I, Hogwarts Week Two

Chapter 513 If You Want

Seeing Hermione insist, Owen didn't say anything else.

After a while, his hair was quickly done.

Then, Miss Granger continued, "By the way, the Prime Minister also hopes to send some young wizards to join the government as magical consultants."

"Magical advisor?" Harry said in surprise, "Can wizards still be officials in the Muggle government?"

"Isn't Tonks here?" Owen pinched his neck and said comfortably.

"She's not suitable." Hermione said, looking at Harry, "This is not an official, but a civil servant, similar to the ministerial assistant Percy previously held." Then she rushed to Owen, "Kingsley said that her personality is too erratic, and Dumbledore also thinks that she is not suitable for this position. They need someone more stable."

"And -" she hesitated, "Tonks herself is not very willing to stay in the UK. She seems to want to go to Sweden and join the Union."

Of course Hermione would not tell you that she had seen Tonks confess her love for Professor Lupin after the war.

She was stunned when she heard those sincere words.

She and Ginny had guessed early on that Tonks seemed to have someone she liked, but neither she nor Ginny had guessed that the object of Tonks's affection was actually Professor Lupin.

"Oh - I know." Owen said softly.

"Hmm?" This caught Hermione's attention, and she wondered in her heart whether Owen had known about Tonks for a long time.

"The Prime Minister has some more requirements." She suppressed her doubts and continued, "They hope to send some young people, preferably those who have just graduated from school, who have fought against the Death Eaters head-on, have sufficient experience in the Muggle world, and have some understanding of the country's history. They are not supporters of pure-bloodism or half-bloods, and Muggle ancestry is preferred. They must be gentle, kind, responsible, and finally have an 'advantage' in appearance."

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"What kind of requirement is this?" Ginny was a little angry. She felt offended. "The last one, what does it mean to have an advantage in appearance? Are they choosing a consultant? Or a prostitute?" The little red-haired witch said bluntly.

"Uh..." Hannah looked at the bold Ginny and felt embarrassed for a moment, but that was Ginny, that was her personality. "Also, you have to be a fresh graduate and have experience fighting Death Eaters. Isn't that too demanding? Although most of us have fought against them, we were just spectators. Not many of us have really faced Death Eaters alone."

Hearing this, the other people present, including Harry, Ron, Neville, Susan, Justin and other DA members nodded.

That's indeed the case. It seems that the only ones who have actually dueled with Death Eaters are Owen, Hermione, Harry, Ron, and perhaps Cho Zhang, Cedric, Fleur, and Krum. At least they have experienced the battle on the top of the Azkaban Tower.

These demands are inexplicable and contradictory.

To this end, Hermione explained: "In Muggle novels, most wizards are portrayed in a very stereotyped way, and we need to break this prejudice. Choosing young, handsome or beautiful wizards is conducive to publicity. It allows Muggles to see the true face of wizards, rather than the dark and terrifying image in their minds.

The Death Eaters have already left a deep impression on most Muggles, and it certainly takes some other tricks to quickly transform them."

Ron snorted, and it was obvious that he was dissatisfied with the prejudice of Muggles. "Muggles' ideas are really stupid. Wizards are also human beings, young and old, beautiful and ugly. How can they all be the image of dried-up old witches? This is simply discrimination against us."

"Besides," Ron suddenly became serious, "these reasons sound very forced, and they are definitely not what you came up with, Hermione. What exactly is their purpose?"

"Yo——" Owen raised his eyebrows and raised the corners of his mouth slightly, "I have to say, you have become smarter, Ron."

"People say that being in love reduces your IQ, but yours actually increases it. That's really rare."

"Hey!" Hermione stretched out her leg unhappily and kicked Owen's calf.

Don’t think she can’t hear it—isn’t that person who reduces IQ talking about her?

"Haha." Owen ignored Hermione and continued, "It seems that your partner's IQ is too high, just like water flows to the lower place, so some of it was given to you."

"You said so." He turned and looked at Koyatel.

Facing Owen's aggressive gaze, the girl's expression did not change. "He is not stupid."

"Yes, yes, yes." Owen responded, "He is not stupid, he is just too impatient. He will definitely show his smartness when he calms down. Well, well - a common excuse for girlfriends to defend their boyfriends."

"Alright, this demand, huh - all that's missing is sending all the obedient geniuses here, it's written on their faces."

He looked at Hermione, "So, has Dumbledore been chosen?"

"Some." Hermione nodded. Although Owen's words were not very pleasant to hear, it was indeed true from another perspective. However, she preferred the original perspective: "Bill and Percy are both good choices. Maybe George and Fred can be added. If they don't cause trouble and are just pretending, they are actually not bad."

"What?" Ron interrupted quickly. "Why only our family? And - are you serious? How are Hermione, George and Fred 'good-looking'?"

"I think it's quite amusing." Hermione rolled her eyes at him. "It's much better than some idiot who hasn't made any progress in over a year."

"I" Ron, who was hit in the vital spot, was immediately deflated and speechless.

After hearing Hermione's answer, Owen felt as if his eyes had brightened, as if he had found a green lotus in the mud.

Dumbledore's wisdom is indeed online.

He naturally saw through the Muggles' scheme and went along with it.

Perhaps he had hopes that George and Fred would learn the Muggle weapons and invent ways to restrain them.

"I chose the Weasley family because your family is more loyal. If it were anyone else, Justin? It wouldn't take him more than a few days to be bewitched by the Muggles' sweet talk and completely turn to Muggles in numbness and self-righteousness."

"Hey! I'm not that stupid." Justin shouted dissatisfiedly.

"Do you believe what you are saying?" Owen stared at him lightly. Genggu's Sea of ​​Death was reflected in his enchanting emerald green eyes. Coupled with his half-smile, it gave people an inexplicable feeling of evil and fear.

"There's already someone here who's about to fall. Do you think you're more rational and smart than her?"

"I don't think so."

Justin looked up at Hermione, then let out a sigh of relief with some reluctance.

"Owen!" Miss Granger looked at Owen seriously, "You are too harsh." She frowned. Her voice was full of dissatisfaction with Owen's words. She felt that he seemed to have changed a little after not seeing him for a few months.

Very bad change.

"I find that you are very conflicted about how to deal with Muggles. Previously, on the Hogwarts Express and in Professor Binns' History of Magic class, you said that you hoped that in the future, as the wizarding world and the Muggle world merge, wizards would take the lead. But Mr. Harker told me that you told him in person in Downing Street that wizards do not have the ability to lead a country.

<divclass="contentadv">What on earth are you thinking! ”

"What do you think?" Owen suddenly stretched out his hand, and his slender fingers with a faint warmth fell on the little witch's hand holding the teacup. "Wizards are indeed incapable, my dear Granger, you should be very clear about this, whether it is Fudge, Barty Crouch, or now Rufus Scrimgeour, to be frank, even my grandfather Grindelwald and Dumbledore, they do not have much talent to govern a country with tens of millions or hundreds of millions of people.

I think you should agree with this.

A small British wizarding world of tens of thousands of people, a group of simple-minded people, a rule that lasted five or six hundred years, and a governance level that barely changed. Believe me, Diagon Alley is pretty much the same as it was five hundred years ago.

My dear, the leadership I'm talking about is only held by one person from the beginning to the end. And that person is a wizard."

".You." Hermione's eyes widened, and she suddenly realized who Owen was talking about.

"I—no—that's why you—I'm willing to be the person Mr. Harker and the others want me to be, that's why you're so dissatisfied."

"Yes." Owen smiled, his expression revealing a weirdness.

"No—" the witch said seriously, "Leaders should be elected, the Prime Minister, the Minister of Magic and others. We need democracy."

Hearing this, Owen leaned back suddenly and melted his body into the embrace of the sofa.

"Democracy? Oh, democracy," he sneered.

“They don’t want democracy, they don’t even want it.

Do you get to vote on the appointment of Minister of Magic? That's decided by the Wizarding Council, which is controlled by several wizarding families.

It took the British government three hundred years to completely kick the people out of power, and now they can be self-righteous and satisfied by voting every few years, and it also diverts conflicts. Oh - this is simply the most genius and greatest invention. "

"Democracy? Honey, there is no foundation for democracy in most countries on this planet.

Little things, like we should be tolerant of people who disagree with us, or we should be tolerant of people who don't believe in what we believe in, or a journalist should be able to disagree with the fucking president. Do you think that overthrowing a dictator and dropping a few bombs based on fundamentalism can create a democratic country?

Oh - maybe we all realize that people don't want freedom. They want rules, boundaries, order, and protection. Protection from internal and external threats.

People need a leader who can provide both restraint and support to calm chaos, end war, and lead them to prosperity. If you can give them that, they will follow you."

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There was silence in the room.

Everyone looked at Owen, staring at him as if they were meeting him for the first time.

Among them, Hermione was particularly strong.

A series of complex emotions flashed across her eyes: fear, anger, confusion, bewilderment, etc.

It was as if she had just met Owen today.

After a long silence, she said, "I suddenly feel that you look like someone."

The little witch looked at him with awe.

"Grindelwald?" Owen replied with a smile.

"He's just as good at bewitching people and stealing souls as he is," said Hermione.

"Thanks for the compliment." The boy said, "I'm just telling the truth."

"Before that - your attitude towards house-elves, Dobby, Kreacher, the movies they made, and your agreement with me on protecting the rights of elves. You said it yourself that you can't stand oppression the most." As she spoke, her voice became higher and higher, and the last sentence was almost shouted.

"Yes, I do hate oppression. It's true. I hope that all intelligent life with civilization has equal status and life. It's also true." Owen said calmly, "All the people under your rule should be equal."

"My people?" Hermione was amused. "What do you think I am? A god?"

"If you want." The strange tone sounded calmly, like the bleak wind blowing from the wilderness, invisible but cold.

"What did you say?"

"No - nothing." Owen suddenly collected his thoughts and his expression became slightly normal.

"Let's discuss our selection. Compared to the illusory future, the present is more important, isn't it?"

Before anyone could react, the boy said, "Professor Dumbledore was right to select people from the Weasley family. If it were the Ministry of Magic, they would pick a group of people and, believe me, they would be fighting the Muggles within a day.

There really weren't many good candidates for the Ministry of Magic. Most wizards had an innate discrimination against Muggles. Most wizards in the Order of the Phoenix, which supported Dumbledore, had never dealt with Muggles. However, there were some candidates, such as Tonks' mother and Sirius' uncle, who chose to marry Muggle-born wizards and had more or less contact with Muggles, and could be considered to have some understanding of them.

Or you can choose Professor Charity Burbage, who is the professor of Muggle Studies at Hogwarts. She has been promoting the elimination of racial discrimination and calling for equality between wizards and Muggles all her life. This is a very good choice. She has a certain understanding of the Muggle world, unlike Ron's father, who doesn't even know what a rubber duck is used for. And she is also on Dumbledore's side. "

"But - Professor Charity Burbage is just an ordinary witch. Her magical attainments are not high, and her real level is not even as good as Quirrell. Quirrell is an outstanding graduate of Ravenclaw, and he was the professor of Muggle Studies before.

In 1991, he took over as the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts, and then he had a sudden idea to go to the Albanian forest to find some dark creatures as teaching materials, and then he met Voldemort.

Although Quirrell's tragedy is classic, it is undeniable that he has the courage to search for dark creatures alone, which shows that he has a clear understanding of his own strength.

Ordinary dangers are no problem for him.

And Professor Charity Burbage—it would be hard for her to survive or escape a fight with the Death Eaters."