v2 Chapter 1648： Dumbledores light-off (1/2)

Five people walked through the cluttered kitchen and entered the living room of the shack, and Scrimgeour never spoke.

Although the garden is filled with soft golden sunsets, the living room is already dark.

When Ai Wen entered the house, he waved his wand toward the oil lamps, and they let out the light, illuminating the dilapidated yet comfortable room.

Scrimgeour sat down on the soft, hollow armchair that Mr. Weasley usually sat, and Evan, Harry, Ron, and Hermione had to sit on the couch one by one. As soon as they were seated, Scrimgeour spoke.

”I have a few questions to ask you four, I think it is best to ask one by one, starting with Mr. Ron Weasley, you three” he pointed to Avon, Harry and Hermione, ”to Waiting upstairs, I will talk to Ron first.”

”We don't go anywhere,” said Harry. ”Either talk to us three, or don't talk about one.”

”This is the case, Mr. Minister, what we can tell you, all of them have been finished at the Dumbledore funeral. I don't see the need to talk to someone alone.” Ai Wen said, Hermione is Next to it, I nodded desperately. ”I think you should understand this. In this case, should you have a special thing to find us this time, is it related to Dumbledore? If so, then talk with us.”

Scrimgeour looked at them with a cold, scrutinized look, and seemed to be considering whether it was worth to open up hostility so early.

”Okay, let's talk together.” He shrugged and said, then cleared his throat. ”I really did this about Abs Dumbledore, but it's not all. We still say it one by one.” First of all, I think you know that Dumbledore left a will, which mentioned you four.”

Sure enough, it was Dumbledore’s widow, which seemed to have been left before.

Except for Ai Wen, no one expected this. Harry and Ron even looked at each other and wrote ”I don't know” on the face.

”It seems very unexpected! Don't you realize that Dumbledore left us something?” Scrimgeour caught the look on their faces.

“I, we all have it?” said Ron, “I have Hermione too?”

”Yes, you all have”

When Scrimgeour hadn't finished, Harry interrupted him.

”Dumbledore has been away for more than a month. Why did you leave us with us for so long?”

”Because I have to check what he left to make sure,” Scrimgeour said coldly.

”You don't have the right to do this!” Hermione said immediately, her voice shivering a little.

”Of course I have the right,” Scrimge said scornfully. ”According to the Law on the Correct Confiscation of Goods, the Ministry of Magic has the right to confiscate the things involved in the will.”