Chapter 125

The two of them were very close.

Fudge and Argus only made eye contact and understood what he meant.

I have something to say, pay attention to the people around you!

Therefore, when questioning, Fudge only brought Alan Mitchell, whom he considered to be his confidant.

The other Aurors guarded outside the door to prevent others from breaking in.

The first person to be questioned was Filch.

He complained to Fudge in tears that Harry petrified his Mrs. Norris and petrified Justin in front of him.

He asked Fudge to punish him severely.

The second one was Ron.

Compared with Filch, he really didn't have much to say.

He also stuttered and was extremely nervous.

Fudge and Allen wanted to leave Argus for last, so that they would have more time to talk.

But Argus was worried that if the conversation lasted too long, Dumbledore would be more suspicious of the relationship between the Saint and the Ministry of Magic.

So he signaled Fudge to take him away with his eyes.

Follow Fudge into the room.

This is an old office, with some dust and cobwebs around.

Allen was very perceptive and brought stools for Argus and Fudge, while he stood respectfully aside.

"Minister Fudge, I know what you think, but this matter can only be handled by Dumbledore."

"Harry can't be caught!"

Argus didn't want to waste time and spoke directly.

"Can't catch him?" Fudge was puzzled: "Why? Now all the evidence points to Harry Potter."

"Dumbledore has protected him once. This time, neither the Wizengamot nor the International Confederation of Wizards can let him do whatever he wants."

Argus shook his head: "The point is, similar cases have happened decades ago."

"The Ministry of Magic at that time chose to find a scapegoat, that is, the current Hogwarts gamekeeper, Hagrid."

"Harry was not even born at that time. It can't be that he did that thing?"

"Rashly arresting Harry will only give Dumbledore a chance to fight back."

Fudge fell into deep thought, and nodded after a long time.

Suddenly, he seemed to remember something and looked at Argus fiercely.

"You just said that a similar case happened decades ago, and the scapegoat at that time was..."

"Gamekeeper Hagrid."

"Yes, yes, yes! At that time, the Ministry of Magic had announced that the matter would be resolved, but now the petrification incident has occurred. If Dumbledore holds on to this, we..."

"Don't be nervous, Minister Fudge."

Compared to the anxious Fudge, Argus's calm appearance is more like the Minister of Magic.

If you ignore that he is only twelve years old.

"Let me ask you a question. When dealing with this matter, were you the Minister?"

"No."

"Were you responsible for or involved in the handling of the incident?"

"No..." At this point, Fudge seemed to react.

Yes, I didn't deal with it, and I wasn't on duty.

Why should I panic?

"If I were you, I would wait for Dumbledore to make trouble, or take the initiative to clear Hagrid's name and admit his mistakes back then."

At this point, Fudge completely understood.

He could have fooled around with something, or made the same choice as previous ministers, and found a scapegoat, but he took the initiative to admit his mistake.

Let the British wizards know the truth!

This way of handling it can better demonstrate his strict attitude!

In order to protect the safety of the little wizards in Hogwarts, he had the courage to admit his mistakes. It was obviously not his fault, but he took the initiative to make up for it.

Thus he gained the favor and support of British wizards!

After thinking about this, everything became clear.

A smile gradually appeared on Fudge's face.

"Mr. Grindelwald, thank you for your advice."

"You're welcome, Minister Fudge, don't forget, we are the most loyal partners."

"In addition to this, our next action..."

Argus stood up and worked with Fudge to make some follow-up plans.

Fudge's eyes became brighter, as if he had seen the scene of Dumbledore being defeated next.

After all the discussions were completed, Argus walked out of the door.

A slight arc appeared at the corner of his mouth.

After Fudge gave up the idea of ​​causing trouble for Harry, his attitude towards him was obviously much better.

After asking a few questions as usual, he let him go.

This attitude made Dumbledore very puzzled.

He thought Fudge would bite Harry and at least ask to take him back to the Ministry of Magic for questioning.

After all, Harry was the biggest suspect now, and it would be too unbecoming of Fudge not to take action against him.

Hagrid's usual style.

"Principal Dumbledore." Fudge pretended to be guilty.

"There is something I need to discuss with you."

"Cornelly, just say whatever you want."

In front of a group of Aurors and Professor McGonagall, Dumbledore couldn't ask any questions, so he had to respond accordingly.

"It's like this, before I came here, I found that a similar incident had occurred in Hogwarts decades ago."

"At that time, a half-blood giant was considered the murderer and even broke his wand."

"But now... Alas!"

"If possible, I would like to apologize to him in public, clear his name, and return his wizard status to him."

Fudge's words made Dumbledore a little overwhelmed.

He thought he knew Fudge well. Although the other party didn't show it on the surface, he actually despised half-blood giants like Hagrid.

Apologize to him? In public?

How... is this possible?

He was even more confused, but he couldn't show his doubts in front of Harry and Professor McGonagall.

He couldn't refuse!

After all, there was nothing wrong with Fudge's approach.

"Of course!" Dumbledore hesitated and nodded in agreement.

"When this case was settled, there were many doubts. Today, we can finally give Hagrid justice."

"He should still be in Hogwarts now. I'll go with you."

Dumbledore thought Fudge would play some tricks that he didn't understand.

Unexpectedly, the other party actually apologized to Hagrid in person, and this scene was recorded by the Auror with a camera.

He didn't do anything extra from beginning to end.

This made his inner doubts reach the extreme.

Could it be that Fudge really changed his temper?

Or did he find his conscience?

Impossible? There are many similar things in the Ministry of Magic. If he really has this intention, why does he focus on Hagrid?

Full of doubts, the time came to the next day.

Dumbledore received the Daily Prophet in his office.

The front-page headline caught his attention.

"The Ministry of Magic publicly apologizes for misjudging Mr. Rubeus Hagrid and breaking his wand."

"At the same time, prove to the public that the death of Hogwarts students has not been resolved, and the recent events are exactly the same as those years."

"In order to protect the safety of Hogwarts students, the Ministry of Magic is preparing to send Aurors to guard Hogwarts."

"Until the mysterious monster in Hogwarts is truly dealt with."

When Dumbledore saw this, his expression finally changed.

Overt conspiracy! A thorough overt conspiracy!

It was not until now that he understood the meaning of all Fudge's actions.

Send Aurors to guard Hogwarts!