Chapter 126
The Ministry of Magic sent people to the school once, and there will be a second and third time!
So that it will become the norm in the future!
Dumbledore knew this very well. From the moment he saw the news, the frown on his brows never disappeared.
The important thing is that he couldn't refuse this dispatch!
Hogwarts did have accidents again and again, and this cannot be refuted.
It is normal for the Ministry of Magic to send Aurors to protect the safety of students.
In addition, Fudge publicly vindicated Hagrid in the Daily Prophet and admitted the Ministry of Magic's faults in person, which greatly improved his reputation among ordinary wizards.
At this time, the pressure of openly refusing is too great.
Hogwarts can't bear it!
"These methods don't seem like something Cornelius could come up with..."
Dumbledore fell into deep thought.
It's not that he didn't suspect Argus. After all, when he was captured by the Ministry of Magic, he was very close to Fudge.
But no matter what, Argus is just a twelve-year-old child, and he definitely can't have this kind of mind.
"Besides Argus, there seems to be only one person who can make Fudge change so much."
"Is it the new head of the Auror Department?"
"It seems that Mundungus has to investigate it carefully."
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A few days later, the Ministry of Magic was not in a hurry to send Aurors to Hogwarts.
Even if Dumbledore couldn't refuse this kind of thing, other miscellaneous things also needed to be arranged in detail.
For example, selecting people, garrison locations, patrol events, etc.
It was during these few days that Argus noticed Rita Skeeter's movements!
It was intentional.
If it were normal times, he might not notice that there was a beetle following Harry.
In order to avoid alerting the enemy, he also paid special attention to it secretly.
Like Professor McGonagall, after transforming into an Animagus, some of the external features of the body will be transferred to the Animagus.
The pattern around the beetle's eyes is like a pair of thick glasses.
All his observations were extremely secretive, and Rita didn't notice anything.
This was partly because she was extremely confident in her disguise.
After all, who would suspect a beetle for no reason?
Just as she was thinking about where to go to find out more news about Hogwarts, she suddenly saw a black screen.
Then, there was a dizziness.
A slightly childish male voice came from my ear.
"Argus, what did you pretend just now?"
"Nothing, I saw a strange-looking beetle and wanted to observe it more."
"Beetle? Do you have this hobby?" Draco looked disgusted.
Argus just smiled and didn't explain too much.
Inside the cup, Rita heaved a sigh of relief when she heard this.
It turned out that the little wizard was just curious about the beetle, not that she was exposed.
It would probably take no time for the cup to be opened.
Then, she could take the opportunity to rush out.
She had encountered similar situations in the past. Some children liked to catch insects and would subconsciously chase them when they saw her.
However, she had never been caught.
This time, she just thought it was her carelessness.
Although the name outside sounded familiar, she didn't take it seriously.
But after a long time, Rita didn't wait for any sign of the cup being opened.
Even after a short shake, the entire cup stagnated.
Facing endless darkness and silence, she couldn't stand it anymore.
She immediately planned to break the cup and escape!
There were only a few little wizards around, and she could solve it with the Forgetfulness Spell!
When she wanted to contact the Animagus and force the cup to break, a terrifying situation occurred.
The cup seemed to be under a spell of firmness, and no matter how she struggled, she couldn't move at all!
If she forcefully touched the Animagus, she would be crushed into a pulp!
"Damn it! Which pure-blood family's young master is this? Even the cup has a spell of firmness!"
"When I get out, I must report the ugly news of their family!"
Rita cursed in her heart, but she could do nothing about the cup in front of her.
In the past, a mere cup could be easily taken away.
But for her now, it is an indestructible fortress!
In the blink of an eye, a few hours passed.
Rita's anger in her heart became even worse.
"Damn pure-blood, don't let me know who you are!"
"Otherwise, I will make your family a rat crossing the street in the wizarding world!"
As time went by, the darkness and silence around her made Rita more and more uneasy
.
All she saw was an endless shadow.
She couldn't hear or see anything outside.
In this environment, all fears would expand infinitely.
The small cage seemed to have become her final destination.
"How long has it been? Why haven't you opened it yet..."
Rita kept turning back and forth in the cup to kill the hard time.
A thought that made her desperate suddenly appeared in her mind.
"The person who caught me, wouldn't he have forgotten me!"
The more she thought about it, the more likely it was, and her psychological defense began to collapse.
She hit the cup frantically, trying to attract the attention of the outside world.
Unfortunately, everything was in vain, and the blessing of the firm spell was definitely not something a beetle could shake.
Maybe ten minutes, maybe an hour.
She didn't stop her useless efforts until she was exhausted.
"I'm not really going to die here..."
Gradually, she lost her sense of time.
She wished that all this was just a dream, and when she opened her eyes, she was still the chief reporter of the Daily Prophet.
But when she opened her eyes, all she saw was darkness.
The terrifying silence drove her crazy!
The soundless and lightless time was unusually long.
After an unknown amount of time, Rita had completely fallen into despair.
She didn't know how long she had been in the cup. At first, she could still do a simple calculation.
But as the days went by, the darkness had worn away all her rationality.
At this moment, the cup suddenly opened!
The light shining through the mouth of the cup seemed to be the salvation of her life.
Rita ignored her extremely weak body and tried to flap her wings to fly out of the cup.
At the moment of flying out, she instantly turned back to her original form, fearing that she would be knocked into the cup again.
She fell to the ground, panting heavily.
Her eyes were full of surprise at being reborn.
Just as she looked up angrily, wanting to see who had locked her up for so long.
Facing her was a blond boy with blue eyes.
The boy had a faint smile on his face, but it didn't reach his eyes.
The first sentence he said made her scalp tingle!
"How does life in a cup feel?"
"This dark corner is very suitable for people like you, isn't it?"
"Rita Skeeter!"
