Elwyn's original intention in setting up the newspaper was to cover his own expenses in buying magic books and materials, but he also thought about using the newspaper to fight the Ministry of Magic in public opinion when such a situation occurred and make his own voice known so that he wouldn't appear too passive.
He had to admit that he had thought too simply, or rather, he hadn't expected Foggy and the Ministry of Magic to have such a bottom line.
Under normal circumstances, it would be illegal to control a newspaper and restrict the content it published.
However, the Minister of the Ministry of Magic did have this right, and there were relevant regulations in the Sorcerer Secrecy Act and the Law of War.
Such a thing hadn't happened for a long time, and it was obvious that doing so would give people the impression of a tough dictator, but Foggy had done it. He had obviously mistaken this matter for a war, a war between him and Dumbledore.
"That's not the only trouble. Elwyn, you should really see what the Daily Prophet has said about you recently," said Lupin. "They describe you as a little Sorcerer who doesn't know the immensity of heaven and earth under Dumbledore's protection and carries out all kinds of dangerous magic research. They even say that you're studying black magic and have found many of Slytherin's students to prove this …"
"Oh, that's interesting!" said Elwyn. He was indeed studying black magic.
Lupin mentioned a few examples of Elwyn's black magic research in the newspaper. To be honest, most of them were more basic research, and there were many that Elwyn didn't even need to study at all. He knew the correct answers directly from Tom Liddell's diary or books on black magic.
These messy and fabricated reports really didn't match reality. In Elwyn's opinion, it felt like they were looking down on him.
Even though the other party might have tried their best to think of Elwyn as evil as possible, they had directly dragged him down to the beginner level of black magic …
Ivan wondered if he were to announce a portion of the results of his recent research. Would it cause a huge commotion in the magic world, letting them know what the true meaning of black magic research was, and what it meant to not know the immensity of heaven and earth?
If you don't have any evidence, don't talk nonsense, okay?!
"What else did they say?" Elwyn asked.
"It's mainly because they described you as dangerous. In this way, your words are naturally untrustworthy." Lupin continued, "In addition to you, Harry was also the focus of their coverage. Unlike you, they treated Harry purely as a joke. They seemed to think that Harry was a fool who did everything he could to attract other people's attention. He always complained about how his scar hurt, how he defeated the Dark Lord when he was a baby, and how he thought he was a tragic hero or something. He constantly pretended to casually make a few mean remarks about Harry."
"This sounds really bad. Was it written by Rita Skeeter?!"
"No, I don't know why, but she didn't publish any articles. But the others have done well enough. They seem to have found the draft report about you two from Rita Skeeter's assistant and used it as a basis. This is what she originally wanted to write …" Lupin said, "Regarding this matter, Harry has been very angry recently. But the angrier he gets, the more disadvantageous it is for him. There are many spies in the school. Those students of Slytherin are closely watching Harry, Ron, and Hermione."
"Damn Slytherin!" Sirius said in disgust. "They are Death Eaters."
"So, no one in the world of magic knows the truth now?"
"Dumbledore told the truth. This is the main reason why we are in such a troublesome situation now," Lupin said. "Even though Foggy warned him, Dumbledore still announced this matter at a special meeting held by the Ministry of Magic and the International Sorcerer Union. He made a speech announcing the return of the Lord Voldemort. After that, the newspapers were flooded with reports about you two. They were all rumors. It was because he mentioned the two of you in his speech that the above words came out."
There was a short silence. The current situation was indeed very bad. Elwyn was thinking about what to do. He could not let the public opinion continue to spread.
"They are now desperately trying to ruin Dumbledore's reputation!" Lupin continued. "He lost his position as president of the International Sorcerer Union last week because they thought he was old and unable to do what he wanted, but that was not the truth at all. After Dumbledore made that speech, the Sorcerers of the Ministry of Magic voted him out of the election. They demoted him. He is no longer the Chief Sorcerer of Wiesengamo. They are even discussing taking back his first-class medal of the Knight Merlin Regiment. "
"Stupid Foggy, it's all his doing. Everyone knows he is afraid of Dumbledore, afraid of what he wants to do," Sirius said. "He is doing his best to maintain his position and rule. The Lord Voldemort and the Death Eaters are taking advantage of this."
"Indeed, Foggy thinks that Dumbledore is plotting to overthrow him. He thinks that Dumbledore wants to be the head of the Ministry of Magic." Lupin followed up. "Driven by this crazy idea, he has done so many crazy things."
"But everyone knows that Dumbledore doesn't want to …"
"Of course he doesn't want to. Normal people know that," Sirius said. "He never wanted to be a minister. When Millicent Bagno retired, many people wanted him to take over the position. But Dumbledore refused and supported Foggy's competition with Barty Crouch. Later, Foggy took power, but he never forgot how many people supported Dumbledore, even though Dumbledore never applied for the position.
'Deep down, Foggy knew that Dumbledore was far wiser than he was, and far more powerful at magic. When he first became the minister, he would ask Dumbledore for advice and help every few days, "Lupin said." But later, he seemed to like power and his confidence grew. He was infatuated with the feeling of being the head of the Ministry of Magic, and he convinced himself that he was the intelligent person and that Dumbledore was just deliberately causing trouble for this. "
"How stupid. Power blinded his eyes!" Elwyn said and sighed.
In a sense, Foggy was actually not bad, but when it came to power, he became a completely different person.
Their biggest threat at the moment was the Lord Voldemort, but their biggest trouble was Foggy and the Ministry of Magic. What an irony.
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