Chapter 697 A Crucial Person
The change that Dumbledore wanted was to allow wizards to complete their self-transformation based on the International Statute of Secrecy, so as to gain more living space.
Instead of using war to enslave muggles by wizards.
Because this path won’t work!
But a wizard's self-transformation is not something that can be achieved by just talking about it.
This requires extremely high magical talent!
There is no doubt that in Dumbledore's eyes, Andy possesses such talents.
But there is a difficulty here.
——Andy has an irreconcilable conflict with other wizards in the magical world.
Andy is obsessed with magic.
Other wizards just want to find a decent job.
Different concepts caused Andy to somewhat reject other wizards.
In other words, Andy doesn't care about other people's lives.
In Dumbledore's view, with the exception of a few wizards, Andy no longer regarded other wizards as his own kind - in Andy's eyes, these wizards were no different from Muggles.
Thinking of this, Dumbledore also felt a bit of a headache.
I looked at the time and it was already six o'clock in the morning.
Before I knew it, a night had passed.
Dumbledore stood up and said, "Amelia, I need to go back to Hogwarts to take care of some things, and then leave for Europe immediately."
"I'll leave England to you!"
Bones also stood up and said, "Don't worry! Now that Voldemort is dead, most of the Death Eaters have been arrested. I think it won't take long for the wizarding world to return to its former peace."
"But you...be careful!"
Dumbledore nodded slightly, then turned and left.
"Minister Bones..."
As soon as Dumbledore left, Scrimgeour said, "Don't you think this is going too smoothly?"
"What do you want to say?" Bones frowned slightly.
Scrimgeour hesitated for a moment, and finally said bluntly: "It took him only two days from the time Dumbledore came back to the time he killed Voldemort."
"And before that..."
Scrimgeour did not say the following words directly, as he believed Bones could understand what he meant.
"Rufus, you don't believe those rumors, do you?"
Bones frowned and said, "I know you don't like Dumbledore, but I don't think Dumbledore is a person who is obsessed with power."
"He has no reason to do that!"
Scrimgeour said solemnly, "This has nothing to do with personal feelings."
"I admit, I don't like Dumbledore very much, but we just disagree. In fact, before today, I respected Dumbledore as much as you do."
"Minister Bones, there are too many doubts here!"
"From the death of Voldemort, Dumbledore could have killed him long ago, but he allowed Voldemort to live until today."
"The year Dumbledore defeated Grindelwald, Voldemort graduated from Hogwarts. And when Grindelwald came back, he chose to kill Voldemort."
"I don't believe this is a coincidence!"
Scrimgeour was agitated.
If his guess is true, it means that Dumbledore is plotting a shocking conspiracy.
"Rufus..."
Bones thought for a moment and said, "In addition to Snipe's report, the reason why Dumbledore was able to kill Voldemort was that Andy Collins and Harry Potter also assisted him."
"This may be a coincidence, but it is definitely not as easy as you think."
Scrimgeour asked solemnly, "What if the attempt to capture Grindelwald fails?"
"That's Grindelwald!"
Bones raised his eyebrows and said, "No one can guarantee that he will be arrested and brought to justice."
"I admit that these things are indeed somewhat coincidental."
"But what's the motive?"
"Why would Dumbledore do this?"
"He has a well-known reputation in the wizarding world and has turned down the position of Minister of Magic several times. Not only that, Dumbledore is also close to Nicolas Flamel and he can even borrow the Philosopher's Stone."
"It is no exaggeration to say that he already has it all!"
"…as long as he wants to."
Scrimgeour fell silent.
I have to say, what Bones said makes sense.
Dumbledore could have it all if he wanted.
But he refused!
Neither the position of Minister of Magic nor the Philosopher's Stone, which could grant immortality, could tempt Dumbledore.
Patting Scrimgeour on the shoulder, Bones continued, "Don't let your imagination run wild! Now that Voldemort is dead, the most urgent task is to capture the Death Eaters at large as soon as possible."
Scrimgeour nodded slightly, "Yes!"
Having said that, Scrimgeour turned and left the Minister's office.
Walking down the corridors of the Ministry of Magic, Scrimgeour felt heavy-hearted.
Although Bones' words made some sense, they did not dispel Scrimgeour's suspicions.
After organizing his thoughts, Scrimgeour discovered that the main reason why the evidence pointing to Dumbledore was considered a "coincidence" was that Dumbledore had no motive.
——He has no reason to do this!
Those unscrupulous media can exaggerate and say that Dumbledore did it for power and status.
But Scrimgeour knew that Dumbledore was not such a person.
"As long as we find Dumbledore's motive, all the mysteries can be solved!" Scrimgeour said to himself.
Scrimgeour paused for a moment and suddenly thought of someone.
Rita Skeeter!
She was a famous female journalist and the first person to discredit Dumbledore in the newspaper.
Not only that, she also exposed Voldemort's conspiracy.
Normally, no one dares to do this.
During the interrogation of the Death Eaters, Scrimgeour obtained a confession: Voldemort believed that Rita Skeeter was Andy Collins's person.
The reason why she dared to discredit Dumbledore in the newspaper was because of Andy Collins' orders.
When Voldemort sent Death Eaters to hunt Rita Skeeter, it was Andy Collins who provided her with protection.
"Andy Collins..."
Scrimgeour muttered to himself, "You did all this, and why?"
"Are you and Dumbledore friends or enemies?"
Scrimgeour never dared to underestimate Andy, a fourth-grade wizard.
It's not only because of Andy's strength, but also because of Andy's character - a little wizard who is less than fifteen years old has killed more than ten Death Eaters.
More importantly, he was calm when he killed.
Moreover, Scrimgeour received another piece of information: several pure-blood families, headed by the Malfoy family, had secretly defected to Andy Collins.
"A very ambitious little wizard!"
Scrimgeour hesitated for a moment, then decided to approach Andy.
He thought Andy might know Dumbledore's secret.
Not only that……
Scrimgeour also wanted to know more about Andy himself.
If Andy is really the next Dark Lord, he can also make some preparations as early as possible.
