Chapter 127
If there was any emotion to describe Fudge, it would be regret, very much regret.
Of course he couldn't have done nothing.
After rejecting Andy and Dumbledore, Fudge immediately returned to the Ministry of Magic and asked his crony Umbridge to return to Hogwarts with two Aurors to prepare to receive Peter's body.
Fudge is still rational and knows how things will develop for his best interests.
As a minister, if he wanted to avoid the greatest negative impact on himself, he could not admit that he had met Peter.
If you admit it, you have to deal with it. If you don't handle it well, you have to take responsibility.
He is not stupid. The attitude he showed towards Dumbledore was just to shirk the blame.
At the same time, he must try his best to control Peter.
So he had to do it even at the risk of offending Dumbledore.
As a result, Umbridge and her party came to Hogwarts afterwards and were blocked by Professor McGonagall.
With a search warrant, Professor McGonagall did not prevent them from entering the castle, but only informed them that Peter's body was no longer in Hogwarts and followed them.
Even when Umbridge and the Aurors searched the castle at will, they could not find Peter.
Umbridge suspected that Peter was hidden in the principal's office, and angrily tried to enter the principal's office. However, because she did not know the password, no matter how they threatened, the stone monster at the door of the principal's office did not move.
"I want to see the principal! Get Dumbledore!
Umbridge yelled at Professor McGonagall. Professor
McGonagall showed a very professional expression:"The principal is not in the castle at the moment. I'm afraid I can't help you. If you want to go somewhere else, please feel free to do so.""
Umbridge had no choice but to leave angrily.
After receiving the report, Fudge immediately realized that something was wrong and quickly wrote a letter to Dumbledore. As a result, everything came to nothing.
Fudge was very angry, but it was too late.
He should have Opportunity to prevent this.
Unexpectedly, Dumbledore had second thoughts and acted faster than him.
After realizing that Fudge might not cooperate, Dumbledore took the lead in notifying Scrimgeour and picked up Peter first.
The next situation is no longer under Fudge's control. News from all sources is released one after another like a series of cannons.
"Peter's autopsy has been completed and it has been confirmed that he was killed by the killing curse recently."
"Scrimgeour: When I arrived at the scene, I only saw Peter’s body and Mr. Crouch who fell to the ground. There was a fierce fight at the scene. I can’t reveal too much at the moment. The investigation is ongoing."
"It is said that the Dark Mark appears on Peter's left arm, which is the mark of a true Death Eater."
Scrimgeour took the time to accept an interview with Rita Skeeter and told all the facts he had seen.
Not many people believed Rita Skeeter's original manuscript.
Except for her crazy fans, Everyone laughed when they saw the news about Rita Skeeter, thinking that Rita Skeeter was really dead, and started making up stories to attract attention.
However, within a few days, Scrimgeour confirmed Rita Skeeter. What Skeeter said is true.
Who is Scrimgeour? The director of the Auror Office, the real head of the Auror.
There are no police in the magic world, only Aurors who have multiple violent responsibilities. Scrimgeour is the Auror position. The tallest person.
If you want to make an analogy, Scrimgeour is equivalent to the director of national security in the wizarding world.
Since Scrimgeour began to speak out, countless letters flew to the Ministry of Magic.
Mailbox, asking the Ministry of Magic to explain this.
The Dark Mark on the corpse's arm also completely defeated Fudge's insistence.
The Dark Mark is generally considered to represent the symbol of the Voldemort Group, and it exists in two forms.
The one Andy had seen before was launched into the air with the"Reappearance of Bones" spell.
The other was given by Voldemort himself and was engraved on the arm of the Death Eater.
The Dark Mark is regarded as an honor.
For normal people, seeing any form of the Dark Mark is enough to cause panic, because every time the Dark Mark appears in the sky, it means someone is dead.
Lin Jie was so shocked that he couldn't speak when he saw the Dark Mark on Peter's body.
He originally scorned Dumbledore's statement, but he only led the team out of concern for Peter's reappearance.
Come to Hogwarts.
It turns out that Peter is really a Death Eater.
This is a big mistake.
The recipient of the Order of Merlin, the hero model once established by the Ministry of Magic, is actually a Death Eater who has been hiding for many years.
There is nothing more darkly humorous than this.
This news was nothing short of a bombshell, shaking the entire British wizarding world upside down.
The office hall of the Ministry of Magic immediately became crowded with reporters from various newspapers.
They, as well as angry wizards, surrounded the Ministry of Magic, including staff members of the Ministry of Magic.
Every time a senior official of the Ministry of Magic appeared in everyone's sight, the crowd would swarm up and kill him.
surrounded him and threw all kinds of questions at him
"What exactly is the Ministry of Magic hiding?"
"Peter was declared dead that year. Was there any behind-the-scenes deal? Are there Death Eaters among the senior officials of the Ministry of Magic?"
"Eat shit, Fudge!"
"Please answer our questions!"
Of course, no one dares to answer this kind of question head-on.
Ron's father, Arthur Weasley, is the only one who dares to stop and face the interview.
Mr. Weasley also has red hair and a face. To reporters, he was impassioned
"I don't know that year���What happened, the only thing I know is that Peter is the real traitor!"
"This situation must never happen again! I think the Minister should take the initiative to admit the Ministry of Magic's mistakes……"
Unfortunately, before he finished telling his story, two rotten eggs were thrown from the outside of the crowd and hit him. A fierce stench burst out and dispersed the crowd.
This is an indiscriminate attack from protesters dissatisfied with the Ministry of Magic.
After Mr. Weasley fled in disgrace, no one dared to stop and face the reporters.
The Ministry of Magic has also temporarily closed normal channels, and employees can only go to get off work through the Floo network.
As for Fudge? After the incident broke out, he became invisible and no one could find him.