Chapter 202 A False Search
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Rui Chen 3499
Dumbledore remained calm on the surface, but he already sighed in his heart.
He did ask a few acquaintances, Aurors, to help him collect evidence, but it was actually a trivial matter, and he didn't expect Fudge to come to him because of this.
Just like what he said in the Chamber of Secrets, Fudge is no longer the Fudge he used to be. Power can indeed corrupt a person's character and make him degenerate.
"Connelly, these two things are not related. You may indeed be thinking too much. Hogwarts is safe now. There were indeed some accidents before, but these accidents have been resolved."
"Really?" There was a sly smile on Fudge's simple and honest face, his voice was not heavy, and there was no way to feel the slightest trust in his words.
"The security of the school really needs to be taken seriously. In fact, in addition to me and Dolores, I also brought a few Aurors with me today."
"Isn't it the Christmas holiday now? The Aurors will help check the school by the way to avoid any potential safety hazards in the school. Principal, should you be convenient?"
Dumbledore's expression was still very peaceful, he nodded slightly and said softly: "Of course! Connelly, I'm very happy that you can think about the school like this."
Fudge's smile disappeared, and he coughed again and said, "That's great! Then let's start! Check from the first floor of the school, the principal should have no objection?"
A group of people from the Ministry of Magic seemed to come to visit the school.
Fudge lamented that no brick or tile in the school had changed, while the Aurors waved their wands with reluctance to inspect every classroom.
The most active of these was Dolores Umbridge, who served as Deputy Minister for Magic.
Although the name of the deputy minister seems to be somewhat intimidating, in fact, he is working as a secretary next to Fudge, and then working part-time as a dog leg.
Umbridge is good at perceiving Fudge's thoughts, and when there are some things that should not be said by Fudge, she will say them directly.
Just like now, they walked up the marble stairs to the second floor, and there was a bathroom repaired by Konno in the corridor at the end.
Umbridge directed a few Aurors to check, and then asked in a sweet voice: "Principal Dumbledore... As far as I know, this bathroom seems to have been attacked by a troll last year."
"According to the normal process, this kind of thing needs to be reported to the Ministry of Magic, and then the Ministry of Magic will appoint a wizard to repair it."
"After all, if some malicious people directly repair it, it will easily cause safety hazards! But...it seems that you didn't report it, but this bathroom has already been repaired."
Dumbledore nodded, and let out another long sigh in his heart.
The normal process is indeed like this, but with the efficiency of the Ministry of Magic, after such a process is approved, this bathroom may not be repaired in another seven years.
He replied: "Umbridge, it's true that this place doesn't conform to the procedures, but the person who repaired it is Kong Nuo. Maybe I can try to find him. You can ask him the details in person?"
"Konno?" Umbridge's slack, toad-like face trembled, "Principal Dumbledore, is that Konno you're talking about... the one from the Ministry of Magic?"
Dumbledore nodded, "Yes. Last year when the troll attacked the school, he took care of the troll properly and repaired the bathroom."
"Because he is also a professor at Hogwarts now, so I am very relieved of him. In addition... repairing the bathroom is also a curse for him."
Umbridge smacked his lips twice, feeling a little speechless for a while, not knowing what to say.
Connor has already gained some international reputation: he has destroyed the dens of many bad countries in the Crisis United by himself, and he has made friends with Newt Scamander...
In addition, there were some storms in the Ministry of Magic in the early days, and it was not easy to evaluate and label people who belonged to the thorny category.
Fudge came forward at this time, "Since it was repaired by Kong Nuo, let the Aurors check it carefully and make sure it can be used by students normally."
"Principal Dumbledore, I remember that there are still students who were attacked in the school infirmary? Why don't we go and have a look?"
"Okay." Dumbledore smiled slightly and made a welcome gesture, "The school infirmary is on the second floor, and I'll show you the way."
Of course Fudge didn't want to visit the students, he was even afraid that the curse of petrification would spread to himself.
Ever since he learned that Hogwarts had applied for a dragon license, he would have nightmares from time to time, dreaming that Dumbledore led his students to take over the Ministry of Magic with a dragon.
Although Dumbledore has always been very quiet, his reputation is too great. Even today, there are still people discussing whether Dumbledore will become the next Minister of Magic.
Fudge intends to stay in the position of minister for a long time, but he doesn't want to hand over the position he got to an old man.
So his real purpose was actually to find fault, to find some loopholes in Hogwarts, and take the opportunity to weaken Dumbledore's prestige.
Fudge asked, "How? Is it black magic?"
An Auror stood up, nodded and said: "Petrification state, a very evil state of black magic."
"It's really unfortunate..." Fudge was able to squeeze out a tear directly, "Poor child, who is only in the first grade, unexpectedly encountered such a vicious attack."
"It is indeed very unfortunate." Dumbledore nodded. "Fortunately, the school has introduced a batch of Mandrakes. As soon as the Christmas holiday is over, a few Mandrakes will mature, and he will be able to recover by then."
Fudge raised his eyebrows, and asked with a smirk: "Do you need help? As far as I know, this is not the first attack. Maybe the criminals of the past are repeating their tricks?"
Dumbledore rarely showed a different expression, and he became a little more serious, "What happened back then was a misunderstanding. Although he violated the school rules, he did not do those things."
Fudge saw that Dumbledore became serious, and couldn't help feeling a little flustered.
However, this panic did not last long, and was replaced by a feeling of embarrassment and anger, "Principal! Do you mean that the Ministry of Magic made a wrong judgment?"
"Are you questioning the Ministry of Magic, or me, who is now the Minister of Magic? I just think that the criminals of the past should be arrested and interrogated. This is a very correct judgment!"
Dumbledore shook his head lightly, his expression calmed down again, "In short, I can assure you that such a thing will never happen again."
Fudge's eyebrows were raised high. "Are you sure? In the name of these poor students?"
At this time, Umbridge suddenly said in a sweet voice: "Minister, why don't we continue to check? Maybe it is really like what Principal Dumbledore said, the crisis has been resolved."
As a dog leg, you must know how to judge the situation.She needs to stand up and let Fudge have a step down, so that the two sides will not become incompatible.
He did ask a few acquaintances, Aurors, to help him collect evidence, but it was actually a trivial matter, and he didn't expect Fudge to come to him because of this.
Just like what he said in the Chamber of Secrets, Fudge is no longer the Fudge he used to be. Power can indeed corrupt a person's character and make him degenerate.
"Connelly, these two things are not related. You may indeed be thinking too much. Hogwarts is safe now. There were indeed some accidents before, but these accidents have been resolved."
"Really?" There was a sly smile on Fudge's simple and honest face, his voice was not heavy, and there was no way to feel the slightest trust in his words.
"The security of the school really needs to be taken seriously. In fact, in addition to me and Dolores, I also brought a few Aurors with me today."
"Isn't it the Christmas holiday now? The Aurors will help check the school by the way to avoid any potential safety hazards in the school. Principal, should you be convenient?"
Dumbledore's expression was still very peaceful, he nodded slightly and said softly: "Of course! Connelly, I'm very happy that you can think about the school like this."
Fudge's smile disappeared, and he coughed again and said, "That's great! Then let's start! Check from the first floor of the school, the principal should have no objection?"
A group of people from the Ministry of Magic seemed to come to visit the school.
Fudge lamented that no brick or tile in the school had changed, while the Aurors waved their wands with reluctance to inspect every classroom.
The most active of these was Dolores Umbridge, who served as Deputy Minister for Magic.
Although the name of the deputy minister seems to be somewhat intimidating, in fact, he is working as a secretary next to Fudge, and then working part-time as a dog leg.
Umbridge is good at perceiving Fudge's thoughts, and when there are some things that should not be said by Fudge, she will say them directly.
Just like now, they walked up the marble stairs to the second floor, and there was a bathroom repaired by Konno in the corridor at the end.
Umbridge directed a few Aurors to check, and then asked in a sweet voice: "Principal Dumbledore... As far as I know, this bathroom seems to have been attacked by a troll last year."
"According to the normal process, this kind of thing needs to be reported to the Ministry of Magic, and then the Ministry of Magic will appoint a wizard to repair it."
"After all, if some malicious people directly repair it, it will easily cause safety hazards! But...it seems that you didn't report it, but this bathroom has already been repaired."
Dumbledore nodded, and let out another long sigh in his heart.
The normal process is indeed like this, but with the efficiency of the Ministry of Magic, after such a process is approved, this bathroom may not be repaired in another seven years.
He replied: "Umbridge, it's true that this place doesn't conform to the procedures, but the person who repaired it is Kong Nuo. Maybe I can try to find him. You can ask him the details in person?"
"Konno?" Umbridge's slack, toad-like face trembled, "Principal Dumbledore, is that Konno you're talking about... the one from the Ministry of Magic?"
Dumbledore nodded, "Yes. Last year when the troll attacked the school, he took care of the troll properly and repaired the bathroom."
"Because he is also a professor at Hogwarts now, so I am very relieved of him. In addition... repairing the bathroom is also a curse for him."
Umbridge smacked his lips twice, feeling a little speechless for a while, not knowing what to say.
Connor has already gained some international reputation: he has destroyed the dens of many bad countries in the Crisis United by himself, and he has made friends with Newt Scamander...
In addition, there were some storms in the Ministry of Magic in the early days, and it was not easy to evaluate and label people who belonged to the thorny category.
Fudge came forward at this time, "Since it was repaired by Kong Nuo, let the Aurors check it carefully and make sure it can be used by students normally."
"Principal Dumbledore, I remember that there are still students who were attacked in the school infirmary? Why don't we go and have a look?"
"Okay." Dumbledore smiled slightly and made a welcome gesture, "The school infirmary is on the second floor, and I'll show you the way."
Of course Fudge didn't want to visit the students, he was even afraid that the curse of petrification would spread to himself.
Ever since he learned that Hogwarts had applied for a dragon license, he would have nightmares from time to time, dreaming that Dumbledore led his students to take over the Ministry of Magic with a dragon.
Although Dumbledore has always been very quiet, his reputation is too great. Even today, there are still people discussing whether Dumbledore will become the next Minister of Magic.
Fudge intends to stay in the position of minister for a long time, but he doesn't want to hand over the position he got to an old man.
So his real purpose was actually to find fault, to find some loopholes in Hogwarts, and take the opportunity to weaken Dumbledore's prestige.
Fudge asked, "How? Is it black magic?"
An Auror stood up, nodded and said: "Petrification state, a very evil state of black magic."
"It's really unfortunate..." Fudge was able to squeeze out a tear directly, "Poor child, who is only in the first grade, unexpectedly encountered such a vicious attack."
"It is indeed very unfortunate." Dumbledore nodded. "Fortunately, the school has introduced a batch of Mandrakes. As soon as the Christmas holiday is over, a few Mandrakes will mature, and he will be able to recover by then."
Fudge raised his eyebrows, and asked with a smirk: "Do you need help? As far as I know, this is not the first attack. Maybe the criminals of the past are repeating their tricks?"
Dumbledore rarely showed a different expression, and he became a little more serious, "What happened back then was a misunderstanding. Although he violated the school rules, he did not do those things."
Fudge saw that Dumbledore became serious, and couldn't help feeling a little flustered.
However, this panic did not last long, and was replaced by a feeling of embarrassment and anger, "Principal! Do you mean that the Ministry of Magic made a wrong judgment?"
"Are you questioning the Ministry of Magic, or me, who is now the Minister of Magic? I just think that the criminals of the past should be arrested and interrogated. This is a very correct judgment!"
Dumbledore shook his head lightly, his expression calmed down again, "In short, I can assure you that such a thing will never happen again."
Fudge's eyebrows were raised high. "Are you sure? In the name of these poor students?"
At this time, Umbridge suddenly said in a sweet voice: "Minister, why don't we continue to check? Maybe it is really like what Principal Dumbledore said, the crisis has been resolved."
As a dog leg, you must know how to judge the situation.She needs to stand up and let Fudge have a step down, so that the two sides will not become incompatible.
