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Chapter 1637: A War Without Victors (Eighty-Seven)
Chapter 1637: A War Without Victors (Eighty-Seven)
Not long after Percy left, Kingsley finished reading the report about werewolves. He took a deep breath, suppressed his tumultuous emotions, and set aside his work entirely. Once again, he turned his attention to Dumbledore's portrait on the wall.
"Did you all guess it would come to this from the very beginning?" Kingsley poured himself a cup of strong tea, took a small sip, and calmly gazed at the elderly man in the portrait, who was resting with his eyes closed.
Upon hearing Kingsley's question, the elderly man in the portrait slowly opened his eyes and looked at Kingsley.
"What a mess." Kingsley's tone was filled with resentment. "All of you are like this. Whether it's you or Albert Anderson, you just dump your messes on me. What do you expect me to do?"
Dumbledore could understand Kingsley's feelings, and he wanted to offer some help. But he was already dead.
Now, he was just a portrait.
A painting could only do so much, and even if he wanted to offer advice, it might not be effective and could instead disrupt Kingsley's normal train of thought.
Moreover! The dead should not interfere in the affairs of the living, and Dumbledore was well aware of this.
So, ever since he had been hung in the Minister's office by Kingsley, he had maintained silence, pretending to be nothing more than a magically enchanted portrait, refraining from any communication with Kingsley.
However, Kingsley seemed determined to believe that he could speak.
Well, Albert had probably given him a hint.
To be honest, Dumbledore could also guess why Kingsley had hung his portrait there: it had something to do with him.
During his lifetime, Dumbledore had left many problems for Albert to solve, and now Albert had returned those problems to him.
It was like a boomerang.
To be frank, it was truly excessive to expect a dead man to get up and continue working.
But Albert obviously wasn't as helpless as Kingsley currently was when it came to dealing with the dead; he still had the Resurrection Stone, one of the Deathly Hallows. So, Dumbledore was forced to help Kingsley resolve this mess.
However, Dumbledore had no intention of continuing to work even after his death. Thus, he chose to feign death in front of Kingsley and planned to find Albert another day, intending to throw the problem back at him.
But Kingsley didn't seem willing to let Dumbledore off the hook easily, as he continued to mutter to himself.
"I never thought about exterminating them completely, but they must pay a price for all the trouble they've caused and give everyone an explanation." Kingsley poured out his grievances, confiding in Dumbledore's portrait about his difficulties, the heinous crimes committed by the pure-blood wizards who had joined Voldemort, and also venting some of the pressure that had been building up in his heart recently.
"But those who joined Voldemort are like a bunch of unreasonable maniacs." Kingsley's eyes flashed with disgust. "Not only are they ungrateful, but they're also acting like lunatics, threatening the entire British wizarding community to step aside or face destruction."
"But how is that possible? Even if I'm willing to compromise for the greater good, what about the others?" Kingsley smiled bitterly. "Those who survived the Second Wizarding War are all waiting for an explanation!"
"If the Ministry of Magic can't give them an explanation, they will seek one from those Death Eaters themselves, and anyone who stands in their way must die." Kingsley recalled Albert's original words and warning, and he couldn't help but reveal an ugly, bitter smile.
"You know, those bastards are now planning to mass-produce werewolves, and they've probably been doing it for a long time." Kingsley's agitated tone became increasingly unrestrained. "I really don't know how to handle this matter now."
Dumbledore looked at his old friend in front of him, whose emotions were almost out of control, and felt a surge of sympathy and complexity. He was also aware that this was partly an attempt to pressure him into helping solve this significant problem, but could Dumbledore offer a solution?
No, he couldn't solve any problems.
Werewolves had always been a troublesome issue, and there had never been a good solution from ancient times to the present.
Dumbledore had also discussed this matter with Albert, but they had a significant disagreement.
Albert's solution was to kill.
Especially when werewolves posed a danger, he suggested using dark magic to kill them and ensure that no one would be infected and hurt again.
However, that was undoubtedly too cruel and did not align with Dumbledore's style, yet he couldn't come up with a suitable alternative.
Originally, this shouldn't have fallen on a dead man's shoulders, but Albert had forcefully pushed the problem onto him.
Because they both knew that if werewolves started to proliferate due to the actions of dark wizards, the ultimate solution would be to slaughter them.
Albert had already done so once during the Second Great War, so it was now Dumbledore's turn to resolve it.
He suspected that Albert was deliberately causing him trouble, and only he could come up with such a scheme.
Of course, there was another possibility.
Dumbledore suspected that Albert intended to take this opportunity to solve multiple problems at once, as the current situation presented the best chance to do so. Kingsley had most likely also considered this as a last resort.
Yes.
If the problem couldn't be resolved, then those creating the problem would be eliminated.
This had always been the most common solution in the world.
But it was too cruel, which was why Kingsley hoped to find another way.
Unfortunately, none had been found so far.
He watched as Kingsley opened a drawer and took out a piece of parchment. On it was a record of pure-blood wizarding families who had supported Voldemort, and several surnames had already been crossed out.
"Indeed, as Albert said, if the Ministry of Magic wants to bring about change, there are some problems that cannot be avoided. A bloody path must be taken; otherwise, we cannot move forward," Kingsley said as he picked up two documents, perused them carefully, and then crossed out another surname, recording their crimes next to the parchment.
"It can't be helped; they're bringing it upon themselves." He muttered, "There probably won't be another opportunity like this in the future."
As for the extinction of ancient wizarding families, that was also inevitable. Over time, many pure-blood families had gradually become extinct.
As for whether it would offend other pure-blood families, As long as they committed unforgivable crimes, Kingsley believed that others would also agree that they deserved to be eliminated.
This was the tide of the times! He could only continue on this path.
As for Dumbledore...
When the portrait chose to remain silent, Kingsley knew that he probably couldn't rely on him.
(End of Chapter)
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