Chapter 1047 Christmas Broadcast
“According to reliable information recently received, the notorious Fenrir Greyback has been secretly active in the past six months and has secretly attracted a large number of werewolves, but the Ministry of Magic is actually indifferent to this..."
Sirius's voice came from the radio, broadcasting to everyone on Christmas Eve. Sirius had planned it a long time ago. It was regarded as a Christmas gift to the loyal listeners who listened to the Wizard's Watch Station. He also planned to use this to start the Wizard's Watch. The station and "Defense Express" reputation.
In Albert’s words, the most critical moment has arrived.
Those who listened to the Wizard's Watch Station were stunned by the news that came out on the radio.
Especially the families of the Hogwarts students, they obviously did not expect to hear such alarmist "secret news".
“...Everyone had better pay attention to protecting the safety of yourself and your family, especially on the night of the full moon. Don’t run around and don’t give them a chance to hurt you. It is also best to use protective spells to protect your home and family. The house alone is not safe enough, and the notorious Fenrir Greyback has broken into the house and attacked the owner more than once."
“We will soon publish another issue on how to protect yourself and your family from the threat of werewolves and how to deploy defensive magic around your home. If you are interested, you can look forward to the "Defense Express" in early January.
Sirius, who was in the broadcasting room, glanced sideways at Lupine beside him, and continued to speak into the microphone: "Perhaps, there are a few kind-hearted werewolves among werewolves, and I know one, but don't hold your head against most werewolves. There are too many expectations, especially for the group of werewolves attracted by Fenrir Greyback. That guy was on the side of Vol...well, I mean You-Know-Who in the first wizarding war. He was comparable to a Death Eater. A most vicious villain."
Sirius picked up another piece of parchment and continued: "The following is the follow-up news about Dolores Umbridge, Deputy Minister of Magic and Senior Investigator, who is suspected of being cursed by the Professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts. "
"Currently, Umbridge still suffers from a very serious skin disease. If I had to describe it, she looks like a humanoid toad. I received a photo from an unknown person a while ago. It is indeed very... Like a humanoid toad, she is currently receiving treatment in the Hogwarts campus hospital and is temporarily unable to continue teaching the students of Hogwarts."
"According to the latest news we have received, Dolores Umbridge's condition is likely to be man-made, rather than the curse of the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor. There is currently an organization called the Anti-Toad Alliance claiming to be responsible for this matter. Responsible. For this reason, I here strongly condemn the actions of the Anti-Toad Alliance. As we all know, the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor has always been a very demanding profession. Since being cursed, more than fifty professors have been replaced. Who dares to accept and serve as this There are not many wizards in this position anymore..."
At this moment, the wizard's lookout station broadcast was playing in the Hogwarts campus hospital. Umbridge, who was supposed to be lying on the hospital bed, was rummaging around, trying to find the source of the sound.
Umbridge still couldn't find the radio. Just as she was about to leave the school hospital in a rage, she happened to bump into Madam Pomfrey who was finishing her meal.
Finally, under the watchful eye of the head nurse, Umbridge returned to the hospital bed. As for the pink toad on the Christmas tree next to the hospital bed, she had forcibly removed it and blew it to pieces with a magic wand.
“…We sincerely wish her a speedy recovery. Let us send Professor Umbridge our best wishes from the students of Hogwarts…”
"I hope you can continue to look like a toad. Hogwarts is more important than anything else without you - ahem, I dare say this is a letter sent by the anti-toad alliance organization. It is too arrogant. Let's move on to the next step. A greeting card," Sirius said seriously.
"Thank you for all our laughter this year. The memory of you turning into a pink toad is really deep in our hearts. We plan to erect a statue in your honor and immortalize you in Hogwarts - Oh God, let me see, I can’t believe there are so many Christmas cards and there’s not one normal one!”
"Sirius Black." Umbridge said through gritted teeth.
“Calm down, madam, being irritable is not conducive to your recovery. I suggest you turn off the radio.” Madam Pomfrey brought Umbridge the potion for tonight and suggested expressionlessly.
If it were possible, she would have done so.
Umbridge stared at Madam Pomfrey, suspecting that she was responsible.
In fact, she really misunderstood that this was the fault of the house elf.
The radio was actually cast under a very strong Disillusionment Charm and a Shielding Charm, and was hidden, so Umbridge couldn't find the radio.
The broadcast on the radio continued, and the content of the report made Umbridge feel more and more horrified and angry.
“The following is reliable information provided by an unnamed prophecy master: Death Eaters are planning an Azkaban prison break…”
Umbridge originally didn’t believe in prophecies, but after being manipulated by Sybill Trelawney, she became very wary of those **** prophecies.
"... Antonin Dolohov, Bellatrix Lestrange and other ten Death Eater felons currently imprisoned in Azkaban will all escape. Friendly reminder, if you Anyone who has a grudge against them should be extremely vigilant to avoid retaliation from the Death Eaters, and never count on the conscience of the Death Eaters unless you are willing to gamble with your own life and that of your family."
"Although the dementors are still guarding Azkaban, they are the natural allies of the mysterious man, because the mysterious man can give the dementors far more than the Ministry of Magic, so the betrayal of the dementors is already a matter of time. Dumbledore has warned everyone more than once that Dementors are unreliable. Let us wait and see whether his words can be verified. By the way, according to the information provided by the unnamed prophecy master , the dementors will move closer to the mysterious man before the end of next summer. I really hope his prediction is wrong, and I wish everyone good luck and good luck to the entire magical world."
Rufus Scrimgeour stared at the Christmas gift he had just received and fell into a brief silence.
Originally I thought someone had sent me an item with a black magic curse, but I didn't expect it to be a radio. Just as Scrimgeour was studying the radio, Sirius Black's voice suddenly came from the radio. Scrimgeour's qualities as the director of the Auror Office made him quickly realize that someone wanted him to hear the broadcast. content.
In fact, the content played in Sirius Black's Christmas broadcast is indeed a bit scary, and if it is spread, it will cause panic in the entire wizarding world.
If the Ministry of Magic hadn't been able to find where he was hiding, he would have been imprisoned in Azkaban Prison for disturbing public order.
At first, Rufus Scrimgeour thought that the news on the broadcast was fake and a silly trick of Dumbledore. However, the Auror's intuition told him that the broadcast was probably not made by Dumbledore. An old man wouldn't do such boring things.
The content in the broadcast should not be fake. The guy who sent him the radio obviously wanted him to hear the content in the broadcast to increase his vigilance and prevent certain bad things from happening: such as the Azkaban prison break. ?
As the head of the Auror Office, it is indeed possible to prevent the impending prison break.
That's probably the case, otherwise why would the other party send him a radio?
But, will there really be an Azkaban prison breakout in the near future?
Rufus Scrimgeour frowned deeply.
This is not good news.
He really hadn't really cared about this matter. Although Dumbledore had reminded Fudge, there was really no evidence to prove that there would be a prison break in Azkaban. What was even worse was that Fudge's suppression of Dumbledore led to the entire magic. Due to the turmoil within the ministry, Fudge's position is now increasingly unstable, and some of the things he does are also extreme.
Scrimgeour can actually understand Fudge's thoughts. After all, Fudge is the Minister of Magic. He needs to consider many things and meet everyone's expectations, instead of "doing whatever he wants" like Dumbledore. This involves certain things. Political Factors.
He is not a qualified politician and is almost at the end of his rope.
Scrimgeour could even imagine that if the Azkaban prison break was true, he might really be driven out of power as predicted.
This is actually good news.
When listening to Black on the radio talking about Cornelius Fudge's successor without scruple, Scrimgeour's heart also had a slight fluctuation, especially when he became the two designated candidates, Scrimgeour's The heartbeat can't help but beat faster.
However, Scrimgeour soon regained his composure, because Amelia Bones had a significantly higher chance of becoming the new Minister of Magic than he did. As the director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement at the core of power, Amelia Bones can be said to be Fudge's successor. She is also faultless in all aspects. She has a prominent family background, is serious and fair, and also spares no effort in fighting the dark forces.
However, Scrimgeour didn’t understand why Black said he had a higher chance of becoming a minister.
Become a minister!
If you really become a minister!
Scrimgeour quickly shook off these unrealistic thoughts. He now just hoped that Fudge would step down as soon as possible.
There is no way, Fudge's performance has been really bad recently, and the Ministry of Magic has become a mess.
Although Scrimgeour is also dissatisfied with Dumbledore's approach, it is actually a better choice to keep in step with Dumbledore as much as possible. It is more conducive to the unity of the wizarding world, and it is completely possible to cooperate on certain things. It is necessary to make the problem so rigid.
Scrimgeour didn't listen to what Black was saying next. He had been thinking about what he would do if he became the Minister of Magic and stood in Fudge's position.
I don’t know how long it took before Scrimgeour suddenly came back to his senses. The broadcast was coming to an end.
"...We are trying to interview Harry Potter. If he is willing to be interviewed, I think everyone will be able to get the truth soon. At that time, I will also reveal to you the details of the night the mysterious man was resurrected, and what is hidden among us. The Death Eaters."
"Of course, you can also regard my words as a bad joke and those predictions as a shocking hoax. I am not going to convince you, because you will soon be able to see with your own eyes that the truth is what I told you. How big of a gap is there?”
Finally, I wish you all a Merry Christmas!
The radio went silent, and Scrimgeour also fell into silence, because according to Black's prophecy, long after, they would be able to glimpse a glimpse of the truth.
“Escape from Azkaban?”
"is that true?"
“Can you stop it yourself?”
“What if the mysterious man is really resurrected?”
If he really became the Minister of Magic, could he really do better if it were him?
Scrimgeour fell into a longer silence.
The case of Barty Crouch may be a good choice.
…
“Will Scrimgeour be the new Minister?” Katrina asked.
"Yes." Albert turned off the radio and said calmly, "A bad guy who is down on his luck."
“Bad luck?”
"This involves some secrets, which we can't say yet." Albert said mysteriously.
“You always like to be mysterious.” Katrina knew that Albert wouldn’t tell, so she stopped asking.
“The prophecy you made?” Mrs. McDougal understood. “Are you the master of prophecy who doesn’t want to be named?”
"Yes." Albert nodded. "Unfortunately, most people will not accept the truth before the crisis arrives."
“That’s right, all wizards are like this.” Mrs. McDougal sighed.
"So I can only do my best. As for the final result, I don't really care." Albert said calmly, "Because it is arrogant to try to prevent everything from happening."
“I believe you.” Isobel leaned her head on Albert’s shoulder.
“How long will this confusion last?” asked Mrs. MacDougal.
“It’s hard to say, maybe it will be over within a few years, maybe it will take longer.” Albert shook his head and said, “I prefer the former.”
"I still think it's better for you to go abroad and leave Europe." Mrs. McDougal looked at the two of them and said, "Stay away from this place of right and wrong, and come back when everything is stable."
"I know exactly what I am doing, and I will protect their safety." Albert said calmly, "I have left myself a way out. If things really turn to the worst, I will take them immediately." leave."
Mrs. McDougal didn’t talk about this. She turned to look at Katrina and warned, “After graduation, don’t run around and don’t cause trouble to everyone.”
"I didn't. On the contrary, my mother is more worrying." Katrina retorted stubbornly.
(End of this chapter)