Chapter 107: Valentine's Day in a Strange Country
After the stormy rain last night, the air during the day was exceptionally fresh. As soon as the chairman www.biquge.info of the Soviet Union came in from outside, he saw Phoenix sitting on the balcony on the second floor, drinking tea and reading the newspaper.
Phoenix also noticed the chairman of the Soviet Union with his spare eyes, and he felt in his heart that the chairman of the Soviet Union should be very dissatisfied, obviously the leader of the most powerful country in the world, but he was summoned like a subordinate, and the other party was still a little hairy child, and anyone would be annoyed.
But the world is like that, and he is unfair to anyone.
However, Phoenix's mood is not very good, or it is a mixed bag. The joy is that Hermione is coming to the United States to see him, and the sad thing is that he has not prepared a gift, so tell her, I will give you a child.
Gustav led the way, and they quickly passed through a small fountain and entered the house. After a while, the chairman of the Soviet Union came to the balcony and sat down.
With a wave of Phoenix's hand, the teacup automatically filled the chair with a cup of black tea.
"Mr. Yanayev, it's a pleasure. Phoenix held out his hand, and the chairman of the USSR handed it to him with a blank face.
"What are you looking for me?" Yanayev said, lighting a cigarette, "or Major asked you to bring me a message." ”
"Not the Prime Minister - I'm straight to the point," Phoenix said, pulling out a cigarette, "I'm here for the Soviet Union." You should know that we don't usually change the scope of responsibility of the Ministry of Magic because of territorial changes in Muggle states. If your country disintegrates -- in fact, you really almost disintegrated a few years ago. ”
"What do you mean by that?" a hint of panic flashed in Yanayev's eyes.
"Your country has a significant influence in the Muggle world, and I don't want the current political and military situation in Muggles to change dramatically—"
Yanayev interrupted him, affirmatively.
"You interfered with us. He said. "You've violated the International Secrecy Act, and I know you shouldn't meddle in Muggle matters. ”
"Yes, that's what my father ordered to do. Phoenix paused, "I'm here to get a sense of where you're doing. Of course, if you don't want to say it, I don't force it. ”
Yanayev knew in his heart that all those reasons for causing trouble for the Ministry of Magic were excuses. There must be something unusual about this group of wizards who are so worried about the collapse of the Soviet Union, and who do not hesitate to violate the laws they have made themselves. Gustav said the same thing, to work hard to preserve the unity of the country himself.
But the two obviously had different attitudes towards this matter, and he could hear the hard-line attitude in Phoenix's voice, while Gustav was more of a message that he himself did not know the real reason.
"There must be some special reason why you care so much about the Soviet Union - my nephew is also a wizard," Phoenix looked at Yanayev in amazement, "I think I know your world better than any other leader." Those are all excuses, the collapse of the Soviet Union will not really cause much trouble to the Ministry of Magic, anyway, you never obey our laws, a few more borders, it will not affect you, and you can always solve problems with magic. ”
"Wow, that's a good analysis. But I can't tell you, and you don't need to know, what happened between us wizards. Phoenix gave Yanayev a round of applause. Looking at his happy admission, the wrinkles on Yanayev's forehead were even deeper.
"I think it's enough for you to worry about one country, so why bother taking other people's affairs. ”
"Maybe, but I think it's going to happen to us ordinary people. Yanayev snuffed out his cigarette and began to tell Phoenix about all aspects of the Soviet Union, which was so concise that Phoenix quickly understood Russia's predicament. But he couldn't do much, he hadn't managed a country seriously, and since magic and non-magic handled the same thing completely differently, he didn't want to make a rash suggestion.
Finally, Yanayev asked Phoenix if he could think of a way to solve the food problem in the Soviet Union.
"It's a real problem, there is no shortage of food in the wizarding world. "Phoenix takes a sip of tea.
"Of course, we don't have magic, we can't wave a wand and turn a loaf of bread into a mountain. Yanayev said sarcastically.
"Therefore it is just to say that you are wise. "You don't have magic, but you're still developing, even at a great cost, but generally it's acceptable for the price." ”
Yanayev groaned, not waiting for him to answer.
"Okay, I hope you can continue to support it, and we will continue to help you as much as possible financially. Phoenix stood up and made a gesture of send-off.
The Soviet president was gone, and Watson came to Phoenix—he ended his search for Voldemort's Horcruxes and naturally continued his work.
"This Muggle leader is shrewd," Phoenix said, looking at his departing back, "does he really have a nephew who is a wizard?"
"Yes, Director of the Elven Liaison Office. Watson replied without thinking.
Phoenix blew his whistle, "It's still a position of real power." Let the chairman take the gold with him tomorrow, talk to Carlo, and transfer his nephew to another position. ”
"I'll do it," Watson said, "oh, yes." Miss Granger had just arrived and would arrive five minutes later. ”
"Got it. He could already see Hermione's vague figure in the distance.
"Wait," Phoenix called out to Watson and whispered a few words to him. Watson raised an eyebrow, but didn't say anything, and turned away.
Back in the bedroom, she changed her clothes, put a silk strip in her pocket, and stood at the door to greet hermione, who was wearing a delicate white plush coat and stepping on small leather boots. Today is Valentine's Day, plus it's the weekend, so Phoenix naturally won't let go of this opportunity. With Floo.com, you can get to the U.S. in a few minutes.
"Go well, American wizards don't like foreigners. Phoenix hugged her and spun around before letting her go. The two of them walked inside.
"Well, there was an American wizard who chased me for a long time and told me that I couldn't just take out my magic and take out my wand and so on. Luckily, you sent someone to pick me up, and he saw the Ministry of Magic driver and left. Hermione grumbled.
"Normal. The United States is more closed than any other wizarding world, and the gap between the two worlds is huge. Naturally, I don't worry, Europe comes to tourists. Fear that they will put the rules of Europe here. ”
"How are you? The Daily Prophet says you don't have a plan yet. ”
They walked to the living room, Watson was already ready for lunch, and a roast suckling pig was waiting for them on the table. There are a variety of specialties around, all of which are unique to North America.
"Come on, think of a good reason for half the city to be destroyed. Phoenix pulled out a chair for her, "Thankfully, the President of the United States has agreed to our suggestion and is now working on a concrete plan." ”
"What is it?" asked Hermione.
Phoenix went through the choosing sessions of the meeting. Hermione wasn't too surprised by their way of dealing with them. This makes Phoenix a little weird.
"Hey, such a big accident, it is impossible to cover it up with an excuse of a gas explosion. Hermione tried to stick her fork into an Alaskan cod, and it swam nimbly around the plate. However, she is used to the food made by the Pivrel elves, and she just doesn't want to be eaten.
"I don't think the State Secrets Law is out of tune with the times, and the mistakes that occur in the wizarding world will have to be borne by Muggles in the end. It also directly caused further estrangement between Muggles and wizards, such as the Rappaport Law. A complete ban on North American wizards from intermarrying Muggles, and even close association with Muggles, would lead to the two worlds moving further apart. Hermione held out a finger, and the fried fish immediately stopped moving, and floated into Hermione's plate.
"You think so?" Phoenix used his magic to make the megagnaw split automatically. Watson glared at him disapprovingly, wizards don't usually use magic at the dinner table.
"Well, I've been reading about law lately. Employment counseling is coming soon, next week. ”
"But you know, secrecy has been around for hundreds of years, and Muggles are not happy to know that there is a group of people around them who can do magic and turn their cars into bison. Phoenix's mouth was full, but he was still able to speak clearly.
"yes, that's a big problem. Hermione understood, too, and said frankly. Suddenly she laughed, "However, today is Valentine's Day, what are you going to give me." ”
"Don't worry, I prepared it with my heart, you must be surprised. After eating the Phoenix Storm Scroll, he wiped his mouth with a napkin. Say it calmly. (To be continued.) )