The mastermind behind Hogwarts

Chapter 299 The New Minister's Gossip

"Neither the first nor the second point is a problem."

Dumbledore had already made ample preparations: "I'm almost convinced the Ministry of Magic and the British wizards. Once Duwayne enrolls, we will provide him with specially prepared deer blood to suppress his vampiric urges."

"But your third point," Dumbledore said, looking at Moriarty with a meaningful gaze, "seems to have a deeper meaning."

Without the slightest hesitation, Moriarty revealed his speculations about the Immortal Organization and vampires.

This was a choice Moriarty made after much deliberation: to reveal some things about the Immortal Organization to Dumbledore.

In fact, if Old Deng had just thought about it for a moment, he would have discovered that he had intricate connections with the Immortal Organization.

Moriarty was hinting at Dumbledore.

The White Wizard sorted out his thoughts and realized that, just as Moriarty had said, the mere fact that Dracula had taken over Hogwarts and that Ventura had hired saints had already connected him to the Immortal Organization!

"An immortal organization? I'll take some time to go back to my old home in Godric Valley and search through historical records."

Dumbledore's blue eyes were full of caution. An organization that Moriarty treated with such care was naturally not to be taken lightly.

"Now that we've reached an agreement, shall we split up and go our separate ways?" Dumbledore said with a smile.

Moriarty understood Dumbledore's meaning: after Ventura enrolled, he would inevitably have to interact with her, and then Ventura would be at his mercy.

This process also inevitably involves uncovering the secrets of the vampires and searching for clues about the immortal organization.

Therefore, it is best to make a long-term plan.

Ventura will be attending Hogwarts for seven years!

As the thought raced through his mind, a cold glint flashed in Moriarty's eyes.

Dumbledore used Apparition again to send Moriarty back to Diagon Alley.

Outside the Leaky Cauldron, the White Wizard went to the Ministry of Magic to deliver an ultimatum.

It seems that I haven't gone to congratulate Fouché on becoming a minister yet.

Moreover, with Fudge's rise to power, he promoted a large number of young wizards, including Leon from Moriarty's inner circle.

Now that Leon has become an Auror, who dares to say he won't be the future chairman of the Auror Office?

After thinking it over, Moriarty decided to give up on seeing Fudge and wait until the turmoil surrounding Vandro's enrollment was over.

At this moment, Fudge, who was frantically replying to emails in his office, suddenly felt a sense of relief.

He thought about it for a moment but didn't find anything wrong, so he shook his head and continued writing furiously.

The desk was covered with letters from the parents of young Hogwarts wizards, who strongly opposed Ventura's admission.

Among them were many pure-blooded families, and Fudge, under pressure, had no choice but to reply personally.

He couldn't afford to offend pure-blood nobles right now, and he thought resentfully, "I'm not the headmaster of Hogwarts, why should I reply to letters for Dumbledore!"

"Knock knock knock!"

There was a knock on the office door, and Fudge's assistant walked in, excitedly exclaiming, "Minister, Headmaster Dumbledore is here!"

Fudge glanced indifferently at his assistant. "Headmaster Dumbledore?"

Goodness, he's obviously a wizard who's been brainwashed by Dumbledore!

Thinking about changing assistants, but feigning immense joy, Fudge's eyes lit up, and he stood up excitedly, saying, "Quick, let's go greet him!"

At the Leaky Cauldron bar, Moriarty and several purebloods began discussing the new minister, Fudge.

Although everyone was curious about Moriarty and Dumbledore's conversation, Moriarty clearly had no intention of telling them.

The purebloods had no choice but to cater to his preferences and recount Fudge's various actions after taking office.

A seventh-grade pureblood said mysteriously, "Sir, after Fudge took office, he promoted several confidants, one of whom was a woman—"

"Huh~"

"Oh~"

Immediately, some of the purebloods who knew the truth burst into laughter.

This piqued Moriarty's interest, and even Tonks and Lilith were looking forward to the next topic.

"That woman's name is Dolores Umbridge..."

"Oh oh oh~"

"Ha ha!"

"Huh~"

Several purebloods started again, their eyes filled with ambiguity, and their monotonous interjections seemed to carry profound meaning.

Lilith shook her head. "If Senior Leon were here and saw you like this, he would definitely say that you have disgraced the academy."

"But if William were here, he would definitely join in and laugh with everyone." Jericho seemed to have recovered, and he walked among the purebloods.

Jericho sensed a gossip in their tone, which suited his taste perfectly.

"Dolores Umbridge?" Moriarty thought for a moment. Wasn't this the Deputy Minister of Magic in the original books, Harry Potter's Defense Against the Dark Arts professor in his fifth year?

She is obsessed with girlish style of dress and likes to wear pink clothes.

The clothes were meant for a cute little princess, but she wore them so badly they looked like a pink toad.

The most unpopular professor in the history of Hogwarts, bar none.

"I heard this witch is related to the Selwyn family?"

Moriarty recalled hearing this story from his past life, because Umbridge took Slytherin's locket and claimed that she herself was connected to the Selwyn family.

Soldaya, the heir of the Selwyn family, was standing nearby, and Moriarty awaited Soldaya's response.

"I must make this clear: Dolores Umbridge has absolutely no relation to our Selwyn family! Absolutely none!"

Soldaya made a solemn vow.

"Sir, I've heard that story before, and I immediately sent someone to investigate." Soldaya recounted Umbridge's background in detail.

"Umbridge is the eldest daughter of Alford Umbridge and Alan Clannell, and the only daughter in the family."

Her father was a wizard, her mother was a Muggle, and the couple had a Squib son.

Upon hearing this, the purebloods booed in disdain.

"So she's mixed race!"

"And a younger brother who's a Squib?"

"This kind of wizard deserves to be promoted? Fudge is really desperate."

"What? I thought it was a story about the new minister falling in love with your Selwyn family's long-suffering illegitimate daughter and then avenging her!"

"Hahaha!"

Everyone burst into laughter.

Then I understood what was going on.

Jerry eagerly chimed in, "Tell us the story of Fudge and Umbridge! And why do you guys look like you're eating shit whenever Umbridge is mentioned?"

A sixth-grader patted Jericho on the shoulder. "Blanche, Umbridge is a treasure trove, and only you can discover it for yourself."

As they talked, the purebloods burst into laughter again, and Soldaya, who had investigated Umbridge and thus seen her true face, also joined in the laughter.

Moriarty, knowing why they were laughing, also smiled slightly.

Believe it or not, in the original story, Fudge and Umbridge might actually have had a fling.

Soldaya described Umbridge as a fairy, hoping to trick Jericho into going to Umbridge so that Jericho would be disgusted.

Jericho was not fooled; he managed to get Umbridge's appearance out of Cedric.

"Merlin's beard! My, my, my eyes! No—"

Jericho rolled his eyes, the nausea he had just managed to suppress returning, and he gagged, "You guys must have done this on purpose!"

"Hahaha……"

"Selwyn, is the Alford you mentioned someone who works at the Ministry of Magic?"

Lilith suddenly asked, noting that she had been memorizing various laws and regulations since she was four years old and possessed an exceptional memory.

Soldaya nodded in affirmation, and Lilith smiled and said, "That's it. I think I know Umbridge's background now."

Her father was a failed wizard who had worked at the Magical Repair Shop for forty years!

There are always wizards who say that person will never get a promotion.

"Tch~"

The crowd sighed again, this time with a tone full of disdain.

Coupled with Moriarty's previous revelations, Umbridge suddenly became synonymous with vanity in the eyes of many.

Which of the little wizards here doesn't have a distinguished background?

Even the Weasley family, widely considered the poorest, saw Arthur get promoted.

The Weasley twins exchanged a glance. Fudge had promoted their father after taking office, and now Arthur was the head of the Department for the Prevention of the Misuse of Muggle Items at the Ministry of Magic.

Although he didn't have many wizards under his command, at least he got a promotion.

The twins were quite grateful to Fudge for this.

However, Charlie learned from his parents' conversation with Bill that his father was promoted because of Moriarty.

The other purebloods didn't have as many ideas as the Weasley brothers, and they continued to cause trouble.

"How could you say that about Umbridge, Pilivik?"

"Exactly, he's a trusted confidant promoted by Minister Fouché!"

"She's Minister Fauci's little darling!"

The pureblood from seventh grade disguised himself as Fudge, looking very affectionate, but speaking in a high-pitched voice.

"Hahaha!"

Everyone burst into laughter again. Jericho choked on his laughter, and Tonks laughed until her stomach hurt. She leaned on Moriarty and asked him to rub her stomach.

The wizards in the bar looked over with envy. Wizards compared to wizards, it was infuriating.

Despite being decades older than them, he had no choice but to unconditionally obey the Ministry of Magic's appointments.

But the group of young men and women in front of them could easily treat the new minister's scandalous news as a joke.

It's as if the Minister of Magic is nothing to them.

"Splash—"

The door to the Leaky Cauldron was opened, and Penelope led Zhang Qiu in, with Gemma at the back. They all carried quite a few things.

(End of this chapter)