"We are all gathered here to choose the new minister of magic. I presume that all of you have already decided on whom to vote so by the authority of chief warlock of Wizengamot, I declare the beginning of voting." Dumbledore announced from a podium at the center of a circular hall.
One by one, all 50 members cast their votes by taping their wands on a close envelope and the name of their choice in their mind. The names would automatically appear in the envelope.
The voting took 20 minutes. Then Dumbledore once again took the podium.
"I announce the end of voting. Now, I shall open the envelope and announce the names and numbers of votes.
12 votes for Dolores Umbridge and 38 votes for Alexander Maxim Universe.
I believe that the result is clear to us all. We have a new Minister of Magic. Mr. Universe, the podium is yours." Dumbledore stepped down.
"Hello, my dear colleagues. My days spent in the ministry aren't a lot, but I can assure you that I will try to have my name included among the best ministers to ever serve. Now, I also want to address some issues that I want to start working on as soon as possible.
Many of you don't believe that Voldemort has returned and I can't really do much to change your opinion on that matter but again, we aren't kids who can just close their eyes when scared and expect for things to resolve on their own. If the claim of him being back is made then it should also be properly investigated. Head of Department of Magical Law Enforcement will conduct an investigation and report to me directly. Head of Auror department Rufus Scrimgeour, I want you to round up all the remaining death eaters that are still out there.
The ministry has been in a state of decay since its beginning years. We need change which I shall introduce little by little. We need to install a proper criminal punishment system as well. We will start with the death eaters in Azkaban. I will be creating a new kind of pensive with the sole reason of looking into prisoner's memories without harming them. The pensive will not require any cooperation from the accused and his crimes will be automatically shown on the pensive and a large screen connected with it.
I believe that it will make working much more efficient and will also reduce some load off our shoulders. Now, I adjourn this meeting." Alexander stepped off the podium and looked at Dumbledore.
"A strong start my friend"
"A much-needed start, Albus. Let's go to my office and talk there."
"Lead the way"
In the crowd, Dolores Umbridge was going crazy over her loss. She was undersecretary of Fudge and expected to get a promotion but someone else stole it.
...
In the office.
"So, what's the next step?" Dumbledore asked.
"Well, we'll Start with small reforms first, I will try to increase the efficiency and professionalism of the ministry. Then big reforms will come. In the meantime I'll hunt your lost prodigy" he answered while sipping on some tea.
"Yes, truly a lost boy. If only I had intervened at the right time we could have avoided losing all those lives." Dumbledore said in self-pity.
"You could have, but what's done is done. You couldn't have known the future... By the way, did you know about the chamber of secrets?"
They stood on the street as the building slid from the middle. They entered and were immediately greeted with dust and foul smell.
"KREACHER" Sirius shouted.
An old house-elf with long crooked nose popped in front of them.
"Why haven't you been cleaning this place?"
"You filthy blood traitor, Kreacher saw no one coming so Kreacher didn't"
Alexander left them bickering and went to an almirah in the corner. He looked at the top and found Salazar Slytherin's locket. The moment he touched it he sensed something trying to probe into his mind. Well, it didn't work and he threw it in his space pocket. He was going to destroy it later. But unknown to him. The moment he threw it into his space pocket the locket lost its connection from the mortal world and the soul shard in it got automatically purified.
"Let's go Sirius"
"Wait, you got what you came for?"
"Yes, it was a locket that your brother hid here. It was a Horcrux," he answered.
"What! A-A Horcrux... But whose?"
"It belonged to that Voldemort. Your brother when realized that Voldemort had created a Horcrux decided to steal it and changed it with a fake one. He died doing this. But Kreacher wasn't able to destroy it all these years, I guess" Alexander shortly explained.
Sirius was shocked by the new revelation. He always hated his brother but it turned out he was wrong. "So... My brother, wasn't a death eater?"
"No, he was a death eater at the beginning but changed his mind after finding out that Voldemort made Horcrux. Sadly, he didn't know that he had made more than one"
"WHAT! You mean that there are more of these?"
Alexander didn't say anything and just nodded. He knew where all the other Horcruxes were. One was in the Hogwarts, Rowena Ravenclaw's diadem. Then there was the diary in Lucius Malfoy's possession, Helga Hufflepuff's cup in Bellatrix's Vault, the ring with resurrection stone in Gaunt's shack, possibly Nagini and finally, Harry Potter.
"Well, I am going back to my office. You can do whatever you want" he apparated back to his office.
He was in deep thoughts though. Where did Voldemort find the knowledge to make Horcruxes? The secrets of the darkest art was the only book that told how to make Horcruxes and Dumbledore had it in his office. So it is most likely that someone taught him how to make them. But who?
Thank you for reading. Here goes another chapter.
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