A Promise That Absolutely Cannot Be Broken / Someone Leaks the Secret, Someone Takes the Fall

"Anyway, I just had someone administer Veritaserum to him, let's take a look..."

"Release him." Suddenly, Harry coldly interrupted Fudge's performance.

"Hmph, Harry Potter, are you scared?" Fudge stared at Harry with a smug yet venomous look. "Aren't you worried that your accomplices will expose your criminal secrets?"

"Don't make me repeat myself..." Harry raised his wand at Fudge with a blank expression. "Release them!"

"Oh, did you all see that? The lawless Harry Potter, he's trying to attack me, the Minister for Ministry of Magic!!"

Threatened by Harry, Fudge hurriedly raised his wand, while simultaneously retreating and signaling to his men to point all their wands at Harry.

Harry didn't care about the commotion; all he wanted to do was rescue Hagrid immediately and stop those bastards from humiliating Hagrid!

"Ministry of Magic, I'm warning you..." "Don't point your wands at my godson!"

Just as tensions were rising, Snape, standing behind Harry, grimly raised his wand, but another voice broke in at the same time.

Severus Snape glanced at it briefly and saw that it was Sirius, who had already changed his clothes and arrived.

After them, the next one to shakily raise his wand was Professor Flitwick.

"Cornelius Fudge, do you know what you're doing?! You've actually let Auror attack a Hogwarts professor!" Professor Flitwick was trembling with rage. "Especially... how dare you slander Ravenclaw's greatest student ever?!"

"F**k! We can't take this anymore!" *2

"Exactly! So what if it's the Ministry of Magic? I'd like to see who dares to lay a finger on Harry today!"

"Ravenclaw, anyone willing to help Harry, come along!!"

After the two Hogwarts professors made their statements, the entire room erupted in chaos!

The Weasley Brothers and Colin burst into action, taking off for Harry; close behind were Will, who had incited almost the entire Ravenclaw, and Astoria Greengrass beside him.

After that came Neville, Dennis Jr., and many other students from Gryffindor House and Hufflepuff House who had received Harry's help and guidance!

They all withdrew from the audience, carrying their magic wands, and surged menacingly toward the judges' seats!

"What... what are you trying to do?! How dare you! Do you know who you're threatening?!" Surrounded by a large group of students wielding wands, Fudge and his men were immediately thrown into a state of utter panic, making a complete fool of themselves.

"I am Cornelius Fudge, Minister for Ministry of Magic! You troublemaking students, get back right now!!"

However, his blustering threat had no effect whatsoever. The students hesitated for a moment, then, led by a few of the leaders, they all raised their wands.

"Stop! Everyone stop!" Seeing the situation was getting out of hand, Dumbledore immediately stepped between Fudge and Harry. "Cornelius Fudge, release them right now! Filius, and all you students, put down your wands!"

His persuasion had some effect, and with the help of two female heads of the department, at least some students whose families had some connection with the Ministry of Magic began to hesitantly put away their wands.

Seeing this, Dumbledore quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

He certainly didn't want to protect Fudge, that incompetent teammate, but rather he didn't want the situation to worsen!

After all, the only secret that Hagrid could connect to Harry was the illegal dragon breeding!

Akinbad's visit was definitely for this reason. Once this matter blows up internationally and the other side has solid evidence, even he himself will find it difficult to mediate.

Seeing that the situation had eased somewhat, Dumbledore continued in a stern voice, "Now, all students, leave this place immediately! Return to your respective houses..."

"Headmaster!" Harry's sudden shout startled Dumbledore.

He stepped forward expressionlessly, staring blankly into Dumbledore's eyes.

"Do you know that Hagrid's most admired person is you?"

"Harry, this isn't the time to talk about these things. Do you want things to get even more out of control?!"

"Do you know... he'd give his life for you at any moment?" Harry ignored Dumbledore's words and continued his indifferent questioning.

"You..."

"Now, they've caught this person! And he's been attacked, shackled, and given Veritaserum!! And you're telling me your first priority is to calm things down?!?"

"Harry, I know you're angry, and I'm angry right now, but this must end here!" Faced with Harry's aggressive questioning, Dumbledore finally lost his temper. "Don't you understand your situation? Or are you planning to drag everyone into this?! Fudge is certainly despicable, but he is, after all, Minister for Ministry of Magic, and there are members of the International Confederation of Wizards here; this is no longer just a purely Britain ..."

"Get out of my way! Or knock me down now... choose one!!"

Harry walked forward without hesitation until he passed Dumbledore, his target Fudge and his gang of scoundrels!

Chapter 705 An Unbreakable Promise

Dumbledore's wrist trembled repeatedly as he stared intently at Harry's receding figure, repeatedly trying to raise his wand.

In the end, he could only sigh wearily in his heart.

Never mind...

This time, he wasn't being unreasonable or biased; he genuinely wanted to help Harry solve his current problem... Unfortunately, the other party didn't appreciate his efforts at all.

Dumbledore knew that Harry must be furious right now, because he was just as angry.

After all, it was Hagrid who was arrested.

Although the Half-blood- Giant sometimes has a loose tongue, there is no doubt that, even within the entire Order of the Phoenix, Hagrid is absolutely the most loyal to Dumbledore.

But no matter what, this matter cannot be resolved by force!

He rushed over, beat all the Auror to a pulp, humiliated the two high-ranking officials, and successfully rescued Hagrid... Harry felt great, but what happened afterward?

Can he reverse the fact that his illegal dragon breeding has been discovered?!

Babajide's sudden attack on Lovegood in the classroom, followed by Fudge's arrest of Hagrid, all indicate that they have all the evidence against Harry for keeping dragons.

If Hagrid can't withstand the Veritaserum's interrogation, Harry will be in a completely passive position this time!

That's why I wanted to stop him. If it was just a simple case of illegal dragon breeding, with my help, there was always a way to get it over with.

But if Harry breaks the law and attacks people from the Ministry of Magic, even involving the International Confederation of Wizards, then the nature of this matter will become extremely serious!

At that time, not only Harry, but also Hermione, Lovegood, Hagrid, and even everyone else who knew about it but didn't report it will all be dealt with extremely seriously!

As the headmaster, he too is implicated, and Hogwarts will be affected as a result...

So besides controlling him and preventing him from acting impulsively, what else can I do?

Are you suggesting I help him kill someone to cover it up?

Not to mention he'd incited so many students to join him, and there was a group of gloating Slytherin students nearby. Was he supposed to brainwash them all, or just kill them all?!

These thoughts tormented Dumbledore, making him extremely depressed, but all he could do now was stay put and feel frustrated.

Because Dumbledore was unaware that Harry had already foreseen the other party's plot and made corresponding preparations.

In addition, this is actually a significant difference between Dumbledore and Harry.

When those around him get into trouble, Dumbledore is used to taking control of the situation first, gradually shifting the tide in his favor, and then slowly devising solutions.

But Harry is different. If anyone dares to touch the people around him, he will definitely retaliate in kind, even if it means only one of them can survive!

In this respect, you could call him vindictive, or you could call him impulsive and stubborn, but it doesn't matter.

He will not swallow this insult, nor will he make decisions for those around him or make them swallow this insult!

For example, right now, he walked forward without hesitation, completely ignoring the paper tiger-like threats of those Auror, and went straight to Hagrid, reaching out to grab the shackles fastened to the other's ankles.

"Stop! You... I told you to stop, didn't you hear me?!"

A nearby Auror, clearly unable to control his emotions any longer, unleashed a spell on Harry.

But Harry didn't even look at him. He was focused on using his wind element to cut through Hagrid's shackles. At the same time, he swiftly swung his wand, directly countering a spell with the exact same trajectory but several times stronger. In addition to neutralizing the opponent's spell, he also knocked the reckless guy to the ground!

"Damn it! You actually dared to lay a hand on me!"

"Let's take him down together!!"

Soon, several more spells Accio, but just as the people behind Harry were about to help, they found that he was still casually casting spells in succession, using the exact same method as before, to take down all the attackers.

One of the most seriously injured had both legs blown off by the counterattack spell, and lay paralyzed on the ground, howling in agony.

"Harry Potter, how dare you attack Auror with such cruel Dark Magic!! You..." Fudge, seeing this, couldn't help but scream and accuse him, his voice trembling with fear.

But when Harry glared at him coldly, he seemed to have his throat suddenly choked, his face turning a deep purplish-red as he couldn't utter a sound.

"That guy attacked me with the Blasting Curse first," Harry said coldly, scrutinizing Fudge and the others. "Whatever spells you cast on me, I'll retaliate with the same spells, including Dark Magic. And next time, I won't be aiming for legs!"

"Hmm..."

The Auror present all shuddered. Some of the more timid ones even secretly put down their wands, not wanting to suffer the same fate as the guy whose legs had been blown off.

"Hagrid, he's alright now..." Harry didn't want to pay any more attention to these bastards, so he turned back to Hagrid in front of him and lightly flicked his wand at his neck.

Finally, the last shackle around Hagrid's neck was removed.

BOOM!!

The instant his chains came off, Hagrid's mountain-like body suddenly knelt heavily before Harry, large tears welling up in his eyes.

"Harry ... Harry! I...I didn't, I don't know anything! That day...well, I just invited Olympe to see the Dragon, and I also invited Harry and Hermione ...we, to keep dragons or something...well!"

He let out a series of indistinct roars, then immediately covered his mouth and even choked himself tightly, trying his best not to make any more noise.

"No matter how hard you struggle, you can't withstand the Veritaserum! Harry Potter is secretly keeping dragons, so you'd better confess right now!!" Seeing that Hagrid was actually resisting the effects of the Veritaserum, Fudge immediately questioned him relentlessly.

"I... I don't know! I don't want to talk about it, please stop pressuring me! Ahhh!!!"

Hagrid's final, piercing roar not only stunned everyone present, but also struck Fudge, who had been confident of victory, like a thunderbolt.

"No... this is impossible!"

He simply couldn't believe that anyone could withstand the effects of Veritaserum, but when he tried to press him further, he found that he couldn't make a sound.

"That's enough, Hagrid, it's really alright..." Harry opened his arms and hugged Hagrid's chest, resting his head gently on Hagrid's thick beard, comforting the Half-blood- Giant who was crying like a child.

Perhaps it was the Half-blood- Giant bloodline's formidable resistance to Potions, but Harry preferred to believe that Hagrid's feelings for himself and Norberta had inadvertently awakened the miracle.

He genuinely felt that it wouldn't matter if things worsened, but Hagrid ultimately prevented that from happening.

To keep the secret, he even bit his tongue until his mouth filled with blood... He gave it his all, and in the end, he remained steadfast in upholding his promise!

He would never reveal anything about Norberta, not even in casual conversation, while drinking, or while talking in his sleep, and absolutely, positively, not even in front of Dumbledore!

Chapter 706 Someone leaked the information, someone else took the blame.

"Cornelius Fudge, do you have anything to say now?"

After calming Hagrid down a bit, Harry handed him over to Hermione and Luna Lovegood to take care of, then turned to Fudge with a gloomy face again.

"Ugh... This can't be! How could this be?!" After Harry lifted his silencing, Fudge repeated his previous cliché of disbelief.

"He was clearly given the Veritaserum, how could he... it's fake! He must be lying, this Half-blood- Giant can definitely ignore the effects of the Veritaserum!" Fudge screamed at Hagrid and Harry, his fur standing on end. "Harry Potter, you've been secretly raising a Dragon, and you've even kept such a dangerous creature at Hogwarts! The Ministry of Magic, the International Confederation of Wizards, and the dragon tamers at the Romanian Dragon Sanctuary —we're all here to investigate this! You can't deny it!!"

Fudge's words caused a commotion at the scene, and many of the students watching only now realized that this was the charge the Ministry of Magic had against Harry!

Having watched the first match of the Triwizard Tournament, the students did realize that the Dragon is a rather dangerous creature. However, apart from a few students who were afraid of it, most of them thought it was definitely nonsense.

After all, such costless slander is just a matter of talking. Even in * the Quibbler *, it's written that Fudge secretly harbored a Black Olipa army—was that also true?

Besides, even if Harry did raise it, so what?

For example, the Weasley Brothers and the Creevey brothers, among others, would be very happy to see Harry actually keep a Dragon, and they've even been loudly proclaiming it...

"It's okay even if Harry raises her!"

"Yes, he's definitely better fed than those Romania people!"

"Harry has kept countless Fantastic Beasts, so what's wrong with one more Dragon?!"

In their view, the Ministry of Magic's accusations were an overreaction even more so than holding someone accountable for cheating in the Triwizard Tournament.

Harry released a plethora of Fantastic Beasts into the Forbidden Forest and the Black Lake, but the presence of these creatures actually made these places safer than before, and also gave students more opportunities to learn about and understand these creatures.

These creatures have never caused any trouble, nor have they harmed a single student; in fact, they have protected the entire school during past crises!

So far, the only thing that has posed a threat to the students' lives is the ancient Basilisk left behind by one of the Four Founders... In comparison, the difference in power is immediately apparent.

However, unlike her two brothers' optimism, Miss Weasley Ginny Weasley felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave!

The Romania dragon trainer... Could it be that the person who revealed Harry's secret was himself...?

Well, she should actually remove the '''~

"Hmph, still lying after drinking Veritaserum... Cornelius Fudge, don't you think your words are ridiculous?" Harry curled his lip in disdain. "Hagrid, tell me... has this person ever hurt you?"