable and she needed Daphne to help her. To stand firm.

But even if she can escape the crowd, there are still several troubles waiting in the queue.

Rita Skeeter was waiting nearby. The way she looked at Elaine was like seeing a lover reunited after a long separation. She was both gentle and excited, giving Elaine goosebumps all over her body.

In addition, some people in the distance were gathering to calculate compensation, including the goblins of Gringotts. They seemed to want to talk to Elaine.

The crazy situation lasted for five or six minutes until several Ministry of Magic personnel disapparated.

They pushed aside the crowd roughly, causing a commotion.

"Elaine Shafiq" a middle-aged official in the lead shouted ferociously. "We, the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, are arresting you for using dark magic to commit mass murder and unlawful assault. Do not resist, hand over your wand, and follow us."

This announcement immediately silenced the crowd. Elaine looked at the Ministry of Magic staff curiously. They looked very tired, covered in sweat, and had many burn marks on their robes. They pointed their wands at her nervously.

"Sorry, can you repeat the crime you just mentioned?" Elaine blinked and asked politely. "I seem to have misheard you accusing me of using black magic to commit mass murder."

"At half past one this afternoon, that is, half an hour ago, the Ministry of Magic was attacked by a fire curse," he said angrily. "More than a dozen innocent and respectable wizards were killed in this wave of terrorist attacks. All of them were Shafi. Gram──”

"Oh, I'm sorry." Elaine tried her best to suppress the smile on her face, "So the Ministry of Magic, or should I say you think, has been wandering around Diagon Alley since ten o'clock in the morning, and hasn't even taken the O..L. of underage students who planned this attack.”

Elaine's rhetorical question made the official's cheeks turn red, and he gasped for air as if someone had punched him hard in the beer belly. There was a small commotion in the crowd, and some children even laughed without showing any dignity. Yes, those are the Weasley twins.

"You──you──your surname is Shafiq"

"Yes, my last name is Shafiq," Elaine admitted. "What about you, sir?"

"He is MacNeil, Wadsworth MacNeil." Mr. Weasley came over and said. "Captain of the Magical Law Enforcement Team, he and his brother Walton were both arrested on Death Eater charges, but were found not guilty in the Wizengamot trial─"

"That's it." Elaine nodded and said. "Well, the Ministry of Magic."

The whispers became louder and louder, and McNeill looked extremely humiliated.

"Shut up" he yelled. "Stop minding your own business, Arthur Weasley, and go back to your Department for the Misuse of Muggle Artifacts. Is this a matter for our Department of Magical Law Enforcement, or are you and the Shafik family an accomplice─"

"You are accusing an innocent child." Mr. Weasley also raised his voice. "She has been wandering this street today, with my family. A lot of people can testify, and an underage student can cast Li Huo cursed her and she wasn't even in second grade yet."

"The crazy criminal who set the fire, called himself Shafiq. All of Shafiq's family have died long ago. She is the only survivor with music magic. This is the inheritance of the Shafiq family. If I don't arrest her, who will I arrest?"

"Your ears are stuffed with earworms. The prisoner calls himself Adair Shafiq, not Elaine Shafiq. This kid just used music magic to help hundreds of people here avoid the threat of severe fire. You were there while she was working hard. Where?" Mr. Weasley argued. "It's true that Adair is Elaine's father, but there is no reason in this world for a daughter to instruct her father. The sins of the elders cannot be blamed on the younger generation. This matter has nothing to do with her."

"Someone has to be responsible. Adair Shafiq died a long time ago. She is the only one left in the world who can use music magic." McNeill yelled back. "The powerful fire she created killed many wizards, not only the Ministry of Magic, but also the Carrow family." , the Malfoy family, my family, the Avery family, the Crabbe family and the Goyle family were all attacked by fire. We were short of manpower and were running around─"

"I thought there were the most wizards in Diagon Alley," Hermione whispered.

"This child is a student at Hogwarts, my student, and she just saved the whole street." Lockhart said suddenly, "The father's fault cannot be blamed on this child, she was taught by me. One of the best students, you have no right to arrest her."

"You taught me that," Ron said in astonishment. "We haven't had any of his classes yet, not even one."

Although Lockhart's familiarity is annoying, at this time he jumped out to support, but it actually helped Elaine--Lockhart's fans don't care whether he has actually taught Elaine, they follow Lockhart Hart began to boo the Ministry of Magic staff, forcing MacNeill to raise his wand and set off several warning fireworks.

"Shut up, shut up - even if she is not the murderer, she still has to go back to the Ministry of Magic for investigation," McNeil gasped. "She always knows where her father is, right? There is also the issue of compensation. Since the prisoner is a member of the Shafiq family, the compensation for damages should of course be paid by the Shafiq family."

The public was furious, and McNeill was forced to change his story, but the other party was determined to take Elaine away.

This time the reasons he proposed were also very sufficient: compensation and Adair's whereabouts.

Supporters began to hesitate. After all, Elaine's surname was Shafiq and she was Adair's daughter. It sounded quite reasonable to cooperate with the investigation.

There is also compensation. Although not all of Diagon Alley was burned down, two-fifths of the shops were burned down. Even if there were no human losses, financial compensation was indispensable.

The Ministry of Magic will definitely not provide this money, so of course it will come from the Shafiq family.

Who told Adair to report his name so openly? Anyone with ears would know who to ask for money.

Elaine frowned. Although she didn't care about it, she didn't know what Adair was thinking.

During the previous plan, the guy confidently said that she would not be used for anything and would not implicate her, but now what?

"Okay, I'll follow you"

"Nott wants to convey the master's instructions."

Just when Elaine was about to agree, Nott suddenly appeared in the center of the crowd with a burst of crackling sounds.

After bowing to everyone, he said loudly.

"Nott is an elf from the Shafiq family. Under the order of Master Adair, Nott has something to tell his little master, the Ministry of Magic, and all the wizards."

"First of all, a message to all the wizards: He feels guilty for causing this chaos, but the Ministry of Magic has been infiltrated by Death Eaters and Dark Wizards, and they are about to resurrect the Dark Lord. For everyone's peaceful life, he has to use this radical approach to warn everyone people"

"Nonsense." McNeil's eyes almost popped out of his eyes. "Who would want the Dark Lord to return? This is an excuse. That guy is a lunatic who wants to cause trouble everywhere."

"Master said that there are many wizarding families who were attacked by Death Eaters like the Shafik family, but did not receive due explanations." Nott ignored McNeil and said to himself. "The master will punish these people. Of course, the Shafiq family will also compensate the innocent people. We elves are counting your losses. Please rest assured that the compensation will be given to you."

"The following is a warning to the Ministry of Magic: The Ministry of Magic must give an explanation to the Shafiq family, as well as other wizarding families that have been traumatized before, and must completely eliminate the Death Eaters who have escaped punishment."

"We are innocent for escaping punishment. We are controlled by the Imperius Curse. This is slander."

"The owner of the list has already given it. The Dark Mark on the left hand can prove that these people joined voluntarily. If the Ministry of Magic still does not take action, then don't blame the owner for taking action himself. In addition, the losses suffered by the Ministry of Magic and the pure-blood families on the list, The Shafiq family is not responsible for compensation. The compensation for other wizards will be distributed after the Ministry of Magic clears out most of the Death Eaters. If the Ministry of Magic takes no action at all, the Shafiq family will not distribute Galleons."

The elf raised his head and announced to the other wizards.

"The master also said that if the Ministry of Magic still insists on not moving within two weeks, he will unite the Muggle government and the International Federation of Wizards to put pressure on the Ministry of Magic - the Dark Lord killed tens of thousands of Muggles and made them into Inferi. These Inferi are in the Master's hands, and he will release them into the Muggle world on September 1st."

With a hiss, most people gasped at the same time. After the incident of burning down Diagon Alley, no one dared to bet on whether Adair was bluffing. This guy was a madman.

But there are tens of thousands of Inferi. Could it be that Adair and Dumbledore are looking for the Dark Lord's Horcruxes?

While Elaine was thinking, Nott had turned to her and bowed respectfully again.

"The following is an order for the young master: in the name of the head of the Shafiq family, the master prohibits the young master from intervening in this matter. The young master is not allowed to reveal anything about the master, nor is he allowed to drain the funds of the Shafiq family on his own, let alone You must cooperate with any staff of the Ministry of Magic. If you disobey the master's instructions, please bear the consequences."

"To put it simply, he wants me to do nothing." Elaine rolled her eyes, "The Ministry of Magic has sent people to arrest me, so why should I not cooperate and run away?"

Knott's answer was succinct.

"Any employee of the Ministry of Magic who takes action against the little master will be regarded as a Death Eater associate and will also be included in the target of revenge." Nott said, "This is the same even if the little master takes the initiative to contact or disclose information, so for the sake of the other party, Please don’t act rashly, little master, so as not to cause misunderstanding.”

"" This answer left Elaine speechless, and it took a while before she asked again. "In other words, if I go back to the Ministry of Magic with these people now, then all of these people will be included in the list of Death Eaters by that madman."

"Yes." Amid everyone's open mouths, Nott actually nodded. "As soon as the little master enters the Ministry of Magic, all employees of the Ministry of Magic will be hunted down by the master, regardless of whether they are innocent or not. So please respect yourself, little master. Minors should focus on their studies and ignore adults' affairs."

"Is he crazy"

"The master is dead, and the only one who can continue the bloodline of the Shafiq family is the young master." Nott bowed again. "In the Wizarding War, there is a rule of not harming descendants, so the master does not intend to retaliate against the children of the Death Eaters, but if the other party attacks the young master, the master will not care whether other people are innocent."

"Sounds reasonable," Daphne said, nodding. "Family wars between wizards do have this rule, but the Death Eaters and the Dark Lord have never cared about it."

"What's reasonable? This is violence." Elaine asked Nott dissatisfied. "It's forbidden to speak and contact with other people. He cares about me so much, why doesn't he tie me up and lock me in the basement?"

"The master has an explanation." The elf blinked his big eyes and replied. "If the little master doesn't like what the master is doing, he can also try to seize the position of the head of the Shafiq family. As long as any of the following conditions are met, he will directly hand over the position of the head of the family to the little master and stop all plans."