Study Days at Hogwarts

Chapter 1459 Borrowing a knife

 Having been pushed to the stage by the Death Eaters, he has been acting as a rubber stamp for some time.

 Although this was not Pierce's wish, in the past six months, he has unknowingly gotten used to his current identity.

Even if Piers managed to break away from Yaxley's control of the Imperius Curse, he still pretended that he was still controlled by the Imperius Curse and continued to do his work.

Pierce is very aware of his situation, so what if he breaks out of control?

When facing a mysterious person, a flexible moral bottom line is the most important, at least to ensure the safety of him and his family.

 What's more, Pierce also has his own advantages.

Even if the Dark Mark was branded on his arm, it was stamped on him by Voldemort when he was controlled by the Imperius Curse. This cannot be used to determine that Pierce is a Death Eater.

 Because everyone knows that he is an unlucky guy controlled by the Imperius Curse.

Even if the mysterious man is defeated one day, it will not be settled on his head.

After all, becoming the Minister of Magic was not something Piers did voluntarily, and something he was forced to do under the control of the Imperius Curse cannot be used to convict people.

 This is certainly a great excuse.

Whether it is Voldemort, Death Eaters, or British pure-blood wizards, they all tacitly exploit this loophole to make profits for themselves.

After the last wizarding war, a bunch of wizards claimed to be controlled by the Imperius Curse and were spared from prison.

 In fact, wizards who really understand the Imperius Curse know that this practical Unforgivable Curse is indeed very powerful, but it is actually very difficult to use the Imperius Curse to control someone for a long time.

 Because the average wizard wants to use the Imperius Curse to control someone, it usually only takes about half a day. Only powerful dark wizards can exert the effect of the Imperius Curse.

However, under the impact of the so-called torrent of time, the effect of the Imperius Curse will gradually be weakened, and most wizards can gradually get rid of the control of the Imperius Curse.

Even if the spell is cast on someone multiple times before the effect of the Imperius Curse disappears, the person being cursed will develop a certain resistance and break free from the control of the Imperius Curse at some point.

  (A certain person with B is an exception.)

It is precisely for this reason that many wizards in the Ministry of Magic who claim to be controlled by the Imperius Curse are actually using the cover of the Imperius Curse to work for Death Eaters and make profits for themselves.

　　We are all smart people. If we really have no other choice, we have to bow our heads and compromise for our own safety.

 The Death Eaters actually knew this, but in order to attract more pure-blood wizards to join them, they acquiesced.

Anyway, as time goes by, they will naturally be on their side.

 …

“Okay Dolores, I know your plan is good, but there are some things that I cannot decide on my own.”

Pierce put down the plan in his hand, raised his head and said to Umbridge, who was trying to issue a new law, "I still need to discuss this matter with Yaxley, if he has no objection..."

 Pierce paused for a moment, frowned and looked at the new assistant who hurried into the office, and asked in an unhappy voice: "What's going on?

"Minister, the French Ministry of Magic has sent us a diplomatic note." The assistant gasped, "They claim that Death Eaters have attacked their Auror team in France and require us to release them, otherwise they will be prosecuted by the International Federation of Wizards. At the meeting…”

"Wait! Can I understand that the French have a squad of Aurors who have gone missing and are suspected to have been captured by our people?"

Pierce was stunned for a moment, as if he suspected that he heard wrongly.

"No, the French suspect that Death Eaters attacked their Auror team." the assistant explained in a low voice.

"I've never heard of anything so ridiculous." Pierce suddenly wanted to laugh.

 “Perhaps, this is just a misunderstanding?”

Umbridge, with a fake smile on her face, said softly, "We should strengthen communication with the French to find out what is going on."    "That... the French seem to have evidence that Death Eaters attacked their country. Their Auror," Piers' assistant reminded in a low voice.

The office fell into an eerie silence.

 Even Pierce doesn’t know how to deal with this now.

Although he felt that he should just ignore the other party's ridiculous and rude request, his intuition told him that if the International Federation of Wizards was really involved, he might be in big trouble.

 After all, the current situation in the UK is really bad enough. God knows what will happen if those guys meddle in their own business.

 “Convene a meeting!”

Pierce is very self-aware. It is not his turn to make decisions on this kind of thing anyway, so he might as well leave the problem to others.

 As for the consequences.

 He is a rubber stamp controlled by the Imperius Curse, what consequences will he have to bear?

“When did our people go to France to arrest people?”

After learning about this incident, Yaxley was equally shocked, but he quickly asked someone to find the relevant information through time.

 After all, the diplomatic note contained the specific time when the French Auror team was attacked.

 At that point in time, only one big thing happened.

 A team of dark wizards successfully surrounded and killed three members of the Defense Association at the expense of several colleagues.

“So, the three guys recorded here are actually Aurors from the French Ministry of Magic?”

The corners of Yaxley's mouth twitched slightly, feeling that this matter was inexplicably absurd.

“When did they go to France to arrest them?”

“According to records, those three people used the Dark Lord’s name disrespectfully beforehand and were unwilling to cooperate with the investigation…”

"I think it's useless to say this now. What should we do if France or the International Federation of Wizards intends to interfere in Britain?" Pierce said the key point directly.

"It's unlikely. If the International Federation of Wizards really wanted to do that, it would have done it long before Scrimgeour died." Umbridge didn't think those guys were willing to get involved in this wizarding war. That was completely wrong. A thankless job.

“Although I think it is unlikely, there is a sinister and despicable person named Albert Anderson among our opponents.”

It’s not that Yaxley wanted to think so, but they had eaten too many times at Albert’s and held back.

Based on the idea that maybe the Mudblood did it deliberately this time, Yaxley believed that we should still prevent that guy from dragging the International Federation of Wizards into trouble.

There are various signs that Albert is very good at doing this kind of thing.

If he intended to use the people from the International Confederation of Wizards to make a knife, just thinking about it made him shudder.

You must know that last time Albert used the Ministry of Magic to indirectly kill a large group of Death Eaters.

　　No one really wants to do something like this again.

 But how can they prevent this from happening?

The conference room fell into a dead silence again, and then began to be filled with whispers.

They all knew that no matter how low the odds Yaxley suggested, they needed to take precautions because he could never afford that kind of loss again.

 (End of this chapter)