The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 537 New World

Ada disrupted Scrimgeour's speech by taking away the main focus, and the effect was even better than Scrimgeour's.

During Fudge's tenure, first the Death Eater remnant Benedict Foley was captured, then Sirius Black escaped from prison, and last year Voldemort made a comeback.

All these incidents were shaking the rule of the Ministry of Magic. After the confirmation of Voldemort's return and the revelation that Fudge had deceived the public, the Ministry's credibility had declined greatly.

If it weren't for the threat of Voldemort, many people would probably regard Fudge and the Ministry of Magic as the culprits. The more reckless ones would even attack the Ministry of Magic from the bottom up and demand a public trial for certain officials who were just sitting there doing nothing.

It was for this reason that Scrimgeour held a press conference under the pretext of escorting Ada, intending to tell the public that the dark and corrupt Ministry of Magic was a thing of the past, and that under his leadership, the Ministry of Magic would defeat darkness and defend the public.

The starting point was good and the effect was pretty good, but Scrimgeour overlooked the most important point. He should have cast a spell to shut Ada up or sewed her mouth shut.

As a student of Albus Dumbledore and Gellert Grindelwald, Ada is quite good at deceiving people.

Even though it was the first time that Ada did such a thing and her performance was not good enough, it was enough to arouse some people's pursuit of their ideals and stir up the anger hidden in their hearts.

Why are people in the Ministry of Magic not punished when they make mistakes? Umbridge's crimes have not yet been concluded, and Fudge has not been punished; why can the You-Know-Who and the Death Eaters kill and take life and death at will?

Why! We need a strong, fair and just Ministry of Magic, a new Ministry of Magic!

As long as Ada can stir up the fanaticism in these people's hearts, all her sins will not be in vain.

Sitting in the Muggle car escorting her, Ada looked out the window at the scenery passing by, and felt a little strange. Ada felt that she did not perform well, did not use her mouth cannon to the fullest, and forgot the prepared speech the moment she opened her mouth.

Scrimgeour sat opposite Ada and escorted her personally. He was worried about leaving her to others. Scrimgeour's face looked uglier than a dead fly. He knew very well who arranged those reporters who showed up later.

"Have you seen enough?" Ida turned back and said, "I have not taken Polyjuice Potion, nor am I a disguised Animagus."

Scrimgeour said bitterly: "It was my mistake to let you speak. I thought everything was too simple. But it doesn't matter. Once you are in Azkaban, it will be useless for you to say anything."

"I heard that the Dementors have betrayed the Ministry of Magic." Ada said, "Without the Dementors, is Azkaban still the safest prison? Oh, I forgot, it's not the safest when the Dementors are there. Barty Crouch II, Sirius Black, and Benedict Foley, maybe there are others, but we don't know."

What you mean is, can you trap me in Azkaban alone?
Scrimgeour looked sullen. He said, "You will be under the strictest guard, the strictest ever. Later I will have someone make a mask for you as your first gift when you enter Azkaban."

"I hope the mask can be more beautiful, preferably with some nice patterns." Ada said nonchalantly.

The scenery outside the car window kept changing, and the escorted convoy drove out of London and headed for the suburbs. The escorted team would change transportation in the suburbs, as Muggle cars could not fly over the vast North Sea.

Not everyone likes making cars fly.

"Where are we going?" Ada said, "The direction seems to be wrong."

Scrimgeour smiled with a hint of triumph. He said, "Do you really think we don't know what you are planning? Or do you think we will continue to trust Piers Thicknesse?"

"I caught you by surprise," Scrimgeour continued. "Do you think that this achievement is enough for Thicknesse to become the minister?"

Scrimgeour said loudly: "Dream on! From the moment Thicknesse brought you back to the Ministry of Magic, we guessed your plan!"

At this time, the car wobbled to a stop and Ada was rudely driven out of the car by Scrimgeour.

This was an endless plain, with no shelter or barrier, no way to hide anyone, and only a solitary carriage. A dozen Aurors surrounded Ada and Scrimgeour in three layers inside and three layers outside, and it seemed that she really had no way to escape.

"You look disappointed?" Scrimgeour said. "Thickness didn't betray you. I just changed the transit point to prevent those desperate people from France from kidnapping you!"

Without a wand, with his hands tied and helpless, Scrimgeour didn't believe that he could escape! "To me, Piers Thicknesse didn't betray me, and he didn't betray the Ministry of Magic." Ada said, "It's true that he caught me, but he didn't tell me the escort route as you thought."

"What do you mean?" Scrimgeour asked.

"If I was imprisoned in Azkaban, Thicknesse would be the hero who caught the Dark Lord; if I was not arrested, our cooperation would begin." Ada explained, "He wanted me to show my strength once again and strike at his political enemies, and I needed a place for me to speak publicly. We hit it off immediately."

Scrimgeour's face suddenly changed. He clapped his hands, and except for the Aurors in the outermost circle, all the others turned around and stared at Ada.

"Don't be nervous, don't be nervous, I don't plan to kill anyone today."

Ida continued haughtily, "Some people kneel down and kiss my shoes and the hem of my robe, and I will not forgive them. But Rufus, you are an exception. As long as you untie my bonds, I can mercifully forgive your disrespect to me."

"Daydreaming!" Scrimgeour roared, "I will never succumb to the darkness." His body trembled slightly, out of anger.

"I am in darkness, but I am longing for light, and you are the shadow under the light." Ada said, "Rufus, let's make a bet! In ten minutes, I will appear in the lobby of the Ministry of Magic, and you will all fall down."

Scrimgeour ignored them and signaled his men to get Ada onto the carriage. But just as the two Aurors were about to approach Ada, something strange happened!

A large cloud of fog suddenly appeared on the plain and spread out from the carriage as its origin.

As Scrimgeour drew out his wand, he looked at Ada in surprise. He saw that the special gloves on her hands were melting, and her handcuffs and shackles had turned into two large snakes that instantly entangled the two Aurors.

Before Scrimgeour could swing his wand to attack, the metal glove transformed into a greatsword and was already close to him. Scrimgeour had no choice but to roll on the ground, otherwise his head would be gone.

Scrimgeour, who had escaped the danger, looked again, but there was no trace of Ada holding the greatsword. All he could see was thick fog that could not be dispelled, and bursts of light from spells.

Since the first day she could cast spells without a wand, Ada had never stopped practicing. How could it be possible to stop Ada from casting spells by confiscating her wand and tying her hands?

Besides, who said that you have to use your hands to cast wandless spells!
The thick fog came and went quickly, and it dissipated after five minutes.

Scrimgeour's eyes were finally able to see objects clearly, but what he saw was something he didn't want to see.

The Aurors were either lying unconscious on the ground or tied up with ropes and chains. Aurors were the best of the best, but they were powerless when facing a wizard of Ada's level.

What's more, the thick fog just now made the Aurors lose their target, and those who were lying on the ground were accidentally injured by their own people. And Ada had no scruples, just beat whoever she saw.

Holding the stolen wand, Ada walked up to Scrimgeour.

This was the second time Scrimgeour had faced such a scene. The last time was in the small park where Aurors were trapped in Ada's house. Scrimgeour was the last one standing, and this time was no different.

"Corruption, darkness, and solidification are the problems of the Ministry of Magic, but they are not the main reasons. What really makes the Ministry of Magic powerless is that you have never known what it means to be powerful, and you lack awe for powerful people." Ada said, "The Ministry of Magic can certainly kill a demon king if they rush forward, but it depends on whether he gives you this opportunity."

"Is being powerful a reason for you to act recklessly?" Scrimgeour said angrily. "Is being powerful a reason for you to ignore the law? Is it a reason for you to insult others at will?"

"Rules are used to protect the weak and restrict certain lawless people. They are made by the strong." Ada said, "You still don't understand, Rufus. The strong can abide by the rules, such as Dumbledore; the strong can also jump out of the rules, such as me and Tom Riddle."

"Dumbledore has always confined himself to the rules, so you have forgotten what a king is." Ada said, "But I will not build a fence for myself, and the heart of the king will not sleep forever."

Scrimgeour said disdainfully: "To put it bluntly, you are just acting recklessly! Your actions will only make the world more chaotic! You are selfish tyrants!"

"My recklessness is better than your conservatism." Ada said, "Well, I should go now. The Ministry of Magic is still waiting for me! When I succeed, if you are still alive, you will see a new world."

(End of this chapter)