"Albus, how do you plan to deal with these people?" Professor McGonagall asked. She was somewhat displeased that she had only been told about something this important right before the operation.
Most of the Death Eaters who had come today had been captured. Only a few of the more quick-witted ones had escaped in the chaos.
More than forty Death Eaters had been captured. Most of them had escaped from Azkaban and were the backbone of Voldemort's forces.
"Send them to the Ministry of Magic. Hogwarts is not a prison; we can't keep them locked up at the school." Dumbledore was somewhat hesitant as well. Sending this group of Death Eaters to the Ministry of Magic was hardly an ideal choice, since Azkaban was now occupied by Goblins.
Communication between the Ministry of Magic and the Goblin side had not gone well. Until the Ministry found the culprit behind the massacre at Goblin Village, the Goblins refused to return Azkaban.
The weak-willed Fudge had no desire to start a Goblin war during his term, hoping to settle the matter through negotiations. And so, the matter had dragged on until now.
"Albus... what about Matthew... is this really going to be all right?" Professor McGonagall asked worriedly. After learning of this plan, she had strongly opposed it. How could they let a student take such a risk?
"I gave him a Portkey, and he has something on him that will let us locate him. As long as he calls Fawkes, Fawkes will appear by his side. Besides... Snape followed him too. Nothing will happen," Dumbledore said.
Elsewhere, after sacrificing another companion, the Black Robe Wizard holding "Harry Potter" finally broke free from the encirclement of Bellatrix and the other two.
After reaching the outer edge of the Forbidden Forest, he