In the solemn atmosphere, Scrimgeour scrutinized Elwyn.
Just like before, his eyes were filled with distrust.
Harry, Hermione, and Ron all knew that Elwyn was not telling the truth. They clearly saw him leave the Twin Serpent Scepter in the Hogwarts, but they did not dare to say anything, afraid that Scrimgeour would notice something amiss.
"Regarding the Twin Serpent Scepter, I'm sure you know more than I do, Mr. Minister," Elwyn continued. "The scepter has disappeared!"
"How did it disappear?"
"It disappeared just like that. I put it at the head of my bed before I went to sleep, and when I woke up, it was gone. Someone might have stolen it, but I think it was because of magic, just like the magic on Gryffindor's sword. The wizards of that era always liked to cast such magic on precious magic items." Elwyn said innocently, "I'm just a Gryffindor. Perhaps I don't deserve the Twin Serpent Scepter. If you want to find it, I suggest you look for the real Slytherin. You must have a candidate in mind. Do you need my advice? I think the Malfoy family has been pure Slytherin for generations. The scepter might be in their manor. You can go there and take a look. As far as I know, Lucius Malfoy has always had a good relationship with the Ministry of Magic. He might be very willing to give you the Twin Serpent Scepter. "
As soon as Elwyn finished speaking, Scrimgeour's face turned ashen.
He seemed to know that Elwyn was not telling the truth, but he had no evidence to refute it. The fact that Death Eater Lucius Malfoy had a good relationship with the Ministry of Magic was even more ironic.
Since the fall of Azkaban, the Ministry of Magic had not only lost control of the wizard prison in the North Sea, but also several other Death Eater gathering areas, including Malfoy's manor. It was now the Death Eater's headquarters, and the Ministry of Magic could not enter it with its current strength.
As long as Lord Voldemort was present, no Auror would be a match for him.
Scrimgeour was very clear about this situation, which was why he could not wait to find out the secret that Dumbledore had left behind. This secret could be a powerful weapon or a way to defeat Lord Voldemort. As long as he could find it, he would be able to lead the Auror into Malfoy's manor and fight against Lord Voldemort and the Death Eaters.
This was probably Scrimgeour's plan, but the reality was completely different from what he had imagined. His plan had been wrong from the very beginning, and it was destined to fail.
The situation was much worse than he had imagined. Scrimgeour probably thought that the Lord Voldemort and the Death Eaters had retreated to somewhere like the Malfoy Manor, waiting for him to lead his men to attack at any time. He did not expect these dark Magi to counterattack the Ministry of Magic.
Even during the last war, such a thing had never happened.
"Regarding what you said, the Ministry will investigate further. Mason, you better have enough evidence to prove that what you said is the truth, or you will face the harshest charges, "Scrimgeour said stiffly. "As for the Malfoy Manor, I will go there … Also, I am very disappointed in you."
"We are also very disappointed in you, Minister," Harry replied bluntly.
It was obvious that their negotiation had failed!
Scrimgeour did not stay any longer. He looked deeply at Elwyn and Harry, then turned around without a word and limped out of the room.
Lady Weasley hurriedly followed him. She stopped at the back door for about a minute, then shouted, "He's gone!"
Not long after Scrimgeour left, Sirius returned, but Lupin and Tonks did not appear again.
They were still in the living room on the first floor of the Shack. The conversation continued, but this time, it was Elwyn, Harry, Hermione, and Ron who were talking to Sirius.
Lady Weasley had just left. Before she left, she told them not to talk for too long.
"What does he want?" Sirius asked.
"He came to give us the things that Dumbledore left us," Harry said. "They just took out the things he left us."
"And he also wants to know why Dumbledore left these things to us." Hermione continued, curiously flipping through the fairy tale collection in her hand. "He seems to think that the secret to defeating Lord Voldemort is hidden in it."
"Dumbledore did leave some information in it, some information that will be helpful to us, but we need to study it further." As he spoke, Elwyn took the statue of the Evil God from Sirius. It looked more like a twisted tree root.
"Elwyn, if this thing is really related to that monster, it's very dangerous."
"I know, Sirius!" Elwyn replied. "I'll be careful. The Evil God that the despicable Hilbert turned into is already very weak, and its remaining power can't affect reality. This statue can help me figure out how to destroy the waymark."
"As long as you know what you're doing!" Sirius continued to ask. "What do you think about the other things that Dumbledore left behind? Or do you know something? "
"A little, but I'm not sure more. He must have thought that these things will be helpful to us when we really need them …"
"When we really need them?!" Sirius repeated noncommittally. He was looking at Harry's Golden Snitch. He held it by his ear with his right hand and shook it hard. He said uncertainly, "Well, it seems like there's something in there."
"That's what Scrimgeour thought too, but he couldn't open it."
"He seemed to think that something would happen when he handed the Golden Snitch to Harry," Hermione said. "This was left behind by Dumbledore for Harry. Only Harry can open it."
"I don't know what to do either." Harry shook his head. "I have no clue. Wait, this is the Golden Snitch that I caught in the first competition."
Everyone seemed confused, but only Ron reacted.
He panted and pointed at Harry, then at the Golden Snitch, until he could speak. "The one you almost swallowed!"
"That's it!" Harry said as he took the Golden Snitch from Sirius. His pulse was beating faster and faster. "I didn't try very hard to open it in front of Scrimgeour. Maybe this Golden Snitch really has a memory of its body, but it definitely won't open when I touch it. It's …"
He put his lips on the Golden Snitch, and his heart was pounding. But just like before, nothing happened. The ball didn't open.
"I thought something would happen, but it doesn't seem like it …" Harry put down the Golden Snitch in disappointment, but Hermione shouted.
"Wait! There are words on it. Look! "
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