Chapter Twenty-Five: William Corrupted by Money
French Ministry of Magic,
An artsy hall packed with crowds. These wizards are all journalists from all over the world.
Something so big happened in Paris that journalists from all over the world seemed to have discovered Gringotts' sniff and flocked to the city in a frenzy.
The French Ministry of Magic had no choice but to hold a large press conference on the fly to unify its voice.
This will put an end to journalists' indiscriminate reporting, suppress the rampant milk and French forces in various places, and prevent them from wantonly smearing France's image as the largest European power.
As the heroes who saved Paris, William and Hermione should have attended the press conference.
The speaker for the launch was the Director of Legal Enforcement, John Clegane.
He first exaggerated the severity of the terrorist attack, and then spoke highly of the fine tradition and style of hard work of the Ministry of Magic...... Finally, I praised my international friends William and Hermione, and expressed my most sincere wishes to the two!
It was a very simple matter, but Clegane insisted on talking for two hours.
This is probably leadership!
Yawning was a contagion, and after William had snorted one, Hermione followed suit...... In the end, the two of them rested their heads together and began to make up for sleep in the open.
I can't help it!
In the aftermath of last night's work, the two of them were busy until the middle of the night, and now they are naturally sleepy and tired.
Clegane also seemed to realize that he was talking a bit too much, so he talked casually for another half an hour, and finally began the question-and-answer session of reporters.
"Mr. Clegane, where did Arya Grindelwald get her Muggle weapons of mass destruction?" A French journalist was the first to ask.
This is apparently the Magic's trustee for Clegane's strategic blame-shifting and Trump-style accusations.
Sure enough, he rebuked loudly: "You may be able to ask Ukraine this question, don't ask me, ask Ukraine, and you will get an extraordinary answer." ”
"What do you mean, Mr. Director?"
"The Soviet Union is divided, and the Ministry of Magic of Ukraine cannot afford to take its share of responsibility, they lost the nuclear bomb to cause the Paris nuclear crisis!"
"Will there be any more such incidents?" Another French journalist asked.
"Of course not, we will strictly put an end to it!" "We have informed the International Confederation of Wizards," Klegan promised.
Recently, the Federation made a decision urging the Muggle government to put pressure on the Ukrainian government to destroy the nuclear bomb as soon as possible! ”
"I heard that Arya is Grindelwald's daughter, does this mean that the Dark Lord Grindelwald has taken action?"
"No, we asked the Austrian Ministry of Magic...... There is nothing unusual about Newmengard, Grindelwald is still imprisoned inside! Clegane replied.
"Moreover, according to the current investigation, Arya is only Rozier's adopted daughter, and has nothing to do with Grindelwald himself."
"And what about the criminal Arya Grindelwald? Did you catch her? A German journalist said in a reproachful tone.
"If she did such a thing, the French Ministry of Magic won't let her escape, right?"
"This ...... The Aurors are still on the hunt and we will make her an international arrest! Clegane said solemnly:
"Here, I still have to advise certain terrorist forces not to insist on going their own way, otherwise the result will only harm others and themselves."
"Of course, France cannot be left alone to arrest people, this is the responsibility of all countries in the world." Kerrigan added.
Journalists were full of displeasure at the French Ministry of Magic's incompetence, which only talked about its attempts to kidnap other countries.
People in the UK are doing very well...... Voldemort was strictly confined to the British Isles, so that he could not run out and cause chaos to other countries.
"Then how is the Ministry of Magic going to solve the problem of large-scale leaks?" An American journalist asked.
"Most Muggles have seen the dragon, France has exposed the wizarding world, and you can't cast the Oblivion Charm on the entire city!"
"Actually, we can." Klegane looked at the American journalist and said unceremoniously:
"Mr. Scamander has provided the Ministry of Magic with the Venom of the Curling Wing. With his help, we will erase all Muggle memories. ”
The Winged Demon Venom is a luminescent liquid substance extracted from the Winged Demon's egg sac. As long as it is properly diluted, it has the ability to get rid of bad memories.
In the Battle of New York that year, Newt used this way, mixed in the rain, directly erasing the memories of all Muggles in New York, making them forget the Silent One.
Clegane, who is also an old yin-yang man, told the American reporter that they would learn from the Magic Congress of the United States.
Old Uncle Newt on the side, with his head down, kept nodding his head in approval, and seemed to agree with what Clegan said, of course, it would be better if he didn't drool.
Old Man Newt slept earlier than William and Hermione, and he hated sitting at his desk the most. This kind of lengthy press conference killed him even more.
Clegane didn't care, he pressed his hand and said loudly: "We will work with the Muggle government to start a plan to rebuild Paris, and I hope to complete it in 5 years."
Paris is a treasure of humanity all over the world, and starting tomorrow a national endowment program will be launched, which will extend beyond our borders. ”
Here it comes! Online begging, albeit late, is coming!
Journalists exchanged their heads and expressed their dissatisfaction with the shamelessness of the French Ministry of Magic.
"Speaking of Mr. Scamander." A sweet voice suddenly sounded.
What a familiar sound!
William and Hermione, who had slept for more than two hours, woke up from their sleep, looked up, and found that they were indeed acquaintances!
- Rita Skeeter!
This woman is also coming to Paris!
Rita ruffled her delicate hair and pulled out several newspapers from her crocodile bag.
With a smile on her face, she showed three gold teeth: "Mr. Director, I have a few French newspapers here.
I've noticed that your Ministry of Magic has arrested Mr. Scamander and then wanted Mr. Stark and Miss Granger across the country. ”
"Not to mention that both Scamander and Mr. Stark were recipients of the Order of Merlin, and enjoyed great international fame.
One of them was an old man, and two of them were students at Hogwarts...... With all due respect, without them, Paris would have been ruined, and you have imprisoned one and wanted two.
The persecution of heroes in this way makes them shed blood and tears...... How does the French Ministry of Magic explain it? ”
Rita smiled "nuclear".
Clegan cursed that this matter was the most difficult to explain, especially the order that wanted William and Hermione.
His wanted warrant is inherently unreasonable and not legitimate!
Normally, this kind of thing may be able to pass by covering it up, but now the two people who are wanted have saved Paris and become saviors!
This illegal wanted notice will be infinitely magnified, and it will have a serious impact on the reputation of the French Ministry of Magic.
Clegane stubbornly explained, "Actually, it's our job to hunt down Mr. Stark and Miss Granger.
The real intention is to make the enemy let their guard down so that they can fish Arya out. ”
The reporters present looked at each other with suspicion.
"We French Aurors always like to surprise and do something that seems crazy, but it is very creative. ”
"Judging by the results, we managed to stop Arya...... Mr. Stark and Miss Granger are of course innocent, and neither is harmed. ”
Clegane wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"Is that so, dear Mr. Stark?" Rita looked at William. "Don't be afraid, be brave enough to speak out, we in England are not afraid of France!"
William smiled, "That's right, yes, Hermione and I are indeed cooperating with the French Ministry of Magic.
What is Wanted...... It's just for Arya to show and let her let her down. ”
All the reporters sighed in disappointment, this was not the hot answer they wanted to hear.
This answer is also too!
Of course...... !
William would help the French Ministry of Magic cover up because they were given a high hush money.
Just like the Gringotts incident back then.
This time, the French Ministry of Magic compensated William and Hermione 10,000 gold Galleons as a one-time compensation for spiritual compensation. The body of the fire dragon Noble was also packed and taken away by William.
That's right...... Noble died, fell from such a high place and died on the spot!
The flesh is so blurry that even the (Hagrid) can't recognize it!
The old man died miserably.
The dragon corpse would have been confiscated by the French Ministry of Magic, and after some bargaining, it was "gifted" to William and Hermione as their magical research.
Under such a high muzzling (blackmail) fee, William and Hermione had to bow their heads and cooperate with the Ministry of Magic to perform.
William didn't want to be corrupted by the power of money, but he couldn't help it!
After all, Newt did illegally smuggle the fire dragon, and the fire dragon Norber was also under the control of Arya, causing great damage.
Even if it is really Guanniut, it will not lose money for ten or eight years.
In order to prevent Uncle Newt from spending the rest of his life in tears, William can only temporarily abandon his temperament and join forces with evil forces.
He collected money and fire dragons, just to hide the sorrow in his heart.
That's right, he was really sad in his heart, and his mouth was about to grin to the back of his head.
Alas, sure enough...... It's hard to be a man, it's hard to be a wizard, and it's even harder to be a good wizard who sacrifices himself for his friends.
But William did it!
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