Learn to Tolerate Death Eaters

London, the second underground level of the Ministry of Magic, Department of Magical Law Enforcement, Auror Office.

"Chief!"

Montgomery shoved open the doors to the Auror Command Room, his face looking somewhat pale.

Scrimgeour looked up from behind his desk. His hawk-like gaze swept over Montgomery's face, and his eyes narrowed slightly. "You're back from the investigation?"

Montgomery nodded, opened the file folder in his hand, and pulled out several magical photographs.

"Look at this photo of the burned room. Our preliminary assessment is that it was caused by the Dark Magic Fiendfyre Charm, but Director Weasley... was clearly exceptionally skilled at controlling the spell. He controlled the flames precisely enough to burn away everything beyond the wall plaster."

Something flickered across Scrimgeour's face. He nodded without speaking, silently staring at the photograph.

"Look at this one too."

Montgomery swallowed, then tremblingly used his finger to turn the photograph toward the Director. "These dried Muggle corpses have been floating in midair the entire time. We tried many methods, but none of them could make them fall."

"Most importantly, the signs of death are strange. All the blood in their bodies has vanished, and..."

He took a deep breath. "We had experts examine them. Their verdict was that these Muggles died in a manner very similar to having their souls sucked away by Dementors!"

Scrimgeour raised a brow. "A Dementor's Kiss?"

This had once been the Ministry of Magic's method of executing criminals—having Dementors drain away their souls. This terrifying punishment effectively prevented anyone from using a Resurrection Ritual to bring the criminal back.

It was an extremely severe punishment. After death, the criminal would not even have the chance to become a ghost.

"Yes." Montgomery laid out more magical photographs. "But we all know that the Dementors are currently in