Hogwarts doesn't need a savior

"The Executive Department will organize a large-scale internal investigation to muddy the waters." Amelia understood instantly.

Dumbledore also quickly showed an understanding expression: "So, you want Kingsley to make a feint?"

"Not just Kingsley," Moody shook his head, "but also Johnson and Prince." He stared at Euphemia, "Everyone knows that these two are yours. I want them to act loudly and show their anger."

Euphemia glanced at Lynn subconsciously.

"Of course they will cooperate with Amelia's work without reservation." She said softly after getting Lynn's tacit approval, "and they will be more proactive than anyone else."

This made Amelia, who was originally nervous, feel much more relaxed - after all, she was the Director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, and Kingsley and Brian's immediate superior.

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Once the direction is determined, all that remains is to fill in the complicated and specific details, which is also the strengths of Amelia and Euphemia.

After some intense consultations, when the exhausted Fudge returned to the Ministry of Magic, a framework of a plan that needed to be perfected had been placed on his desk, which made the Minister, who had been tortured by reporters, feel relieved.

He naturally knew that this kind of investigation and search would not solve the problem, but at least it was an excellent gesture.

Rather than actually solving the problem, he cared more about making people feel that the problem was being solved. Amelia had a deep understanding of this point and did all the work flawlessly, without letting the suspicious Fudge notice anything unusual.

This is also a work technique that can be called an art.

It was under her cover that Moody, who had returned, was able to leave quietly without being noticed, hiding in the deep shadows, and headed straight for the Balkan Peninsula with Sirius Black, who was finally able to leave No. 12 Grimmauld Place.

Chapter 376: Stay Calm in Times of Crisis

In the eyes of outsiders, the Ministry of Magic, which has always been inefficient, acted quickly for once.

After the attack, a team of fully armed strikers entered St. Mungo's Hospital that night. From then on, they would take turns to guard here to ensure the safety of this largest wizarding hospital. Along with them came several new products of the Starlight Magic Technology Group, which were alchemical technology props that could explore magical items.

This was a product originally designed by Lynn and Nicolas Flamel and tested at Hogwarts. Now, under Arthur's skillful transformation, it has undergone a comprehensive upgrade based on the Muggle security system. Before it was even launched on the market, it has already signed a cooperation agreement with the Department of Magical Law Enforcement.

In addition to St. Mungo's, the nervous Ministry of Magic has also deployed a large number of strikers in various important areas in the UK, including but not limited to Diagon Alley, Hogsmeade and wizarding communities across the country - this has led to a serious shortage of strikers and also brought about a new annual expansion plan.

An expansion plan that is comparable to an army buildup for war.

Aurors, strikers, and the growing werewolf-catching force, the entire Ministry of Magic was shaken by this terrorist attack that had not happened in a long time, and the long-peaceful British wizarding world felt the long-lost smell of gunpowder.

The investigation into the attackers was also concluded quickly with no additional official notification.

This also made it difficult for the news media, which had originally decided to criticize the Ministry of Magic, to find a breakthrough.

After all, the casualties at St. Mungo's were almost negligible, and although the true identities of those enthusiastic citizens who helped out have not been confirmed to this day, newspaper readers and radio listeners would not care about these uninteresting details.

At most, they would lament that the world is not peaceful these days, and then turn their attention to new hot events.

This is the iron law of communication and also one of the principles for media professionals to follow.

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Adhering to the principle of being loose on the outside and tight on the inside, Dumbledore and Lynn's actions were also carried out in an orderly manner.

After retreating back to Hogwarts, they did not stay idle, but traveled to various places including Tunisia from time to time, conducting investigations in a seemingly secretive manner but in fact always revealing some clues, to cover up Moody who really went deep into the Balkan Peninsula.

At the same time, the Order of the Phoenix and the Stargazers, which had been taking intensive action, were like beasts retreating to their nests, retracting their fangs and claws - as if they were truly frightened by Mundungus's tragic condition, they stopped and accepted the loss.

Time flies, and it is June now. The weather is as hot as the mood of many people.

But Lynn was not among them.

Grindelwald's duel, Harry and Voldemort's soul fragments, and the elusive Leviathan, three major events weighed on his shoulders, but he did not seem to have much pressure or worry. Instead, he seemed to be more confident than Dumbledore who was running around all day.

In just one or two weeks before the OWLs and NEWTs exams, he had methodically created three more loose-leaf magics, an efficiency never seen before - without even delaying his daily magic training.

The bigger the event, the more calm one must be. He understands this principle better than anyone else and puts it into practice.

As the leader of the stargazers, he simply quietly increased his working hours when no one was around and bought more time.

But this was not enough, so he adjusted the focus of his work again - for example, he let Doris, who had almost no exam and employment pressure, share some of the teaching work.

The assistant who was eager to improve her abilities in this area gladly accepted the offer. The young wizards in the middle and lower grades were also full of admiration for this powerful and heroic senior, including Astoria who was gradually recovering under the care of Madam Pomfrey.

Even on the day when the OWLs and NEWTs exams began, she represented Lynn and together with Barbie received Professor Marchbank, who was in high spirits and ready to make a comeback on the exam papers.

This was naturally a great favor, trust and treatment worthy of a successor, and it also made the old lady, who had been holding her breath and wanted to "get her revenge", look at her several more times.

But considering the level of the wizards in the Wizarding Examinations Authority who are too old, it would be as difficult for Sirius to defeat these students who were taught by Lynn himself for two years through the exams as asking him to go and have a hearty duel with a noseless old man.

Professor Marchbank and his colleagues, who came with high hopes, did not even wait for the exams on Runes and Ancient Magic, but encountered a heavy blow in Professor McGonagall's Transfiguration subject.

It turns out that adding memorization content and repeated practice are surprisingly effective in the basic learning stage of a wizard.

This feeling became even more obvious when it came to the Magic Rune and Ancient Magic exams on Friday.

Shuttled between the two examination rooms, looking at the little wizard who looked nervous but answered questions fluently, the old lady felt an inexplicable sense of loss and frustration even greater than last year.

Especially after seeing Cedric and Doris finish perfectly more than an hour early.

"There will be a few more young people who will become successful." After the exam, she said this to Professor Barbling who was with her, her tone full of sighs and emotion.

It is certainly a good thing for the magic world to have new young talents, but as an exam setter whose main purpose is screening, it is not a very happy thing after all to see the test papers that you carefully designed are easily conquered.

Halfway through her words, she suddenly remembered something and asked in surprise, "Where are Albus and Lynn? I haven't seen them this week, which is not unusual. Do you know what they did?"

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Of course, Babel would not know where the two had gone. In fact, only Mag, who was temporarily filling in as the substitute in the entire school, knew about it.

Not long ago, Sirius Black used his Animagus to find a treasure trove buried deep in an abandoned mine in a secret camp known only to the three werewolf brothers. The treasure contained dozens of secret letters.

Compared to Greyback who was approached not long ago, the three of them were the werewolves who had cooperated with Leviathan earlier, and therefore had access to more information, although not in-depth - every member of this organization was extremely vigilant, and the entire process, whether it was a meeting or a payment, was foolproof.

But in the simple economic system of wizarding society, as long as it is not barter but involves large amounts of money, traces will eventually be left behind, and when it comes to matters of life and death, no one is a real fool.

It would be difficult for a person who is completely brainless to survive for so many years with a huge bounty on his head.

This is true for Greyback and his werewolf brothers.

There will be absolutely no trust in cooperation initiated for the sake of interests.

Just as Leviathan keeps things to themselves, they will also keep secrets while tracing back, both as a bargaining chip for future cooperation and sometimes as a talisman.

Now, these fragmentary clues have become the first key to Moody's search for the truth.

With Lynn's coordination, Dumbledore successfully obtained Iain's assistance.

The day before Professor Marchbank arrived at Hogwarts, the two disguised men mingled with the delegation of the Gringotts board of directors and secretly protected Iai as he went to the Southern European branch in Italy.

The director's reason was high-sounding - it was a routine annual random surprise financial inspection authorized by the board of directors.

To be on the safe side, they did not greet anyone in advance except Mag and Euphemia, not even Kingsley, Brian and Sonya who were traveling around the world.

Hard work pays off. After several days of inspection, although the local head of Gringotts and his subordinates tried every means to get away with it and the accounts seemed flawless on the surface, they could not hide from Iai's eyes.

He discovered some problems that were deliberately covered up.

For example, a large number of mysterious accounts in Romania, Bulgaria and Greece, which had been inactive for a long time, started to flow funds again about five years ago and have been extremely active in the past three years. This is a very abnormal phenomenon.

He smelled danger and discovered opportunity.

Chapter 377 Playing the long game to catch the big fish

Iaie is an ambitious and insightful fairy.

The moment he realized how much Linn valued the Balkan Peninsula, he connected several recent events together and made many arrangements based on this.

This is also the reason why the delegation was able to find the clues so quickly from the mountain of materials - he specially selected a large number of elite soldiers and generals, and did not just deal with it as in previous years.

After finding out the clues, he did not act rashly, but waited until that night, and waited in his room for Lynn and Dumbledore, who were disguised as two middle-aged bodyguards.

Holding the account information secretly copied from the scene, he revealed his findings and analysis. While speaking, he did not forget to carefully observe the details of the two people's expressions, and used his ability to read people's expressions to the fullest.

His professionalism and diligence paid off, and not only was Dumbledore satisfied, but so was Lynn.

But the result was not as he expected. The two did not accept the suggestion to "quickly launch an in-depth investigation to find out the person behind the scenes."

This took the shrewd and capable directors of Gringotts by surprise.

"Anyone who can secretly mobilize so many abandoned accounts and use them for large-scale fund turnover must be very powerful. Not only in the Southern European branch, but perhaps he also has a very powerful umbrella in the headquarters and even in the Fairy Council." He thought that his previous expression was not clear enough and emphasized solemnly.

This was a measured and reasonable statement, but Lin En still heard the hidden thoughts in his words.

Not only did he want to gain favor, he also intended to use the swords of these two powerful wizards to strike at his political enemies.

But neither of them would allow him to alert the enemy now.

Dumbledore remained silent about his proposal, while Lynn said seriously: "I hope you understand that our goal is not to catch a few goblins who embezzled funds, but to find the people behind them."

"The people behind them?" Yi Ai's face suddenly turned ugly, "You mean...?" He suddenly thought of his relationship with Lin En.

"We can't be sure yet, but this is one of the reasons why I want you to come here in person. After all, you are a congressman, and it is too risky to take action against you, so we can find these clues." Lin En said, "You have to cooperate with us and keep calm."

"Gudu..."

Swallowing hard, Yi Ai realized that he still didn't have a deep enough understanding of the complex relationship behind this matter.

Now he has felt a real crisis, different from the previous one, which concerns his life and property.

He looked at the two of them with complicated eyes, and then he understood the real reason why they insisted on traveling with him.

Not surveillance, but protection.

"What should I do?" After figuring this out, he felt a different kind of relief. "With you two here, I think my safety will be fine. Please give me your orders. My subordinates and I will do our best to assist you in completing your plan."

"Mr. Iaie, you do have a clear mind that is different from other goblins. It's great that Lynn recommended you to help us." Dumbledore nodded approvingly. "You have helped us a lot. What's more important now is not to attract too much attention and to keep a low profile."

“Keep it low-key…” Yi Ai subconsciously looked at Lin En, and smiled when he saw him nod. “I understand what you mean. I’m really short of money recently - but I think the person in charge of the Eastern European branch should be very rich.”

The three of them smiled at each other, without any more words.

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In the next few days, the massive financial inspection was intensified again, and the ill-intentioned Yiai showed its intention to pursue it relentlessly.

But in private, although he seemed righteous on the surface, he secretly met with the head of the Eastern European branch.

After several hours of private conversation, Ie returned satisfied, but the goblins in the room looked livid.

But when there were no outsiders around, their faces showed a kind of relief as if they had escaped a disaster and breathed a sigh of relief.

Everything has a price. This is not only the creed that Fudge adheres to, but also the highest criterion in the eyes of the goblins.

They were sure they had found and satisfied the appetite of the Honourable Member of Parliament.

On the night of the meeting, countless rare treasures were secretly transported to London and became the private collection of Senator Iain.

Their value cannot even be estimated with a price.

For a long time thereafter, people involved in the incident were taken away for investigation every day, but the originally nervous senior branch executives suddenly calmed down, and every time they appeared in public, they exuded confidence and self-assurance.

Events developed just as they had expected. Many people were arrested, but they were all small fry. The investigation that many people had been discussing privately finally became a victim of a secret deal that was much ado about nothing and ineffective.

After a long storm, the matter was over, and only a few people who knew the truth were still upset about Yi's greed - this result was still within an acceptable range, but it stepped right on the bottom line, causing great pain to everyone involved.

But this is a blessing in disguise after all. They can always get compensation from other channels after finally getting the job done.

For example, the congressmen behind them, and the mysterious existence behind the congressmen whose true identity is unknown.

The once-troubled Gringotts returned to its peaceful state once again, but no one noticed the undercurrent surging beneath the calm.

This time, the trend of light and darkness quietly shifted.

The small fish hook sank into the deep water silently.

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The "battle of wits and courage" at Gringotts lasted for a long time, but Lynn and Dumbledore actually left Italy very early.

After finalizing the follow-up arrangements for Ie, they took the copy of the account information and secretly performed a trick of replacing the prince with a cat. They handed the important information to Moody who had been waiting for many days, and then quickly returned to school.

The time was neither too early nor too late, just in time to catch the practical session of the Care of Magical Creatures class led by Professor Marchbank.

This is also the last subject for OWLs and NEWTs this year.

After changing his face back to his own, Lin En walked in the crowded corridor with a refreshed spirit, listening to the young wizards who had just finished their exams discussing enthusiastically in groups of three or five. From time to time, he looked out the window to admire the summer scenery that he had seen countless times, and felt very happy.

After turning a few corners and going down another staircase, he saw the Weasley brothers, who had probably just finished a practical test in Care of Magical Creatures and were returning to the castle happily.

"Professor Eric, good afternoon! We have nothing to do now!" Fred looked happy.