When Lu Yuan arrived at the Ministry of Magic, a storm was indeed brewing there against Arthur Weasley.
Since Voldemort's defeat, it has always been the moderates (Arthur is one of the representatives) who have taken advantage of the pure-blood radicals and beaten them hard! With the support of Dumbledore, the Ministry of Magic was almost completely controlled by moderates, and the suppression of pure-blood factions was carried out all the time. On the one hand, they vigorously support non-pure-blood wizards, on the other hand, they severely crack down on dark magic items and black magic (the three unforgivable curses), and have established formal official ties with the Muggle government.
It can be said that the moderates are doing well in terms of form.
Although the pure-blood radicals are at a political disadvantage, most of them are composed of ancient families in the magic world - the pure-blood radicals not only control most of the wealth on the magic side, but also possess a large number of powerful magic items and The power of family magic should not be underestimated. What's more, these families are still producing a steady stream of talented magicians. Compared with wizards from the Muggle world, magicians from these pure-blood families are more united and powerful.
The most critical point is that now that the thirteenth year of Voldemort's failure is about to pass, the terrifying shadow left by the Dark Lord in people's hearts is gradually dissipating.
In the past, countless people supported the suppression of pure-blood radicals precisely because everyone was afraid of the emergence of a second Voldemort!
Just like after World War II, Germany desperately suppressed any forces that tended to militarism and national socialism because it was afraid of the emergence of a second Hitler. But today, more than ten years after Voldemort's defeat, the wave of support for pure-blood radicals has begun to rise again - you must know that the population that makes up the magic side is mostly pure-blood and mixed-blood magicians, completely from hemp. There are only a small proportion of magicians in the Melon World - if you look at it this way, the pure-blood sect is actually the mainstream.
In Harry Potter's first year of formal enrollment, rumors about "Voldemort's return" spread from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. They were considered to be lies fabricated by Dumbledore who was unwilling to give up his influence. He attempted to exploit people's fear of Voldemort to regain his supreme status - which led to even Dumbledore's loyalist, Minister of Magic Fudge, becoming dissatisfied with him!
Fudge did come to power with Dumbledore's support, but he didn't want to be Dumbledore's puppet. And making jokes like "Voldemort" is very bad - we are all politicians, you can play tricks but you can't break the bottom line - just tell ghost stories, Voldemort or something, everyone will be scared to wet their pants, okay?
Therefore, Fudge began to be less supportive of Dumbledore's moderate faction in the Ministry of Magic, and even turned a blind eye to the counterattack of pure-blood radicals, pretending not to see it.
For example, now——
"As a member of the Department for the Prohibition of the Misuse of Muggle Products, you modify your car without permission. This is a serious breach of duty! You are committing a crime!" A staff member of the Department for the Misuse of Muggle Products was slapping the table and accusing loudly. Joseph Weasley! Although Draco Malfoy did not show up at the Ministry of Magic, everyone knew that the attack originated from him!
Not only that, even the headline of tomorrow's Daily Prophet has been scheduled. A large photo of Ron Weasley flying over London in a speeding car will be in the center of the front page! The entire article distributed was attacking Arthur Weasley, and Malfoy vowed to kill him!
"Convertible cars are not illegal per se, and besides," Arthur was trying to argue.
"It almost exposed the wizarding world to all Muggles! Flying in the sky over London, that damn car was seen by Muggles at least seven times!" The man did not relax.
"That should be a malfunction of the stealth system. Let's not discuss this issue for now. I admit that there was some negligence."
"This is not a question of negligence! Not only did you modify Muggle items without authorization, but you also gave them to underage wizards for use! You are irresponsible to everyone, Ron Weasley, and the savior Harry Potter You're irresponsible! You should be thrown into Azkaban! Azkaban!" The table was slapped, but the person opposite was not as angry as he showed at all.
On the contrary, he was like a vicious dog seeing a piece of flesh and bone, his eyes glowing with ferocity and greed.
"I admit that, but" before John Weasley could finish his words, a person pushed in the door and interrupted him.
The man saw two officials from the Misuse of Muggle Articles Department standing on both sides of the table like fighting cocks. He couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then said quickly, "Is this the Department of Misuse of Muggle Articles? Someone came to the Ministry of Magic to surrender, but The relevant department couldn't be found so I brought him here. I've said it before, we don't just need Aurors, we need police! Police! Police! I hope you can support my proposal next time."
"Surrender yourself? The criminal matter should go to the Wizengamot (Ministry of Magic Tribunal). What does this have to do with our department?" The person who had been interrupted in the previous attack said unhappily.
"Well, I heard he flew across London in a green Ford. I guess that case belongs to your department."
"What?!"
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"This is impossible, this is impossible!"
Next, it was Arthur Weasley who was all smiles; while the other guy who was chasing Arthur and biting him like a mad dog started to get angry!
"Ah, keep it down and don't wake my cat. The whole thing is like I said, I bought this car from Mr. Ron Weasley for seven copper Sickles (seven cents). (" That's right!" Joseph Weasley happily added on the side, "It's so cheap because it's a scrapped car!") Then I learned that Weasley and Mr. Potter failed to catch the road to Howley. Gewoz train, out of a gentleman's sense of responsibility, I temporarily acted as a taxi driver to take them to school.
(“Taxi is a Muggle word for, like, our Knight Bus!” Arthur Weasley continues to play the last-minute role.)”
After Lu Yuan finished speaking, he spread his hands in a serious manner, "This is the whole truth of the matter. I swear to God that I have nothing to hide - whether you believe it or not, I believe it anyway."
"You! Damn it, you and Weasley are colluding! I will apply to the Wizengamot for an internal investigation of both of you!" The man fiercely put his head on Lu Yuan's head and said every word. , "No matter who you are, I'm going to send you to Azkaban!"
"Uh!" John Weasley's smile suddenly froze on his face - he just felt that he had survived a desperate situation, and he was overly excited for a moment, and then he ignored that the responsibility was only transferred, not completely disappeared. "Wait, I think that car is mine."
"Go tell the judge! Haha" the man smiled proudly, he finally caught Weasley! And the problem this time is bigger than the misuse of Muggle items!
"It's okay." Lu Yuan comforted Arthur first and told him to calm down. Then Shi Shiran took out a green-covered certificate from his pocket and opened it in front of the man. "Open your eyes and look carefully. The thing you see now is called a diplomatic passport! I am a Chinese diplomat stationed in the UK! If my actions have violated your laws, I am very sorry.
However, according to the principle of diplomatic immunity, you will not have the right to directly try and convict diplomats.
If you need further explanation, please contact the Chinese Embassy in the UK and they will give you a more accurate answer. "
What Lu Yuan said sounded unclear and serious, but his tone was completely official, just like they usually gave reports. This made Mad Dog's arrogance suddenly drop by three points. "You mean you're a foreigner? No, a foreign magician? That's crazy. How do I contact this thing called an embassy?"
"It's very simple," Lu Yuan patted him on the shoulder, as if this matter was really simple. "Different from your country's national conditions, our country's Ministry of Magic is a formal institution affiliated with the Muggle government department and is by no means privately run. Therefore, you must use formal diplomatic channels.
Based on the current situation - you need to first notify Minister Cornelius Fudge at the Ministry of Magic and ask him to inform the Muggle Prime Minister of Great Britain. Then the British Prime Minister will inform the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to follow up. You just need to know that the rest of the matter will be left to the British Prime Minister. By the way, we still have problems with the application of legal provisions! In China, it is not illegal to modify and use Muggle items. "
He talked a lot, interspersed with the man's confused "what?" "how?" and other auxiliary words, which looked particularly pitiful.
"You're looking for the minister just for a car?" When Lu Yuan finished speaking, he looked at Arthur with confused eyes, and then at Lu Yuan, as if he wanted to just pass out.
"Of course, what are you waiting for? Call your minister now!"
"So, you told me to give up what I was doing and rush to the Ministry of Magic at two o'clock in the morning just because of a Muggle car that got into trouble?!" Cornelius Fudge, the Minister of Magic, stared at the man with burning eyes. A mad dog, "Congratulations, you succeeded in irritating me!"
"Yes, it's a flying car." Mad Dog argued weakly.
"Let that damn car go to hell!" Fu Ji shouted angrily. He reached out and pushed the guy aside, panting heavily and came to Lu Yuan. "Chinese magician? I don't care where you come from. When you arrive in the UK, you must abide by the rules of the Ministry of Magic. Don't play tricks on my territory! You know I can throw you into Azkaban!"
Cornelius Ford was very angry. According to his plan, this should be an opportunity-when the two factions were fighting to the death, he would step in to ease the relationship between the two parties. But the appearance of Lu Yuan made his beating action very ridiculous!
"Minister" Arthur Weasley wanted to explain anxiously, but was stopped by Lu Yuan's eyes.
"Come on then," Lu Yuan's smile looked like a provocation. "I've been fascinated by both Azkaban and the Dementors for a long time."
Is he taking a dig at the Minister of Magic? ! Mad Dog's expression suddenly turned into ecstasy, what a turn of events! And Arthur Weasley's expression suddenly fell.
The gazes of Lu Yuan and Fu Ji collided without any hesitation, as if sparks were splashing in the air! Finally, Fuji's eyes paused on Lu Yuan's skin color, and his expression changed slightly.
"Fine him a hundred galleons!" Fudge said the last word, turned and left the Department for the Prohibition of the Misuse of Muggle Supplies. Faced with this punishment, which was either light or heavy, both Mad Dog and Arthur felt at a loss. Only Lu Yuan seemed to be confident from beginning to end.
Fudge walked down the aisle sullenly.
It was impossible for him to forget the box and the human head that were sent back from China - when he woke up from nightmares countless times, he seemed to hear the warning "I have been sleeping for ten thousand years" again. The scene last time is still vivid in my mind. Is there another conflict with China?
He doesn't dare, and no one dares! (^)
