Hogwarts Homecoming

The sudden thought that came to his mind made Fudge straighten his posture. He looked at Arthur Weasley, who had a solemn face, with a flash of amusement in his eyes.

"If I guess your purpose correctly, Arthur——"

Fudge's tone suddenly became intimate,

"You want your son to be in a more critical position, right?"

In a short period of time, Fudge's huge change in attitude made Mr. Weasley wary, and he frowned slightly.

"I'm not seeking rights for my son, Minister, it's just that he is not yet twenty years old. He should be in a more challenging position. The ministry cannot let a young man with unlimited potential grow old in a horse office. "

"Indeed, indeed--"

Fudge nodded seriously, and his gesture made Percy's eyes filled with hope, and his voice trembled with excitement and excitement.

"I'll do anything for the Ministry, Minister, as long as...as long as there's something to do!"

Mr. Weasley cast a warning look at Percy, indicating that he would negotiate with the minister, but Percy was completely immersed in the opportunity that was about to come to him and did not notice his father's hint at all.

"Oh, that's a very gratifying attitude, Percy -" Fudge smiled gratifyingly at Percy,

"Yes, I think so. Young people should be given the opportunity to make mistakes and correct them--"

Uh-huh!

Percy stood up from the sofa all of a sudden, his body straightened up, his face flushed, and he was about to show off again, but Fudge waved his hand to him and said pleasantly,

"Yes, I remembered it. When Barty was still in the ministry, he once mentioned to me that the assistant sent to him by the ministry was very passionate about his work. Oh, letting you stay in the centaur's office is indeed a bit overqualified, isn't it? ., but you have to understand, Percy, you made a mistake after all, and the ministry wants to give the wizarding world an explanation--"

"I have just stated my opinion about old Batty, Minister."

Mr. Weasley said cautiously, but Fudge ignored him. He looked at Percy with interest, looked at the ambitious eyes of the young man in front of him, and said kindly,

"Putting you in the centaur's office is a punishment, Percy. It is indeed time for the punishment to end now, but if you want to take a more critical position, for example, I am currently short of an assistant. You have to make a decision Some achievements, I mean, contributions to the ministry."

Assistant to the Minister? !

Percy fainted and was hit by a huge sense of happiness. He didn't expect that the minister was really willing to give him a chance, and it was such an important position.

"What do I need to do, Minister?"

Percy's voice suddenly became hoarse.

"The Ministry is indeed facing a difficulty now. It troubles me that Senior Deputy Minister Umbridge and I are at a loss what to do about it. If you can move forward with this matter, then the Ministry will not have any objection to my extraordinary promotion of you. What nonsense."

"With all due respect, Minister, this is something that both you and Umbridge will find troubling, I'm afraid Percy. As I just said, he still lacks work experience."

Mr. Weasley had a bad feeling in his heart, and he declined politely, but Fudge still ignored him and looked at Percy with burning eyes.

"So, would you like to try, Percy?"

"I do, Minister!"

Percy immediately puffed up his chest and didn't even ask what happened that made the powerful Minister of Magic and Deputy Minister so anxious. However, the experienced Mr. Weasley had already smelled the smell of conspiracy in Fudge's words. He said euphemistically,

"Percy is just a young man fresh out of Hogwarts, Minister, and I'm afraid he won't be able to overcome the problems that trouble both you and Ms. Umbridge."

"Oh, this has nothing to do with work experience."

Fudge smiled,

"It's actually not complicated. You just graduated from Hogwarts. Percy, you should know that the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor in that school often faces replacement, and currently Dumbledore can't even find a suitable candidate to take over. "But we can't let this situation continue, right? The Defense Against the Dark Arts class teaches young wizards how to resist dangerous black magic and some dangerous creatures. Its importance is beyond doubt."

"You wouldn't want Percy to be the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts, would you, Minister?"

Mr. Weasley said, clicking his tongue in surprise.

"Oh, the Ministry of Magic is indeed planning to recommend someone to Hogwarts to teach this subject. But the candidate has been finalized, Arthur. The dilemma we are currently facing is-based on some terrible prejudice, Hogwarts "Z. I mean, Dumbledore and Brian are not happy to see professionals appointed by the Ministry of Magic entering Hogwarts."

Fudge opened his mouth and smiled exaggeratedly,

"My guess is that Dumbledore and Brian mistakenly believed that the Ministry of Magic was trying to take away their power."

"So, you want me to talk to Professor Dumbledore and Professor Braine and convince them to agree to the professors designated by the Ministry of Magic for the students?"

Percy asked with his eyes wide open. This does not seem to be an insurmountable obstacle. Professor Dumbledore and Professor Braine are both wizards who are very willing to communicate with others and accept reasonable suggestions humbly. He is fully capable of completing this test!

"I'll take the liberty of asking, Minister——"

Mr. Weasley had to stand up. He put his palm on Percy's shoulder, the sparse red hair on his head flowing slightly,

"The professionals you just spoke of are..."

"It is the Senior Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Magic, Dolores Umbridge--"

Fudge said, with anger in his tone.

"Dolores is a powerful wizard who has fought against evil and is fully qualified for this teaching position, but neither Dumbledore nor Blaine agree."

oh!

Mr. Weasley suddenly looked surprised. He immediately understood that Fudge sent Umbridge to Hogwarts not because he was worried that the young wizards would not have Defense Against the Dark Arts professors. He was sending Umbridge to teach Albus and Amor Star is causing trouble!

"No problem, Minister!"

Percy shouted excitedly, as if the position of assistant minister was already in sight,

"I can go to Professor Brain. He must have some misunderstandings about the ministry. I can convince him to change his mind!"

"Percy!"

Mr. Weasley looked serious and shouted angrily,

"You just don't understand that this is not something you can fix."

"Why, dad!" Percy raised his eyebrows and said unconvinced.

"because--"

Mr. Weasley glanced at Fudge quickly, and his sinister look made his heart tremble uncontrollably. Taking a deep breath, Mr. Weasley looked at Percy who was full of resistance, thoughts racing in his mind.

"You have heard what the Minister said. Neither he nor Ms. Umbridge can convince Albus and Amosta. Do you want to prove that you are more outstanding than the Minister of Magic and the Senior Deputy Minister!"

Percy was speechless. Of course he wouldn't be stupid enough to say in front of the Minister of Magic that he was better than the most powerful person in the Ministry of Magic, but Assistant Minister, this position is right in front of him!

"Don't say that, Arthur—"

Fudge smiled coldly,

"Like I said, Dolores and I had some prejudices against Dumbledore and Blaine to keep the Ministry of Magic's kindness in perspective, but Percy. Oh, he's Blaine and Dumbledore Lido’s protégé, isn’t he? I think he might be able to change their wrong ideas——”

Under the gaze of the ashen-faced Mr. Weasley, Fudge's eyes fell on Percy, who was already eager to try.

"But I want to make it clear in advance, Percy, if you can complete this task well and convince Dumbledore and Brain to put aside their prejudices and let Dolores enter Hogwarts to teach, then I can regard you as fully qualified. You have the ability to serve as my assistant, but if you are unable to complete this task——"

Fudge said in a regretful tone.

"That means you still need to settle down. I'm afraid you have to stay in the centaur's office for a while longer."