Swan Media reporters were originally preparing to take advantage of the convenience of translation devices to secure an exclusive report on this incident.
After all, the incident happened so suddenly that other reporters were not as well-equipped and couldn't understand what the Dementor was saying.
Just as he was happily thinking about a promotion and raise after returning, Sebastian's low voice suddenly came from beside him.
"Vincent, relay the Dementor's words to everyone else, so that everyone understands what's going on now."
"When we get back, I'll have Lockhart credit you with a achievement."
The reporter was slightly startled, then, following Sebastian's prompt, began to relay the Dementor's words to everyone.
As he translated, everyone present understood the whole story.
Oh!
It turned out that Umbridge intended to use her position to make the Dementors cooperate with her lies, beautifying yesterday's illegal intrusion into a legitimate action to apprehend an escaped prisoner.
Unexpectedly, the plan went awry; the Dementors were honest, good youths and were unwilling to lie at all.
This Deputy Minister, enraged and humiliated, even tried to pull rank on these terrifying Dementors.
What a joke!
It's one thing to pull rank on us ordinary people; everyone will play along for your sake as Deputy Minister of magic.
But now the Dementors don't care who you are; if you push them too hard, they'll suck anyone dry.
Well, now, you've made a huge fool of yourself, haven't you?
Not only that, but now the Dementors are on strike; let's see how you'll resolve this.
Reporters, with their magic cameras, snapped away, recording Umbridge's disheveled appearance from every angle.
Under the Aurors' watchful eyes, Umbridge slowly regained her composure.
Upon hearing the Dementors' demands, she was so angry she laughed.
Collective strike?!
You disgusting creatures are truly audacious.
It was already a great kindness that she hadn't had the Ministry of Magic completely eradicate them.
Now they even dare to demand weekends off, and a nine-to-five schedule; they're getting too big for their britches.
Her face twitched as she shrieked at the leading Auror, "Delores, take all the Aurors and give these Dementors, who don't know their place, a good lesson."
Upon hearing this, the Dementors, who had just managed to calm down, began to stir again.
Delores ignored Umbridge's command and instead used the Dementor language to coo and soothe the Dementors.
The remaining Aurors exchanged glances, feeling helpless about this muddle-headed Deputy Minister.
They're on strike, and you still want to suppress them?
You're truly not afraid of forcing these crazy creatures to rebel, are you?
Few of us know the Patronus Charm; if the Dementors swarm us, no one will be able to protect you.
Besides, even if we could win, how much disaster would a hundred uncontrolled Dementors scattering bring to the Wizarding World?
Before the Ministry of Magic completely sends people to eliminate these creatures, who knows how many Wizards and Muggles will have their souls devoured.
If such a big mess is truly caused, it will still be us combat personnel who take the blame.
The Aurors present looked at each other; none showed any intention of acting.
Seeing that no one was obeying her commands, Umbridge became even angrier; her chest heaved violently, like an out-of-control toad.
Only after Delores had calmed the Dementors did he try to dissuade Umbridge.
"Deputy Minister, you won't find cheaper jailers than Dementors anywhere else; if they all go on strike, you won't be able to bear the responsibility."
"For your future, you should endure it; don't get angry with these creatures, it's not worth it."
Delores also found it difficult; he not only had to appease the enraged Umbridge but also had to figure out how to get the Dementors back to work.
But that group of Dementors seemed determined; they were unwilling to disperse until their demands were met, intent on striking.
Having no other choice, Delores could only arrange for an Auror to return to the Ministry of Magic through the fireplace in Hogsmeade New Town to summon Minister for Magic Fudge.
Now the matter had escalated too much; only the Minister could resolve it.
When Fudge heard the news brought by the Auror, he was completely stunned.
"What? Umbridge forced the Dementors to strike?!"
Then, he violently overturned the documents on his desk and roared, his face full of fury, "What is she doing? I sent her to deal with trouble, not to create trouble for me!"
Fudge was so angry that he smashed the ink bottle in his hand; Black ink splattered, staining the room that had only recently been cleaned.
"Damn Umbridge, why did you provoke the Dementors!"
To be honest, he strongly agreed with Umbridge's plan to blame Black for the Dementor attack on the students, which was why he sent Umbridge to handle the matter.
He didn't expect the Hogwarts faculty and students to be so uncooperative, choosing to resist such an obvious political maneuver and even unwilling to play along with the Ministry of Magic, resulting in everyone being in an awkward situation.
The more Fudge thought about it, the angrier he became, feeling that everyone at Hogwarts, from PrincipalDumbledore to every Professor and student, was opposing the Ministry of Magic.
"These ignorant Professors and students don't know how to solve problems for the Ministry of Magic; they only make things more complicated."
"They never understand how important the Ministry of Magic's reputation is!"
Fudge muttered through gritted teeth, then viciously kicked over the chair beside him.
The chair crashed to the ground with a grating sound.
Finally, he took a deep breath, grabbed his hat, slammed it onto his head, and violently pushed open the office door.
After gathering the Auror team, Fudge led them quickly through the fireplace and headed straight for Hogwarts.
After negotiations, Fudge rejected the Dementors' demands for a nine-to-five schedule, weekend breaks, and five insurances and one housing fund.
However, as a concession, he agreed to allow the Dementors here to return to Azkaban for rotation leave each week to ensure they would not always be hungry.
With reports from major media outlets and the spread of images, the Dementor uprising quickly spread to every corner of the Wizarding World.
The Ministry of Magic's image plummeted in the public eye, while Umbridge became thoroughly "infamous"—people ridiculed her as the Deputy Minister who forced the Dementors to strike.
At the same time, the relationship between Fudge and Hogwarts also dropped to an all-time low, and the antagonism between the two sides became increasingly apparent.
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December 18th, the last Saturday before the Christmas holidays.
Heavy snow fell, and everything was covered in a blanket of white, even Black Lake was covered with a thick layer of ice.
Harry and his two friends, wrapped in thick cloaks, walked through the snow towards the school gates.
Upon reaching the school gates and boarding the shuttle to Hogsmeade, Ron happily exclaimed,
"It's so cold, thankfully there's a shuttle, otherwise we'd have to walk to Hogsmeade."
"I've already decided, we'll go to The Three Broomsticks Pub first for a hot cocktail, and once we're warm, we can go to other places."
Harry and Hermione were noncommittal, smiling and discussing their plans for the day with Ron.
Soon the car was filled with young Wizards, and the shuttle slowly started, moving steadily towards Hogsmeade New Town.
Suddenly, Hermione touched Harry's arm and pointed at the dark figure running by the roadside.
"Harry, look quickly, we've encountered Big black dog again."
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