Chapter 440: The Mighty Fudge
No one, including Fudge, doubted the authenticity of the Dark Mark, as the mere mere mere sight of it sent chills through their bodies.
"I guess I don't need to explain too much, do I?" Ivan asked.
"Well, it's probably clear," Fudge said reluctantly, and then said to the Aurors.
"Take him and Blake, and we'll go back to the Ministry of Magic!"
The Aurors nodded, and with a rough hand, pulled the unconscious Peter Pettigrew up and untied the ropes around him.
The dazed Peter Pettigrew also woke up from the stun spell, but as soon as he opened his eyes, he saw two wizards in Auror costumes handcuffing him menacingly, and then dragging him to leave.
"Wait, Cornelius! Are you going to bring them all back to the Ministry of Magic? Ivan interrupted their action with a sudden remark.
"Of course, they will be kept in a special prison until the court starts!" Fudge said.
"That's not going to work!" Ivan shook his head.
If Peter and Black were brought back to the Ministry of Magic, he would lose control of them completely.
What's more, Sirius' escape from prison has caused a lot of trouble for the Ministry of Magic, and who knows if Fudge will be angry and lynched.
Even though this is unlikely, Ivan really has little trust in the Ministry of Magic, and prefers to keep things under his control.
"It's the Auror's duty to take criminals, Albus! Are you trying to prevent us from enforcing the law? Fudge's eyes narrowed, and there was a hint of disbelief and anticipation in his words.
Fudge waited for "Dumbledore" to speak, and as long as the other party nodded, he would have a reason to arrest "Dumbledore".
"Of course not! I just wanted to warn you, Connelly! Peter's trial is now of great concern to the wizarding world, and it's best not to make any mistakes..."
Ivan said in a gentle tone, then continued.
"Actually, I have some doubts about the level of supervision of prisoners at the Ministry of Magic, even in places like Azkaban are not absolutely safe, so I suggest that it is better to change the place of detention to the Hogwarts Observatory, or have the Inquisition cooperate to supervise the enforcement..."
"Besides, this is not my intention alone, but the result of my consultation with the members of the court, so that there will be no surprises before the official trial," Ivan emphasized.
As an impostor, Ivan didn't dare to confront Fudge head-on, because once he started fighting, even with the Elder Wand in his hand, he would not be the opponent of so many Aurors.
Therefore, he can only use the pressure to change the place of detention to Hogwarts, or allow him to send someone to supervise the Aurors' law enforcement.
However, Fudge was very tough, and he refused without hesitation.
He didn't care what Ivan thought, in his opinion, the other party was nakedly challenging his authority, and the "advice" of the trial court could not impose any substantial restrictions on him...
In the face of such an iron-headed Fudge, Ivan can be regarded as understanding Dumbledore's helplessness in the original time and space, and the other party's advantage as the Minister of Magic is too great.
Unless he does not hesitate to isolate himself from the magical world, there is really nothing he can do about the other party under normal circumstances.
Playing politics is not Ivan's forte, and he suddenly feels that he has underestimated Fudge, and it may not be so easy to oust him from power, and this matter must be considered in the long run.
Thinking of this, Ivan's voice changed and said warmly.
"You're mistaken, Connelly! We're not enemies, are we? My previous proposal was just to add a layer of insurance... You don't want to be known that the Aurors at the Ministry of Magic have been busy for a long time and have only done some finishing touches, right? ”
Although Fudge was angry at Ivan's repeated attempts to challenge his authority, he understood the hints in Ivan's words.
As a qualified politician, Fudge quickly put aside his personal feelings and calculated the gains and losses.
The trouble he is facing now is nothing more than two points, the first is that the Ministry of Magic arrested the wrong person back then, and also regarded the real murderer Peter as a war hero, and applied for the Merlin Medal for the other party.
This matter has a great impact and has dealt a big blow to the credibility of the Ministry of Magic, but it has little to do with him personally, it is a matter of the previous minister, and it does not affect his position as a minister.
The most important thing is that after such a report by the Daily Prophet, it has become known to everyone that there is no way to hide it, and there is not much to do except to throw the responsibility on the predecessor.
The second point is that after Sirius escaped from prison, the Ministry of Magic wasted a lot of effort to conduct a search, and even arranged for the Dementors to surround Hogwarts.
But the end result was not satisfactory, nothing was found, and a scandal was created about the Dementor attack on the students and the Ministry of Magic commissioner!
Even Sirius's overturning of the case, he didn't know the news until this morning,
Don't look at the impact of this matter is not as big as the former, but it is closely related to him, once it is not handled well, he is likely to be labeled as incompetent.
If Dumbledore had been willing to cooperate, proving that the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic had done a great job in the investigation and were not doing useless work, then the matter would probably have been fooled.
A few thoughts crossed his mind, and after a moment's thought, Fudge finally began to relent, saying that it was not impossible to change the location of Peter and Sirius to Hogwarts...
Then the two of them, each with their own thoughts, changed their previous-for-tat appearance, maintained a semblance of harmony, and took Sirius and Peter to the observatory while engaging in verbal negotiations.
Fudge wanted Ivan to deny the Ministry's scandals, including several Dementor attacks.
Of course, Ivan righteously refused, and he would not cooperate with the people of the Ministry of Magic to fool the people, unless Fudge was willing to apply for a first-class Merlin medal for Ivan Hals in association with him.
Since they all had to back down, Ivan had no choice but to give up his previous idea of scaring the Ministry of Magic for the time being, and instead worked hard to fight for his own interests to see if he could get legendary points.
"Ivan Hals?" Fudge muttered softly, feeling that the name seemed familiar, and he looked at Dumbledore suspiciously, not quite understanding why Dumbledore was doing this.
"I thought you should have some impression of him, after all, it's rare to find such a good little wizard." Ivan looked at Fudge with regret, and then continued.
"He was the one who discovered Peter's anomaly this time, so I think it's a well-deserved honor for him..."
"Is it the little wizard who developed the wolf poison potion? The last time we met, I knew he was going to surprise me even more..."Fudge remembered it at this time, and couldn't help but admire.
In his heart, Fudge secretly cursed, it turned out to be this damn boy!
If it weren't for what the other party did, why would he be so passive now...