[HP] Magic didn't give up on you

"Name?"

"Eli Smith."

"Still at Hogwarts, aren't you? Not yet seventeen, impulsive boy... what about you, lady?"

"I... Petunia Evans."

"Wait." The wizard who was buried in a pile of documents raised his head from his desk, stopped writing, picked up the visitor document he just received in astonishment, and read it again, "Are you a Muggle? Then you Why are you here?"

Petunia tightly pursed her lower lip. Although the wizard didn't say anything extra, the undisguised surprise had already made her feel deeply embarrassed.It seemed to him that a Muggle standing in the Ministry of Magic was like a pig running into its master's house.

"I think your people brought me here by force, sir." With a straight face, she tried her best to show her sternest expression, expressing her attitude seriously, "They brought me here indiscriminately, I'd really like an explanation, too."

Muggles.The wizard curled his lips and looked up behind them. There was no one there, and he was making some kind of symbolic mention.

"Why didn't they just give you a forgetful one?" he asked suspiciously.

Petunia had never heard of the spell of forgetting nothing, but from the point of view of the name, it gave people a rather bad feeling, which made her unconsciously lean towards Eli, as if this action could bring her Some rely on and support.

"Because she's my girlfriend, sir." Eli said again, with the same obvious displeasure in his voice, "I don't think it's illegal for me to spend Christmas night with my girlfriend, sir. ?”

Ah, of course.The wizard finally reacted at this moment, his expression became embarrassing, he gave a dry laugh, and pretended that nothing happened just now.

"Well, unique taste... I can't blame you, Mr. Smith. If it weren't for helplessness, who would want to come over and work overtime on Christmas night to deal with some sudden incidents of abusing magic? If you didn't use magic outside of school , we absolutely have to meet tonight, you can have a wonderful evening with your girlfriend smoothly."

"I thought it wasn't my problem." Eli said indifferently, his voice was extremely cold, "Could it be that I sent the Death Eaters to London to wreak havoc? You don't think I'm a mysterious man, do you?"

Even though he didn't say Voldemort's name directly, there was a brief silence in the office of the Division for the Prohibition of Misuse of Magic.The office director in front of him, Foddy Richardson, looked at them with his mouth gaping, and the atmosphere was so heavy that it almost froze.

This was the first time Petunia realized what kind of existence that dark wizard who had had direct contact with Eli was in the magic world. .

"Let's not talk about that person anymore. Look, your girlfriend is trembling too." Foddy Richardson forcibly brought the topic over, cheering up from the overtime work on Christmas, "The matter of the mysterious man is not ours either. Dean, the Aurors will take care of the ones who brought you here. Now let's get back to your question, Mr. Eli Smith - you've used several light-bombs in a row in the Muggle colony Curses? There were thousands of Muggles present - do you realize how serious this is, sir? You are in serious breach of the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy."

A wave of anger rushed straight into Petunia's head, not because the wizard in front of him looked down on him, but because he accused Eli of no reason.

"For every spell he casts, a life was saved!" Petunia exclaimed, her voice high-pitched with rage. "Special situations should be handled in special ways! If you are a government and Not a machine that just reads the law—”

The wizard in front of him frowned, and Eli held Petunia reassuringly, telling her not to be so excited, and also frowned at Foddy Richardson.

"I really don't know, sir," he said calmly. "We can all see that the Muggle bridges didn't collapse on their own, but the Death Eaters. I don't understand, if they don't It is called the abuse of magic, so what kind of behavior can be more standard than their behavior? I was in danger at the time and needed to protect myself. I also clearly remember that the Ministry of Magic's regulations prohibiting minors from abusing magic are about Crisis situations can be dealt with specially. I fell off a bridge and I needed to use magic."

Foddy Richardson stared at him dumbfounded, as if he was immediately stopped by his question.But in fact, he was just surprised by his clarity—after recovering, he sighed, and his original serious expression eased a little.

"Of course, we know that these things were done by the Death Eaters, and that they violated every law that could be violated... But we couldn't catch them in the face of the Ministry of Magic, did we? The Ministry of Magic There are only so many people, and the UK is so big, when the Death Eaters gather in a small group and suddenly attack and cause damage, the situation is often unpredictable. You should be able to understand. The Aurors assembled and arrived fast enough. None of them are off for Christmas, and they are all on standby at the Ministry of Magic, in case the Death Eaters make a surprise attack tonight-you can see that they are not slow, but they cannot predict disasters."

"Since we know they have caused trouble, why did you bring us here?" Eli asked with a frown, "Since the Ministry of Magic also agrees with the particularity of the incident, we should not be responsible for the accident instead of the Death Eaters. "

"It's different, Mr. Smith," said Foddy Richardson irritably, "because you've caused quite a bit of trouble too—perhaps you realize it? When the Death Eaters cast their spells, no one saw them cast their spells." process, but you are different, and it's hard to imagine how many Muggles will see you doing magic with your wand - and in that sense, you're causing a bigger problem than the Death Eaters."

Eli froze for a moment, frowning deeply.

And Petunia, in astonishment, had already asked the question he wanted to ask.

"Just because he performed a magic spell to save people, is it worse than a major accident that killed hundreds of people?" she asked in shock, almost unable to believe her ears, "Sir—do you know what you're talking about?" ?”

"Of course I know, Miss." Director Richardson frowned, his eyes paused on her for a moment, and he frowned silently, "But it's always... ah, it's not wise to let Muggles find us, especially Under the current situation, Muggles will not understand that there is a group of evil dark wizards doing damage, they will only think that wizards are evil, and Muggles also have deep-rooted and serious prejudices against us. Because the gentleman next to you The incident reversal team has to work overtime for more than half a month, track down all the people who have been to Westminster Bridge tonight, who may have seen the wizard's spellcasting, and cast an oblivion spell on them... This is a difficult project."

"What does this mean." Petunia said in shock, she almost laughed angrily, and asked sarcastically, "Can I describe your thoughts like this, the Muggles only lost their lives, and you and your colleagues Is it unbearable to lose the Christmas break?"

Director Richardson's eyes narrowed.

"If you have nothing to do with all this, I suggest that you be cautious in your words and deeds when facing your unknown field, miss." He said coldly, turning his eyes to Eli who was beside her, "I heard that you are light The spell is well used, Mr Smith, but you understand that such behavior is still..."

"It's still very risky." Eli said calmly, he was not frightened by the interrogation from the Ministry of Magic, and his expression was not shaken, "I understand what you mean, sir, but next time if you face such a situation , I would probably still choose to do so, innocent lives are more important to me than warnings from the Ministry of Magic."

Director Richardson's face darkened, and he looked at Eli coldly for a while.

"Maybe it won't be a warning next time, sir." He said bluntly, "Since you know something about the law, you should know that repeated offenders will be punished more severely, such as being expelled from Hogwarts. expulsion..."

"Come on, Freddy." A voice suddenly joined in from the door of the office. "He's just a student—and objectively speaking, there's nothing morally wrong with it. I don't think anyone in our office is It's pretty peaceful, and from what I can see, they think it's more meaningful to work overtime on this kind of thing than to deal with a chair that bites people."

Richardson immediately stopped his words, his face changed rapidly, and he became cordial and enthusiastic in an instant, and he stood up quickly.

"Mr. Burns—you came to work overtime too? What a busy night...too hard."

"It's all the Death Eaters' fault," said Mr. Burns wearily.He strode in, tall and tall, with a neat and elegant robe. Even though his face was tired now, he could still see his shrewdness.He greeted Foddy Richardson, then turned to Eli and Petunia, nodding to them.

"Edgar Burns, the incident reversal team." He said simply, "We just went to Westminster Bridge to understand the situation. The scene was very chaotic. It was night again, and many people were blown into the sky by the wind. Go, you didn't stand out among them—according to the survey of Muggles, it seems that no Muggles have noticed your behavior. Of course, whether you have been discovered depends on tomorrow's Muggle newspaper, but I don't think you It may steal the limelight from the collapse of Westminster Bridge on Christmas Eve... Generally speaking, our team thinks that it is mostly okay. Even if something happened, the death eaters should be blamed for it. This evil incident is responsible, you can go."

"Mr. Burns..." Foddy Richardson said hesitantly, "but he violated the law after all..."

"So, what should we do? A warning letter has been sent to him." Mr. Burns said, looking at his colleague in surprise, "otherwise, what else can we do—send him to accept Wesson for this matter. Gamo's trial? That's what Death Eaters deserve."

Yes, of course... Director Richardson sighed, and said slightly bitterly: "I am also in a hurry, and I don't want to let the only person involved in this incident go away. You can imagine what we will face tomorrow, and the Daily Prophet will definitely not Will let this go, they'll write about the incompetence of the Ministry of Magic, let the Death Eaters wreak havoc yet again... But look, haven't we done enough? I haven't been able to take a vacation for over a year, Not a single day off... Does anyone know what we're up against? One of the most evil and powerful dark wizards Britain has ever seen, and everyone is counting on us at the Ministry of Magic to take him to Azkaban. I hate to say that, But this really makes me a little bit at a loss. If we have the ability to confront directly, maybe the Minister of Magic should replace us now."

"Anyway, that is our duty, to be responsible to our people." Burns took a deep breath and said in a solemn tone, "The Ministry of Magic cannot let the situation continue to deteriorate like this - our newly appointed Minister of Magic is also like this The claim. The war is on, and the Ministry of Magic has to be the first to cheer. Not just the Aurors, but all the rest of us. I know it's hard, but Foddy, you know, in this matter , we don't have any other choice."

They looked at each other heavily, Burns looked away, and waved to Eli and Petunia.

"Come with me, and I'll send you out—the people who brought you in are still out there trying to catch the Death Eaters. The Aurors may have acted a little too aggressively. I apologize to you on their behalf. They didn't have time to carefully identify, The wizards who have the ability to cast spells must be brought back and checked slowly, and they cannot be easily let go. They also know that it is almost impossible for you to do it, so they just brought you back - the newly appointed director of the Department of Law Enforcement, Batty. Crouch is a hardliner who hates evil, and Aurors can now use the Unforgivable Curse in capture operations. I have to say, this is an exciting improvement, but it puts higher demands on Aurors' eyesight Fortunately, Moody is always reliable."

"The Department of Law Enforcement is a hardliner. What about the other departments?" Eli asked him. "What department is the main force of the conservatives? The Wizengamot? The Department of International Magical Cooperation? What are their reasons?"

Mr. Burns gave him a surprised look, with curiosity and evaluation in his eyes.

"Did you deduce it yourself, or did your mother tell you?" He asked, "Yes, the two departments you mentioned are conservatives. The reason is nothing more than that it has little influence on you, or you are afraid of causing more damage. Serious international impact, after all, the scope of activities of the mysterious person is currently limited to the United Kingdom, and the attitude of surprise and nervousness without authorization will obviously make the Ministry of Magic of other countries laugh."

"Deceive yourself." Eli commented succinctly, "And this kind of fluke attitude that has nothing to do with you is too stupid. Unlike Grindelwald, the mysterious man is not an outstanding politician, and he will not seek to reach common interests with you. Purpose."

Mr. Burns took another careful look at him, he held the corner of his lips, and said softly: "It's not that everyone who didn't protest clearly couldn't see clearly, it's just that the knife hasn't fallen on his head yet, so it's a fluke." Psychology—or they are paying close attention to the situation, ready to stand on the side of the advantage at any time. They don’t understand it, but they understand it too clearly. Humans are such complicated creatures, and reason cannot make all decisions.”

When he was going up in the magic elevator, he turned his face and looked at Petunia who was standing next to Eli.

"I'm very sorry, my lady, to bring you into this." Mr. Burns said to Petunia, "but since I'm all right now, maybe coming to the Ministry of Magic can be regarded as a wonderful experience, I think?"

Petunia looked at him cautiously, hesitated a little, and didn't answer right away.

"A not very pleasant experience." She finally whispered, expressing her true thoughts, "Magic is amazing, but the Ministry of Magic is just a... government, and maybe it is no different from the cabinet, even if you Everyone has special magic."

Mr. Burns smiled, raising an eyebrow at Eli.

"You have a bright and wise girlfriend," he said. "I must say, you two are a perfect match."

Eli frowned, accepting his compliment.They took the magic elevator back to the magnificent hall of the Ministry of Magic, walked past the statues carved with wizards and witches, and came to the fireplace at the door, holding Floo powder, and just before entering the fire, Eli turned and looked at him carefully.

"Thank you for your timely relief, Mr. Burns," he said softly. "And whom should I thank for that?"

Mr. Burns paused, and he smiled silently. This time, he looked at him with appreciation.He smiled and waved him goodbye, blinking slightly.

"A phoenix, perhaps?" he whispered. "You know, that creature always represents hope."

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Thanks to 56105871, Yu Qiqi for the landmines, and the diving soldier for the grenades~