The match soon resumed.
Douglas paid no further attention to the match, dragging a reluctant Sirius toward the Headmaster's Office.
The first thing Douglas did upon returning to his office was arrange for Dobby to send the finished wooden plaques to Bill.
This batch of wooden plaques was somewhat different from the one he had given Harry.
Harry's had mainly been prepared to deal with Dementors, so it could cast the Patronus Charm.
Douglas had not stored the Patronus Charm in this batch of wooden plaques. Instead, upon encountering Dark Magic with powerful magical fluctuations, they could automatically cast the Shield Charm three times.
An hour later, Douglas saw Minister for Magic Fudge leading people into the Castle through the window.
Soon afterward, he received a message through Dumbledore's Patronus, asking him to come over.
After making arrangements for Sirius, Douglas headed straight for the Headmaster's Office.
He took the spiral staircase behind the Stone Gargoyle and was just about to push open the door to the Headmaster's Office when he heard Fudge's deeply displeased voice from within:
"Albus, this time it was more than a dozen, not just one!"
Dumbledore's voice was icy:
"Cornelius, why did the Dementors charge into the school? You gave me your word!"
Fudge's tone immediately weakened, and he tried to keep his voice level as he said:
"Well... probably... you know, they've been searching for so long..."
At that moment, a shrill, high-pitched voice first let out a peal of silvery laughter that made one's hair stand on end, then said:
"I think I must have misunderstood you, Professor Dumbledore. You seem to be questioning our esteemed Minister for Magic?
"Shouldn't the problem lie with those lovely children casting the Patronus Charm so freely? I cannot understand why such advanced magic has become so