"I hate change."

Fudge thought gloomily behind a door in the small room behind the curtain. When he was alone, his expression became undisguised. No one who saw this face would associate him with being submissive and without a strong opinion.

He did not come out of the room until the people in the reception room dispersed. Walsh Cedric returned again and stood in front of Fudge.

"Minister, Mr. Happ has left. He left with Mr. Scamander. They seem to know each other."

"Really." Fudge whispered. Scamander was not a pleasant name either. He had some difficulty breathing. He seemed to be in a net, sinking deeper and deeper, and could not get out.

At the center of this net was an old man with silver-white hair and beard and blue eyes - this old man was called Albus Dumbledore.

No one wanted to be a puppet, although at the beginning of his tenure, in order to consolidate his position, he ran to Hogwarts three times a day and pretended to stand with the greatest wizard in the world. After a few years, he finally gradually sat firmly in the position of Minister of Magic.

But in the past one or two years, he has seldom done so, especially since he performed well in the Ilvermorny student protest last year, which added a lot of points to him. Speaking of which, Felix Hep was also present at the time, and he was a key figure.

Fudge's heart itched when he thought of this, and he asked Cedric, "Has Barty Crouch made any moves recently?"

Walsh Cedric understood what he meant, "No, he has been preparing for the Triwizard Tournament next year, um, or the Quadruple Tournament... Who knows? Someone in the Ministry also suggested bringing in a few more countries. Anyway, the Goblet of Fire must be readjusted, so why not add a few more countries?"

Fudge nodded slightly. Barty Crouch was a strong contender for the position under him. In fact, if it weren't for the end of the war and the sudden scandal that his son and three other Death Eaters tortured the Longbottoms to death, causing Crouch's reputation to plummet, he would not have taken over.

Not long after that, Crouch's wife died, and his son also died in Azkaban, which caused Crouch to be unable to recover and stayed in the International Magical Exchange and Cooperation Department. But Fudge will never forget how the iron-blooded Director of the Law Enforcement Department during the war was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

The former Minister of Magic, Millicent Bagnold, who also had a tough style, was very optimistic about Barty Crouch taking over her position, but unfortunately, such a thing happened.

Fudge thought about it and asked about the organization of the Quidditch World Cup. This time Cedric's expression was not very good, "It's not going well. Mr. Bagman's work has just started. He asked his subordinate Bertha Jorkins to investigate the on-site environment, but Ms. Jorkins is notorious for her poor memory. She can even confuse the simplest reports..."

Fudge's face flushed, and he seemed to want to hit someone. He suppressed his anger and said, "What is Bagman doing?"

"Well... he went to a fan meeting of the Wimbledon Wasps two days ago. You know, despite retiring, he is still one of the most popular beaters."

Fudge certainly knew that Ludo Bagman was an excellent beater when he was young, which was why he eventually became the Director of the Department of Magical Games and Sports. Bagman was even accused of passing information to the Death Eater August Rookwood, but because of his outstanding performance in the Quidditch match the previous week, people had a good impression of him and let him escape.

Barty Crouch and the judge in that trial...

Fudge's heart moved, and he asked Cedric softly: "What do you think, I put the two of them together?"

"What?"

"Barty Crouch and Ludo Bagman, they don't need to distinguish between you and me, and complete the work of the Quidditch World Cup and the Triwizard Tournament together..."

"This--" Cedric wanted to scratch his head, these two people can't get together at all, he couldn't help but recall the impression they left on him-

Barty Crouch was very serious and serious in his work. The impression he left on the members of the Ministry of Magic was his toughness and decisiveness during the war and his cold and selfless trial after the war. He even personally judged Barty Crouch Jr. guilty.

Ludo Bagman was just the opposite. He was an international athlete with abundant physical strength and a simple mind. Although he was not young, people who saw him for the first time would be attracted by his round blue eyes, short golden hair and rosy face, all of which made him look like a big boy.

Cedric tried to imagine the two men working together - Mr. Crouch trying to communicate something, only to find that Bagman was nowhere to be found, and that he was either meeting with fans or betting on a Quidditch match.

Speaking of which, Mr. Bagman's vision is indeed accurate. Half of his wealth was won from gambling. Should he also participate in this year's Quidditch World Cup betting? It is said that Mr. Bagman is quite generous and is happy to bring others to play together...

"Walsh?"

Walsh Cedric came back to his senses. He thought about it carefully and finally gave a bland suggestion: "Mr. Crouch is serious and Mr. Bagman is emotional. The cooperation between them may, may... have unexpected benefits?"

"Then it's settled," Fudge said decisively, "You bring it up at the next meeting, and I will cooperate with you."

"Understood."

"Also, what is Umbridge doing? I heard that she ran to Diagon Alley, and many people came to me to complain."

"Minister, actually it's Knockturn Alley. We have received accurate intelligence that Sirius Black appeared in Knockturn Alley and ambushed a wizard, who should be a dark wizard... Anyway, he stole his wand."

Fudge frowned. This was not what he thought. "You let her go back to Hogsmeade--" He actually wanted to say Hogwarts, but Dumbledore firmly disagreed. He also had some unpleasantness because of the previous incident of the Dementors getting out of control. He had some teeth aching when he came here first. This matter could also be related to Felix Hep. God knows how surprised he was when he learned that the Dementors had shrunk.

Since then, he has been paying attention to this person. Some of his previous titles-Muggle expert, Hogwarts professor, were nothing. At most, they were praised as young and promising, but recently, this person has repeatedly appeared in his ears.

He quelled the attack on the international conference venue by the French Ilvermorny students; cured the war heroes Longbottom and his wife who were sentenced to death by St. Mungo's; and made the eyes of the Azkaban guards Dementors shrink...

It seems that there is no connection, but it actually represents one word, strength. This Felix Hep has extremely strong practical ability.

"Is it another Dumbledore? How can I make him work for me?" Fudge thought to himself.