The Day of the Draw at Hogwarts

Tom looked at the door and saw a well-dressed middle-aged man walking in calmly holding a black folder.

"Sir Humphrey, the Prime Minister is meeting guests—" Bernard followed.

"Oh, Bernard, but now is the time that I have made an appointment with the Prime Minister." Sir Humphrey said a few official words casually, and passed by. While talking, he was also looking at Tom, trying to figure out the details of this person who was suddenly interviewed by the Prime Minister.

Very young, probably no more than eighteen years old, with a handsome face, and judging from his behavior and clothing, he must be from a good family... This was Tom's first impression of Humphrey. But the most unusual thing is that this man appears in the Prime Minister's office.

To be able to meet the Prime Minister at such a young age is nothing more than a person close to the Prime Minister or a representative of a certain school, and the Prime Minister has no arrangements to meet with student representatives in his schedule today. Therefore, the relationship between this young man and the Prime Minister is extraordinary.

In just a few seconds, Humphrey came to his conclusion.

He suddenly broke in, not for anything else, but to observe this guy who was suddenly received by the Prime Minister. People who appear suddenly are accidental factors. As a civil servant who pursues stability, the unexpected factor is what Humphrey hates the most, so he felt that he needed to find out.

"Okay...this is my cabinet secretary, Sir Humphrey." Humphrey's reason was very good, and Huck had no choice but to accept it and introduce Sir Humphrey to Tom.

Is this the Prime Minister's Cabinet Secretary? Looks like a shrewd, slippery fellow, Tom thought.

"Then I won't disturb you two for now."

"Ah, did I bother you? You go on, I can wait."

Hearing this, Tom and Huck couldn't help but cursed, if you could wait, why didn't you wait outside instead of barging in? To put it bluntly, I just want to listen to our conversation!

Both were shocked by Humphrey's thickness of skin.

With Humphrey around, Tom couldn't continue the conversation with Huck, so he retreated and left Huck's office first.

The waiting room was not far from the office. Bernard prepared a plate of biscuits for Tom and made a cup of tea - he was not old enough to provide Tom with wine.

But after doing this, Bernard had no intention of leaving. He looked at Tom and hesitated to speak.

"What's wrong? You seem to have something to ask me?" Tom still had a very good impression of this younger civil servant. He is not yet as sophisticated and dark as Sir Humphrey.

"Uh, um..." Bernard looked a little hesitant, after all, the question he wanted to ask was a bit difficult to ask. Finally, he worked up the courage to ask a question that made Tom almost choke on his tea.

"Is Mr. Harker your father?"

Tom swallowed the tea hard down his throat, and then looked at Bernard in surprise: "Of course not! I am an orphan."

Bernard looked a little embarrassed, "Ah, so...how should I put it, are you really not...?"

"No!" Tom didn't expect that Huck's behavior in meeting him would actually make Bernard mistakenly think that he was Huck's illegitimate son!

Huck, this is because Feng Ping was killed.

But it's normal for Bernard to think this way. After all, Huck's attitude towards him is too special, and politicians are a species that need to pay attention to their personal image. Illegitimate children are a hot rumor...

As Tom strives to prove his innocence and Huck's innocence, Sir Humphrey's meeting with Huck comes to an end.

Sir Humphrey comes for a very valid reason: to persuade Huck to send out troops to rescue the sheepdog that strayed into the minefield.

"I'm afraid little Benqi's time is running out. We must make a decision as soon as possible."

Sir Humphrey is not an animal rights officer, but he is very fond of this sheepdog. The reason is of course not kindness, but profit.

Harker is currently trying to cut funding for the military, something Humphrey doesn't want to see. Driven by the interests of all parties, he must let Huck give up this idea, and this sheepdog is a very good reason.

He plans to instigate Huck to send sappers to take the sheepdogs out of the minefield. The benefits to Huck are obvious: he can improve his approval rating, but the downside...is that it will cost him hundreds of thousands of pounds.

Since you spent hundreds of thousands to save a dog, why do you have the nerve to cut military spending?

As long as Huck is in his hands, next time he mentions funding cuts, Sir Humphrey can directly say to Huck: Prime Minister, you don’t want the outside world to know that you spent hundreds of thousands of pounds to rescue A dog?

Until then, Harker has no choice but to give up on his plans to cut the budget.

"Sometimes people need to act according to their conscience." After leaving such a sentence, Humphrey left the office calmly.

Then Tom was called in again.

At this moment, Huck was in the middle of a war between heaven and man. He instinctively felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't explain why. Saving a dog seems like a good option, but it requires the use of the military and state agencies to save a dog, which feels unjustifiable.

Seeing Tom come in, he confided this trouble to Tom smoothly.

"Sending out the army to rescue dogs will cost a lot of money, right?" Tom felt that this behavior was very unreliable.

"Maybe." Huck showed a troubled expression.

"It will definitely cost a lot of money. This is going to a minefield to catch live animals! Mine clearers, veterinarians responsible for anesthesia, and helicopters may even be dispatched..." Tom sneered at this. In his opinion, spending so much money to save an animal Dogs are simply mentally ill, and only European and American countries like Great Britain can do such a thing.

But...it doesn't seem to be difficult for wizards? A flying spell can solve the problem. In principle, underage wizards are prohibited from using magic outside of Hogwarts, but I don't need to worry because I have countless ways to get around this restriction.

Huck's face turned even darker when he heard what Tom said. He also understands that this is not a good thing, but the votes are really tempting! This is a real reputation! Moreover, even if you do nothing, the opposition party will make a big fuss about it.

Huck became distressed. But he had an idea and came up with an idea.

"Tom, do you think the wizards can 'fish' it out through magic?" Huck showed an expression of anticipation and excitement.

"I'm a wizard and this is magic. Are you going to let us use magic to do this kind of thing?" Tom looked angry.

Huck showed a sly smile: Yes, it is a bit too much to ask the magician to rescue the dog.

At this time, Tom sighed and changed his tone: "But who makes us friends? I am willing to help you in a private capacity - provided that you keep it confidential."