A Certain Magical Hogwarts

Chapter 555 The First Wizarding World War

Judging from various small details, Crouch has big problems.

As a high-ranking official in the Ministry of Magic, he actually committed the crime of illegal imprisonment.

Well, William doesn't seem to have the right to say such things.

His safe house contains a series of dangerous and illegal magical creatures, including basilisks, nymphs, French civets, groundbats, and more.

He also captured the Dementors, the jailers who received Azkaban stipends from the Ministry of Magic.

more than one!

He even considered turning them into flight cloaks and training the little black robes to become spies and infiltrate the Dementors.

That's definitely not going to work now. The little black-robed creature is only obedient on the surface. If it could escape, it would probably set William's tent on fire.

The little black robes still need a lot of training, just like the headmaster trained Harry.

Despite William's many outrageous actions, magical creatures and wizards are ultimately not equal.

Otherwise, Newt could have been imprisoned for a thousand years to atone for his sinful life.

So William and Newt are fine, but Crouch is in big trouble. After all, he imprisoned a wizard.

William couldn't help but wonder if this old man had imprisoned a young witch.

To do some shady things.

Of course, if we were to follow the customs of England, the probability of imprisoning male witches would be higher.

In a sense, wasn't Grindelwald "imprisoned" by Dumbledore in Nurmengard?

This is nothing new.

William then remembered something else.

Crouch once hinted that Bertha might have discovered Fudge's secret, which is why he used his powerful amnesia on her.

Given the current situation, it's more likely that Bertha discovered Crouch's secret and was then subjected to amnesia by him.

Crouch sought out William and Hermione to find out if Bertha, who had been tormented, had broken her amnesia and told them her secret.

Deliberately dragging Fudge into this is just a tactic to confuse the public.

If this is the truth, then everything, including Bertha's unusual behavior towards Crouch, makes sense.

After all, Bertha's memory suddenly deteriorated while she was working in Crouch's department.

Crouch thought he had it all figured out. But he clearly overestimated himself and underestimated William and Hermione.

He made too many mistakes tonight, and his flaws were so great that even William and Hermione couldn't ignore them.

He's far inferior to Little Tom by more than seven Voldemors!

So, the problem has come full circle.

Who did Bertha actually see?

What wizard would make Crouch risk his reputation by imprisoning him for at least four years?

For a moment, William really couldn't think of it.

Hermione couldn't have guessed either, but she was a woman of action.

The next day, they found Dobby and asked him to slowly get to know Shining.

William wasn't optimistic about this.

House-elves are all very loyal, and an elf like Dobby who went to tell Harry about his master behind his back is an outcast.

They'll have their heads chopped off and hung in the kitchen to be used to make elf head soup.

Although the strange fire has ended, its impact is extremely far-reaching, completely unexpected by William and even Professor Barbling, one of the parties involved.

Even the subsequent quarterfinals became secondary, attracting little attention.

Under pressure from the United States, the British Ministry of Magic finally succumbed to the pressure and announced the death of the American wizard.

Fudge's statement was very much in line with his usual style.

First, try to cover up the problem with other trending topics; if that fails, then try to shift the blame...

The pot has been set; the attackers are American purgeers. They came to the Quidditch World Cup to cause destruction.

The purgers also attempted to burn the Director of the Department of Communication at the Ministry of Magic to death in a large fire.

Everyone was excited. This kind of drama—killing someone and setting a huge fire during the World Cup—was so novel and eye-catching.

Various conspiracy theories immediately sprang up, with some even suggesting that the Magical Congress of America was behind it.

At the press conference, Minister Fudge questioned the Magical Congress of the United States about why it wasn't cracking down on the Purgers.

He claimed that the United States is a typical example of inaction, only shirking responsibility and shifting blame to other countries.

If this happened in Britain, it would be an unimaginable disaster. He would resign in shame.

Fudge also announced that the vampire Bloodny would be imprisoned in Azkaban, and shouted at the top of his lungs:

Evil does not suppress righteousness!

The Magical Congress of America was immediately displeased.

Isn't this utter nonsense?

According to Fudge, could the death of the British wizard in America also be attributed to the Death Eaters?

As a result, the two countries started a war of words.

This war of words reached its peak after the quarterfinals:

The Irish national team narrowly defeated the United States in the tournament, ending their run in the quarterfinals.

In particular, Irish Seeker Aidan Lynch used the "Stark Break" feint for the first time in a major tournament.

He narrowly escaped from being surrounded by four people and captured the golden thief.

Whether it's the humiliation of 58, Lynch's taunts, or even the recent war of words, all of these have made American fans extremely angry.

That night, they kidnapped the leprechaun, the mascot of the Irish Quidditch team.

It's worth it!

If you kidnapped the little demon this time, wouldn't the next one be the Veela?

Fans from all over the world were immediately outraged.

The Auror Office Director, Scrimgeour, personally led a team that detained a large number of American wizards.

The Magical Congress of America, finding itself in the wrong, eventually turned its attention to William and Hermione.

Albania's forests were destroyed, and they didn't dare utter a word, but we Americans aren't afraid of the Great British Empire!

The Magical Congress of America, acting like saviors, began to stand up for Albania, demanding that Stark and Granger compensate for the precious trees that were burned.

The case involves two celebrities who have recently been in the spotlight, and details about Albania are being continuously revealed.

Of course, most of it consisted of Aurors' testimonies, without any substantial evidence.

Then everyone realized that after Stark and Granger left Venice, they went to Albania.

The extensive damage was truly shocking.

Before William could speak, Italy's Minister of Magic, Hevin, jumped out and accused the United States... believing everything he heard.

France also began to actively participate, mocking the Magical Congress of the United States for having nothing better to do than interfere in the internal affairs of other Ministries of Magic.

This is a clear indication that they don't respect the International Confederation of Wizards.

They showed no respect whatsoever to Dumbledore, the president of the Federation.

Clegane even wrote to William, asking when he would go to America to destroy New York first, and then Washington.

Merlin, you son of a bitch!

Do you really think I'm a city destroyer?!

Several ministries of magic started tearing each other apart in major newspapers around the world, exchanging insults and revealing each other's dark history.

Anyone who didn't know better would think that the First Wizarding World War was about to break out.

The trigger was undoubtedly that fire.

William, one of the parties involved, was leisurely strolling around the camp.

When you have nothing better to do, you gamble on sports... On the surface, you lose money, but secretly you're ripping people off.

William was asking a house-elf how many packages she had delivered that day when he suddenly felt a heavy pat on his left shoulder.

He turned his head to look, but there was no one there. He turned to the other side, but there was still no one there.

William feigned surprise.

Soon, a little silver-haired girl who was squatting on the ground jumped up with a whoosh and laughed, "Were you scared?"

William smiled, his eyes narrowing and the corners of his mouth turning up. He asked in French, "Gabrielle, why are you alone? Where's your sister Fleur?"

Gabrielle stared wide-eyed at this scoundrel who only asked about her sister and didn't care about her at all.

Despite her excitement, he showed absolutely no emotion about the long-awaited reunion!

William was completely baffled.

Who upset you, Gabrielle?

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