Chapter 50: The Night Wanderer

Connor didn't come to the library to study after all.

I spent so much time with the book "The Metamorphosis of the Human Body" on the one hand, partly because he found the way the book answers questions interesting.

On the other hand, he really needs something to pass the time for him to get through the afternoons without classes.

And when Mrs. Pince had left and locked the door to the library, it was his time to be alone.

"Fluorescent flickering."

There was no need to carry an oil lamp around, just a simple spell and a ray of light appeared on the tip of Connor's wand.

The cold glow was enough to illuminate the labels on the shelves.

"Here's the textbook, there's the storybook, and what about the news......

The good thing is that those things are not hard to find.

As part of the history of magic, the news carriers of the past are well preserved and have their own dedicated sections.

Although Mrs. Pince had not given him a detailed description of the library's regional classifications, after a casual walk around the vast library, he quickly found the newspapers with the previous issues.

Row after row, even the year and month have special signs.

And the next step is to find the corresponding news.

"I remember it was 981, and the month was supposed to be ...... October. ”

Then, when I got my first newspaper, I wrote about it.

Voldemort is dead! The world is back to peace!

The huge headline is there, and the ruins of a house are in the background.

The second newspaper reported the arrest of the Death Eaters:

The traitors who betrayed the great Potters! Sirius!

On the cover is a dejected man with a look of despair in his eyes, and beside him, a fat-looking wizard seems to be showing off his might.

"The arrester is...... Cornelius Fudge, but he wasn't an Auror at the time, he just happened to be passing through that place......"

This was followed by a series of messages about the celebratory parade to celebrate the fall of Lord Voldemort.

But soon there were several more tragedies, the news of the Death Eaters attacking the Aurors.

As the Longbottoms are tortured, when will the Ministry of Magic arrest the Death Eaters?

Who is to blame for the tragedy of the Puwit brothers?

Bones and his family die tragically, and Miss Amelia, the commander of the Auror Command, declares that the sinners will be tried by law.

After a series of headlines, Connor also found the surnames of many acquaintances.

October 1981 was destined to be full of joy and blood, and the Ministry of Magic's fight against the crazed Death Eaters reached an extreme level.

Of course, this final result is also predestined.

In the midst of a large number of Auror casualties and deaths, the Death Eaters were all apprehended.

It was supposed to be something to brag about, and after more than a decade of turmoil, the wizarding world was finally able to settle down.

But the next news was no different from a joke to Connor.

Severus Snape was accused of being a Death Eater, but Dumbledore testified that he had been sent as a spy.

There was also news about the Malfoy family.

"Mr. Lucius Malfoy claims to be under the control ......of the Imperius Curse"

Intrigued by the title about the Malfoy family, Connor took a cursory look at the contents.

But it's laughable when you think about it.

For example, what was controlled by the Imperius Curse, thanking the Ministry of Magic for saving him from the sea of suffering, etc., that personal interview with Mr. Lucius is probably described in this content, and the focus is on the second half.

"As a token of appreciation, we donate 100,000 gold Galleons ......"

What a soul-snatching curse, what a thanksgiving, at a glance it seems to be buying peace with money.

In addition to Malfoy, who made the headlines, Connor also saw the names of several other families.

For example, Goyle, or Crabbe, dare he say it right, Slytherin is really the Death Eater's lair?

Does Headmaster Dumbledore really care?

In addition, it was Mr. Barty Crouch who was in charge of this at the time, and it was he who gave the Aurors permission to use the Death Curse to fight the Death Eaters.

In addition, he seems to have arrested his own son.

Sadly, however, he does not seem to have earned much of the prestige of being a great duke.

On the contrary, some people accused him of being unkind, and some even thought that it was Mr. Crouch's tutoring problems that caused the child to degenerate into a Death Eater.

What is the truth of this?

According to this statement, which one of Dumbledore's resignations from the headmaster's position is still forbidden?

How bad is the school ethos at Hogwarts?

After watching a series of news from that period, Connor only had a strong sense of absurdity in his heart.

Except for the people who actually died, everything was like a joke, after defeating the Great Demon King, no one was looking at anything else, and it seemed that as long as Voldemort was defeated, the mistakes made by others could be blamed.

Everything can be explained by the Imperius Curse......

"This is the Ministry of Magic......"

After putting the newspapers back in their place, he picked up some of the messages he needed:

Peter Pettigrew was awarded the Merlin Order of Merlin for his heroic death in preventing Sirius.

And the person who operates this is ......

"It's Cornelius Fudge."

It is also clear from the Daily Prophet that Minister Fudge was now busy with the aftermath of the fallen hero, and received a great deal of praise.

In this respect, it was even a powerful achievement for him to ascend to the ministerial position.

Arresting Sirius, who murdered the Potters, cleaning up the aftermath of the fallen hero's family, giving him the credit he deserves, and more.

And if this is overturned, what will happen to the minister today?

It can only be said that it is difficult to do......

After putting the newspapers back in their original order, Connor thought about his next move.

In the end, the trouble may not be to recapture Pettigrew, but to follow a series of operations.

But after thinking about it for a while, Connor realized something very important.

"Shhh...... Why should I think about this kind of question? ”

How should it not be handed over to Dumbledel?

Anyway, he just needs to prepare himself.

If the Ministry of Magic was normal, they should know what to do.

But will they really be so simple as to admit their mistakes?

In the middle of the night in the library, Connor was just thinking deeply.

And the end result is not very good.

Clearly, Sirius' continued stay in Azkaban would be in the greater interest of the Ministry.

"Click"

Just as Connor came to his conclusion, something rang in his ears.

It was the sound of the door locking being opened, and at that moment, Connor directly extinguished the light source on his wand.

'Crunch'

There was a loud sound, and the ancient wooden door was pushed open.

However, there was no one at the door.

The moonlight shining through the open door into the library looked a little eerie and eerie.

Connor, however, had a clear feeling.

His senses deceived him by casting targeted hallucinations.

"Phantom Spell ......"

After taking a deep breath, Connor waved his wand slightly, and his figure disappeared in place.

He'd do that too.