Hogwarts: Voldemort, don't stop me from studying - Page 284

[Ministry of Magic Heroic Action: Rescue Muggle Children from Danger! ]

[Our special correspondent Rita Skeeter reports: On December 12, the British Ministry of Magic, together with folk wizards, successfully rescued 12 abducted children from an unnamed island near Iceland, including 82 from the UK. Among the rescued children, 7 have magical abilities, but all are over the school age.]

[It is understood that the vast majority of these children come from North America, Asia and Africa, and more than half come from the Middle East. Because their countries have been in a state of war for many years, children who have lost their parents have been forced to become commodities to be bought and sold.]

[The investigation showed that some children had been abused to a certain extent, and most of them were malnourished because they did not get enough food. After treatment at St. Mungo's Hospital, the health of these children has greatly improved.]

[Due to the frequent cases of missing children in Muggle society in recent years, Muggle governments of various countries will establish a more complete system to prevent more children from going missing. ]

[The author has learned that there are rumors that a child was abused and hurt on the island, giving birth to Obscurus and running away, but this news has not been confirmed yet.]

[Scrimgeour, the head of the Auror Office, said: "There are indeed such rumors. We are still investigating the specific circumstances."]

[As we all know, the Obscurus is a very dangerous dark magic force, extremely unstable and difficult to control. If there really is an Obscurus wreaking havoc on British soil, how can we protect ourselves? ]

Until the end of the report, the names of Dumbledore and several Hogwarts professors were not mentioned at all, but they were simply summarized as "folk wizards".

——It was as if this incident was discovered by the Ministry of Magic, and then the children were heroically rescued.

Even the identities of the criminals were not mentioned in the entire text, as if they all emerged from the ground.

However, after reading the report, most readers will naturally think that the criminals have been punished and the matter is over.

He quickly finished reading the newspaper while biting a piece of bread, and said vaguely: "The Ministry of Magic is very powerful... I hope I can become an Auror after I graduate."

Michael looked at him seriously with wide eyes and was shocked to see that Harry seemed to be saying this sincerely.

——Even if he didn't know the deeper inside story, had Harry forgotten what Percy Weasley said in the meeting that day?

Harry didn't think too much about it. He also received a newspaper, but didn't have time to read it carefully. However, since it took so many days for the incident to be published in the newspaper, the Ministry of Magic must have dealt with all the subsequent issues, right?

He did not realize that the Ministry of Magic was also made up of selfish wizards, but regarded it as an authoritative and fair entity.

Harry finished his breakfast quickly, wiped his mouth, tucked the newspaper casually under his arm, and said hastily: "I have to go... I have to tell Ron and Hermione not to sign the detention list..."

Harry ran away in a hurry. Michael pointed at his back and looked at Wade again. He asked incredulously, "Harry has no doubts at all?"

Without even looking up, Vader said, "He's not a Ravenclaw."

"...Well," Michael said helplessly, "One day he'll learn that it's good to believe only half of a news report, especially when it's written by that rumor-mongering Rita Skeeter."

He flipped through the newspaper and said puzzledly, "Strange, this article seems different from Skeeter's previous style."

"What's her style?" Wade asked, turning another page.

"She... would probably write like this—"

Wade couldn't help laughing because Michael's imitation was so good that he could almost imagine Rita Skeeter saying these words to fan the flames.

Michael was only thirteen years old, but he could see Rita Skeeter's behavior from the newspaper. In contrast, in the original book, Mrs. Weasley was always deceived by all kinds of hypocritical words, and she had a deep misunderstanding of Hermione.

"Perhaps it's because she really has grasped the horrible truth this time...she really knows a lot of inside information, so she doesn't dare to write it down?"

Vader said this casually, and then continued to flip to the back.

The reporter who wrote this report obviously did not do enough homework. He used conspiracy theories to attribute Grindelwald's deeds of burning down Paris to Credence. To be honest, if you read it as an ordinary novel, it feels pretty good.

After putting down the newspaper, Wade looked around casually.

Not many students read the newspaper, and even fewer continue to pay attention to it after reading it.

The students who had been nervous about Percy Weasley's rally, like Harry, now thought that the matter had come to an end - except for the Obscurus who was not sure whether he was still in Great Britain.

Just like in his previous life, even if he heard in the news that a fire, earthquake, flood or other extremely serious incident had occurred in some place, most people would be indifferent as long as they were not around them.

——Don’t participate, don’t discuss, don’t care, at most you’ll give a “like” when you see the news, that’s all.

But at this time, perhaps because there were too few people in the magic world, or perhaps because Wade himself was personally involved, he felt an indescribable helplessness about the slowness of the crowd.

"Let's go." Michael put on his schoolbag and urged, "It's time to go to class."

Monday mornings always start with three overlapping elective classes.

He stuffed the rolled-up newspaper into his schoolbag, touched the time converter hanging around his neck, and stood up.

……

Although it was almost Christmas time, the difficulty of the courses increased instead of decreasing. After a morning of classes, even Wade was too busy to think about anything else.

[Ferdinand: You have to come back this holiday, right? Of course, if you want to stay at school and spend the holiday with your friends, that's fine, but your mother really wants to see you after seeing the news.]

[Fiona: Your father misses you too, he is just too embarrassed to say it! ]

There is also a naughty face drawn on the back.

Wade smiled, put away the friend book, and put the communication pea into his ear.

Wade leaned against the window, pressed the pea and said, "Connecting Fiona Gray and Ferdinand Gray."

"Beep-beep-"

The phone rang twice and was immediately connected.

"Hey, Wade!" Fiona's cheerful voice said, "Are you done with get out of class?"

Then Ferdinand's voice: "Did you see what's in today's newspaper, Wade?"

"seen it already."

"This is the hottest news today!" Fiona continued, "It's all over the streamer! And the news... I mean the news for ordinary people - Reuters, the News Association, the Daily Telegraph, they're all talking about this."

Wade looked at the gloomy sky in the distance and said, "In fact, there are some rumors in the school - for example, there are more than 82 children who were abducted."

"Dad." Wade paused before saying, "Khalil showed up. He's in school now... in Hogwarts."

He originally didn't intend to mention this matter, but Wade was worried. What if Khalil "accidentally" met the Grays on the street one day, and then used the relationship between the two families to gain their trust?

If parents don't understand the inside story, it will be difficult for them to guard against such calculations.

He didn't want his actions, which were originally intended to protect his family, to end up putting them in danger.

Ferdinand exclaimed, and Fiona took a breath.

After a long period of silence in the communication pea, Wade finally heard Ferdinand's somewhat difficult voice: "He...how is he now?"

"Very good." Wade said, "Lively and cheerful, and learned magic well."

"Then... does he know... does he know that Mrs. Johnson has..." Fiona was too sad to continue.

Wade lowered his eyes and said, "After the reunion, he never mentioned his parents. I suspect he may have forgotten them - you know, magic can easily do that."

"And Khalil... I'm sure he was affected by some bad things during the time he was missing. I just want to tell you - if you meet him one day... don't trust him."

"...I understand." said Ferdinand.

Wade thought he heard a very light sigh, but it seemed like an illusion.

Anne Johnson, Khalil's mother, was first cast into oblivion and then strangled to death by a magical necklace in a nursing home.

Fiona didn't like that lady very much before, but now that she has passed away, all Fiona can remember are the good things about her.

"Do you remember, Wade? Anne baked delicious cookies. She would bring us a box every time she came to visit... No matter how busy she was, she never forgot..."

Fiona choked up as she spoke.

"I want to invite some friends to my house when I have a holiday in two days. Is that okay?"

"Of course." Fiona said quickly, "I'll help you clean up the room."

"The house here is too small, and the children won't have fun with us here." Ferdinand said, "Wade, you can bring your friends to live in the house in Westminster, and it will be convenient for you to attend Christmas activities."

"Okay." Wade naturally agreed.

"We can't have Christmas dinner out," Fiona said. "I'm going to buy the best turkey in advance... Who's coming, Wade?"

"Harry and Michael...I'll ask the others later," said Wade.

"Harry? The savior Harry Potter?" Fiona said in surprise, "Is he the kid who fought the basilisk in the mirror?"

"...Yes, that's him." Wade said.

Vader: "…Have you been watching any superhero movies lately?"

"What?" Fiona didn't hear clearly.

Vader: "Nothing..."