Chapter 3 Head of Muggle Protection
Dumbledore and I walked silently into the Ministry office building.
"Ah, Cugin I've been waiting for you. My name is Cornelius Fudge and I am Head of Muggle Protection. I'm sure you know why I have asked you to come here. Lets step into my office."
Fudge led us down a hall to a door. He pointed his wand at the door and muttered, "dormourious" and it flung open. Fudge walked in and sat at a chair near a large desk. He gestured for us to sit in the chairs arranged in front of his desk. "I believe the letter I sent you covered the problem we are having. How did this Voldemort get so many cards?" asked Fudge. "Reports are coming in from many cities in England. They all have evidence of spell cards."
"He only has one card. It is called a spellshaper card. It allows him to make any card he wants." I answered.
"Is there any way to stop it?" Fudge asked hopefully.
"Directly, no. Indirectly, yes. The Elemental Spirits can't stop the spellshaper card from making new cards but they can stop the spell cards from working." I answered, reluctant to tell Fudge.
"Well, I believe you must tell the Spirits to stop all cards from operating." Fudge said.
"But how will Cugin defend himself in an attack or do even common magic?" asked Dumbledore, defensively.
"Well the ministry has decided that Cugin will have to be under observation here. So he will not need to worry about magic." Fudge said observation in such a way Dumbledore and I knew he wanted to say something along the line of imprisonment.
"What!?!" yelled both Dumbledore and I. "You can't do that!" yelled Dumbledore in my defense.
All I could do was sit in shock. "The ministry has given me the power to do so as I see fit so I'm using that power now." Fudge said matter-of-factly.
Now able to talk I began to speak. "Well if you must I will...."
"No!" cut in Dumbledore. "You have freedoms and being in observation by the ministry is against them."
"Albus you have no say in what happens to Cugin. If you resist any more Albus I will be forced to have you removed from the premises." Fudge said looking at Dumbledore so to tell him he would not hesitate to do anything. "Now then Cugin I will show you your room a little later but now please have the spirits stop the operation of the cards."
" All right." I said calmly.
I cleared my mind and felt the forest, lakes, mountains, darkness and light that were around me. I felt the space in front of me rip open and suck me in, into the realm of the spirits.
"Cugin, what brings you to this realm?" asked the female voice of the water spirit Chita.
I told Chita the whole story of Voldemort and the ministry. "I wish it wasn't so but I must comply with the ministry." I said.
"Well Cugin," Chita began. "There is a way you can still use magic but...."
"I'll do whatever it takes" I cut in.
" All right. I can teach you how to use spell similar to those you use with the cards. You see all your spells use a magical energy called teca. You could not control the teca long ago so we the Spirits decided to create cards so you just have to summon the teca. The cards can control the teca. It will not be easy to learn to control it but if you are willing to try I will teach you." explained Chita.
"I'll do it." I said. "But when will I have time to learn? The ministry has me under a close watch."
"There is a time vortex between the two realms so this realms time is faster then the other. Even if you stay here a month not even a second of time passes in the other realm." Chita said reassuringly.
"Lets train." I said, enthusiastic about the training.