Connor's Hogwarts

Whitehall Street, London, in front of the Houses of Parliament.

A car with a unique shape has been parked here for a long time, but few people noticed it. Even if they walked by, they pretended not to notice it.

It wasn't until a handsome young gentleman in a dark robe suddenly got out of the car that pedestrians were surprised to find that there was such a unique car parked here.

After the gentleman picked up a beautiful lady from the passenger seat, the two walked hand in hand into a phone booth on the roadside.

The "gentleman" and the lady hugged each other awkwardly as soon as they entered the phone booth. Connor put his arm around Penello's waist and said in a low voice:

"I regret it. Seriously, I feel like my body can't hold on any longer. I haven't slept for two days and I'm still going through this. I'm still too young and frivolous."

Penello lay on Connor's chest and chuckled: "You can't control yourself... If you faint while walking in the Ministry of Magic later, I will be irresponsible~"

"Ahem, what are you talking about? Am I such an unbearable man? What I mean by regret actually refers to my regret for not studying potion science before... Ahem, cough, let's not talk about this anymore, Penello, you used to Have you ever been to the Ministry of Magic?"

Penelope lay on Connor's chest, her face flushed with drunkenness. She was now completely focused on Connor, not caring about the Ministry of Magic. However, she did not forget that they were not out on a date today...but she always thought about it like this. It feels even more difficult to control myself.

She shook her head slightly:

"No, speaking of which, I don't know what we want to do today?"

"Ahem, of course we are here to do serious business. Generally speaking, when entering the Ministry of Magic, you have to dial the reception desk at this phone booth to register. But I have Dumbledore's token on me, so you don't need to do this. Hold me tight."

As soon as Connor finished speaking, the two people disappeared from the red phone booth.

London underground, eighth floor, main hall of the British Ministry of Magic.

Penello hugged Connor tightly and refused to let go when he walked out of the large closet.

"Connor, your Apparition is so good, you can pass the exam easily, right?"

"I would like to take the exam, but he won't sign me up since I'm underage."

"Then why don't you teach me when you go back? I can register for the exam in April next year."

"Yes, but you have to pay tuition."

"Lala, my salary is very low, can you change the payment method?"

"Then I have to think about it..."

The Ministry of Magic staff who came to work in the morning looked at these two guys, who were obviously students, with strange eyes as they showed off their affection.

Then they all quickly recognized that the man was the eldest son of the Lake family, who has been very popular in the magical world recently. They couldn't help but sigh that young people nowadays are really... young and promising...

Connor pulled Penello into a magic elevator and shouted:

"Please go to the fifth floor, International Magical Cooperation Department."

Just as the elevator door was about to close, an "old acquaintance" squeezed into the elevator.

"Second floor, Department of Magical Law Enforcement."

The person who came was Barty Crouch, the Director of the Department of Magical Law, who had some nasty issues with the Lake family a few months ago. At this time, he was looking at Connor with interest and said:

"Isn't this the famous Mr. Connor Lake? Why do you students come to my Department of International Magical Cooperation instead of enjoying a wonderful vacation? Or is it that the top students of Hogwarts can already use the Ministry of Magic as a date place? Yet?"

This old guy has a strong taste as soon as he opens his mouth. Although after the Monster Cup, the power representing the traditional wizard family has compromised with the extremely powerful Lake family, the relationship between Mr. Crouch and the Lake family has been forged.

In addition, the Crouch family did not receive any profit from the magic stones and magic cards distributed by the Lake family. At this time, the Crouch family patriarch would naturally not have a good look when he saw the Lake family patriarch.

Barty has been emphasizing Connor's identity as a student in a weird way since he opened his mouth. This level of small knocks are both irreproachable and irreproachable, and he sounds like an elder statesman.

Of course, Connor had no reason to coward this old guy. If he really thought that Connor was a student who had never seen the world, he would be completely wrong. He immediately said with a smile:

"What a coincidence, Director Crouch. I didn't expect to meet you. Director was joking just now. I came to Director William as the secretary of the principal of Hogwarts to do something. Thanks to Mr. Dumbledore's respect, I let him I came to the Ministry of Magic to do some minor errands, see the world, and say hello to Minister Fudge, but I don’t dare to neglect my duties so early in the morning.”

The current Director of the Department of International Magical Cooperation is still William Wallace, but after the New Year, this position will fall to Director Crouch in front of him, so this guy will say "my International Magical Cooperation Department" .

And this is the main reason why Connor rushed over to the Ministry of Magic without sleeping, because in two days Barty Crouch will hand over work to William Wallace, and after the Chinese New Year, the Department of International Magical Cooperation will be established. Crouch's territory.

And with the squalor of the Crouch family and the Lake family, it will not be that easy for Connor to come to the Department of International Magical Cooperation to work again. These bureaucrats from the Ministry of Magic will definitely do this kind of thing after waffling for a long time. came out.

Since Crouch is not the director of the International Magical Cooperation Department yet, and there is no need to please him, Connor will naturally not be polite to him.

First, he pointed out his identity as the principal's secretary and asked him not to rely on his old age. Then he explained that the purpose was to visit Director William, reminding him that he was not the director of the International Magical Cooperation Department yet, and then mentioned that he wanted to visit Fudge——

Barty Crouch had previously been relegated to the second-in-command position after losing the election for Minister of Magic with Cornelius Fudge, and even had to be squeezed into the Department of International Magical Cooperation.

Saying that Dumbledore asked Connor to visit Fudge instead of Crouch was undoubtedly rubbing salt into his wounds. In the end, Connor also mocked Crouch in a sinister way and said that Crouch was "not doing his job properly" when he came to work after nine o'clock. , this behavior is tantamount to spitting on his wound.

Although Connor didn't quite understand the political intrigues of these bureaucrats, he was still able to make a few sarcastic remarks with ease.

Sure enough, Crouch was so disgusted by Connor's words that he never said a word again.

"The fifth floor is here. The Department of International Magical Cooperation, the International Magical Trade Standards Association, the International Magical Law Office, and the British Branch of the International Federation of Wizards..."

The artificial voice that understood the atmosphere broke the awkwardness in the elevator. Connor nodded politely and pulled Penello out with a smile on his face.

It wasn't until the elevator was all the way up that Penello held Connor's arm and stuck out his tongue: "Connor, that was Director Barty Crouch. I was really afraid that you would pull out your wand and start a fight..."

"Don't worry, he can't hit me even if I give him one hand."

Penello hit Connor's arm and said with a smile: "Yes, yes, I know you are great, where should we go next?"

"Go find Director William Wallace. We have made an appointment."

"We're not late, are we?"

"Huh? Of course not. Everything is in my calculation. Since I made an appointment with you, I naturally set aside enough time."

"Connor, you are so bad." Penelope smiled coquettishly and bit Connor's arm. Because the coat was too thick, there was no harm, but the girl's affection was unstoppable, "But I like it so much, what to do."

"That's right. It's not your fault that you fell in love with me. I will bear all the blame."

"Hahaha, Connor, why didn't I realize you were so funny before?"

"Because the Connor I was yesterday is no longer me. I am becoming better every day. You will find more advantages in me in the future."

"Really? I'm looking forward to it~"

"Hey, hey, hey! You two little ones, take a break in front of the elderly. Not all old guys will smile when they recall their youth."

A loud voice broke the anxious atmosphere between the two, and a bearded old wizard came out from the corner, blowing his beard and staring at Connor.

"Good morning, Mr. Wallace, my mother asked me to say hello to you."

"Hmph, Flora's children are much smarter than her. Come with me."

William Wallace, the current director of the Department of International Magical Cooperation of the British Ministry of Magic, will retire in a week. Connor's mother, Flora, worked under him for a period of time and naturally has some connections with the Lake family.

Connor and Penello followed Old William into his office. After Old William sat down, Connor stepped forward and handed over a letter:

"Mr. Wallace, this is a letter from Principal Dumbledore. He should have discussed the specific situation with you."

"What do you Lakers and Dumbledore want to do?"

Old William took the envelope, opened the letter, read it and said:

"If I hadn't known that Dumbledore had no interest in power, I would have doubted whether you were planning to work together to overthrow the Ministry of Magic..."

Connor was smiling on the outside, but he almost wanted to mmp in his heart...

"Professor of Hogwarts Enrollment Expansion...you said you can't solve the shitty issues in your school by yourself? You still have to come here to torment an old guy like me who is about to retire..."

Old William kept mumbling, but the movements of his hands did not stop. In fact, Dumbledore had already arranged the py transaction, and Connor was just here to go through the motions and take the documents back.

In fact, the recruitment of new professors at Hogwarts does not require the approval of the Ministry of Magic, and the school's affairs are not under the Ministry of Magic's control.

It's just that this time Hogwarts' move is a bit big, because its recruitment announcement is not only for British wizards, but for wizards all over the world.

That's right, Hogwarts is going to recruit new professors from all over the world, and there is no upper limit on the number of people.

The Ministry of Magic has no control over the recruitment of new professors, but it is impossible for the Ministry to ignore foreigners entering the country.

Generally speaking, it is more troublesome for foreign wizards to apply for long-term residence in the UK. The British Ministry of Magic has always been stuck in this regard. Unless you come here as a Muggle, you can just use magic here. The Ministry of Magic will come to your door.

Therefore, Dumbledore wanted to conduct a py transaction with the Department of International Magical Cooperation. In order to obtain the status of "International Magical Academic Exchange Talent" for Waiguoren who was willing to work at Hogwarts in the future, he drafted such a "About Strengthening International Magical Academic Exchange Talents" "Academic Exchange Plan" made Connor come over to the Department of International Magical Cooperation to sign it.

This matter is not a big deal, it is not a big deal, because the Department of International Magical Cooperation has the full right to pass this plan, and there is no need to ask for instructions here and there to do a bunch of operations; it is not a big deal, because this If the media finds out about the matter, they will definitely not let go of this rare opportunity. They will go online in a matter of minutes and upgrade you to a big event...

After all, the magical world actually doesn't like to see "change".

In order to minimize the impact and avoid more troubles as much as possible, Connor and Dumbledore decided to strike first and settle the matter in name, and then secretly recruit people through the channels of the Lake chain store. .

As long as this plan is passed first, the way of arguing in the future will change from "should this plan be adopted?" to "should this plan be scrapped?"

This will not affect Hogwarts' talent recruitment plan.

There is water dripping in here, very deep.