Adelaide's magic riot caused a huge stir this time, and since it occurred right near the savior's house, such a conspicuous anomaly naturally caught the attention of the Ministry of Magic, who quickly dispatched personnel to the scene.
Albus Dumbledore and Edward Burke arrived before the Ministry of Magic. Since the bald man had lost too much blood and the wound on his right arm was not a minor one that Dittany could resolve, Albus Dumbledore first had Edward Burke take him to St Mungos Hospital for emergency treatment, while he himself accompanied Adelaide to the Ministry of Magic for interrogation.
Given that this incident involved two significant figures—the savior and the descendant of Grindelwald—and that Albus Dumbledore had expressed high regard for the matter, the Ministry of Magic demonstrated an unprecedented efficiency, as if transformed.
In less than half a day, they used a gas explosion as a pretext to coordinate with the Britain government to evacuate and cordoned off Privet Drive.
Relevant departments worked overtime at high speeds; large numbers of Aurors and St Mungos Healers were deployed to Privet Drive as the Ministry of Magic sought to resolve the matter in the shortest time possible, regardless of the cost.
With Albus Dumbledore's company and the fact that Adelaide was still an underage Young Wizard without a wand, the Ministry of Magic did not use lie-detecting spells on her, nor did they make her drink Veritaserum; they simply brought in an Auror with keen insight and a lie-detecting talent to take a statement from Adelaide.
Adelaide recounted everything that happened after she arrived at Privet Drive faithfully.
As for how she reached Privet Drive, Adelaide had already prepared an excuse: she claimed that this morning she had "witnessed" that a thin Little boy wearing glasses in Privet Drive would be shrouded in darkness, and she simply wanted to help that boy.
What Adelaide said was not entirely false; in a sense, she had indeed witnessed the turbulent changes of the Wizarding World's next ten years on the screen.
The Wizard responsible for the lie detection did not notice any clues either; after all, Gellert Grindelwald was a natural Seer, and such Seer talents are usually born through bloodline inheritance, so it was perfectly normal for Adelaide Grindelwald to awaken a Seer talent.
Just as they finished the statement, news came from St Mungos Hospital: although the bald man's life was saved, he had lost his right hand forever.
In response, St Mungos issued a detailed report clearly stating that the magic riot triggered by Adelaide was extremely unique, as some of the magic it contained was similar to the Dark Arts, carrying a curse of anti-reversible magic.
Wizards directly affected by this magic would be unable to regrow their damaged limbs regardless of the method used, and even small wounds on the surface of the body would lose their ability to heal naturally.
Given this situation, St Mungos strongly recommended that the Ministry of Magic send Adelaide to St Mungos for a comprehensive examination immediately after completing the relevant statements to uncover the secret of the special magic within her.
However, this was rejected by Albus Dumbledore on the grounds that the child was frightened and it was not appropriate for her to go to the hospital.
At the same time, Adelaide learned the bald man's true identity—his name was John Flint, a member of the Flint family from the Sacred Twenty-Eight, a pure-blood Wizard, and also an Auror assigned by the Ministry of Magic to the long-term mission of monitoring and protecting the savior.
Adelaide raised her eyebrows in surprise; this guy was actually an Auror?
He better not be a Death Eater mole!
From John Flint's words and actions at Privet Drive, it was hard to believe that this guy was an Auror who maintained fairness and justice in the Wizarding World.
The Aurors of the Ministry of Magic also keenly noticed something was wrong; after all, the twenty or so Muggle housewives at Privet Drive who had been crudely subjected to a Memory Charm couldn't possibly be blamed on Adelaide's magic riot, could they?
Rufus Scrimgeour, the Head of the Auror Office, sat at his desk with a grim expression, his sharp eyes staring intently at the report in his hand; he seemed to understand something, but the gravity of the matter made him dare not be certain.
A moment later, he picked up his quill without hesitation and quickly signed a search warrant targeting John Flint's home.
As the search operation unfolded, shocking discoveries followed one after another.
When the Aurors cautiously opened a hidden compartment in the study of the Flint home, they could hardly believe their eyes—hidden inside was a staggering number of letters bearing the Dark Mark!
Even more terrifyingly, through the text in the replies, they could piece together how John Flint had used the convenience of his Auror status to provide vital intelligence to those vicious Death Eaters to evade capture.
These letters were originally kept by John Flint as proof to make those Death Eaters repay the favors they owed him, but unexpectedly, they had now become evidence of his status as a Death Eater mole.
This discovery was like a bolt from the blue, ruthlessly shattering Rufus Scrimgeour's wishful thinking.
The veins on his forehead bulged, and his angry roar echoed through the entire Auror Office: "This is no longer ordinary dereliction of duty; we must strike hard!"
With that, Rufus Scrimgeour stood up abruptly and led a team of elite Aurors to hurry to St Mungos Hospital.
At this time, John Flint had just finished a difficult surgery and his body was still very weak,
But Rufus Scrimgeour couldn't care less; he strode into the ward, his eyes cold as ice, showing no mercy just because the other party was his colleague.
With a wave of his hand, several Aurors immediately rushed forward and skillfully performed a set of 'Great Memory Restoration' techniques, followed by forcing John Flint to drink a small bottle of specialized Veritaserum.
Aurors are all trained in anti-interrogation; even Veritaserum might not be able to fully control them. Facing a colleague, they could only use physical means first to weaken their will and spirit, and then use magic to force them to submit.
The effect of this combo was excellent; John Flint's already pale face became increasingly distorted, and beads of sweat rolled down from his forehead as he could no longer hide the truth.
John Flint confessed everything faithfully, including being recruited by the remnants of Death Eaters from pure-blood families six years ago and using his position to provide protection for Death Eaters all these years; although he didn't dare to directly harm the savior, he often secretly cast spells on the Muggles of Privet Drive, guiding them from the shadows to commit violence against the savior.
Albus Dumbledore's face turned pale with anger upon hearing the news. Out of respect for the Ministry of Magic, he hadn't arranged for other Wizard scouts around Harry Potter, only developing Mrs. Figg, who lived nearby, as his informant.
Mrs. Figg was a Squib and could not sense magic; over all these years, the information she could report to Albus Dumbledore was limited to the fact that while Harry Potter's living conditions were not ideal, at least no obvious anomalies had appeared in his surroundings.
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