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Chapter 325 Dumbledore's Response

News from Hogwarts came quickly.

On the day when the news about Crouch was reported on the Daily Prophet, some students asked Sherlock about the authenticity of the news, and they got a positive answer.

After Fudge's speech was published the next day, some wizard parents of some students received letters from the school, which mentioned the fact that Sherlock admitted that Crouch was kidnapped by the Death Eaters sent by Voldemort. sex.

But on this day, because of Fudge's speech and the Daily Prophet's own rhythm, such news was only circulated among a small number of students' parents. Even if it spread to the outside world, there was not much movement.

Although many people wondered, according to Crouch, why Voldemort instructed him to kill Sherlock after taking his soul instead of getting rid of Harry Potter, but Sherlock's reputation is not very big after all.

It was only in the newspapers for a few days in the year when the basilisk threatened Hogwarts.

Only Dumbledore played an important role in this incident.

On the third day after Crouch published Voldemort's return speech through the Daily Prophet, only a few people knew that Fudge of the Ministry of Magic had a conversation with Dumbledore in Hogwarts in private using Floo powder .

But the result of this conversation was not very satisfactory to the Minister. It is said that he even broke one of his favorite teacups in the office that afternoon.

That is, on the evening of that day, the second newspaper of the day in the emergency issue of the Daily Prophet.

The big things didn't even wait until the next morning.

The content of this temporary newsletter is also very simple, with only one page, with the title printed in bold, super-large black fonts.

[Albus Dumbledore acknowledged the authenticity of Crouch's statement, he said: "The dark forces have never been far away from us."]

This report is an exclusive interview with Dumbledore by a reporter from the Daily Prophet. Through this Dumbledore, he explained in detail the various abnormalities of the Triwizard Tournament, and vaguely mentioned the reason why Sherlock encountered Voldemort's target. , because his mother had heroically assassinated Voldemort in his heyday.

It was finally established that the Death Eaters, led by Lord Voldemort, who had previously inflicted the White Terror on the British wizarding world, were regrouping.

The ass of the editor-in-chief of the Daily Prophet who was called to the minister's office alone by Fudge two days ago was crooked, but after getting a new position and attitude from Dumbledore, within two days, his butt began to crooked to the other side up.

Because anyone with a discerning eye could see that if it was only Crouch and Fudge who disagreed on the matter of Voldemort's return, Fudge must have an absolute advantage.

But once Dumbledore publicly admitted Crouch's words in this matter, the situation became completely one-sided.

Dumbledore's personal prestige and Crouch's credibility as the director of the Ministry of Magic for nearly 20 years are simply not comparable to Fudge, a minister who has just completed the contraction of the Ministry of Magic's power.

Public opinion among wizards in the entire wizarding world also changed again on this day.

The British magic world began to panic, and some wizards have even signed a joint petition to liquidate the wizards with the dark mark on their arms, no matter what methods they used to clear themselves of their crimes.

Fudge's personal reputation has also suffered a great blow because of this incident, that is, he has completed the return of power during the past few years in office, and replaced several important positions with his own people. Otherwise, it is estimated that someone has proposed whether to The ministerial change was carried out ahead of schedule.

In Hogwarts, the students' attention was basically attracted by this incident.

Through an exclusive interview with Dumbledore, they knew that Sherlock was still a hero, and he had already encountered an attack before the first project of the Triwizard Tournament started.

At this time, someone finally recalled the matter about Harry being selected as the fourth warrior this year.

Thinking about what happened to him in the second project, finally, other people believed that Harry's successful registration was really not because of his own cheating, but because someone might have conspired against him.

Under such circumstances, Sherlock approached the principal's office and wanted to know what he was thinking about the "plan" he had mentioned before.

Maybe it's because of special orders, or maybe it's because Sherlock comes here often, which makes him an acquaintance in his eyes.

After seeing him, the stone monster guarding the entrance of the principal's office stepped out of the way for Sherlock without asking him the password, and let him go in.

When he came to the eighth floor through the spiral staircase, he was about to knock on the door when he heard a faint voice coming from inside.

"...Is this what you want to see? Dumbledore! People in the entire wizarding world are in panic, and the people's trust in the government has dropped to the lowest! Many people even wrote letters to the Ministry, asking themselves Do you want to choose to escape from the UK!"

Sherlock wasn't very familiar with this voice, but after carefully recalling it for a while, he could already recognize that it was Fudge's voice.

Naturally, Dumbledore's voice didn't need to be recognized by him. Even in the face of Fudge's questioning, his voice was still gentle.

"It's better to panic now than to discover the danger unexpectedly when you are unprepared later."

"You really believe Crouch's bastard's nonsense! He's demented, figuring things out all day! Everyone knows that guy died 14 years ago!"

"You still don't dare to call him by his name, Connelly. You are not as good as your predecessor in this. She is the most capable female minister I have ever seen. She has never shy away from the name Voldemort..."

"I didn't come to you this time to discuss whether I can compete with you!" Fudge's voice was sharp and high, "I just want to know if you want to announce it in public again! Crouch is one A total liar!"

Dumbledore's voice was very soft, and Sherlock could imagine that he was shaking his head at this moment.

"I'm sorry, Connelly, but there's no way I could tell such a lie in public."

"Do you know what you're doing! Dumbledore! Do you know!"

"I think I know better than anyone."

The conversation came to an abrupt end, and Sherlock sighed softly, without trying to hide anything, he pushed the door open and walked in.

Dumbledore just sat there with a pensive face, looking at the fire in the fireplace that had changed from miserable green to orange.

(End of this chapter)