thefictionvixens Chapter 536 Xilun's Doubts
Chapter 536 Xilun's Doubts
Chapter 536 Xilun's Doubts
Xiren sat at the dining table, and when he spoke, the surroundings were so quiet that everyone held their breath.
From being taken away by the fake Sirius Black at the beginning, to meeting Voldemort, and then to Dumbledore arriving, Sirius told them all about his experiences.
Of course, he didn't tell everything; for example, he deliberately omitted the details about the Killing Curse.
Fortunately, it wasn't anything important, and even if it was deliberately ignored, it wouldn't make the experience seem abrupt.
In addition, there are Animagus—Animagus who is not registered with the Ministry of Magic is breaking the law and will be sent directly to Azkaban if discovered.
The Burrow is now overflowing with Aurors, and Sirens can't be sure if all of them are sharp enough.
So until that was confirmed, he only said that he used human transformation techniques.
This excuse was a bit crude, and after Xilun finished speaking, most people frowned and looked doubtful, clearly not believing it.
Because body shapeshifting only changes appearance, many of them can transform themselves into animals in this way, but this method does not increase flexibility or reaction ability.
Just like Krum in the Triwizard Tournament, he transformed himself into a shark during the second event. Although he gained the ability to breathe underwater, his stamina remained unchanged, and with the depletion of his magic, he became breathless after only an hour of swimming in the Black Lake.
The difference is that the shark that Animagus transforms into can swim continuously in the water.
Moody's blue demonic eye stared intently at Xilen, as if trying to see through his mind. But tacitly, neither of them interrupted Xilen, nor did anyone consider the possibility of him thinking about Animagus.
Perhaps in their eyes, a fifteen-year-old Animagus is more incredible than someone who can perform full human transformations.
Most importantly, their purpose this time wasn't to investigate how Cyril survived Voldemort, but to determine if Voldemort had truly been resurrected.
Despite already knowing this, the Burrow fell into a stifling silence after receiving the truth from Xilun once again.
An old wizard, pipe in mouth, tried to light a match several times but failed. Fred and George, unusually, remained silent, sitting there with somber expressions.
"How many Death Eaters did you see in total?" Moody was the first to break the silence and ask.
"Probably a dozen or so, but I don't know the exact number."
"Did you get a good look at them?" someone asked.
"No, they were all wearing hoods and masks."
"A bunch of cowards," Moody said angrily.
"There were only three Death Eaters who escaped from prison," Tonks said softly, shaking her red hair. "The rest must have been those who slipped through the net more than a decade ago. They deceived the Ministry of Magic, but immediately returned to the side of the resurrected Void."
"If you ask me, we shouldn't have done it in the first place—"
"Nifadora!" Moody shouted, interrupting her. "We cannot question the decisions we made back then."
Tonks' hair immediately turned an unsightly brownish-yellow, and he stood up and left the Burrow.
Moody pretended not to see anything and asked Xilun a few more detailed questions, which Xilun answered one by one.
"There are more Death Eaters than we thought, so our previous strategy is no longer viable and we have to change it," Moody said, and the group became busy again.
Under his arrangement, almost half of the people left the humble dwelling.
Xiren and the others returned to Charlie's room upstairs.
"By the way, where's Mr. Weasley?" Siron asked from the stairs. "The Order of the Phoenix is all here. Who's going to St. Mungo's to look after Mr. Weasley?"
“It’s Mrs. Pomfrey from the university hospital,” Ron said. “She happened to be in St. Mungo’s when Dumbledore came, and she offered to help take care of my father.”
Well, this can be considered a good match for my major.
Siron asked about Dumbledore, but Harry and the others didn't know much about him either.
"Tonks was the first to spot the problem," Harry said. "Since you hadn't come back, she contacted Professor Moody with a strange piece of parchment and found out that they hadn't found any wands and didn't need any help."
"Moody wanted to rush back immediately after hearing the news," Ron recounted the situation at St. Mungo's. "But then, Dumbledore suddenly appeared before everyone, Apparating into the ward—"
"Wait, Ron, you must be mistaken," Hermione said. "The book says that St. Mungo's Hospital for the Magical Injuries and Wounds prohibits Apparition, just like Hogwarts."
"But Dumbledore just suddenly appeared in the ward, and everyone saw it," Ron said matter-of-factly. "Maybe he had some special method; after all, he is Dumbledore."
Hermione didn't say anything more.
"Dumbledore asked us where Harry was, and I told him you hadn't come and were still at the Burrow," Ron continued, looking at Harry. "Did he come looking for you?"
"He came, and he just appeared out of nowhere," Harry said. "He asked me if I'd been having nightmares lately, and when I told him no, he left again."
Siren speculated that Dumbledore must have left some kind of backup plan within the Order of the Phoenix.
He knew Sirius had something going on all along, and it was impossible for him to leave England without doing anything. He probably made some arrangements with Harry.
However, Bellatrix's target was not Harry, which is why he didn't receive the news immediately, but instead kept in sync with the Order of the Phoenix.
But there was one thing that always puzzled Siren: how did Dumbledore know where he was?
Voldemort had been plotting for so long before finally giving Bellatrix an opportunity during the Christmas holidays to take him to that swamp.
It goes without saying that the place must have been carefully selected by them, and it would never be found so easily.
Xiren had always thought so too. From the moment he was brought to the swamp to when he was planning his escape route, he never thought that anyone could come to his aid.
But Fawkes found him and brought Dumbledore down from the sky. At that moment, Sirius was no less surprised than Voldemort.
Of course, there were more surprises than anything else.
But if you calm down and think about it carefully, it seems that finding people isn't one of Phoenix's talents.
Unfortunately, Mrs. Weasley said that Fox left immediately after bringing him back, so she couldn't answer that question.
However, given the tense relationship between Celen and Fox, even if the phoenix were here, it probably wouldn't pay any attention to Celen.