Dumbledore!

The greatest wizard in the world.

Little is known about his past.

Aside from the introduction on the chocolate frog picture, the young wizard knows very little about the headmaster.

Of course. Harry could be sure that Owen must have known a lot.

Because he revealed the tangled relationship between Dumbledore and Grindelwald.

Later, he also wanted to write a biography of the principal.

It's all named, it's called "Witchpretty - Legendary Wizard Dumbledore and His Gossip Boyfriend"

However, after hearing that the manuscript of the book was confiscated by Dumbledore, there was no follow-up.

Owen has been indignant about this incident.

He said that it was the principal who felt that he had reversed the relationship between attack and reception in the book.

But Owen has always emphasized that an attack will be purple, knit sweaters, love lemon snow treasure, blink your eyes?

In short, the young wizard was quite curious about Dumbledore's past.

Today, I can get a glimpse of the principal's memory.

Wow!

It's exciting to think about!

"It should be." Ron gestured to an acquaintance not far away.

It was Albus Dumbledore. And Moody was beside him.

The old headmaster at this time was almost the same as Dumbledore today.

The same gray beard and gray hair.

Harry followed Ron's gaze.

I couldn't help but feel a little lost in my heart.

Looks like this is a recent memory of the principal!

Really—why not Godric's Hollow seventy years ago!

People just want to see Dumbledore when he was younger, ahem- it's the kind that can't be written.

Rather than Harry, the disappointment was written on his face.

Ron was in high spirits.

It's amazing that wizards pass through their bodies as if they were ghosts.

It was as if I had been pulled out of this world, and I was watching everything that was happening as an absolute spectator.

It's a rare experience.

Plus - he's not a member of the Grindelwald Fan Support Club!

As a pure-blood wizard, the education he received since childhood made him unable to raise his affection for the legendary first generation of dark wizards.

Only wizards like Harry, Hermione, and Justin who live in the Muggle world will envy Grindelwald, a superstar who once dominated Europe in troubled times, fighting three continents alone!

There's even a support club or something.

This made Ron unable to understand and accept.

Then the three of them came to the world of memory, next to Professor Dumbledore.

"Hey! It's so much fun! Ron raised his hand, dangling in front of Dumbledore—no—his head, his hand running straight through the old Headmaster's face, "I wouldn't dare do that out there!" ”

"Huh?"

He was playing when suddenly a chill came from behind him.

Ron stiffened his head, and then saw Hermione glaring at him.

The expression—he'd seen it on Professor McGonagall's face a lot.

Immediately, he quickly withdrew his hand.

"Just—experiment!" He smiled awkwardly, then stood obediently and said no more.

Hermione didn't speak, she turned her head to follow Dumbledore's gaze at the past that was happening in the courtroom.

The door in the corner of the dungeon opened, and three people walked in.

More precisely, at least one of them was a human, held hostage by two Dementors.

Even in their memories, when they saw the two Dementors, they were connected to some unpleasant memories.

In fact, it's not just them.

In the courtroom, except for Dumbledore, everyone else was more or less affected, and their faces showed timidity.

Looking at the two Dementors, two monsters with their faces covered by hoods, slowly walked towards the central armchair. The hands of the dead man were grasping the arm of a criminal, and the poor creature looked like he was about to faint.

They put him in a chair with chains and walked out of the room.

Harry could feel the moment the Dementor left the room, the occupants of the room came back to life as if they had been fished out of the water.

Then the armchair, with its handles coming to life, or metal vines, bound the limbs of the criminals.

"That's, Karkaroff!" Harry recognized the panicked man at a glance.

Owen had compared this man to him when he showed that his grandmother was the principal of Durmstran.

What a shame on the headmaster, pure waste, a former Death Eater who led Durmstrang to reverse progress, a benefactor of other world magic schools (because of him, other schools rose in the rankings), and so on.

It's not a good word anyway.

He also deliberately found a bulletin from the Daily Prophet more than ten years ago, which had a photo of Karkaroff when he was in prison.

That picture was supposed to be used by Owen to humiliate Durmstrang's little wizard - your headmaster is a prisoner.

It's a pity that it didn't work in the end - I was afraid of being beaten by my grandfather before, but now I'm afraid of being beaten by my grandmother, he's so pitiful.

"Karkaroff? Just that traitor among the dark wizards, pure waste, a former Death Eater who led Durmstrang to reverse progress, a benefactor of other world magic schools? Ron opened his mouth, and the title that belonged to that guy blurted out.

A flash of disdain flashed in his eyes.

After comparing the photos in my memory, I also recognized the person in front of me.

"Hmm." Harry nodded, "Owen said he might have died in that unknown corner. Voldemort is back, and he will certainly not let this traitor go. ”

"That's right." As Ron spoke, there was a "knock knock" sound of a gavel on the judgment table.

"Quiet !!" Mr. Crouch, who sat in the middle of the bench, stood up.

"Igor Karkarov." He said aloud.

The serious face carries a very oppressive majesty.

This should be his most glorious era.

Harry guessed.

The appearance of Karkaroff immediately let him know when this memory occurred.

It should have been shortly after Voldemort's defeat.

As for Crouch's life, as early as last year, when he took over as Minister of Magic, the Daily Prophet reported in detail.

Of course, he knew that during this time, Crouch had won the hearts and minds of the people in the war that had just ended because of his tough attitude towards the dark wizards, and everything was going in a good direction, and the position of Minister of Magic beckoned to him.

It's just that no one thought that an accident would hit his career hard!

"Karkaroff, you were brought out of Azkaban to testify to the Ministry of Magic." Crouch said solemnly, waving his hand, "You told us that you have important information to report to us." ”

Hearing this, Karkaroff straightened up as much as he could, even though it would make the bindings tighter.

"Yes, sir," the familiar slick tone could be heard in his voice, despite the fear in his voice, "I would like to serve the Ministry of Magic, I know that the Ministry of Magic is hunting down the remnants of the Dark Lord, and I am willing to do everything I can to assist you"

He showed a flattering smirk, and the whole person with a gray face looked very funny.

Like a clown.

There was a murmur in the room, some wizards looking at Karkaroff with interest, others with obvious distrust.

Harry, the three of them even heard a wizard behind them scolding directly: "Damn the miscellaneous! ”

Dumbledore did not react clearly to Karkaroff's statement, and his face was expressionless.

Mad-Eyed Moody, who sat on the other side of him, was different, his expression tinged with disgust.

Of course, at this time, Moody's face did not have so many scars, and both eyes were normal.

It seems that the battle that caused him to lose an eye has not yet happened.

"Crouch is going to let him go." Moody whispered to Dumbledore, "They made a deal. It took me six months to catch him, and now Crouch will let him go as long as he can give another name. ”

There was a hint of disapproval in his nose, "If you want me to say, why don't you just put some truth potion in his mouth, ask why, and then throw it back to Azkaban!" ”

"Just what he did, enough for the Dementors to kiss death."

Listening to Moody's words, Harry and Ron immediately nodded in agreement.

In their opinion, even Moody's approach is a little too friendly.

Why waste the truth spitting.

If only Owen would have taken the thought directly, and then mercifully gave him a green light.

But—Harry noticed that Hermione, like Dumbledore, had an instant change in face after Moody said the Dementors.

"Ah, I forgot, you don't like Dementors, do you, Albus?" Moody asked with a sarcastic smile.

"Yes," Dumbledore said calmly, "I don't like it, I've always felt that the Ministry of Magic was wrong to get involved with these monsters, and sooner or later we will suffer by letting those monsters guard the Dark Wizard." Besides, it's inhumane, even if."

Harry knew, and Hermione thought the same way.

However, she did approve of the execution of the dark wizard, but in the way the death penalty was carried out, the Dementor Kiss was too cruel.

When people hear that their souls are withdrawn, they recall the screams of the people who have killed them in this life.

In comparison, the Killing Curse is more friendly

"This scum." Moody said in disgust, "Don't you know this guy?" Behind them stood several Norse pure-blood families, who did not explicitly support the Mysteries, but who were doing things that were even more cruel than some Death Eaters.

The International Confederation of Wizards is controlled by Rozier, they let those families grow bigger, and then make profits from it, I really don't understand, is your president just a name? ”

"You know, I'm not interested in power, they elected me, and that's not what I want." Dumbledore said flatly.

"But if you don't care, they're aggressive, I" Moody wanted to continue, but on the other side, Crouch had already struck the hammer.

He looked around, his eyes lingering on Dumbledore.

"Karkaroff, you said you know the names of some people" After a moment, he withdrew his gaze, "Now, tell us about it." ”

"You know." Karkaroff hurriedly, "That mysterious man has always been very secretive, he wants us, I mean his henchmen, and I deeply regret that I was in their company."

"Less nonsense." Moody said mockingly, raising his voice.

"We never knew the names of all our accomplices, only he knew who we were."

"That's wise, isn't it, Karkaroff. It prevents people like you from betraying them all. Moody scoffed.

"Didn't you say you knew some people's names?" Mr. Crouch was a little irritated, and he ignored Moody's taunts and continued to look at Karkaroff.

He knew very well in his heart that this guy was not worried about saying those names and attracting the interception of Voldemort's followers, he was bargaining with him, he wanted more than freedom!

What a greedy guy!!

Knowing all this, Mr. Crouch's gaze grew with disgust.

He was able to kick Karkaroff out of Azkaban just so that he could get a few names out of his mouth and expand his prestige.

As things stand, Millicent Bagno has been questioned by the Wizarding Federation since she publicly declared that she defended the right of English wizards to indulge in pleasure.

It goes back to the night of October 31, 1981, after Voldemort's 'death' in Godric's Hollow, and the next day wizards all over Britain celebrated the victory in the war, which naturally led to many violations of the International Secrets Act.

What can Minister Millicent Bagno do about these celebratory wizards? Let the Aurors arrest everyone?

Unless she wants to be kicked out of the Ministry of Magic the next day.

She could only defend the fact that all British wizards had violated the law, which was condemned and questioned by the International Federation of Wizards.

In the past few months, Millicent Bagnor has been working hard to eliminate these illegal issues, and his prestige among the people has reached a certain peak because the Aurors have won the right to use the Unforgivable Curse on the Death Eaters during the war.

Everyone knew that he would be the next Minister of Magic, and that was a foregone conclusion.

Now if only he could go further!

Crouch's eyes flashed with a hint of fire.

He had seen a throne beckoning to him.

"Power is so strong that it's no wonder it will fail in the end." Miss Granger, who was silent, spoke suddenly.

She and Owen would discuss the Ministry of Magic on a regular basis.

He seemed to like to like to tell her about power and what was behind it.

It's as if she could really be the Minister of Magic.

And about Barty Crouch's failure, they have discussed it.

Her views at the time were the same as those of the public, as reported in the Daily Prophet.

Crouch, who was known for his opposition to the Death Eaters, turned out to be a Death Eater of his own son, which led to a huge crisis of trust in him. Coupled with his cruel sending his own son to Azkaban, it also made the public think that he was too cruel.

As a result, he lost his position as Minister of Magic.

But Owen told her for another reason.

A deeper reason.

There is only one decisive factor why Barty Crouch lost the opportunity to take over the position of Minister of Magic, and that is - the war is over.

And why he was able to regain his position after Fudge's death was none other than that reason - the war had started again!

Yes – Barty Crouch Jr. was a Death Eater, which can only be said to be the trigger for public disgust.

and does not decisively affect the outcome of things.

Because the people's minds are like the Black Lagoon of Hogwarts.

Sometimes it's calm, sometimes it's undercurrent

The end of the war was the immediate cause of Barty Krach's prestige.

If you know a little bit about history, you will know that Churchill, the British Prime Minister during World War II, was also defeated because of the end of the war.

The reason is simple.

In wartime, the population can endure tough foreign tactics and endless interrogations and inquiries, but once the war is over, these become burdens.

Barty Crouch did not properly adjust his governing style, which led to his defeat.

Think about it—if the war had continued, even if he had sent his son to Azkaban, people would have thought that he had killed his relatives and was just and honest.

Far from diminishing his prestige in the hearts of the people, his son's affairs will greatly strengthen it.

They will think that a Minister of Magic who can send even his own son to Azkaban as a Death Eater, and he leads the LinkedIn wizarding society, they will definitely be able to defeat the Dark Wizards and judge the executioners fairly!

And the root cause of Barty Crouch's defeat.

It's institutional.

It is caused by the chaotic functional relationship between the various departments of the Ministry of Magic and the unequal power of the magnitude.

The reason for this is that the wizards have not established a complete set of power institutions to govern according to the law, but simply set up a management team to violently defend the "Secrets Law".

From a Muggle perspective, the Ministry of Magic has all sorts of imperfections, irrationalities, and even absurdities.

But in reality, it's because we have a preconceived idea that the Ministry of Magic is a Muggle-like government-like institution, a quasi-government department that leads wizards to prosperity.

But in fact, after carefully studying the seven divisions under the Ministry of Magic, the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, the Department of Magical Accidents and Disasters, the Department of Magical Beasts Management and Control, the Department of International Magical Cooperation, the Department of Magical Transportation, the Department of Magical Sports, and the Department of Mystic Affairs.

It is not difficult for you to find that the Ministry of Magic is a simple institution that relies on the "Secrecy Law" and focuses entirely on how to build a stable world, and how to hide the wizarding world and various magical beasts in front of Muggles.

It neither promotes wizarding magic nor reforms the wizarding economy. It is not even responsible for national defense, and the Aurors are not an army.

It was Gellert Grindelwald who actually built the first wizarding army.

That's why rebellion against the Secrecy Act is bound to be opposed by ministries of magic around the world.

Because they exist precisely because of the Secrecy Act.

Without the Secrecy Act, there would be no need for them to exist.

That's why Owen is so hostile to the Secrecy Act.

Because as long as Miss Granger comes to power to reform the Ministry of Magic, she will be completely destroying this simple team that originally existed to uphold the "Secrecy Law".

She was to formally give the Ministry of Magic, similar to the Muggle government, which should be for the benefit of wizards in England as a whole, and to improve the living standards of wizards.

She should have created a new world of magic, not a wizard.

(End of chapter)