Chapter 441 The Powerful Fudge

No one, including Fudge, would doubt the authenticity of the Dark Mark, because just looking at it made them feel cold all over.

"I guess I don't need to explain too much, right?" Ivan asked.

"Okay, things are probably clear now," Fudge said reluctantly, and then said to the Aurors.

"Take him and Black, let's go back to the Ministry of Magic!"

Several Aurors nodded, roughly pulled the unconscious Peter Pettigrew up, and untied the rope around him.

The dizzy Peter Pettigrew also woke up from the coma spell, but as soon as he opened his eyes, he saw two wizards in Auror costumes menacingly handcuffing him, then dragging him to leave.

"Wait, Connelly! Are you going to take them all back to the Ministry of Magic?" Ivan suddenly interrupted their actions.

"Of course, they will be kept in a special prison until the trial!" Fudge said.

"That's not possible!" Ivan shook his head.

If Peter and Black were taken back to the Ministry of Magic, he would completely lose control of them.

More importantly, Sirius's escape from prison has caused a lot of trouble for the Ministry of Magic. Who knows if Fudge will be angry and resort to lynching.

Even though this possibility is very small, Ivan really has no trust in the Ministry of Magic and prefers to keep things under his control.

"It is the duty of the Aurors to detain criminals, Albus! Are you trying to prevent us from enforcing the law?" Fudge's eyes narrowed, and there was a little disbelief in his words, as well as a trace of expectation.

Fudge was waiting for "Dumbledore's" statement. As long as the other party nodded, he would have reason to arrest "Dumbledore".

"Of course not! I just want to remind you, Connelly! The case of Peter's trial is of great concern to the entire magical world. It's best not to make any mistakes."

Ivan said in a gentle tone, and then continued.

"In fact, I have some doubts about the Ministry of Magic's ability to supervise prisoners. Even a place like Azkaban is not absolutely safe, so I suggest that it be better to change the place of detention to the Observatory at Hogwarts. Or people from the trial court may cooperate in supervising law enforcement.”

"In addition, this is not my opinion alone, but the result of discussions between me and everyone in the trial court to avoid any surprises before the official trial begins," Ivan emphasized.

As an impostor, Ivan did not dare to confront Fudge head-on, because once they got into a fight, he would definitely be exposed. Even if he held the Elder Wand, he would not be able to match so many Aurors.

So he could only use the situation to put pressure on him, trying to change the place of detention to Hogwarts, or allow him to send someone to supervise the Auror law enforcement.

However, Fudge was very tough and refused without hesitation.

He doesn't care what Ivan thinks. In his opinion, the other party is nakedly challenging his authority. The "suggestions" of the trial court cannot put any substantial restrictions on him.

Faced with such a stubborn Fudge, Ivan finally understood Dumbledore's helplessness in the original time and space. The opponent's advantage as the Minister of Magic was too great.

Unless he renounces himself from the magic world, there is really nothing he can do against the other party under normal circumstances.

Playing politics is not what Ivan is good at. He suddenly felt that he had underestimated Fudge. It might not be that easy to oust him. This matter must be considered in the long term.

Thinking of this, Ivan changed his tone and said warmly.

"You misunderstood, Connelly! We are not enemies, are we? My previous proposal was just to add a layer of insurance. You probably don't want people to know that the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic have been busy for a long time, and in the end they only made some finishing touches. Let's work?"

Although Fudge was angry that Ivan had repeatedly challenged his authority, he still understood the implications of Ivan's words.

As a qualified politician, Fudge quickly put aside his personal feelings and calculated the gains and losses.

The trouble he faces now is nothing more than two points. The first point is that the Ministry of Magic arrested the wrong person and regarded the real murderer Peter as a war hero and applied for the Order of Merlin for him.

This incident has a great impact and will damage the credibility of the Ministry of Magic. However, it has little to do with him personally. It is an issue of the previous minister and does not prevent him from firmly holding the position of minister.

The most important thing is that after such a report by the Daily Prophet, it has been made known to everyone that there is no way to hide it. Apart from passing the responsibility to the predecessor, there is not much that can be done.

The second point is that after Sirius escaped from prison, the Ministry of Magic put a lot of effort into conducting searches and even arranged for dementors to surround Hogwarts.

But after so much effort, the final result was unsatisfactory, and there was also a scandal involving dementors attacking students and special commissioners from the Ministry of Magic!

Even when Sirius reversed the verdict, he didn't learn the news until this morning.

Compared with the former, this matter is closely related to him. Once he does not handle it well, he is likely to be labeled as incompetent.

If Dumbledore is willing to cooperate and prove that the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic have made great efforts during the investigation and are not doing useless efforts, then this matter will probably be fooled.

Some thoughts flashed through his mind, and after thinking for a while, Fudge finally began to relent, saying that it was not impossible to change the place where Peter and Sirius were imprisoned to Hogwarts.

Then the two people, who had their own thoughts, changed their previous tit-for-tat appearance and maintained the superficial harmony. They took Sirius and Peter to the observatory while conducting verbal negotiations.

Fudge very much hoped that Ivan could deny all the scandals in the Ministry of Magic, including several attacks by dementors.

Of course, Ivan refused righteously. He would not cooperate with the people from the Ministry of Magic to fool the people, unless Fudge was willing to jointly apply for a first-class Merlin Order for Ivan Hals with him.

Since he had to give in, Ivan had no choice but to temporarily give up his previous idea of ​​confronting the Ministry of Magic, and instead worked hard to fight for his own interests to see if he could get legendary points.

"Ivan Hals?" Fudge muttered softly, feeling that the name seemed familiar. He looked at Dumbledore suspiciously, not quite understanding why Dumbledore would do this.

"I thought you should have some impression of him. After all, such outstanding little wizards are rare." Ivan looked at Fudge with regret, and then continued.

"He was the one who discovered Peter's abnormality this time, so I think this is the honor he deserves."

"Is he the little wizard who developed the wolfsbane potion? When we last met, I knew he would definitely bring me more surprises." Fudge also remembered it at this time, and couldn't help but praise.

In his heart, Fudge cursed secretly, it turned out to be this damn boy!

If it hadn't been for what the other party had done, why would he be so passive now?