The Day of the Draw at Hogwarts

The elevator came down quickly. With a sound of tinkling and rattling, the golden fence door in front of Percy gently slid open. A push came from behind, and the crowd pushed Percy into the elevator. Soon, a large number of wizards poured in, squeezing Percy against the inner wall of the elevator.

"Can't you put a traceless stretching spell on this thing?" The wizard named Bob next to him complained. Because there were too many people, the box on his chest was closer to him, which made him even more uncomfortable. .

The wizards around him hummed in agreement.

When there was no more people in the elevator, the grate door closed with a clang. Amidst the sound of the chain rattling, the elevator slowly rose and then stopped. Then Percy heard an indifferent woman's voice:

[Seventh floor, Department of Magical Games and Sports, including the British and Irish Quidditch League Headquarters, the Official Gobstone Club, and the Funny Products Patent Office]

The elevator door creaked open, and several wizards worked hard to push through the crowd and squeeze out. The space in the elevator is a little more spacious.

The elevator continued to rise and reached the sixth floor - since the Ministry of Magic is built underground, the number of floors is decreasing. The lobby that Percy first came to was on the eighth floor, with the Department of Mysteries and the Wizengamot Trial Chamber below. The elevator gradually goes up and will finally reach the first floor: the Office of the Minister of Magic and the Logistics Office. As for the International Magic Cooperation Department he is going to, it is on the fifth floor.

The elevator stopped for a while at the Department of Magical Transport. A few wizards went out and a few paper airplanes came in. These paper airplanes are all uniform in color, light purple, with the Ministry of Magic stamp stamped on the wings.

Percy knew it was a note passing messages between departments. When his father first started working, owls were still used to transmit information between departments, causing the entire Ministry of Magic to be filled with owl droppings.

Looking at the paper airplane hovering slowly above his head, and then looking at his straight formal suit, Percy felt that this reform was really great.

[Fifth floor, International Magical Cooperation Department, including International Magical Trade Standards Association·International Magical Law Office·International Confederation of Wizards UK Branch]

"Excuse me, give way!" Percy squeezed out with great effort. In front of him was a clean and tidy corridor. There was no unnecessary decoration in the corridor. The floor was as smooth as a mirror, giving people a refreshing feeling.

Thinking back to the corridors of the Department of Magical Games and Sports that he had just glimpsed, which looked like a bar and nightclub, Percy felt that choosing this place was the right decision.

Under the guidance of the kind witch, he applied for several positions before, and eventually the Department of Magical Accidents and Disasters, the Department of Magical Transportation, and the Department of International Magical Cooperation all showed interest in him. After careful consideration, he chose the Department of International Magical Cooperation.

At this time, a figure appeared at the end of the corridor.

"Is this the new Assistant Director Percy Weasley?" The person who came was a smartly dressed witch. Her temperament was more like a white-collar elite than a wizard. She has short hair and wears black-rimmed glasses. The wizard robe she wears has obviously been modified. It is not as loose as other wizard robes, but is more slim-fitting and will not hinder her daily use.

After receiving Percy's affirmative reply, the witch looked at him with a strange look, "Very well, come with me, Mr. Crouch wants to see you."

Percy adjusted his collar nervously. He was not surprised that Mr. Crouch, as the director of the department, wanted to see him. He was also his assistant after all. Although he only played a small role in recording documents, he was very surprised when he met him. One side is also appropriate.

The capable witch led Percy deeper into the corridor.

"Mr. Crouch likes neatness and orderliness the most, so the environment of our department should be the best in the entire Ministry of Magic. Everything must be orderly and meticulous." They walked past a window, and bright sunlight shone on Percy. on the face.

Percy knew that even underground, it would not affect the lighting of the Ministry of Magic, because these windows were enchanted. The specific weather would be decided by the Magic Maintenance Department - if this department wanted to raise wages, then the entire Ministry of Magic would There's a good chance we're going to have a long period of bad weather.

The two turned a corner and were greeted by two heavy oak doors. The words "International Magical Cooperation Department" were written in curly script on the top of the door. After passing through the door, Percy entered an open area divided into many small cubicles. Everyone inside was hunched over their desks, busy quietly. The only sounds in the entire area were the rustling of quills on parchment and the sound of documents being turned. It was as if he had arrived not in an office area but in an examination room.

From time to time, a few messages flying in and out of the cubicle, bringing messages to colleagues sitting nearby.

Percy saw a sign on a small cubicle, which read in extremely neat handwriting: International Magical Trade Standards Association.

This scene completely shocked Percy. He felt that there was no place in the world that was more perfect than here. This place was simply the embodiment of rules and order.

When passing by the cubicle, Percy peeked into the door secretly. He saw a wizard sitting at his desk, writing something on a note. There were also a lot of documents on his desk. , but everything is arranged neatly.

"He must be busy with something extremely important!" Percy thought in his mind.

But if Percy saw what he was writing, he would be shocked. The wizard's note clearly said: [Joy, do you want to go have a drink at noon? 】

Most of the notes in this office have similar content, or some complicated procedures: here you need to sign, there he needs to submit an application.

The wizards here even have to spend some time every day to write a summary of today's work, and then send the work summary to their boss. After reading your summary, the boss will write a receipt and arrange for you the next day. Work.

The wizards here look very busy, and they are actually very busy, but how much work do they do specifically...

Stop asking, stop asking! Everyone works very hard!

Of course, cute new Percy doesn't know this truth. Even if the witch who led the way in knew it, she didn't bother to expose this tacit status quo.

And the source of all this is Mr. Crouch, who likes rules and likes to be busy.

Percy and the witch walked through this office area, and walked through corridors and similar office areas for a few days, and finally came to a wooden door. The nameplate on the door told Percy that this was Mr. Crouch's office.

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