Chapter 299 Blocked News
Especially the Aztec School of Magic. If it hadn't been delayed until Dumbledore arrived, the consequences would have been disastrous.
He succeeded in protecting most of the students, but the school itself was reduced to a scorched earth.
Hephis was naturally also looking at the relevant information sent by Percy.
The attack did not come from Muggle soldiers from these seven countries, or they were not the main force.
The real main force and weapons are all provided by the United States.
They used weapons of mass destruction.
This is what makes these Ministries of Magic and Aztec Academies so vulnerable.
After all, all beings are equal under the missile.
Hefes did not expect that the United States would dare to use missiles directly to bombard densely populated areas.
And judging from the pictures above the report.
Countless Muggle civilians were killed or injured, and the surrounding buildings were reduced to ruins.
He sneered, this is indeed the American style.
They dare not use weapons of mass destruction such as missiles on their own land.
Only dare to engage in small-scale conflicts with wizards.
But these countries in Central America are not within their sphere of interest.
Counter-terrorism!
What a perfect excuse!
Hefeth couldn't help but think of the Pentagon conspiracy theory in his previous life.
Many people believe that the incident was a self-torture tactic written, directed and performed by the US government.
The purpose is to change the rules of the world.
After the attack, the United States used it as an excuse to significantly increase its defense spending to pay for the war on terrorism.
Since then, the US government’s defense spending has increased every year.
This has caused other countries in the world to fall into panic.
Through counter-terrorism, the United States has also forcibly intervened in the situation in the Middle East and directly controlled the region's oil resources.
Hefeth lamented that even in the world of "Harry Potter", the United States' style of doing things remains the same.
Actually, that’s true. After all, Rowling wrote this book based on the world at that time.
The Game of Thrones is still being played out in this magical world.
But this time the United States was a bit too hasty.
"Hephis, should we take action?" Hermione asked with a somewhat grim expression.
Hephis smiled and shook his head, "Let the bullet fly for a while."
He is not in a hurry at all, but some people are extremely anxious.
The exam finally came to an end, and all the little wizards were like wild horses running wild.
They didn't want to stay in the castle for a moment.
They flocked to the sunny venue.
Enjoy the relaxing time after the exams and the carefree life during the final days of the semester.
No more worrying about classes and homework.
However, this time, the Daily Prophet did not make its report on the Central American events public as usual.
Reason?
Naturally, the Ministries of Magic of several countries, led by the United States, jointly submitted an application to the International Confederation of Wizards.
Requesting that reports of this incident be blocked.
They are worried that once the incident is exposed, it will arouse public outrage.
This led to some irrational wizards taking revenge on Muggles, which ultimately led to a situation that could not be resolved.
The only remaining option is war.
Some of them even had naive fantasies.
Able to put the future of wizards and Muggles on the negotiating table.
Hefeth did not comment on this.
Although the British Ministry of Magic also followed the instructions of the Federation and blocked the news from being published.
But the members of Shadow already knew about it.
Today, the power of the shadow is still expanding rapidly.
Including peripheral members, they account for more than half of the wizarding population.
The reason why there was no unrest was all because of Hephaest's order.
This year's end-of-term banquet went on as usual, and it was still a carnival night for Slytherin House.
Green and silver decorations once again covered the Great Hall at Hogwarts.
Slytherin House has won the House Cup for the eleventh consecutive year.
The little snakes still maintain the tradition of scoring crazy points in various courses.
In this year's Quidditch match, Draco showed absolute dominance.
Even Harry couldn't get any advantage from him.
Therefore, in this year's College Cup, the other three colleges still have no chance of resistance.
On the wall behind the guest of honor seats, a huge banner was hung with the snake emblem representing Slytherin painted on it.
Hephis sat quietly at the Slytherin table.
My study career is about to end, and I feel a little reluctant when I think about it.
Just as the dinner was about to begin, Dumbledore rushed back, exhausted.
Professor McGonagall, who had just stood up, sat back down upon seeing this.
"Another year has passed in the blink of an eye." His eyes were full of fatigue, but his voice was still gentle.
“Everyone has done a really great job this year.”
“Now we are going to have the awards ceremony for the Academy Cup.
The scores for each college are as follows:
Fourth place, Hufflepuff, 372 points;
Third place, Gryffindor, 410 points;
Ravenclaw 456 points,
Six hundred and twenty-two points from Slytherin."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a burst of applause from the Slytherin table.
Different from the noisy ones in the past.
It’s not that the little snakes have gotten used to it, but that they have become more elegant.
Students from the other three colleges also applauded.
Not only because they were impressed by Slytherin's achievements.
Also, the fifth and seventh grade students did receive a lot of help from Slytherin.
"Congratulations to Slytherin for winning the house cup again."
Dumbledore seemed to have recovered from his fatigue, and a gentle smile appeared on his face again.
He also clapped softly in congratulations.
"Before everyone enjoys this sumptuous dinner, please allow me, an old man, to say a few more words."
Dumbledore's smile faded and his expression became serious.
"An incident occurred a few days ago that the International Confederation of Wizards did not wish me to inform you of.
Until now, there has been no news in the newspapers.”
The young wizards on both sides of the long table raised their heads and looked at Dumbledore with curiosity.
However, those young wizards who have become members of the Shadow seem to be very calm.
They could already guess what Dumbledore was going to say.
Dumbledore then announced the fall of the Ministries of Magic of the seven Central American countries and the Aztec School of Magic.
There was an uproar in the auditorium instantly.
The faces of the little wizards were filled with shock.
They looked at Dumbledore in disbelief.
They looked at each other as if wondering if this was just a joke from Dumbledore.
But this "joke" is not humorous, but rather chilling.
“Perhaps I shouldn’t tell you this, after all, you are still young.
But I always believe that no matter how cruel the truth is, it is always better than a lie."
At this moment, every pair of eyes in the hall was fixed on Dumbledore.
Many people's faces were filled with shock and fear.
