Half a month later, Kano was sitting in Hermione's office, holding a report and reading it happily.

After he left, American wizards organized everyone they could find to break the blocking magic left by Kano.

The outcome is obvious, no one can break the door, no matter celebrities or young boys.

The prisoner in the darkness watched with hope for two days in front of the gap specially left by Kano, and then was regretfully told by Kohaug that there was nothing we could do.

As soon as he finished speaking, the last gap was blocked by the moving vines, and everything was buried in darkness.

Everyone outside the door could hear the sounds of screaming, cursing, pushing, and fighting coming from inside. In the end, only the sound of mechanical friction and cutting and Jones' long and slow scream were left.

Kano lied, and the vines he left behind directly wrapped around Jones's bones, replacing the blood vessels in his body.

Broken hope is scarier than despair itself.

Within seven days, Jones couldn't die even if he wanted to, let alone be quartered with improvised tools.

The captivity time finally ended, but there was no sound inside. The American Aurors broke in and Jones' broken body fell to the ground.

Only one-third of the people were left in the room, and their spirits were all shattered, which was even more effective than the Cruciatus Curse.

"Did the Americans say anything?"

"Nothing said." Hermione showed a complicated expression, "They renovated the interior of the Woolworth Building. The action plan was completely destroyed, and the survivors disappeared in a social sense. Everything about your visit

The record was also deleted."

Kano smiled and shook his head. They are very good at pretending to be confused. No one knows that I am embarrassed, so I am not ashamed.

"The older I get, the more I feel that I am not a good person."

"It's nothing. If we don't do this, these Americans can't understand our anger at all." Hermione squeezed the quill in her hand, "It's nothing to assassinate me. They dare to attack the old principal's grave."

"Also, if the British wizarding community is really divided and there is a civil war, how many people will die?"

Hermione looked at Kano seriously: "You just have to avenge yourself."

Kano stood up with a smile: "Don't worry, the old principal reminded me many years ago not to indulge in hatred and killing."

"I'm going back first."

But Hermione shook her head, she still had something to say.

"Before this attack, Jones did contact those pure-blood families." She hesitated, "They did provide me with my return route and the defense force of Hogwarts. But they did not send anyone to participate in the operation."

"They want to borrow a knife to kill someone?"

"Yes, but now things have changed."

Hermione took out the letter and handed it to Kano: "This is an anonymous letter from them. I will never be assassinated by them again."

Kano took the letter and looked at it carefully. Although it was an anonymous letter, there was a row of pure-blood family heraldic marks stamped underneath.

The pure-blood family did reveal Hermione's course of action to the American wizards. If they could kill Hermione, it would be fine. If they couldn't, there would be no loss.

But when Kano revealed the entire plan of MACUSA, the pure-blood families couldn't sit still.

Once the British wizarding community disintegrates, the interests of pure-blood families will be greatly harmed. In comparison, Hermione's trade agreement is just a scabies disease, and the turmoil and division caused by her death at this time are a serious concern.

.

So they finally decided to temporarily stop targeting Hermione overtly and covertly, and during this period, they tried their best to cooperate with her to maintain the stability of the British wizarding community.

Of course, if Hermione radically reduces their interests, this armistice agreement will be invalidated.

"What a huge concession." Kano sighed, "Then what do you think?"

Hermione sighed: "I'm a little hesitant now."

"The turmoil in British politics may last for ten years. During this period, I can carry out a lot of work silently, and I can even use various means to drive out most of the pure-blood wizards in the Wizengamot."

"But do I really want to do this?"

The impact of Brexit on the wizarding world this time around is still limited to some wizard businessmen who have investments in the British business community.

But if Britain itself splits, all Muggle wizards and even half-blood wizards will naturally split into several camps.

If they control many seats in the Wizengamot at the same time, they can completely split the British Ministry of Magic through legal means.

"The British Ministry of Magic and the Muggle government have always seemed to be independent of each other, but in fact the two are inseparable, and they have become closer with my reforms."

"I feel like I'm standing at a delicate intersection, and no matter which direction I'm going in, I'm going in the wrong direction." Hermione looked very distressed.

As a Muggle wizard, she is determined to change the unfair environment in which purebloods dominate the wizarding world. However, as the Minister of Magic, her duties require that she cannot lead wizards to become subordinates of Muggles.

Kano touched his chin and nodded.

The relationship between British wizards and ordinary people is completely different from that in China. Wizarding trials have happened one after another in history, and the methods are quite cruel. Both sides have no good impression of each other.

Even if we start to seek equal integration of the two now, this is likely to be a long-term project that will last for several generations.

"Then let's take a balanced path." That's all Kano could say, "Be impartial, neither succumb to the pure-blood family nor overly favor Muggle wizards, and mediate their relationship."

Hermione is no longer the innocent little girl she was back then, and she also knows that she should work hard to find the balance between pure blood and Muggle rights.

But the road is too difficult, and even the Muggle wizards who have always supported him in the past may not be able to understand it.

She expected Kano to give more clever advice, but now it seemed that he had no good solution, so Hermione could only accept the reality.

"Like you always say, finding balance in the dynamic?"

"Isn't it what I often say that if you catch someone, you'll die, if you let him go, you'll be in chaos?"

The two looked at each other and smiled bitterly, and Kano stood up to leave.

"By the way, that kid Rose is also very smart. Have you ever considered letting her participate in political activities in the future?" Kano suddenly remembered something.

"Forget it, I don't want this child to get involved in this muddy water." Hermione shook her head, "I'm going to let Luna take her on a trip in a few days. Maybe she can also become an explorer."

Kano laughed and left the minister's office.

Hermione is a smart person, always has been.

"I'm back, dear!" Kano finally returned home, and Fleur was sitting in the living room knitting a sweater.

"Merlin and Morgan have already left for China to take exams, and you didn't say goodbye." Fleur put down her sewing with some dissatisfaction.

"I'll go in a few days. Anyway, it's not their first time in China." Kano sat next to Fleur and hugged her waist, "Where's Gawain?"

"On the Queen's side, she seems to want to introduce a girlfriend to Gawain." Fleur was a little dumbfounded.

"Except for her inner calculations, people do like to be matchmakers when they get older."

"Then what will I look like when I get old?" Furong looked at her husband who had only become more mature over the years, feeling a little uneasy in her heart.

"You will definitely be the kindest old lady in the world." Kano smiled and hugged his lover tightly.

"I'm not strong enough to enter Fantasyland." Fleur whispered, "I'm afraid you will be lonely after I leave."

"My dear, I am a god." Kano said softly, "I will not let you leave my side."

"If it's impossible, don't force it." Fleur took out her magic wand, controlled the gramophone and started playing, "At least for now, let's dance."

Melodious music hovered in the villa, and the two of them swayed to the soothing rhythm.

Until eternal night falls.

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