Douluo: Huo Yuhao of the clone style

Chapter 278, Harley's Harvest
Fudge's face changed drastically after listening to Harry's analysis.

He finally faced the consequence that he had always been reluctant to think about.

——Whether it is handled or not, it will affect the prestige of the Ministry of Magic and thus shake his own position.

This was something Fudge could never accept.

At this moment, the minister, who had been acting cowardly ever since Harley came in, became alert at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Harry felt genuinely sad for the average wizard in the wizarding world.

The one who rules them is actually such a creature who is completely controlled by power.

I can't even laugh even if I want to.

"Yes, just as you said."

Fudge's brain started moving for the first time in a long time.

"If the news leaks out, the Ministry of Magic will have to deal with Black no matter what."

No way, he wouldn't deal with Blake anyway.

Seeing that this little girl is not as easy to talk to as Dumbledore, what if she kills him?
This is just Fudge's attitude, for the convenience of subsequent content.

"But as long as we declare a trial for Peter Pettigrew right now, everything will be fine."

"Oh, then go ahead."

Harry didn't believe it.

If this announcement was useful, this person wouldn't have said so much to himself.

As Harry expected, Fudge's originally lively expression was suddenly dampened.

Although she guessed it right, Harry still felt a little strange.

It stands to reason that if the Ministry of Magic announced Black's innocence and the trial of Peter Pettigrew first, it would be useful to the public.

At that time, we can just say that Blake has been released from prison for recuperation, and we can handle it even if someone sees him.

Why does this guy look like he's done for?
'unless……'

Harry thought of a possibility.

That is, the news of Sirius's prison escape had been leaked by someone inside the Ministry of Magic, for example, it was sold to the Daily Prophet or something like that.

It's even possible that most of the pure-blood families have already obtained the information by now.

Just announcing the matter of Black and Peter, with Fudge and Hagrid knowing how useless they were, it would be impossible to suppress public opinion in the wizarding world in a short period of time.

So he had to get something that would be more beneficial to him.

For example, the support of himself or Dumbledore.

It might even be possible that Dumbledore's way of getting them to see him was to ask them to convince him.

If you support them, then old Deng will support them.

Harley decided to give it a try.

"Now that you have a solution, Minister, I will go back first."

She stood up to leave.

Fudge's eyes widened instantly, and he looked at Harry's decisive back with some bewilderment.

When he realized that she was really about to leave, he turned to look at Dumbledore.

However, at this moment Dumbledore just signaled him to find Harry himself and had no intention of intervening.

So Fudge turned around and looked at Kingsley, who had just been able to say a few words.

"Harley, please wait a moment."

Out of desperation, Kingsley stood up again.

"No, I still have astronomy class."

Harry didn't even turn his head.

Kingsley tilted his head to look at his own minister.

However, the Minister's mind had once again flown away, and at this moment he could not even control his expression.

Kingsley knew that he could only continue on his own.

"Miss Potter, we need your help."

He decided to talk it over with Harley.

"The news of Black's escape has been leaked to Ministry staff."

'really. ’

No wonder Fudge's first reaction was to come over and ask for help. This is really interesting.

A small smile appeared on Harry's face.

When she turned around, her smile had turned into a sneer.

"You always exceed my expectations."

Harry didn't sit down either, but just folded his arms and looked at Fudge who didn't dare to speak.

"I can't even hold on for such a short time."

"To be honest, I'm quite surprised."

Kingsley also had an expression of incomprehension in order to get closer to Harry.

But in reality, if he was just an Auror, he certainly wouldn't understand.

However, in addition to being an Auror, Kingsley is also a member of a pure-blood family. He knows only too well what a sieve the Ministry of Magic is.

"Ah."

Harley just laughed and didn't expose it.

Kingsley was a little embarrassed, but continued:
"So we need your help. Your testimony is more favorable than Peter Pettigrew's."

Strictly speaking, it is not more advantageous, but it is more useful to the Ministry of Magic.

During this period, there were issues concerning the sorting and wands.

Harry is very popular both in pure-blood families and ordinary wizard families.

In addition, as the person who defeated the Dark Lord, it is impossible for her to favor someone who hurt her.

Therefore, Harley's personal appearance is much more useful than Peter Pettigrew in fighting against Blake's prison break.

"Then the question is, why should I help you?"

Harry asked with interest.

Things are different now than they were before.

Before, apart from venting her dissatisfaction, Harry's only thought was to tease Old Dumbledore.

But now, he could really make some money from the Ministry of Magic.

"Considering that Mr. Black needs to recuperate for a while after he comes out."

Kingsley tried to make an offer.

"The Ministry will prepare an allowance for him until he can live a normal life."

Of course, whether or not he can live a normal life is entirely up to Blake himself.

In other words, if he wants, he can receive it for life.

"If you're not sincere, there's no point in talking."

Harry was obviously not happy with the price.

But Fudge was delighted instead.

If you are not satisfied with the price, it means you can still negotiate, which is much better than just leaving.

"We can take back Blake's family business."

Fudge decisively offered another price.

Anyway, he is not the only one suffering.

In other words, let others taste your pain.

"not enough."

Harry still didn't agree.

"Even if the Ministry of Magic doesn't give me these things, I am confident that I can get them back with interest in seven years."

I just don’t know how much extra gains I will get by then.

"what do you mean?"

Fudge asked cautiously.

Not to mention seven years later, even if Harry came to him now, he wouldn't be able to resist.

"The Ministry of Magic will also need to pay double the entire ten years' earnings from these properties."

Harley directly threw out a price.

"You didn't even interrogate him, but directly sent my godfather to prison, and kept him there for ten years. You should give an explanation for these ten years, right?"

she asked with a smile.

But this smile gave Fudge a chill.

"It should, it should."

Fudge shuddered and quickly agreed to this.

"Very good, let's start with the second one."

Harry was pleased with Fudge's reaction.

"There's a second one?"

Fudge asked subconsciously.

"Of course, that was just compensation to Blake. Would it be in vain for me to speak for you?" Harry asked back.

"Of course I can't let you work for nothing."

Fudge changed his attitude immediately.

"Please feel free to ask for anything you want, and we will do our best to meet your needs."

But at this time, Harry did not take the initiative to make any requests.

She sat back in her chair and said in a casual tone, "You name your own price. You are not allowed to use Ministry assets."

"why?"

Fudge's face was full of reluctance.

"You are using my fame to consolidate your political position. If not you, who will pay?"

Harley yawned, her tone sounding a little lazy.

"Ok."

Fudge gritted his teeth and agreed.

After a while of struggling, he paid Harry five hundred Galleons and a shop in Diagon Alley.

It was a relatively remote shop, not as good as the ones that the little wizard had to go to school.

But it’s also a good industry.

"So this is settled?"

After signing all the documents, Fudge still felt a little uneasy.

"I will naturally cooperate with you after receiving the money."

Harley replied casually.

"You don't want me to figure out how to write it, do you?"

"That's not necessary."

Fudge immediately said that there were still people in the Ministry of Magic who were responsible for this matter.

"But we still need your help with something."

"what's up?"

Harry asked casually.

She had just received the money and was in a good mood, so she was naturally willing to listen.

"I would like to ask you to talk to Professor Severus and ask him to agree to hand Peter over to us."

Fudge spoke in a rather low voice.

"If he's in your hands, why don't you just go find him? Why are you looking for me?"

Harry looked confused.

In fact, she despised Fudge in her heart.

This guy was probably afraid that letting him know would give him an extra bargaining chip and an extra condition, so he simply didn't mention it.

Yet Harley could sense Peter's position at all times.

She had known for a long time that Peter was not in the hands of the Ministry and was probably being tortured by Snape.

I didn't mention it simply because I wanted Peter to feel it a little longer.

"It's like this, Professor Severus said that he would only release the others after Sirius is released from prison."

Fudge spoke up a little nervously.

"But now Sirius has escaped from prison, so could you Severus hand Peter over to us, or get it back from him?"

After all, it was Harley who captured him, so she should be able to get him back, right?
'That's really positive.'

Harry complained about Snape in his heart.

Snape really loved his mother deeply, but I didn't expect that he would urge the Ministry of Magic to hand over the person in this way for his own sake.

But this made Harry a little unhappy.

If he had listened to his mother's advice and stayed away from the dark arts and the Death Eater reserve team, there would be no way James' father would have succeeded in taking office.

I only realized I should turn after the car hit the tree, but what good would that do?

Everyone is dead.

"Two hundred gold Galleons. I'll come directly to your house and help you with it later."

Of course, Harley's wild thoughts didn't stop her from making money.

"make a deal."

Fudge was quite decisive this time, probably planning to spend the Ministry of Magic's public funds.

"Okay then, shall we go now?"

Harry turned around and prepared to leave.

"Good work."

Fudge was overjoyed and wanted to set off immediately.

"Wait, Harley."

This time it was Dumbledore who called her.

"Can you talk to me?"

He looked at Fudge and his group.

The three of them immediately said goodbye and opened the door to leave.

Umbridge stumbled halfway and grabbed Fudge's robes.

Fudge, on the other hand, simply slapped her hand away, nearly causing Umbridge to fall to the ground, causing the Deputy Minister to give the Minister a rather terrifying look.

Kingsley hid far away, looking completely unwilling to be involved.

Harry and Dumbledore watched the farce silently from behind.

After leading the three people away, Harry turned to look at Dumbledore.

"What do you want to ask, my dear principal?"

Feeling that Dumbledore would probably say a lot, she simply sat back in her chair.

"I……"

Dumbledore didn't know where to begin.

Harley's previous behavior clearly showed that she had seen through his temptation, so she expressed her dissatisfaction in such an attitude.

Harry's true self is revealed when she discusses interests with Fudge and others.

Although he did look like a Slytherin, it was completely different from Tom's situation.

She will fight for her own interests and help those she cares about.

Dumbledore sighed imperceptibly, feeling sorry for himself for having made such a terrible mistake.

"Harley, I want to apologize to you."

He raised his head and looked at the girl who had given him a headache before.

Only now did he notice that, apart from being a little more mature, this girl was not as scary as he had thought.

"I have made many mistakes in the past, the most serious of which led to Voldemort, who has wreaked havoc in the wizarding world for many years."

Dumbledore closed his eyes, regret and remorse written all over his face.

“When people get old, they can’t help but use their past experiences to measure the present.”

"So, when I heard that you were sorted into Slytherin, it was as if I saw another him in my eyes."

Talented, ambitious, unscrupulous...

"So I chose to take the opportunity to test you when Fudge and the others came to visit."

Everything Dumbledore did was in the hope that a second Voldemort would appear in the wizarding world.

But he suddenly realized that his way was to push Harley in that direction.

The only result of distrust is suspicion and alienation.

He couldn't go on like this.

"sorry."

Dumbledore opened his eyes and looked at Harry apologetically.

"I forgive you."

Harley could feel that the principal was sincerely apologizing at this moment.

Maybe it’s because of the fan filter.

Harry hopes that as the headmaster of Hogwarts, she is a good person who can stick to her own morals and even actively distance herself from power for this purpose.

Instead of the White Devil in many fan fictions who can read minds at will and whose life is filled with nothing but calculations.

Although this Dumbledore had some small ideas, he was not the White Devil, which made her very happy.

“That’s really gratifying.”

A smile appeared on the principal's old face.

"But to be honest, I hope that if I encounter this kind of thing again next time, you will tell me in advance."

Harley said jokingly.

"Don't worry, it won't happen again."

Dumbledore assured earnestly.

(End of this chapter)