The Mightiest Badger at Hogwarts

"Attack on Hogwarts!"The number of casualties exceeded one hundred! 》

Compared with the previous reports of the Daily Prophet, this can be said to be a rather simple headline.

But this is not good news.

Because the title is simple, to a large extent, it means that the title and the content of the entire article are already exciting enough, and there is no need to use exaggerated titles to attract traffic.

That is to say, the fewer the words, the bigger the matter.

This is a consensus in the magic world of the country.

In the current issue of the Daily Prophet, not only the title is very simple, but even the articles are pitifully short.

No.

This kind of article cannot even be called an article.

It can only be said that it is a public notice that should be posted on the notice board.

Because there wasn't even any introductory text on it, just a series of cold numbers representing the specific number of casualties and the amount of gold galleons lost.

And, the real-life magical photos of Hogwarts occupy the vast majority of the entire newspaper.

Its scale is so large that it even completely ignores the content rating system established by the Ministry of Magic of the United States more than 100 years ago, and almost completely reveals the most realistic on-site conditions.

Including the ruined Hogwarts Castle, the battlefield outside the castle that looks like it has been bombed countless times, rows of neatly arranged corpses, the huge Dark Mark floating in the sky, and Link and Dumbledore's fight against Voldemort. Actual combat photos.

Everything was published.

These photos, as well as the dense list of the dead below the whole page, are enough to make every wizard of the country who sees this issue of the "Daily Prophet" fall into silence.

This is why the Leaky Cauldron had such an eerie atmosphere in the past.

You know, that's Hogwarts!

The largest and most famous magic school in the entire country, and even in the entire Europe.

Not only do the vast majority of children in the country study there, but many foreign students even choose to transfer here every year.

And now, it was attacked?

There were so many casualties!

Just looking at the dense list of student casualties under those photos made Tom's brain feel dizzy.

Because he understands that behind every name represents broken families that have fallen into hell!

Breathing heavily, Tom stretched out his trembling hands and pushed the bag of gold Galleons back to the guest opposite. Then he opened the cabinet under the bar and took out dozens after dozen of his treasured Firewhiskey. came out and shouted:

"Give me all the money! I'm buying everyone's drinks today!"

As soon as he finished speaking, all the wine bottles were opened under the influence of magic power and flew to every table automatically.

This sudden change made the atmosphere in the Leaky Cauldron warm up. Except for the parents whose eyes were still red and running their fingers over the casualty list in the Daily Prophet over and over again, looking for their children's names, the rest The guests all looked at Tom in surprise.

In their impression, Tom was not a generous person.

In the past, people who were not willing to leave even a small change when paying the bill would actually say that drinks are free today?

However, this surprised emotion only appeared in everyone's hearts for a short moment.

After all, today is a special day.

Even a stingy person like Boss Tom should be moved after witnessing such a tragic thing happening.

The relieved guests took up their wine glasses and toasted Tom silently.

Tom himself poured himself a full beer glass of whiskey, signaled to everyone, and drank it all in one gulp.

This is his unique skill. A normal person would never be able to drink 500 ml of Firewhiskey in one gulp.

Normally, after performing this move, there would have been cheers and applause from countless old drunkards.

But today, no one was in such a mood.

There was only one man with a mustache wearing a gentleman's hat and a monocle over his right eye, while applauding gently, he walked towards the bar and said:

"Amazing! It's amazing! Boss Tom, your drinking ability is really getting better and better! However, you seem to be in a bad mood today. Is it because you read the Daily Prophet?"

Tom glanced at the mustache opposite him and just wiped his mouth without saying anything.

This man's face was more unfamiliar than the wealthy man in a suit and tie next to him, but Tom still recognized the other person's identity.

Apu Sybil.

The owner of Sybil's Magic Workshop.

His subordinates hired several wizard refugees and house elves smuggled in from various countries to produce some preliminary potion materials for Knockturn Alley.

For more than ten years, he has been claiming to be a pure-blood wizard from the Kingdom of Yu.

But Tom knew very well that this guy was French through and through.

This is quite secretive news. Apu never reveals his identity in any public place, and his English and living habits are more Chinese than most Chinese!

But this couldn't be hidden from Tom.

After all, the Leaky Cauldron is the gathering center for all kinds of news from the wizarding world.

As the owner of the bar, Tom is the ultimate recorder of these news.

If Tom wasn't really interested in these gossips, he could even be an intelligence merchant, specializing in buying and selling intelligence for a living.

"Come on, Tom, you're embarrassing me."

Seeing that Tom didn't speak, Apu spoke softly, and then picked up the newspaper of the man in the suit beside him while talking to himself, and said while reading, "But after something like this happened, it's inevitable that you don't want to talk. As a Chinese, I am also very sad. After all, according to the consistent behavior of the Daily Prophet and the Ministry of Magic, what can be published in the newspapers should only be the tip of the iceberg. In other words, what Hogwarts really suffered The casualties should be several times more serious than what was reported in the Daily Prophet."

Apu's voice was not quiet, especially at the end, he deliberately increased the volume, as if he was afraid that other people in the bar would hear what he said.

And his goal was indeed achieved.

As soon as he finished speaking, the slightly relaxed atmosphere in the bar became heavy again.

The men began to drink wine faster and faster, while the women put down the "Daily Prophet" in their hands and began to cry.

Almost everyone subconsciously believed Apu's words.

After all, the Ministry of Magic does have a similar record.

The most impressive example is the Fudge period, which repeatedly denied reports of Voldemort's resurrection.

If the Ministry of Magic and the Daily Prophet hadn't colluded and concealed everything, how could the Voldemort incident have become such a big deal?

Looking at everything in front of him, the corners of Apu's mouth turned up in confusion.

He put the newspaper back in front of the man next to him and said with a sigh:

"My poor compatriots, I feel for you from the bottom of my heart. If any of my children had died in that attack, I would not have given up. I would have taken out my wand and fought with those who took me away. The thugs are fighting for the child’s life!”

Apu's voice suddenly paused, and then he said in a slightly hoarse tone:

"But who should I seek revenge from? The mysterious man? Or the French wizard? Yes, these are the answers given by the Ministry of Magic through the Daily Prophet. They told us that it was the mysterious man who collaborated with the French wizards Invaded Hogwarts and caused this tragedy. If it weren't for our beloved Commissioner Link Foley and Professor Dumbledore, this incident would have even developed uncontrollably. But! Do you really believe it? Such a statement?

As far as I know, as early as last year, the Ministry of Magic had announced that the mysterious man had been expelled from the country, right?The "Daily Prophet" at that time even published a special article with a "reasonable" analysis saying that the mysterious man who terrifies us may have been killed by the joint efforts of Commissioner Link Foley and Dumbledore!

On the other hand, the French magic world seems to be in a period of chaos right now, right?They kill me and me all day long, making the entire French Ministry of Magic almost exist in name only.

This information is all said by the Daily Prophet itself.

But if any of these things are true, then I want to ask.

The mysterious man who had been killed or expelled, plus the French wizard who was in riot.

Would these two parties really, under the current situation, leave their own mess behind and easily sneak into Hogwarts, which is heavily guarded and the security is no weaker than that of the magic world in the United States, to launch an attack?

To sum up, and refer to the things that the Ministry of Magic has done in the past, I think I have reason to believe that our Ministry of Magic has something to hide in this matter! "

After finishing speaking, Apu drank down the firewhiskey in his hand, and then slammed it on the bar.

The sound of wine glasses colliding with the wooden bar echoed in the bar and struck the hearts of everyone present.

Many people's breathing became heavier, and some wizards had even taken out their wands and kept rubbing them in their hands.

Everyone was already simmering with anger, but now Apu gave them a chance to vent.

bang——

A tall, bearded man punched the table in front of him into pieces.

His eyes were bloodshot and scarlet, and combined with his heavy breathing and ferocious face, he looked like one of those angry bulls in a Spanish bullring.

The people around him almost subconsciously moved away, fearing that they would be affected by the man in front of them who was clearly going crazy.

But the next moment, the bearded man covered his head and started crying.

"My daughter! My Rani—"

Listening to the man's heart-rending cries, the crowd around him was stunned.

After all, a burly man with a height of more than two meters and a weight of at least [-] kilograms hugged his head and cried. The contrast brought by such a scene is too strong.

But after reacting, the crowd gathered around again and began to comfort the strong man.

Regardless of appearance, this is just a father.

And coincidentally, there are not a few fathers and mothers in the crowd who have had similar experiences.

For a time, the aroused people hugged each other and kept telling their painful experiences. The pathos in the bar became more and more intense.

Eventually, this emotion reached its peak, and then it began to transform into anger.

Roars mixed with cries continued to sound from the crowd. The crowd, who had no need to vent, aimed at the tables and chairs in the bar. After a burst of crazy venting, the entire Leaky Cauldron became a mess.

Tom, standing at the bar, was in a very complicated mood.

He didn't know whether he should be happy or sad. On the one hand, he no longer had to worry about whether to replace the antique tables and chairs.

'Enthusiastic' customers have helped him make the decision, even down to the question of whether to redecorate the bar's floors and walls.

But on the other hand, these angry guys in front of them might do something more serious and difficult to end.

For example, a demonstration or something.

This is an old tradition of the Chinese people, and both Muggles and wizards like to do this.

In the past, this would have been nothing.

The Ministry of Magic will not impose any penalties at all on those who participate in the parade.

After all, everyone usually only criticizes the Minister of Magic, while the other officials ignore matters that have nothing to do with their own affairs, and even eat them with gusto.

The power of the Minister of Magic comes from the people, and he needs to rely on the people to compete with other forces in the Ministry of Magic, so he can only bow to the marchers.

The situation now is completely different.

Most people present may not know what kind of person Link Foley is, who promoted the restructuring of the Ministry of Magic and became one of the committee members, but Tom knows it.

The boy who was born in the Foley family is the only strongman in the history of the magic world in the country who has completely grasped all the power of the Ministry of Magic in his hands!

Would such people be afraid of demonstrations?

Do not make jokes!

I'm afraid not everyone who participated in the march will be arrested and tortured, and the main organizers will also be executed in public!

Link Foley can do this kind of thing!

Tom's scalp went numb when he thought of this. He licked his lips in distress, and then shouted loudly:

"Calm down, everyone! The Ministry of Magic in the past was indeed very awkward, which made us all very disappointed. But now the Ministry of Magic has been restructured, and I believe they are still good. Just like the previous Death Eater attack, the Ministry of Magic Isn’t it handled well?”

"Yes, that's right! The Ministry of Magic was good when it was first established hundreds of years ago, but have they done anything good in the past 100 years or so? The magic world of the country declined little by little in their hands. It is enough to prove that a good person, or a good organization, can also fall. It is fate that the dragon-slaying warrior will eventually become an evil dragon, and now, the reformed Ministry of Magic is the dragon-slaying warrior who has turned into an evil dragon! We can’t just look at what they did in the past, but what they are doing now!”

Apu's voice was sonorous and powerful, and he was dancing like he was giving a speech, "Compatriots, let us go to the Ministry of Magic together! I must let them give us an explanation. Our children cannot die inexplicably! We want revenge! "