After a while, people from the Ministry of Magic arrived as well. Minister Scrimgeour hurried over with a group of Ministry officials and Aurors.
Kiyomi held a special position. As the Headmaster of Mahoutokoro, no matter the reason, her death at Hogwarts would draw a great deal of attention.
When Minister Scrimgeour first received the news, he was utterly shocked. He had even thought Dumbledore was plotting something huge.
For example, using Voldemort's return as a pretext to suppress him, the Minister.
But after seeing Kiyomi's corpse, he had no choice but to believe that the Dark Lord had returned.
To most people, only the terrifying Dark Lord could possibly carry out modifications of such a degree.
"The news hasn't gotten out yet, has it?" Minister Scrimgeour said sternly. "Seal off the information. We can't let it spread, or it'll cause panic."
"Just hide it like this?" Professor McGonagall frowned, feeling that something was wrong with that.
"Ordinary wizards can't deal with the Dark Lord anyway. Letting them know he's returned would serve no purpose beyond causing panic," Minister Scrimgeour said. "The Ministry of Magic needs some time to prepare."
"Are you preparing to deal with the Dark Lord, or preparing to deal with the public..." Professor McGonagall was speechless. "I'm afraid it can't be contained. Several students who know about this left quite a while ago."
"Then notify them immediately!" Minister Scrimgeour's face darkened at once. He had been planning to negotiate with the Japanese Wizarding World after sealing off the news.
"It's too dangerous. Durmstrang is withdrawing from the Eight-Team Tournament," Karkaroff said, his face pale.
"Impossible!" Minister Scrimgeour immediately retorted. "The Champions were chosen by the Goblet of Fire. Once someone is selected as a Champion by the Goblet of Fire, a contract is formed. They cannot