Fudge's movements were much faster than expected.

The first is the change in the Daily Prophet.

In previous newspapers, it was almost always seen that a different person was attacking Dumbledore, and at the end it was firmly stated that the mystery man could not be resurrected, which was an outright lie.

But since Fudge left the Three Broomsticks, there hasn't been any news of the mystery man in the newspapers for a week.

The indignant people who had been in the past seemed to have disappeared overnight, and the whole newspaper could be said to be harmonious...... At least for everyone else.

"Kyle, can you explain what's going on?"

On the eighth floor, in the Headmaster's office, Dumbledore, who had rarely returned from outside, sat with a sad face, while a newspaper spread out on the table in front of him.

[Dumbledore's intention to run for Minister of Magic was planned for a long time, or was it impulsive]

"Our special correspondent Rita Skeeter reported that the headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the famous Albus Dumbledore, had frequent contact with the senior staff of the Ministry of Magic a few days ago, and it was reported that he seemed to be dissatisfied with the slander of the current minister Cornelius Fudge and intended to run for a new minister, in order to salvage his reputation and honor......"

The article is very long, and although it is not on the front page, it also occupies a whole place.

It's all about revelations from some so-called insiders, as well as Dumbledore's recent trip, and there's even a big photo in the middle of the article.

In the photo, Dumbledore and Umbridge are talking and laughing, and the two shake hands.

"The Senior Deputy Minister for Magic, Dolores Umbridge, has taken over her position as Professor of Defence Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts in mid-September.

"Previously, it was said that she had taken over the job to spy on Dumbledore's every move on Fudge's behalf, but now it seems that this is not the case.

According to a person familiar with the matter, the two can often be seen talking and laughing in the corridor at Hogwarts, and the relationship is very close.

"We have reason to suspect that this Deputy Minister Dolores Umbridge is actually a double agent who ostensibly works for Fudge, but in fact has long since defected to Dumbledore......"

"Ha......" Kyle couldn't help laughing out loud when he saw this, "That's really interesting, I dare say Umbridge will be mad when he sees this." ”

"I don't doubt that." Dumbledore sighed.

Kyle looked at the newspaper, "By the way, Professor, when did Umbridge become one of our own?" ”

"Isn't that what you did?" Dumbledore asked rhetorically, his blue eyes staring at Kyle without blinking.

"Of course not." Kyle's face was calm, and he blurted out, "If I really had such a great ability, I wouldn't have to wait until now to get Umbridge to side with us." ”

"That's not what I'm talking about." Dumbledore said with a complicated expression, "Professor Umbridge has always been a loyal follower of Connelly, I have never doubted that. ”

He pointed to the photo above. "In fact, this photo was taken after Sirius was taken away, when she wanted to take on the role of Defence Against the Dark Arts professor, and I welcomed that.

"Also, the location above is not at Hogwarts, but at the Ministry of Magic."

"That's right......" Kyle said suddenly, "I should have thought that this Rita Skeeter just likes to scribble." ”

"So, this article has nothing to do with you?" Dumbledore asked.

"Of course not." Kyle shook his head repeatedly, "As you said, this picture was taken by the Ministry of Magic, and I've been in school since Sirius was taken away, so it's impossible to go to the Ministry of Magic to take a picture." ”

Dumbledore looked into Kyle's eyes, but didn't see anything unusual in them.

"So, is there any way you can end this farce?" Dumbledore sighed, "That famous Rita Skeeter has written many things about me, but this one has had the greatest impact on me.

"You probably don't know it, but in just a few hours, I've received so many letters."

Dumbledore turned sideways, revealing a thick stack of letters behind him, stacked almost a few feet high.

"And that's just part ......"

Before Dumbledore could finish speaking, another owl flew in through the window and threw a letter on the table.

"You see it." He continued: "People seem to believe this article and think that I really want to be Minister for Magic...... And actively advise me, which is simply horrible.

"Seriously, I'm a little scared of seeing owls right now."

Dumbledore afraid of owls?

Kyle couldn't help but think that if he said this, he would probably be able to write a front-page article again.

"Professor, that's not necessarily a bad thing." Kyle whispered, "Fudge won't doubt it until more and more people believe it." ”

Dumbledore's expression changed, "It's not what we said we would do. ”

He clearly remembered that Kyle's original words at the time were to make a false impression and make Fudge suspicious.

And he did the same, saying a word to Amelia Bones and saying hello to Barty Crouch...... It's just a little more enthusiastic than normal etiquette, that's all.

Why is it that things are suddenly like this now?

Since this morning, there have been letters to ask if the news in the Daily Prophet is true, and there are people who have been eager to express their support for him, several of whom are members of the Wizengamot, and even ......

Dumbledore glanced over the table.

On it was a special letter from the French Ministry of Magic, addressed to the Director of the French Department of International Magical Cooperation.

Although it seemed like an ordinary greeting letter, he had never received a letter from the other party before, and he didn't even know the name of the director of the Department of International Magical Cooperation.

A person who didn't have much to do with each other chose to send a greeting letter at this point in time, how could Dumbledore not understand what it meant.

Even the Ministries of Magic in other countries were supporting him, and if he continued like this, Dumbledore felt that he was really going to be promoted to the position of minister.

This wasn't what he wanted, he just wanted to be a mediocre headmaster.

"This one...... I can't help it. Kyle said, "It's just a matter of what Fudge does."

"If he wants to keep his position as minister, he will definitely find a way to stop you, and when the time comes, we just don't do anything, just push the boat and let him win."

"Really?" Dumbledore gave Kyle a suspicious look.

His instincts tell him that there is Kyle's shadow in this article, but he can't find any evidence...... Not even if you want to use a little special means.

He knew that Kyle had learned Occlumency, and that he was not so skilled that even Snape could not see through his mind at all...... Or can be seen, but it's certainly not real.

Being able to hide your true thoughts while also creating illusions to confuse your enemies is an level of occlusion that is extremely difficult for an adult wizard to achieve.

Thinking of this, Dumbledore sighed again...... He knew this would happen, he shouldn't have promised Kyle to create any illusion in the first place.

Now I just hope Fudge can be a little more reliable.

(End of chapter)