Chapter 290 Breakup
However, before Dracula could take action, Professor McGonagall, who was speeding up, stepped in between Fudge and Dracula.
On the surface, Professor McGonagall was trying to protect the professors at Hogwarts, but in reality, she was worried that Dracula would kill Fudge on the spot if he got angry...
She knew full well that those seemingly powerful Aurors were of no use in the face of the combat power of a great wizard.
"You fool!" Professor McGonagall shouted to Fudge. "Harry made it very clear. Bertha Jorkins and Mr. Crouch had been killed by Barty Crouch Jr., and he almost killed them." Digory! Can't you see clearly the current situation?"
"Yes, I can't see clearly!" Fudge had no idea of his situation and shouted loudly. His face turned purple and he was no less angry than Professor McGonagall. "I can only see clearly that you are all determined to create A kind of panic destroys everything we have worked hard to build over the past thirteen years!"
Dracula looked at Fudge with interest, looking at his angry face and erratic behavior.
Such a Minister of Magic, who should have taken into account all potential dangers in the wizarding world and made appropriate arrangements, rightly refused to believe that his orderly, stable and comfortable world could be destroyed at once - refused to believe that Voldemort could make a comeback.
"Voldemort is back," Dumbledore stepped forward and grabbed the angry Professor McGonagall, and said again, "Fudge, if you accept this fact immediately and take the necessary measures, we may still be able to save the situation."
"The first and most important step is to free Azkaban from the control of the Dementors——"
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Fudge yelled again. "Remove the Dementors? I'd be kicked out of the office if I suggested that! Half of us know there are Dementors standing guard in Azkaban. , so that you can have a solid sleep at night!”
"Connelly, if you knew that you were letting Voldemort's most dangerous best friend guard those guys who would serve him at the first command, would you guys be able to sleep peacefully?" Dumbledore said, "Those guys It’s impossible to be loyal to you!”
"Voldemort can provide them with much more power and pleasure than you can provide! Once he has the alliance and support of dark creatures such as dementors, his former allies will return to him one after another. It will be difficult for you to prevent him from regaining the power he had thirteen years ago!"
Fudge's mouth opened and closed as if there were no words to express his rage.
Then, he seemed to suddenly discover another loophole, and his eyes suddenly lit up.
"Wait a minute, Dumbledore, you also talked about dark creatures, right?" Fudge said excitedly, "Aren't vampires also part of the dark creatures? Let me tell you, this plan was recruited at will by you from beginning to end. The Defense Against the Dark Arts professor arranged it...he is the culprit of everything."
He once again put the blame on Dracula.
After all, there's nothing like a ready-made dark creature to take the blame.
"Connelly, you are too obsessed with your official position, which makes you lose your due judgment!" Dumbledore said, his voice gradually rising, his eyes shining brightly, "You value too much the so-called pure wizard blood. ! You’ve always been like this.”
"You don't realize that a person's origin is not important. What is important is the kind of person he grows up and the kind of person he chooses to be... The same is true for Remus Lupin, and the same is true for Professor Dracula."
"I advise you to take some correct measures, then the Ministry of Magic and the entire wizarding world will always remember you and regard you as the bravest and greatest Minister of Magic in history."
"On the other hand, if you don't take action - history will remember that it was you who stood by and gave Voldemort a second chance to destroy the world we worked so hard to rebuild!"
Dumbledore's words were deafening, and everyone present could clearly see that Fudge was shaken for a moment.
But the next moment, he seemed to react again, gasping and retreating step by step.
"Absurd," Fudge whispered, shuffling his feet, "It's crazy..."
Then, there was another silence in the air.
"If you are so stubborn and insistent on going your own way, Cornelius..." Dumbledore waited for a long time, and when he saw that Fudge seemed to have no intention of repenting, he finally broke the silence in the air with disappointment, "Then we will have to part ways."
"You do what you see fit. I - do what I will."
There was no threat in Dumbledore's voice, it sounded like a statement, but Fudge was furious, as if Dumbledore was coming towards him with a wand.
"Okay, okay, Dumbledore," he said angrily, waving a finger threateningly, "I have always given you full freedom, and I have always respected you..."
"I may not agree with some of your decisions, but I always keep silent. Not many people will allow you to hire professors at will, like this vampire, and Hagrid, who has a criminal record, or make decisions without consulting the Ministry of Magic. Teach students something.”
"But if you're going to fight me—"
Fudge's eyes suddenly became fierce, and he raised his hand and pointed at Dracula.
"All Aurors present, catch this dangerous vampire." He shouted loudly. "I suspect that he was the one who killed Mr. Crouch of the International Magical Exchange and Cooperation Department and wanted to destroy the hard-won magic world. of peace!"
Upon receiving the order, a group of Aurors rushed towards Dracula at the same time.
Magic spells of various colors shot out from their wands, blocking all Dracula's escape routes.
"boring."
Dracula smiled coldly, without any intention of resisting, and instead opened his arms towards the magic spell.
"Professor Dracula!"
"etc--"
"..."
In the horrified eyes of all the surrounding students, parents and professors, all the magical light like a rainstorm fell on Dracula.
There was a hint of joy on Fudge's face, thinking that he was about to succeed - as long as he could catch this vampire, wouldn't he have the final say on the truth of the matter?
However, the next moment, his eyes widened and his expression became extremely horrified.
After those curses were cast on Dracula, they disappeared without any ripples.
Dracula, on the other hand, took advantage of the situation and stretched himself.
"What a shame, Aurors." Dracula smiled contemptuously and mocked, "Your spells don't seem to be any better than my students."
Seeing this scene, the Aurors were shocked and speechless, their hands holding the wands trembled, and they had strong doubts about their abilities...
In fact, the Aurors selected by Fudge to follow him are all the most outstanding ones in the Auror office. They are very confident when they go on missions, and feel that they are masters who can take on a large number of people outside.
However, today, Dracula didn't even use any spells. He simply caught all their spells and made these young Aurors doubt their life...
"Please wake up, everyone, he is just a vampire!" Fudge saw that most of the Aurors had lost their fighting spirit and shouted angrily, "The reason why you can block your spell is because of the physical talent of vampires. You have learned black magic. Was Magic Defense eaten by a dog?”
The Aurors cheered up a little.
Some smart Aurors thought of the Defense Against the Dark Arts they had learned back then, and had an idea, choosing to use specific spells to attack Dracula.
Some of the Aurors used weather spells to conjure a patch of sunshine; others used summoning spells to conjure a large pile of garlic and threw it in front of Dracula...Other Aurors saw this and followed suit. .
Dracula: "..."
He was disgusted by these things.
It doesn't hurt much, but it greatly affects my mood.
The next moment, the corners of Dracula's raised mouth dropped, and his eyes grew colder.
"Every curse ends (Fiem)."
The wand was inserted vertically into the ground, and immediately, a golden light curtain extended around Dracula's feet, shrouding all the Aurors in an instant.
This is Nico Flamel's specialty. Although it feels like a cannon to kill mosquitoes, I have to say that it is really easy to use——
All sunlight, garlic, etc. were swept away, and the Aurors in the light curtain were shocked to find that they seemed to have lost all their magic power, and they could not even use a common spell.
Seeing the embarrassing behavior of those Aurors, Dracula smiled again.
He snapped his fingers, and a long rope appeared out of thin air, effortlessly tying together all the Aurors brought by Fudge... Without the help of magic, these Aurors were not as resistant as a group of unarmed hemps. melon.
Then, Dracula withdrew his wand and walked slowly towards Fudge.
"Albus, at this point, are you still going to let Minister Fudge continue to poison the wizarding world?"
He didn't even bother to look at Fudge, but looked directly at Dumbledore and said:
"If you ask me, you should take this opportunity to get rid of him and become the minister yourself... If you really don't want to be, you can find someone who is obedient."
"What...what are you going to do..." Fudge kept backing away, his voice trembling uncontrollably, "I...I tell you, you are setting the vampire family against the entire British Ministry of Magic. You Do you want to be a sinner of your tribe?”
"So that's what you think?" Dracula laughed even more cheerfully, "I don't need to worry about that, Minister Fudge. To be honest, no matter what I do or what I do, I can never become The sinner of the vampire family."
"Without me, there would be no vampires as a group today. Can you understand what I mean?"
Dracula walked to Fudge's side and said with a chuckle.
"You...you are..." Fudge's eyes widened. At this moment, he was extremely frightened.
"Ahem... don't worry, Professor Dracula," Dumbledore said suddenly, "I can understand your good intentions, but I really have no power or qualification to interfere with the changes of the Minister of Magic... We should think There are other more feasible ways.”
"Stop being pedantic, Dumbledore!" Dracula said coldly, "I am convinced that this is the most feasible method and the most effective method. Do you still want to let Fudge blind the eyes of the entire wizarding world?"
Dumbledore fell silent.
"...If we use violent measures to forcefully replace the Minister of Magic, then how are our actions any different from Voldemort?" After a moment, he said softly.
"Tsk, that's why even though you are a great wizard, Fudge is not afraid of you at all." Dracula sneered and shook his head.
As he finished speaking, his eyes suddenly sharpened.
"Since your moral values prevent you from taking action, then let me help you do it!"
Dracula suddenly stretched out his hand, and a wisp of white flame flew towards Fudge's eyebrows as fast as lightning.
Fudge had no time to react. He could only open his eyes wide in horror, watching the wisp of fire fly to his eyes in an instant...
The next moment, an elder wand with seven raised branches suddenly appeared in front of Fudge's eyes, blocking the way between the flame and Fudge.
The wand swung lightly, flying the flames aside, and saved the frightened Minister of Magic at the last moment.
The white-haired Dumbledore stopped in front of Dracula.
Fudge sat down heavily on the ground, panting heavily, unable to catch his breath for a long time.
He clearly felt the power of the wisp of flame just now, and felt that he almost had a brush with death...
"You did take action after all." Dracula said softly.
He didn't pay attention to Fudge who was sitting on the ground, but focused his eyes on Dumbledore in front of him, staring at the sharp blue eyes behind his half-moon glasses.
"Professor Dracula, you don't have to do this." Dumbledore sighed softly, "The students at Hogwarts need you... If you kill Fudge, then there will no longer be a place for you to continue to serve as There’s room for professors.”
"I don't have to be this professor." Dracula said coldly, "I would rather see if you will stubbornly stand in front of me for the pedantic principles in your heart?"
"There is no need to be so extreme, Professor Dracula." Dumbledore sighed again, "Violence cannot solve all problems."
"But sometimes violence is useful, isn't it?" Dracula said. "Give me an accurate answer, Albus, do you want to stand in front of me for this rotten man?"
Dumbledore was silent for a moment.
After a moment, he finally said: "Professor Dracula, if you must do this, then I will have to try my best to stop you."
"Very well," said Dracula.
There was no hint of displeasure or annoyance on his face, instead a brisk smile broke out.
"Remember, when I first came here four years ago, I always wanted to have a good discussion with you." Dracula stared into Dumbledore's eyes and said slowly, "But you have been pushing it away... until today. , and finally I found the opportunity.”
"Okay, before you leave, let me take a good look at what kind of power you, the pillar of the magic world, have!"
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