The most intuitive manifestation is that there are more owls at breakfast and a large number of letters are delivered every day.

At this time of year in previous years, everyone had not yet calmed down from the excitement of the holidays, friends always had endless topics to talk about, and there was never a quiet moment in the auditorium.

But now, people are just busy reading and replying letters. No one is in the mood to chat. If you don’t know, you might think that there is an important exam tomorrow.

And this change has continued from the first day of school until now.

"My mom is asking me about school again."

At breakfast that day, Justin Finch-Fletchley threw aside a half-read letter and muttered, "She has written me five letters in the past few days, and my father too. They seem to think there is a madman in the castle who could explode and hurt people at any time."

"Isn't it?" Zacharias Smith said, "The old and confused Dumbledore, Harry Potter who played a bad joke on everyone in order to attract everyone's attention..."

He had just written a short reply and stuffed the envelope into the claws of the owl next to him.

"A principal with a great reputation is fooling around with a liar. Their concerns are justified."

"I don't think Professor Dumbledore would do such a thing." McMillan muttered softly.

He and Finch-Fletchley agreed and both chose to believe Dumbledore, but since they were all classmates, he did not argue.

"In fact, my family read the Daily Prophet, and they didn't want me to come here anymore... But I still came because I didn't want to give up magic."

Zacharias Smith continued: "But in return, I have to write to them every day to make sure I am safe at school."

"Then you really worked hard."

Just because McMillan doesn't speak doesn't mean others won't speak.

Mikel couldn't stand it anymore and said sarcastically: "If you are so worried, you might as well stay at home. It will be much safer, and you can save the money of a piece of parchment every day."

"I don't mind buying a piece of parchment every day." Zacharias, "Besides, why should I give up my studies because of two liars? They are the ones who should leave."

"Dumbledore is not a liar." Ryan said seriously: "He is the greatest headmaster in the history of Hogwarts. Our family chooses to believe him."

“Me too,” Mikel said.

"It's up to you," Zacharias said indifferently, "The Daily Prophet has made it very clear. Since you still insist on being stubborn, there is nothing I can do."

"You are the one who is stubborn and chooses to believe the Daily Prophet." Mikkel said bluntly, "I would say this newspaper is rotten to the core. It actually doubts Dumbledore."

"No matter what, if he wants me to believe him, he has to provide strong evidence to prove that the mysterious man is really resurrected."

Zacharias Smith pushed the empty plate in front of him forward, raised his neck and said, “Before this, I would rather believe the Daily Prophet.

"Oh, by the way, let me remind you that the Dumbledore you believed in has been expelled from the Wizengamot and the International Confederation of Wizards because he is losing his mind."

After saying that, he stood up and left the auditorium.

The scene was a little awkward for a moment, and everyone looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

"It's normal that some people don't believe it, right?" Justin Finch-Fletchley tried to ease the atmosphere.

"Ha, who cares whether he believes it or not." Susan Bones also curled her lips and said, "No matter who fires Professor Dumbledore, they will definitely regret it!"

“That’s right.”

With their leadership, the dining table soon became lively again.

"Zacharyus Smith must have been talking nonsense just now."

Not far away, Cedric, who had listened to their entire conversation, frowned and said, "The Wizengamot and the International Confederation of Wizards... How could they expel Professor Dumbledore? This is impossible..."

“In fact, it’s true.”

It was clearly written on the front page that Dumbledore had indeed been expelled.

Moreover, the whole article mocks Dumbledore as an old fool and said that he deserved his expulsion.

Obviously, although some people trust Dumbledore unconditionally, more people, like Fudge, are unwilling to believe that Voldemort has been resurrected.

When Kyle attended the meeting held at the Hog's Head Pub during the holidays, he noticed that there were not that many people present, probably only about thirty or so.

So they took advantage of their numbers and voted to expel Dumbledore.

The International Confederation of Wizards expelled Dumbledore, the most powerful wizard... It must be said that this was the first time Kyle had witnessed such a magical operation.

But Dumbledore seemed to have guessed this outcome, as he said at the end of the opening banquet...

"The mysterious man is very skilled in creating conflict and hostility. We must demonstrate the same unbreakable friendship and trust..."

Perhaps Voldemort's original intention was to make Dumbledore part ways with most wizards. A disunited wizarding world was what he wanted to see.

And as long as he doesn't show up, this misunderstanding will never be eliminated.

Of course, there is another possibility, that is, Dumbledore was expelled on purpose.

According to the newspaper, the vote in the Wizengamot was 19:21, which means that the proposal to expel Dumbledore was passed by a narrow margin of two votes.

As far as Kyle knew, there were fifty official members of the Wizengamot with voting rights, but forty of them voted.

Where did the remaining ten people go?

Abstain? Or not participate at all.

The same is true for the International Confederation of Wizards. There are also not enough people to vote, and the difference is also only two votes.

If it was intentional, Kyle couldn't figure out what Dumbledore's purpose was, to paralyze Voldemort? Or was there some other plan?

Kyle shook his head and stopped thinking about it. Instead, he picked up a letter next to him.

Sent from the Wizengamot, this is probably the only good news today.

The adjudication applications for Lucius, Karkaroff, McNeill and Umbridge have concluded.

There were two pieces of parchment in total, and the general content was that Lucius and others had voluntarily given up their accusations against him yesterday.

The progress was much faster than Kyle had expected.

The investigation into Barty Crouch lasted for more than half a year, but this time it was completed in just a few days.

As for the result... the letter said that Lucius and the other two would make a public apology in the newspaper and would also be fined a sum of gold.

Umbridge, however, received no punishment; according to the letter, she insisted that she had simply been deceived, and that was all that was left of her.

Kyle always felt that there was a sense of peace and quiet in it.

but……

He glanced at the specific mention of Fudge's name in the letter...well, now it made sense.

"I really don't know what will happen next." Cedric sighed, "What if the school board also believes the Daily Prophet? I don't want to see someone other than Professor Dumbledore become the headmaster in my seventh year."

"Don't worry about that." Kyle said, "The only identity that Dumbledore will not give up is the headmaster of Hogwarts."

(End of this chapter)