"It's outrageous, it's outrageous."
In the big office, Moody was rarely dressed very smartly, as if he was going to a dance.
He looked at William and Lupine's clothes with dissatisfaction on his face, "You need to be more energetic, more energetic!"
"This is my best wizard robe. It cost me fifty-one galleons!"
William rolled his eyes and responded, "If you feel more energetic, you have to wear a dress. We are escorting prisoners, not attending a dance!"
"Fifty-one Galleons?"
Lupine took a breath and said, "You have been deceived, Professor William. This kind of material..."
"The inside is lined with dragon skin, and the key protective parts are also engraved with runes - fifty-one galleons is already the cost price."
William poked his heart and said, "The protection is a one-time use and only lasts for one year. I ordered it last summer."
"Is that so?"
Moody came over and felt the dragon leather lining with his fingers. "The workmanship seems to be really good. I'll go to a shop somewhere to order one next month."
"you two…"
Lupine glanced at the two people who didn't seem to be joking, and spread his hands helplessly - he would never be willing to spend so many galleons on a wizard's robe if he could wear it with patches, even if it sounded really effective. good.
"Forget it, if I introduce the Aurors," William spread his hands, "I probably won't be able to buy anything in my life."
"Oh well…"
Moody looked at William's inconspicuous wizard robe angrily, "Let's make do with this first..."
Fifty-one galleons of robes will do...
If Voldemort hadn't been resurrected this year, William wouldn't have been willing to spend such a high price on custom-made wizard robes that could only last for one year - let alone wearing them just for a simple field trip.
You know, Moody said that the subsidy from the Ministry of Magic afterwards was only about fifty galleons, which was not even the cost price.
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"Hello Mr. Moody."
"Good morning Professor Moody."
"Hello, Senior Moody."
As soon as he arrived at the Auror office, Moody showed his prestige in the Auror office to two colleagues - the young Aurors still maintained respect for the retired Moody, and even the batters looked at Moody. It's also full of longing.
But here, he didn't say anything as much as he did in the office. When greeted, he just nodded stiffly, indicating that he understood and the other party could go about other things.
"Is there any room available?"
"Please come with me, Professor Moody."
The Auror who was pulled by him neatly put down what he was holding and led Moody directly.
But after William and the three of them sat down, the Auror quickly left, closing the door behind him.
"Are they all your students?"
William found a seat and sat down, and asked without taking a look at the environment.
"Although it's not quite the same, it's almost the same - I've participated in at least one month of training."
Moody leaned back in his chair, his expression relaxing, obviously feeling that he was safe here.
"At the beginning, there were a bunch of comrades. Later, after fighting Voldemort, capturing Death Eaters, being hospitalized, and making sacrifices, when I found that almost all the familiar faces in the office were people I trained, and There are not many Aurors left with me."
"The biggest impact was that Mr. Crouch fell into Umbridge's trick and was ruined by a report by Rita." Moody sighed, "and found out that Mr. Crouch's son was captured. After he personally sent his son to Azkaban, many people had no intention of continuing..."
"Especially after Mr. Crouch, the pioneer in the fight against the Death Eaters, was transferred, many old people left the office at once."
"In the end, I became the longest living role model. A group of newbies who just came in, even want to learn everything from you..."
"Later on, the peace in the magical world became frightening. Those restless pure-blooded Death Eaters who were suspected of being pure-blooded Death Eaters appeared impatiently before they were cleared away. Some of them were mixed with some of that, and the new Minister of Magic liked those things. I'm a rich pureblood. It's boring for me to do this, so I might as well retire..."
He stepped on the floor with his wooden leg, making a clicking sound.
"But fortunately, good things happened as soon as we arrived at Hogwarts this year. First, the bugs who escaped the crime were sent to Azkaban, and then Rita, the lying woman, was sentenced, and then, Even Umbridge, the hidden mastermind behind the scenes, was found out..."
"To be honest, if I hadn't been afraid that I couldn't help but give her some special commemoration, I would have planned to apply to be a spectator - instead of waiting for the trial to end before sending her to Az Go to Caban."
It was rare for Moody to talk so much that both William and Lupine concentrated on listening.
Obviously, this old Auror does not like to see the current Minister of Magic, and it can even be said that he will most likely not like the Ministry of Magic when he takes office. Although the reason for his retirement is his age, the internal problems of the Ministry of Magic are indeed It is an important reason for him to retire.
Think about it, for people like Malfoy, more than ten years ago, Moody led a group of Aurors to resist desperately, and then spent a long time trying to catch and convict Voldemort after Voldemort disappeared, but unfortunately he was acquitted by these people. .
But before he could retire, the prisoners back then had already become the guests of high-ranking officials and even ministers of the Ministry of Magic. The guys who had been arrested and disappeared had all changed their faces and come out to cause trouble - this scene is even chilling to think about. Fear.
To be fair, William felt that if he encountered a situation like Moody's, he would not be too careful. After those guys who escaped punishment back then became officials of the Ministry of Magic, wouldn't they want to settle accounts with the Aurors who were hunted down? ?
But it's much better now - a group of guys who escaped trial were sent to Azkaban, and occasionally the few remaining little shrimps didn't dare to say stupid things or do stupid things at will, especially the matter of settling accounts with Moody. Unreliable.
Now, the most threatening person is the Dark Lord who doesn't know how to resurrect him.
He has been keeping a close eye on the black market during this period, but he didn't find anything. If things continue to develop like this, I'm afraid he will have to look for the shipment records of those things in recent years.
Fortunately, some herbal medicines are extremely difficult to preserve - otherwise it would be useless for him to look through the records. Maybe some ancient family has a huge inventory...
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"Dong dong dong."
The knock on the door woke the three people who were deep in thought. William subconsciously touched the wand, and then realized that this was a safe area.
Moody was relieved - he obviously had great trust in the Aurors.
"Please come in."
The person who knocked on the door eagerly opened the door and stuck his head in.
"The result of the trial is out, Umbridge is imprisoned in Azkaban for life!"
Her tone was very happy, as if the person imprisoned was not the former Deputy Minister of Magic, but the Dark Lord himself.
"Great news," Moody said with a smile on his face, as if he was celebrating Christmas today. "So, how are the preparations of the Aurors responsible for the escort?"
"Ready for mission, Mr. Moody!"
She had a fighting spirit on her face.
"Then what are we waiting for? Prepare the team, prepare the ferry and carriage to take her to Azkaban."
Moody stood up, his wooden legs making a powerful sound on the floor.
Escorting prisoners to Azkaban is a hard and boring task - in order to prevent the prisoners from escaping, there is no way to use convenient and fast props such as apparation, floo network, door keys, etc. during the entire escort. You can only rely on the escort to send the person there. A special port on the seaside, and then use a special ferry to bring the prisoners up.
Generally speaking, this kind of work is left to the strikers. After the trial, they are not delivered immediately. Instead, they are escorted to Azkaban after gathering enough people.
As for Umbridge's escort team, it is an unusually high-profile all-Auror escort team, and is even accompanied by professors from Hogwarts. It is indeed worthy of her former Deputy Minister of Magic and hidden food. The identity of a Dead Apostle.
As for why William is so familiar with this, that is another story.
"First use the flying carriage to reach the port, and then we will get the ship to the island - everyone has to guard separately. Professor William, you are responsible for the tail protection of the team, Professor Luping, you are responsible for the head protection, I will watch the turtles detained in the middle Mrich's carriage."
Moody quickly assigned the task and then got directly into the carriage where Umbridge was.
Taking advantage of this gap, William and Lupine made a joke, "Be careful. Judging from Professor Moody's expression, he seems to be eager for a fool to appear and rob the prison, and then take the opportunity to kill Umbridge."
However, this joke made Lupine become serious, "It makes sense. When the fight between Aurors and Death Eaters was at its fiercest, the Aurors would hardly bring back prisoners..."
? ? ?
After William figured out the meaning of this sentence, Lu Ping had already boarded the carriage in front.
William could only shake his head and silently wish Umbridge good luck on her own - judging from Moody's expression today, I'm afraid if a Muggle plane hadn't passed by, he would have judged that someone was coming to rob the prison...
To be honest, for some reason, William felt that Fudge would immediately agree with Moody after checking it carefully.
He smiled and shook his head, then awkwardly got into the escort carriage.
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"Professor William, are you feeling uncomfortable?"
When William felt awkward sitting down, the Auror opposite asked in a low voice.
"that is…"
William hesitated, "It always feels weird...and there seem to be too few people in the car."
"This side is the escort's seat, and the back is the escort's seat. How could we possibly arrange for you to sit there?"
The carriage was not big, with four seats facing each other on both sides, and there were even shackles at the back - William was very familiar with this.
But in most cases, that is not necessary, because after most wizards lose their wands, their spellcasting abilities cannot even compare with those of their students.
"It's just that I feel weird when we sit facing each other like this..."
"Actually, I'm about the same," the Auror opposite shook his head, "To be honest, since I became an Auror, I haven't escorted a prisoner yet. The Death Eaters arrested this year were all rushed to be escorted, and I was the only one who Newcomers can't even be ranked..."
"I have learned about this car during training, but to be honest, this is the first time I have seen it..."
I'm familiar with it, but I was a passenger last time...
William grinned. He always felt that something was wrong, but he didn't feel that it was dangerous, so he had no choice but to lean against the wall of the carriage and said, "How about some candies?"
"There's chocolate, honey, cream..."
"Is there any mint flavor?"
"Ah...there is something coming..."
William rummaged around and handed it to the other party - very good, Auror eating mints, unless necessary, it is best not to meet each other in the future.
He breathed a sigh of relief and felt that everything was much more normal.
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"We're here, it's time to change boats!"
Today's escort was extremely normal, not even a Muggle plane was encountered.
Moody sighed in disappointment - he couldn't kill a defenseless person like Umbridge, but it would be much easier to take action if there were still some hidden Death Eaters ready to rescue him. He felt that According to today's team, it is completely possible to capture those guys who can't think about it on the spot.
"It's time to change the class, Professor William, Professor Lupin."
Moody yelled, "It's your turn to watch over Umbridge until we go to Azkaban."
William was noncommittal, and Lupine hurriedly agreed, which made William curious about what happened to Lupine.
But now is not the time to ask - going to the waters near the island of Azkaban still requires necessary confidentiality. Although William feels that he will know where he is when he reaches his destination, he still has to go through the procedure once. of.
It just so happened that he was quite curious about this Death Eater who had been lurking for a long time during this period - there were so many Death Eater lists that he couldn't even find anything related to this Umbridge. How did she know her? How did the Dark Lord climb to the position of deputy minister with the help of the Dark Lord and his own efforts?
It's just that the investigation was in trouble at the beginning. He didn't have much contact with Umbridge, but Umbridge knew the professor.
To be precise, she had been thinking during this time - whether the professor had somehow controlled the damn lie that Rita asked her to weave.
If she hadn't had the wand, she would have even planned to fight to the death with Professor William - but now that everything was gone, the only thing she could do was to close her eyes tightly and refuse all communication.
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"This familiar sea area is really nostalgic."
Moody's wooden legs rattled on the deck - he missed the last escort, and the last time Aurors were dispatched like this was more than ten years ago.
"Yes, Mr. Moody - how are you doing as a professor at Hogwarts? Those two professors are pretty serious under you, right?"
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"That's right, they must have learned a lot!"
Some veteran Aurors took advantage of Moody's good mood and asked him - they had left Hogwarts for a long time, and they still missed school, but the staff entering the Triwizard Tournament were all ordinary employees of the Ministry of Magic.
There is no other way. If we let a team of Aurors in, let alone the issue of waste and waste, the principals may not be able to sit still...
"Is Auror a profession used to find out gossip? A striker can do this kind of thing!"
Moody put on a serious face and said, "By the way, I arranged for you to sit with the two professors. How do you feel?"
"Everyone has their eyes on the sky. This is the most powerful wizard I can find in the UK! Although today is a happy day, don't just focus on laughing and joking!"