Chapter 166 Where Is the 164 Ship?
Chapter 166 164. Where is the ship?
"So, he will start a massacre in the French wizarding world later, and we will be included in this target." Dumbledore said in a deep voice, "He will definitely prevent us from taking advantage of this opportunity to link up with the current resistance forces in France, so as to cause him more trouble."
When he said this, almost all the senior members of the Order of the Phoenix had gathered around him.
There were the Weasleys, Moody, Kingsley, McGonagall, Flitwick, and Lily, Sirius and Lupin who were here at the beginning.
Kingsley asked calmly.
"So what should we do next? Should we go to France first?"
"Of course we have to go to France. We can't let the Dark Lord slaughter those innocent people at will, and Britain has been stabilized by him. If we want to develop ourselves, we can only strengthen our strength from the outside."
Dumbledore said solemnly.
"But not yet. We want some other help before we go to France."
The other members of the Order of the Phoenix have stood up and gathered around Dumbledore.
Fawkes, who was dozing on the branch of a tree not far away, seemed to feel the call, and he flapped his wings and landed on Dumbledore's shoulder.
Soon, all the wizards of the Order of the Phoenix disappeared from this cliff facing the sea.
In a distant place, a bonfire on the ground was jumping, and an old man with gray hair and a long black windbreaker was sitting on a chair beside him.
The jumping flames floated in his eyes. Behind him, many old men who looked old could not guess what their master was thinking now.
Soon, countless sounds of apparitions rang out in this land.
One after another, wizards of the Order of the Phoenix landed, and the one leading in front was Dumbledore with a calm face.
The old man sitting in front of the bonfire looked up at him, and the two looked at each other. No one spoke the first word, and the scene became a little cold for a while.
Because those who stood behind the two old men always couldn't help but bring some scrutiny and hostility in their eyes when they looked at each other.
The first to break the silence was the old man who was standing up from his chair. He stretched out a hand towards Dumbledore.
Just as Dumbledore smiled and the men behind the old man showed an unwilling expression, the dark wizard who had taken steps to conquer the whole of Europe earlier than Voldemort said coldly.
"Before discussing other things, pay me back the wand account for the first half of the year."
On the second day of the voyage, Jon quickly organized the work on the Hogwarts.
Although this wooden boat does not need to be driven, the overall organizational structure cannot be left behind.
He asked George to be the first mate, Neville to be the second mate, Hermione to be the chief accountant responsible for statistics, supervision and distribution of various materials on the ship, Fred to be the boatswain responsible for the basic discipline management of students, let a fourth-year girl named Eloise Midgen manage the kitchen, and let Colin Creevey, a second-year student, be the lookout to observe the sea conditions.
In fact, these are just the division of responsibilities and titles. There are also positions like George and Fred, which are more about letting them restrain themselves. They are out of the control of the professors, and they are the two who are most likely to let go and play crazy.
The most important of these is naturally Hermione's work.
After statistics, the supplies in the storage room are very rich, and there is no shortage of food resources. At least it can maintain the normal life of everyone on the ship for more than half a year. Fresh water resources will naturally not cause trouble for them as wizards.
Clear water like a spring is not a very profound spell. Basically, all students above the third grade can use it. The water summoned by this spell is drinkable normally.
There is also the problem of seasickness. Sure enough, it did not surprise Jon. On that night, after most students were excited, more than 20 of them showed symptoms of seasickness.
But there is no good solution for this, or there is no need to think of a way specifically. As long as they vomit, they will get used to it.
But this also temporarily caused half of the people on the ship to look weak these days. They rested in the dormitory most of the time and looked listless.
Jon was not idle during this time. He must now start to think of ways to solve the first problem they will face after setting sail.
That is, where are they now?
There is a complete map of Britain on the carriage. On the afternoon of the second day of the voyage, Jon and his first and second mates gathered in the lounge to study the map.
"I think we are likely to sail from the west coast of northern England." George pointed to the small dot of the English coastal city of 'Whitehaven' on the map. "I remember that I saw a sign that looked very similar to this place name during the day, and the direction of the carriage should be westward. The sea area we are in now is very likely the Irish Sea!"
George said confidently.
Jon looked forward in the direction of his finger. If he said so, then the direction they are sailing now should be facing the Isle of Man.
But before he finished speaking, Neville made a different statement.
"We may indeed be wandering along the west coast of northern England during the day, but the carriage is moving very fast, and half a day is enough for it to travel from east to west. You should have turned in the evening, George, we are not going west, but east. In other words, we did not enter the sea from the west coast, but from the east coast, and this sea area should be the North Sea."
He pointed out the sea area between Britain and Denmark.
However, George did not seem to agree with his statement. He still felt that the Hogwarts should not have left Britain yet and was wandering in the sea area between Ireland and the British Isles.
Neither of them could convince the other, and finally they looked at Jon.
Jon was actually having a headache at this time.
During the day, he was spending his energy to deal with the Voldemort, so how could he have time to judge where the carriage was and in which direction it was running?
And the whole sea was endless, and there was no reference, so they had no way to rely on the surrounding environment to judge the location.
Perhaps some veteran sailors could rely on the stars to determine the direction, but there were still more than 20 people suffering from seasickness on the ship, so where could they find veteran sailors?
Just as they were frowning, Colin, who was responsible for observing the sea conditions, suddenly broke into the lounge.
He was panting, with excitement and fear on his face.
"Captain Green! I, I found a cargo ship!"