MM Racing Chapter 258 International Turmoil
Chapter 258 International Turmoil
Chapter 258 International Turmoil
Principal's Office.
Everything was normal on the way back, just like the most basic element that makes up every moment of time—ordinary and unremarkable.
However, time is composed of basic and non-basic time segments. The earlier period is basic, and the later period is naturally not something that can be experienced.
When Dumbledore, Slughorn, Lane, and Harry arrived at the gates of Hogwarts Castle, they bumped into the Ministry of Magic officials who were waiting there.
"Senior Professor Lars? What are you doing here? And Mr. Laukki?"
Ryan recognized Larvin.
Beside Larvin, dressed in a neat suit, with his hair combed meticulously and a stern expression, was none other than Barty Laukker, the current number one figure in the British Ministry of Magic.
"Something terrible has happened." Larvin spread his hands, his face clearly showing his helplessness: "You can't even imagine the upheaval that's erupting in the international magical community today—it shouldn't be called an upheaval, it should be called an earthquake!"
"This isn't the place to talk. Let's go to the principal's office."
Dumbledore was having a bit of a headache.
Slughorn regretted boarding the pirate ship even more—this is what a major earthquake in the international magical world looks like!
My peaceful and tranquil retirement life—Slughorn was on the verge of tears. He never expected that on his first day back at work, the magical world would stage such a grand spectacle to welcome him.
Principal's Office.
While writing his book, Gale received a message from Dumbledore. He opened his communicator and saw that an outsider named Laugher was going to the headmaster's office soon and asked Gale to hide.
"Lauckerch? I think he was a ruthless guy who sent his own son to Azkaban."
Originally, Laughingy was not qualified to enter Gale's memory bank because in Gale's judgment, Laughingy was mediocre and even if he successfully became Minister of Magic, he would be nothing special.
However, in a pure-blooded family that values the continuation of bloodlines, one patriarch personally sent his only son into the family.
This is a well-known operation even on the international stage.
Therefore, during his confinement, he naturally passed the time by listening to these boring news items.
"He is indeed a troublesome person."
As he finished speaking, his figure disappeared on the first floor.
Not long after, the door to the principal's office was opened.
The group filed in, and without even sitting down for pleasantries, Larvin went straight to the point: "Headmaster, the entire wizarding world is in turmoil today! Gringotts have been attacked in various locations!"
He revealed shocking news: almost simultaneously today, various Ministries of Magic received reports of attacks on Gringotts, all using the same method: first concealing Gringotts' location, then focusing their attacks on the goblins.
Although the Aurors in various regions fought bravely, the sheer number of attackers rendered their efforts futile and ultimately ineffective.
"We still don't understand where these nearly a thousand scattered wizards came from? And each of them has a certain level of skill and dueling ability! They certainly didn't appear out of thin air; they must have undergone at least some learning and training!"
Larvin was one of the more accepting types, but he was still quite frightened.
Some of the older members of the Ministry of Magic were crying and lamenting, feeling like the sky had fallen. They couldn't accept or refuse, and they also acknowledged that there were so many wizards whose origins even the Ministry of Magic didn't know.
There is no other reason.
Unlike Muggles, the wizarding world doesn't have a large population, so wizards can't report disabilities, disappearances, or various other reasons for embezzlement like Muggles do.
The sudden appearance of a group of nearly a thousand highly trained wizards in the international wizarding world today raises suspicions that their understanding of the world may have been one-sided, and that there is another, truly massive wizarding world that can easily produce hundreds of Auror-level wizards and look at them like clowns.
After all, there are nearly a thousand elite wizards, which is about the same number of law enforcers in the entire European Ministry of Magic.
However, at the Ministry of Magic, these Aurors each have their own jobs and it's impossible for them to gather together for one thing. They might only be able to gather a couple hundred people.
"Honestly, Headmaster. When I received the news, I couldn't have believed it if Ryan hadn't captured the wizard who attacked Gringotts in England, and if Mr. Kingsley hadn't also participated in the battle."
Larvin's eyes showed even more unease than Laugher's—Kingsley had just come here to borrow people and arrange for them to search for a mother's child when he returned to the Ministry of Magic to report to Scrimgeour.
During this presentation, he heard the term "human transmutation."
According to Kingsley, this term was specifically pointed out by Ryan, seemingly so that Kingsley would remember to report it when he returned to the Ministry of Magic.
Of course, only the three people present knew this news.
Scrimgeour and Raven tacitly avoided mentioning it; they had originally intended to use their own strong stance to push the Ministry of Magic to take the matter seriously. One was ranked second in the Ministry of Magic, and the other third, possessing sufficient prestige and status to accomplish this.
But to their utter surprise, when the two of them convened a parliamentary meeting with the ministers, they received even more shocking news—Gringotts had been invaded all over the world today!
Laukki then added, "Wizards across the land have suffered devastating losses. Many ancient vaults, stored for centuries, have been reduced to ashes. According to incomplete statistics, the wealth of the wizarding world has decreased by 40%, which will cause more than half of the families to go bankrupt. If these Galleons cannot be recovered, the subsequent impact will be severe. At least in the short term, there will be extreme market imbalances, creating a chain reaction. The collapse of the economic structure will lead many wizarding communities into complete chaos."
Moreover, the goblins also suffered enormous losses. Almost all the goblins working at Gringotts perished; over 60% of the goblin race's young and middle-aged population was lost. The goblin race is now protesting to the International Wizarding Association, claiming they were massacred and demanding an explanation from the wizards, or they will launch the Third Goblin War.
Laukker, a seasoned political veteran, vividly portrayed the internal contradictions in just two paragraphs.
First, the economic chaos caused by the sudden evaporation of wealth can further evolve into the collapse of social structures.
Secondly, the fairies are protesting, which involves the pan-magical races. If this is not handled properly, it will seriously affect the survival relationship between wizards and other magical creatures.
As for his last sentence, everyone took it as a joke—the fairies nowadays are just making trouble; they have long lost the vitality of the previous two uprisings, not to mention that most of the fairies' young and middle-aged men have been eliminated.
The external threat—which is precisely why they came to Hogwarts—is a force capable of producing nearly a thousand elite wizards, requiring the experienced and powerful Dumbledore to make decisions.
His face, his limbs, his tone—everything about him conveyed genuine earnestness: "Dear Mr. Dumbledore, there is no doubt that the wizarding world faces a brand new challenge. At such a crucial juncture, you are a pillar that wizards worldwide can rely on!"