Study Days at Hogwarts

Chapter 1671 A War Without Winners (One Hundred and Twenty-One)

The chaotic full moon finally came to an end before the light of dawn rose from the horizon. Kingsley, who had worked hard all night, held a press conference with a tired face.

This matter could not be concealed. As the Minister of Magic, he had to give everyone an explanation.

The reporters who had also worked hard all night in the Ministry of Magic almost put the microphone into Kingsley's mouth after he appeared. Countless doubts were blurted out directly, trying to get some useful information from the new Minister of Magic in front of them.

"Mr. Minister..."

"Quiet!"

Kingsley did not give the reporters a chance to ask questions, and directly raised his hand to suppress all the noise and questioning in the conference room.

"The Ministry of Magic has successfully controlled the situation!"

"But I heard..."

"Be quiet, don't let me say it again." Kingsley glanced at the reporter and said coldly: "I will leave you time to ask questions, but if you don't want to be asked to leave directly, please keep quiet."

The reporters stared at the Minister of Magic in front of them with wide eyes, looking at him in disbelief. It was hard to imagine that he would say such a thing so bluntly.

Of course, they actually knew why Kingsley was so unfriendly to reporters from various newspapers, so no one tried to challenge the authority of the new minister. Especially since the new minister turned the tide tonight and calmed the huge chaos caused by the werewolves with tough measures.

"I think you should also realize that Voldemort's remnants secretly captured Muggles and created a large number of werewolves, and released the imprisoned werewolves during the full moon." Kingsley did not hide his anger, "That group of idiots not only caused a large number of Muggle casualties, but also caused unrest throughout Britain, and almost exposed the magic world to Muggles."

A whisper suddenly sounded in the conference room, and the reporters quickly focused their attention on Kingsley.

"Fortunately, this conspiracy has been curbed by us." He waved his fist vigorously and said, "They will soon pay the price for their stupidity."

"But I heard..."

A reporter was about to speak, but he quickly shut up again, because the Ministry of Magic employees around him were walking towards this side and politely sent him away, leaving the surrounding reporters stunned.

But Kingsley continued as if he hadn't seen it: "According to the latest statistics, our Aurors have hunted a total of 115 werewolves and successfully captured 17 of them alive. At present, our professionals are investigating and interrogating the captured werewolves, and have obtained some useful intelligence, but they need to collect further evidence."

"You killed 115 werewolves."

The reporters were also shocked by this number, and they didn't come to their senses until the unlucky guy who spoke was carried out.

"Killing the werewolves directly is the fastest way to quell the chaos, and it is also responsible for the safety of the Aurors." Kingsley glanced at the group of annoying guys in front of him and said without hesitation, "The transformed werewolves are not you. Capturing and killing are completely different difficulties."

"As for the follow-up of this matter, there is no need to worry. I have already sought help from the International Confederation of Wizards after the disaster. Next, they will send professionals to use large-scale forgetfulness spells to control the situation and minimize the impact."

Amid the flashes of countless cameras, Kingsley finally began to call on reporters to ask questions.

"The Ministry of Magic knew about the werewolf disaster more than a month in advance." The reporter asked loudly after his name was called, "Why did things turn out like this?"

"Yes, we expected it, and all the staff of the Ministry of Magic are working hard for it." Kingsley paused and said, "But everyone thinks that we are shamelessly wasting social resources and the manpower of the Aurors, and everyone present is laughing at the Ministry of Magic for doing stupid things through newspapers."

This group of shameless reporters did not feel ashamed of this, but wrote something in their notebooks.

"Fortunately, we did not give up doing stupid things, and prepared crisis plans and exercises in advance to ensure that we can respond quickly in the first time after the disaster."

Kingsley glanced at all the reporters present indifferently. He was not worried that these guys would try to distort his words, because this press conference would also be broadcast simultaneously on the Ministry of Magic's radio.

The scene suddenly fell into a dead silence. Everyone could feel Kingsley's dissatisfaction with the British newspaper, but no one dared to refute rashly, at least no stupid reporter dared to jump out and openly question the Ministry of Magic.

"You're the one." Kingsley pointed at a reporter casually.

"How did the Ministry of Magic know about this disaster in advance?" The reporter asked many questions that the reporters wanted to know.

During the waiting period, the reporters communicated with each other, so no matter who Kingsley chose, some questions would be mentioned.

"Mr. Albert Anderson made relevant predictions. There is no doubt that he is one of the greatest prophet masters of the contemporary era. He and his partners have also made great contributions to saving fellow wizards. Next, I will apply for the Merlin Medal for them to thank them for their great contributions to the British wizarding world."

Kingsley had already thought of a way to deal with it. The Galleons that had been agreed in advance were already prepared, and the so-called Merlin Medal was actually more like nominal comfort and encouragement.

After all, Albert and his companions are not employees of the Ministry of Magic, let alone his subordinates. If you want others to do things for you, you have to give them some benefits, whether it is money, reputation, or other things.

"I heard that a famous Auror was bitten by a werewolf during this operation." The next reporter who was named asked a more pointed question.

"Yes, poor Bolt was bitten by a werewolf. He has been treated at St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Injuries and is not in danger of life." Kingsley did not mean to cover up at all, and said calmly: "No matter what the reason is, the Ministry of Magic will not abandon Bolt. He will still stay in the Auror Office and continue to work for the Ministry of Magic. He will be given a special task. As for what the task is, it needs to be kept secret for the time being. You will know it soon."

Everyone was a little surprised. They didn't expect Kingsley to admit this matter so frankly, and it seemed that he had expected it long ago.

The subsequent press conference was still carried out in an orderly manner. Kingsley answered the questions of reporters very frankly, even including why the sharp problem of werewolves in the Muggle world was given priority. But it is undeniable that their new minister is indeed very capable, at least doing a better job than his predecessors.