The Emerald at Hogwarts

Chapter 532
The man who can't even mention his name is back.

This is the front page of the Daily Prophet on day two of the Battle of the Department of Mysteries.

In a brief statement that day, Minister for Magic Cornelius Fudge publicly confirmed Voldemort's return.Of course, his address to Voldemort was "The Man Who Must Not Be Named".

In addition to reporting this panic, the Daily Prophet also began to sing praises for Dumbledore who once again "saved the people from fire and water".Totally forgot that they were still mocking and slandering Dumbledore yesterday.

Good birds live in trees, and the editors of the Daily Prophet are good birds.

After talking with Dumbledore, Fudge finally accepted his fate, and finally saw the reality clearly, and understood what kind of disaster his actions in the past year would bring to the wizards of this country.

Cornelius Fudge missed his chance to kill Voldemort in the bud.The Ministry of Magic could have caught Voldemort flat-footed when he first came back to life, but they didn't.

During the period when Fudge was stupid, Voldemort passed the adaptation period after his rebirth unharmed, and kept recruiting troops secretly.Dark creatures such as giants and werewolves joined Voldemort one after another, and ten felons escaped from prison collectively in January.

Despite the capture of several Death Eaters in the Department of Mysteries last night and the discovery of a Death Eater's body, Azkaban is clearly no longer safe.With successive escapes, Dementors have lost the trust of the Ministry of Magic.

What's more, in the case of Voldemort's return, whether the dementors are willing to continue to follow the Ministry of Magic, their "loyalty" is also a big question.You must know that they yearn for the "freedom" provided by Voldemort more than the strict control of the Ministry of Magic on the dementors.

The headaches for Cornelius Fudge were far more than that. In addition to Voldemort, the veteran Dark Lord, there was also Ada, the newly-baked most wanted criminal.

Somehow, what Ada said before leaving the Department of Mysteries was leaked, as well as Umbridge's evil deeds at Hogwarts, and Ada's relationship with Professor McGonagall.

Once it was reported, everyone in the wizarding world understood, and they felt that they understood why a girl wanted to kill the Ministry of Magic.There is even an argument that "it's all Fudge and Umbridge's fault" among the people.

Some people think that it is the oppression of Fudge and Umbridge, and the darkness and corruption of the Ministry of Magic, that drive the dragon-slaying warriors into dragons.Regardless of other factors in Ada's transformation, she blamed Fudge and Umbridge for everything, and felt sympathy and pity for Ada.

Public dissatisfaction is growing and growing. "Mysterious Man's Accomplice", "Stupid Dictator", "Fudge the Executioner" and other titles were crowned on Cornelius Fudge.

This is so similar to the previous scene where the whole people bad-mouthed Dumbledore, and Fudge can be regarded as experiencing the life of Albus Dumbledore.

But Fudge obviously does not have Dumbledore's strong heart, dealing with the panic caused by Voldemort's return, and how to deal with the captured Death Eaters, these two things have already made him burnt out, and the whole people shouted "step down" even more It made Fudge excruciatingly painful.

On the night of the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, Fudge, who witnessed Voldemort's return, knew that he was not far from stepping down.

After that, Dumbledore's sentence "The Ministry of Magic needs the injection of fresh blood" made Fudge even more desperate, because he knew that Dumbledore would no longer support him.

To revitalize the Ministry of Magic, there is nothing better than a new minister.The general was incompetent and exhausted the entire army. Even if Fudge had done nothing stupid before, he was not a minister suitable for wartime.

Fudge believed that Dumbledore's choice was Amelia Bones, the current head of the Law Enforcement Department.Ms. Burns has a strong character and ability, and such a person is more suitable to lead the Ministry of Magic to move forward in a difficult situation.

It wasn't just Cornelius Fudge who thought so, most people thought so.Some people have even referred to Ms Burns as Minister Burns in private discussions.

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In the blink of an eye, a week has passed since the battle of the Department of Mysteries.

This week saw Albus Dumbledore reinstated as Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, a member of the International Confederation of Wizards and Chief Wizard of the Wizengamot.

Cornelius Fudge was still sitting in the Minister's office this week, dealing with the mess in his hand, bearing the eyes of others, and counting down the days to step down.

Even if Fudge is about to step down, it is not possible to change the minister tonight and change it tomorrow morning.The work of the minister needs to be handed over, and there are many things that need to be confirmed by both parties.

Voldemort hadn't hidden himself for a week, his loss at the Battle of the Department of Mysteries had driven him a little mad.After that night, Voldemort publicly threatened Fudge that the Ministry of Magic would fall to him, or he would slaughter a large number of Muggles.

Fudge rejected Voldemort, and the Death Eater massacre began.

The Brockdale Bridge collapsed, and a dozen cars fell into the deep river below; the weird hurricane in the counties of southwestern England caused huge losses to the lives and property of Muggles.

In addition, Voldemort's bloody revenge has also begun.

Emmeline Vance, a member of the Order of the Phoenix, was murdered. This dignified and elegant witch left a good impression on Ada.Vance was also one of the first guards who escorted Harry to the transfer.

Even Ada's Laurent was attacked while he was out.If it weren't for Ada's part-time job as a nanny, she would have one less available person in her hands.

In order not to be attacked by the Death Eaters in the middle of the night, Ada had to reluctantly move out of the hotel near Westminster Abbey and find another place to stay.

During this week, Dumbledore, the Ministry of Magic, and Voldemort all took actions, either preparing for the war, threatening, murdering, or taking revenge.

Only Ada was surprisingly quiet, staying obediently at the new foothold.The only time he went out was the day Professor McGonagall was discharged from the hospital.

It was her nephew and niece who went to pick up Professor McGonagall from the hospital. Accompanied by her nephew and niece, she stood at the door of St. Mungo's, unwilling to leave for a long time, as if she was waiting for someone.

But Professor McGonagall and the others huddled around the corner of the street, not even daring to breathe.

Ada is a very reckless person, she dared to slap the table to call out to Dumbledore, and also dared to duel 1V1 with the ruthless Voldemort.But when she faced Minerva McGonagall, she was another coward. She had been hiding on the street corner that day for a long time.

After that day, Ada, who was "not doing business", started to get busy, making the title of "Dark Lord" worthy of the name.

However, Ada did not murder the members of the Order of the Phoenix, nor did she take revenge on the Death Eaters, but took advantage of the internal chaos of the Ministry of Magic to infiltrate and make initial contact with her chosen target.

After all, Ada predicted in the Department of Mysteries that she would return soon, and she was a trustworthy person.Getting into the Ministry of Magic is the top priority, and everything else can be let go first.

In the second week of the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, Ada's move to take over the Ministry of Magic begins in earnest.

Early this morning, Ada and Lola, who had been housewives for a few days, left the place at the same time.The two went out for the same thing, but their destinations were completely different.

Lola is going to the Ministry of Magic, where she is going to meet the Deputy Director of the Department of Law Enforcement, Piers Thickness; and Ada's destination is the village of St. Catchpole, to see Cedric Dee, who has just graduated Gorey.

This was something Ada had considered for several days before deciding, she did not want to bypass Cedric and go directly to Amos Diggory.

In Ada's eyes, Amos Diggory was his friend's father first, and an official of the Ministry of Magic second.Ada didn't have many friends, and she didn't want to lose Cedric as a friend.

Though she might have lost it long ago, from the day she decided to go to war with the Ministry.

(End of this chapter)