Chapter 3154: Passing the Buck
Old Man Ruo Yu's sudden visit took the wizards present by surprise, and they all stepped forward to greet him.
"I merely came by to say hello. I happened to hear what you said at the end."
The old wizard's face appeared somewhat blurred in the flames. As his lips moved, scarlet tongues of fire curled out sparks. "Fudge just came to the ninth level, hoping we would open the 'Time Room.'"
"Cornelius went to the Time Room? He's gone completely mad!"
Even Dumbledore, normally so composed, showed a stunned expression and blurted out something slightly improper.
Zheng Qing frowned as well.
Cornelius Fudge was the Minister for Magic. The "ninth level" Old Man Ruo Yu had mentioned was in fact the ninth underground level of the Ministry of Magic, where the Department of Mysteries was located. The "Time Room" was an office within the Department of Mysteries. To outsiders, it looked like nothing more than a large room filled with all kinds of clocks, but in truth, it was densely packed with crisscrossing Timelines.
"Though bound by the rules, Fudge did not explicitly say what he wanted to do. Still, it is not hard to guess that after such a major lapse in the Ministry's work, he intends to 'correct' certain mistakes."
Old Man Ruo Yu briefly explained his speculation.
"Correct them? How? By saving those damned Dementors?"
Zheng Qing found it hard to believe—the Minister for Magic was risking a trial before the Wizengamot to correct a "mistaken Timeline," all to save a pack of damned Dementors?
Was there anything more ridiculous in the world?
"Those Dementors do not 'deserve to die'... Fudge's choice actually better conforms to the Timeline's development. Cowardly and selfish, yes, but it serves the interests of the greatest