"You have a list of members of the Order of the Phoenix?" asked Isiah, looking at Ivan in bewilderment.
"Kinsley Shacklebolt, Arthur Weasley, Remus Lupin, Dedalus Diggle, Sturgis Podmore, Emmeline Vance, Mundungus Fletcher…" Ivan named a dozen wizards in quick succession, but did not include them, as Harry and the others did not qualify.
Alicia was very surprised. She certainly believed that Ivan would not speak without thinking, and she knew some of the people on this list. They were indeed members of the Order of the Phoenix.
"They're the main force of the Order of the Phoenix, and there are still spies and non-magical Squibs that are not recorded…" Ivan added.
These names were, of course, extracted from his memory, and if it were the same as the original time and place, the Order of the Phoenix that Dumbledore had re-established would be this group.
Ivan was surprised to find that there were only a dozen members of the Order of the Phoenix.
He was the weakest of the three factions, far behind his enforcers and Lord Voldemort's Death Eaters.
However, Ivan soon recalled that Dumbledore had many friends, and his reputation in the wizarding community was second to none.
All things considered, it was a force to be reckoned with.
"Is Lupin the werewolf working for you undercover?" Alicia asked after a long pause.
It seemed to her that Ivan knew everyone's name so precisely because there was a member of the Order of the Phoenix.
Lupin, a werewolf, was the most likely suspect.
After all, Ivan had the Wolfsbane Potion in his possession and was working on a cure for werewolves, so it would be easy to convince him to defect.
"No, don't make wild guesses… it wasn't him!" Ivan shook his head and quickly denied it.
Although Alicia's imagination made sense, she was on good terms with Lupin, so it was better not to cheat him…
"In any case, you don't have to worry about the Order of the Phoenix. I have my own arrangements. All you have to do is keep an eye on the Ministry of Magic and the Death Eaters…" Yvonne began.
He did not know exactly what kind of conflict existed between Alicia and Dumbledore, but the latter did not have long to live.
Once the white wizard was dead, all past grudges would vanish, and there would be no point in fighting the Order.
Alicia nodded. If Ivan had a plan, then she would not add to it.
Alicia looked down at the list of people who had just been recorded and sighed.
"I didn't expect even Kingsley Shacklebolt to be a member of the Order of the Phoenix. According to Dougett, this man was very capable and didn't get along well with Arthur Weasley. I was wondering if I should try to recruit him…"
"Kingsley was probably just putting on a show. How could he have passed on information to Dumbledore about the Ministry if he didn't trust Fudge?" Yvonne replied casually, looking through the letters one by one.
One of the envelopes Isiah handed to him was unopened and unsigned.
Ivan looked up at Alicia, puzzled.
"This letter is enchanted with a probing spell, so that if anyone but you opens it, the paper inside will immediately self-destruct," Alicia explained.
"Like this?" Ivan muttered to himself.
He had a pretty good idea who sent the letter, so he opened it.
"I knew it… it's from the teacher!" Ivan pulled out the letter and looked at the signature at the end of the parchment. As he had expected, the only person who would send him a letter in such a special way at this time was Nicolas Flamel.
"What did he say in his letter?" Alicia asked curiously.
Ivan briefly described the contents of the letter and then muttered to himself, "Well, the teacher congratulated me on defeating Voldemort… and asked me to come over if I had time in the near future."
"That's strange. How did you find out that I defeated Voldemort? Did the news spread so quickly? It shouldn't have…"
Alicia was not surprised. A master alchemist like Nicolas Flamel always had a special source of information.
Furthermore, more than two hundred people had witnessed what happened at Knockturn Alley. If they wanted to investigate, they would not be able to hide it.
"When are you planning to go over? Are you leaving today?" Alicia asked with some reluctance. Ivan had only been home for a little over a week this summer, and they were so busy with Knockturn Alley that they hadn't been able to get together.
Ivan wanted to say that he would leave tonight, but seeing the reluctance on Alicia's face, he changed his mind.
As it happened, he had a few things to prepare for, such as creating some magical props for the test that Nick Flamel had set for him.
Well, he had to write back to Hermione, and he would do it tonight. He must not forget it this time.
Ivan secretly thought about what he had to do before he left,
Although he could use Apparition to travel between two locations, Nick Flamel had once told him that Apparition's ability to move in and out of that space would affect protective magic, so he expected to be able to make the trip once a week.
… .
At night, on a hill dozens of miles away, Snape appeared out of thin air.
He glanced around. It was deserted and looked run-down.
Traces of the previous battle were vaguely visible. The soft soil was full of craters caused by magical explosions, and a tombstone with a missing corner was stuck in the ground at an angle. There were also signs of fire in the trees near the edge.
Snape frowned. This did not seem like the place for a rally.
Suddenly, he felt a sharp pain in his left arm as if it were on fire. Snape pulled up his sleeve and the Dark Mark on his left arm began to move.
The serpentine mark writhed and hissed, and a strange red light burst forth from the skull's empty eyes…
A string of information was then accurately delivered to his mind.
[Riddle House is located on a hill next to a village in the southwest of England…]
This was… the Fidelius Curse?!
Snape's pupils contracted as his forgotten memories resurfaced.
He jerked his head back and a large, imposing mansion appeared out of thin air…