Chapter 1056： truth and lie

It was raining non-stop outside, and Albert held up the umbrella that Isobel handed over and walked into the street washed by the rain.

Hogsmeade under the rain curtain looked very deserted, with no atmosphere of Valentine's Day at all. Pedestrians on the street came and went in a hurry, and few students were seen at all.

Albert stopped for a moment in front of the Death Eater's wanted notice. The price of the reward on the wanted notice was the same as Sirius's previous wanted notice. If someone could provide clues to the fugitive, he could also get a thousand Galleons as a reward.

However, how credible is this wanted warrant?

The credibility of the Ministry of Magic is now horribly low.

However, it seemed like a good idea to stab Voldemort's lair out and let someone from the Ministry of Magic help.

The icy raindrops hit the umbrella and splashed onto Albert's boots. He stopped stopping and walked towards the Three Broomsticks bar.

Because it was raining outside, the Three Broomsticks Bar was more lively than ever. When Albert's eyes swept across the bar, he saw Lee Jordan waving at him.

"You came a lot faster than I expected!" Lee Jordan moved to the side, making room for Albert to sit down.

"Where are you talking!" Albert asked straight to the point.

"It's almost there." Lee Jordan looked at the reporter in front of him, indicating that he could ask any questions he had.

"Cough cough!"

Rita Skeeter coughed lightly and put down the parchment in her hand.

"Say it directly." Albert didn't plan to turn around, it was very boring.

"You can't expect me to write for nothing, at least for this price." Rita Skeeter spread her palm towards Albert, she knew that the guy in front of her was not short of money, "Also, this thing can't Use my signature."

"You're actually afraid, too. I thought you weren't afraid of that. After all, you've been a lot of trouble with the Ministry of Magic before." Albert looked at Rita Skeeter, who was no longer glamorous, and chuckled, he turned his head Looking at Luna and asking, "It should be fine without a signature!"

"No problem." Luna fiddled with the small paper umbrella on the cup, humming Weasley is our king: "However, many people are willing to contribute to "The Quibbler" just to get their articles published in in the magazine."

"I can only give you this price." Albert stretched out two fingers: "I can give you half of the payment first."

Saying that, Lee Jordan took a small bag of Galleons from his pocket and placed it in front of Rita Skeeter.

"To be honest, there is no market for this kind of article, and it's on The Quibbler. Do you think people will take it seriously? I think you know better than anyone else." Rita Skeeter actually didn't want to get involved The matter related to the mysterious man, even if you don't have your brain, you know that this is a very dangerous thing.

"Or, you're going to publish it in..." Rita Skeeter was interrupted before she could finish her words.

"This is not something you should be concerned about." Albert took a sip of butter beer in a hurry.

Mainly, of course, on "The Quibbler", and "Defense Express" was used to attract the attention of the Ministry of Magic, otherwise, after this shocking article was published, no one would make a splash, even if it was "Singing". Opposite tune" is also finished.

"Okay, deal. They're really unlucky." Rita grumbled, picking up the purse and stuffing it into her purse, knowing that if she didn't agree, she would probably be wiped out of her memory.

"Tell me about your thoughts." Albert made a gesture of invitation.

Rita Skeeter took out her notebook and told Albert about her writing ideas. Start with last year's Triwizard Tournament and recount the whole thing, adding in parts of Harry's report last time, and Fudge's report, plus what Umbridge did at Hogwarts , linked to the Azkaban escape.

And, of course, Albert's predictions for the future.

With the ability of Rita Skeeter, it is not difficult to put together an article, she has done this a lot in the past, and now she can write it in more detail.

"You missed one thing, the Spanish incident last summer." Albert reminded, "At that time, Fudge insisted that Gower and Crabbe were not Death Eaters."

Somehow, Rita Skeeter, after careful analysis, gave him the feeling that Fudge might actually have a connection to the Death Eaters.

"You don't need to directly affirm a thing, but use the tone of analysis and speculation, put the evidence in front of everyone, and let everyone make their own judgments." Albert added what Rita Skeeter missed. thing.

He is very clear that they may not believe what others say, but what he sees, analyzes, and determines that he will be convinced 80% of the time.

"I dare say, if this article goes out, the whole Ministry of Magic will have to explode," Rita Skeeter whispered. "Do you have a grudge against Fudge?"

"You don't know very well? Fudge has caused me some trouble before. You can think that this is a small counterattack from me. Of course, these don't need to be written on it." Albert drank a sip of butter beer and said lightly.

"Are you sure it's just a little bit?"

Rita Skeeter doubts that if the article ever gets out, Fudge might actually be ousted this summer.

Rita Skeeter, of course, has also heard the prophecy of Fudge's impending ouster.

Well, if she knew that the culprit of the prophecy was sitting in front of her, she wondered how she would feel.

The two chatted for about half an hour, and after completely perfecting the structure and content of the article, Rita Skeeter got up to leave, and before she left, she did not forget to remind: "Absolutely, absolutely can't use my name. Famous."

There was no way, she was also worried that Albert would dig a hole for herself, and she would really be finished by then. Just look at the unlucky Fudge and know that that kind of dark-hearted guy really can't be messed with.

After Rita Skeeter left, Albert turned his gaze to Luna.

"How are you getting ready now?"

"How about what?" Luna was a little puzzled, apparently not understanding the meaning of Albert's words for a while.

"The Wizarding Card Club thing," Albert explained.

"It's okay." Luna said suddenly.

"Time is running out, we'll be graduating at the end of June this year, then you're on your own, and if you don't think you can inherit the wizarding club, I'll just hand it over to Hermione Granger temporarily. ." After Albert finished speaking, he looked at Lee Jordan and said, "You have to hurry up. I have a hunch that Fred and George will leave Hogwarts early, and the time may not be far away."

"Do they really want to leave school early?" Lee Jordan muttered: "There are only a few months left until graduation. Damn, it's really enviable."

"Didn't you expect it earlier?" Albert looked at Luna again and said, "Do you have any other questions? If you have, you can ask it now, and we will answer it for you. If not, I will leave first. "

"This..." Luna took out a notebook from her pocket and said, "There are a few questions."

...

After Valentine's Day, Albert's mood has obviously improved a lot. Maybe it's because he just finished Valentine's Day with Isobel, or maybe it's because the half-year-long Fuling is finally ready, or maybe It was the predicted future that did not deviate too much, Fred and George still left on broomsticks, and Dumbledore was also expelled from the position of headmaster of Hogwarts.

The known future may be less interesting, but at least it's better than being safe, having a track record and being under control.

Before the mysterious man is defeated by Harry Potter, it is definitely not a good choice to completely derail the plot and let the situation completely break away from Albert's grasp.

Albert never wanted to be a savior, and hated being a savior, let alone come out to clean up the mess in the end. If possible, he didn't want to fight Voldemort at all, even if he could finally defeat Voldemort and gain a lot of experience from it, it would be a losing business.

In the past, there was really no way. If you don't fight, you can only be a salted fish. What's more, the plug-in is in front of you. If you work harder, you will be the winner in life. Why don't you work hard?

It's different now. He has money, a family, a business, a wife, a successful career, and a proper winner in life. Why should he take great risks to fight against a big devil like Voldemort, even if he wins? lose money.

In this regard, Albert admired Dumbledore from the bottom of his heart, although they occasionally disagreed on certain matters.

Not long after Valentine's Day, Hermione came to see him frequently, each time he hesitated.

She clearly noticed the problem in the prophecy.

In fact, anyone who has a brain and believes in the prophecy can find the answer from the prophecy, and Hermione is undoubtedly the best among them.

"In the near future, Dumbledore may die."

Looking at the trio of saviors who finally came to ask him, Albert calmly stated this cruel fact.

"Who did it?" Harry asked in a shaky voice after a moment of silence. It was really difficult for him to accept such an answer.

"I see the Dark Mark." Albert said calmly.

"How is this possible!" Ron was obviously unwilling to believe this cruel fact.

"This matter is definitely not what we thought. I don't believe that Dumbledore will die at the hands of the Death Eaters. Even the mysterious man can't do anything about Dumbledore." Hermione analyzed calmly, "Among them Maybe something happened that we don't know about."

"Don't worry, the future is just the future, it hasn't happened yet, it's just predicted, it can still be forcibly reversed." Albert opened his mouth to appease the emotions of the three, "I've already told Dumbledore the results of the prophecy, I think if Dumbledore doesn't want to die, there must be a way to avoid the fatal danger that may appear in the future and reverse his own destiny, so you don't need to worry about it."

"Is this really possible?" Hermione asked in surprise. Not only her, but even Harry and Ron, who had been stunned by the news of Dumbledore's death, were dumbfounded.

"What did I lie to you for?" Albert asked rhetorically.

"But……"

"As one of the few most powerful wizards in the world, Dumbledore is completely capable. As long as he is willing and knows the danger in advance, it is not difficult to avoid danger and change his future." Albert explained, "Even if it is Time-turners, at great cost, could still reverse future outcomes to some extent, let alone something more uncertain like divination."

"But your predictions are accurate every time," Ron stammered.

"That's because I never interfered on purpose, and those things are not worth my time to interfere." Albert guessed what they were thinking.

"Is there still a time-turner that can really do it?" Hermione was also confused, because these were not the same as what she had learned.

"Yes, but there are risks," Albert said to Hermione. "Professor McGonagall said that because she didn't want anyone to do it. Most people will only make things worse, and..."

"I'll give you an example, Potter killed Weasley in a duel. Then, Hermione, you go back in time, use a stun spell to sneak up on Potter and Weasley, put them in a coma, and successfully prevent that duel, In the future, it might turn into someone sneaking up on Harry and Weasley instead of Potter killing Weasley in a duel, and only you know."

"Can't you change your name?" Harry couldn't help but groan, but he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and to be honest, he was quite frightened when he learned that Dumbledore might die in the future.

However, when he heard Albert say that Dumbledore also knew about this and had a way to change the future, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

The future hasn't happened yet.

can be changed.

In fact, Albert is also curious, in the story that Dumbledore is not dead, where will the future be led?

In fact, he didn't really want Dumbledore to die like this, after all, there was a tall man on the ground when the sky fell, and he didn't need to play in person.

It's a pity that although he comforted the three of Harry like that, who knows what will happen in the future?

"By the way, there's one more thing, I still don't understand what Umbridge wants to do?" Harry asked the previous question after letting go of Dumbledore.

"What does Umbridge want to do?" Albert repeated.

"Yes, what does she want to do," Harry continued.

"Fire you, drive out Dumbledore, and become the new headmaster of Hogwarts."

"But, what excuse is she using? The Defense Association?" Hermione asked in confusion

"You have to remember that they are the rule-makers, they say what they say, and if you say you violate the laws of the Ministry of Magic, you are breaking the laws of the Ministry of Magic, and you have to understand that within the rules they make, you can never be theirs. The opponents all opened their mouths slightly. Albert's words had a big impact on them. Is that really true?

"Your opponent was never a man of the rules, or Umbridge and Fudge would not have come up with a bunch of decrees trying to disenfranchise Dumbledore. As lawmakers, they are always on top, using these frameworks To bind and restrict other people, perhaps the original intention of the law has a good side. When the judiciary is used to do evil, the harm caused is greater than anything else.”

Albert looked at the three silent people and continued: "In the Muggle world, the collapse of a country usually begins with the rule of law and justice, and other aspects will soon be infected and become a mess. "

"Even if I don't say it, you can see the danger. When the government has a credit crisis, it's not far from the end, and the Ministry of Magic has such problems, so I say Fudge's next term is a Unlucky, because he couldn't fix the mess, even Dumbledore couldn't fix it."

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