The Day of the Draw at Hogwarts

Amelia Bones sighed silently in her heart. Maybe Dumbledore is really old? He thought that Fudge was like a broken house that was about to fall down and could be knocked down with just one kick. But never think that if Fudge's house is in ruins, if you step up and kick it, a large group of burly men will run out and beat you up.

Amelia Bones was certain that Fudge had gained a firm foothold with his resolute treatment of Peter Pettigrew today. Even if he stood up to impeach Fudge at this time, he would not be able to pose a substantial threat to him. It would only lead to Fudge's crazy revenge afterwards.

Bones knew that he had discovered the problem, and the group of people allied with him must have also discovered the problem. When the impeachment is launched, there will be fewer people willing to follow him to impeach, and then the momentum will become weaker...

No more impeachment! Amelia Bones was determined not to take action unless Fudge's reputation was really shaken.

But how could Fudge, who was at the height of his power, suddenly suffer a sharp decline in his reputation?

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Senior Auror Kingsley and new Auror Tonks boarded the Thestral carriage. The two of them were sandwiched between them, one on the left and the other on the right, with Peter who had been drunk with the potion of living hell. Outside the carriage, there were eight Dementors, who would escort the carriage to Azkaban.

After Tonks and Kingsley got into the carriage, the Thestral carriage started on its own.

At this time, perhaps because of the presence of dementors, the weather in London was getting worse and worse. The entire sky became gloomy, and what was floating in the sky were no longer small raindrops, but patches of snowflakes.

Muggles held up their umbrellas one after another and ran quickly to their destinations or entered nearby shops to hide from the snow. Over their heads, a carriage they couldn't see was speeding toward the north.

It will break through the clouds and head against the waves to Azkaban, an isolated island in the North Atlantic.

However, when the carriage flew over the sea, the entire team was suddenly enveloped in a large cloud of silver mist. When the dementors around the carriage encountered this cloud of silver mist, they scattered like insects exposed to light. When the silver mist appeared, Kingsley and Tonks in the carriage also noticed something unusual.

"Pull out your wand and point it at that guy!" Kingsley yelled at Tonks. At the same time, he pulled out his wand and looked out the window through the carriage glass. However, at this time, the window was covered by silvery white mist. Can't see the situation clearly.

At this moment, a large cloud of thick smoke suddenly burst out from inside the carriage, and the smoke completely obscured the sight of the two people.

"It's broken, hurry up - cough!" Kingsley realized the enemy's goal. As he moved closer to the carriage door, he tried to remind Tonks, but when he opened his mouth, he swallowed a large cloud of smoke, and he couldn't help but cough. got up.

At this time, there seemed to be a cold wind rushing in from around. Kingsley immediately felt something bad, the situation was critical, and he couldn't care so much. He directly used silent casting, pointed his wand at the location of Peter Pettigrew in his memory, and cast a splitting spell.

But the scene of blood and flesh did not appear. His spell blasted a big hole in the back of the carriage, and more icy air poured in from the outside world, sweeping away the smoke in the carriage.

When the obtrusive smoke dissipated, Peter Pettigrew, who had been sleeping peacefully on his seat, had disappeared, leaving only Kingsley and Tonks looking at each other in the carriage.

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"Connelly, today is a really good day - although the weather is not good, that doesn't stop us from having a couple of drinks during the break in the trial, right? We can discuss the issue of Sirius Black's vindication and Peter Pettigrew’s Order of Merlin Recovery Application.”

The trials in the Ministry of Magic are not one after another. There will be a longer or shorter break between the two trials. After Fudge sentenced Peter to life imprisonment, he announced a temporary adjournment. The wizards present all gathered together in twos and threes, smoking, drinking tea, and chatting. Fudge was no exception. He was looking for a place to breathe fresh air when he saw Dumbledore walking towards him.

Fudge, who received Dumbledore's invitation, showed a flattered expression and immediately agreed.

"Professor Dumbledore, it's hard for me to imagine that Peter Pettigrew would betray the Potters - I always thought it was Black - his entire family is Slytherin!" Dumbledore and Fudge found a In a secluded place where no one was around, he took out a water bottle filled with wine from under his robe and drank while chatting.

Dumbledore took out a small bag of chocolates and gave Fudge two.

"There is a small probability that the Sorting Hat will sort students into the wrong house. Among the four, I always thought that Black was the one who was sorted into the wrong house. I didn't expect that the Sorting Hat made no mistakes." Dumbledore said with emotion. He admitted that many times prejudice is a big mountain.

He always felt that there was a mole in the Order of the Phoenix during the late Wizarding War. The biggest suspect is Sirius Black, who is from the Black family.

Dumbledore himself believed in Sirius, but for the sake of safety, he still treated Sirius coldly, intentionally or unintentionally, and did not give him a very important task.

Sirius's origin did bring him a lot of trouble. His parents are pure-blood supporters, his brother Regulus Black is a Death Eater, and his cousin Bellatrix Lestrange is a Death Eater patriarch. With such a group of relatives, how could the people of the Order of the Phoenix be completely at ease with Sirius?

Even one of his best friends, Lupine, is wary of Sirius - what's even more funny is that Sirius also feels that there is a mole in the Order of the Phoenix, and the most suspicious person is the werewolf Lupine...

"Something was wrong. For example, it sorted Peter into Gryffindor, making Peter the only Death Eater born in Gryffindor." Fudge shook the flask in his hand and burped.

"Perhaps, when he was sorted, Peter was still a qualified Gryffindor... People change..." There was unconcealable sadness in Dumbledore's eyes.

The Sorting Hat at Hogwarts is almost infallible, sorting young wizards into the houses they should go to. But what happens to the little wizard as he grows up is beyond the control of a hat.

And is Peter really not brave? Of course not, he is very brave. Not everyone can lie dormant as a mouse for twelve years. After his resurrection, he crossed the English Channel alone and traveled across the European continent to Albania to find Voldemort. The hardships involved can be imagined.

Isn't this courage?

While Fudge was chatting with Dumbledore, a paper airplane flew into his hand.

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Today we are going to tell the story of Hesphaestus Gore, the seventh Minister of Magic. He is also the second-longest serving Minister of Magic in the wizarding world (the longest is Kingsley).

Hesphaestus Gore worked for the Ministry of Magic and became one of the first Aurors in the Ministry of Magic after Minister Edrich Diggory established the Auror Recruitment Program.

In 1752, Gore was elected Minister for Magic, replacing Basil Fleck, who had served for only two months. Gore successfully suppressed a series of rebellions by aliens, but historians feel that his refusal to implement a werewolf rehabilitation program ultimately led to more attacks. During one of these rebellions, in 1762, the goblin rebel Vagot was killed in battle - however, there is an unconfirmed theory that Vagot was just a house-elf rebel.

In 1754, Minister Gore and the Italian Minister of Magic hosted a broom race from Aberdeen to Rome. The contestants in the sprint are two of Europe's most famous riders - Torquier MacTavish and Silvio Astolfi. The game was held in the evening at the Colosseum. As a result, clashes broke out between supporters of both sides while waiting. During the conflict, the Colosseum was destroyed.

Orabella Nutley, a clerk in the Abuse of Magic Office who was responsible for handling luggage and preparing door keys, stepped forward after seeing this scene and repaired some pillars with a spell she invented. Surprised, Gore and other ministers asked Nutley to teach them how to use it. Finally, before the Muggles who were awakened by the explosion arrived, the Colosseum was restored to its original state. Later, Gore awarded Orabella Nutley the Order of Merlin, First Class for her actions in upholding the Statute of Secrecy in this incident.

Secretary Gore also renovated and fortified Azkaban Prison during his tenure. In 1770, Gore resigned after serving as Minister of Magic for eighteen years.