[John Mir, the culprit behind the conspiracy to split C, was confirmed dead after attacking an Obliviator during interrogation and being killed in retaliation.]
"...He really was dead!"
François struggled to control his expression. This outcome had been inevitable the moment Mr Weasley decided to reel in the net and sent him out as bait.
He did not know whether Mr Weasley had silenced John Mir, or whether something else was involved.
He only knew that he felt both sorrowful and relieved.
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He was sorrowful because the final fate of someone he had known amounted to no more than an insignificant headline in a newspaper.
And he was relieved that he was not the one who had met such an end.
"Safe travels, John."
In your next life, stay farther away from the great Mr Weasley!
François gave the headline one last look, feigned disinterest, and turned to the next page.
François dared not show concern over John Mir's death, given his circumstances.
But many people across England had no such concerns.
"He was definitely silenced!"
That evening, Arthur Weasley, having slacked off all day, unusually did not head home as soon as work ended. Instead, he carried a stack of documents and pretended to be busy as he wandered between floors and departments.
There were quite a few leisurely departments in the Ministry of Magic—such as the Office for the Improper Use of Muggle Artefacts, where Arthur Weasley worked—but since the Ministry managed and monitored tens of thousands of wizards and every Muggle in the country, there were even more departments that were busy.
Take the Department of Magical Law Enforcement and the Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes, for example. Many employees did not