Chapter Eighty-Four: Three Days of Drilling, Five Days of Actual Combat
"Another plan of what I call Voldemort is this. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info quietly control the Ministry of Magic and minimize his public appearances. So the Ministry of Magic also said that they succeeded in suppressing the arrogance of the Death Eaters and Voldemort. Changing some policies will also reduce resistance. β
"A significant change in the policy of the Ministry of Magic," said Harry, "also includes keeping the wizarding world wary of me and not Voldemort?"
"It's really part of it," said Phoenix, "but they can't find your handle, so they can only make one up." Anyway, I'm 'missing' with me, and whether I publicly deny their claims or not, as long as you bite you to death, it's fine, just have a head. β
"What about the back," Hermione flipped the page, still the international version.
"At the same time, the Ministry of Magic began to investigate Muggle offspring. β
Phoenix read it for a while and said unhurriedly.
Hermione had a look of disgust on her face.
"'Muggle-born register,'" Phoenix translated, reading into English, "'The British Ministry of Magic is investigating the so-called 'Muggle-borns' in order to find out how they possess magical secrets. ββ
"'They claim that the latest research from the Department of Mysteries shows that magic can only be inherited through the fertility of wizards. Thus, without verifying the wizarding ancestry, it is possible that a person of so-called Muggle origin had acquired magical abilities through theft or violence. ββ
"'The Ministry of Magic is determined to eradicate these misappropriations of magical abilities, and to that end invites every so-called Muggle-born person to appear before the newly appointed Muggle-born Registration Committee. ββ
"'The Swiss Minister of Magic said that to a certain extent, there was nothing wrong with the research they claimed. However, it is impossible for Muggle-born people to acquire magical abilities through theft or violence. They reveal magical abilities, often implying that they have wizarding ancestors. ββ
"When asked by the Swiss Ministry of Magic if similar measures would be taken. Minister Battenberg vehemently denied that he believed that the British were purely unsolicited and clearly discriminatory, and that they were persecution for Muggle wizards. Muggle-born wizards are also welcome to settle in Switzerland. ββ
In the end, the reporter refused to publish in the newspaper the minister's alleged advertising remarks advocating the 'equality, freedom, and safety' of the Swiss magical community on the grounds that he had not received advertising money from the Minister of Magic.
"People won't allow that to happen. Hermione said, "People will resist." β
"It's happened, Hermione," Phoenix said, "and the newspapers say that Muggle-born people have been arrested." It is not a hassle to suppress that sporadic, unorganized revolt. β
"But how could they 'steal' magic?" Harry asked, "what a psychopath. If you could steal magic, there wouldn't be a squib, would you?"
"It's like saying you're a murderer, you don't have to dwell on whether it's plausible or not. β
"Did Voldemort have any plans for Hogwarts?" she asked.
"Every young wizard must now be enrolled," he replied, "as announced yesterday." This is a change because it was never mandatory before. Of course, almost all English wizards attended Hogwarts, but parents had the right to have their children homeschooled or study abroad - like mine, that didn't seem like a wise decision, did it - and now Voldemort could keep all wizards under his watch. This was also one of the ways to weed out Muggle-borns, as students had to have a certificate of descent - showing that they had proven their wizarding ancestry to the Ministry of Magic in order to be admitted. Starting from the second semester, young wizards who do not have a certificate will not be allowed to go to school. β
"Heck, Durmstrang and Beauxbatons will be happy. "Traditionally, these two schools can accept people who don't want from Hogwarts, as long as their names appear on the Hogwarts admissions list, which is equivalent to getting admission to ten other international schools of witchcraft and wizardry." The principle of proximity, they have priority. β
"Do they really do?" Harry was pleased to hear that there was such a rule, but asked anyway.
"Of course, for schools, the more students, the better. Who knows if there will be any future Minister of Magic and members of the Order of Sir Merlin among the students. These are the intangible treasures of the school. β
"Hopefully, those people come from good backgrounds and don't need scholarships. Phoenix said.
"What if the scholarship isn't enough?" Hermione asked quickly.
"Oh, it's usually merit-based. "Scholarships are limited - they can only be ranked by their magic, and whoever has the most magic has priority." I remember my father mentioning that the lighter the color on the admissions list, the lower the magic. If you have a vague name, you will not be allowed to enter an international school. β
"But the situation is a bit special now, can't they add a little more temporarily?" said Harry.
"I'll think about it, and on my birthday, everyone will come and talk about it. β
"Uh, what does that mean?" Harry was puzzled.
"He's got equity in two other schools," Hermione helped him out, "and when I checked his books, there were expenses for Beauxbatons and Durmstrang to renovate the school and procure herb plants. β
"Yes, but the matter of increasing the scholarship needs to be communicated by everyone. I know it. Phoenix said without hurry.
In any case, they were happy that the harm of the Ministry of Magic's measure could be minimized. The atmosphere was a little more cheerful.
"What else is there to say?"
"The former Muggle Studies teacher has resigned - the newspapers say she is in danger of disappearing or being murdered. He will be succeeded by Alector Caro, whose brother Amicus fills Bobin's vacancy and is appointed as a Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher. β
"'I'm glad to have the opportunity to uphold our finest magical traditions and valuesβ'"
Phoenix was halfway through when he was interrupted by Hermione's screams.
"Just kill people and cut off their ears, I think! They must be Death Eaters, don't even think about it. β
"There should still be torture, teach you how to quickly torture a person to madness, three days of heart drilling, five days of actual combat-" Phoenix added fuel to the fire, was glared at by Hermione, and immediately became honest. Just eat with your head down.
But the two knew that what Phoenix said made sense. Now Hogwarts is Voldemort's plaything, and those Death Eaters can do whatever they want. The thought of someone would, especially a Muggle-born student, be tortured by them at school.
Harry said angrily.
"The other teachers won't tolerate it, they can't kill or torture anyone at Hogwarts-"
Hermione said calmly, "I don't think the other teachers have any choice but to stay and teach. If both the Ministry of Magic and Voldemort were Death Eaters' supporters, then they would either stay and teach, or spend a few years in Azkaban - which would be considered lucky. I guess they'll stay and try to protect the students. β