Let You Manipulate Me? Sorry, I Can't!

At that moment, Barty Crouch Sr. thought of many things. As he pieced these clues together, he realized that matters were far more complicated than they seemed.

First, there had been the conflict between Dumbledore and Cornelius Fudge. After Cornelius Fudge joined forces with some members of the Board of Governors to drive Dumbledore out of Hogwarts—

Just as many people were angered and saddened by Dumbledore's plight, Dumbledore not only returned to Hogwarts but also "gave them a taste of their own medicine," kicking those governors off the Board.

Although Cornelius Fudge had not been directly implicated, his luck began to turn. The series of events sparked by Sirius Black's escape from prison led him to make one blunder after another, committing many foolish acts.

And in all of this, Xenophilius Lovegood's role could not be overlooked.

It was practically as though he had set an example for his peers, showing other newspapers exactly how to better spread Cornelius Fudge's dirty laundry.

Afterward, Dumbledore personally led the effort to clear Sirius Black's name, causing Cornelius Fudge's already precarious reputation to plummet completely.

By Barty Crouch Sr.'s estimate, if the Quidditch World Cup final had been successfully handled without any other major incidents, Cornelius Fudge should have been able to catch his breath for a while.

But an accident still occurred. The sudden werewolf attack left Cornelius Fudge overwhelmed once again. At most, he would probably have to step down within a year...

At that thought, a terrifying idea suddenly arose in Barty Crouch Sr.'s mind—could everything that had happened recently have been orchestrated by Dumbledore?

The sudden werewolf attack... Bertha Jorkins' memories of Barty Crouch Jr... Cornelius Fudge's inevitable resignation...

Looking at Dumbledore, who was still eating iced biscuits, Barty Crouch Sr. furrowed his brow as an even more