Chapter 153: Truth Elixir
Dudley smiled and shook his head, he patted Harry on the shoulder and said, "So, don't be naΓ―ve. β
Harry sighed, agreeing with the approach.
"Let's go back, Myrtle, I'll talk to Lao Deng. β
Dudley: They took one last look at Myrtle and walked out of the bathroom.
"Harry, you'll go to Ginny and ask her if she's got the journal, the one you started seeing in the office. β
"Why am I going," Harry reacted dramatically.
Dudley didn't speak, just looked at Harry in silence.
"Okay......"
"Isn't that enough," Dudley said with a smile.
Harry is still very good at AC, and Ginny is his loyal little fan sister, who else can go.
"Did the journal be put into Ginny's cauldron by old Malfoy in Diagon Alley," Harry said in a low voice, "don't try to fool you, I saw it then." β
"Since you've seen it all, you're asking," Dudley gave him a blank look.
Hermione trotted a few steps in front of Forcen and Harry, stopping them, "How is this happening to the Malfoys!"
Dudley shook his head, another man who had not experienced the beating of society.
"Needless to say," Harry said firmly, "it must have been the Chamber of Secrets that Draco Malfoy had opened. β
"The mention of the Chamber of Secrets hurts," Dudley rubbed his swollen head, "Old Malfoy knows whose note it is, how could he possibly let his son touch it." Assuming it's Malfoy's opening of the Chamber of Secrets, what does Lockhart say about his scheming, and what does the basilisk that appears in the dueling club say?"
"Maybe that's what he is," Harry said eagerly.
Dudley thought for a moment and thought it was still unlikely, "If this was the case, then there would not be such a garbage spell on the court." β
"We'll find out later," he said, waving his hand, "you'd better go and get rid of Ginny's suspicion now." β
......
That afternoon, Connelly Fudge, Minister for Magic, arrived at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in a hurry.
Dudley met him in Dumbledore's office.
It was a short, stocky, stocky man with messy gray hair and an anxious look on his face.
His clothes were a strange hodgepodge, a pinstriped suit, a bright red tie, a long black cloak, purple pointed-toe boots, and a dark green top hat tucked under his arm.
Looking at it like this, I must be annoyed by the news that 'the secret room has been opened', which will not be solved well and affect the career.
"What a depressing day, Albus," Fudge said with a look of frustration.
"I'm sure it'll be fine tomorrow," Dumbledore said, spreading his hands.
"Hopefully," Fudge said, shaking his head, he didn't believe Dumbledore's words, it would be nice if it wasn't worse tomorrow, he saw Dudley on the side, "Oh!
"I'm just a little salted fish, Dudley Dursley, Minister. Dudley said flatly.
Fudge smiled hypocritically, "Well, it's nice to meet you, I know you, the Ministry of Magic has sent you two letters. β
This is which pot is not opened and which pot is not mentioned.
Dudley rolled his eyes, then he was really grateful, "How happy?"
"......" Fudge choked up, and said in an embarrassed but polite manner, "Mr. Dursley, please go out for a while, I need to talk to Albus alone." β
Dumbledore stood in front of Dudley, "I don't think he needs to go out. β
Sure enough, Dumbledore was reliable at the critical moment.
Fudge sighed, and he said, "Okay, then I'll be blunt, the Chamber of Secrets has been opened again, and this time, I have to capture Hagrid and put him in Azkaban." β
"I hope you understand, Connery, that I trust Hagrid completely. Dumbledore frowned at Fudge.
"But you know, Albus," Fudge said unnaturally, "Hagrid's track record is bad for him. I can't help it, the Ministry of Magic is not up to me to make decisions alone. The Ministry of Magic now has to take some action, and the school board has been contacted about this. β
"But Connelly, I'm still going to tell you, taking Hagrid away won't help at all. Dumbledore's blue eyes flashed with rage.
Dudley had been at Hogwarts for the first time and was furious at the sight of Dumbledore.
"Look at it from my point of view," Fudge said, fiddling with his top hat, "I'm under a lot of pressure." Something had to be done. If it turns out that it wasn't Hagrid, he'll come back, and no one else will say anything about it. But now I have to take him away. β
"In that case, let's have dinner here and then leave. Dumbledore said without refusal.
Fudge wanted to take Hagrid now, but seeing that Dumbledore was willing to give in, he didn't want to cause any more trouble.
"Okay. β
Some time before the dinner began, Dudley left the principal's office and sneaked into the basement kitchen.
After a while, he walked out with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.
Soon the dinner began.
The dinner was not as noisy as before, and the young wizards entered the Great Hall in pairs, and everyone was afraid that they would be attacked if they were left alone.
Dumbledore and Fudge were the last to arrive at the Great Hall.
The young wizards exclaimed, and the Minister of Magic came to the school in person, without any news leaking out until then.
Where there are ministers, there are speeches.
A chicken soup for the soul, Fudge almost spoke for about half an hour.
Finally, everyone can eat delicious food.
Dudley sat down and smiled as he watched Lockhart on the stage take a glass of wine.
Of course, Lockhart drank no ordinary drink, but a little gadget was added to it, and that was the elixir of spitting truth.
This was stolen from Snape's office before.
Speaking of which, Dudley's stealing of the Truth Elixir was a failure, and Snape knew what was lost as soon as he checked the office, and it was difficult to find something as valuable as the Truth Elixir.
When this thing was lost, Snape went to Dumbledore to report it, but he eventually stopped Snape from continuing to investigate.
Of course, none of this is clear to Dudley.
Dudley was about to stand up and ask Lockhart a question, but Dumbledore got ahead of him and asked, "Seriously, Professor Lockhart, your writing is very good. β
The reason why Dumbledore did this was because Fudge was there, secretly feeding a professor the elixir, no matter what the starting point was, this pot Dudley couldn't carry it.
"Headmaster, I knew you were my book lover. Lockhart smiled.
This guy is really hopeless, and his answer after drinking the truth potion is so shameless.
"I'm curious how you got your inspiration," Dumbledore asked casually as he ate.