The Ministry of Magic wanted list.
Generally speaking, the wizards who could appear on that list were either Dark Wizards who had committed crimes, or people who posed a serious threat to the British wizarding world. Only someone like that would be important enough for the Ministry of Magic to hunt down and treat with caution.
Someone like Fenrir.
No one dared allow that mad Werewolf leader to wander freely through the wizarding world.
After all, no one could be sure what kind of destruction or consequences might follow if his actions were not stopped.
That was why the Ministry of Magic had placed this Werewolf on the S-level wanted list and treated him with extreme caution.
By comparison, Harry Potter appearing on that wanted list seemed utterly strange and unbelievable.
To put it bluntly, what right did Harry Potter have to be compared with those Dark Wizards? There was even less reason to list him as a dangerous person who needed special attention.
With his level of ability, aside from muggles who knew no magic and Squibs, Draco truly could not think of anyone Harry Potter could defeat or kill.
Let alone endanger the safety of the entire wizarding world.
And since this was such a simple thing, one that could be understood with the slightest thought, Ginny naturally could not have failed to realize it. That was why she was puzzled enough to seek someone out and ask.
At the same time, it was obvious that Ginny now regarded Draco as someone who could answer her questions, and someone worth trusting. "What do you think?"
"You mean Potter being wanted?"
"Exactly. You should know very well that the Ministry has no reason at all to put Harry on the wanted list."
As Ginny spoke, she unceremoniously pulled out a chair and sat down. At that moment, she did not care at all about the rejecting looks from the other Slytherin students around her.
Right now, she was more worried about the changes happening outside.
And the way she stared fixedly at Draco made the little snakes look downright strange. Some of them even jumped up to glance toward the doorway, as if they were afraid a certain young lady might happen to see this scene.
It had to be said, these people were far more nervous than Draco himself, even though he was the one involved.
As if he understood exactly what they were thinking, Draco swept his gaze lightly around the room before finally looking at Ginny across from him. "Looks like you don't know anything."
Feeling as though he was pitying her, Ginny glared at Draco in annoyance. "If I knew, I wouldn't have come to ask you."
The next second, Ginny reacted.
"So you really do know what happened! And why hasn't my owl shown up again?"
"Actually, I do know a few things. And..."
"And?"
"And I think you should get your answer very soon. Or do you want to know it right now?"
"Do you even have to ask? Of course I want to know now."
Although Ginny felt Draco's gaze was oddly rude, she immediately realized that Draco must know something. Otherwise, he would not be saying something so evasive.
Seeing Ginny puff out her cheeks in anger, Draco was suddenly struck by a mischievous impulse and asked in return, "So, you really care about Potter?"
"Huh?!"
Draco was not sure if it was his imagination.
But Ginny seemed even angrier than she had been a moment ago.
...
As for Harry Potter being wanted, when Draco first heard it from Ginny, he had indeed been a little surprised. But he soon felt that this was only to be expected.
Given Voldemort's hatred toward Harry Potter, or rather, toward everything connected to Dumbledore, Voldemort was bound to make some kind of move as soon as he occupied the Ministry of Magic.
What Draco had not expected was for Voldemort and his people to act so quickly, or for Dumbledore's death to come so early and so suddenly.
It had left everyone unable to imagine that the Ministry of Magic would fall within such a short time.
As for whether anyone had noticed what was happening at the Ministry?
In truth, judging from the string of harsh laws recently issued, and from the fact that every member of the Order of the Phoenix had been listed as either wanted criminals or people under close surveillance, several things were already clear enough.
Even if people could not understand it at first, as time passed, they would surely realize that everything this newly appointed Minister of Magic was doing was meant to erase the influence left after Dumbledore's death and to target the Order of the Phoenix he had left behind.
In other words...
With his sharp mind, Draco quickly thought of something from Harry Potter's situation.
He frowned seriously. "In that case, I'll probably become that person's target as well."
Although Lucius Malfoy and the others had not received that kind of special "treatment," it was obvious that this was only because Voldemort intended to deal with what Dumbledore had left behind first. Only after that would he focus his strength on Lucius and the others.
In that case, the timing of when he would make his move was very much worth paying attention to.
"Are you even listening to me, Mr. Draco?"
"Mm... If you really want to know, it's not exactly a secret."
"Not a secret? But..."
"Hogwarts has probably been sealed off."
"Sealed off?! What exactly happened?"
Only then did Ginny truly realize how serious things were.
At first, she had thought this was only the chaos caused by Dumbledore's sudden death, and that it should only be temporary. But judging from Draco's reaction now, things were not as simple as she had imagined.