Harry learned Occlumency, and the event seemed to make everyone happy, with the exception of Snape and Umbridge, who ended the opening dinner on a rather cheerful note.

But the next morning, that joyful atmosphere was shattered.

While eating breakfast, Cedric opened the Daily Prophet he had ordered, as usual, to see what was on the front page.

But in the next second, he suddenly stood up and let out a burst of exclamations.

Not only Cedric, but more and more students began to scream as if they had seen something terrible.

"What's going on?" Connor asked.

Cedric spread the newspaper out on the table and was speechless as he pointed to the ten photographs on the front page.

The photographs show nine wizards and a witch, some laughing loudly, some looking up arrogantly, and their names underneath each photo, along with their crimes.

[Antonin Dolokhov, murdered the brothers Gideon and Fibian Pwitt]

[Augustus Lukewood, leaking Ministry of Magic secrets to a mysterious man]

......As the only witch in the photo, this photo is probably the most eye-catching, and she is also the proudest of all.

Her eyes were filled with disgust, and her thin lips were filled with contempt and disdain, as if there was some disgusting bug in front of her.

And her crime was to brutally torture the Longbottoms.

Kyle is no stranger to Bella, and in order to get the key to the Lestrange family's vault, he also asked the Dementors to bring them small gifts.

Some candies and chocolates are things that can make her feel happy again...... Even though Kyle doesn't know if she's happy or not.

Looking up from the photo, is it a line of bold eye-catching titles?

[Azkabando escaped from prison, the Ministry of Magic issued a warning, and the mystery man made a comeback again!] 】

Multiple notorious Death Eaters have escaped from prison, and mystery men have made a comeback...... Seeing such news, it is no wonder that Cedric screamed in surprise.

In fact, the current auditorium has long been a mess, and some students who are less timid are even directly scared to cry.

Even the students who had always believed in Dumbledore, such as Cedric, Mikel, Justin, and others, sat there gasping for air.

It's one thing to believe, but when the Ministry of Magic published it in the most authoritative newspapers, they still had some difficulty accepting it.

"Kyle, you really did it."

In the chaos of the auditorium, only Connor whispered, "Fudge didn't continue to pretend that nothing had happened, he admitted that the mystery man had returned." ”

"yes." Kyle looked at the newspaper and muttered.

Everything he had done before, including creating the illusion that Dumbledore wanted to compete for the Minister, or keeping Malfoy out of contact with Fudge, was to create a sense of crisis in him.

When Fudge felt he had no chance of winning, but didn't want to give up his position as Minister of Magic, he had only one way to go...... Declare a state of war in the wizarding world.

Because at such a time, the Ministry of Magic will not change ministers easily.

His plan was a success, and Fudge had already panicked when he was called to the Ministry of Magic during the Christmas holidays, and as long as Nicolame's owl came to Hogwarts in front of Umbridge, Fudge would definitely not hesitate any longer.

Of course, this was Kyle's original plan, but he didn't expect the Death Eater to escape from prison in the process.

"Why is this time in the first place?"

Although his plan was successful, Kyle frowned and was not happy at all.

If they had moved a few days later, even if it was just for show, Fudge would have strengthened the Azkaban guards, and when the time came......

"Forget it!" Kyle sighed suddenly.

If this escape was planned by Voldemort himself, no matter how much the Ministry of Magic strengthened the guards, it would be useless, but would cause unnecessary sacrifices.

After all, the only person who could resist Voldemort was Dumbledore, so it was impossible for him to leave the school to guard Azkaban...... It's not realistic.

Kyle shook his head, not thinking about it again.

At this time, fear and anxiety began to spread in the auditorium, but fortunately, the professors seemed to have anticipated this situation, and Sprout, who was in the auditorium, stood up in time to calm everyone's emotions.

"Don't panic, Hogwarts is safe enough that you won't be harmed here?"

Her words had some effect, and the buzz in the auditorium became much quieter.

Then Professor McGonagall, Professor Flitwick, Snape arrived, and finally Dumbledore.

When the headmaster was also here, the last bit of sound in the auditorium was gone.

Dumbledore, however, didn't say anything, just sat in the teacher's chair as usual, and made himself a sandwich as if he had come for breakfast.

Taking advantage of this, Kyle also looked at the rest of the newspaper.

"The Ministry of Magic announced a mass prison escape in Azkaban last night, and Minister Cornelius Fadge confirmed in an interview in his office that ten felons escaped last night."

"This is an oversight on the part of the Ministry of Magic, and although we have improved our defenses with the help of Sirius Black, we have forgotten the external factors."

"Last night we found a surviving guard and learned from him that someone had forced their way through Azkaban's defenses and saved the Death Eaters from the Dementors.

The striker saw the man's appearance, and when the Aurors rushed over with the news, they also saw the Dark Mark in the air...... Yes, I have to regret to tell you that the mystery man is back.

"I think on behalf of the Ministry of Magic, I need to apologize to Headmaster Albus Dumbledore, who was one of the first to find out that his nemesis was making a comeback, but we at the Ministry of Magic didn't take it seriously.

"Soon I will be going to Hogwarts in person to apologize to Headmaster Dumbledore and discuss with us what we should do with the dreaded Dark Lord.

The Ministry of Magic will do its best to keep everyone safe, but please also ask the public to be vigilant and always carry a wand with you, the war has begun! ”

……

"Hey, Fudge is smart." Cedric scoffed after coming to his senses, "The Ministry of Magic didn't pay attention, how did he have the face to say such a thing, he spent six months telling everyone that Dumbledore was an old madman, wasn't he?" ”

"That's true, yes, but I also know that he won't admit it." Connor continued flipping through the newspaper, "The whole wizarding world is in chaos, Kyle, did you say Professor Dumbledore knew about this?" ”

"I guess I know." Kyle looked up at Dumbledore in the teacher's seat.

Just then, Dumbledore looked over, his blue eyes flashing behind the lenses.

After breakfast, Professor McGonagall went to the Hufflepuff table,

"Please wait a minute." She stopped Kyle, "The headmaster has asked for leave, you don't have to go to the first transformation class, just go to the headmaster's office, it's still the same as before." ”

"Okay." Kyle agreed.

After Professor McGonagall left, Connor couldn't help but ask, "Is there something the Headmaster is looking for you?" ”

"I think it has something to do with today's Daily Prophet." Kyle said.

"So what are we going to do after that?" Connor looked a little dazed, "Suddenly the wizarding world is at war, can we stay at Hogwarts?" ”

"Rest assured, the more this happens, the more Hogwarts won't shut down."

Kyle laughed and said, "And you don't have to worry too much, Voldemort doesn't just jump out of the shadows just because of a story, just go to class."

But what we're going to learn next may not be as simple as it was before. ”

"It doesn't matter, as long as Hogwarts doesn't close." Connor smiled and waved his hand as she ran towards the Transfiguration classroom.

Kyle made it straight to the eighth floor.

When he reached the principal's office via the spiral staircase, he found Fawkes standing on the perch in front of it, and he didn't know when it had left the box.

And Dumbledore, too, is already waiting here.

"I'm curious." He looked at Kyle curiously, "What did you do to get Fudge to admit that he was making a comeback without seeing Tom in person." ”

"It's nothing, didn't we discuss it before?" "Put a little pressure on him to do it in order to keep his position," Kyle said. ”

"I know, but I'm curious what you've done." Dumbledore said, "I know Fudge, he never does anything superfluous, and only believes what he sees,

"I've looked at Fudge many times before and put almost all the evidence in front of him, but he just won't believe it...... Anything that threatens his ministerial position, no matter how unlikely, he will not do it. ”

Dumbledore glanced at the Daily Prophet spread out on the table, especially the last sentence on the front page.

"The war has begun......" he said softly, "In Fudge's opinion, this decision is equivalent to drinking the blood of a unicorn to continue his life, and if it is not a last resort, you will never do it, what have you done?" ”

"Just a few letters." Kyle shrugged and briefly recounted what he had been doing for the past few days.

The corners of Dumbledore's mouth twitched violently when he heard Kyle ask Fawkes to go to St. Mungo to deliver the letter without disguise.

And hearing what Kyle asked Malfoy to do later, and what he did to send a letter to himself, made everyone else stupid.

He's only been out for a few days, how can Kyle do so much...... It's no wonder that Fudge would do so many things that don't make sense.

Actually, I don't blame Fudge, if this happened at Hogwarts...... For example, every day an owl from the board of trustees flies into Professor McGonagall's office, and he may wonder if Professor McGonagall wants to be the rector.

"But I think it was the prison escape that finally made Fudge decide." Kyle said, "Ten people escaped from prison, and it's not like a simple excuse to fool around. ”

"No, you're underestimating Fudge." Dumbledore said, "If it weren't for the pressure you've made him feel like never before, maybe he could have made an excuse for himself...... The escape of Barty Crouch Jr. is a good excuse. ”

"But there's one more thing I'm curious about." Dumbledore asked with interest, "Are you so sure that Fudge will use this to keep his position?" ”

"Actually, I can't guarantee 100% success." Kyle said, "So I really sent letters to Nicolamay, Newt, Mr. McKeail, Ms. Maxim, and Dean Sathia."

"And three of them have already written back to me, and they have readily agreed that if Fudge hasn't announced the return of the mystery man on the twentieth, they will cooperate with me in another plan......"

Kyle glanced at Dumbledore and didn't continue, as he probably didn't want to hear the rest of the story.

In any case, Kyle couldn't make the Ministry of Magic a stumbling block for them to deal with Voldemort, and if it was a last resort, it would be hard for Dumbledore to take on another part-time position as Minister of Magic.

After all, one of the people who replied to him was Nicolamet, who seemed to be quite interested in Dumbledore's becoming a minister, and even offered to come to Hogwarts.

With Nicol's help, this is basically half the battle.

As for Headmaster Hogwarts...... If Dumbledore couldn't do it, Kyle thought Professor McGonagall was a good fit.

Of course, this was only the previous plan, and it is not needed now.

Dumbledore, on the other hand, felt cold, he felt as if he had guessed Kyle's thoughts, but he would rather not have guessed.

"Kyle......" he said thoughtfully, "I think it's better to get my consent the next time you make a decision, don't you think?" ”

"It's all about Voldemort, Professor." Kyle laughs and says, "Sometimes you need to use something special, and I remember you said back in the pig's head bar that if you can defeat him, you can give it all." ”

"Did I say that?" Dumbledore pretended to think.

"I'm sure, Professor." "And a lot of people have heard about it, including the owner of the Hog's Head Bar, and we can ask if we don't believe me." ”

"Well, I did say that." Dumbledore sighed and admitted, but when he said this, he was expressing his determination, and he didn't expect the scope of "anything" to be so wide.

"I have to admit, Kyle......" Dumbledore couldn't help but say, "you can always come up with a plan that I would never have thought of." ”

"It's nothing." Kyle shook his head modestly, "You don't have to give me two hundred points, or give me a special contribution award to the school or something, you really don't need to." ”

Dumbledore didn't want to talk to him anymore, and after a moment of silence, "Okay, then don't add it." ”

This time it was Kyle's turn to be silent, and he was polite, how could Dumbledore still take it seriously.

But he didn't pay much attention to it, and instead asked, "Professor, is this what you're looking for me for this time?" ”

"Sort of, and you helped Harry learn Occlumency, Professor Snape told me, and he said you taught Harry."

"It's nothing." Kyle didn't want to talk about it a little as he looked at the newspaper on the table, "Professor, are the Dementors going to fall to Voldemort too?" ”

"I'm glad we actually thought of the same thing." Dumbledore said with a smile, then put on a serious expression. "But that's what I want to know."

"After receiving the news last night, I went to the island where Azkaban is located, and there are a lot fewer Dementors there."

"How much?" Kyle asked.

"About half." Dumbledore said, "We now need to know if these vanished Dementors were killed or if they had taken refuge in Tom. ”

"Wait......" Kyle said, "Professor, isn't it necessary for the Patronus Charm to kill Dementors?" Neither the Death Eaters nor Voldemort could have used this spell. ”

The Patronus Charm is a very special kind of magic, only a wizard with a righteous heart can transform the happy emotions in his heart into a Patronus, and if an evil dark wizard tries to use it, not only will he not summon the Patronus, but will cause the wand to return fire, and the wand will summon bugs to devour the user.

"Most Death Eaters are certainly unusable, but Tom ...... He thinks that happy things are a little different from us. Dumbledore's fingers tapped lightly on the table.

"And there's not just a Patronus Charm to kill Dementors, it's more about driving them away. In fact, the Reaper Curse works just as well against Dementors. ”

"Okay." Kyle said, "Professor, what do you want me to do?" ”

"Fudge will be at Hogwarts in the afternoon, and he'll bring two Dementors, both of last night's guards." Dumbledore said.

"I need to know if the vanished Dementors have defected to Voldemort, and if we need to make changes to our existing defense plans."

"No problem." Kyle said.

"There's one more thing...... Dumbledore's expression softened a lot, "Fudge is already on the side of the Death Eaters, would you write another letter to Dug and them to explain the current situation...... lest they do something unnecessary without knowing anything. ”

"There's no need for that." Kyle thought for a moment, "They'll probably be able to read the Daily Prophet, it's all very clear." ”

"It's better to be cautious." Dumbledore insisted, his blue eyes staring at Kyle unblinking.

"Okay, I'll go back and write now." Kyle said.

"No, just here." Dumbledore waved his hand, and there were immediately more parchments and quill pens on the table.

"When you're done, I'll ask Fawkes to help deliver the letter, after all, the owl can't get the letter to Nicol, can it?"

Speaking of this, he glanced at Fawkes, who was sleeping on a perched branch, and secretly decided in his heart that no matter what Kyle said in the future, he would not be able to lend him the phoenix again.

Kyle was tempted to tell Dumbledore that there was another way he could contact Nicol and that he didn't necessarily have to use Fawkes, but after thinking about it, he didn't speak......

In case you can use it in the future, it's better to hide it.

Kyle sat down silently at the table and began to write in front of Dumbledore.

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(End of chapter)