Hogwarts: I Am Such a Model Wizard

Chapter 472 Before the start of school

 It wasn’t until the next night that Kyle knew why Chris had to rush back to the Ministry of Magic overnight.

To put it simply, the ministry is seriously short of manpower. The number of people from the International Magical Cooperation Department is completely insufficient. No matter who is able to breathe, they have been called back to help.

 The same goes for Mr. Weasley.

 For a week in a row, they left before dawn and didn't come back until late at night.

So Kyle eats at the Weasley house these days, and every time he goes there, he hears Fred and George making strange remarks.

 Because of the fact that Kyle and Cedric worked together to stuff them into the box, the two of them had been like this since they came back from the camp.

Cedric escaped because he was far away from the Burrow.

 Finally, Kyle couldn't bear the annoyance any more and promised to take them for a walk in the box after school started. This finally gave them some peace and quiet for a few days.

Another thing happened during this period, Percy and Mrs. Weasley had a big fight.

The reason was that Rita Skeeter had published another article. She didn’t know where she got the news, saying that in order to please the principal of Beauxbatons, Mr. Weasley only cared about a few French students, while watching helplessly a dozen A wizard was killed and nothing happened.

Of course, anyone with a discerning eye would know that this kind of thing was made up at a glance, but Percy believed it and even complained that Mr. Weasley's approach was not wise enough during breakfast, and he also brought Bill and Charlie with him.

Mrs. Weasley was so angry that she had a big quarrel with him, and Charlie even showed him what it means to be a dragon breeder.

Percy didn't even finish his meal before he fled to the Ministry of Magic with a pair of black eyes.

"Leave him alone." Bill said to Harry and the others on the side: "Rita Skeeter never writes good things about others. What she is best at is confusing right and wrong, but many brainless people believe what she said. set."

 The last day of the holiday came in the blink of an eye, and Sirius and Lupine still hadn't sent him any letters.

 In the morning, Kyle went to No. 12 Grimmauld Place, but there was no one there, and the elf was not there either.

 Also, there is no news from the Ministry of Magic.

 Apparently, Sirius' retrial was put on hold.

What happened at the Quidditch World Cup has not been dealt with yet, and Fudge doesn't seem to want to attack Crouch at this time.

But this is not difficult to understand. Now the Ministry of Magic is in chaos, and a large number of roaring letters are sent to the office of the Department of International Magical Cooperation almost every day.

Had it not been for Crouch to attract public anger, I am afraid that letters complaining about security issues at World Cup events and demanding compensation for damages would have been sent to his minister's office.

Fudge didn't want to spend half of his day dealing with howler letters.

By the time Kyle returned to St. Catchpol Village, it was almost noon.

Chris came back, and then left in a hurry with Charlie. He received the mission and had to go to Romania immediately. After learning about it, Charlie decided to squander the door keys. It happened that he only had the last day of vacation left, so he used the Ministry of Magic The door key can save him a lot of time on the road.

Mr. Weasley waited until very late and came back dragging his tired body, looking exhausted.

“Things are getting out of hand.” He sat in an armchair by the fire and idly toyed with the wrinkled cauliflower on his plate. "Rita Skeeter has been running around all week, searching for more confusing information from the Ministry of Magic to report, and her articles have caused us quite a bit of trouble."

"What about Malfoy, dad..." Bill asked: "How is Malfoy? Has he been imprisoned in Azkaban?"

"I really think so." Mr. Weasley sighed. "He insisted during the trial that he did that kind of behavior because the team he supported lost, and he did it in a moment of confusion. He didn't think it would cause trouble. It has to be so big.”

 “Faint?” Bill said angrily, “They all used the Cruciatus Curse!”

"I know, but no one can prove it," said Mr. Weasley. "Remember, his spell didn't work. There's no way we can prove it with a flashback spell."

"And a considerable number of jurors chose to believe Malfoy. They believed that the mastermind of this incident was an escaped Death Eater, whether it was using the Imperius Curse on Buck and letting him assassinate Harry, or whether he was the first to use the rope. The life curse and the creation of the Dark Mark all came from this Death Eater.

  Coincidentally, when the Dark Mark appeared, Malfoy had already been arrested, which meant that he had nothing to do with this Death Eater. "

"That's nonsense... What about Principal Maxim? She also agreed?" Bill asked.

“The people from the Ministry of Magic are still negotiating with her.” Mr. Weasley said, “This is why Malfoy and the others have not been released yet.

Although he donated a large sum of gold and took the initiative to bear all losses and compensation, Principal Maxim found the French Minister of Magic and insisted on an explanation, otherwise he would withdraw..."

Mr. Weasley paused for a moment before continuing: "In short, Principal Maxim and the French Minister of Magic are very resolute in their attitude. Fudge has been having a headache about this matter."

"Understood." Kyle nodded, "He doesn't want to damage his reputation internationally, and he doesn't want to give up Malfoy's gold..."

"You can say that." Mr. Weasley poured himself a small glass of whiskey, "But no matter what, Malfoy has suffered a lot this time... I have inquired, and the gold he promised to compensate is not a sum of money. small amount.

"In addition, Beauxbatons has to give an explanation... there is news that the Malfoy family is already selling off the shop in Diagon Alley."

"He should go to Azkaban!" Ron shouted dissatisfied: "I really want to see if Draco Malfoy will be so arrogant by then."

 Mr. Weasley said nothing.

If the Cruciatus Curse had been used, he would definitely not have been able to escape, but now... it can only be said that Lucius's efforts over the years have worked, and he has spread out a lot of Galleons, and finally got rewarded at the critical moment.

As long as the mistake is not too serious, someone will always speak for him.

In addition, the Dark Mark appeared at the perfect time, giving him an excuse to escape guilt.

"I think you should all go upstairs and see if your luggage is packed." Mrs. Weasley interrupted their conversation and said, "Go quickly, stop talking about Malfoy, and let your father Take a break."

 “Okay…” Everyone took their things and went upstairs one after another.

Kyle originally wanted to ask the Ministry if there was any news about Sirius, but seeing the tired look on Mr. Weasley's face, he didn't say anything further.

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 (End of this chapter)