The Day of the Draw at Hogwarts

Normally, when a normal person receives such an email, they will treat it as spam/fraud text message/prank, but Amelia Bones, a senior official of the Ministry of Magic, actually believed it!

The reason is simple: there is no signature at the signature of the letter, but there is a paw print. The well-informed Amelia Bones recognized at a glance that the footprints were those of a phoenix.

The Phoenix is ​​the symbol of that man in today's wizarding world.

The meaning of this paw print is self-evident, Dumbledore supports himself to become Minister of Magic!

Amelia Bones was moved. She knew exactly what role Fudge played in Sirius's case. If this was an independent incident, it wouldn't do anything to Fudge. He would be very embarrassed, but as a mature politician, Fudge would definitely be able to find a suitable solution.

But the problem is that Fudge is obviously overly ambitious! Amelia Bones could clearly see his little moves. It's clear that he's trying to eliminate Dumbledore's influence on the wizarding world.

Bones thought that he could detect such things, and there was no reason why Dumbledore couldn't. Dumbledore never responded because he was too lazy to argue with Fudge. More importantly, Dumbledore himself is a person who is indifferent to fame and fortune. In addition, because of his old age, it is normal for him to be unwilling to get involved in political affairs.

The reaction was so big this time, it was obvious that Fudge's incompetence had violated his bottom line.

Fudge is not suitable to be the Minister of Magic, so looking at the entire Ministry of Magic, who else is more suitable than himself? Barty Crouch? If he didn't have a son, he would definitely be a powerful enemy. Unfortunately, he had a Death Eater son. Rufus Scrimgeour? A reckless man who wants to be Minister of Magic unless a mysterious man jumps out of the coffin. As for the remaining senior officials of the Ministry of Magic, none of them can beat him. Can Ludo Bagman be the Minister of Magic? No, I don't have the ability.

He controls the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, his brother is the founder of the Order of the Phoenix, and he has a good relationship with Dumbledore in private. No matter how he looks at it, it is his turn to be the Minister of Magic!

As the saying goes, an official who doesn't want to be Minister for Magic is not a good wizard. Bones is a good and motivated witch. She feels that she can better serve the British wizards, so she is very moved.

At the same time, the fat old man became an eyesore in her eyes.

"If you want, why don't you come to the Pig's Head Bar for a chat at noon today?"

Looking at the sentence at the end of the letter, Bones made a quick decision, tidied his desk a little, and then left his office.

After some time, a man wrapped in robes appeared on the streets of Hogsmeade.

The person wrapped in the robe was Amelia Bones.

She put on an extremely good disguise and came to Hogsmeade. She did not go to the Three Broomsticks, Zuko's Joke Shop and other tourist attractions like other tourists. Instead, she came to the door of a dilapidated and desolate bar through a path next to the post office.

The bar's sign showed a severed pig's head, blood soaking through the white cloth wrapping it.

Bones pushed open the door of the bar, and the smell of mutton hit his face. Bones frowned under the burqa. It had been a long time since she had been to such an unseemly place. But she also admitted that such a bar, which accommodated people from all walks of life, was a good place to plan secret affairs.

There were not many customers in the bar. When they heard the sound of the door being opened, all the customers turned their heads and looked at Bones. However, they only glanced at it and looked away.

Nothing special. You can meet at least ten of these guys who cover themselves tightly in a bar in a day.

Bones was in hesitation, she didn't know who to contact! There was no plan for a joint meeting in that secret letter! So she could only sit down at a table and ordered herself a glass of butterbeer.

But when she saw the dirty beer glass and the rag that was even dirtier than the glass, she immediately gave up the idea of ​​taking a few sips of beer.

Her wait did not last long. A man wearing a strange crown and his face covered by a white mask also came to the bar.

"Two glasses of Fire Phoenix, thank you." The masked man walked to the counter and ordered two cocktails. The voice behind the mask is very young.

Upon hearing the words "Fire Phoenix", Bones immediately raised her head. She understood that the person who made an appointment with her on behalf of Dumbledore was most likely him.

This masked man is Tom. He noticed something unusual about Mrs. Bones, but did not act rashly. Instead, he watched the bartender mix vodka, grapefruit juice, and pomegranate syrup, and finally added thin apple slices decorated in the shape of a flaming phoenix on top.

Two small cocktails cost Tom the full price of ten bottles of butterbeer.

Tom came to Bones with a cocktail. Bones understood and followed him to the corner of the bar.

When she came to the corner, she noticed that it seemed to be a blind spot and no one could see her, so she took off her hood.

"Please." Tom pushed a cocktail toward Amelia Bones. When Bones took off his hood, Tom observed the senior official of the Ministry of Magic. She has a very special facial profile, a square chin, short gray hair, and a monocle.

When Tom looked at Bones, Bones also looked at Tom, but unfortunately Tom's mask completely covered her face, and she couldn't see Tom's appearance.

Neither of them spoke, and drank the cocktails in their glasses bit by bit.

In the end, it was Tom who started the conversation.

"From your looks, you must be the Minister of Magic."

Hearing this, Bones couldn't help but laugh out loud, "You'd better take a look again, you are still the first person to praise my appearance."

"No need, you can indeed be the Minister of Magic, as long as you complete a few trivial things."

Bones knew the drama was coming.

"What little thing can actually make me the Minister of Magic?" She asked trying to suppress her inner excitement, but her fingers that kept tapping on the table betrayed her mood.

"After a while, Minister Fudge will probably make another mistake. At that time, you will have to stand up and initiate an impeachment against him. When he steps down, you will be able to become the new Minister of Magic."

Bones felt that the guy in front of him was talking nonsense. As long as your impeachment can be of some use, it will not be of no use at all! There’s no way her impeachment will unseat Fudge—unless there’s some outside force.

While Bones was talking to Tom, Fudge also met Dumbledore.

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Today we will talk about the fifth Minister of Magic, Albert Butt.

Albert Bute served as Minister of Magic from 1747 to 1752. There are not many records of him. He was seen as a likeable minister but also an incompetent one. After mishandling a goblin rebellion, he resigned as minister