Hogwarts: What bad intentions could a little badger have?

Chapter 190

"minister! Professor Dumbledore is here for you."

The minister's secretary saw the Minister of Magic, Cornelius Fudge, appearing in the office directly from the minister's dedicated fireplace. He quickly ran over and reported.

"oh? Albus is here? Please come in quickly!"

At this time, Cornelius Fudge, although he has gradually become obsessed with power, is not confident enough in his own abilities.

Therefore, he still values Dumbledore's opinion.

"Forehead……"The secretary hesitated

"What's wrong? Fudge asked doubtfully."Why don't you go?""

"It's not Albus's first time here. Just ask him to come to the office and wait for me next time!"

The secretary's hesitant look made Fudge a little annoyed.

The minister's secretary noticed this immediately.

He quickly said:"That's it... Professor Dumbledore didn't come alone."

"oh? Who else?"Fudge took a sip of the coffee the secretary gave him.

"Grindelwald……"

"puff! Fudge took a sip of coffee and sprayed it all on the secretary's face,"Who?" Who are you talking about?"

"It's Grindelwald, Mr. Minister."The secretary didn't mind Fudge's sip of coffee...

In fact, when she first learned the news, her reaction was even greater than that of Mr. Minister.

Grindelwald, no matter what time, is a sensitive name.

The power of this name has not decreased much with the passage of time.

If the secretary hadn't said it,

Grindelwald and Dumbledore came together.

Fudge was already preparing to organize the Aurors to enter first-level combat readiness. status

"Ahem……"

Fudge barely managed to recover from his gaffe.

After waving a magic wand and cleaning the coffee stains off the secretary's body,

"Let them in."

Fudge managed to keep his tone calm.

After a moment, there was a knock on the door of the minister's office.

"Please come in."

Fudge stood up and took the initiative to greet the door.

Every time Dumbledore came to visit, he would keep such a low profile.

Because he knew that he needed Dumbledore's wisdom.

Only this time.

It was not Dumbledore who walked in first. Bullido.

But a cool old man who is strange yet familiar.

Strange because he has never met him, but familiar because he has seen this face many times in the Daily Prophet.……

"Good morning, Secretary Fudge!"

Grindelwald took the initiative and stretched out his hand towards Fudge.

Fudge was slightly startled.

Grindelwald's enthusiastic look surprised him.

In his imagination, a"former dark wizard leader" like Grindelwald.

They should all be extremely aloof.

I didn't expect him to be in such a posture now.

Or... this guy will be easier to get along with than expected?

Thinking of this, the fear in Fudge's heart gradually dissipated a lot.

And when he saw Dumbledore behind Grindelwald,

Fudge's remaining sense of fear completely disappeared.

Dumbledore was here, what else was he afraid of?

Fudge quickly reacted.

Hold it. Grindelwald's hand

"Hello...you are……"

"Yes, I am Gellert Grindelwald. You may call me Garrett... Mr. Secretary, may I call you Connelly?"

"Oh... of course... of course."

Fudge was a little surprised.

The feeling Grindelwald gave him was not as scary as he imagined. Instead, it made people feel like a breath of fresh air?

Fudge looked at Dumbledore who came in from behind.

To be honest, he had not seen Dumbledore yet. There was such a serious expression on Dumbledore's face.

However, he guessed that it must be related to Grindelwald.

After all, there were rumors that Dumbledore and Grindelwald were as close as brothers.……

"Good morning, Albus……"

Fudge greeted Dumbledore.

Dumbledore forced a smile

"Good morning, Connelly."

Fudge asked them to sit down in the reception area of the office.

Then the minister's secretary served two cups of coffee.

After the three exchanged greetings for a few words, they gradually got down to business.

Then Fudge was shocked to find that

Dumbledore and In fact, Grindelwald was not together.

In other words, they were not a group.

It seemed that Dumbledore did not know what Grindelwald wanted to do with him.

The reason why he followed Grindelwald in was just to monitor Grindelwald. Words and deeds!

For this, Fudge was extremely grateful to Dumbledore.

If Dumbledore was not here, he would definitely not be as calm as he is now.

Although Grindelwald seems to be easy to get along with.

But, after all, this is a former Dark Lord!

God knows what he would do to himself?

In fact, if Grindelwald wasn't now a diplomatic representative of the Austrian Ministry of Magic,

Fudge wouldn't even dare to see him.……

"Hmm...I don't know...Gellert, why did you come to see me?"

"Are you visiting on behalf of the Austrian Ministry of Magic?"

Grindelwald shook his head and said with a smile:"No, it's not."

"Although my identity is indeed a diplomatic representative of the Austrian Ministry of Magic"

"But...my visit today only represents me personally."

"On behalf of my family Grindelwald."

Fudge looked at Grindelwald in surprise. He didn't know what he meant for a moment.

Visiting on behalf of the Grindelwald family?

What is he going to do?

Even Dumbledore was a little confused.

Didn't this guy just say he was coming to take down the family? Does magic prohibit misuse of the office?

But until now, Grindelwald has not even mentioned this!

"Um... Excuse me, what kind of help do you want the British Ministry of Magic to provide to your Grindelwald family?"

Since he is here on behalf of the family, he must want to ask for something.

But the relationship between the British Ministry of Magic and Grindelwald is actually very shallow.

Or it is because it is related to Dumbledore.

Even when Grindelwald was causing trouble in Europe.

He didn't let people move around the UK much.

Therefore, Grindelwald's sudden visit today really made Fudge feel puzzled.

"In fact, there are things that the Ministry of Magic needs help with."

Grindelwald said with a smile.

Fudge glanced at Dumbledore.

After seeing the confusion on his face, he had to ask:"Please tell me."

"You should know that I have been in jail for many years because of big mistakes I made in the past."

Fudge nodded and motioned for Grindelwald to continue.

"But now, I have been released from prison"

"Even the Austrian Ministry of Magic recently hired me as a diplomatic representative"

"In other words, I regained my status as a law-abiding citizen of the wizarding world."

"Therefore, I have the right to take back control of my property stored at Gringotts"

"But...the goblins from Gringotts refused."

"They told me that ten years ago, they thought I would never get out of prison." (To read exciting novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

"So at that time, all my property belonged to Gringotts."

"Therefore, I hope that the Ministry of Magic can come forward and help me return the property I originally owned."

When Fudge heard this, he frowned immediately.

Because this matter involves goblins, it is very difficult.

Those greedy goblins have never taken the Ministry of Magic seriously.

Moreover, Things like property annexation have indeed happened in the past.

There were many pure-blood families that were prosperous in the past.

After the last heir died, their family's treasury would be recovered by Gringotts.

And the property inside , will also be taken by Gringotts as his own.

And Grindelwald... no one really thought that he could be released from prison at the beginning...

Therefore, after being imprisoned for decades, Gringotts assessed that he would never be released from prison again. It may come out.

It is very possible to recover his vault in advance.

Fudge said:"Gringotts has branches all over the world, why did you come to our British Ministry of Magic?"

Grindelwald glanced at Dumbledore.

Then he smiled and said:"Because all my properties in the wizarding world exist in Gringotts in Diagon Alley."

"Later, I never opened a vault in Gringotts in other countries."

Dumbledore glanced at Grindelwald.

His eyes became very complicated...

Fudge felt a headache.

This matter... is not easy to handle... don't help. What if Grindelwald gets angry?

What if Help, those goblins are hard to deal with. What if Grindelwald still gets angry if he doesn't handle it properly? Grindelwald saw Fudge's embarrassed expression.

He smiled and said,"Of course I won't let the British Ministry of Magic's work be in vain."

"Connelly...if you could help me with this"

"Then, I will privately provide you with one percent of all the wealth in my treasury as a political donation.……"

"Connelly, although there is still some time before the election of the next Minister of Magic, but... I think you will need this money and make some preparations in advance."

"I promise you, this is a donation you can’t refuse."

Then Grindelwald leaned over and whispered a number into Fudge's ear.

Then, Dumbledore saw Fudge's eyes turn red.……

"Please rest assured, Gellert!"

"The Ministry of Magic will definitely help you recover the money!"

"These damn greedy goblins!"

"I have to make them realize who has the final say in the wizarding world!"

Grindelwald raised his cup with satisfaction and took a sip of coffee.

"Then I look forward to good news from you, Connelly."

Then Grindelwald saw Dumbledore's angry eyes.

Dumbledore finally understood what Grindelwald was going to do!

What does it mean to ask Fudge to help recover the Grindelwald family's property?

All of these are excuses! Obviously

Grindelwald A problem that Waugh could solve by himself!

Why did he come to Fudge?

It was just to bribe Fudge!

Of course, because there was a reason to help, the money became a donation to the Ministry of Magic and even to Fudge personally. Political donation!

Although I don’t know the exact amount.

But you can roughly know it when you see Fudge’s red eyes.

That is a number that Fudge cannot refuse!

You know, because he regularly pays some"political donations".

Even Lu Both Hughes and Malfoy can have a certain say in the Ministry of Magic.

What's more, Grindelwald has"donated" such a large amount of money!

By that time, let alone abolishing the Office for the Abuse of Magic.

That's it. Grindelwald is more than capable of becoming a deputy minister!

……

Wait until you come out of Fudge's office.

Dumbledore's face was terrifyingly gloomy.

If Grindelwald only abolished one department, it would be a trivial matter...

However, this wave of his operations.

But he directly intervened in the power center of the British Ministry of Magic!

Dumbledore suddenly waved his wand.

Then, everyone and everything in the Ministry of Magic came to a standstill!

Grindelwald, who was walking at the front, slowly turned his head

"how? You suddenly pulled me into a magical fantasy world...Are you going to take action against me?"

Dumbledore looked at Grindelwald coldly.

"This was your plan from the beginning, right?"

"Calculating? What am I planning?"Grindelwald had a puzzled look on his face.

"From the very beginning, when you drive to pick up Black, to when he receives an expulsion notice from the Ministry of Magic. You planned all this, right?

Grindelwald's face also turned cold,"You are overthinking, why should I do this?""

"Because only in this way can you have a suitable reason to convince me not to stop you"

"What's stopping me?"

"Prevent you from reaching into the power center of the British Ministry of Magic!"

Dumbledore saw Grindelwald fell into silence, and then continued

"If you give Fudge such a large amount of money, he will definitely obey you in the future."

"If only to give Black some relief, abolish a department of the Ministry of Magic."

"If you do this, don't you think it's a bit overkill?"

"So... your goal was never this little thing, was it?"

"You never really give up on your original ideas, Grindelwald"

"If my guess is correct, you also infiltrated the Ministry of Magic in other countries in this way, right?"

"Otherwise, how could you have received the support of a majority of votes from the International Council of Wizards and been released?"

"……Forget about other things...but you shouldn't take advantage of Black!"

"Do you know how much he trusts you? He is about to be fired, and he keeps trying to excuse you! Grindelwald said with a stern face,"Is this what you think of me?" Dumbledore……"

"I admit that most of what you said is right. I used similar means to get out of the prison."

"But...you are wrong about one thing"

"I never wanted to take advantage of Blake!"

"I really want to get involved in the power center of the British Ministry of Magic."

"But I only came up with this after the fact, a once and for all solution."

"Believe it or not...I did everything to protect Blake"

"Would you do so much for a child?"Dumbledore asked coldly

"Honestly, if it were me before. I really wouldn't do so much for a child"

"Even though that child has the blood of Grindelwald in his veins"

"But, Dumbledore... I'm old"

"I have no interest in who rules the world now"

"And, you know, my heart died from the day I was defeated by you"