Drink Black Tea Calmly at Hogwarts

In a small forest outside the burrow, Zhang Xu and a group of people gathered around a round table conjured using the transformation technique to discuss the next rescue operation. Above the table, there is a model of the floor of the British Ministry of Magic. Around the table, in addition to Zhang Xu, there were several comrades such as Mrs. Adams from the United States, Yuri from Russia, and French Aurors from the French Ministry of Magic who came to carry out the "evacuation" mission, and here Not a single Englishman.

Because the next action is really a slap in the face of the British. Just imagine that a group of foreigners stormed into the seat of a country's highest governing body - such as No. 10 Downing Street and the White House - fought inside and then rescued the hostages. , no matter from any aspect, it is slamming the face of this country to the ground and stepping on it a few times. And this principle is equally valid in the magical world.

It would be okay if it was a British-led operation, but the current situation is that the British Ministry of Magic has too many things to do after moving to Hogsmeade, so it cannot spare manpower for reinforcements. Zhang Xu, the government army, does not want to take the initiative to go Find them, and they also need to help the British Ministry of Magic stabilize its position in Hogsmeade. The Order of the Phoenix needs to rush to Hogwarts immediately to protect Harry. In this way, only Zhang Xu was in charge of this operation. If there were British people participating at this time, they would be regarded as traitors.

Therefore, Zhang Xu and his party did not make things difficult for the Weasley family, and everyone consciously went to a nearby place to discuss the operation.

As for why Zhang Xulai was in charge of this operation, of course, besides the fact that the three hostages were all close to him, and that he had information about the location of the hostages, it was also because he gave everyone a lot of gold coins to pay for their hard work. .

In this way, Zhang Xu took the blame for the operation, and all the wizards from various countries who participated in the operation took Zhang Xu's money. After the British side pursued the case, they could count the money and throw the blame to Zhang, so everyone All with great enthusiasm. And Mr. Zhang has already returned to China, will he still be afraid of being held accountable by the British?

On the other hand, the fact that the wizards from various countries who participated in the operation accepted Zhang Xu's money is only one of the reasons. The most important thing is that everyone can make a big fuss in the British Ministry of Magic and severely slap the British wizarding community in the face. It's a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Therefore, many people only accepted a small amount of money from Zhang Xu in a symbolic manner. For example, the French Aurors quoted 200 gold coins each, and the Russian comrades only asked for 100 gold coins. Zhang Xu wrote a check on the spot and paid first before doing anything.

As for why wizards from the United States, Russia and France are so enthusiastic about going to the British Ministry of Magic to make a fuss and slap the British wizarding community in the face, it can only be said that the European and American wizarding community has been unhappy with Britain for half a century.

Ever since Dumbledore defeated Grindelwald and took the position of the number one white wizard in Europe and the United States, the British Ministry of Magic began to use Lao Deng as a sign to secretly suppress the Ministry of Magic in other European and American countries. Just like in the Muggle world, countries with atomic bombs use nuclear blackmail against non-nuclear countries.

At the Quidditch World Cup a few years ago,

The Bulgarian Minister of Magic tricked the British Minister of Magic by pretending not to understand English. The underlying reason was that the Bulgarian Minister of Magic had too much resentment towards the British Ministry of Magic, but the British Ministry of Magic had no choice but to wave "Dumbledore's blackmail" "Big stick, so he can only regain some face in this way.

Now that Dumbledore has passed away, the shadow that has been suppressing the Ministry of Magic in Europe and the United States has disappeared, and excuses and scapegoats are ready. This is a great time for everyone to take revenge and complain.

So why the nephew who was brought to visit relatives was injured, the brother's granddaughter's wedding was disrupted, the director of the ministry and his family were bullied by gringos in foreign countries, etc. These are just superficial reasons.

Especially the French Aurors who had just arrived from France to perform the task of protecting and evacuating the French people at the scene. When they heard that Zhang Xu was going to take people to the British Ministry of Magic to rescue the hostages, including a French citizen, their response was Most positive.

How can the problem of causing trouble for the British be justified without the participation of the French?

Mrs. Adams's reaction was also very positive. She brought her nephew to England to see the world, but was injured by a British man. If she returned to the United States in such a dejected manner without doing anything, where would she put her reputation as an "Auror flower"? ah.

Yuri quickly agreed to Zhang Xu's request. As a wizard who had worked in Lubikayan, he couldn't miss such a thing, and he also brought a few skilled helpers.

Therefore, such a four-nation coalition was quickly formed.

On the other hand, Zhang Xu is not afraid that Scrimgeour will come to him after school starts next month and returns to Hogwarts. If Scrimgeour's IQ is online, he will be very grateful to Zhang Xu for this action.

Scrimgeour also knew the principle of "If you save people and lose land, you will save people and land; if you save land and lose people, you will lose people and land." Scrimgeour also knew the truth, so he approved from the beginning that when Voldemort personally led a team to attack the Ministry of Magic, all departments of the Ministry of Magic Personnel were immediately evacuated from the Ministry of Magic and transferred to the "Generator" project to re-establish the flag in Hogsmeade.

However, after the transfer, the Ministry of Magic faced a very serious problem, which was which of the "Vichy Government" formed by Rufus de Gaulle Scrimgeour and Voldemort at the former site of the Ministry of Magic represented the magical orthodoxy of Great Britain.

Therefore, Rufus de Gaulle Scrimgeour must use all possible means to weaken the power and reputation of the "Vichy Government" in order to maintain the orthodox position of his Hogsmeade authority in the hearts of British wizards.

If the Ministry of Magic is now breached by a group of foreigners at the hands of Voldemort, although this is a slap in the face to all British wizards, the reputation of the "Vichy government" that bears the brunt will definitely plummet, and Scrimgeour can only keep silent. While crying, he said that friendly people have done a great job.

Unless Scrimgeour and Voldemort can work together to regain their place regardless of their past grudges, this is impossible.

Zhang Xu figured this out in a short period of time, so he dared to summon this international force for a rescue operation.

The goal of the rescue operation was clear. Before the Death Eaters in the Ministry of Magic could stabilize their position, break into the dungeon at the bottom of the Ministry of Magic as quickly as possible to rescue the hostages, and then evacuate immediately.

Everyone in the grove was novice, and they had formulated a practical action plan in a short period of time. At this time, it had only been an hour since Kingsley Shacklebolt received the news that the Ministry of Magic had been breached.