The Legend of Harry Potter Schoolmaster

"Principal, I think Mr. Hart should stay in the school hospital for a few more days!" Madam Pomfrey insisted with a look of fuss, "Although I can be sure that there is nothing serious about his health, but Observing for three to five days should be the safest choice, otherwise, if something unexpected happens..."

"I think your opinion is very constructive, Poppy!" Professor Albus Dumbledore said with a gentle face: "But Mr. Hart has some other things to deal with... You know, this is an extraordinary time .”

"Well..." Madam Pomfrey muttered, "The body should be the most important thing..."

However, she did not insist on her opinion, but let Dumbledore leave the school hospital with Jon Hart.

...

"Thank you, Professor!" Walking in the corridor of Hogwarts, Jon said gratefully.

The past few days of being "closed" in the school hospital were honestly very boring... In some sense, Hogwarts' school doctor, Mrs. Poppy-Pomfrey, was too conscientious.

But she also made Jon's previous injuries wiped away, and he became alive again.

"Nothing, come with me!"

Since it was early in the morning and there was no one in the corridor, Dumbledore led Jon into an empty classroom.

"Look at this!" Dumbledore said seriously after sitting down.

At the same time, he handed a newspaper in front of Jon, which is today's "Daily Prophet"... The ink on the newspaper is still very new, it should not have been long since it was printed.

Looking down, Jon couldn't help but become serious. Because the headline on the front page is——

"Death Eaters have requested a hostage exchange from the Ministry of Magic!"

"An unnamed Death Eater, You-Know-Who's devoted obedience and follower, warned this newspaper last night...the eleven staff they claim belong to the Ministry of Magic's Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures, Now in their hands; the eleven employees are Dirk Cresswell, Amos Diggory, Cuthbert Motridge..."

At the bottom of the newspaper, there are more than a dozen portraits... The wizards in the portraits are all tightly bound by ropes, and the expressions on their faces are full of despair and helplessness. Jon recognized Cedric's father, Mr. Diggory, and Mr. Motridge in a lady's dress at a glance...

"The Death Eaters hoped that the Ministry of Magic would not disappoint their staff, and they decided to use these eleven Ministry employees in exchange for the eleven Death Eaters they had imprisoned - including Bellatrix - Lestrange, Lucius Malfoy, Antonin Dolokhov...

At eight o'clock this morning, the Death Eaters will release one of the staff and return him to the Ministry of Magic. At the same time, they asked Azkaban to release one of the Death Eaters on the above list within half an hour and return him the wand. If the Ministry of Magic does this, within half an hour the Death Eaters will release another employee; if the Ministry fails to do so, the Death Eaters will kill one of them and throw his body in the On a Muggle street..."

Wait...it's eight o'clock this morning!

Jon's expression couldn't help being shocked, and he quickly looked down at his watch... It's already 7:15, that is to say, only forty-five minutes until the so-called "hostage exchange" time.

...

"How is this possible!" Jon murmured, "How could the Daily Prophet publish such content?"

In Jon's impression, the "Daily Prophet" has always been the mouthpiece of the Ministry of Magic; now that the Death Eaters have not yet controlled the Ministry of Magic, how could they help the Death Eaters publish such a news?

"The content of the original headline is not this, Barnabas Guffy (the editor-in-chief of the Daily Prophet) told me!" Dumbledore said in a deep voice: "But the newspaper was attacked this morning, and the attackers Cautiously, it didn't cause too much of a stir; they just changed the headlines on the front page of the newspaper, and then sent the whole newspaper out..."

"By the time they realized it, the owl had already flown all over the UK with newspapers?" Jon asked in a low voice.

"That's right!" Dumbledore nodded: "Now all the wizards in the UK who have the habit of reading the morning newspaper should already know about this!"

"So... what's the Ministry of Magic's opinion on this?" Jon asked tentatively.

"Scrimgeour advocates sternly rejecting the Death Eaters' request..." Albus Dumbledore said slowly, "but Amelia disagrees...she thinks that the safety of the Ministry of Magic members should be given more consideration. Important... Most of the higher-ups in the Ministry of Magic are inclined to Amelia's point of view."

Jon nodded silently!

In fact, it is not difficult to understand... If this matter has not been made public, the Ministry of Magic can refuse the request of the Death Eaters, even if they give up those innocent employees...

But now, the matter has been made public... If the death eaters allow the execution of more than a dozen employees, it will be a great harm to the reputation of the Ministry of Magic, and it may even put everyone in the Ministry of Magic at risk.

And with such a short reaction time, it was difficult for the Ministry of Magic to come up with any effective solutions.

Frowning and thinking for a long time...Jon still didn't think of any useful solution.

He could only look at Dumbledore for help: "Is there anything we need to do, Professor?"

"To be honest, I didn't think of any good way." Dumbledore shook his head: "But Amelia and I promise that she has sent someone to negotiate with Tom, and she will release as few Death Eaters as possible." only……"

"Okay..." Jon sighed helplessly.

After the victory in the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, the advantages gained by the Ministry of Magic and the Order of the Phoenix seemed to be lost little by little... while the power of the Death Eaters was rising at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The situation seems to be gradually becoming less optimistic?

...

"Of course, this is just one of the things...and you don't need to worry about this matter, Amelia and I will deal with it as much as possible..." After a pause, Dumbledore continued: "There is one more thing ..."

"Huh?" Jon looked at Dumbledore with some doubts.

"I told you before that Diana was taken away by Scrimgeour and the Aurors..." Dumbledore said slowly, "Now, Miss Greengrass is staying alone in the old house..."

"...so I suggest that you should go to visit her now and comfort her..." Dumbledore smiled: "Of course, this is just a little suggestion from me!"