Chapter 355 Don’t Be Afraid of Having a Bad Brain, Just Be Afraid of Having a Bad Brain and Being Good at Thinking

Although Fudge was a little reserved in the exclusive interview with the Daily Prophet and did not directly say who the person he said he wanted to kill was.

However, two days before this interview was published in the newspaper, Professor Dumbledore had just publicly announced the return of the mysterious man in Hogwarts.

Isn't it obvious who Fudge is targeting now?

You are the yin and yang, Dumbledore!

The group of Death Eaters that Harry "kindly gave" to the Ministry of Magic also appeared in the newspaper.

In fact, Fudge didn't want to mention this group of people at all. After all, they were closely aligned with his political supporters.

It makes no sense to let Fudge cut off his own foundation.

Moreover, no one witnessed Harry and the Ministry of Magic handing over these wizards and Fudge taking them away.

Therefore, in Fudge's opinion, as long as his people's reputation is strict enough, he can completely conceal the fact that these wizards were captured by the Ministry of Magic and then quietly let go by him.

Even if Dumbledore and Harry mentioned this matter later, they could still make excuses and use the authority of the Minister of Magic to convince the wizards that Dumbledore and the others were lying.

Unfortunately, Rita, a reporter, was too fast and wrote the relevant article just two days after the Six-wizard Tournament ended.

And she also attached photos of Fudge, his senior officials, and Aurors appearing in the corridors of Hogwarts with these Death Eaters.

So Fudge could only reluctantly let these pure-blood wizards appear in the newspapers.

It's just that when they were published in the newspapers, the identities of these pure-blood wizards changed slightly.

They were no longer the Death Eaters summoned by Voldemort as Harry had mentioned, but became thugs and hostages.

Among the group of wizards who died, those with lower family status and only one male wizard left were defined by the Ministry of Magic as accomplices of Crouch and his son, and were the most vicious thugs.

Their purpose is to bring a new round of turmoil to the wizarding world by murdering Harry Potter and massacring these prestigious hostages.

And those pure-blood family wizards whose families were prosperous or who had followers themselves, and who had official positions in the Ministry of Magic, became hostages who were brutally murdered.

For example, Goyle, his family and the Crabbe family have always been followers of the Malfoy family. They have been following the Malfoy family since its rise, and there has been no sign of betrayal.

Goyle of this generation is also a subordinate of Lucius Malfoy. His son Goyle Jr. has always been Draco Malfoy's follower at Hogwarts.

In addition, he was a consultant to the Ministry of Magic, so he became what Fudge called a poor man who was "captured as a hostage because he was a prestigious wizard in the magical world." In the end, he was brutally killed.

The surviving Death Eaters were also acquitted. After all, according to the Ministry of Magic, they, like some of the dead, were all hostages captured by Crouch and his son.

As for the Death Eaters Harry mentioned, where are the Death Eaters? They are all very good people!

After defining what happened on the night of the third event of the six-game competition and convicting Crouch and his son, Fudge began to make small moves against Dumbledore again.

Considering that Professor Dumbledore himself has too much prestige in the wizarding world, he did not directly accuse him.

Fudge just continued as he did on the first day, simply hinting that Professor Dumbledore and Crouch had a good relationship, without saying a word more.

And this leaves a lot of room for imagination for ordinary wizards, allowing them to think "independently" to their heart's content——

Why is it said that Professor Dumbledore and Crouch Sr. have a good relationship? Is the Ministry of Magic specifically pointing out this point implying something?

The newspaper the day before also believed that someone was maliciously promoting the return of the mysterious man, creating panic and achieving their own ulterior motives.

Professor Dumbledore also announced these things directly to the children before the end of the semester, instead of directly announcing the relevant content in the newspaper.

Is he hiding something? Do you want to spread false news through young wizards who are underage and have no ability to think independently, thereby affecting yourself?

The information itself is relatively straightforward, and many wizards will preemptively refuse to believe in Voldemort's return, so it is easy for them to deduce the conclusions that the Ministry of Magic wants them to deduce.

These conclusions are independently deduced by ordinary wizards, so they will be more convinced of them.

If someone actively challenges the conclusions they have deduced, even ordinary wizards will automatically become the strongest supporters of these conclusions unless that person can directly provide irrefutable evidence.

After all, if you admit that these conclusions are false, doesn't it prove that your brain is not working well and that your original inference was wrong?

After thinking about this, Harley secretly sighed.

Although Fudge's own magical attainments and combat power are not much better than those of ants, even Sequence 8 extraordinary people who are good at fighting can kill Fudge in a life-and-death fight after careful training.

But Fudge is indeed a good hand at manipulating public opinion and guiding public opinion.

In addition to targeting Dumbledore, Fudge also brought Harley with him.

When asked by reporters about his views on the Six Powers Tournament, Fudge publicly stated:

"I think even though the Harry Potter player won the championship, it is not worthy of publicity."

"First of all, she is an underage wizard, and the original intention of the Six Wizard Tournament is for adult students to participate."

"Although Harry Potter's successful selection was within the scope of the rules, it maliciously squeezed out the places of other outstanding students."

"For example, Cedric Diggory, the son of Amos Diggory, an official at the Ministry of Magic."

"He is a very good Hufflepuff. He is also a prefect and the student body president."

"I have always believed that he is the most suitable student to participate in the Six Wizards Tournament. He can not only promote the majesty of the British wizarding world, but also show our justice and peace, and use the peaceful atmosphere of Hufflepuff to express the social stability of the British wizarding community. , giving the international wizarding community a positive image."

"As for people like Harry Potter who snatched the golden eggs from other school warriors in the first project and interfered with other warriors climbing the maze in the third project, it will only give the international wizarding society a bad impression of Britain. …”

In a sense, it is really not easy for Fudge. He has to try his best to belittle Harley, twist the rules and facts, and thus create a stain on her.

Harry supported what Professor Dumbledore said about Voldemort's return, and Fudge said it was an attempt to attract more attention and make herself more famous by fabricating lies.

And he also suggested that Harley has a "violent" and dangerous character in her heart.

Because according to the testimony of the surviving hostages in the Ministry of Magic and the verification of the Ministry of Magic, the deaths of the thugs were all caused by Harley's freezing magic.

Moreover, Harley's spell even affected several hostages, causing the sacrifice of innocent people.

Although Harry's actions were self-defense, Fudge said that there was no death penalty in the laws of the Ministry of Magic.

It was enough for Harley to subdue the other party without any injuries, so why did she have to kill him?

Fudge felt this was a disrespect for life and the laws of the Ministry of Magic, and mentioned that the Department of Magical Law Enforcement was improving the law and was trying to file a lawsuit against Harry.

At the end of the newspaper, Fudge deliberately left a question:

Voldemort was so powerful back then, and Harley's parents were dead. How did Harley escape?

Does this mean that this child has very powerful magical power, so he is regarded as a threat by Voldemort, but cannot be eliminated?

If there is such a power, why hasn't Harley been exposed? What is she hiding? What are you afraid of again?

"It's really embarrassing for Fudge." After reading the newspaper, Harley shook her head, "There is a skill in finding fault with an egg."

The expression on her face was still calm at this time, and she was even satisfied with Fudge's wise approach.

After all, everything Fudge did was based on the fact that what he said was really a lie.

But was Voldemort's resurrection really a lie? of course not.

This means that no matter how bad the public opinion is, no matter how bad it is for you.

As long as Voldemort appears in public, the situation will be reversed in an instant.

However, Halle is not in a hurry to alleviate public opinion. She hopes that these rumors will continue to spread and increase their impact as much as possible.

After all, in the first four years of her life in the wizarding world, Harry had won the Magic School Potions Championship and the First Class Order of Merlin.

At that time, in order to relieve their own political pressure, the Ministry of Magic and Fudge used themselves as newspaper faces and publicized them every day.

With their help, Harley has accumulated a group of relatively loyal and even fanatical fans, and these fans have provided Harley with very high-quality anchors.

This means that Fudge's behavior may shake the views of Harley among those at the "light believer" level, but it will only make Harley's "devout believers" become more loyal.

Conflicts of public opinion will break out between them, causing fluctuations in information.

And when this situation lasts for a long time, Harley will set things right and prove that she is right through the appearance of Voldemort.

At this time, devout believers may even become fanatic believers in an instant.

The wizard who originally believed in the wrong idea would also apologize to Harley due to various complicated inner changes, change from black to black or even from black to powder, and provide anchors with good quality.

So Fudge's behavior is simply helping Harry refine his followers and optimize the quality of the anchor.

How could Harley make the mistake of blaming such a kind person?

Of course, superficial work still needs to be done, especially when there are so many people around you who are worried about yourself.

"Harry, don't take Fudge's nonsense in the Daily Prophet to heart."

Professor Flitwick was just about to say something, but when he heard Harley's words and observed Harley's expressionless face, he was immediately startled.

He thought that Harley had been affected by the public opinion in the newspaper and was emotionally hurt, so he quickly changed his words to comfort the girl.

"Professors at Hogwarts and members of the Order of the Phoenix were scornful, even outraged, at this report."

"Sirius even wanted to go to the Ministry of Magic to have a one-on-one wizard duel with Fudge on the spot, but Remus held him back."

"And everyone has been very busy during this time, planning to rebuild the Order of the Phoenix and carrying out a series of preparations."

"And Sirius is in a special position right now, and it's not convenient to send a letter, so he had no choice but to write a letter and ask me to bring it to you."

With that said, Professor Flitwick took out a letter from his pocket and handed it to Harry.

He also wanted to rub the girl's head to comfort her like other students, but after measuring her height, he sat back silently.

"Fudge's brain has never worked well, and he even started to target Dumbledore, which shows his stupidity."

"The crazy words he said are normal. You must not let this affect yourself and add unnecessary psychological burden to yourself."

"Professor, what are you thinking about?" Harley raised her head and raised her eyebrows in surprise.

"Do you think I'm going to be affected by all this nonsense in the newspapers? I'm just sighing."

"It's good that it's not affected." Professor Flitwick sighed.

"It's really not worth it to bring negative emotions to yourself because of such a stupid person."

"Professor Dumbledore has been angry for several days. He thinks that Fudge's behavior is that he doesn't care about the safety of wizards in the wizarding world."

"Their words against you are even more of a slander and a manifestation of the Ministry of Magic's disregard for the rules it has set."

"There is also the issue of the portkey that I mentioned before. Now Fudge has begun to distort the truth of the matter through newspapers and other channels, and there will definitely be further actions in the future."

"Based on his current attitude, Fudge will not give us the door key application to go abroad."

Having said this, the expression on Professor Flitwick's face was slightly ugly.

He was very familiar with the procedures of the Ministry of Magic.

After all, Flitwick was a half-blood elf back then. When he wanted to study at Hogwarts, the Ministry of Magic severely blocked the process.

Moreover, the principal at the time was not Dumbledore, and Flitwick, unlike Hagrid, had very obvious and unexplained mixed-race features in his ears and skin.

In the end, the Flitwick family tried their best and donated a lot of political donations to the then Minister of Magic, and they successfully obtained permission for the young Flitwick to go to Hogwarts and hold a wand.

Putting back his messy thoughts, Professor Flitwick told Harry about the planned itinerary:

"In order not to cause trouble to Professor Dumbledore, we still abide by the law as much as possible when it is not an emergency."

"I have always had permission to enter and leave France, and you also applied for a long-term permit when you participated in the Magic School Potions Championship."

"So we will apparate to France first, and then transfer to Spain from there."

"Of course, Professor." There was nothing strange in Harley's voice, "You just have to make arrangements. There is no problem on my side."

"Then let's set off after lunch," Professor Flitwick jumped down from his chair and walked around to the front of the table.

"It can't be later. After all, the International Wizarding Duel Competition requires on-site registration three days before the competition, and the competition date is already very close."

"There is still some time before lunch. You can send the letters that have not yet been mailed and give Sirius a reply."

"I haven't heard from you in the past few days, and he is almost dying of anxiety."

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