Chapter 21: Lunchtime Chat

Phoenix left the bedroom and headed for the dining room. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

The dΓ©cor on the first floor is still renewed, the original color palette has been changed to white, and some things that are too feminine have been removed. Some people sat by the window drinking tea and talked about the informal meeting, or about Quidditch.

"It's much more pleasing to the eye. "We're going to stay here for a few more days." ”

"Don't want to experience the style of an Arabian wizard?" asked little Watson, following behind.

"I'm not in a hurry to graduate, I should have some time to go around. ”

"Isn't that too much of a hurry?" Watson Jr. kindly reminded that things will be busier as an adult.

They walked into the dining room, it was already past lunchtime, and the seats were mostly empty. But George looked at the sports newspaper and saw Phoenix immediately got up and asked him to take a seat.

"Why, you really gave away all that money?" said George, in a relaxed tone, and seemed to be in a good mood.

"Are you pretending to be stupid, gold that hasn't been treated by goblins is worthless. It's worth it to ask them to help solve the puzzle at such a low price. As soon as Phoenix sat down, a couple of house-elves came over with a cart and served a sumptuous lunch.

"How can they help?" asked George tentatively.

"Menes may have thought it was too peaceful, and those Muggles would educate him well. ”

"It's time to remind them that their embargo is a violation of trade laws. George nodded in agreement, "Oh, by the way, many countries have issued travel warnings now, the American Wizarding Council is considering closing, and the international passage between Britain and the United States to prevent the actions of dark wizards from affecting the safety of the United States." If you are considering changing schools, if the international access is really closed, even if you enter and exit, it will become very troublesome. ”

Phoenix hummed a little tune in his mouth and cut the cutlet. Cut them into small pieces one by one, so that you can save a piece and eat a bite.

"Thank you, for your concern. Don't worry, Voldemort is not a fool, he will not fall into the mouth of the world community. As far as I know, silent replacement is the goal of the Death Eaters. Compared to last time, he has learned to be more secretive. ”

"I'm afraid I'll find an excuse to send someone to help the British Ministry of Magic. ”

European countries send Aurors and law enforcement officers to another country's magic department obviously can't act at will. Judging from the performance of the British Ministry of Magic last time, they will not ask the international community for help until the situation gets out of control in the end, which is too faceless and shows the incompetence of British officials.

In recent centuries, Britain's international image will collapse dramatically. The international status earned during the Grindelwald era will also be gone.

In turn, the British Ministry of Magic did not ask for help, and wizards from other countries did not have an excuse to send personnel on a large scale. If Voldemort openly overthrew the Ministry of Magic, they could still talk about the National Federation of Wizards and Wizards to activate the emergency regulations. An emergency provision to prevent the failure of the region's magical institutions and leave the region's magical activity unmonitored.

"By placing his cronies in important positions in the Ministry of Magic, he is controlling a prestigious official and putting him on the throne as minister. Voldemort's words will naturally become law. ”

"I'm glad. George suddenly raised his glass in salute, making Phoenix flutter for a moment.

"Rejoicing in what?"

George said methodically: "Of course, I'm glad you know him so well, and recognizing your opponent is often the key to victory. ”

Phoenix clinked glasses with pumpkin juice.

"But then again, it's a good thing he now knows that he should hide his purpose in the shadows, otherwise just a few years after Grindelwald ended, another big devil would have come, and we wouldn't have been able to stand it. ”

George didn't ask how Phoenix knew so much about Voldemort's plans. He didn't believe it, these were just speculations, Phoenix must have the exact source of the information, but there was no need to ask these questions that had nothing to do with him, there was no need at all.

"During the Grindelwald era, there was no mess in the United States. Are you pretending to be pitiful for Detreville?" Phoenix asked with a smile.

"We really didn't have much trouble when he was active. But when Grindelwald fell, they began to run desperately towards the United States. George said this, a little annoyed, "For hundreds of years, nothing has changed. Running to the United States when something happened is almost common sense for dark wizards in Europe and even the world. ”

"On the bright side, some learned people are just as happy to go on an expedition to the United States. You have prospered all these years thanks to them, especially those scholars. I remember Newt Scaman also went to the United States after being expelled from Hogwarts, right?" Phoenix said as he ate quickly. It's quite indecent, but there is no one here to educate him.

"Yes, you see, even to give a random example, it's a job-dropout. He spread out his hands and smiled bitterly.

"Don't say that, he's an authority on magical creatures, and he's been awarded the Order of Merlin. Phoenix picked up the napkin and wiped his mouth, his voice a little muffled, "Forget it, don't talk about that." ”

Phoenix picked up the newspaper, it was a sports newspaper.

The Chinese team defeated Moldova in an international friendly match!!

"Hell, I remember they didn't like to play Quidditch very much. ”

"Ah, not in recent years. They invested a lot of money in the formation of Quidditch teams, and many old powerhouses were overturned by this dark horse. Moldova are not the first, having also beaten Ireland last month. The world champion was knocked down, and it is said that Bulgaria was in a state of excitement for a while. George was very passionate about Quidditch and obviously followed the game a lot, and Phoenix just asked casually and he started talking.

"The International Quidditch Federation is very pleased with this change. George said with great interest, "There are so many wizards in China who don't like to play Quidditch." Realistically, that's a lot of money. ”

"Did they lose the broomstick burner like the Japanese team?" Benefiting from the strong Quidditch atmosphere around him, he was not completely ignorant of the anecdotes or news about the sport.

"Not really, but they don't have a lot of leagues in their country, and basically, the number one team is the national team. What's it calledβ€”"

"That's a pity, one less big customer. The Japanese team has always been the darling of broomstick suppliers, burning brooms when they lose, and they will certainly want this practice to be widely promoted. ”

The two chatted about Quidditch until little Watson came to remind him that they had reached Riyadh. Phoenix returned to his bedroom to tidy up. (To be continued.) )