Hogwarts Raven's Claw

Chapter 593 Black's Rage at the Ministry of Magic
Ministry of Magic, first basement floor, in the Minister's office.

Mike was holding a document containing a summary report on the current development of the wizarding world in Ying Country and looking through it carefully.

However, he looked a little indecent at the moment, slumped in the boss chair with his legs crossed on the desk, not to mention that he had a toothpick in his mouth.

He didn't look like the Minister of Magic at all, but more like a street urchin who did nothing all day.

But it’s not Mike’s fault, after all, he is just too boring.

Unlike Chris, a power-hungry man who likes to hold all power in his hands, Mike is very open-minded about power. As soon as he came to power, he assigned the main positions in various departments of the Ministry of Magic to the members of the Freemasonry.

For example, Arthur was assigned to be the director of the Auror Office, Penelope became Mike's assistant and secretary, and the others were also very well placed.

Among them, the most special one is Benjamin, who became the second-in-command of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement.

The main reason why he failed to become the top boss was because Mike had already promised this position to Kingsley.

However, it is actually meaningless for Kingsley to be the head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement. After all, this is one of the largest departments in the Ministry of Magic, and there is no way Mike can hand it over to an outsider like Kingsley.

So although Kingsley is the director of the Law Enforcement Department on paper, he actually has no real power, and the entire Law Enforcement Department obeys Benjamin's orders.

Thanks to these people sharing the work, Mike can sit in the office and read reports easily.

Otherwise, the countless tasks alone would be enough to overwhelm Mike in the office!

Picking up the teacup beside him and taking a sip, Mike sighed with emotion.

To be honest, his life now is a bit too comfortable. If he lives like this for too long, he will probably become useless.

Shaking his head, Mike put down the teacup, stretched and prepared to get up and move around.

However, at this moment, the office door was suddenly opened.

Penelope, wearing a lo suit, walked in with a stack of documents in her hands, frowned and said to Mike:
"Mike, Sirius is here. He's making a fuss downstairs and says he must see you."

Hearing this, Mike's stretching action froze, and then the expression on his face became a little ugly.

He probably knew why Blake came here.

Nodding, Mike stood up and walked downstairs with Penelope.

The underground floor where the Minister's office is located is an important area of ​​the Ministry of Magic, and an outsider like Black is not qualified to go there.

When he arrived at the lobby of the Ministry of Magic, Mike saw Sirius Black surrounded by a group of Los Santos wizards (now called Aurors) in the crowd.

Black seemed very emotional at this moment, and from time to time he would try to push away the Aurors who surrounded him.

Fortunately, these Aurors were all battle-hardened elite wizards from Los Santos. Blake could do nothing to them without using his wand to launch a sneak attack.

With Mike's arrival, the crowd that had gathered quickly made way for him, and Blake in the middle of the crowd changed his previous manic look and gradually calmed down after seeing Mike.

Blake is not a fool. Making trouble is just his way of meeting Mike. Now that Mike has appeared, he naturally doesn't have to act anymore.

"Sirius, what are you doing?"

Mike said helplessly. There were many passers-by in the hall of the Ministry of Magic, and Black's troublemaking here caused him a lot of trouble.

When Blake heard this, the muscles on his face twitched, and he was about to say dirty words with the anger in his heart, but he held back and just gritted his teeth and said:
"Harry's missing!"

After confirming that Blake was indeed here for Harry, Mike sighed, waved to Blake, and took Blake out of the hall and into an empty room next door.

As soon as they arrived at the room, before Mike had time to sit down, Blake grabbed Mike's arm and yelled at him while panting:
"Where did you take Harry?"

Listening to Blake's roar, Mike didn't say anything, but just looked at him expressionlessly.

Mike's eyes were clear and cold. Blake, who was being stared at, suddenly felt a chill in his heart, which instantly froze his anger and his entire body. He loosened his grip on Mike's hand.

"I'm sorry about Harry's disappearance, but first of all I want to tell you that we definitely didn't kidnap him." Mike continued to look Blake in the eyes and said seriously.

"But…"

"I know. I know very well that one of my men had a very excessive conflict with Harry, and not long ago he attacked Harry again. But I guarantee that he acted on his own initiative, and it was definitely not my order. In addition, I have dealt with him now, and he will never go out to harm Harry again."

"Dealt with it? You mean you killed him?"

Looking at Blake's delighted expression, Mike didn't know how to explain Victor's current situation to him. After a moment of silence, he could only say:
"more or less."

"You still have some conscience!" Black slammed the table and said, "I believe what you said, Mike, but the problem now is that Harry is missing! And his disappearance is related to you, so you have to give me an explanation!"

"I know! I've been looking for him for a long time!"

"How is this possible! If you have already started looking for him, how could he escape with your power? You are the Minister of Magic now! Do you want to tell me that Harry can still escape from the clutches of the Minister of Magic and a legendary wizard?"

Looking at Blake who was getting excited again, Mike felt speechless.

He shook his head, pulled out a stack of newspapers from the bookshelf beside him, threw it in front of Blake and said:
"You must be so busy that you are confused. If you have read a newspaper in the past two days, you would never say such a thing!"

Blake didn't react much to Mike's sarcastic words. Now all his attention was attracted by a missing person notice in the newspaper in front of him.

The protagonist of this missing person notice is Harry.

Blake hurriedly flipped through a few more newspapers. In the most conspicuous positions of these newspapers, without exception, there were missing person notices about Harry.

The expression on Blake's face instantly became awkward, and he finally realized that he had misunderstood Mike.

"Hold... I'm sorry."

A soft apology came out of Blake's mouth, but Mike just waved his hand. He knew that it was very good that Blake could apologize to this extent, which also proved that his temper had indeed improved during this period.

If it were in the past, let alone an apology, it would have been great if he didn't smash your head.

The anxious Blake did not continue to argue with McDowell, but after getting the answer he wanted, he soon embarked on the journey to find Harry again.

Of course, before leaving, he also solemnly instructed Mike to continue looking for Harry and to inform him as soon as possible if he found Harry.

Mike still didn't say anything about this, but just nodded to show that he understood.

Blake just left.

Mike didn't sigh until Blake disappeared from his sight. Being able to deal with Blake so easily was already the best result. Mike didn't want to turn against Blake unless it was absolutely necessary.

Thinking of this, Mike's eyes involuntarily fell on a book called "The Tales of Peter Bean, the Bard" on the bookshelf next to him.

Mike did not deceive Blake. He had indeed tried every possible way to find Harry, but in the end he found nothing.

Just as Black said, this was extremely abnormal. After all, Mike was not only a legendary wizard, but also the Minister of Magic. Logically speaking, Harry, a wizard with only a few kung fu skills, had nowhere to hide, especially since he had just returned to the Kingdom of Magic recently.

Mike's guess is that the Deathly Hallows in Harry's hand - the Invisibility Cloak - finally unleashed its true power.

This is not Mike's delusion.

In fact, if you compare them, you will know that among the Three Deathly Hallows, the Elder Wand is the most powerful wand today, without a doubt.

The Resurrection Stone can summon the souls of the deceased.

The power of these two Deathly Hallows is not only astounding, but also beyond the comprehension of ordinary people.

But what can the invisibility cloak, which is one of the three deathly hallows, do?

It can only be used as an ordinary invisibility cloak. Although it will not lose its effectiveness over time like other invisibility cloaks, it has no special effect in terms of concealment.

It can be seen from Harry's previous use of it that it cannot hide sounds or footprints, and it is even pitifully weak in magical concealment. Others can detect its existence with just a slight sweep of magical perception or mental power. This poor effect is obviously inconsistent with its name as one of the Three Deathly Hallows.

In addition, Harry's current situation is very similar to the abilities shown by the third brother in "The Tales of Peter Bean the Bard" after he obtained the Death Cloak, such as ignoring divination, ignoring magic perception, ignoring mental power investigation, and closing and weakening his sense of existence...

Combining these points, the invisibility cloak in Harry's hand is in its full glory. With it, as long as Harry is willing, he can very likely hide forever like the third brother in the story.

This is terrible!

Raising his head and taking a deep breath, Mike stood up from his seat and walked towards the fireplace.

In addition to working at the Ministry of Magic today, he also has an important job.

That is to attend the magic summit of many European countries including Milan, France, Australia, etc. Although he is late now, he still has to go.

As the fire flashed in the room, Mike disappeared in the rising smoke.

At the same time, Mike suddenly appeared in a small palace floating on the sea on the high seas.

Unlike the classical Eastern European castle style on the outside, the architectural style inside the palace is closer to ancient Greece and is very artistic. Rows of white marble columns stand in the spacious palace, matched with mirror-like floor tiles and towering ceilings that seem to have no boundaries, giving the entire palace a sacred feel.

But it was not the style Mike liked. In his opinion, the decoration here was a bit simple and rough. He preferred the profound and elegant style of Western European castles.

In the center of the palace stood a group of stone tables and stone benches, where several men and women in various clothing were already sitting scattered around.

Seeing Mike coming, a witch holding an ivory pipe in her hand suddenly raised her head and said with an ambiguous smile:
"Mr. McTownley, you are really on time."

Ignoring the taunting of the smoking girl, Mike looked around and saw that everyone was already there, so he spoke:
"You invited me to attend the meeting today. Now that everyone is here, let's get started."

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of the wizards and witches standing or sitting around them instantly became a little ugly.

Especially the French Minister of Magic standing in the corner, his originally dark face has become even darker, and this color change from light to dark is extremely obvious in this pure white palace.

Finally, he seemed unable to bear it any longer.

He clenched his hands and walked out under the gloating gazes of other wizards around him, and said to Mike:

"Mr. Mike Townley, don't you think you should first explain to me why you chose to have your battle with Chris Flint take place within our borders?
The battle between the two of you has caused immeasurable losses to our country and seriously violated the International Statute of Secrecy. The latter is the business of the International Magical Federation. I have no right to ask about it and do not want to ask about it. But for the former, I think you must give me a satisfactory compensation. "

Hearing this, the wizards around turned their attention to Mike.

Mike's eyes twitched slightly, and things began to become clear in his mind.

The purpose of this meeting was actually made clear from the beginning.

It was to discuss whether it was legal for him to replace Chris as the leader of the Ministry of Magic of Britain, and whether other countries should recognize Mike's right to rule the wizarding world of Britain.

The reason why the French Minister of Magic just mentioned the issue of compensation was probably a test.

If Mike had been weak, he would have easily handed over the compensation.

Then I'm afraid other countries will also rise up and start demanding benefits from Mike.

This was something Mike would never allow to happen.

After figuring this out, Mike's mouth curled up. He tilted his head and looked at the dark-faced French Minister of Magic with a puzzled look, and uttered a few words softly:

"Ask me for money? Do you want to die?"

(End of this chapter)