Study Days at Hogwarts

Chapter 1767 A War Without Winners (Two Hundred and Seventeen)

A goblin riot broke out in Chipping Crowberry!

Make sure the person who bought your old wand is a human!

Why can't goblins be more like house elves?

Looking at the increasingly radical content on the headlines of the Daily Prophet, Albert was surprised by the sudden 180° change in the attitude of the Daily Prophet.

However, it is not difficult to guess the reason after thinking carefully. The Daily Prophet represents the "will" of the Ministry of Magic to a large extent, and its harsh attitude towards goblins also represents the Ministry of Magic's current attitude towards goblins.

I will leave Britain soon, and the Ministry of Magic does not want to continue to indulge those goblins who are getting more and more aggressive. The previous bad attack incident has become the best excuse to arouse the disgust of the entire magical world towards goblins.

Next, wait for the goblins to be unable to bear it first, continue to provoke conflicts with wizards, and continue to expand the conflicts between the two sides.

As long as the goblins are completely isolated, it will be much easier to deal with them next.

As for whether the goblins can bear not to make trouble?

If it could be done, there would not have been the previous negotiations.

Moreover, the insulting headline "Why can't goblins be more like house-elves?" in the Daily Prophet is as lethal to goblins as calling a wizard from a Muggle family a mudblood. In the eyes of the goblins, this is a completely undisguised insult and provocation.

"I always feel that the two sides will fight soon?"

Cedric looked at Albert who was slowly stuffing the last piece of bread into his mouth, took the latest newspaper from him, and flipped through the reports against goblins. He suspected that this was done intentionally by the Ministry of Magic, as if he was deliberately trying to provoke a third goblin rebellion.

I just don't know what the goblins are thinking, and whether they will easily step into the conspiracy of the Ministry of Magic.

Yes, conspiracy.

Everyone knows that this is a conspiracy against goblins. As for causing the third goblin rebellion, many people are skeptical about it.

What era is it now? Can those goblins really rebel successfully again?

Cedric is also not optimistic.

"The so-called right to use the wand should be just an excuse." Albert seemed to see through Cedric's thoughts. While taking out a handkerchief to wipe the corners of his mouth, he said in a leisurely tone, "After all, the goblins have used this excuse several times, so they will continue to use it."

"Why do the goblins do this?"

After Cedric and Albert put away the dishes after dinner, they went to the conference room together to attend the annual pre-exam meeting for the "Ordinary Wizard Level Examination and the Ultimate Wizard Examination".

There is no doubt that this meeting was specially prepared for the two of them. After all, most deans have had many experiences of assisting in invigilation, and they don't need anyone to remind them at all.

"The main reason should be that Voldemort killed too many goblins during his control of the Ministry of Magic," Albert whispered about some of the information he knew.

"I didn't see the goblins bravely stand up to resist Voldemort."

Cedric felt that if the goblins had also bravely stood up to resist Voldemort, there would probably be no such mess now.

"It is because Voldemort is dead that the goblins dare to jump out." Albert had a strange expression. He really didn't say anything nonsense: he had planted his own people among the goblins, so it was not difficult to figure out the goblins' internal thoughts.

"The goblins put the blame on the wizards and the Ministry of Magic." Cedric thought the goblins' ideas were ridiculous. He didn't believe that the goblins were fools and didn't understand what the Second Wizarding War was about?

"After all, so many goblins died. This blood feud will not be easily settled just because Voldemort died. Someone must take it over anyway, which is also a kind of external venting."

"Aren't they afraid of another batch of goblins dying?"

"Definitely not, at least the goblins who jumped out are not afraid. In their view, Voldemort is also a wizard, and it's okay to put this account on the wizards."

Albert and Cedric stopped outside the room where professors were having a temporary meeting on the second floor.

"As long as the goblins who want to make trouble are not dead or completely defeated, this matter will not end so easily. Moreover, most goblins actually support it by default. They think that goblins need a group to fight for their power to warn wizards that they are not like house elves who can be enslaved by wizards."

"You know everything."

Cedric was a little shocked by Albert's understanding of goblins. There are not many wizards in the entire British magic world who know goblins so well. No wonder Kingsley would ask Albert to be a ministerial advisor.

"I have goblin "friends" I know, and it is not difficult to know what goblins are thinking."

Albert ended the topic and said the secret code to open the entrance to the conference room.

Principal McGonagall and Deputy Principal Flitwick were already inside. The two were talking quietly together. It was unknown what important things they were talking about. When they saw Albert and Cedric come in, they immediately ended the conversation, asked them to sit down, handed them two pieces of parchment respectively, and briefly introduced the courses he was invigilating and the precautions during the invigilation.

In fact, assisting the Ministry of Magic in supervising exams is usually the responsibility of the four school heads, but this year is an exception, because even the head of Gryffindor has to be temporarily replaced by Principal McGonagall.

So, Albert was dragged in to take the blame.

As for Cedric, he naturally continued to help Albert, which was considered to be accumulating experience in advance.

After all, Cedric will take over the position of Hufflepuff Headmaster in a few years, so there is no harm in knowing some things in advance.

Another reason is that you can help Albert take the blame when needed.

After a while, the other two heads of the house arrived one after another.

Then, the meeting began.

After talking for more than an hour, even the other teachers were a little impatient. Headmaster McGonagall and Vice Headmaster Flitwick stopped their endless instructions and announced the end of the meeting.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, even Albert.

"Actually, you don't have to worry too much. Usually no students are stupid enough to cheat, so just supervise the exam like a normal exam." Professor Slughorn comforted the two and walked away with a smile.

Professor Pomona Sprout smiled and said that if they didn't understand anything, they could go to her, but the two could see that it was just a polite remark.

"It doesn't matter whether I remember it or not. After all, I won't be teaching at Hogwarts next year, and you'll still have to assist in the exams most of the time. I'm the redundant one."

Cedric's face twitched when he heard this, and he felt bad all of a sudden.

"So, you're not going to come?"

"Not really, but there are always unexpected things, right?"