"Do you really think this will work?"
Hagrid drained the cup in his hand and muttered as he watched several association members' relatives turn and leave.
"I don't know, but I think it should stop them from getting themselves killed. Otherwise, Albert wouldn't have asked us to do this." Mr. Tonks poured himself a cup of warm beer. "No matter what, we've done all we can."
Following Albert's suggestion, the two of them had come here to give the association members' families a small reminder and warning. It would be even better if they could save their lives in the process.
Albert had made it clear that once they left this shelter, there was a high chance they would be caught by Death Eaters and lose their lives. But words alone made it difficult to convince people.
Most people simply had to be this stupid, and Albert was helpless about it too.
Naturally, neither of them would turn down a chance to save people, especially when it could spare Albert some trouble as well.
"What if someone still refuses to believe us and plans to leave the shelter?" Mr. Tonks took out the map he had prepared beforehand and turned to Hagrid. "Should we tie the bloke up so he doesn't get himself and his family killed?"
"Not a bad idea. Staying alive is what matters most."
Hagrid set down his wooden cup, rose to his feet, and headed toward a corner. Before long, he returned with a tightly bound middle-aged male wizard slung over his shoulder.
"I really don't understand what they're thinking. Why are they so eager to go and get themselves killed?"
Mr. Tonks stared at the man Hagrid had knocked unconscious, utterly unable to understand these people's way of thinking.
"Probably because they'd rather trust their