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Chapter 223: Chapter 223 End of the school year

"How could you ... you?!"

Early in the morning, Fudge came from the Ministry of Magic to the Hogwarts Headmaster's office to vent his anger and dissatisfaction on Dumbledore.

"You guys are definitely doing this on purpose, otherwise how could there suddenly be so many more students who can use the Guardian Spirit spell!" Fudge spoke furiously, spittle nearly spraying Dumbledore's face, only to have it skillfully go to the side.

"Minister Fudge, the daemon spell is just a perfectly normal magic spell of a black magic defense nature, it is normal for Hogwarts students to learn this kind of magic spell." Dumbledore said with a smirk.

"You're telling me it's called normal?!" Fudge shouted loudly at Dumbledore, "I've never seen so many wizards in my life who can use the Patronus Spell, not to mention the fact that most of the students at Hogsmeade are no more than seventeen years old ..."

"What's most unbelievable to me is that the reports brought by my subordinates tell me that there are even thirteen year old wizards in here, casting daemon spells that many Aurors are not capable of doing!"

He took a written report out of his pocket and slapped it hard on Dumbledore's desk, "Look at this, I thought they were joking at first, it wasn't until those dementors came to me and complained that I realized this was actually true!"

"Dumbledore, don't you realize that Dementors are here to help you find wanted criminals? Don't you realize that they are also employees of the Ministry of Magic?!"

Fudge was furious.

He had never seen the dementors, who had always been fairly obedient, react so strongly in protest to the Ministry of Magic, where they told the Ministry that all the dementors were going to go on strike en masse if they didn't solve the problem of the Patronus Curse at Hogwarts!

This free labor force, if they went on strike, Fudge couldn't even imagine where he was going to find that many employees to fill the mess they had vacated.

Not to mention, if the Dementors got out of control, they would most likely cause major harm to the entire magic world.

At that time, not to mention keeping the position of Minister of Magic, Fudge would be lucky if he could not become the sinner of the entire magic world!

"Minister Fudge, I remember that I formally mentioned to you that Sirius Black's eucalyptus case had another secret, and that Peter Pettigrew was the culprit who blew up the Muggle streets at that time." Dumbledore said tantalizingly without any change in his expression.

"But we are far from getting to the bottom of this!" Fudge retorted without hesitation, "Until we get to the bottom of it, there's no way we're going to let such a potentially dangerous person as Sirius Black roam the streets, much less let you take it upon yourselves to exorcise the Dementors!"

"What's more, regardless of whether Sirius Black was innocent in that incident back then, but he was in Azkaban for twelve years unharmed! Who's to say that such a madman wouldn't be a danger to society?"

Fudge said indignantly, "Even if he really doesn't have any mental problems, he shouldn't have made the move to break out of prison, this is trampling on the dignity of the Ministry of Magic and destroying the credibility of Azkaban's prison security! I can never allow anyone to harbor such a criminal!"

Dumbledore's eyes finally went completely cold.

"So that's what you think, Fudge?" He said in a cold tone, "In that case, there is nothing more to say. I will help Sirius Black win that trial against him myself."

"Good for you, Dumbledore." Fudge's face reddened with anger, "Don't forget there's another trial associated with your Hogwarts, I'll see you there!"

He then strutted into the middle of a side fireplace and left the Headmaster's office.

Dumbledore looked tantalizingly at Fudge's back engulfed in green flames, his eyes deep.

"This Minister of Magic should have graduated from Hogwarts as well, right?"

Just then, a voice rang out from the window.

"Of course, the vast majority of wizards in the British wizarding world came from Hogwarts." Dumbledore turned back to the window of his office, "Professor Dracula, those like you who have not studied at Hogwarts are a very small minority."

Dracula's silhouette crept up on the edge of the high window of the Hogwarts Headmaster's office at an unknown time.

He was lazily leaning against the window frame on one side, both hands hugging his chest, a pair of long legs casually folded, the long cloak behind him hanging below the window sill, swaying slightly with the breeze. The dawn light in the distance hit his body, reflecting a layer of fragmented micro-awning. freeweɓnøvel.com

"I studied at Hogwarts a thousand years ago, only no professor dared to teach me." Dracula drifted off the edge of the window and laughed softly, "That Fudge would actually say something like 'you Hogwarts', does he really not consider himself a Hogwarts graduate?"

"Theoretically speaking, it is true that after graduation students don't have much to do with the school anymore." Dumbledore let out a soft sigh, "There are simply too many people who have graduated from Hogwarts, and among them, there are inevitably some who have learned badly, or whose hearts have changed ..."

"... We professors who used to teach them would be heartbroken watching them, but there is nothing we can do about it."

"Indeed, Azkaban alone has been stuffed for several rounds." Dracula shrugged.

"Let's not talk about that, Christmas is coming up, so why don't we talk about something cheerful." Dumbledore shook his head and spoke, "Why did Professor Dracula suddenly want to get up to an old man like me today?"

"It's not a big deal, I also just learned about what happened in Hogsmeade yesterday, so I came over to see what you think, and I just happened to bump into that Minister of Magic coming to complain to you." Dracula said, "I'm actually quite surprised to say the least, I really didn't think it was Potter who was leading this at the time."

"Yeah, what a surprise." Mentioning Harry, Dumbledore's mouth couldn't help but reveal a hint of a smile, "Harry's Patronus spell should already have a hint of a Patronus in its infancy. It only took three months before and after, this progress is indeed beyond the norm."

"The other young wizards are doing well as well." Dracula nodded approvingly, "Many third and fourth year young wizards are able to summon mist daemons, which is usually enough to deal with one or two dementors."

"It is indeed a good thing that the students are making progress in learning the daemon spell, but I'm afraid it's not going to be easy on Sirius' end." Dumbledore sighed, "Fudge seems determined not to vindicate him."

"Why? Clearing Blake's name wouldn't do him any harm, would it?" Dracula asked with a frown.

"It could be that the whole Sirius prison break thing cost Fudge his credibility and he still holds a grudge." Dumbledore said, "Or it could be that he's too squeamish to see any stigma that could affect his career."

"If the students were to learn that Sirius is innocent, then Fudge's sending of the Dementors to Hogwarts Castle would likely be heavily criticized on a social level. He certainly wouldn't want to vindicate Sirius."

"By the way you just sounded, it sounds like there's another way?" Dracula asked.

"Not exactly another way." Dumbledore shook his head gently, his eyes gradually becoming sharper, "But even though I'm old, I still have some of the contacts I left behind in Wizengamot."

"I won't let any more innocent people be convicted."

"It's good that you're sure of that, I'm too lazy to bother with such a nuisance." Dracula casually shrugged his shoulders, and seemingly offhandedly turned his mouth to ask, "By the way, Hagrid's hawk-headed, horse-bodied, winged beasts are going to be tried as well, do you want to use your connections as well?"

He now kind of regretted agreeing to Harry and the three of them to help Hagrid.

The joke Ron had made up clearly wasn't that funny, but the thing he was trying to help with was getting an undeserved bad rap, attracting the attention of the Minister of Magic, and unknowingly becoming troublesome.

Dracula didn't think the price was quite right.

Next time he'd make sure they told a better joke.

"Oh, don't worry about that Buckbeak thing." Dumbledore smiled rather confidently, "Newt naturally has his unique contacts in that area of Fantastic Beasts. You know, he's the real deal number one in the world of protecting magical animals."

"The question is, did Fudge just mention getting Buckbeak in trouble?" Dracula frowned slightly, "I know Newt can handle protecting magical creatures, but he doesn't deal well with trouble in the political world, does he?"

"You underestimate Newt on that one, Professor Dracula." Dumbledore smiled pleasantly instead, "In case you didn't know, Newt's brother, Theseus Scamander, used to be the head of the Ministry of Magic's Legal Enforcement Division, and he helped Newt deal with a lot of troubles back then."

"Today, the Ministry of Magic still has many disciples that Theseus once brought out or his disciples' disciples. Newt's connections in the Ministry of Magic are a lot stronger than you think, Professor Dracula!"

"Oh? That's something I didn't expect." Dracula also hooked a smile, "It's for the best."

...

The Christmas vacation was quickly coming to an end, and Buckbeak had his first court hearing before the Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures.

Unsurprisingly for Dumbledore, Newt still managed to set the matter right with no surprises, despite Fudge secretly passing a few words to the head of the committee to go after the hawk-headed, winged beast more often than not.

When an old man over a hundred years of age, Theseus Scamander, took his seat on the jury, many of the wizards who had tried to pull a little stunt were frozen to the spot.

This Theseus Scamander was a genuine patriarch of the Ministry of Magic, and at the beginning of the 20th century, he joined the Ministry of Magic as an Auror just after graduating from Hogwarts Hufflepuff Academy.

Later, during the First World War, he secretly participated in that world-shaking war and saved many innocent people on the battlefield. He gained a reputation as a war hero in both the Muggle and magical worlds.

On top of that, Theseus became the most decorated official of the Ministry of Magic in the war during the Global Wizarding War because of his stance against Grindelwald alongside Dumbledore as the then Head of the Auror's Office, and he also became the Director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement without incident.

For many years, the deeds of Theseus Scamander had been spread like a textbook inside the Auror training manual.

When these "youngsters" of the Ministry of Magic saw such a textbook character appear, everyone subconsciously dismissed the idea of making small moves, fearing that they would be remembered by all the Aurors who worshipped Theseus.

If it was only Theseus's connections, the trial might not have gone so smoothly. After all, there were still many jurors not affiliated with the Ministry of Magic sitting in their respective seats.

But the plaintiff, Lucius Malfoy, had been "kindly" alerted by an unnamed Defense Against the Dark Arts professor.

The originally aggressive Malfoy family head instantly wilted like an eggplant in a frosty day, decisively dispersing all the connections he had made.

If it wasn't for the fact that the court date had already been set, maybe he would have even canceled his appeal!

Fudge lost quite thoroughly ...

When the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures Committee's verdict came down and finally acquitted the hawk-headed, horse-bodied winged beast, Hagrid Buckbeak burst into tears. Newt, who was standing in the commissioner's seat, also revealed a knowing smile.

After returning to Hogwarts, it was as if Hagrid had regained his confidence, and instead of letting the students feed the Flobber Caterpillar in the Protection of Magical Animals class, he had resumed showing the young wizards a number of rare and very distinctive magical animals.

Only last semester's experience with Malfoy's injury had also given him a reminder of this, so he would always protect himself before bringing magical animals to the young wizards in every class.

Professor Lupin stayed at Hogwarts until Easter Eve and didn't officially say goodbye to the professors and students of Hogwarts until he was sure Sirius' life was on track.

He still had his own unfinished business, countless werewolves were still waiting for him in Romania, and more werewolves in dire straits were waiting for this "werewolf hope" to save them.

Dumbledore organized a simple farewell party for Lupin, and the other professors together for him to practice.

It is worth noting that Snape, though reluctant, eventually attends the farewell party.

Before saying goodbye, he also threw Lupin a piece of parchment, seemingly without caring, on which was the formula for the Wolfsbane Potion that he had personally improved over the past few months.

This formula slightly reduced the potency based on Damocles Belby's improved Wolfsbane Potion, but further reduced the price and difficulty of refining, making it more suitable for promotion among the majority of poor werewolves.

...

The second half of the school year after Christmas, the Gryffindor Quidditch team was unbeatable, to say the least.

Their talented ball finder, Harry, paired with the world's fastest flying broomstick fire crossbow arrows, simply couldn't find an opponent on the pitch.

Basically by the time the semifinals came around, Gryffindor had a lock on the Quidditch Cup for the school year!

The students' progress in practicing their patronus spells was gradually accelerating.

Learning how to cast the patronus spell of "Invincible Andros", who was famous for his patronus spells, and practicing with real dementors captured by Dracula, no other magic school had such a unique learning condition.

By the end of the school year, basically all third year wizards and above were able to cast a silver-white mist of light.

Among them, extraordinarily talented little wizards such as Harry even learned to release a real Patronus!

All in all, the second half of the school year seemed to be going very smoothly, and even though the dementors were still lingering around the castle, it didn't affect the young wizards' happy mood at all.

It was in this atmosphere that the second trial Fudge had mentioned arrived.