Chapter 720 The Ministry of Magic has the greatest reputation
After dawn,
Screams erupted in Hogwarts Castle one after another.
Aurors and scouts were hung upside down all over the place, and the students knew immediately who had done this.
"The Bat Monster is so powerful, he can even take down all the reinforcements from the Ministry of Magic in one night."
"He is not a bat monster. It is said that he calls himself Batman and is the Dark Knight who protects Hogwarts."
"Dark Knight? Then why would he target people from the Ministry of Magic?"
"Don't you think the Ministry of Magic is too lenient? It accidentally let all the dementors from all over the UK into the school, and now it has sent so many people."
"The Ministry of Magic is indeed too lenient, but isn't Batman Snape? How can this old bat do such a great thing?"
"Snape? He doesn't have this ability."
"Then who is he?"
"No matter who he is, he is my superhero now."
The rumors naturally became more exaggerated as they spread.
In fact, only those who were on duty that night were hung up, and most of them were still in good condition.
But whoever tells the truth will be regarded as trying to save the Ministry of Magic's honor.
Kingsley had another headache this time.
The headache is not how to catch Batman, but the headache of how to write a report.
Just put it down. Why should you block people's mouths?
If it's blocked, just block it. Why hang it upside down?
Just hang up, not even a single clue is left, and you don’t even know where it came from.
Now the school hospital is overcrowded, and the mental state is not ideal.
"That can't be a human being... it must be a monster..."
"The claws... those claws are coated with poison... Someone come and clean my wounds a few more times..."
"Ah! Be gentle, that monster broke my arm..."
The one lying in the corridor at the entrance of the school hospital is already like this, and it will probably be even more serious inside.
As soon as Kingsley walked in, several hospital beds suddenly fell down.
"Don't...don't come..."
"Please don't kill me..."
"You can't see me...you can't see me..."
Kingsley lowered his head and glanced at the black robe on his body. It turned out that he had recognized the wrong person.
Even he can admit his mistakes, so what are these Batman and Catwoman capable of?
"I saw a dark shadow...and then I woke up and was hanging upside down..."
"I only felt scratched on my back...and then lost consciousness..."
"Don't come here...I don't know anything..."
Madam Pomfrey held a bowl of freshly brewed potion and forced it down on the last Auror hiding in the corner.
Then she looked back at Kingsley with an extremely unkind look, "Mr. Shacklebolt, the patients need to calm down now. I advise you that it is best to wait until their condition improves."
"I will, ma'am." Kingsley took his leave.
Report it truthfully. Someone will have more headaches than him anyway.
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Noon, Ministry of Magic Conference Hall.
Scrimgeour looked at the portraits of previous ministers hanging on the wall, and felt an inexplicable sense of powerlessness in his heart.
The Ministry of Magic was slapped in the face that night and will definitely send more manpower again.
By then, let alone blockade the UK, I am afraid that even the blockade of England will not be possible.
"Alas -" He sat down with a worried look on his face.
While he was thinking about how to persuade the senior management later, Fudge walked into the conference hall with a dark face.
"Is everyone here? Let's have a meeting."
Scrimgeour stood up quickly and briefly explained the situation to the senior officials.
"How arrogant!" Umbridge suddenly slammed the table without hearing a few words, "They don't take our Ministry of Magic seriously at all!"
She was like Fudge's mouth, pointing out the topic of today's meeting in advance.
Scrimgeour listened to the whispers of the senior executives and fully understood that nothing he did would work.
Is Sirius dangerous? Big, but not as big as the Ministry of Magic.
But even if you can hide it for a while, you can't hide everything after all.
Rumors have spread to the outside world, and if the Ministry of Magic does not give an explanation, it will only cause greater humiliation.
"Knock, knock, knock—" Fudge knocked on the table, "Everyone, please be quiet for a moment."
Scrimgeour continued to explain the situation very intelligently,
"There is currently a small group of students who are averse to questioning, and none of them believe Professor Severus Snape is Batman."
Fudge nodded and glanced at Umbridge.
"Who else could he be? Minister, I think we should control him as soon as possible."
Scrimgeour sighed silently in his mind.
It's fine if he gets the right one, but if he gets the wrong one, the Ministry of Magic's already scant credibility may be in jeopardy.
Umbridge obviously would not give the senior officials a chance to express their opinions, and would directly act as Fudge's mouthpiece to issue orders.
First, capture Snape immediately and keep him under strict supervision.
Second, continue to send more people to Hogwarts until all opposition to the Ministry of Magic disappears.
Third, thoroughly search all corners of Hogwarts to find Catwoman and the Red Hood as soon as possible.
Fourth, publicize the evil deeds of Batman and his associates and portray him as a terrorist who seeks to destroy the wizarding world.
The senior officials had no objections, and Scrimgeour could only lean back in his chair.
The Ministry of Magic has completely become Fudge's "one-word hall", and no one in the conference hall dares to challenge his authority.
There may be lower-level employees who dare to resist, but so what?
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Dinner time, Hogwarts Great Hall.
Vincent put down the "Evening Prophet" and lowered his head in thought.
Snape was actually taken down, not only under Dumbledore's nose, but also by Kingsley, an undercover agent of the Order of the Phoenix.
Although the photo was blurry, he was sure it was these three.
Looking down the newspaper to read the signature, it turned out to be Rita Skeeter.
She is not powerful enough to sneak into the principal's office and take secret photos. It could only be an arrangement by the Ministry of Magic.
One set after another, all planned in advance.
But since the Ministry of Magic has classified Batman as a terrorist, according to common sense, Snape should have exposed Vincent long ago.
Are those three in the photo also planning something?
Well……
Vincent suddenly looked at Harry.
The only person who could make Snape willing to take the blame was Sirius, whose whereabouts are currently unknown.
The more people the Ministry of Magic sends to Hogwarts, the easier it will be for him to do whatever he wants to do.
And his ultimate goal is Harry, so he will never dare to step into the heavily guarded Hogwarts rashly.
Unless the school is in chaos, it's so chaotic that you can take advantage of troubled waters.
"Hiss—" Vincent took a deep breath.
Old guy Deng is old guy Deng. After calculating that Fudge would take the opportunity to interfere in the school, he also calculated that he would never stop.
The Bat Family vs. the Ministry of Magic?
Don't be kidding, he and his friends are just a group of underage wizards. Even if they include all the teachers and students in the school, they may not be able to fight head-on.
"Fake!" Vincent took a sip of mushroom soup to calm down his shock, "He actually even considered this..."
Dumbledore is definitely a loyal reader of Batman comics.
Yes, Batman never fights an uncertain battle.
Since Vincent dared to hang people from the Ministry of Magic upside down, it meant that he had already thought of a response strategy in advance.
In the simple Gotham City, Batman was initially labeled as a criminal.
But under the witness of the citizens again and again, he gradually became a vigilante in Gotham City, and finally became a superhero known to everyone.
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