Promotion and salary increase start at Hogwarts

"Oh! I didn't even notice you. Good morning Kingsley!"

A fat woman raised her head from the table. She had an ordinary appearance, but a pair of very sharp eyes. She was holding a publication with exaggerated colors in her hand that looked very informal. Luo Cheng glanced at her.

The page he held in his hand read "How close is Cornelius Fudge to taking over Gringotts?"

"Bertha, don't read this kind of unscrupulous publication in the Ministry of Magic. The Minister doesn't like it very much."

"Thank you for your advice. I'll keep it hidden. Thank you for bringing me the interviewer." Bertha Jorkins stuffed the publication into her desk drawer.

"You should pay more attention to yourself. If you are discovered by the Minister again, you may be kicked to the Department of Magical Games and Sports. I heard that Bagman is very short of people, and you don't want to be sent to teach there in the Malvinas Islands."

The wizarding Quidditch rules, right?"

Kingsley Shacklebolt shook his head helplessly, and turned to Luo Cheng and said, "Goodbye young man, I have to go to the Auror office. I hope we can become colleagues."

"Thank you very much, Mr. Shacklebolt."

Kingsley Shacklebolt strode away, leaving Luo Cheng to begin the interview.

Bertha Jorkins immediately took out the unscrupulous publication from her desk drawer and said to Luo Cheng while reading it.

"You are Luo Cheng who came for the interview, right? I've read your cover letter. It's very well written, and it can be said that it's written with great emotion. I was moved. I didn't expect that the work of the Muggle Liaison Office would be so important.

, I think you might even consider becoming a reporter for the Daily Prophet."

Luo Cheng spread his hands helplessly, "But I only have an O.W.LS certificate in Muggle Studies."

"Hahaha, that's why I asked you to come for an interview. This position is really suitable for you. I forgot to introduce myself. I am Bertha Jorkins, the newly appointed Director of the Muggle Liaison Office of the Ministry of Magic. Our

The unit is under the Muggle Issues Mediation Committee of the Department of Magical Accidents and Disasters. It is a newly established department responsible for handling some Muggle-related issues that the Aurors, the Enforcement Department and the Muggle Issues Mediation Committee are unwilling to deal with."

"The Muggle Liaison Office is a new department?"

"Of course, to be precise, it was just established three years ago. In fact, I originally wanted to inform you directly that you can come to work, but in order to go through the process and let you understand what kind of job this is, I will definitely give you an interview.

Being a Muggle Liaison Officer is not a good job."

Bertha Jorkins pointed to a panel on her desk, which was densely covered with moving portraits.

"As you can see, these people are employees of the Muggle Liaison Office."

Luo Cheng looked around and found that there was simply not enough room for so many people in the surrounding area.

"You don't need to look. Our Muggle Liaison Office has my desk in the Ministry of Magic. The rest of the office belongs to the Muggle Mediation Committee."

Bertha Jorkins laughed and said, "Muggle liaison officers naturally go to the Muggle world to liaise with Muggles. The Ministry of Magic does not prepare offices for liaison officers. I, the director of the department, only have one office."

table."

There was a wizard on the other side of the partition, and he burst into laughter at Bertha Jorkins' words.

"Bertha, don't be so honest. You might scare the young man away. Generally speaking, only squibs are willing to take on such a job."

"Shut up, Spencer, I like to say the ugly things first."

Bertha Jorkins laughed and scolded the wizard, then spoke to Luo Cheng.

"You just heard that positions like Muggle liaison officers are usually filled by squibs. Very few wizards are willing to mix with Muggles, because we don't know how to play with Muggles' new gadgets.

Many wizards can't even tell the difference between men's and women's Muggle clothing. The salary is also very low, only 8 gold galleons a week. Are you willing to accept this position?"

For Luo Cheng, joining the company as soon as possible and completing the task is the most important thing. Naturally, he doesn't mind whether the position is good or bad.

"I am born as a Muggle, and it is not difficult for me to deal with Muggles."

"That's very good." Bertha Jorkins nodded. "Actually, there are good positions among Muggle liaison officers, but those good positions have been taken away by Aurors and the like, such as providing services to Muggles.

The Prime Minister works as a secretary and the Muggle richest man works as a bodyguard. Kingsley Shacklebolt, who just brought you here, does this kind of work, and he is an elite Auror."

Bertha Jorkins was indeed a big talker, and she had no scruples in telling such things to someone like Luo Cheng, who had just met her.

"Wow, that treatment must be good."

"Of course it's good. After all, Muggle currency can be exchanged for gold galleons at Gringotts."

Bertha Jorkins said with jealousy, "But this kind of fat vacancy is not ours at all. The Muggle Liaison Officer vacancies with slightly worse pay are all given by Spencer and the Muggle Mediation Committee."

Take it away, those are good positions in large Muggle companies and the salaries are very high. Plus the Ministry of Magic's own salary, they are getting double the salary."

"Bertha, don't say everything, keep your mouth shut!"

The wizard said with some dissatisfaction, but Bertha Jorkins ignored him at all.

"Most of the remaining vacancies are not profitable, so it's our Muggle Liaison Office's turn. There are vacancies in places like Anguilla, Gibraltar, and the Cayman Islands, and the pay is pretty good. Are you interested?

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Luo Cheng knew that these were England's overseas dominions, but he had no interest in this kind of life of assignment. Moreover, it would be difficult for him to get promoted and get a salary increase if he moved there.

"If possible, try to allocate my work in London. I think the salary of the liaison officer itself is enough for me."

"I understand, young people are very motivated. It was the same when I first joined the Ministry of Magic. I even applied to the Minister, hoping that I could serve as the Director of the Information Department of the Ministry of Magic without pay, but he actually rejected me."

Bertha Jorkins took a piece of parchment from a drawer and examined the space on it.

"Let me see if there are any vacancies in London that would suit you. Night shift cleaner on the London Underground, that won't work. You're too young and the Muggles won't use you. The age-enhancing agent is too expensive and the ministry won't give it to you.

It’s reimbursable. Not even a butcher at a slaughterhouse outside London, you’re not old enough either…”

Because of her age, Bertha Jorkins rejected several positions in succession, just when Luo Cheng heard that she was a little desperate.

Bertha Jorkins suddenly raised her head.

"I found it. This position of Muggle Liaison Officer is definitely suitable for you. Little Whinging, Surrey, the southwest corner of London. The current Muggle Liaison Officer is very old. She has been writing to me saying that she hopes someone can take over.

She...but she has a request, she wants to meet her successor?"

The more Luo Cheng heard the place name, the more familiar it seemed.

"What is the name of the current Muggle Liaison Officer?"

"Arabella Figg."

Big-mouthed Bertha Jorkins told Luo Cheng the answer directly.

Luo Cheng suddenly realized, wasn't that Mrs. Figg sent by Dumbledore to monitor and protect Harry Potter? Why did she apply for retirement?