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Chapter 160 Advice!
Chapter 160 Advice!
Umbridge has fallen.
However, the Aurors who came with her were all very shrewd and capable. Sometime later, perhaps the moment Umbridge fell, the Aurors quietly merged into the crowd, as if they had been part of the parade from the very beginning.
The newly joined Auror and the Aurors who had already blended into the parade exchanged a smile.
Meanwhile, Umbridge, lying on the roadside, was making incomprehensible muttering sounds, like painful groans after being struck by many spells, or like talking in her sleep while unconscious.
"To the Ministry of Magic!"
"To the Ministry of Magic!"
The voices had already pushed the atmosphere to a climax. It can only be said that Umbridge's role was too great; she could easily create public outrage that even magic could not achieve.
The parade of wizards disappeared one after another.
As the sounds of Phantom Transference continued to ring out, fewer and fewer people remained in Diagon Alley, until finally only the Aurors mingled in the parade.
The young people who were previously caught up in the moment and wanted to quell the protests single-handedly said: "Things have developed to this point, and the minister will definitely think we have failed in our duty."
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"The minister will think we've failed in our duties, but he will also think we've done a good job."
A seasoned veteran cryptically uttered a remark that resonated with many, prompting a flurry of winks and smirks from the other veterans. Their expressions were priceless; their faces were practically covered in writing, as if they'd opened a printing press.
"Shall we go back and take a look?"
"We should go back and take a look!"
As a key member of the Auror Office, Kingsley couldn't understand why Scrimgeour would obey Fudge's orders to arrest people and suppress demonstrations.
Especially after Fudge's series of unreasonable ministerial decrees, his opinion of Fudge was simply: it was all just an opinion.
But despite his opinions, he was also dissatisfied with the internal divisions within the Ministry of Magic led by Larvin.
He believed Fudge had no ability to cause disunity within the Ministry of Magic, and that Ralvin and others were failing to consider the bigger picture. He followed behind Scrimgeour: "Mr. Scrimgeour, to be honest, ever since Fudge promoted Umbridge to Undersecretary of Magic, his decisions have been completely irrational. But Ralvin and Arthur have indeed gone too far."
Scringer, who had just assigned his next task and was on his way back to his office from the underground, heard Kingsley's question and simply shook his head: "I can't say."
"Hard to say?"
"If it were Crouch, she might have sensed something, but to be honest, in terms of sensitivity to the situation, I can't really perceive anything more subtle. I just feel that the wind is blowing in a different direction."
After Scrimgeour opened the door, he let Kingsley in and then closed the door securely.
He didn't sit back down in his chair, but stood in front of his desk, frowning: "Since the beginning of this year, whether it's Voldemort being captured, Ryan Wales launching the communicator, or the giant bat invasion that happened a few days ago—it all gives me a sense of disconnect from my previous life."
Hearing him say that, Kingsley had the same feeling. Only a little over half of the year had passed, but the things that had happened were already comparable to the total number of things that had happened in the previous ten years.
It can be said that among the major events that have occurred in the past few decades, the only one that can be compared to this year is Voldemort being defeated by Harry Potter, thus losing all his powers, while Harry Potter became the boy who survived.
"Now that you mention it, I do think the wind direction is indeed wrong, but what does that have to do with what Larvin and Arthur are doing?"
"The reason Fudge was able to come to power two years ago, besides Crouch's son having problems, was also because Dumbledore and the previous minister believed that they needed to recuperate, so they replaced him with a more moderate, even somewhat weak-willed, leader."
Scrimgeour stood ramrod straight, a testament to his hard-won Auror background. Even in his doubt, his voice was firm and resolute: "If the previous actions of Ralvin, Lane, and the others were merely youthful impetuosity, then Arthur is a member of the Order of the Phoenix, a member of Dumbledore's—"
Yes, Fudge only became Minister for Magic with Dumbledore's tacit approval. But his subordinate Arthur is now disrespecting Fudge. Kingsley knows Arthur well and naturally doesn't think it's because Arthur, being an honest and kind man, feels his position is too low and is therefore throwing a tantrum at Dumbledore.
"Then there's only one possibility," he pondered, his tone uncertain. "Perhaps Mr. Dumbledore's thoughts—have changed?"
After he finished speaking, Scrimgeour's eyes suddenly lit up, as if he had figured out a problem that had been troubling him in the past. Then he fell silent for a long time, his gaze unfocused, as he pondered and deduced the truth in his mind.
Kingsley was startled by his own words. Before this, the entire British wizarding world was completely unaware that Dumbledore's attitude had changed! This was a critical matter! Even now, very few could discern that Dumbledore's attitude had shifted!
The two remained silent in the office of the Auror's chief of staff.
However, the phone booths at the entrance to the Ministry of Magic were already packed with people.
The phone booths are equipped with an alchemically made response system that continuously distributes "Seek Justice" badges.
The response system can distribute badges indefinitely, but crafting badges requires raw materials. The Ministry of Magic doesn't usually have that many visitors, so naturally, it doesn't have many materials for crafting badges.
However, the people who came to the Ministry of Magic to ask Fudge for a fair explanation were all high-quality citizens of the wizarding world. Naturally, they did not harbor resentment towards the Ministry of Magic's service window for its inadequate service. They simply wanted Fudge to do what he was supposed to do.
More and more people poured into the Ministry of Magic's hall, standing in front of the sculpture that signified magic as power, shouting slogans.
The Ministry of Magic employees who passed by were all shocked, some even standing there dumbfounded, not knowing what to do.
This is because nothing like this has ever happened since the establishment of the Ministry of Magic; never before has such a large group of wizards come to the Ministry of Magic to "advise" the Minister!
Several people hurriedly ran towards the minister's office, shouting as they ran.
"Minister, something terrible has happened!"
"Minister Fudge, a group of menacing wizards have stormed in!"
"Go find the Aurors! Go find Chief Scarringer!"
Compared to the vast group of petitioning wizards, the panicked Ministry of Magic staff were ultimately a tiny minority, and their terrified voices were drowned out by the uniform slogans.
"We're here to advise the minister!"
"I urge the minister to change the personnel appointments!"
"Admonish the minister! Retract your reckless order!"
These slogans left the Ministry of Magic employees, who had come to work happily early in the morning, dumbfounded. It was as if they were on a trip, enjoying their meal and singing songs, when suddenly they were kidnapped by Voldemort!
After the wizards who came to advise them shouted the slogan several times, a few Ministry of Magic employees who had recovered from their shock ran to several important departments, such as the Minister's office and Oro's office.
It wasn't until the sounds in the hall could no longer be heard that the staff at the Ministry of Magic stared in shock at their colleagues who had run past, wondering if they should ask St. Mungo to check their ears.
After their ears relayed the information about the sound to their brains, they all came to the same conclusion:
Someone is attacking the Ministry of Magic!