The Mightiest Badger at Hogwarts

Chapter 558 The Troublesome Wizengamot

Riding on the flying carriage engraved with the M logo of the Ministry of Magic, Link and Emily stopped directly in the Department of Magical Transport of the Ministry of Magic without any obstruction.

Percy and Old Barty had been waiting here early.

In addition, a little further away, there are a large number of officials from the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, the Department of Magical Transportation and other departments hiding in a corner, looking curiously this way.

These people all followed Old Batty here quietly.

This is a sensitive time after the events in the Department of Mysteries.

Almost all officials in the Ministry of Magic were ordered to remain in the Ministry of Magic.

So it's normal for the two faction leaders, Old Barty and Percy, to appear in the Ministry of Magic.

But it was a bit unusual to not rest at night and even come to the Department of Magical Transportation to wait for a carriage.

And the scene that happened next made them all almost shocked.

Because as the carriage landed, Percy jogged all the way to the carriage, opened the carriage door humbly like a servant, and welcomed the people inside.

Old Batty on the other side has also walked over.

He acted much more reserved than Percy.

It seems to be a bit neither humble nor overbearing.

But his behavior in appearing here is not essentially different from Percy's.

It's all flattery.

A series of low-pitched exclamations suddenly erupted from the crowd of officials watching from a distance.

They don't understand what kind of person can make the first and second leaders of the Ministry of Magic stay up most of the night and come to flatter him.

Especially Percy.

Old Batty is a very wealthy man, and sometimes he can do a good job even if he is dissatisfied with others. As for things like revenge afterwards, that is an afterthought.

But Percy was different.

This young man's personality is a bit arrogant when he is in power. He agrees with the idea that a man will live without food and die with food. In addition, he has rarely suffered any setbacks, and he has been moving at an almost eerie speed all the way. Directly became the second in command of the Ministry of Magic.

This resulted in him never controlling his emotions and becoming arrogant and domineering.

This was the first time that the Ministry of Magic officials present saw him behave so humbly.

The most important thing is that the man and woman greeted by Percy and Old Barty are still so young!

"Who...are these two people?"

"Who knows? Maybe he is a descendant of a big foreign family?"

"It is indeed possible, otherwise how could that guy Percy Weasley behave like this?"

……

There was a lot of discussion among the officials about the identities of Link and Emily.

The most outrageous one even guessed that Link and Emily were representatives sent by Death Eaters to negotiate. Judging from the attitudes of Old Barty and Percy, their Ministry of Magic was very likely to be occupied by Death Eaters. .

Of course, the official who finally said this was almost immediately dragged down by others and handed over to the Auror office.

The news that Voldemort was resurrected and was having a fierce battle with the Auror troops in the Department of Mysteries was no longer a secret within the Ministry of Magic.

The relevant issue is definitely the ZZ red line.

And in the middle of this noise, Amos Diggory looked at the two figures who were gradually disappearing accompanied by Old Barty and Percy, but his whole body stood there as if a petrification spell had been cast. In place.

"Amos, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?"

The colleague who came with him frowned and asked.

Hearing this, Amos woke up with a start. He turned his head stiffly, looked at his old partner beside him and said in a sleepy voice:

"I...I know them..."

"Oh? Who are they?"

At the same time, he became obviously interested and asked curiously.

"Link Foley, and Emily Victoria... Oh no, I think she prefers the name Emily Foley. After all, they are both engaged." Amos was a little incoherent. Said, "They are my son's classmates. I have met them several times..."

After saying this, Amos was still a little in disbelief.

Because of Amos' big mouth, Cedric would never tell him anything about the DA organization and their relationship and power with Link.

This led to Amos's impression that Link was still the stupid son of the landlord.

Even after hearing that Link won the Goblet of Fire, his view did not change.

After all, the Foley family is too rich.

It is not impossible to bribe the judges and give Link a gold medal.

Otherwise, how could the Foley family become Hogwarts governors?

The Hogwarts school governor is famous throughout Europe for taking advantage of him!

And now, his son's idiot classmate actually came to the Ministry of Magic in a Ministry of Magic carriage during the current emergency lockdown, accompanied by Percy, the chief assistant in the Office of the Minister of Magic, and Barty, the elder of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement. Greet him in person?

What the hell is going on in this world?

Looking at this scene, Amos felt that his three views were shattered.

At this time, the colleague next to him said excitedly:

"Your son? Cedric's classmate? The sole heir of the Foley family?"

Amos nodded stiffly.

Seeing this, the colleague was so excited that he almost jumped up.

He hurriedly leaned into Amos’s ear and said in a suppressed voice:

"Do you remember the speculation we had about why Percy Weasley was promoted so quickly and was supported by a large number of Fudge faction officials?"

"Ah, of course I still remember. Many people in the Ministry think that he is actually a puppet. There is a mysterious big man behind him who supports him. They want to use him to intervene in the Ministry of Magic, so he is like this..."

Amos's words suddenly got stuck, his eyes widened suddenly, and he said incredulously, "You mean...the Foley family is the big shot controlling Percy behind the scenes?"

"This is the only possibility, Amos!" the colleague continued, "Look at Percy's humble appearance. Doesn't he look like a domesticated dog? And, I heard that something happened recently. With such a big matter, Minister Fudge is almost bound to step down. People from the Department of Magical Law Enforcement said that the Ministry of Magic may need to be restructured and a big shot will be added to carry out cross-management of the Ministry of Magic.

In my opinion, that big shot must be the heir to the Foley family!

Amos, the relationship between your son and Mr. Foley should be pretty good, right?

It seems that you will be promoted soon!

Don’t forget it then…”

Amos could no longer hear the attentive and flattering words of his colleagues.

The previous analysis by his colleague was like a bolt of lightning that dispersed the dense cloud in his mind.

He figured it all out instantly!

This is so reasonable!

The Foley family itself has a relatively large influence in the Ministry of Magic.

The relationship between them had been quite good when Secretary Fudge was in power.

Link Foley himself also holds the Order of Merlin.

A big family like theirs would naturally want to continue to expand their influence.

The Malfoys' strategy was to continue deepening their relationships with officials and ministers.

The Foley family is more straightforward.

ValleyThey directly sent a puppet to enter the Ministry of Magic!

But now, the situation has changed again!

The Department of Mysteries undergoes tremendous changes and Fudge steps down, giving the Foley family an excellent opportunity!

They stopped pretending!

They had a direct showdown!

They want to jump from behind the scenes to the front and take power directly!

This is so... great!

Amos couldn't help but cheer.

His son Cedric and Link have been friends for many years!

How much benefit will this relationship bring to the Diggory family?

Amos can’t even imagine it!

At the same time, Link, who had already entered the magic elevator, glanced through the gap at the group of officials who had begun to commotion not far away, and said quietly:

"Is this specially arranged by you?"

"Yes, Mr. Foley," Old Barty said respectfully, "Percy and I agree that these people should be allowed to meet the new head of the Ministry of Magic."

Emily frowned and said:

"Isn't this bad? All kinds of random rumors will fly all over the sky."

"Please rest assured that this group of Ministry of Magic officials are indeed useless, but this is only reflected in handling official business." Percy said flatteringly, "As for speculation, office wars and other things, they But they are absolutely professional. I can guarantee that if you two just show up this time, they will immediately understand the correct picture of what we want to express, and they will keep it secret and will never leak it to anyone except the Ministry of Magic. After all... This is a matter of vital interest to them.”

Emily nodded expressionlessly.

Percy's description certainly matched her impression of Ministry officials.

These guys are actually quite capable.

Just used in the wrong place.

The corners of Link's mouth also raised slightly, he glanced at Old Barty and said:

"Then let's get down to business. What trouble have you encountered? You actually need me to take action personally."

Percy and Old Barty looked at each other, and then Old Barty spoke:

"It's the Wizengamot. Originally we were doing the work you asked, and everything was going smoothly. But...many members of the Wizengamot expressed dissatisfaction with the committee system. They insisted on maintaining the original one-person minister. system and conduct new ministerial elections.”

Percy then added:

"We just wanted to ask for your instructions, but we didn't expect you to come in person. This is really... our honor."

Old Batty pursed his lips when he heard this.

Percy's flattery made even him feel sick.

Link obviously felt the same way. He glanced at Percy who was smiling flatteringly and said:

"I came to the Ministry of Magic for other things. Regardless of whether something like this happens or not, I will come here. But since this has happened now, I'll just solve it. It's not a big deal."

As soon as Link finished speaking, the magic elevator finally stopped and the golden elevator door slowly opened.

"Department of Magical Law Enforcement."

A cold female voice sounded quietly, and Link took Emily out first, while Old Barty and Percy followed closely behind them.

The Department of Magical Law Enforcement is recognized as the largest department in the Ministry of Magic.

It consists of the Auror Office, the Office for the Prohibition of the Misuse of Muggle Items, the Office for the Detection and Collection of Counterfeit Defensive Spells and Protective Equipment, the Office for the Prohibition of the Misuse of Magic, and the Wizengamot Administration.

It seems that there are many internal departments, but in fact, the only ones with real power are the Auror Office, the Office for the Prohibition of Abuse of Magic, and the Wizengamot.

Among them, the Auror Office represents military power, and the Magic Abuse Abuse Office represents legal power.

Needless to say, military power, simple and straightforward violence!

And legal power is even more powerful.

This can be seen from the name of the department called the Office for the Abuse of Magic.

Abuse of magic is prohibited, the word 'abuse' is very abstract.

What is abuse?

There is no clear standard for this at all, and whether it is abuse or not depends entirely on the judgment of law enforcement officials.

What they carry out inside is actually pocket crime.

Just like a certain bureau reviewing some movies and games, they also have no clear breakdown of culpability.

This abstract crime gives them ultimate power.

After all, nothing can be perfect, but if you look carefully, you can always find mistakes.

As for the Wizengamot.

This is even more powerful.

They are a detached organization formed by a group of highly respected people, almost on the same level as the Office of the Minister of Magic.

Responsible for daily court rulings on major cases, as well as... the election of the Minister of Magic!

"Sir Foley, you are here!"

Just a few steps after Link and others stepped out of the elevator, Sander, a young white-headed man wearing a slightly sloppy Auror uniform, came up to him and saluted Link respectfully.

Seeing this, Old Barty and Percy exchanged glances, and a mysterious smile appeared on their lips in tacit understanding.

As one of the Big Three of the Ministry of Magic newly established by Link, he was supposed to greet Link at the Department of Magical Transportation with Old Barty and Percy.

He was not present at the time, which was actually quite rude.

After all, Link had just given him a promotion.

But judging from the respectful look on the other side's face, this shouldn't be the other side's problem.

But... old Barty and Percy, a pair of big and small foxes, set a trap for Xander.

In this regard, Sander is too naive.

But it doesn't matter if he comes a little later, because Sander is not the only one coming now.

Behind Sander, there were more than 20 fully armed Aurors standing!

Link didn't say anything to Sander, he just nodded and walked into the Wizengamot Council's meeting room surrounded by Aurors, Old Barty and others.

As soon as he entered the meeting room, Link's brows furrowed.

The interior decoration of this meeting room, which covers an area of ​​nearly [-] square meters, is even more magnificent than the hall of the Ministry of Magic.

No, the word magnificent is not appropriate here.

Because this conference room did not use golden yellow as the main color of the decoration like the hall of the Ministry of Magic, which was used by the nouveau riche, but chose a relatively low-key silver.

But the problem is that the source of a large amount of golden color in the halls of the Ministry of Magic is ordinary gold.

The source of the silver in the meeting room is the precious extraordinary alchemical material-mithril!

Moreover, the scale of use of mithril in the council chamber far exceeds that of gold in the halls of the Ministry of Magic.

The mysterious and brilliant silver-white light spread almost throughout the entire meeting room!

The most exaggerated thing is that the entire ceiling above everyone's heads is also paved with mithril boards, and various magic gems are used as magic lamps on it to embellish a scene similar to the starry sky.

Under the mithril starry sky, there were more than a dozen Wizengamot councilors sitting on both sides of a giant long table.