Harry Potter: From Muggle Cousin to Conceptual Wizard

Chapter 514 Successful Infiltration of the Ministry of Magic! Umbridge's Swift Defection!

Upon arriving at their destination, Grindelwald and Erkris joined forces to cast a spell.

The legendary wizard's powerful magic emanated invisibly, transforming into an anti-Apparition/Revelation Charm and a magical communication shielding Charm, which, in principle, blocked the possibility of escape, communication, and rapid summoning of reinforcements by personnel within the Ministry of Magic.

Meanwhile, a dozen or so core saints placed their briefcases next to where Grindelwald was standing, and then quickly set to work, using magic to seal off all entrances and exits of the British Ministry of Magic.

The entire process took less than a minute.

The few Ministry of Magic members in the main hall only vaguely sensed something was wrong before they were ambushed by more than a dozen core saints dressed in regular invisibility cloaks. Their wands were taken away, and they were bound with magical ropes.

"I surrender! Don't kill me!"

Seeing that all the wizards walking around in the main hall had been quickly taken down without even seeing the faces of the enemies, Dolores Umbridge, the pink-clad clerk sitting behind the wand registration counter, immediately surrendered loudly, raising her wands high to indicate that she was no threat.

However, no one responded to her for the time being.

Her raised wand was swiftly taken away by a disarming spell, and she was suddenly bound tightly by magical ropes.

Even worse, he was swept up by a teleportation spell, smashed through the wooden railings on the wand registration counter, and slammed hard onto the ground in front of the counter.

She was in so much pain that she cried out in agony.

A core saint was about to use a spell to destroy Umbridge's voice when Grindelwald stopped him.

At that moment, Grindelwald had already used magic to open a briefcase at his feet that was covered by invisibility magic. More than seven hundred wisps of black smoke immediately flew out of the briefcase and swirled in the main hall of the British Ministry of Magic.

"Arrest everyone and take them to the Magical Transportation Department's Flyway Network Administration on the sixth basement level. Shut down all teleportation fireplaces in the entire British magical community!"

Grindelwald removed the hood of his regular invisibility cloak, revealing his face that had once struck fear into the hearts of the magical world in Europe and America, and coldly issued his orders.

Subsequently, a dozen core saints, including Ecclesia, dressed in regular invisibility cloaks, along with the elite among the more than seven hundred saints, used the Smoke Flight Charm to transform into black smoke and travel through the Ministry of Magic's magical elevators to various floors below to capture people.

In the long process of fighting against white wizards from various countries, the saints have become accustomed to not killing, but rather aiming to seriously injure or bind their enemies.

This was naturally disadvantageous to them, greatly increasing their casualty rate.

But they had no choice but to do it.

With the blessing magic of the founder of Hogwarts, they could directly strike and kill, and if they could achieve an overwhelming victory in a short period of time, that would be fine.

Once the battle becomes deadlocked, and White Wizard A has just been killed, there won't be time to apply any restraints or controls to the corpse before White Wizard B comes to cover for him.

After a slight delay, White Wizard A was fully revived.

The more the enemy fights, the higher their morale rises. They are not afraid of attrition at all, and their casualties will be even more severe.

These are lessons learned in blood, and the dark wizards must take them seriously.

Furthermore, if it weren't for the uncertainty surrounding whether white wizards from different countries could trigger the Hogwarts founder's blessing spell through suicide or mutual killing among teammates, the disadvantage for dark wizards in battle would be even greater.

Of course, apart from seasoned Aurors who deal with dark wizards year-round, the proportion of ruthless white wizards in various countries is still very small. In most cases, when a white wizard encounters a dark wizard, their first reaction is not to kill him, but to arrest him, try him, and convict him.

Therefore, as dark wizards, especially powerful ones, gradually adapt to the new attack patterns, they can still mitigate some casualties in battles against white wizards.

And now, the British Auror Detective Team, which possesses the Dudley Magic Amulet, is still spreading the Hogwarts founder's blessing magic to white wizards in various countries.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the British Ministry of Magic has no trump card to counter the legendary wizard.

Grindelwald then dispatched his elite troops, including Ecclesia, and they had the upper hand in numbers.

More importantly, judging from the current situation, the British Ministry of Magic was completely unprepared and did not receive any advance warning.

Under the sudden surprise attack, Grindelwald couldn't imagine how they could possibly lose this appetizer before the final battle; the outcome was certain that they would win, and win beautifully.

"He is indeed ruthless and confident, showing no mercy during training. If you could stay away from Dumbledore, he would truly be an ideal friend."

Grindelwald did not move with his men; he stood still, his mind drifting to Dudley, with whom he had played a game of chess in the void.

He then turned his attention to the middle-aged witch in pink who was lying on the ground in front of him, crying out in pain.

No, now the woman is no longer crying out in pain, but looking at his face with extreme fear.

Despite his fear, Grindelwald could still detect a mad ambition in the woman's eyes.

The next second, Umbridge was pulled by a suction force to within a meter or two of Grindelwald.

"Judging from your expression, you recognize me?" Grindelwald asked coldly, with a hint of curiosity.

"I……"

Umbridge was startled, but when she thought about her current situation and what she had been through at the Ministry of Magic, the ambition that welled up in her heart suddenly overcame her fear.

"You must be the great Mr. Grindelwald? I've seen your handsome face in historical records before. I never imagined that after all these years, you would still be so young, handsome, strong, and charming..."

"Alright, enough with the nonsense."

Grindelwald interrupted Umbridge's sycophantic remarks, but having some free time while waiting for his men to return victorious, he continued, "I'm curious, why did you surrender so quickly?"

Nowadays, thanks to that blessing magic, there are very few spineless people in the White Wizard camp.

What, don't you want to be young again, and doesn't anyone want to be resurrected?

Even if you don't care about these things, aren't you afraid of being categorized as a dark wizard and facing the scorn and persecution of white wizards worldwide? Several of your colleagues are watching your actions!

Upon hearing Grindelwald's question, Umbridge turned her head to look at the Ministry of Magic members who had been bound by the Saints' magical ropes in the distance.

Those people were looking at her with even more contempt than before.

Umbridge's forehead was sweating as he nervously swallowed, thinking about the consequences of betraying the White Wizards' camp.

But in the blink of an eye, she turned her head back and said hatefully, "White Wizard? Ever since Minister Fudge fell from power, why would they still consider me a White Wizard?!"

They put me in the lowest-level wand registration job, and I had to serve every visiting wizard carefully. Nobody looked at me properly anymore…

"Bah! Umbridge, how dare you say that? Considering all the corrupt and bribery scandals you and Minister Fudge have done in the past, the fact that you're still allowed to work at the Ministry of Magic is already an act of leniency!"

Looking down on wand registration work? How many wizards in the magical world have been impoverished and without a decent job in the past? And you're still being picky!

And you have the nerve to say you're going to be careful when visiting wizards? Ever since you became the wand registrar, the number of complaints at the wand registry has increased more than tenfold. You're the one who's harboring resentment and making things difficult for others, yet you blame them for not giving you a second glance..."

Before Umbridge could finish venting his grievances, his colleague in the distance ruthlessly exposed him.

After listening for a while and finding it pointless, Grindelwald casually silenced the few Ministry of Magic members.

When Umbridge heard his colleague's accusations, he remained calm and composed, continuing to speak as if nothing had happened:

"Anyway, the White Wizard camp doesn't recognize me, and they won't even let me into the Dream Realm, so there's no way any blessing magic will fall on my head!"

Mr. Grindelwald, I have served as a senior official in the Ministry of Magic and know a great deal about its affairs and processes. I am willing to serve under you, to do your work, and to help you rule the British magical world.

I only ask that you let me be…

"Want to become an official? That's easy. First, tell me, what is the dream realm?"

Grindelwald knew very well what kind of person Umbridge was—someone with little ability but an insatiable thirst for power. He was happy to use this tool that had come to him, but now he seemed to have grasped something more important.

The dream realm is currently an exclusive privilege of the British magical community. Although there is no explicit prohibition against its dissemination, the British magical community has not reported this matter to avoid making wizards from other countries envious. British white wizards have also tacitly refrained from mentioning it to foreign wizards.

As for the seven exchange teams at Hogwarts who also enjoy some of the benefits of the Dream Realm, out of respect for Hogwarts' principles, the Dream Realm has not been mentioned in their letters to the outside world for the time being.

So this was the first time Grindelwald had ever heard this term.