Chapter 1124 Scrimgeour realizes
“Rufus, I really don’t understand…”
Gadwin Robards stared down at the tea cup in his hand. He seemed to be in a dilemma, but he still asked his doubts: "Why don't you immediately succeed Cornelius Fudge as the new Minister of Magic?"
“Now is not the time yet.”
Scrimgeour looked up at Gadwin and sighed inwardly. He was a little disappointed with the talent of his old friend.
Scrimgeour would never have allowed Gadwin to take his place if he had not been his trusted old companion.
Well, even though his former self was probably not too smart, but...since dealing with the clever Anderson, Scrimgeour felt that his brain was working better than before.
Gadwin looked at his old friend and did not continue to ask, but fell into a brief silence.
"Gadevin, do you have a solution to the current troubles in the Ministry of Magic?" Scrimgeour put down the cup and suddenly asked.
"How is that possible?" Gadwin shook his head vigorously: "Now, the entire British magical world is simply a mess."
"Yeah, it's a mess, especially after Amelia Bones died." Scrimgeour was quite helpless, "Originally, I expected Amelia Bones to be able to handle the current chaotic situation. "
“So, you want me to send Aurors to protect her?”
"So be it. It's a pity that after Bones died, there was no one to clean up the mess left by Fudge." Scrimgeour did have some regrets. If Amelia Bones had not died, his choice would have been More, rather than being completely backed into a corner now.
“I simply don’t know how to clean up the mess left by Fudge. If I take over Fudge’s position now and I can’t provide a solution that satisfies everyone, then all the pressure will fall on me.”
“So, you are deliberately delaying and not taking over the position of Minister of Magic immediately?” Gadwin suddenly realized, but quickly frowned, “But, if the mysterious person…”
"Don't worry." Scrimgeour shook his head and said, "That happened once, and it won't happen again in a short time."
"But…"
"If I were to die like Amelia Bones, no one would dare to take over the position of minister." When Scrimgeour said this, his tone was very calm. "By then, this mess will probably be over. Dumbledore can only take over. I believe that neither the mysterious man nor the Death Eaters want Dumbledore to become the new Minister of Magic."
Everyone hopes that Dumbledore can become the new minister and lead everyone through the current difficulties, but he himself cannot solve the current problems.
“The key is actually to defeat the mysterious man.” Scrimgeour laughed at himself, “But we have no clue and no way to do this, so we can only place our hopes on that person.”
Gadevin opened his mouth, but finally chose to remain silent.
"Actually, if we can catch the mysterious man, we can try to throw him in through the stone door in the Department of Mysteries." Scrimgeour suddenly said, "Maybe we can completely eliminate the mysterious man."
This is actually the suggestion given by Albert, the most likely way for the Ministry of Magic to kill the mysterious man.
As for the existence of the broken stone door, Scrimgeour actually confirmed it. It was a very strange place, just below the trial room.
"Is it really possible?"
“I threw the rat in, and it disappeared. I thought the rat was dead,” Scrimgeour recalled.
“It’s not easy to catch the mysterious man.” Gadwin said with a wry smile.
"At least there is hope." Scrimgeour reminded, "Don't forget, not even Avada Kedavra can completely kill the mysterious man."
However, this thing is indeed like a dream.
“What are your plans next?”
“Naturally, you need to seize the time to prepare to take over the position of Minister of Magic.” Scrimgeour looked at his old friend, “You also need to seize the time to prepare.”
Gadwin understood what his old friend meant. Even if Rufus became the Minister and designated him as the new Director of the Auror Office, he might not be able to secure the position of Director of the Auror Office. Then the Ministry of Magic would fight against the leader of the mysterious man. In the battle between Death Eaters, the power of Aurors will be crucial and must be firmly in hand.
“Have you made any big moves recently?” Gadwin suddenly asked.
In fact, anyone with any brains can guess that the Auror Office will make big moves next. Although it was claimed that it was in response to Voldemort's possible massacre of Muggles, Gadwin felt that it might just be an excuse.
His old friend obviously had other plans and was planning a big operation.
"I have proposed to Fudge to use strong methods to deal with mysterious people and Death Eaters." Scrimgeour's voice was a little cold. "Aurors are allowed to use black magic to deal with the enemy. When there are Death Eaters who refuse to surrender, then Kill them directly on the spot."
"Do you think it's too cruel? Dear Gadwin, I have no way out." Scrimgeour drank all the tea in the cup and sneered, "Unless I admit that I am a coward and give up my current position voluntarily, Otherwise, it will be a matter of time before I confront the mysterious man and the Death Eaters. Since we are enemies, we should not show mercy. Can I still expect them to let me go? An example of this is Amelia Bones. enough."
Gadwin was silent for a moment and reminded, "They are not as reliable as you think."
"I know, but I have no choice, and they have no choice, unless they give up being Aurors." Scrimgeour said grimly, "I will send my family away in the near future, either I die on the job, or I completely Solve the problem of You-Know-Who and the Death Eaters.”
Gadwin stared at his old friend dumbfounded, never expecting that Scrimgeour would say such a thing. The transformation of his old friend made him feel strange. He was ready to go all out to fight Voldemort and the Death Eaters!
Perhaps Scrimgeour has already realized this.
What about himself?
Gadwin was ashamed of himself. He just wanted to be promoted to head of the Auror Office and didn't think much about it.
"When I become the Minister of Magic, I will announce a protection treaty for Auror families to prevent those despicable Death Eaters from threatening us with our families." Scrimgeour continued to talk about his follow-up arrangements, "The Auror Office is very Important, once we lose it, it's over, so you have to keep him under control."
If he had not known Albert, Scrimgeour would not have thought of such an extreme. However, Albert told him that he would probably die in office.
No one wants to die.
Scrimgeour is no exception, and Albert is lying.
Before meeting Albert, Scrimgeour must have thought that way. Even if the other person was a famous prophecy master, he would not believe that kind of nonsense, and would be dismissive of the so-called prophecy master.
However, seeing it with your own eyes, understanding it personally, and experiencing it is different.
Scrimgeour is well aware of Anderson's true abilities and no longer doubts the accuracy of his predictions because he has seen his own death.
Scrimgeour simply gave up all illusions.
He doesn’t want to become Bones.
Either give up all positions and go into hiding with the reputation of being a coward, or directly fight against Voldemort and the Death Eaters. Even if he dies, he won't die too cowardly. He feels that if Bones really becomes the Minister of Magic, Eighty percent of the time will do the same.
After all, the hatred between the two sides runs deep.
As for Fudge, when he suppressed Dumbledore, he probably considered his own safety. Given the integrity of the other party, it was really possible for him to do so.
Even though Fudge is being scolded badly by everyone, he has escaped unscathed and left a lot of mess to his successors.
His successor, Bones, died tragically at home as soon as he showed signs of taking office.
This directly led to the fact that after Scrimgeour became the Minister of Magic, the first thing he did was not to fight against the Death Eaters, but to wipe Fudge's ass. He needed to restore the credibility of the Ministry of Magic and make everyone believe that he could lead everyone to defeat the darkness.
Scrimgeour could do nothing about it.
He used to be very confident in himself, but after Albert's reminder, he realized what he was about to take over.
Scrimgeour even regretted not strengthening the protection of Bones. If Bones had not died, he might not have been forced into a desperate situation.
However, Bones' death seems to be doomed.
“She was dead when she didn’t choose to hide.”
These are Albert’s original words.
Shortly afterwards, Bones died.
“When you become the Minister, you will inevitably become an obstacle for the mysterious person to control the Ministry of Magic and become the object of his authority.”
Later, Albert used the Prophecy Ball to let him see himself dying under Avada's Kedavra, and Scrimgeour knew that he had no choice but to fight to the end.
So, he accepted the method provided by Albert, because it was the best way to break the situation at present, using the Death Eaters to establish his authority.
As long as you can use the wedding to capture or kill a group of Death Eaters, and then use this event to rise to the top, I believe you can be recognized by everyone in a short period of time and gain a firm position in the Ministry of Magic.
As for the consequences, it seems that even if he didn't do that, his results wouldn't be much better.
Since you don’t want to be a puppet and you don’t want to die, you have no choice but to fight and fight for yourself a glimmer of hope.
As for Fudge’s proposal, to **** with it!
(End of this chapter)