I swung a sword at Hogwarts

Barty Sr. muttered, "Dumbledore might be worried about the wizarding world."

"No, no, no." John stood up and walked towards old Barty, putting the book in his palm. "If Dumbledore cared about the wizarding world, he would not have chosen Fudge. He cares about himself. He doesn't like being the Minister of Magic, but he is willing to make the Minister of Magic listen to him."

The voice sounded like the devil's whisper, and old Batty couldn't help but recall some things.

"Fudge has a weak personality. Remember Lucius? What happened to his complaint to Dumbledore?"

Old Batty suddenly tightened his grip on the book.

Lucius was kicked out of the student board for complaining about Dumbledore.

Although it returned to its position with the help of Johnny Silverhand, it was only an empty shell.

All the power that should have belonged to the Malfoy family disappeared.

"Dumbledore likes to use his self-righteous justice to restrain others." John patted old Barty on the shoulder and said meaningfully: "Think about Dumbledore's bad behavior over the years. Every time he brought danger into the school, perhaps he is not suitable for the position of headmaster."

Old Batty said automatically, "Yeah, he's terrible."

After realizing it, old Batty was a little surprised.

How could I have such an idea?

He was also a little stunned when he thought about the day he wanted Dumbledore to choose a new Minister.

Yes, Dumbledore is so high up that I even have to ask him for the position of Minister of Magic.

Even Amelia didn't find anything wrong with this matter. A person who was not an official of the Ministry of Magic could decide the position of the Minister of Magic at will.

If one day I were to become the Minister of Magic, would I be pulled down because of a word from Dumbledore?

Old Barty looked grim. Apparently, he also realized that Dumbledore's prestige was too great now.

"You are right," Old Barty looked at John and said embarrassment, "But sir, I cannot let Dumbledore live in old age."

The corners of John's mouth curled up under the silver mask, and he looked at the book meaningfully, "You are qualified now."

Old Batty opened the book with some doubt. He thought this would be a treasure that would allow him to distance himself from Amelia.

But when he saw what was inside, he was shocked.

This is not about widening the gap, it's simply being admitted directly.

The Death Eaters were imprisoned in the book like photos. These people were all bargaining chips.

"Don't let any news about Voldemort out yet," John said to Old Barty, "after you become the Minister, you can reorganize the Ministry of Magic."

As soon as old Barty left school, he wrote to Johnny Silverhand to tell him the news about Voldemort, so he had no doubts.

"Voldemort has returned. Dumbledore saw it with his own eyes."

Old Barty was different from Fudge. Even though he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he believed the news because Dumbledore would not joke about it.

He said in a deep voice: "Sir, forgive me for being blunt, even if you have a grudge with Dumbledore, now is not a good time."

He could see that Johnny Silverhand seemed to be intending to attack Dumbledore, but when it came to such a big issue, he couldn't joke about the wizarding world.

John shook his head and sneered, “Old Batty, do you think this is a good thing for you?

Think about it, if you do what Dumbledore wants and announce Voldemort's return, what will Dumbledore's reputation be like?"

John continued, "People will remember Dumbledore, who once fought against two Dark Lords. If you don't listen to him and become a puppet, the people will not be happy."

Old Batty's face darkened. He didn't want to be a puppet.

John's next words relieved him of any worries about facing Voldemort.

"Don't worry. Dumbledore is a man who claims to be righteous. Even if no one helps him, he will gather a group of forces to fight Voldemort to the end. We just need to find the right balance."

Aren't you righteous?

Okay, you go deal with Voldemort.

There was a flash of anger in John's eyes.

Old Barty understood that this meant letting Dumbledore and Voldemort fight each other, and the Ministry of Magic could use this time to reorganize the weak Ministry of Magic.

His eyes lit up. Compared to making Dumbledore more powerful, this method was undoubtedly the best.

As the two kings fight, the status of the Ministry of Magic will become higher.

With the help of Johnny Silverhand, who is known as the second king after Dumbledore, there is someone to cover for him even if he messes up.

Old Batty agreed.

If nothing unexpected happens, he can become the Minister of Magic during this holiday.

John asked Rita to do a good job of reporting for him, and at the same time started to do a 'good' report for Dumbledore.

There's no need to embellish it, just let everyone know that Dumbledore found a Death Eater as a professor in the first year, a werewolf in the third year, and had the professor demonstrate the Unforgivable Curse in the fourth year.

He also sought cooperation from top star Lockhart in promotion.

On the surface, they give money when asked for and give people when asked for.

Secretly, the Death Eaters were eliminated by various means, officials at all levels also appeared at the banquet, and even the Auror Office was secretly helping.

Although Amelia is excellent, she lost the initiative.

Batty Sr.'s reputation continued to rise.

a week later.

John began to prepare for the next step.

About the position of Headmaster of Hogwarts, and the new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor.

Hogwarts is important. It is an important place for educating wizards across the country, and it is the alma mater of all those in power.

Its monopoly on education gives it an irreplaceable position, and even the Minister of Magic does not dare to go too far.

The position of Headmaster is important, and not just to replace Dumbledore.

He thought of someone who was originally the most suitable person, but unfortunately, he is no longer suitable.

Another thing is to deal with the Horcruxes. He has an idea to use the connections between the Horcruxes to make a Horcrux tracker.

Use the tracker to find out the location of other Horcruxes.

It has been a while since the gold locket was brought back, but John has not observed it much.

Just as he was about to take it out and have a look, someone unexpectedly showed up.

Severus Snape.

I don’t know what kind of mood Snape was in when he walked into Silverhand Manor.

John was watching him from the windowsill with great interest.

The candidate for headmaster who just flashed through my mind was Snape.

But unfortunately, this person is destined not to be able to stand with me. The answer was given in the third grade.

It would have been fun if he had known he was going to bring down Dumbledore.

John was not sure whether Dumbledore had told Snape his identity, after all, Snape was the person Dumbledore trusted the most.

John decided to meet him anyway.

He once tried to recruit his own dean, but was rejected.

Now Snape came to find him.

The change of identity is really wonderful, isn’t it?

...

Chapter 256 He is not qualified to be cold-eyed

Snape was a master of disguise.

This can be guaranteed by his experience as an undercover agent next to Voldemort.

At the same time, he is also an extremely talented person.

His brain blocking technique is at least level 6, and even Voldemort cannot detect his thoughts. He is the most promising among the four deans.

Snape was a master who liked to create his own magic. His magic creations were of various kinds. For example, the fuchsia that John used was created by Snape.

He is also a Potions Master.

In terms of talent alone, Snape is definitely the strongest person after Dumbledore and Voldemort.

If there is enough time, it may be possible for you to grow into the next pillar.

He was the kind that had no rivals. During school, even Harry's father and Sirius Black had to work together to bully Snape.

From this we can see that if the four of them hadn't been hanging out together all day, Snape would probably have been able to find them one by one and destroy them all.

Unfortunately, Snape didn't have time to grow up.

His time began to count down on the day Voldemort was successfully resurrected.

He is now a chess piece that may be abandoned at any time, waiting to be summoned by Voldemort and continue to lurk until he is discovered.

Snape had no complaints.

He was no longer whole the day his loved one died.

It was Dumbledore who kept him alive, protecting those eyes that looked like Lily's.

"Johnny Silverhand." Snape repeated the name silently in his mind.

He is known as the second king under Dumbledore, and Dumbledore also maintains a somewhat ambiguous attitude towards him.

This puzzled Snape.

Dumbledore's preparations have already begun. He sent Hagrid to the giant territory to win over the giants.

At the same time, other magical creatures in the Forbidden Forest are also targets for winning over.

He knew that if these beings were not won over successfully, they would soon become Voldemort's helpers.

On the wizard side, there are some unstable factors and communication is also needed.

Among them, Johnny Silverhand is definitely the biggest destabilizing factor.

Johnny Silverhand's influence extends abroad and he has many followers.

Snape also knew a bombshell piece of news: the Starmen who showed up to hunt down the Death Eaters were Johnny Silverhand's men.

This means there is a possibility of cooperation between them.

Because they have a common enemy.

At least that's what Snape thought.

He was brought into Silverhand Manor, a once ancient pureblood manor that had changed with the advent of the new King of Knockturn Alley.

Being a highly gifted wizard, Snape noticed that the place was cursed.

He saw Johnny Silverhand, and he was completely different from what he had seen in the Triwizard Tournament.

This made Snape's heart sink.

Tang Mi tactfully closed the door and left.

There were only two people left in the study.

"Sir Johnny Silverhand." Snape came here with a tentative intention.

His identity is very vague now. He is the head of Slytherin, an undercover agent of Voldemort and Dumbledore.

He didn't know why Johnny Silverhand was hostile to the Death Eaters. What if this was just a conspiracy of Voldemort?

Given Voldemort's character, he might be willing to sacrifice some Death Eaters' lives to paralyze the enemy in order to join forces.

Snape thought that Voldemort would contact him as soon as possible so that he could understand Voldemort's plan.

But Voldemort disappeared without a trace, and not even a word of news came out.

A Voldemort in hiding is even scarier, so we need to be more cautious.

"Severus...Snape?"