Chapter 687: Old Freckles' Comeback Meeting

Hogwarts, Scotland.

The rector's office, located on the eighth floor of the castle, was once again a makeshift meeting room.

Ever since Elena enrolled, it wasn't uncommon for them to come to the school's all-hands meeting, the Ministry of Magic and the school's side of the school, and even the Gringotts elves and the school board had come several times.

However, this time the focus of the controversy did not fall on Albus Dumbledore as the headmaster.

"Mr. Scamander!, I'm sorry, I don't understand what you mean. ”

Umbridge narrowed his eyes and said in a shrill voice, with a cold smirk on his face.

"Establish an institution that is completely independent of the Ministry of Magic? This seems to be different from what we've communicated before, are you dissatisfied with what the Ministry of Magic is doing now, or is there a slight misunderstanding of the whole thing?"

And beside Umbridge, Cornelius Fudge, who is currently the Minister of Magic, also has an ugly face.

A few minutes earlier, Newt Scamander had not hesitated to turn down his offer to "rehire", and even if Fudge stacked his chips on Senior Deputy Secretary and Director of the Fantastic Beasts Division, it didn't change Newt's attitude in the slightest.

"Mr. Scamander, it's okay to start a new wizarding association, you actually hope that the Ministry of Magic will take the initiative to abide by the new rules you have made, so what else do you want the Ministry of Magic to do, you just want the functions of the Fantastic Beasts Division to pass!"

"To be exact, there should be four institutions. ”

Newt Scamander nodded earnestly and replied in a calm tone.

"But you're right, after the establishment of the Society, the functions of the Fantastic Beasts Division should indeed be divided. ”

"Mr. Scamander, do you know what you're talking about?"

The smile on Umbridge's face could no longer be held back, and he said coldly.

"Can I understand that you are planning to re-establish the Ministry of Magic yourself?!"

"Honorable Deputy Minister, I have never said that. ”

Newt glanced at Umbridge and replied lightly, "As I said before, the purpose of the Fantastic Beasts Society is to regulate the laws related to Fantastic Beasts from a neutral standpoint. ”

"If it's still part of the British Ministry of Magic, what will happen to other countries?"

Newt Scamander shook his head, his gaze staring straight into Umbridge's face without evasion.

"How can the establishment of a worldwide association become a reorganization of the Ministry of Magic in your mouth, and how can wizards living in other countries obey and respond if they are not neutral?"

"Mr. Scamander, your idea is a little too idealistic. ”

A Ministry of Magic official frowned and retorted, "But I have to warn you, this isn't the Gobstone Club! Magical Beasts are too influential in the wizarding world, and you want to change the status quo by establishing a global association that will regulate the entire magical beast-related field - you are too ignorant of politics and people's hearts." ”

"With the expansion of the Fantastic Beasts Society, you have so much at your disposal that you can guarantee that there won't be problems?"

"I can't guarantee, or I don't think there's an institution in the world that doesn't have hidden dangers. ”

Newt Scamander paused slightly, calmly continuing to answer.

"But if something happens, the Ministries of Magic, the International Federation of Wizards, the International Standards Association for Magical Trade, the Wizengamot International Court of Wizards, and the thousands of wizards in the wizarding world will get everything back on track. ”

"Once the rules are formed, then there are references that can be followed, revised, and overturned, and that's the point. ”

"Really, so you're the one who makes the rules?"

Umbridge snorted coldly and spoke softly in a slightly sarcastic tone.

"Fantastic Beasts Society, Fantastic Beasts Conservation Society, Fantastic Beasts Council, and...... Hmm, the Fantastic Beasts Product Safety Management Regulatory Association, so many new organizations with different emphases, don't you think you need to think about it carefully?"

"Didn't there be a field of magical beasts in the wizarding world before these associations were founded?"

Newt asked rhetorically, slightly surprised.

Over the years, human beings and nature have long formed many self-evident tacit understanding and symbiotic laws.

In Newt Scamander's opinion, he is just sorting out some benchmark rules that are suitable for everyone to know, and using laws and regulations to make more wizards able to treat those magical beasts correctly.

Moreover......

After a slight pause, Newt Scamander glanced at Umbridge and replied meaningfully.

"It seems to me that even if the Ministry of Magic disbands the Department of Magical Beasts Control overnight, it will most likely not immediately affect the existing state of the magical beast-related field in the wizarding world - as far as I know, there hasn't been much else to do in the ministry lately other than the execution of dangerous magical beasts and the confiscation of fines for the sporadic wizards who trade in prohibited magical beasts. ”

"Slander!

"What do you mean, Mr. Scamander?!"

......

As Newt Scamander's words fell, many Ministry of Magic officials gathered in Dumbledore's office couldn't help but retort, and the wizards in charge of the Magical Beasts Division stood up directly in excitement.

If it weren't for Newt's previous position at the Ministry of Magic, they would have ......

Even...... Even......

When you think about it, it doesn't seem like you can do anything......

After all, in today's wizarding world, although Newt Scamander is not as good as Dumbledore in terms of magical strength, it is estimated that he will not be too bad, and his overall strength may even be better maintained.

As a top magical beast master, he has a good relationship with many magical beast groups and rare creatures.

Despite his somewhat introverted personality, Newt Scamander perfectly exemplifies the good qualities of Hufflepuff House, and in terms of the range of friends, he is not inferior to Dumbledore, or more exactly.

This is one of the reasons why everyone in the Ministry of Magic is jealous of Newt, who has too many friends.

If Newt Scamander had really followed Newt Scamander's proposal and created so many Magical Beast-related neutral organizations around the world, there might not really be too many interference opportunities from the British Ministry of Magic in the future.

In fact, the British Ministry of Magic has become much less influential in the wizarding world over the years.

Just when the crowd of the Ministry of Magic was furious and ready to seize the few powers......

"Ahem, everyone, stop for a moment. ”

Dumbledore, who had been sitting behind the headmaster's desk, quietly listening to the arguments, cleared his throat.

Dumbledore shook his head, a glint in his blue eyes, and smiled.

"Everyone be a little more restrained, don't think too far, too big, too complicated at every turn - isn't the reason why we invited everyone to Hogwarts today to organize such a meeting is to communicate with each other and reach a consensus, so that there will be no more misunderstandings and contradictions in the follow-up work?"

"I've been listening to it for a while, and I almost understand the views of both of you, but they don't conflict. ”

In this way, I will first put myself in the shoes of a bystander and say a few words of justice. ”

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