The Admiral of Hogwarts

In the wizarding world, the confidentiality of knowledge is very strict. Therefore, it is not easy for Muggle-born wizards like Hugo or Hermione to learn knowledge outside of textbooks.

Therefore, several previous events, especially the spellcasting abilities displayed by Vineto in the Triwizard Tournament, which far exceeded those of students from pure-blood families, made people feel puzzled.

But now, the Weasley family believes they have found the answer to this mystery. There are still some ancient master-apprentice traditions in the wizarding world, and some traditions only look for suitable people and do not care much about their bloodline.

Soon everyone changed the subject and talked about other aspects. After all, there are many taboos regarding master-apprentice inheritance, so wizards usually avoid discussing these issues.

"During the previous work of the Order of the Phoenix, there were still some people standing guard for something," Ron said. "I am sure that a few of them were guarding you after Sirius left."

"That's right. After the guard duty that day, Moody looked very angry because Mundungus, who was supposed to be the guard, deserted his post and went to snap up smuggled dittany. Fortunately, nothing happened," Ginny added from the side.

"Actually, Mundungus is not the worst one here. Because Snape also came. Compared to other people, we think he is the worst one."

"For example, when the other party came these past two days, he has been working on a top-secret report. Unfortunately, a defensive magic has been cast at the entrance of the restaurant, and we can't hear what they are saying in the meeting at all," George added at this time.

"Is Snape considered one of us now?" Harry widened his eyes, with an expression of disbelief. "This is really unimaginable."

"But that's the truth," Ginny shrugged and said, "He looks at us very badly, and Bill also said directly that he doesn't like Snape a few days ago when he came over."

"I remember Bill should be working at Gringotts in Egypt," Hermione frowned and asked after hearing Ginny say this. "Did he come back from Egypt?"

"He applied for an office job so he could go home and work for the Order of the Phoenix," Fred said. "He said he misses those ancient tombs. But," he smiled mischievously, "there is also compensation."

"What do you mean?" Hermione asked curiously, looking at him.

"Remember Fleur Delacour, the contestant in the Triwizard Tournament last year?" George said, "She found a job at Gringotts to improve her English—"

"Bill has been giving her many individual tutoring sessions," Fred chuckled. "I believe that if a while passes, Delacour may become our sister-in-law."

"Charlie has also joined the Order of the Phoenix," George said, "but he is still in Romania. Dumbledore hopes to absorb as many foreign wizards as possible, so Charlie is in extensive contact with people when he is not working."

"Of course, the same goes for your teachers. Professor Dumbledore hopes to unite everyone who can be united, because only in this way can we defeat the Dark Lord."

"Can't Percy do that?" Harry asked. According to what he knew last time, the third son of the Weasley family works in the Department of International Magical Cooperation at the Ministry of Magic.

"Your information is a bit too old. After what happened to Barty Crouch last time, he was detained and investigated as Barty's assistant, and then he was transferred to the Auror Office."

"Percy went to the Aurors?" Harry widened his eyes in surprise, because he had always dreamed of becoming an Auror himself, so Harry still knew something about this and was a little surprised how Percy went to work there.

"He's just a clerk; you know the Auror Office always needs some people to handle other work," Fred explained softly. "But as a result, he is now extremely busy.

Because the series of events before have put the entire Ministry of Magic in a state of tension, and the Auror Office is the top priority among them."

"According to Dad, he usually even sleeps in the office. Because there are very few clerical staff in the Auror Department, once they get busy, they need to work overtime continuously," George shook his head and said.

"Last time, Mom cried after sending him food and clothes back. She said she had never seen Percy look so down and out. His eyes were full of bloodshot, and his hair was as messy as a chicken coop."

"But Dad said that a young man should work so hard when he first enters the Ministry of Magic, but he also privately complained about Scrimgeour."

The main reason for this situation is that Scrimgeour climbed from the most basic Auror position to his current position, so he is more inclined to those front-line Aurors in terms of resource allocation, and the result is naturally neglecting clerical staff like Percy.

In addition, Percy's own desire for fame and fortune is also an important reason for him to work so hard, and this work has obviously achieved results. At least Fred said that Scrimgeour has begun to notice Percy now.

"And Dad feels most gratified that Percy directly rejected Fudge's invitation to work in his office and chose to stay in the Auror Office. Dad thinks he made the right choice at this time."

Hugo felt that Percy's refusal of Fudge's invitation this time was only partly due to considering his family, and the main reason was that he had already obtained a job in the Auror Headquarters.

Compared with a position like Assistant to the Minister, which is obviously biased, the difference in development prospects is not too great, although the current position is a little worse.

More importantly, Scrimgeour specifically rescued him during the previous review and gave him such a good job. Therefore, if he jumps ship, it will leave a bad record.

But no matter what, this is very good news. At least compared to the situation in the original text, the current situation, although not the best, is much better than completely severing ties with the family as in the original text.

"So how does the Ministry of Magic view the headmaster now?" Thinking of this, Hugo suddenly realized what the Ministry of Magic had done in the original text, and then asked.

"Very bad. Fudge is furious in the Ministry, forbidding anyone from having any contact with Dumbledore. Recently, our headmaster has become synonymous with madness in the Ministry of Magic," George said.

"They believe that Dumbledore's current claim that the wizarding world is in danger is deliberately creating trouble. The Minister even said in public that anyone who has any connection with Dumbledore can no longer stay in the Ministry."

"Then is Mr. Weasley okay now?" Vineto inquired.

"Not very good. Because Fudge suspects Dad. He knows Dad has a good relationship with Dumbledore, and Fudge has always felt that Dad is a bit weird, actually being so fascinated by Muggles," Ron shook his head from the side.

"So my dad said that he can feel someone monitoring him in the Ministry of Magic now. Obviously, this should be instigated by our Minister. Fortunately, the department he is in is already at the bottom of the Ministry of Magic, and it can't get much worse."