Chapter 337 A nationwide sensation

Today is the hottest day since summer. The once lush grass on Privet Drive has been turned yellow by the sun, and the square houses are being baked by the hot sun, like big ovens.

On a day like this, it's obviously not a good idea to go out.

The residents of Privet Drive were now holed up in their houses, opening their windows wide in the hope of letting in a cool breeze that didn't exist.

However, the owner of one house did not do this. On the contrary, he even locked all the doors and windows in the house.

"I think I need to put on a blanket, it's a little too cold."

In this house with locked doors and windows, Harry reached for the wool blanket on the sofa tremblingly as he spoke.

"Is it cold?" Blake walked out of the kitchen wearing an apron, stretched out his hand to feel the temperature lowered by the freezing technique in the house, and said, "Oh, it's a bit cold! Wait a minute, I'll raise the temperature a little more."

With that said, Blake quickly took out his wand and waved it, and the temperature in the house finally rose to a normal level.

Harry took the blanket, a happy smile on his face.

Blake bought this house specifically after being inspired by Mike, so that he could stay with Harry and live with him.

Of course, due to the blood curse, Harry had to go back to his uncle's house to sleep every night, but every day during the day, he could stay in this house and play with Black all day.

At first, Uncle Vernon's family did not accept Harry's lifestyle and even wanted to ground Harry.

But after Blake visited Uncle Vernon's family once, they accepted it.

This was a little strange, since Uncle Vernon had been acting a little too frightened after Black's visit.

Harry guessed that Black must have used some scary tactics, but that didn't matter. The most important thing now was that he was finally able to get away from that terrible home and spend a good summer vacation with the people who loved him.

Thinking this, the smile on Harry's face became even brighter.

"Harry, I just made some gingerbread cookies. Eat some. The temperature was a little low just now, so don't catch a cold."

Blake came out with a baking tray. Harry quickly thanked him and stood up to take the baking tray.

At this moment, there was a sudden knock on the window of the room. The two heard the sound and went out, only to see the owl that had been carrying a big bag pecking at the window.

"The newspaper I ordered must have arrived." Blake took off his anti-scald gloves, opened the window and let the owl in. "Oh, poor little guy, you have to deliver newspapers on such a hot day. Harry, give it to him quickly. Get some water, he looks thirsty."

"Got it, Sirius."

Harry hurried into the kitchen, took some cold water on a plate and returned to the living room.

However, when he returned to the living room, he found Blake staring blankly at the newspaper in his hand.

"What's wrong?"

Harry asked with a frown, but Black said nothing and handed the newspaper directly to Harry.

Putting down the plate, Mike picked up the newspaper and read it, only to see it read:

"Shock! Gringotts suffered a terrorist attack, and the prisoner was suspected to be a Death Eater! 》

It is reported that on the morning of August 4, Gringotts, located in the center of Diagon Alley, suffered the most serious terrorist attack it has ever encountered since its establishment!

That morning, eight disguised terrorists sneaked into Gringotts, released the fire dragon guards in the underground vaults, and used the Fire Curse in the underground vaults in an attempt to destroy Gringotts entirely.

Fortunately, the Aurors arrived and prevented the eight terrorists from further action.

But it is a pity that the sabotage of these eight terrorists still caused very serious consequences. According to preliminary statistics, a total of 30 Aurors and 53 Gringotts staff were killed in this attack, and the rest 80 Aurors and staff suffered varying degrees of injuries.

In addition, Gringotts' underground vaults were also severely damaged, with direct economic losses estimated to be as high as 10,000 gold galleons!

[Picture] (Gringotts is filled with thick smoke, and a giant dragon is struggling to get out of the roof.)

It is currently unknown how these eight terrorists infiltrated Gringotts, but according to the testimony of an elf, the reason why these terrorists were able to successfully infiltrate should be related to a dark wizard named Igor Karkaroff .

And this Igor Karkaroff was a Death Eater before. This is hard not to remind people of Dumbledore's recent speech at Hogwarts: Voldemort has returned!

[Picture] (Dumbledore is giving a speech in the auditorium.)

However, Mr. Fudge, the Minister of Magic, flatly denied this. He firmly believed that Dumbledore was full of nonsense. This Gringotts robbery was just a normal robbery. The main responsibility should be placed on Gringotts. lack of regulation.

[Picture] (Fudge is speaking at the press conference.)

At present, these eight terrorists have not been apprehended. The Ministry of Magic calls on the public to report to the Auror Office immediately if they encounter the following people. After verification, the Ministry of Magic will give generous rewards to the informants.

Warning again, the following people are extremely dangerous, please do not contact them in private!

[Picture]*8 (Photos of Karkaroff, Mike and others.)

Harry's hands were shaking. The news in the newspaper was so shocking!

"This must be Voldemort's doing!"

Harry screamed, startling the owl that was drinking water on the coffee table.

"Calm down, Harry." Black took off his apron and said, "Although Voldemort and Death Eaters are highly suspected, this matter is still a bit weird."

"Who else could it be but him!"

"Um, come on, Harry. Take a good look at those wanted portraits. Do you think the Death Eaters would dress up like that to rob Gringotts?"

Harry took a closer look and his expression immediately froze.

I saw eight wanted portraits posted at the end of the report, among which Karkaroff's portrait was the most normal, while the portraits of the other seven were more bizarre than the last.

Especially the one at the end, the one wearing a short vest and hot pants, heavy makeup, and his hair dyed white.

Judging from his dress, he must be a woman, but the tall bulge on his butt shows the truth about his male body.

Harry quickly moved his eyes away, this was really annoying.

"This seems to be a character in a comic book."

Harry said with a frown.

"What are comics?"

"Emmm, you can think of it as a drawn novel."

"Is it a Muggle thing?"

"That's right."

"Then it's even less likely that this thing was done by Voldemort and Death Eaters." Black frowned and said, "Those pure-blood supremacists would not dress up as a character in a Muggle novel!"

The living room fell silent for a moment, with both Blake and Harry looking down in thought.

After a while, Black suddenly raised his head and said to Harry:

"Harry, I think I have to leave for a while. I have to go to Dumbledore's!"

Harry nodded in agreement and did not pester Black to go with him. He knew very well that he could not get involved in these matters.

Moreover, it was too hot outside and he really didn't want to go out.

Blakely disapparated away, and after he left, there was a sudden knock on the door of the room.

Harry carefully moved to the door, and through the peephole, he saw the person outside the door.

That was Dali who was sweating profusely!

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At the same time, in the secret area of ​​the Freemasonry, Mike, Benjamin and others were reading happily while holding a newspaper. On the table in front of them, there was also a thick stack of newspapers from other newspapers.

"Benjamin! They took pictures of you so well!"

The Weasley brothers laughed and pointed at the wanted portrait of Benjamin in the newspaper and said,

"That's right! I bet the person who painted this painting is definitely an artist! Look at this stubble painting, tsk tsk, Benjamin, didn't you shave that day?"

Everyone in the room burst into laughter when they heard this, especially Zhou Hong, who was laughing so hard that he fell to the ground.

As the object of ridicule, Benjamin dared to get angry but dared not speak.

In the past few days, the Weasley brothers had ridiculed him in all aspects, and he had not resisted, but the Freemasons did not allow armed fighting, so he could only use words to fight back.

However, how could he possibly beat the Weasley brothers when it came to talking heads?

So, after many times of being autistic, he has finally learned to be smart.

As long as they pretend not to hear, the Weasley brothers will soon stop.

As expected, seeing Benjamin's lack of response, the Weasley brothers quickly changed the topic and began to discuss other people's portraits.

Mike in the corner looked at the quarreling crowd, feeling quite gloomy.

Regarding their last operation, the Ministry of Magic officially gave it a very domineering name: The Gringotts Heist.

The reports about the Gringotts robbery can be said to have swept the entire country in the past two days, and even caused a panic in Europe.

Nowadays, almost all newspapers and media on the market are frantically discussing this matter, and the focus of the discussion is also very clear, that is, Voldemort has returned and Gringotts is no longer safe.

Even the most popular magical radio station in Europe, Wizards Wireless Network (often abbreviated as WWN), also conducted a special interview program, inviting Fudge, the Minister of Magic of the United States, and Scrimgeour, the Director of the Auror Office. The Gringotts Heist' explained.

On the show, Fudge and Scrimgeour told the complete story of the incident in order to prevent the public from associating it with Voldemort, including the funny looks the robbers wore. The information from the Muggle comics was also told. It stands to reason that such an explanation should dispel the public's worries about Voldemort's return. However, Fudge and Scrimgeour are still too young.

In China, it is correct to criticize the Ministry of Magic.

This move by Fudge and Scrimgeour not only failed to dispel the panic of the people, but on the contrary, because no robbers were caught, the people's hatred of the Ministry of Magic rose to an unprecedented level.

Some people even gathered together and ran to the hall of the Ministry of Magic to protest Fudge's various policies and force Fudge to step down.

Of course, this kind of protest was of little use. The beaters and Aurors who came after hearing the news quickly arrested all these people.

But this incident sounded the alarm for Fudge. In order to make his position more stable and to divert the attention of the crowd, he started to set other rhythms.

Large Business Antitrust Act.

Fudge got his inspiration for promoting this bill from Gringotts. After certain large companies form a monopoly in a certain industry, the rights of ordinary consumers cannot be protected. Therefore, strict laws are now designated to avoid The emergence of such monopoly enterprises.

For those companies that have formed monopolies like Gringotts, the Ministry of Magic will adopt strict supervision to ensure the interests of consumers.

Once this bill was introduced, it won praise from the general public because they really felt the benefits.

The most classic example is that the minecart track in Gringotts has finally disappeared, and now you only need to take the magic elevator to withdraw money from the underground vault.

The hatred was well transferred. In order to obtain more benefits, the masses gradually began to turn their red eyes to those large companies and families.

Mike's Los Santos Magic Group bore the brunt and was greatly affected.

There is no way around this. Almost all of the Los Santos Group's industries are emerging industries. Basically there are no competitors within the industry, which perfectly meets the Ministry of Magic's definition of a monopoly enterprise.

As a result, the so-called supervision was delegated to various branches of the Los Santos Group.

Through the attitudes of these supervisors, Mike also came to a conclusion.

That means Fudge is deliberately targeting himself.

Because compared to the supervisors in other companies, the supervisors assigned to the Los Santos Group are more difficult to deal with. They seem to be specially sent to cause trouble for Mike. They have to meet with Mike, the boss, at every turn, and they have to deal with some obvious things. Even if it’s not a big deal, they still have to point fingers.

Thanks to their efforts, Los Santos Group's financial report this month will definitely be very ugly.

"Hey, business is getting harder and harder."

Sighing, Mike was about to stand up and talk to Penello about his recent stress, but at this moment, the house elf Shuk suddenly appeared in front of Mike.

"Master," Shuke knelt on one knee and saluted, "Mr. Dumbledore and others visited your villa in Godric's Hollow."

"Um?"

Mike was stunned when he heard this. Dumbledore would come to visit him, which he never expected.

‘Could it be that the Gringotts robbery has been exposed? ’

Mike thought so, but on the surface he acted calmly and said:

"Are they still there?"

"Yes, Master. Without your order, they are still waiting outside the door."

"I know, let's go meet them together."

After saying that, Mike put his hand on Shuke's raised hand.

Next, with a crisp finger snap, Mike and Shuk suddenly disappeared into the secret realm of Freemasonry.