Hogwarts: I am Voldemort.

Chapter 472 Negotiating the Buckingham Palace Treaty
Buckingham Palace didn't close its doors to the wizarding world, but it didn't open that much either.

For this raid, they did not give any specific explanation, and they also pretended to be indifferent to the negotiation.

It wasn't until Dumbledore borrowed the Elder Wand from Voldemort and went to Buckingham Palace in person that the negotiations barely started.

But even though the negotiations had begun, Voldemort still felt that Buckingham Palace was playing it perfunctory.

This is not difficult to infer from their various behaviors.

For example, they strongly demanded that Voldemort must participate in the negotiations, and after Voldemort made it clear and repeatedly refused, they also demanded that the affiliation between Dumbledore and Minister Crouch must be determined before negotiations can be negotiated.

This is undoubtedly creating internal conflicts in the wizarding world. Fortunately, Dumbledore is willing to condescend and take the title of consultant to the Ministry of Magic, which can be regarded as fulfilling the other party's request.

But even at this point, the opposite party still puts forward new requirements:
Only by publishing the list and home addresses of the wizards, and sending the detailed information of the wizards to the English government, can negotiations begin.

This request looks like a tactful refusal to negotiate.

Of course, the Ministry of Magic would not agree to such a request, and Dumbledore even wanted to go to Buckingham Palace again.

"They're stalling, Albus, and unless you kill their decision-maker with the Elder Wand, you'll get nothing. Force won't solve the problem."

Voldemort's words caused Dumbledore to roll his eyes.

Can force not solve the problem?

If someone else said this, Dumbledore might have believed it, but if it came from Voldemort's mouth, Dumbledore would believe it.

"What do you think their purpose is?"

As Dumbledore spoke, he glanced at Voldemort's desk.

In the center of it was a photograph of a man Dumbledore recognized.

Leonard, his former student.

"Are you looking for the Observer?" Dumbledore asked.

"Know thyself, ever-victorious."

Voldemort said something in Chinese, regardless of whether the other party could understand it or not, he said in English, "I've been thinking about their purpose, Albus, this is the reason why I didn't take action."

"The purpose...found?" Dumbledore asked.

"Don't let things develop like in North America. I think they raided the Ministry of Magic with this idea in mind." Voldemort said.

Dumbledore thought for a moment in silence, and said, "You mean, they want to eradicate...or control England's wizarding world?"

"Yes, Albus, although they used Muggle weapons and soldiers, the main attackers were wizards. They hoped that this was an internal conflict. Do you know what I mean?" Voldemort asked.

"You mean, test them?" Dumbledore asked, stroking the white beard that had returned to its original length.

"Yes, if there is a result, let me know."

As Voldemort said, he picked up the tea on the table and took a sip.

Dumbledore said no more, got up and left.

And on the third day after this meeting, Dumbledore sent him news that Buckingham Palace was willing to negotiate.

"First of all, we must admit that wizards are co-governed. That is to say, the problem of the wizarding world in England in the future is just that the Ministry of Magic has no right to make decisions, and Buckingham Palace will participate."

Percy frowned, and explained the reason why this negotiation was reached.

"Is this also acceptable?" Voldemort felt very strange.

"Minister Crouch refused, but Principal Dumbledore persuaded him."

After Percy finished speaking, he looked at Voldemort strangely, and said, "The headmaster said that we will not involve you in this negotiation, including the so-called co-governance, which also excludes you, so..."

"So if there are any problems in the future, let me rush out and lift the table?" Voldemort said gloomily.

Damn Dumbledore, this is going to make him the dog in "Shut Down and Let the Dogs Go".

"That's basically what it means. Before I came here, the headmaster specifically told me to convey his meaning." Percy seemed to be holding back a smile.

"What do you mean?" Voldemort asked.

"You are the future of the wizarding world." Percy laughed.

"Go to the future of the horse." Voldemort laughed too, but he was not angry.

Dumbledore's agreement to the other party's conditions was also based on the situation, and letting him act as a dark hand also left a way for the entire Ministry of Magic of England.

It was him, and he would do the same.

"Will you participate in this negotiation?" Voldemort asked, putting away his smile.

"Yes, the principal and the minister all hope that I will be a hardliner in this negotiation." Percy said.

Voldemort nodded. This is a suitable arrangement. After all, it was Percy who killed the opponent this time, and his lover was also killed in the explosion. There are enough reasons to do so.

"Bring Neville and Draco, as well as Hermione, and if she wants, let her participate in this negotiation, and just sit in." Voldemort said.

"Okay, teacher." Percy agreed without hesitation.

This meeting ended here, and for the rest of the time, Voldemort focused his attention on the Horcrux.

He is currently studying how to put part of Lin Zuo's soul into it, so that if he has an accident, it will be him who will be resurrected in the future, not just Riddle.

The process went so smoothly that in fact he had completed the transformation of a Horcrux and sent that Horcrux to the tribal witch.

Now he is transforming another one, and is going to send this Horcrux to the eastern land.

While he was busy transforming the Horcrux, negotiations also started.

Just as Voldemort thought, this negotiation did not go smoothly, and Buckingham Palace grabbed the co-governance power, hoping to obtain a list of all wizards.

Dumbledore and Crouch did not flinch, asking each other to exchange the list of observers.

Obviously, this is a condition that no one can agree to, so the negotiations are deadlocked here.

Seeing that the negotiations could not be advanced, Voldemort paid less attention to it.

Who knew that a month later, the other party actually compromised.

They stopped asking for the Wizarding Directory, and started asking for the Queen to have the same rights in the wizarding world as they did in the Muggle world.

"What are they going to do?"

This request confused everyone, including Dumbledore.

After thinking about it, they couldn't understand the reason, and finally had to find Voldemort here.

"The right to start a war, two, this is the power and responsibility that I can think of that has the greatest impact on us."

After simple thinking, Voldemort made such a judgment.

"The right to go to war?" Minister Crouch wondered.

"The queen can declare war on any person or country at any time, and her people will also participate in this war accordingly, so... Maybe they want to make the wizarding world more chaotic, or maybe they are still looking for reason to evade the signing of the treaty."

Voldemort said thoughtfully, while putting down the information in his hand.

This information still comes from the team behind Pokis, but almost all the personnel within the team have been changed.

The English no longer served him, so he had to find some Chinese who were familiar with England.

Voldemort thinks this is good, at least he thinks the Chinese understand politics better than the English.

(End of this chapter)