There were no fools among the professors present, and they understood Snape's concerns immediately.
The Ministry of Magic undoubtedly knows the situation best about Dumbledore and Voldemort.
And their series of actions clearly determined that Dumbledore would not be able to return to Hogwarts in a short time.
Even, according to Snape's inference just now - Rufus Scrimgeour's transfer also heralds a worse possibility.
The former Director of the Auror Office who "resigned" did not retire, but arrived at the school at an extraordinary time; the Ministry of Magic awarded him the title of "Guiding Headmaster" and at the same time set up annoying shackles like Umbridge around him.
It is an extremely unreasonable thing... There seems to be only one explanation for all of this that can barely make sense:
In the eyes of some officials, or higher-level wizards, Scrimgeour must stay at Hogwarts to deal with some kind of threat.
"There is no Dark Lord in Hogwarts, we are safe now..."
Professor Sprout took a long breath and whispered thoughtfully.
"Therefore, Scrimgeour cannot be a dagger handed out by the Ministry of Magic - he is a shield against the Dark Lord!"
The three of them exchanged glances and nodded in agreement. Professor McGonagall picked up the newspaper again, stared at the photos on the cover, and suddenly stood up.
"Where are you going?" Madam Pomfrey looked at McGonagall in confusion.
"Send a letter. I have some guesses..."
Professor McGonagall said, her eyes quickly scanning the girls talking in the corner of the auditorium.
"Maybe...well...I'm not sure...but there is a high probability...that gentleman should know..."
As Professor McGonagall spoke, her eyes glanced at the magazine at the bottom that she had not paid attention to originally.
At a certain moment, Mag suddenly realized that among the various magazines and news, there seemed to be a missing magazine that had been particularly popular recently.
The Quibbler, which originally had the sharpest news and was most keen on satirizing current hot topics with various sharp metaphors, was unexpectedly quiet this time.
Professor McGonagall suddenly realized who she could turn to for advice - another "Dumbledore".
Dumbledore is not alone. Top wizards have formed a small group to work together to promote change in the magical world.
This is the most important piece of information that Professor McGonagall captured from Elena last night.
but……
This involves another disturbing corollary...
Gellert Grindelwald may have been "released" from prison long ago and participated in the planning of some obscure events.
The Ministry of Magic's announcement intentionally or unintentionally ignored Grindelwald, as if the old wizard was just a temporary thug - but McGonagall did not think so.
The International Federation of Wizards has most likely reached some kind of unspeakable secret deal with the other party, otherwise Dumbledore would not be able to leave with peace of mind.
And today's magical world knows all kinds of truths, and at the same time, she has access to wizards...
"Horned Snorlax...album, at a time like this?"
"Wait, Minerva—"
Professor Sprout looked at McGonagall who suddenly stood up and left, and pointed to the lower right corner of the newspaper with a strange expression.
"Mr. Scrimgeour and dispatchers from the Ministry of Magic will arrive at the school at any time, otherwise we should wait -"
"The reception from the Ministry of Magic is temporarily left to you and the other two deans."
"...But you are the deputy headmaster of Hogwarts!"
Professor Sprout blinked and watched helplessly as Professor McGonagall disappeared behind the side door of the auditorium.
"Okay, I hope you can explain it to us slowly when you come back..."
Professor Sprout muttered, and she and Snape also stood up and walked slowly towards the door of the auditorium.
"What could be more troublesome than the Ministry of Magic? I don't know who she could write to - well, Professor Flitwick, in some cases!"
Professor Flitwick was not sitting in the faculty seat. He was standing at the door of the auditorium updating magic books for a group of Ravenclaw students.
Last night, Elena temporarily released the latest magic lock version, but not everyone will operate the update.
Although it is easy to entrust classmates to help, most Ravenclaw girls prefer to wait in a long queue for Professor Flitwick to help update compared to their good sisters.
"Huh? Severus, Pomona...oh, sorry - I'll get it done soon."
Professor Flitwick waved his wand quickly and smiled helplessly.
"Forget it, I'd better help you share some of the burden." Professor Sprout glanced at the long queue and pulled out his wand with a smile.
At the same time, Snape silently took out his wand.
The originally crowded and noisy flow of people quickly divided into three columns, each clustering around the three professors.
Of course, compared to Snape, there were obviously many more young wizards who were diverted to Professor Sprout - which made Snape's expression become a little colder.
"Where is Miss Kaslana? Shouldn't she be responsible for these things? Where are the disciplinary committee members of Hogwarts?"
Snape looked around, but did not see a certain white-haired man and her friends.
"Oh, they seem to have other things-"
Professor Flitwick said in confusion, pointing casually in the direction of the castle gate not far away.
"Professor Apokalis just led them to the castle covered bridge. It seems that someone from the Ministry of Magic has arrived?"
Professor Flitwick winked slyly, "I think Professor Apokalis is very good at dealing with officials from the Ministry of Magic, right?"
"Well, actually, that's what we're here to talk about—"
Professor Sprout frowned and handed the newspaper in his hand to Professor Flitwick.
"Filius, we just got news that the Ministry of Magic seems to be planning to temporarily send a 'Guidance Headmaster' to Hogwarts..."
"Instructor Headmaster?! The Ministry of Magic has directly appointed a new Headmaster?!"
Professor Flitwick asked loudly in surprise, causing many students around him to raise their heads in surprise.
"The situation is a bit complicated. Minerva should come over to discuss it later..."
She said worriedly. She and Snape exchanged a look, and their expressions became serious.
"Rufus Scrimgeour is leading the team this time. They will be staying at Hogwarts for a long time. The specific situation is not yet clear."
"But there is some bad news. We may have to prepare in advance. Forget it... let's go to the gate of the castle quickly. If there is anything we can talk about while walking -"
Ministry of Magic officials arrived faster than they thought, which meant that the situation outside was more urgent than they had guessed.
The three deans temporarily stopped their work, quickly walked out of the auditorium door, and hurriedly walked towards the castle door.
You know, Professor Apokalis didn't seem particularly happy when he met the Aurors last time.
They don't want any additional conflicts to occur at this critical juncture.