Chapter 126 Rita Skeeter on the verge of collapse
If the Ministry of Magic can send people to station once, there will be a second time and a third time!
It will become the norm in the future!
Dumbledore knew this very well. From the moment he saw the news, the frown on his brow never disappeared.
The important thing is that he can't refuse this dispatch!
Hogwarts has indeed had 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 defended 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 Cornelius can come up with..."
Dumbledore fell into deep thought.
It's not that he didn't doubt Argus. After all, when he was arrested by the Ministry of Magic, he was very close to Fudge.
But no matter what, Argus is just a twelve-year-old child, and this kind of mind is definitely not something he can have.
"Besides Argus, there seems to be only one person who can make Fudge change so much."
"Is it the newly appointed head of the Auror Department?"
"It seems that Mundungus should investigate it carefully."
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A few days passed, and the Ministry of Magic was not in a hurry to send Aurors to Hogwarts.
Even if Dumbledore could not refuse this kind of thing, other miscellaneous matters also needed specific arrangements.
For example, selecting people, garrison locations, patrol events, etc.
It was during these few days that Argus noticed Rita Skeeter's movements!
It was calculated without intention.
If it were normal times, he might not notice that there was a beetle following Harry.
In order to prevent 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 did not 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 get some more news about Hogwarts, her eyes suddenly went dark.
Then, the world spun around.
A slightly childish male voice came from her ear.
"Argus, what were you pretending to be?"
"Nothing, I saw a strange-looking beetle and wanted to observe it more."
"Beetle? You still have this hobby?" Draco looked disgusted.
Argus just smiled and didn't explain too much.
In the cup, Rita was relieved to hear this.
It turned out that the little wizard was just a little curious about the beetle, not that she was exposed.
It is estimated that it will not take long for the cup to be opened.
At that time, she can take the opportunity to rush out.
She has encountered similar situations in the past. Some children like to catch insects and will subconsciously chase them when they see her.
However, she has 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 opening the cup.
Even after a brief shake, the whole cup fell into a stagnant state.
Facing the 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 remove the Animagus and force the cup to break, a terrible situation appeared.
The cup seemed to be under a firm spell, and no matter how she struggled, she couldn't shake it at all!
If the Animagus was forcibly removed, she would only be squeezed into a pulp!
"Damn it! Which pure-blood family's young master is this? Even the cup has a firm spell!"
"Wait until I get out, I must report their family's scandals!"
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 taken away at will.
But for her now, it is an indestructible fortress!
In the blink of an eye, several hours had passed.
Rita's anger grew even more intense.
"Damn pureblood, don't let me know who you are!"
"Otherwise, I will make your family a rat in the wizarding world!"
As time went on, the darkness and silence around her made Rita more and more uneasy.
All she could see were endless shadows.
She couldn't hear or see anything from the outside world.
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 difficult 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 banged 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.
How 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 the beginning, 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 put into the cup again.
She fell to the ground, panting heavily.
Her eyes were full of surprise at being reborn.
Just as she raised her head angrily, wanting to see who had locked her up for so long.
The person facing her was a blond boy with blue eyes.
The boy had a faint smile on his face, but the smile did not reach his eyes.
The first sentence he said made her scalp tingle!
"How does life in the cup feel?"
"This dark corner is very suitable for people like you, isn't it?"
"Rita Skeeter!"
