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And this can also be seen from the original book. For example, in the Goblet of Fire, one of the important reasons why Barty Jr. can pretend to be Moody without revealing his flaws is that he is absolutely obedient to Dumbledore.
Wait until the end of term, the only time he violated Dumbledore's will, and then he was found out.
In the original book, Harry returned to school with Cedric's body. Dumbledore ordered Harry to stay where he was, but the fake Moody took Harry away.
In fact, taking Harry away made perfect sense given the circumstances at the time. The scene was so chaotic, who knew what could go wrong?And Harry suffered such a blow, he must go to the hospital for a look... As a result, because of this behavior, Dumbledore didn't even ask the reason, and directly brought two professors to call...
This may be because he has been nervous, but it doesn't mean that when he is nervous, everyone around him can be suspected.
Therefore, no matter whether it is the original Deng or the second Deng, he has the same attitude towards the Order of the Phoenix and Moody, so don't expect him to trust Harry wholeheartedly...
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Chapter 710 Three Galleons, Acquisition of the Newspaper Office
"Harry, how long do you plan to delay this farce?"
After taking his seat, Dumbledore asked directly.
The old and the young have known each other's details for a long time, so there is no need for any temptation, just straight to the point and the battle is fine.
"I'm waiting for the British Ministry of Magic and the International Confederation of Wizards, and of course the Fire Dragon Sanctuary in Romania to come up with a suitable compensation plan for me." Harry also gave the reason very simply, "This gang The bastards now know how to condemn and condemn every day, and they don't even have any sincerity in compensation, so why should I waste time arguing with them?"
"You?" Dumbledore was at a loss for words. Harry's tough attitude made him feel that things were a little difficult.
But he also knew that the current Harry did have strong capital.
And Harry, of course, just like what he thought, explained by himself that what is meant by having a big fist is the last word!
I just don't want to listen to your pressure now, so I can either come up with compensation that satisfies me, or we can continue to procrastinate!
"Just tell me what you want, right?" Dumbledore asked in a deep voice after taking a deep breath.
"Oh, Mr. Headmaster, can you represent them?" Harry raised his eyebrows and asked back, "The British Ministry of Magic, the International Federation of Wizards, and the Romanian Dragon Sanctuary...you can represent all of these?"
"I... can~" Dumbledore's voice seemed to be squeezed out of his teeth.
"That's easy to say~" Harry immediately showed a smile unique to profiteers, "Look, if you came here earlier, how could this matter take so long?"
Dumbledore's panting obviously intensified a bit, but Harry kept smiling casually.
In other words, he has been waiting for Lao Deng for several days.
The chaos in the British wizarding world will only leave Voldemort with a big chance in the end, but this happens to be the least of Harry's worries now, because he is basically invincible.
At worst, Hermione, Luna, Sirius and others will all be sent abroad. At that time, only Harry will be left. He can cos Rambo single out Voldemort and the Death Eaters. In the end, he will definitely be able to kill the opponent Only Voldemort remained.
Immortal body is so arrogant~
But the British wizarding world couldn't stand his procrastination, and even less could he and Voldemort treat him like a battlefield, so in the end someone must jump out and clean up the mess, and this person could only be Lao Deng. .
"Tell me about your request." Obviously, Lao Deng also knew that he was at a disadvantage in all aspects, so he could only let Harry speak loudly.
"Then let me just say it straight. First of all, the British Ministry of Magic, the Romanian Fire Dragon Sanctuary, and the International Federation of Wizards must publicly apologize to me and Hagrid! At the same time, all those involved in the incident, regardless of their official positions, will be dismissed and investigated. And send it to Azkaban!!"
"Are you being too ruthless?" Dumbledore frowned suddenly, "Harry, you can't do things without giving people a way to survive. Have you ever thought that if these people hold a grudge, What will happen if you join the Death Eaters in the end? Now that Voldemort has returned, the dementors in Azkaban may rebel at any time, and I'm afraid there will be another large-scale prison break!"
"The large-scale escape from Azkaban, what does this have to do with me, you should tell the Ministry of Magic~" Harry shook his head disdainfully, "In short, my enemy is the Death Eater, I don't care about this Death Eater What did he do before, but as long as he dares to join forces with Voldemort at this juncture, then I will never be soft!"
"You?!" Dumbledore stared suddenly, he didn't expect Harry to be so ruthless!
It seemed that this kid had no intention of letting people like Fudge go, he just wanted to drive them to a dead end, so that they had no choice but to jump to Voldemort's side!
In this way, he can justifiably kill them!
This child, why is he becoming like this now...
"Mr. Headmaster, what are you hesitating about?" Harry suddenly recalled Dumbledore's thoughts, "Or...you don't want to go out and do this?"
"This..." Seeing the slight smile on Harry's face, Dumbledore finally understood.
Harry put forward a revenge clause that seemed to be pursued fiercely, but in fact, it was a terrifying conspiracy that killed many birds with one stone!
In addition to venting his anger, he also wanted to kill Fudge and the others, which Dumbledore had seen before.
But now Dumbledore discovered that the reason why Harry dragged the situation in England to such a rotten point that he had to come forward to mediate with him was actually to push himself to the fore, but he was hiding behind the scenes!
In this way, the people who have been imprisoned will certainly hate Harry, but they will also hate him Dumbledore, because he sent these people to Azkaban with his own hands!
At that time, as long as Harry casually uses the media to fan the fan, he, Albus Dumbledore, will become a person who uses all means to eliminate dissidents in the eyes of outsiders!
I'm afraid...
Dumbledore is really afraid now, because Harry's current city is simply terrifying, even if he is not paying attention, he may fall into the opponent's scheme!
Once I really did that, my reputation in the British Ministry of Magic and the International Federation of Wizards would definitely plummet!
However, this is not without a solution...
"Okay, I promise you!" Dumbledore gritted his teeth, seeming to agree reluctantly, "But Harry, it is no problem for others to be sent to Azkaban, but Fudge and Akimbard have special identities, they must After the trial of the Wizengamot and the International Wizarding Court, it can be..."
"Forget it, forget it, I think it's better to be like this." Harry suddenly stopped Dumbledore's defense, "I don't care about how that guy Akinbad should be tried, as long as the International Federation of Wizards doesn't It’s fine for selfishness. As for Cornelius Fudge, if you don’t want to send him to Azkaban yourself, you can let him buy the “Daily Prophet” at his own expense, and then resell it to me, I agree He was only dismissed and investigated instead of going to jail."
Dumbledore froze again when he heard the words, Harry actually broke his mind just like that!
Indeed, even though the Wizengamori are a bunch of guys who are playing with the wind, as long as they spend a little more money to manage it, Fudge can only be dismissed and fined instead of going to jail...at least he doesn't have to send him in himself.
But Harry directly saw through this plan of taking money to open the way, not only blocked it easily, but also led to the 'compensation' he really wanted by the way!
Old Deng is now completely sure that when Fudge bought the "Daily Prophet" with all his fortune, he didn't 'sell' it to Harry at all, but...
"I can probably offer a Galleon to buy it. I really don't have any money left on hand recently." Sure enough, Harry directly gave a nonsense purchase price.
"If you agree, then we'll settle~"
Chapter 710 Dumbledore, cherish feathers
If you want to ask what is the most refreshing way to take revenge, it is naturally to take the sword of Gryffindor and cut off Cornelius Fudge's head directly.
The problem is, Harry can't do that.
After all, what he lives in is not a magical world where the strong are king, but a more complicated magical real world. Is it true that public opinion and laws do not exist?
In this world, even the wizards of the Celestial Dynasty have given up Yujian Feixian... It is impossible to think about the unscrupulous kindness and hatred.
Old Deng should be very happy for Harry to do this, but Harry couldn't follow his way.
If Harry just killed Cornelius Fudge directly because of a small crime of framing, then he is definitely cruel and violent, killing innocent people indiscriminately, so he has to clean himself up and use Lao Deng's knife to kill , This can also ruin Lao Deng's reputation by the way.
But at this stage, Lao Deng must take good care of his feathers, so he will definitely not be a knife to Harry.
Then Harry naturally had to settle for the next best thing. Since there is no benefit in killing Fudge directly, he might as well sell this cheap life for a good price.
"Daily Prophet" this price is very suitable~
As one of the media giants in the British magic world today, once the "Daily Prophet" and "The Quibbler" are in Harry's hands at the same time, he is equivalent to completely controlling the mouthpiece of the wizards in England!
In this way, even if Lao Deng can help the Ministry of Magic reorganize and restore its vitality, they have no channels for them to speak out!
Is it possible to find a way to post a small advertisement by yourself, hehe, who will read it?
Or run another newspaper... Aren't you afraid that Harry's newspaper and magazine will attack him at the same time?
Or for Witcher Weekly... believe it or not Harry bought Witcher Weekly too?
Harry could think of these things, and of course Old Deng could think of them too, so he was clearly in a bind now.
Because he had already seen that the exchange of chips was not so much Fudge's life as it was his own reputation.
If he wanted to preserve his reputation, he could only allow the Ministry of Magic to become a dumb dumb who couldn't understand government orders.
However, Lao Deng can only choose fame now.
Because once his flag falls, there will be no one in the wizarding world in England or even Europe who will be able to check and balance Harry.
At that time, as long as Harry supports the puppet to take control of the British Ministry of Magic, he will definitely replace Voldemort and become the new generation of Dark Lord!
hehe~
In the final analysis, this is actually a question of trust.
Old Deng even the members of the Order of the Phoenix are not willing to believe [-]%, how can he believe that people like Harry have no intention of stealing a high position at all, let alone being a demon king who is only a village official~
However, these thoughts of his are completely clear to Harry now!
Of course, he didn't think of this by himself, but someone else helped him analyze it.
During these days of waiting, it is impossible for Harry to not have made any preparations. He and Rowena have played back and forth several times, and have analyzed all possible reactions and retreats of Lao Deng one by one... It can be said that, Harry has already arranged a proper countermeasure for every countermeasure of Lao Deng!
In fact, despite the excitement just said, the "Daily Prophet" is actually not Harry's real purpose.
He just included what he said next, but they were all bait used to attract Lao Deng... The 'surprise' he really prepared for Lao Deng would definitely make him jump from his chair!
"Okay... I agree!" Old Deng finally nodded with a sullen face, "I will help Fudge work together and give you the "Daily Prophet!"
"Mr. Principal, you are wrong. You said you are going to sell it to me, but it is just to sell it cheaper." Harry shook his head with a smile, "Let's talk about my second request, or the three A unit, they must jointly recognize me and Hagrid's legal eligibility to raise dragons. Since they framed me with such a whimsical reason, then let this frame come true."
"Harry, don't push yourself too far! You should know best whether it's a frame-up!" Dumbledore accused in a deep voice.
"I only know that they have no evidence, and that is pure framing. Mr. Principal, if you really want to bring me down, you should have taken them to the Forbidden Forest when the first incident happened! Now, everything you said It's late." Harry looked into Dumbledore's eyes tit-for-tat, "Oh, yes, the Romanian dragon district must pay Hagrid a fire dragon egg, and I think their local longhorn is pretty good~"
The latter request was undoubtedly a supplement for Hagrid. Harry knew that Hagrid had always wanted to have a dragon of his own.
But even if Hagrid is a strong half-breed giant, among the fire dragons, the more ferocious Ridgeback and Horntail can't be controlled by him after all, so Harry decided to settle for the next best thing, and chose a less ferocious, A guy with a pretty cool look.
The Romanian Longhorn had a pair of huge golden horns on its head, unlike other dragons, and Hagrid would have loved it.
"This... I'll just agree, and this can be regarded as a little compensation for Hagrid." Dumbledore nodded silently. He actually understood that Harry's second request was already quite loose compared to the previous one.
"Then let's talk about the third question. You should be waiting for me to bring it up." Harry raised his eyebrows with a smile. "The next Minister of Magic who will succeed Cornelius Fudge."
Harry's tone seemed very understated, but Dumbledore would not feel that the other party was brazen, because the current situation was like this.
As long as Harry agrees with him, he will be able to decide the next ownership of the British Ministry of Magic!
Because... Dumbledore has a suitable candidate, and Harry also has the big card of Scrimgeour!
"Well... the conditions I just had were really harsh, so I can make some concessions in this regard." Just as Dumbledore was holding his breath, Harry suddenly smiled kindly, "As long as you can guarantee, Mr. Principal, the new magic After the minister takes office, if he can publicly acknowledge my itinerary in the Albanian forest, announce that Voldemort has returned, and thoroughly investigate all the families that Fudge has privately exchanged with, I will not let Scrimgeour compete for the position of minister~"
"You?!" Dumbledore's face suddenly became more gloomy. Harry's conditions were indeed not harsh, but they were too insidious!
It's killing three birds with one stone again, raising his own reputation, causing panic in the British magical world, and at the same time making the Ministry of Magic and those families turn against each other!
And he must be playing with the idea of picking peaches, let the Order of the Phoenix reluctantly clean up the mess of the Ministry of Magic, and then send Scrimgeour to enjoy the benefits!
"Mr. Principal, don't stare at me like that~" Harry smiled indifferently, "Anyway...if I just promote Scrimgeour, he will do the same, right?"
"And when the time comes, he will not be as simple as 'thorough investigation'."
Chapter 710 Just being strong, is there a use for it?
Obviously, this is another dilemma for Lao Deng.
If he agreed to Harry's request, let someone from the Order of the Phoenix become the Minister of Magic, and then completely rectified the atmosphere, he would definitely offend those families, but there might not be room for relaxation afterwards.
And in the process, he may still have the opportunity to take those families for his own use, strengthen the power of the Order of the Phoenix, and maintain his own prestige at the same time.
But if he disagreed, once Harry forcibly promoted Scrimgeour to power, those families might be wiped out completely... It is even possible that they would directly join Voldemort!
In Dumbledore's view, Scrimgeour is a single-minded guy who lacks political sense. Harry talks about "Voldemort from the front" every day, and Scrimgeour is the one who likes him the most. of!
At that time, as long as Harry fools around casually, this guy will immediately turn into a death squad, and lead the entire Ministry of Magic to charge without thinking, making the situation in the British wizarding world even worse than it is now!
Therefore, if possible, Dumbledore still hopes to control the Ministry of Magic on his side, at least in this way, he will not lose the orthodox support of the British official.
But what made him feel uncomfortable now was that he didn't have a 'big name' in his hand that could check and balance Scrimgeour.
In the current Order of the Phoenix and the Ministry of Magic, the only two qualified to take over as ministers are Alastor Moody and Arthur Weasley, but the competitiveness of these two people is not as good as Scrimgeour.
Mad-Eye is too old, and more suspicious and neurotic; as for Arthur, his three children are working for Harry, and Harry just pardoned Charlie, Arthur is really willing to go all out Against Harry?
So, who else can I choose?
You shouldn't be praising people like Umbridge and Thicknesse, right?
Kingsley Shacklebolt would be a suitable candidate, but he is just an ordinary Auror after all, and he can't compete with Scrimgeour either.