Study Days at Hogwarts

  Chapter 963 Fudge's Resentment

   "I think you are probably no longer qualified for the current job. The notice about your transfer will be received tomorrow at the latest. Now you can pack your things and leave."

  Fudge glared fiercely at the young wizard across the table, signaling that the other party could get out.

  The young wizard was stunned, and looked at Fudge, the Minister of Magic in disbelief. He never thought that he would lose this promising job just by telling the truth.

  His lips moved slightly, as if he wanted to say something more, but under Fudge's gaze, he finally said nothing, just turned around and walked away silently.

  Looking at the back of the young wizard leaving lonely, Fudge's mouth curled into a sneer.

  If it weren't for the fact that the other party had worked diligently with him for two years, Fudge would have let him go directly from the Ministry of Magic instead of transferring him.

  Yes, this unlucky assistant to the Minister of Magic lost this promising job because he didn't understand Fudge's mind.

  He is very capable, but so what, Fudge needs an assistant who can help him solve problems and troubles, not a fool who only adds trouble to himself.

  What does it mean that Dumbledore doesn't need to spread rumors?

   He actually self-righteously put forward the so-called "correct suggestion" to himself. He has dealt with Dumbledore for so many years. Could it be that he doesn't understand Dumbledore's character?

   Wouldn't it be known that Dumbledore was not interested in the position of Minister of Magic?

  Of course he knows!

   Cornelius Fudge knew better than anyone that he could become the Minister of Magic simply because Dumbledore rejected the nomination of the Minister of Magic.

  Even as Minister of Magic, Fudge never forgot how much prestige and support Dumbledore gained during the election, just as he never forgot how much Crouch was admired in the Ministry of Magic.

   Fudge was very jealous, and hated Crouch very much, but he was never jealous of Dumbledore, because Dumbledore was never his rival.

  He also needs to use Dumbledore's reputation to secure the position of Minister of Magic, and the old man is also happy to help him.

   So, Fudge has always shown respect for Dumbledore, at least on the surface.

Dumbledore's support is very important to him, it can make the decrees he promulgated quickly get everyone's approval, because everyone knows these important decrees, he has discussed them with Dumbledore, there will be no major problems, and he His political opponents will not deliberately jump out and sing a different tune.

He maintains a friendly relationship with Dumbledore and maintains his image in the Ministry of Magic. Even if he sometimes disagrees with some of Dumbledore's decisions, he will choose to remain silent. For example, Dumbledore hired a werewolf as a professor of defense against the dark arts . This kind of thing would not be allowed by the wizarding world anyway, but Fudge chose to keep silent in the end.

   Well, the main reason is that even if there is an accident, it will not affect Fudge himself. At most, Dumbledore is unlucky because of this, so Fudge did not add trouble to Dumbledore.

But this time, Fudge couldn't tolerate Dumbledore's stupid advice and preventive measures. No matter how nice Dumbledore said, he would never agree, because this matter has already involved his core interests, and may even Forced to step down for making this suggestion.

   Listen, free Azkaban from the dementors and send peace to the giants?

   My God, doesn't Dumbledore know what the Ministry of Magic is going to do with this dangerous horde of dark creatures if the dementors are driven out of Azkaban?

Let the dementors become the guards of Azkaban, at least the dementors can still be controlled by the Ministry of Magic instead of becoming a big trouble, and the group of scum in Azkaban prison can also get their due retribution, and finally The most important thing is to maintain Azkaban's deterrence to the entire British magic world, so that many wizards dare not go too far.

  Most of the wizards who entered Azkaban had dealt with dementors, they would leave a shadow in their hearts, and they would subconsciously stay away from Azkaban prison.

  The statement that "half of the people know that there are dementors standing guard in Azkaban, so that they can sleep soundly at night" is not a lie, but a reality.

   As for sending an envoy of peace to the giants?

   That's even more nonsense, because there is nothing to talk about, and there is no way to talk about it.

  If a simple-minded creature like a giant can negotiate peace with the Ministry of Magic, the relationship between the two parties will not be so rigid. Especially when they did so many bad things in the last wizarding war, and were hated by wizards in the entire wizarding world, Dumbledore actually suggested that he send an envoy of peace?

  To be honest, Fudge never thought that Dumbledore, who has always been known for his wisdom, would come up with such a stupid idea. Even if he thought about it with his knees, he knew that it was impossible to succeed.

   Is this old and confused?

  Afterwards, he talked to the other party again, but the talks between the two parties still fell apart.

  As for the resurrection of the mysterious man.

  Fudge always thought it was a big joke.

  He really couldn't imagine how a wizard who had been dead for more than ten years could lift the coffin and climb out of the cemetery again.

  If the mysterious man was really possible to be resurrected, he should have been resurrected more than ten years ago, so why did he delay his resurrection until now?

  As for the kidnapping of Harry Potter, Fudge believes that it was a conspiracy of Death Eaters, and it is not surprising that crazy Death Eaters will do anything.

  Did the Death Eaters do less absurd things during the First Wizarding War?

  Not long ago, they made a big fuss at the Quidditch World Cup.

   Well, let's say there is some very evil black magic that can bring someone back to life, and that You-Know-Who does.

   Yes, so what?

If Dumbledore is willing to support him, Harry Potter is willing to support him, and Fudge is of course willing to fight against dark wizards, death eaters, and mysterious people. Auror team.

But this kind of thing has to be kept private, even in the name of targeting Death Eaters (kidnapping the savior), because once certain things are exposed, it will immediately cause panic in the entire magic world. Everything that has been painstakingly built in the past year will be completely destroyed.

   What's worse, once the news of Voldemort's return is confirmed, the group of wizards who have been overwhelmed by panic will direct their anger at the Ministry of Magic, and at him, the Minister of Magic.

   Then, it's time for him to **** off.

Of course Dumbledore can say it with a high-sounding sound. He is not the Minister of Magic, and he does not need to bear the wrath of wizards. He will always be the greatest and most popular Albus Dumbledore, and he will be great because of the other party. plans to end their careers early.

   No Minister of Magic would allow such a thing to happen, not to mention that he was not out of his mind, and Dumbledore had the nerve to blame him for being too obsessed with office.

   Yes, the two didn't fall out over the "Voldemort has returned" thing.

  If Dumbledore has a better way to fight against the dark forces without causing panic among wizards in the magic world, and let him gain a good reputation, Fudge will definitely be happy to accept and actively cooperate with Dumbledore to fight against the dark forces.

  Maintaining peace in the wizarding world is very important to Fudge, because the next election is not far away (every seven years), even if he finally retires, these bad things will not fall on his head.

  The two sides clearly disagreed on how to handle this matter.

  Fudge has to suspect that Dumbledore intends to pull him down and replace him with a tough new minister?

  If everyone believed Dumbledore, this kind of thing was bound to happen.

  In order to deal with the mysterious man, Dumbledore may even personally serve as the Minister of Magic, leading the entire Ministry of Magic to deal with the dark forces.

Well, he knows that Dumbledore is probably unlikely to become the new Minister of Magic, but this does not prevent him from changing to a hardliner like Barty Crouch to be the Minister of Magic, and adopting a "fighting with fire" approach to dealing with dark wizards .

   Fudge knew very well that Dumbledore would not give up easily.

   Sure enough, it didn't take long for Fudge to receive the news that Dumbledore announced to the teachers and students of the school that Voldemort was resurrected!

  Fudge was almost mad when he learned about this. All Hogwarts students knew about it, which meant that most of the wizarding world would know about it.

   This made him more convinced that Dumbledore wanted to pull himself down.

  Fudge knew he had to fight back, do something to convince the others that Dumbledore was out of his wits, or the whole wizarding world would be a mess.

Fudge quickly thought of a way. He used the influence of the "Daily Prophet" to launch an article to clarify that "Voldemort has returned" was a lie, and to expose the advice and precautions that Dumbledore had given him. To the Daily Prophet.

   Facts have proved how stupid Dumbledore's proposal was. Fudge didn't even bother to slander and slander the other party, and he succeeded in making everyone feel that Dumbledore was really old and really became old and confused.

   Yes, to make these suggestions, what is not an old fool?

As for the famous Harry Potter, Fudge naturally can't let the other party cause trouble for himself, so Fudge decided to use Rita Skeeter's article to lead everyone to think that Harry's scars have a long-term negative impact on his mental health , and suggested that everyone Harry may have hallucinations because of the brutal torture by the Death Eaters.

   In this way, Harry became an unreliable witness.

  Who would believe him?

   At least, those wizards who are unwilling to believe that Voldemort is back will.

   As for the identities of those Death Eaters who Harry Potter said came back to Voldemort, what's the use?

  If there is no real evidence, there is no way to sentence them, but it will bring a lot of trouble to themselves.

   Of course Fudge knows that some people are suspicious, but as long as they don't come out to cause trouble and are not caught by others, Fudge doesn't want to care about them at all. He just wants to end his term in peace now.

   And, if all the rich pureblood wizards are captured, who will donate generously to a good cause?

   Are you counting on Weasley?

  Firing the assistant was a relief, but Fudge soon ran into trouble.

  Looking at the heavy work in front of him, Fudge couldn't help frowning. He needs an excellent assistant to help with the work at hand.

  Actually, he was still quite optimistic about the young man before, but unfortunately, his mind was not clear.

  Looking at the document about Barty Crouch in his hand, Fudge picked up a quill and signed his name on it, officially announcing that the investigation about Crouch was officially over.

   "Crouch's assistant seems to be a very capable young man?"

Fudge put down the file, rubbed his forehead with his hand, and his eyes fell on the profile of Percy Weasley. This young man showed good working ability during the period when Crouch was "crazy", which is also the reason No one noticed why Crouch went wrong.

  Fudge intends to meet the young man. If the young man is willing to be loyal to the Ministry of Magic, it would be a good choice.

He knew that Arthur Weasley had a good relationship with Dumbledore. It would be even better if he could spy on the Weasley family through Percy Weasley and get some news about Albus Dumbledore through the Weasley family. alright.

   Not long after, there was a knock on the door of the Minister of Magic's office, and a somewhat uneasy Percy Weasley walked in.

   "A lot of things have happened recently." Looking at the young man in front of him, Fudge organized his speech a little and said, "Dumbledore thinks that the mysterious man has resurrected, and he even made some unrealistic suggestions to me."

"Yes, I also think it is very unreasonable." Percy was a little confused at first, but he quickly reacted and immediately echoed, "The existence of dementors can effectively deter dark wizards in the country, and Azkaban also There are many dangerous Death Eaters locked up. Once the dementors are driven away, there will be problems immediately, and other wizards will definitely not agree to drive away the dementors. As for attracting giants, I don’t think it will be successful. It's a complete waste of effort."

   "Everyone thinks so." Fudge said helplessly, "Dumbledore also claimed that the mysterious man has returned."

  Percy hesitated for a moment, and continued following Fudge's thoughts, "Dumbledore seems to be confused. If he can't produce favorable evidence, he will certainly not be able to convince others. I'm afraid no one in the wizarding world will believe his words."

"I think you should have gotten the news." Fudge said helplessly, "The entire wizarding world has been in panic because of his irresponsible remarks. Randomly spreading the news that the mysterious man has returned without any evidence is completely deliberate. I'm getting more yelling letters again."

   "We can consider reducing Dumbledore's influence on the magical world first." Percy hesitated for a moment, and suggested, "Through the Daily Prophet."

  Fudge looked Percy up and down, and suddenly said, "I heard that Dumbledore has reorganized his Extraordinary organization, which seems to be called... Order of the Phoenix. Yes, it is called the Order of the Phoenix, and he seems to have invited your father to join."

   "I don't know about it. Father didn't mention it at home." Percy said immediately, "However, I think father should be loyal to the Ministry of Magic."

  Fudge lost his temper a while ago, clearly pointing out that anyone who has anything to do with Dumbledore can no longer stay in the ministry. Naturally, Percy didn't dare to talk nonsense, lest his father lose his job.

"My previous assistant is no longer competent for his original job. Are you willing to take over his job?" Fudge said suddenly, "The investigation on Barty Crouch is over, this matter is really not your problem, others think you're capable."

   "Of course I will, I will always be loyal to the Ministry of Magic."

  Although it had been expected, Percy Weasley was still dazzled by an unspeakable joy. He couldn't help but clenched his fists and immediately swore his loyalty to Fudge.

  Percy could probably guess how Fudge's former assistant lost his job.

"I need you to pay attention to the situation of your family. If they join the so-called Order of the Phoenix, I need you to help me find out what Dumbledore wants to do, so as not to make any big troubles." Fudge said angrily, "Even if he wants to deal with the dark forces, that's not what he did. It's just spreading panic, just because he spread the rumors about the resurrection of the mysterious person, and now many departments of the Ministry of Magic are working overtime for it."

   "No problem, I will help take care of these problems." Percy immediately agreed.

   However, no one knew what was going on in Percy's mind.

   "Very good, you can come to work tomorrow, do well, I am very optimistic about you." Fudge praised casually.

   "Thank you minister, I will." Percy left the minister's office excitedly.

   "He is really ambitious and smart."

  Fudge doesn't care what Percy is thinking, he just needs the young man to understand what he means and to help him do things well.

   "It should be easier tomorrow."

  Fudge picked up another document, frowning slightly.

  Albert Anderson helped the Ministry of Magic capture Barty Crouch Jr., but... what reward should the Ministry give him?

   Scrimgeour threw the big trouble at him directly.

   This displeased Fudge, but he soon learned why.

  If it is an ordinary situation, just follow the rules.

If Barty Crouch Jr. had a bounty, it would be good to give the bounty to the other party. If there is no bounty, there will be no bounty, but...Fudge stared at the gorgeous personal profile attached to it, which made the scalp tingle, Suddenly he realized that Scrimgeour had directly left this matter to him.

   To be honest, this relatively detailed investigation really surprised Fudge, he never thought that a Muggle wizard could do this level.

   There are a lot of titles alone, and countless auras of glory. There are also a lot of famous wizards who keep in touch and have a good relationship, and they are not limited to the UK, but also include Europe. He also has a strong combat power (the dead Barty Crouch Jr. can testify), it is simply an enhanced version of Dumbledore in his youth, and what is worse, he also has a strong influence on the Ministry of Magic force.

  Fudge didn't forget the last time the Wizengamot forced his way through and gave him the title.

   He forcibly suppressed the matter of Barty Crouch Jr., not to mention offering a bounty, not even praise.

  If you are an ordinary wizard, it doesn't matter if you do this.

  But... that guy is not ordinary at all, so naturally this matter cannot end like this.

   "What a headache."

  Fudge knew he had to compromise on something.

   "Damn, is that guy really human?"

  Fudge felt that he saw a guy more terrifying than Dumbledore, if he was on Dumbledore's side.

  He couldn't help shivering, not daring to think about what would happen.

  (end of this chapter)