Harry Potter and the Attack of the Squibs

Despite Madam Pomfrey's reluctance, Luke and Harry were released when the exam was about to begin.

Lu Ke felt that the most convincing reason he had found was that Umbridge was now admitted to the campus hospital.

She seemed to be in good condition. After all, Lu Ke had told the centaurs before that they had not done anything excessive to Umbridge, but Umbridge did not show kindness to Lu Ke because of this.

Every time she looked at Lu Ke, her eyes were full of resentment.

Even Madam Pomfrey admitted that this was not good for Luke and Harry's spirits.

After that comes the long exam.

For Harry and the others, the most important thing is the Ordinary Level Wizarding Examination.

Lu Ke is relatively relaxed, but he is also very busy.

Because of the Ministry of Magic.

The Ministry of Magic is in chaos right now.

The death of Isabella Strange has brought countless consequences. The Ministry of Magic has fallen into a huge division, and there are many candidates to succeed the Minister of Magic.

Even Fudge believed that he should continue to assume the responsibility of Minister of Magic at a critical moment: of course the result was that he was mercilessly dismissed.

Added to these troubles was the debate over whether Lord Voldemort had returned, and speculation about who killed Isabella Strange.

For a time, there were chaotic debates everywhere, and the originally competing naysayers and weekly reviews became a mess. Even the Daily Prophet, which had always remained neutral, became a battlefield.

In this chaos, only a few people know what the key is.

Among these people was Lu Ke.

"Do you really think Scrimgeour is the favorite?"

Lu Ke and Johanna sat together, and next to them was Hermione, who was supposed to be preparing for the exam and had no time at all.

It was Hermione who asked the question.

Lu Ke nodded: "Scrimgeour is the only one among Isabella Strange's supporters who does not support Isabella Strange herself."

"In other words, he is the only one among Fudge's opponents who does not support Isabella Strange."

Johanna shook her head: "Do you think it would be good for us for him to become the Minister of Magic?"

Lu Ke was silent for a moment: "At least he firmly believes that Voldemort has returned."

Johanna smiled: "Isn't this known to everyone now?"

In fact, this is a superficial consensus.

In fact, most wizards who believe this do not really know that Voldemort has returned and really feel threatened by the Dark Lord.

They choose to believe this more to interpret the facts in the way they want.

For example, Isabella Strange's supporters believe that Isabella Strange died at the hands of Voldemort: Otherwise, how could such a powerful and perfect warrior be killed so easily.

There are also the opponents of Isabella Strange. Of course, they have long since given up supporting Fudge, but in order to vent their excitement that Isabella Strange is dead, they believe that Voldemort has returned. And Isabella Strange is a Death Eater.

Of course, the latter news was originally a rumor arranged by Lu Ke and Johanna to be released quietly, but it just catered to many people's ideas, so it became popular.

Only the Order and a few people truly understood that Voldemort had indeed returned.

But now Voldemort's threat has indeed been greatly reduced.

Luke's killing of Isabella Strange was not enough to reduce Voldemort's danger, but the dozen Death Eaters he easily eliminated were enough.

Now Voldemort can't even find a suitable person to continue to control the Ministry of Magic.

Otherwise these confusing disputes would have been settled long ago, and the new Minister for Magic would surely have taken office long ago.

In fact, what Lu Ke and Johanna discussed here is also the key to the next step: they need to find an absolutely reliable person to control the Ministry of Magic.

As long as Voldemort is alive, he won't stop causing trouble.

The Ministry of Magic is the most important stronghold outside of Hogwarts, and it's certainly best to have it in your hands.

It’s just that the Order of the Phoenix obviously doesn’t have a suitable candidate: the most suitable candidate was Amelia Burns, but now she is completely out.

Supporters of Isabella Strange still believe that Amelia Burns was a die-hard Fudge loyalist and a typical example of her kind.

So William Shafik, who was "very popular" within the Ministry of Magic, had no choice but to start looking for other candidates.

So far, among the candidates they have selected together, the most suitable one is Scrimgeour, the head of the Auror Office.

"Then it can only be him..."

Johanna let out a long sigh: "Since I met you, I suddenly realized that there is no candidate in the Ministry of Magic who can really fight against Voldemort. We are just choosing an unqualified student now."

Lu Ke nodded: "But it is better to have the Minister of Magic than not to have the Minister of Magic."

Hermione, who had always been silent, said from the side: "Where is Dumbledore?"

Lu Ke smiled helplessly.

Of course he knew that Dumbledore was the most suitable person.

And always has been.

But the problem is that Dumbledore himself doesn't want to.

Hermione looked at Lu Ke: "We can convince Dumbledore, shouldn't everyone be trying their best now?"

"Dumbledore can't put the entire wizarding world in danger just because of his ideas, can he?"

Lu Ke was helplessly silent.

If you want to talk about why Dumbledore is unwilling to be the Minister of Magic, Lu Ke knows many reasons.

Dumbledore hated the way the Ministry of Magic did things. He didn't like wasting time with a group of masters who were dragging their feet.

Dumbledore loved Hogwarts, and he also knew that Hogwarts was more important than the Ministry of Magic because it represented the future of the wizarding world.

But in fact there is only one real reason.

Dumbledore always blamed himself.

Because of self-blame, he took on the task of fighting two powerful black wizards in succession.

Because of self-blame, he chose to stay away from admirers and people.

Because of self-blame, he acted arbitrarily and almost unscrupulously.

Dumbledore has always had an obvious tendency to self-destruct. The longer Lu Ke knew him, the clearer he became in seeing this.

Dumbledore, who felt that he could and could die at any time, never thought of taking such an honorable position as Minister of Magic.

And Dumbledore is definitely the most stubborn person Lu Ke has ever seen so far.

Even more than Voldemort.

"I can't convince Dumbledore, you know that, Hermione?"

Lu Ke raised his head and glanced at the cloudy sky above the hall.

It was a summer afternoon and it looked like a thunderstorm was coming, but it would take a lot of time.

"If you become the Minister of Magic, you cannot be the Headmaster of Hogwarts."

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