Hogwarts: Harry Returns from Azeroth

Chapter 119. Wild Dog Rita and Hermione's Visit
In accordance with Rita Skeeter's wishes, Harry recounted what happened that day in great detail - of course, the version that excluded Alfred, Fawkes, and the Malfoys.

According to Harry, he was just preparing to go to the park to play as usual, but he inexplicably received a warning letter from the Ministry of Magic. At that time, he didn't even know what magic was.

It was a very simple statement, and Harry did not exaggerate or over-describe it... Actually, he had nothing to describe about it, but for some reason, Rita, who was sitting opposite him, seemed to have endless things to write about.

The reporter once again reached out and grabbed her quill. The quill jumped violently in Rita's hand in protest, so much so that she had to slam it hard on the table twice before she succeeded in suppressing it. The pen became obedient again.

Without even looking down at what she had written, Rita's eyes never left Harry. She speculated about the Ministry of Magic in an eager tone and guided Harry to say something she wanted to hear.

"I guess there was a wizard who Apparated at Privet Drive at that time, and the traces on your body determined that it was you who cast the spell - don't worry, Harry." Rita quickly put her things away and stood up with her bag.

"I can tell you responsibly that the Ministry of Magic has no excuses in this matter. This is absolutely their fault," Rita said firmly.

"Even if I sue the Ministry of Magic?" Harry asked curiously, "Will the report not be censored again?"

"…Even if you want to sue the Ministry of Magic," Rita gritted her teeth and said these words, but then she showed a confident smile, "You will win."

A victory declaration after writing the report.

Rita looked extremely anxious, and she wished time could speed up to the next morning so that she could release this absolutely bombshell news.

Harry watched Rita rush out of the Potter mansion in a hurry. She even impatiently Apparated away from Godric's Hollow as soon as she walked out of the garden.

Due to the obstruction of the Ministry of Magic, Rita was unable to send out the news that was unfavorable to the Ministry of Magic last time. In the end, it was even Lucius Malfoy who made an effort to get the report published in the newspaper the next day.

So what about this time?

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I don’t know how Rita managed to convince her editor-in-chief, but when the sun rose the next day, the latest issue of the Daily Prophet delivered by owl had a huge and bold headline on the front page, which was very eye-catching.

[The Boy Who Lived will be expelled from Hogwarts?!]

It can be said that Rita has mastered the essence of title techniques. No one in the entire British magical community will not be curious when seeing this title.

[Perhaps many people still remember that I wrote an article a few weeks ago, which talked about the Ministry of Magic taking away the title deed of the Potter House, leaving our golden boy homeless. I am also very happy to announce to those friends who are still paying attention to this matter that Harry Potter has returned to his own home, and the Potter House has returned to its owner.]

[I have to say this is indeed a happy thing... But in the author's follow-up interview, I found that the Potter children encountered another problem. Thanks to the author's reputation for daring to tell the truth and daring to voice dissonance to the powerful, Harry finally chose to tell the author about this matter and asked for help from the author... Please see the photo]

There was no suspense, as Rita knew that this was a simple matter with a clear position and could be announced openly.

After a brief opening statement, she posted a photo of the letter sent by the Ministry of Magic's owl that she had taken at Potter's old house.

[…Undoubtedly, this is a mistake, a very, very stupid mistake. Just imagine, how can a first-year wizard who just stepped into the magic world last year use Apparition during the summer vacation of the first grade?]

[Although I am not a professional Auror, even an outsider like me can see what happened to Harry - it's nothing more than a wizard who happened to Apparate in his neighborhood, and the trace of Harry was misjudged.]

[As we all know, Hogwarts will offer a course on Apparition in the sixth grade. The reason why the course is set so late is because Apparition itself is dangerous and can lead to serious consequences such as splitting if not handled with care.]

[Only when students grow up to the sixth grade can they have a mature enough mind, a firm enough will, and their ability to control their own magic power has been fully exercised in the past few years. Only in this way can they ensure that there will be no too dangerous situations when they perform Apparition.]

[After understanding this information, let's look back at this ridiculous letter... I wonder if Ms. Mafalda Hopkirk had read the contents of the letter before sending it out? Does she know what her behavior means to a young wizard?]

[As an employee of the Ministry of Magic, did Ms. Hopkirk really do her job seriously? Did she know nothing about the very common magic of Apparition? The author wanted to interview her in more detail, but unfortunately, Ms. Hopkirk was very reluctant to tell the truth. She just left after a few prevarications with a very unfriendly attitude...]

[The author also interviewed Darren O'Hare, the captain of Harry's current club Kenmare Kestrel, and Mr. O'Hare also thought this matter was very funny... Obviously, the Ministry of Magic has failed in its duty again...]

[…We must wonder, in places we don’t know about, are there more little wizards who have suffered injustice due to the negligence of the Ministry of Magic employees? How many of those little wizards whose wands were broken in the past were innocent…]

Just like a wild dog with red eyes due to hunger, Rita Skeeter bit the Ministry of Magic and the Ministry employee named Mafalda Hopkirk wildly, and even attacked them openly.

[…We can’t just take this incident seriously because it happened to the Boy-Who-Lived. We should focus on other small things, on ordinary wizards like you and me…]

[…For ordinary wizards, when they have no place to make their voices heard, have they ever encountered any atrocities from the Ministry of Magic? The author can launch an appeal here. If you have experienced something similar, please send me a letter…]

[…Finally, I must solemnly tell you that Harry Potter, our boy who survived, will file a lawsuit against the Ministry of Magic’s Misuse of Magic Office. I have no objection to this and think it should be so.]

[The following is what the poor child said in front of me with tears in his eyes. The author has not made any changes: If it was my fault, I would be willing to accept the punishment, but I didn’t! I don’t want to be wronged! No one wants to be wronged! I just want to fight for this, not to prove how great I am, I want to tell others that what is right is right and will not become wrong, and justice will definitely appear! ! ]

[In my opinion, Harry's words undoubtedly speak for what I feel...]

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Harry closed the newspaper and did not read the rest. It seemed that Rita had once again returned to her style of exaggeration and emotional agitation, which was seen by those who knew the inside story - that is, she started to make up stories.

Harry couldn't remember ever looking at her with tears in his eyes and saying those words.

But in general, the effect is very good. Rita, or the Daily Prophet, can be said to have reaped the rewards this time. It is foreseeable that in the next few days, Harry will probably receive many letters sent by owls... well, perhaps also many concerns and greetings from friends.

In any case, the Boy-Who-Lived suing a department of the Ministry of Magic would be a topic of conversation for a long time to come - and no one even thought Harry would lose, because, as Rita said, it was easy to tell right from wrong.

Over the next few days, Rita occupied the front page of the Daily Prophet, analyzing the situation from all angles. Some people even wrote to her to tell her about the pain they had suffered because of the Ministry of Magic's mistakes. Therefore, the British wizarding world during this period was quite lively.

After all, wizards are really idle and bored on weekdays. Harry's lawsuit against the Ministry of Magic's Improper Use of Magic Office has been approved, and the trial date has been set for August 24th, which happens to be a Monday, when the work week officially begins. The trial will be conducted by the Wizengamot at that time.

In the British wizarding world, the Wizengamot is considered the highest court... after all, the defendant in this case is the Ministry of Magic.

The only problem is that the trial is a little far away. After all, it is only the beginning of July and the summer vacation is still long... I just don't know if any employees from the Ministry of Magic will come to me and ask me to withdraw the lawsuit or something.

Harry would not agree to such a request. The Ministry of Magic said that it was useless to revoke the punishment. Otherwise, Harry would not have reported the matter to Rita Skeeter, who would try every means to create big news even if there was no big news, and would pursue the big news relentlessly if there was any.

This is the role of Rita in Harry's eyes. To be fair, leaving aside the issue of conscience, this reporter does possess extraordinary literary talent. She can accurately grasp what the readers want to see and write articles that are attractive enough. She can also mobilize the readers' emotions to a great extent. This ability is something Harry does not possess.

A blacksmith has his own talents, a shoemaker has his own talents, and everyone has his own strengths and weaknesses. Rita is indeed a piece of trash who only talks nonsense and arbitrarily tampers with and fabricates facts in order to make her articles and books popular. However, as long as used properly, even such a person can play her role.

It's not just a small matter of clearing the false accusation. Throughout the entire incident, Rita will get the popularity and personality she wants, and Harry will get the influence he needs most.

But before that, Harry felt that he might have to fulfill his promise to Hermione first - the urging letters from the little girl came one after another, and the words in them gradually became more vicious.

In order to prevent any cannibalism incidents from happening after school started, Harry contacted several other friends and made an appointment to visit Hermione's house together.

Hermione's parents were very worthy of the profession of dentist. They provided Hermione with a very good family environment. When Harry was carrying his suitcase and was apparated by Alfred to the address given by Hermione, as soon as he landed, Harry smelled a sweet floral scent.

This is Hampstead Garden Suburb, an authentic old London white community and also a wealthy area in north London. Hermione's home is here.

There are no tall buildings here; it is a pastoral residential area. Looking around, Harry only saw large lawns and public green spaces. Each villa is large and has its own private garden - Harry even saw squirrels jumping on the sycamore trees, which looked very lively.

"Wait, Alfred," Harry called out to the house-elf who was about to Apparate away, "Don't worry about the old house today. You'll probably have to work in the box today."

"Into the box?" Ah Fu said with his eyes wide open, "But if Master Harry closes the box, then Ah Fu can't appear beside Master Harry anytime and anywhere!"

"It's okay. I'm not that delicate." Harry shrugged and said, "Hermione and the others all wrote to me and told me to bring boxes. I guess they won't stay in the outside world for too long today... Well, I might need your help to prepare some snacks or something."

Normally when he was at the Potter mansion, Harry would find a safe place and open the box so that Alfred could go in and out of the box freely to take care of the things inside.

"I understand!" Ah Fu perked up, "Ah Fu will take good care of Master Harry's friends! I will make sure they have fun!"

After saying that, Alfu jumped into the open box. After he entered, the suitcase closed automatically. After hearing two clicks of the lock closing, the suitcase jumped into Harry's hands.

Looking at the house numbers and street signs along the way, Harry successfully arrived at Hermione's doorstep - it was indeed a beautiful villa surrounded by green trees and shrubs, with a total of three floors. The red brick house with a sloping roof was very exquisite.

Harry rang the doorbell without even asking him to wait, and just a few seconds later Hermione pushed the door open and rushed out, as if she had been waiting there all along.

"Harry!!"

Bang! !

Without saying a word, Hermione came up and gave him a dull hug with inertia and impact.

"——I saw it in the newspaper. I didn't expect you to encounter such a thing." After the hug, Hermione took a step back and said with a worried look on her face: "Are you okay, Harry?"

"Of course it's okay. The only one in trouble now is the Ministry of Magic." Harry shook his head and complained, "You don't really believe what Rita said in the newspaper? My tears and all?"

"Ah? No?" Hermione was obviously stunned for a moment, "But didn't Rita say that you asked her - uh, I mean, didn't you give her those things?"

"It's true that I found her, but you also know what kind of person Rita is. Obviously, she did some artistic... processing after she went back." Harry felt a little powerless when he mentioned this.

While using Rita to increase his influence and supporters, Harry also had to endure the disadvantages brought by this nonsense reporter - in Rita's writing, Harry felt that he had become a, uh, innocent, uh, anyway, I don't know how to describe it, but he is very miserable, innocent, and a very simple mentally retarded boy.

In short, it's the kind of image that makes people feel sympathy just by thinking about it.

Harry was not afraid that this image would be detrimental to his plan. After all, as long as he launched the Way of Elements step by step and then demonstrated his strength, he would have everything he needed - the supporters he had accumulated now would only become more determined at that time.

But it will still be embarrassing, especially when your friends bring it up.

"Uh, is that so?" Hermione showed an embarrassed expression, "I thought--"

"Hermione?" A helpless woman's voice suddenly came from not far away. Harry looked over and found that it was Mrs. Granger whom he had met before. "Shouldn't you invite the guests in first?"

Her whole body tensed up in an instant, and Hermione subconsciously stood on tiptoe - she finally realized what she had done from just now until now.

My parents are still watching from behind.

"I, I, I was just worried about you! Harry!!" Her face flushed red in an instant, and Hermione stammered, "It's all Rita's fault! She made you look so pitiful! I thought you had been - all - all this time!!"

She couldn't say any more. It was rare to see Hermione moving her hands to help her speak, but even so, her words were stuck and she couldn't say more for a long time.

"Yes, I know," Harry said with a tense face, pretending to be serious, "Thank you for your concern, Hermione. I wonder when Ron and the others will arrive. Why don't we go in first?"

You must not laugh, or you will be killed if you laugh at this moment - Hermione might immediately take out a pen and paper from her pocket, write a suicide note, and then pounce on you and fight you to death.

Speaking of experience.

(End of this chapter)