Elwyn tiptoed out of the room. The staircase was dark, without a trace of light.
The dilapidated house was like a sleeping monster, ready to swallow people at any time. But in fact, the house was not as quiet as Elwyn had imagined. There was a faint sound and a sweet smell in the air. The smell came from the kitchen downstairs, as if someone was preparing breakfast.
Elwyn was curious. He shook his wand at the staircase and walked down the stairs with the help of the faint light from the end of the wand.
The kitchen was like a dream. It was no longer as cold as it had been last night. The house-elf, Klitscher, was running around. The copper pots and copper plates, which were shining with a rosy glow, were all taken out. The wooden table was also wiped clean and shimmering. The plates on the table, which had been prepared for breakfast, shimmered under the cheerful light of the fire. The frying pan on the stove was crackling happily. The air was filled with the aroma of toast and fried eggs, which made one salivate uncontrollably.
It was completely different from the shabby scene upstairs. As soon as Elwyn appeared at the kitchen door, Kritcher hurried over. He said in a hoarse voice, "Good morning, Master Elwyn. It's nice to see you again. Wash your hands before breakfast."
"Good morning, Kritcher. Did Sirius send you?" Elwyn asked as he sat at the table.
The house-elf put a stack of plates with a hearty breakfast in front of him and asked him if he wanted milk or coffee.
"Milk!" Elwyn wiped his hands with the towel that Kritcher handed him. "Oh yes, Kritcher, I remember you were with Dobby at the Hogwarts. How was it? Did anything happen there during the summer?"
Elwyn had instructed Dobby to stay at the Hogwarts and keep a close eye on Dumbledore's tomb.
If the Lord Voldemort went there to take the old wand, he would know immediately.
"There's nothing special about it, except that the boorish blockhead found a few furry monsters in the forest and brought them back to raise, making the place stink. Chris doesn't like Hogwarts. That castle isn't as good as the Blake family's ancestral home, but Young Master usually doesn't let Old Chris come back. He's still so prodigal, completely ignoring the Blake family business. " He took out the latest issue of the Daily Prophet and handed it to Elwyn. "Young Master asked Old Kreacher to give this to Young Master Elwyn."
"Sirius just wants you to live with the other house-elves. That way... you won't be so lonely!" Elwyn tried to explain in vain, but Kritcher didn't seem to listen to him. He shook his head and opened the newspaper.
Today was the first day that the Lord Voldemort controlled the Ministry of Magic. The headline on the front page of the newspaper was quite interesting. First, there was a huge picture of Dumbledore's head, and then Elwyn, Harry, Sirius, and the others surrounded Dumbledore in turn.
The headline was: About the Death of Albus Dumbledore — We Need to Question Him!
What to question? The answer was self-evident.
Elwyn skimmed through the article. Although he didn't see everything that happened on the Astronomy Tower that night with his own eyes, as a direct participant of the incident, he could be sure that none of the things mentioned in the article and the so-called questions were true.
By distorting Dumbledore's death, the whole magic world would no longer oppose the Lord Voldemort, but Elwyn, Harry, and Sirius. At the very least, they would make people doubt the three of them and the Order of the Phoenix.
When the seeds of distrust began to sprout, it was enough!
This situation was not surprising. The Lord Voldemort had already controlled the Ministry of Magic. The Daily Prophet naturally sided with him, and Elwyn's Hogwarts Magic Newspaper had become a target of suppression.
In fact, at the bottom of the front page, he saw that the impatient Daily Prophet had published a list of banned publications. The first one marked in red was the Hogwarts Magic Newspaper.
The entire article did not mention the Lord Voldemort. This was his plan, to quietly gain power.
Now, most wizards did not even know what had happened.
They only knew that there was a big story behind Dumbledore's death. It was a conspiracy planned by Elwyn, Harry, and Sirius. Also, Rufus Scrimgeour had died of an accident, and his position had been replaced by Pierce Sinknes.
The new minister had convinced the Dementors to return to Azkaban and cooperate more closely with the Ministry of Magic.
It seemed that they had made a breakthrough and convinced the Dementors, but people would not know that the Ministry of Magic was no longer fighting against the Lord Voldemort. On the contrary, the Minister of Puppets, Sinknes, would handle the daily government affairs for the Lord Voldemort according to the will of the Lord Voldemort. Outside the Ministry of Magic, the Lord Voldemort could expand his power unscrupulously.
However, any smart person could guess what had happened from the dramatic changes in the Ministry of Magic's policies. But these people did not dare to say it. They only dared to whisper. Now, everyone in the magic world was in danger and there was a lack of trust between them.
Elwyn flipped to the back. The second page had published the latest policies of the Ministry of Magic. They were really impatient!
"The Register of Muggle Origins. The Ministry of Magic has promised to take action to investigate the so-called Muggle Origins to better understand the magic secrets they hold. Recently, the Department of Mystery Affairs has found that the Ministry of Magic can only be inherited through reproduction between wizards. Those who have not been proved to be apprentices of a wizard family, which is the so-called Muggle Origins, may have obtained magic through theft or violence. "
Elwyn stopped. He saw that the Ministry of Magic was using him as an example.
His most famous performance was his transformation spell in the last Quidditch World Cup, which prevented the entire arena from collapsing. Of course, in the eyes of most Magi, this was extremely abnormal and inconceivable. It was not magic that a normal Magus should have.
People did not know about Slytherin's locket, the Book of Abraham and the magic on it. Using Elwyn as an example would arouse the suspicion of wizards. Even the wizards who supported them could not refute it.
The report did not dwell on this matter and continued to talk about the Ministry of Magic's decision.
"The Ministry of Magic is determined to find people like Elwyn Mason who usurped magic. In the near future, they will send invitations to every Muggle Origin to attend a meeting organized by the newly established Muggle Origin Registration Committee."
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