Hogwarts: Don't call me the Staff Maker

Chapter 538 Wallet and Phoenix

Chapter 538 Wallet and Phoenix

Although Harry really wanted to find Sirius, even if he encountered Death Eaters, he didn't know the way.

He didn't know where Lestrange's old house was, so after Lupin Apparated away, he instinctively chased after him but could only helplessly turn back to the Burrow.

"Dumbledore, are you sure they can find it?" Mrs. Weasley asked with some concern. "Lesterrange is also a very old pure-blood wizard. Their old house probably won't be easy to find."

Mrs. Weasley recalled their visit to Number Twelve Grimmauld Place, which was protected by a great deal of magic, and how she had seemingly appeared out of nowhere between two buildings right before their eyes.

If the Black family is like this, then the Lestrange family, which is also a pure-blood family, should be similar.

"It's alright, Molly." Dumbledore's gaze fell on Sirius at the back of the crowd, and he said softly, "In fact, the Keeper of the Secret at Lestrange Manor has been killed—the Fidelity Charm, as a protective spell, will temporarily lose its effect, which is our best chance to find it."

"Bellatrix Lestrange, the one who impersonated Sirius, is dead?" Harry asked in surprise as he returned.

"No, it's Rodolphus Lestrange," Dumbledore said. "He's the Secret Keeper."

Harry paused for a moment, vaguely recalling that he seemed to have seen this name in the Daily Prophet, also a Death Eater who escaped from prison with Bellatrix's help, with Barty Crouch's assistance.

Behind Harry, seeing Dumbledore's gaze, Siron blinked, trying to look puzzled.

What Death Eaters? Who was killed?

He was so focused on escaping that he had no idea.

And to be honest, he really didn't know that the Death Eaters who appeared in the swamp were all wearing hoods and masks, their hair and faces completely covered, with only their hands showing.

He wasn't close enough to the Death Eaters to recognize them based on that little bit of information.

Soon, Dumbledore went to a meeting with the rest of the group.

And these "kids" who hadn't yet graduated from Hogwarts were naturally kept out again.

Actually, when Sirius mentioned Voldemort earlier, Moody and Mrs. Weasley had already planned to get Harry and the others away.

But then the two thought that they—especially Fred and George—would definitely go to Celen to ask about it later, and Celen probably wouldn't hide it from them, so they kept quiet and tacitly allowed the group to stay where they were.

But now there's no such concern. With a wave of his hand, he sent everyone upstairs.

She even found all the little props that Fred and George had secretly set up and threw them into the fireplace.

Fred and George were heartbroken. Those were high-quality items they had made, which could have sold for a lot of money. And now they were just wasting them by throwing them into the fireplace?

But faced with Mrs. Weasley, they dared not speak their anger and could only leave in silence.

This meeting lasted longer than any previous one, with people occasionally coming out and coming back in.

Harry stood guard at the door and saw Tonks return, Professor McGonagall hurrying by, and Snape with a gloomy face.

Snape even stopped and glanced at him.

In the past, Harry might have felt uncomfortable, but now he didn't even notice that Snape had stopped.

All he wanted was to see Lupin helping Sirius back through the door; nothing else could capture his attention.

However, Lupin did not return until evening, when the sun was about to set.

However, the meeting of the Order of the Phoenix ended, the kitchen door was opened from the inside, and everyone Apparated away one after another.

Soon, only the Weasleys and Dumbledore remained in the Burrow.

He walked up to Xiren. "I bet you have a lot of questions for me right now, don't you?"

"It's not a lot," Siren said.

"Well, I think I should have a little free time before dinner." Dumbledore glanced at the clock on the wall. "It's amazing—I've always wondered how it knows what everyone in the Weasley family is doing."

"Molly, could you please make me a sandwich? I might not have time for dinner later."

"Of course, no problem," said Mrs. Weasley. "Would you like an eggnog pie? Or an apple pie?"

"That would be perfect," said Dumbledore, then led Sirius to the place where the meeting had just taken place.

"First of all, I must apologize to you, Sirius." Dumbledore said with a look of exhaustion, "You were the one who first noticed that Sirius was acting strangely, but I was focused on Harry, so I didn't notice you being taken away immediately."

"To be honest, I was already quite surprised when I saw Fox," Celen said. "But how did Fox know I was there? Do phoenixes, like owls, have a talent for finding people?"

"As far as I know, no," Dumbledore said. "The reason Fawkes was able to find you is because—by the way, do you still have the Christmas present Hagrid gave you?"

Dumbledore suddenly asked.

Hagrid's Christmas present?

Xiren took out a crudely made wallet with sharp teeth from the shapeshifting lizard skin bag.

This thing is really ugly, and every time you try to take money out of it, those sharp teeth bite your fingers, so Xilun has never used it since he received it.

Is this it?

“That’s right,” Dumbledore said with a smile. “When Hagrid was making this, he didn’t have enough unicorn hairs he had collected, and coincidentally, Fawkes lost a tail feather, so I gave it to Hagrid.”

"Look here." He pointed to the front of the wallet, where there was a large, gold letter "0".

"So Fox found me through his own feathers?" Celen suddenly realized.

"That's right. It was originally an arrangement made just in case, but I didn't expect it to actually work," Dumbledore said with some relief. "Actually, it was you who gave me the inspiration."

"What?"

"The second challenge in last year's Triwizard Tournament, the little gadget you put on Harry, allowed you to quickly pinpoint his location."

"I must say, this is a brilliant idea," Dumbledore chuckled. "I was thinking of doing this during the holidays, but since you were with that fake Sirius, if I delivered the gift as a Christmas present, it would inevitably arouse his suspicion."

"Just then, I ran into Hagrid, who was on his way to the Forbidden Forest to find a unicorn."