Hogwarts: This holy light is righteously evil

Qiu Zhang's curiosity intensified, and she was about to press him further to find out what secret he was hiding when Marcos, who was sitting opposite them and had been engrossed in reading the Daily Prophet, suddenly slammed his hand on the table, excitedly interrupting her thoughts: "Everyone, come quick! Breaking news! Minister Millison Barnard is resigning!"

As he spoke, he unfolded the Daily Prophet in his hand and pointed to the headline on the front page.

Upon hearing the name "Mirison Barnold," the young wizards present reacted in various ways, with Eddie, who was sitting next to Puni, having the most intense reaction.

He almost immediately put down his cutlery, leaned forward, and brought his head close to Marcos's, his eyes darting anxiously as he asked, "What did you say? Minister Barnold is resigning? Why? She's been doing a great job, why is she suddenly resigning?"

Looking at the two's excited expressions, Qiu Zhang was full of confusion. He turned to Puni beside him and asked softly, "Puni, who is Millison Barnold? Why are they reacting so strongly to this news? And all the people around here seem to care about this as well."

She wasn't a pure-blood wizard, and she knew very little about the officials of the Ministry of Magic, so naturally she didn't know the minister's importance.

Puni put down his cutlery, wiped his mouth, and calmly explained to her, "She is the current Minister for Magic of the United Kingdom, and also a very capable witch. She officially took office in 1980, so this year marks exactly ten years, which is quite a long time."

He paused, then added, "She is mainly responsible for managing all the wizards in the British wizarding world and coordinating various affairs of the wizarding world. She has a very high reputation in the wizarding world."

Following Puni's gaze, Qiu Zhang saw Marcos and Eddie discussing the Daily Prophet. More and more young wizards around them received their copies of the Daily Prophet delivered by owls. After seeing the headline, they gathered together to discuss it, most of them with regret on their faces.

She nodded and said softly, "It seems her reputation is really good, otherwise so many young wizards wouldn't be so sorry for her resignation."

Following her words, Puni looked at the Daily Prophet. The headline detailed Millison Barnold's resignation, and below the article were many wizards' comments, mostly pleading for her to stay, their words filled with reluctance.

He knew that most of the young wizards at Hogwarts had grown up under Millicent Barnard's care, having heard her name since childhood. Naturally, they had a special affection for this capable minister, so it was understandable that they felt regret upon learning of her resignation.

Puni recalls his past with Millison Barnold.

When Harry Potter narrowly escaped Voldemort's attack, the entire British wizarding community went into a frenzy, with people taking to the streets to celebrate, violating international secrecy laws countless times.

At the time, Millicent Barnold had only recently taken office when she was forced to appear before the International Federation of Wizards for questioning. Facing pressure from all sides, she remained calm and uttered the famous line that would later become widely known: "I defend our inalienable right to celebrate!"

That one sentence won her cheers from everyone present and allowed her to firmly establish herself.

In Puni's view, Minister Barnold, setting aside his abilities, was undoubtedly very lucky.

When she took office, it was during a critical period in the fight against Voldemort. She took office under tremendous pressure, but unexpectedly, not long after she took office, Voldemort was completely destroyed by the boy who survived the disaster, and the entire British wizarding world ushered in a decade of peace.

For the past ten years, she has served in her position steadily without encountering any major crises. Now that she has retired successfully, it can be considered a good ending. However, Puni knows in her heart that this peace will not last long. Starting next year, Voldemort will return, and the wizarding world will once again fall into chaos.

The dining hall was now bustling with activity, with almost all the young wizards discussing Millison Barnold's resignation.

The conversation gradually shifted from expressing regret for Minister Barnold to the selection of the next Minister of Magic, with everyone holding their own opinions and arguing heatedly.

The most heated debate took place around the Gryffindor dining table, with many young Gryffindor wizards pounding their chests and declaring confidently, "The next Minister will definitely be Professor Dumbledore! No one else is qualified for the position!"

This statement was immediately endorsed by many young wizards.

After all, Professor Dumbledore's abilities are among the best in the entire wizarding world, and he is highly respected and has great prestige. Whether it is officials in the wizarding world or teachers and students of Hogwarts, they all have great respect for him.

If he were to run for Minister of Magic, no one could stand against him, and his election would be a foregone conclusion.

But Penny knew in his heart that this statement had an important premise: that Dumbledore was willing to run for office.

In fact, Dumbledore never had the idea of ​​running for Minister of Magic. If he had, Millicent Barnold would never have had the chance to take office.

It's important to remember that during the difficult period when the wizarding world was fighting Voldemort, it desperately needed a strong leader. Back then, Dumbledore didn't even step forward to run for Minister. Now that the wizarding world is at peace, it's even less likely that he would have such an idea.

Puni knew perfectly well that Dumbledore's ambition had completely vanished when Grindelwald was imprisoned in Nurmengard Prison. Even earlier, from the moment he gave up the struggle with Grindelwald and chose to protect Hogwarts and the peace of the wizarding world, he had no desire to fight for power. Hogwarts and those who needed to be protected were the most important things in his heart.

Seeing everyone arguing endlessly, Puni couldn't help but speak up and, in front of everyone, shared his guess: "Let me tell you my opinion."

He paused, looking at the focused gazes of the crowd, and continued, "I think Professor Dumbledore would absolutely not run for Minister of Magic."

As soon as he finished speaking, the young wizards of Gryffindor immediately voiced their dissatisfaction and disagreed, and the scene became noisy again.

Ignoring the objections of the crowd, Puni continued, "I suspect the next minister will most likely be either Barty Crouch or Cornelius Fudge."

"Currently, within the Ministry of Magic, only these two have enough prestige and ability to compete for the position of Minister."