Days to grind friendship at Hogwarts

After the weekend mouse hunt in Hogsmeade, the entire Hogwarts Castle has returned to calm, except for some attentive little wizards who accidentally discovered some unusual places.

On an ordinary morning, Glenn and his roommates came to the auditorium as usual to enjoy the delicious breakfast prepared by the elves for the students.

"Speaking of which, have you noticed that the past few days seem to be a little different from before?"

Eddie, the business genius, fiddled with a silver coin in his hand and asked with a slight frown.

"What's different?" Gomakos, the supporting actor, put a whole sausage into his mouth and chewed it, expressing confusion in his voice.

"weather..."

Eddie thought for a moment, pointed to the warm sunshine outside the glass window of the auditorium and said.

"I remember that since the beginning of school, Hogwarts has rarely had such good weather. It has always been cloudy and makes people feel eerie." He said slightly confused, "But recently, it has been windy every day.

Peaceful."

"What's there to worry about? Isn't it a sunny day?" Marcos rolled his eyes and continued to fight with the food on the plate.

"It's not that I'm confused, it's just a little strange. Maybe I think too much." Eddie laughed at himself and stopped thinking about it.

It turns out that Eddie is indeed much better than Marcos when it comes to observing details.

As insiders, Glenn and Qiu obviously knew the reason for the weather change. With Wormtail being taken away by the Ministry of Magic, the Dementors naturally no longer need to stay in Hogwarts. Without the influence of the Dementors, nearby

The weather has finally returned to normal.

Everyone chatted while eating, and soon it was time for the owl to deliver the message.

The skylight of the auditorium was opened, and a large group of owls swarmed in, landing in front of their respective owners.

A gray barn owl circled half a circle over the long Ravenclaw table, flew straight to Eddie, and dropped a rolled-up newspaper into his lap.

Eddie touched his pocket, took out five copper nuts, and put them into the leather pouch on the owl's talons. The working eagle flapped its wings and left the auditorium.

As a business genius, reading newspapers is one of Eddie's daily tasks. In his words, it only takes five Knuts to know the big and small things in the magical world. Is there any more cost-effective deal than this?

"Oh my god! Is this serious?!"

Not long after, a startled breath caught everyone's attention. Eddie stared at the front page of the "Daily Prophet" with his mouth open, and was so surprised that he couldn't speak.

"What are you doing?" Marietta glared at him with disgust, "Isn't it just a newspaper? What's all the fuss about?"

"You...see for yourself..."

Eddie spoke with difficulty, raised his hand and pointed at the newspaper, his fingertips trembling slightly.

Marietta leaned her head over and looked where he was pointing.

Immediately afterwards...

"Merlin's beard!" Another scream of disbelief.

The girl's voice was obviously more penetrating, and more people were attracted by the voice and came over one after another.

Glenn and Qiu looked at each other, both of them showing understanding at the same time. Counting the time, it was almost time for the news to come out.

Of course Eddie was not the only one who subscribed to the Daily Prophet. For a moment, the entire Hogwarts auditorium felt like someone had dropped a handful of stones into the lake, quickly breaking the calmness of the water and causing ripples to ripple in circles.

Come, there is a buzzing sound of whispers.

Dumbledore, who was sitting at the teacher's chair, looked normal and blinked at Glenn without any trace.

Glenn smiled to himself, took the newspaper from Eddie, and opened the headlines on the front page.

"Sirius Black is brought to justice - a major mistake that Barty Crouch hid for twelve years!"

With this familiar clickbait expression, Glenn instantly guessed the author of this news.

Sure enough, it was her——

Rita Skeeter!

But just by looking at the title and author, Glenn still saw a clue. At this time, the Ministry of Magic still had a certain influence on the Daily Prophet. Even a weird reporter like Skeeter, who was afraid of chaos,

For the time being, we dare not blatantly point the finger at the management of the Ministry of Magic or Fudge himself.

Although the impact of such an unjust case on the Ministry of Magic is not small, it is far less than the World Cup Death Eater incident in the original book, and it will not involve too much energy of the Ministry of Magic.

If Skeeter dared to jump out and confront the Ministry of Magic at this time, he wouldn't be able to survive for a few days.

What's more, the plan Lockhart had prepared for Fudge in advance had eliminated the Ministry of Magic's responsibility for this unjust case to the greatest extent possible, leaving all the blame on Crouch alone.

For Skeeter, having such a high-ranking official from the Ministry of Magic as an attack target is enough to achieve her goal of gaining attention and traffic.

"Recently, the Ministry of Magic held a press conference and announced an incredible event."

"As we all know, Sirius Black is the only serious prisoner to successfully escape from Azkaban. But it is such a frightening 'evil prisoner' who is actually a poor man who has been wronged. This

Whether it is the distortion of human nature or the corruption of the system, please pay attention to this report."

Glenn just read the beginning and lost interest. The entire article was filled with Skeeter's usual exaggeration and sensationalism, and had almost no reference value.

He glanced at the lines, skipped a lot of meaningless descriptions and exaggerations, and focused on the results of the Ministry of Magic's processing.

"...During the press conference, Barty Crouch, the former Director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement and the current Director of the Department of International Magical Cooperation, who personally caused this unjust case, personally spoke and expressed his apology to Black. Minister of Magic Kang

Nellie Fudge said that in view of Crouch's serious mistakes twelve years ago, he will be eliminated from his position in the International Confederation of Wizards and demoted to deputy director of the International Magical Cooperation Department. Since the director's position is vacant,

For the time being, Crouch will still serve as Acting Director..."

Seeing this, Glenn couldn't help but admire Fudge's skill. In this way, Crouch, who was once infinitely close to the position of Minister of Magic, has completely moved away from the center of power of the Ministry of Magic, and can no longer pose any threat to Fudge's power.

However, with Crouch being demoted, it is still unclear what impact it will have on the upcoming Quidditch World Cup and Triwizard Tournament.

"...At the same time, Fudge announced that he would officially withdraw the Order of Merlin, First Class, awarded to Peter Pettigrew, and punish him for brutally killing twelve Muggles twelve years ago and for framing Sirius Black.

The case will be reopened..."

If nothing else happens, what awaits Wormtail should undoubtedly be life imprisonment in Azkaban.