Harry didn't expect Mrs. Figg, who lived across from his house, to be a Squib who knows about the wizarding world.
She was even entrusted by Dumbledore to take care of his living conditions here since he was a child.
According to Mrs. Figg, there was supposed to be a wizard nearby at this moment to look after him, Mundungus Fletcher.
But during the dementors attack just now, Mundungus, who was in charge of protecting Harry, did not show up and Mrs. Figg was very angry about it.
On the way back, she kept complaining about the other party, saying he was a worthless stinky man.
And she firmly believed that Mundungus must have followed his old habit and went somewhere to steal.
Finally reaching home safe and sound.
The Dursleys were terribly worried when they saw Dudley who was trembling and staring ahead blankly.
"Boy, what the hell did you do to Dudley?!"
Before Harry could explain, a brown owl flew in. It dropped a letter, flapped its wings and disappeared into the night sky.
The appearance of the owl completely ignited Uncle Vernon's anger: "It's a bloody owl again, no more owls are allowed to enter my house!"
Harry ignored the shouts beside him as he looked at the letter in his hand and frowned tightly.
The letter actually came from the Ministry of Magic.
Opening the envelope, he carefully pulled out the letter inside.
[Dear Mr. Potter:
We have received information that you cast the Patronus Charm in front of Muggles in a Muggle area at 9:23 tonight.
This behavior is a serious violation of the "Reasonable Restraint of Underage Wizards Act", so you have been expelled from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Representatives from the Ministry of Magic will shortly be sent to your residence to destroy your wand.
In view of the fact that you have previously been formally warned for violating Article 13 of the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy, we regret to inform you.
You must appear at the Ministry of Magic at nine o'clock in the morning on the twelfth of August for a trial.
Mafalda Hopkirk
Ministry of Magic Improper Use of Magic Office]
Harry gasped.
Ignoring Uncle Vernon's yelling next to him, he carefully scanned the contents of the letter again and again.
Making sure it says expulsion and wand destruction, he suddenly felt cold all over.
'No, I can't let them destroy my wand!'
"Get out of the way!" Harry pushed Uncle Vernon who was in the way, and was about to go upstairs to pack his luggage.
Just then, another owl threw a letter into the house.
[Harry:
Dumbledore has just arrived at the Ministry of Magic and is investigating this matter. Don't leave your aunt's house, don't cast any more spells, and don't hand over your wand to anyone.
Arthur Weasley]
Before Harry could put away Mr Weasley's letter, a third letter flew in from outside the door.
[I just heard from Weasley about what happened, remember never to leave that house.]
Harry recognized Sirius' handwriting on it and breathed a sigh of relief when he received letters from everyone.
Since they told him not to leave, he stayed here and waited for news. He was sure Dumbledore would handle it all.
…
At the same time, Lucas took Vinda to the Ministry's eighth floor by elevator.
Just as they stepped out of the elevator, they suddenly received a message from Pyne.
Learning that Harry Potter had been expelled from Hogwarts, Lucas stopped immediately.
"Vinda, inform our people, it's time to start..!"
As he spoke, he tore up the store transfer document in his hand.
Fudge will not let go of such a good opportunity, and he will definitely publicize this matter in the newspapers.
And just as he thought, it didn't take long for the "Daily Prophet" to print an additional edition, describing Harry as a teenager who abused magic in front of Muggles.
In this way, Harry's image got even worse.
Swoosh~!!
A green flame flared up in the fireplace and Dumbledore stepped out of the flames with a serious face. Seeing Lucas in front of him, he didn't seem surprised.
"Lucas, are those photos you took back then usable?"
"What?" Lucas asked suspiciously.
Dumbledore said softly: "I know you must have other uses for those photos, but this matter is not trivial, I hope you can take them out."
"Since you have said so, of course I am willing to help, and I will notify my subordinates to send out the photos."
Dumbledore nodded and continued, "Want to meet Minister Fudge with me?"
"Of course!" Lucas turned and walked towards the first floor with the Headmaster.
Today is particularly lively for ordinary wizards.
The "Daily Prophet", a newspaper that only publishes in the morning and evening, has published three newspapers so far.
Waiting for the people to digest the news for a short while, the Daily Prophet printed another issue.
This time the newspaper was like a blockbuster, causing the entire English magic community to fall into silence.
"The Return of the Dark Lord!"
The eye-catching headline on the front page, together with the photo of Voldemort stroking his bald head was extremely impactful.
The photos chosen by members of the Saints were very classy.
Behind Voldemort's intoxicated expression, there was the eye-catching Dark Mark in the sky.
"The Minister lied to us, Dumbledore and Harry Potter were right!"
"There is news from the staff of the Ministry of Magic that Harry Potter has just been attacked by dementors."
"Yes, I'm sure of the news, but the Ministry of Magic expelled Harry Potter from Hogwarts and broke his wand!"
"Cornelius Fudge lied to us, the Dark Lord is really back!"
The wizards were worried and afraid, but also angry at Fudge.
After telling each other, more and more people learned the truth.
It was already late at night, so when people wake up the following morning, the British magic world will usher in even greater shocks.
Fudge didn't know that he was about to face a disaster, because all the latest reports were kept out of the minister's office by Pyne Carrow.
If Fudge got the news too early, wouldn't it give him time to deal with them?
"Dumbledore, Mr. Grindelwald, this matter is very difficult, Harry Potter has violated wizarding laws after all!"
Fudge looked at the old and the young opposite, and said with a bit of embarrassment.
Dumbledore knew that the minister was trying to evade giving them a proper answer. But he had only come here to try to reverse the decision to expel Harry from Hogwarts and destroy his wand.
As soon as Judgment Day comes, Dumbledore will have ample evidence to prove that Dementors had entered Muggle-inhabited areas.
"Cornelius, I hope you will give Harry a chance. I'm not asking you to drop the charges against him, just to temporarily revoke his expulsion from Hogwarts and the order to destroy his wand."
"We can wait until the trial is over to make a decision, don't you think?"
"I don't think it's necessary." Fudge said with a wave of his hand.
"The dementors are under the control of the Ministry of Magic. Without the order of the Ministry of Magic, the dementors will never leave Azkaban."
"So the purpose of Harry Potter using the Patronus Charm was probably just to show off, after all, there was a Muggle of the same age by his side at the time."
"Cornelius, your judgment is too arbitrary!" Dumbledore sternly accused.
Unexpectedly, Fudge sneered, looked at Dumbledore without fear and said.
"I am the Minister of Magic, and I must uphold the integrity of wizarding law."
"Dumbledore, I will not choose to let Harry Potter go just because of his special status."
"Wizard law is sacred and even more the statute of secrecy, even you cannot be above the law!"
Lucas looked at the two people who were at war, and coughed lightly.
"Take it easy, both of you, sit down and talk slowly!"
The two of them listened to Lucas, and they all sat back in their seats.
Lucas cleared his throat and continued: "Minister Fudge, your determination and attitude to uphold the wizarding law is commendable."
"However, Harry Potter's identity really needs to be considered. If the public learns that the famous boy-who-lived was expelled by you, it is inevitable that some people will criticize you."
Fudge frowned, he really didn't expect this. But it's just a little bit of criticism, and it doesn't hurt him much now.
"Mr. Grindelwald is right, but I don't think it's a big deal to be criticized for a while because of upholding the wizarding law."
Fudge was really different from usual, and now he dared to reject Dumbledore and Lucas in succession.
Hearing his remarks, Lucas was not angry, but said with an inexplicable smile.
"Then I hope that Minister Fuge can still say that after a while."
As soon as the words fell, the door of the minister's office was suddenly pushed open as Pyne Carrow hurried in.
"Minister Fudge, something is wrong, please read the newly printed issue of the Daily Prophet."
"The Return of the Dark Lord!"
Seeing the title and accompanying picture, Fudge felt a chill spread from head to toe.
"Is the person in charge of the Daily Prophet crazy? Who allowed him to publish such fake news?"
He threw the newspaper on the ground angrily.
Lucas, who sat across from him, smiled at Dumbledore.
The two looked at Fudge at the same time, and now it was time for the other to beg them.