The Mightiest Badger at Hogwarts

The second floor of the Ministry of Magic.

In the Auror exclusive teleportation hall.

Hundreds of armed Aurors were sitting silently on the open ground, waiting.

Not far in front of them was Scrimgeour, surrounded by several staff officers.

They stared intently at the crystal in front of them that reflected images of various departments of the Department of Mysteries, and the expressions on their faces were not very good.

Today is really not a good day for them.

As early as noon, Fudge's minister's office and Old Barty's Department of Magical Law Enforcement gave them orders to stand by in the teleportation hall.

And this stay lasted only one afternoon.

This boring and nerve-wracking waiting makes even Aurors who have undergone rigorous training feel a little dissatisfied.

In particular, Fudge and Old Barty never mentioned what mission they were required to perform here.

This makes people even more uneasy.

They Aurors are currently the only department in the Ministry of Magic that is not willing to completely submit to Fudge or Old Barty.

It's hard not to think of this situation that Fudge and Old Barty could no longer stand the growing strength of the Auror department, so they wanted to use some means to eliminate the Auror force.

This is an approach that maximizes the interests of Fudge and Old Barty.

As for the fact that the Auror department was wiped out, or its strength was severely damaged after the attack, and there was no one to deal with Voldemort and Death Eaters, it might not be important to politicians like Fudge and Old Barty.

After all, politicians are so stupid sometimes.

They can only see the immediate benefits and turn a blind eye to the upcoming crises in the future.

They wouldn't be in danger anyway.

Because even if Voldemort captured the Ministry of Magic, he would still need people to do things for him.

To be honest, those crazy Death Eaters may be very useful when it comes to killing people and starting businesses, but they are useless when it comes to governing the magical world.

So they only need to surrender to Voldemort when the time comes, and they can continue to sit high above everyone.

This is a despicable politician!

Scrimgeour cursed silently in his mind.

As a soldier, he would never allow this to happen.

As early as ten minutes ago, he had sent a final inquiry letter to his immediate boss, the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, Barty Crouch, asking about the purpose of this operation.

The reason why it is called the last inquiry letter is because if Old Batty does not give a clear answer this time, he will abandon this operation without permission and lead his men into the house of Old Batty and Fudge. Office, go and ask them what conspiracies are going on in their heads!

This is actually equivalent to an armed coup.

As long as he does this, even if Scrimgeour finally wins the position of Minister of Magic, he will definitely be nailed to the pillar of shame in history afterwards.

But Scrimgeour had to do it.

Because behind him, there are still hundreds of Aurors standing, as well as the glory that he himself has fought for his whole life!

Scrimgeour may be able to compromise for the sake of the stability of the Ministry of Magic, or for his own reputation, after all, as he said before.

Even in the face of a huge ZZ impact, high-level figures like them will basically not be harmed in life.

But his Auror subordinates were different.

Once the 'war' starts, these people's lives are like a string of numbers that can be sacrificed at any time.

Looking at these figures, the officials sitting in the offices who are high above themselves do not even have a slight fluctuation in their hearts.

Taking a deep breath, Scrimgeour finally looked away from the empty Department of Mysteries surveillance screen and turned to look at the man beside him who had experienced the Battle of Gringotts with him and survived. The staff officer asked:

"what time is it now?"

The staff officer clearly understood the meaning of Scrimgeour's question. He glanced at his pocket watch and said:

"It has been 17 minutes since your inquiry letter was sent, and we have not received any reply so far."

Scrimgeour nodded imperceptibly, but the expression on his face became a little gloomy.

He turned around and looked at his men who had been sitting on the ground all afternoon.

The Aurors were also looking at him, the commander-in-chief, quietly.

Scrimgeour understood what these people expected and said in a deep voice:

“Stand up, relax, and warm up!”

After saying this, the previously orderly team suddenly became messy.

Everyone was shaking their limbs desperately, jumping up and down from time to time, trying to make their bodies that were a little stiff after working all afternoon become flexible again.

They are excited because they understand that soon after the warm-up is completed, it is time for them to end their standby and officially start action.

The only thing they don't know is that their next targets are likely to be Minister of Magic Fudge and Elder Barty of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement.

But that's okay too.

No matter who the target is, they will complete it successfully according to Scrimgeour's orders.

Their faith is unwavering!

So does Scrimgeour.

He is very confident in his Auror subordinates!

It was precisely because of this that he had the courage to launch a coup against Fudge and Old Batty.

clang clang clang clang...

At this moment, a series of crisp banging sounds suddenly sounded from a steel pipe on the wall.

When Scrimgeour and the others heard the sound, they saw that the mail port under the pipe was violently knocked open, and a mail can engraved with the M mark of the Ministry of Magic automatically fell into the mail slot below.

A staff officer immediately stepped forward and held the letter jar in front of Scrimgeour with both hands.

Scrimgeour took the mail jar, opened the letter, and read it.

However, at the next moment, Scrimgeour's lion-like golden eyes suddenly shrank into a small point.

I saw the letter written in extremely concise words:

The goal of this operation is to kill Voldemort!

At the bottom of the letter, where the signatures of the Minister of Magic and the Director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement should have been, there is an M logo belonging to the Ministry of Magic, the four-quarter coat of arms of Hogwarts and the name of the Foley family. Giant sea monster emblem.

The amount of information contained in these three signatures was extremely high, but Scrimgeour had no time to think about it at the moment.

All his attention was focused on that simple line of text!

Kill Voldemort?

What disease did Fudge and Old Barty have?

This was the first thought that came to Scrimgeour's mind.

It's not that he underestimated Fudge and Old Barty.

But with these two useless people, they still want to kill Voldemort?

This is simply daydreaming!

Besides, what does killing Voldemort have to do with them being stationed in the Auror Portal Hall for the entire afternoon?

Could it be because Old Barty and the others had already prepared a trap and were just waiting for Voldemort to be caught so that they could send Aurors there to arrest him?

But is there any trap in this world that can kill Voldemort?

Scrimgeour has really thought about this question.

The answer is the Ministry of Magic and Hogwarts Castle.

Unless Voldemort broke into these two places single-handedly, they would be able to use the large number of magic restrictions in these two places to launch an arrest operation against Voldemort.

And this is only if their strength is several levels higher.

Otherwise, with a legendary wizard like Voldemort, even if Dumbledore was willing to take action, killing them would be no different than killing a pig.

So where is the confidence of Old Barty and Fudge?

Or is this just their delaying strategy?

But even if it’s just a delaying tactic, you can’t use such a stupid excuse, right?

Scrimgeour frowned, filled with doubts.

He slowly turned around and decided to show the contents of the letter to his staff so that they could give him some suggestions.

This is the job of these staff officers.

However, just as he turned his head, he unexpectedly caught a glimpse of a flashing red light from the corner of his eye.

The source of this red light is the monitoring crystal ball on the table.

And this crystal ball will only emit an alarm red light after detecting a 'dangerous person' who does not belong to the Ministry of Magic!

Scrimgeour arrived next to the crystal ball almost in a flash, and carefully looked at the tiny picture that was subdivided into dozens of areas in the ball.

Finally, in the Brain Hall of the Department of Mysteries, he finally discovered the traces of Harry and others.

This made him a little disappointed.

Because this is very different from what he expected.

But soon, he became excited again.

He felt that he might understand what Fudge and Old Barty were planning!

Harry Potter once killed Voldemort, which made Harry Potter a well-known 'savior' in the wizarding world of the United States.

But at the same time, it also made Harry Potter the most hated and hated object in the hearts of all Death Eaters.

Scrimgeour had no doubt about the extent of Voldemort's personal hatred of Harry Potter.

If it weren't for Harry Potter, Voldemort would have unified the entire Ministry of Magic in the United States more than ten years ago, and like Grindelwald, would have extended his minions to the entire Europe.

What's more, there is still the existence of that prophecy!

So, what would Voldemort do if he knew that his destined enemy had left Hogwarts, a place full of scruples?

Scrimgeour tightened his grip on his wand.

If he were Voldemort, then even if the place Harry Potter went to was the Ministry of Magic, he would try to break in and kill Harry Potter!

Once Voldemort enters the Ministry of Magic, the first condition for killing Voldemort will be established!

But...if the Ministry of Magic alone is not strong enough to surround and kill Voldemort.

Where should we make up for the remaining strength gap?

This question only appeared in Scrimgeour's mind for a few seconds before disappearing into ashes.

Because he remembered the signature on the letter just now.

The Ministry of Magic, Hogwarts and the Foley family!

Hogwarts must represent Dumbledore.

Although it is said that the current principal of Hogwarts is no longer Dumbledore, Dumbledore has been deeply bound to the image of Hogwarts. When any one of them is mentioned, Dumbledore will automatically come to mind. Another image emerged.

As for the Foley family.

In fact, Scrimgeour began investigating the Foley family shortly after the Gringotts robbery.

At its peak, there were various files and documents about the Foley family that could even fill his entire office.

And through this information, he also determined one thing.

That was the Gringotts robbery that caused heavy damage to him and the entire Auror force. It was most likely planned by the Foley family!

This is the battlefield planned by the Foley family to fight Voldemort.

And he, Scrimgeour and the Auror troops, were just casualties who trespassed and became cannon fodder.

The moment he came to this conclusion, Scrimgeour even had the urge to lead people directly into Forlì Castle.

But considering that the newly rejuvenated Auror force is likely to be unable to defeat the hunters of the Foley family, and considering that old Barty and Percy, the current acting minister in the minister's office, vaguely seem to have a background in the Foley family, Skrein Only then did Jie bury his hatred deep in his heart, waiting for the opportunity to appear.

But now, all this hatred has turned into joy!

If the hunters of the Foley family, whose combat capabilities are not weaker than those of the top Aurors during the Second Wizarding War, can join the battle.

Then add Dumbledore, the top combat power, to contain Voldemort himself.

Then Voldemort and the Death Eaters under Voldemort will surely perish today!

Thinking of this, Scrimgeour's breathing became rapid.

He turned around suddenly and looked at the Aurors who had finished their warm-up activities and were getting ready to go. The corners of his mouth raised slightly, and he reached out and grabbed a light rope on the side.

"Now, let me announce the target of tonight's operation!"

With Scrimgeour's soft cry, the huge teleportation hall instantly became silent.

Seeing this, the smile on Scrimgeour's face became even brighter, and he continued softly:

"Kill Voldemort!"

After saying that, he ignored the flashes of shock on the faces of the surrounding staff officers and the excited roars of his subordinate Aurors, and directly pulled the light cord in his hand.

"Set off--"

……

"Sir Foley, do you think Scrimgeour and the others will lead people into the war honestly?"

In the Silent Man Passage of the Department of Mysteries, Percy said worriedly, "He has never been on good terms with us. Moreover, he is a smart man. I think he should have discovered that Mr. Crouch and I used Fudge as a puppet. , joined forces to actually control the affairs of the Ministry of Magic.

The reason why he didn't say much before was entirely because we were still providing him with funds to expand his Auror force.

But now, the current war was bound to cause serious casualties to the Aurors he had worked so hard to train.

This is not in his interest at all. "

Link, who led everyone towards the Memory Hall, paused, turned his head and looked at Percy and said:

"Do you understand the biggest difference between you and Scrimgeour?"

Percy shook his head in confusion.

"Your demands are fundamentally different!"

Link said categorically, "As a politician, as an egoist, the interests you think of are power and wealth, and perhaps reputation.

But Scrimgeour is a soldier.

The above-mentioned things are certainly important to him, but what he really pursues is glory!

Kill Voldemort!

Killing the war criminal who started the Second Wizarding War and attempted to start the Third Wizarding War again is undoubtedly the best way to prove his glory.

Glory is his core interest.

Therefore, he will definitely take action this time, and he will do it in full force, at all costs! "

Link's words made Percy nod repeatedly.

But from Percy's brow, which still didn't relax much, Link could still see a little bit of incomprehension.

Link chuckled and continued:

"You don't use empathy like this. What you are doing now is like an American trying to empathize with a French person and trying to understand why the French are so obsessed with fashion.

The three views and cognitive systems of the two of you are completely different. Putting yourself in someone else's shoes will not do any good except bring you more doubts. "

Link began to move forward, "All we need to do is just take action at the right time to kill Voldemort."

"Yes! Mr. Foley!"

Percy responded and hurriedly lowered his head.

His body was trembling continuously.

From Link's words just now, he smelled a strong murderous intention.