Hogwarts in the shadows

"Next, we will discuss the third topic, regarding the Audley Ministry of Magic's request for assistance from the Federation due to domestic unrest."

Dumbledore continued with the meeting procedure.

"The fourth topic..."

"The fifth topic..."

There were no unexpected problems with the subsequent topics and everything went smoothly.

Each topic was spoken by representatives of the relevant countries, after which Dumbledore gave a summary and guided the representatives of each country to vote.

Percy also voted without saying a word.

However, until...

“Now, we come to the last topic of this conference.

Concerning the mysterious disappearance of a large number of wizards and Muggles in Nepal.

Nepal will make its presentation.”

Prashant Manika, the Minister of Magic of Nepal, has sunken eyes and dark circles.

He exuded a deep sense of fatigue.

"Since a year ago, sorcerers have been disappearing in Nepal, and hundreds of them are still missing."

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole audience was in an uproar, and representatives from various countries could not help but whisper to each other.

"In addition, there have been frequent reports of missing persons in the Muggle world, with the number reaching tens of thousands."

Manika's voice sounded unusually calm, as if she had long been numb to the discussions around her.

“We have tried every possible means to investigate, but have come up with nothing.

We even suspected for a moment that this was the doing of Little Day, but after their scandal was exposed, the disappearance of wizards continued.

So I ask the Federation to step in and help us get to the bottom of this.”

As soon as Manika finished speaking, a large number of national representatives expressed their support.

"This matter must be thoroughly investigated. The disappearance of more than a hundred people is absolutely intolerable."

As for the issue of missing Muggles, they automatically ignored it.

Dumbledore also looked solemn.

He didn't expect that in just over a month, the number of missing persons in Nepal would have tripled.

"Representatives of various countries, regarding whether to..." Dumbledore was about to speak when he saw Percy raise his right hand.

Dumbledore's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

He had a bad feeling, and it was getting worse.

"The representative of the United Kingdom, please have the floor."

“The Prophet newspaper once sent a reporter to Nepal to interview its customs and people.

He would send reports back regularly, but suddenly lost contact four months ago.

Our Ministry of Magic has communicated with the Ministry of Magic of Nepal on this matter."

Percy's expression was unusually heavy.

Minister Manika looked embarrassed. “I apologize again for this. We…”

Percy waved his hand, "Minister Manica, there is no need to apologize. You are also victims, and we deeply sympathize with you."

"Thank you, Mr. Weasley, and thank you to the British Ministry of Magic." Manica expressed gratitude.

"The reporter miraculously escaped back to England two days ago," Percy continued.

"Escape back? You mean..." Manika was excited. Could it be that this reporter had clues about the missing person?

"Yes, he brought back shocking news." Percy nodded.

Representatives from various countries began to whisper.

The most worrying thing about any incident is that there are no clues. As long as there are clues, it will be easy to handle.

“I did not bring him here because he had been subjected to inhuman torture and was in a very bad physical and mental condition.

But the information he brought back, I brought it with me, the content is simply…"

Percy sighed heavily, "You guys should just watch it for yourselves!"

He waved his wand and a stack of documents flew out of his bag, landing precisely in front of each representative, including three on the podium.

Representatives from various countries immediately looked at the documents in front of them.

Gradually, their pupils shrank and were filled with horror, but were soon replaced by anger.

Some people gasped, while others cursed.

The reporters all craned their necks to look at the documents in their hands.

The audience was also very curious, and many of them stood up to see the contents of the document clearly.

Wilkinson's voice was cold, "Mr. Weasley, is this information reliable?"

“Due to the short time we received the information and the fact that the incident took place in Nepal, we were unable to conduct an on-the-ground investigation.”

Percy paused and continued,

"However, given the seriousness of the incident, we used truth serum on him with his consent."

Wilkinson looked at Percy in shock, which meant that the report had been verified by the truth serum.

"What on earth happened?" a reporter couldn't help but stand up and shout.

His position was too remote to see the contents of the report.

He looked at the other reporters with shocked expressions on their faces.

My heart feels like it's being scratched by a cat.

What are you talking about? Tell me now!

He wants to know too!

The audience behind also started shouting, wanting to know what was going on.

"Silence! Please keep quiet!" Dumbledore stood up again helplessly.

He now has mixed feelings in his heart; he cannot escape this disaster after all!

"Please ask the British representative to explain the contents of the report to everyone."

The venue suddenly became quiet, and everyone's eyes were focused on Percy.

“According to the information provided by the reporter, we learned that the disappearance of wizards was actually carried out by a Muggle organization.

Their purpose is to learn news about the wizarding world from the mouths of our compatriots.

They even used wizards as experimental subjects in an attempt to crack the secrets of magic.”

Percy's words were filled with grief and anger.

"And the reporter could have escaped earlier, but in order to obtain more detailed evidence,

He endured four months of torture in there."

Percy opened the report and showed a blurry but heart-pounding photo.

In the photo, a wizard is lying on a laboratory bed with tubes inserted into his body.

“This is the evidence that the reporter risked his life to take.”

In the audience, most people's eyes were filled with disbelief, wondering if they were hallucinating.

However, some emotional people could not help but curse angrily.

The venue instantly fell into chaos, with noise rising and falling, and it seemed to be getting out of control.

Dumbledore stood up, magical power surging around him.

The majestic aura was released again without reservation, which gradually suppressed the noise.

“Although this matter has been confirmed to a certain extent, we must investigate further to confirm the truth.

Dear delegates, do you have anything to add? "

"What else is there to investigate? Didn't the British Minister of Magic say that?

The information has been tested with truth serum, how could it be false?"

Dmitri Ivanovich, the Minister of Magic of the Bear Country, roared angrily.

"In my opinion, we should take action immediately and flatten that damn research institute."

"Ahem," Percy warned, coughing twice.

"Minister Ivanovich, I am only the Director of the Department of International Wizarding Cooperation."

"The position of Minister will be yours sooner or later. There is nothing wrong with me calling you that in advance."

Ivanovich said indifferently.