The Witcher: The Journey to Transcendence from Marvel.

Chapter 96 Voodoo Doll
Fudge took a deep breath and tried to remain calm. "Moody, I understand how you feel, but we need to follow procedure. Peter Pettigrew is an important witness, and we need to ensure that everything is done within the legal framework."

Moody insisted on asking about Sirius in Fudge's office, which made Fudge very unhappy. After Fudge had his men take Peter Pettigrew away, he served tea and sent him away, wanting to end the meeting, but Moody did not intend to leave easily.

"Where's Sirius?" Moody asked bluntly. "Don't play dumb with me. Now that Peter Pettigrew has been caught, Sirius should be cleared of any crime."

Fudge rubbed his forehead, looking a little tired: "This is a matter for the Ministry of Magic."

"The agreement you made with Dumbledore..."

Hearing Dumbledore's name, Fudge seemed to be touched by a sore spot, and his emotions suddenly burst out: "I am the Minister of Magic!!"

Moody was extremely disappointed with Fudge's attitude and left the office without looking back.

After Moody left, Fudge was alone in his office, his anger reaching a peak.

“Dumbledore, Dumbledore…” His face turned the color of liver, and he suddenly threw everything on his desk to the ground: “You only know Dumbledore, I am the Minister of Magic!!”

The frustration that had been suppressed by Dumbledore for a long time finally broke out. Fudge felt ignored and despised, and this feeling was unbearable for him.

He decided to take action to re-establish his authority and counter Dumbledore's influence.

After Moody returned to Hogwarts, he immediately found Dumbledore and reminded him to be careful of Fudge: "That guy is very dissatisfied with you. I can see that he is planning to deal with you."

Dumbledore did not show much worry about this, as Fudge's behavior was within his expectations.

His focus now was on destroying Voldemort's Horcruxes, especially the easiest one to obtain - the Ravenclaw Diadem.

"Thank you, Moody. I will pay attention to that. But our priority now is to find and destroy these Horcruxes. Only in this way can we completely end the threat of Voldemort."

Dumbledore and Weiss came to the eighth floor of Hogwarts Castle. According to the information they got from Voldemort, they concentrated on thinking about the venue they needed, and then walked across the wall opposite the tapestry where the troll hit Barnabas with a club three times. Then a very smooth door appeared on the wall.

"I once took a wrong turn on my way to the toilet and stumbled into this room, which was filled with all sorts of exquisite and luxurious chamber pots," Dumbledore lamented. "I've never found this room again since. Even though I'm the headmaster, this school still has many secrets waiting for me to uncover."

Wes didn't have so many emotions, as this was his first time here.

As they entered, they were greeted by a glittering crown inlaid with gems. Dumbledore picked up the crown and examined it carefully. Inscribed on the base of the crown was Ravenclaw's famous motto: "Wisdom is the greatest wealth of mankind."

"It is said that it has the power to increase the wisdom of the wearer," Dumbledore looked at the crown with a look of pity, "It's a pity that no one except Ms. Ravenclaw knows how to make it."

Weiss took the crown and examined it carefully, but didn't find anything unusual.

[Perhaps wearing the crown would make a difference.] But he immediately rejected this idea, because the crown still contained a fragment of Voldemort's soul, and wearing it would only give the fragment an opportunity to take advantage.

"It's a pity, but this is the only way." Dumbledore gently touched the diadem with the Elder Wand, and black flames instantly ignited. The diadem gradually melted under the burning of the Fiendfyre, and the fragments of Voldemort's soul in the Horcrux struggled and screamed in the flames, and finally burned to ashes along with the diadem.

Dumbledore breathed a sigh of relief, now able to confirm the truth of the information he had received from Voldemort. Weiss, on the other hand, felt a sense of regret, as he felt that Voldemort had wasted such a precious treasure by turning it into a Horcrux. He wanted to study the diadem, but considering the protective measures Voldemort had placed in each of his Horcruxes, he didn't want to risk being harmed.

Dumbledore temporarily entrusted the daily affairs of the school to Professor McGonagall, while he went to look for other Horcruxes.

In order to ensure the stability and safety of the school, Dumbledore gave Weiss some of the headmaster's powers, including the ability to use Apparition within the school.

This year has indeed been full of excitement and challenges for Harry and Cedric.

Not only did they become competitors in the Triwizard Tournament, but they also faced Death Eaters together and witnessed the death of Voldemort, experiences that forged a deep friendship between them, though they were forced to keep their secrets and only confide their excitement to each other.

After a while, the two became good friends who could talk about anything, and even Ron began to feel jealous.

However, Harry felt a little guilty because he had always had a crush on Cedric's girlfriend, Qiu Zhang. This feeling made him feel tormented, and he didn't know how to deal with this complicated emotion.

Meanwhile, Wes is facing his own challenges.

"Is the Philosopher's Stone so difficult to obtain?"

Weiss encountered great difficulties while trying to extract the power from the Philosopher's Stone.

The sacrificial ritual is indeed effective, and the pure energy in the Philosopher's Stone can be extracted through sacrifice, but the remaining wronged souls will riot and attack the nearest creatures.

Such a large number of wronged souls is enough to completely destroy a person's consciousness and soul. Even Wes cannot resist the attack of so many wronged souls.

"What should I do?" Weiss leaned back in his chair, with various magic books and notes scattered on the table in front of him.

Sacrifice Jandi? The thought flashed through his mind, but he rejected it immediately.

Jandi had served him tirelessly for many years and was loyal to him, so Wes couldn't bring himself to kill her.

But the problem is that this ceremony requires someone who is absolutely loyal to Wes. Only Jandi can perform this ceremony, and only Jandi regards Wes as a god-like existence.

"Who can replace Jandi?" He rubbed his temples, trying to clear his mind.

“Alternative.”

The word "replacement..." echoed over and over in his mind.

Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind and he thought of something.
"We don't need someone to replace Zhan Di, we just need someone to take the damage for Zhan Di!"

"Voodoo doll! A magic that diverts harm!"

Weiss's thoughts suddenly opened up, and he quickly stood up and began pacing back and forth in the room, thinking of a specific plan.
(End of this chapter)