"The Patronus Charm? Tom can actually use the Patronus Charm?"

Dumbledore sat in his office, put down the letter in his hand, his face full of surprise.

This letter was sent to him by Fudge from the Ministry of Magic, which has a department dedicated to communicating with the Eater of Souls.

A few days ago, the leader of the Soul Eater that Cyrus had driven away with the Patronus Charm contacted the Ministry of Magic and asked them why they allowed prisoners to enter Azkaban with wands. For this reason, the Ministry of Magic also conducted a second examination on Cyrus, and only then confirmed that the young-looking wizard could cast some spells without a wand.

From this perspective, the young man seems more like the descendant of the great wizard Slytherin than before.

Because Dumbledore paid special attention to Cyrus, Fudge immediately wrote a letter to Dumbledore. At the same time, this slick guy was also worried that Cyrus might escape from Azkaban with this trick, so he was extremely worried. Even Malfoy's previous application was rejected several times.

Fudge wrote this letter to ask Dumbledore to go over and strengthen the magical confinement of Cyrus. Even if the other party left the prison, there would be no way to deal with a large number of Soul Eaters, but those guys would be dissatisfied if they could not enter the prison.

For Dumbledore, Tom Riddle gave him a very strong sense of weirdness throughout the school year. If Tom did not choose to kill the attacked students directly at the beginning because he was worried that he would die directly, many things later were difficult to explain.

He could have killed Ginny Weasley, but he didn't, and the Killing Curse he cast that night had almost no power.

Now, Tom Riddle cast a Patronus in prison without a wand. This is not an ordinary spell. Voldemort, who does not know love and many other positive emotions, may feel happy, but he will never feel happiness.

Considering that the other party kept emphasizing that his name was "Cyrus", Dumbledore doubted his judgment for the first time.

"Is it true that he is not Tom Riddle?"

But no matter which possibility it was, he really needed to go to Azkaban in person and cast a powerful anti-locking spell on the opponent's shackles, and it would be best if he added some other magical constraints.

It just so happened that the school was now on holiday, so Dumbledore didn't waste any time, grabbed a handful of Floo powder, and went into the fireplace.

"The British Ministry of Magic."

Green flames suddenly ignited, bringing Dumbledore to the hall of the Ministry of Magic in an instant.

Fudge had been waiting for a long time.

"Finally you're here, Dumbledore." He walked over quickly and said nervously, "Let's get going immediately, otherwise we don't know what kind of trouble those Soul Eaters will cause."

"I have long reminded you that letting the Soul Eater guard Azkaban is not a good choice," said Dumbledore.

It was common knowledge that he didn't like the guards in Azkaban. But the Ministry of Magic obviously didn't think so. The Soul Eaters were kept in Azkaban, which was a good use of them. If they weren't allowed to stay there, the Ministry of Magic would have to find a way to deal with these troublesome things.

"Let's talk about this later..." Fudge said vaguely.

He was not tall, and when standing next to Dumbledore he looked almost a head shorter than him.

Dumbledore was not surprised by his attitude towards the Soul Eater. In fact, no one had any objection to letting the Soul Eater guard Azkaban since Minister of Magic Eldridge Diggory proposed to ban the Soul Eater but failed.

Cyrus had expected Dumbledore's arrival, and he was even prepared that he would be moved to another place to be imprisoned alone. However, Dumbledore only left a powerful protective spell on his cell to ensure that even if he got the wand, he could not leave the cage easily.

Once the magic on the cage begins to collapse, the magic will immediately leave a mark on Cyrus, and Dumbledore will immediately know Cyrus's location.

"I think you could add a little more insurance to make sure he can't perform any magic." Fudge said worriedly. According to Dumbledore's approach, the Soul Eaters' demands were not resolved at all.

"I think what the Minister of Magic said is right. If you are so afraid of me, why don't you tie me up tightly with chains?" Cyrus raised his eyebrows. He was deliberately provoking Dumbledore.

From the first time the two met in their true colors, Dumbledore immediately felt that Cyrus and Voldemort were two different individuals. However, the young Tom Riddle was extremely good at demagoguery, which left a deep impression on him.

Having said that, since the "Tom" in front of him who called himself "Cyrus" did make him feel different, he was willing to show the maximum tolerance, which was to reduce the range of Cyrus' magic to only affect his own cell, which could be regarded as a "reward" for not really harming any young wizard in Hogwarts.

"I only hope that you can learn to repent in Azkaban," Dumbledore said softly, "especially when you see how your old friends are suffering and losing the little happiness they have left."

"That's not something Dumbledore the saint would say."

"I never was."

Dumbledore left.

He passed many Death Eaters' cells, most of them were crazy or just lying on the ground with their eyes rolled up, with only one exception. When he passed in front of Sirius' cell, the prisoner inside looked at him like a quiet black dog.

There was a hint of resentment hidden beneath the calm gaze.

Dumbledore was a little surprised.

"Sirius," Fudge said immediately after noticing that Dumbledore had paused for a moment. "I heard that he seemed to be crazy when he first came in, but he is now well behaved. This terrible murderer, isn't he?"

Sirius said nothing.

"Yes." Dumbledore left.

Azkaban sent away its visitors once again, but soon new visitors arrived.

After sending Dumbledore away, Fudge finally gained confidence in the safety of Azkaban, and Malfoy's application was finally approved.

The couple separated after entering Azkaban. Although Fudge acquiesced, he also came as an entourage. However, he only stopped in front of Sirius' cell, leaving enough space for Malfoy.

He didn't think Malfoy could cause any trouble. Azkaban was not a place that could be entered casually. Malfoy had been ensured not to have anything that could help any prisoner leave, not to mention that Tom Riddle's cell had a spell cast by Dumbledore himself.

"Sirius, I hope you can give me the Black family's key to Gringotts. You have been sentenced to life imprisonment, and I am one of the legal heirs to the Black family's inheritance." Narcissa couldn't help but glance deeper, she was completely absent-minded.

"Give the Black family inheritance to Malfoy? I think you are crazy!" Sirius grinned. Even though he had promised the man named Cyrus to cooperate with Malfoy for a short period of time, it did not mean that he had any good feelings towards the Malfoy family.

Not to mention, he could have left his inheritance to Harry.

"What's wrong? Could it be that the Malfoy family is also starting to run out of money?"

"I think - maybe, Draco - he needs -" Narcissa felt tortured by every moment.

She was worried whether the dark lord was really imprisoned. In fact, this possibility was probably very small. She was more worried about whether he was satisfied with Draco. She was worried that he would vent his anger on Draco.

But Sirius seemed unwilling to pay attention to her. He turned his dark but shining eyes to Fudge who was reading a newspaper.

"Have you finished reading the newspaper? If you have, why not give it to me? I want to do some crossword puzzles to kill time. You know how boring it is here. I had an interesting friend a few days ago, but unfortunately..."

"Here you go." Fudge threw the newspaper to him impatiently.

(End of this chapter)