International students at Hogwarts

Chapter 165 Yes, Minister! (two in one)

Dumbledore: "I've heard it before, you can speak French, so don't pretend. Kylenu, the duration of this job is about—"

"About more than a month, maybe less than a month." Kirenu added next to him, "If he can be hired."

Lu Ren:? !

"I'm not going. I have plans for summer vacation." Lu Ren said: Are you kidding me?more than a month?How many days are left in my summer vacation?I still want to have a good rest during the summer vacation!

"Okay, then I'll arrange someone." To Lu Ren's surprise, Dumbledore let him go.But when Lu Ren was about to leave the office, Dumbledore asked behind him: "By the way, do you know how much Galleons a unicorn horn costs? And their tail hairs, which are sold by the root .”

Lu Ren: ?_?
Dumbledore said slowly: "A unicorn horn can be sold for 21 Galleons in Diagon Alley, and a unicorn tail can be sold for 10 Galleons. Come to think of it, it's like unicorn blood. A vial is 70 galleons on the black market. And the whole school knows you have a live unicorn."

There was a drop of cold sweat dripping from Lu Ren's head. He had been hanging out with Hagrid all this time, which made him ignore the value of these "common" things.Yes, if you want to ask who is the invisible tycoon of Hogwarts, then Hagrid can definitely be one.

He has a good relationship with the acromantula, as long as he wants, he can sell the venom of the acromant on the market at a low price, and he also harvested a lot of unicorn tail hairs during the patrol, and the animals injured Sometimes, he used the fur as a bandage.

Local tyrant!
Of course, it was this pure mentality that allowed him to make friends with the animals in the Forbidden Forest.Hagrid has never actively sold various "products" of Fantastic Beasts.Comparing my heart to my heart, if pet dogs also have a social organization, and I find that my dog ​​plucks my hair and replaces my bones every day while I am asleep, I might not be happy, right?

Hagrid is simple, but other wizards are not.The existence of the little unicorn will make countless people cast coveted eyes on him. Although it is certainly true that he is positive, there are also countless kinds of strange magic in the magic world, which is hard to guard against!Moreover, as a crispy character, wizards often die in unimaginable ways. For example, the eldest of the three famous Peverell brothers, the first owner of the Elder Wand, was actually drunk and had his throat cut!
And in this way, I am afraid that it will not be very convenient for me to go home.Rushing to expose the location of one's hometown would bring unnecessary risks to parents. As far as Lu Ren knew, only Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall knew the address of his home, and his hometown was still very safe.

The best solution for me is to go to Greyrat's house this summer vacation, and it's best to stay with other reliable adult wizards in the next vacation: such as Dumbledore, Sirius and the Weasley family.

But thinking about the good, this matter is indeed a rare good job. How many surprises can the inheritance of the ancient magic family bring to oneself?
Lu Ren squeezed out a smile: "So what are the requirements for being a tutor?"

……

Soon, Lu Ren negotiated the time to go to Gererat's house during the summer vacation, and the day to interview Fudge was also booked. Just tonight, Le Monde, the largest-selling newspaper in the French magic world, will send a reporter to follow the interview .

When evening came, Professor McGonagall brought Lu Ren to the center of London.Yes, Professor McGonagall led Lu Ren this time.

The place where they apparated this time was in a lonely alley.Then they turned around, first came out of the alley, and came to a wide street full of traffic.

The streets were full of people, and the clothes of Lu Ren and Mag were obviously eye-catching - they were still wearing wizard robes, but they didn't cause a stir, because this is London, and everyone didn't have so much free time to watch two theologians or cosplay lovers.

Afterwards, Professor McGonagall led Lu Ren into a side road and walked for a distance. The buildings on both sides of the street gradually became dilapidated.At last they came to a bleak little street consisting of a few shabby-looking offices and a tavern.

"You haven't been here yet, have you? This is where the British Ministry of Magic is located. I used to work here before I taught at Hogwarts, the Department of Magical Law Enforcement. They once tried to give me a promotion, but Dumbledore told me Hogwarts Gewarts lacked a Transfiguration teacher, so I resigned and went to Hogwarts."

Revisiting the old place, Professor McGonagall seemed to have a lot of emotion.She pointed to a dilapidated red telephone box nearby, "That's the entrance to the Ministry of Magic." Then she pointed to the opposite side of the box: "That's the residence of the Minister of Magic."

Lu Ren looked along her fingertips, and he saw a dilapidated small room.If Professor McGonagall hadn't told him, he'd have thought it was a toilet.

"The appearance is very dilapidated, but it's just an appearance. Muggles can't even see this dilapidated house." Professor McGonagall explained patiently.Then she led Lu Ren to the front of the house.

At this time, there were already three people standing outside the house.There were two men and a woman. One man had short straight gray hair and looked very strong. The other was a fat middle-aged man wearing a coat and a bowler hat.The woman looks ordinary, and her dress has no characteristics.

Lu Ren breathed a sigh of relief: none of the three seemed to be related to Rita Skeeter.

"Minerva, you're here." The short-haired man was the first to notice Professor McGonagall. He shook hands with Professor McGonagall before looking at Lu Ren.

"This is a student sent by Hogwarts, Lu Ren. Lu Ren, this is the Ministry of Magic Aurord Lux."

Lu Ren couldn't help but forgive the famous Auror.There are many Aurors, former Aurors and quasi-Aurors in the British Ministry of Magic. Among them, the more famous ones are the former Auror Mad-Eye Moody, Kingsley, and Tonks. Apart from the two of them, Dawlish is definitely the most famous Aurors.

After all, the name is too similar to a fast food restaurant. When Lu Ren was a child, he couldn't tell the difference between Dexters and Dalex.In addition to the traffic that comes with his name, this guy's record is also very "wonderful" - almost every time he plays, he will be embarrassing!He had four defeats in total, by Dumbledore, Hagrid, Tonks, and Neville's grandma.

Dumbledore also made sense, after all, he was the strongest white wizard in the magic world, but it would be quite embarrassing for Dawlish to fight four times and be wiped out by the group.Hagrid can also forcefully explain, after all, he is a half-blood giant.But being defeated by the younger generation Tonks and the old grandma respectively, it's hard to justify it. Grandma Neville even beat him to the hospital that time...

Dawlish, a professional Auror combat power gauge.

As for the other two, the man is Jean-Pierre, a reporter from Le Monde, Le Monde, who is mainly responsible for the international news section, and the woman is Betty Braithwaite, a reporter from the Daily Prophet.

After confirming their identities, Dawlish invited the four into Fudge's home.

Fudge's home, or the "dormitory" where successive Ministers of Magic would move in, doesn't look luxurious, just like an ordinary British family: a small tea table, flower arrangements, a floral sofa and some landscape paintings.The only difference from Muggles is that the paintings move.

The homely Fudge no longer wore his pinstriped suit and bright red tie, not to mention the long black cape, purple pointed boots and dark green bowler hat.On the contrary, he wore a pair of brown loose trousers, a gray round-neck sweater on the upper body, and a fat belly, he looked like an uncle next door, adding a bit of amiable temperament.

"Sit whatever you want," Fudge invited the four of them into the room, and Dawlish bowed after entering the door, then turned and left. "Would you like something to drink? Tea, coffee, hot cocoa? Would you like to try the very popular cola among Muggles?"

As he spoke, he summoned a teapot and several cups, poured drinks for everyone, and snapped his fingers, conjuring a plate of snacks on the table in front of Lu Ren and the others.

"Okay, let's get straight to the point?" He stood in front of Lu Ren and rubbed his hands together, looking a little nervous.I have to say that Fudge's acting skills and ability to wear clothes are very good.Meanwhile, both journalists produced their quills, which, it should be noted, were all regular quills, not the Rita Skeeter kind.

Lu Ren also noticed that the French reporter also seemed to speak good English, and could communicate perfectly with British wizards without even having an accent.

The interview begins.

Lu Ren and Fuji made some insignificant polite remarks first.Afterwards, Fudge stood by the wall, with his hands behind his back, and began to talk eloquently: "As I said, Lu Ren, the people of the magic world wanted me to be the Minister of Magic, so I reluctantly took over the burden. "

"Isn't it a heavy responsibility?" Lu Ren started his inquiry while holding a quill in one hand.

"In my opinion, a person who chooses to serve the public throughout his life must take up this responsibility."

"It's a lot of power."

Fudge seemed to recall something unpleasant, "I know, I know." But he quickly adjusted his emotions, "Sometimes power makes people flattered, but it also makes people humble and introspective. Going to work at the Ministry of Magic every day, sitting in the When I'm in the minister's office, I feel..."

Lu Ren directly interrupted his official routine: "I have a question, Minister. As the Minister of Magic of the United Kingdom who is in charge of power, what personal achievements have you made?"

Fudge froze for a moment, and quickly glanced at the two reporters who were writing furiously.

"Um, achievements? There are still a lot. I was the director of the Department of Magical Accidents and Disasters when Mysterious Man just fell, and later I became the 32nd Minister of Magic, and I also served as the British branch of the International Federation of Wizards..."

"No, the practical things you do are beneficial to the policies, regulations or other things of ordinary wizards." Lu Ren showed a playful smile.

"Benefits?" Fudge's expression was like a student encountering a new word while doing English listening.

"Right. Is it my accent? I mean, do you have a policy or something that benefits ordinary wizards?"

"No—ah, I mean your accent, your spoken language is as good as a native speaker...Other wizards? Of course there are many, this is the responsibility, 18 hours a day, no weekends." Fudge subconsciously He denied it, but he quickly realized his mistake. He tiptoed lightly, looked down at Lu Ren, and tried to see what was written in his notebook.

Lu Ren looked up at him, and he hastily squeezed out an awkward yet polite smile.

"Can you give me an example? Otherwise, the report will look very empty." After Lu Ren finished writing the last letter, he glanced at the interview draft, which took up an entire page of parchment but lacked any substantive content.

"Example? Uh... don't know where to start, well, we've—yes, we've had a lot of Ministry of Magic coordination policy. Well, we get together, the whole wizarding—I mean the British wizarding world," Fudge glanced at Pierre, "The most outstanding mind, everyone works together..."

"But when you look back on the past, you can proudly say 'I did it'. It's like a writer looking back on his own work." Lu Ren pressed tightly, not saving any face for Fudge.

"The Ministry of Magic is a sophisticated machine. People have their own opinions and it takes time. There is a saying in the Muggle community that Rome was not built in a day... Would you like a cup of hot tea? You seem to have finished your tea?" Fudge I can't wait to draw out my wand and use a disappearing spell on the tea in their cups.

"Or how about some dim sum? The minister's dim sum is famous for its deliciousness." Betty didn't want to see Fudge get embarrassed again, and tried to ease the atmosphere by speaking.

"No need, I still have a lot of tea here."

"Thanks, but I'm not hungry at all."

Pierre and Lu Ren, who were watching the play, refused to change the subject.

"Or, tell me about your recent visit? I saw the news about your visit to the New Zealand Ministry of Magic in the Daily Prophet." Betty gave Fudge a step down.

Fudge's eyes lit up, "Ah, yes, a visit from the New Zealand Ministry of Magic! I visited the New Zealand Ministry of Magic before, and held several symposiums with their Minister of Magic on jointly defending against Grindelwald. Together with the Ministry to resist Grindelwald's invasion."

"Then what have you achieved?" Lu Ren asked lazily, New Zealand Ministry of Magic?Can they have triple digit wizards in total?
"Of course, the headlines for three days in a row, three full pages of reports, the nightly wizard news scrolling our conversation..." Fudge's eyes lit up.

"So what was the process of your interview?" Professor McGonagall had already seen through everything, and she said the first sentence after entering the room.

"Ah, I read my summary to him and he read his...then we decided to swap it so it would be quicker...I think today's interview should really be over, I have a meeting in a bit , goodbye!" Fudge was completely overwhelmed, and he hurriedly ended the interview.

When sending them out of the room, Fudge almost looked at the two reporters with a desperate smile: "You... really want to put this conversation in the newspaper as it is?"

Pierre and Betty looked at each other, and replied in unison: "Yes, Minister."

(End of this chapter)