Harry Potter: From Muggle Cousin to Conceptual Wizard

Chapter 517 The Ministry of Magic's Operation Concludes! Mobilization Before the Attack on Hogw

The Killing Curse struck Grindelwald.

But that wasn't the real Grindelwald; it was just an illusion.

A dazzling green beam of light pierced through the illusion and struck the centaur statue in the Magic Brothers Fountain behind it, exploding into pieces.

Scrimgeour's sudden attack after feigning surrender yielded no results.

Without Grindelwald's physical appearance, more than ten of the hundred or so severely injured elite saints, who had not completely lost their ability to move or cast spells, quickly cast spells on Scrimgeour.

Although neither of them are fatal spells, they are not something that Scrimgeour's hastily cast Ironclad Charm can completely withstand.

In the blink of an eye, the shield shattered, and the remaining magical energy struck Scrimgeour's body, further aggravating his injuries and deepening his negative status.

Seeing that they were about to fall into enemy hands again, the combat-experienced Scrimgeour immediately thought of using Apparition to make an escape first.

Just now, in order to make it easier for his saints to go out and explore, Grindelwald lifted the Anti-Apparition Charm.

Before Scrimgeour could transform into a spiral and escape, a powerful binding spell appeared out of nowhere and struck him, restoring him to his status as a prisoner.

Then, Grindelwald, wearing a regular invisibility cloak, appeared at another location near the captured Ministry of Magic members.

With the leader making the final decision, the main hall of the Ministry of Magic quickly returned to calm.

The captured Ministry of Magic members and Grindelwald's men were unaware that while Grindelwald was using a regular Invisibility Cloak with an enhanced Disillusionment Charm to become invisible, he had secretly done something.

Grindelwald had a magical trap set up so that when he later achieved his goals at Hogwarts, the binding spells on some of the Ministry of Magic's core members would be lifted, and the seriously injured saint in charge of managing the wands and trophies would be confused and throw the wands back to the Ministry of Magic members.

Meanwhile, the saints remaining at the Ministry of Magic will be paralyzed and rendered incapable of fighting by Grindelwald's pre-arranged methods, making them easy targets for Ministry members.

This was the follow-up arrangement Grindelwald made for the members of the British Ministry of Magic.

Scrimgeour wasn't truly defecting; he'd seen it coming from the start.

Grindelwald intended to use Scrimgeour to create a minor disturbance and draw the attention of the more than one hundred seriously injured saints in the main hall.

He could conveniently and reasonably conceal himself and use magic to ensure that his subtle actions and true intentions were not detected by his saints.

Now that things have been done as he wished, all he needs to do is put on a show and say a few words to wrap things up.

“Scrimgeour, you have disappointed me.” Grindelwald walked to Scrimgeour’s side, a hint of regret in his eyes, and sighed.

"Bah! What right do you, an unrepentant schemer and war criminal, have to talk about your intentions? Your black-hearted intentions are filthy and oozing pus. You should save them to feed your lackeys!"

At this moment, Scrimgeour had no more kind words left. He lay on the ground, neck stiff, eyes wide, cursing Grindelwald.

Before Grindelwald could react to these words, Umbridge, who had just recovered from the turn of events, seized the opportunity to flatter him.

Umbridge trotted over, bent down, and slapped Scrimgeour's gold-rimmed glasses off, then sneered menacingly:

"I thought you, this old, stubborn rock, had finally seen the light, but I never imagined you were just a fool harboring malicious intentions. Mr. Grindelwald is such a powerful figure, and you..."

"Alright, shut up!"

Grindelwald didn't have time to listen to Umbridge's nonsense, and he disapproved of Umbridge's bullying behavior, so he rebuked him.

Umbridge immediately shut up, turned his head, and his face, devoid of any fierceness, looked at Grindelwald with a broad smile.

Grindelwald didn't even glance at Umbridge, and waved his wand again to cast a spell, silencing all the Ministry of Magic prisoners once more.

The hurled insults at Umbridge and the apology he offered for misunderstanding Scrimgeour were immediately abruptly interrupted.

The main hall of the Ministry of Magic was quiet again.

But the silence was broken again after only a few minutes.

Ecclesiastes returned with the elite saints who had gone out to explore.

“Sir, there are no white wizards lurking within a ten-mile radius,” Eckeris reported. “What do we do next?”

"It's obvious that all the white wizards in Britain have gone to Hogwarts to wait for us."

Grindelwald analyzed the situation calmly.

He then waved his wand to open another briefcase remotely and sent a command inside: "Thirty companions from pure-blood families in the British magical world who are familiar with the workings of the Ministry of Magic, come out."

Soon, thirty plumes of black smoke flew out of the suitcase and landed in the main hall, transforming into thirty corrupt, pure-blooded British wizards, who stood respectfully awaiting orders.

"You and your more than one hundred seriously injured companions will remain at the British Ministry of Magic."

Grindelwald then ordered, “Keep an eye on the prisoners and keep them conscious; keep the Floo Network shut down; and if any foreign Ministry of Magic sends a message asking about the situation, you know what to do.”

“As you wish, sir.” The thirty corrupt pure-blood wizards of England readily accepted the task of staying behind.

Then, Grindelwald opened the remaining briefcases and gave a pre-battle pep talk to all the saints:

"The British magical community has developed a kind of magic called the Dream Realm, which allows one to accelerate time and practice magic in dreams, and also to communicate with others."

This led to a change in our operations, and the casualties here were somewhat beyond our expectations.

Now, the British white wizards must have guessed that our ultimate goal is Hogwarts, which is why they didn't come to the Ministry of Magic to rescue these prisoners. They most likely went to Hogwarts to defend it, waiting for us to come knocking.

Logically, we shouldn't be led by the nose by the white wizard, but with the Dream Realm around, the British wizards are growing too fast, and we can't afford to delay them.

Meanwhile, the British white wizards never imagined how powerful and strong we were.

Therefore, even though things have changed, we will still attack Hogwarts, and we will skip the step of clearing out the various British wizarding communities and attack Hogwarts directly.

This battle concerns the overall fate of the dark wizarding camp. If we cannot destroy Hogwarts and the blessing magic of the founder of Hogwarts, we will inevitably be wiped out by the white wizards of the world sooner or later.

If we win, the fate of the whole world will be in our hands!

Now, proceed according to the original operational plan!

As soon as Grindelwald finished speaking, all the saints responded with a great roar in the main hall of the Ministry of Magic and in their various spatial briefcases.

The saints then proceeded in an orderly manner.

Those elite saints, whether lightly injured or uninjured, simultaneously used the Smoke Flight Spell to fly back into their original briefcases.

Somewhat bewildered, Umbridge was also thrown into the briefcase that Grindelwald was personally in charge of.

After that, all the suitcases closed under the influence of magic.

Grindelwald, Ecclesia, and a dozen core saints each took their assigned briefcases and simultaneously used Apparitions to disappear in a spiral.

In the main hall of the British Ministry of Magic, only thirty corrupt pure-blood saints, captured Ministry of Magic members, and more than one hundred seriously injured elite saints remained.

They had different thoughts.

The captured Ministry of Magic members were filled with worry, both on their faces and in their hearts.

The saints eagerly awaited news of Grindelwald's victory, and at the same time, hoped that no British white wizards would launch a surprise attack on the Ministry of Magic before the main force of the saints returned.

However, what you fear most is often what happens.