The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 538: The Ministry of Magic has settled down
《The dark devil from France has been arrested! He will be taken to Azkaban soon! 》

《Life imprisonment! The dark devil suffers the consequences of his own actions》

Scrimgeour: Your Ministry of Magic Remains Strong

Cornelius Fudge, Sinner of the Wizarding World

Dolores Umbridge, the Bloody Evil Lord in the Ministry of Magic

Esmeralda Drizzt, a Devil or an Ideal Goddess: The Double Life of the Thorn Rose

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These were the headlines in major newspapers when Ada was tried and taken to Azkaban.

Even the articles that claimed Ada's crimes used rigorous wording without exaggeration. There was no such thing as "a monster from France" or "a despicable and cruel female devil".

Of course, the newspapers that stood on Ada's side did not go too far and did not use shameful words like "supreme".

Under Laura's instructions, these newspapers tried their best to respect the facts and present the events of the past year or so to the public as objectively as possible.

However, it is inevitable to praise Ada in the text. They can still tell whose job they are working for.

Just when the morale of the Ministry of Magic was high and they were fantasizing about taking down the mysterious man in one fell swoop, Ada appeared in Diagon Alley. She paraded through the streets and even bought a new set of clothes at Madam Malkin's robe shop.

That's not all. Ada, wearing new clothes, walked into the Ministry of Magic and took away her confiscated wand. She simply didn't treat the Aurors as human beings.

Amid the cheers of some of Ada's supporters, the Ministry of Magic employees collectively fell into deep thought. No, Drizzt should be over the North Sea at this moment, how could he appear in London?

People who didn't know the truth began to curse Rufus Scrimgeour for being a waste who couldn't even keep a prisoner. Could they still expect him to lead the Ministry of Magic to resist the more powerful Voldemort?
Pro-Ministry of Magic newspapers and magazines also remained silent. They really didn't know how to clean up the mess.

He was still praising the Ministry of Magic and Scrimgeour in the morning, but the prisoner had escaped before the afternoon. He was slapped in the face so quickly. He is even worse than Fudge!
They were silent, but the newspapers that supported Ada would not remain silent, and they started to make a collective move to attract attention. The headline of the best-selling newspaper that evening was: "Tell a joke: Your Ministry of Magic is still powerful."

In contrast to Scrimgeour, Pius Thicknesse's reputation has risen rapidly, and he has become a popular candidate for the new Minister. Since Voldemort's comeback and Ada's hostility to the Ministry of Magic, Pius Thicknesse is the only one who has not been defeated by the two dark lords.

Just as Fudge, Scrimgeour and others were discussing how to recapture Ada and overcome the current difficulties, the Ministry of Magic suffered another heavy blow.

Voldemort personally led his team to attack Azkaban, far away in the North Sea, and rescued all the Death Eaters imprisoned there, and also released a group of dark wizards. Voldemort's power was expanded again.

Not to mention Scrimgeour and Fudge, even Ada didn't expect it.

In order to take over the captured Ada, the number of guards in Azkaban that day doubled. Under such circumstances, Voldemort did not avoid the attack, but struck back with a heavy blow, once again demonstrating his power and terror, making the Ministry of Magic appear even weaker and more vulnerable.

If Ada's slapping of the Ministry of Magic was just a brief slap, then Voldemort's slapping was a complete slap, which turned the Ministry of Magic's face into a pig's head. It is estimated that Voldemort has been frustrated for too long, and deliberately took it out on them, and he could also rescue the imprisoned Death Eaters, which is the best of both worlds.

The only miserable person is the Ministry of Magic, which seems powerful but is actually weak.

The dark clouds hanging over England were getting heavier and heavier. A thick fog rose in London due to the Dementors' behavior. The British wizarding world was completely plunged into panic, and the wizards' attention was once again focused on Dumbledore.

In order to gain Dumbledore's support, Scrimgeour even visited him personally. As long as he could get Dumbledore's approval, Scrimgeour could serve as Minister of Magic without any hindrance.

Even if it was Cornelius Fudge, as long as Dumbledore still supported him, he could stay in office and continue to stay in the position of Minister. In this way, Ada's plan to take over the Ministry of Magic would fail. The tough Scrimgeour would not tolerate any sand in his eyes, and he would not let Ada mess around in the Ministry of Magic.

However, I don’t know whether Scrimgeour was stubborn or he just couldn’t learn his lesson, but he got into an argument with Dumbledore even though he was clearly asking for help.

The last hope was shattered. Under pressure from both inside and outside, Rufus Scrimgeour was doomed to fail to become the new Minister of Magic. Even if Scrimgeour managed to take the position of Minister, his term of office would probably be the shortest among all the Ministers.

In early July, Fudge stepped down and rolled out of the Ministry of Magic in disgrace, without even getting the position of Minister's Advisor.

If the timing hadn't been inappropriate, Cornelius Fudge might have been questioned and investigated. After all, Fudge had done too many immoral things in the last year of his term, and he was the main reason for the Ministry of Magic's unfavorable situation.

After meeting with the Muggle Prime Minister, Pius Thicknesse took office and took over the Ministry of Magic in a precarious situation.

Thicknesse officially became Minister, and with him came a series of personnel changes. The first was Amos Diggory, who was appointed Deputy Director of the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures.

Percy Weasley then resigned as Assistant Minister and returned to the Department of International Magical Cooperation.

Since Thicknesse became the Minister, the position of Director of the Law Enforcement Department became vacant. This position can almost be said to be the most important position besides the Minister.

Compared to the current deputy director, who hasn't even gotten comfortable in the job yet, people are more optimistic about Rufus Scrimgeour.

Even though Scrimgeour messed up the escort of Ada, it was not entirely his fault. He simply couldn't win the fight. The Ministry of Magic staff generally still had high hopes for his abilities.

Amid the long-awaited calls of the staff, the new Director of the Law Enforcement Department was announced - Arthur Weasley.

Yes, it was the head of the Office for the Prevention of the Abuse of Magic, who suddenly became the Director of the Department of Law Enforcement. People's eyes did not explode in shock, and their jaws remained in place. This was an unexpected, but reasonable result.

Does Arthur Weasley have what it takes to be a high-ranking official in the Ministry of Magic?
There is definitely one, there is no doubt about that. Arthur Weasley had previously written the important law "Muggle Protection Act", which made him unpopular among pure-blood wizards and delayed his promotion.

Things are different now. Arthur Weasley is very close to Dumbledore and is said to be a member of the Order of the Phoenix led by Dumbledore. He will get a certain degree of support from Dumbledore if he becomes the director.

There is another thing you need to be aware of. The female devil from France was once the adopted daughter of the Weasley family.

According to the gossip in the ministry, Thicknesse might have a cooperative relationship with the female devil. Otherwise, how did Thicknesse catch someone that even Scrimgeour couldn't keep an eye on?
From any point of view, Arthur Weasley is a good choice, not inferior to Rufus Scrimgeour who has poor "popularity", and even much better.

It's just that everyone has collectively ignored Arthur Weasley before.

In mid-July, everything in the Ministry of Magic was finally settled and began to move at high speed for the war.

But before that, the minister's inaugural speech is still necessary. The panicked magical world needs a shot in the arm.

Ada was not interested in what Piers Thickness said, so she left London early and appeared in the village of Little Hangleton.

On the hillside where Riddle House was located, Ada looked around. The destroyed cemetery and church in the distance had long been repaired, and the villagers of Little Hangleton could no longer remember the fire that devoured the world that night.

After looking around in vain, Ada had to move to a higher place, where she could see farther. But when she reached the top of the mountain, she still couldn't see what she wanted. All she could see was the clear, blue sky like a forget-me-not.

Ada sighed, and thought to herself that if she could also "win 80,000 and one barrel", would she be able to find the old house of Gaunt near Little Hangleton?
(End of this chapter)