Rolf originally thought that Thor Croc was sent by Corvinus Gaunt to negotiate a basilisk deal with him.
He had already thought of a way to refuse, but he never expected that Crocker was not looking for Rove, but for...Hermione.
Hermione quickly left, following Professor McGonagall and Thor Crocker to the Transfiguration Office.
Minister Fudge did stay. He patted the young man on the shoulder eagerly and said with a smile:
"Rolf, when I just arrived, the Wizengamot was holding a meeting of Sir Merlin to discuss this year's medal recipients..."
"Your name has been voted on." Fudge came over and said in a low voice: "The Medal of Sir Merlin, First Class...it is certain."
Although it was almost certain that he would win the award a long time ago, now that it was confirmed, Luo Fu was still very happy. He grinned brightly and said:
"Thank you, Minister, for the good news."
Fudge looked at the young man and couldn't help but sigh.
Even Dumbledore only received this medal after defeating the dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald in 1945.
And when Rolf was only thirteen years old, he was awarded the Order of Merlin, First Class... It was so terrifying!
Fudge's face was full of envy. He also wanted to get a medal of the Order of Merlin.
The reason is simple. The Order of Merlin is used to recognize wizards who have made great contributions to magical society.
Only wizards who have received medals are eligible to become members of the Wizengamot.
This is an absolutely elite group!
It was impossible to be the Minister of Magic for a lifetime, and Fudge also wanted to enter the Wizengamot to retire.
It used to be easy to get medals, like the infamous Arcturus Black, who got it by donating a lot of gold.
But since Dumbledore became the chief wizard of the Wizengamot, the review has become much stricter, and at least it is difficult to donate money.
It seems that if I want to enter in the future, I may have to rely on Luo Fu.
Fudge once again considered recruiting Rolf as his son-in-law. Unfortunately, he did not have a daughter, but he did have a niece of a similar age who could be introduced to him.
But Fudge glanced at the girl with a red ponytail not far away and immediately stopped thinking.
To be honest, my niece is not ugly either, but compared with this little girl named Shirley Swinton, she is really humiliating herself.
Rolf didn't know what Fudge was thinking, so he inquired:
"Minister, what brought you to Hogwarts today?"
"I'm here to mediate the conflict between Hogsmeade and the Dementors." Fudge sighed:
"Every day after sunset, dementors patrol the streets of Hogsmeade, but the wizards there feel that it affects business.
Then, I stopped by to visit you."
Rolf pretended not to know Crocker and deliberately inquired: "Where is the wizard just now? I have never seen him before... is he the new Auror?"
"You mean Saul Crocker?" Fudge shook his head and said:
"He is the silent man in the Department of Mysteries, so stay away from him. This is a highly confidential department, and even I can't interfere with many things."
"Speaking of the Department of Mysteries, I asked Dumbledore to remind you before." Rove paused and said, "The dark wizard who rescued Peter Pettigrew... might steal the time turner."
"Rolf, you don't have to worry about this." Fudge patted the young man on the shoulder and said with a smile:
"The Department of Mysteries has conducted a self-examination and has not lost a single time-turner.
Scrimgeour, the director of the Auror Office, even led a group of Aurors to guard the Department of Mysteries. If that guy showed up there, he would definitely be arrested."
Luofu narrowed his eyes.
The two chatted for a while, and after Saul Crocker returned, Fudge left with him.
Hermione also came back. She looked depressed and seemed a little unhappy.
Seeing her like this, Shirley asked softly: "What happened, Hermione?"
"My time turner..." Hermione said dejectedly, "It was just taken away by the Department of Mysteries."
Luofu raised his eyebrows and asked in surprise: "Why did you take it away?"
"Didn't you tell the Ministry of Magic before that a dark wizard would go to the Department of Mysteries to steal a time turner?" Hermione sighed and said:
"Mr. Saul Crocker means that since someone wants to steal it, it is not safe for me to hold the Time Turner... The Department of Mysteries must take it back."
Hermione rubbed her cheeks, feeling half relieved and half disappointed:
"Forget it, I think the current course is very difficult anyway, so just take it back."
Shirley took Hermione's hand and comforted her softly.
Rolf was silent
This is actually true. Placing the time turner in the Department of Mysteries is indeed safer than placing it on Hermione.
If out of this consideration, there seems to be nothing wrong with taking the Department of Mysteries back.
But his intuition told him that something was wrong.
"Not good!" Luofu suddenly opened his eyes wide and said in a deep voice:
"The Time-Turner is falling into the hands of Voldemort and Peter Pettigrew!"
Hermione and Shirley both raised their heads and looked at Rolf in disbelief.
"Think about it... what we speculate is that Peter Pettigrew from the future went back to the past and kidnapped himself from the hands of Aurors." Rove explained:
"And Peter who is rescued... he will steal a time turner, go back in time, and save himself... Only in this way can the closed loop of time be completed."
"This shows..." Luofu said in a hurried voice: "It is an established fact that the time turner was obtained by Peter.
So where did he get it?"
"Department of Mysteries?" Shirley frowned.
"Impossible." Rolf shook his head and said, "Because of my reminder, there are already Aurors there. It would be too difficult for him to steal from there!"
"From Hermione?" Rolf denied: "It's even more impossible. Dumbledore is at Hogwarts, and Peter doesn't dare to steal it!
What would you do if you were Peter?"
"Steal a time-turner that is neither in Hogwarts nor the Department of Mysteries." Hermione said softly.
"Hermione's time-turner was just taken away by Sol Crocker!" Shirley suddenly said.
"That's right." Rolf nodded and said, "Voldemort and Peter Pettigrew will definitely steal the time turner now... This is their best chance."
"But Minister Fudge is surrounded by Aurors." Hermione wondered: "This is also very difficult."
"So...there's something wrong with that Saul Crocker." Rove said decisively:
"How did Peter know that Hermione had a time turner? He must have known it from Thor Crocker."
"Don't forget that he was sick for a period of time before." Rove said softly: "What if Peter attacked him at that time, then controlled him and asked him to pretend to be sick?"
Shirley and Hermione were both silent.
Luofu took out the broomstick from the box and said: