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The Hogwarts Attack! Hundreds of casualties! 》

Compared to the previous reports of the "Daily Prophet", this can be said to be a rather crude title.

But this is not good news.

Because the title is simple to a large extent means that the title and the content of the entire article are already powerful enough, and there is no need to use exaggerated titles to attract traffic.

That is, the less the word count, the bigger the thing.

This is a consensus in the magic circle of the country.

In this current issue of the Daily Prophet, not only is the title very simple, but even the article is pitifully short.

Do not.

This kind of article can't even be called an article.

It can only be said that it is a public notice that should be posted on the notice board.

Because there wasn't even any introductory text on it, just a string of icy numbers representing the number of casualties and the amount Jin Galleon lost.

And, the real-life magic photos of Hogwarts that occupy most of the entire newspaper.

Its scale is so large that it even completely ignores the content classification system established by the Ministry of Magic more than 100 years ago.

Including the destroyed Hogwarts Castle, the battlefield outside the castle that seems to have been bombed countless times by nuclear bombs, rows of neatly arranged corpses, the huge Dark Mark floating in the sky, and Link and Dumbledore against Voldemort. Actual photos.

Everything, everything was published.

These photos, as well as the dense list of dead below the entire film, are enough to silence every wizard of the country who sees this issue of the Daily Prophet.

That's why the old Leaky Cauldron's atmosphere was so eerie.

You know, that's Hogwarts!

The entire country, and even the largest and most famous magic school in Europe.

Not only the vast majority of children in the country will study there, but many foreign students even choose to transfer here every year.

And now, it was attacked there?

There were so many casualties!

Just looking at the dense list of student casualties beneath those photos made Tom's brain a little dizzy.

Because he understands that behind every name, it represents a broken family that has fallen into hell!

Taking a heavy sniff, Tom stretched out his trembling hand and pushed the bag of gold Galleons back to the guest on the opposite side. came out and shouted:

"Give me all the money! I bought the wine in the audience today!"

As soon as the words fell, all the wine bottles were opened under the action of magic and flew to each table automatically.

This sudden change made the atmosphere in the Leaky Cauldron warm. Except for the parents who were still red-eyed, they ran their fingers over the casualty list in the Daily Prophet and searched for their children's names. The rest The guests all looked at Tom with amazement.

In their impression Tom is not a generous person.

In the past, people who were unwilling to wipe off even a fraction of the bill would actually say something like a free drink today?

However, this strange emotion only appeared in the hearts of everyone for a short moment.

After all, today is a special day.

Even a stingy person like Boss Tom should be moved after witnessing such a tragic event.

The relieved guests raised their wine glasses one after another and silently toasted Tom.

And Tom himself poured himself a beer glass full of whiskey, signaled to everyone, and drank it.

This is his unique skill, and a normal person can never finish 500ml of fire whisky in one gulp.

If you want to change it to normal, there will definitely be cheers and applause from countless old drunkards after performing this move.

But today, everyone has no such interest.

Only a man with a mustache wearing a gentleman's top hat and a monocle in his right eye walked to the bar while clapping his hands lightly and said:

"It's amazing! It's amazing! Boss Tom, your drinking is getting better and better! However, you don't seem to be in a good mood today. Is it because you read the Daily Prophet?"

Tom glanced at the moustache opposite, just wiped his mouth, but did not speak.

This man's face was more handsome than the man in the suit and leather shoes next to him, but Tom still recognized the other's identity.

Ap Sybil.

Workshop Master of Sybil's Magic Workshop.

His subordinates hired several wizard refugees and house elves smuggled in from various countries, specializing in the manufacture of some preliminary potion materials for Knockturn Alley.

For the past ten years or so, he has been calling himself a pure-blooded wizard.

Tom knew very well that this guy was French through and through.

This is quite secret news. Apu never discloses his identity in any public occasion, and his own English and living habits are even more Chinese than most Chinese!

But it couldn't be hidden from Tom.

After all, the Leaky Cauldron is a collection center for all kinds of news in the magic world.

As the owner of the bar, Tom is the ultimate recorder of these messages.

If Tom wasn't really interested in these gossips, he could even be an intelligence businessman, specializing in buying and selling information for a living.

"Come on, Tom, you're embarrassing me."

Seeing that Tom didn't speak, Apu spoke in a soft tone, and then picked up the newspaper of the man in the suit beside him, looking at it and said, "But if something like this happened, it's inevitable that you don't want to talk. As a Chinese, I am also very distressed. After all, if the Daily Prophet and the Ministry of Magic have always been pissed, what can be published in the newspapers should only be the tip of the iceberg. In other words, what Hogwarts really suffered The casualties should be many times greater than what is reported in the Daily Prophet."

Apu's voice is not small, especially at the end, he deliberately increased the volume a bit, as if he was afraid that other people in the bar would hear what he said.

And he did achieve his purpose.

As soon as he finished speaking, the atmosphere in the bar that had calmed down a bit became heavy again.

The men began to drink more and more quickly, and the women put down the Daily Prophet in their hands and began to cry.

Almost everyone subconsciously believed Apu's words.

After all, the Ministry of Magic does have a similar record.

The most impressive example is the time of Fudge, when reports of Voldemort's resurrection were denied time and time again.

If it wasn't for the collusion between the Ministry of Magic and the "Daily Prophet", all kinds of concealment, how could the matter of Voldemort be so big?

Looking at all this in front of him, the corners of Apu's mouth rose in an untraceable manner.

He put the newspaper back in front of the man who turned west, and said with a sigh:

"My poor fellows, my heart goes out to you. If I had a child who died in that attack, I wouldn't stop there. I'd take out my wand and go talk to the group that took me away. The thugs who killed the child are desperate!"

Apu's voice suddenly paused, and then he said in a slightly hoarse tone:

"But who should I seek revenge? The Man-Know-Who? Or the French wizards? Yes, these are the answers given by the Ministry of Magic through the Daily Prophet. They tell us that the Man-Know-Who is with the French wizards. The invasion of Hogwarts caused this tragedy. If it weren't for the actions of our beloved Commissioner Link Foley and Professor Dumbledore, this event would have even developed uncontrollably. But! You really believe Such a statement?

As far as I know, as early as last year, the Ministry of Magic announced that You-Know-Who has been expelled from the country, right? The "Daily Prophet" at that time even published an article with a "reasonable and well-founded" analysis saying that the mysterious man who made us fear is likely to have been killed by Commissioner Link Foley and Dumbledore together!

On the other hand, the French magic world seems to be in a chaotic period right now, right? They kill me all day long, I kill you, and the entire French Ministry of Magic is almost dead in name only.

This information is all from the Daily Prophet itself.

But if these things are true, then I want to ask.

Mysterious people who have been killed, or banished, plus French wizards in riots.

Under the current situation, will these two people really leave the mess on their side and simply sneak into the heavily guarded, guarded Hogwarts that is not weaker than the magic world of the country to attack?

To sum up, and referring to what the Ministry of Magic has done in the past, I think I have reason to believe that our Ministry of Magic has something to hide in this matter! "

After he finished speaking, Apu drank the fire whisky in his hand and smashed it heavily on the bar.

The sound of wine glasses colliding with the wooden bar reverberated in the bar, and also struck the hearts of everyone present.

Many people's breathing became heavier, and some wizards even took out their wands and kept rubbing them in their hands.

Everyone was full of fire in their hearts, but now, Apu gave them a chance to vent.

bang—

A burly man with a big beard smashed the table in front of him into pieces with a ruthless punch.

His eyes were bloodshot and scarlet, and with his heavy breathing and hideous face, he looked like those angry bulls in the Spanish bullring.

The crowd around them almost subconsciously avoided, fearing that they would be affected by the man who was obviously going crazy in front of him.

But at the next moment, the bearded man covered his head and cried.

"My daughter! My Rani—"

Hearing the man's heart-wrenching cries, the surrounding crowd was stunned.

After all, a burly man with a height of more than two meters and a weight of at least 100 kilograms hugged his head and cried. The contrast brought by such a scene was too strong.

But after reacting, the crowd gathered around again and began to comfort the strong man.

Appearance aside, this is just a father.

As it happens, there are not a few fathers and mothers who have similar experiences in the crowd.

For a time, the people who were aroused by the emotions hugged together and kept telling their painful experiences, and the sadness in the bar became stronger and stronger.

Eventually, the emotion reached its climax, and a shift toward anger followed.

The roar mixed with the cries continued to sound from the crowd, and the crowd without venting aimed at the tables and chairs in the bar, and the whole Leaky Cauldron Bar became a mess after a burst of frantic venting.

Tom, who was standing at the bar, was in a very complicated mood.

He didn't know whether he should be happy or sad. On the one hand, he no longer had to worry about whether to replace the batch of antique tables and chairs.

'Enthusiastic' patrons have helped him make decisions, even with the question of whether to redecorate the bar's floor and walls.

But on the other hand, the group of angry guys in front of them might do something serious that is more difficult to end.

For example, demonstrations or something.

This is an old tradition of the Chinese people, whether Muggles or wizards like to come here.

If it was in the past, it was nothing.

The Ministry of Magic will not impose any penalties on those who take part in the parade.

After all, everyone usually scolds the Minister of Magic, and the rest of the officials hang up when they have nothing to do with themselves, and even eat melons with great taste.

And the power of the Minister of Magic comes from the people, and they need to rely on the people to compete with the rest of the Ministry of Magic, so they can only bow to the parade.

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Most of the people present may not know what kind of person Link Foley, who promoted the reform of the Ministry of Magic and became one of the commissioners, was, but Tom was clear.

The boy from the Foley family is the only strongman in the history of the magic world of the country who has completely grasped all the power in the Ministry of Magic in the palm of his hand!

Would such a person be afraid of demonstrations?

Do not make jokes!

I'm afraid not all the people participating in the parade will be arrested and tortured, and the main organizer will be executed in public!

Link Foley can do this kind of thing!

Thinking of this, Tom's scalp felt numb, he licked his lips in distress, and then shouted:

"Calm down! The Ministry of Magic in the past was really hip, and we were all very disappointed. But now the Ministry of Magic is restructured, I believe they are still good, just like the previous Death Eater attack, the Ministry of Magic Didn't you handle it well?"

"Yeah, that's right! Hundreds of years ago, when the Ministry of Magic was just established, it was all good, but have they done anything good in the past 100 years? , this is enough to prove that a good person, or a good organization, can also degenerate. It is fate that a dragon slayer will eventually become a dragon, and now, the restructured Ministry of Magic is the dragon slayer that has become a dragon. Warriors! We can't just look at what they did in the past, but what they do now!"

Apu's voice was sonorous, and he danced like he was giving a speech, "Fellow people, let's go to the Ministry of Magic! I have to ask them to tell us that our children can't die inexplicably! We want revenge!" "