Della Bush's Love Story

Torrential rain suddenly descends on this northern UK town

Sirius turned into a big black dog, hiding behind the trash can beside the alley, his fur was wet.

Pedestrians passing by saw him pitiful, wanted to give him something to eat, or wanted to send him to the pet rescue station, but they were all scared away by his bared teeth.

Si Lisbon wanted to go forward in the rain, but this would attract people's attention instead.Wild dogs and wild cats don't venture outside when it's raining, it's not good for them to get wet, they don't have warm homes and dry rugs to dry their fur on.They all hide under cars and garages, and in places where they won't get caught in the rain.

Sirius raised his front paw and licked it, undecided whether to lie down, so that he would be more like a dog and would not be stared at all the time.

But he doesn't like to lie on the wet ground, the hair on his stomach will be very uncomfortable.

Suddenly, he smelled a familiar smell, which made him a little irritable.

He turned around behind the trash can a few times, and finally rushed into the rain curtain, spread his hooves, and ran into the distance.

Dumbledore was walking slowly, he looked like a very ordinary Muggle.Old man, wearing a gentleman's hat and raincoat, with a cane.Walk in the rain.

Although he looked a little pitiful, his posture always made people wonder whether he was followed by a butler or a stretched car.

The owner of the nearby coffee shop or the small bakery opened the door and said to him, "Sir, you can come in to escape the rain. For the sake of your body."

Dumbledore waved his hand, smiled politely, and continued to walk forward.

Walking out of the town slowly, there is a neat wheat field in front of you, and a beautiful big house in the distance, which is the villa of a rich man in the town.

At this time, he heard a fast approaching footstep behind him, but it didn't sound like a human being.Turning his head, he saw a big black dog that was dripping wet and looked very pitiful, approaching him.

Dumbledore stopped and said, "It's you, come here!"

One person and one dog continue to move forward.

Finally stopped in front of a fence, Dumbledore knocked on the fence with his wand, the small door on the fence popped open, and Dumbledore walked in first

Sirius followed behind."I'm here to find an old friend," said Dumbledore.

Sirius wagged his tail unconsciously. Dumbledore smiled and said slowly, "Maybe I should give you a meaty bone tomorrow morning instead of a cup of coffee and a sandwich, Sirius."

Sirius whimpered like a big wronged dog.

He rushed up the steps ahead of Dumbledore, came to the door, stood up, bit the doorbell rope next to the door and pulled it down, and the doorbell jingled.

Dumbledore and Sirius waited for a while, but no one came to answer the door.

Dumbledore tapped the lock with his wand, and the lock clicked open.

The door slid in, and Dumbledore said: "Let's go in, it seems that the master has no time to entertain us for a while, maybe he is busy."

Sirius lowered his head, lowered his body, and rushed in like a black lightning bolt.

Dumbledore shook his head behind him: "It seems that it really should be given a bone."

This is an ordinary looking house.

There seemed to be nothing in it that belonged to a wizard.There are throw pillows, newspapers, clothes, children's toys, etc. on the sofa.The carpet looked very dated and hadn't been replaced in a long time.The flowers in the vase on the low cabinet in the corner have dried up, and there is still a thick layer of dust on the table.

It seems that no one has lived here for a long time.

Dumbledore and Sirius went through all the rooms, even the attic and basement.But they found nothing but a box of moldy potatoes.

Dumbledore said, "Change back, Sirius, I need you to use your wand, not your teeth."

Sirius whined and lay down on the ground, and soon changed from a dog to a man.The shadow by the wall rose slowly, twisting and struggling, just like the scene in an old horror movie.

Sirius drew his wand and said, "Professor, what should we do?"

Dumbledore said, "I believe there is someone hiding here. We just have to find him."

With a wave of Dumbledore's wand, everything in the room seemed to be hit by magic, and began to dance in front of him, from perfume bottles, vases, and ink bottles on the table to chairs, stools, tables, and cabinets. .

They waddled like they were having a dance party.Even the chandelier on the roof began to flicker and flicker.

In such a happy scene, the old coat rack in the corner is extraordinarily quiet.It didn't dance, didn't wave its own buds, and didn't even jump from the corner to the living room, but stood there quietly all the time.Seems like it's rejecting magic.

Sirius has already discovered that this thing is wrong.He approached cautiously, then pointed his wand at the coat rack and said, "Come out! Or I'll show you!"

The coat rack trembled, slowly getting shorter, and then slowly getting bigger.Then he changed from a coat rack to a man in a dark brown suit.

Everyone will be surprised to see him.

Sirius was very surprised and exclaimed: "Minister?!"

Standing there was none other than Connelly Fudge.He stroked his messy hair and stared at Sirius and Dumbledore.He looked very embarrassed, a little annoyed, but more of a fear and insecurity in him.

He said to Dumbledore: "Oh, I don't know, do I want you to find me, or not to find me."

Dumbledore smiled and said, "It's better for me to find you than for others to find you first."

Fudge approached, almost bumping into a dancing shoe rack.

"Oh!" he howled angrily. "Dumbledore! Quiet them!"

Dumbledore waved his wand, and all the furniture and furnishings returned to their respective places.

Sirius looked at Fudge very warily.Of course, he was also very curious, as the Minister of Magic, why is Fudge here?And it looks like he's been hiding here for a long time.But there were no rumors of the Minister's disappearance from the Ministry of Magic.And there's another minister at the Ministry of Magic?

Fudge stormed over to the sofa and sat down, pretending to be nonchalant and angrily waving his hands and saying, "I don't know. Maybe they'll find someone to replace me after I'm gone."

Sirius said, "Then why hasn't there been any news? Nobody knows. We haven't heard anything."

Fudge said: "It seems that someone has heard a little bit or something."

He looked at Dumbledore.

Dumbledore smiled and sat on the sofa opposite Fudge and said, "You are talking about Miss Cindy in the secretary's room. Miss Cindy is very hardworking and loves her job very much. She accidentally discovered that the Minister used to like drinking peppermint tea very much. , but in the last month he didn't drink mint tea once, instead he drank whiskey instead. This is obviously unusual, the lovely girl told this to a friend, and the friend told his friend. Then I have to Got the news."

"I don't think that's you. Connery, I'm worried about your safety, so I came out to find you."

Dumbledore asked, "When did you realize something was wrong? After I left?"

Fudge looked very embarrassed, and perhaps a little ashamed. He pursed his lips tightly and said, "I must say...a little earlier. Maybe in your eyes I am an incompetent person. I only like to listen to other people's flattery, I'll listen to whoever says nice things." Fudge said angrily to Dumbledore.

Dumbledore shook his head and said: "My friend, I believe in your abilities far more than anyone else. You may have some small shortcomings, but I believe you are loyal."

Fudge looked even more dismayed at these words.

He said: "I have long noticed that there are some problems in the ministry. It seems that someone is gradually gaining the trust of many people, and his presence can be felt, but I don't know where he is. I I can always feel its tentacles right next to me, all around me," said Fudge, "Before that, I thought it was you."

Dumbledore said, "Then you must have found out, it wasn't me."

Fudge said, "Yes, I did. I didn't think about it until Dolores' report came on my desk... I mean that report, it was so obvious." He waved his hand, Looking at Dumbledore: "I never wanted to be your enemy, old friend."

Dumbledore nodded: "Yes, I believe that."

Fudge went on: "And the Daily Prophet got the report before it was on my desk. There's nothing I can do to stop them."

Fudge waved his hand angrily and anxiously.

"I can only be forced to go to Hogwarts by them." He looked at Dumbledore, "I have tried my best to delay the time, and I still want to send you a letter."

Dumbledore frowned, "I haven't received your letter."

Fudge said: "I know. I asked for my secretary at first. A young man, a bit rash, but always obedient. I forget his name. He actually thinks I shouldn't be there when the Ministry is preparing to impeach you." Contacting you secretly again. It's not good for my reputation, it's not fair."

Fudge was very upset, "I'm not that bold. I'm starting to think it's not very good, and I'm afraid to send you letters from home, you know. Nana and the children...they have nothing to do with these things. I don't want them to have anything to do with it." followed by threats."

Dumbledore said, "I understand."

Fudge said: "But I think if I see you, maybe there will be a way. But I didn't expect you to go away so easily. You left me and you left!" He looked very angry, very angry .He almost wanted to rush over.

But an even bigger fear loomed over him.In the end, he sat obediently on the sofa, just waving his arms in vain.

Dumbledore said regretfully: "I'm sorry, my friend, I didn't realize that there were enemies lurking around you."

Dumbledore then asked, "Did you escape then?"

Fudge said: "I told them I was going to get a donut. And then, yeah, I never went back. I didn't go back to the ministry and I didn't go home. I was just wandering around. Afraid they'd come after me, I'm sure someone was following me. But I saw...I mean no one noticed that I was missing."

Fudge looked disappointed.He said: "I was expecting that after my disappearance someone would find out that a lot had changed in the Ministry. But in the end it didn't. It seemed like there was another minister there, and it seemed like the Ministry of Magic, the UK, didn't need me. "

Fudge said sadly.

Dumbledore patted him on the shoulder, conjured up two glasses of wine, and handed him one, "Try it, I think you haven't had it for a long time. This is the butterbeer from the Three Broomsticks."

Fudge took the wine glass and took a big sip. He sighed, "Ah, it's very... very delicious. Very... I haven't had it for a long time."

Dumbledore returned his wand again, and a large silver plate appeared on the table, with a sumptuous dinner on it, French fries, fried chicken legs, sandwiches and some gooseberries.

Fudge grabbed a handful of chips and started eating them non-stop.

With food, he seemed a little more energetic than before.

Dumbledore asked, "You've been on the run for two months."

"I haven't calculated the time carefully, but I think it's been about that long," said Fudge.

Dumbledore said: "Then do you know who is following you? How many? Did they find you and tell you something?"

"How dare I speak to them?"

Fudge said: "I was terrified of all the people who came up behind me. I didn't dare to touch them, let alone talk to them. I was always hiding among the Muggles, you know in the Muggle community, The wizards are very prominent and I can spot them right away. I'm always changing places and this family is out on a trip and they won't be back until September."

Dumbledore said, "I can tell you who is following you if you want to know."

Fudge's eyes widened suddenly and he said, "So you've been following me..." He immediately understood and stood up abruptly, "Since when did you follow me?"

Dumbledore said: "Oh, I happened to see you outside the coffee shop when you were leaving Nottingham, probably. I'd say you put on a pretty good face. That old lady, ah, I really almost missed."

Fudge said: "Okay, okay, tell me, who is the person behind me?" He waved his hand in self-defeating.

Dumbledore said: "I knocked them unconscious, and I recognized one of them as Goyle, and the other I guess was a vampire, and he became less human."

Fudge said, "A vampire."

Dumbledore said, "Yes, I think that's the guard they put in for you. If a vampire was lurking outside this house, I guess you wouldn't dare rush out."

Fudge shuddered and said, "Oh yes, oh yes. My God!"

He sat down and hugged his head.

"Albus!" he said, "you have to save me."

Dumbledore said: "Of course I'd like to save you. That's why I'm here. Then I need you to tell me, is the Ministry of Magic theirs now? How many people have definitely fallen for him? How many Still loyal?"