Chapter 192 Aggressive Auror
Inside the headmaster's office at Hogwarts.
Looking at the expressionless Dumbledore in front of him, Fudge sighed:
"I hope you can understand me, Dumbledore, I have no choice but to do this."
"First it's the Dementors, and now it's the Aurors." Dumbledore shook his head and said, "Fudge, it's really hard for me to understand you with this approach."
Fudge found a sofa to sit on, frowned and said:
"You and I both know very well that I have made great concessions to you, but you have been going against me."
"I can not understand what you say."
"Don't act stupid! Dumbledore! Think about the Dementors, how dare you say that you are not against me on this matter?" Fudge raised his voice and said, "I have made a lot of compromises in this regard. But you don’t appreciate it at all!
And this time!I clearly sent you a special letter a few hours ago, saying that I would bring the Aurors to investigate.As a result, you immediately announced a holiday and let all the students go!You are making our interrogation difficult! "
Dumbledore lowered his tone and said:
"You still want to interrogate my students?"
With Dumbledore staring at him like this, Fudge felt extremely stressed.
He avoided his sight, quietly wiped his sweat and said:
"Well, that was my choice of words. I just wanted to ask the students, especially the witnesses, something about Blake. You know, it would be a big help in catching Blake."
"I agree with Mr. Minister's approach."
Snape, who had been silent next to him, suddenly said, "This is all to capture Black. It just so happens that Harry Potter and his roommates haven't left Hogwarts yet, so you can ask them first."
Fudge looked at Snape and smiled kindly:
"Thank you, Severus, you spoke a fair word for me. That's what I think! But I think we should also ask our little John. After all, I heard that he and the Slytherins also suffered something yesterday. Blake's attack."
As soon as these words came out, Snape was slightly stunned.
At this time, Fudge had already looked at Dumbledore again.
Under Fudge's rare tough gaze, Dumbledore finally nodded and said:
"Okay, as you wish, Fudge. But the entire questioning must be conducted under the witness of Severus and I."
"No problem! Dumbledore, it would be great if you could agree!"
Fudge snapped his fingers as he spoke, and a tall wizard who stood up immediately exited the office.
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At the same time, inside the auditorium.
John was looking at the two tall wizards who had been silent since entering the auditorium and stood at the entrance like statues.
He was almost certain that these people were Aurors.
Aurors are a group of highly trained professionals belonging to the Department of Magical Law Enforcement of the Ministry of Magic. They are trained to conduct criminal investigations of dark magic and arrest or detain dark wizards who violate magical laws.
Their selection criteria are very strict.
Only those who have passed at least five NEWT courses with grades no lower than E are eligible to register as Aurors.
After that, they need to undergo three years of training and pass a series of criminal record background checks and a rigorous character and ability test.
It can be said that they are the most elite force in each Ministry of Magic.
And their arrival also means that the Ministry of Magic has truly increased the intensity of its pursuit of Sirius Black.
John, who had been reminded by Michael, had actually expected this.
He also didn't think the Aurors could capture Black without the crucial information that Black was an illegal Animagus.
The only problem is that the presence of the Aurors will inevitably have a considerable impact on his and Michael's work.
John felt that he needed to contact Michael.
After all, there are Aurors stationed in Hogwarts, so the situation in Hogsmeade Village should be even worse.
But with the Aurors watching, there was nothing we could do about it for the time being.
Shaking his head, John lowered his head and began to read a copy of "The Half-Blood Prince Textbook".
What he didn't expect was that after an unknown amount of time, an Auror came forward and patted him on the shoulder.
"John Shafiq, please go to the principal's office immediately."
John glanced at the Auror who spoke out and said:
"What to do?"
"You'll know when you get there," the Auror said coldly, "the password is pumpkin pie."
John smiled and nodded, got up and walked towards the principal's office.
And he had just reached the eighth floor when he met the Harry trio.
Compared with this morning, the three of them looked even more listless, each of them looking downcast as if they had just suffered some kind of torture.
Especially Ron, this guy's eyes were red.
"What happened to you?"
John asked softly.
"We went to tidy up Gryffindor Tower. By the way, Harry and I went back to the dormitory. But I couldn't find my wand!" Ron said with a crying voice, "Also, Banban is also missing! We have been looking for it for a long time, but there is no trace of it. I guess it was either killed by a bomb or carried away by a cat!"
After speaking, Ron gave Hermione a hard look.
Hermione sighed, but didn't say anything. She was obviously too tired to have any energy.
Harry murmured for a while, and finally said:
"The worst part is, the Aurors just interrogated us."
John frowned and said:
"Interrogation?"
"Yes, it is said to be a question, but in fact it is an interrogation. Those Aurors will ask you a lot of questions aggressively, and Snape will also help!" Harry continued, "John, you must Be careful. They seem to say there is something wrong with your suitcase and it is illegal. Those Aurors are very interested in this matter. You will definitely..."
"What are you talking about?"
A stern voice interrupted Harry.
Everyone looked back and found that an Auror had walked out of the principal's room and was looking at them coldly.
Harry clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, as if he was preparing to finish his words under the pressure of the Auror.
But John gave him a gentle push and motioned for them to leave quickly.
Seeing this, Hermione also grabbed Harry and Ron and dragged them down the stairs.
When the Auror saw this, he didn't stop him and said calmly:
"John Shafiq, it's your turn."
John stared at the Auror coldly for a while, and then walked into the principal's office.
The atmosphere in the principal's room was somewhat depressing at this time. Dumbledore was sitting alone behind the eagle-legged table, with no expression on his face.
Fudge and Snape sat on two high carved chairs close by.
Sitting on the sofa not far from them was an Auror.
No one spoke, everyone just looked at John silently.
John looked around and then, guided by an Auror's gesture, sat on the sofa opposite the Aurors.
"John Shafiq."
As soon as John sat down, an Auror said, "You were attacked by Sirius Black when you led the Slytherins to the Great Hall last night, right?"
"Yes."
Before John could finish his words, the Auror said almost loudly:
"You saved all the Slytherins?"
"Yes…"
"He used an explosion spell at that time, which almost destroyed all the passages." The Auror once again grabbed the voice and emphasized his tone. "Faced with such an astonishingly powerful magic, how did you make Slater do it?" Are the Lins unharmed?"
"Why ask me again? You already know..."
"I'm asking you a question now, you just need to answer it!"
The Auror interrupted directly.
Hearing this, John suddenly laughed.
As he smiled, his body gradually relaxed, and he leaned on the sofa, looking at the Auror opposite without saying a word.