In recent days, it is nothing new for someone to write to him. Since he eliminated two generations of Dark Lords in one fell swoop, the number of people who know him has increased every day, and letters have been sent to him from time to time.
But today’s letter is the only one that seems quite different.
It can be seen that the envelope is a special specification of the British Ministry of Magic, and the seal is clearly marked with the Ministry of Magic's large "M" logo, with a bright wand standing in the middle of the letter.
However, when Maka opened the envelope and took it out, there was only a copy of the Daily Prophet stuffed inside. Immediately, his eyes were attracted by the "latest report" printed on the front page of the newspaper.
"...'The ghost robbed the dungeon in the Ministry of Magic, and the Death Eaters escaped again'?"
The headline of this report is very eye-catching. The headline alone takes up almost one-eighth of the home page, making it difficult not to see it.
Of course, as far as the title is concerned, although it is indeed eye-catching, ordinary people generally cannot see the deep meaning in it. Just the subtitle below it seems much more interesting.
"Doesn't Scrimgeour's minister's seat look very comfortable?" A faint smile appeared on the corner of Maka's mouth, completely looking forward to a good show.
The subtitle reads:
"Shocked to hear that the mole has appeared! Is it a partial looseness in the Auror Office, or is it the overall dereliction of duty in the British Ministry of Magic?"
Compared with the direct and clear summary of the key points of the main title, the subtitle obviously contains a lot of private information.
First of all, Rufus Scrimgeour, the current Minister of Magic, was originally the director of the Auror Office. Everyone knows this. The subtitle first addresses Scrimgeour’s old department. The intention is obvious. .
And the next sentence simply encompassed the entire Ministry of Magic, and it was really merciless in its targeting.
Just after reading these two titles, Maka had some idea. But after he habitually glanced at the date in the newspaper, his face became more thoughtful.
This newspaper is not about today's news, but "tomorrow's" news. In other words, this is a so-called "final edition newspaper", which is the original version that has not been officially released. Or, it is unknown whether this is simply a "prototype newspaper" that has not been proofread by the editor of the Daily Prophet.
With this in mind, he flipped through the next few pages and saw that several parts were still blank.
It can be seen from this that although Scrimgeour seems to be doing things in a hurry, he is actually rough and fine. Even if someone is still staring at the seat under his butt, he is not that easy to deal with. He has also laid his own secret line in the media.
In other words, this newspaper was "stolen" by him.
"It seems like this is true, otherwise Scrimgeour wouldn't have done this to me..." Maka muttered secretly, "But judging from the fact that he directly used the letter channel of the Ministry of Magic, he was It seems that the Ministry of Magic still has a lot of room for control, right?"
The meaning of this letter is actually very clear, it is to ask Maka to help solve this prison robbery incident. However, if this matter was really related to Scrimgeour's ministerial position, he would not have so blatantly delivered the letter in the name of the Ministry of Magic.
Maka thought for a moment, her eyes flashed with confusion, and then she shook her head.
"...I see," he chewed on the profound meaning, and suddenly understood how Dumbledore became his principal. "If there were no powerful cells, this would be just an ordinary letter asking for help to me. .”
The so-called intelligence actually has many different directions. Some people are smart and strive for power and gain, and are naturally good at running all kinds of machinations for power and profit; while some people are smart and learn to create, usually gain knowledge through enjoyment, and then reach the top in certain fields.
This letter can actually be received by anyone. A fool will think that he has received a free newspaper; an ordinary smart person will probably think that it is a letter asking for help; only those with a certain ability to analyze the power field will discover the "show of goodwill" hidden in it. and "tempt".
In fact, his temptation had already begun in St. Mungo's ward when Scrimgeour came with Dumbledore's will. But at that time, Maka was actually a little perfunctory from beginning to end, and her attitude was ambiguous. Perhaps because of this, he used this "ghost prison robbery incident" to knock on Maka's door again.
For Scrimgeour, who wants to be a good Minister of Magic, a wizard like Maka with powerful magical power is an obstacle that cannot be avoided. He is neither willing to give up this potential cooperative power nor to It could easily be kicked down.
So now, Maka is almost certain that if he solves this mess for Scrimgeour, a generous reward will be waiting for him. This reward will probably not be something tacky like gold Gallons, but something that is invisible and intangible, but very valuable.
Of course, if he wasn't smart enough, the reward after helping out might actually turn into a ridiculous amount of gold galleons.
And this is roughly what happened when he agreed to help.
If he refused this time, whether he saw Scrimgeour's true intention or not, there might be some distance between him and the Minister of Magic in the future.
"Rufus Scrimgeour..." Maka said the name for a while, and then secretly sighed, "Can't you really tell?"
Regardless of whether he is willing to sign this meaningful cooperation document, at least for him, whether he helps or not does not have much impact. He was not very interested in those powerful things, and he had never planned to take over as the principal of Hogwarts. That would not be the life he wanted.
These speculations and conjectures are a long story, but in fact they only take a few minutes. Maka thought about it, then stretched out the newspaper again, and read through the specific content of the article.
This long piece of news, which occupies an entire page, is rich in details. It is not stingy with words and sentences. It takes the trouble to fill in the entire incident and the background of various people involved. A total of three magic photos are inserted in the middle, which are clearly organized and cited accurately, which can be said to be vivid.
In this long article, the one who appears most often is an employee of the Department of Legal Enforcement of the Ministry of Magic. His name has never been heard of by Maka, but he is the protagonist of this incident - the so-called The "ghost".
The incident was so loud that there was even a big fight in the atrium foyer of the Ministry of Magic. Many people, including ordinary wizards who went to the Ministry of Magic to handle official business, and employees of the Ministry of Magic themselves, witnessed the incident. That huge and fierce pursuit and escape battle.
Fighting within the Ministry of Magic was something that even Voldemort would not dare to do when he was still there, but who knew it would happen after Voldemort was destroyed.
According to the description in the newspaper, the scene at that time was quite heated. Although the die-hard Voldemort loyalists who were arrested and awaiting trial looked quite embarrassed, once they picked up the wand, they would never show mercy when killing people. In just the first round of fighting, both Aurors and Death Eaters suffered casualties in an instant.
After that, the two parties chased and fled. The Aurors chased and attacked, while the Death Eaters fought and retreated. After the two parties lost a lot of manpower to each other, the "ghost" somehow opened a Floo network fireplace that had been closed, and the remaining Death Eaters disappeared into the miserable green magic flames. middle.
Throughout the article, the identity and behavior of the mole, as well as some of his past work and life, are interspersed in the text. Among the information that seemed to be true, the target was vaguely pointed at Scrimgeour, the Minister of Magic.
Maka just roughly scanned the dense text, and then his eyes were attracted to one of the three photos.
It was a scene where the Death Eaters were fighting and retreating in the foyer, and their actions were clearly visible in the black-and-white magic photo. Each Death Eater raised their own wands and waved them desperately, and gray magic beams poured out to the other end like rain.
In the close range of the photo, many onlookers crowded together are retreating in panic, the fear on their faces clearly revealed.
The Death Eaters were not fond of fighting—not even a single one of them hesitated. Although they were not good at fighting together and mostly fought independently, their individual strength was better than that of ordinary Aurors. Under the continuous casting of magic spells, although they retreated hastily, it was not too reluctant.
But this is actually very strange, because which of those Death Eaters would like to retreat? You know, most of those dark wizards who escaped from Azkaban were mostly murderous lunatics. How could he retreat in such a rhythmic and orderly manner when the fight was so intense
Maka had dealt with many large and small case files from the Order of the Phoenix, so he immediately discovered the problem and noticed some clues in the small battle scene.
He noticed that the Death Eaters seemed to be escaping from the Ministry of Magic on purpose. Or to be more precise, the prison robbery by those guys seemed to have an extremely important central mission.
So, Maka took this guess and searched carefully in the photos, including the expressions, actions and positions of each Death Eater...
Then, among the chaotic crowd of Death Eaters, he saw an acquaintance whose details were particularly suspicious.
"Is this Bellatrix?" Maka murmured in surprise, "... Well, it is indeed her."
Of course it wasn't that he couldn't recognize this familiar person, but his behavior in the photo was a bit unusual. He seemed to be retreating among the Death Eaters, but the wand he was waving wildly showed no sign of casting a spell. .