In the solemn atmosphere, Scrimgeour looked at Ai.
Just like before, his eyes were full of distrust.
Harry, Hermione, and Ron all knew that Ai was not telling the truth. They clearly saw that he left the Snake Staff at Hogwarts, but they dared not say anything at this time, for fear that Scrimgeour would see the clue.
"About the Snake Staff, I think you must know more than me, Mr. Minister." Ai continued, "That staff has disappeared!"
"How did it disappear?"
"It just disappeared, I put it on my bedside before I went to sleep, and when I woke up it was gone, maybe it was stolen, but I think it was because of magic, like the magic on the sword of Gryffindor, that Wizards of the era always like to cast such spells on precious magic objects." Ai said innocently, "I'm just a Gryffindor, maybe I don't deserve to have a staff of two snakes at all, if you want to find it, I suggest You go to find the real Slytherin, there must be someone in your mind. Do you need my advice? I think the Malfoy family has been pure Slytherin for generations. The scepter may be in their manor. You can go to Take a look there. As far as I know, Lucius Malfoy has always been on good terms with the Ministry of Magic, and he might be more than willing to give you the Staff of the Two Serpents."
As soon as Ai finished speaking, Scrimgeour's face turned livid.
He seems to know that Ai is not telling the truth, but there is no evidence to refute it, and it is a great irony that the Death Eater Lucius Malfoy has a good relationship with the Ministry of Magic.
Since the fall of Azkaban, the Ministry of Magic has lost control of not only a wizarding prison on the North Sea, but also several other Death Eater gathering places, including Malfoy Manor, which is now a Death Eater. The stronghold of the gangsters, with the current strength of the Ministry of Magic, it is impossible to enter.
As long as Voldemort is around, no Auror can match him.
Scrimgeour was well aware of the situation, and that's why he couldn't wait to know the secret left by Dumbledore. This secret could be a powerful weapon or a way to defeat Voldemort. You can rush into Malfoy Manor with Aurors and fight Voldemort and Death Eaters.
This was probably Scrimgeour's plan, but the actual situation was completely different from what he imagined. His idea was wrong from the very beginning, and it was doomed to fail.
Moreover, the situation was much worse than he had imagined. Scrimgeour probably believed that Voldemort and the Death Eaters were retreating in places like Malfoy Manor, waiting for him to lead someone to attack at any time, but he did not expect that these dark wizards would counterattack the Ministry of Magic.
Even during the last war, nothing like this happened.
"As for what you said, the Ministry will investigate further. Mason, you'd better have enough evidence to prove that what you said is true, otherwise you will face the most serious charges." Scrimgeour said bluntly, "As for Malfoy Manor, I'll be there and I'm disappointed in you guys."
"We're disappointed in you too, Minister," Harry replied curtly.
Obviously, they fell apart!
Scrimgeour didn't stay any longer, he took a deep look at Ai and Harry, then turned around without saying a word, and limped out of the room.
Mrs. Weasley hurriedly followed, and she stopped at the back door for about a minute before shouting, "He's gone!"
Shortly after Scrimgeour left, Sirius returned, but Lupine and Tonks never reappeared.
Still in the living room on the first floor of The Burrow, the conversation continued, but this time, the person talking to Ai, Harry, Hermione, and Ron became Sirius.
Mrs. Weasley had just left and told them not to talk too long.
"What does he want to do?" Sirius asked.
"He's come to give us what Dumbledore left us," said Harry. "They've just brought out what he bequeathed."
"Then he also wanted to know why Dumbledore left these things to us." Hermione continued, flipping through the collection of fairy tales in his hand curiously, "He seems to think that there is a secret to defeating Voldemort hidden in it."
"Dumbledore did leave a message in it, some information that will help us, but we need to study it more." Ai said, taking over the statue of the evil god from Sirius, it looked more like a distorted root.
"Ai, if this thing is really related to that monster, it is very dangerous."
"I know, Sirius!" Ai replied, "I'll be careful, the dastardly Helbo has become too weak to affect reality, and this statue will help me figure out how to destroy it." Beacon."
"Just be yourself!" Sirius continued to ask, "What do you think about the other things left by Dumbledore? Or know something?"
"A few, but more unclear, he must think these things will help us, when we really need to use them..."
"When do you really need to use it?!" Sirius repeated noncommittally. He was checking Harry's golden snitch. stuff in there."
"Scrimgeour thought so too, but he couldn't open it."
"He seemed to decide what would happen when he gave the Snitch to Harry," said Hermione. "It was left to Harry by Dumbledore, and only Harry could open it."
"I don't know what to do either," Harry said, shaking his head. "I don't have a clue. Wait, this is the Snitch I caught in my first competition."
Everyone seemed confused, only Ron reacted.
He gasped and pointed his hand now at Harry, then at the Snitch, until he could say, "The one you almost swallowed!"
"That's the one!" Harry said, taking the Snitch from Sirius, his pulse beating faster and faster, "I didn't try very hard to open it in front of Scrimgeour, maybe the Snitch really has physical memory on it , but it definitely won't open when I touch it with my hand, but... "
He put his lips to the Snitch, his heart pounding, but as before, nothing happened, the ball didn't open.
"I thought something was going to happen, it doesn't seem like that..." Harry put the Snitch down disappointedly, but Hermione cried out.
"Wait a minute! There are words on it, look at it!"
Everyone looked up at the Snitch. Hermione was right. On the smooth golden sphere where there was nothing just now, there appeared five thin raised italics. They were Dumbledore's notes: I opened Last…