Chapter 86 Where to Place the Base? (Guaranteed 2-in-1)

God knows how Gretel digested the news when he received Harry's call.

He obviously didn't participate in anything else except saving Harry on the train this semester, but the butterfly effect still changed Harry's third-year career.

If he remembered correctly, Harry should have received the consent letter at the end of this semester. Before that, the gifts sent by Sirius were all sent anonymously.

All insiders were guessing, and there was no direct evidence to prove that Harry's gift came from Sirius.

And until the end of this semester, Harry believed that Sirius was the indirect murderer of his parents and that Black betrayed their family.

If it weren't for catching Wormtail in the end and learning the truth from him, Harry would have continued to think so.

But now, Black and Harry are in touch through video.

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"Grete, I really don't know. Everyone says that he surrendered to the Dark Lord and betrayed my parents. I should hate him.

But he said that it was Peter who betrayed my parents.

By the way, you know, he said that Ron's mouse Scabbers was Peter.

But there is no way to prove it.

Crookshanks swallowed Ron's mouse on Christmas Day. There was only a pool of blood and a tuft of cat hair on the floor.

I may be crazy. I shouldn't believe him, but he really doesn't look like a bad person.

His eyes are exactly the same as when Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia look at Dudley."

Harry said it very quickly, as if something was rushing him.

Until Professor McGonagall's voice came from the phone.

"Mr. Grete, I'm sorry, your chat with Mr. Potter may have to be suspended for a while. We need to check the gifts Mr. Potter received."

Emm~

Grete thought about it. If he remembered correctly, Miss Know-It-All might be blamed by her two useless men for a while.

One lost her pet, and the other lost her Christmas gift.

Although one was a misunderstanding caused by Peter Pettigrew's fake death in order to get out of trouble, the other was to protect Harry's life.

Gretel certainly knew that Sirius was innocent, but he had no obligation to help him clarify.

Considering his relationship with Snape, he was kind and merciful for not adding insult to injury.

Fortunately, Harry did not come to Gretel for help, he just needed a listener, he needed to confide his doubts.

Gretel was happy to appear in Harry's world as a listener, after all, he would not do anything else.

After searching all over Hogwarts, Harry could only confide his doubts to Gretel.

After all, the professors would not allow him to have such a rebellious idea, a child, actually thought that the prisoner who indirectly killed his parents was a good person.

Ron and Hermione would not understand either, they would only think that Harry must have been controlled by the Imperius Curse.

Only Gretel would not misunderstand him.

In Harry's heart, Gretel was not like a child at all, he was like Dumbledore, he could see everyone's heart clearly.

Just as he thought, Gretel did not stop him from thinking wildly, nor did he preach to him.

"Harry, do what you want. No one's life should be confined to a framework, and no one can dictate how others should live."

Gretel actually admired Harry very much. If he had been put in the same life as Harry, if he did not have the mature thinking he has now.

He would definitely not be as sunny as Harry, whether it was the life and death hatred he was born with, or the sarcasm of his unlucky relatives.

It would turn him into a person who would do anything to achieve his goals.

Harry was different. He was reckless, but he was passionate, impulsive, but kind. It seemed that since he met Harry, Gretel had never seen him complain about the world.

Perhaps, what Dumbledore valued was Harry's heart that never succumbed to darkness.

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Ministry of Magic

"What do you mean by disappearing? There are seven Dementors. Counting the news from Hogwarts, we have lost the trace of eight Dementors so far.

What do you mean by investigating the little wizard who expelled the first Dementor? Do you think a third-year wizard can get rid of Dementors that so many generations have been unable to deal with?

I think you have been too peaceful for too long, little wizard?

You might as well tell me that he opened his mouth and swallowed the Dementors one by one.

Everyone go out to investigate. You know how much chaos Dementors can cause.

Sirius?

Your eyes are used to vent anger. Can't you look for both at the same time?"

The officials of the Ministry of Magic will never know that his casual glance has actually revealed the truth.

Until February, the British Ministry of Magic had a frank information exchange with the Ministry of Magic of various countries around the world. Even so, there was no news of any Dementors appearing.

The Ministry of Magic could only seal the files helplessly and leave it for later investigation.

Finally, they no longer had to investigate the Dementors, which had been reduced to ashes. The Aurors vented their anger over the past few months on Sirius.

The intensive search by the entire British wizarding community had made him suffer a lot.

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Fortunately, he could talk to his godson whom he hadn't seen for more than ten years.

Harry didn't trust Black wholeheartedly, he just didn't want to lose the news of this suspected enemy.

But even so, Sirius still felt satisfied.

When Harry learned that Ron's mouse was swallowed by Hermione's cat.

Sirius sneered, "Even if I die, Wormtail will still be alive."

Obviously, Peter Pettigrew, who had faked his death once, could no longer use the same trick to get rid of Sirius who came back from hell just for revenge.

When the end of the semester came.

Terry lay on the bed and sighed. This time, Gretel really confirmed that the Sorting Hat sorted Terry into the wrong college.

He had no desire for knowledge, not to mention that he worked hard on the subjects he was interested in.

Just talking about his personality, Gretel thought he was more suitable for Gryffindor.

Terry complained that this school year was too boring, and nothing thrilling happened.

But he didn't know that this would be the most comfortable school year he had in Hogwarts.

Thinking about the pink flies in the future, Gretel couldn't help but shudder.

He would definitely find a way to drive the pink flies out of Hogwarts. When he thought that Umbridge would become his professor, Gretel couldn't help but feel unlucky.

I don't know how Professor Voldemort accepted the cooperation with her.

But after thinking about it, after Professor Voldemort returned, those half-humans who were not even as good as mudbloods in his heart successfully joined the Death Eaters.

Umbridge was still just one of the partners.

I think Voldemort couldn't stand her pretentiousness, so he kicked her to Hogwarts.

...

In fact, there were some thrilling things this semester. Three Dementors appeared in the Quidditch game between Gryffindor and Ravenclaw.

If Lupin hadn't taught Harry the Patronus Charm in private, there would be some trouble in this game.

Whether it was the Dementors attacking Harry or Harry falling off the Firebolt in shock, it would not be a pleasant thing.

If Hogwarts was not under Dumbledore's control at all times, and if he was not worried about attracting the Ministry of Magic's attention to the school again.

Gretel would definitely chase him and hit him with a club, so that the Patronus would be full again.

Speaking of the Patronus, up to now, his Patronus seemed to be broken and could not be summoned at all.

After casting the spell, only a ball of shapeless silver light came out of the wand, barely proving its identity as the Patronus Charm.

The panel was the same. I don't know what was brewing. There was no reaction. If he could not continue to brush the skill proficiency, he would have thought that he had swallowed the Dementor and caused the poisoning to crash.

The test results came out on the last day of the semester.

Because Hermione learned all the lessons, she defeated Gretel and became an outstanding student in the third grade.

She didn't lose her smile almost all day. She was looking for Gretel all day, but she didn't find him.

Until the next day, she saw Gretel by the express train leaving Hogwarts and heard the congratulations from Gretel.

"Congratulations, Miss Granger, you beat me and became the first place."

For some reason, Hermione was not so happy when she heard Gret's words. She felt very strange. Obviously, before she met Gret, she was so happy that she almost flew up.

But after hearing the words she had dreamed of, she felt a little disappointed.

Especially after Gret turned and left, leaving only a back figure.

"Gret, I will continue to beat you next year."

She only saw Gret raised her right hand and waved it in the air, without even turning her head.

When the express train left Hogwarts.

"Hermione, why do you look unhappy?"

Harry asked tentatively.

"Nothing, I should be happy, right? I have already defeated him.

By the way, I decided to drop a few courses, and I also returned the time converter to Professor McGonagall."

Hermione tried to cheer up her tone.

"I will probably never be as good as Mr. Grete. Except for the courses he didn't choose, I lost to him in all other courses..."

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Grete didn't really care who was the best student. He was just thinking about which country he should choose as his base.

The saints had been wandering around Europe for a whole year, and they had traveled to all the small countries.

According to Grete's request, they investigated the local nature, politics, business, and most importantly, the Ministry of Magic.

Because Grete had to do more than just replace the Ministry of Magic, he also had to make good contact with the Muggle government.

He could only choose a small country, preferably a poor and turbulent small country.

The Ministry of Magic of a small country is basically isolated from the world, and only when it needs to accept aid from other countries will it cry poor to the Ministry of Magic of a big country.

Grete's organization does not need the help of others, or from an economic perspective, no Ministry of Magic in the world can compare with Grete's wealth.

In this way, the possibility of exposure is basically cut off from the root.

The news has come from Godot Town. According to Grete's request, they have selected two more suitable countries.

The only countries that can meet Grete's requirements are Moldova and Albania.

The remaining countries are either not poor, too chaotic, or too geopolitically important.

Both the Muggle government and the Ministry of Magic have been keeping a close eye on those places.

Albania is the Albania where Professor V has been squatting for more than ten years, waiting for his men to find him.

However, compared to when Professor V was taken away from the forest by Quirrell, Albania is now poorer and more chaotic.

A Ponzi scheme has swept the entire country, and it is now in a precarious situation.

According to the news, the Ministry of Magic in Albania has fallen apart, and the local wizards have all given up here.

Everyone chose to move away from that hopeless place.

The government in Albania is even more chaotic, and there is no order at all.

According to the saints, this country is just right for them to stir up trouble, because no one will interfere. After the local wizards move away, they can do whatever they want in the absence of extraordinary control.

Although Moldova also meets the requirements of Grete's poverty, its geography is obviously not suitable for Grete's trade needs.

Moldova's territory is tightly wrapped by Romania and Ukraine, which are close to it.

There was not a single gap left.

Moreover, although this country was poor, it had never experienced unrest. After the raid on the Ministry of Magic, it was still necessary to negotiate with the local Muggle government.

Therefore, there were far fewer people recommending this country than Albania.

Gret didn't know Moldova, but he knew Albania very well.

In his world, Albania, from the government to the people, was famous for being poor, arrogant and lazy.

No matter who helped Albania, the final outcome would not be good.

Eating with a bowl in hand and cursing at the mother after putting down the bowl was the norm in Albania.

If every country had its own patron saint, the patron saint of Albania must be an ungrateful person.

Gret didn't think that such a country, government, and people could promote his career.

The saint who recommended this country was undoubtedly a hawk among the saints.

According to his idea, such a country was just suitable for using thunder methods to kill a group, suppress a group, and pull a group.

Without the Ministry of Magic, they could completely add appropriate magic control to hold Albania firmly in their hands.

And his idea was recommended by most people.

Grett pondered for a long time and finally figured out why he felt something was wrong.

All the people in Godot Town were madmen who had swept the world.

This bloody method in his eyes might be a rare gentleness in the eyes of the saints?

Fortunately, Grett asked them to keep a record when he invited them, so that they could make a choice.

In the past few days, he has been thinking about this crucial matter in his mind.

Even when the panel woke up, he didn't have the heart to check it.

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Small theater

Grett: I think, why don't you just choose a country at random? Why consider so many strange questions?

Author: Parallel world?

Grett: Otherwise, you have been checking geopolitics for a day, but you still can't decide now?

Author: Let me ask my fellow readers first

PS: Sorry, my fellow readers, I originally planned to set it in Albania, but who knew that Albania was an ungrateful wolf.

Then the author got stuck in a dead end and checked many small European countries, wasted time, and didn’t decide on a base. I wonder if my fellow readers have any recommended countries.

If there is no recommendation, the author will just pick one at random.

Parallel time and space, it has nothing to do with the current time and space.

PS2: I will postpone the update for one day and return it tomorrow, hhhhh, please forgive me,

Tomorrow’s update is finally the fourth grade, career, let’s go~