Chapter 355: Abdication

"Hagrid, what's going on, Mrs. Hoch, how could Brother Hai be taken away by the people of the Ministry of Magic!" Dumbledore looked at Madame Hochky and asked a little strangely.

"I didn't know it, but I was performing flying tricks for the freshmen, when I suddenly saw a flying carriage from the Ministry of Magic for escorting prisoners heading towards Hagrid's hut!" Mrs. Hochkey said anxiously, but Chong didn't say anything about why Hagrid was taken away.

"You mean you saw the Ministry of Magic's flying carriage, but you didn't see Hagrid captured, did you?" Dumbledore looked at Madame Hodge with questioning eyes, and the latter kept nodding.

"Don't panic, since people haven't been taken away yet, there is still hope!" Dumbledore waved his hand at Madame Hoch, then gestured slightly to Qin Hui, and his body moved towards Hagrid's forest cottage in the form of a phantom movement.

Outside of Hogwarts, a black iron cart pulled by a Tanzanian iron dragon was slowly descending outside the cabin in the woods. This iron chariot pulled by an iron-boned dragon is carved with the marks of two priests crossing, symbolizing power and judgment.

"I said why I was always uneasy today, it turned out that there was a guest coming!" Hagrid in the room, after hearing the dragon's groan outside, was also holding a large demon-breaking crossbow that should have been placed on the city wall. Prisoners' carts.

"Oh, oh, oh, oh! It turned out to be Mr. Connelius from the Ministry of Magic! I don't know how you ended up here today! Just after a person got out of the black iron cart, Dumbledore's figure appeared in front of Conerius.

Conerius was a white man in his sixties, wearing a gray coat and a serious face. The gray hair on his head seemed to tell the wind and rain that his master had experienced.

"Harry, it's Cornelius! He's my father's immediate boss, and he's in charge of the Ministry of Magic's external affairs! In the corner where no one was looking, Harry and Ron, cloaked in invisibility, were talking quietly.

As the story progresses, Harry and Ron have learned that Hagrid is one of the people associated with the Chamber of Secrets fifty years ago, and have obtained the Horcrux that hides Voldemort's soul, Tom Mavrudre's diary.

Conerius looked at Dumbledore as he appeared in front of him, although he didn't know who had leaked the news of Dumbledore. But as an important member of the Ministry of External Affairs, he has to fulfill his mission.

"Honestly, Dumbledore, it's a tricky one. Because Hogwarts Chiang has been under attack, the Ministry of Magic has to do something about it! After Conerius finished speaking, he pointed to Hagrid, who was holding the crossbow, and said calmly; We old people know a little bit about Hagrid. Although I also knew that there was a misunderstanding, in order to calm the people's grievances, I still came uninvited! ”

Hagrid, who was more than two meters tall, said with a slight twist beside Connelius; "But I didn't, you know, I didn't do that! I am innocent! ”

Connelius looked up at Hagrid, shook his head and sighed; "I know that, and that's why I'm here and not someone else. I think you should understand that as the top minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, I would not do such a thing myself! ”

Seeing Hagrid's worried expression, Dumbledore stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder, then asked Conerius; "Mr. Connelius, I wonder if I can keep Hagrid if I vouch for him? You know, by the evidence alone, Hagrid was destined to go to Azkaban! ”

"Azkaban!" Listening to Dumbledore's words, Harry and the others in the invisibility cloak couldn't help but let out a low exclamation. Because Azkaban is in the pass. The detainees are heinous people, and there has never been a talk of being released after completing their sentences.

"What a sound!" Conerius frowned, and immediately a silver-white wand appeared in his hand.

With Conerius's words, Dumbledore also glanced at Hagrid suspiciously, and then explained with a chuckle; "You're too nervous, this is next to the outskirts of the Forbidden Forest, maybe some kind of beast!"

"Really!" Conerius glanced at Dumbledore, then shook his head disappreciatively; "No matter what the sound is, Hagrid is going to go with me today, otherwise there is no other way. And until new evidence is available, Hagrid is the biggest and so far the only suspect. ”

"I'm innocent, I'm not going to Azkaban to be tortured, never!" Hagrid shook his head back as Connelius spoke.

"Hagrid, I know you're innocent, and I don't want to, but I don't have a choice, because..."

"Connelius, did something go wrong with Hagrid's arrest!" Just as Connelius was about to say something, Lucius, who was holding a golden cane, suddenly appeared in front of everyone.

"You it, Lucius!" Looking at Lucius who suddenly appeared, Hagrid raised the Demon Breaker in his hand in anger and aimed his crossbow arrow at Lucius with a cold light.

"Hagrid! Calm down! Watching Hagrid's movements, Dumbledore hurriedly stepped forward and put his hand on Hagrid's crossbow machine, shaking his head at him.

Lucius smiled disdainfully at Hagrid, then took a roll of parchment from his sleeve and said majestically; "The highest approval from the Ministry of Magic, please prepare it from the Head of Hogwarts, Mr. Dumbledore!"

"Highest approval!" Dumbledore was slightly stunned, because this supreme approval can only take effect if more than two-thirds of the members of the Ministry of Magic sign it, otherwise even Lucius would not be able to issue it privately.

"Yes!" Lucius nodded, and then, ignoring Dumbledore's puzzled expression, opened the scroll on his own, and read aloud; "By the unanimous decision of the members of the Ministry of Magic, because of Dumbledore's inaction in the attack on Hogwarts House, it has been decided to remove Dumbledore from his position as Director of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and only retain the seat of the Ministry of Magic."

"Congratulations, if it weren't for the fact that there are still some members of the Ministry of Magic who don't distinguish between right and wrong, I would really like to strip you of your seats! But you don't have to be too happy, I think there will be a day! Lucius placed the sheepskin scroll in his hand in Dumbledore's hand under Dumbledore's calm gaze.

"You can't do that, you can't have no one at Hogwarts, but you can't do without Abbot Dumbledore. If he were to leave his job at this critical juncture, the school attacks would surely intensify! ”

Before Dumbledore could speak, Hagrid was the first to shout loudly, looking resentful.

Looking at Hagrid's appearance, Lucius pointed to the badge pinned to his chest and smiled; "You know, I have the right to do that. Hogwarts has to transfer 100,000 gold coins from the Ministry of Magic every year for tuition, so the Ministry of Magic has the right to decide the fate of Hogwarts! ”

"You...."Hagrid's eyes widened, and he looked at Lucius with a smile on his face.

"Take him away, Mr. Connelius, and I don't think you'll forget the purpose of your visit!" Lucius nodded slightly at Connelius and said in a commanding tone.

"Humph!" Connelius snorted dissatisfiedly at Lucius speaking to himself in a commanding tone. However, Connelius still glanced at Dumbledore regretfully, and then pointed his wand at Hagrid, emitting a red glow.

Hagrid, who was hit by the red magic light, quickly shrank, and in the blink of an eye, Hagrid, who was originally two or three meters tall, became a short dwarf, and was effortlessly carried by Conerius in his hands, and walked towards the black iron car.

"Harry, Hagrid is going to be captured, what are we going to do!" Ron, inside the cloak, asked Harry in a panic.

"What else can I do! Hagrid didn't have the power to fight back in front of him, what else could we do! Harry looked agitated, and at this time he wanted to kill Hagrid and snatch Hagrid back.

Seeing that Hagrid was caught in the hands of Conerius, Lucius smiled slightly and whispered; "Mr. Dumbledore, I think it's time for you to pack your bags and get ready to leave!"

"Well, since this is a unanimous decision of the Ministry of Magic, it's time for me, an old fellow, to rest! But I'm no longer the Headmaster of Hogwarts, but if I get a distress letter from my students, I'll still be back to the place I love! Dumbledore said, nodding slightly to where Harry and the others were hiding, and walked off into the distance.

"By the way, can I ask who will replace me?" Just as Dumbledore was about to leave, he suddenly stopped.

"Professor Qin in Hogwarts is a veteran professor who has been engaged in education for many years and has rich teaching experience. I think Hogwarts will definitely exude new vitality in his hands! Lucius replied with a smile squinting at Dumbledore's question.