some magical Hogwarts

Chapter 40 The Politician's Tactics

Drogon had gone to deliver a letter to Dumbledore, but Myria was still there.

William took out the penny, and Miriah stretched out a long leg proudly, asking him to put the coin into a small leather pouch tied to the leg.

Then, with the remaining snacks in its mouth, it flew out towards the Hogwarts owl coop.

William opened the envelope, and what was inside was not a letter, but the latest urgent edition of the Daily Prophet.

Several people gathered around William, watching the latest investigation by the Ministry of Magic.

When William opened the newspaper, the headline was the attack on the Ministry of Magic.

I saw the title written in heavy black ink: Shocked!Important physical evidence was found in the Ministry of Magic attack.

There is also a photo below-the magic wand!
William looked very familiar, and he should indeed have seen him in Diagon Alley not long ago.

— Lucius Malfoy's wand!

It was indeed Lucius' wand, with Malfoy's crest engraved on it, and at the top of the wand, there was a notch where a dove egg had once been inlaid.

During the fight in Diagon Alley that day, Lucius only found pigeon eggs, but lost his wand. Now, he appeared at the scene of the Ministry of Magic attack in a strange way.

"Could Malfoy do it?" Cho asked after reading the paper.

Listening to everyone's description, Lucius Malfoy doesn't seem to be a good person.

"Qiu, they are all dark wizards!" George said angrily.

"When the Mysterious Man fell, Malfoy should have been punished. He claimed that he was controlled by the Mysterious Man and paid a large amount of Galleons in exchange for peace.

The Malfoy family is not a good guy, and I have no doubts about what he did. "

George was still angry about what happened in Diagon Alley that day, and Lucius scolded them for multiplying like mudbloods.

Mudblood is the worst word in wizarding circles.

Cedric raised his chin and said, "But Malfoy fought in Diagon Alley that day, and we all saw it."

Qiu pointed to a certain paragraph in the newspaper and said, "According to the report, the attack happened in the first half of the night, so he can definitely go.

You also said that his wand was lost, but who would steal a wand worth ten Galleons instead of a diamond?

This is likely to be directed and acted by him. "

Qiu's analysis made sense.

But the twins exchanged glances.

Fred glanced around and whispered, "Remember that day when my dad said that Mad-Eye was investigating Malfoy?"

"Who is Mad-Eye?" Qiu asked suspiciously.

George said: "Mad-Eye's name is Moody, and he's an almost semi-retired Auror.

Mad-Eye is so powerful that the Death Eaters he captured could fill half of the cells in Azkaban. "

Fred continued: "The most important thing is that Mad-Eye is definitely on our side...I mean, he has a very good relationship with Dumbledore and is very capable."

"Since Mad-Eye is watching Malfoy, did he find anything?" Cedric asked.

"There are indeed some." George considered his words. "That's what Fred and I overheard."

"My dad told Malfoy the other day that Mad-Eye was investigating him just to provoke him and move the dark magic items hidden in the house.

After Malfoy got back from the fight, he really went to sell things at night. Mad-Eye caught him in the Borgin Burke Magic Shop in Knockturn Alley. "

Fred regretted: "Mad-Eye is too anxious, he should have waited for a few days!

Although Malfoy sold the jinxed necklace, but the level of black magic is not high, he just came to test the waters.The Ministry can be fined a little money at most, and you can be released on bail, and you don't have to go to Azkaban at all. "

Qiu thought for a while, then asked doubtfully, "But, doesn't this just happen to prove that Malfoy didn't attack the Ministry of Magic?

He went to sell things at night, how could he have time to attack? "

Fred smiled bitterly and said, "That's the problem, Mad-Eye was very annoyed when he heard that magic was attacked.

That night, if he hadn't caught Malfoy, the other party wouldn't be able to clean himself up, at least he would go to Azkaban for a while. "

Qiu showed an extremely confused expression. She frowned and said, "Since Malfoy didn't attack, why did the Daily Prophet report on Malfoy's wand? Isn't this deliberately misleading everyone?"

"Scapegoat, Cho," William explained, "The Ministry of Magic can't find the attacker, and Fudge needs a scapegoat to divert attention temporarily.

It would make them appear less incompetent, and put less pressure on the Ministry. "

Unjust, false and wrongly decided cases are never isolated cases, and the wizarding world is no exception.

William had been puzzled before.

During this period of time, why did the Daily Prophet report on the fight between Weasley and Malfoy.

The conflict between the two families is well known, and this kind of matter cannot be put on the table at all.

However, the newspaper with the largest circulation took turns tracking it for more than half a month.

Now William finally understood that Fudge was trying to cover up the attack on the Ministry of Magic.

The outbreak of a major incident, if you want to cover it up, you must use more hot spots to distract the people who eat melons.

This is a common practice in later generations.

People who eat melons are like fish, their memories are short-lived.

As the heat dissipates, no one will discuss that serious, teeth-gnashing incident until the next explosion.

The Ministry of Magic being attacked by dark wizards is one such scandal that must be suppressed.

This incident is undoubtedly a serious blow to the reputation of the Ministry of Magic.

Especially at this special moment, the Minister of Magic, Cornelius Fudge, has only been in office for half a year.

There was no way Fudge could bear a label of incompetence stuck to his head.That would be devastating for a politician committed to long-term re-election!
So he chose to let the Daily Prophet report on the fight in an attempt to divert everyone's attention.

It's just that Fudge underestimated the impact of the attack, and the rumors still spread.

When the Ministry of Magic found that it could no longer stop it, it simply stopped covering it up and revealed it on its own initiative.

At this time, almost a month had passed since the Ministry of Magic was attacked.

Public opinion is outraged that the report has been delayed for so long.

Many times, ordinary people don't care about the truth of the incident, nor do they care about the consequences of the incident. What they are angry about is being fooled.

Covering up events by those in power is essentially a form of deception.

Smart politicians will throw out the murderer, or one or two scapegoats just right at this moment, to distract the attention of the people who eat melons again.

The nature of an attack that has caused the Ministry of Magic to be overwhelmed is completely different from a case in which the murderer has been caught.

And Malfoy is such a scapegoat who hit the gunpoint, and the magic wand found at the scene in the report is also the best shocking point!
Regardless of the truth, William found that the newly appointed Minister of Magic was not as incompetent as Hagrid said before.

At least when dealing with ordinary people, Fudge is skilled and an extremely sophisticated politician.

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(End of this chapter)