If being foolish was a sport, Dolores Umbridge would have won a gold medal. The woman had no understanding of what should be touched and what not. She had no idea of the current mood of the population and often disregarded public opinion. There were even some conspiracies spreading in the ministry that some angry people were planning to throw her on the mountain the giants live in.
At the same time, the constant false support of the Wizengamot members who were against Magnus helped inflate Umbridge's ego and sense of self-importance.
So, she went as far as to bring up the matter in the next Wizengamot meeting. However, her bad days were just starting. Because unlike in normal meetings, where Magnus just hands over his vote to Dumbledore as he's at school, this time he would come personally. And he will be well prepared.
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Hogwarts,
The first class with Professor Kettlebern was here, and Magnus was excited to start it. Why? Because he was amazing when it comes to dealing with animals, all of them seemed to just love him at first sight.
"Mag, how do you do it? The Hippogriff has already kicked 10 students, broke one's arm and another's leg, and yet here he is cuddling near you as if you're his mother?" Emma asked him in confusion and awe.
"Hehe, I guess I have an affinity with all animals. Want to pet him? Come, don't be afraid. I believe that most animals can sense fear in others, and these cheeky ones take advantage of it. So, be confident and slowly come here." He instructed her.
Everyone else was currently standing on the side and watching him play with the magical beast. Envy was clear in their eyes.
Emma slowly walked closer, followed by Ragnar. However, Severus didn't come for some reason.
"Slowly, raise your hands towards his head and wait for him to acknowledge your existence." He advised them.
Hippogriffs had the bodies, hind legs, and tails of horses, but the front legs, wings, and heads of giant eagles, with cruel, steel-coloured beaks and large, brilliantly orange eyes. They come in many colours: stormy grey, bronze, pinkish roan, gleaming chestnut, and inky black. The one Magnus was caressing was bronze, there were many more however who were just watching them.
Somehow, Kettleberg had gotten about 5 Hippogriffs to be kept here in the name of conservation.
"Remember, they are intensely proud creatures, and an individual must show proper respect by bowing to them, and waiting for them to bow in return before approaching. Eye contact should be maintained at all times, without a single blink. Hippogriff should be allowed to make the first move." He instructed them.
But Emma questioned, "You didn't do that. It was him who bowed to you, you were just eating an apple and not even looking at him."
Magnus chuckled and caressed the Hippogriff's face, "Hehe, I guess I'm just so handsome that even animals are attracted to me."
"Tsk... Narcissist." Ragnar cursed him.
But, because of that, the Hippogriff all of a sudden turned to Ragnar, with his threatening eyes and angry face.
"I TAKE MY WORDS BACK! PLEASE DON'T STOMP ON ME!" Ragnar quickly apologised.
Magnus heartily laughed and stopped the Hippogriff, "Haha, don't do that, boy. They are friends. Come, Emma,"
The Hippogriff was very calm and happy by being beside Magnus, so he let Emma touch his face and give some pats. All animals loved pats after all. But when Ragnar came, the Hippogriff first tried to bite his hand, though after some reconciliation he let him pat him.
Magnus then looked around. All the students were having trouble befriending these majestic creatures. ~Hmm, I guess this is my time to shine. Slytherin and Ravenclaw will become mine then, hehe...~
"What's with that evil smirk?" Ragnar noticed his face.
*Cough* "Nothing. Oh, Professor is here. Professor, what's his name?" Magnus inquired.
"This one's a very jolly Hippogriff, so I named him Bobby," Kettlebern said.
"BWAHAHAHA..."
"AHAHA..."
Magnus and Ragnar started laughing openly. Now looking at the Hippogriff's face they now see Bobby's face too.
"Good choice of name, Professor. I like it, and I think another friend of mine will like it. Haha..." Magnus praised.
*Lick*
Bobby the Hippogriff licked his face, prompting Magnus to laugh more, "Stop, Bobby. Don't lick me."
"Pfft... HAHA!" Ragnar howled.
"Is it some insider joke I'm too dumb to understand?" Emma asked them in confusion.
"No no... it's nothing. I will tell you later. Professor, I will go now and help others with bonding with these cute hippogriffs." Magnus moved to each Hippogriff.
All Hippogriffs welcomed him happily and made friends with him immediately. This made Magnus' job easier. He made everyone impressed with his skills.
Slowly, he helped everyone except the Gang of Slytherin members, in fact, he even told all the Hippogriffs to beat them up if they get any chance. And they did, sending a boy to the infirmary.
"See, they are very gentle creatures if you know how to work with them." He helped a few Ravenclaw girls. In the background he could see Emma glancing towards the girls, he laughed and continued.
The class ended after 2 hours and everyone returned to the castle. Magnus, however, remained there as he had to talk with Professor Kettlebern.
"So, professor. What have you decided for Lagos?" He asked.
Kettleburn was sitting in his outdoor office, a hut like the one belonging to Hagrid. Also, Hagrid was there to help the professor.
"Magnus, good work ye're doin'. Chimaera will forever be in danger if left with us folks. They're not as strong as the Nundu." Hagrid spoke, feeding a baby Hippogriff.
Kettleburn was deep in thought, "Can I see where he will be living?"
"No, I'm afraid not. That place is a high-level secret. Animals from many endangered species live there in peace. It's better if the place remains a secret. Don't worry, those animals are not made to do anything by humans. They are left in nature to play and enjoy. Their food is also taken care of so they never go hungry." Magnus tried to assure the professor.
*WHISTLE*
Kettleburn whistled, and soon a cheerful Chimaera ran to them. But he first jumped towards Magnus and received some pets on his fluffy head.
"He really likes you. I've never seen him like this before. *Sigh* Truly, if it was someone else I would have been shocked, but knowing whom you are related to, It seems normal." Kettleburn said, talking about Magnus' heritage.
"I have a way with animals and beasts. Hmm, I wonder if I can go to the zoo and make myself a real Noah's Ark. Well, I guess I know what I'm doing in next summer holidays." Magnus muttered, shaking everyone with his crazy ideas.
"Take him. It's better if he's given a better home. I would like him to have his own family and live happily." Kettleburn emotionally said and stroked Lagos' mane.
Taking the cue, Magnus called Abe to the grounds. Since it was outside the castle, nobody suspected the appearance of the elf. "Abe, take the Chimaera to Grandma. She will talk to him and teach him how to live there."
Abe was first of all scared. The moment he appeared he jumped behind Magnus in fright. But then Magnus helped him become friends with the Chimaera.
"I will go now, sir." Abe put his hand on the beast and vanished.
Hagrid nodded after seeing this outcome. "Terrific beings, them elfs. I 'member, meself once had a drinking buddy who was an elf. Poor lad died under his master's abuse."
Magnus sighed hearing that, "Abuse and elf are words that go hand in hand these days. Too bad the ministry does not stand for them either."
"Argh... 'Em Ministry folks are dunderheads. They care not fer us, half-breeds, forget entirely different species." Hagrid said. But, the gentle giant didn't seem sad at all.
*Pat Pat*
Magnus patted Hagrid's arm, "How are you liking the new wand, my big friend?"
Hagrid gave a cheerful laugh, "Haha... life's never been this easy, Magnus. Yeh have my thousand thanks."
"Glad I could help. I will leave now for my next class. See you later," He said his bye and left.
...
Magnus later that day went to his office under the teacher's housing wing of the castle. There, he greeted Adrian, who had returned from South Africa and had resumed his work.
Magnus had asked him some things a few days ago, "This is all the information about Dolores Umbridge, from her birth to now."
Magnus read the documents and cheered, "Haha, this is going to help me a lot. Good job, Adrian. How is your family by the way? Your wife and kids?"
Adrian felt grateful that Magnus asked him this, "They are living an ordinary life, sir. Though both my children have shown accidental magic, they're just 5 right now so we have a long way to go until school."
Magnus nodded but gave a suggestion, "You should send your children to muggle schools, for now, that will give them a different and better attitude towards life. They will understand the duel nature of being a wizard as well as a human. Oh, also take a cell phone from the company store and give one to your wife. The better we're all connected, the safer we will feel. Bobby is going to roll out country-wide service in a few weeks, then we will both be able to talk on the phone."
"That will save a lot of time, sir." Adrian thought about its convenience.
But Magnus reminded him of dangers, "Yes, but not for you. It will cause you more headaches because now you will have to investigate phone calls too, also your phone calls can be tapped. Hence, I still want the MEDA wizards to use phones for non-work related things only, or if you do use it then talk in code words."
"Yes, I will start working on this as soon as I return." Adrian solemnly noted this important thing. His company was involved in many huge cases and knew secrets that could destroy countries. So, secrecy was very important to them.
Once Adrian was gone, Magnus started making points from the report. "Hmm, Umbridge, when you poke a snake's nest, you should expect a venomous bite."
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Magnus wore a good suit, over which he wore a long coat. He was to go to the Wizengamot today. The main purpose for leaving the school though was to go and hand over his personal letter to the ministry telling why he used magic in the presence of a muggle.
However, the funny thing was, Magnus' wands didn't have a trace on them. So, Dolores' letter was only speculative and not factual.
"Are you sure you don't need me to come?" Ragnar asked him.
Magnus chuckled, "Hehe, I'm sure they don't need the whole gang, brother. I'm going there to deal with one person, not destroy the ministry.
"Where is Severus?" He asked.
Ragnar shrugged, "I don't know, he's been acting strange since school started."
"Did he tell you anything? Maybe something happened at his home." Magnus wondered.
"I don't know, I will try asking though," Ragnar said and let Magnus go without any care.
...
Magnus came to Dumbledore's office as the old man was the only one who could take him to the Ministry.
But Magnus saw Fawkes and his family there too. "Oh, when did you come here?"
Fawkes, as if seeing an old family flew to him and hugged Magnus's chest with his wide wings. "Hehe... good to meet you too."
*Chirp*
A small phoenix also flew to Magnus and sat down on his shoulder. Magnus of course knew him, "How are you, little Rex?"
Well, he was amazing, depicted by how he affectionately rubbed his head on Magnus' cheek. The whole Phoenix family was enjoying their life it seemed and it was all that mattered.
"Good, I hope you are not giving the professor too much trouble." He said petting them both.
At the same time, Dumbledore spoke, "They have become a delightful addition to my life now. Especially the little Rex, the little boy has too much curiosity in him."
Dumbeldore dotted on the Phoenix family as if they really were his kids now. But Magnus didn't say anything and let the old man be happy, he deserved it a little.
"So, shall we go to the Ministry?" Magnus asked.
"Hold my arm then."
...
*ZZZIP*
They apparated inside the Ministry directly. From there they took the elevator and went straight to the underground. There, a large hall was set up for the meeting. At Magnus' request, the Minister had made the room look less dark and more vibrant with lights.
So, when this time he entered, he found the hall to be looking much more pleasant to the eye and mind. ~This is the correct environment to talk and discuss issues.~
As soon as he entered he became the focus of all. Most of those who already supported Magnus either verbally greeted him or just bowed their heads a little. Everyone knew there that say whatever you want, Magnus' influence was unmatched. If he were to declare anyone in this room a Death Eater, the public would blindly believe and launch a hunt for that person and his family.
So, in this single aspect, Magnus was more terrifying than the Dark Lord. But, because the Dark Lord had no morality and bottom line, he still had the upper hand.
The loud voices of people talking continued until the Minister came and presided over the meeting. She took her seat on one side of the hall, which was slightly elevated.
Eugenia started with normal matters, "Lord Elphias Doge has asked that in order to make sure attacks like what happened to Mr Pendragon recently don't happen, we should all divulge our financial statements to the ministry's financial documentation department. This way, we can better know where the money is coming from and where it is going. Because from the previous interrogation of the traitor, we found out he was initially paid 3,000 Galleons to start the mission, but then his mission became a part of his life later."
There were protests erupting, by both the light and the dark side. Magnus scoffed and spoke, "Huh, all of us hold public offices. Wizengamot is not there to serve ourselves, but to serve the best interests of the wizarding community. Merlin had this idea in his mind at the time of creating this organisation. We are older than the Ministry itself and hence have a greater responsibility too.
"Now, if any of us here have an objection to revealing our financial activities to the Ministry, that itself should be a reason enough to check for corruption. So, I declare that I will reveal my financial activities. But only if the Ministry makes sure the data can never be disclosed to anyone. I suggest creating a data repository near the residence of the guardian of the deep vaults of Gringotts."
Everyone understood the meaning. The guardian was a Nundu, nobody had the guts of messing with it. Foolishly, people there thought even Magnus couldn't mess with this beast, not knowing it was him who appointed him in the first place.
"I agree as well." Dumbledore raised his hand.
Well, now that the two most influential wizards had agreed, there was no point in denying it, since the majority was already in the hands of the Light side.
Eugenia completed the case and moved on to the next one, "The next point of interest is the resolution by Lady Umbridge. Lady Umbridge, will you be speaking or should I read it?"
"Hehe... no, please. I will do it myself." A woman with a face more punchable than anyone's worst enemy's face stood up. She was wearing pink all over, from top to bottom, even her shoes were pink. Her chuckle was so annoying that it could make a man's ears bleed.
Be it one from the light side or the dark side, none liked this woman, it was a rare moment when all members of Wizengamot agreed on something, albeit without even speaking to each other.
"Respected Wizengamoth and Minister. I would like to report something to the members. Exactly 7 days ago, at 10 AM, an event took place in King's Cross Muggle railway station. This event put our wizarding society as well as the Statute of secrecy in danger.
"Mr Pendragon, along with 41 of his colleagues, openly used magic to extinguish the fire, magically lifted debris weighing tonnes to get people out. This kind of behaviours put the magical world at risk of being found out. So, we sent letters of suspension according to the law.
"However, my letter was ignored and Mr Pendragon took all the blame on himself. But, even he ignored the letter and continued his classes. That is why I want to hold a trial of Mr Pendragon, however, because this trial proceeds it needs permission from the members, so I am here.
"Please decide if Mr Pendragon's actions were appropriate or not." She finished her opening speech and stayed standing. Now, the Wizengamot was going to discuss it.
The first to stand up was Augusta Longbottom. She was a strong woman of the Longbottom family. Though it should have been her husband standing there, the man must have been busy elsewhere. She snarled at Dolores, "Lady Umbridge, I would like to ask you, are you drunk? Or maybe on some other medication that troubles your thought process?"
"W-What do you mean, Lady Longbottom? I am fine and fit. And I do not drink anything other than good British tea." She proudly replied.
"Then, it shouldn't be hard to see what His Majesty did was to protect the people, as his duty says, and I am sure you read the report by Auror Moody. His Majesty used the Notice-Me-Not charms to make sure nobody sees them doing miracles. So why are you wasting our time when the case is as good as rejected?" She asked confidently. She knew she was saying the right thing, and most other wizards agreed.
But, of course, the Black family was a nemesis of Magnus now, how could they not use the opportunity, to be more precise, Dolores Umbridge.
Arcturus Black III, the patriarch of the Black family, Sirius' grandfather stood up, "I agree with esteemed Lady Longbottom, however, there must be a reason and proof why Lady Umbridge is taking such a big step, right? After all, anyone who was able to get into Wizengamoth shouldn't be a fool."
Dolores found confidence and proudly continued with a nod, "Yes, because up until Mr Pendragon's actions in the station, everything was fine. But then he went further to catch the criminals. He caught them in a way that was unexplainable by muggles and it remains a mystery to the muggle world. He threw a boulder at the escaping car from the sky. The criminals were in the middle of a highway and there was no explanation for such an event.
"This carelessness is alone deserving a harsh punishment, as the actions caused many problems for the ministry."
The people started talking in the hall, questioning Magnus' actions. Some felt nervous, wondering if finally, Magnus would face a setback.
*THUMP THUMP* Eugenia slammed the hammer on the table and called for silence. She looked at Magnus in resign, "Mr Pendragon, do you want to say something?"
He nodded and started, "Yes, I would like to remind something to the people in this room. Have you forgotten who I am? Yes, a descendant of Merlin. But, did you forget King Arthur? I am an official Prince of Great Britain. Hence, this means I have a duty towards the muggle world, to its people.
"Now, I am a free person, so I have every right to use magic that God bestowed upon me, to fulfil my duties as the Prince. As I didn't break the Statute of secrecy there is no legal basis to either punish me or hold a trial.
"Remember, if I break laws inside the magical world, only then can the Ministry hold me accountable, but if I break the laws in the muggle world, as the Prince, I am only answerable to the muggle court. But rest assured, my intentions are not to break any laws. I respect them and will follow them. One more thing, the Ministry has no evidence that I even used magic in the first place.
"It's just that the situation asked for harsh steps at that time. Besides, instead of praising the bravery of students who saved people, you all are trying to suspend them? IS THIS HOW MINISTRY REWARDS HEROES? Tsk... No wonder the British wizarding community is on a decline. We complain about lack of good wizards, but when we see them we try to bury them."
Magnus' last remark was towards everyone in the room and not just Dolores. They nodded and made up their mind on this matter.
"Let's vote now. Those who wish to hold Mr Pendragon accountable and want a trial, please raise a hand." Eugenia proceeded. Only 5 people lifted their hands. Next, everyone raised their hands to hold Magnus innocent. Dolores seethed in anger, but her hellish day was just starting.
"Any more proposals?" Eugenia asked since Magnus had told her before.
Magnus stood up and picked a diary in his hand, "Yes, Madam Minister, I would like to put forward a proposal for removal and criminal trial of Head of the Improper Use of Magic Office, Dolores Umbridge, for forging documents, lying to the Ministry and misusing her powers."
"PREPOSTEROUS! HOW DARE YOU SAY THAT TO ME? I HAVE WORKED HARD ALL MY LIFE..." Dolores burst into anger.
But Magnus raised his palm and shut her up. He proceeded to say something that made Dolores shudder in fear.
"Members, I was looking into the records of employees of the Ministry a few days ago. Guess what, I found the name of Miss Umbridge's father, Orford Umbridge. It turns out, he was an employee here too." He said with a smirk.
Dolores was visibly shaking in fright at the moment. Her whole life was based on what was being discussed here, if Magnus proceeded, her life would be over.
But Magnus didn't give her a chance to gather herself. Also, Lord Black foolishly helped him without knowing.
Arcturus Black III proudly responded to Magnus, "Of course, we were told that Lord Orford Umbridge was a respected member of the Wizengamot before us."
Magnus wanted to hear exactly this. He made the most innocent face he could and confusedly said the words that shook everyone, "What? But... the records are saying something else. It says that Orford Umbridge worked in the Department of Magical Maintenance as a floor cleaner."
*THUD* Dolores fell from her seat, eyes widened and face paled.
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