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Chapter 371 Scrimgeour's Invitation

Since the beginning of July, although the mood of wizards in the wizarding world has gradually stabilized, and many people no longer panic about the resurrection of the mysterious man, internal public opinion in the British wizarding world still revolves around the Death Eaters.

That is, on the second day after Sherlock visited Mrs. Matthew, the Ministry of Magic held a trial for the captured Death Eaters.

The subjects who were interrogated were the former head of the Department of Magical Sports - Ludo Bagman, the former headmaster of Durmstrang - Igor Karkaroff and a dozen others who were involved in the battle between Sherlock and Voldemort afterwards. The scene of Death Eaters captured by Aurors.

As important witnesses, Sherlock and Dumbledore, chief wizard of the Wizengamot, the Grand Court of Wizards, naturally attended all the trials today.

Scrimgeour is a tough wizard, he himself is jealous of evil, and of course he will not do anything to cover up these Death Eaters who have been well-documented and convicted.

Karkaroff and Bagman were sentenced to life imprisonment in Azkaban because of their extremely bad nature. The other Death Eaters were also taken away by dementors after the trial, and they were sentenced to different degrees sentence.

But except for Scrimgeour and other senior officials of the Ministry of Magic who felt that everything was fine, Sherlock and Dumbledore frowned.

They knew very well that after Harry was attacked by dementors a few days ago, the jailers in Azkaban were probably untrustworthy. Shut up in a secret prison specially guarded by wizards to prevent the dementors from rebelling and the possibility of the entire Azkaban falling completely.

But Scrimgeour obviously didn't listen to Dumbledore's advice. Everyone at the top of the Ministry of Magic knew that Dumbledore didn't trust those dementors. He always advocated that the magic government should not have any involvement with such monsters.

So of course, they also regarded his persuasion this time as a very routine method against dementors.

Dumbledore had nothing to do about it. After the trial ended, he seemed to have other important matters. He didn't talk to Sherlock any more. He just said that he would attend the honoring ceremony about Sherlock tomorrow, and then left in a hurry left.

When Sherlock came out of the trial court, he happened to meet Mr. Weasley, talked to him a few words, and didn't want to stay in the Ministry of Magic. When he was about to leave, an emotionless voice suddenly sounded from behind him.

"Mr. Forrest."

Sherlock and Mr. Weasley turned back together.

The person who stopped him was Percy, who didn't call Sherlock a professor as usual, but used the title of Mr.

After seeing his third son, Mr. Weasley's smile when he was talking to Sherlock before, he turned a blind eye to Percy and nodded to Sherlock.

"Then I'll go to work first, and come and taste your Aunt Molly's handicraft if I have more time."

"I'll be there."

Mr. Weasley turned and left without hesitation, and Percy seemed to have never seen his father at all, and the father and son were strangers.

After Mr. Weasley left, Percy spoke to Sherlock flatly.

"Minister Scrimgeour has something to ask for you, and wants to invite you to his office."

Sherlock thought for a moment, but did not refuse Scrimgeour's invitation. He nodded and walked side by side with Percy towards the minister's office.

The two of them didn't talk much along the way, Percy obviously didn't want to talk, and Sherlock didn't have anything to persuade him to turn around.

Even Mrs. Weasley could ruthlessly refuse to shut the door. Sherlock didn't think that just a few words of his own would be able to make the third son of the Weasley family, whose ambition surpassed his family's, change his mind.

Bringing Sherlock to the door of the minister's office, Percy knocked lightly on the door, and waited for a sound from inside before he opened the door and invited Sherlock to go in, while he stood outside the door.

Sherlock walked into the minister's office, and there was only Scrimgeour sitting at the desk. His desk was full of documents from various departments. Not easy.

But he didn't mean to show a little tiredness in front of outsiders.

As a leader with a strong hand and firm beliefs, Scrimgeour's personal character is beyond doubt.

After seeing Sherlock come in, he didn't show the slightest expression, and a chair jumped out from the wall.

"Please take a seat, Professor Forrest."

While speaking, he waved a government order he had just finished writing into the air, and the paper turned into a paper airplane, and then passed through the door of the minister's office lightly, heading for the department it was supposed to go to.

After temporarily putting down the work in hand, Scrimgeour looked at Sherlock who had already sat down, his expression was always so serious.

"This should be our first official face-to-face conversation, Professor Forrest. I still have a deep impression on your performance that night. I cut out the photo on the Daily Prophet and posted it in my home. On the wall directly opposite the door. Let me see every time I go home that the so-called Dark Lord isn't that invincible."

He didn't mean to condemn or get angry with Sherlock who ignored the decree of the Ministry of Magic a few days ago and forcibly brought Harry to Dumbledore's side. Instead, he made no secret of his admiration for Sherlock in his tone.

"It was just my luck that time. You have praised Mr. Minister."

Sherlock said neither humble nor overbearing, he is not a child, of course it can be heard that Scrimgeour's words are definitely not pure praise for him.

Scrimgeour's expression turned serious.

"Then let's stop gossip today, and I have always disliked beating around the bush. I would like to hire you to the Ministry of Magic as a ministerial advisor."

Sherlock frowned.

"I think I have stated my thoughts before, Mr. Minister, that I have no intention of joining the Ministry of Magic, nor of resigning as a professor at Hogwarts."

Hearing his refusal in person, Scrimgeour's expression didn't change, but he waved his hand and said.

"I know you don't want to leave Hogwarts, so I just want you to come to the Ministry of Magic as an advisor to the minister. This position has no actual work, it's just a status. It doesn't matter to you as a professor in Hogwarts." Influence."

Sherlock immediately understood Scrimgeour's thoughts, and after knowing that neither Sherlock nor Harry could win over the Ministry of Magic, he chose to take a step back.

If he can have an identity that can represent the Ministry of Magic, then he can also do more articles on this.

(End of this chapter)