Days at Hogwarts
Chapter 742

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"God, things are really a mess over there. They still haven't caught that fugitive?"

Daisy set a steaming cup of black tea in front of Herb, picked up the Daily Prophet from the table, and flipped through the front-page story. She then turned to look Albert up and down, as though checking whether he had been hurt.

"It was just a little trouble."

"Little trouble? But it says here..." Daisy raised her eyebrows slightly and read aloud a passage from the newspaper. "The Ministry of Magic has grown lax in maintaining public order, while Black remains at large. The Dementors stationed near Hogwarts failed to capture the fugitive Black and instead caused chaos at Hogsmeade Station during their 'routine duties,' resulting in multiple returning students being injured.

"It's simply unbelievable that they allowed Dementors to suck away the students' happy emotions!"

One witness told reporters that the Ministry of Magic had shown no regard whatsoever for the safety of Hogwarts students. The Dementors' 'routine duties' had led to shoving and trampling incidents at the station.

Fortunately, one student stepped forward and summoned a Patronus to drive away the Dementors, restoring order to the platform in time.

"That Auror actually believed that the student who drove away the Dementors and maintained order was obstructing the Ministry of Magic in carrying out its duties? God, does the Ministry of Magic's so-called 'carrying out its duties' mean standing by and watching students get hurt?" another witness complained to reporters.

"My child was knocked over and trampled. It's unbelievable. Is this how the Ministry of Magic protects children by stationing Dementors near Hogwarts?" an emotional parent expressed their dissatisfaction.

"That brave young man who stepped up to protect everyone deserves to be commended. If not for him, an even more terrifying panic might have

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