Chapter 249 Lucius' Urgency
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Yun Yin Shen
Chapter 249 Lucius' Urgency
"You, what did you say!"
Fudge was confused.
Professor McGonagall stared blankly at Dumbledore, and Filch tugged the tail of Mrs. Norris in his arms.
She screamed and jumped out of Filch's arms.
"Albus... you, this... I don't understand!" Fudge stammered.
"[The Chamber of Secrets] has been opened again, and this time the situation is even more serious... Even the original rules have been broken! Connelly! I'm afraid this is the beginning of another serious and terrifying incident for the Ministry of Magic and Hogwarts!"
Dumbledore scanned the empty classroom, looked at the expressions of these people in the shadows, and said slowly.
At this time, Fudge finally understood what Dumbledore meant.
He organized his words, and said with a painful expression, "But, last time... [Chamber of Secrets], no—didn't it only attack Muggles?"
"I remember that the ones who were attacked last time were all Muggles, but this time... there was a mixed-race female student, and the remaining two male students were all pure-blooded, from long-blooded wizarding families..."
"This is not in line with the rules established by Slytherin when he created the [Chamber of Secrets]..."
Fudge obviously suspected this too, and he clearly stated the relevant information about the Chamber of Secrets.
"Connelly, so I say...the rules have changed!"
"Just like last time, the rules Slytherin set for the [Chamber of Secrets] were only to expel Muggle students, purify the school, and had no intention of killing them...he is not a dark wizard."
"But in the end, you also know the result. A poor female student was killed in cold blood!"
Dumbledore said, frowning at Fudge.
"If it's really [The Chamber of Secrets]...then now..."
"...all the students are likely to be attacked!"
Fudge's face was pale, and sweat began to proliferate on his forehead, he spoke.
The Ministry of Magic simply cannot afford the possibility at this time, even if it is even the slightest doubt.
He can imagine according to the current situation in the wizarding world...if Hogwarts is closed...
- God!Even during the most serious period of the mysterious man, Hogwarts did not close its doors.
And Dumbledore is still helping him in the Ministry of Magic... If people understand these things clearly, they will definitely come to the conclusion that it was him who transferred Dumbledore to the Ministry of Magic that caused all this... This series of unfortunate attacks happened.
He, the Minister of Magic, has also done it!
Fudge gasped and argued, "If it's really that bad, the last suspect..."
In the middle of speaking, he stopped, as if remembering something.
——Hagrid Rube has been riding his magic flying motorcycle all over the UK since last month to help the Aurors clean up the alienated and giant plants.
And the most important thing is, this stupid big guy doesn't have the ability to cause this series of incidents.
Whether it is now or 60 years ago.
Cornelius Fudge knew this well.
"Fudge, do you really think Hagrid is a suspect?" said Dumbledore, his blue eyes twinkling with displeasure.
"I think you should know that under the circumstances, the arrest of Hagrid was the most serious mistake made by Hogwarts and the Ministry of Magic so far. He directly caused an innocent person to be wronged and let go..."
Dumbledore didn't say so.
But Cornelius Fudge, knew who Dumbledore was referring to.
——The devil who can't even mention his name!
Fudge's face grew paler.
Of course the Ministry of Magic knew who Voldemort really was, and even if they didn't know it at the time, after so many years, it's almost cleared up.
At that time, the [Chamber of Secrets] incident... When it was linked to Voldemort's actions, it seemed extremely suspicious.
Almost all the evidence pointing to Hagrid Ruburt at the time, and even this statement in the first place was provided by Voldemort.
Although it seemed that after Hagrid was captured, the [Chamber of Secrets] incident did stop, which made the Ministry of Magic and Hogwarts believe that Hagrid was the real murderer.
But now it seems... the real culprit of the [Chamber of Secrets] incident captured by one of the most cruel and vicious dark wizards ever.
——It's like a well-known cold-blooded serial murderer who pretended to be a witness to identify a murderer when he was young.
Now it looks really ironic and ridiculous.
If they really knew this whole thing... No one would believe that the opening of the [Chamber of Secrets] at that time had nothing to do with Voldemort, especially since he was still a well-known Parseltongue and had always claimed to be the heir of Slytherin.
When Connery Fudge arranged for Auror Hogwarts to investigate the incident after Dracora Malfoy was attacked, he found that it was very similar to the victims of a series of [Chamber of Secrets] attacks 60 years ago.
This caught his attention, and he immediately prepared to retrieve the files at that time.
He found that almost all the old files associated with it had disappeared.
It is said to have disappeared in a London flood in 1968...
joke!
Fudge certainly knew the tradition of the Ministry of Magic, when there was some tricky mess in the archives of a government, 1968, or the London Flood of 1868... or the Great Fire.
——Of course it was extremely serious, and it took away countless troubles from the government at that time.
In the end, a file was still kept in the hands of the Auror who handled the case at that time.
When seeing that name.
Riddle...
Fudge's heart almost stopped beating.
He immediately understood why some very outdated and annoying old guys would write to him when he re-investigated.
Say something vague.
Saying that re-investigation would be bad for everyone... What is the tradition and honor of the Ministry of Magic... Some even directly threatened him that if he continued the investigation, the wizards of his faction would support other wizards... There might even be a re-election for the position of Minister of Magic.
"Damn idiot! If they had done a serious investigation at that time... they would have broken that man's wand and thrown him into the Azika class, so many things would have happened!"
"How dare you greet me!"
"I don't even look at the current situation of the Ministry of Magic, it's still..."
The more Cornelius Fudge thought about it, the more furious he became.
But he had to wipe the ass of these idiots and idiots.
This has always been an unspoken rule of the Ministry of Magic.
The next government that takes over will have to deal with the mess of the previous one.
And the mess of wizards that came out of this matter... there are too many powerful ones.
Either...the file would not have been lost, or the poor guy Hagrid Ruburt would still be carrying the injustice of the time so many years after the Mysterious Man disappeared, so that Dumbledore, who knew the truth, could only secretly arrange him as a guard in the Forbidden Forest, and found a job on the surface...and the Ministry of Magic and Hogwarts were selectively blind to Hagrid's secret use of the wand.
Fudge took a deep breath.
This is fooling fools!
He understood that what Dumbledore said earlier had completely opened up the abscess that the Ministry of Magic and Hogwarts had previously buried.
It seems that this old fox now thinks this matter has reached such a serious level.
After looking at Dumbledore in silence for a long time, Fudge said in a crisp and fast tone, "But in this situation, what should Hogwarts do! What should the Ministry of Magic do!"
"You have to understand Dumbledore, the main purpose now is to prevent the collapse of the order of the wizarding world... The worst order is better than no order."
"Even if an innocent person has to be sacrificed at that time!"
Fuji has nothing to do now, just hope that the worst situation will not happen.
"Connelly!...I completely believe in Hagrid's innocence, and now he has no chance of returning to Hogwarts, I think you understand."
"And... I hope you understand that the original order exists because people believe it is a good order, and that it can bring people love and hope. If they no longer believe...or deny the existence value of this order... I am afraid that even the most powerful magic will not be able to maintain the existence of this right."
"Even Voldemort couldn't do it back then!"
Dumbledore said coldly.
Professor McGonagall and Filch on the side couldn't believe it when they heard the arguing, especially after hearing that person's name, they trembled all over.
"Professor, minister, you say... Hagrid, but he's not at Hogwarts... that's impossible!"
"When the [Secret Chamber] was opened last time..."
Professor McGonagall and Filch did know about the existence of the [Chamber of Secrets], but after so long, they have already forgotten what was going on!
It was only after hearing the argument between Dumbledore and Fudge that they realized... Hagrid was actually the suspect back then.
And the situation of those poor victims now is indeed somewhat similar to that of 60 years ago.
"Then what do you say! Dumbledore, do you know where the Chamber of Secrets is? Do you know who is attacking these poor students? Can you stop this?"
Fudge asked repeatedly.
Before Dumbledore could answer, footsteps came from outside.
They turned their heads and saw that it was Snape with a lot of ghosts behind him, as well as Narcissa and Lucius Malfoy rushing over.
"Lucius! How did you..." Fudge asked in surprise.
Mr. Lucius Malfoy dodged the ghosts and strode into the room.He was tightly wrapped in a long black cloak, with a cold, somewhat stiff smile on his face.
His face was paler than usual.
"You just happened to be here, Fudge!" He said with satisfaction, "Very good, very good..."
"I heard what you asked Dumbledore just now...it's true! What should I do now!? Dumbledore!"
"We can't sit still and wait until a student has an accident like last time before taking action! We must take the strongest measures to protect the safety of the students!"
"What the hell are you trying to do, Malfoy!" screamed Professor McGonagall.
"Of course, the criminal must be brought under control first, so as to prevent similar things from happening again...Since Professor Dumbledore did not perform his duties, then I have to protect my own interests. After all, Hogwarts has a part of me, right?"
As he said that, Mr. Malfoy lazily took out a long roll of parchment, "Fudge, this is a letter of request from the Hogwarts board of directors... asking you to protect the safety of all the teachers and students at Hogwarts, and to restrain the suspect Hagrid Ruburt from the last [Chamber of Secrets]."
Malfoy said to Fudge in an irresistible tone.
It's a request, but it's clearly a power grab in some sense.
——But it is also true that under normal circumstances, the Minister of Magic will accept the request of the Hogwarts board of directors.
It's an under-the-hood rule, and Hogwarts and the Ministry of Magic have been doing it for hundreds of years.
Each seat on the Hogwarts board of directors represented a part of the wizarding faction in the British wizarding world, and there was no way for Fudge to ignore the past like this.
"Lucius! You have to know that Hagrid Ruburt has always been in the Ministry of Magic, assisting the Aurors all over the UK... He simply doesn't have the time, and he doesn't have the ability to move back and forth between the two places!"
Fudge politely and firmly denied Lucius' statement.
(This seems to be completely different from the position he held in the argument with Dumbledore just now, and he is now refuting Lucius's approach with the same set that Dumbledore just said.)
Obviously, Lucius Malfoy's persecution without any discussion touched Cornelius Fudge's bottom line.Anyone can see the anger burning in this guy's pupils now.
"Oh, Minister, don't be so naive!"
"You're still playing dumb!"
"You should know how that stupid Hagrid got into Azika last time, wasn't he sent in by the headmaster of Hogwarts and the Minister of Magic at the time?"
Hearing this, Filch had a frightened and hesitant expression on his face. He didn't know whether he should leave here immediately.
Professor McGonagall was shocked. She didn't understand how Professor Dumbledore would allow this to happen.
Narcissa sneered.
Most of the ghosts had a normal expression on their faces, obviously they were no strangers to this kind of thing happening at Hogwarts.
However, there was a trace of worry on their faces, obviously worried and scared about Peeves being attacked... This [Chamber of Secrets] attack could actually make a ghost suffer such an attack, which they never imagined.
Speaking of Hagrid's wrongdoing, Malfoy had an extremely unnatural expression on his face.
Although it was only a flash, Snape at the side could see that what was deeply hidden by Malfoy was...
It was fear, and he was trying his best to hide the extreme panic in his heart.
Then Mr. Malfoy said in a very calm tone, "Since Professor Dumbledore believes that the affairs of the Ministry of Magic are more important than Hogwarts, then I, a shareholder of the school board, have to do my part."
"Don't worry, Fudge, if the real culprit is really caught...he will come back, it won't have any effect, you can see this as a preventive measure, a special way to comfort the parents, not a punishment, nor treat him as a criminal. At that time, we will also make a full apology...the time will be very short."
Although Malfoy tried his best to hide it, after knowing the panic deep in his heart, Snape felt more and more that Malfoy's words meant more than he said... It sounded like he wanted Dumbledore to go back to school quickly to deal with this matter.
Even at the expense of using 'Hagrid' to coerce.
Malfoy continued, "But if the real culprit is not caught by then, and these things happen again...then...Dumbledore! You will see a removal order signed by all twelve directors. It's not just a petition. Hurry up and use your talents...your powerful magical powers will end these things!"
"Until now, we have tolerated so many things that have happened this semester for your sake..."
"Now you have to stop these attacks, Dumbledore!" said Malfoy, with a stiff and strange smile on his face.
really……
Even Fudge felt a little wrong now.
Malfoy did look a little anxious,...it felt like he just wanted Dumbledore to return to Hogwarts as soon as possible.
——Solve this matter.
(End of this chapter)
"You, what did you say!"
Fudge was confused.
Professor McGonagall stared blankly at Dumbledore, and Filch tugged the tail of Mrs. Norris in his arms.
She screamed and jumped out of Filch's arms.
"Albus... you, this... I don't understand!" Fudge stammered.
"[The Chamber of Secrets] has been opened again, and this time the situation is even more serious... Even the original rules have been broken! Connelly! I'm afraid this is the beginning of another serious and terrifying incident for the Ministry of Magic and Hogwarts!"
Dumbledore scanned the empty classroom, looked at the expressions of these people in the shadows, and said slowly.
At this time, Fudge finally understood what Dumbledore meant.
He organized his words, and said with a painful expression, "But, last time... [Chamber of Secrets], no—didn't it only attack Muggles?"
"I remember that the ones who were attacked last time were all Muggles, but this time... there was a mixed-race female student, and the remaining two male students were all pure-blooded, from long-blooded wizarding families..."
"This is not in line with the rules established by Slytherin when he created the [Chamber of Secrets]..."
Fudge obviously suspected this too, and he clearly stated the relevant information about the Chamber of Secrets.
"Connelly, so I say...the rules have changed!"
"Just like last time, the rules Slytherin set for the [Chamber of Secrets] were only to expel Muggle students, purify the school, and had no intention of killing them...he is not a dark wizard."
"But in the end, you also know the result. A poor female student was killed in cold blood!"
Dumbledore said, frowning at Fudge.
"If it's really [The Chamber of Secrets]...then now..."
"...all the students are likely to be attacked!"
Fudge's face was pale, and sweat began to proliferate on his forehead, he spoke.
The Ministry of Magic simply cannot afford the possibility at this time, even if it is even the slightest doubt.
He can imagine according to the current situation in the wizarding world...if Hogwarts is closed...
- God!Even during the most serious period of the mysterious man, Hogwarts did not close its doors.
And Dumbledore is still helping him in the Ministry of Magic... If people understand these things clearly, they will definitely come to the conclusion that it was him who transferred Dumbledore to the Ministry of Magic that caused all this... This series of unfortunate attacks happened.
He, the Minister of Magic, has also done it!
Fudge gasped and argued, "If it's really that bad, the last suspect..."
In the middle of speaking, he stopped, as if remembering something.
——Hagrid Rube has been riding his magic flying motorcycle all over the UK since last month to help the Aurors clean up the alienated and giant plants.
And the most important thing is, this stupid big guy doesn't have the ability to cause this series of incidents.
Whether it is now or 60 years ago.
Cornelius Fudge knew this well.
"Fudge, do you really think Hagrid is a suspect?" said Dumbledore, his blue eyes twinkling with displeasure.
"I think you should know that under the circumstances, the arrest of Hagrid was the most serious mistake made by Hogwarts and the Ministry of Magic so far. He directly caused an innocent person to be wronged and let go..."
Dumbledore didn't say so.
But Cornelius Fudge, knew who Dumbledore was referring to.
——The devil who can't even mention his name!
Fudge's face grew paler.
Of course the Ministry of Magic knew who Voldemort really was, and even if they didn't know it at the time, after so many years, it's almost cleared up.
At that time, the [Chamber of Secrets] incident... When it was linked to Voldemort's actions, it seemed extremely suspicious.
Almost all the evidence pointing to Hagrid Ruburt at the time, and even this statement in the first place was provided by Voldemort.
Although it seemed that after Hagrid was captured, the [Chamber of Secrets] incident did stop, which made the Ministry of Magic and Hogwarts believe that Hagrid was the real murderer.
But now it seems... the real culprit of the [Chamber of Secrets] incident captured by one of the most cruel and vicious dark wizards ever.
——It's like a well-known cold-blooded serial murderer who pretended to be a witness to identify a murderer when he was young.
Now it looks really ironic and ridiculous.
If they really knew this whole thing... No one would believe that the opening of the [Chamber of Secrets] at that time had nothing to do with Voldemort, especially since he was still a well-known Parseltongue and had always claimed to be the heir of Slytherin.
When Connery Fudge arranged for Auror Hogwarts to investigate the incident after Dracora Malfoy was attacked, he found that it was very similar to the victims of a series of [Chamber of Secrets] attacks 60 years ago.
This caught his attention, and he immediately prepared to retrieve the files at that time.
He found that almost all the old files associated with it had disappeared.
It is said to have disappeared in a London flood in 1968...
joke!
Fudge certainly knew the tradition of the Ministry of Magic, when there was some tricky mess in the archives of a government, 1968, or the London Flood of 1868... or the Great Fire.
——Of course it was extremely serious, and it took away countless troubles from the government at that time.
In the end, a file was still kept in the hands of the Auror who handled the case at that time.
When seeing that name.
Riddle...
Fudge's heart almost stopped beating.
He immediately understood why some very outdated and annoying old guys would write to him when he re-investigated.
Say something vague.
Saying that re-investigation would be bad for everyone... What is the tradition and honor of the Ministry of Magic... Some even directly threatened him that if he continued the investigation, the wizards of his faction would support other wizards... There might even be a re-election for the position of Minister of Magic.
"Damn idiot! If they had done a serious investigation at that time... they would have broken that man's wand and thrown him into the Azika class, so many things would have happened!"
"How dare you greet me!"
"I don't even look at the current situation of the Ministry of Magic, it's still..."
The more Cornelius Fudge thought about it, the more furious he became.
But he had to wipe the ass of these idiots and idiots.
This has always been an unspoken rule of the Ministry of Magic.
The next government that takes over will have to deal with the mess of the previous one.
And the mess of wizards that came out of this matter... there are too many powerful ones.
Either...the file would not have been lost, or the poor guy Hagrid Ruburt would still be carrying the injustice of the time so many years after the Mysterious Man disappeared, so that Dumbledore, who knew the truth, could only secretly arrange him as a guard in the Forbidden Forest, and found a job on the surface...and the Ministry of Magic and Hogwarts were selectively blind to Hagrid's secret use of the wand.
Fudge took a deep breath.
This is fooling fools!
He understood that what Dumbledore said earlier had completely opened up the abscess that the Ministry of Magic and Hogwarts had previously buried.
It seems that this old fox now thinks this matter has reached such a serious level.
After looking at Dumbledore in silence for a long time, Fudge said in a crisp and fast tone, "But in this situation, what should Hogwarts do! What should the Ministry of Magic do!"
"You have to understand Dumbledore, the main purpose now is to prevent the collapse of the order of the wizarding world... The worst order is better than no order."
"Even if an innocent person has to be sacrificed at that time!"
Fuji has nothing to do now, just hope that the worst situation will not happen.
"Connelly!...I completely believe in Hagrid's innocence, and now he has no chance of returning to Hogwarts, I think you understand."
"And... I hope you understand that the original order exists because people believe it is a good order, and that it can bring people love and hope. If they no longer believe...or deny the existence value of this order... I am afraid that even the most powerful magic will not be able to maintain the existence of this right."
"Even Voldemort couldn't do it back then!"
Dumbledore said coldly.
Professor McGonagall and Filch on the side couldn't believe it when they heard the arguing, especially after hearing that person's name, they trembled all over.
"Professor, minister, you say... Hagrid, but he's not at Hogwarts... that's impossible!"
"When the [Secret Chamber] was opened last time..."
Professor McGonagall and Filch did know about the existence of the [Chamber of Secrets], but after so long, they have already forgotten what was going on!
It was only after hearing the argument between Dumbledore and Fudge that they realized... Hagrid was actually the suspect back then.
And the situation of those poor victims now is indeed somewhat similar to that of 60 years ago.
"Then what do you say! Dumbledore, do you know where the Chamber of Secrets is? Do you know who is attacking these poor students? Can you stop this?"
Fudge asked repeatedly.
Before Dumbledore could answer, footsteps came from outside.
They turned their heads and saw that it was Snape with a lot of ghosts behind him, as well as Narcissa and Lucius Malfoy rushing over.
"Lucius! How did you..." Fudge asked in surprise.
Mr. Lucius Malfoy dodged the ghosts and strode into the room.He was tightly wrapped in a long black cloak, with a cold, somewhat stiff smile on his face.
His face was paler than usual.
"You just happened to be here, Fudge!" He said with satisfaction, "Very good, very good..."
"I heard what you asked Dumbledore just now...it's true! What should I do now!? Dumbledore!"
"We can't sit still and wait until a student has an accident like last time before taking action! We must take the strongest measures to protect the safety of the students!"
"What the hell are you trying to do, Malfoy!" screamed Professor McGonagall.
"Of course, the criminal must be brought under control first, so as to prevent similar things from happening again...Since Professor Dumbledore did not perform his duties, then I have to protect my own interests. After all, Hogwarts has a part of me, right?"
As he said that, Mr. Malfoy lazily took out a long roll of parchment, "Fudge, this is a letter of request from the Hogwarts board of directors... asking you to protect the safety of all the teachers and students at Hogwarts, and to restrain the suspect Hagrid Ruburt from the last [Chamber of Secrets]."
Malfoy said to Fudge in an irresistible tone.
It's a request, but it's clearly a power grab in some sense.
——But it is also true that under normal circumstances, the Minister of Magic will accept the request of the Hogwarts board of directors.
It's an under-the-hood rule, and Hogwarts and the Ministry of Magic have been doing it for hundreds of years.
Each seat on the Hogwarts board of directors represented a part of the wizarding faction in the British wizarding world, and there was no way for Fudge to ignore the past like this.
"Lucius! You have to know that Hagrid Ruburt has always been in the Ministry of Magic, assisting the Aurors all over the UK... He simply doesn't have the time, and he doesn't have the ability to move back and forth between the two places!"
Fudge politely and firmly denied Lucius' statement.
(This seems to be completely different from the position he held in the argument with Dumbledore just now, and he is now refuting Lucius's approach with the same set that Dumbledore just said.)
Obviously, Lucius Malfoy's persecution without any discussion touched Cornelius Fudge's bottom line.Anyone can see the anger burning in this guy's pupils now.
"Oh, Minister, don't be so naive!"
"You're still playing dumb!"
"You should know how that stupid Hagrid got into Azika last time, wasn't he sent in by the headmaster of Hogwarts and the Minister of Magic at the time?"
Hearing this, Filch had a frightened and hesitant expression on his face. He didn't know whether he should leave here immediately.
Professor McGonagall was shocked. She didn't understand how Professor Dumbledore would allow this to happen.
Narcissa sneered.
Most of the ghosts had a normal expression on their faces, obviously they were no strangers to this kind of thing happening at Hogwarts.
However, there was a trace of worry on their faces, obviously worried and scared about Peeves being attacked... This [Chamber of Secrets] attack could actually make a ghost suffer such an attack, which they never imagined.
Speaking of Hagrid's wrongdoing, Malfoy had an extremely unnatural expression on his face.
Although it was only a flash, Snape at the side could see that what was deeply hidden by Malfoy was...
It was fear, and he was trying his best to hide the extreme panic in his heart.
Then Mr. Malfoy said in a very calm tone, "Since Professor Dumbledore believes that the affairs of the Ministry of Magic are more important than Hogwarts, then I, a shareholder of the school board, have to do my part."
"Don't worry, Fudge, if the real culprit is really caught...he will come back, it won't have any effect, you can see this as a preventive measure, a special way to comfort the parents, not a punishment, nor treat him as a criminal. At that time, we will also make a full apology...the time will be very short."
Although Malfoy tried his best to hide it, after knowing the panic deep in his heart, Snape felt more and more that Malfoy's words meant more than he said... It sounded like he wanted Dumbledore to go back to school quickly to deal with this matter.
Even at the expense of using 'Hagrid' to coerce.
Malfoy continued, "But if the real culprit is not caught by then, and these things happen again...then...Dumbledore! You will see a removal order signed by all twelve directors. It's not just a petition. Hurry up and use your talents...your powerful magical powers will end these things!"
"Until now, we have tolerated so many things that have happened this semester for your sake..."
"Now you have to stop these attacks, Dumbledore!" said Malfoy, with a stiff and strange smile on his face.
really……
Even Fudge felt a little wrong now.
Malfoy did look a little anxious,...it felt like he just wanted Dumbledore to return to Hogwarts as soon as possible.
——Solve this matter.
(End of this chapter)
