"How dare you! How dare you make such an important decision without my permission? Do you know what kind of people those wizards of the Witch Party are? They are just a bunch of lunatics!"
"Back then, Gellert Grindelwald infiltrated the MACUSA for several months, making the MACUSA a laughing stock in the entire wizarding world! Now, you actually dare to openly provoke a war between the British Ministry of Magic and the Witch Party?!"
Facing Fudge's harsh criticism, Rufus Scrimgeour said calmly: "Minister Fudge, I have no intention of provoking a war between the British Ministry of Magic and the Witch Party. I am only fulfilling my responsibilities as the head of the Auror Office of the British Ministry of Magic!"
But Fudge obviously did not agree with Rufus Scrimgeour's answer. Fudge threw his hands suddenly and said angrily: "Enough! You tell me, what should we do now?"
Rufus Scrimgeour had apparently already made a plan on his way back. He said calmly:
"Minister Fudge, I have already given the order to notify all Aurors in the Ministry of Magic to return. You know, London is the home of our British Ministry of Magic, and the number of our wizards is actually far greater than that of the Witch Party!"
Hearing this, Fudge nodded slowly, his expression slightly relaxed.
Fudge's behavior just now was just because he was too shocked by the sudden war! In fact, Fudge himself knew that in the UK, especially in London, there was only one strongest organization in the wizarding world, and that was the British Ministry of Magic!
Seeing that Fudge's expression was not as grim as it had been at the beginning, Rufus Scrimgeour continued:
"Secondly, I hope Minister Fudge can quickly write to the International Confederation of Wizards and the Ministries of Magic of European countries to tell them that we need their help. Ask them to immediately send their Aurors to help us! After all, the more strength we have, the greater our hope of winning."
Hearing this, Fudge seemed to hesitate and said:
"Will they provide us with help? You know, although the Ministries of Magic of various countries appear to be peaceful on the surface, the competition in secret has never stopped."
Facing Fudge's question, Rufus Scrimgeour nodded with certainty, and then said confidently: "They will come, because Gellert Grindelwald's Witch Party is a nightmare in many people's hearts! They also don't want to see the return of the Witch Party!"
After hearing Rufus Scrimgeour's explanation, Fudge nodded in sudden realization, and then immediately responded:
"Okay, I'll write a letter right away and tell them that the devil that once stood tall over the European and American Ministries of Magic has bared its fangs again!"
However, just as Fudge was about to leave, he was stopped by Rufus Scrimgeour.
"What? Anything else Rufus?"
Seeing this, Fudge couldn't help but ask in surprise.
Rufus Scrimgeour nodded, and then said slowly: "There is one last thing, Minister Fudge. I think you should write to inform Albus Dumbledore! We don't know how many wizards will come from the Witch Party, let alone who will show up here."
At this point, Rufus Scrimgeour could not help but pause, as if he had thought of something terrible, and then he continued: "But if Gellert Grindelwald walked out of Nurmengard and came to London, I think, except for Albus Dumbledore, no one would be his opponent..."
Although Fudge is conceited, he is not a fool! His magical ability is not enough in front of Gellert Grindelwald!
Thinking of this, Fudge nodded solemnly and said:
"Yes, you are right! Apart from Albus Dumbledore, other wizards who want to defeat Gellert Grindelwald will probably have to sacrifice the lives of countless wizards! I will write to Albus as soon as possible! As the President of the International Confederation of Wizards, this is what Albus should do!"
Fudge did as he said. He immediately trotted back to his office to write a letter to Albus Dumbledore.
But at this moment, Umbridge, who had been silent, suddenly said, "Wait a moment, Minister Fudge."
Hearing Umbridge's request to stay, Fudge frowned and asked:
"Anything else, Deputy Minister Umbridge? I don't think it could be anything more important than this?"
Umbridge smiled and took two steps forward, walked to Fudge's side and whispered, "Have you thought about how to write this letter to Dumbledore?"
Faced with Umbridge's sudden question, Fudge was a little confused for a moment, and could only say truthfully: "Of course, tell Albus everything that happened here, and ask him to come and fight against Gellert Grindelwald!"
But Umbridge shook her head slowly, and then explained:
"Mr. Minister, I think it would be more appropriate for you to write this letter like this. After telling Dumbledore about the situation here, ask him to go to Nurmengard first to see if Grindelwald is still there. If he has not left Nurmengard, then ask Dumbledore to temporarily keep Grindelwald in Nurmengard."
Hearing Umbridge's words, Rufus Scrimgeour asked in confusion: "What does this mean?"
But Fudge seemed to be thinking about something.
In response to Rufus Scrimgeour's question, Umbridge had a confident expression and said slowly, "Without Grindelwald, the wizarding party is just a group of ordinary old wizards! With the strength of our British Ministry of Magic, plus the support of Aurors from other magical ministries, it will be easy to catch them all in one fell swoop!"
As she spoke, Umbridge looked at Fudge beside her and said enthusiastically, "And the feat of destroying so many dark wizards in one fell swoop was accomplished under the leadership of Minister Fudge! What an exciting feat!"
At this point, Umbridge paused deliberately: "But the premise is that Dumbledore cannot appear in London. Otherwise, I'm afraid there will be many ignorant wizards who will regard this as Dumbledore's credit!"
Umbridge said meaningfully.
(End of this chapter)