In the end, Fudge simply skipped over it and never mentioned catching the culprit again.
"All right, let's get down to today's business. As Minister for Magic, I have plenty to deal with every day, and I have a meeting to attend this afternoon."
After speaking, he glanced at Dumbledore. Douglas said nothing more either. His first objective for today had been achieved, anyway.
But just then, Moaning Myrtle floated in midair and said sadly:
"Of course... of course nobody cares about poor, weepy, miserable Myrtle... the Ministry of Magic has always been like this..."
Fudge froze for a moment, then said angrily:
"You're dead, and so is he. Do you understand?"
Douglas had investigated a few things, so he knew the reason behind it.
When Myrtle first became a ghost, she had not been a Hogwarts ghost. Instead, she had followed Olive Hornby, who had mocked her, everywhere.
Eventually, Olive had gone to the Ministry of Magic to have Myrtle's behavior restricted, forcing Myrtle to remain at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
So he stepped forward and said:
"Myrtle Elizabeth Warren, you accidentally stumbled upon Voldemort..."
Fudge roared, "Don't say that name!"
Douglas shrugged and decided to spare everyone's feelings, especially poor Dobby, whose head was streaming with blood.
"All right, you stumbled upon Voldemort's crime of purging the school and saved the other Hogwarts students with your own life. You are a hero of Hogwarts."
Myrtle said excitedly:
"I'm a hero? I'm a hero of Hogwarts! Oh, I really want to tell Olive about this. I haven't heard anything about him in so long..."
Douglas pretended not to hear the latter part. He had no desire to keep testing the Minister for Magic's fragile nerves.
The Bloody Baron stepped forward, frightening Myrtle away.
Dumbledore took out the