Hogwarts Homecoming

Amosta could tell that Eric probably hadn't been going well in the Ministry of Magic these past few years, otherwise, he wouldn't have caught a classmate he didn't know well and chatted non-stop for ten minutes, thinking about it. , Eric's work is as boring as the centaur's office.

"I'm sorry to bother you with reminiscing--"

While Eric was whispering to Amosta, he heard from Bertha that Barty Crouch of the Department of International Magical Cooperation would always get angry because of some trivial things these two days, the golden door Suddenly, a serious witch's voice came from the elevator hall behind.

And the moment he heard this voice, Eric shuddered suddenly, and immediately closed his mouth.

Ms. Amelia Borns, who was dressed in a solemn emerald wizard robe, came out of the elevator hall. Her eyes paused for a moment on Eric and then moved away, showing a little tiredness on her face. With a smile, he said to Amosta,

"Connelly said your letter said you'd be at the Ministry by seven o'clock, so I'll show you the way—"

There are not many wizards who can have Ms. Amelia Bones, who is well-known in the European magic world, come and greet her in person. Eric immediately gave Amosta an envious look.

"Thank you, I'm really not very familiar with this place—"

Amosta smiled, then nodded at Eric,

"Let's talk later."

"Connelly is waiting for you in his office, and we need to have a brief meeting before the official press conference begins."

Ms. Burns said succinctly.

This is not a good place to chat, and Amosta just nodded without saying anything.

With a ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, an elevator emerged from the dark elevator shaft, the iron gate opened, and three people walked into the elevator car one by one, and the gate closed with a bang. , the car slowly climbed up, the chain rattled, and not long after, the voice of the indifferent woman in the phone booth sounded again.

"Fourth floor, Department of Regulatory and Control of Fantastic Creatures - Beasts, Outliers and Ghosts Office, Goblin Liaison Office, Pest Advisory Office, Centaur Office, House-Elf Resettlement Office, Disposal of Dangerous Animals Committee."

The elevator car stopped on the fourth floor. Outside the protective fence, a tall middle-aged wizard with a stern expression was holding a piece of parchment and was waiting for the elevator. When he saw Hagrid who had filled half the car At that time, he hesitated for a moment, but did not choose to open the fence door.

"Come in, Norus, the car will hold you—"

Ms. Burns nodded to the tall wizard outside the door and said.

The wizard named Norus was silent for a while, then nodded to Ms. Burns, opened the door and entered the car, and his joining immediately made the car crowded, and Hagrid huddled in the car In the corner, I wish I could curl myself up into a ball.

"Which floor do you want to go to?"

"basement one."

Nowrus glanced at Amosta, wondering why this unfamiliar young wizard looked at him with a strange smile in his eyes, but he immediately turned his attention to Ms. Burns, and he raised his eyebrows. The parchment in Yang's hand,

"I applied for a ghost that lost its mind from the ghost office before. The experiment has been completed, and now I have to return the receipt to the logistics office."

After saying this, Norus said nothing.

The elevator soon reached the basement floor, and the moment the fence door opened, Norus strode out and walked to the passage on the left, while Amostar walked into an office with a deep glance, and the figure disappeared. The tall wizard, follow Ms. Burns to the minister's office on the right.

"This Norus"

The atmosphere on the basement floor where the minister's office is located is solemn and solemn, and there is an invisible heavy force suppressing people's hearts. Hagrid is obviously a little afraid of the atmosphere here. He kept wiping the cold sweat from his forehead and followed step by step. Amosta walked steadily and did not show any abnormality in his demeanor.

"Norus Deman, belongs to the Department of Mysteries."

Ms. Bones glanced at Amosta in surprise, as if she didn't quite understand why he was interested in Norus, but she still introduced a few words for Amosta.

"Department of Mysteries."

Amosta smacked his lips and smiled inexplicably,

"I heard that this is the most mysterious department in the Ministry of Magic."

"indeed so--"

Ms. Burns nodded,

"The Department of Mysteries is a relatively independent department in the Ministry. It hardly recruits personnel from Hogwarts, and the people working in it are called the Reticents. These Reticents are basically wizards of the genre. When they need to retire due to age or physical reasons, they will arrange for family members or apprentices to continue working in the Department of Mysteries because of the need for confidentiality, they have a high degree of autonomy, and the Ministry generally does not interfere with their work."

interesting.

There was a flash of light in Amosta's eyes. He really didn't expect that he still had acquaintances in the Department of Mysteries.

Mrs. Bones led Amosta and Hagrid into the office of the Minister of Magic. This is a spacious semi-circular room. Although it is located underground, there are bright sunny days outside the four bright windows. .

The tall shelves on one side of the room are full of books and documents marked as top-secret file boxes, each file box is protected by a lock with eight golden claws, if anyone approaches them without permission, then I'm afraid the end will not be too good.

On the other side of the exhibition shelf, there are a series of shining decorations, which can be seen that the contemporary Minister of Magic, Cornelius Fudge, personally prefers a luxurious style.

"Those are from Connelly's own collection--"

Fudge was not in his office. After Ms. Bones directed Hagrid to sit down on the sofa, she turned around and saw the familiar Amosta standing in front of the shelf, admiring the artworks on display with great interest. .

Compared with the outside just now, Burns's face is much gentler. She smiled and walked to Amosta's side, and introduced him,

"Most are goblin tools, and some are antiques with a long history of magic."

"It appears that our Minister for Magic is a straight man."

Amosta also nodded and smiled, turning his eyes away from a golden mask with a strong ancient Egyptian style. If he remembers correctly, this thing should be smuggled back from Egypt last year. I don’t know why. into Fudge's hands.

Regarding Amosta's evaluation, Bones just smiled irrefutably, and didn't say much, but it was obvious that she didn't appreciate Fudge's style that much.

Before getting into the subject, pleasantries are an inevitable process.

"...Although you didn't pass your tests, Susan spoke very highly of your interesting Defense Against the Dark Arts practical classes. I have to say, Amosta, you are very imaginative and courageous

Few professors have the guts to put an Inferi in front of a young wizard, but I think it's the right thing to do. Hogwarts has an important responsibility to send talents to the wizarding world, and in recent years, we have found graduates Young wizards.

Of course, the excellence is the same as before, but it is obviously lacking some necessary qualities, such as decisiveness, perseverance and sharpness. This is a very important problem, but there are always people who don't take it seriously. "

Is this criticizing Dumbledore or something else?

Amosta defended himself modestly, with a calm expression on his face, and his thoughts changed sharply.

Ms. Burns has a very high status in the Ministry of Magic, and she is also the most popular candidate for the next Minister of Magic after Fudge. In the Ministry, only Barty Crouch of the Department of International Magical Cooperation can compete with her. After what happened next to Sirius came to light, Batty Sr. was completely out of the game and couldn't become her competitor.

"It is true that a peaceful life can be addictive, blinding some wizards without vision to the dangers that lurk in it."

Amosta smiled in agreement.

When war breaks out in the future, people like Fudge will not be of much use other than holding back. At that time, Amosta hopes that someone in the ministry will take his opinion seriously, and using force to bully and intimidate is not advisable. That would only lead him on the 'Dark Lord's way'.

For that, he had to have someone who could speak for him in the Ministry, and Amelia Burns, it seemed, was a good choice.