"Oh, by the way, Weasley, Kadir asked me to tell you by the way, the toilet matter is settled, you can ignore the note from him!"

Goldstein said this to Percy, and then, happily leaving, completely devoid of the menace he had come.

Click-

The office door closed, and Amosta pushed Percy back to the coffee table, and Percy's ass just touched the sofa, and the whole person jumped up again, he glared at Amosta, with surprise and anger in his eyes,

"You intend to intercede on behalf of Ali Bashir, Mr. Blaine, do you know him?"

"I've heard this name for the first time, Percy--" Amosta shook her head slightly.

"Then why did you promise Goldstein to defend Mr. Crouch when you met him, you know, Ali Bashir--"

Amosta raised her hand to interrupt Percy's tirade and said calmly,

"I'm not solving the problem for this Bashire, I'm for you, Percy--"

After letting the confused Percy sit down again, Amosta said slowly,

"When I met Barty, I didn't plan to mention it to him, as for the flying carpet, I suggest you send a letter to Barty, if Barty gives you a reply, then follow the reply on the letter, if Barty does not reply, then follow the process, send a working letter to the minister's office for instructions——"

Percy blinked, finally realizing that it might not be that simple, but he didn't know what the logic of Professor Blaine's proposed solution was.

Looking at his stunned appearance, Amosta was slightly silent, but still said patiently,

"Behind this Ali Bashir is probably Connelly—"

"What?"

Percy was startled, and his tired brain appeared clear for a moment, and then, suddenly, remembering what Goldstein had said last, he blurted out,

"But. . . Uh, Ms. Umbridge—"

"Goldstein says it's the Oswald family who sells the flying carpets in England, and I don't think you know that the family is related to Fudge's wife, right?"

Amosta, who heard about this for the first time, seemed to know the whole thing very clearly, and he said eloquently,

"Umbridge is just covering for Fudge. When was this Bashir captured, and when did Percy, Barty start taking leave"

"Bashir was captured in the middle of last month, and Mr. Crouch, took a leave of absence four days ago—"

Percy said dumbfounded.

"And when did this Goldstein come to you?" Amosta continued.

"Yesterday—" Percy's reply stumbled, as if he realized something.

"Now that Bashir has been captured for nearly a month, and this guy has spent most of his time at the Ministry of Magic, have you ever considered, Percy, why didn't this Goldstein negotiate this matter with Barty during his day, and chose you to take the job?"

Amosta is a good one.

"He tried to take advantage of me—" Percy said, her cheeks turning white, "but I didn't let him get his way." ”

"The logic of the whole thing goes something like this—"

Amosta's ten fingers are interlaced on his knees,

"Flying carpets have a long history of selling in the UK, and this part of the business has probably always been the Oswald family. That is, the family of Minister Fudge's wife is responsible. However, the ban on the Flying Carpet was passed when Cornelius Fudge was Minister of Magic, who do you think did it? ”

After all, Percy's mouth opened as if he understood something.

"Got it, the whole thing is a political confrontation between Cornelius Fudge and Barty Crouch. I don't know how Barty did it, but it was inseparable from the exchange of interests, and he won the confrontation and successfully pushed the Flying Carpet ban bill through the review. ”

Amosta said lightly,

But apparently, Connelly was not convinced, so the order, presumably by Ali Bashir, who was a white-glove member of the Oswald family. You could think of it as a provocation, or an act of clearing the inventory to recover the principal before the bill went into effect, and Barty did not tolerate such a temptation, so Bashir was arrested.

This Goldstein was probably Connelly's man, and his actions were dictated. It just so happens that you've been taking care of Barty's day-to-day affairs during this time, so he's here to try his luck here, which is why he never mentioned Umbridge and Oswald in front of you, and if it succeeds, Goldstein will undoubtedly show his face in front of Connelly, and he'll get promoted, and besides, you'll be the one who signed Barty's acquittal in the end. ”

Listening to Professor Blaine's reasoning, Percy's heart pounded, and he was a little suspicious of life.

"I didn't sabotage Mr. Crouch's plan, I didn't sign—"

Percy said dumbfounded.

"Do you consider that your insistence on not signing could offend the Minister of Magic so much that your career is hopeless?"

Amosta's words made Percy's face pale with fright, and his lips twitched, imagining Professor Bryan asking for help, but he couldn't say anything when he remembered his previous thoughts.

"Just now at the door, Goldstein offered to meet Barty in person, which means two things, first, he probably realized that you are not the one who can let him try his luck, and second, he still wants to do this for the minister, so that he can show his ability, so he probably went to Barty in private, and maybe, he will come up with something to try to impress Barty"

"In that case, Professor--"

Percy didn't realize that his attitude was completely different, and he looked a bit like what he and Penelope had been before graduation when he and Penelope asked Professor Bryan to help him write a letter for help at the Three Broomsticks Bar.

"Why do you have to do it for him--"

"You don't let Goldstein go to Barty, and you don't want to sign it yourself, what does that mean you're going to bear Connelly's wrath for Barty, are you willing to use the Weasleys' influence to do this, Percy?"

Amosta calmly looked at Percy,

"Have you ever considered that when Goldstein reports to Fudge, he puts all the blame for the unfinished mission on you?"

"This vile villain!" Percy howled angrily, "I'm going to duel him!" ”

Percy cursed Goldstein viciously, and Amosta sighed at the sight of him. Arthur has been in the Ministry of Magic for most of his life, and his connections are all over the department, and he usually doesn't mention this son of his own?

"You can't make your own decisions about this, you know, Percy--"

In the end, it was his own student, and Amosta didn't want to see him being used, and in the spirit of pointing to the end, Amosta said earnestly,

"I've asked you to write to Barty for instructions, and if Barty agrees or refuses, then the responsibility for this matter is not on you, and Fudge will thank you for writing this letter for him, and if not, then he has no reason to be angry with you.

Second, the letter is also written to prevent Barty, for example, Barty told you that you can't release Bashir, but when he talks to Connelly about this, he does have another statement, he may say that you have misspoken, and at that time, this Bash has been in Azkaban for a while, and then release him, not only to take care of the minister's face, but also not to make yourself appear vulnerable, the only problem is that you probably have to bear some responsibility. ”

"Mr. Crouch won't do that, Professor!"

Percy almost squeezed the words out between his teeth, but looking at his expression, it seemed that he didn't believe it himself.

"Politics is so dirty, Percy, you shouldn't have any illusions about anyone else since you're in it." Amosta said solemnly,

"Of course, if Barty doesn't reply to you, then you follow the normal process of asking the Minister of Magic for instructions on how to deal with Bashir, even if Barty comes back, you can't find any problems with you, you have already informed him, so it doesn't count as a skip report, understand, Percy?"

(End of chapter)