The next morning, at the French Ministry of Magic.
"Tom, we've deployed our personnel at Père Lachaise Cemetery. As soon as Grindelwald appears, we'll immediately arrest him. You really shouldn't risk going there yourself."
Tina advised Li Chuan with some concern.
After getting accurate intelligence from Li Chuan yesterday, Tina immediately returned to the French Ministry of Magic.
And as for Li Chuan, who had previously helped capture Black Wizards and Grindelwald, the Ministry of Magic's high-ranking officials naturally trusted him, so they immediately dispatched a large number of Aurors to set up an ambush at Père Lachaise Cemetery.
"No, there might still be Grindelwald's followers within the Ministry of Magic. Even if you set up an ambush, it's possible for the information to be leaked. If I go there and discover any intelligence, I can inform you immediately.
Don't worry, maintaining the safety of the entire Wizarding World is the responsibility of every wizard!"
Li Chuan appeared righteous and fearless of death.
Standing next to Tina was Theseus Scamander, the Head Auror of the British Ministry of Magic, also Newt's brother, a war hero from the First World War, and the overall person in charge of this operation.
Seeing Li Chuan, a non-Ministry of Magic member, possess such noble ideals, he couldn't help but show a look of admiration.
"Mr. Foley, thank you so much for your help this time. After this is over, I will definitely propose that you be awarded the Order of Merlin, Third Class. Your contribution deserves it!"
"It's only right. I'll go first. If anything happens, I'll come to you directly."
Li Chuan nodded, then left the French Ministry of Magic and disappeared via Apparition.
He was not optimistic about Theseus's arrangement to send people to stake out Père Lachaise Cemetery in advance, because he knew Grindelwald had no intention of holding a secret gathering at all.
In the afternoon, Grindelwald would use his powerful magic to announce the gathering. Countless black cloths would entwine all of Paris, and any wizard who touched a black cloth would know the time and location of the gathering.
In other words, Grindelwald had already anticipated that the Ministry of Magic's Aurors would come to the gathering, and he would use those Aurors to incite wizards' hatred towards the Statute of Secrecy and the Ministry of Magic.
Therefore, the location and time he leaked in advance would not actually affect Grindelwald. It was just that the Ministry of Magic personnel thought they had gained the upper hand.
In a small forest on the outskirts of Paris, Li Chuan's figure appeared with a crackling sound, then he took out a gate key and disappeared again.
After returning to the Folly family's Villa, he Apparated to Diagon Alley, and then used the Leaky Cauldron's fireplace to reach Hogsmeade.
If his guess was correct, Dumbledore was most likely at the Hogs Head Pub at this time.
Because in the morning, he had learned from Theseus that yesterday afternoon, the Head of the British Ministry of Magic's Department of Magical Law Enforcement, who was Theseus's direct superior, Torquil Travers,
had temporarily suspended Dumbledore's right to teach at Hogwarts and had placed monitoring bracelets on his hands. Any magic Dumbledore performed would be monitored by the Ministry of Magic.
At the same time, a dozen Aurors were arranged to monitor Dumbledore's whereabouts twenty-four hours a day.
The reason was that Torquil Travers suspected Dumbledore of colluding with Grindelwald, as the two had a very special relationship in their youth.
Furthermore, Dumbledore, as the only wizard who could contend with Grindelwald, refused to obey his orders to go to France to help capture Grindelwald.
And Li Chuan felt that it wasn't just about this; there were more political factors involved.
Dumbledore's reputation in the Wizarding World was too prominent. Many wizards felt that Dumbledore should become the Minister of the British Ministry of Magic.
He should even hold a more important position in the International Confederation of Wizards, rather than just being a Professor at a school.
This posed a very significant threat to Torquil Travers, who might take over as Minister of the Ministry of Magic.
So, even if he knew Dumbledore had nothing to do with Grindelwald, he wouldn't miss this opportunity to tarnish Dumbledore's reputation.
It was precisely because of this that Dumbledore valued Li Chuan and Newt, because the Ministry of Magic, far from being a help, always pushed him away.
"He's here, as expected, and quite a few Aurors too."
After Li Chuan emerged from the Hogs Head Pub's fireplace, he immediately saw Dumbledore sitting at the bar drinking, as well as a dozen Aurors subtly monitoring Dumbledore.
He didn't go forward immediately but turned and left the Hogs Head Pub. Then he came to the large Quidditch pitch located between Hogsmeade and Hogwarts Castle.
His purpose in coming here this time was not truly to kill Dumbledore. If he really wanted to kill Dumbledore, it would be best to sneak into Hogwarts Castle at night, under the cover of darkness, for a close-quarters assassination.
Because Hogwarts Castle has very powerful anti-Apparition charms. Even Dumbledore, before he had a phoenix, couldn't Apparate, so he could maximize his advantage.
His true purpose was to use this battle with Dumbledore to make the Wizarding World understand how powerful You-Know-Who was.
Therefore, this battle needed to be fair and open, have an audience that could spread the word, not be a secret affair, and ideally, not genuinely harm innocent wizards, to avoid ruining his reputation.
After much thought, only the Quidditch pitch at Hogwarts was the most suitable.
Because Apparition was possible here, which was fair to both Dumbledore and him. The aftermath of the battle would also not affect Hogsmeade or the students in the castle.
Finally, the Hogwarts students and Professors could watch his battle with Dumbledore from inside the castle, ensuring the news would spread afterwards.
"Shadow Clone Technique!"
He sent a Shadow Clone to Hogsmeade, while his main body waited quietly on the Quidditch pitch, preparing for the battle with Dumbledore.
"Excuse me, are you Mr. Albus Dumbledore?"
Li Chuan's Shadow Clone walked into the Hogs Head Pub and asked Dumbledore, who was drinking, from behind him.
Dumbledore turned to look at Li Chuan, whose face was hidden by a hood:
"That's me, sir. I don't seem to know you?"
Meanwhile, the Aurors monitoring Dumbledore all turned their gaze to Li Chuan, cautiously pulling out their wands.
Their mission was to monitor Dumbledore and see if they could find evidence of him colluding with Grindelwald, so they were especially wary of any unfamiliar wizard approaching Dumbledore.
Li Chuan slowly pulled down his hood and smiled:
"Perhaps this way you will recognize me."
"Did Grindelwald send you to kill me?"
Seeing Li Chuan's appearance, Dumbledore was not at all surprised. He had already learned through his spy among the Black Wizards that Grindelwald would send You-Know-Who to kill him.
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