Chapter 405 News

Weider also opened the newspaper in his hand.

What happened on the island a few days ago was finally reported in the newspaper, but the newspaper described the incident in a light tone——

[The Ministry of Magic's heroic action: saving Muggle children from danger! ]

[Our special correspondent Rita Skeeter reported: On December 12, the British Ministry of Magic, together with folk wizards, successfully rescued 82 abducted children from an unnamed island near Iceland, including 7 from the UK. Among the rescued children, 4 have magical abilities, but all are over the school age. ]

[It is understood that most of these children are from North America, Asia and Africa, and more than half are from the Middle East. Because their countries have been in a state of war for many years, children who have lost their parents have been forced to become commodities to be bought and sold. ]

[The survey shows that some children have been abused to a certain extent, and most of them are malnourished because they do not get enough food. After treatment at St. Mungo's Hospital, the health of these children has been greatly improved. 】

【A spokesperson for the Ministry of Magic revealed that the Ministry of Magic has contacted the Muggle government, and these Muggle children will be sent to Muggle welfare homes to find reliable families to adopt them. Children with magical abilities will be funded by the Ministry of Magic to learn simple magic correspondence courses. 】

【Due to the frequent disappearance of children in Muggle society in recent years, Muggle governments of various countries will establish a more complete system to prevent more children from going missing. 】

【The author understands that it is rumored that a child was abused and hurt on the island, giving birth to an Obscurus and running away, but this news has not been confirmed yet. 】

【Scrimgeour, director of the Auror Office, said: "There are indeed such rumors, and we are still investigating the specific situation." 】

【As we all know, the Obscurus is a very dangerous dark magic force, extremely unstable and difficult to control. If there is really an Obscurus wreaking havoc on British soil, how can we protect our safety? 】

【Here, Minister of Magic Fudge also called on the majority of wizard families to strengthen the supervision and education of their children. We need to work together to create a safe and healthy growth environment for children. 】

This report did not mention the names of Dumbledore and several professors of Hogwarts until the end, but only summarized them with the words "folk wizards".

——As if the Ministry of Magic had discovered this incident and then rescued the children heroically.

Even the identity of the criminals was not mentioned in the whole article, as if they all emerged from the ground.

However, after reading the report, most readers would naturally think that the criminals had been punished and the matter was over.

Yes——Just like Harry at this time.

He quickly read the newspaper while biting the bread, and said vaguely: "The Ministry of Magic is very powerful... I hope I can be an Auror after I graduate."

Michael looked at him seriously with wide eyes, and was shocked to see that Harry seemed to say this sincerely.

——Even if he didn't know the deeper inside story, did Harry forget what Percy Weasley said at the meeting that day?

Harry didn't think so much. He also received a newspaper, but he didn't have time to read it carefully——But since it was published in the newspaper after so many days, the Ministry of Magic must have dealt with all the subsequent problems, right?

At this moment, Harry had not been slandered by the fabricated newspapers. Like most ordinary people, he was full of trust in official institutions.

He did not realize that the Ministry of Magic was also composed of selfish wizards, but regarded it as an authoritative and fair entity.

Harry quickly finished his breakfast, wiped his mouth, casually tucked the newspaper under his arm, and said hurriedly: "I have to go... I will tell Ron and Hermione not to sign the detention list..."

Harry ran away in a hurry. Michael pointed at his back and looked at Wade again, asking incredulously: "Harry has no doubts at all?"

Wade said without raising his head: "He is not a Ravenclaw."

This is not a reason, but Michael was immediately convinced.

"...Okay." Michael said helplessly: "One day he will know that it is good to believe half of the news reports, especially this article is written by Rita Skeeter, the rumor maker."

He flipped through the newspaper and said puzzledly: "Strange, this article seems to be different from Skeeter's previous style."

"What is her style?" Wade asked, turning another page.

"She... probably would write like this--"

Michael thought for a moment, pinched his throat and said: "We have to think deeply, what exactly caused this tragedy? Was the Obscurus's escape due to the Ministry of Magic's inaction? I got some gossip, and there is a terrible truth behind it... and so on."

Wade couldn't help laughing, because Michael actually imitated it very well, he could almost imagine Rita Skeeter saying these words to fan the flames.

Michael was only thirteen years old, and he could see Rita Skeeter's style of doing things from the newspaper. In contrast, in the original book, Mrs. Weasley was always deceived by all kinds of hypocritical words, and she also had a deep misunderstanding of Hermione because of this.

"Maybe it's because she really grasped the terrible truth this time...she really knew a lot of inside information, so she didn't dare to write it down?"

Wade said casually, and then continued to turn to the back.

The newspaper also introduced Obscurus at length, and Credence Barebone (Aurelius Dumbledore), who had been dead for decades, was brought out again and described in exaggerated strokes. the damage caused.

The reporter who reported this article obviously didn't do enough homework. He used conspiracy theories and randomly attributed Grindelwald's burning of Paris to Credence. Not to mention, it feels good to read it as an ordinary novel.

After Wade put down the newspaper, he looked around casually.

Not many students read the newspaper, and even fewer continue to pay attention after reading the newspaper.

The students who had been nervous because of Percy Weasley's gathering now, like Harry, thought that the matter had come to an end - except for the Obscurus who didn't know if he was still in Great Britain. .

In fact, Wade can understand it.

Just like in his previous life, even if he heard on the news that fires, earthquakes, and floods had occurred in certain places, or malignant events with extremely bad effects, most people were indifferent as long as they were not around them.

——Don’t participate, don’t discuss, don’t care, and at most give a like when you see the news, that’s all.

But at this time, perhaps because there were too few people in the magic world, or perhaps because Vader himself was personally involved, he felt an indescribable helplessness at the slowness of everyone.

"Let's go." Michael picked up his schoolbag and urged, "It's time to go to class."

Wade: "..."

Monday mornings always start with three overlapping elective classes.

He stuffed a roll of newspapers into his school bag, touched the time turner hanging around his neck, and stood up.

…

Although the Christmas vacation is approaching, the difficulty of each course has not decreased but increased. After a morning of classes, even Wade was too busy to think about anything else.

It wasn't until after lunch, when he turned the time turner back again, that he took the time to contact the person he wanted to contact.

[Ferdinand: Are you going to come back this holiday too? Of course, if you want to stay in school to spend the holidays with your friends, that's fine, but your mother really wants to see you after seeing the news. 】

[Fiona: Your dad misses you too, he’s just too embarrassed to say it! 】

There was also a naughty grimace drawn on the back.

Wade smiled, put away the friend account, and put the communication pea into his ear.

——The communication pea also has various functions added. Naturally, he has already sent it to his parents, friends, and several important contacts.

Vader leaned against the window, pressed the pea and said, "Connect to Fiona Gray and Ferdinand Grey."

"Du-du--"

The phone rang twice and was immediately answered.

"Hi, Wade!" Fiona's cheerful voice sounded: "Are you out of class?"

"Yeah." Wade responded, with a smile that couldn't help but smile, and said, "I don't have classes right now."

Then Ferdinand's voice: "Did you see what's in today's newspaper, Vader?"

"Have seen it."

"This is the hottest news today!" Fiona responded: "It's all over the mirror! And news...I mean ordinary people's news - Reuters, Press Association, Daily Telegraph The newspapers are all talking about this.”

Wade looked at the gloomy sky in the distance and said, "Actually, there are some rumors in the school - for example, there are actually more than 82 children who have been abducted."

"It's conceivable." Ferdinand said: "Those were just the people who were rescued this time... I was just thinking that back then... the Johnson family might have also been..."

"Dad." Vader paused before saying, "Khalil showed up. He is at school now...at Hogwarts."

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He originally didn't plan to mention this, but Wade was worried, what if Khalil "encountered" the Grays on the street one day, and then used the relationship between the two families to defraud their trust?

If parents don't know the inside story, it will be difficult to guard against such a scheme.

He didn't want his original move to protect his family to end up putting them in danger.

"--What?"

Ferdinand exclaimed, and Fiona took a breath.

After the communication pea was silent for a long time, Wade heard Ferdinand's somewhat difficult voice: "He...how is he now?"

"It's pretty good." Wade said, "Lively and cheerful, and he also learns magic well."

"Then...does he know...does he know that Mrs. Johnson has..." Fiona was too sad to say any more.

"I have no idea."

Vader lowered his eyes and said: "After we reunited, he never mentioned his parents. I suspect that he may have forgotten them - you know, magic can easily do this."

"And Khalil...I am sure that he suffered some very bad influences during the time he was missing. I just want to tell you-if you meet him one day...don't believe him."

"...I understand." Ferdinand said.

Wade thought he heard a very soft sigh, and it seemed like an illusion.

"Poor Anne..." Fiona muttered.

Anne Johnson, Khalil's mother, was first struck by an amnesia spell and later strangled to death by a magic necklace in a nursing home.

Fiona didn't like that lady very much before, but now that both of them are dead, all Fiona can think of is her.

"Do you remember, Wade? Annie bakes delicious cookies and brings us a box every time she comes to visit... No matter how busy she is, she never forgets..."

Fiona choked up as she spoke.

Wade was silent, waiting for her to adjust her emotions, or for her father to comfort her mother, before he changed the topic——

"I'd like to invite a few friends to my house for the holidays in two days, is that okay?"

"Of course." Fiona said hurriedly: "I will help you clean up the room."

"The house here is too small, and if we are here, the children will not have a good time." Ferdinand said: "Vide, you can bring your friends to live in the house in Westminster, which is also convenient for Christmas. Activity."

"Okay." Wade naturally agreed.

In fact, he understood that his father was just worried that a group of boys would be too destructive and did not want his mother to work too hard.

"You can't eat Christmas dinner outside." Fiona said: "I want to buy the best turkey in advance...Who is coming, Wade?"

"Harry and Michael...I'll ask the others later." Wade said.

"Harry? That savior Harry Potter?" Fiona said in surprise: "That's the kid who fights the basilisk in the mirror?"

"...Yes, that's him." Wade said.

"Oh my God! Oh my God! Harry Potter is coming to our house..." Fiona said excitedly: "I really didn't expect... that he could save the world as a baby. He must be hiding a particularly powerful power... …”

Vader: "...Are you watching any superhero movies recently?"

"What?" Fiona didn't hear clearly.

Wade: "Nothing..."

…

After chatting with his parents for a while, Wade ended the call until an hour was about to pass.

One of the benefits of the communication pea is that it does not get hot no matter how long it is used.

Wade pressed the pea and said again: "Connect with Rita Skeeter."

"beep--"

"Oh, I already knew you would contact me."

Rita's voice sounded rushed, and there were a lot of messy noises around her.

She quickly walked to a certain place, and with a "bang", the surroundings finally became quiet.

"The newspaper office has been extremely busy these days... Let me first say that it was not my intention to write the report in such a horrible way. But if I didn't write it like this, the reporter would have to be replaced by someone else, and I couldn't help it."

Rita Skeeter explained quickly.

"I understand." Vader asked, "I want to ask you if there are any plans for the Ministry of Magic in the future? Is there any news about Maybelle?"