The Daily Prophet put this news on the front page. The sales of this issue were surprisingly good and almost sold out.
The daily newspaper attached the basic information about Black that the newspaper believed: Sirius Black, a crazy admirer of the mysterious man, once used a magic spell to kill thirteen people and blow up a street. Evil, crazy, addicted Bloody, cruel, and murderer with a notorious reputation.
But all this has nothing to do with Dudley and the others, who are still living a peaceful life in Godric's Hollow.
The castle is safe.
It's a pity that a certain Minister of Magic doesn't think so.
In his opinion, Black's escape from prison must be to kill Harry Potter. He was a die-hard fan of the mysterious man and even betrayed his best friends, the Potters, who were Harry's parents.
So he will definitely come to Harry.
If Harry Potter is killed by Black who escapes from prison, then his political career will be over and he will definitely be ousted from the position of Minister of Magic.
So Lord Fudge, the Minister of Magic, who had been in office for more than ten years but had done nothing but achieved nothing, rarely started to care about the savior of the wizarding world - Harry Potter.
They thought he would be at his aunt and uncle's house, but when they arrived at No. 4 Privet Drive, they learned from Mrs. Dursley that Harry had followed his cousin to who knows where.
Now Fudge panicked
"Why did you let them out of your sight?"
Fudge shouted angrily at Petunia.
Just after he finished speaking, Fudge felt a surge of force, and a big fluffy hand pushed him away.
Vernon rushed out of the room, protecting Petunia behind him, and looked at Fudge with a fierce look on his face: "Hey! Fatty, stay away from my wife!"
"They are no longer children, and they are still wizards. Do we still have to tie them around us all the time?"
“I was in the Boy Scouts when I was their age.”
"I don't want to see you again, now, get out of my house!"
Ever since he had little Lily, Vernon seemed to have regained his second youth. He worked hard to exercise. Although the fat outline has not completely disappeared, he can already be said to be strong.
At least physically he is much stronger than Fudge.
"Muggle!"
Fudge fell down and squatted, got up from the ground and took out his wand angrily, intending to teach Vernon a lesson.
"Sir Fudge, I do not advise you to do this."
Before Fudge could cast the spell, a rich voice sounded beside him.
"I should start by reminding you that these two are the people closest to Mr. Potter, as well as Mr. Dursley's parents."
"If you do this, it will definitely cause dissatisfaction between the two of them. I think that is not what you want to see."
"Wizards cannot cast spells on Muggles at will, even if you are the commander."
The speaker has dark brown hair and thick eyebrows. Behind his gold-rimmed glasses are a pair of sharp yellow eyes. His square-shaped face with a very serious expression gives off a sense of calmness and authority.
With the curly hair, he looks like an old lion.
This is the current Head of the Auror Office - Rufus Scrimgeour.
He is responsible for the mission of capturing Sirius.
As a former veteran, Rufus addressed Fudge not as minister, but as chief.
By the way, Rufus himself has a good relationship with the Carrow family, and Dudley has also met with him several times.
"Dursley" Fudge paused when he heard the name.
Fudge actually didn't care much about Harry, even though there were rumors that he might be a powerful wizard.
He didn't believe this statement at all. He just regarded Harry as an ordinary little wizard, well, the kind with a relatively big reputation.
But Dudley was different.
The fact that Dudley took away Lucius's position as school director with a wave of his hand was quite sensational, and Lucius himself was laughed at for a while. Dudley himself left a deep impression on Fudge, and it was definitely not an easy character for all Slytherins to support.
Fudge is just incompetent, but he's not stupid yet.
"Heddle. Have the Ministry of Magic's Heddle found any trace of them?"
After leaving Privet Drive, Fudge tried every means to find Harry's whereabouts. Unfortunately, Dudley's anti-tracking measures were very good, and the Ministry of Magic could not find any trace at all.
There was no news for three whole days.
"Has he been killed? No, Harry must be found!"
Gradually, Fudge began to panic, his fat body began to tremble, and he kept wiping the sweat on his forehead with a handkerchief. Every minute that passed, he became more and more anxious.
Of course, he was not worried about Harry's safety, but about his minister's throne.
"Mr. Dumbledore should know their whereabouts, he knows everything."
It is not known who made the suggestion to Fudge.
Normally Fudge would not look good on the person who made this suggestion.
But these days are different.
"Yes, yes, Dumbledore. Quick, let's go to Hogwarts." Fudge's eyes lit up after hearing the name Dumbledore, and he couldn't wait to shout, and immediately ordered his men and himself to go to Hogwarts.
When in doubt, go to Dumbledore, which is what Fudge used to do.
"Connelly, don't be impatient. The children are fine. Don't worry."
Dumbledore, who was wearing a nightgown full of stars, looked helplessly at the intruders in the room, Fudge and his party.
It was almost midnight now and he was ready to fall asleep.
"Albus, you promise!" Fudge said stubbornly.
"I promise." The helplessness on Dumbledore's face became more and more obvious.
Why have I never seen you care so much about Harry before?
Dumbledore remembered some things from the past. Fudge, who had just assumed the position of Minister of Magic, was not what he is now.
Although he has little ability, he is very self-aware. Unfortunately, he has changed after experiencing the taste of power over the years.
Obsessed with power and status. At the same time, he is also closer to those so-called pure-blood wizards.
So does Dumbledore know where Dudley and the others are? Really knew Dudley had told him.
"Tell me, Albus, where he is, please."
Dumbledore sighed as he listened to Fudge's constant pleading.
"I can tell you, but Connelly, you should go back to them tomorrow morning."
After receiving Fudge's assurance, Dumbledore told him the location of Dudley and others.
"That place is very safe. Well, maybe safer than Hogwarts." He said with a strange expression.
Dumbledore originally wanted to say that the safety level was second only to Hogwarts, but then he thought that a lot of things had happened in Hogwarts recently, including the invasion of trolls, the remnant soul of Voldemort, and the Horcruxes (returning two). There's a basilisk or something like that
In short, it has absolutely nothing to do with safety.
(End of chapter)
