On the surface, Little Whinging appears to be the same as usual, but in reality, there are Auror Office and Magical Law Enforcement Squad everywhere.
Especially the Privet Drive.
They were all equipped with Dark Magic Detector, searching from the outside in for the area with the strongest vibrations.
Each new message that Scrimgeour in house number 7 received made him even more anxious.
Because regardless of the size of the area, all the detectors are pointing in the same direction.
That's the Dursleys at number 4.
There are two possibilities:
First, they have already left.
Secondly, it is still lurking.
But regardless of which one it is, they cannot act rashly.
"You're quite cunning, Black..."
Scrimgeour muttered to himself.
In his eyes, this escape artist must have a very detailed plan.
If he's discovered while hiding outside, he can escape immediately; if he's discovered while hiding inside, Harry can be taken hostage at any time.
Regardless of the possibility, the Ministry of Magic has no choice but to act cautiously.
It's already 10 p. m., are we going to stay up until dawn?
Should I wait one, two, or three days?
Once their patience wears off, it will probably be time to take action.
The Dursleys
The Wayne family and the Weasley family should leave as well.
Sirius Black might have taken the opportunity to make a move, but nothing unusual happened until they reached the other side of the road.
The Dark Magic Detector in Arthur's pocket was still vibrating wildly.
He understood.
Interference magic can be applied anywhere, so they were fooled from the very beginning.
Watching the Wayne family's Bugatti sports car drive away, he lowered the wand he had originally intended to use to Side-Along Apparition servants.
"Let's use Floo Powder to go back. There are many fireplaces nearby with Floo Network added."
Fred and George ran to the front with pouts.
Although the process of Side-Along Apparition is unpleasant, experiencing it multiple times will be very helpful for learning Apparition in the future.
There is a park near Privet Drive with a fireplace that casts Muggle-Repelling Charm.
As Arthur watched his children sprinkle two Sickle and a spoonful of Floo Powder on each of them, then say "The Burrow" and disappear into the fireplace, he couldn't help but reach into his pocket and clutch the detector tightly.
After Ron got home, the violent shaking stopped.
He nodded at Molly with a look of horror in his eyes, then watched quietly as Ginny walked into the fireplace.
The Sneakoscope was a gift from Ron to Harry, but since his family had been in Egypt before, Sirius Black couldn't have known about it or tampered with it.
Unless they knew in advance and followed their family after the prison break.
When Ginny got home, Molly's smile vanished instantly.
"Is the problem with us?"
"It's Ron. He must have been Black by Sirius Black."
Arthur was furious. "How dare he... how dare he treat our children like this..."
Molly stepped forward and hugged him. "The Sirius Black Black."
He's capable of betraying even his best friend; there's nothing he wouldn't do.
"Crack—" Arthur squeezed the detector until it cracked, ... "The children are in your hands now. I need to figure out how he knew our family was traveling in Egypt."
The reason is very simple.
Before his escape, Sirius Black had asked Fudge for a copy of the Daily Prophet.
The headline news that day was about the Weasley family traveling to Egypt after winning the lottery.
Scrimgeour understood Arthur's feelings as a father, and as one of the people in the know, he had no right to continue hiding the truth.
"Quirrell's soul is incomplete; he always talks to himself in a daze."
"Harry is friends with my youngest son." Arthur frowned.
"Black must have heard something, which is why he started planning his escape after seeing the newspaper about our family's trip to Egypt."
Scrimgeour nodded in agreement with the guess. "He must have been following you before, and then he found out about Harry's birthday party and the gift your son prepared."
He even calculated that Wayne would discover the Sneakoscope was working properly, and then used that to put us on the defensive.
The two could imagine Sirius Black's smug face as he watched from afar as the Ministry of Magic was being made a fool of.
The last time I felt this frustrated and annoyed was more than two months ago when the "forces of justice" truly caught the scumbags.
If there's a first and a second time, will there be a third?
After returning to the Ministry of Magic and reporting the situation, Scrimgeour waited patiently.
On the surface, Fudge remained calm, but inwardly a storm was raging.
Umbridge, who was standing nearby, seemed to faintly hear thunder.
One after another,
Each beat was louder than the last.
When she experienced symptoms of tinnitus and dizziness, Fudge suddenly burst into laughter.
Even though he was laughing so hard that tears were streaming down his face, Scrimgeour, sitting opposite him, was still feeling uneasy.
"Good! Very good! Excellent!" Fudge stopped laughing, his facial muscles twitching slightly.
"Since Black wants to provoke us, let's see who has the last laugh!"
Umbridge asked cautiously, "Minister, are we supposed to pretend we know nothing and then secretly carry out the search operation?"
"Of course not."
Scrimgeour nodded knowingly. "Black is provoking the Ministry of Magic. We absolutely cannot let him succeed."
After returning to Burnham Beeches, the Wayne family did not seem too worried.
With so many Auror and members of the Magical Law Enforcement Squad around, Sirius Black would definitely not escape if he dared to show his face.
Accident?
The Ministry of Magic should just collapse, so it doesn't become an international laughing stock again.
There are still some concerns, but the most important thing now is the election ceremony tomorrow.
With such a big incident, the scene will definitely be very quiet tomorrow.
This perfectly aligns with their initial intention to keep a low profile, since wearing a mask all the time is exhausting.
Shortly after dawn, the Wayne family, dressed in their finest attire, drove to London.
Park your car next to the Reichstag, and walk through the alley to find an abandoned red telephone booth.
After Vincent inserted the coins, he dialed the number "62442".
"Welcome, Wayne family..."
The gentle female voice seemed to come from the air.
Four badges popped out of the coin slot.
The Ministry of Magic is quite considerate; they know that Gu Gu's last name is Wayne.
After the badge was pinned to his chest, the entire interior of the phone booth began to slowly sink.
This was the Wayne couple's first visit to the British Ministry of Magic.
However, they were worldly people who had been to the Magical Congress of the United States of America several times.
However, upon arriving at the main hall on the eighth underground floor, even Gu Gu became unsettled for a moment.
What happened to the promise that there wouldn't be many people?
What happened to keeping a low profile?
What happened to the promise that we wouldn't have to wear masks anymore?
The main hall, which is usually used for receiving guests, had been temporarily expanded, and the number of wizard guests from home and abroad was comparable to the Hogwarts opening ceremony.
"Oh, our main character has arrived!" Fudge walked towards them with a smile.
The Wayne family stepped out of the elevator with slightly stiff smiles and extremely depressed feelings.
Unlike the usual hustle and bustle, the main hall is now bright and luxurious, clearly an effect deliberately created through renovation.
As for whether it was temporary or not, you can tell just by looking at this celebratory banquet-like setup.
Arthur was there, as was Scrimgeour, and Auror like Tonks and Robards were also there.
Did they catch Sirius Black?
Or is the Ministry of Magic going to give up?