Study Days at Hogwarts

  Chapter 1178 Finished together

  British Ministry of Magic, in the high-level conference room.

  Minister Scrimgeour frowned and listened to the recent report from the director of the crisis response team, Kingsley. The actions of the Death Eaters and their minions to make trouble in Britain have seriously affected the normal operation of the Ministry of Magic.

  A large number of wizards were sent to deal with the mess left by the dark wizards, resulting in the Ministry of Magic's manpower being stretched, and everyone was exhausted physically and mentally by a lot of work and overtime.

  Even if Scrimgeour generously provides an overtime subsidy, it still can't solve everyone's overtime fatigue. Some departments have even worked intensive overtime for two consecutive weeks.

"This is the conspiracy of the Death Eaters. They are forcing us to spend a lot of energy on solving the problem." After listening to Kingsley's report, Scrimgeour looked around at the other Ministry of Magic executives in the conference room, " As for the reason, I think everyone should have guessed it, they want us to expose our loopholes so that we can better infiltrate the Ministry of Magic."

"They are succeeding." Gadvin Robards said with a tired face, "Everyone is very tired during this time, and I am worried that the Death Eaters have quietly controlled some employees of the Ministry of Magic. .”

The atmosphere in the conference room froze suddenly. Everyone was very worried about this matter, and worried that their family members would be threatened. Several people had to admit that there are still employees in the Ministry of Magic who are controlled by Death Eaters from time to time, or whose families are threatened with their lives.

   "What about the protection plan?" Scrimgeour asked his assistant sideways.

   "It's progressing steadily, and I'm afraid it won't be completed until after Christmas this year at the earliest." Percy opened the folder in his hand, took out a document from it, and handed it to Scrimgeour.

   "Conservation Program?"

  Everyone cast inquiring gazes at Minister Scrimgeour, wanting to find out what kind of plan this was.

   "This secret must be kept secret for the time being!"

   Scrimgeour handed the document to the director of the Auror office next to him, "Adhering to the principle of voluntariness, I will ask Dumbledore to act as a secret keeper."

"this…"

  After everyone read the so-called protection plan, Qi Qi looked at Scrimgeour, surprised that the minister actually planned to do this.

  "This is the worst plan, but we have to admit that it is necessary. No one wants their family members to be threatened. The families of Aurors and members of the crisis response team will be given priority."

"One day I die in the line of duty, and the Ministry of Magic is under the control of the Death Eaters. It can also be a safe house from the Death Eaters." Minister Scrimgeour's tone was very calm, and he talked about his life without hesitation. die.

   Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, and they had to admit that Scrimgeour was definitely the toughest and most ruthless minister ever.

   At this moment, someone knocked on the door of the conference room, and the original dignified atmosphere inside was shattered by the knocking on the door.

  Everyone exchanged glances with each other, and picked up their wands one after another.

  Percy Weasley walked over to open the door after getting Scrimgeour's permission.

  A young employee was standing outside the meeting room holding a letter, probably noticing that everyone was staring at him, and suddenly became a little restless.

   "What's the matter?"

  Percy moved his steps, blocking everyone's eyes, looking at the young employees who were a little stunned.

   "Sorry, an urgent notice from the International Federation of Wizards."

  After the wizard came back to his senses, he quickly handed out the letter in his hand.

  He also knew that he shouldn't come to disturb him at this time, but there are some extremely urgent matters that need to be dealt with by the director.

"give it to me!"

  Percy reached out to take the letter, closed the door of the meeting room again, and handed the urgent letter from the International Federation of Wizards to Lufkin, Director of the Department of International Magical Cooperation of the British Ministry of Magic.

"The International Federation of Wizards severely accused and warned British wizards of wantonly violating the International Statute of Secrecy, causing the wizarding world to be at risk of being exposed to Muggles." Lufkin handed the letter to Scrimgeour, mocking himself, " They actually asked us to participate in the urgent meeting of the International Federation of Wizards in the afternoon, asking us to give a reasonable explanation."

   "A reasonable explanation?"

  After reading the contents of the written notice, Scrimgeour had a sneer on the corner of his mouth: "Why didn't they say that the influx of dark wizards from other countries into the UK caused the current chaos."

   The gray zone wizards living in the UK alone cannot support the current chaos at all.

  Don’t forget, there have been several waves of dark wizards who were either executed or imprisoned in Azkaban Prison after being hit hard by the Ministry of Magic.

"This time, I went to Paris to explain to them in person. Gadwin, give me the latest report. I think it's useless for them to accuse, protest, and warn. Maybe they should send Aurors to help solve the problem." The risk that the magic world may be exposed!" Scrimgeour's tone was full of yin and yang.

  No way, since that idiot Fudge caused Dumbledore to lose his position as the chairman of the International Confederation of Wizards, the status of the British Ministry of Magic in the International Confederation of Wizards has declined rapidly, and the relationship between the two parties has become worse than before.

  When the mysterious man ravaged Britain, the International Federation of Wizards not only did not send Aurors to help, but stood by and watched, and even blamed the British Ministry of Magic for its fault.

   This was the case in the last wizarding war, and the former minister Millicent Bagnor had a very unpleasant fight with the International Federation of Wizards because they actually accused the British wizards of violating the "International Statute of Secrecy" by celebrating their victory.

   "Can it succeed?" Lufkin asked worriedly: "Or, I will go."

"No, it is very necessary for me to go there in person. The matter has to be resolved. If those dark wizards continue to make trouble, the Ministry of Magic will definitely not be able to hold on." Scrimgeour recalled the conversation with Albert a few days ago, firmly Said: "You may need to continue to follow up on this matter."

   "I see." Lufkin sighed softly.

   "Let's adjourn the meeting, I need to prepare the documents first."

   "Rufus, how sure are you?"

   After the meeting, Lufkin stayed to discuss the matter with Scrimgeour. He knew the minister's plan to seek help from the International Federation of Wizards, but he felt that the success rate of this plan was not high.

  In order to let the minister receive unreasonable accusations in the past, it would be better for him, the director of the International Magic Exchange and Cooperation Department, to argue with them in the past.

"We need support, I have no choice." Scrimgeour knew very well that the probability of success was very low, and I believed that no one would want to interfere with this matter, but after a brief exchange with Albert, he found that this was the only thing they had now. Choice, now the International Federation of Wizards sent a stern warning, allowing him to see an opportunity.

  That afternoon, under the cover of two teams of Aurors from the Ministry of Magic, Scrimgeour quietly left the UK using the Floo network and appeared at the Ministry of Magic in Paris to attend the meeting of the International Federation of Wizards.

  President Babajid Akinbad, who presided over the meeting, was very surprised by Scrimgeour's personal arrival.

   Without giving members of the International Federation of Wizards a chance to criticize the British Ministry of Magic, Scrimgeour spoke first.

   "I know that the International Federation of Wizards is very dissatisfied with the chaotic situation in Britain, but do you really think this is just a problem with the British Ministry of Magic?"

  “…It is not easy to persuade the International Federation of Wizards to help.”

Scrimgeour did not forget the conversation with his special advisor. Although Albert never acknowledged this position, he had to admit that Albert helped him save a lot of trouble. At least he was more reliable than another special advisor, Fudge. much.

"From the resurrection of the mysterious man to the present, a large number of black wizards have been recruited by him, and they have poured into Britain from all over Europe to become followers of the mysterious man, including those extremely dangerous giants who have appeared in the UK and caused serious damage. Although we have managed to kill a small number of giants, there are indications that there are still a large number of giants staying in the UK."

Scrimgeour ignored the other members, continued to overwhelm the others with a strong voice, and said to himself: "You can think that Britain is a powder keg...Honestly, can you stop those unhealthy Nonsense, listen to me to finish."

   "Minister Scrimgeour, maybe you should calm down, this is not in line with your gentlemanly demeanor." A member sarcastically sneered.

"If you, like me, work continuously for a month with high intensity, instead of just bringing up those unnutritious nonsense, I don't think your temper will be much better than mine." Scrimgeour said unceremoniously to everyone present. Show what it means to be grumpy.

   "The situation in the UK is very bad?"

   Babajid Akinbad frowned, he found that the situation seemed to be worse than expected.

"I am very worried that it may explode at any time." Scrimgeour said bluntly the purpose of his coming here, "I think that in order to prevent the wizarding world from being completely exposed to Muggles, the International Federation of Wizards should immediately organize a proud Luo went to the UK to help deal with the mysterious man's problem, so as to prevent the British magic community from being exposed to the public."

  Everyone present was stunned.

   They originally planned to severely criticize the British Ministry of Magic, but they were fooled by Scrimgeour's manipulation.

   "What is Dumbledore doing?"

  Babajid Akinbad changed the subject and asked everyone to issue a stern warning verbally, which is of course no problem, but no one wants to touch the big trouble of the mysterious man.

"Dumbledore can't do anything about it. He has helped the Ministry of Magic fight against dark wizards more than once, but Britain has also paid a heavy price. Right now, the British Ministry of Magic is really powerless to control the situation in the UK." Scrimgeour said bluntly. issued a document, "I have a list of the latest black wizards executed by the Ministry of Magic. There are nearly 200 people in total. The number of dark wizards currently active in the UK is far more than this, and this part of the black wizards comes from European countries, so you will find that the law and order in your country has improved, because the group of bedbugs have all gone to the UK to follow the mysterious man."

"... They must be made to feel that this matter is no longer a problem of Britain, but a problem of the entire European magic community. They must understand that the UK is no longer able to handle the current situation, if the International Federation of Wizards is unwilling to send Auror reinforcements , when the time comes, we have to help clean up the mess. We must let them understand that the complete exposure of the wizarding world to the Muggles is not because of the British problem, but the result of their indifference."

   Scrimgeour has to admit that such a threat is likely to damage the reputation of the British magic community, but the current situation can no longer take care of that much.

   Moreover, when Gellert Grindelwald ravaged the whole world, the British Ministry of Magic finally sent Aurors to help. Now that the second generation of the Dark Lord is ravaging Britain, it is really angry that the International Federation of Wizards sits idly by.

Scrimgeour looked around at everyone present with sharp eyes, and threatened unceremoniously: "If the International Federation of Wizards is unwilling to send Aurors to England to help catch these bedbugs, maybe wait until the mysterious man kills me and completely controls the Ministry of Magic. After the situation is completely out of control, then you may have to talk to the mysterious person about it."

   "This is a shameful threat." Someone in the meeting growled in displeasure.

   These words immediately received a lot of response, many people were condemning Scrimgeour, but this man was indifferent to it.

"I'm just telling the facts. Don't look at me that way. My last British Minister of Magic was murdered by a mysterious person before he took over as minister. I took over as minister urgently. According to reliable sources, the mysterious person is trying to kill me, and when I am dead there will be no one in England to stop him.

   "Isn't there still Dumbledore!"

  Some people ridiculed Scrimgeour's self-righteousness.

   "I think Dumbledore will definitely not watch the British Ministry of Magic come under the control of mysterious people."

   "Yeah, actually I think so too."

  Scrimgeour's words can't make everyone mess up.

However, without waiting for others to react, he continued: "But there is only one Dumbledore, and there are more than fifty vicious incidents happening in England every day. Do you know what this concept is? So far, there have been More than a thousand Muggles were slaughtered mercilessly, and the International Confederation of Wizards did nothing about it."

   "This is a British problem."

"No, this is no longer a British problem, but a problem with the entire magical world, because the people who slaughtered them were dark wizards from all over Europe. This matter is almost unstoppable, so I came here today Ask everyone for help."

   "Looking for help?" Many people think this is ridiculous.

"If you have noticed, you will find that I have sought help from the International Federation of Wizards since I took office." Scrimgeour threatened unceremoniously: "If the vicious incident continues, the entire British magical community will be unable to cover it up." The problems caused by the Death Eaters will sooner or later be exposed to the Muggles in the wizarding world. When Britain is completely in chaos, it will be meaningless to warn and accuse you harshly. Those dark wizards will ignore you. From the number of Muggles who died in the last wizarding war, it should not be difficult for you to guess their attitude towards Muggles, and don’t expect them to help cover up the existence of the wizarding world. In fact, their approach has seriously violated the "International Wizarding Secrecy" law."

   "We need to discuss this matter with the Ministry of Magic of various countries." Babajid Akinbad's face twitched slightly. Facing the threat of Scrimgeour, they really had nothing to do.

  Who made Scrimgeour look like I'm not afraid of death and ready to fight dark wizards at any time, plus the list of dark wizards who were recently executed by the Ministry of Magic, everyone realized that this person in front of him was not joking.

  In case the situation in Britain really collapses completely, they will have to come out to clean up the mess, and the wizarding world must not be completely exposed to Muggles.

   This really made many members of the International Federation of Wizards feel extremely aggrieved.

"You better hurry up, our people have been working overtime for several weeks, I don't know how long they can last." Scrimgeour reminded kindly: "If these dark wizards can be eliminated , I think it is conducive to maintaining the stability of the European magic community."

  (end of this chapter)