Thinking of William, Scott sent him a message in front of Milton.

[What do you think is the likelihood that Mr. Graves will be elected as a minister?] ］

After a while, William's reply arrived.

[In my opinion, less than thirty percent.] ］

[Since the Mysterio's public appearance, and the fact that you and Dumbledore saved so many people together, most wizards trust Dumbledore more than ever.] ］

[Dumbledore has publicly stated on several occasions that he is optimistic about Burns as the new minister.] ］

[The Umno Society is looking for ways to grab public opinion in the hope of getting more votes.] ］

[But I'm not optimistic about them.] ］

[Of course, this is just my personal opinion.] The outcome will not be known until the end of this month when a new minister takes office. ］

"Seize public opinion?" Milton, who also saw the information, was a little puzzled, "In the British wizarding world, who can compare with Headmaster Dumbledore's prestige?" ”

Scott glanced at him.

It's still too simple, Milton.

"What's wrong?" Milton asked.

"Let me explain."

Just then, Eddie suddenly came up.

"Politics is the dirtiest." He deliberately put on a look that he knew everything, "You don't know because you haven't experienced the Muggle party elections." ”

Milton asked curiously, "What will they do?" ”

In the face of Milton's "ignorance", Eddie suddenly became even more proud.

"Of course, it's all about it."

He smiled slyly.

"In other words, it is to elevate oneself desperately and suppress the opponent by all means. It is only the norm to create beautiful lies to attract votes and spread unfavorable public opinion to blacken opponents. ”

Scott glanced at the slightly greasy smile on Eddie's face and nodded, "That's pretty much it." ”

"Oh!" Milton was surprised, "They want to find out about Headmaster Dumbledore and Miss Burns?" How is that possible? Dumbledore is the greatest wizard of the century, that's the consensus of all. ”

"How naïve!"

Eddie gave him a "disdainful" look, shook his head repeatedly, and continued his increasingly greasy performance.

"Everyone loves gossip, and the more great and pure white people are, the more people like to look for stains on each other, it's nature!"

Milton shook his head, still not believing that there was any stain on Dumbledore.

"It's also normal." Eddie understood very well, "In the minds of English wizards, Dumbledore's authority is as ingrained as the horror of the mysterious man. ”

Milton said, "Are you contradicting yourself? ”

"No, no, no."

Eddie held up a finger and swung it.

"It's just that no one has ever touched Dumbledore before, so people don't have such a concept in their minds. But that doesn't mean it's useless to touch the dark, on the contrary, I think that as long as someone starts, it will lead to an. ”

He was clearly pretending to be deep.

"Wait and see, and swear by my name as the 'King of Hogwarts Gossip', if it is not contained, the final result will be a big surprise."

"How is that possible?" Milton said the same thing again.

Eddie smiled, "As I said, people just like scandals, and the more scandals they have, the more they like to watch them, and they will be convinced after watching them, this is their nature." ”

"Eddie was right."

Roger, who had just entered the door, joined the conversation.

"In the Muggle world, what newspapers and media like to report most is the scandal of the British royal family."

"Don't forget." Scott reminded him, "Rita Skeeter is also a member of the All Witch Society. ”

"Oh......"

All three of his roommates had their mouths wide open.

"That woman ......"

"It's amazing......"

"You can already expect a lively period of time in the future."

"How do I think Dumbledore wouldn't fight back even if something like that happened?"

"We've got to do something." Eddie looked very interested, "I'm afraid Headmaster Dumbledore hasn't even thought about this himself. ”

"Because he hasn't experienced that." Scott nodded in agreement.

"Oh oh oh oh...... I'm going to get excited! ”

Eddie was excited.

"I decided! I'm going to fight Rita Skeeter, the news queen of the past! Defeat her head-on in her proudest aspect! ”

He raised his hands excitedly.

"When the old king dies, the new king ascends the throne! That's when I, the future magical media king, Eddie, make a stunning appearance! ”

Scott looked amused, "So you're going to submit an article on behalf of Mr. Grimes?" ”

"This ......"

Eddie's movements immediately froze.

"I ......" he looked at Milton slowly, "Milton, I'm just kidding, hehe, hehe." ”

But Milton was stunned for a moment before coming to his senses.

"I think...... If that helps, it's not impossible. His eyes lit up, "I mean, if this prevents my dad from becoming minister, I'll support you, Eddie!" ”

"Huh?"

Eddie looked at Milton dumbfounded.

"You...... Are you all right, Milton? He stammered in astonishment.

"Discredit him, it's nothing." Milton lowered his eyes, "Let him be useless, or he will be safer." ”

At this, he showed a pure smile.

"And, that's the price he has to pay."

Oh......

Is it blackened?

Scott also looked at Milton in surprise.

"What's wrong?" Milton opened his eyes and looked at the three Scotts in the same surprise, "Is there a problem?" ”

His eyes were still clear.

Is this natural black?

Scott belly slander.

"Oh! Since you don't suggest it, Milton, then I'm going to start preparing! ”

Eddie was already excited again.

Of course, not only Mr. Grevis, but also the officials who supported him, and Rita Skeeter herself...... Oh! I have to get the list! ”

Scott immediately sent the list.

"Very well, you guys wait!" Eddie was full of ambition, "I'm going to get ready for submission!" ”

"Start now?" Milton was puzzled.

"Of course, we must start cultivating a pen name from now on!" Eddie said, "Otherwise, do you think anyone's article can be in the Daily Prophet?" ”

He hurried to the small desk by the window.

"Oh, it's too late! I had to figure out how to write the most powerful essays and then increase the impact of my pen name in the fastest amount of time. I can't get into the Daily Prophet right now, oh yes, Singing the Bad Tune should be a good springboard......"

The sound faded off.

Under the gaze of Scott and the three of them, Eddie had already picked up the quill and instantly entered a state of full concentration.

A week later, under the pseudonym "Hollingworth", Eddie's first published article was successfully published in "Singing Against the Tune", and he did not hesitate to open fire on Rita Skeeter.

Rita Skeeter, Queen of News – A Life of Vanity and Lies

In this article, he dissects Rita Skeeter's usual methods of concocting hot news from a professional point of view, and dissects her vanity from a seemingly objective point of view.

Of course, this article only seems to be objective, but in fact, every sentence is secretly leading, and Rita Skeeter is imperceptibly criticized from various aspects such as appearance, professionalism, and morality.

With Luna's help, Scott and they got the new magazine in the first place.

Although Eddie did not publicly admit that the article was written by himself, he made full use of his expertise to fan the flames within Hogwarts, causing many people to read the content of the article and causing everyone to discuss it.

Faced with his private ambition, Scott asked him very eloquently, "What are you going to do next?" ”

"What's next?" Eddie pretended to be deep and said, "Wait." ”

"What are you waiting for?" Roger then cheered.

"Waiting for Skeeter's counterattack, of course." Eddie said.

"Her counterattack?" Milton really didn't understand, "I have to say, she's more famous than you, maybe you'll fall behind." ”

Eddie smiled dismissively.

"Of course, but it doesn't matter, everything is in my control."

Faced with Milton's "inquisitive" eyes, Eddie smirked.

"I have to admit that Skeeter is the most watched journalist in the British wizarding world today. As long as I start a scolding war with her, I can get the same attention as her in a short period of time! ”

He put on a confident look.

"As long as the topic is hot, for everyone's attention, even the Daily Prophet will publish my article! When the time comes, they will want us to keep arguing. ”

"Did you think about it beforehand?" Milton was shocked.

"Don't be surprised, haha." Eddie waved his hand, "It's all basics. ”

He's clearly smug.

In order to prevent him from continuing to get carried away, Roger took the initiative to rub him.

"Let go of me, oh, if you keep going like this, you'll lose me, the friendship of a magical media king, oh ......"

Just as Eddie had predicted, Rita Skeeter published a counterattack on the last page of the next day's Evening Prophet.

"Evening newspaper?" Eddie seems to have anticipated this, "At this stage, this matter is only enough to make the worst page of the evening newspaper." ”

Scott and the others ignore Eddie and have begun to read Rita Skeeter's article on defending herself.

Rita Skeeter, the monologue of a journalist with a conscience

Jikit is not a vegetarian, and she starts from the past tone of the magazine "Singing Contrarian" and criticizes "Singing Contrarian" as just an unprofessional gossip weekly.

At the same time, she said that she had never heard of a reporter named "Hollingworth" in the UK, and she reasonably suspected that the other party did not have the identity of a journalist, and the article published in "Singing Contrarian" was just to attract attention.

And she, Rita Skeeter, is known to be a journalist who has always been very professional and trusted by a wide range of readers.

Her articles are always published in professional, official media outlets like The Daily Prophet.

She has revealed many truths, done interviews for many celebrities, and written biographies of many celebrities.

[Without exception, they all sell well, and the people I'm writing about are very happy.] ］

She believes that she represents authority, the conscience of journalists, and the original intention of aspiring to dig out the truth of all events for the majority of wizards.

In short, as a professional, she criticized the low-level of "Singing Against the Tune" and "Hollingworth", emphasizing her brilliant achievements in the past.

Finally, she also apologized to people for her own incident.

[Although it is only a denigration that is not worth mentioning, I think that a professional journalist represents good credit, and I have to clarify for myself.]

Allow me to apologize for taking up public resources and everyone's time for this. ］

"Pretending." Eddie commented on this.

He chuckled, "But I've figured out how to fight back!" ”

As he spoke, he rummaged through the cabinets and found an old newspaper.

The newspaper featured a picture of Scott seeing Milton off at Hastings train station.

"Farewell, the boy who was infatuated by Travers has something else to love? 》

"This is the most direct evidence that she likes to manipulate public opinion!"

Eddie waved the old newspaper in his hand.

"Look, she wrote Milton as a girl!"

The smug Eddie didn't notice that both Scott and Milton had their faces blackened.

He continued with great interest.

"Scott is also a celebrity at this stage, and people will be interested in his news."

"Also, Milton is Mr. Grevis's son, and he can get attention."

"I'm using this false report to baash Skeeter, and I'm sure more people will see it!"

"This time, I'm going to submit an article to the Prophet Evening News!"

"Are you sure you want this oolong to be brought up again?" Scott asked through gritted teeth.

"Oh Eddie!" Milton shook his head desperately, "Let's let everyone forget about it!" ”

Eddie froze.

"You don't want to?" He was puzzled, "I'm setting the truth straight for you!" ”

Scott said unhappily: "Clarify what? Everyone has forgotten about it! ”

"That ......"

Eddie looked at Scott, then at Milton, and finally compromised.

"Alright, well, since you don't want to, I'd better look for something else."

"That's right." Scott immediately encouraged him, "Me and Milton aren't celebrities, you should go find a more impactful article and find out Skeeter's fatal flaw." ”

"I see."

Eddie began to continue digging through old newspapers.

Both Scott and Milton couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

That oolong report was finally forgotten by everyone, but Eddie couldn't be allowed to turn it out again.

It will not only be Rita Skeeter who will lose face at that time, but Scott and Milton will be even more humiliated.

Moreover, those who know them know that it is an oolong, and there is no need to clarify it at all, and it is inevitable that people will make fun of it if they mention it again.

Forget it.

Instead of looking for loopholes in this kind of gossip article, it is better to look for loopholes in more professional articles, which will cause more damage to Skeeter.