Kenneth stood by the window, stretched out his hand to open the gap in the curtains, and secretly observed the situation outside the street. Although he did not see anyone wandering around his residence, he could feel that he was indeed being watched.
His luck has been really bad recently. Not only did his stupid father lose a lot of galleons by selling counterfeit goods, but he also sent him to Azkaban Prison, and he helped Albert run a joke with Zuko.
Behind the store, I felt like I was being watched by someone. Although Kenneth didn't find anyone, his intuition in the gray area told him that he was indeed being watched.
This is never a good thing.
But why was he being targeted?
Because of my father?
No, Kenneth preferred to believe it was because of Albert, because of the damn 10,000 reward.
Somehow, he felt that he had been tricked by Albert.
That's right. If he hadn't sensed a problem, how could Albert have needed his own help in delivering the goods to Joko?
Wouldn't it be the same if Fred, George or Lee Jordan delivered the goods?
hateful!
Why didn't I think of it before?
He also signed a magical contract, and even if he was caught, nothing could be revealed.
Doesn’t Albert want to take this opportunity to trick himself?
No, probably not.
Probably to throw trouble to him and see if he is trustworthy.
Thinking of this, Kenneth became even more depressed. At first, he proposed to cooperate with Albert, and there would be nothing wrong with everyone making money together. As a result, Old Toller not only refused, but also wanted to get Defense Against the Dark Arts from Albert.
The benefits of props.
It feels ridiculous just thinking about it.
Is that guy so easy for others to take advantage of?
I don’t want to think about what happened to the group of Death Eaters who wanted to disrupt the wedding.
Old Toller got himself into Azkaban and messed up his relationship with Albert.
Otherwise, based on their cooperation at Hogwarts, even if they cannot get a lot of benefits like Fred, George and George, at least they will not suffer a loss, instead of having to sign a damn magical contract like this.
Kenneth regretted that he believed his father's lies and made the situation become like this.
Now that he was being targeted, he had no choice but to find Albert for help through Fred, George and Lee Jordan, but those guys didn't know where they were hiding recently.
Shouldn't he be left outside to attract fire?
The more Kenneth thought about it, the more something was wrong.
"We can't stay here any longer. We have to find a place to avoid the limelight."
He decided to discuss the matter with Fred, George and Lee Jordan at the next Ministry of Magic Defense Against the Dark Arts training.
When he was simply packing up his things and preparing to leave, there was suddenly a rush of footsteps on the street outside, and then the door was rudely opened. Before Kenneth could apparate, he saw several men with ferocious faces and beards.
The slovenly man rushed into the house with his wand and fired a curse directly at Kenneth who was picking up his suitcase and preparing to leave.
"Damn it!"
After Kenneth threw the suitcase, he pulled out his wand and used the Iron Armor Charm to block the oncoming curse, but he was still staggered. Fortunately, the Iron Armor Charm on the defensive bracelet helped him block it, otherwise he might have suffered the same fate.
No better than the window next to it that was blown apart by a curse.
"Damn it, I really got tricked."
While Kenneth mentally greeted Albert's family and his family, he also recognized one of the intruders.
Kenneth used a red curse to push back the three approaching people, immediately found a bunker to hide, and roared at the sloppy man named Paul: "Damn it Paul, what do you want to do?"
"What don't you want to do? Someone wants to invite you to join us." The sloppy man named Paul grinned and showed yellow teeth. "Little Toler, I advise you not to resist and just follow us. Otherwise, don't blame me.
Look at old Toller."
"Do you guys invite others to join you like this?"
Kenneth's face was very dark. If he hadn't signed a magic contract, he wouldn't be afraid to go with them. The worst-case scenario would be to join, but that was not possible now.
"I don't think you would take it seriously. That guy is still in Azkaban Prison."
"Stop talking nonsense, I'll count to three, just follow us, otherwise don't blame us for being rude." The three of them quickly surrounded Kenneth's hiding place, preparing to take him down in one fell swoop.
"You're welcome? Why are you going to be so rude?"
Kenneth suddenly fired red sparks out of the window that was blown up by the spell, trying to scare the three people away and give himself a chance to escape.
"Damn, is this a trap?"
There is no doubt that Kenneth's actions succeeded in misjudgment among the three of them. During this period, the Ministry of Magic used many methods to catch the dark wizard.
"Don't be silly, I dare say he just wants to scare us away."
"No matter what, take the person away first."
Paul rushed towards Kenneth, trying to knock him down, but was severely knocked away by a barrier spell.
"Just don't kill me."
Anyway, the order I received was just to capture Kenneth. Since that guy was ignorant, it would be better to let him suffer a little.
As for the friendship with Old Toller, how many Galleons is it worth?
However, Kenneth was not bad either. He either dodged the three curses or blocked them by using the defensive items on his body.
However, it took them some time and they managed to corner Kenneth.
At this moment, there was another rush of footsteps outside, followed closely by an unfamiliar shout.
"Quick, quick, don't let them escape."
A group of people are outflanking us.
The three of them all wanted to kill Kenneth, but it was too late. Several magic spells had been fired from outside the door, knocking Paul and the three of them directly to the ground.
"It seems that we are quite lucky."
Kingsley glanced at the stunned Kenneth and motioned to several people around him to take him away.
After Kenneth finally regained his composure, he couldn't help asking: "What are you..."
"Fred and George told me that you might be in trouble." Kingsley glanced at the unlucky guy who was about to act as bait, and comforted him: "Don't worry, if you come here a few more times, everyone will know that you are the bait.
After that, no one will come to trouble you again."
Upon hearing this, Kenneth's expression instantly fell.
"Cooperate well with the Ministry of Magic, and we will appropriately commute your father's sentence."
Kingsley reached out and patted Kenneth on the shoulder, handed him a candy, and reminded: "This is a new product recently manufactured by Fred and George. It is said that eating it can bring people luck. In the future, you
If you encounter this situation again, just eat it and nothing will happen."
"Thank them for their kindness for me." Kenneth took the candy and said through gritted teeth.
"I will. Before that, I suggest you go back to the Ministry of Magic with us. At least it will be safer there."
Kingsley hurried over with his people, and hurriedly returned to the Ministry of Magic with several knocked down wizards, preparing to extract useful information from these people.
As expected, the three of them basically knew nothing.
They were all at the bottom of Knockturn Alley. They had just joined the mysterious man not long ago. It should be said that they became the minions of some Death Eaters. The order they received was to take Kenneth away.
Kingsley reported the news to the Auror office immediately, but he felt that no one might be caught there. After all, they had just made such a big noise in Knockturn Alley, and many people had seen it.
If you think that others are too stupid, as long as those people have any brains, they will definitely abandon the stronghold.
After Kingsley asked his assistant to briefly organize the news, he knocked on the door of the minister's office with the news.
"How about it?"
Scrimgeour asked without looking up.
"Only a few little guys were caught."
Kingsley handed over the documents that his assistant helped organize, "The Auror office should be investigating along that line, but I think the possibility of catching a big fish is not high. This operation is too rushed. We
There was no time at all to arrange it.”
"Where's Kenneth Toller?"
Scrimgeour put down his quill, took the report, quickly glanced at the contents, and asked.
"Mr. Toller is at the Ministry of Magic. We asked the Telegrapher to communicate with him, but he doesn't know much. Based on the information provided by Mr. Toller, we suspect that Hogsmeade may have a Death Eater spy.
, and those three guys want to catch Mr. Toller, it should be a Death Eater trying to find Albert through him, and his reward is still hanging on the black market."
"I really don't understand that they all have their heads on their butts?"
Scrimgeour wanted to kill Lucius directly, but in the end he gave up. If he lost his credibility, it would be difficult to do it again in the future. After all, there was no Galleons left from the fines from the three Death Eaters.
How much.
"I think they should withdraw that damn bounty, but... even if they withdraw, the Malfoy family may continue to pay others to put Albert's bounty on it." Kingsley is not too worried about Albert's safety.
Question, "Currently we have not found the whereabouts of Narcissa Malfoy. We suspect that she may be with Bellatrix Lestrange."
"This matter is not urgent. That guy is not easy to mess with. If necessary, he will definitely take the initiative to cooperate with us." Scrimgeour put down the file, looked up at Kingsley and asked, "The black magic training over there
How is it going?"
"About a hundred people came to participate in the training, and the number is gradually expanding." Kingsley took out another document from the folder and handed it to Scrimgeour: "The effect is even better than we expected. I want to use it."
Soon, they should be able to protect themselves."
"You have done a good job, but when it comes to training them...I mean teaching them more self-protection abilities, and if there are particularly outstanding personnel, you can consider recruiting them for training." Scrimgeour said from the document.
He took out a document from the folder, signed it, and said to Kingsley: "I will give you some temporary staff, and the treatment will be the same as your current members. And next time you encounter a dark wizard who massacres Muggles,
I allow you to kill them directly. We need to give those bastards some deterrent to prevent them from causing trouble everywhere. The Muggle Prime Minister has already protested to Fudge several times."
"Are we going to continue to expand enrollment?" Kingsley asked with a frown.
"There is no way, we are seriously short of manpower." Scrimgeour reminded, "They are considered non-staff during the war, and we need more helpers."
"Where's Kenneth Toller?" Kingsley asked again.
"It doesn't matter, let's commute his father's sentence. I guess it won't be long before Voldemort will try to rob the prison." Scrimgeour tapped the table with his fingers, "And we have nothing to do about it, so it doesn't matter whether it is reduced or not.
"
"That person's prophecy?"
"So be it!" Scrimgeour sighed and said: "This kind of thing is inevitable. You should know better than me. There are many prisoners in Azkaban now. For Voldemort, these are natural cannon fodder.
You should know very well that he would not mind doing that."
"If possible, first select a group of prisoners with relatively minor crimes, fine them, and then release them for investigation. If they commit crimes again, the punishment will be increased. As for the money will be used to expand the crisis
The response team and the fight against the mysterious man are all we can do now to get through the difficulties together."
"Are you really going to do this?" Kingsley was confused by Scrimgeour's suggestion.
"Well, there is no need to worry about this matter. I will ask about the specific time of the jailbreak when the time comes. You will help me hand this over to Pierce later. By the way, call Devin and have a meeting on time at ten o'clock in the evening to discuss this matter."
"Okay, I understand." Kingsley left with the signed document.
Looking at the closed wooden door, Scrimgeour sighed heavily.
If possible, Scrimgeour actually planned to pick up the plane and ambush a wave of mysterious people, but since he learned that Dumbledore was injured, he completely gave up this idea.
Let Dumbledore fight You-Know-Who.
No, he couldn't take the risk.
Moreover, it is impossible to prevent things like prison robbery.
Who told the prison robber to be a mysterious person?
He couldn't resist at all. Maybe calling the Aurors could drive the mysterious man away, but it was just a matter of time.
At the moment, he can only use the all-people-military mode to give everyone the power to fight against the dark wizard. Although he is also very aware of the consequences of doing so, he can no longer care about it now.
The docile people are indeed conducive to the management of the Ministry of Magic, but they have no ability to protect themselves when facing hungry wolves. The reason for all this is actually that the Ministry of Magic has cut everything across the board in order to facilitate management.
It is not difficult to see this from the Auror training materials and the Ministry of Magic's modification of parts of Albert's "Guide to Self-Defence".
As for future troubles, Scrimgeour has nothing to do with him. The most important thing now is to win this war and survive.
Can you win?
Scrimgeour did not have much confidence in himself because he suspected that Dumbledore was about to die.
Why was he murdered by a mysterious man?
The big reason is that if the mysterious man tries to control the Ministry of Magic, he will become the number one target.
Combined with Dumbledore's injury, he very much suspected that Dumbledore was gone by then, and the mysterious man had no scruples. Although Albert said he had left a way out for him, but... he would not escape!