For Airi, life at Hogwarts had been very peaceful and steady. The facts proved that as long as she did not pay attention to whatever Harry Potter was up to, it was simply an ordinary, everyday school life.
It was not until one morning, when Airi received the Daily Prophet and saw Fudge admitting that Voldemort had returned, that she learned things were still continuing according to the plot... Well, that was enough.
In fact, when she saw Harry's deathly gloomy face, Airi knew that Sirius had died just as he had in the plot.
But she did not go comfort Harry. Snape could handle that sort of thing. She had something important to do as well.
For example, meet with the Prime Minister.
"The situation has become a complete mess, Jones."
By the time Airi met the Prime Minister, it was already late at night. He paced back and forth furiously, looking restless and agitated as he slapped the newspaper in his hand.
"That Fudge fellow came by just now. He told me this was all caused by fighting among wizards—the bridge collapse, the hurricane, the brutal murders, all of it was done by wizards. But now people are pinning the blame on me! Have you seen what The Times is saying?! They actually claimed the bridge collapsed because the government did not invest enough in its construction! And some people are saying the brutal murders happened because the police force was insufficient! This is outrageous! Absolutely outrageous!"
"That is why I told you, sir. We need a more effective means of controlling the Wizarding World."
Mr. Jones, standing beside Airi, coughed, while the Prime Minister frowned before nodding.
"Looks like this is the only way... This... young lady, are you certain she..."
"Of course, sir. She is our