Connelly Fudge is in a very bad mood.
Since he accidentally became the Minister of Magic last year, he hadn't experienced such emotions in a long time.
After all, Voldemort fell a few years ago, and it seemed like he should have completely disappeared into history; the only competitor at the ministry, Barty Crouch, couldn't deal with him in his career due to his son's accusation of being a Death Eater. He posed no threat; moreover, with the powerful white wizard Albus Dumbledore presiding over the British magical world, Fudge ever thought he could be the most relaxed and fortunate Minister of Magic in history.
Until today after work, he received a message from the house-elves of Gu Ling Ge, although the specific content of the news would be spread throughout the magical world tomorrow morning: one of the sacred places of magic for human wizards, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, was mortgaged to the goblins of Gu Ling Ge.
Almost at the same time as he received this news, it was the famous and recognized members forming the board of directors of Hogwarts. After both parties confirmed the veracity of the news through their own channels, they headed straight to Hogwarts without hesitation. To discover the truth as soon as possible.
"Hogwarts was mortgaged?"
"He's the Minister of Magic, he's crazy, how is that possible?"
As the intruders entered the main hall of the auditorium, the face of the man with the highest appearance rate in the "Daily Prophet" clearly showed his identity, Connelly Fudge, currently the Minister of Magic of the United Kingdom.
Combining what he had just said, the students had no difficulty guessing the reason why Fudge suddenly burst into Hogwarts with the Ministry of Magic. Undoubtedly, as the head of the British Ministry of Magic, this matter is too serious.
The entire auditorium erupted at once. Everyone whispered, and some people looked at Fudge incredulously, as if he were not the Minister of Magic but a giant monster that had burst into the auditorium. And more people instinctively looked at the elderly man sitting in the middle of the teachers' seats.
"Dumbledore, this..."
Professor McGonagall did the same. The witch quickly turned to look at Dumbledore sitting behind her and asked.
However, Elena, who was standing behind McGonagall, had a strange feeling. Professor McGonagall seemed a bit different from most people. She seemed surprised and nervous, not because of Hogwarts, but because of a stunned sense of surprise.
Ding Ding Ding ~
Dumbledore took the spoon and tapped the empty glass, producing a clear sound.
"Silence."
The old man stood up, his blue eyes scanning the hall through his half-moon-shaped spectacles, as if they had an inexplicable power. The students quickly quieted down and sat in silence as best they could.
"Thank you."
Dumbledore smiled slightly and nodded gently to the students. Finally, his eyes settled on Connelly Fudge and his group standing at the door, and he frowned slightly, speaking slightly confused.
"I'm sorry, Minister, I don't entirely understand what you're referring to." Dumbledore said as he waved his hand in the air. "As you can see, Hogwarts is conducting the annual selection ceremony, I believe..."
"Dumbledore, don't try to divert attention."
Behind Fudge, a middle-aged man in a dark gray trench coat stepped forward, rudely interrupting Dumbledore, and his leather shoes struck the auditorium floor hard, evidently his emotions were beyond the anger he was showing.
"Lucius Malfoy met with you in Diagon Alley last month. That same day, many wizards also admitted to seeing you at Gu Ling Pavilion. Don't tell me you were just idling that day?"
"Oh, dear Greengrass, if you delve further, you will find that on that day, I was only taking a first-year student to purchase learning materials in Diagon Alley. You see, someone has to talk about how to introduce the little wizard born in the non-magical world into our world. It is a tradition at Hogwarts since forever."
The old wizard shrugged, slowly descended the stairs, passed Professor McGonagall, and finally stopped in front of Fudge and the others. "The long-term exchange rate is not very clear. After all, apart from buying Christmas gifts, there are very few places where one would need to use gold coins."
In front of Dumbledore at close range, the expressions of Fudge and Greengrass were slightly restrained. The higher they are in their position, the more deeply they can comprehend the magical power contained in the body of the old wizard with white hair.
"Now, gentlemen, can you tell me what is happening? Take your time, speak slowly."
Dumbledore's face was serious, and his voice sounded solemn and calm.
"Well... Dumbledore, did you really lead the students to buy school supplies?"
Greengrass asked with a certain hesitation, as Dumbledore had affirmed, most of the doubts in his mind had disappeared.
Only need to check the records of each shop and compare the schedules, it is easy to deduce the facts. He believed that a great wizard like Dumbledore would not lie on such a trivial matter.
"So, the problem could be more serious. Minister Fudge will explain the specific situation."
"I don't know what I was thinking." The man rubbed his chin and gestured backward. He whispered something to a young wizard. The young man nodded solemnly and quickly left the hall.
"Dumbledore, then the students..."
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