The Strongest Badger at Hogwarts

The second floor of the Ministry of Magic.

Inside the Auror's exclusive teleportation hall.

Hundreds of armed Aurors sat silently in the clearing, waiting for orders.

And not far in front of them was Scrimgeour surrounded by several staff officers.

They stared intently at the crystal in front of them that was reflecting the images of various departments of the Department of Mysteries, and the expressions on their faces were not very good-looking.

Today is really not a good day for them.

As early as noon, Fudge's minister's office, together with Barty Sr.'s Department of Magical Law Enforcement, gave them orders to stand by in the teleportation hall.

And this stay is all afternoon.

This boring and always tense waiting made even the Aurors who had undergone rigorous training feel a little dissatisfied.

In particular, Fudge and old Batty never mentioned at all that they were asked to be here to perform any tasks.

That makes it all the more disturbing.

They Aurors are currently the only department in the Ministry of Magic that is not willing to completely submit to Fudge or old Batty.

In such a situation, it's hard not to think that Fudge and old Batty couldn't stand the growing strength of the Auror department anymore, so they wanted to use some means to wipe out the Auror troops.

This is the way to maximize the interests of Fudge and old Batty.

As for the fact that the Auror department was wiped out, or the strength was greatly reduced after the attack, and no one came to deal with Voldemort and the Death Eaters, it might not be important to politicians like Fudge and Old Barty.

After all, creatures like politicians can be so stupid sometimes.

They can only see immediate benefits, but turn a blind eye to the coming crisis in the future.

Anyway, they will not have to worry about their lives.

Because even if Voldemort captured the Ministry of Magic, he still needed people to do things for him.

And to be honest, those Death Eater lunatics may be very useful when killing people and starting a business, but they are useless in governing the magic world.

So they only need to surrender to Voldemort at that time, and they can continue to sit above everyone.

This is despicable politicians!

Scrimgeour cursed silently in his heart.

As a soldier, he would never allow this to happen.

As early as ten minutes ago, he had already sent his final inquiry letter to his immediate boss, Magical Law Enforcement Barty Crouch, inquiring about the purpose of this operation.

The reason why it is called the last letter of inquiry is because if old Batty does not give a clear answer this time, he will give up this operation without authorization, and rush into the old Batty and Fudge's room with his men. Office, go and ask them what kind of conspiracy is going on in their minds!

This is actually equivalent to an armed coup.

As long as he did this, even if Scrimgeour won the position of Minister of Magic in the end, he would be nailed to the pillar of shame in history afterwards.

But Scrimgeour had to.

Because behind him, there are hundreds of Aurors, as well as the glory of his lifetime of fighting!

He, Scrimgeour, might be able to compromise for the stability of the Ministry of Magic, or his own reputation, after all, as he said before.

Even in the face of a huge ZZ impact, high-level figures like them will basically not be harmed in life.

But his Auror minions were different.

Once the 'war' starts, the lives of these people are a string of numbers that can be sacrificed at any time.

Looking at these figures, those officials sitting high above the office will not even have a slight fluctuation in their hearts.

Taking a deep breath, Scrimgeour finally pulled his gaze away from the empty monitoring screen of the Department of Mysteries, and turned his head to look at the one who survived the Gringotts battle with him. The staff officer asked:

"what time is it now?"

The staff officer was very clear about the meaning of Scrimgeour's question, glanced at his pocket watch and said:

"It has been 17 minutes since your inquiry letter was sent, and we have not received any reply so far.

"

Scrimgeour nodded imperceptibly, but the expression on his face became a little gloomy.

He turned around and looked at his subordinates who had been sitting on the ground all afternoon.

The Aurors were also quietly watching him, the commander in chief.

Scrimgeour understood what these people expected, and said in a deep voice:

"Stand up, relax, and warm up!"

After saying that, the previously neat team suddenly became messy.

Everyone was shaking their limbs desperately, jumping and jumping from time to time, trying to make their bodies that were a little stiff after doing it all afternoon become flexible again.

They were very excited because they knew that shortly after the warm-up was over, it was time for them to get out of standby and officially start operations.

The only thing they don't know is that their next target of action is likely to be the Minister of Magic Fudge and the Director of Magical Law Enforcement, Old Batty.

But that's okay too.

No matter who the target is, they will complete it successfully according to Scrimgeour's orders.

Their beliefs are unwavering!

So did Scrimgeour.

He is very confident in his Auror subordinates!

It is precisely because of this that he has the courage to launch a coup against Fudge and Old Batty.

clang clang clang clang...

At this moment, a series of crisp impact sounds suddenly sounded from a steel pipe on the wall.

When Scrimgeour and the others heard the reputation, they saw that the letter delivery port under the pipe was slammed open, and a letter jar with the M logo of the Ministry of Magic engraved on it automatically fell into the slot below.

A staff officer immediately stepped forward, holding the letter jar in front of Scrimgeour.

Scrimgeour took the letter jar, opened the letter, and looked over it.

However, at the next moment, Scrimgeour's lion-like golden eyes suddenly shrank into a small dot.

I saw that the letter was written in extremely concise words:

The goal of this operation - to kill Voldemort!

At the bottom of the letter paper, where the Minister of Magic and the Director of Magical Law Enforcement should have signed and signed, there are engraved an M logo belonging to the Ministry of Magic, the quarter coat of arms of Hogwarts and the Foley family. Colossal sea monster emblem.

The amount of information contained in these three signatures is extremely high, but Scrimgeour has no time to care about them right now.

All his attention was on that short line of text!

Kill Voldemort?

What's wrong with Fudge and old Barty?

This was the first thought that popped into Scrimgeour's mind.

Not that he underestimated Fudge and old Barty.

But relying on these two trashes, they still want to kill Voldemort?

This is simply daydreaming!

Also, what did killing Voldemort have to do with them being stationed in the Auror Teleportation Hall for an entire afternoon?

Is it because Old Batty and the others have already woven a trap, and they can send Aurors to catch Voldemort just waiting for him to be caught?

But what trap in this world can kill Voldemort?

Scrimgeour really thought about this question.

The answer is the Ministry of Magic and Hogwarts Castle.

Unless Voldemort breaks into these two places single-handedly, it is possible for them to use the large number of magical restrictions in these two places to start an arrest operation with Voldemort.

And this is still on the premise that their strength is several levels stronger.

Otherwise, with a legendary wizard like Voldemort alone, even if Dumbledore was willing to take action, killing them would be no different from killing pigs.

So where is the confidence of old Batty and Fudge?

Or, is this just their plan to delay the attack?

But even if it's a tactic to delay the attack, it's not worth using such a stupid excuse, right?

Scrimgeour frowned, full of doubts in his heart.

He turned around slowly, and decided to show the contents of the letter to his staff officers so that they could give him some advice.

This is the job of these staff officers.

However, just as he turned his head, he caught a glimpse of a flickering red light from the corner of his eye.

The source of this red light is the monitoring crystal ball on the table.

And this crystal ball will emit a red light for alarm only after detecting a "dangerous person" who does not belong to the Ministry of Magic!

Scrimgeour came to the side of the crystal ball almost in a blink of an eye, and carefully looked at the tiny picture inside the ball that was subdivided into dozens of areas.

Finally, in the brain hall of the Department of Mysteries, he finally found Harry and the others.

This made him feel a little lost.

Because this is very different from what he expected.

But soon, he became excited again.

He felt that he might understand what Fudge and old Batty were up to!

Harry Potter was the one who killed Voldemort back then, which made Harry Potter a well-known "savior" in the magic world of China in one fell swoop.

But at the same time, it also made Harry Potter the most disgusting and hated object in the hearts of all Death Eaters.

Scrimgeour had no doubts about the intensity of Voldemort's own hatred for Harry Potter.

If it weren't for Harry Potter, Voldemort would have unified the entire Ministry of Magic of the United States more than ten years ago, and like Grindelwald at the beginning, he would have extended his minions to the entire Europe.

What's more, there is still the existence of that prophecy!

So what would Voldemort do if he learned that his nemesis had left Hogwarts, a place full of scruples?

Scrimgeour gripped his wand tightly.

If he was Voldemort, he would have tried to break in and kill Harry Potter even though Harry Potter was going to the Ministry of Magic!

And once Voldemort enters the Ministry of Magic, the first condition for killing Voldemort will be established!

It's just...if the Ministry of Magic alone, their strength is still not enough to siege Voldemort.

Where should the remaining strength gap be made up?

This question was only born in Scrimgeour's mind for a few seconds before it disappeared.

Because he remembered the signature on the letter just now.

The Ministry of Magic, Hogwarts, and the Foleys!

Hogwarts must represent Dumbledore.

Although the current headmaster of Hogwarts is said to be no longer Dumbledore, Dumbledore has already been deeply bound to the image of Hogwarts. When any one of them is mentioned, it will automatically come to mind. Another form emerged.

As for the Foley family.

In fact, Scrimgeour started investigating the Foley family not long after the Gringotts heist ended.

At its peak, there were various files and documents about the Foley family that could even fill his entire office.

And through these materials, he also confirmed one thing.

That was the Gringotts heist that caused heavy damage to him and the entire Auror army, and it was most likely planned by the Foley family!

This is the battlefield planned by the Foley family to fight Voldemort.

And he, Scrimgeour, and the Auror troops, were just random intruders who became victims of cannon fodder.

The moment he came to this conclusion, Scrimgeour even had the urge to lead people directly into Forli Castle.

However, considering that the Auror troops who had just recovered might not be able to beat the hunters of the Foley family, and that old Batty and Percy, the current representative of the minister's office, seemed to have backgrounds from the Foley family, Skrein Only then did Jie bury the hatred deep in his heart, waiting for the opportunity to appear.

But now, all the hatred has turned into joy!

If the Foley family's combat power is not weaker than the top Auror hunters during the Second Wizarding War, they can join the battle.

Then add Dumbledore's top combat power to contain Voldemort himself.

Then Voldemort, and those Death Eaters under Voldemort, will perish today!

Thinking of this, Scrimgeour's breathing became short of breath.

He turned around sharply, looking at the Aurors who had finished their warm-up activities and were ready to go, the corners of their mouths slightly raised, and they reached out to grab a light rope beside them.

"Now, let me announce the target of tonight's action!"

Accompanied by Scrimgeour's soft call, the huge teleportation hall instantly became silent.

The smile on Scrimgeour's face became brighter when he saw this, and he continued softly:

"Kill Voldemort!"

After saying that, he ignored the shocked expressions on the faces of the surrounding staff and the excited roars of his subordinate Aurors, and directly pulled the rope of the lamp in his hand.

"Set off--"

...

"Your Excellency Foley, do you think Scrimgeour and the others will honestly lead people into battle?"

In the passage of the silent man in the Department of Mysteries, Percy said with some concern, "He has never been on good terms with us. Besides, he is a smart man. I think he should have discovered that Mr. Crouch and I treat Fudge as a puppet." , joined forces to actually control the affairs of the Ministry of Magic.

The reason why he didn't say much before is simply because we are still providing him with funds to expand the Auror force.

But now, the current battle is bound to cause serious casualties to the Aurors he has cultivated so hard.

It's not in his interest at all. "

Link, who led everyone to the memory hall, paused, turned his head to look at Percy and said:

"Do you understand the biggest difference between you and Scrimgeour?"

Percy shook his head in confusion.

"Your demands are fundamentally different!"

Link said categorically, "As a politician, as an egoist, the interests you think of are power and wealth, and perhaps a reputation.

But to Scrimgeour was a soldier.

To him, the above-mentioned things are of course very important, but what he really pursues is glory!

Kill Voldemort!

Killing the war criminal who started the Second Wizarding War and attempted to start the Third Wizarding War is undoubtedly the best way to prove his glory.

Glory is his core interest.

Therefore, this time he will definitely make a move, and he will come out with all his strength, at all costs! "

Percy nodded repeatedly when he heard Link's words.

It's just that from Percy's brows that still haven't relaxed much, Link can still see a little incomprehension.

Link chuckled and continued:

"Empathy is not how you use it. What you are doing now is like an American trying to empathize with the French, trying to understand why the French are so obsessed with fashion.

The three views and cognitive systems of the two of you are completely different, and empathy will not do any good except bring you more doubts. "

Link continued to walk forward, "All we need to do is to take action at the right time and kill Voldemort."

"Yes! Your Excellency Foley!"

Percy replied, bowing his head hastily.

His body was shaking constantly.

From Link's words just now, he smelled a strong killing intent.