Hogwarts: Harry Returns from Azeroth

Chapter 148 147. Harry Potter enlightens Percy Weasley
In Percy's eyes in the past, working in the Ministry of Magic was undoubtedly the noblest job in the entire wizarding society, whether in terms of income, status, or the power of the Ministry of Magic - don't they control every aspect of the entire wizarding society?

No one can defy the Ministry of Magic.

But today, everything is different.

The Ministry lost.

The child who was the same age as his youngest brother actually sued the Ministry of Magic, and most importantly, he actually won. From his father's happy words, Percy also heard that Harry's victory was not even due to Dumbledore's tough protection, but because most people in the Wizengamot believed he was innocent.

There were no waves or suspense. I went in smoothly and came out smoothly, just like going on an outing somewhere.

Yes, compared to Mr. Weasley, Fred and George Ron who were more concerned about and excited about the new magic, Percy cared more about things at the legal level.

His father was clearly an employee of the Ministry of Magic, and even a director, but he didn't care about the rules and majesty of the Ministry of Magic and the law. Just now he was laughing loudly at his minister, like an irrelevant person.

For some reason, Percy suddenly remembered the words Harry had said in his ear that night - words that only he could hear - "Because, I am strong."

Percy always knew that Harry was very strong. After all, he attended the first Shaman Club class. He was sure that the four elemental giants were by no means something that ordinary wizards could deal with - but according to his father, Harry did not summon those elemental giants today. Even so, Harry still won.

why?
Percy just felt that his head was in a mess. He couldn't figure it out. He racked his brains but couldn't figure it out. He felt completely confused.

"I have something to say to you, Harry," Percy finally whispered to Harry.

He wanted an answer so badly.

"...Okay." After thinking about it for a while, Harry agreed.

After chasing away the twins who wanted to eavesdrop, Harry and Percy opened the door and temporarily came to the garden.

"First of all, I think I have to congratulate you on your victory, Harry." The two sat on the bench together, and Percy said seriously, "I have to say that it is rare for someone to win after suing a department of the Ministry of Magic - I asked a friend to help look up information in this regard, and surprisingly, there seems to be no record of this."

"Friends," Harry repeated, "Penelope?"

"Hey, don't worry about it." Percy blushed slightly after being choked, and turned his head to emphasize: "This is not the point."

"Well, if you don't want to talk about it, forget it." Harry shrugged and said, "The Ministry of Magic certainly won't leave a record of shame for itself, especially when facing ordinary wizards, they often choose to shut up ordinary wizards."

"...but you are not an ordinary wizard." Percy felt a slight movement in his heart, and he seemed to have grasped something.

"Yeah, so what?" Harry asked back, "What do you want to know from me?"

"I-I, I just remembered what you said that day, that you are very strong." Percy held his breath for a few seconds before continuing: "You know, Harry, you are different from other wizards. I have seen you summon elemental giants that are almost taller than the tower."

"So?" Harry thought he understood what Percy was trying to say. "You thought I was going to summon an elemental giant in the Wizengamot's courtroom? And then teach those Wizengamot members and the Ministry of Magic a lesson?"

"Difficult, isn't that what you mean?" Percy stammered, "Very strong - no one can defeat you - uh."

"Of course not," Harry explained patiently, "If I did that, I'm afraid the headline on the front page of the Daily Prophet tomorrow would not be Harry Potter Invents New Magic, but Harry Potter vs. Albus Dumbledore."

Percy laughed at this, but soon stopped laughing as he realized that what Harry said was true.

"Mr. Weasley should have told you, right? Dumbledore did not stand up there as a member of the Wizengamot to conduct the trial this time, but stood down there as my defender." Harry continued, "You are different from the others, Percy. You are very curious about these things, so I told you directly."

"Dumbledore became my defender because he was afraid of the situation you described," Harry said calmly. He saw through Dumbledore's purpose from the beginning. "He didn't want to see me clash with the Wizengamot or someone from the Ministry of Magic and then fight. That's all - he knew I was capable of such a thing."

Percy stared at Harry with wide eyes.

"Then, then you--" Percy said stutteringly.

"I know what you're going to say, Percy," Harry interrupted, "but I have to say that Dumbledore is overthinking this a bit."

"I can attack the Wizengamot, I can attack the Ministry and reduce it to rubble, I can do all that - and then what?"

"And then?" Percy held his breath. He began to imagine the scene that Harry described. "And then... Professor Dumbledore will definitely not sit idly by, um..."

"Then there will be fighting and killing, just like when Voldemort was rampant. There will be people who obey me, and there will be people who stand against me and fight me to the end. Then there will be more fighting and killing until I kill Dumbledore and no one wants to kill me anymore."

When Percy heard Voldemort's name, his whole body trembled, and when he heard the words "kill Dumbledore", his face was full of fear.

"Remember what I said in the first Shaman Club class? My ideal?" Harry asked suddenly.

"Ideal, um..." Percy recalled, "I want to spread the shamanic way, I want to revive the elements."

"Yes, that's what I want," Harry said leisurely, "Voldemort longs to establish a kingdom ruled by himself, so he pursues power - but I am different."

"I'm not a lunatic, nor am I a murderous maniac. I will not threaten or kill others just because they question me and they haven't caused me any substantial harm." Harry said with some amusement, "That's crazy."

"If I want to subdue them with pure force today, just because they question me, are not friendly to me, and show my threat, then they will definitely rise up in resistance. After all, the Wizengamot and the Ministry of Magic cannot accept threats. Then I destroy the Wizengamot and the Ministry of Magic. Given the ease with which wizards can escape, the news will definitely spread. Then I will need to deal with the endless stream of enemies and subdue them or kill them."

"Even in the face of Voldemort's death threat, there are still many people who stand up to fight him. So no matter how strong I am, there will always be people who stand up and stand in front of me, wanting to defeat me, the Dark Lord."

"According to this line of thought, I need to continue killing. The order of the wizarding society will collapse, and the magical world may be exposed to the eyes of Muggles without being prepared. For ordinary wizards, a society with collapsed order is hopeless, which means rampant bandits and lives are in danger - but most importantly, what next?"

Percy was speechless in the face of Harry's question.

"Even if I finally kill or make all the doubting voices disappear, what can I gain?" Harry sighed and said, "The respectful people who pretend to obey me? The vengeful people who are looking for opportunities to kill me? How should the exposed wizards get along with Muggles?"

"Issues about post-war reconstruction? How will wizard society recover and function? Transportation issues? Judicial issues? People's livelihood issues? The future?"

"No matter how strong I am, I still need to eat," Harry continued, "I will be happy when I see harmonious and beautiful things. I will be happy when justice is done and kindness is rewarded. I like delicious food, different scenery, and many new things - and all of these need people to build them. I can't do so many things by myself, just like I can't revive the elements by myself."

"And most importantly, I'm a hero, Percy," Harry said seriously, "I'm not a killer, nor a conspirator who wants to subvert the world. I'm a hero - a hero who should stand in front of everyone to protect them and lead them forward." "So I won't destroy the Ministry of Magic or the Wizengamot like you or Dumbledore imagined. I know they have their own meaning of existence, even though they have all kinds of shortcomings. So even when I demonstrated something as strange and novel as elemental magic to them, I tried my best to show the harmless side of myself and this new magic, and tried my best not to let them feel fear or hostility."

Harry's voice was light and bright as he spoke leisurely.

"I am just an ordinary minotaur with no special ambitions."

As the sun approached noon, it became increasingly hotter, illuminating the flowers and plants in front of the two people, making them bright and dazzling.

a long time.

"I thought you meant very strong..." Percy muttered, "You-Know-Who... He's very strong too, right? No one dares to disobey him or be disrespectful to him. He can do whatever he wants."

"So he disappeared," Harry said calmly, "No one is immortal, and no one is invincible forever."

"What's important is your heart, Percy - the strength of your heart." Turning sideways, Harry tapped Percy's chest with his finger and said, "You have to know what's most important to you, and be clear about your own goals. You won't be happy or sad because of other people's flattery or praise, and you won't lose control of your emotions because of temporary gains and losses."

Although Harry looked much younger than Percy, at this moment he was like an elder imparting the philosophy of life to the ignorant younger generation, and Percy also learned with an open mind and showed no sign of impatience at all.

"Gold is always gold. It will not become scrap metal just because it is covered with mud. A truly powerful person is always powerful. Bluffing will only expose one's weakness." Patting Percy on the shoulder, Harry said seriously: "Remember, steel inside and out."

"...Just like Fudge." After a moment's silence, Percy suddenly said in a daze: "He wanted to make himself look more powerful, like a real Minister of Magic - just like a balloon that keeps getting inflated, but today, the balloon burst."

"You are a smart man, Percy," Harry continued, "you are Professor McGonagall's favorite student. Even Hermione can't compare to you in many ways. I always think that you will understand these truths sooner or later. It just takes some time and some experience."

"You will realize that when you become truly powerful, even if you just sit there and do nothing, someone will give you everything you deserve." Harry joked, "Just like Dumbledore, you should know that he has refused to be the Minister of Magic many times, right? In his eyes, the things that Fudge longs for are not even as good as a piece of cake."

Percy couldn't help but laugh.

"Yes, Professor Dumbledore is indeed that kind of person." For a child who grew up listening to the legend of Dumbledore, Percy couldn't understand this living legend any better.

"Similarly, even if I do nothing here, Dumbledore will fight for me to have a position that matches my strength," Harry said seriously, "It was Dumbledore who proved the elemental magic and made those old wizards believe that there really is such magic in the world. It was also he who convinced those members of the Wizengamot."

“And when the shamanic way of the future spreads, more people will naturally stand by my side, allowing me to go higher and further - do you understand what I mean?” Harry asked.

"Well," Percy said after a long breath, "As long as you are strong enough, what belongs to you will naturally come to you...whether it is power or status."

"...You are very ambitious, Percy." Harry looked at Percy meaningfully, "and you are also very smart - remember, never forget what is most important to you, and never forget your original intention."

When he said this, even Harry couldn't help but want to laugh - he never thought that the words Dumbledore had said to him when he entered the door were delivered to Percy in the blink of an eye.

But it’s really appropriate, isn’t it?
Harry could see the ambition flickering in Percy's eyes, the boy craved power and status, and Harry had seen something similar in the eyes of many people.

But this doesn't mean Percy is a bad boy, he just wants to be a better person. Even Hermione wants to become the Minister of Magic. Now there is just one more competitor - I hope they won't fight in the future.

"I will, Harry," Percy said through gritted teeth, "I will - but if one day in the future I become bad, I hope you can wake me up."

"you sure?"

"Sure!"

"Okay," Harry shrugged and said, "Then you better be careful, my fists are very heavy."

"Uh, I hope you can be as gentle as possible." Percy choked, and then couldn't help laughing, "You know? After listening to what you said that day, my head has been in a mess... I asked many people and looked up a lot of information."

"and then?"

"I discovered that the Ministry of Magic was only established nearly three hundred years ago," Percy recalled. "Before the Ministry of Magic, there was only the Wizards Council in the wizarding society. However, the Wizards Council did not manage every aspect of wizards' lives like the Ministry of Magic does. Only when there were major events that would affect the survival of wizards would the Wizards Council come forward to resolve them."

"It's the Statute of Secrecy. The Statute of Secrecy completely separates the wizarding world from the Muggle world. It's also the Statute of Secrecy that requires a central agency to manage and enforce the law in the wizarding world, in order to protect the safety of the wizarding community." Percy laughed out of nowhere. "You know what? Harry, I used to think the Statute of Secrecy was used to protect Muggles."

A disdainful sneer.

Without saying anything, Harry could tell that Percy just wanted to have a one-sided conversation at the moment.

"...It's amazing, isn't it?" Percy said blankly. "To Professor Dumbledore, the Ministry of Magic is just a thing that has existed for less than two hundred years, but to those wizards who are older than Professor Dumbledore, the establishment of the Ministry of Magic is as if it were right before their eyes - even for Nicolas Flamel, who has lived for more than six hundred years, there was no Ministry of Magic during his active years."

There was silence, and Percy seemed to have entered a state where his thoughts drifted away, so that there was silence for a long time.

"--Ah! Sorry! Harry, I was distracted." After a long while, Percy suddenly shuddered and apologized quickly, "I'm sorry, what I said may be a little confusing. Well, anyway, what I mean is that the Ministry of Magic is not as authoritative as I once thought, right? It has not existed since ancient times, and there are too many things that it cannot control."

"So?" Harry raised his eyebrows, "You're not planning to do anything dangerous?"

"Of course not," Percy shook his head and said, "I will continue to study hard and become a powerful wizard. I dare not say that I can be as powerful as Professor Dumbledore or you, but at least I can't allow myself to become a joke like Fudge."

"Simply playing with laws and rules will only make people laugh. For us wizards, magical strength is the most important and basic thing." Percy said firmly: "I have thought it through. Thank you, Harry. I will become a true Minister of Magic."

"Whatever," Harry shrugged and said, "Just a friendly reminder, remember to take care of your family."

"Yes, of course I would."

"And your love, Penelope."

"Oh shut up Harry" the calm and determined look just now disappeared in an instant, Percy's face was redder than his hair, "You can't do this!!"

"hahahahahahahaha."

(End of this chapter)