"Harry has changed a great deal."
Albert turned the page of the newspaper and said calmly, "But that's good news for us. Harry has become more reliable than before."
After Christmas ended, Albert had specifically made time to visit the Defence Association headquarters, meet with its members, and hold the Defence Association's first gathering.
"Do you think the newspaper's speculation is true?" Kenneth raised his hand to ask.
He had read the paper and believed the Ministry of Magic had deliberately exaggerated the situation. The Death Eaters might be plotting something, but it was nowhere near as terrible as the newspaper claimed. He knew those people who lurked in the grey areas well; before a hard-line Ministry of Magic, they were nothing but a disorganised rabble.
"All right, no need to raise your hand. I'm not a professor, and you're no longer students." Albert smiled and gestured for Kenneth to sit down.
A ripple of good-natured laughter came from nearby.
They all knew Albert would teach them Defence Against the Dark Arts in the future, so calling himself a professor was not really a problem.
"I think so. Perhaps it's somewhat exaggerated, but they really are plotting something." Albert swept his gaze over everyone present and spoke unhurriedly.
"What plot?"
Everyone was immensely curious.
"I suspect Lord Voldemort intends to try and eliminate Dumbledore and Scrimgeour!"
The moment those words fell, the room abruptly sank into dead silence. Everyone was stunned by Albert's words and turned to stare at him.
"That sounds rather absurd. If I were Dumbledore, I'd welcome the Death Eaters doing that. He could wipe them all out in one stroke." Aylia clearly did not want to believe such an absurd guess. She did not think Dark wizards would be foolish enough to provoke Dumbledore themselves. It