Chapter 437 Fierce Debate
Therefore, he wanted to cut the Gordian knot and directly identify the party at fault in the conflict, so that Yang Tian could take the blame in a short time. Of course, punishment was completely unnecessary. According to his hastily thought out plan, Yang Tian behaved so badly, but with the intervention of the Fry family and Dumbledore, he actually sold a huge face to the other party, using the other party's young age as an excuse to cover up all the other party's mistakes in front of the public!
But now...Scrimgeour was so furious that he drew out his wand angrily...The other four Aurors also drew out their wands without hesitation...He was going to burn his boats...
But the next second, he was shocked again. Almost half of the young wizards present had drawn their wands and pointed their wands at them...
The tense atmosphere spread, and a silent confrontation began. Both sides were silent, but Scrimgeour's brain was working rapidly, desperately looking for a way to break the deadlock. But after thinking about it, it seemed that the only way left was to wait...
The seemingly long wait actually lasted only one minute, but for Scrimgeour it felt like an eternity. Finally, Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall appeared in the small square. But when they saw the scene in front of them, they couldn't help but frown. Before the two of them could ask, Professor Lupin hurried to them and whispered...
"Hagrid, lead the freshmen back to the castle along the established route... Minerva, I'll leave the seniors to you... I'll take care of this... Professor Lupin and Yang Tian will stay..." After listening to Lupin's report, Dumbledore calmly arranged: "After all, the Hogwarts opening dinner cannot be disrupted, it's a tradition!" As he spoke, he deliberately looked in Scrimgeour's direction. Although none of his words directly accused the Auror Office Director, Scrimgeour's heart still trembled when he heard it.
As everyone left, the scene suddenly fell into silence, and no one wanted to speak first. But... there were always people who couldn't help themselves...
"Principal Dumbledore, first of all, I want to apologize. After all, regardless of whether we are right or wrong, we have objectively affected the opening dinner of Hogwarts." Scrimgeour said respectfully: "But please believe that this is not the intention of my Ministry of Magic. It is your students who are interfering with our search work! I really am not making excuses, but launching a search operation within the sphere of influence of Hogwarts is itself part of the agreement we reached with Hogwarts..." Then, he restated the events from his own perspective.
Dumbledore listened quietly without interrupting the other party's narration. Only when Scrimgeour completely shut up did Dumbledore slowly speak: "Okay, Mr. Scrimgeour. You did reach an agreement with the school, but it does not include using Dementors to search the train! It does not include harming my students." His words were like a cold wind, making people shiver.
Looking at Scrimgeour who was about to explain, Dumbledore spoke again expressionlessly: "Don't make any excuses, Mr. Scrimgeour... I am not an old fool who has forgotten the world! The fact is, you have crossed the line! If you cannot guarantee the safety of my students, please leave the sphere of influence of Hogwarts!"
"Principal Dumbledore, you can't do this. Your school has an agreement with Minister Fudge!" Scrimgeour was really anxious. He knew that once they were kicked out of Hogwarts, Minister Fudge would immediately become a laughing stock in the entire wizarding world, and he would surely follow in the footsteps of Umbridge and Ludo and be completely abandoned.
Dumbledore was unmoved. He said calmly, "But I just said that you have crossed the line! This is not a question that can be negotiated." His tone was firm and decisive, and it was impossible to ignore his determination. There was no other way. Hogwarts and those students were his bottom line.
Seeing the old headmaster so strong, Scrimgeour had to lower his posture. He said in a gentle tone: "Well, I admit that this incident is indeed related to our mistake, but it is really just a mistake! Compared with the harm caused by Sirius's prison break, it is simply not worth mentioning... Moreover, Sirius's target this time should be very clear. It is either Harry Potter, the culprit who caused the disappearance of the Dark Lord; or Yang Tian, who captured the Dark Lord's soul."
Looking at Dumbledore, Yang Tian and the others who were silent, he continued pitifully: "This is also the reason why I lost control of my emotions just now. After all, we did this to protect their lives. Although there were mistakes, everything should be based on the overall situation!"
Dumbledore frowned and pondered after hearing this, but Yang Tian did not indulge him and said directly: "Mr. Scrimgeour, I have to say that what you said just now was too presumptuous! Harry is already 13 years old this year, which means that it has been more than ten years since he caused Voldemort to disappear; and it was two years ago that he appeared in Hogwarts and entered the public eye... As for me, I captured Voldemort's soul in my first year. Now, I am about to enter my third year. So the question is, if Mr. Sirius was really eager for revenge, why did he choose to escape from prison in a hurry after so many years?"
"Oh..." Scrimgeour was speechless after hearing this. But after a pause, he managed to say, "Perhaps he just couldn't find the right time to escape."
"Stop it, Mr. Director." Yang Tian said with a mocking smile, "That's Azkaban, a prison guarded by Dementors all year round, where nothing changes. How is today's chance of escape any different from yesterday's?"
"You...you...maybe he just found a way to escape from Azkaban recently..." Scrimgeour was still trying to explain.
But before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Dumbledore: "Yang Tian, are you saying that Sirius is not coming for you and Harry?"
"I don't think so." Yang Tian, who was familiar with the original work, was naturally very confident, but he had to make a doubtful expression: "The main reason is that there is no reason. In terms of loyalty, every Death Eater in Azkaban is higher than Sirius, right? Even outside, there are remnants of Death Eaters. But so many years have passed, have I or Harry been attacked by Death Eaters? Obviously not. Then what is the basis for saying that a criminal who just escaped from Azkaban would want to kill us regardless of his own life?"
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