Dinner ended with laughter.

At a time when the clouds of Voldemort hung over the British wizarding society, it was difficult for the people of the Order of the Phoenix to enjoy such a hearty laugh.

After eating dessert, Zhang Xu and Scarlet hurriedly said goodbye.

Except for Harry, who just arrived today, everyone else has become accustomed to Zhang Xu's fast-paced life.

Less than five minutes after Zhang Xu left, an argument broke out in the restaurant at 12 Grimmauld Place, and several people disagreed over whether Harry should have the right to know.

But all this has nothing to do with Zhang Xu.

From Tower Bridge to Big Ben, the banks of the River Thames are lit up with ancient buildings and modern lights, making you feel like you're in two planes at the same time.

"The Thames River is gone, and the waves sweep away the heroes."

Sitting in an open-air seat in a café by the river, Zhang Xu whispered lyrics that he had changed indecently.

Scarlet, who was sitting at another table next to him, didn't want to talk to Zhang Xu and rolled his eyes at him.

Zhang Xu made an appointment to meet at this café tonight, and before the guests arrived, he enjoyed a rare leisure time in the cool river breeze.

Not long after, a middle-aged woman dressed in delicate clothes, holding a crocodile leather handbag, and combing curly hair sat on the chair opposite Zhang Xu.

If Hermione saw this scene at this time, she might immediately pull out her wand and fight Zhang Xu alone.

The person Zhang Xu met tonight was Hermione's lifelong enemy, Rita Skeeter.

Ever since you Rita Skeeter featured an article about Hagrid in the Daily Prophet, the Harry trio have been on a par with her.

Then Hermione wrote an article in Youth Magazine to fight back, and the two engaged in a war of words for a while.

Today, Zhang Xu chose to meet Rita Skeeter in Muggle territory, naturally he was going to make trouble.

After the two exchanged pleasantries, they quickly got to the point.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Zhang." Rita Skeeter said, "Minister of Magic Fudge asked me to write an article against you, and I couldn't refuse their request. ”

At the last school leaving banquet, Dumbledore announced the news of Voldemort's return to the students at the same time, and pulled Zhang Xu out to take the gun.

Later, Fudge began to fight back in public opinion, and when he smeared Dumbledore and Harry Potter, he also pulled Zhang Xu in.

"It's okay, Ms. Skeeter." Zhang Xu said, "I understand your difficulty, your report is full of hints that Dumbledore forced me to help him lie, and I believe readers will see it." ”

Seeing that Zhang Xu didn't pursue it, Rita Skeeter also breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhang Xu caught the handle that she was an illegal Animagus, not to mention, as a reporter, she was familiar with all aspects of the news, so she could see that if Zhang Xu wanted to clean her up, someone would naturally be able to help.

Before that, she was also worried that Zhang Xu invited her to Muggle territory because he was dissatisfied with his report and wanted to sink her in the Thames.

"Is the mystery man really back?" Rita Skeeter asked cautiously.

"Yes." Zhang Xu replied, "What Professor Dumbledore said is true, I was there at the time, and the person in that video is not Professor Dumbledore looking for someone to pretend." ”

After listening to Zhang Xu's answer, Rita Skeeter's face was full of panic.

"What's so scary about you that the mystery man is back?" Zhang Xu smiled and said, "You are a pure-blood wizard, and you have been working against Professor Dumbledore and the Ministry of Magic, and the mysterious man has no reason to hurt you." ”

"But I'm targeting the Ministry of Magic and Dumbledore, just for the money." Rita Skeeter said.

"Do you think the mystery man cares about this?" Zhang Xu said, "He only cares about the result, and he won't care about the motivation of your little person." ”

"But...... I don't dare write an article attacking mysteries and Death Eaters. Rita Skeeter said, "It's going to cost you your life." ”

"It seems that we all have the same position when facing the mysterious man." Zhang Xu said, "If the mysterious person is in power, you will not have a good life." ”

After struggling in her mind, Rita Skeeter nodded and agreed with Zhang Xu's statement.

"Actually, you can also play a very important role in the fight against the mysterious people." Zhang Xu continued.

"Can I make a difference?" Rita Skeeter asked curiously, "I'm not a wizard as powerful as Dumbledore. ”

"A person's article can sometimes become a dagger and a spear thrown into the heart of the enemy." Zhang Xu said, "Everyone has their own area that they are best at, and in your field of expertise, you are as powerful as Professor Dumbledore. ”

Rita Skeeter looked at Zhang Xu dumbfounded, this was the first time she had heard such a statement.

When Rita Skeeter recovered, she stared at the half-drunk coffee on the table and pondered something.

Journalists like Rita Skeeter know best who they can mess with and who they should never touch.

Targets like the Ministry of Magic and Dumbledore, Rita Skeeter dared to write articles against them because she was sure that they would not use unconventional means against her.

As for someone like Lucius Malfoy, if she dared to write an article attacking them, it would be a mercy for the other party to have a whole corpse.

If the mysterious person is in power in the end, she will still be a ghost of "needle and disadvantage", and she will change her career to write romance.

"What should I do?" Rita Skeeter raised her head and asked Zhang Xu.

"Just do what you love best." Zhang Xu replied.

"Didn't Fudge ask you to discredit Professor Dumbledore and Harry, and you continued to discredit them."

"You could describe Dumbledore as an old liar full of lies, but Harry Potter the 'Savior' was an outright hoax. How could a mysterious person be defeated by a baby, there must be a secret behind this, whatever you want to make up. The current Harry Potter was actually pretended to be a boy of the same age named Daniel Radcliffe, whom Dumbledore had found. ”

"In the article, you try to mention Fudge as much as possible, implying that our Minister of Magic has already seen through Dumbledore's scheme."

"Readers who have been watching the news that smeared Dumbledore and Harry will definitely get tired of it after a long time. You can use a pseudonym – for example Miranda Richardson – to write in support of Dumbledore and refute the content of the article written under your real name. ”

"Then you can write articles under two names and attack each other."

"If there is a war in the newspapers, people will pay more attention to your reports in the newspapers."

"Of course, you have to keep it secret."

"It's a shame that you don't become a journalist, Mr. Zhang." Rita Skeeter said to Zhang Xu very sincerely.

Although she didn't know why Zhang Xu suggested that she continue to smear Dumbledore and Harry Potter, the method he said later was "the left hand first spread rumors, and then the right hand refuted the rumors" gave her a lot of inspiration.

"Why continue targeting Dumbledore and Harry Potter?" Rita Skeeter asked.

"Do you want to get a Minister of Magic to resign on your own reporting?" Zhang Xu asked.

"Can it be done?" Rita Skeeter's eyes lit up, she was interested in such a thing.

"Fudge is obviously trying his best to cover up the news of the mysterious man's return." Zhang Xu said, "Then you will do your best to help him and let the public see his efforts." ”

"When the mystery man is publicly revealed, all you need is one article to remove His Excellency the Minister who deceived the public."

Rita Skeeter immediately heard what Zhang Xu meant, and said, "This method is very good, I need to make a good plan." ”

"Can you do me a small favor?" Zhang Xu said.

"What do you need me to do?" Rita Skeeter asked.

Zhang Xu took out a piece of parchment, then wrote a string of family names on it and handed it to Rita Skeeter.

"If you were to write an article in support of Professor Dumbledore under the name of Miranda Richardson, please imply in the article that these families were secretly supporting Dumbledore." Zhang Xu said.

Rita Skeeter looked at the family name on the note and understood what Zhang Xu meant.

This is the family that has offended Zhang Xu, they are the families who tried to let the werewolves raid Hogsmeade and then take advantage of the chaos to assassinate him, and the triwizard tournament after the triwizard tournament tried to assassinate him with a fire dragon.

Although Dumbledore and the others have all shed a layer of skin on these families, Zhang Xu still wants to do it himself.

As long as Rita Skeeter portrays them as die-hard supporters of Dumbledore in the article, Fudge and Voldemort will naturally help Zhang Xu clean them up.

Rita Skeeter accepted the parchment and agreed to do Zhang Xu a favor.

Rita Skeeter only had to go back and use her wand to remove the family names written on the paper, and she would be able to go to Gringotts and collect a bag of gold coins with the contents on the other side of the parchment.

Moreover, the goblins of Gringotts will destroy the parchment after completing the payment formalities, so that no one can know about the transaction between the two of them.

Everyone is smart and knows what to do in the future.