Chapter 1050 The secret behind the lies
After the news of the collective escape of ten Death Eaters from Azkaban was spread through the "Daily Prophet", the entire British wizarding world was completely blown away.
To wizards in the wizarding world, Death Eaters are almost as feared as Voldemort.
At that time, under Voldemort's reign of terror, the Death Eaters committed countless unforgivable crimes. They were the most vicious dark wizards.
After the Daily Prophet's report on the Azkaban prison break came out, many people were dissatisfied because the newspaper concealed the truth about the Death Eaters' prison break and filled the front page with all nonsense.
To this end, many wizards sent "cordial" letters of greetings to the editor of the Daily Prophet in order to vent their inner anxiety and uneasiness. Many more people silently chose to ignore the truth behind this prison break.
For Hogwarts students who listened to Wizard's Watch on Christmas Eve, this was undoubtedly a major shock. The Wizard's Watch Station did not lie to deceive the audience from the beginning, but told them the truth calmly, but the truth was too cruel, and many people were unwilling to believe it.
Many wizards are eager to hear more useful news from the radio station, and are trying to find out how to subscribe to the "Defense Express" magazine.
However, the new issue of "Defense Express" has not been put on sale for a long time, as if some major news is quietly brewing.
The Azkaban prison breakout incident was like a bombshell that disturbed the wizarding world. However, these turmoils had no impact on Albert, who still spent the last few days of the Christmas vacation with his girlfriend.
“Did you write this manuscript?”
Isobel put down the latest issue of "Defense Express" in her hand and looked at Albert with a strange expression.
The recently released "Defense Express" not only contains an interview with Harry Potter, but also an analysis of a series of strange behaviors of Fudge, the Minister of Magic.
The reason why Isobel thought this manuscript was related to Albert was that many of the views in this manuscript were similar to many of what Albert said after the prison break in Azkaban. Related associations.
“That article was written by Rita Skeeter. That woman is really talented in this area and always catches the reader’s attention.”
Albert scooped up the steaming chaos and put it into his mouth to taste it carefully. The wontons made with fish bone soup and fish meat were quite delicious.
“Would you like some?” Albert smiled and handed the spoon to the girl’s mouth.
"Fudge must have hated this magazine, and it almost pushed him to the forefront." Isobel opened her mouth and took the spoon handed by Albert, and shared the bowl of delicacies from the Far East together, "I always feel like eating like this If I go down, I will become a fat man soon."
Although she has been exercising seriously, she still needs to control her diet as much as possible to avoid causing excessive damage to her body.
"Just control the amount of food and exercise." Albert stretched out his hand to pinch it and said with a smile, "It's not good to be too thin."
“Duplicity.”
Isobel raised her hand and poked Albert. She was sure that Albert liked beautiful girls, so forget about getting fat.
The two of them went back to rest after eating.
The "Defense Express" was casually spread out on the table, and it happened to be a report on the analysis of Fudge.
When Albert went back to rest with his girlfriend in his arms, Cornelius Fudge was still busy. His current situation was not very good, especially after the "Secrets Behind the Lies" article in "Defense Express" was released. He was completely blinded.
There is no way, Albert's stab was too fatal.
When people were dissatisfied with the Ministry of Magic's concealment of the truth about the Death Eaters' escape from prison, the appearance of this article directly caused most people to question Fudge's approach.
Although they are also unwilling to believe the cruel truth that Voldemort has returned, the news of the Death Eaters' escape is like a slap in the face. It may still not be able to wake up those who are pretending to sleep, but it can also give them a hard slap. Just a heads up.
On the day Fudge took over the "Defense Express" from Percy, he lost his temper again in the office, and even ignored the opposition within the Ministry of Magic to directly arrest Sirius Black.
If the Azkaban prison breakout had not just happened, a large group of Aurors might have been mobilized to capture Sirius Black who was disturbing public order.
However, there is no evidence that Sirius is involved in this matter, and he spends most of his time at 12 Grimmauld Place. Even if Fudge wants to put Sirius in Azkaban prison, there is no good way.
"Defense Letter" has become a key topic of discussion. Not only the students of Hogwarts, but also the entire British wizarding community know of its existence.
Fudge has tried to prevent it from spreading in the wizarding world, but the effect is not very effective. People always find various ways to read the two articles above.
For a time, there were voices in the wizarding world calling for Fudge to step down. Several people headed by Lucius Malfoy have become the targets of people's suspicion and vigilance.
“What are you doing?” Amelia Bones looked at the wanted criminal in front of her, “And you shouldn’t be here.”
"Don't worry, no one will guess who I am?" Sirius shrugged and said, "It won't cause you any trouble, not to mention it's Fudge's slander. I'm not a wanted criminal, and the Ministry of Magic doesn't have any evidence to prove it. "Defense Express" is related to me, and I cannot be considered guilty just because I bought a copy of "Defense Express."
"Tell me, what do you want from me? You know I'm very busy." Amelia Bones glanced at the "Defense Express" in front of her, picked it up and flipped through it. Although she had heard of this magazine, I haven’t read the contents yet.
"You should have noticed the Azkaban prison break." Sirius said unhurriedly: "Do you still think Dumbledore is lying?"
"So, you are here to laugh at me?" Amelia Bones raised her eyebrows, "By the way, I never think Dumbledore is lying."
"No, I just want to remind you that it will be a matter of time before that idiot Fudge is ousted." Sirius took a sip of the black tea in the cup and said unhurriedly: "And you have fallen for Voldemort. On the death blacklist, there are only two people who are still alive, and you are obviously no longer among them."
“You want to tell me that I’m dying?” Amelia Bones put down the magazine and looked at the young man in front of her.
“Yes, according to the prophecy, you will not survive this summer.”
Amelia Bones fell into a short silence.
“I won’t run away.”
"I can understand your decision. This is just a well-intentioned advice, but you can't change anything?" Sirius sighed, "You are not them, you are too weak, so you are destined to be unable to win and cannot be stopped. There’s no way to escape.”
“Them?” asked Amelia Bones.
"Dumbledore, there is... another one you also know." Sirius said softly, "He doesn't like letting others know..."
“Albert Anderson?” Amelia Bones guessed who it was.
Before leaving, Sirius did not forget to remind him: "If you want to avenge Edgar, you should cherish your life more. If you think about it clearly, you can talk to Dumbledore. He will definitely not mind being your Secret Keeper.”
With that said, Sirius left a photo cut out from the newspaper and left the cold drink shop.
Amelia Bones’s eyes fell on the photos on the table. She put away the Defense Letter and the photos, paid and left.
“You failed to convince her?”
Tonks retracted her gaze from Amelia Bones and looked at the young man in front of her.
"It was impossible to succeed from the beginning." Sirius looked at the man's leaving figure and said calmly: "Amelia Bones is a very independent person and will not let her go because of our words. And change her decision."
There was one thing that Sirius did not say: it was none of his business what would happen to Amelia Bones.
He was able to remind the other party twice and did this, which is considered to be worthy of the friendship he had fought with Edgar in the first place.
"No wonder he always said that the results of prophecies are difficult to change." Sirius sighed silently in his heart, got up and left with Tonks.
“She really…”
In Hall 12, Grimmauld Place, Kingsley couldn't help but sigh after listening to Sirius' words. He didn't say much on this matter. The meeting of the Order of the Phoenix was still going on, and they were still surrounding the Death Eaters. The aftermath of the prison break.
"They are trying to find the master of prophecy, do you know who I am talking about?" Snape glanced at the parchment in his hand and reminded.
"You don't have to worry about this. Unless Anderson is willing, no one can find him." Sirius cast a contemptuous look at Snape: "It's a shame that you have taught him for seven years and I haven't understood him yet. .”
Sirius's confidence in Albert came from the duel competition a while ago. The guy directly arranged the Death Eaters clearly and asked him to complete his revenge on Peter Pettigrew.
Snape ignored Sirius's contemptuous gaze and continued: "Broderic Bode's death was caused by Death Eaters. He was recovering. They were afraid that he would reveal the news after he recovered, so they gave him a pot. Devil's Web. One more thing, they are considering whether to use the Imperius Curse to control Fudge."
"They also need to control Fudge. Many people think Fudge is with them." Tonks' tone was full of ridicule. She was a loyal supporter of the "Secrets Behind Lies" article. Being able to hold a high position, Fudge, who could become a minister, could never be an idiot.
“Because of your Defense Letter.” Snape glanced at Sirius.
"Don't worry about this for now. Even if Fudge is controlled by Death Eaters, the situation will not be worse." Mad-Eye interrupted: "Is there any other information?"
"The Dark Lord seems to have gotten some information from August Rookwood. Rookwood was once the Silent Man of the Department of Mysteries. I don't know exactly what it is, but they seem to have some plan." Snape waved. The wand made the parchment in his hand disappear: "One more thing, Dumbledore wants me to teach Potter Occlumency to prevent his mind from being invaded by outsiders."
"You taught him?" Sirius looked disgusted, "I thought Dumbledore would find Anderson."
"Anderson refused." Snape curled his lips and said, "I heard that he thought that Potter could not learn Occlumency, so he refused directly."
"Are you sure you didn't say this?" Sirius stared at Snape.
"Well, if there's nothing else, I need to talk to Potter about this." Snape didn't bother to pay attention to Sirius.
Shortly after the meeting was dismissed, Snape saw the boy he hated so much.
“The Headmaster asked me to inform you, Potter, that he wants you to learn Occlumency this semester.”
"Who will teach me?" Harry asked happily: "Anderson?"
"I." Snape raised his eyebrows and said, "Anderson refuses to teach you because he thinks you can't learn it."
"So, Dumbledore said he would find someone to teach me Occlumency...meaning you." Harry's face suddenly darkened.
"I can assure you that this is not of my own free will, because this is not a pleasant job." Snape said expressionlessly, "Turn alone once a week, and you can't tell anyone, especially Dolores Wu. Mrich. It's Monday night at six o'clock, in my office, and if anyone asks, just say it's Potions tutoring."
"Of course, if you are unhappy with this, I suggest you go to the principal."
After saying that, Snape strode away.
"What a nightmare," Harry muttered. "I bet Dumbledore made the wrong decision."
"If Snape dares to bully you, tell me." Sirius was very annoyed. If he was good at Occlumency, Harry wouldn't have to ask Snotlout to learn it.
"No, I can handle it." Harry changed the topic, "How should we go to Hogwarts tomorrow and use the Floo Network?"
“We have booked the Knight Bus, which will take you directly to the door of Hogwarts.”
“It’s not a pleasant experience sitting on that thing,” Harry muttered.
"I know, but we have no better choice. It is not safe to take the train, and the Ministry of Magic will not allow us to put people on the train." Sirius explained, "The Floo Network can also be tampered with, and Fudge will definitely not will allow us to use it.”
When Harry was about to tell Ron and Hermione about learning Occlumency from Snape, he heard Fred and George chatting with Bill at the stairs about the prices of stores in Diagon Alley.
…He thought the price was too low.”
"Don't worry, we can continue to chat with him. There is no need to worry about this matter. Diagon Alley will be very depressed next, and it is best to find a few more stores." After saying that, George went to Bill's hand. He stuffed a small bag of Galleons into it, and under the astonished gaze of the other party, he said with a smile, "Albert always said that Galleons can double people's efficiency. We don't have time to do this, so I can only trouble you to worry about it." ”
"Is this his motto?" Bill said, somewhat dumbfounded.
“Are you planning to open a store?”
"Yes, we are looking for a store. We have a feeling that it will be... intense when we return to school after the holidays." Fred and George both smiled meaningfully, "Harry, you'd better be prepared."
“You mean the toad can…”
“Toads can also bite people.”
"What are you talking about? There is no need for so much money." Bill planned to return the money bag to George.
"How much do you charge and how much do you do? Don't be lazy Bill." George patted Bill on the shoulder and said.
Revised.
(End of this chapter)