Chapter 262 260 Measures

"Let the positions of formal minister and minister of transportation be left to the neutral families to choose their candidates. As for the Greenglais family, what do you think of the conditions for purchasing equipment for an Auror department?"

Fudge clearly divided the interests this time in a few sentences.

Umbridge shook her head and said,

"The Greengrass family currently only has one adult male member, and there is no magic equipment business yet. I think they will not be very satisfied with the conditions of this purchase. Perhaps we can donate part of the gold galleons to St. Mungo's Hospital in the name of their family. , pure-blood families generally pay more attention to reputation.”

"Well, very good, let's do it like this. You go and do it yourself and deal with all the ministers of the departments I just mentioned. Of course, as the scapegoats, you have to deal with their families as well. If you are willing to shut up, Okay, if you don’t want to, then shut them up!”

Having said this, Fudge repeated again,

"Remember, I don't want to hear a word of what happened today from other people's mouths,"

As he spoke, he looked deeply at the toad-like woman in front of him.

If it weren't for this woman's ability to arouse, Fudge would have wanted to deal with her too. That was the safest way and could perfectly cover up the truth of the matter. However, this is also good now.

I believe that Umbridge, a woman, can think clearly. As long as her power in the magical world is not affected, her life will not change.

The next day, news about the arrest and imprisonment of the mastermind behind the attack on the young master of the Black family was published in the Daily Prophet.

At the same time, the news that many ministers of the Ministry of Magic were laid off and imprisoned in this case also caused a sensation. Many ambitious wizards working in the Ministry of Magic were gearing up to try to get the few vacant ministerial positions.

It's a pity that these positions are cakes handed over to various forces, and they are not accessible to ordinary wizards at all.

Feeney, who was recuperating and hiding in the forest cabin, naturally also received the latest Daily Prophet, which was sent by Lisa's owl, which is strange to say,

No one in the magical world has ever tried to use the characteristics of an owl to send messages to find a person's location.

Just like this time, Feeney hid and gave others the illusion that he was missing. Many people were looking for him, but no one ever thought of writing him a letter and following the owl as it delivered the letter. Found here.

You know, owls are also very magical creatures in the magical world. They not only have their own wisdom, but they also know the way.

The most important thing is that if a letter does not specify a specific location, as long as you tell the owl who the recipient is, there is a high probability that the letter will be delivered, unless the recipient is in a place protected by the Loyalty Charm.

"Hehe, the Ministry of Magic wants to calm things down."

Feeney looked at the reports about this incident and said disdainfully to Lisa,

Lisa doubtfully took the newspaper from Feeney's hand and browsed it briefly and asked,

"Master, do you think the people behind the scenes are not these?"

Feeney shook his head, leaned on the sofa casually, and said with a smile, with a strong sense of ridicule in his tone,

"Of course it can't be them. This attack was obviously premeditated, and they knew that the Silver Moon Potion Store was my place. Even in Fandao Alley, there were only a few people who knew that this store was related to Blake. A few How could the senior officials sitting in the offices of the Ministry of Magic know? Maybe they didn't even know what was in the alley, they were obviously the scapegoats who were pushed out!"

Lisa sat next to Feeney, put the newspaper on the coffee table, frowned and nodded, saying,

"That's right. I usually pay special attention to the potion shop. I never show my face publicly in the alley. I won't remind others of the Black family at all."

Feeney nodded and said,

"I don't think there is a mole among us, so the person who took action this time must have specially investigated me, or even found someone who started investigating me a long time ago,"

Lisa looked at Feeney with some confusion.

Feeney explained,

"Even in ordinary times, I rarely meet you in person in public. The only thing that may cause the relationship between me and Silver Moon Potion Store to be exposed is the war against the vampires last year. That time Most of the werewolf wizards have come forward, and it is not difficult for anyone to think that there is a connection between me and werewolf wizards,"

Speaking of this, Feeney laughed at himself and said,

"Speaking of which, it was my own negligence. Since I could think that other people would know that I have a large number of werewolf wizards under my command, how could I not have thought that they would investigate the only connection between me and the two wizards?"

Lisa suddenly realized,

"Wolfsbane potion!"

Feeney stood up from the sofa and looked through the window of the cabin at the woods outside.

"Yes, wolfsbane potion. The materials for this potion are very expensive. Werewolf wizards must not be able to afford it. However, when we turned to the alley, a werewolf potion store suddenly appeared selling wolfsbane potion. The price was even higher than what is available on the market. It’s much lower up, so it’s easy for people to think it’s my shop.”

Lisa sighed in self-reproach,

"It's all my fault that I didn't think of this in advance, and it's really hurting you, young master..."

Feeney interrupted,

"Don't say that, Lisa. It's me who didn't think of this, not you. From the very beginning, it was my idea to open a potion store as a base in Fanduoxiang. You are just an executor. Besides, I'm not nothing. The thing is, it’s a pity for those werewolf brothers.”

Lisa comforted Feeney firmly,

"Master, there is no need to feel sad for them. It is our honor to die protecting the master. However, master, if it happens again, I hope you can obey our arrangements. If we ask you to leave, you must leave immediately. Only Only when you are safe can we rest assured.”

Feeney was stunned for a moment, then turned to Lisa and nodded,

"I know, Lisa, sister."

When Lisa heard this, she was also stunned. The last time Feeney called her that was the last time...

That was probably five or six years ago. At that time, the Wolfsbane potion had not yet been invented, and not long after I was rescued by Finny,

Because the house elves were good at taking care of people, but they were still a little behind in educating children, so they took care of Fini. At that time, Fini called her sister.

Lisa was just stunned for a moment, then smiled and said,

"So, Master, should we show up now, or should we wait?"

Feeney waved his hand,

"No need to wait, I already know what I want to know,"

Lisa was very confused,

"But, Master, haven't the people behind the scenes been found? The Ministry of Magic is obviously looking for a scapegoat."

Feeney smiled and shook his head.

"No, what I actually need is an attitude from the Ministry of Magic. Based on their handling methods and attitudes, I can roughly judge the cause of this incident."

Lisa was still confused;

When Feeney saw this, he didn't care. He sat back again, picked up the coffee cup on the coffee table, took a sip, and said with a smile,

"Fudge's idea of ​​introducing a scapegoat was a good one. This move was obviously because the person behind it was something he couldn't afford to offend, so he wanted to cover up the truth of the matter. However, it was precisely his move that made me guess the truth of the matter. Got a rough idea.”

"The Minister of the Ministry of Magic is from the Ritchie family. I guessed that he was pushed out from the beginning, so it is not an accident. After all, the Aurors arrived so late. If the Ritchie family did not intervene, No one will believe it,"

"However, the fact that Fudge was able to push this minister out so cleanly shows that there may be a more powerful being behind this matter than the Rich family,"

Lisa was still very confused,

"However, it is also possible that the people behind it are really the Rich family, and Fudge just dealt with everyone he could find."

Feeney shook his head.

"I might not be sure if it's someone else, but the Minister of the Department of Magical Accidents and Disasters is an old man from the Ministry of Magic. He comes from a very small wizarding family with only one child. He was once a student at Hogwarts. He is not from Rich, or in other words, from any family.”

Lisa became even more confused,

"Then how did he get to this position?"

Since following Feeney and starting to eliminate pure-blood families in the magical world, Lisa has also seen clearly the most fundamental things in the magical world. Almost all the ministers of the Ministry of Magic are from pure-blooded families, and they all have pure-blooded families behind them. Regarding the existence of the academic family, the Ministry of Magic is not so much a management organization as it is a place where the interests of the major families intersect.

For a wizard who is not from a pure academic family to be able to hold the position of minister, there are problems no matter how you look at it.

Feeney smiled and said,

"So, he was just the minister of the Department of Magical Accidents and Disasters. His child took a blow for the previous minister during the turmoil ten years ago and saved the minister's life, so he died. So, this minister is actually In exchange for his child's life,"

"The father of a hero naturally needs to be properly settled. Moreover, he has no descendants. The Department of Magical Accidents and Disasters is not an important department, so Fudge did not do anything after taking office."

"This minister is just a chess piece being used to exchange interests. Think about it, in a few days the news will come out that the new minister of the Department of Magical Accidents and Disasters is Arthur Weasley,"

Lisa's eyes lit up,

"Mr. Weasley is Black's man, so this position is actually used to gag Black's mouth?"

Feeney glanced at Lisa with praise and said nothing.

Lisa continued, minding her own business,

"In that case, the other ministers are not all Rich's people. There must be such a neutral presence in them. Their layoffs are probably Fudge's explanation to the Rich family. After all, their family has left them in their hands." Lost a power department?"

Feeney nodded,

"That's right, so the person behind the scenes this time is not Rich. At most, their family just noticed something and only added fuel to the flames."

Lisa became even more confused,

"Lestrange's sphere of influence is more in France and will not extend its hands to Britain. The Selwyn family knows that Britain is Black's base and will not easily intervene, let alone attack the young master. You, so who is behind the scenes? There is no reason for a family with such strength in the magic world. It can’t be the Presbyterian Church, right?”

Lisa knew that Feeney was wary of the Presbyterian Church, so it was not unreasonable to have such a guess.

Just as she said, Lestrange's base is in France, Rich's base is in Germany, Selwyn's base is in Greece, and Black's base is in Britain. Normally, the major families would not easily fight each other.

It's just that the extermination of the Gaunt family left their base in Italy empty. Both the Black and Rich families wanted to fight for that country, so part of the Black force entered Italy, and the Rich family entered Britain to save Zhao from Wei, forming the current distribution of power.

In Britain, the only family of this size that can take action against the heir of the Black family is Rich and the Presbyterian Church.

Finney shook his head,

"It can't be the Council of Elders. If they attack me, once something happens, all the legendary wizards of the Alic family will stand up. This is not what the elders want to happen."

"Who else could it be?"

"You won't forget the wizard who overwhelmed several major families in the secular world ten years ago, right?"

"Are you talking about the mysterious man?"

Finney nodded,

"Yes, only in his case would Fudge be so panicked that he would reveal his true colors."

"The true colors?"

Lisa opened the newspaper again, trying to find the true colors that Finney mentioned.

Finney pointed to an inconspicuous place in the report and said,

"Look, in addition to several ministers, there is also a very inconspicuous person in the statement of the Ministry of Magic, a very ordinary Auror."

Lisa was stunned,

"Really, such an ordinary person did not conspire with the ministers at all Maybe, he is not qualified to be a scapegoat. "

Finny nodded,

"Yes, so his death can only be silenced,"

"Silenced!"

Finny said with a smile,

"Our Minister Fudge is not a simple person. When he was elected as the Minister of Magic, he relied on asking Dumbledore for advice on everything, which gave many people the impression that he was humble and seeking advice. After being elected, the frequency of asking Dumbledore for advice increased significantly. He wanted to do practical things for the magic world and constantly won over forces. "

"When his wings were strong enough, he pushed Dumbledore away and began to take power independently. He even began to target Dumbledore and Hogwarts because Dumbledore's reputation in the magic world was too great. He was too aware of this when he was elected because of Dumbledore, so he was afraid. "

"Afraid?"

Hearing what Finny said, Lisa, who was already very confused, became even more confused.