A Certain Magical Hogwarts

Chapter 731 Whether Britain is in chaos or not, William has the final say.

The battle for public opinion has always been important and necessary.

With good publicity, a large number of neutral or even hesitant wizards can be drawn to their side.

Indeed, based on the views of some members of the Order of the Phoenix, concessions were made... Once a concession was made, there would be a second and a third, until there was no more room to retreat.

With no way to retreat, allowing Fudge to slander them will result in a situation where thousands of people curse and tens of thousands criticize them.

After all, public opinion can be guided, and the masses are prone to blind obedience and being easily swayed.

In the end, everyone will see the Order of the Phoenix as a bunch of liars.

This benefits Voldemort, allowing him to prepare at his leisure.

By then, the Phoenix Society had already missed its opportunity and suffered unwarranted public criticism.

Even if the public regrets it, what's the use?

Fudge wants to be the leader of the cult of backstabbing, so the Order of the Phoenix should stab him in the back twice; that's the right thing to do.

William explained in detail the importance of public opinion.

It presents a conclusion from a higher perspective:

Come from the masses, go to the masses, never separate yourself from the masses, and fight alone against the Death Eaters!

Tonks is indeed William's henchman, the kind who'll do anything for money.

She immediately replied, "How should we conduct public opinion campaigns?"

"Yes, Minister Fudge will warn those newspapers," Mr. Weasley said worriedly.

"The Daily Prophet has stopped talking about the three-way battle, as if it never happened."

William raised a finger and shook it, saying, "People still don't understand the way the media operates."

"Take the Daily Prophet for example. It's not an official media outlet, and it doesn't care about the Ministry of Magic's opinion. It's all about... sales."

William scoffed:

"To put it another way, as long as there are enough sensational news stories, as long as they can boost newspaper sales, they will report any news without any bottom line."

Reporters always want to break a big story!

"Just look at Rita and you'll see," William began to lash out at his own star spy.

"Her reports were always without evidence, and often too far off from the facts, but the Daily Prophet still published them, didn't it?"

Because readers love it, it can drive up sales.

All they want is traffic; being infamous is still being famous.

William looked around and said confidently:

"Voldemort is back... What great news! Once it breaks and there is clear evidence, what kind of sales would that generate?"

All the wizards bought newspapers, wanting to see what was going on.

William chuckled and said, "Minister Fudge will certainly put pressure on us."

However, the Daily Prophet is the country's largest-circulation newspaper, so it has a certain degree of resilience.

"Of course." His eyes were piercing. "If The Daily Prophet can't withstand the pressure and is unwilling to report, there are plenty of other newspapers in the country."

Some are newspapers, willing to take risks for money.

William tapped the table and said seriously, "Abroad."

France and Italy are not under the jurisdiction of the British Ministry of Magic.

"The Chief Justice of the French Ministry of Justice, Clegane, and the Minister of Magic of Italy, Rivers, are both my friends; they will help."

William chuckled and said, "Even if Fudge doesn't admit it, the flames of this information war will soon spread from Paris to Rome, and eventually burn the whole of Europe."

At that point, he won't have time to deny it!

William's words left all the wizards present stunned.

Holy crap... you can do that?

We're thinking of setting up an underground organization, with the Ministry of Magic as the main force, and we'll launch surprise attacks... Listening to William's words, it sounds like he wants to violently overthrow the Ministry of Magic and establish another official institution?

Will Minister Fouché end up on the guillotine?

Hmm, this plot sounds so familiar.

"Alright, I'll leave this to you, William," Dumbledore nodded.

"Hermione and I will do our best to complete this task," William said.

He has already come up with a comprehensive plan with Hermione.

This propaganda campaign aims to unify the understanding of British wizards and make them understand who the real enemy is.

Defeating Fudge is not enough; they also need to seize control of the Ministry of Magic, integrate all forces, and eliminate Voldemort.

Only in this way can we free up our resources to deal with Little Tom from the United States and Aria from Egypt.

William has received news from Professor Babling that Little Tom has been resurrected and returned to America.

He even joined the Purifiers, seemingly hoping to use their influence to secretly expand his own power.

We were too far away to help him; there was simply no time to deal with him.

Besides, Britain is still in chaos; internal stability must come before external threats. William must at least accomplish one thing:

Whether Britain is in chaos or not, William has the final say!

"Professor, are you still coming to Austria with us tomorrow?" he asked again.

"No, I've made time to catch up with some old friends."

Since he didn't need to attend the Wizarding Convention, Dumbledore changed his plans.

Fudge was indeed disgusting, and he didn't tell Dumbledore about it.

We're just waiting for him to go to Austria, and then be unable to speak at the conference because he's disqualified.

Fortunately, William had received the intelligence in advance and informed the professor about it.

"Principal, they can't take away your position as president!" McGonagall shouted angrily.

"I don't care what they do as long as they don't remove me from the Chocolate Frog cards," Dumbledore said with a nonchalant smile.

The only pity is that... this conference was held in Austria.

Dumbledore deliberately chose that spot, even though he wouldn't go to see his "old friend," a quick glance from the distance out of Nurmengard would suffice.

It seems there's no chance.

Dumbledore looked at Snape and asked:

"What is Voldemort doing?"

Like McGonagall, Snape pulled out a thick stack of documents and whispered:

"Just as you guessed before, he wants to regroup his men," Snape said.

"He is actively contacting some pure-blood families; he wants to expand the Death Eaters' reach."

He has already sent a group of wizards to make contact with giants, werewolves, and vampires.

The mysterious figure is also facilitating contact between the Death Eaters and the goblins of Gringotts.

"Oh dear, perhaps the goblins will side with him. Ludo made it clear to me that he has no money to pay Gringotts back," Mr. Weasley said.

"What conditions did Voldemort offer Gringotts?" Lupin asked.

"I don't know," Snape glanced at him dismissively, "but it's definitely not gold."

William fell into deep thought.

Because of Ludo Bagman's deadbeat behavior, the goblins harbor resentment towards wizards and even believe it's a conspiracy by the Ministry of Magic.

Therefore, the contact between the Order of the Phoenix and the fairies did not go smoothly.

The fairies have already fought a war with the wizards. What if they betray us again and side with Voldemort? They've already deposited their million Galleons in Gringotts.

It seems I need to take some time to transfer my assets.

Of course, it would be best if the goblins joined Voldemort... otherwise, what reason would William have to interfere in Gringotts in the future?

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