NABC Chapter 44 The Two-Colored Phoenix Soaring Freely!
Chapter 44 The Two-Colored Phoenix Soaring Freely!
House-elves are a subspecies of fairies, and have been domesticated by wizards for generations, so they are deeply ingrained with servility and their loyalty is guaranteed.
In addition, house-elves possess considerable spellcasting abilities, and their innate ability to Apparate is far more powerful than that of wizards, allowing them to perform Apparate in Hogwarts Castle, where it is strictly forbidden.
With two little helpers secretly protecting his parents, Dali could feel much more at ease.
However, house-pocketed Pokémon are not cheap items that can be bought casually. Only prestigious pure-blooded families have them, and they are generally not sold to the public.
Hogwarts does keep hundreds of house-elves, but these house-elves are loyal to Hogwarts itself and are school property; Dumbledore cannot allocate them for private use.
Therefore, Dumbledore could only try to acquire it privately in the wizarding world under his own name.
But it's been several days and there's still no news.
August 11th.
Cornelius Fudge, who no longer holds any official position, suddenly visits Azkaban, a wizarding prison located on a remote island in the ocean.
The Dementors stationed in Azkaban had not yet received news of Fudge's dismissal and still regarded him as the all-powerful Minister of Magic.
They could only reluctantly carry out Fudge's outrageous orders.
They were like plumes of black smoke wrapped in tattered gray rags, billowing through the sky, and found all the cells where the loyal Death Eaters were imprisoned.
First, he pressed his face against these crazy and numb prisoners and sucked them in, drawing away all the little bit of happiness they had managed to cultivate recently, before opening the cell door.
The Death Eaters, who had just been drained of their life force by the Dementors, were caught off guard when the cell door that had imprisoned them for years was opened. They were still lying dead on the ground.
It wasn't until the Dementors made strange noises to drive them out of prison that the Death Eaters realized they were about to regain their freedom.
"Waaaaah! The Dark Lord! It must be the great Dark Lord returning!"
"Ah—we are free!"
"Aha ...
"..."
The Death Eaters, realizing what was happening, roared to the sky and cackled. Their weakened bodies were injected with a surge of power from the newly secreted adrenaline, and they all excitedly sprang up, rushing out of the cage like hungry wolves.
They ran and gathered on the open ground of the island, howling and sharing their excitement at regaining their freedom, dreaming of the thrill of returning to the magical world and ruling everything, and even audaciously ordering the Dementors to unlock the handcuffs and shackles that bound them and return their wands to them.
The Dementors flying all over the sky were already sullen because they would soon be missing a large amount of fun food.
Seeing how arrogant these grain-producing prisoners were, not only daring to yell at them, but also waving their arms and legs and radiating joy in front of their Dementor race!
It's like they can tolerate it with their brains, but they can't tolerate it with their mouths!
The next second, countless tiny black claws emerged from the tattered rags, their little mouths pouting, and they swooped down at lightning speed...
The Death Eaters' revelry and clamor came to an abrupt end.
Just then, an old wizard with white hair and beard, wearing a dark purple wizard's robe, crescent-shaped glasses, and a crooked nose suddenly appeared beside them.
He raised his aged right hand, which was covered with knots and knuckles, and pointed it at the Dementors who were having their meal and the Death Eaters who were serving up the food.
A dazzling light burst forth!
August 12th.
The front page of the Daily Prophet was filled with a large animated image.
The main screen that plays in a loop for this image is:
Two lifelike magical phoenixes, two magical phoenixes that wreak havoc on the world.
One was an orange-red fire phoenix that burned a large number of Death Eaters to ashes.
One of them was a silver-white guardian phoenix, which purified a large number of Dementors into ashes.
In the lower left corner of this picture, there is a blurry, aged figure.
Despite the blurry image, few in the British wizarding world failed to recognize the man.
That's right! Besides Albus Dumbledore, the greatest wizard of the 20th century, who else could be so powerful?
The British wizarding world is in an uproar!
Most of the commoner wizards were in a frenzy; just two days ago they were terrified by Voldemort's return, but now their hearts were filled with courage.
With Dumbledore around, Voldemort's parasitic soul is nothing!
Their current thought is: The Dark Lord? Pshaw! Don't let us catch you, or we'll report you!
The British magical community has also fallen silent!
The quiet ones were the pure-blood wizards who had once been Death Eaters and were opportunists. They knew that Fudge, a coward who only knew how to make money and wield power, would never have the crazy idea of going to Azkaban to unleash Death Eaters for a big heist.
Dumbledore, that gentle old lion, has changed his ways! He's baring his fangs and starting to play dirty tricks!
This is really scary!
Dumbledore, whose power is unparalleled in the British wizarding world and even the international wizarding world, now possesses equally adept power-manipulation skills.
Until Voldemort returns in full force and at his peak, these two-faced wizards can only act as law-abiding good wizards!
All the pure-blood wizards who were planning to cause trouble fell silent and behaved themselves after receiving the news.
In addition, the news that Dumbledore had secretly acquired house-elves also caught the attention of these two-faced individuals.
They never wanted to sell before, but now they'd love to give it away for free.
August 13th.
Dumbledore, who came to the Dursleys' house for lessons, brought two house-elves with him.
One is Dobby, a male Pokémon gifted by Lucius Malfoy, and the other is Sparky, a female Pokémon acquired at a low price from Barty Crouch.
"It seems the operation was very successful, Dumbledore!"
Dudley smiled as he watched Dobby and Twinkle swear allegiance to the Dursleys. "And, your move—no, your two moves—were really cool!"
"Dali, you're right! And thank you for the compliment! You'll master it soon too!"
Dumbledore's mood was just as good as the results of the anti-evil operation.
To prevent Voldemort from using Azkaban's power, he not only wiped out all the Death Eaters, but also conveniently wiped out 70% of the Dementors.
The reason given was that the Dementors had conspired with the former Minister of Magic to rebel, with ulterior motives.
Now the remaining Dementors of Azkaban are completely obedient and can no longer enjoy sucking the prisoners' pleasure.
"There are some things I need to tell you and Harry."
After smiling, Dumbledore's expression turned serious, and he led Dudley and Harry upstairs.
Dobby and Sparkle were left on the first floor to fawn over their new owners, Petunia and Vernon, while Hagrid explained the characteristics and benefits of house-elves to the Dursleys.