369. Chapter 355: It's Not the Lack of Brains You Should Fear, but the Lack of Brains Coupled with a Tendency to Think

Although Fudge had been somewhat coy in his exclusive interview with the Daily Prophet, he hadn't directly named the person he considered guilty of heinous intentions.

But just two days before the interview was published, Professor Dumbledore had publicly announced Voldemort's return at Hogwarts.

So who was Fudge targeting? It was obvious, wasn't it?

He was taking a swipe at you, Dumbledore!

The Death Eaters Harley had "gifted" to the Ministry of Magic also made an appearance in the paper.

In fact, Fudge hadn't wanted to mention them at all, since they were closely connected to his political supporters.

There was no reason for Fudge to cut off his own support base.

Besides, nobody had witnessed Harley handing the wizards over to the Ministry, or Fudge taking them away.

So Fudge had figured that as long as his people kept their mouths shut, he could easily conceal the fact that the wizards had been brought to the Ministry and then secretly released by him.

Even if Dumbledore and Harley brought it up later, he could always make excuses and use the authority of the Minister for Magic to convince the wizarding public that Dumbledore and the others were lying.

Unfortunately, Rita had been so quick on the draw that she'd written the article just two days after the Six-Wizard Tournament ended.

She'd even included photographs of Fudge, senior Ministry officials, and Aurors escorting the Death Eaters through the corridors of Hogwarts.

So Fudge had no choice but to let those pure-blood wizards appear in the paper, however reluctantly.

Their identities had changed a little by the time they made it into print, though.

They were no longer Death Eaters summoned by Voldemort, as Harley had said. Instead, they'd become rioters and hostages.

Of the wizards who had died, those from