Harry's Tactics Have More to Come / The Adults Around Harry Are a Handful

"Godfather, don't be impulsive." Seeing Sirius get so angry at Umbridge's words that he immediately lost his temper, Harry quickly spoke up to persuade him, while Lupin, who was standing nearby, also pulled him back.

"Madam Umbridge, I am very interested in the meticulous plan you mentioned, and I hope you can tell me more about it. Also, I must tell you that I am not so confused as to not be able to distinguish between a sneak attack and an escape. We have just recorded clear evidence that proves everything back then was done by Peter Pettigrew."

At Harry's instruction, Hermione played the recording she had made earlier using Recording Charm. After listening to it, Fudge and Umbridge's expressions both became unnatural.

Fudge was actually here to steal the credit, and of course, he also wanted to thank a certain big spender and cause trouble for Harry.

He knew from someone's previous surveillance at the Leaky Cauldron that Harry's side had located Peter Pettigrew and decided to make his arrest.

Then, the Ministry of Magic discovered through the alert ring that Sirius was on his way to Hogwarts, and realized that they were planning to make a move at the school. So they rushed over with a group of Auror.

Fudge hadn't expected Harry to be so bold as to make his move right there in the Great Hall, putting his side a step too late.

Now that's great, with audio recordings and photos, Peter Pettigrew's crimes are completely proven, and he doesn't even need to conduct a trial.

"Even if the evidence is so conclusive that there's no need for interrogation, Peter Pettigrew still needs to be imprisoned in Azkaban!" Unlike Fudge, who panics at the first sign of trouble, Umbridge seems to be very keen on taking credit for her superior and has been relentlessly arguing about Peter Pettigrew's fate.

Seeing Umbridge's reaction, Harry's eyes darted around, and he had some other thoughts in mind.

"Minister Fudge, if you want to take Peter Pettigrew with you, that's fine too~"

So, to the bewilderment of many, Harry suddenly changed his tune.

Chapter 279 Harry's methods have a follow-up.

"Are you serious?" Fudge's eyes lit up at Harry's words. "This suspect, you can hand him over to us... no, I mean, can our Auror arrest him?"

He asked Harry in surprise, but his small eyes kept glancing at Dumbledore, clearly regarding the headmaster as the real decision-maker.

When Fudge saw that Dumbledore looked completely unconcerned and seemed to have no intention of interfering, Fudge was overjoyed.

That makes sense. As long as you're in Britain, no one would want to mess with the Ministry of Magic.

Whether it's a wizarding school like Hogwarts or an ancient bloodline family like the Black family, they can only exist within the Ministry of Magic's system and are absolutely insurmountable.

Fudge's plan was brilliant. Harry had already laid down all the evidence, so Peter Pettigrew was now definitely a wanted criminal with a major case on his hands.

Therefore, even if Fudge didn't personally capture the person, as long as he could bring him back and imprison him in Azkaban, this achievement would definitely be his.

Absolutely deserving of an Order of Merlin, First Class, yay!

"I agree to let you take Peter Pettigrew, Minister," Harry repeated his earlier words, but then changed the subject, "However, now that this guy's guilt has been established, can the Ministry of Magic's surveillance of my godfather be completely lifted?"

"No problem, of course no problem!"

Fudge was in such a good mood that he didn't care about such trivial matters. He quickly called over Dawlish and unlocked Sirius's warning ring.

The other Auror who came with him, at Umbridge's instruction, stopped the bleeding and lifted the curse on Peter Pettigrew. Finally, they cast the Zombie Floating Charm on him, lifting his body like a kite and putting heavy shackles on his only remaining hand.

As for Peter Pettigrew's severed arm, since Harry had been stepping on it all along, the Auror looked at each other but ultimately didn't ask Harry for it back.

"Pah!" Sirius spat without any attempt to hide his disgust at Fudge and the others' blatant shamelessness.

His gaze toward Harry was also filled with resentment; after all, in his mind, if he could kill Peter Pettigrew himself, he might as well go back to Azkaban.

Harry simply ignored his pitiful look.

"Now that you've handed over the person, you can leave, right?" Seeing that the Auror had already taken Peter Pettigrew with them, Harry directly issued an order to leave. "The Hogwarts opening banquet is about to officially begin, and I'm afraid there are no seats left for you here."

"Don't be in such a hurry, Mr. Granger," Fudge said with a feigned benevolent smile. "Given your outstanding performance in assisting the Ministry of Magic in capturing the fugitive, we will certainly commend you. I think an Order of Merlin would be fitting for your contribution, and considering your various forward-thinking suggestions to Wizengamot, the title of Representative of Britain Youth is also worth considering. In short, your commendation should be sent to Hogwarts in a few days."

Fudge truly lives up to his politician reputation; he not only forcibly took Peter Pettigrew, but also devised a plan to appease Harry the moment he turned around. He's clearly a master of shamelessness.

The Order of Merlin, Britain Wizengamot Youth Award... These things might be treasures to others, but in Harry's eyes, they're just useless junk.

Fudge gained real benefits but only earned a hollow reputation that had no real substance. Harry is definitely going to make him lose money this time!

The farce ended with Fudge patting Harry on the shoulder in a pretentious manner before leaving with his men, seemingly satisfied.

After they left, Dumbledore announced the official start of the banquet, and the students, who had just been startled and stimulated, were finally able to enjoy the delicious food in front of them.

However, some people clearly didn't have a very good appetite.

For example, Ron had just lost his mouse and was now being pointed at and gossiped about by his fellow students. At this moment, he couldn't help but feel that the delicious food he used to enjoy tasted like cardboard. He just wanted to leave the banquet immediately and run back to his dormitory to hide.

Sirius, who had been invited to stay at the banquet, was chugging down his drink, while occasionally glancing resentfully at his godson, Lupin, and Snape...

"It seems Uncle Black is really angry," Hermione said, looking somewhat troubled as she watched Harry struggle to appease his godfather.

In her opinion, compared to the composed Lupin and the aloof Snape, Sirius's temperament was far too fiery.

"The burning impulse melts reason and at the same time blocks the talent that should be displayed." Luna Lovegood, standing to the side, gave a rather apt assessment.

She has always been very good at judging people. Black, Lupin, and Snape —their personalities range from warm to cold, with Lupin falling somewhere in the middle, while the other two are irreconcilable.

Sirius, with his overly enthusiastic nature, possesses exceptional drive, but is also most prone to letting emotions cloud his judgment.

"Well, there's nothing we can do about it," Harry shrugged and smiled. "Gryffindor's greatest strength and weakness is recklessness, isn't it?"

There are some methods that Harry can't discuss openly right now, because these methods are rather unorthodox and would make many of his teachers and mentors, who care about him but are also aligned with the Lawful faction, uncomfortable.

Harry actually killed Peter Pettigrew Peter, and he did it in front of the entire school.

Don't forget, the Sword of Gryffindor is coated with the venom of the Basilisk; Centaur Bane from this poison.

If Fudge and his companions had acted quickly and Apparition the moment they left Hogwarts, they would have been able to successfully obtain Peter Pettigrew's corpse by the time they returned to London.

So Harry's original plan was to bleed Peter Pettigrew in front of the students, and collect some hair, nails, and other things along the way. After that, he would find a secluded place, lock Peter Pettigrew up, and destroy the evidence when he died from the poison.

In this way, he could then tell the Ministry of Magic that although they had captured Peter Pettigrew, the boy had escaped again, and they had no choice but to submit the audio and photographic evidence to the Ministry of Magic to completely clear Sirius's name.

Meanwhile, Harry could continue to use Polyjuice Potion to impersonate Peter Pettigrew and stir up trouble in the Wizarding World.

At that time, those Death Eater who are particularly well-hidden, such as Lucius, Lucius, and Lucius, will definitely be dragged down by him.

But now, these guys from the Ministry of Magic have arrived too early, forcing Harry to change his plans and hand over Peter Pettigrew, who was about to become a corpse, to them.

This isn't really a problem, because even if the Ministry of Magic announces Peter Pettigrew's death, Harry can still impersonate Peter Pettigrew after things calm down.

Anyway, with Gringotts 'Thief's Downfall in place, no matter what the Ministry of Magic explains, any' Peter Pettigrew's wandering around outside will be treated as the real deal.

In this way, Harry can also slap a big hat on the Ministry of Magic, accusing it of incompetence.

Tsk tsk, they traveled all the way to Hogwarts to steal the credit, only to have the suspect escape by faking his death... Look how capable they are!

Moreover, since Harry has already handed over the body, there's no need to hand over any other evidence...

"Luna Lovegood, I heard your father publishes a wizarding newspaper?" Harry suddenly asked Luna Lovegood during the banquet.

"The Quibbler, a monthly magazine," Luna Lovegood replied in a song-like voice, "Is only truly understood by intelligent people."

"Uh..." Harry's expression turned somewhat strange.

Good heavens, so this is the emperor's magazine?

Shaking his head slightly to clear his mind of the jumbled thoughts, Harry asked Luna Lovegood, "Could you ask Xenophilius Lovegood if he'd be willing to boost his magazine's sales? These statements and photos we've taken will definitely make for some interesting news."

"Okay, I'll write to Dad right away," Luna Lovegood agreed readily.

"Harry!" Sirius suddenly appeared just as Harry was discussing the publication details with Luna Lovegood. "Now that things are pretty much over, I think I should head to Godric's Hollow..."

His gaze toward Harry was filled with obvious eagerness; the meaning couldn't be clearer.

"Godric's Hollow ... okay, I'll go with you." Harry nodded seriously in agreement.

It's been twelve years; he really should go and visit his deceased parents...

Chapter 280 The adults around Harry are difficult to manage.

After the opening ceremony fiasco, the first class of the new school year... seriously?! With something this dramatic happening, who cares about having class?!

Because of the incident that occurred right after the start of the semester, and the fact that the opening ceremony was held on Wednesday, with Thursday and Friday immediately following the weekend, Albus Dumbledore made a decisive decision: after the start of the semester, let's have two days off first.

Of course, these students, who were enjoying their unexpected holiday, had no idea that they were benefiting from the arrival of the new Professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts.

Because it wasn't just Sirius and Harry who wanted to go to Godric's Hollow; Lupin also wanted to go.

So, the group's departure itinerary was quickly finalized.

Godric's Hollow is a place where wizards and ordinary people live together, and in order to avoid attracting attention, the group decided to go there at night.

They rested and prepared during the day on Thursday, and only gathered at the school gate after dusk.

Harry brought Hermione along this time... and Luna Lovegood.

Since he was going back to see his deceased parents, Harry naturally wanted to bring their 'daughter-in-law' along as well.

Luna Lovegood... said she was quite curious, so she wanted to go along and see.

Hermione was actually quite annoyed by the Loony's uninvited arrival, but she ultimately didn't say much.

After all, Harry needed her help (for the magazine publication), and it wasn't easy to refuse someone's request. She figured she could just treat it like they did in Paris, taking her on a trip together... Hermione comforted herself with this thought.

In this case, there are three children, Hahlu and two others, and correspondingly, there are also three adults.

Sirius, Lupin... and a Severus Snape.

"I really don't understand, we're going to see James and Lily, why do you, you filthy snotty Snivellus, have to join in?" Sirius bared his fangs the moment he saw Snape at the school gate. "You don't actually think Lily wants to see you, do you?!"

"Where I want to go is my own business, I don't need to report to you, you stupid dog," Snape retorted without changing his expression. "Besides, I think... it would be quite amusing to go to James Potter's grave and enjoy watching you weep."

"Damn it, what did you say?"

"Alright, can you two stop arguing every time you meet?" Harry rolled his eyes in exasperation. "I just want to go to my parents' graves in peace and quiet. If anyone starts arguing again, I'm not going."

"Harry, I bet you have no idea just how awful this Snivellus is!"

"Snort."

Sirius kept complaining to Harry about Snape, but the latter only gave a cold snort.

Snape didn't want to pay attention to Sirius right now, because he was currently struggling with his own thoughts.

The Potters had been dead for twelve years. In those years, Snape had considered going to Godric's Hollow, and he was not unable to find the Potters' graves, but he never took any action.

Because he didn't know how to face it.

Just like Sirius said, Harry's mother, Lily, wouldn't want to see him, and perhaps she wouldn't forgive him either...

However, after Harry gave him the Veritaserum last school year, Snape did have some reflections.

He desperately wanted to confront his dark past... starting with a trip to Godric's Hollow.

He now realizes that such an attempt is indeed difficult, and even before setting off, he is already feeling apprehensive.

Also... Sirius, he's really annoying~

"To get there quickly, we'd better Apparition," Lupin suggested hastily, seeing that the two had stopped arguing. "None of the three children have mastered Apparition yet, so let's each take one."

"Harry, you're in my group! I'll take you, I guarantee we'll get to Godric's Hollow in no time." As soon as Lupin finished speaking, Sirius was the first to jump out and grab Harry.

"Granger, you should perhaps reconsider... As far as I know, someone's Apparition grades weren't outstanding in sixth grade; he even had to retake the test." Snape paused, glancing defiantly at Sirius, "While I... passed on my first try."

"Hey? Snivellus, you've gotten quite the skills these past few years, daring to try and seduce Harry right in front of me?"

"I have always been more capable than you, and your son is far wiser than you. At least he should know to associate with intelligent people, not fools like you."

It was another confrontation. Faced with the enthusiastic yet somber gazes of the two old men, Harry was speechless, while Lupin and Hermione behind him also put their hands to their foreheads.

As for Luna Lovegood... just watch the show~

"I think..." After a slight hesitation, Harry seemed to have made a decision.

This caused Sirius and Snape to subtly change their expressions.

"I choose Uncle Lupin."

Harry couldn't choose either of these two, because that would only exacerbate the conflict.

Besides, why would he choose between two powder kegs instead of the honest and unassuming Lupin? He must have so much free time on his hands!

"You're going to choose Lupin?" *2

After their different voices spoke in unison, Sirius and Snape glared at each other before simultaneously casting sharp, piercing glances at Lupin.

"Well... Harry, why don't you think about it some more?"

Facing the gazes of the two women, which were like those of resentful women confined to their chambers, Lupin admitted that even if he was slightly more ruthless than them, he still couldn't withstand it.