The joys and sorrows of the world were never the same for everyone. The Gryffindors were celebrating, while Fudge was consumed by anger and fear.
Sirius still hadn't been caught, and Fudge's political enemies were still using that fact to attack him, leaving him overwhelmed.
Just then, an Auror he'd personally sent to oversee the Dementors near Hogwarts sent him a letter.
Fudge had assumed it was a routine work report. Only after reading it did he realize just how wrong he'd been.
The letter said, in essence, that the Dementors had rioted, and the Aurors had barely managed to protect themselves.
With no one to restrain them, the Dementors had attacked the Hogwarts Quidditch Pitch, where a Quidditch Match was underway.
As for any further details, his men knew nothing.
The letter nearly gave Fudge a heart attack.
Hogwarts had over a thousand students, representing more than a thousand families.
Never mind the ordinary wizarding and Muggle families; the pure-blood families in Slytherin alone were enough to give him a headache.
If they joined forces, they could easily topple him as Minister for Magic and send him to the deepest part of Azkaban as a prisoner!
However, just as Fudge was preparing to hurry to Hogwarts, a letter from Dumbledore arrived.
According to Dumbledore, the Dementors hadn't managed to attack any other students. They'd all joined forces to attack Harley Potter.
Harley Potter had used her Patronus, working with the Heads of House to drive the Dementors away.
That cheered Fudge up considerably. At least no one had been hurt.
Still, the attack on Harley gave him a headache.
After all, given Harley's current reputation among wizards, if news of the attack got out, Fudge would be berated in newspapers and letters for days.
So Fudge hurried off to