Ancient Warlocks at Hogwarts

"What did you think of?" Hermione asked Andre curiously even though she was out of breath as she trotted along.

"I'm afraid of the attacker behind the scenes. The reason why he caused another accident last night and notified the Ministry of Magic in advance was to drive Professor Dumbledore away from the castle. In this way, he can be unscrupulous to implement his final plan." Andre said very quickly.

But his words obviously did not convince the others. Sirius even slowed down and said, "Andre, you really overthink this time. No one can drive Dumbledore out of Hogwarts." Yes, not even Fudge would dare to do such a thing."

"Yes, I heard my father say that Minister Fudge never dares to disobey Professor Dumbledore." Ron also added.

But Andre didn't change his mind because of what the two said. He still walked towards the principal's office resolutely: "Of course the Ministry of Magic cannot let our principal leave the castle, but have you forgotten? There is a school governor at Hogwarts. Yes, as long as those school directors are persuaded, they can jointly remove Professor Dumbledore from his position as principal and force him to leave here."

Sirius was stunned. He had not expected this. Harry and Ron did not understand the power structure of Hogwarts. They did not know that there was a school board above Dumbledore that could control the principal. But even so, they still felt that Andre's statement was too ridiculous:

"How is it possible that someone still dares to remove Professor Dumbledore from his position as principal?"

Fortunately, although everyone did not completely believe Andre's words, they still followed him to the door of the principal's office.

"Do you remember the password last night?" Of course, the stone monster blocking the door would not open the door for Andre because of his anxious look, so he could only ask Sirius.

"Chocolate Frog."

Well, it is indeed Mr. Principal's consistent preference. The stone monster jumped to the side immediately after Sirius said this word. The wall behind it cracked in half, and then a spiraling upward staircase appeared in front of several people. .

Speaking of which, except for Sirius, this is the first time Andre and the others have come to the principal's office. The layout here looks really impressive.

At the end of the stairs was a shining door with a griffon-shaped knocker on it. Andre lifted it up and gently clicked it twice.

"Please come in." Professor Dumbledore's gentle voice sounded in the ears of several people, and then the door opened. However, the situation inside made Andre sigh deeply, and he was still a step too late.

"Oh, Andre, nice to meet you, and Sirius, are you here to see Albus?" The speaker was the pudgy Minister of Magic.Cornelius Fudge.

Besides Dumbledore, standing next to him was a figure that Harry and the others had never dreamed of - Lucius Malfoy.

"This must be Harry Potter, right?" Before Andre and the others could answer the purpose of their coming here, Fudge shifted his target to Harry and could clearly see his eyes. They all brightened up at this, "I saw you last time at the Wizengamot Honors Dinner. Unfortunately, there were too many things to discuss, so I didn't have time to say hello to you. This is really a pity. But luckily we meet again."

Fudge's warmth made Harry a little unbearable. He opened his mouth awkwardly, but didn't know what to say.

As for Hermione and Ron, they were ignored as always. In the eyes of these adult wizards, the hierarchy of the wizarding world is obviously much stricter than that of young wizards. Hermione, who was born as a Muggle, and the children of a small staff member of the Ministry of Magic Ron, apparently unable to attract Fudge's attention.

But no one was bothered about this at this time. Sirius had already taken the lead in asking their minister, "So, why is Malfoy here?"

"Oh, I'm not very sure about this. He just arrived here." Fudge shook his head, indicating that this matter had nothing to do with him: "As for me, I just came to explain to Albus that he took Hagrid last night. It’s not my idea, it’s just that the pressure in the ministry is too great, I hope he can understand. As for Lucius, he has just arrived, I think you have to ask him what he is here for.”

Everyone's eyes turned to Lucius Malfoy, who exaggeratedly raised the corners of his thin lips and said, "I'm here to see the principal."

"Really? Then what do you want from me, Lucius?" Dumbledore finally spoke. Sitting behind the desk, he looked very calm, but there was a faint twinkle in his blue eyes. anger.

"Things are terrible," Lucius said in a lazy tone, and at the same time he took out a long roll of parchment from his robe: "The board of directors feels that you should be let go. This is removal. Order - you will see that all twelve directors have signed it. We feel that you may not have used your talents. How many accidents have happened at Hogwarts so far this semester? I'm afraid it was already last night Let’s start with the fourth. Of course, if you think the death of a cat is not a big deal, we can also set the number of accidents at three. But even so, at this rate, by the end of the semester, I won’t It's hard to imagine how many students would be left at Hogwarts, we all know this would be a terrible consequence for the school."

"Oh! What did you say? Lucius!" Fudge shouted. He really didn't know that Malfoy came here for such a thing, which made him look very panicked: "Albus was deposed... .No, no...We are absolutely unwilling now..."

"I'm sorry, Connelly, but the appointment and dismissal of the principal is a matter for the board of directors." Lucius continued to say in his tone that made people want to get angry: "Since Dumbledore can't prevent these accidents from happening, ..."

"But, Lucius, if Albus can't prevent the accident -" Fudge's forehead had begun to sweat. It seemed that he was more concerned about Dumbledore's dismissal than the Headmaster himself. Terrified, "I mean, who can stop it?"

"We'll see." A cold smile appeared on Lucius's face, "Twelve of us voted in favor."

Sirius, who had just recovered from the news, first looked behind him in surprise. Andre's guess was not wrong at all, which made him once again improve his evaluation of the boy in his heart, and then he looked towards him. Lucius said loudly: "Where did you get those approval votes? Do you think we don't know? Threats and bribes are just the usual methods of the Malfoy family, right, Lucius?"

Lucius glanced at Sirius with disgust and said in a disdainful tone: "When did a scum who was abandoned by his own family know so much about our Malfoy family? Also, I suggest you go back. Stay at St. Mungo's for a while. Your career in Azkaban has obviously damaged your brain. Of course, considering that you are my wife's cousin, I will not sue you for this unwarranted slander. you."

"you!"

"Calm down, Sirius." Seeing that Sirius was about to explode again, Dumbledore immediately stopped him, and then he said to Lucius Malfoy: "If the board of directors wants me to leave Hogwarts, Lucius, Of course I will give up my position."

"But..." Fudge stammered. He felt that today was extremely unlucky. He was just trying to explain to Dumbledore that taking Hagrid away was not his idea, but he accidentally bumped into Lucius. Came to the school with a dismissal order.

"No, Professor Dumbledore! You can't leave Hogwarts like this." Harry on the side couldn't help but speak out. Of course, he was on the same side as Sirius.

It's just that Dumbledore didn't seem to pay attention to what he meant. His piercing blue eyes were always staring at Lucius, which even made Mr. Malfoy take two steps back.

"I will abide by the decision of the board of directors," Dumbledore continued in a slow and clear tone: "However, I will only truly leave this school when everyone here betrays me. You will also find that , at Hogwarts, those who ask for help always receive it."

When he finished speaking, Andre keenly noticed that the old man's eyes were focused on the first drawer of the desk for a moment.

"The emotion is commendable," Lucius showed a smile at this moment, and bowed to Dumbledore very gentlemanly: "We will all miss your - oh - very personal way of handling things, ah Si, I just hope that your successor can completely prevent further accidents in the castle."

After achieving his goal, Lucius did not stay long. He stared at Dumbledore and packed up his things before leaving together.

Fudge had an anxious look on his face at the moment, but Hogwarts was not the Ministry of Magic, and no one came out to comfort him, so he quickly left through the fireplace in the principal's office. By the way, this was the only time in Hogwarts with The fireplace is connected to the Floo network. Of course, it is usually closed and will only be opened when the principal or someone from the Ministry of Magic requires it.

Suddenly, only Andre and the other five were left in the entire office, and no one came to drive them out. This result was somewhat surprising.

"Merlin's beard!" Ron still looked shocked: "Andre, what you said came true. Professor Dumbledore was really driven away by the board of directors."

"But we didn't change anything," Hermione said frustratedly, "Mr. Principal still accepted the dismissal order."

"No, maybe Professor Dumbledore left us a clue." Only Andre was not completely discouraged, and he quickly walked behind the principal's desk.

"What do you want to do? We can't mess with Professor Dumbledore's things!" Sirius immediately wanted to stop his action.

"The professor took a special look at this drawer before leaving," but Andre did not listen to his dissuasion, but explained: "I believe this is a clue he deliberately left for us."

The opened drawer was not full of things as expected, there was only a piece of parchment inside.

Andre took it out, and everyone's attention was immediately drawn to it.

"What's written on it?" Harry asked first.

"Larry Farley, a German wizard, graduated from the Durmstrang Academy of Witchcraft and Wizardry. During the reign of the mysterious man, he had the experience of joining the Death Eaters. However, after the mysterious man failed, he defended himself as being under the Imperius Curse. controlled by the Wizengamot, and was finally pardoned by the Wizengamot. There is an iconic red mark on his forehead, which is very consistent with the information you told me. - Mundungus Fletcher."

"What does this mean? Who is Larry Farley? And who is this Mundungus Fletcher? What does it have to do with what we are doing now?" Listening to Andre read the words on the parchment , Ron asked puzzledly.

Regarding the information Dobby told them, Andre and Harry did not tell Ron and Hermione. After all, this matter only concerned the two of them, and the little witch and the others could not help much, even if they told them at that time , it can only increase the worries of the two of them.

Of course, there is no need to continue to hide it now. Even Dumbledore was transferred out of Hogwarts by the other party. Then the enemies hiding in the dark will definitely take action soon. They are about to face all the unexpected events this semester. The makers clashed.

After recounting what the house elf had revealed, Sirius then added: "Mundungus is Dumbledore's informant. He has been hanging around in the underground world all year round. Although I think this guy has always been unreliable, he There should be no problem with the clues provided to Dumbledore."

"So that Larry Farley is the real culprit behind the scenes?" Ron asked, still a little confused.

"No, the mysterious person is the one who instigated all this. Larry Farley is just his executor. In addition, don't forget, there is an attacker hidden in the school." However, Hermione quickly took care of the matter. When it became clear, she opened her mouth to explain it to Ron.

"Yes, and I probably already know who the person hiding in the school is." Andre nodded.

"Do you know who it is?" The four people's spirits suddenly lifted. They were still thinking hard. They only knew that the wizard with the red mark on his forehead didn't seem to be of much help to them now, because what they had to face now was what happened in the castle. Accident, instead of rushing outside the school to capture the wizard.

"Yes, there is one thing we have not told you, Sirius. In fact, we found a mysterious girl in the castle before. She appeared twice in the corridor on the eighth floor. No, I should say I saw him twice." Andre finally told Sirius about the Room of Requirement, because at this point, Voldemort's men might rush out of the Room of Requirement soon, "So, we Now we must seize the time and control her first."