To express her anger and resentment, Audrey hung a sign at the entrance of Astley Manor: "Albus Dumbledore and Nifflers Not Allowed!"
Of course, the sign was enchanted; ordinary Muggles couldn't see it.
For this, Dumbledore was mocked by his old friend Grindelwald for several days, and even Nicolas Flamel looked at him strangely.
As August arrived, Audrey finally didn't have to endure the dual beatings of alchemy and dueling.
She could go sing happily!
Although news came from Old Barty that the "disorderly command" hadn't been found yet, she wasn't panicked at all—there was still a month left, as long as it was settled before school started!
So when she set foot on American soil, her mood was still relatively beautiful, especially since Fawkes the phoenix had abandoned his master and chosen to follow her, which made her even more satisfied.
Old bee, see that! Your pet has already abandoned the dark and joined the light!
Next, I'll abduct Grindelwald and instigate Nicolas Flamel to defect,
Making you become
A! Lonely! Old! Man!
Delusions aside, normal wizard entry procedures still had to be done. After all, she was here for a concert, not for poaching.
In the Magical Congress of the United States of America (MACUSA), the staff handling entry procedures suggested that Audrey cast a Transfiguration Charm or Confundus Charm on the phoenix so that he wouldn't look so... unique.
Audrey followed the advice readily, so now Fawkes's appearance to Muggles was that of a large parrot.
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...
The concert was held as scheduled. There was a sea of people at the scene. Fans from all over the world gathered, and those who couldn't buy tickets also surrounded the stadium—because they knew Audrey's singing couldn't be confined! Although they were outside, they could still listen to the celestial sounds!
The opening song was Rick's "Never Gonna Give You Up."
Perhaps the "Rickroll" wouldn't happen in this world, but a classic is a classic. Rick shook his hips on stage, the audience shook theirs off stage, and for a moment, everyone was happy!
The concert started at nine in the evening, so the sky was already dark.
For some reason, tonight's night sky was particularly lonely. Without the company of the moon and stars, its face was terribly black.
After Rick finished singing a song, the lights in the entire venue suddenly went out, plunging everything into darkness, which caused panic among the audience.
"Shh—quiet—"
Audrey's voice drifted over, and the audience's mood settled immediately.
"Come on, everyone! Let's make some noise together!"
As soon as she finished speaking, a beam of light shone on the center of the stage.
Audrey stood there, dressed in a crisp air force uniform, radiating a heroic spirit.
A huge parrot perched on her shoulder, making her look very much like a captain from the pirate era!
Three seconds after Audrey appeared, the guitar and bass sounded together, then the drums joined in, spotlights swayed, and the atmosphere of the entire venue instantly ignited!
"You don't understand what love is,
Your heart is only full of f*cking business,
And I can no longer wait for you;
Tonight the starry sky has no color,
All troubles, f*ck off,
Let me say one last bye-bye to you!"
The entire venue was brightly lit. Screams and roars rang out. People's emotions had been affected by Audrey's singing.
They seemed to see a woman who had suffered enough grievances kicking open the door, about to pursue her future.
"Night, it doesn't represent sorrow,
Before dawn comes, let's get high!"
The parrot suddenly spread its wings and flew high, and Audrey grabbed its leg, actually being carried into the air with it!
"Oh, look! How did she do that!"
"Amazing!"
"Incredible!"
"Look, there seems to be a steel wire behind her!"
"So that's it! She's trying so hard, I want to cry!"
That was actually just a steel wire without any load-bearing capacity... in the end, it was just a prop to deceive the eyes.
Before entering the chorus, the band suddenly stopped playing, and the scene instantly quieted down.
One second!
When Audrey's singing suddenly soared into the clouds alone, and the accompaniment followed closely like the smoke trail of a jet plane, everyone got goosebumps from excitement!
"Fly with me!
Nothing can't be let go!
Holding back depressing feelings makes them worse, better to speak them out!
..." (Writing lyrics is really too tiring, and no one pays wages, let the author be lazy, just these few lines, get the meaning)
"I Am Not a Parrot, I Can't Dance"
Audrey was carried by Fawkes flying above the concert, occasionally sweeping over the fans' heads, triggering wave after wave of cheers.
"Look, Audrey's parrot is so smart!"
"Yeah, she always gets along well with animals!"
"I remember her original pet wasn't a cat? Why is it gone?"
"This parrot is so smart, I wonder if he can dance?"
Wizards mixed among the Muggle audience sneered at their discussions.
Parrot?
Joke, that was an extremely rare XXXX magical beast, a phoenix!
Some wizards who rushed over from Britain found it strange. Why did that phoenix look so familiar? It seemed to be Headmaster Dumbledore's!
...
Outside the venue, fans who couldn't see the performance were scratching their heads in anxiety. Audrey's singing was certainly beautiful, but listening to the commotion inside, she must have pulled some flashy move again, just like the magic trick at the last concert!
They really wanted to see it!
Among the fans outside, two short figures wore hoods that covered their faces, preventing people from seeing their expressions clearly.
"Grandfather, there are many Aurors here."
"Hmph, if it were before, I could kill them all!"
"Grandfather, we can't even deal with one Astley. Rushing in recklessly will only put us in danger!"
"I am determined to get the ancient magic power under Hogwarts! Thetis, you don't know how powerful that force is!"
Thetis shook her head. That power was strong, but weren't you defeated too?
Instead of being obsessed with that power, wouldn't it be more reliable to find ways to acquire ancient magic knowledge from ruins everywhere?
There is only one portion of power, but knowledge can mass-produce power!!
"Let's go!" Ranrok gritted his teeth for a while, then turned decisively to leave. His strength was far less than before, and his courage had declined along with it.
"Grandfather, I do have an idea," Thetis said. "Rumor has it that the Gray family is a collateral branch of the Rackham family. That Bode Gray, who was defeated by Audrey Astley and imprisoned in Azkaban, should know some ancient magic."
"Just do as you see fit. As long as I can obtain the power in the Hogwarts Keepers' repository, I won't interfere with how you do it!"
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The Astley siblings' concert was in full swing, but the British Ministry of Magic was convening an emergency meeting.
Old Barty: "Recently, we have received many letters signed by Headmaster Dumbledore. However, given that their authenticity is doubtful, our colleagues in the Ministry's Mail Management Division thought they were prank letters and threw them into the trash can."
He shook his head helplessly. "But the daily work of the Wizengamot, which should have been scheduled by Dumbledore, has suddenly stagnated. The reason is that we haven't received any letters from Headmaster Dumbledore for half a month!"
Crack!
A white-bearded old man in purple robes suddenly appeared in the meeting room.
"Sorry, everyone, I'm late."
"No, you came just in time, Professor Dumbledore," Old Barty spoke up. "We were just talking about the issue with your letters."
"What's wrong with my letters?" the old wizard asked strangely.
Old Barty turned to ask Rudy Ruby from the Mail Management Division, "Mr. Ruby, can you tell us on what basis you judged those letters to be prank letters rather than genuine letters from Professor Dumbledore?"
Rudy Ruby was a wizard in his thirties. He had dark freckles on his face, making it look not very clean.
"Minister, sir," he felt a bit wronged but still spoke frankly. "For the past few decades, Professor Dumbledore's letters have always been delivered by his phoenix, Fawkes, without a single exception!"
He raised his voice, as if expressing his grievances to his colleagues: "But recent letters were all delivered by ordinary owls! Therefore, I have sufficient reason to believe that they were not sent by Professor Dumbledore himself!"
Dumbledore sighed. he had put aside the heavy preparatory work for the new semester and specially came to attend the Ministry's emergency meeting, not expecting that this was what they were discussing?
He said somewhat awkwardly, "Actually, my phoenix ran away from home recently..."
"Children grow up, they always want to go out and venture..."
Old Barty also smiled awkwardly. He certainly wouldn't tell anyone that when he saw Hydrus that day, he saw a phoenix standing on her shoulder!
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