Chapter 188: Old Grievances at Hogwarts (29)
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry has killed a student and is the sole heir of the Goldstein family, which is very influential in the wizarding world, and this incident has caused a huge wave in the entire British wizarding world, and it is said that the patriarch of the Goldstein family, Mr. Nat Goldstein, came to Hogwarts in a rage and asked Dumbledore to give him an explanation, and he also took action during the process. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Maybe it's because he has a good relationship with the Goldstein family, maybe it's because he's worried about his children who are attending Hogwarts, maybe it's just because he's dissatisfied with Dumbledore - as the greatest wizard of our time, the leader of the fight against Voldemort, Dumbledore has a lot of appeal in the wizarding world, and having such a great wizard guarding this land is of course a good thing for ordinary wizards, but for those powerful families who are already at the top of the food chain, this person is a little annoying, in short, This sparked a wave of attacks against Dumbledore, with many of the patriarchs of the great families writing to the Ministry of Magic demanding that Dumbledore be held accountable, as the school's administrator was primarily responsible for the death of his students.
"They want me to leave Hogwarts?" In Hogsmeade Village, in a cubicle at the Hogsmeade Bar, Dumbledore and Carl Price sat across from each other, and although he was in the center of the storm, Dumbledore still looked good, without any anxiety or restlessness.
In comparison, Karl's face was quite serious. After several days of being bombarded with screaming letters, the Ministry of Magic finally couldn't take the pressure anymore and needed to have a conversation with Hogwarts about how to deal with the matter. This kind of thing should have been done by Fudge, the Minister of Magic, but I don't know why, maybe because he felt it was too tricky, and this matter mainly involved the Ravenclaw family, and the Minister of Magic pushed the matter to Carl, who, as the director of the Law Enforcement Division, was also a Ravenclaw, and was a suitable person for both duty and emotional considerations.
Hearing Dumbledore say this, Karl said, "Professor, they didn't mean that, Hogwarts is well organized under your management. Speaking of this, Carl paused, there have been so many things going on at Hogwarts in the past few years, it is really not in order, but who else can support this school of witchcraft and wizardry except Dumbledore, don't forget, Harry Potter is still studying here, and the returning Voldemort will also be watching here.
Those who watched the excitement and the heckling didn't understand the consequences of getting rid of Dumbledore, and they didn't care about anything when they saw the little benefit in front of them. They can ignore it, but Carl, as the head of the Law Enforcement Department of the Ministry of Magic and the patriarch of the Price family, he must consider the entire wizarding world, so in this matter, Dumbledore can be attacked, he can be held mainly responsible, but he must not be driven away, and the position of head of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry can only be held by Dumbledore for now. Karl knew this, Fudge knew it, and Nat Goldstein knew it, so the grieving old man made many requests, but Dumbledore was not asked to leave Hogwarts.
After a pause, Carl continued: "They just hope to get this thing to the bottom of this, Anthony can't have died at school for no apparent reason, who killed him, how did he kill him, why did they kill him as a fifth-grader, they hope there is an explanation...... Especially Mr. Nat Goldstein, you know, he's not a mild-tempered man, and it's ...... that this is happening," Karl shook his head, not knowing what to say.
At the mention of Nat Goldstein, Dumbledore also sighed and said, "I know, Nat has come to see me, and I can understand his feelings, but this matter is really difficult to deal with, and the person is dead, and it will not help to say more." ”
"But it can calm the panic and anger in people's hearts." Karl didn't agree with Dumbledore's statement, this matter can't just be left alone, "I can also give Mr. Nat Goldstein an explanation, I know that you have always disliked the Ministry of Magic interfering with the teaching order of Hogwarts, but this matter must be investigated, out of respect and trust in you, I can not send the Aurors to the school, and I can also persuade Minister Fudge to restrict the activities of the Dementors, and there will be no more things like last year's Quidditch match, but if we don't check, the school must also check itself, You have to give an explanation to the wizarding world, otherwise...... Otherwise, Secretary Fudge could be impeached. ”
Carl also made this decision quite scheming, this incident is a good opportunity to attack Dumbledore, in order to hit Dumbledore's prestige to the greatest extent, it is best to let him take all, at least the main responsibility, not only he has to take the responsibility of not protecting the students well, let the students die at Hogwarts, but also must bear the responsibility of finding the murderer. It is precisely because of this consideration that Carl resisted the pressure and resolutely disagreed with the Aurors sent to Hogwarts, if the Ministry of Magic was involved, then Dumbledore would be given a chance, a chance to put the responsibility of "the case could not be solved" and "the murderer was not found" to the Ministry of Magic, so that Dumbledore's responsibility would be reduced a lot, and the Ministry of Magic would become the top party, and it would inevitably bear pressure from the entire wizarding world - Anthony died and grieving Mr. Goldstein, but if the murderer could not be found, It will anger all parents, including almost half of wizarding families. And even if Dumbledore really caught the murderer, he would only be guilty, if he couldn't catch the murderer, it would be a major blow to his prestige and his appeal in the entire wizarding world. As for Fudge's impeachment, it was just a pretext to put more pressure on Dumbled.
"Impeachment?" Dumbledore frowned, "Who is the initiator, Nat?" I can go and persuade him. I don't know if Dumbledore didn't realize the trap in Karl's words, or if he was playing dumb, but he diverted the conversation from tracking down the real culprit to appeasing Nat Goldstein.
Carl didn't want to redirect the topic back, he had already said what he meant, as long as he didn't deny it on the spot, he would admit it, and tomorrow's Daily Prophet would publish an editorial, "Hogwarts was shocked by the bloodshed, Headmaster Dumbledore refused to send the Ministry of Magic to send an Auror, and took on the responsibility of detecting the real murderer alone", he would make everyone believe that Dumbledore was willing to take on the responsibility of solving the case and tracking down the real murderer.
Karl followed Dumbledore's topic and said: "It's useless, Mr. Goldstein's two sons are dead, and the only grandson is also dead, and the Goldstein family has no suitable heir, and for Nat, the Goldstein family will be cut off at his hands." A family that has been inherited for more than 500 years is about to be severed in his hands, Mr. Goldstein is not crazy is already a great restraint, or he has gone crazy, but it is not shown in appearance, I have gone to Mr. Goldstein before to discuss with him how to deal with this matter, he doesn't care about anything now, his only thought is to avenge his grandson...... To do this, he will do whatever it takes, even if it is a deal with the devil. ”
Dumbledore's hand holding the glass stiffened, for wizards, trading with the devil was not an illusory statement, it meant that Nat had not hesitated to use some evil and forbidden methods. Dumbledore didn't know what kind of trouble this would cause to the wizarding world, and he said, "Hogwarts will investigate this matter, and I will give Nat an explanation, but I hope you can reassure Nat and don't let him behave irrationally." ”
Karl hid his face in the wine glass, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but outline a trace of arc, it would be better to have this sentence, he put down the wine glass and said: "Okay, I'll go back to Goldstein Castle for a run, the Ministry of Magic is looking forward to Hogwarts' reply, I won't say the specific time limit, believe me, Professor Dumbledore, this matter really shouldn't be delayed for a long time." ”
Dumbledore said, "I understand, I'll find out as soon as I can." ”
"Alright, that's all I have to say about what Minister Fudge asked me to convey, and now I have a question of my own that I would like to confirm with you." Carl leaned forward and asked in a low voice, "I've heard that there are direct witnesses to Anthony's killer being Sirius Black at large, is this true?" ”
Dumbledore looked into Carl's eyes and didn't speak for a long time, seeing that Dumbledore didn't answer, Carl wasn't in a hurry, just looked at the glass of butterbeer in front of him.
It was a long time before Dumbledore said, "Peeves saw it, but I doubt his words can be a testimony, you know, it's a pretty naughty ghost." ”
Seeing that Dumbledore finally relented, Carl, who had been a little irritated by the silent atmosphere, breathed a sigh of relief and said: "In this way, I don't think Peeves will lie in this regard, he is just naughty, and his heart is not bad, with a suspect who can be locked, I am sure that I can temporarily appease Mr. Goldstein, but when he knows that the murderer is Black who escaped from Azkaban, he will probably be even more angry, angry with the Ministry of Magic." In the end, Karl couldn't help but smile bitterly, it was his own job to appease Mr. Goldstein, and the old gentleman who had lost his only grandson was now like an active volcano erupting, and every time he went to Fort Goldstein, he was roasted in the crater, that feeling...... Tsk, that's not a good job.
Dumbledore was noncommittal about Carl's direct confirmation that the suspect was Sirius Black, of course he didn't suspect that Peeves was lying, Sirius had definitely appeared in the castle at the time, but whether he killed the person or not had yet to be confirmed, he really couldn't figure out why Sirius wanted Anthony.
Meanwhile, in a corner of Gryffindor's common room, Hermione and her two friends are arguing with encouragement.
"You should give it to Professor McGonagall." Hermione said with a serious face, "At least the professors at the school should check it out." ”
"It's just a broom." Harry stubbornly said, "It's going to be fine, it's just a broom." Harry kept emphasizing this fact.
"yes, that's just a broom." Ron, who was sitting next to him munching on pie, also helped his good friend, "And it's the best flying broom in the world, think about it, how enjoyable it would be to be able to ride this broom in the sky." ”
Hermione glared at Ron, feeling a deep powerlessness, and talking to Harry, Ron, and them and dealing with Leah, William, and Draco required a completely different mindset. Here, she doesn't need cold thinking logic, she doesn't need to weigh the pros and cons carefully, she doesn't need to take into account the exchange of interests in everything she does, and her heart will be a lot easier, so even though the three of them have a lot less time to hang out together, she still regards Harry and Ron as her best friends. But every time she tried to convince Harry of them, there was a deep sense of weariness, they didn't think about how dangerous it would be, how much it might cost them, and they liked to replace rational thinking with emotion.
How can a person who does not believe in logical thinking convince him! Hermione sighed inwardly, but she still wouldn't give up, ever since she knew that Harry had a firebolt broomstick on his bed on the night of the attack, she had been trying to persuade Harry to give it to the school, at least for the professor to check it out.
Hermione leaned back in her chair and said, "But Harry, the school is dead now, you know?" A fifth-year Ravenclaw student died, Professor McGonagall had a tense face every time he went to class, and Dumbledore had to run around the world to deal with the reproaches of the students' families, with three professors patrolling every night...... Do you know what happened after the last time a student at Hogwarts died? ”
Harry pursed his lips and asked, "What happened?" ”
Hermione said, "The school was almost closed. She took a deep breath and continued, "Now you know how serious this is. ”
"School...... Schools will really be closed! Ron said incredulously.
"I don't know, no one knows if it's going to get to that point." Hermione said, "But I know that Headmaster Dumbledore, Professor McGonagall, Professor Kate, and some officials from the Ministry of Magic are all coordinating that no one wants the school to close, and all we have to do now is to find out about this as soon as possible and find the murderer." Harry, I know you're a big fan of that firebolt, so I assure you, the professors will only check it and return it to you when it's fine. ”
"You don't have to." Harry said that he liked Quidditch, he liked firebolts, but he preferred Hogwarts, where he spent his happy days, and he couldn't imagine what life would be like when he returned to Privet Road.
"I'll teach Professor McGonagall the firebolts." Harry said lonely. (To be continued.) )