"Madam, forgive me, but are you sure this isn't a joke?"
Gawain Robards voiced his doubts expressionlessly. The other Aurors clearly felt the same way. The Deputy Minister wanted them to arrest two Hogwarts students?
Every Auror in the Auror Office was being mobilized just to capture two students. Surely this had to be a joke?
After the previous awful experiences, everyone was deeply reluctant to do anything for Dolores Umbridge. Hunting Dark Wizards was one thing, but arresting two students? What kind of nonsense was that?
If Scrimgeour had not ordered him to lead the team, Gawain Robards would not have wanted anything to do with the troublemaker in front of him.
"Of course not." Umbridge explained with a fake smile plastered across her face. "According to the latest information I received, those two students joined an illegal organization and possess crucial intelligence pointing to a secret base hidden in the Forbidden Forest. That base contains a secret weapon capable of overthrowing the Ministry of Magic."
"A secret weapon capable of overthrowing the Ministry of Magic?"
Gawain Robards began to wonder whether there was something wrong with his ears. Two students were somehow connected to overthrowing the Ministry?
Was the Ministry made of biscuits or something, so easily overturned?
"Yes. That secret base is in the Forbidden Forest, and its entrance is guarded by a large colony of Acromantulas. Unless you intend to force your way in, it would be best to obtain the method of entering the base from those two students."
"Madam, with all due respect, this sounds like a joke." Gawain Robards frowned. "Acromantulas guarding the door? Are you sure this so-called secret base isn't The Dark Lord's lair?"
He had not forgotten how the Ministry's Aurors had all been summoned to search the Forbidden Forest