Hogwarts: The Unscientific Wizard (TL)

It was already past mid-afternoon when he and Isabel finished playing. A little after six in the evening, Kyle came home from work, and the family had dinner together.

Andy asked about the outside world as usual.

Kyle worked at the Ministry of Magic and was better informed.

"The situation is much better than before, and the Death Eaters have also calmed down a lot."

Kyle took a sip of beer and let out a breath. "But this status quo won't last long. The Dark Lord has personally intervened and brought many forces back under his control."

"Werewolf wizards, Vampires, Giants, and some despicable Dark Wizards... The Ministry of Magic speculates that the Dark Lord is probably planning a bigger conspiracy."

Andy nodded and asked, "What is Professor Dumbledore's plan?"

"I have no idea."

Kyle shrugged and said, "Dumbledore's side has very tight security. They should have a safe house where everyone lives."

"The Weasley family also went there."

Safe house...

Andy already guessed where the safe house was.

The Black family ancestral manor!

Because Andy had forgotten the address of that place.

"So both sides are preparing."

Andy thought about it and analysed, "And there is only one big event in the wizarding world recently, the Quidditch World Cup final!"

Kyle said with a relaxed tone, "That's the business of the Aurors and the Department of Magical Games and Sports."

Helen frowned and said with some scepticism, "The World Cup finals will certainly attract a large audience... According to past attendance, there will probably be about 100,000 wizards coming to watch the game."

"Is the Dark Lord crazy? How dare he cause trouble at this time?"

Andy sighed, "Mum, a large crowd doesn't mean anything."

"Have you heard of the freeze response? When someone encounters fear, shock, or an unexpected adverse stimulus, their body will instinctively freeze in place and their mind will go blank."

"In this situation, a large crowd often means even greater chaos."

Trained and untrained people will react very differently when faced with an unexpected crisis.

"I don't care about some freeze response..."

Helen looked at Andy and said solemnly, "Anyway, on the day of the World Cup final, you must stay at home and not go anywhere."

Andy shrugged and said nonchalantly, "Of course, I can stay at home and not go anywhere, but Dad can't. He works for the Department of International Magical Co-operation and has to be there that day."

"Once chaos breaks out at the scene, Dad, as a member of the Ministry of Magic, may have to go to the front line to take action."

Helen turned to Kyle and raised an eyebrow.

Kyle's expression remained unchanged as he said calmly, "I don't think that'll happen. I'm only responsible for negotiating cooperation with the various Ministries of Magic."

"If there's a possibility of chaos at the World Cup, those people would be less willing to go than me."

Helen nodded slightly upon hearing this, which was true.

"Staying at the Ministry of Magic might be even more dangerous!"

Andy continued, "Everyone knows that the Ministry of Magic will send a large number of Aurors to the scene on the day of the World Cup, and Professor Dumbledore will also be there. At this time, the Ministry's defences will certainly be hollow."

"Maybe the Dark Lord will take the opportunity to attack the Ministry!"

Upon hearing this, Kyle's face slightly stiffened.

That makes sense!

The Quidditch World Cup final... This is an international event, so the Ministry of Magic must do a good job of defending it no matter what.

Especially now that Voldemort has returned, the British Ministry of Magic must show the outside world their strength and determination. This is a matter that affects the image of the entire country.

Therefore, the Ministry of Magic's defences must be inadequate!

The Dark Lord...may indeed take the opportunity to attack the Ministry of Magic!

Helen even said impatiently, "Where exactly will the Dark Lord attack? Can you give me a precise answer!"

Andy said innocently, "How would I know where he would attack? I can't read his mind, can I?"

"I'm just making a reasonable guess!"

"Attacking the World Cup site would attract a lot of international attention. Attacking the Ministry of Magic would be a rare opportunity."

After a pause, Andy continued, "I just think the World Cup site might be safer."

"First, Professor Dumbledore will be there. Second, there will be a large number of Aurors. And lastly..."

At this, Andy looked at Kyle and then Helen, raised an eyebrow, and said, "…I can go too."

"Of course, Harry Potter will be there too. That guy is the arch-enemy of the Dark Lord, and the Dark Lord will not have a good time if he comes."

The more Andy talked, the more Kyle and Helen felt that the possibility of the Dark Lord taking the opportunity to attack the Ministry of Magic was very high.

Just think about who will be at the World Cup.

Andy, Dumbledore, and Harry Potter!

One is the person who can confront Voldemort one-on-one.

Another is the person Voldemort fears the most.

And the last is Voldemort's destined enemy.

With this lineup... if Voldemort shows up, he might never be able to leave.

"Me too, me too, me too!" Isabel's eyes lit up as she listened; she seemed to want to go too.

"Stay out of it!"

Helen patted the little girl on the head and said, "If you ask me, the Ministry of Magic shouldn't have organised this World Cup final! Can't they see what a terrible time it is? Why bother organising something pointless like this?"

Kyle sighed and said, "It's precisely because the situation is bad that we need this World Cup to uplift people's spirits!"

"And the news has already been made public."

"If we give up hosting the Quidditch World Cup, the international community will think we can't deal with the Dark Lord, and that will have a very bad impact."

Helen sighed along with him.

She is now in a dilemma!

Either she let Kyle resign, or she let Andy go with Kyle to the World Cup.

Resign...

Even if Kyle didn't say it, Helen could see that Kyle was much more passionate now than before.

In the past, he just went through the motions at work.

But now... With the prospect of a promotion, Kyle often volunteers to work overtime, and he's much more diligent than before.

Family men are very career-minded!

But letting Andy go with him...

Even though she knows Andy is very capable, as a mother, she doesn't want to see her son take risks.

"Let's talk about this later!"

Since she couldn't choose now, Helen decided to put the matter aside. There were still many days until the World Cup final, and there might be a new development by then.

Andy didn't really care about it.

It didn't matter whether he could go or not.

As for Kyle... he could just bring a Portkey.

As long as he wasn't hit by the Killing Curse, he would certainly survive.

But this whole thing today would make a great story!

Well, Voldemort is causing trouble again!

The wizarding world is in crisis!

But I... my mum won't let me go!

Andy patted his chest and planned how he would coax his magic into action tomorrow.

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