Chapter 73: Invasion of Darkness

British Prime Minister's Office

The Prime Minister of Britain, the top of the country, was in his office with his head in his hands. There were piles of documents that needed to be processed, but hardly any work was being done.

(What on earth should I do...)

Magic. Wizards.

In the modern world where science and technology have advanced, such beings are only imaginary beings in fairy tales and fantasy.

That's what it should have been.

In fact, until he took his seat as Prime Minister, he didn't believe in such things at all.

But the fact that has been passed down from the previous Prime Minister to the current one overturned that.

Magic exists.

Wizards live hidden from ordinary people.

He had only met the top wizard once, and there was virtually no connection between the two tops except for meetings each time the top changed. However, since the top changed and Rufus Scrimgeour took over, it has been abnormal. Recently, he has been visiting us at a pace of once every two weeks. And every time he comes, he only brings bad news. There are many cases of missing persons and unexplained deaths in the UK, destruction of buildings, etc... He says that a faction of wizards is causing these. Judging from the situation, it seems that the magic government side is quite at a disadvantage. He asked if we could counter it, but it was impossible. Due to the negative events spreading, people's anxiety is increasing and criticism of the government is also increasing. The approval rating continues to drop, and other politicians are treating him as incompetent. The amount of alcohol is increasing, and there is a lot of hair loss on the pillow!

(What am I supposed to do! Why is the problem coming to me! Let the wizards do whatever they want!)

He lay down on his desk and grumbled. In the end, the documents didn't progress at all and only time passed.

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The Dark Lord's resurrection. The destruction of the Ministry of Magic.

The news from the Ministry of Magic brought fear and confusion to the wizarding world.

Detailed information about the situation is not being released, but bad rumors are flying around. The organization centered around Dumbledore that opposes that person has already been destroyed. Most of the Aurors are dead, and many are quitting. Many dark magical creatures have become subordinates of that person. The Dementors are now controlled by that person, not the Ministry of Magic. And so on, there are countless rumors, and most of them are true.

There have been many gruesome incidents since that person came back.

A family is massacred all at once, parents, siblings, children who went out never come back, attacked by magical creatures that should not normally exist, such incidents are frequent.

The victims were invariably those born of Muggles or those with their blood.

People lied that they were pure-blooded and avoided Muggle-borns and did not approach them.

Many people realized that there was no place of rest for Muggle-borns in the UK and fled abroad.

However, no one knows what happened to them after they escaped abroad...

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The Order of the Phoenix. It's an organization formed by Albus Dumbledore at its core to counter the Dark Lord. During the last war, many Death Eaters were captured by the Order of the Phoenix, which existed as a symbol of light. However, its strength is now nowhere to be seen. Many of its members have died. Those who survived are not in a state to fight properly. Currently, they are dealing with the forces of darkness by forming a joint organization with the few remaining Aurors, but the situation is not favorable. They are falling behind in every aspect due to the overwhelming difference in numbers. Furthermore, even if they discover and raid the Death Eaters' hideout, they are set with Muggle-style traps, resulting in many casualties. Even if they manage to capture them, it's not once or twice that they are just puppeteering innocent Muggles. Even if they manage to capture a real Death Eater, there is no place to detain them. Azkaban has already ceased to function. The Dementors have lost control, and the prisoners are free to escape. And the Death Eaters attack the place where the Death Eaters were captured, marked by the Dark Mark. With the incident at the Ministry of Magic, people are gradually losing their will to resist out of fear. Those of good family, for example, have succumbed to the temptation of darkness and have fallen under the Emperor's military gate. Dumbledore and Scrimgeour are doing their best to respond, but they need more power to overturn the inferiority. Yes... a great power that can blow away all darkness.

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There is a place that seems to be unrelated to the dark atmosphere of the world. It's the Taylor residence in the suburbs of London. The minions of darkness cannot find that place, which is protected from all harmful things, and even if they do, they will only be counterattacked. 

"Well then, I'm off. I don't have any big jobs today, so I'll be back by dinner."

"Yes, take care."

The head of the Taylor family, Erskine Taylor, is heading to work. He has returned to work as an Auror due to Rufus Scrimgeour becoming the Minister of Magic. He is now serving as the head of the Auror office. Erskine would rather work on the front lines than be at the top, but that's not possible under the current circumstances.

"Well, we're going shopping in Diagon Alley this afternoon. We'll leave after lunch, but Leo, Hermione, and Ku, is there anything you want to eat?"

"I'd like fish."

"I'll have the same as Leo, please."

"Of course, Me too."

Leo and Hermione, who were looking at the list of things needed for Hogwarts in the living room, answered. Naturally, Hermione is living in the Taylor mansion. Hermione's parents are currently not in the UK. If they are targeted by the dark forces, being the parents of Leo's girlfriend would be worth more than enough as hostages. They had been protected as much as possible before, but if that protection is broken, the chances of ordinary Muggles being able to stand up to wizards are virtually zero. So, to keep them as far away from danger as possible, they were asked to escape from the UK. They are currently living in France. They also have guards on the condition that they cooperate with research in the French Ministry of Magic, in addition to the enhanced protection. Of course, if anything happens, they will be notified immediately, so they should be able to protect them unless something very serious happens. It was hard for them to be separated from their beloved daughter, but they decided it couldn't be helped if they were going to cause trouble for their daughter and future son, so they went to France.

"Well, it seems there's nothing unusual about the Hogwarts list."

"I wonder what will happen to next year's classes? Professor Flitwick was injured on an Order mission, I wonder if someone else will come to replace him."

"Dumbledore told me that he wants me to take over. He seems to be hiring someone else for Defense Against the Dark Arts. Well, it might be interesting to teach Charms. I can teach a variety of magic, not just attack or defense."

"Like what?"

"That's a secret until class. Let's stop by Fred and George's joke shop in Diagon Alley this afternoon. To tell you the truth, I'm quite looking forward to it."

"I'm looking forward to it too. Those two are a different type of genius from Leo, so I think they're selling something unimaginable."

After that, they continued to plan for Diagon Alley, including Ku and Ferris. Only here was the peaceful daily life flowing, unaffected by the darkness of the Dark Lord.

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In the public eye, the forces of the Voldemort are dominant.

In fact, there are many deaths among the Order and the Aurors, while the Death Eaters have almost zero damage.

And the Voldemort is also trying various things as a countermeasure against Leo.

The reason there are many missing persons, not just the dead, is because of that.

On the other hand, the Taylor family + Hermione are at peace.

As the Voldemort, they are convinced that they will lose if they challenge the battle as it is, so they are not doing anything in particular.