My Hogwarts has a serious problem.

Chapter 517, Section 514: Transfer

In the deep sea of ​​northern Europe, stands a dark and unknown island.

This island was once the home of an obscure wizard in the 15th century.

Although he was unknown in both the wizarding and Muggle worlds, he was a powerful dark wizard.

He built his fortress here and took pleasure in torturing and killing sailors and crew members who passed through the surrounding waters.

All the wizards who knew him thought he had gone mad, and no one dared to mess with him.

The island's magic only gradually weakened after his death, until it was discovered by the British Ministry of Magic.

It is said that the Dementors of Europe first appeared on this island.

These monsters have become one with the island's fortress, and anyone who damages the fortress will suffer their vengeful fury.

It is precisely for this reason that the Ministry of Magic's numerous attempts to destroy this evil island have all ended in failure.

Ultimately, the island was planned to be converted into a wizarding prison after a wizard named Damocles Roll became Minister for Magic.

The Dementors living on the island naturally became the prison's natural jailers.

Thus, the island acquired its own name – Azkaban.

However, the number of Dementors in this infamous wizard prison is far less than it used to be.

Because some obscure Hogwarts student council president, during a Quidditch match, halved the entire Dementor population of Britain.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Leon, who was already deeply entrenched in the Auror Command of the Ministry of Magic, seized the chance to completely infiltrate the wizarding prison.

This transformed the previous system, which was entirely controlled by Dementors and monitored by wizards, into a prison system primarily composed of British Aurors with Dementors playing a secondary role.

Currently, the largest number of prisoners in Azkaban are the vast majority of pure-blood families in the British wizarding world who were captured a year ago for their involvement in the resurrection of the mysterious figure.

Lucius Malfoy has been in this prison for almost a year.

He, who once possessed aristocratic refinement, elegance, and demeanor, is now emaciated and pale, clearly having suffered greatly in this prison.

But given his condition, he was already considered to have suffered relatively little in Azkaban.

Because the number of Dementors has decreased, their torment of wizards has become less severe than before.

There were still enough prisoners, but the number of Dementors had halved, which meant that their food supply was much more plentiful and abundant.

For the dark wizards imprisoned here, this is something to be incredibly grateful for.

Although the torment was somewhat reduced, the remaining Dementors still obtained their sustenance from them, feeding on the last remaining hope and happiness in the prisoners' hearts.

Although Malfoy had been tormented by these Dementors for almost a year, he was still full of hope for the future.

When he went to prison, the saints had already completely erased his memories of the girl Tom from his mind.

So now he has no idea what he was thinking when he joined a group of shrewd opportunists in a hopeless and baseless plan to resurrect a mysterious person.

Finally, they were packed up by the Aurors and thrown into this prison.

But the current manager of Oro, Leon, gave them hope.

Unlike the previous Death Eaters who escaped and were recaptured, Malfoy and his companions were not subjected to the kiss of the Dementors.

Instead, they are given an additional sentence; after serving three years in Azkaban, they will be released back into the wizarding world.

Of course, the conditions they paid were also extremely heavy.

One-third of the positions that were originally controlled by various families in the Ministry of Magic were handed over.

After they are released from prison, another third of their positions will need to be transferred out.

The transfer of power is undoubtedly tearing the flesh off these pure-blood families.

However, they also knew very well that if they did not agree to Leon's conditions, they would probably have to stay in this prison for the rest of their lives until they were completely drained by the Dementors.

That would be worse than just getting kissed by these monsters; that would end it all.

The area of ​​the North Sea where Azkaban is located is shrouded in dense fog year-round, and the sun is rarely seen for more than a few days out of the year.

The only thing whose time can be determined is the clock in the prison.

This morning, a distinguished Ministry of Magic official boarded the prison.

In the past year, Phillips Leon, the renowned commander of the Auror Command, has been a prominent figure.

Upon arriving on Azkaban, he instructed the Aurors stationed there to gather all the Death Eaters who had led the resurrection of Dark Mystic a year earlier.

Malfoy and the others were gathered in a small room.

Leon sat lazily at a long table, quietly waiting for them.

After everyone had been gathered, he squinted, stood up, and said with a smile.

"How has everyone's life here been these past year?"

His tone was warm and friendly, like a heartfelt greeting to an old friend he hadn't seen in years.

However, the Death Eaters below remained silent. They all knew very well that beneath the man's kind and friendly smile lay a tiger's face with bared fangs.

Leon seemed unconcerned by their silence and continued speaking slowly.

"I know none of you really want to see me, but I'm here today to announce some good news."

"Due to the large influx of prisoners into Azkaban during this period, coupled with the decrease in the number of Dementors, there has been a shortage of guards on the island."

"Therefore, it was proposed by Mr. Barty Crouch, the former Director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement and now the Director of the Department of International Magical Cooperation, to build a new wizard prison in Northern Ireland to hold wizard criminals whose crimes are not so serious and whose sentences are shorter."

"There you will no longer be tormented by Dementors, nor will you live such a dark and hopeless life. There will be sunshine, grass, a gentle breeze, and wonderful butterbeer and coffee."

"And all you have to do every day is some trivial labor and ideological reform."

"The Ministry of Magic originally did not intend to approve Mr. Crouch's proposal due to budget issues. However, a generous German businessman, Mr. Alfred John, was willing to sponsor the construction of the prison, and it is now completed."

"You guys are lucky; you were chosen as the first batch of 'guests' to be admitted to this new prison."

(End of this chapter)