Heroes Rise in Troubled Times

More than ten minutes after Snape left, two Auror finally arrived via Apparition.

"Make way, who reported this? Come over here right now!"

Before the two Auror even arrived, their arrogant and domineering voices rang out, displaying an attitude of "officials are handling business, and bystanders are not to be disturbed."

Standing on the steps, Lester looked at the two Auror in the distance. What he saw amused him greatly; these two were the very same Auror he had been responsible for security checks in the Entrance Hall during his rampage at the Ministry of Magic!

He still remembered how the tall, thin pure-blooded Auror, upon seeing his wand, wisely crouched down with his hands on his head, leaving him completely bewildered.

"Did those two get demoted because of me?" Lester was quite certain that he must have played a significant role in their transfer from indoor to field work.

Inside the bar, the pure-blooded alcoholics who had been standing there in a daze exchanged glances, wondering who had reported the incident.

Tom slowly raised his hand, indicating that he was the one who reported the incident to the bar owner.

"Tell me, what exactly happened?" The tall, Auror looked at Tom with impatience, idly drawing circles on the ground with his right foot.

He had just noticed the three petrified drunkards in the crowd, but what did that have to do with him?

Although they are all purebloods, there are different levels of purebloods. With the power of their own families, they are from two different worlds compared to this group of pureblood alcoholics.

"Sir, I just reported the incident. Just now..."

Although Tom was a member of the Abbott family, he still dared not be presumptuous in front of the Auror of the Ministry of Magic, and hurriedly told them everything that had just happened.

Of course, as the owner of the Leaky Cauldron, Tom knew how to navigate social situations. He simply brushed aside the fact that a pure-blooded drunkard in his bar had beaten up Muggle-born seeking employment, and then went on to speak ill of Snape. He even falsely accused the poor Muggle-born Muggle-born of being Snape's accomplice and of wanting to throw him into Azkaban.

Of course, this is because Mr. Tom didn't know that the one who just attacked was the headmaster of Slytherin; otherwise, he certainly wouldn't dare to speak like that now.

"Oh..." The tall, thin Auror nodded in a pretentious manner after hearing this.

He knew, of course, that the Muggle-born lying on the ground had nothing to do with the powerful black-robed wizard, but did that affect his investigation? No!

"You're under arrest for being an accomplice of the dark wizard!" After understanding the situation, the tall, Auror didn't bother to hide anything and forcibly handcuffed the Muggle-born with magical handcuffs, thus confirming his crime.

If I only intervened to mediate a dispute, I wouldn't have any merit. But if I caught a dark wizard, that would be a great achievement!

So, without a second thought, the skinny, Auror arrested the Muggle-born.

As for the black-robed wizard who left earlier, the tall, thin, Auror said that although he was a pure-blood, he was not stupid. That person could kill three adult wizards in an instant, so he was obviously a real dark wizard. If he went to catch him, wouldn't that be like lighting a lamp in the toilet and courting death?

In any case, as long as they can capture the dark wizard, that will be a merit. Killing innocent people and claiming credit for it is a trick that the Auror all too well.

Seeing that he was being mistaken for an accomplice of a dark wizard, the Muggle-born panicked and hurriedly said, "Sir, I've been framed! I just graduated from Hogwarts, and I'm just here looking for a job."

As he spoke, the Muggle-born suddenly burst into tears, feeling wronged.

He had experienced discrimination in the Wizarding World back at Hogwarts, but since Hogwarts was Dumbledore's territory, the Pure-blood wizard, though unruly, didn't dare go too far; at most, they would just tease the Muggle-born.

But it wasn't until they left the school that they realized the true state of the Wizarding World was far more absurd than they had imagined.

The real Wizarding World was completely different from the descriptions given by those around them at school. In the mouths of those pure-blood families, magic was wondrous, society was just, and officials served the people. In fact, many of those students' families worked in the Ministry of Magic.

But what is the reality? In the Wizarding World, there is a greater demand than supply for jobs; often, several wizards will compete for a single waiter position.

It's ridiculous. After years of studying hard, leaving home and the Muggle world he knew, this is how the Wizarding World repays him.

Now, these damned pure-blood Auror are even going so far as to indiscriminately accuse me of being an accomplice of dark wizards!

"What are you crying for?" The skinny, Auror was extremely displeased. He went up to the Muggle-born and kicked him hard, saying, "You damned Muggle-born, we gave you the opportunity to learn magic, and instead of thanking the Ministry of Magic, you dare to become a dark wizard. You really don't know what's good for you!"

"Good! Well done!" The other pureblood drunkards immediately clapped and cheered, as if this tall, thin Auror was fighting a powerful dark wizard.

Hearing the cheers of those around him and looking at the Muggle-born groaning in pain at his feet, the tall, thin Auror was extremely smug.

He casually stepped directly onto the Muggle-born, Auror turned to Tom and shouted, "Boss, this dark wizard has been apprehended. If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving."

Seeing this, the boss Tom, quickly and obsequiously handed over a small bag and secretly slipped it into the hands of the tall, thin Auror.

The companions of the tall, Auror, who witnessed the entire process of Auror framing others and accepting bribes, did not make any attempt to stop him.

When Lester saw this, he knew there was no need to read any further.

He had previously thought there were good people among pure-bloods; when he went to the Ministry of Magic before, his companion, the tall, Auror, had reminded him of this.

In retrospect, it was merely a little kindness the master showed to the poor; in reality, all purebloods are birds of a feather.

Don't be fooled by the fact that some purebloods seem to favor Muggle-born; if something really happens, these purebloods will definitely not side with the Muggle.

"This is a chaotic world!"

After witnessing the whole thing, Lester didn't say anything to stop it; instead, he watched everything that happened in the bar with a blank expression.

Previously, he could only judge from his own experience and Hafiz's experience that the Ministry of Magic was already very corrupt, but after actually arriving in the Wizarding World, he discovered that it was not just the Ministry of Magic that was sick, but the entire Wizarding World!

Perhaps if Voldemort hadn't been resurrected and started a war a few years later, these oppressed Muggle-born would have been unable to bear the oppression and would have risen up in rebellion.

After witnessing the entire Auror investigation process, Lester's first reaction was not anger; on the contrary, Lester was now very excited.

It is always the times that create heroes, not the other way around.

If the Ministry of Magic is honest and upright, and everyone in the Wizarding World is equal, every wizard will have a job, food, and shelter, and their basic living needs will be guaranteed.

Even if Lester were given immense power, he would still be unable to overthrow the Ministry of Magic and become a dictator.

But now, all the chaos in the Wizarding World is telling Lester that a chaotic era is about to begin, and his path to rise is about to start!