Chapter 209

That's a good question.

It's also a heart-wrenching question with an answer. If it hadn't been for Kingsley holding Fudge, he would have slipped out to the floor.

"No...... This can't be ......" Fudge shook his head and quickly denied Peter's claim, "he ...... He's talking nonsense! There's no way he's going to find ...... The man's ...... No way, he'd be dead a long time ago!" The last sentence seemed to be cheering himself up.

Dumbledore looked at Solim, he didn't know why Solim was putting this matter on the table at this time, it was different from what he had said before. Fudge was also a student of Dumbledore, and Dumbledore naturally knew Fudge, even if Fudge was not a student of Dumbledore, after so many years of contact, he was familiar with it. So Dumbledore was well aware of Fudge's fear of Voldemort and the loss of power, and the two were closely linked: if Voldemort was alive, it meant that he would return, and everyone knew very well what a Dark Lord would bring to the wizarding world.

It's not so much that Fudge is afraid of Voldemort, but rather that he is afraid that Voldemort's return will make him unable to hold the position of minister. This was well demonstrated by what happened during the First War: many of the Ministry's employees were overtly and covertly supporting Voldemort's rhetoric, and for no other reason, the vast majority of wizards who could work at the Ministry of Magic were pure-bloods, and the leadership that held important positions was definitely pure-blood. How can such a Ministry of Magic continue?

Although Fudge was also a pure-blood, he didn't want to be in league with Voldemort, as he did during the last war if his family wanted to side with Voldemort.

"Mr. Minister. Solim reminded Fudge, "Peter has taken the elixir of truth. "

Fudge finally stood firm, took out the handkerchief in his arms and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"But ......"

"The effect of the truth elixir is to make people tell the truth, and it is a fact that is completely objective and does not involve subjective judgment. You who have presided over a trial should know very well. Solim stabbed Fudge in the heart again.

"Maybe ......"

“...... That's not a truth potion, it's a chaos potion or something?" Solim looked at Fudge's somewhat cramped expression and shook his head, "Mr. Minister, Peter and Blake are both going to investigate at that time, you might as well raise the specifications, anyway, for such a trivial matter as applying for a truth teller investigation is just a matter of words to you." "

"But this will cause chaos in the wizarding world, if the news gets out. "Fudge is now calm and able to speak normally.

"That's a good thing. Solim said with a smile.

Fudge looked at Solim suspiciously, he was starting to distrust the student.

"Someone will definitely oppose it, and maybe it happens to be your political enemy. But once Peter reveals the truth under the effects of the truth elixir, your political enemies will be on the back foot, and you might as well let the Daily Prophet make a big splash, the vast majority of the wizarding world is still against that person, and your approval ratings will skyrocket. "

"But if it's ......"

"Connelly, running away won't solve the problem. Dumbledore spoke, "We need to be ready before he returns." "

Fudge frowned, not knowing what he was thinking. Finally he sighed, "Let's have a good talk afterwards, Dumbledore." I'll take these two people first, and the Dementors will be removed immediately, and I'll let you know when we hear them. Fudge took his hat from Kingsley, "Good night, then." "

Fudge left with a few men, leaving only Dumbledore, Professor McGonagall, Solim, and Harry in the Headmaster's room.

"Why did you choose to say this at this time?" Dumbledore asked.

"When do you want to say it now?" Solim spread his hands, "Fudge is still a good talker, and he can listen to you now." But can you guarantee that it will be the same in the future?"

There are many forces in the Ministry of Magic. No one knows how many people are inclined to Voldemort, as I said before, the news that Voldemort is not dead cannot be concealed at all, and there are so many pure-bloods in the Ministry of Magic, almost all of them are related to each other, or they are families that exchange interests with each other. Once these people are in a group, they are a powerful force. Some of them wanted to gamble, what to bet on? Naturally, Voldemort would eventually come back.

Voldemort now has no subordinates even if he comes back, because his original subordinates are all locked up in Azkaban, so moving closer to Voldemort at this time will of course bring a rich report, everyone knows that the icing on the cake is not as good as charcoal in the snow, and the pure-blood family naturally knows it.

It turns out that the core of the Death Eaters is imprisoned in Azkaban, so the power vacuum they left behind can be replaced by latecomers, which is the most exciting thing - look at Malfoy, how much profit did they gain from the identity of the core Death Eaters? It turns out that some people wanted to enter that inner circle, but they didn't succeed, but now it's different. Voldemort was a bare-bones commander even when he came back - at least until he rescued the Death Eaters who were imprisoned in Azkaban,

If these dissidents in the Ministry of Magic continue to bewitch Fudge and divide the already weak relationship between Fudge and Dumbledore, you can imagine what will turn out in the end. That is, Fudge will completely go on the opposite side of Dumbledore, Fudge will regard Dumbledore as his biggest opponent, so that they can fish in troubled waters, and under the cover of these people, Voldemort's news will be blocked until it cannot be blocked, and finally the entire wizarding world will once again face the chaos and killing brought by Voldemort and his minions without preparation and warning.

That's how it was in the original book.

Solim may seem like he's meddling now, but if you talk a little more now, and talk to Fudge more while he's still talking, maybe things won't go so badly in the future.

In other words, Fudge can now be fought for. Solim said, "If you don't do anything now, once things go the way I said...... He will fight against Voldemort's side and fight against the pressure of the Ministry of Magic. Headmaster, you're in big trouble. "

"'You'? isn't it 'us'?" Dumbledore looked at Solim.

"Headmaster, we're working together, and I never said I'd join you. Solim shrugged, "If you don't have the power to go back by then, I'll definitely slap my ass and leave." "

"After you've caused Tom so much trouble, do you think you'll be able to get out of it?" Dumbledore vaguely reminded Solim in the presence of McGonagall and Harry:

You found several Horcruxes, and you kid still want to be able to see the situation and anoint the soles of your feet?