Hogwarts Homecoming

Umbridge's office fell into silence, Fudge and Umbridge staring at each other.

"School Board!"

Suddenly for a second, Fudge waved his fist fiercely, with an excited expression as if he had discovered a new world.

"Yes, Brian entered Hogwarts through the school board. It can even directly appoint and dismiss the principal of Hogwarts. I can't believe it. I actually forgot about this!"

Umbridge's eyes, encased in swollen eyeballs, were constantly flashing, as if she was weighing the pros and cons of this matter.

"Lucius!"

Fudge rushed forward and grabbed Lucius's arm, his excitement was palpable.

"The school board can directly remove Dumbledore and Blaine, yes, that's it! You support the Ministry of Magic, right, dear Lucius?"

"Of course, Minister—"

Lucius concealed his disdain very well, but he looked embarrassed.

"I am very willing to serve the Ministry of Magic, Minister, but I just said that the Malfoy family took the blame for the basilisk incident that year. We have been excluded from the school board's list. It is really shameful to say that many For centuries, the Malfoy family has been the trustees of Hogwarts, but this honor was lost in my hands——"

Looking at Lucius, Umbridge narrowed her eyes. She probably already knew what Lucius wanted.

Fudge couldn't help but look a little embarrassed when he mentioned what happened back then. At that time, he was grateful to Brain for solving Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets and contributing the precious basilisk.

"How do you get the Malfoys back on the board of Hogwarts, Lucius?"

Umbridge stared at Lucius with an innocent look;

"Since the school board can exclude the Malfoy family, presumably it can also readmit the Malfoy family."

"That requires a two-thirds vote of the directors, Ms. Umbridge--"

Lucius bowed,

"There are eleven families in total including the Greengrass family, the Avery family, and the Black family. Unfortunately, some of them are not close friends with the Malfoy family -"

Fudge understood it, but he was not angry with Lucius Malfoy's calculations. He wanted to use the power of the Ministry of Magic to force all school directors to agree to the Malfoy family regaining control of Hogwarts, but the Ministry of Magic did There needs to be a greater say in Hogwarts.

Using the school board to directly remove Dumbledore and Brian Fudge seemed very tempting, but it was not a wise choice.

Because this will inevitably lead to the fiercest resistance from Dumbledore and Brain, he is not seeking a complete break with Hogwarts. However, Dumbledore and Brain must express their support for the Ministry of Magic's decision-making.

Arthur was surprised to find that when Fudge and Umbridge, who were looking very angry, were sending Lucius Malfoy out of the office, the three of them were talking and laughing. Fudge even put his arm on Lucius affectionately. ·On ​​Malfoy's shoulder.

"We will contact those companies as soon as possible, Lucius, within a week, I guarantee that the voting can be re-initiated within a week!"

"Thank you very much, Secretary Fudge!"

Lucius smiled and said,

"The Malfoy family will integrate the opinions of the board of directors to ensure that there will be no different voices from the Ministry of Magic."

"minister!"

The conversation that fell into his ears shocked Arthur. He couldn't understand it completely, but it didn't prevent him from seeing what deal Fudge and Lucius Malfoy had reached. He looked at Fudge, who was about to hook up with Malfoy, cried.

Fudge completely forgot about Mr. Weasley. He was stunned for several seconds before he remembered that Arthur also wanted to talk to him about something.

A trace of displeasure flashed across the fat face, but Fudge still stopped.

"You can help me deliver Lucius, Dolores, and you can also talk about the donation."

"I'm more than happy to oblige, Minister—"

Dolores said with a smile on her face.

"Then, come with me, Arthur, and we'll talk in Dolores's office."

Fudge waved to Arthur and walked back to the office first.

"Come on, Percy, let's go clear this up--"

Arthur gave Percy, who was sweating nervously, an encouraging smile, then took Percy's arm and walked into the room.

"Who is this, Arthur?"

Fudge turned around and found a young man who seemed a little familiar and followed Arthur into the office. He frowned slightly and said.

This question made Percy blush, and he stood there with his hands folded, a little at a loss. Mr. Weasley, on the other hand, patted Percy on the back calmly.

"My son, Percy Weasley, this is certainly not the first time you have met him, Minister."

"Your son?"

Fudge looked at Arthur suspiciously,

"He is also an employee of the ministry?"

Percy's blush cleared, and he desperately wished that there would be a hole in the floor so that he could jump in and hide himself without being so embarrassed.

"Oh, of course--"

Mr. Weasley naturally pulled Percy to the sofa opposite Fudge, pushed him to sit down, and then sat down himself.

"He's been working in the ministry for almost a year. If you haven't forgotten, Old Barty had an assistant before."

"Oh, I remembered!"

Fudge looked astonished,

"Yes, Old Barty's assistant, you helped the International Magical Cooperation Department handle a lot of things during the time when Old Barty disappeared, but then -"

Fudge squinted his eyes and looked at Percy who was trying to puff up his chest.

"I received some punishment because of what happened to Old Batty. If I remember correctly."

"You remember correctly, Minister—"

Mr. Weasley nodded seriously, "The ministry believes that Percy did not notice the problem of Barty Crouch in time. I mean, he did not notice that Barty Crouch Sr. was kidnapped and someone pretended to be Crouch." Rauch’s notes wrote to him to arrange the work of the Cooperation Department.”

"oh--"

Glancing at the trembling Percy Weasley, Fudge leaned back on the sofa, twirled his thumbs and said casually,

"This is a reasonable punishment, isn't it, Arthur. I don't mean to target anyone, but since your son is Old Barty's assistant, he should be aware that the letters he receives every day are not from his boss, right?

It's really scary to think about it. If that Vitia Cliona arranges some terrible tasks in this way, and Percy follows the orders, it's hard to imagine how much damage the magic world will suffer. "

"That's totally it."

Mr. Weasley's cheeks also turned slightly red. He originally wanted to say 'nonsense', but finally resisted the urge and said 'prejudice' instead.

"Strictly speaking, Percy and Old Batty have only been together for less than a few months. He lacks an in-depth understanding of Old Batty. Based on this, it is understandable that he failed to discover that something was wrong with Old Batty. In the original case, only Percy was punished. In the case of old Barty, objectively speaking, this is unfair to Percy, Minister! "

said Mr. Weasley indignantly.

Fudge squinted his eyes and thought for a long time before he recalled how he handled the matter at that time.

In order to suppress the impact, no one was dealt with in a big way at that time, but Old Barty's assistant, the thin young man in front of him, was driven to the centaur office of the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures.

The Centaur Office. The entire Ministry of Magic knows what the situation is. There is nothing to do. It is completely a department for pensions.

"So, what do you think we should do, Arthur?"

Fudge still looked nonchalant and moved Arthur's son to a different position?

Now that the heat of old Barty's matter has passed, asking Percy Weasley to change departments is just a trivial matter, but Connelly is still not happy, for no other reason than Arthur's own position.

"my thoughts?"

Mr. Weasley glanced at Percy with gentleness in his eyes.

"To be honest, I think Percy is an excellent young wizard, Minister. This evaluation is not based on our father-son relationship, Minister-"

Mr. Weasley said seriously,

"Percy served as a prefect and president of the Boys' Student Union during his school days. He obtained twelve NEWTS certificates with excellent results. After entering the Ministry of Magic, he has always devoted great enthusiasm to his work. Of course, it is undeniable Yes, he lacks experience, but that’s not a disadvantage for a young man, right?”

"yes--"

Fudge looked at Percy in surprise. Arthur's son was indeed quite outstanding. But so what, the Ministry of Magic has gathered the best Hogwarts graduates in the past, and there is no shortage of prefects and student union presidents. , and there is no shortage of NEWTS certificates.

"But a mistake is a mistake and must be punished, I think Arthur. Oh, I suddenly had an idea."