Harry Potter and the Burnt Badger

"I don't know, it could be someone from the Magical Legal Investigation and Enforcement Team, or it could be someone else." The Auror was silent for a moment, and then said: "My name is Clancy Rennie. Regarding what happened to Edgar, we Most people feel sorry for it.”

"Thank you." Moon smiled politely, "By the way, I wish you good luck."

Clancy pulled Elijah to prevent him from asking questions that Munn could not answer. He nodded to Munn and then stopped talking. On the dark road, there were only the wheels of the two carriages rolling in front and behind. The sound continued.

Unlike Elijah, who is obviously a little too slow in this regard, Clancy has been in the Auror office for ten years. He dare not say that he can understand what the Ministry of Magic's documents, announcements and newly issued regulations mean. It's clear to see, but you can also figure out seventy-eight out of ten of them, as well as the possible consequences that will follow.

Just yesterday, January 1991, 1, a full year has officially passed since the enactment of the law 'Legalizing the Enforcement of the Werewolf Code of Conduct'. Therefore, starting from today, this law has begun to take effect. .

For Clancy, who has ten years of Auror experience, even if he thinks with his buttocks, he can understand that this law has a high probability of causing werewolves to counterattack, not to mention that there are currently overseas werewolves colluding with dark wizards to smuggle in Within the borders of the country, it is self-evident what this means.And it is absolutely impossible for those in the werewolf capture force to suppress the werewolves' counterattack - so who will the Ministry of Magic send to deal with the chaos in the end?

The answer, of course, cannot be that **minister Fudge.

Clancy became very irritable when he thought about this.Obviously from the time Edgar was kidnapped for investigating werewolf smuggling, the ministry should have realized that the werewolf problem could no longer be rushed. At this time, even if it loses some face and delays the effective date of the law, it should still be prioritized. Capture the smuggled werewolves.But the minister was just like the one who ate the weight [Note 1]. Despite the opposition of many people in the ministry, he was determined to make the law take effect on time.

If the relationship between the two parties was not surveillance and surveillance, perhaps Clancy's question could still be answered by Moon, but now he obviously does not have this opportunity.

Of course, it was impossible for Fudge to allow this decree to be delayed. What he feared most was losing face.As early as the Forest Dempsey incident, he had lost face. Later, the arrest of Jacob Saul finally made him gain a wave of reputation. If the effective date of this law is really changed, If he postpones it, all the reputation he gained from Jacob Saul will be lost, and he will even wear the label of "unreliable" and "waste" from now on, which he will never take off until his death.

Compared with his face, compared with the place under his butt, what does it matter if a few, dozens or hundreds of Muggles and ordinary wizards die?

What's more, although Clancy has a good sense of politics, he still doesn't know much about the inside story.He only knew that Edgar was kidnapped for investigating werewolf smuggling, but he didn't know that Edgar was betrayed throughout the whole process. There are still dark wizard spies in the Ministry of Magic, and they are likely to be in high-level positions. Li also grasped Fudge's "little handle".Even if you don't mention the matter of face and position, Fudge is already riding a tiger.

It's very simple. If Fudge wants to clear out the smuggled werewolves, unless he can really capture the location of the dark wizard of the Crow Party, the only entry point left for him is the spy within the Ministry of Magic, unless he can suddenly change his temper. , use thunderous means to directly arrest the spy, silence the spy, go to battle personally to interrogate the smugglers and the black wizards of the Crow Party, and then directly kill the spy - at the same time, you must ensure that no information will be leaked throughout the process. The spy didn't prepare any backup plan.Otherwise, he would have no choice but to be held high, making mistakes, and let the decree take effect as originally planned.

In this way, he at least held on to his face and ministerial position, even if it was... only temporarily.

Opposition?Unless the entire Ministry of Magic can unite as one and collectively shout "Down with the Foolish Minister" to kick Fudge off his chair, it will be useless for just a few people to shout against it.

It's useless.

Fudge is now a carriage whose brakes have failed and is rushing towards the cliff with all its strength.

To put it bluntly, you have to die a big death.

Looking at Hogwarts Castle getting closer and closer, Moon sighed.

Quirrell is dead, and Harry has an ordinary and happy first grade. He doesn't have to go through levels to upgrade and fight bosses. He can happily learn magic with Ron and Hermione every day; what next?Fudge probably felt that the British wizarding world was too peaceful, so he caused some trouble for everyone to add to the fun.

Voldemort?What kind of stinky younger brother is Voldemort? How could Fudge, the Minister of Magic, be the one to make trouble for him?

There is a Minister of Magic who clearly has no ability and yet values ​​his own power more than the lives of dozens, hundreds, or even thousands or tens of thousands of people. It can be said that the British have spent eight lifetimes bleeding. Mold.

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The Thestrals slowed down slowly, and the two carriages finally stopped at the gate of Hogwarts. Professor Flitwick, who was responsible for counting the returning students, had a long list of students floating around him, holding a wand in his hand. Moon immediately beamed and smiled, "Ha, Moon Fox, and his brothers and sisters, welcome back, come in quickly, you can leave your luggage here, and I will ask the elf to help you move in later."

"Nice to meet you, Professor Flitwick." The three children put down their luggage together and bowed. The four accompanying Aurors also greeted Professor Flitwick, and none of them were very old. , it was Professor Flitwick who taught them the knowledge of Charms when they were students at Hogwarts.

Professor Flitwick nodded to several Aurors, and then let them enter the school.

It was already a little late now. Moon glanced at the time and estimated that the little wizards who took the express train back to school would be back soon, so he hurried back to the common room and gave a few The roommate left a message with Violet and then left the common room.

As usual, the wizard responsible for "protecting" Hesper and Quaid disappeared from everyone's sight as soon as he entered the castle, trying his best not to cause too much trouble to the daily lives of the two little guys.Clancy and Elijah who were following Munn originally wanted to do the same, but in the end they were rejected by Munn. After all, with two Aurors watching by his side, he could find a reason to continue living in the school newspaper office. .

The application was approved very easily. Moon didn't even have to go to the principal's office - Professor Dumbledore took advantage of the Christmas vacation to hang up a picture of Ms. Moore, the former principal Yup, in the school newspaper office. For the portrait of Rashia Moore, Moon directly asked Ms. Moore to help tell Professor Dumbledore. Within a few minutes, Ms. Moore brought back a message of agreement from Professor Dumbledore.

"I'm going to have a hard time with you in the next two days." Moon said with a smile while chewing his favorite meat-filled mashed potato pie: "By the way, do you still want to continue reviewing the manuscripts for the school newspaper?"

Clancy stopped reaching for the lamb chops on the plate, looked at Moon intently, and then said: "In fact, we did receive relevant orders, saying that if the Hogwarts School If the newspaper is going to continue, we must review it all. If there is any negative remarks about the Ministry of Magic, it will be banned from publication. Although I don’t know which law the minister intends to invoke, because the Hogwarts school newspaper It should be a legal publication, one that is registered.”

"I understand, then I can take advantage of these two days to polish it up." Mu En took a sip of pumpkin soda - the taste was a bit strange, but Mu En quite liked it.

It seems that Professor Dumbledore should have agreed to the proposal he wrote in his Christmas card about expanding the variety of drinks on Hogwarts tables.

Clancy smiled helplessly, then took a mutton chop and stuffed it into the hands of Elijah, who was confused and hadn't quite figured out the situation yet.

Ilya was even more confused now.

What, why did you suddenly stuff me with a lamb chop?what does this mean?Am I full?

Forget it, I won’t be able to survive even if I bite another piece, the lamb chops are still fragrant.

You can't waste food...

After eating and drinking, the three of them made their beds and turned off the lights. Only the hollow metal ball in Moon's hand was still floating above the bed, emitting a soft white light.

Holding the book in his hand, Moon felt the pure magic slowly pouring into his body. A look of relief and joy appeared on his face. Then he seriously wet the handkerchief on the table and carefully After wiping his hands, he turned to the next page of the grimoire.

However, perhaps fate always likes to fool stupid mortals. The next page of Wrath of Time is still not a spell that can help Edgar, but a strange magic called "Larry's Mind Connection".

Moon sighed quietly, resisting the urge to close the book and throw it aside, rubbed his eyes, and continued to study again.

Now, he has no qualifications to act on impulse. No matter how disappointed he is, he must master this spell as soon as possible. After all, only in this way can he have a greater chance of saving Edgar.

After an unknown amount of time, the last ray of light in the school newspaper's office disappeared. Ms. Moore in the portrait glanced at Moon approvingly and rested peacefully.

The moon turned and the stars moved, the east became white, and several big roosters around Hagrid's hut began to crow one after another, making loud and penetrating sounds.

"Hi! Moon~"

"Hey, Moon, you're back!"

"Morning Fox."

There were little wizards greeting Moon everywhere along the way. Elijah, who had already seen this before, was not surprised at all, but Clancy was really frightened - he had heard Elijah say that Moon Fox was there before. Hogwarts was quite popular, but I never expected that he would be greeted by people wherever he went, as if everyone in Hogwarts knew him.

Theoretically speaking, Clancy's idea is not wrong. After all, even the first-year students have been enrolled for four months.

Because breakfast was still served in the school newspaper office as usual, the three of them did not go to the auditorium, but went straight to the greenhouse.As a result, halfway through, a large group of young wizards hurried over from behind.

Taking the lead were Munn's three roommates and Violet, followed by almost all the other third-year Hufflepuff wizards, and even Ravenclaws. When I say yes, almost everyone is smiling.But Elijah and Clancy, who were standing next to Moon like door gods, were somewhat intimidating (in fact, the two of them didn't realize that they were standing like door gods at all). Only Violet kept her feet moving very fast. He ran up to Munn before he could stand still, then he raised his red face and said with a smile: "Welcome back~ Munn~"

With just a smile, Munn suddenly felt that the depressed mood that had been lingering in his heart since last night had been largely diluted. He also unconsciously showed a bright smile, nodded and said: "Thank you, by the way, I Love your Christmas gift.”

Before Violet could say anything else, the other little wizards who had been "proofed" by Violet had already crowded forward. Clancy and Elijah had to step back a few steps to give themselves to this group of chattering little wizards. Wizards make room.Everyone was noisy, and Mu En couldn't hear anyone's words clearly, but he didn't feel annoyed at all, and instead felt much better.

Until Professor Sprout heard the sound in the greenhouse, he stuck his head out and shouted: "Okay, okay! Come to the greenhouse quickly! Class is on! You little guys!"

The little wizards all shrank their necks, then looked at each other, laughed, and quickly walked into the greenhouse.Professor Sprout scolded them one after another, almost blocking the entire corridor, but when Moon, the initiator of everything, passed by her, she continued to scold them while packing a piece of packaging. The exquisite cheesecake was stuffed into Moon's hand - and at the same time, he closed the greenhouse door, blocking Elijah and Clancy from the door.

"I finally know why Ken showed a gloating smile after hearing that I was going to be replaced..." Clancy leaned against the window in the corridor outside the greenhouse and shook his head helplessly. This is the first time in my life that I am so unwelcome."

Elijah laughed when he heard this. He secretly took out a box of sizzling honey candies from his pocket, gave one to Clancy, and then said: "I think this is good, don't you think Hogwart Does Ci seem to be getting better?"

As he said that, Ilya raised his head and looked out the window and took a deep breath. "Now for the first time, I feel that Hogwarts can really be called the 'best magic school', not just because it is my alma mater."

Chapter 87 For the greater good

It turns out that everything happened faster than Moon and Clancy thought.

On Tuesday, the Daily Prophet and the Evening Prophet [Note 1] were still covering up the truth. There was no report on werewolf attacks in the daily papers. The evening paper only mentioned in passing that "Werewolf insurrection has occurred in some areas, and people have been killed." "Many people were injured", apparently to avoid causing too much trouble.However, on Tuesday night, the four Aurors were collectively transferred out of Hogwarts. Before leaving, Clancy told Moon that the new people from the Ministry of Magic would not arrive until tomorrow morning at the earliest. If the school newspaper was to be published, , it’s best to seize this opportunity.

Moon is naturally very clear about this. He has already prepared all the manuscripts in the past two days. Although the quality of other manuscripts was slightly lacking in the rush, those were not the focus of this temporary supplement to the school newspaper. content, so it’s not a big problem.

On Wednesday morning, the little wizards at Hogwarts all had a copy of the school newspaper. The sudden release of a new issue of the school newspaper made them all a little curious. Even other people in the school newspaper office had not received the news. After seeing There was a pile of school time clocks at the entrance of the auditorium, and they were all stunned.

Immediately afterwards, everyone discovered that the title of the front-page article clearly read "The Beginning and End of the Werewolf Chaos - Failure of the Law."

Just when everyone was whispering about the articles in the newspapers and the author of the articles who was not present in the auditorium, that is, Moon, the little wizard who had ordered other publications besides the school newspaper and the Daily Prophet suddenly shouted loudly He shouted and raised the newspaper in his hand, "There is a similar article in the New Star!"

"I saw it here too!"

At the same time, Moon was sitting opposite Professor Dumbledore in the principal's office. On the desk between them were four different newspapers - the Hogwarts School News, the Nova, and the Oddities weekly newspaper, and a Daily Prophet

All four newspapers published articles about the werewolf riots. However, the Daily Prophet was the most pessimistic. Not only did it deliberately ignore the number of victims, but it also continued to direct the trend towards the werewolves, criticizing all the wrongdoers. Caused by werewolves who are "insatiable" and "ungrateful".

The articles in the Nova and the Weekly Oddities were written by the same person. The two articles were written exactly the same. They were both angrily criticizing the Ministry of Magic and Fudge. The articles were full of radical vocabulary, and their extreme views could even be compared with those of the Daily Prophet. It's better or worse, and every word of it shows that "werewolves are innocent" and "all problems are the fault of the Ministry of Magic".What is even more interesting is that the number of victims mentioned in the articles published in the Nova and the Weekly Oddities is much clearer than that written in the Daily Prophet.

Only the Hogwarts school newspaper was caught in the middle and became the most unique one.Because the entire article analyzes the whole story of the chaos, points out the negative influence played by the Ministry of Magic and Fudge, points out the inappropriateness of the previous laws and the new laws that are now in effect, and also criticizes some A considerable number of werewolves have ulterior motives, taking the opportunity to cause trouble, and even colluding with dark wizards to maliciously hurt others.Even at the end of the article, there is a warning to most werewolves not to be deceived by the dark wizard's rhetoric. Instead of causing trouble and hurting others, they will not gain status, but will continue to push them into the abyss.

"You must know why I called you here in a hurry, right Moon?" Professor Dumbledore looked at Moon calmly. Although blocked by the lenses, his eyes were still full of sharp meaning.

Moon nodded lightly, "Of course, just as you thought, I had expected it."

He raised his hand and pointed at the Nova and Weekly Oddities on his desk. "There is no doubt that this is the work of the dark wizard."

The old man's expression did not change, as if he had already guessed that Moon would answer this way. He crossed his fingers, put them on the desk, and said softly: "Can you explain it?"

"Last year, Fudge issued a decree, which was equivalent to digging a hole for himself - but it wasn't very deep." Moon took out the school newspaper from several newspapers and placed it on the top. "In fact, your views on werewolves at that time were Asylum coincides with my idea, even if you don't do it, I will find a way to ask you to do it. Because the law has only one meaning from the main film, which is to force werewolves to become real... dogs."

"Such behavior is equivalent to a killing order for the werewolves who are already suffering from discrimination and resentment. Except for those werewolves who are too docile, the rest of the werewolves must be forcibly captured by the Ministry of Magic. After arresting and enforcing the law, there will be unrest, there is no doubt about it.”

"Cornelly Fudge is the Minister of Magic. No one can fill the hole he dug for himself. Therefore, sheltering some werewolves in advance can reduce the losses caused by this decree. At least many werewolves will gain access to it. After asylum, you will no longer be forced to join the murderous team, nor will you be persecuted by the Ministry of Magic. Secondly, if necessary, you can use some means to change the view of werewolves among wizards, even if it can only change part of it. It’s also good.”

"I think you probably had the first idea at the time, but not the second idea, but it doesn't matter, I did, so I have been preparing this article since then. Because there is no doubt that the Daily Prophet is in Magic Under the control of the Ministry, it will only whitewash the peace. Only if someone really stands up and speaks out, can it be possible to remind everyone to be vigilant - not only vigilant to those murderous werewolves, but also vigilant to the current inappropriate actions of the Ministry of Magic."

"However, since last October, a series of things have happened. My uncle Edgar was betrayed by a traitor within the Ministry of Magic, kidnapped by a dark wizard, foreign werewolves colluded with the dark wizards of the Crow Party, and smuggled into the country. Everything... Everything indicates that the hole Fudge dug for himself is getting deeper and deeper out of his control, becoming enough to bury him alive."

"Then how do I know that the dark wizard will definitely coerce some newspapers and publications..." Moon lowered his eyebrows and looked at the two newspapers on the desk, "Because they released my uncle and told Fudge Mr. Rishi and his wife are members of the Shafiq family.”

"They are being clever and trying to provoke trouble between Fudge and us. Obviously, their real purpose is not to deal with the Shafiq family - because that does not require them to spend so much effort. The only reasonable explanation is that the Crow Party came for Fudge and the Ministry of Magic from the very beginning."

"In this case, the dark wizards of the Crow Party will never let go of such a good opportunity. The Daily Prophet is whitewashing the peace, and the Ministry of Magic is struggling to deal with the werewolf riot. At this time, as long as it adds fuel to the public opinion channels, it can Set the Ministry of Magic on fire."

"That's why I changed my original plan, maintained complete restraint and rationality, and gave up using this report to accuse Fudge - I originally wanted to do this because after we sheltered some werewolves, things wouldn't get too messy. Big, public opinion must guide everyone so that everyone can truly realize the big trap that Fudge has poked. But now, the chaos has become too big, and the dark wizards of the Crow Party have to rely on the power of public opinion to continue to spread their conspiracy. Plan, even if there is no school newspaper, it is impossible for everyone to let Fudge and the Ministry of Magic go."

"That is to say, from now on, I only need to keep my articles absolutely fair and expose their loopholes at this time and even in the past, so that the school newspaper can gradually stand out in the struggle between the two sides and become a more popular news The party that the unknown ordinary people believe in. Forces the dark wizards to give up the public opinion war, makes the Daily Prophet no longer so condescending, and then... completes the subsequent steps step by step, so that these people on both sides will not be able to get any favors. "

As he said this, Moon suddenly raised his head and smiled, "Actually, at the beginning, I thought about whether everything was a show by Fudge. He found the Crow Party without your help and was unable to survive on his own. The dark wizards, promised huge profits, joined forces with them to create this overall situation. In fact, they were always directing and acting on their own. Fudge knew that we were already sheltering werewolves, so he asked the dark wizards of the Crow Party to attract werewolves from abroad. "

"In this way, after the chaos becomes big, as long as he can clean it all up with the help of the black wizard of the Crow Party, he will be able to gain a huge political achievement. After a little guidance of public opinion, he can easily cover up that this chaos was caused by him in the first place. The fact that it came out.”

"But I quickly gave up this idea. If Fudge was really capable of directing and planning such a big show, he would never be reduced to where he is today. More importantly... Fudge is too impatient. Ever since my uncle was killed After the kidnapping, every step he took was too hasty and chaotic. If he really directed everything, then he would never be so chaotic."

"Probably, that's it." Moon looked at the old man and suddenly noticed a bit of sadness and deep worry in Professor Dumbledore's eyes.

There was a brief silence in the principal's office.

"I'm... very pleased that you actually thought of helping the werewolves reverse their weak situation. To be honest, I really didn't think of this." Professor Dumbledore sighed and said softly: "But on the other hand, I'm wondering if you may have... gone astray and been too obsessed with revenge. I admit that in Edgar's case, Fudge's every move also caused a lot of trouble to Edgar and your family. Big damage..."

"However, perhaps mitigating possible casualties and repelling the dark wizards are more important now. If Fudge really steps down in this incident, it will undoubtedly cause too much shock to the British wizarding world. After all, it is like As you said, the chaos is already quite big now."

Moon raised the cup and drank the still scalding tea in one gulp.

"I'm sorry, Professor, I don't think so." Moon picked up the Daily Prophet. "If the interruption continues, it will be disrupted. The dark wizards must be repelled, the werewolves must be taken care of, and the image of the werewolves must be reversed. Fudge, He must also step down. Perhaps Fudge's step down will cause some shocks, but as long as a suitable next minister is selected in time, the Ministry of Magic is reorganized, and the reputation of the Ministry of Magic is well maintained, the so-called shocks can be minimized."

"However, have you ever thought that if Fudge does not step down, this time it is a werewolf riot, how big a hole will he dig next time? How much trouble will he cause? Centaur? Goblin? Giant? His downfall It will cause a shock, but if he does not step down, it has been proved to this day that there is no doubt that he will only cause more and more serious harm. When the time comes? Will he continue to be allowed to be in that position? Do you do this kind of thing again and again?"

Moon said bluntly: "He is just the minister of the Ministry of Magic, not the emperor of the East. Even if he is the emperor of the East, he will still be overthrown if he does something stupid. He signed such a decree for the power in his hands. and status, for the sake of my own face and reputation, I put the lives of countless people at risk... How many articles have I written in the school newspaper this year pointing out the inappropriateness of the new law? How many articles have I submitted to the school newspaper? Article? The Daily Prophet ignores it every time, and the articles in other newspapers and magazines are completely useless, except to warn some ordinary wizards to beware of this year's werewolf riot."

"At this time, the only way to cut through the mess quickly is to truly benefit everyone and to minimize the damage."

He folded the Daily Prophet a few times, making the article about the werewolf riots the only one exposed to the eyes of the two people, then put it back on the table, and then stopped talking and just looked at it quietly. Looking at the old man.

The silence lasted for a long time, a full five minutes.

The old man seemed to be discerning something. He hesitated, hesitated, and remained silent.

Then he let out a long sigh.

"I think you are right, Moon, but I'm sorry, I can't provide you with much help in this matter..."

Moon shook his head, "You don't need to provide me with much help. Ever since this school newspaper was published, this has been my war. I think the only thing I need your help with is probably when necessary." It’s time to provide the power of the most powerful white wizard in our time - of course, it’s just to protect some people, nothing more.”

The old man smiled a little, but it was obviously not sincere, because he suddenly became very tired. "I'm happy to oblige, but I think, Moon, it's time for you to go to class. Although you can't make it in time for breakfast, you just need to run faster. , you should not be late for Charms class."

"Indeed, if I am late for Charms class again, Professor Flitwick will probably deduct points from me." Moon smiled cooperatively, stood up and bowed slowly, then turned and walked out of the office. .

It wasn't until a long time after Moon left that the old man stared at the desk in front of him without moving. It wasn't until the fox on the shelf made a chirp that the over 100-year-old man turned his head, his eyes still bright and clear. There was a little bit of moisture inside.

The phoenix looked at the old man and seemed to sense the complicated emotions in the old man's heart. It circled and flew up, landing on the old man's shoulder, and rubbed its head sideways against the old man's cheek.

"This isn't going to be another, for the 'greater good,' right, Fox."

I don’t know if Phoenix understood it, but it screamed again after all.

So the old man finally smiled, feeling a little relieved, "Maybe you are right, I think too much. After all, these are two different things..."

He leaned back on the chair, picked up a piece of candy from the plate, put it into his mouth, slowly closed his eyes, and hummed a childish nursery rhyme.

Chapter 88 Before the storm

Hedwig gently pecked twice on the window of the school newspaper office. Harry ran over excitedly and opened the window for Hedwig. He watched Hedwig flutter her wings and land on Moon's desk, taking long steps. His legs started to pace arrogantly.

Moon reluctantly opened the lid of the large jar placed on the desk, and waited until Hedwig poked her head in and pecked two pieces of dried rabbit meat before closing the lid again.

"You came here just to ask for dried meat for Hedwig, right?" Moon said half-jokingly, "How about I give you a can for Christmas next year."

Before Harry could answer, Ron, who was sitting opposite Moon, complained: "I think this is a good idea. Last time I asked Hedwig to help send a letter, but Hedwig slapped her finger hard. Pecked the ground, apparently Harry always forgets to feed Hedwig."

Hermione, who had messy hair, was looking at Moon's stack of books with her eyes shining brightly. When she heard Ron's words, the little girl immediately turned around and rolled her eyes disdainfully, "Don't listen. Ron is talking nonsense, he is an idiot, he only wants Hedwig to deliver the letter, but he refuses to bring even a piece of dried meat to Hedwig."

"Ha, listen to it Moon." Ron showed a look of disgust. "Look what she said, it's like I have to pay my pet to do whatever I want."