Chapter 125 Overt conspiracy! A complete and utter overt conspiracy!

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

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

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

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

The first person to be questioned was Filch.

He tearfully accused Harry of petrifying his Mrs. Norris and petrifying 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.

And he stuttered when he spoke, and was extremely nervous.

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

But Argus was worried that if the time was 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, surrounded by some dust and cobwebs.

Alan was very perceptive. He brought stools for Argus and Fudge, and 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 be caught?" 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 that similar cases have happened decades ago."

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

"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."

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

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

Yes, it was neither handled by me nor 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 the mistake of the year."

At this point, Fudge understood completely.

A matter that could have been fooled away, or made the same choice as the 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 was brave enough to admit his mistakes. It was obviously not his fault, but he took the initiative to make up for it.

In this way, he gained the favor and support of the 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 that we are the most loyal partners."

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

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

Fudge's eyes were brighter, as if he had seen the scene where Dumbledore would be defeated next.

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

A curve quietly hung at the corner of his mouth.

After Fudge lost his intention to make 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 not let go, or at least ask him to be taken back to the Ministry of Magic for questioning.

After all, Harry is now the biggest suspect, and not taking action against him is not in line with Fudge's usual style.

"Principal Dumbledore." Fudge pretended to be guilty.

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

"Cornelly, just tell me what you want to say."

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

"It's like this, before I came here, I found that Hogwarts had a similar incident 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? Or 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?

With full of doubts, time came to the next day.

Dumbledore received the Daily Prophet in his office.

The headline on the front page 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."

The moment he saw this, Dumbledore's expression finally changed.

Overt conspiracy! A complete and utter overt conspiracy!

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

Send Aurors to guard Hogwarts!