Hogwarts: I'm Harry's older cousin

Chapter 413, Section 407: Dudley's Special Lesson

The following day, news of the attack on the Austrian Ministry of Magic became the front-page headline of the Daily Prophet.

However, the newspaper still did not report any information about Voldemort, and even the photos used for advertising were of the Death Eaters who had escaped from Azkaban.

The entire European wizarding community was thrown into a state of panic, with everyone fearing discovery by these vicious black wizards.

However, there was some good news as well. For example, Minister Fudge, who had been resting due to illness, finally recovered and returned to work. He took over the reins of the Ministry of Magic from Amelia and continued to exercise the powers of Minister of Magic.

Soon, the Ministry of Magic staff noticed that, perhaps stimulated by the attack, Fudge's personality seemed to have completely changed. He not only became more decisive, but his plans and measures were also more mature and comprehensive than before.

The Death Eaters' attack caused numerous casualties at the Ministry of Magic (Fudge's faction), but the vacant positions were quickly filled.

Whether in the world of ordinary people or the world of wizards, there is no shortage of people, especially for respectable jobs with formal positions like the Ministry of Magic.

The end of the universe is the civil service exam, and this is no exception in a world full of wonder and magic.

Meanwhile, Voldemort, having suffered two setbacks at the Ministry of Magic and Nurmengard Prison respectively, began to keep a low profile. Not long after Lucius successfully "cleared" himself of suspicion of colluding with the Death Eaters, he was sent away by Voldemort.

Death Eaters are all dark wizards, but not all dark wizards are Death Eaters. There are many other dark wizards scattered around the world, each acting independently. This is also a considerable force, and Voldemort wants to gather them all together and integrate them into an army.

This task must be handled by reliable and trustworthy people. Bella and Antonin are suited for fighting, and they might be able to kill someone, but it would be too much to ask them to do personnel work. In terms of eloquence and cunning, only Lucius among the Death Eaters is most suitable for this job.

In addition, Voldemort also sent Avery to contact werewolves, giants, and other demi-human races (dark creatures) that are inherently brutal and unable to integrate into wizarding society, but are also quite powerful. These races generally have low intelligence and can be won over as long as they agree to the other party's demands, so Avery was in charge of this task.

Voldemort actually wanted to win over the goblins, as those guys were quite strong. However, Voldemort disliked their greedy nature, so he decided against it for the time being.

Finally, Voldemort gathered all the Death Eaters in Azkaban together, intending to personally instruct his men to make up for the decade or so they had wasted in Azkaban.

As the weather warms and flowers bloom, the snow-covered Forbidden Forest disappears, replaced by a vibrant green landscape. This signifies that winter is about to pass, and it is time for all things to revive, with spring in full bloom everywhere.

Hogwarts, morning.

Dudley and his friends were doing their normal running exercises. Dudley was running in the lead, and the others were following behind. However, their group was no longer just the six members of the discipline group, but had expanded to include the entire fifth grade.

The fifth-grade wizards all agreed that Ron and Neville's strength must be related to their daily morning training, so one after another they came over. Dudley didn't stop them; on the contrary, he welcomed them.

Of course, this is assuming he completes his daily training.

So, as soon as dawn broke, countless figures began jogging around the castle in the square of Hogwarts, until the morning sun gradually rose into the sky, which had become a beautiful sight at Hogwarts.

Above the castle, every day, except for Slytherin and Hufflepuff (the Hufflepuff common room is on the lower level, while Slytherin is deep underground), young wizards of all ages, dressed in their pajamas, would sit by the window and watch this scene, without fail.

"Brother D, Professor X hasn't taught us for several days now. Does that mean we're getting a new professor again?"

Halfway through the run, Neville jogged over to Dali and asked him something.

Since Grindelwald's name cannot be made public, everyone refers to him as Professor X. Although many Slytherin members have a vague idea of ​​his identity, they are fine as long as they don't say anything.

The frequent changes in Defense Against the Dark Arts professors have become commonplace for the young wizards over the years. Last year, Moody and Karkaroff took turns teaching, and today it's Umbridge and then Grindelwald, so it's not surprising if they change again.

"He's been quite busy lately and hasn't been able to teach us for a while. He can only spare some time on weekends. You can listen to Sirius's Defense Against the Dark Arts class during the week."

Draco shook his head vigorously upon hearing this: "Sirius? Forget it, his lectures aren't very informative. We might as well review what Professor X taught."

Admittedly, Sirius Black's character isn't as bad as Draco makes him out to be. He's quite popular and well-liked in the first, second, and third years, but he's not as popular in the fifth year.

After all, this is the most challenging year in all of Hogwarts, and the wizards in charge of teaching them are of Grindelwald's caliber.

Compared to him, Sirius's magical knowledge and experience are indeed lacking. Moreover, he has a dark history of being utterly defeated by a fifth-year wizard (see Chapter 376, where Grindelwald remotely teaches a Hufflepuff to defeat him), so there's even less chance that a fifth-year student would want to attend his classes.

"Well then, since Professor X has other matters to attend to, I will temporarily take over his fifth-year classes."

"I won't be teaching you about Defense Against the Dark Arts. I'm just a student in the same year as you. Professor X is much better at it than I am. You can just review his material."

"However, I can give you a special course on your own."

"Don't worry, you will definitely become stronger with my guidance."

"Anyone who's interested can participate, but of course, Harry and the rest of you absolutely have to.

Upon hearing that Dudley intended to personally teach them, the young wizards became excited and eagerly signed up.

"I suggest you watch the content of my course once before registering."

Dudley said with a malicious smile, and Draco and Harry both shuddered when they saw it, a bad feeling creeping over them.

(End of this chapter)