Fire Bearer at Hogwarts

Chapter 78 The Ministry of Magic Comes

Early in the morning, Hogwarts ushered in a large group of people. These adult wizards were dressed in suits and leather shoes. The leader was a small fat man with a black top hat on his head.

Obviously, they are from the Ministry of Magic... They learned about the theft of the Hogwarts headmaster's room. As the minister, Fudge immediately rushed here with a dozen Aurors, not only to solve the problem, but also because He has just taken office, and Dumbledore is his important supporter, so he naturally wants to build a good relationship.

"Minister Fudge..." Dumbledore looked at Fudge and nodded slightly, "I'm glad you can come here in person."

"It doesn't matter." Fudge took off his top hat and handed it to an Auror, "The affairs of the Ministry are not as important as those of the students." His words were agreed by Dumbledore.

Dumbledore led Fudge in with a smile, and told Fudge what happened while walking.

"So..." Fudge frowned slightly, "You mean, that man is dangerous...even as dangerous as the mysterious man."

Dumbledore nodded, "He stole the Sorcerer's Stone under the siege of the two..."

Fudge frowned, as if he didn't like the feeling of crisis, "There is no danger, my Auror is very trustworthy."

Dumbledore nodded, without saying anything more, he led the people from the Ministry of Magic to the scene of the crime slowly.

The place is well protected, and the shattered crystals on the ground still maintain their original appearance. Hogwarts' vice-principal, McGonagall, is standing here at this time, and beside her is Ash who is pretending to be researching.

"Dumbledore..." McGonagall nodded slightly, and then she nodded slightly to Fudge, "Minister Fudge." She didn't see that annoying guy Umbridge, and felt a lot better for a while.

"This is Professor Ash Embers, the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts." Dumbledore introduced Ash to the curious Fudge.

"Nice to meet, Professor Embers." Fudge and Ash shook hands gently, and then said to Ash gently: "Professor Embers, have you found anything?"

Ash shook his head slightly. He had heard the minister's name before, and it was said that he was able to become the minister because of Dumbledore's help... He also looked like a qualified puppet.

"The spell used by the caster is a self-created spell..." Ash said softly, and he naturally wouldn't tell everyone that it was actually Rodland's magic.

Fudge nodded, and also squatted down to pick up a crystal fragment. For some reason, the small crystal felt a little prickly in his hand, "It's exactly the same as the one in Knockturn Alley." He showed it to an Auror for a look.

Ash also nodded, "According to my investigation, the structure of these crystals is indeed exactly the same as those found in Knockturn Alley."

"In other words, their casters are the same person."

Dumbledore nodded, affirming Ash's opinion.

"A murderer...and a thief at the same time." Fudge muttered, and he didn't seem to be able to come up with any ideas.

"Does the media know about this?" He walked up to Dumbledore and asked in a low voice, "The less people know about this, the better."

After all, this kind of thing happened when Fudge just took office. You must know that the children of many patrons of the Ministry of Magic are now studying at Hogwarts... If they are dissatisfied, Fudge may become the shortest minister in office up.

"We didn't tell them, after all, you don't need newspapers to track down criminals," Dumbledore explained.

After that, he nodded slightly to Ash again, motioning for Ash to explain the whole crime process to Fudge.

"According to Headmaster Dumbledore and Professor Thom, the criminal blasted through the wall and jumped into the Black Lake to escape." Ash paused slightly, "In other words, the criminal has probably left Hogwarts .”

After all, he got what he needed, why is he still here?

Fudge sighed slightly, "Is there any specific image about the criminal?" He waved slightly, and an Auror holding a drawing board came up, with a quill floating in front of him.

Dumbledore thought for a while and said slowly, "He's wearing a brown spotted dress...and a silver beak mask."

Fudge froze for a moment... "It's Halloween, right?"

Dumbledore nodded, "Halloween Carnival Night."

"Maybe he actually sneaked in pretending to be a performer?" Fudge said casually, completely ignoring that the performers were all skeletons.

Dumbledore glanced at Ash, and motioned for Ash to explain to Fudge, after all, as the headmaster, he couldn't slap the minister in the face... Ash's qualifications were still young, so Dumbledore naturally had such a purpose in letting him here.

"It shouldn't be in the performance team." Ash shook his head and rejected Fudge's idea, "The performers are the Skeleton Band."

Fudge nodded awkwardly, looked down at the crystal on the ground, wondering what he was thinking.

"I suggest asking Auror to investigate Diagon Alley and Hogsmeade more." Dumbledore made a suggestion, "It is likely that he stole the Philosopher's Stone for immortality, but alchemy needs a suitable venue."

Hearing Dumbledore's opinion, Fudge nodded, then turned around and said, "Let's do it this way."

"Then, there is another possibility..." Dumbledore pondered for a while, "It is very likely that it has something to do with Voldemort."

His words silenced everyone, Fudge looked at Dumbledore with a little fear, but he immediately showed a smile: "Are you joking, Dumbledore? V... The mysterious man is dead .”

"By Harry Potter." Fudge said with a smile, causing the Aurors to laugh too.

"I really want to say this... Fudge." Dumbledore looked at the man in front of him seriously, "But... there are still Death Eaters who have not been captured... They must be planning something."

Fudge coughed violently, and then gave Dumbledore a reproachful look. He turned around and said to the Aurors, "Go search around the Black Lake first, and see if you can find some clues."

Watching the Aurors leave, Fudge approached Dumbledore and wanted to say something, then he glanced at Ash and McGonagall, as if reminding Dumbledore to get them out of the way.

Ash understood what Fudge meant, and subconsciously waved his hand, ready to say goodbye to Dumbledore.

But Dumbledore shook his head. He looked at Fudge seriously with azure eyes, and said in a word: "I also hope this is a joke, Fudge, but Voldemort's shadow is not far away."

"It's because you are too sensitive Dumbledore..." Fudge's momentum was much weaker, and his words carried some reminders: "If he really comes back, the Ministry of Magic will definitely stop him... But, Catcher Shadowchaser stuff can't escalate things, it's going to cause panic," he explained, putting a crystal in his pocket.

"We will help you find the Sorcerer's Stone." He looked at Dumbledore, hesitated for a moment, and then continued: "But the matter of the mysterious man...is just a rumor."

With that, he left, running away as if Voldemort was following him.

Dumbledore sighed slightly, exchanged glances with McGonagall and Ash, and said nothing.

Ash looked at the big hole expressionlessly, but he was still a little happy in his heart. He didn't expect that Mr. Fudge was not only a puppet, but also a puppet who wanted to break away from Dumbledore's influence...

In this way, the force that Ash is the second most worried about in this world has lost his sense of threat in his heart. Meeting such a qualified politician and leader... It is obvious that as long as Ash directs things to the Death Eaters... this The minister will ignore it.

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(End of this chapter)