"Next, we invite the new Minister of Magic, Mr Pius Thicknesse!"
Pius was wearing a black suit and his hair was combed meticulously. He first looked around at everyone present today, then opened his mouth to start his speech.
"Thank you very much for your trust in me, since I was chosen for this important position, I hereby promise that in the future I will devote myself to our magic world."
"I know what everyone is most worried about. I have discussed it with Headmaster Dumbledore before this inaugural speech."
"We agree that it is necessary to remove the dementors from Azkaban prison."
"In addition, the Ministry of Magic will send commissioners to various magical races to seek further cooperation. I believe our future is bright."
After Pius said these words, he won a round of applause from everyone.
Everyone was very satisfied with his new minister, and also believed that he can make some achievements.
Pius thanked everyone, then took out a document and started reading.
"Now I am going to announce the appointment and dismissal of the various departments of the Ministry of Magic. The Director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement will still be Madam Amelia Bones."
Amelia stood up and nodded to everyone.
"The former Head of the Auror office, Rufus Scrimgeour, is promoted to Deputy Director of the Magical Law Enforcement Department, and is still in charge of Auror work."
"Former Minister Assistant Pyne Carrow is reassigned as Head of the Auror Office."
"Gavin York is appointed as the Director of the Department of International Magical Cooperation."
"Roy Michelle is going to replace Ludo Bagman as the Director of the Department of Magical Games and Sports."
"The rest of the staff positions will remain unchanged. I hope that everyone can work together and work hard for the future of the magic world."
After the announcement of staff appointments. As usual, some outstanding wizard representatives will be commended.
Dumbledore was no surprise, and of course Lucas was also on the list.
Seeing Pius' eyes full of hate when he mentioned Lucas, Dumbledore was relieved, now it seemed that he was right to choose to help him become the new minister.
When this inaugural speech was over, the Daily Prophet immediately sent the paper to all parts of England.
For Pius Thicknesse to be the new minister, while some people support it, some people still remain on the sidelines.
After all, the Dark Lord has returned and the Ministry of Magic depends on his performance at critical times.
…
At night, Fudge was at home drinking a glass of strong wine.
When he saw the news in the newspaper that Pyne Carrow had been named Head of the Auror Department, he seemed to understand something.
"That greedy scumbag!"
Fudge threw the wine glass into the garden angrily.
The light rain has been falling since the evening, but the original melodious sound of rain sounded even more disturbing to Fudge.
Mrs Fudge sighed helplessly.
It's been like this for the last three days.
Since Cornelius took the blame and resigned until now, he spends every day either drinking or swearing, usually doing both things.
"Mom, let me pick it up."
Fudge's son walked out of the gate of the villa after saying a word.
Just as he knelt down to pick up the wine glass, he suddenly saw a pair of shoes appearing in his sight.
"Excuse me, is this the home of former Minister Cornelius Fudge?"
Fudge's son looked up, and what he saw was dazzling golden hair.
When he saw who was coming, he said in surprise, "You are Mr. Grindelwald?"
Seeing Lucas nodding, Fudge's son rushed him into the villa.
Looking at the decadent Cornelius Fudge, Lucas said with a smile: "Mr. Fudge is really sentimental. Drinking in the rain, it seems that now that you are no longer the Minister of Magic you are more relaxed."
Fudge looked at the boy in front him and sneered, "What are you looking for? I am no longer the minister."
"If it's to make a deal for your Saints Group, you should go to Pius Thicknesse now."
"Oh, by the way, the two of you seem to be at odds, and it seems that your business will encounter some troubles in the next period of time."
Seeing Fudge's schadenfreude smile, Lucas laughed too.
Just when Fudge felt things were a bit strange, there were several screams in the villa.
Then came the sound of Apparition.
Seeing strangers coming from outside the door, Fudge sobered instantly.
"Who are you?"
"Be safe, Mr. Fudge."
Lucas finished speaking and glanced at the people he brought. They were dragging in a lot of corpses from outside the door.
Fudge was no stranger to these long-dead people. They were all branch members of the Fudge family.
"you you...…"
Fudge looked at the blond boy in horror.
"Me? I am Lucas Grindelwald, the chairman of the Saints Group and the leader of the Saints."
"You don't seriously think that we Saints are really just businessmen now, do you?"
Lucas looked at Fudge in disbelief and said.
The members of the Saints laughed out loud when they heard his words.
They probably didn't expect that Fudge would be so stupid, and he would actually think that the Saints are harmless to humans and animals.
Lucas restrained his smile, approached Fudge and said: "After tonight, the Fudge family will cease to exist."
"You can only blame your excessive greed, otherwise I wouldn't bother dealing with you or your family."
"At least you don't need to worry about business matters anymore. Before you die, I will tell you a secret. Both Pius and Pyne work for me."
Fudge's eyes widened, his eyes filled with horror. But before he could cry out for help, the surrounding space was torn apart.
A series of phantom-like black hands captured him, dragging him into the void in the blink of an eye.
Lucas stretched his waist, turned around and walked to the door of the villa.
"Find the key to the vault that belongs to us, and don't move anything else. The property of the Fudge family will be regarded as my congratulatory gift to Pius."
…
Little Whinging, Surrey. Number 4 Privet Drive.
Harry has been feeling extremely anxious these past few days.
Especially when he thought that he was about to face a trial in the Ministry of Magic, he was very nervous.
A few days ago, Hedwig went out to deliver the letters, and it seemed like nothing happened.
Not only did no one reply, but even Hedwig did not come back.
He stared blankly at the ceiling. Listening to the sound of the rain outside, he tried his best to keep his head empty and not think about those troublesome things.
Click~!
The door was suddenly opened and Uncle Vernon came in through the door.
He was wearing a brand new suit today, and it looked like he was planning to go out.
"We have something to go out for later, you can't leave this room, understand?"
"Okay, I see..." Harry replied flatly, his eyes never leaving the ceiling.
Uncle Vernon didn't know what happened to Harry, but he was happy with his appearance at the moment.
He suddenly became interested in those letters. He guessed that they had something to do with Harry becoming like this.
Just as he was about to leave the room, he stopped suddenly.
"And you are not allowed to touch my TV, stereo, or any of our things."
"I know."
"And don't steal what's in the refrigerator."
"Clear."
"No, I'm going to lock your door just in case."
Harry rolled his eyes and turned to face the side wall.
There was a sound of the door being locked.
Soon, there was the sound of heavy footsteps going down the stairs, followed by the sound of a car starting.
Harry was rather curious. What is the important thing that the Dursleys would have to go out at night for.
But thinking about his current situation, he sighed again, he didn't have time to be curious about people right now.
Looking at the ceiling again, he began to fantasize about the interrogation process during the trial.
He tried his best to think in a good direction, but in the end all he saw was the picture of his wand being broken.
Feeling irritated, he covered his head with a pillow, muffling the sounds around him.
The sound of thin rain.
The sound of water flowing through the gutter.
Occasionally one or two stray cats meowing.
As well as the sound of the door lock opening, they all came to Harry's ears clearly.
'The sound of the door lock opening?'
Harry removed the pillow from his head, and there was the sound of light footsteps coming from downstairs.
He knew the Dursleys would not be back so soon, so the people downstairs might be looking for him.
He drew out his wand and approached the door cautiously.
The footsteps downstairs came to the second floor without any surprise.
Just as Harry was staring at the door intently with his wand up, the door lock suddenly clicked, then the door was flung open.
But strangely, there was no one outside the door.
Harry raised his wand and walked out of the room cautiously, then he saw close to ten people standing in the dark corridor on the second floor.
Before he could react, the person standing in front said, "Son, put down your wand, you can easily poke someone's eye like this."
The voice sounded very familiar to Harry and he asked uncertainly "Professor Moody?"
"Hmph! I'm not a professor, after all, I didn't have a real opportunity to teach!"
A gruff and slightly complaining voice was heard and Harry breathed a sigh of relief.
At this time, another familiar voice sounded.
"Harry, don't be afraid, we're here to take you away!"
"Professor Lupin?"
"I said, why do we have to speak in the darkness?"
A woman's voice sounded, and then a beam of fluorescent light illuminated the corridor.
Looking at several people of different shapes, Harry still didn't know that these people would be his bodyguards for some time to come.
(Support with power stones or comments. You can subscribe to my Patreon /mysterion901 tonread the complete fanfic ahead of time 🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢🐍)