Although the Daily Prophet did not make a big report on the "riot" at Hogwarts because of Fudge, the incident still made the front page of major newspapers and caused an uproar in the wizarding world. No one had expected that such a major event would suddenly emerge overnight.
What surprised everyone even more was that all the major newspapers actually investigated the cause, process and result of the whole incident and laid the "truth" before everyone.
However, the most eye-catching thing in the newspaper was the photo taken by Lee Jordan. The corridor full of Aurors was truly stunning.
Of course, corresponding to the front-page photos, there are also various bizarre headlines, but all major newspapers question the true level of elite Aurors.
A large group of Aurors challenged a student one-on-one, but they actually lost and were easily put upside down and hung on the wall. It was like a dream.
The Aurors have completely disgraced the Ministry of Magic.
Of course, there were actually more newspapers criticizing Fudge.
Some newspapers even publicly revealed the fact that Fudge led people to suppress Hogwarts, but was met with resistance from students.
The news that Fudge was eventually knocked unconscious by angry students and thrown at the school gate like garbage was published in the newspaper like a joke.
What is most incredible is that this seemingly absurd report actually has photos as evidence.
It's really astonishing.
Fudge's political enemies seized the opportunity to severely criticize Fudge's recent ridiculous actions. They not only pointed out Fudge's betrayal of Dumbledore, but also brought out the 123 latest educational orders formulated by the Ministry of Magic.
Public opinion was in an uproar for a while, and wizards demanded Fudge to give an explanation, and more and more people called for Fudge to step down.
However, Fudge was completely oblivious to the changes at the Ministry of Magic, and he still fainted at the school gate along with the other wizards.
In the end, he was awakened by reporters who hurried to Hogwarts for interviews.
Before Fudge came to his senses, he was surrounded by a group of excited reporters.
"Minister, I heard that the most elite Aurors of the Ministry of Magic were defeated by a Hogwarts student." A witch enthusiastically handed her microphone to Fudge, "Do you have anything to say about this?"
"I heard that due to the excessive interference of the Ministry of Magic, a big riot broke out in Hogwarts, and the professors sent to Hogwarts by the Ministry of Magic were expelled. Is this true?" Another wizard also handed the microphone to Fudge, hoping to get confirmation from Fudge.
"Why did the Ministry of Magic arrest the Weisley brothers?" another reporter asked, "Do they really have the secret weapon to overthrow the Ministry of Magic as the rumors say?"
"Minister, I heard that the Ministry of Magic was the first to attack Professor McGonagall of Hogwarts, which caused dissatisfaction among the teachers and students of the school. Is this true?"
"Minister, I heard that last night all the students at Hogwarts were attending a celebration party to celebrate the expulsion of the Deputy Minister. Is this true?"
"Minister, does the Ministry of Magic really intend to suppress the Hogwarts riot?"
"Minister..."
The reporters' constant inquiries gave Fudge a headache. His cheeks turned red and he wished he could get rid of these annoying flies.
But Fudge finally suppressed his inner anger and patiently said to the reporters present: "Everyone please be quiet. The Ministry of Magic will hold a press conference in the near future. I will explain everything to you then."
After saying that, Fudge didn't give the reporters time to react, and he Apparated away with the other Ministry of Magic officials, leaving a group of reporters looking at each other in bewilderment.
However, the reporters were not disappointed by Fudge's hasty departure. Being able to take photos was a good harvest. Moreover, they did not come to Hogwarts to interview Fudge, but to interview the teachers and students of Hogwarts to confirm the major events that happened last night and strive to do a few more high-quality follow-up reports.
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Meanwhile, in a safe house somewhere in Scotland.
Fred, who had just gotten up, yawned, looked at George, who looked regretful, and asked in confusion: "What big thing happened?"
"It's more than a big deal, just read it yourself." George put the newspaper in front of Fred and started to enjoy his breakfast.
"There is actually such a thing. If I had known, I wouldn't have left in such a hurry. I really missed a good show."
Neither of them expected that such a big thing would happen in the school just after they left Hogwarts.
"It seems that Toad has really pissed off Albert." George swallowed the fried egg in his mouth and murmured, "I have never seen him so angry."
"More than a hundred lashes!"
Fred threw the newspaper on the table and said with a gloating look on his face, "That guy is really unlucky. If he had known from the beginning, he should have let Albert drive away the Toad gang. We could have used Hogwarts Castle as our base."
"Haven't you always wanted to drop out of school early?" George asked back.
"Do you think I'm stupid?"
"You're not stupid?"
"Do you think a wanted criminal would fall into our trap?" Fred couldn't help rolling his eyes and finished the eggs on the plate in a few bites.
"Fudge didn't put us on the wanted list." George took the newspaper again and said to himself, "But you're right, it's not surprising that Fudge put us on the wanted list."
"After all, we want to overthrow the Ministry of Magic," said Fred sarcastically. "That Fudge guy is an idiot."
"Regret it?"
George finished the last bit of food on the plate. Thanks to the help of Dobby the house-elf, they would not have known how to solve the problem of eating.
"I can't say I regret it, and it's already been done, how can I regret it?" Fred pouted and suddenly said, "If Fudge knew there was no so-called secret weapon, would he be so angry that he would vomit blood?"
"I don't know if Fudge will be so angry that he will vomit blood." George paused and reminded, "But if Mom doesn't hear from us anymore, she will probably be very worried. We have to find a way to send a letter home to let them know that we are safe."
"You're right, but how are we supposed to send letters home?" Fred said, holding back his burp. "There's no owl here to help deliver the letters."
“It’s very simple.”
George summoned Dobby the house-elf and asked him where his suitcase was.
He found the suitcase, took out the parchment and quill from it, wrote a simple letter to express his safety, and asked the house-elf to help forward it.
You can use the Hogwarts owl, or the post office owl.
As for the owl being caught and tracked by the Ministry of Magic
They were not afraid because they didn't know where they were and the owl couldn't find them.
Yesterday, after Fred and George were rescued by the fireworks dragon, they were sent away with the door key given by Albert, and finally brought here by the house-elf Dobby. It is said that this is Albert's temporary base, surrounded by many layers of magic protection.
The luggage at Hogwarts was also packed and sent here. The two needed to live here temporarily to continue developing or making joke props, and they could only leave after the current storm was over.
"Where's Albert?" Fred asked Dobby the house-elf, "Didn't that guy drop out of school early, too?"
"Mr. Anderson is in another safe house. For some reason, I can't tell you the exact location of that safe house." The house-elf explained.
"Are you really stupid?" George couldn't help rolling his eyes.
"You're the fool," muttered Fred.
"That guy must be with his girlfriend, is there any need to ask?"
"A guy who forgets his friends for the sake of a woman."
"Okay, stop complaining. Let's contact Lee Jordan first. He may have already received the order." George called Fred to go to work.
"What do you think? Should we move back to Hogwarts quietly?" Fred suddenly suggested.
If they had rented a shop in Diagon Alley, he would never have had such an idea, but it was really a bit tormenting to stay in such a hellish place now.
"Don't be silly. Without Albert's cover, we will be easily exposed, not to mention that we don't have the magic suitcase." George directly rejected Fred's unreliable proposal. If the Ministry of Magic really interfered in Hogwarts, Lee Jordan who stayed in Hogwarts might have to run away as well.
"I'm just saying it casually."
"There's a laboratory here where we can continue making joke props. Let's go, it's time to get to work," George pulled Fred towards the laboratory that Albert had prepared for them. "At least, before we open the store, we have to prepare the merchandise to sell. We can start making it now. And Albert seems to be getting married, so we have to help him prepare large fireworks."
"Okay, you're right, it's time for us to get to work." Fred and George walked into the laboratory and started a new job.
It is very safe here, and there are house-elves to take care of their daily lives. They don't have to worry about any problems at all, allowing them to focus all their energy on running the store.
Albert was more reliable than they expected. As long as they didn't leave the house, no one would be able to find them. From the outside, it was just the remains of a shabby hut.
…
As if sensing someone was nagging him, Albert, who was lying in bed, couldn't help but sneeze. He rubbed his nose with his hand and buried his head in the quilt again.
"Well, it's time for you to get up."
Yin Zebel pushed Albert with a bit of amusement, indicating that it was time for him to get up.
"Let me lie there a little longer." Albert muttered with his eyes closed.
"Really? Hurry up and get up."
Half an hour later,
Albert lazily got up from the bed, changed his clothes with the help of Yin Zebel, and sat on the chair next to the dining table.
"Are you really tired?"
"Very sleepy."
"Then drink a bottle of vitality tonic after you finish eating. I'll ask the house-elf to stew a chicken for you later." Yin Zebel placed the sumptuous breakfast in front of Albert without any embarrassment at all.
Men are actually very easy to deal with.
"Forget it. It's better not to drink potions often." Albert covered his yawn and changed the subject, "Do you have today's newspaper?"
"Dobby has just been delivered. You are now completely famous." Yin Zebel put several newspapers in front of Albert and said.
"This is nothing. Reporters just like to stir up trouble." Albert yawned again. After quickly finishing the food on the plate, he picked up the cup of warm milk and drank it all in one breath.
As for the news in the newspapers, most of them were the result of Albert's deliberate guidance. The front-page news photo was sponsored by Lee Jordan and looked very good. I believe everyone already knows what kind of people the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic are, and they will question Fudge. His panel mission has been completed, and his reputation in the wizarding world is rising.
He guessed that the Death Eaters were targeting him again, but Albert didn't mind at all. Whether this happened or not, the Death Eaters would cause trouble for him anyway.
"What are you going to do next?" Yin Zebel asked, putting down his knife and fork.
"Next? Of course I'll stay with you." Albert said as a matter of course: "By the way, take a rest for a while and wait for the opportunity."
"opportunity?"
Yin Zebel reached out and touched Tom, who was squatting on the chair, and asked, "Wait for Dumbledore to return to Hogwarts?"
"I guess so." Albert stretched and said, "If I run around, I might be caught by the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic. Now is a good time to finish my new book. I just need to finish it a little bit."
In fact, it would be easier to stay in Hogwarts, because there are classes to attend every day, and for Albert, attending classes is like slacking off. Now that he has left school, he still has a lot of things to do every day. Even if he wants to be lazy, he can't find an excuse to be lazy.
There's no way. Now is not the time to be lazy.
After all, with a powerful enemy like Voldemort lurking around, Albert dared not let his guard down at all.
Once you relax, God knows what will happen!
He would never allow himself to lose everything he had worked so hard to obtain, never allow it.
He didn't want to be like Mr. and Mrs. James.
Yes, Albert has been using the Potters as a warning recently.
Who made them die so miserably
In Albert's opinion, the Potters were definitely winners in life, but it was a pity that they died tragically.
One case of this kind of unlucky guy is enough.
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Despite the unremitting efforts of Albert and his gang, Cornelius Fudge is still caught in a diplomatic dilemma. The entire wizarding world is waiting for him to give a reasonable explanation, but Fudge can't think of any good solution now.
Scrimgeour, who originally had a good relationship with him, gradually became estranged from him because of the previous Hogwarts-related tasks.
Especially because of Umbridge, the Aurors have once again become a laughing stock, and a split between the two sides is inevitable. It is difficult for Scrimgeour to provide him with assistance in this regard.
As for the situation outside, Fudge could only blame Dumbledore.
Even at the press conference, he confidently mentioned Dumbledore's plan to overthrow the Ministry of Magic and the secret weapon that could overthrow the Ministry of Magic.
"Minister." A reporter interrupted Fudge's speech. "I heard that there is no so-called secret weapon. That thing was actually made up by the Weasley brothers to trick Deputy Minister Umbridge. Even Mr. Potter said that the Weasley brothers once told everyone about it as a joke."
"Yes, everyone said that Deputy Minister Umbridge always suspected that Dumbledore was trying to subvert the Ministry of Magic, so they made up a lie to deceive her."
Rita Skeeter smiled and told him the important news she had just received, then looked at Fudge, whose face was turning red and purple, with interest.
She loved the bombshell.
"No, this was actually a conspiracy prepared by Dumbledore in advance, including the riot at Hogwarts. It was Dumbledore who asked the Weiss twins to instigate the students of Hogwarts to fight against the Ministry of Magic." Fudge gritted his teeth and changed the subject.
"But the students at Hogwarts said that it was because the Ministry of Magic issued too many educational orders and Umbridge did all sorts of evil things at Hogwarts that completely angered the teachers and students at Hogwarts." Another reporter said loudly, "I also heard that the students at Hogwarts called the Deputy Minister a Toad."
"Minister, are you aware of Deputy Minister Umbridge's atrocities at Hogwarts?"
"What?"
Fudge was confused by the reporters' questions.
"When Deputy Minister Umbridge was working at Hogwarts, she liked to use a dark magic quill to punish students." The reporter took out a quill and parchment from his briefcase and handed them to Fudge, saying, "This quill uses the writer's blood as ink. You can try it yourself to see how effective it is."
Fudge stupidly took the quill, with no intention of using it, and told him directly that the reporters' accusations against Umbridge might be true, as that guy didn't have a very good reputation in the Ministry of Magic.
"Minister, I also heard that Umbridge used Veritaserum and the Cruciatus Curse to torture students."
"The Ministry of Magic is still unable to confirm what you said. We will suspend Deputy Minister Umbridge for investigation."
Fudge was exhausted from dealing with a series of questions from reporters, and finally had to find an excuse to temporarily calm the reporters.
Investigation, of course the person will be suspended for investigation.
As for when there will be results, it’s hard to say.
Maybe everyone had forgotten it by then.
"Minister, what do you think about the entire Ministry of Magic's Aurors being defeated by a school wizard?" a reporter continued to ask.
In fact, the reporters had already colluded in advance and planned to ask several topics in turn, and there were many things that could be used to make breaking news.
"I think everyone has been misled. The Aurors have never been defeated by one person, but rather fell into a despicable conspiracy trap." Fudge argued loudly.
"We have interviewed a large number of Hogwarts students, and they all claim to have witnessed Mr. Anderson's duel with the Ministry of Magic Aurors."
"At the time, Professor Umbridge even used the Cruciatus Curse to sneak attack Mr. Anderson in an attempt to help the Aurors win."
"It is said that two other Slytherin students have done the same thing and are now being treated at St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries."
The reporters kept saying something, making it difficult for Fudge to save face.
"This is all nonsense. You can figure out with your knees that a Hogwarts student has no chance of defeating a group of Aurors alone." Fudge said angrily.
"But, we saw it with our own eyes." A famous reporter suddenly said: "A student gave us a magical memory ball, which recorded that fierce battle."
"Mr. Minister, can you tell us why you lied?"
"Is it to cover up the incompetence of the Aurors?"
The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became very awkward.
At the beginning, after Fudge and his group left, the reporters also interviewed the students of Hogwarts. Not only did they get the truth, but they also got countless important news that Albert specially left for them.
Fudge was rendered speechless by the reporters.
But his troubles were not over yet. More and more reporters questioned Fudge. It was obviously impossible to say that no one was secretly instigating him, but many wizards believed that Fudge was no longer suitable to be the Minister of Magic.
Calls for Fudge to step down are growing louder.
Many employees of the Ministry of Magic were gloating over this and completely believed the prophecy that Fudge would be ousted in the summer.