Chapter 118 Fudge's Resignation, An Unexpected Event
Chapter 118 Fudge's Resignation, An Unexpected Event
Chapter 118 Fudge's Resignation, An Unexpected Event
Two-thirds of the Ministry of Magic's staff resigned, and those who resigned were the ones who actually did the work or made the decisions in their respective departments. As a result, the entire Ministry of Magic came to a standstill, and many people had no choice but to bring matters to the Minister for decision-making.
The minister's office is too crowded to stay in; it's full of documents and resignation letters.
"How dare they! How dare they!"
Fudge jumped up and down, roaring, but what hit him most hard was the news in the newspaper:
Shocking! Two-thirds of the Ministry of Magic's staff have resigned, the reason being that the Minister abused his power for personal gain!
The title alone surprised many people, but once they read the content, what followed was not surprise, but anger!
The newspapers detailed the reason for the strike: Minister Fudge, in an attempt to target Hogwarts, allowed Aurors to enter the school. The Aurors, heroes who had fought against countless dark wizards for the peace of the British wizarding world, still had their conscience and refused the order.
This is why Minister Fudge was furious and dismissed these conscientious Aurors. It is also because of this that conscientious employees in other departments could not stand by and watch, which is why they resigned one after another.
The article has already been quite damaging up to this point, but the worst is yet to come.
[As far as this reporter knows, Voldemort always wanted to control Hogwarts during his lifetime, but he failed. Now, Minister Fudge, like Voldemort, is preparing to take control of Hogwarts. What's the difference between them? Is Minister Fudge trying to become the second Voldemort?]
On the third day after the newspaper's release, Fudge was ousted by an angry mob, Umbridge was expelled from the Ministry of Magic, and the conscientious employees who had resigned were reinstated. The Ministry of Magic's machinery began to function again. As for the Minister—
The old wizard was completely bewildered when he sat in the minister's office!
"Honey, this doesn't seem like what we said?"
The old man looked at Irving sitting across from him, his face darkening. Irving had been having a great time outside when he was suddenly called back, and without knowing anything, he became the acting minister.
"There's nothing I can do about it. You're the only person with plenty of free time right now, but this is only temporary."
Owen shrugged: "I didn't expect Fudge to turn out like this either. I actually wouldn't want him to come down if he wasn't focused on Hogwarts."
Irving was telling the truth; he doesn't like the feeling of lying. Fudge was indeed a very useful tool because removing him from office was really effortless. Fudge was different from others; his ability to handle public relations crises was zero!
If someone else had taken over, it wouldn't have been so easy to do. But who would have thought that Fudge would have such a crazy idea to come to Hogwarts and cause trouble?
Owen hadn't anticipated this at all. He had planned everything out for Fudge: as long as the Ministry of Magic continued to expand and then went abroad, the British Ministry of Magic would eventually be able to unify all of Europe.
Of course, now he has to work hard to improve the school's ranking, which is a big deal!
The improvement of the school's ranking is not based on the school's revenue, but on the quality of the students. After Snape selected the students, he began intensive training. The processing of medicinal herbs, the timing of their addition, and the number of times to stir them were all fixed and could be memorized.
However, the amount of herbs to add, the best time to add them, and the strength of stirring all require a lot of practice.
These participating students also have to dedicate a significant amount of time to classes, and they must excel in at least one of the following areas: spells, transfiguration, or defense against the dark arts. Only in this way can they demonstrate the quality of their school's teaching when they participate.
With the professors busy with these things, the quality of their original courses naturally declined slightly. As a result, Irving's "lawn teaching" began again, as he needed to answer the questions his students hadn't understood in class.
Because there were quite a few students, Owen had to select some of his study notes, make multiple copies, and distribute them to each of the young wizards to help them keep up with their studies.
Hogwarts was incredibly busy. Students were busy studying and trying to catch up with their classmates, and professors were busy teaching. At this time, the "Sorting House" mentality that existed in Hogwarts was gone. As long as it could help them, Slytherins could ask Gryffindor for help, and Ravenclaws would ask Hufflepuff for assistance.
However, if students are to truly break down the barriers between different departments, they still need an opportunity—an opportunity that allows all students in the department to participate.
This isn't something that can be obtained just by chance, so Irving had no choice but to wait.
Snape led his students to America, and Owen took over teaching Potions. Not long after, the letter returned. Hogwarts had come in second place, which was an unexpected surprise, and the whole school rejoiced.
But no matter how long they waited, Snape and the students never returned. They should have been back at school three days ago.
This made Owen restless, and even Dumbledore, the mascot of the Ministry of Magic, couldn't sit still. The professor and his students had just mysteriously disappeared?
They are heroes who brought honor to the school, and they cannot simply disappear without any explanation.
After a brief discussion with the professors, Owen was sent to the United States to negotiate with the U.S. Ministry of Magic regarding the search for the missing person.
But when Owen arrived at the U.S. Ministry of Magic, he was met with a cold reception and ultimately received only one suggestion: that they should find the person themselves.
Irving was really angry this time. He wrote back a letter, and then less than three days later, the professors brought the entire student body to the United States.
"Ladies and gentlemen, Professor Snape and several students have mysteriously disappeared in the United States. It is said that the last place they disappeared was in the Midwest of the Mississippi River Valley. Now, I hereby announce that you will all take action in groups by year. First and second year students, under the leadership of Professor McGonagall and Professor Sprout, will set up a base camp to provide logistical support."
Owen waved his hand again: "Professor Flitwick and I will lead the third, fourth, and fifth year students to form a search and rescue team and begin looking for traces. Mrs. Hodge will lead all Quidditch members to form an aerial team. Professor Green and the other professors will lead the sixth and seventh year students as a support team. Once there is any news, act immediately. Now, begin!"
There are quite a few professors and students at Hogwarts, and their arrival surprised the American Ministry of Magic. However, when they arrived, they were stopped outside the camp by Professor McGonagall and her students.
"We agreed to the request of your Ministry of Magic. We at Hogwarts will find our own people. Is there a problem?"
Having served as vice principal for many years, Professor McGonagall exuded an imposing aura that left the visiting American Aurors speechless.
Meanwhile, the British Ministry of Magic was not idle either. They put pressure on the American Ministry of Magic in their official capacity, forcing them to send more people to help with the search.
The Reveal Charm is a spell that can reveal whether there have been any traces of magic used. This happens to be part of the fourth-year spells class. Fourth-year students use it to practice, fifth-year students use it to review, and third-year students, although they don't know it, can preview it.
But most people's attention was on Owen. Many of them were also learning for the first time that Mr. Owen had two wands, and that his real wands were so big!
That's right, Owen removed the magic suppressor from his body and took out his large wand. His spell range was much larger than others, and his endurance was also stronger than anyone else's.
As the saying goes, many hands make light work. After searching for less than three days, they finally found a clue. However, when Owen arrived at the location and saw the messy magical traces, his face instantly darkened!
These are magical traces left from battle, and Owen would never be mistaken about a third of them; they are unique to "Divine Edge Without Shadow".
Someone attacked Snape and the students here!
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