Hogwarts: Don't call me the Staff Maker

Chapter 701 New Minister Percy Promoted

Chapter 701 New Minister Percy Promoted

Voldemort did not abandon his original plan after one failure. For the rest of May, Siron would see news about Voldemort in the Daily Prophet every now and then.

This time it wasn't just Death Eaters anymore, but Voldemort himself. He seemed to be looking for something and began to appear frequently in various places.

Last time, Siren saw Voldemort appear in Cornwall in the newspaper, and today he appeared in Devon.

But no matter what he wanted to do, Dumbledore always arrived in time to thwart his schemes.

This also boosted morale, which had been low due to Rufus Scrimgeour's murder.

Before June, the Ministry of Magic elected a new Minister of Magic in the fastest possible time.

Pierce Sinkness—that's the name in the newspaper, but Siron didn't know him and had no recollection of him at all.

The newspapers said that Pierce Sinkness was appointed to the position of Director of the Legal Enforcement Division after the death of Amelia Bornes.

After Rufus Scrimgeour's sacrifice, he won the support of most people with an inspiring speech and quickly took office as Minister of Magic.

Celen saw his inaugural speech in the Daily Prophet, which was indeed very inspiring, but upon closer examination, it became clear that he was just spouting platitudes.

He will do everything in his power to fight against the Death Eaters and Void (he didn't even dare to call Voldemort by his full name during his speech); he will strive to maintain a friendly relationship with Hogwarts; and he will do everything he can to protect the property and lives of ordinary wizards.

"Do your best"—"Strive"—"Do your best"—such phrases were everywhere in the speech, and the newly appointed Minister of Magic did not seem to make any promises that could be guaranteed.

"He's not going to be another Fudge, is he?" Ron stuffed the rest of his sandwich into his mouth, pursed his lips, and mumbled, "I remember—Fudge said something similar—their articles sound like they were written by the same person—"

"Sirlen, could you get me some pumpkin juice?"

"But it works, doesn't it?" Siren handed him the can of beverage on his left, "especially in times like this."

When Fudge took office, the First Wizarding War had just ended, and people were still living in fear of Voldemort and the Death Eaters.

So Fudge went to Hogwarts about three times a day, pretending to be very close to Dumbledore. After all, at that time, Dumbledore was the only wizard who could withstand Voldemort, and the true savior of the wizarding world, whose fame and prestige had reached their peak.

If Dumbledore wanted to be Minister for Magic, he wouldn't even need to run for office; he could simply sit in the minister's office.

Unfortunately, Dumbledore wasn't interested, which gave Fudge the opportunity. By creating a false impression, he quickly regained the trust of most people in the Ministry of Magic and secured his position as Minister.

It seems that Pierce Sinkness is trying to replicate this success.

So far, it seems he has indeed accomplished the first step. As for the second step—

Xiren looked up at the three people in the teachers' seat—Trillaun, Sinesta, and Victor.

In recent days, only these three professors have been able to come to the Great Hall for meals at the same time every day. Incidentally, Setima Victor is the professor of Arithmetic, but she rarely comes to the Great Hall for meals. Most of the time, she prefers to teach at Muggle universities rather than at Hogwarts.

According to Hermione, Professor Setima Victor has earned degrees from more than nine Muggle universities and is a true genius.

However, no one wanted to listen to her, neither Ron nor Harry thought it would help in resisting the Death Eaters.

However, she returned after Voldemort began his activities and took on the responsibility of maintaining order in the Great Hall, along with Professor Sinestadt, who taught astronomy.

"Let's hope he has some real skills." Hermione said softly during the break between breakfast and her first class. "What we need now is a former Barty Crouch, not a second Cornelius Fudge."

No one speaks.

Because nobody knew this lucky Pierce Sinkness.

In less than a year, he rose directly from Deputy Director of the Department of Law Enforcement to Minister of Magic, a promotion that few could match.

I wonder if Percy would be envious.

"Speaking of which, Percy got a promotion too." Ron suddenly remembered something and took a folded piece of parchment from his pocket.

"Is this Percy's reply to you?" Harry asked.

“That’s right, he just arrived last night,” Ron said. “But it’s too late for us now. Hermione found more detailed information, but he wrote back saying he wanted to keep it a secret—and then bragging about his promotion.”

"Ha, he's always been like that. If the Deputy Director of the International Department of Magical Cooperation had a badge, Percy would definitely wear it around his neck every day, like a prefect's badge."

"Wait, what did you just say, Deputy Chief?" Hermione stopped in surprise, looking at Ron. "Percy's a Deputy Chief now?"

"Yes." Ron nodded, handing her the parchment, and said, "Do you remember when Dad said the Ministry of Magic had established a new department at the beginning of the school year?"

Several people nodded at the same time.

Siren remembers it most clearly: back then, Diagon Alley was full of stalls selling amulets and protective potions, and most of them were fake. Many people were cheated out of a lot of money.

So the Ministry of Magic established a department, I think it was called the "Office for the Investigation and Seizure of Counterfeit Defense Charms and Protective Equipment," which was specifically responsible for this, and was even more important than Mr. Weasley's "Office for the Prohibition of the Misuse of Muggle Items."

And this office was managed by Percy.

"He did some work, he arrested a lot of people," Ron said. "Of course, that's not the point. There are plenty of people in the Ministry of Magic who can arrest people, the Strikers, the Aurors, they're all more professional than him. But Percy did more than just arrest people, he also recovered a lot of stolen money."

Ron paused for a moment, watching Hermione begin to read the contents of the parchment before continuing, "You know, although the things those people were selling were fake, they were all very expensive—which just so happened that the Ministry of Magic was short of funds at the time."

Is the Ministry of Magic short of funds?

Oh, by the way, Lucius Malfoy stopped donating money after Fudge stepped down. Or rather, since Voldemort's resurgence, Malfoy hasn't given the Ministry a single Nate. It's normal that they're short of money.

Siren hadn't expected that Percy would actually find all the dark wizards' money—no wonder he was promoted to deputy director so quickly; his contribution was truly significant.