HP: The Root of Everything - The Magician

Dumbledore knew that Teach Carr had committed murder in his research on magic.

But today I learned that Teach killed not just one or two people, nor four or five, but nearly fifty.

Upon hearing this number from Fudge, Dumbledore stood up in disbelief, snatched the file from Fudge's hand, and examined it word for word.

At this moment, Dumbledore, as if completely unaware of the situation, used his actions and facial expressions to convey to everyone present...

'I knew nothing about the many crimes committed by Teach Carr; I was just an old man who was deceived by him.'

This is Kington Kitsch's opinion on Dumbledore's appearance at this moment.

Kington sat in an inconspicuous corner of the office, stroking his chin with one hand, his eyes taking in Fudge's scheming and Dumbledore's attempts to distance himself from the situation.

As an observer, he keenly discerned Fudge's true purpose in coming to Hogwarts to demand answers.

Are griffins important? The existence of this mythical creature is indeed important, but not to Cornelius Fudge, who sits at the pinnacle of power in the British wizarding world.

Does it matter whether Hermione Granger ordered the Griffin to kill the Aurors? It doesn't matter to Fudge, who only cares about power.

The Ministry of Magic is the largest institution in the British magical community, and nearly 8% of the wizards in the country work there.

No, I should say that... 8% of the jobs in the British magical world are controlled by the Ministry of Magic.

The deaths of a few or even dozens of Auror wizards were nothing to Fudge.

So the important thing is... what power benefits this Auror's death at Hogwarts can bring Fudge.

Kington saw that there were two advantages.

The first benefit is that Fudge's attempt to use Griffin and Hermione's killing of the Aurors to gain leverage from Dumbledore to seize the Ministry of Magic's power and potentially infiltrate Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Judging from the fact that Dumbledore gave up a professorship at the House of Faith in order to quell the accusations, Fudge clearly succeeded in gaining this advantage.

The second benefit is a further step in encroaching on the power of Hogwarts School of Management.

That was Albus Dumbledore, the headmaster of the college who had driven away the man before him.

Using the pretext of harboring the criminal Titchcalf, Dumbledore was subjected to magical legal proceedings and then imprisoned.

Without Dumbledore, Hogwarts presented Fudge with a golden opportunity to lead the Ministry of Magic in acquiring Britain's only magic school.

Dumbledore knew Fudge's ambition for power, so when he heard Fudge read out Teach's crimes against the Ministry of Magic and then interrogate the old man, he immediately realized what was going on.

Realizing that Fudge's primary concern was capturing Dumbledore, capturing Teach was secondary.

Having realized Fudge's true purpose, Dumbledore then made expressions and gestures that conveyed 'knowing nothing' and 'being deceived'.

After carefully reviewing Teach's criminal record, Dumbledore slowly sat back down in his chair.

Then, shaking his head and sighing, he began to tell his own story.

It tells the story of the letter that Teach Carr wrote to him as the second year of school was about to begin.

It recounts how he interviewed Teach and then offered him a position as an adjunct professor at Hogwarts.

It tells how much the headmaster appreciated Teach's sincere thirst for magical knowledge, which is why he allowed the convicted criminal Teach to enter Hogwarts.

After finishing his story, Dumbledore slumped back in his chair, feeling utterly dejected.

He was saddened that he had kindly taken Teach in to study at Hogwarts, only to find that Teach had deceived this poor, kind old man.

After grieving alone, Dumbledore told Fudge where Teach Carr's office was located.

As Fudge and his Auror squad rose to their feet, Dumbledore waved his arm to open the office door.

Kington watched Dumbledore's performance throughout and couldn't help but think to himself: "What a cunning old fox! So shrewd and shrewd."

Kington's description is correct.

In that brief moment, Dumbledore's mind raced, and he came up with a solution.

He tried to exonerate himself as much as possible by using various behaviors, expressions, and clear statements that he had been deceived, and ideally, to disassociate himself from the matter and sever all ties.

Then, cooperate fully with the Ministry of Magic and reveal the location of Teach's office.

Because Dumbledore not only wanted to distance himself from the situation, but more importantly, he wanted Teach to leave his Hogwarts.

He didn't care how many Aurors Teach killed, as long as they didn't destroy his Hogwarts or harm the young wizards in his school.

Although Teach was quiet and well-behaved at Hogwarts, Dumbledore was not at ease with him and had long regarded him as a dangerous person.

Therefore, it would be the best thing for Dumbledore if Teach were to be arrested by the Ministry of Magic; it would be a win-win situation for everyone.

But always leave room for maneuver, so that you may meet again in the future.

Dumbledore wasn't sure if Fudge could really bring Teach to justice, and he was even more unsure whether Teach would obediently surrender for the sake of his disciple Hermione.

Therefore, always leave yourself an out.

Therefore, Dumbledore only revealed the location of Teach's office, but did not tell Fudge about the secret laboratory underground.

Teach is not simple, not simple at all...

Leaving aside his magic, magic eye, and weapons, let's talk about Xia Ke.

Dragon Girl Shake... Dumbledore was once pinned to the ground by Shake in her dragon girl form, unable to even struggle.

Kington turned his gaze away from Dumbledore, then stood up and called to Fudge, who was leading the Aurors to capture Teach.

Kington said, "Chief, wait a moment."

Fudge was stopped by Kington. Before Kington could speak, he turned around and said, "Minister Kington, you stopped me... do you intend to protect that Teach Carl in front of me again, just like a year ago?"

Kington readily nodded in agreement.

He put his hands behind his back and said, "Chief Fudge, I've noticed your habit for a long time: to convict innocent people based on mere speculation without any evidence."

Before Kington could continue, Fudge's tone turned icy cold: "Are you saying that this 'innocent person' is Teach Carr, whom you've protected time and time again?"

"Isn't that so?" Kington shrugged, then added earnestly, "Evidence, you know? As the judicial body of the British magical world, we need evidence to convict a suspect."

"Let me ask you, Commander: you said Teach Carl killed so many of your Aurors, do you have direct evidence to prove that he did it?"

Kington's question left Fudge speechless.

All he could hear was his furious, frantic inner monologue: "Evidence, evidence, it's that damn evidence again!"

Seeing that Fudge couldn't answer, Kington brought up the past again: "Chief Fudge, your actions of arresting people without any evidence remind me of someone... Sirius Black."

"He was convicted and imprisoned in Azkaban for 12 years because of your suspicion, the suspicion that was registered in the newspaper."

There is no evidence, there is indeed no evidence.

But what does it matter if there's no evidence? Fudge is the Minister of Magic, and his convictions of suspects are all just a means to imprison dubious crimes in Azkaban.

Therefore, he considered himself great.

Fudge then went his own way, forcefully bypassing Kington's obstruction, and went to arrest Teach Carr.

But as Fudge and his Auror minions stepped out of Dumbledore's headmaster's office, a wizard in an elegant suit stood before him.

Then, with a somewhat hostile expression, he said, "My name is Vikman Karen, and I belong to the British government's 'Anti-Demon Agency'."

"Regarding Teach Carl, regardless of whether it's true or not, and regardless of your suspicions as Minister of Magic, I, on behalf of the British government, want to tell you one thing... you have no right to arrest and deal with him."

"Because Teach Carr is not a member of your magical community; he is a British citizen."

"Legally, he is protected by the state."

“As long as the British government does not convict him, then Teach Carr is innocent.”