Nobody Involved Gets to Run Away / Who Says Potions Have to Be Drunk?

He pointed his wand at an Auror at random, and the latter's face immediately turned deathly pale.

"Yes... he fired two spells at me, and they hurt a lot..." Perhaps knowing that Harry was standing up for him, or perhaps Hagrid was no longer able to cope with the effects of the Veritaserum, he decisively revealed the details of how the other man had hurt him.

"Then let's give him two shots back!"

Before the other party could react, Harry raised his hand and fired two spells. One of them knocked him unconscious on the spot, and the other blasted him more than ten meters away!

"Look, Hagrid's talking pretty smoothly, so the Veritaserum seems to be effective... What about this one?" Harry said with a sneer, switching targets.

"He also attacked me with magic..."

So, another spell was cast.

The Auror Fudge brought panicked. Some of them immediately tried to Apparition away, but found that their magic was ineffective. The rest scrambled to scatter and escape, but the students cast spells at their feet beforehand, forcing them to stop in place again.

Unlike their earlier hesitation, the students now have complete trust in Harry.

He has forcefully proven his innocence, and the Ministry of Magic's accusations against him are nothing short of shameful slander!

And it's foreseeable that Fudge's term as minister is likely coming to an end this time.

"Next."

"No, he didn't attack me." Hagrid shook his head at Harry as he pointed to the third person.

"Then let's try another one." Harry pointed his wand at a guy who looked a bit shifty.

His demeanor was different from that of a typical Auror; he seemed to have endured a lot of wind and sun, and looked very weary.

"He... didn't hurt me, but he discovered... anyway, he was the one who brought the Ministry of Magic to arrest me!"

Hagrid hesitated for a moment, then shouted angrily. The effects of the Veritaserum had worn off by then, but he was still so angry at this guy that he was incoherent.

Harry looked closely and then remembered that the person in front of him was a dragon trainer, one of the people who had come to Hogwarts with Charles Weasley.

After meeting this person, Harry roughly understood the cause and effect of the matter.

Charles Weasley may have inadvertently revealed that Harry was raising dragons; he probably never imagined that the Ministry of Magic would use this to attack Harry.

But this shifty-eyed fellow secretly found out about all this, so he began to help Fudge search for evidence of Harry keeping dragons, and eventually, with the help of dragon energy or some other clue, he locked onto Hagrid.

"Speak! Why did you frame Hagrid?!"

Having figured out these key points, Harry darted forward and grabbed the other person's collar.

"I... I didn't frame him!" the dragon tamer struggled frantically. "I clearly sensed the aura of Dragon on him! And Charles..."

"You still dare to say you're not framing me?!" Harry roared, silencing the other man's words. "You just said Hagrid has the aura of contact with Dragon, right? What about me? If I were raising Dragon, I should have that aura too, right?!"

"This..." The dragon tamer's body trembled violently, but he dared not utter a word.

Because he couldn't detect even a trace of dragon energy in Harry!

"Speak up... hurry up and identify him!"

Fudge urged him impatiently from behind, but the dragon trainer just kept stammering, his mind becoming increasingly hazy, and he gradually forgot about Charles Weasley.

Taking advantage of the opportunity to interrogate him at close range, Harry manipulated his memories so that the other party would not reveal Charles Weasley.

Actually, this matter should have been over by now, but Harry found himself still having to clean up the Weasley family' mess, which is why he kept harping on the dragon trainer.

That's perfect, let him and Fudge take the blame for all the crimes.

"Ministry of Magic, and you bunch of bastards, you're framing me for raising dragons? Fine, I'll let you search the entire Hogwarts grounds! If you can't find the Dragon, this isn't over yet!!"

Chapter 707 When you're in trouble, nobody can escape.

Perhaps some people—like Albus Dumbledore, or anyone else—see Harry as someone making a fuss over nothing, trying to escalate the situation to the extreme.

That's right, that's how it is~

Harry originally wanted to stop at the cheating part, but Fudge suddenly brought up the matter of illegally raising dragons.

Fortunately, the matter was resolved, but when Harry decided to only pursue the ringleader, he discovered that Charles Weasley was also involved...

There was no other way, so he had to escalate the situation.

Only by relentlessly investigating can Harry uncover everyone on this line of events, and then, starting with Fudge, personally interrogate each and every one of them, all the way up to Charles Weasley!

During this time, he naturally had to constantly modify and delete various people's memories, but Harry couldn't find it troublesome.

Because... even the slightest clue could be used to expose Charles Weasley!

Admittedly, Harry had no obligation to cover for him like this, but since three Weasley family children were working for Harry, it was just a bonus for the twins and Percy.

The aftermath of the second game was considered over for the students, who were ordered to return to their respective college common rooms immediately after hearing the Champion's scores.

As for the grades, Hermione ultimately did not accept Akinbad's re-evaluation; her exact words were...

"I don't care, and I don't need those 10 points."

Indeed, even with only three judges scoring, Hermione still received the highest score of 30, tied with Cedric Diggory, and when combined with the total score of the two competitions, she was far ahead!

Therefore, true strength is true strength, and it cannot be slandered or suppressed by mere petty people.

As the Gryffindor left, the four Weasley family siblings kept glancing back at Harry, their anxious expressions impossible to hide.

The dragon trainer had clearly called out 'Charles' earlier; how could they not have heard him when they were so close?

Even so, the four Weasley had no idea what they could do.

The twin brothers, in particular, simply couldn't believe that their older brother was one of those who framed Harry, yet the truth seemed undeniable...

Harry didn't notice their concerns, and even if he had, he didn't have time to explain, as he had many things to arrange.

First, Hagrid had to be sent to the Hospital Wing for further treatment and recuperation; second, all the Auror involved had to be detained. After Harry spent some time subduing them, he had Ronan of the Forbidden Forest lead a group of Centaur to escort them to the Hogwarts dungeons, where the Centaur personally guarded them.

Finally, he had Sirius subdue Fudge and Snape control Akinbad, while he himself, along with that bastard dragon trainer, and various staff members including Hermione (interviewer), Luna Lovegood (recorder), and Will (photographer), plus the other two headmasters and interested professors, embarked on a grand search for the Dragon.

You guys said I was secretly hoarding Dragon, well then let's just ride a donkey and read the script!

Albus Dumbledore neither stopped him nor followed him; he simply walked silently back to the Headmaster's Office alone... his back looked somewhat hunched.

The first place the group checked was Harry's suitcase, which Fudge thought was the most likely location, but they found nothing.

Harry had made arrangements in advance; besides the legally obtained Zouwu, the suitcase only contained the giant snake Nagini and two or three kittens, nothing else.

Because Harry himself was closely following him, the dragon tamer was completely unaware of the dragon energy in the environment.

Elder Kong is truly a treasure... Harry will definitely remember his kindness in gifting him the treasure in the past.

"What's wrong? Where's my dragon? Or... do you think that viper, which isn't even Fantastic Beasts, is the dragon you're looking for?"

Faced with Harry's disdainful question, the dragon trainer who had been forced to take the blame was speechless.

If Harry really did keep a dragon, this would be the most likely place, and he did vaguely remember overhearing something about the box from someone...

But now, he can't sense any trace of the Dragon here, and he can't remember who told him about it.

"It's okay if we can't find it here, let's try looking somewhere else, like... the Forbidden Forest?"

"Uh..." To the dragon trainer, who was already terrified, Harry's smile was hardly more benevolent than the devil's.

Moreover, including Cornelius Fudge and others, although they were also suspicious of the Forbidden Forest, they absolutely dared not go in to investigate.

Because they are very likely... no, they absolutely will die inside!

I might die in that Dragon's mouth!!

"Hey, you don't want to go to the Forbidden Forest? Then let's continue searching inside the castle. But this castle is so big, we don't have enough manpower right now. How about you write a letter to the people in the Romanian Dragon Sanctuary and ask them to come over again and help you search?"

"Oh... please, Granger, please spare me!" Seeing the sinister smile on Harry's face, the dragon trainer's mental defenses finally collapsed completely.

He suddenly knelt down in front of Harry with a thud, pleading incessantly with snot and tears streaming down his face.

"Please, please spare me! I really didn't mean to frame you! It's... yes! It's Cornelius Fudge!" he pleaded frantically, pointing at Cornelius Fudge's nose. "He asked me to help find evidence that you're raising dragons, and I was just following orders! He... he gave me a large sum of money and said that if it was done, he could recommend me for the position of director of the Romanian Dragon Sanctuary..."

"I see." Harry nodded knowingly, but his expression remained threatening. "But you still have to write the letter. I don't believe you're the only one framing me. There must be others in your Romanian Dragon Sanctuary! So, either you write the letter now and call someone, or we'll go to the Forbidden Forest to find the dragons..."

"I'll write! I'll write letters, I'll write to whomever you tell me to, I'm sure I can get them all over here!!" The dragon trainer readily agreed, practically begging Harry to come.

"Hmm... We can search more thoroughly once the dragon trainers arrive. But before that, let's deal with the fact that you two conspired to frame me, especially you... Cornelius Fudge!"

Ignoring the snotty-nosed dragon trainer, Harry turned calmly to Fudge: "You had Hagrid given Veritaserum, that's a good idea. Let's see what you can say."

"No! Harry Potter, you can't do this! I'm the Minister for Magic, you..."

"I happened to have Veritaserum with me. I just passed by the office and grabbed a bottle." But Snape casually interrupted Fudge, handing Harry a delicate medicine bottle.

It should be said that the Severus Snape now understands Harry's thoughts very well, knowing that he will inevitably retaliate in kind!

"Great, let's begin then, Mr. Fudge and Mr. Akinbad!"

Chapter 708 Who says medicine has to be drunk?

"You... you stay away! I'm the Minister of Ministry of Magic, you can't use vigilante justice on me!"

When Harry actually pulled out the Veritaserum, Fudge was completely terrified.

He desperately wanted to resist, but this was Harry's suitcase, and there was no way to escape, not to mention a large group of people guarding the area.

Fudge struggled for a moment before Sirius kicked him in the back of the knee, causing him to stagger and kneel stiffly in front of Harry.

"Harry Potter ...you can't do this to me, you have no right to judge me! And, by the way... Babajide is here! Babajide Akinbad, he's the vice president of the International Confederation of Wizards, you can only hand us over to the International Confederation of Wizards to deal with!!"

He knelt awkwardly on the ground, vehemently rejecting Harry's approach, yet simultaneously clutching tightly at Akinbad's clothes, seemingly hoping the latter would shield him from the ever-approaching menace.

At this point, he had completely forgotten that he had unilaterally severed the alliance with the other side...

Are you kidding me? This isn't over yet. Of course, I and Akinbad are good allies who help each other!

"Bastard! Let me go!"

Akinbad snatched the clothes from Fudge's hand with disgust. If Snape hadn't been watching closely, he would have wanted to kick that bastard on the ground right now.

Good grief, you only remembered me now?

When you, you idiot, were secretly arresting people without my knowledge, did you never consider that I was also a vice president?

Trying to curry favor with me and drag me down? Dream on!

However, Akinbad is different from Fudge; he is not afraid of Veritaserum interrogation, so there is still room for maneuver for him.

Don't forget, he's a wizard who graduated from Uagadou, where people generally don't use wands. Akinbad only chose one as a symbol of his status after he got international work.

Therefore, apart from some more difficult spells such as Legilimency, Akinbad rarely uses a wand in his daily life, and he has absolutely no need for the help of a wand for the Transfiguration and Potions that Uagadou wizards are already good at.

That's right, he's the legendary wizard who can Transfiguration using Veritaserum with his tongue!

He then revealed a confident smile, and watched as Harry pulled a syringe from his pocket...

"What... what are you going to do?!" Akinbad was dumbfounded.

No... it's just administering Veritaserum, what's with you pulling out a syringe?!

"Mr. Akinbad seems to be quite smug," Harry sneered as he drew the potion from the syringe. "But what era are we living in? Who says Veritaserum has to be drunk?"

"No! Stop! Stop it!!"

Akinbad struggled desperately to escape, but after Snape cast Binding Charm on him, he was completely immobilized and could only watch helplessly as Harry grabbed his arm and injected half a bottle of Veritaserum into his veins.

The other half of the bottle, unsurprisingly, was poured into Fudge's mouth.

As it turns out, Veritaserum administered by injection is equally effective, and Akinbad even got into the zone faster than Fudge.

"When Albus invited me, I didn't want to come at first, but then Cornelius Fudge contacted me and said that Albus approved of my illegally keeping Dragon at Hogwarts, so he wanted me to help investigate and protect the students' safety..."

"After I arrived here, he offered me a large sum of gold and said he would vote for me in the next election so that I could replace Albus as the president of the International Confederation of Wizards. So I agreed to cooperate with him to expose both your cheating in the competition and your illegal dragon breeding... We contacted people in the Romanian Dragon Reserve and found an experienced dragon trainer to help search for the scent of Dragon... I also kept looking for an opportunity to use Legilimency on you and those around you, but ultimately failed..."

"When I failed to expose your cheating, I was already scared and didn't want to continue... I didn't know about that Half-blood- Giant thing; Cornelius Fudge didn't tell me he had this backup plan..."

In a daze, Akinbad confessed all his problems, and Fudge followed suit, pouring out his own filth.

"I've always disliked you, ever since you were ten. Everything was peaceful, but you always had to cause trouble, almost bringing a conflict between the Britain Ministry of Magic and the Royal Family..."

"You'll be the same after you go to Hogwarts. You completely disregard my authority as Minister of Magic, not only openly refuting my decisions but also trying to exonerate that damned Half-blood- Giant... And you even want to deal with Lucius. The Malfoy family provides me and the Ministry of Magic with a lot of gold every year; I can't let you touch him..."

"In the last year or two, you've relentlessly damaged the Ministry of Magic's reputation. I've been worried every day that I'd be ousted. Luckily, Dumbledore pulled me back at a crucial moment... but I'm not grateful to him, because he's always so self-righteous and bossing me around..."

"After I had to deal with Rufus myself, I hated you to the extreme, I even wanted to kill you! It was after that that I accidentally learned that someone in the Romanian Dragon Sanctuary seemed to be trying to help you apply for a legal dragon-breeding license. That's when I guessed that you might be illegally breeding Dragon, and that's how my subsequent plan came about..."