The sickly iron fist beauty in Harry Potter

So the environment he lives in is so unstable?

On the other side, at Hogwarts.

Dumbledore looked at Arthur in front of him, holding the letter written by Harry in his hand, his face serious and even a little embarrassed.

He anticipated that the other party would not give up the secret room so easily, especially after a guy appeared who could avoid his magic trap.

He just didn't expect that they would use such means to distract his attention.

It has to be said that this method really made Dumbledore very embarrassed.

Dumbledore could certainly go and save Dolly, but that would mean he would have to leave Hogwarts.

And if he left Hogwarts, he would not be able to fully control whether someone would do something bad.

In fact, for Dumbledore, even if he was in the headmaster's office, it was unlikely for him to have 100% control over Hogwarts.

This is a magical fortress, a marvel of wizardry built by four founders, each of whom is more powerful than Dumbledore.

So Dumbledore could use his authority as the headmaster to know every secret passage and room in the school built by the four founders, but he had no way of knowing the personal secrets left by the four founders.

For example, the Room of Requirement and the Chamber of Secrets both bear such personal marks.

The Room of Requirement is at least a room full of good intentions, but the Chamber of Secrets is undoubtedly full of Slytherin's malice, especially the basilisk raised inside.

To put it bluntly, the goal is to one day eliminate all the Muggle-born wizards in Hogwarts. After all, Slytherin is also a staunch purist.

Dumbledore had originally planned to go further and open the Chamber of Secrets, and even subdue the Basilisk during Christmas to prepare Harry for the next test.

But now it seems that he must choose between the basilisk and Dolly.

"Arthur."

Dumbledore, in a rare move to get an outsider's opinion, asked, "Do you think Dolly is important to Harry?"

Arthur looked serious and said, "With all due respect, Dumbledore."

"To Harry, the Dursleys are now relatives far more important than you and me."

"If he really loses this home, not to mention whether the magic on Harry will still work, I'm afraid Harry will completely hate the magic world."

"A child who is filled with hatred for magic, I don't think he will become the person you expect him to be."

Dumbledore sighed and said, "But Arthur, here at Hogwarts..."

"If you're really short of manpower, how about having us old guys come to Hogwarts to help patrol?"

Arthur offered a possible suggestion, but Dumbledore shook his head firmly.

The Order of the Phoenix is one of his trump cards to deal with Voldemort, and its members can play a greater role at critical moments.

As a secret society, the Order of the Phoenix cannot be exposed at this time.

So Dumbledore said, "I will ask the professors to pay more attention and arrange more magic."

"Then find Dolly as soon as possible...get some information about her, and then solve the basilisk problem."

Dumbledore finally made up his mind and decided to fall into it even though he knew it was a trap.

For Dumbledore, it wasn't that he couldn't give up Dolly, but if he let Harry indulge in hatred, Dumbledore really didn't know what would happen.

After all, Harry is one of Voldemort's Horcruxes. Will hatred become the nourishment of the Horcrux?

What if Harry kills Voldemort in the future, but he himself is not a good person?

That was not an outcome Dumbledore could accept.

As for the basilisk... I can only say that fortunately it is Christmas vacation now, and there are not many people staying in Hogwarts, so the professors should be able to handle it.

It is likely that the professors will have a bad Christmas.

Dumbledore and Arthur then returned to Dolly's room.

As Dumbledore and Arthur expected, there were even more people here, and it was so crowded that it was almost packed.

It was obvious that many people didn't want Dumbledore to be in the spotlight, and Arthur's advice was meaningless.

More Aurors and professional wizards arrived to try to track down Dolly, and they proved to be quite effective.

"Dumbledore, you're here?"

Rufus Scrimgeour, Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement at the Ministry of Magic, spoke to Dumbledore indifferently, but then rudely refused to speak.

"We have already obtained a lot of information. We can handle this matter smoothly from now on. You can return to your Hogwarts."

Like Fudge, Scrimgeour did not believe in Dumbledore, and the reason he did not believe in Dumbledore was not because of any reason like a politician's face.

But it was because he knew Dumbledore's past clearly and knew how dangerous Dumbledore had been.

Dumbledore did save the wizarding world more than once, but he was also one of the culprits who almost destroyed the wizarding world.

The principle of offsetting merits and demerits might hold true for ordinary people, but it didn't work for Scrimgeour because they had seen too many fickle humans.

Scrimgeour was certainly qualified to do so.

He had been an Auror at the Ministry of Magic in his youth, spending much of his time battling Dark wizards and becoming a seasoned veteran.

He later became Head of the Auror Office, and during the Second Wizarding War, Scrimgeour succeeded Cornelius Fudge as Minister for Magic.

Moreover, after taking office, he adopted a seemingly tougher stance towards Voldemort and the Death Eaters, and was not afraid of the threat posed by Voldemort at all.

It’s a pity that Scrimgeour’s attitude is greater than his strength. Facing an enemy of Voldemort’s level, the Ministry of Magic cannot solve the problem alone.

Horcruxes are the hurdle that the Ministry of Magic cannot overcome.

So Scrimgeour died in the end, and the Death Eaters easily infiltrated the Ministry of Magic and successfully controlled senior officials of the Ministry with the Imperius Curse.

The Death Eaters' coup d'état ultimately succeeded, and the Magical Tribe fell under Voldemort's control.

Voldemort wanted to know the whereabouts of Harry Potter, so he tortured Scrimgeour to find out Harry's whereabouts. Scrimgeour refused to reveal any information and was eventually killed.

Dumbledore had apparently been dealing with Scrimgeour for decades.

Although Scrimgeour was not qualified to be an opponent for Dumbledore, he still maintained basic respect for him.

Then Dumbledore said, "Scrimgeour, I understand that you do not wish to involve me."

"But this concerns the life of one of my students, especially in such an environment. She could freeze to death, drown, or even be killed by wolves at any time."

"Since I'm here, how about letting me contribute a little? I'll disappear from this matter afterwards, and you can take all the credit."

This made Scrimgeour glare at Dumbledore angrily and say, "We can solve this problem, and it's definitely not for the credit. The Ministry of Magic is capable of protecting any child."

It was obvious that Scrimgeour was not happy about Dumbledore's questioning.

But what Harry said next made him even more unhappy.

"So, did you find my sister?"

"Where is she?"

Scrimgeour said to Harry with a sullen look, "Give us some time, Mr. Potter."

"But my sister may not have time. If you can't get her back now, get out of my sister's room!"

Harry said, his hand gripping his wand tightly, veins bulging.

His words caused many Ministry of Magic staff to glare at him, including Scrimgeour.

But looking into the eyes of Harry, Scrimgeour remained silent, which was rare for him.

It wasn't that he was afraid of Harry's anger and Dumbledore's warning look, but that he realized that such anger was brewing dark emotions.

Scrimgeour has been fighting against Dark wizards all his life, which naturally includes not allowing Dark wizards to be born.

He was worried that if he really failed, Harry would probably become a staunch anti-Ministry wizard, which was naturally not what he wanted to see.

So finally, Scrimgeour relented and said, "Dumbledore, you'll only have three minutes."

"It won't take that long, Scrimgeour."

Dumbledore pulled an ancient object like a spoon from his pocket, placed it on the table, and pushed it gently.

Then he used his wand to transfer the last remaining traces of the portkey to the spoon, and the spoon began to spin madly.

Dumbledore's expression grew increasingly grim, but he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing the spoon slowly stop, Harry asked anxiously: "Dumbledore, do you know where she is?"

Dumbledore nodded and said, "At least Miss Dursley was not thrown into the sea. Judging from the distance and direction, she should be in France now."

174 Wilderness Survival Day

Scrimgeour stared at the ancient spoon with shining eyes. "What is this?" he said.

Although the Ministry of Magic is indeed not as powerful as Dumbledore, it is still working, even if it is inefficient, but it does get things done.

For example, Scrimgeour was very tempted by Dumbledore's method of tracking others.

If he had such means, he would not be as helpless as he is now when he encounters an escaping dark wizard.

Dumbledore naturally knew what he was thinking, but he calmly put away the spoon and said, "When I was young, I traveled around the world. This is a gift I received from the Eastern countries."

"It was supposed to have a chassis, but it's now completely lost."

"So I can only tell the direction and distance, and the error of this distance is within 100 kilometers."

Dumbledore's final words cut Scrimgeour off. "It is hardly possible to locate a person on its own," he said.

Scrimgeour stared at Dumbledore, then gave up.

It's not that he believed what Dumbledore said, but he knew that since Dumbledore said so, there was nothing he could do.

This is the origin of the emotions of many senior officials of the Ministry of Magic when facing Dumbledore.

They disliked this old man. Dumbledore rarely cooperated with the Ministry of Magic honestly, especially when the Ministry of Magic wanted to take control of Hogwarts.

But these high-ranking officials couldn't do anything about Dumbledore and could only watch this old man act crazy and stupid. How could they not be angry?

However, as an experienced Auror, Scrimgeour still had a strong spirit of hard work, so he put aside his dissatisfaction and began to arrange the work.

"Then we will take care of the rest."

"Our Ministry of Magic can use diplomatic channels to contact the French Ministry of Magic to help find her."

"But it's Christmas holiday now, so it's not easy to get them moving, and we also have to make sure they don't slack off."

Scrimgeour, a rare flicker of emotion on his face, said, "I doubt those lazy Frenchmen will make it easy for us."

Harry became anxious when he heard this and said, "Then why don't we go find Dolly ourselves first?"

"Mr. Potter, if you wish to leave the UK for France, you will also need to apply for a visa and then pass through customs at the French Ministry of Magic."

"Otherwise you are considered an illegal immigrant, which is a crime."

"Whether it's you or Dumbledore, if you commit a crime, I will arrest you and bring you to justice."

"As for your sister, we will do our best."

Harry clenched his fists in anger, but Vernon stopped him from moving forward impulsively.

Although it was his first time meeting Scrimgeour, Vernon, as an adult, actually understood people like Scrimgeour.

He is just a senior official, and a senior official in charge of legal issues.

Although Dolly's life and death is extremely worrying, asking such a high-ranking official to commit illegal acts is even more painful than killing him.

In fact it is.

Scrimgeour was not shirking responsibility, but the system and communication between countries in the wizarding world were completely modeled after the Muggle national system.

As the highest official in charge of the law, Scrimgeour naturally could not do anything illegal, let alone suggest or guide others to break the law.

Everything must comply with the laws and regulations of the Ministry of Magic. Even Dumbledore and Harry Potter are no exceptions. This is Scrimgeour's bottom line.

Even if it involves Dolly's death, at least in his opinion, maintaining the order of the law is far more important than the life and death of a little witch.

However, Scrimgeour is not a cold-blooded person.

In fact, he has done everything he can and even given reminders.

If the Dursleys and Dumbledore couldn't understand this reminder, then there was nothing he could do.

Dumbledore naturally couldn't fail to understand such a reminder, so he said to Scrimgeour sincerely: "I will restrain Harry and make him responsible for his actions."

Scrimgeour nodded, then left with his men.