Sacrificed Members of the First Order of the Phoenix

As soon as class ended, Neville ran off, and the students in the Charms Class classroom began discussing Azkaban.

Harry, who had just been about to stop Neville to ask what was going on, looked utterly dejected.

"How about we ask the all-knowing Ryan?" Ron suggested quickly, seeing his good friend's depressed expression.

"But where is Ryan?" Ever since Ron learned that Ryan was not only exceptionally good-looking, he had been keeping an eye on Ryan's whereabouts. He discovered that Ryan always skipped classes by using his talent for not being noticed by others.

"Isn't Ryan in the classroom?"

"As long as you follow Hermione and Luna, you will definitely find Ryan's trail." Harry's brow relaxed after hearing Ron's advice and doubts.

"But I clearly noticed—" Ron was completely baffled.

"When did you develop the illusion that you could genuinely care whether Ryan exists?" Harry smiled mysteriously.

He strode towards Hermione.

"Hermione, I have a question for Ryan. Could you lend him to me for a while?" As Harry finished speaking, a handsome young man who looked like he had stepped out of a painting appeared beside Hermione.

"Who is this?!!!!"

My heart is beating so fast!

"Lisa, help me up!"

"No, how can I meet such a beauty looking like this! How do I get rid of these pimples?! -- Can I just Scourgify?! Never mind, I'm going to try!"

"His name is Ryan Smith —the man I thought was the only one for me when I was sorted out! But—why did I forget him?"

Looking at the classroom that had suddenly become chaotic, and at the classmates who used to appear calm and elegant but were now acting crazy, Harry couldn't help but take a few steps back.

He was going crazy, and even the witches passing by were drawn to the fleeting glimpse of the figure in the classroom.

Just as Harry felt he was about to be burned to ashes by the burning gaze directed at Ryan, the once noisy classroom returned to silence.

One second the witches were determined to marry Ryan and were about to fight, the next second they reverted to their behavior before they even met Ryan.

The witches who had inexplicably walked in were quite calm, seemingly believing that they had all come in because of news of Azkaban.

"You just—you just used a spell similar to the Obliviation Charm?" Ron, who had just walked over, swallowed hard and asked Ryan tremblingly.

"I've just concealed my existence again."

"Their subconscious will automatically make up for their mistakes, so what do I need to do?" Ryan looked at Ron with the eyes of someone looking at an idiot.

Of the three who went to Moon City, only Ron mistakenly believed that by paying attention to him, he would not forget Ryan's existence.

Harry and Ginny both understood that when Ryan was on their minds, it meant that Ryan was either nearby or that Ryan had opened his mind to them.

They all knew that if Ryan wanted, he could easily become someone forgotten by everyone.

Moreover, Ryan's ability allows him to bypass those he deems worthy of knowing him, according to his own will.

This explains why they always knew about Ryan, while others had no recollection of Ryan at all.

"Ryan, ignore Ron's nonsense."

"You should know what they're going to ask, right?" Hermione stepped forward and took Ryan's right arm.

"Yes, that's the same question you just wanted to ask."

"You must all be wondering about Neville's behavior."

"This is actually related to the Ministry of Magic. After Neville's parents, who were Auror, went insane, their reputation and achievements were buried and divided up."

"There was almost no compensation—if Dumbledore hadn't finally spoken up."

"And in Azkaban, the very person responsible for driving Neville's parents insane is imprisoned," Ryan sighed.

That saintly Dumbledore truly boring.

The current Dumbledore more interesting.

If Dumbledore, the Britain Wizarding World wouldn't have developed so slowly.

"But how did Neville know that Voldemort was the one who broke into the prison?"

"By normal deduction, and considering that my father transferred all the minor offenders to the new prison, can't we also conclude that the Ministry of Magic, in order to save money, let the prison and those serious offenders go out of business together—using an accident as an excuse, like what Professor Flitwick just said, Azkaban is missing." Perhaps it was Ryan's look earlier, or perhaps it was a sense of shame that made Ron start thinking for once.

"He might want to kill those people with his own hands."

"If I were him, I would try to get into the Ministry of Magic, change the laws, and then apply for the position of executioner," Harry said abruptly.

"Killing is wrong no matter what."

"The law will punish wizards who make mistakes."

"It's okay to kill someone by mistake during an arrest, but if someone is caught, they should be brought to justice," Hermione said hastily, before Harry could even finish speaking.

Ryan couldn't help but purse his lips.

He hadn't expected that after being by his side for so long, Hermione would still be as naive as she was in the original timeline.

Apart from being stronger in magic compared to the original timeline, there's not much difference.

You're wrong!

"Revenge for your parents and loved ones is the greatest justice!"

"So, even if we catch Voldemort, we can't kill him? We have to lock him up?" Harry said, dissatisfied.

"This is different!" Hermione replied, while gesturing to Ryan with her eyes.

"Alright!"

"Don't advise others to do good if you haven't experienced their suffering!"

"It's Neville's parents who are driven crazy. How to deal with it is up to Neville, not you." Ryan gave Hermione a dissatisfied look, Hermione pouted.

Ryan waved his wand, and a photograph appeared in mid-air, showing a small group of people looking up at them, some waving and others raising their glasses.

"This is the original group photo of the Order of the Phoenix. This is Dedalus Diggle Diggle, Harry, you should know him."

"I probably don't need to mention Dumbledore, Professor McGonagall, Hagrid, etc. Let me talk about the people who sacrificed themselves."

"This is Marlene McKinnon MacKinnon. She was murdered, along with her entire family, two weeks after this photo was taken."

"This is Benjy Fenwick Fenwick, who also met a tragic end; only part of his body was ever found."

"This is Edgar Bones Bones, the brother of Amelia Bones, the current Minister for Magic. His entire family was also captured by the Death Eaters and suffered the same fate."

"Caradoc Dearborn disappeared six months after the photos were taken, and his body was never found."

"This is Gideon Prewett Prewett. It took five Death Eaters to kill him and his brother Fabian Prewett. Ron, you probably haven't met them before, have you? They are your mother's brothers."

"This is Dorcas Meadowes Meadowes, whom Voldemort murdered with his own hands." As Ryan read out each name, the people in the photos waved or raised their glasses at them.

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