Hogwarts in the shadows

Percy suddenly hugged Penelope into his arms, "It's all over."

Penelope began to struggle violently, but Percy held her tightly and refused to let go.

"You still have me." Percy said softly in her ear.

Penelope finally stopped struggling, and a tear rolled down the corner of her eye.

Then she could no longer hold back and tears started to flow down her cheeks.

Finally, she leaned on Percy's shoulder and cried loudly, as if she wanted to vent all the bitterness and grievances of the past year.

The next morning.

Percy opened his eyes and stared at the ceiling.

Penelope beside him had already left quietly.

Percy held his waist and slowly sat up. His eyes swept over the torn clothes on the ground, and his heart ached again.

In fact, he was already awake the moment Penelope stood up.

But he pretended to be asleep, giving Penelope a chance to sneak away.

He could naturally guess where Penelope was going.

But he knew he couldn't stop her, and there were some roads that she had to walk alone.

So he secretly merged two of the three shadow soldiers given by Hephaestus into Penelo's shadow.

I hope to save Penelope's life and protect her at the critical moment.

In the next few days, The Prophet became almost a one-man show for Cornelius Fudge.

Dumbledore's public announcement of Voldemort's return frightened him.

He felt that this was Dumbledore's way of seizing power.

He has never forgotten how many people supported Dumbledore in taking office.

This forced him to remain vigilant at all times, fearing that if he was not careful, the power he had worked so hard to build would be lost.

He was obsessed with being Minister of Magic.

Dumbledore's move was seen by him as a provocation to his status.

So now he can only be forced to fight back.

So the Ministry of Magic has been putting pressure on the Daily Prophet in recent days.

Weaving an impenetrable network of public opinion.

Dismissing reports of Voldemort's return as nonsense.

Dumbledore's remarks were labeled "rumors".

They even targeted Harry, portraying him as a ridiculous, quick-success-seeking clown.

He attempted to undermine Dumbledore's credibility by implying that Dumbledore's judgment had declined due to his old age, which was why he believed Harry's seemingly absurd words.

Fudge even risked his own life at the hands of the British Ministry of Magic and secretly drafted a document.

Request to remove Dumbledore from his position as President of the International Confederation of Wizards.

And this has been submitted to the International Confederation of Wizards.

This will also be an issue at its July meeting.

As for Hefeth's name, the newspapers did not dare to mention a single word about it.

After all, 95 percent of the Daily Prophet's shares belong to pure-blood families.

Without Hephis's approval, not a single word of what Fudge wanted to say would appear in the newspaper.

Hefeth looked at the newspaper and was very dissatisfied with the words in it.

How can you say that Dumbledore is old and incapable?

He is obviously still strong and able to bend and stretch as he pleases.

And the words used above are too subtle.

He missed Rita Skeeter a little.

At this time, perhaps only Skeeter's articles can suit his taste.

But Skeeter has now been recruited by Percy.

She is still stirring up trouble internationally, so she doesn't care about this little thing at all.

Hephis pondered for a moment and wrote a few words on the "text message":

The news leaked out tomorrow, and Percy and Fudge had a fierce argument in the office, full of gunpowder.

He was well aware of the truth that if you want to destroy someone, you must first make him crazy.

Although Fudge did not achieve any great achievements during his fourteen years in power, he did bring relative peace to the wizarding world.

Although it would be possible to force him to step down at this time, Percy's reputation would definitely be ruined.

Only by letting Fudge take responsibility for his mistakes and resign can Percy comply with the will of the people.

In this way, Percy's future policies can be better implemented.

As for Voldemort, just as Hephis expected, he has been resurrected.

But I don’t know where he is hiding and pretending to be dead, and there is no news at all.

It seems that during the fourteen years that Voldemort lay dormant, he had mastered the art of retreat very well.

Hephaestus raised his hand, and a halo of golden and red appeared.

He took a step forward and arrived at District 13.

Vanasa was leaning back in her office chair, resting her eyes.

There has been a major breakthrough in her research recently, and she hasn't had a good rest for many days.

But the appearance of Hephis made her alert instantly, and her hands instinctively reached for the wand and pistol beside her.

When she saw who was coming, Vanasha's tense nerves relaxed instantly, replaced by a bright smile.

"You're quite alert." Hephis naturally noticed her little action and praised her.

Vanasha walked quickly to Hephis and held his arm tightly.

"Master, you finally have time to come and see me."

"Thank you for your hard work recently." Hephis patted the back of her hand.

Vanasha shook her head gently. "It's not that hard, but it's really frightening."

"Oh, what exactly did they research? You kept it a secret in your letter, but you can tell me this time, right?" Hephes' curiosity grew stronger.

"Yes... Master, you should just look at it yourself!"

There was a hint of hesitation in Vanasha's eyes, as if she still hadn't figured out what to say.

"Okay, let's go and take a look." Hephis nodded.

So under the leadership of Vanasha, they came to a laboratory at the back of the 13th District.

At this time, several scientists in white robes in the laboratory were concentrating on operating the huge instruments.

A wizard-like man was sitting in the instrument, his eyes closed and his expression somewhat ferocious.

The scientists didn't react at all to their arrival and continued to concentrate on looking at the data displayed on the computer.

Vanasha took out a document from the table beside her and handed it to Hephis respectfully.

Hephis began to read it, his eyes gradually becoming serious.

He called him a good fellow...

"Mind-warping magnetic field generator."

This is a huge spherical device that can generate a powerful mind-distorting magnetic field covering an area of ​​tens of kilometers.

When Muggles are within this magnetic field, their thoughts and emotions will be severely distorted.

Everyone will become malicious and aggressive.

And they will fall into extreme fear and anxiety.

It combines mind control and electromagnetic technology from magic to create a special magnetic field that can affect the neural electrical signals of the human brain.

The magic rune array at the core of the device is responsible for guiding and enhancing magical power.

The external electromagnetic coil is responsible for spreading this force over a wide area.

This device requires a wizard to sit inside and be responsible for guiding the mental magic.

And this device is mainly aimed at Muggles.

As long as the wizard uses magical power to protect, he can greatly weaken the effects of mind distortion.

If it was a wizard who could perform Occlumency, it would have no effect at all.