A Certain Magical Hogwarts

Chapter 573 Translate for me what a surprise is!

Inside the tent, Nico, sitting on the sofa, was the first to take a sip of tea. After putting down the cup, he broke the silence.

"Is Fudge preparing to ransom people?"

"He hasn't made up his mind yet; he's still hesitating," William said softly.

This is an open conspiracy. If those Death Eaters aren't released, many wizards might die or be killed.

Among them are wizards from many other countries, and even celebrities. For example, the famous Quidditch player Krum.

No one can withstand this kind of public opinion.

But if we release them... they're a bunch of Death Eaters. If the Ministry of Magic releases them, it's not a problem Fudge can handle.

The most crucial question is, what if they kill the hostage after we release him?

So Fudge was less hesitant and more waiting for a scapegoat.

Unfortunately, apart from Dumbledore, who was heavy enough to take the blame for him, no one else could.

But Dumbledore is still in Venice.

Fudge would rather be unconscious in battle, filming sex scenes for half a year, and then let others make the decisions for him.

When he wakes up, he will still be the clean-cut and good minister in the hearts of the people.

"But what if that person is just bluffing?" Cedric said suspiciously.

"He said he arrested a lot of wizards. If he really did, the Ministry of Magic should have noticed long ago."

William took a sip of tea, swirled the rim of the cup between two fingers, and said softly, "It wasn't a bluff... Remember Astoria?"

Astoria had gone missing before the semi-final.

William had always found this matter very strange.

It's strange that she was arrested, and then the people who arrested her released her... That's even stranger.

The kidnappers placed her in Crouch's tent, seemingly to frame Crouch.

But now that I think about it, it was just a way to divert attention.

The other party must have discovered that the little girl is a child of the Greengrass family.

If a pure-blood family loses its wizard, they will definitely search for it extensively.

This would easily expose his plan.

To prevent the kidnapping plan from being discovered, he had no choice but to release Astoria and leave her with Crouch... to put an end to the matter.

"His targets are definitely solitary wizards, so that even if they disappear, no one will find out," William said.

There are too many wizards like this. Many of them are foreigners who come to the World Cup alone.

If such a person goes missing, no one will report it to the Ministry of Magic in a short period of time, and it will go unnoticed.

This was clearly done by the wizard who was imprisoned by Crouch.

That person was also a Death Eater.

After all, those he demanded to be released were all Death Eaters.

Crouch actually captured a Death Eater and imprisoned him in his house for several years?

This is absolutely outrageous.

And the other party is definitely a smart person.

After escaping, they were protected by the invisibility cloak.

In a camp of 100,000 people, you can really do whatever you want.

Given enough time, he could secretly kidnap many lone wizards without being detected by the British Ministry of Magic.

Just then, Mr. Weasley, the twins, and Ginny hurried in.

"Did you find it?" William asked, looking up.

"No, Harry and Ron are missing. They must have been kidnapped together." George's face was grim.

"Bill and Charlie are still looking," Fred said in a low voice.

"What are we going to do?" Mr. Weasley slumped onto the sofa and covered his face.

"I just told Minister Fudge... but he's completely lost right now... he has no idea what to do."

"Scrimgeour suggested a tougher approach... to find the hostages in the camp," George said.

"But such a large-scale operation is easily detected by the enemy." Fred shook his head.

Once discovered, the other party will definitely kill.

There was not a trace of warmth or tenderness in it.

"Mr. Weasley, tell Minister Fudge in a moment that you agree to their demands..."

After putting down his teacup, William slowly said, "However, this place is too far from Azkaban, and it will take time to release the people. Ask them to give us more time."

Mr. Weasley fell silent for a long time, then shook his head and said, "William, the Death Eaters cannot be released! If they come out, they will only kill more people."

The Death Eaters cannot be released, of course, but the problem now is that we need to find the location of the hostages.

In the 100,000-strong camp, there are also various tents with the Seamless Extension Charm.

Putting aside the sheer volume of the project, it would be very difficult to keep it from being noticed by the other party...

William seemed confident and calmly shook his head, saying, "Just tell Fudge like that, and leave the rest to me."

Mr. Weasley paused for a moment, then said with a complicated expression, "I understand."

Before leaving, Dumbledore said: If anything happens... follow William's advice.

Just then, a house-elf suddenly appeared.

"Mr. Stark," Mercury, wearing sunglasses and fully armed, bowed slightly and said respectfully, "Someone outside is looking for you."

"Who's looking for me?"

He said his name was... Malfoy.

Malfoy...?

William squinted and finished the rest of his tea in one gulp.

The tea seems to be coming out flavorful.

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William walked out of the tent alone and looked into the distance. He saw Malfoy standing under the big banyan tree, holding a magic wand.

His face looked extremely pale.

A house-elf was standing next to him.

It seems that after Dobby left, Malfoy found another elf.

"What do you want?" William asked coldly.

"Shit...Stark...I've come to you to rescue people," Malfoy said quickly.

"Hmm, I don't understand what you're saying. How can an ordinary little wizard like me save people... You should go to the Ministry of Magic."

"Stop beating around the bush, we all understand." Malfoy's face darkened.

"Fudge won't make a decision; he'll just drag it out until the other side starts killing people one by one."

William nodded and said calmly, "So?"

"I know... Potter and Weasley's youngest son have been arrested," Malfoy said ominously.

"If you don't save them, they will all die."

"Oh," William said calmly, "Why are you suddenly interested in Harry and Ron's affairs... That's strange."

"You're not Draco in disguise using Polyjuice Potion, are you?"

"..."

Malfoy, his eyes red and his voice hoarse, said, "I know... you're so calm, you really were able to find them... and only you can save them..."

"So what?" William squinted at Malfoy.

"Oh... your family members were arrested too? Narcissa or... Draco?"

Malfoy's lips trembled, and he remained silent.

"Oh, it really is him," William chuckled. "You came to me to save him."

Malfoy nodded slowly.

"Then we need to talk about this." William snapped his fingers.

A house-elf suddenly appeared, placed a corpse on the ground, and then disappeared.

Malfoy's pupils contracted as he stared at the hooded corpse.

"Aren't you going to look? Your good friend... one of the protesters... attacked my tent and was killed."

William gently lifted his hood.

"Oh my, it's McNeil, the executioner of the Committee on the Disposal of Dangerous Animals... It seems he's a Death Eater."

"Malfoy, I heard you two are quite close... You didn't participate in tonight's attack, did you?"

"I didn't!" Malfoy's face turned ashen. He raised his wand, aimed it at McNeil's corpse, and shot out a beam of red light.

He panicked and said fiercely, "You saw it... this is what happens when you become a Death Eater!"

Even if he's my own son, he has to die!

They deserved to die; it was only a matter of time!

Malfoy fired another spell, leaving McNeil with many bloody holes in his face.

"As long as you save Draco... Mr. Stark," Malfoy said in a humble voice, "I'll give you a satisfactory answer—a surprise—when I get back."

"A surprise?" William chuckled. "You translate for me... translate... what is a surprise?"

"No need for translation, it's a surprise!" Malfoy said irritably.

"You translate for me, translate... what does 'surprise' mean!"

"The surprise is... in three days, I'll give you ten thousand Galleons!" Malfoy shouted.

Ten thousand Galleons... Do I, a man worth five million, lack ten thousand Galleons?

William scoffed, "You translate for me... what exactly does 'a damn surprise' mean!"

Malfoy's lips turned blue with rage: "The surprise is in three days... I'll give you 100,000 Galleons!"

"You damn well better translate this for me... what does 'damn surprise' even mean?!"

Malfoy was so angry he felt dizzy, and said with a pained expression:

"The surprise is... I'll give you 100,000 Galleons, a weapon crafted by fairies... and a rare, out-of-print spellbook..."

"Oh!" William drawled, pulling Malfoy's hand. "So this is a surprise."

Don't worry, brother, I will definitely rescue your son Draco.

"Well, he's my classmate."

Malfoy's vision went black, and he fainted.

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