Fudge didn't want to turn his face with Dumbledore, and Fudge was even more convinced of this after feeling the pressure on himself as anger flashed in Dumbledore's eyes.

It's just that the fear of Dumbledore was quickly replaced by an obsession with power, and Fudge clearly understood that Dumbledore was more prestigious and capable of being the Minister of Magic than him, and even the reason why he was able to defeat his opponent and succeed in taking office was also a crucial vote for Dumbledore.

When he first became Minister of Magic, Fudge was indeed grateful to Dumbledore, but when Fudge's power was secured, he found himself living in Dumbledore's shadow. To this day, in the eyes of most wizards, Dumbledore is still considered more suitable to be the Minister of Magic.

Even though he now holds the number one position in the wizarding world, his prestige is still far less than that of Dumbledore.

Why? I'm the first person in the wizarding world, and he's just a teacher?

I don't know when Fudge began to make his own decisions when he encountered the incident, and stopped asking Dumbledore for advice.

Even if it were to arrest Hagrid, the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic would be up to the task, and Fudge might not want to admit that the Minister of Magic should come in person, but it was an indisputable fact that he was afraid of Dumbledore. He came in person, and that's how he doesn't feel confident.

Perhaps it was Dumbledore's usual kind smile that gave Fudge the illusion and gave him the courage to come here. But it was only at the end of the day that Fudge realized that he was very wrong, and after seeing Dumbledore's angry expression for the first time, Fudge felt a lot of pressure, and he regretted that he did not dare to look Dumbledore in the eyes when he spoke.

But things have come to this point, and Fudge has a hard time riding the tiger, so he can only stubbornly resist Dumbledore's pressure. Because he came in person, but he didn't take Hagrid with him, and when it gets out, it will inevitably disgrace him.

Fudge finally added "not a punishment, just a precaution, if Hagrid is innocent, let him go immediately", trying to get Dumbledore to give him a step down.

A hint of disdain flashed on Lucius Malfoy's lips when he saw Fudge's performance when he came in, Fudge's incompetence couldn't have been better for these pure-blood families who wielded power in the wizarding world behind the scenes. If Fudge had a third of Dumbledore's ability, they would have to worry.

Lucius Malfoy's face was much stronger than Fudge's, and he strode into Hagrid's room, facing Dumbledore's pressure without showing any fear. And after glancing at each other, Lucius despised Dumbledore a lot. Because compared to the heavy and breathless pressure he felt on the Dark Lord, the pressure Dumbledore brought to him was much lighter.

This even gave Malfoy the illusion that the Dark Lord in his heyday was much more powerful than Dumbledore.

"What the hell are you looking for me, Lucius?" Dumbledore said that Dumbledore's words were calm, but Fudge felt that the pressure Dumbledore was giving him deeper than before, and the flames of anger burned more vigorously in Dumbledore's blue eyes.

"You've read the contents of the Daily Prophet," Lucius said lazily in the face of Dumbledore's pressure, "The parents of the children are very worried, and they are very worried about the safety of their children. As announced in the newspapers, our board of directors has decided to give you a deadline. If you haven't solved the incident after the Christmas break, then we'll change the headmaster who can solve the incident! ”

"You only have one vacation time, I hope you can use all your talents to solve the horrors at the school, or our board of directors will have to remove you!"

"Ahh What do you say, Lucius? Fudge said with a panicked look on his face, and when he heard the news that Dumbledore was going to be deposed, Fudge immediately couldn't sit still. Fudge's head wasn't quite mushy yet, and he finally knew what Dumbledore's departure meant.

"Dumbledore deposed? No, no, we must not let Dumbledore go right now. Fudge finally said something.

"The appointment of the Headmaster, no, the removal, is a matter for the Board, Fudge," but Fudge's words were directly ignored by Lucius, and Fudge, who could bite Dumbledore, did not refute in the face of Malfoy's somewhat rude words, as if he had suddenly forgotten the prestige of the first person in the wizarding world, was this the inferiority complex of Fudge, who also longed for pure-blooded blood, in the face of pure-blood wizards, "Since Dumbledore failed to stop these attacks-"

"But, Lucius, if Dumbledore can't stop them—" Fudge said, his upper lip sweating, "who can stop it?" ”

"In that case, then we should trust Dumbledore to find the murderer during the Christmas holidays and give the students a safe learning environment when they come back from the holidays!" Malfoy said, a wicked smile on his face, "Let's wait and see!" ”

"Oh no!" The next day, Maple received a copy of the Daily Prophet sent to him by someone else, and when he saw the contents of the paper, he immediately showed it to Harry and Hermione.

"The board of directors wants to remove the principal?" Harry and Hermione both had incredulous expressions on their faces, "How can they do this?" Is there a better headmaster than Dumbledore? ”

"Professor Dumbledore's departure will only make the basilisk more rampant, don't they understand that?"

"It seems that Malfoy's father did a good thing, and Lucius Malfoy was one of the directors of the school." Maple said.

"No wonder, maybe he is one of the masterminds behind the incident!"

Even if something so serious, even though there were no more students in the school, the Christmas celebration was still held as usual.

The Weasleys went to Egypt to see their eldest son, Bill Weasley, and the Weasleys, who had not planned to follow them together, were called home by the Weasleys, who feared for their safety.

In addition to Maple Harry and Hermione, Celia Doraks of Ravenclaw did not leave the school either.

But apart from a few of them, only Slytherin students spend Christmas at school. Because Slytherin students are completely safe, they are not affected by the incident in the secret room, and those who want to stay in school still stay in school.

Clea Pandora didn't leave, is Claret too?

Was she really a Slytherin student?

Maple soon notices a fair-skinned Slytherin girl who is staying at school, Daphne Greengrass.

Is it really her?

She was the only girl in Slytherin to stay in school, but her skin was only slightly fairer than normal, completely in the category of healthy white complexion, very different from Cleia, and she was not a first-year freshman, but a second-year student in the same grade as them.

This left Maple unsure again.

Wait, Maple suddenly noticed that Celia Pandora's expression seemed to be much more normal, no longer cold and slightly haggard, and Maple suddenly had a sense of foreboding-

Could it be that Riddle's diary is no longer with her!

If that's the case, Clare Pandora would be forgivable if she wasn't at school, but if she took Riddle's diary away from school, it would be difficult for Dumbledore to settle the time during the Christmas break.

Maple suddenly thought that it was better not to have a diary, so he went straight to the bottom of the kettle and entered the secret room to kill the basilisk while the diary was not there.

No, this won't work!

Maple thought of a terrible consequence of doing this, the diary was a Horcrux that Voldemort had left specifically to open the Chamber of Secrets, what if the basilisk in the Chamber of Secrets died and Riddle's journal disappeared directly?

It would have been fine if the diary had been returned to Lucius, but now in Clarian Pandora's hands, it was unknown where it would be taken.

Damn, rat thrower, you can't do anything!

Can you only wait for Riddle's journal and basilisk to merge together?

Although the plot has changed, presumably Dumbledore will still provide Fawkes and Gryffindor Sword, and the important issue now is the bonus of Clear's curse spell and basilisk power. If it's possible, try to find a way to get that Claire Pandora out.

By the way, I almost ignored a little. Although the diary may not be on Clea Pandora's body now, since she and Clare are both Pandora's surnames, they should still be related.

Although Claire learned about the Spotmap monitoring function through the Cursed Puppet, she didn't know that the Spotmap had the ability to display people's real names.

She probably didn't know that I already knew her and Celia's Pandora surname, and as long as she kept an eye on Clea Pandora, Clare Pandora would always come into contact with her again.

Finally, Christmas came, and the castle was covered with snow again, and the school was silent. There were only two people in the Gryffindor boys' dormitory, Harry and Maple, who had been thinking about getting some sleep, but Hermione, who had woken up early in the morning, came straight to their dorm room and woke them up.

When Harry woke up, he saw Hermione educating Maple there—

"My clothes are so messy, I don't pay attention to hygiene at all!"

The beds and dorms were cleaned by the house-elves, but the clothes that Maple himself had worn yesterday were thrown on the bed.

Maple hadn't expected Hermione to come straight to their dorm, knowing that he should have hidden his underwear this way, otherwise he wouldn't have been so embarrassed.

Maple listened honestly to Hermione for a few minutes before she finally let Maple go, turned to greet the sleepy-eyed Harry, "Merry Christmas, Harry!" ”

The owls had already been delivered for Christmas, and when they arrived, Maple and the others were still asleep, and Hermione had opened the window to let them in.

Mrs. Weasley gave each of them a sweater, Harry's was still bright green, and so was Maple's. For this forgiveness Ron, Maple doesn't really want to wear it, and in contrast, he prefers the dark purple that Ron hates.

When he thought of Ron, he was gloomy again, Ron couldn't get Christmas gifts this year!

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