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Chapter 177 The Ministry of Magic

The process of entering the Ministry of Magic is also much stricter than later.

But when the wand was tested, Sherlock only handed over the wand he used frequently. The Ministry of Magic must know that he didn't have only one wand, but he didn't ask him to test all the wands.

The personnel department of the Ministry of Magic is merged into the logistics department of the minister's office. All the recruitment of ordinary staff except Aurors is organized by this department, and the letter of appointment that Sherlock got is also issued by them.

So Eddie first took Sherlock to the logistics office on the first basement floor, went through the entry procedures, and got an approval slip at the same time.

As long as you take this note to the Department of Magical Communications, they will help Sherlock open Apparation permissions in the Ministry of Magic.

But before that, Eddie took Sherlock to meet the current Minister of Magic, Harold Minkan.

This is a very tough-looking wizard, his style of speaking and acting is somewhat similar to Scrimgeour.

According to the history that Sherlock knows, in 1980, because Voldemort became more and more powerful in the wizarding world, the public opinion in the wizarding world became more and more disappointed with him, and finally let the next stronger witch—M Lisson Barnold (Fudge's predecessor) takes over as minister.

Minkan first expressed his gratitude to Sherlock for helping the Department of Mysteries protected by the Ministry of Magic.

Then he hinted a few words, if he wanted to have a better development in the Ministry of Magic, then transferring to the Auror Command might be an excellent choice.

Sherlock did not directly reject this. He said ambiguously that he was still interested in mysterious and weird magic research. If his interest faded away, he might have the idea of ​​transferring to the Auror Command.

Minkan was satisfied with his answer, and encouraged him a few more words, then Eddie and Sherlock left from his office.

"Did you say that on purpose?" Eddie clearly saw what Sherlock said just now, and he didn't mean it.

Sherlock shrugged.

"Of course I want to save the minister some face, otherwise if he forcibly transfers me to the Auror Command, then I have nothing to do."

Eddie frowned slightly.

"But if you promise like this, it won't be long before Minkan will bring up the old matter again and transfer you away."

"How soon, how long do you think?" Sherlock asked.

"It is estimated that in half a year to a year, he will transfer you to the Auror Command. The specifics will depend on the actions of the Death Eaters."

In this regard, Sherlock said with a mysterious smile on his face.

"If he really does that at that time, then I'll just listen to him and transfer from the Department of Mysteries to the Auror Command."

In half a year, if Sherlock still can't find any valuable clues, then there is no need for him to stay in the Ministry of Magic any longer.

In fact, Eddie has always had doubts about Sherlock's purpose in joining the Ministry of Magic.

He felt that with Sherlock's ability, if he wanted to enter the Ministry of Magic, it would not be difficult at all, and there was no need to wait until now.

But he didn't ask much about such things.

They also met Sophie there when they went to the Department of Magical Transport to set up apparition authority.

Because of Sherlock's honor, she has now been promoted from an ordinary employee to the deputy director of the Portkey Office.

The Department of Magical Communications is one of the busiest departments in the Ministry of Magic, but Sophie still put aside her work in the office and took Eddie Sherlock and the others to go through the formalities of opening permission for Apparition.

After leaving here, Sherlock asked gossipingly.

"She likes you?"

Eddie said flatly.

"If it wasn't for Amy, maybe the two of us would have walked together in school."

Sherlock raised an eyebrow.

"Childhood sweethearts?"

"Basically, we've known each other since we were young. Later, when she found out that I had a child quietly, she broke up with me and lost contact all the time."

Sherlock advised.

"It can be seen that she still cares about your affairs very much. If you explain the matter to her clearly, she should understand."

Eddie shook his head.

"I'm not in the mood to think about it now, and no Auror in this period is sure whether he will see the sun the next day."

Eddie was right, for the current situation, Amy was his drag, and he didn't even want to talk about other relationships.

Sherlock just said later, without asking any more questions, and took the elevator down with Eddie, and once again came to the Department of Mysteries on the ninth floor underground.

Nothing had changed here from the last time he was here.

There were many people in the elevator, but only he and Eddie reached the ninth floor.

Walked through the long corridor, then pushed open the black door at the end of the corridor, and entered the circular black room with twelve doors on the wall.

This time, they didn't need to search one by one. After they entered the Department of Mysteries, one of the black doors was opened, and Mrs. Selwyn walked in through it.

Eddie's arrival here means that all the tasks have been completed. He explained to Mrs. Selwyn, bid farewell to Sherlock, and turned to leave.

"Meet you again, Mr. Watson." Mrs. Selwyn's voice was soft, without the indifference of being thousands of miles away.

Of course, Sherlock knows what kind of people he needs to make friends with. Compared with the Minister of Magic, his immediate boss, the Director of the Department of Mysteries, is the key to a good relationship.

"Just call me John, ma'am."

"About what happened last time, I want to thank you again. Fortunately, you came in time."

"This is what I should do."

After some politeness, Mrs. Selwyn also got to the point directly.

"Since you have applied to the Ministry to join the Department of Mysteries, of course I welcome it. But there are also many kinds of research in the Department of Affairs. Which aspect are you more interested in?"

Sherlock hesitated for a moment, he glanced around the twelve black doors, and then said.

"Can I stay here for a few days and look around before making a choice? Ma'am. I still don't know the specific magic research in the Department of Affairs for the time being, so I don't know how to choose."

Lady Selwyn nodded.

"If you want to know first, then work in the office of the Hall of Time. You should have heard about it before you came. There are very few employees in our department, and there are only five of them including you. They all have Their respective research and main directions, even in the same department, basically have no intersection in daily life."

"I also know about your friend's daughter. This is different from other departments. After you choose an office, you can even live here all the time. If you need to take care of your children, you can naturally take them with you."

(End of this chapter)