This Hogwarts is not normal

As the grandmaster of "breaking news", Rita is very good at amplifying the dark side of readers' hearts.

Even if the Weasley family is a pure-blood "disgrace", is there an inside story behind winning the lottery?

Halfway through the first draft, I crumpled it into a ball and threw it in the trash.

According to some of her sources, Hogwarts changed 7 school directors some time ago.

Without exception, the new school directors are related to one person.

And his name...

Rita has calmed down.

If you're tired of Lockhart's reports, let's try some more from the old man.

It’s not like there is only one wizarding newspaper in the UK. At worst, they will confiscate the articles submitted by Jin Gallon’s “The Quibbler”.

But here at the Daily Prophet...

There are not many topics that can significantly increase sales without being sensitive.

Fudge did this before, it's time to "repay" him.

I picked up my newly bought crocodile leather satchel and sprinkled a handful of Floo powder on the fireplace.

"Ministry of Magic——"

When the unpleasant feeling disappeared, she went straight to the front desk.

"Excuse me, is Minister Fudge here?"

The receptionist at the front desk was confused for a moment, then shook her head reluctantly.

"Where is he? Is he personally going to clean up Knockturn Alley and Spider End Alley?"

If you don't say it, it will be fabricated, and if you say it, it will bring trouble to the minister.

"Minister, he went out for inspection today——"

Rita instantly pulled out a small notebook.

The receptionist was completely at a loss.

"Inspection of Azkaban Prison in the North Sea."

With a satisfied expression, Rita put away her notebook and sat quietly on the sofa in the hall.

Perhaps because the aura was too strong, many officials passing by subconsciously swallowed their saliva.

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Azkaban is an island fortress located in the middle of the North Sea. It was built by a dark wizard who called himself Extis in the 15th century.

Until the death of this dark wizard, who took pleasure in torturing and killing Muggle sailors, and the large amount of hidden magic he had arranged completely failed, the entire island was not discovered by the outside world.

By the time the Ministry of Magic learned of it, dementors had already taken over the entire island.

But these terrifying dark creatures that can suck souls are just the least horrifying discovery among them.

The Aurors who were ordered to investigate have since then refused to discuss what they saw on the island.

Remaining in a place that was once full of evil will only affect the stability and unity of the magical world.

Muggles persecute wizards?

Wizards persecuting Muggles?

Which came first, the egg or the chicken?

Creatures like dementors only swarm in the darkest and filthiest places, cheering for corruption and despair, sucking all the peace, hope and happiness out of the air around them.

It is hard to imagine what happened to the fortress from the time it was built until the death of its owner, Extis.

But continuing the debate will do no one any good and will only usher in a dark age comparable to the Middle Ages.

Direct destruction will make the dementors homeless and usher in their crazy revenge.

The handling of the island was temporarily put on hold, but it was not forgotten by the wizards.

After the Secrecy Act came into effect, the small prison was just a decoration.

Not only does it distract the guards, it also makes it extremely difficult to find prisoners after they escape.

The key is that explosions, stench, bright lights and other abnormalities often occur, and sooner or later Muggles will notice something is wrong.

A remote and large wizard prison became the best solution at that time.

However, the cost of building a prison in the Hebridean Islands was too great, and the entire bill was discussed for several years without any progress.

It was not until 1718 that Damocles Rolle became Minister of Magic.

If you don’t want to use too many resources, use existing locations.

Is Beihai remote enough?

Is the space for applying the Seamless Stretching Charm large enough?

Isn't it enough to save money by using dementors as guards?

Minister Rohr, who rose to the pinnacle of power by relying on anti-Muggle agenda, ignored the opposition of Muggle-born and most mixed-blood wizards and insisted on transforming the crime-filled island into the current Azkaban prison.

Even a wizard who is sane and not dangerous will soon lose his mind after entering.

Despite occasional objections, Azkaban's attitude toward prisoners remained unchanged by the time of the next Minister, Perseus Parkinson.

When Eldridge Diggory took over as Minister of Magic, the wizarding prison had been in operation for 15 years.

During this period, there was no prison escape or any exposure to the magical world.

After actually visiting Azkaban, Minister Digory was still haunted by what he saw and heard.

Most of the prisoners have gone crazy, and the prison has even set up a cemetery outside to bury those who died of depression.

The prison can exist, but at least the dementors should be removed.

A committee was established to explore alternatives, but before a consensus could be reached, Minister Diggory died of dragon pox.

Since then, no minister has seriously considered closing Azkaban.

They turned a blind eye to the inhumane conditions in the prison, acquiesced in using magic to expand the prison, and rarely visited on their own initiative.

Since there is a record of zero escapes from prison, why should it be changed?

Nearly three hundred years later, Azkaban still maintains this record perfectly.

After landing on Fudge Island, take a look at the towering fortress building.

Since taking office, this is the second time he has come to inspect.

Nothing seems to have changed.

If there were any, there would only be more than a dozen stone tablets in the messy cemetery in front of me.

One of them belonged to Morfin Gaunt, the rest are unknown.

Umbridge tightened her little pink suit.

Even if the dementors didn't show up, the prisoners in the fortress would only feel even more uncomfortable.

Fudge took out a bronze pocket watch from the lining pocket of his suit.

"It turned out to be only 5 minutes. I thought half an hour had passed."

Maybe it's not because it interferes with the perception of time, but because it affects emotions.

No wonder the successive Ministers of Magic rarely come here. It's really a torture to go more than once.

"Delix, how do you feel?"

Behind the two of them, Delis slightly loosened his grip on the wand, "Cold, desperate, and even more uncomfortable than when I was undergoing Auror training."

Fudge nodded slightly, "Let's go and see those prisoners."

There is no high wall outside the fortress, and you can only go through the cemetery if you want to enter.

Eerie and extremely scary.

Just when I opened the door, the surrounding air seemed to be a few degrees cooler.

The walls made of large stones are a little white, and they look like a layer of frost.

The further you go up, the clearer the swarms of maniacal laughter become.

Those at the bottom are those with sentences of less than one year, and their status is relatively "optimistic".

Starting from the third level, those with sentences of less than 5 years are all stupid.

If they didn't occasionally roll their eyes, no one would think they were still alive.

The laughter comes from the 6th floor and up.

Locked in those individual compartments are all heinous dark wizards.

Some conduct illegal experiments on human bodies, and some imprison and brutally torture Muggles.

The most notorious and unforgivable ones are the criminals on the 13th floor.

Almost all of them are Death Eaters, mentally insane Death Eaters who have been in prison for 12 years.

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