Chapter 582 Ending
The heavy rain washed away the blood in Malfoy Manor, and the Aurors surrounding Ada dispersed to eliminate possible hidden dangers. The only people protecting Ada were Mr. Weasley, Scrimgeour, and the witch with the eyepatch.
Ada's own cronies did not come with her. Those people stayed behind at the Ministry of Magic to protect its safety.
Having taken over someone else's home, she is naturally afraid that someone will cut off her own escape route.
Pulling the thunder down consumed Ada's remaining physical strength. She felt so weak that she fell softly to the ground. She really couldn't hold on any longer.
If Voldemort hadn't made an attack in the end, Ada could have maintained her basic dignity and walked back to the Ministry of Magic. But Voldemort insisted on giving it a try, so Ada had no choice but to sacrifice her life to accompany him.
Fortunately, the thunderstorm came in time, and Ada was able to activate such powerful thunder and scare away Voldemort.
Mr. Weasley quickly protected Ada who fell. Although Voldemort had swept away the Death Eaters and left the manor, Ada's danger had not passed. There was still a crisis lurking in the manor.
Scrimgeour looked at the weak Ada and then at the vaguely wary Arthur Weasley. The former director of the Auror Office was a little dissatisfied.
Scrimgeour turned his back on Ada and Mr. Weasley to show that he had no intention of embarrassing Ada. Although he is stubborn and old-fashioned, he is not ignorant and does not know right from wrong.
Regardless of whether the raid on Malfoy Manor came from Ada's instructions, Ada actually saved a group of operatives tonight. Without her, the people of the Ministry of Magic would not be able to stop Voldemort and his henchmen, and they might even be attacked by Voldemort and his followers in the future.
The person who almost became the Minister of Magic still has this vision. Scrimgeour has realized his previous mistakes and will naturally not make the same mistakes again.
After the battle of the Department of Mysteries and tonight's battle of Malfoy Manor, Ada's importance to the Ministry of Magic is self-evident.
Ada didn't have to go to the Ministry of Magic. The Ministry of Magic was just a shortcut for her. But now the Ministry of Magic cannot do without Ada. With her support, the Ministry of Magic can go further in this war.
The dispersed Aurors returned to Ada one after another. The danger was relieved. Apart from them, there were no more living creatures in the manor.
That night, Ada and Voldemort were both defeated, but the Ministry of Magic won the victory over the Death Eaters. While it is exciting to capture and kill Death Eaters, the strategic significance of destroying Voldemort's lair is even more important.
This tragic victory also marked that the Ministry of Magic was no longer at the mercy of others, and they began a strong counterattack.
In the pouring rain, Mr. Weasley helped Ada up again. He wanted to escort Ada back to London first. Also leaving with Mr. Weasley were Scrimgeour and the witch wearing an eyepatch. Although the Death Eaters were defeated, they had to guard against them.
The remaining Aurors have not left, they will stay here and wait for their colleagues from the Department of Magical Accidents and Disasters.
Malfoy Manor was completely destroyed, and the Ministry of Magic needs to do a good job in the aftermath, cleaning up what needs to be cleaned up, and erasing the memories of Muggles who deserve to be erased. After everything was done, when the Muggles thought of the fire tonight, they probably thought of a gas leak?
In this way, Ada was brought back to the Ministry of Magic by Mr. Weasley. She was so tired that she fell asleep as soon as she touched the pillow.
Thicknesse took on the heavy responsibility of the aftermath and took care of the aftermath properly. After dawn, Thicknesse directly announced the results of last night's victory.
This hard-won victory was so exciting that the Daily Prophet's newspaper sold out several times that day, and multiple reprints could only satisfy the public's enthusiasm.
Different from the people who were passionately discussing whether the Ministry of Magic could achieve final victory, people in the Ministry were discussing Ada's name and the pain and help she had given to the Ministry of Magic.
Although Thicknesse did not tell the public about Ada for some reasons, Thicknessy spread the news in the ministry and spread Ada's achievements to every corner of the ministry.
In this battle, Ada once again proved her strength, proving that she is a wizard comparable to Dumbledore and Voldemort, and that she can lead the Ministry of Magic to glory.
Showing loyalty to Ada like this and not being shabby, Thicknesse positioned himself very accurately and did not have any unrealistic delusions.
Perhaps Thicknesse once had such a fantasy, kicking Ada away and taking over the power. But the cruel facts, like the ice water poured on his head, made Thickness wake up and no longer be confused.
The minister personally came out to give a briefing, and many people who participated in the operation last night saw Ada. Only then did the people in the ministry know who was the biggest contributor to last night's victory.
No one was surprised or found it hard to accept. There had always been news in the Ministry about "Drizzt secretly controlling the Ministry of Magic." People had already accepted her subtly.
No one mentioned the rumor about the hidden beauty in the golden house anymore. In the past, it was not guilty for those who didn't know, but now they know it and still talk about it. Isn't that just causing trouble for yourself?
When Ada walked out of her office again, three days had passed since the Battle of Malfoy Manor.
Since Ada had not shown up for three days, her popularity in the ministry had declined, so she was no longer surrounded by people when she went out for a walk.
For three whole days, Ada ate, slept, and ate. Those who knew clearly knew that she was recharging her energy and recovering her condition, but those who didn't know thought she was gaining weight!
In the past three days, Ada had only done one serious thing, which was to transfer Scrimgeour back to the Legal Enforcement Department and continue to serve as the director of the Auror Office.
It can be said that Ada is just like salted fish, even worse than salted fish! Xianyu still had the idea of turning over, but she was too lazy to even turn over.
After three days of being the most salty fish, Ada finally left the office. Some things were better handled by herself.
Without any cover, Ada climbed up the golden elevator to the second underground floor, where the Legal Enforcement Department is located. The Malfoys were temporarily detained here and were not sent to the detention room or courtroom, nor were they transferred to Azkaban.
After walking out of the elevator, passing through a corridor with doors on both sides, and after turning a corner, Ada pushed open two heavy oak doors.
The noisy crowd immediately became quiet after seeing Ada, and many people hiding in the cubicles also poked their heads out, and after a brief silence, the voices of greetings came together.
This is the Auror office. It was supposed to be the department least welcoming to Ada, but now it is the department most welcoming to her. Putting aside those things in the past, Ada's strength has been recognized by the Aurors, and her presence can also minimize the casualties of the Aurors and strikers.
Ada responded to the Auror's greetings and walked towards the innermost compartment.
That's Rufus Scrimgeour's place. It wasn't until Ada knocked on the wall panel of the cubicle that Scrimgeour raised his disheveled head from the thick pile of papers.
The wall panels were covered with the heads of wanted wizards, not only famous Death Eaters such as Bellatrix and Dolohov, but also Gibbon who was killed by Ada.
It's just that there is a big cross on Gibbon's wanted list, indicating that he is dead. The same goes for Mulciber and Selwyn, both of whom are noted as having been arrested.
"Mr. Scrimgeour, I want to see the Malfoy family," Ada said.
With her status, she could have gone directly to see Malfoy, but out of respect, Ada chose to inform Scrimgeour.
Scrimgeour was speechless. He stood up and led the way. Scrimgeour led Ada all the way through the Auror's office to the deepest corridor on this floor.
It was originally the Misuse of Muggle Articles Office, but now it has been converted into a temporary detention center. The corridor is still dimly lit and dilapidated, and appears to have been replaced only by metal gates and guards to prevent detainees from escaping.
Scrimgeour checked in with the person on duty, then took out a set of keys, opened the door, and continued to move forward with Ada.
The small room at the end of the corridor was Mr. Weasley's office before he was promoted, and it was here that the demoted Cobain Yaxley was arrested. Now, the Malfoy family lives in this small room.
Still using the bunch of keys, Scrimgeour opened the lock and pushed open the door. Scrimgeour tilted his head and motioned for Ada to go in by herself.