Chapter 428: Grand Council

In the week, Luo En was confused by the new questions Zhang Qiu raised. He also began to stare blankly at something. At first, it was his belt and sword, then it was that storybook, and later, he began to flip through the Muggle novels he once loved very much over and over again. But the deeper he read those Slavic literatures, the more gray his face became, which immediately led to further confusion.

Harry was slightly busier than him. Although he held a glimmer of luck in his heart about Evolt's actual harm, in action, he showed the seriousness and decisiveness as if dealing with the real Voldemort's resurrection. Letters flew out and in like snowflakes, and Hedwig ushered in the busiest week ever.

By Saturday, Harry woke up early and pulled open Luo En's bed curtain.

"Wake up, brother, we're going to a meeting," he said.

"Meeting? What meeting?" Luo En opened his eyes, but his tone was still listless.

"The Grand Council of the Order of the Phoenix, Sirius will come to the Three Broomsticks to pick us up at 8:40," Harry glanced at his watch. "You have to go too, as our only Kamen Rider."

"Sigh—let's go then."

Although Luo En let out a very, very long sigh at this moment, when he finished breakfast, cheered up, and came to Godric's Hollow with Sirius, he still showed longing and enthusiasm for the Order of the Phoenix.

"Oh, welcome," Doge stood in front of the fork in the road, greeting them. "Harry, you haven't been here for a long time, maybe you don't know that we have changed our headquarters..."

"I heard," Harry continued along. "You built a new headquarters here in another open space, yes, and it's very imposing. I think this should also be Luo En's first time seeing it."

"I am honored, Mr. Wei Silai, that you can see the best Order of the Phoenix as soon as you arrive," Doge said with a smile.

Harry and Luo En followed Doge into the newly completed headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix. This was no longer a single small house, but a large-scale building, which used a lot of red and yellow decorations inside, making people think of flames at a glance. Moreover, the system of the Order of the Phoenix also began to become formalized. Each of them was assigned a small booklet, on which the procedures for this meeting were written—a large meeting in the morning and a small meeting in the afternoon.

At the large meeting, Doge introduced the appearance of Evolt to everyone without any avoidance, as well as his ambiguous relationship with Voldemort, calling on everyone to work together to crush the conspiracy of the dark forces again. The people present applauded in cooperation, but, with the expansion of the Order of the Phoenix, the personnel of the large meeting here were mixed. How many people were sincere? This was a question that could not be counted in detail.

After eating a fairly sumptuous lunch, Harry and Luo En sat at the long table in the small meeting room. They both knew that this was the meeting that really prepared to face the problems and solve the problems.

"First of all, we need to reach a consensus: Evolt is our enemy. No matter what the relationship between him and Voldemort is, we must defeat him. We must never consider seeking peace or compromise," after everyone was seated, Doge set the tone first. "If he is related to Voldemort, then out of the duties of the Order of the Phoenix, we must fight him to the end; and even if he is not related to Voldemort, we cannot allow any careerist to borrow Voldemort's name. This is undoubtedly a provocation to us."

"Yes, it seems that Elphias has also considered the possibility that Evolt is unrelated to Voldemort. At present, we are lacking in both intelligence and combat power. I think we need to put effort into two aspects," Lu Ping was the first to speak. His experience in Gilneas had fully changed his temperament. At this moment, he appeared confident and sharp. "First, we must eventually investigate clearly whether Evolt and Voldemort are related. If they are, we can start from Voldemort, whom we know relatively well, to target his weaknesses, or prevent some of his means in advance; and if not, we also need to understand why he must drag Voldemort into it and figure out his motivation, which is conducive to our guessing and predicting his actions."

"The second point is still to fall back on the Kamen Rider matter. Although we have discussed the changes brought by the Knight System to the wizarding world and the ways to deal with it, we should not have focused and thought about it with all our strength. At this moment, since Evolt is an enemy under the framework of the Knight System, we still have to spend considerable effort on countering Kamen Riders, whether it is cultivating our own knights," he looked at Luo En when he said this, "or finding another way to use existing or new magic to counter knights, we must invest more in this issue."

"Well said, Remus," Moody agreed. "I listened to your opinion and it is basically the same as mine, that is, on the basis of strategic defense, collect as much enemy information as possible. However, I think there is another thing that is more urgent and worth discussing, and that is the specific strategy of defense."

"Yes, even if we simply believe the statement of the Heavenly Dynasty people, we know that the ring and the locket must be kept properly," Aberforth patted the desk of Sirius beside him. "We must not only guard against his strong grabbing and snatching, but also guard against means such as stealing or cheating, because the diadem was stolen."

"In fact, I am still not sure whether the stolen diadem was really used by Evolt," Harry said calmly. "And, I am also not sure whether Evolt already knows that the ring has been destroyed. The Heavenly Dynasty people seem to assume he knows this point. I think this is very strange."

"If he really knows, it confirms Evolt's identity from the side. He must be a Heavenly Dynasty person," Doge said. "Only very, very few people know that the ring was destroyed. At least the Order of the Phoenix absolutely cannot leak the secret. The only possibility is that during the period when Albus went to the Heavenly Dynasty to meet Master Xuanjun, the matter of the ring was learned by someone else in the Heavenly Dynasty."

"Maybe so." Sirius sat up straight and said very seriously. "Anyway, I agree with the conclusion of protecting the ring and the locket. We must discuss a reasonable protection plan."

"We have indeed set up many protective spells to guard against thieves, but judging from the fact that the diadem was stolen, perhaps the protective spells are no longer foolproof; and, we also know that Kamen Riders have infinite strength, so physical means may not be safe," Moody suggested. "Perhaps, what we should really do is transfer the ring and hide it, so that it can be better protected."

"If you want to say that, the Fidelius Charm is a very good spell for hiding things," Lu Ping said somewhat easily. "The locket should be safe with you, Padfoot?"

"It's safe for now, but I don't recommend that you bring the ring over, and I'm also thinking about transferring the locket to another place," Sirius shook his head. "Because everyone knows that it is protected by the Fidelius Charm, this is actually a relatively dangerous thing. First, I am worried about implicating those who know, and second, I am also worried that someone has found a way to crack the Fidelius Charm. Rather than that, it is better for us to hide the Horcruxes in other ways, so that the enemy is truly unable to start."

"At this stage, this is the best way to do it," Doge nodded, then turned to Harry and Luo En. "Then, we can discuss next, if we fight Evolt decisively at this moment, how much chance of winning do we have?"

"Fifty-fifty," Harry glanced at Luo En. "Saber still has room for growth."

"I think it's a bit worse," Luo En shook his head. "Although I drew with Evolt last time, I am not sure if he used his full strength. More importantly, we have two hidden enemies, Moon Rider and Decade. I dare not say what the situation will develop into, but the worst case is that Saber may have to face a one-on-many situation."

"If we consider other means?" Doge looked at the others present with hope.

"At night, my werewolf partners should be able to pose a considerable threat to Kamen Riders, but we haven't tried it for sure," Lu Ping said hesitantly.

"We purchased a batch of high-power Muggle weapons, but we haven't tried them either," Sirius's tone was equally full of uncertainty.

"Although everyone may not be willing to admit it, I have to say that the only thing that can definitely have an effect on Kamen Riders at present is the Killing Curse," Moody said with a solemn expression. "My level of the Killing Curse is not brilliant. I'm afraid this matter will eventually depend on... Severus."

Several members of the Order of the Phoenix looked at each other. Snape did not attend this meeting.

"Harry, you should find another opportunity to communicate with him," Doge said reluctantly. "We still have to try our best to avoid doing this... of course, if it is a last resort, we can only say... try to understand..."

"If that's the case," Harry simply made a decision. "I think concentrating all the Horcruxes at school is the best plan at present."

"First, Hogwarts already has a large number of protective spells, and it is not so easy for outsiders to mix in as wizards."

"Second, there are at least three students in the school at present who can use knight power to fight Evolt, or even if other enemies appear, we are not without the power to fight."

"Third, Professor Snape, the only one on our side who can threaten Kamen Riders as a wizard, also has a lot of time at school, and he is one of the few people who can enter and leave the school through Apparition. Once something happens, he has the ability to arrive at the scene immediately."

Finally, if Evolt is not an evil careerist, but part of the Heavenly Dynasty's plan, then putting the Horcruxes at school just gives him a reason to attack the school, which is convenient for Luo En to fight and grow with him, Harry added silently in his heart. ===== CHAPTER 429 =====