"So Fudge, are you bringing so many people here to catch me?" In the principal's office, Dumbledore looked calmly at Fudge, Amelia Bones, and Scott standing in front of his desk. Lin Jie and several Aurors behind them asked.
As the number one person in the wizarding world today, Dumbledore is naturally very well-informed. Even within the Ministry of Magic, there are quite a few people who have a close relationship with him.
So after the Gringotts invasion happened yesterday, he knew about it immediately, maybe even earlier than Fudge, the Minister of Magic.
Naturally, he also knew that robbing the leader of Gringotts could summon the phoenix.
And just as John had guessed before, Dumbledore's first suspect was none other than him, who had the Flame Bird.
But this suspicion disappeared after Dumbledore and Fox had a conversation.
Because Fox said that the Flame Bird had been playing a game of spider hunting with him in the Forbidden Forest last night.
"No, no, no, Albus, of course we believe you have nothing to do with this matter, but you know, the consensus in the wizarding world is that only people from the Dumbledore family can summon the Phoenix!" Fudge said with an embarrassed look.
Although deep down in his heart, he actually wished that Dumbledore had done this, so that he would have a reason to arrest the other party.
But it must not be now when his position is not very stable!
And he also knew that Dumbledore couldn't have done this.
"Then do you doubt Aberforth?" Dumbledore asked again with a chuckle.
"Of course not!" Fudge said.
"It's not this, it's not that. Just bring a group of Aurors to the door... Then tell me, what do you want to do? Cornelius Fudge!" Dumbledore suddenly stood up and asked in a deep voice.
Although Dumbledore usually looks like a kind old man, it doesn't mean that anyone can slap him in the face.
Especially when he led people to block his office and hinder his work!
Facing Dumbledore's questioning, Fudge, who had a weak personality, immediately took two steps back involuntarily.
However, Scrimgeour, the director of the Auror Office who was originally behind him, took a step forward and stood up. "Don't be angry, Professor Dumbledore. Of course we don't mean to offend you, but please look at this!"
He said and handed Dumbledore a photo.
But it was the magical image record of yesterday's Gringotts robbery.
Just like a bank in the ordinary world, although there is no image recording device inside the vault in order to protect the privacy of customers' property.
But the lobby does.
So the situation when John and the others broke in was recorded.
As blatant robbers, John and his party had no intention of destroying these devices.
Anyway, all participating members of the Gaze Hammer were all dressed in black, black robes, and black masks. Only their eyes were exposed. Apart from their height and eye color, other features were indistinguishable.
Not to mention John, who is the leader, has always maintained a shadow form - the shadow form in reality is not like in the game for the convenience of players, so the appearance and face of the character can still be clearly distinguished.
The shadow form in the real world is completely shrouded in black mist-like energy, and not even a trace of the figure can be seen.
Just looking at John's shadow form on the magic screen, Dumbledore couldn't help but frown.
Why does this image look so like...
"Is he the Phoenix Summoner?" Dumbledore couldn't help but ask.
"Yes, Professor, I think you should have discovered that the state of this Phoenix Summoner is very much like that of an Obscurus. And coincidentally...according to the confidential information of the Ministry of Magic, there once appeared in the Dumbledore family The name is the Obscurus, and he was also a core member of the Wiccan Party back then..." Scrimgeour said.
But before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Dumbledore.
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!" Dumbledore said solemnly, "Aurelius is dead!"
Aurelius Dumbledore, also known as Credence Barebone, Dumbledore's younger brother and the son of Aberforth Dumbledore.
An important character in the Fantastic Beasts series, a former important member of the Wiccan Party, and the right-hand man of the leader Grindelwald.
He is also an obscurant.
Obscurials, young wizards suppress their magical power in order to escape bad luck. However, due to lack of guidance, they have not learned to harness and control their own power, so they gave birth to the parasite-the dark magical power "Oscarus".
The Obscurus is the host, hosted by the dark magical power of the Obscurus. Once the wizard is subject to great emotional fluctuations, the Obscurus in the body will explode, and the Obscurus will turn into a black, incorporeal black mist with destructive power. Extremely powerful.
However, with the development of the times, just like ordinary society, the wizarding world has generally become more and more stable in recent decades, except for the emergence of Voldemort, and young wizards have received more and more attention. .
The Unfortunate One has not appeared for a long time.
In particular, the Obscurus has a huge flaw, which is that it is difficult to live beyond the age of ten under the influence of dark magical creatures like the Obscurus.
This has led to the fact that the younger generation in the magic world has almost forgotten this kind of special existence.
But for some older wizards, the existence of Obscurus is still fresh in their memories.
Especially veteran wizards like Dumbledore and Scrimgeour.
The black mist state that broke out in Obscurus cannot be said to be completely similar to John's shadow form, it can only be said to be exactly the same.
Therefore, both Dumbledore and Scrimgeour instinctively regarded John in the magic photo as an Obscurial.
And also an adult Obscurial.
As a result, Scrimgeour checked and found that there were only two Obscurials recorded to have lived beyond the age of ten.
The information on these two people is classified as top secret within the Ministry of Magic.
But for Scrimgeour, the director of the Auror Office, it is within the scope of viewing.
And both men were extremely close to Dumbledore.
One is Dumbledore's sister, Ariana Dumbledore.
But Ariana Dumbledore died almost a hundred years ago. She was only 14 years old when she died, and she died in the conflict between the Dumbledore brothers and Grindelwald.
Her death was also the direct reason why Dumbledore and Grindelwald turned against each other.
The other person is Dumbledore's nephew Aurelius Dumbledore.
It is also the goal that Scrimgeour is truly anchored to.
Unlike Arianna who died very early, Aurelius not only lived to adulthood, but was also recruited by Grindelwald and became a core member of the Wiccan Party. He was active in the wizarding world until Grindelwald was defeated.
But Aurelius's record after the decisive battle between Dumbledore and Grindelwald is blank.
In addition, there is another record in the information about Aurelius.
That is, Aurelius, like Dumbledore, has a clear record of summoning the Phoenix!
Especially since the Obscurus+ can summon the Phoenix, it's totally on point.
This is no wonder why Fudge still brought a large group of Aurors to the door even though he knew that the robbery at Gringotts could not be related to Dumbledore.
In fact, it's not just Hogwarts, there are also Aurors visiting the Pig's Head Bar in Hogsmeade.
Because all the wizards who participated in the decisive battle between Dumbledore and Grindelwald are almost dead now. After all, almost fifty years have passed.
In addition, Aurelius was originally from the Dumbledore family, so the people most likely to know his whereabouts in the later period were the Dumbledore brothers.
