Chapter 373: Order of the Phoenix

After coming out of the Department of Mysteries, Harry followed Tonks, who still seemed to have something on her mind, step by step. She didn't speak, just walked slowly to the elevator.

"I'm going to the Auror Office," Tonks said. "You can return to the Burrow from the fireplace in the Atrium."

Harry nodded. The Ministry of Magic looked very busy at this moment, everyone was in a hurry, and the sky was full of paper airplanes.

Harry stood in the Atrium, watching the wizards constantly darting out and leaving from the fireplace, a strange feeling rising in his heart. He shook his head, threw the unspeakable sense of disharmony out of his head, walked casually to an empty fireplace, and sprinkled a handful of Floo powder.

"I think the lawn in front of the door is quite good..." Fleur was saying something, when she was suddenly interrupted by Harry who appeared suddenly.

"Oh, Harry, you're back," Jin Ni said with relief. "Tell me, what happened this morning?"

Harry glanced at Fleur, and he deliberately said: "Ah, Fleur, do you remember Donna? Donna Noble?"

"Er, I have some impression," Fleur didn't mind him interrupting her topic, just followed and recalled. "A student with a lot of personality, a know-it-all, you played quite well with her last year?"

"Yes, she is preparing to work in the Ministry of Magic," Harry shrugged.

"That's interesting, why does she want to come here? If she hasn't fallen in love with anyone, Britain is not a very good—"

Jin Ni coughed several times, as if there was really phlegm in her throat.

"Although my friendship with her is average, it's really a wonderful thing to see an alumnus in a foreign land," Fleur said lightly.

"Ah right, I can add her to the invitation list," Fleur looked at Luo En. "What about Hermione and Alina? I think they are also worth sending an invitation."

Luo En looked away with a stiff face and didn't answer.

"What invitation are you talking about?" Harry asked puzzled.

"Of course it's the wedding, Bill and I are already preparing, half a year to a year," Fleur planned happily. "He said he is looking for a place to live after the wedding, and the details of the wedding are prepared by me."

"Er, Luo En, if it's convenient for you," Harry didn't want to hear these things at all. "Let's discuss the Order of the Phoenix."

"Of course," Luo En followed Harry out without thinking.

"What are you going to say?" They walked out, leaning against the fence by the chicken coop like before.

"Actually, it's just an excuse to come out. However, I have also considered, do you want to join the Order of the Phoenix?" Harry asked.

"It's not that I can't, it's just," Luo En looked at the azure blue sky, saying gloomily, "what is the significance of the Order of the Phoenix now? Without Death Eaters and the Dark Lord, the Order of the Phoenix is just an ordinary club, or even just a gathering of friends."

"Yes, I also think so, they need to find some new directions," Harry was also a bit distressed. "My godfather and I originally planned to announce the good news of the Death Eaters' collapse at the meeting on Sunday, but—"

But in this way, the Order of the Phoenix should put the resurrection of Deng Buliduo on the agenda, and Yanayev must be staring at this matter.

"Yes, this makes it seem like the Order of the Phoenix has no significance for existence," Harry changed to a painless way of saying it.

"What is Doge planning?" Luo En asked.

"This is also a problem, I feel he wants to turn the Order of the Phoenix into an organization like a political party, with members all in high positions, meeting regularly for interest exchange or something," Harry frowned and said. "That's certainly not a good thing either."

"Although Doge helped my dad, but," Luo En scratched his head, "I dare not say, I feel I am the only one in the family who doesn't want Dad to be Minister."

The two looked at the green lawn under the sunlight, silent. Somehow, Harry felt his body was hot, and he wanted to go into the house.

"Dinner is ready—" Mrs. Wei Silai's voice called them into the house. For the rest of the day, they never mentioned this matter again.

On Saturday morning, Harry was not surprised to see his godfather drinking morning tea in the living room. They had originally agreed to announce the truth in front of the Order of the Phoenix and tell everyone that the Death Eaters had been completely dismantled, but his heart was a bit uneasy at this moment.

"What are you thinking about, Harry?" Sirius looked radiant, he just proudly patted Harry on the shoulder.

"I'm thinking, do you feel," Harry said distressfully, "that the Order of the Phoenix has deteriorated?"

"Are you talking about Doge?" Sirius nodded. "I have this feeling too, but, although it has deviated from the original intention, it is not evolving in a bad direction."

"Someone has to be Minister, letting Arthur do it is better than letting others do it," Sirius evaluated without taboo in Arthur's own home. "The Order of the Phoenix knows he will be an upright good person, so they strongly recommend him to be Minister, I think this is no problem. Can't say, in order to hypocritically show how fair and selfless we are, we insist on asking capable people to give up the opportunities in front of them?"

"Is this Doge's answer?" Harry frowned and whispered. "After eliminating the Death Eaters, the new direction he found for the Order of the Phoenix is to prepare to seize power?"

"Power always falls into someone's hands, so rather than handing it to fate, it's better to grasp it in your own hands," Sirius shrugged.

"I can understand this truth, but I think this deviates from the original intention of the Order of the Phoenix," Harry's eyebrows were tangled together. "I just suddenly thought of this point, that is, you can also let Doge, for example, set up another organization, change to another name or something."

"Why did you think of these things for no reason?" Sirius looked at Harry suspiciously. "Is there any saying to this?"

"Neither, I'm just thinking, if Deng Buliduo were still here, he would definitely not want to see the Order of the Phoenix become like this," Harry exhaled. He felt he had found the root of the problem, and all this stemmed from the nostalgia for Deng Buliduo.

"Oh, that's true," Sirius leaned his back completely on the chair. "Then shall we go talk to Doge later?"

In order to talk to Doge privately, they arrived at the venue early. This old man who wheezed when he spoke seemed to be the same kind appearance. Harry felt that he himself should not be blackened, as long as things were spoken clearly, everything would be easy to handle.

"Why would you ask me this?" Doge looked around vigilantly, then whispered. "The clever trick to paralyze those foreign forces, wasn't it your idea, Harry?"

"Ah?" Harry opened his mouth in surprise.

"That day you told me that Deng Buliduo didn't actually leave any Horcruxes, but you hinted to me to let others believe he left them," Doge said cautiously. "Later, Severus told me that this was not only to guard against Death Eaters, but also to deter foreigners."

"Yes, yes," Harry nodded blankly.

"I know you will solve the Death Eaters sooner or later, Sirius, you and Severus have many things hidden from us, I can understand, you don't want people to know what you are doing," Doge's tone didn't reveal dissatisfaction. "But it doesn't matter, I can cooperate, cooperate very well."

"After the Death Eater crisis is resolved, it would be a very strange thing for the Order of the Phoenix not to want to resurrect Deng Buliduo. The lie of the Horcruxes will be exposed. So I thought, I can pretend that I am addicted to power, pretend that I want to use the Order of the Phoenix to satisfy my own selfish desires, then I become the person who least wants Deng Buliduo to be resurrected, and also happens to be the person who can really stop him from being resurrected. I can hide the painting, right?"

Harry widened his eyes, he began to understand everything.

"And I can feel that the Ministry of Magic is also wary of the Order of the Phoenix, they have been dissatisfied with us since Fudge. Actually, I also know that it is not good for the Order of the Phoenix to develop in this way, so I think, we can split up," Doge gestured. "I and most of the members show a look of being obsessed with power, while you can be the minority 'sober faction', secretly uniting members who are still pure."

"What I envisioned is that you can act quietly, still follow the crowd to attend meetings, and then secretly plan to find the real location where I hid the painting, wanting to set things right by resurrecting Deng Buliduo. Er, actually, don't be too hidden, you can appropriately let foreign forces and the Ministry of Magic know."

"I originally thought that was your plan," Doge rubbed his hands. "This is just right to screen out some absolutely loyal members who are righteous. In the future, if you encounter any other crises, you can quickly reorganize that initial Order of the Phoenix and retain combat power."

"But for your reputation..." Harry had already begun to admire this old man.

"Eh, it's good that I can exert some residual heat," Doge sighed. "I always feel that I can't help Deng Buliduo, after all, my magic level is far inferior to his... of course, tell me the truth, is he really unable to come back?"

Harry looked at Doge's complex eyes. He knew that Doge didn't directly read his hints; he just preferred to believe that a person like Deng Buliduo couldn't possibly make Horcruxes.

"It is indeed so," Harry also sighed.

"Yes, I also think he is not that kind of person," Doge shook his head. "However, if Deng Buliduo really made Horcruxes, that would mean he is a hypocrite, and I would really not agree to resurrect him."

Harry admitted that this was indeed the truth; Doge would not resurrect Deng Buliduo no matter what, and he was speechless for a moment.

After a moment of silence, Doge stood up: "Then let's go out, the meeting is about to start."

"About this matter of winning over members to plot against you," Harry also stood up, "we will do it very carefully." ===== CHAPTER 374 =====