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The reason for doing this is probably that they want to hide something...for example, to distract the injured Voldemort.
Kyle had this idea when he met Dumbledore.
What he was now certain of was that Dumbledore must have been injured, and the injury was not serious. His entire arm was almost crippled. Only Voldemort could do this.
But Voldemort can only do it. Just like two evenly matched Quidditch teams, if one side wants to win, it is impossible not to pay any price.
The most likely possibility now is that Voldemort and Dumbledore will fight in Austria and lose both sides.
Of course, these are all Kyle's guesses, or it may not be that those elite Death Eaters are elsewhere.
After all, Britain is such a big place, and Diagon Alley is not the only place that is famous.
Similarly, this is also the reason why the battle will end so quickly. There is one thing to say. Apart from the large number of people, their combat effectiveness is really not very good. Even without Fred and George's secret weapons, Kyle is sure to win in half an hour. Solve them within.
But in that case, the number of people caught would definitely not be as high as now.
"Thanks……"
"Thank you for your support..."
"The Ministry of Magic is really unreliable. No one has come to support it for such a long time. Could it be that Fudge and Scrimgeour were having a candlelight dinner together?"
After the last Death Eater was thrown out, the shopkeepers stepped forward to express their gratitude. However, because the news had not spread yet, they did not know that something had happened in the Ministry of Magic, and they all complained about the Aurors and Strikers. Inaction.
After Mr. Weasley explained the situation at the Ministry of Magic to them, the surroundings immediately fell silent.
They didn't like Fudge, or rather, few people liked this indecisive minister, but after hearing the news that he was killed by Death Eaters, everyone still felt uncomfortable and indescribably panicked.
Even the Minister of Magic was killed by Death Eaters... What can ordinary wizards like them do to protect their own safety?
No one spoke, the atmosphere was as cold as frost, and even the stench that had not dissipated from the surroundings seemed unimportant.
Mr. Weasley tried his best to offer words of encouragement, but with little effect.
This is the purpose of the Death Eaters, to disrupt the Ministry of Magic's plans against them by killing the Minister of Magic, and at the same time to establish their authority and severely damage the morale of their opponents. The benefits are simply not too many.
Judging from the current situation, the Death Eaters have been very successful. Everyone knows their purpose, but there is no way to deal with it.
The only thing everyone can do now is to make every effort to remedy the situation...to select a new minister as soon as possible and get the Ministry of Magic running again, but this also takes time.
……
After a while, Fred and George couldn't stand the atmosphere anymore, and because they cared about their shop, they said a few words to Mr. Weasley and ran forward quickly.
Their actions also brought several shop owners back to their senses.
Kyle thought for a moment and followed them. Florin Fusco, the owner of the cold drink shop, looked at their backs hesitantly, as if he wanted to say something, but after hesitating for a moment, he still sighed. No words were spoken.
He came to Kyle and said, "Thank you, you saved me again."
"It's nothing." Kyle shook his head, "If you really want to thank me, just treat me to ice cream."
"Of course, no problem." Florin Fusco patted his chest and said generously: "No matter when you come, you can eat for free. This promise is always valid!"
"That's really great." Kyle's eyes lit up, and he became more determined to open a store in Diagon Alley.
As for what kind of store to open… Subconsciously, he turned to look at the person from Quidditch Boutique, but the other person shifted his gaze to the side without hesitation.
Are you kidding? How much does an ice cream cost? Even the cheapest broom can sustain you for half a year.
"Tsk, stingy." Kyle couldn't help curling his lips, and could only give up the idea of opening another Quidditch boutique for the time being.
"what!"
At this moment, Fred and George's screams suddenly came from the distance, and Kyle subconsciously took out his wand.
"Don't be nervous." Florin Fusco said, "I think their screams have nothing to do with Death Eaters. They are probably just because they found their own shop."
"What do you mean?" Kyle asked.
"It's just..." Florin Fusco looked at Mr. Weasley's eyes and said hesitantly: "The extent of the damage to their trick shop may be a little serious."
Out of curiosity, Kyle immediately ran over to see what was going on.
Weasley's Wizarding Wheezes was still some distance away from the entrance to Diagon Alley. Before Kyle could reach the place, they heard their shrill screams again, one after the other.
The sound was terrible, as if someone had taken away all their Galleons.
But the truth is pretty much the same.
Their store is gone.
As soon as Kyle turned the corner, his field of view suddenly became wider. The originally neatly arranged shops suddenly became empty.
The one missing was Fred and George's store.
It must have been specially taken care of by the Death Eaters. Weasley's Wizarding Wheezes was one of the most severely damaged shops in the entire Diagon Alley.
The gate and the Weasley statue that served as a sign were smashed to pieces and scattered on the ground. Even the walls and windows were not spared.
What used to be an exquisite two-story building is now only a pile of rubble, which can be about half a meter tall.
Products that were neatly displayed were thrown everywhere... on the street, on the ground, on the opposite wall, but not on the shelves.
Let's put it this way, if he hadn't known in advance that there was a store here, Kyle would have thought someone dumped construction waste here.
But it’s not hard to understand…
Fred and George have been making jokes about Voldemort for a long time. They haven't taken down the "Constipation Ren" advertisement yet. Not only that, they also posted many spoof portraits of famous Death Eaters.
For example, Bellatrix and Rodolphus Lestrange were painted as a pair of ugly Cornish elves who were madly biting each other to promote their new products. Sugar, a candy that makes you lose your temper after eating it.
There is also a goblin with the same face as Antonin Dolokhov... It is advertised as a bald hat. After wearing it, you will temporarily become bald in various forms, but your hair will grow back after two days, too. Currently the most popular prank product in their store.
When Kyle was in school, he had seen many people sneaking such hats into the castle. They would wear such ordinary-looking hats with their school uniforms to avoid Filch's inspection.
After you get it, you can pretend to let others use it casually, or wear it yourself, and then show your bare head everywhere.
The little wizard, who is not troubled by hair loss, seems to regard this as a very interesting thing and enjoys it endlessly.
By the way, it is said that the inspiration for this hat came from Mr. Weasley, but so far Mr. Weasley himself does not know about it, and Fred and George are also very stubborn and insist on refusing to admit it. , only said that he came up with this idea after seeing Professor Slughorn at Hogwarts.
But the problem is that they had already graduated when Slughorn taught, and the hats were sold in October last year. At that time, they were still working at the Ministry of Magic and had no chance to see Slughorn. kindness.
But that doesn't matter anymore.
In short, Fred and George have been using Death Eaters and Voldemort to promote their new products. Although this approach is very relaxing, it is also very risky.
For example, like now... Death Eaters appeared in Diagon Alley to cause destruction. After discovering this "rebellious" behavior, they naturally would not let it go.
So Weasley's Wizarding Wheezes was demolished, and completely demolished.
"My store!" Fred and George's screams echoed in the early morning night air.
"Kill them... kill them!" George's eyes were red, and he took out all the feces on his body, intending to teach those Death Eaters a lesson they would never forget.
For example, stuffing dung eggs into their mouths, and then stuffing them into a bigger dung egg.
"Don't be impulsive. Mr. Weasley is asking them questions. It's not too late to teach them a lesson after asking them." Kyle stopped him in time.
When he arrived just now, Mr. Weasley was asking those Death Eaters about the mysterious man's plan and the location of other Death Eaters. If those people really knew anything, Fred and George's quarrel would delay the business.
"But my store... this is our hard work..." George struggled hard and couldn't even speak clearly.
"I know, but have you forgotten that you are a wizard?" Kyle said helplessly, "Do you remember what Professor Flitwick said? You are wizards, not baboons with sticks."
He waved his wand, and the stones on the ground immediately rejoined themselves and returned to their original positions.
Fred and George were stunned for a moment before they realized... Yes, how could they forget the repair spell?
So the two immediately gave up the trouble of finding Death Eaters and instead joined the work of repairing the shop.
First it was the wall, and then the broken glass window was restored to integrity, automatically returning to the window frame...
"You should be thankful that the Death Eaters used the Fire Curse instead of the Fiery Curse." Kyle restored a blackened statue fragment to its original shape, saying, "Otherwise, even if you are proficient in the Repair Curse, it would be useless."
"Then they are dead!" Fred said through gritted teeth.
"However, they probably don't dare to use the Fire Curse." George calmed down and said, "That thing can't be controlled well but it will affect your own people. There are a lot of Death Eaters coming this time. Unless they want to Get in there yourself."
As he said that, he glanced at Kyle meaningfully.
Kyle is the only wizard he has seen so far who can use the Fire Spell as an ordinary fire spell.
Dumbledore and Voldemort are definitely possible, but he has never seen them.
With the joint efforts of the three of them, it only took five minutes for Weasley's Wizarding Wheezes to be rebuilt.
Then there are the magic props around. This is much more difficult than repairing the store, and many of these props are one-time consumable products, such as maps and various potions. If they are broken, they are broken, and the repair spell is useless.
There are also those more complicated things that cannot be repaired in a short time.
They did a quick count and found that the store was more than half empty than before.
Looking at the empty counters and shelves, Fred and George's faces turned purple. These were all galleons, just gone!
At this moment, their hatred for the Death Eaters and Voldemort reached its peak, and they wanted to tear them apart and put them on the shelves.
……
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 780 Deterrence
To some extent, Death Eaters still have a tough mouth. Due to the fear of Voldemort, it is usually difficult for people from the Ministry of Magic to get anything useful from them unless they use Legilimency or Veritaserum. Information.
The same goes for the Death Eaters who were caught this time. Even though they were all tied up, they all acted as if they wanted to kill and to find out what they were doing. They just held their necks and said nothing, as if they were determined to die. Mr. Weasley certainly wouldn't torture them.
Of course, they were right, Mr. Weasley would not do this, but there were exceptions to everything.
"So you were just sent to Diagon Alley to cause havoc, and you don't know anything else, right?"
When Kyle went back, he happened to see a very horrifying scene.
Mr. Weasley was crouched talking to a head, while the headless body was less than five feet away, guarded by a shopkeeper.
"Yes, I've said it three times, we really only know so much!" The voice in the head said with a hint of crying, "Please, put me back quickly, it's really hurting already."
"There's no rush." Mr. Weasley said slowly: "As far as I know, the separation caused by Apparition can last for about thirty minutes. Now we..." He glanced at his watch. "We still have seven minutes to communicate."
"No, don't... you said that was the approximate time... I'm really in pain now..."
"We really don't know anything... Oh, by the way, Lord Yaxley asked us to come..." The man's voice became smaller and smaller, "And Lord Lestrange... they see He seemed to be in a hurry when he went up... before leaving, he said..."
"Shut up, you traitor!" A Death Eater shouted angrily, "The Dark Lord will kill you for your betrayal!"