Chapter 324 Dumbledore's response
News in Hogwarts came out quickly.
On the day when the news about Crouch was reported in the Daily Prophet, a student asked about the authenticity of the news from Sherlock and received a positive answer.
After Fudge's speech was made the next day, some of the wizard parents of the students had received letters from the school, which mentioned the authenticity of Sherlock's acknowledgement of Crouch being kidnapped by Voldemort.
But on this day, because Foggy's speech and the Prophet Daily themselves led the rhythm, such news only spread among a small number of students' parents. Even if it was spread to the outside world, the noise was not very loud.
Although many people wonder why Voldemort would instruct him to kill Sherlock after taking his soul, instead of getting rid of Harry Potter, Sherlock's fame is not very big after all.
It was just that the year when the Basil monster threatened Hogwarts, it was only in the newspaper for a few days.
Dumbledore played an important role in this incident.
On the third day after Crouch made Voldemort's return speech through the Daily Prophet, only a few people knew that Fudge from the Ministry of Magic used Floor fans to have a conversation with Dumbledore in Hogwarts.
But the result of this conversation was not very satisfying to the minister. It is said that on that afternoon, he even broke one of his favorite tea cups in the office.
That is, on the night of that day, the second newspaper of the day in the emergency release of the Prophet Daily.
Things were serious and didn't even wait until the next morning.
The content of this temporary release is also very simple, with only one page with a bold and oversized black font printed on it.
[Albus Dumbledore acknowledged the authenticity of Crouch's speech, saying: "The forces of darkness have never been far away from us."]
This report is an exclusive interview with Dumbledore by a reporter from the Daily Prophet. Dumbledore explained in detail the various abnormalities of this Triumph Championship and the obscure mention of the reason why Sherlock encountered Voldemort's target because his mother once bravely assassinated Voldemort in his heyday.
Finally, it was confirmed that the Death Eaters forces led by Voldemort, who had previously exerted white terror on the British magic world, were gathering again.
The editor-in-chief of the Daily Prophet who was called to the minister's office by Fudge two days ago was crooked, but after getting a new position and attitude from Dumbledore, within two days, his butt began to tilt to the other side again.
Because anyone with a discerning eye can see that if Crouch and Fudge had only differences in the return of Voldemort, Fudge would have an absolute advantage.
But once Dumbledore publicly acknowledged Crouch in this matter, the situation would be completely one-sided.
Dumbledore's personal prestige and Crouch's credibility as the director of the Ministry of Magic for nearly twenty years are not comparable to that of Fauci, a minister who has just completed the contraction of power over the Ministry of Magic.
Public opinion among the wizards in the magic world also changed again on this day.
The British magic world began to panic, and even wizards had jointly requested to liquidate the wizards with the black demon mark on their arms, no matter what methods they used to wash away their crimes.
Fudge's personal reputation also suffered a huge blow because of this incident. That is, he completed the return of power in the past few years of his tenure and replaced several important positions with his own people. Otherwise, someone would probably have proposed whether to change the minister's term in advance.
At Hogwarts, students' attention was basically attracted by this incident.
After they learned through an exclusive interview with Dumbledore, Sherlock was actually a hero, and he had already encountered an attack before the first event of the Triwizard Championship began.
At this time, someone finally recalled what happened about Harry being selected as the fourth Warrior this year.
Think about what he encountered in the second project, and finally others believed that Harry was able to successfully sign up for the list, but was a very likely conspiracy against him.
In this environment, Sherlock found the principal's office and wanted to know from him what he was thinking about the "plan" he mentioned before.
Perhaps it was because of the special order, or perhaps it was because Sherlock often came, and it had become an acquaintance in its eyes.
After seeing him, the stone monster guarding the entrance of the principal's office did not ask Sherlock for the command and left him in.
When he arrived at the eighth floor through the spiral staircase, he was about to knock on the door when he heard a faint sound coming from inside.
"...Is this what you want to see? Dumbledore! Everyone in the magic world is panicked, and the people's trust in the government has dropped to the lowest level! Many people even wrote letters to the ministry, asking themselves whether they should choose to escape from Britain now!"
Sherlock was not very familiar with this voice, but after he recalled it carefully for a moment, he could hear that it was Foggy's voice.
Dumbledore's voice naturally didn't need to be identified. Even in the face of Fudge's questioning, his voice was still gentle.
"The panic happens now, it is better than the unexpected discovery that danger is coming in the future without any preparation."
"You really believe that bastard Crouch's nonsense! He's Alzheimer's, and he imagined it all day! Everyone knows that that person was dead fourteen years ago!"
"You still dare not call him by his name, Connelly, you are better than your ex. She is the most capable female minister I have ever met. She has never shy away from the name Voldemort..."
"I'm here to talk to you about who I can compete with you!" Fudge's voice was sharp and high, "I want to know whether you want to announce it again in public! Crouch is a complete liar!"
Dumbledore's voice was very light, and Sherlock could imagine how he was shaking his head at this time.
"Sorry, Connelly, I can't tell such a lie in public."
"Do you know what you are doing! Dumbledore! Do you know!"
"I think I need to know better than anyone else."
The conversation came to an abrupt end. Sherlock sighed lightly, and did not want to hide anything. She pushed the door and walked in.
Dumbledore sat in contemplatively, looking at the fire in the fireplace that had turned from a miserable green to an orange.
Chapter completed!