The Mightiest Badger at Hogwarts

Harry and Hermione both chose to keep their mouths shut.

Not only that, they also forced Ron, a loudmouth, to swear an oath not to reveal anything about this matter.

Because they know very well what impact it will have if this matter is spread.

Although there is no reliable evidence at all about the French's revenge, in many cases, evidence is dispensable.

At that time, the angry students will not care about the evidence.

Together they would begin a boycott of Gabri.

Even bullying.

This happened too many times at Hogwarts.

Neville had been the victim of similar incidents before.

After all this is done, the dinner party is almost over.

Dumbledore did not speak again this time because he had never returned since he left the Great Hall with Emily and Newland.

In the end, Professor McGonagall could only get up and perform Dumbledore's job - announcing that everyone could return to the dormitory to rest.

"I dare say that Dumbledore must have gone to support Link. The problem on their side may be very difficult! They may even be besieged by Death Eaters!"

Ron was still chattering until they were lying on their respective beds.

His brows were squeezed together, and he looked extremely anxious.

It was as if he was the one really fighting against the Death Eaters and being trapped in a tight siege.

To be honest, the way he talks is very contagious.

At least the other roommates in the dormitory were all filled with sorrow caused by him, and they wished they could just put on their clothes and go support Link.

This is their responsibility as DA members!

Harry was very helpless when he saw this.

He knew very well that this was something wrong with Ron.

He shook his head and continued to concentrate on writing the letter he wanted to send to Sirius.

It was an agreement between him and Sirius to contact each other at least every other week.

Originally, this connection could be easily solved through a double-sided mirror.

But unfortunately, with Dumbledore's previous announcement in the auditorium, Dumbledore has now officially entered a state of strict control similar to the war state of the Ministry of Magic.

In this situation, students are not allowed to use any means of communication other than paper letters.

"call--"

As the last letter was written, Harry let out a long breath.

He put the letter next to his bed, preparing to mail it the next day, and then cast an earplug spell on himself, quickly closing his eyes regardless of Ron and others who were still noisy around him.

Harry fell into a deep sleep as sleepiness rolled over him.

……

bang——

The next day, as the first ray of sunshine in the morning shone into the tower where the Gryffindor lounge was located, the door to Harry and Ron's dormitory was kicked open.

"Harry! Ron! Get up! Something big has happened!"

Hermione rushed in through the kicked-open door, yelled and lifted the quilts off Harry and Ron.

This sudden turn of events shocked both Harry and Ron.

The two of them looked at everything in front of them sleepily. When they really realized what happened, they panicked and covered their bodies with the only remaining pillows.

"Damn it! Hermione! You should really go to Miss Victoria and learn how to be polite. This is the boys' dormitory, and you are a girl! Oh my god! I will definitely go back to Professor McGonagall to complain soon! Why can't boys? Go into the girls’ dormitory, but girls can just barge in? That’s not fair!”

Ron muttered, but he didn't notice when he spoke.

Ever since he mentioned Emily, Hermione had been looking at him more and more unkindly.

Finally, with Hermione's punch, Ron's thoughts turned into miserable wails.

At the same time, Harry was sitting on the corner of the bed with a pillow in his arms, a look of loss and hesitation on his face.

The reason why he went to bed so early last night was so that he could relive the dream of the day before yesterday.

The feeling of being wrapped in warmth, like being in a mother's arms, is so wonderful.

So much so that Harry felt like he was addicted.

However, the reality is disappointing.

Last night, he had no dreams.

It should have been a good night's sleep, but at this moment it was disappointing to Harry.

"Hey! Harry, it's time for you to wake up. I have some big news for you!"

After Hermione finished beating Ron, she panted and spoke to Harry again.

After hearing this, Harry gradually came out of his depressed mood.

He was still curled up at the corner of the bed and said a little dejectedly:

"what news?"

Hermione shook her head, threw a copy of the Daily Prophet in front of him and said:

"See for yourself. I hope you can still sit still after watching it."

Harry was unimpressed.

He now felt weak all over his body.

He even refused to stand up and pick up the "Daily Prophet" which was close at hand. He just stretched his neck and looked at the newspaper.

The next moment, a trace of surprise flashed across his originally expressionless face.

Because on the page of the "Daily Prophet", a huge headline was written in all black and bold fonts - "The Hogwarts Express and Diagon Alley encountered a terrorist attack!"Many Aurors died! 》

Harry rubbed his eyes in disbelief, wondering if he had seen it wrong.

Next to him, Ron, who was also looking at the newspaper, jumped up and said excitedly:

"I told you a long time ago that the Hogwarts Express was definitely not the only one to be attacked! Look, I was right!"

"Are you happy?"

Hermione said with a cold face and an emphasis on her tone, "Many people were killed because of this attack!"

"No, no... no, I'm not, I didn't, I just... just..."

Ron's expression froze, and he waved his hands in panic.

It was obvious that Hermione ignored him, turned to Harry with a solemn expression and said:

"Keep reading, Harry, and...be mentally prepared."

What does it mean?

Could it be said that the losses were heavy?

Harry frowned and continued to look below the title.

What caught his eye next was a small series of fonts that were also enlarged and bolded:

At about 16:57 yesterday, the Hogwarts Express train departing from King's Cross Station in the King's Cross area of ​​central London encountered a terrorist attack by Death Eaters and Dementors and was forced to stop in the northern suburbs of Manchester.Then, the train mechanism was activated, and under the leadership of Commissioner Link Foley, one of the tripartite committee members of the Ministry of Magic, the student group on the train launched a self-defense.Death Eaters and Dementors, all destroyed.

At about 18:05 on the same day, a terrorist attack by Death Eaters also occurred in Diagon Alley.The attack was later suppressed due to counterattacks by Auror troops and Commissioner Link Foley.

According to statistics, this attack directly or indirectly caused the death of 7 Aurors, 19 minor injuries, and economic losses as high as 1400 gold galleons.

As of the writing of this article, all those directly involved in the attack have been captured and, after being tried by the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, executed in Diagon Alley Square!

The following is the execution list:

…………

"Execution?"

Looking at the newspaper in front of him, Harry stammered and murmured.

"Oh, that's what you think."

Hermione sighed and helped Harry turn the pages as she spoke.

I saw that the next five pages of the entire newspaper were filled with names.

Under each name, there are two photos, one of the executed person before his death, and one of the executed person after his death.

Harry felt suffocated.

A numbness spread crazily on his scalp, making him shiver.

Is this a total of hundreds of lives?

Was he executed centrally like this?

I'm afraid that in the entire history of wizards, such a large-scale centralized execution is extremely rare, right?

"This newspaper was urgently released by the Ministry of Magic through the Daily Prophet early yesterday morning, and just now, the Daily Prophet published another page of reports about the follow-up situation. And what is written on it is That’s the bad news I want to say!”

Hermione said with a complicated expression while placing another newspaper in front of Harry.

"latest news!The mastermind behind this attack has been arrested! 》

At around 02:41 today, the Tripartite Committee of the Ministry of Magic held an emergency press conference and announced the investigation results of this attack at the meeting.

A total of eight suspects who planned and encouraged this attack have now been arrested.

According to the investigation, the eight people were not Death Eaters, but were all from France and were employed by a professor at Beauxbatons School of Witchcraft and Wizardry named Norton Tittart.

One of the suspects revealed that this was a revenge operation specifically targeting Hogwarts and the Ministry of Magic of the United States.

Their employer, Norton Tittart, firmly believed that the previous attack on Beauxbatons School of Witchcraft and Wizardry was related to the Chinese side, so he summoned them, hoping to impose the same punishment on the Chinese magic world.

After joint deliberation, the Tripartite Committee of the Ministry of Magic of the Republic of China and the Department of Magical Law Enforcement have decided to hold the French Ministry of Magic accountable for this matter and lodge a protest with the International Federation of Wizards.

Among the eight people involved in planning the attack, except for one who was temporarily detained as a witness, the remaining seven will be publicly executed at 07:[-] this morning in the central square of Diagon Alley!

……

Seeing this, Harry didn't have time to think too much. He immediately looked away from the newspaper and then turned to the alarm clock on the bedside table.

The pointer above clearly pointed to 07:30.

"They acted very quickly. They printed the newspaper in less than half an hour after the execution and distributed it to the entire Ministry of Magic through the owl post office. Now, there is already a huge noise outside!"

Hermione spoke with a somewhat depressed expression.

Harry, on the other hand, quickly turned another page of the newspaper.

I saw a huge magic photo clearly printed on the back of the newspaper.

Seven people were being pushed onto a temporary high platform in Diagon Alley Square by a group of solemn-looking, hooded executioners, and hung with nooses.

It is worth mentioning that this is different from ordinary criminals who are executed by hanging.

None of these seven people had black bags on their heads or other props that could be used to hide their faces.

Therefore, when the winch was pulled up, Harry could clearly see their faces gradually becoming hideous and gray due to suffocation.

"vomit--"

Harry threw away the newspaper and lay on the edge of the bed, unable to stop himself from retching.

The scene in front of me was really shocking.

Any sane person who sees this scene will instinctively feel physically uncomfortable.

This is the human empathic instinct at work.

However, Ron stepped forward like a cheetah and grabbed the newspaper. He stood on the ground in messy pajamas, waving the newspaper and cheering:

"Great! This is so great! What a great kill!"

Harry's other two roommates also gathered around Ron, fighting for the newspaper, and cheers broke out from time to time.

Hermione frowned at this scene, and he said tremblingly:

"That's more than 100 lives!"

Hearing this, Ron turned around in surprise and said:

"Yes, more than 100 Death Eaters and French spies have been punished by law. Isn't this something that should be celebrated?"

"No, no, no, it's certainly worth celebrating that those criminals were punished." Hermione said tremblingly, "But they shouldn't be executed directly, right? Judging from the time, these people have never had a complete trial at all, which is even more It’s like he skipped the trial and was decided after being photographed!”

The corners of Ron's mouth raised slightly and he sneered:

"Hermione, what do you mean, do you mean that these people should be imprisoned in Azkaban again? But then? Let them escape again? Or, like the time more than ten years ago, wait Their families paid a large bribe so that they could be acquitted and then come out to harm others? How can this be worthy of the Aurors who died in this conflict?"

Hermione fell silent.

Her mouth opened slightly, as if she wanted to say something, but in the end nothing came out.

Because Ron was right.

Judging from past history, if those Death Eaters were allowed to go through a long trial, many of them would definitely be able to escape trial.

In the end, only society will be hurt.

But, that was more than 100 people, and they were simply executed?

And seven of them were hanged in public!

Harry on the side also had similar thoughts to Hermione.

Having witnessed his mother being killed by Voldemort since he was a child, he has a clearer understanding of death and understands more that death is the ultimate despair!

Therefore, although he also felt that the execution of the Death Eaters was a very satisfying thing, he could not be as excited as Ron and others.

He took a deep breath, adjusted his emotions, and was ready to be the peacemaker like before, and opened his mouth to help Ron and Hermione reconcile.

But at this moment Hermione shook her head at him.

Her expression was a little complicated, and her dry and cracked lips wriggled and made a dry sound:

"No need to say anything more, Harry, almost everyone in Hogwarts is in this state now. The bad news I am talking about is not referring to this, but to Gabri."

As soon as these words came out, both Harry and Ron were stunned.

Yes, it is foreseeable that as this report spreads, the entire Hogwarts will fall into madness.

Will those guys who are too passionate to vent their anger turn their anger towards Gabrielle, a former Beauxbatons student?

"Let's go! Let's protect that little girl!"

Ron sighed, waved his hand and said excitedly.

This made the expressions of Harry, Hermione and others become strange.

In their opinion, this was not something Ron could say at all.

This guy is a typical example of a hot-blooded person. It would be great if he doesn't join in the fun and denounce Gabrielle.

"It's really rare that you still have such a side."

Hermione said in a twisted tone.

Ron's face turned red after hearing this, and he couldn't help complaining:

"What do you think of me? She is an innocent little girl, and she has nothing to do with this matter! Stop talking and leave!"

As he spoke, Ron's face became darker and darker, until finally he couldn't hold it any longer and rushed out of the dormitory.

When Harry, Hermione and others saw this, they also smiled at each other and followed.

……

at the same time.

Diagon Alley.

With the publication of the Daily Prophet, almost all wizards from the country gathered here.

They walked out of Diagon Alley and the fireplaces in various shops, then gathered on the streets and poured into the square.

During this whole process, no matter whether they were old or young, they were silent, and everyone had an uneasy expression on their face.

In fact, after the Second Wizarding War officially ended, they no longer had any hope in the Ministry of Magic.

Because they know very well that the high-ranking Ministry of Magic is not their Ministry of Magic.

Even though the Ministry of Magic showed an extremely strong will during the Second Wizarding War, those Aurors were always on the front line of the war, helping to fight against the Death Eaters.

But is this really for the people?

Is it not to maintain their dominance?

This can be seen from their treatment of war criminals after the war.

Lucius Malfoy, Severus Snape, Igor Karkaroff...

Too many Death Eaters were released for various reasons and thus escaped justice.

Those people from the Department of Magical Law Enforcement sometimes even refused to find a good reason, and just found a simple and crude reason to let people go.

This is treating the people as fools!

But are people really stupid?

of course not!

When Lucius Malfoy walked openly and openly in the sunshine with his wife and children, everyone knew what was going on.

When those members of the Wizengamot Council began to embezzle the wealth of ancient families such as Black and Foley, everyone knew what was going on!

Everyone just dares to be angry but dare not speak out.

But anger will never disappear!

When the anger accumulated to a certain level, the people became desperate for the Ministry of Magic.

Why is Fudge considered the worst Minister of Magic in history?

Is it just because he loves vanity and issued a series of bad decrees in the later period of his administration?

And why did Dumbledore refuse to take over as Minister of Magic?

Is it just because he is afraid of becoming a puppet of the Wizengamot Council and being manipulated?

of course not!

Another important reason that caused the collapse of Fudge's regime and Dumbledore's refusal to take over as Minister of Magic was that the previous Minister of Magic left them with a mess.

A Ministry of Magic that has exhausted its credibility and is no longer trusted by the people.

Such a Ministry of Magic will collapse sooner or later.

Dumbledore clearly saw the danger in this, so he refused the invitation of the Wizengamot Council.

Fudge didn't see it clearly, so he was unlucky.

But now, all that has changed.

The news of yesterday's attack cannot be blocked.

The communication methods possessed by wizards are far more convenient than the Ministry of Magic can block.

Therefore, as early as a few hours after the attack, the relevant news could be said to have spread throughout most of the magic world in the country.

At the same time, this once again aroused the anger of the people.

Especially parents who have children studying at Hogwarts.

How can you keep them calm when they know the morality of the Ministry of Magic and can foresee that this incident will most likely be messed up again?

In anger, they even wrote a howling letter and prepared to mail it to the Ministry of Magic and the Headmaster's Office at Hogwarts the next day.

However, an accident happened.

The new issue of the "Daily Prophet" was actually issued in the middle of the night, and detailed the location, casualties and losses of the attack.

The most outrageous thing is that all the Death Eaters who participated in the attack were executed?

The following issue of the "Daily Prophet" stated that the Ministry of Magic had investigated the cause of the whole incident, caught the mastermind behind the incident, and hanged them in Diagon Alley?

How can this be?

This is not the Ministry of Magic we are familiar with!

How could the Ministry of Magic be so efficient?According to normal procedures, shouldn't they have been grinding away at the investigation for a year and a half and then let it go when the heat subsided?

Or you can just find a few scapegoats and put all the blame on them.

In the end, they were sentenced to life imprisonment, or simply said that they were controlled by someone using the Imperius Curse when they committed the crime, and were released without charge after being fined?

Why did they directly announce that all the suspects had been arrested and executed this time?

"It must be fake!"

Countless parents and people roared like this after reading the two copies of the Daily Prophet.

But in the end, most of them still put down the sealed and stamped shouting letters in their hands, and rushed to Diagon Alley.

Didn't it mean that those people were publicly executed?

So, let’s take a look!

boom boom --

Along with the messy footsteps, the crowd continued to surge forward.

They are getting closer and closer to the square, and their hearts are beating faster and faster!

"Gah-"

A huge raven was hovering over the crowd, shouting arrogantly, seeming to be provoking and guiding the crowd.

Many people's eyes couldn't help but focus on it.

Watching it flying nimbly in the air, watching it gradually go away, and finally made a big bend and landed on a wooden beam.

And under the beam, seven corpses hung.

Dozens of fat ravens were lying on their bodies enjoying a feast.

As they pecked, the corpses kept shaking.

This scene was clearly engraved in everyone's eyes.

In an instant, all the anxious expressions on people's faces disappeared.

Instead, there was excitement and joy.

"Long live--"

I don't know who started it.

The crowd began to cheer like a mountain roar and a tsunami.