The Shopkeeper of All Worlds in the British Wizarding World

Chapter 429 The Principal Leaves
"I'm very curious about how much the Ministry of Magic paid to get the directors to sign to remove me, or what other means did you use?" Dumbledore said as he unfolded the parchment with the letter on it.

"No, this is just everyone's voice." Fudge seemed to shrink a little in the face of the angry Dumbledore, but he soon straightened his back and retorted: "After Dolores came to this school, we finally knew the hidden problems of this school. Dumbledore, you have controlled Hogwarts for too long that you regard it as your private territory. But the Ministry of Magic believes that Hogwarts still belongs to the school directors anyway, and you are just the manager here."

"Oh, that's great, Minister, you're absolutely right!" The young wizard with acne on his face who followed Fudge said excitedly, and the acne on his face seemed to be about to explode. At the same time, his hands did not stop, holding a pen and quickly writing something on the parchment.

"Everyone's call? It seems that my guess is right. Something has really happened, so that some people can't wait for me to leave here to clear the obstacles for their master." Dumbledore said with his elbows on the table and his fingers crossed, his eyes shining with wisdom.

"I don't understand what you are talking about. I think your age has made you lose your former wisdom, and you have even begun to use nonsense to cover up your problems. I think this is why Hogwarts has encountered unexpected situations for many years in recent years. So I think you should leave this position now and give it to someone more capable." Fudge raised his head and said.

"If the Board wants me to go, Cornelius, I will certainly give up my seat." "But--" Professor McGonagall stammered.

"No!" Harry growled. "Hogwarts won't be safe if you leave now."

"Nonsense!" Umbridge jumped out again. "Because of Dumbledore's previous wrong actions, this school is so unsafe. I believe that under the control of the Ministry of Magic, Hogwarts will truly become the safest place in Britain -"

"That's enough." Dumbledore's bright blue eyes were fixed on Fudge's brown eyes, which were a mixture of excitement, fear and timidity. "I will respect all legal regulations, but I hope you will have a correct understanding of the dangers facing the wizarding world now. Don't let your eyes only focus on the small area under your feet."

After saying that, he looked at Harry and Professor McGonagall: "Even if I leave this school, I will still pay attention to this place. You will also find that in Hogwarts, those who ask for help will always get help."

"Please note that you are now the former headmaster." Umbridge interrupted at an extremely inappropriate time. "Some people may miss your previous unique way of dealing with problems, but I believe that under the leadership of the Ministry of Magic, your successor will surely do a better job."

"Okay." Dumbledore looked at Harry again. "There are some exercises I want you to stick with, even if you don't like them anymore. It's like parents having to make their kids eat broccoli even if they don't like it. Some things are necessary."

After giving his final instructions, Dumbledore raised one hand and grasped the phoenix's long golden tail. In a flash of fire, the two of them disappeared. Only the last words came from the fire: "I will not run away and hide, Fudge. I can assure you that you will soon wish you had not driven me away from Hogwarts."

Fudge's expression became uglier than ever before. "Who does he think he is? As a former headmaster of Hogwarts, what right does he have to say these to me?"

"He is Dumbledore, the greatest white wizard in the world right now, and that's enough." Professor McGonagall said after raising her voice sharply. Several portraits of the headmaster booed Fudge, and one or two even made rude gestures.

"Well, Minerva," said Fudge viciously, "but I just know that this time your friend is doomed."

After saying that, he looked back at Professor McGonagall and nodded dismissively at Harry and Marietta. "You'd better take them both back to bed. Today is really a terrible but promising day."

Professor McGonagall shook her head and said nothing, leading Harry and Marietta to the door. When the door closed, Harry knew that from today on, Hogwarts might be very different from before.

When Dumbledore left, Ryan immediately knew that the situation had changed. Because the system in his mind reminded him that there was a deviation in the situation of Dumbledore's departure, he gained seven deviation points this time. "Deviation, how big will the deviation be?" Ryan thought, and fortunately, Harry crawled in from the entrance a few minutes later. Ginny, who had been nervously clenching her hands beside him, immediately rushed out to meet Harry. Ron was a step late, and could only look at his sister holding Harry's arms with both hands in some confusion.

"What's going on?" After discovering that there were only five of them left in the common room, Ryan was the first to ask the question that everyone was wondering.

"Dumbledore has left." Harry buried his face in his hands as soon as he sat down. It was several minutes after Ryan asked the question that a hoarse voice came out from between Harry's fingers.

Without waiting for Ryan to ask further questions, Harry briefly told him everything he encountered in the office.

"How lucky." Ginny said with emotion after listening to Harry's story. "If today's luck was worse, Headmaster Dumbledore would not be simply forced to resign. Fudge and his gang might have framed the Headmaster with a host of crimes."

"That's true." Harry nodded. "From what I heard from Fudge and the others, they seemed to be trying to accuse Professor Dumbledore of plotting to organize an army to overthrow the Ministry of Magic."

"Is it because of the name - Dumbledore's Army?" Ron was still confused, and Ginny guessed the reason at once.

"That's it. I thought it was too simple. It's all my fault." Harry said, pulling his hair. Ron saw this and rushed forward to comfort his friend.

"It's not your fault," Ryan consoled him. "After all, it's been so long since the last war, so it's normal that we're not vigilant enough. Remember the lesson and don't make the same mistake again next time. There's no one in the world who doesn't make mistakes. Fortunately, the situation isn't too bad this time, so you still have a chance to correct it. By the way, I'll give this thing back to you."

Ryan took out the list and put it on the table. Ginny exclaimed softly when she saw it. "Did you keep this list?" Harry and Ron looked at the parchment on the table and showed the same shocked expression.

"Yes." Ryan knew this was not the time to do good deeds without leaving a name. "Hermione and I came out of the library and were planning to take out something stored in the Room of Requirement, but we saw two Slytherin students squatting there stealthily. So the two of us -"

Ryan took a moment to explain what he and Hermione had done before, the only part he left out was Hermione's disguise.

"Under such circumstances, even if we were a legal group, we would burn all our notes and the like after the meeting for fear of being caught by Umbridge. You are clearly an illegal organization, but you put the list there. It's really..." Ryan didn't quite understand Harry's behavior. He always felt that in the original text, Harry prepared an underground resistance organization but made it full of loopholes, and was even inferior to those people in the anti-Japanese drama. It really seemed that his level was too low.

"You don't have to tell me how much of a failure I am." Harry looked frustrated. "I think most people will have a hard time in the future."

It is said that Harry threw the list into the fireplace, and everyone went to bed with their own thoughts only after watching the flames completely turn the list into a ball of charcoal.

(End of this chapter)