harry potter book of crimes

"So, I want to ask Muggles for help to see if there is any way to intercept that 'stone'..."

In the minister's office, Maka had already stood up from the chair again, gesturing with her hands in an attempt to add more persuasiveness to her ideas.

Unfortunately, no matter what he said, Scrimgeour always looked embarrassed.

But to be honest, asking the Minister of Magic to talk about cooperation with Muggles... If it's just a little cooperation, it would be fine, but if there is really cooperation in some aspects, it will be quite difficult for Scrimgeour.

For now, the wizarding world and the Muggle world are still in a state of almost complete isolation. Except for the Muggle Prime Minister, in principle, even members of the royal family will not take the initiative to inform them.

Of course, since wizards and Muggles lived together in ancient times, the special nature of magic always had various direct or indirect connections with the royal family.

It is said that today's wizarding family still has secret connections with the royal family.

Therefore, it is definitely impossible to completely hide the fact from those Muggles who have a very deep connection with each other.

However, because the stable development of the European wizarding world is almost entirely maintained by the International Statute of Secrecy, anyone who wants to take the initiative to contact Muggles must risk violating wizarding laws.

If Rufus Scrimgeour dared to seek cooperation with Muggles, not to mention whether his memory would be erased afterwards or something like that, the mere premise would definitely arouse a lot of doubts.

And once that time comes, will his competitors who are unhappy with him taking the position of minister have the nerve to say that he is a Machiavellian without trying to make him worse?

As a result, Scrimgeour naturally refused to agree no matter what.

So, Maka has a headache here.

If she had to do it, Maka could of course choose to skip Scrimgeour, the British Minister of Magic, and deal with the Muggles herself.

In fact, if he really does this, his efficiency will be greatly improved.

However, for various obvious reasons, when the time comes, this matter will definitely not be hidden from the wizarding world. Once he and Hogwarts are caught in some pro-Muggle and anti-Muggle public opinion turmoil,

Coupled with the meteorite incident, isn't that just a convenience to Haierbo?

So to put it bluntly, he still had to find someone who could take the blame. At most, he could help Scrimgeour take away some of the pressure from the power struggle.

As far as taking the blame is concerned, Scrimgeour, the Minister of Magic, still has an "official" status, and certain issues are much easier to deal with than him.

"...Mr. Scrimgeour, I know what you are worried about. I promise that if someone raises objections at that time, I can help you suppress those objections throughout the process. Besides, the actual cooperation has not been confirmed yet. That is

It’s something that can only be decided after communication.”

Seeing that this guy was reluctant no matter what he said, Maka could only settle for the second best, taking the first step and trying to play it step by step.

After all, it's not that he can't understand Scrimgeour's thoughts. It's just that this time the problem is really big, and he really can't bypass Scrimgeour and go it alone.

As for Scrimgeour... To be honest, if someone else came to tell him this, even the president of the Federation would only get a straightforward rejection.

But now that Maka is here, it makes it difficult for him to say "no" righteously.

Since he took office until now, Maca has helped him several times and brought him a lot of political achievements. If he doesn't commit suicide next, he will probably be able to win re-election in the next election.

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If you don't give Maka any face, what if he gets angry... It's just a small thing to break up, but if you take him off the stage, you won't have anywhere to cry!

"Mr. MacLean, I really don't dare to help you with this matter! Well...you really can't solve it in other ways? Otherwise, I'll let the silent people in the Department of Mysteries think about it again.

Method?"

Hearing this, Maka shook her head helplessly.

"You can give it a try, but it's best not to have too much hope... In fact, as I said just now, even if I seek cooperation with Muggles, I have to communicate with them first before I can draw a conclusion. Otherwise, I'll go first

Ask for clarification, and after the results are obtained, I will discuss with you whether we want to cooperate or not!"

After he finished speaking, he gave Scrimgeour a reassuring look.

"Don't worry, I will definitely not skip the Ministry of Magic on this matter. I understand the stakes involved."

Scrimgeour watched Maca's leaving figure. It was not until the latter left his office that he gave a helpless smile.

"Of course you won't skip the Ministry of Magic."

…

After coming out of the Ministry of Magic, Maka did not go directly to the Muggle world to find anyone.

Personally speaking, although he certainly understands science and technology better than other wizards, as a "former Muggle", in the final analysis, he is just an ordinary person.

So before going to communicate, he must at least be fully prepared in terms of magic, which he is good at.

To be honest, he didn't actually think that the current level of the Muggle world was capable of intercepting a meteorite rushing towards the earth at high speed.

In the end, the greatest possibility is for him to "cooperate" with the Muggles in the true sense, and to cooperate with each other to quickly remove the rocks that may be too big or too small.

As for how far we can achieve with only three months left, it depends on luck...

When Maka returned to Hogwarts, the campus was already lively again.

Today is the last day of Christmas activities, and there are obviously fewer people than the previous two days - especially there are far fewer wizards from outside the school.

But as for the atmosphere, it hasn't changed at all. The wizards and wizards who stayed at Hogwarts are still in high spirits.

Just talking about Maka's secret departure and hurried return last night, naturally few people knew about it, let alone the shocking crisis such as "a meteorite will fall to the ground in three months."

In this regard, whether it is Maka, McGonagall or Scrimgeour, of course they all know the trouble after the panic spreads. Therefore, with the three only insiders currently saying nothing about it, no one knows.

A matter of course.

It's a pity... It would be great if only the three of them knew!

Maka is now worried that Haierbo will take advantage of this matter to make a fuss secretly. After all, even if his words are unfounded, there is no guarantee that the despicable guy will come up with some sinister ways to cause trouble.

Maka now understood that the guy's usual behavior was simply to paralyze himself, and all he did was seize this most critical point and deliver a heavy blow.

He definitely didn't believe it if Haierbo wouldn't pursue him fiercely after that.

Fortunately, he still destroyed Old Yoon's body last night, and it would take some time for the other party to find a replacement.

After today, Hogwarts will officially enter the three-week Christmas vacation.

As he passed the school vestibule, Maka didn't attract too many people's attention. However, because he hadn't eaten anything this morning, before going back to the office, he ran to the kitchen and made some breakfast before heading upstairs again.

Go up.

"Hermione? Luna?"

As soon as he reached the corridor in front of the office, he immediately saw two girls guarding the door.

"Um...what's wrong? Do you want to see me for anything?"

After a short pause, he decided not to mention what happened last night for the time being. Just out of some apology for the two of them, he simply skipped the matter of saying goodbye without saying goodbye.

Putting aside Luna, judging from Hermione's behavior outside his door last night, perhaps it would be best for him to just pretend that nothing happened.

As expected, Hermione seemed very cooperative with Maka's nonchalant attitude.

"It's nothing," she said with a smile, "Luna came to me this morning and said she wanted to ask me a question... But who knew that she was asking about Muggle science? How could I possibly know this?

!So we discussed coming to find you..."

"But you weren't in the office this morning."

Luna then added, but before she finished speaking, she heard her stomach growl slightly.

She then touched her belly again, and then said matter-of-factly:

"Maka, I'm hungry."

However, Luna's face did not blush at all, but Hermione looked away in embarrassment.

In fact, the two of them came together as soon as they woke up in the morning, and while they were talking to each other, they walked to Maka's office together naturally.

From beginning to end, not only did Luna miss breakfast, but Hermione was still hungry!

Maka couldn't help laughing when she heard Luna's words.

"Are you smelling it?" He picked up the breakfast in his hand and shook it, then opened the door and said, "Eat when you're hungry! Come in, come in...Hermione, you can come too!"

Even if the meteorite issue is difficult to deal with, it will not happen until three months later, and no matter what happens, all the teachers and students can be transferred in advance.

And during this period, you have to live your life how you want to, and there is definitely no point in worrying all day long.

Putting the basket containing the meal on the small table in front of the fireplace, he lifted the cloth covering it, and the aroma of the food filled the air.

Luna and Hermione's noses twitched slightly, and they couldn't help but swallow. The smell made them even hungrier.

"You guys eat first, don't leave it for me, I can go to the kitchen later."

After saying this, Maka turned around, lit the fireplace, and started to prepare tea.

Behind him, Luna, of course, still didn't know what politeness meant. She grabbed the bread and stuffed it into her mouth, but Hermione was really a little embarrassed.

However, after hesitating for a short while, she was still defeated by the aroma of food and the emptiness in her belly.

"Well...I'll come to the kitchen to get it for you later." (To be continued)