Chapter 1595: War Without Victors (45)
Fortunately, Harry and Ron returned just as they finished work for the day, breaking the awkward atmosphere in the hall.
Neither Hermione nor Ginny made any special effort to bring it up again. Instead, they both turned their attention to the two men who had just finished work. Though Harry and Ron looked exhausted, it was easy to see that they were quite satisfied with their current jobs.
"Today was absolutely exhausting."
Ron dropped onto the sofa beside Hermione, casually grabbed a pie, and took a huge bite. He really did look starving.
"What happened today?"
Mrs. Weasley brought them each a cup of hot chocolate she had warmed beforehand.
"A small group of Inferi suddenly attacked a Muggle village."
As Harry accepted the hot chocolate, he did not forget to thank Mrs. Weasley. This earned Ron, who was busy eating by himself, a look of disgust and an eye-roll from Mrs. Weasley.
"The attack came far too suddenly. More than a dozen Muggles died. Later, the Muggle police rushed over and tried to shoot the Inferi, but guns were useless against those things. In short, it was a complete mess. It took everyone a great deal of effort to settle it."
"An accident, or a premeditated attack?"
Hermione did not think it looked like an accident at all.
"We didn't find any other Inferi near the Muggle village, but we did find traces of other Dark wizards." After finishing his hot chocolate, Harry shared the conclusion the Aurors had reached after discussing it. "So we think the Death Eaters were probably behind it. The purpose of sending Inferi to attack a Muggle village was to cause a disturbance and create trouble for the Ministry of Magic. Of course, it might also have been