At the behest of the Ministry of Magic (and perhaps Dumbledore), news of Kyle's becoming an assistant to the High Minister spread throughout the wizarding world, leading him to receive a lot of letters from all over the world.

Among them were people he knew, such as Mike Feil, who liked to join in the fun, and he sent a set of high-end robes with the letter, saying it was a gift.

"You can't wear a school uniform to those important occasions." He said so in the letter.

But Kyle feels that McCaul is more of a schadenfreude, without evidence, just a gut feeling.

In addition, the names of many of the senders, Kyle, are unfamiliar, but judging by the content of the letters, most of them are Ministry of Magic personnel.

"Oh, Cuthbert Mokridge." Cedric pointed to one of the letters and said, "My dad mentioned to me that he was the head of the Elven Liaison Office.

"And Gilbert Winpool, from the Experimental Spell Committee, which we met before on a trip to France."

Cedric rummaged through the mountains of letters searching for familiar names.

After flipping for a while, his hand suddenly stopped.

"Hufflepuff common room, second armchair on the left, Cedric Diggory."

"A letter to me?" Cedric was stunned for a moment, and then it occurred to him that there were too many owls who had just delivered the letter, and he didn't notice it and got mixed up with Kyle's pile of letters.

However, after seeing the sender's name, Cedric didn't think so much about it and opened the envelope directly.

"Who sent it?" Kyle asked.

"Oh, it's my dad." Cedric said, "He should have wanted to ask ......"

Cedric's voice grew quieter and his expression became more and more confused.

"Strangely, my dad said he would send me some books about Fantastic Beasts tomorrow and said he was looking forward to working with me.

Cedric muttered, "Does he want to work at a joke shop too?" No, not to mention whether Fred and George will agree, it has nothing to do with Fantastic Beasts. ”

"Maybe you're going to work for the Department of Magical Beasts Management and Control." Kyle casually said, "It would be nice to read more books on the subject right now." ”

"No, it won't." Cedric shook his head, "I've already told him before that I'm going to help out at the joke shop, and he agrees...... Wait a minute. ”

Cedric suddenly Kyle seemed to think of something, "It can't have anything to do with you." ”

"Ah, that's right." Kyle opened the letter and said, "I wrote a letter to Mr. Diggory at noon and asked him if he wanted to work with you.

You know, my current status can help a little bit, and your grades are excellent, it's not that hard.

"So Mr. Diggory must have agreed."

The corners of Cedric's eyes twitched, "But I've promised Fred and George that I'm going to help them run the joke shop together." ”

"You don't have to worry about this, they'll be with you...... Oh, found it. ”

Kyle dangled an envelope in front of Cedric, noticing that it was from Mrs. Weasley.

When Kyle took it apart, he looked at it curiously.

"Dear Kyle,

I've seen today's newspaper and the compliment on you, and honestly, I'm so happy, but I'm not surprised at all, because I know you're up to the job.

Besides, of course I'd like Fred and George to find a decent and stable job, but I'd rather have them get into the Ministry of Magic on their own than with your help.

Arthur says that there are a lot of people in the Ministry of Magic who are unhappy with your position of importance, and they are waiting for you to make a mistake, so I must refuse your kindness.

"Have a nice time at Hogwarts."

……

Waiting for me to make a mistake?

That's great!

Kyle quickly pulled out a piece of parchment and wrote on it:

"Don't worry, Mrs. Weasley, it's the responsibility of the Assistant Minister to find good staff for the Ministry of Magic, and I assure you that Fred and George fully met the requirements, and Minister Fudge agreed.

As long as Mr. Weasley completes the application for employment, they will be able to graduate and work directly at the Ministry of Magic. ”

Kyle calls Ratton and asks him to deliver the letter.

Cedric didn't know what to say at all.

He looked at Kyle and hesitated for a long time before he said quietly, "Fred and George will kill you." ”

"It's okay." Kyle waved his hand nonchalantly, "They can't beat me, not to mention that I have Mrs. Weasley's backer, so I don't have to worry about it." ”

"It's always been their dream to open a joke shop."

"It's not a conflict, there's no rule that says you can't open a joke shop when you join the Ministry of Magic...... When the time comes, I'll ask Dobby and Kreacher to help take care of the store, and I can also provide some of the products for free, so I won't delay the normal opening of the joke store. ”

Kyle squinted his eyes and said, "And they laughed all day after hearing that I was working in the Ministry of Magic, so I think they must have enjoyed working in the Ministry of Magic too."

"Tsk, do one job and get two salaries, if there is such a good thing, they will secretly have fun."

Cedric sighed.

It can only be said that Fred and George are self-inflicted, they call Kyle "Percy's boss" and "minister candidate" for a day, and Kyle's counterattack comes in the evening.

Cedric had a hard time imagining what it would be like for Fred and George to sit honestly in their office working on documents and writing reports.

"What about me." Cedric muttered, "I just laughed for a while, much better than them." ”

"That's ......," Kyle said righteously, "we've all gone to the Ministry of Magic, are you embarrassed to hang out outside?" ”

"Excuse ......me," Cedric was tempted to say, but he held back.

Because if he said this, he would have offended three people, and it would only be worse when the time came.

He knows all too well about his own ...... Let's just be a friend. Maybe Fred and George will punch Kyle when they know the truth, but they can also reconcile instantly when they have enough excuses and are unanimous to the outside world.

And he is clearly this "outside".

As for why Cedric is so sure...... It's very simple, just substitute yourself.

He certainly wouldn't mind doing that anyway, let alone Fred and George, who had a lower moral bottom line.

That's not bad now.

After all, whether it was helping out at a joke shop or working at the Ministry of Magic, it didn't make much difference to Cedric.

And more importantly, the Ministry of Magic is not Azkaban, and they can resign at any time if they really can't stay.

"I think it's better to find an excuse for them to write their own job application."

Thinking of this, Cedric instantly betrayed his partner and said, "If Mr. Weasley had applied on his behalf, they might have disagreed with him." ”

"Makes sense." Kyle laughed, "I have to say, you're really lacking in virtue." ”

"The same goes for you."

The two looked at each other and smiled, and then discussed what they could do to fool the Weasley brothers.

Connor, who was on the side, couldn't take it anymore, so she took her quill and homework and went to a table farther away.

In the days that followed, the Ministry of Magic became the hottest topic of conversation at Hogwarts, and the four Headmasters saw it as a rare opportunity, so they encouraged some of the high-achieving students to try to submit an application for employment.

Cedric was the first to respond, and the next day he approached Professor Sprout with his application.

He had wanted to find Umbridge, who was the representative of the Ministry of Magic, but Kyle persuaded him to dismiss the idea.

Kyle knew that because of the incident some time ago, he not only took over Umbridge's mission, but also made her lose Fudge's trust, and Umbridge had long held a grudge against him.

Everyone in the castle knew that he and Cedric were friends, and if he went to find Umbridge, he would definitely be troubled.

So it's more reliable to find a professor.

He was also one of Hufflepuff's best students, and was the first to submit an application, and Professor Sprout took it very seriously, sending the application to the Ministry of Magic on the same day, along with a letter of recommendation.

And the Ministry of Magic responded quickly.

On Friday, an owl delivered a letter to Hogwarts.

Cedric's application was approved, and he officially became a staff member of the Ministry of Magic...... And, of course, internships.

It's the same as Kyle, or every student in school.

However, unlike Kyle, Cedric only received a letter and did not post an announcement in the castle.

In addition, his salary is only a symbolic seven Galleons, which is about one-tenth of that of a normal employee, rather than receiving a full salary like Kyle.

But Cedric didn't care.

"Look......" he said, spreading the letter out on the table, "it says we only need to go to the Ministry of Magic on Saturday for one day, not every day, and seven Galleons are already good." ”

"Tomorrow is Saturday." Connor said, "Kyle, are you going too?" ”

"I'm going." Kyle pulls out another letter, which has just been sent by the Ministry of Magic.

"By train?"

"Probably not, that's too slow." "When the train arrives in London, it's basically time for us to go back," Kyle said.

"It's Floo.com, and the Ministry of Magic has opened a new line that connects Umbridge's office."

"That's a lot more convenient." Connor glanced at Kyle thoughtfully, "You say, should I write an application as well?" ”

"Can Professor Snape agree to you going to work for the Ministry of Magic?" Kyle asked.

"Probably not."

"No, probably not." Kyle laughed and said, "And the work of the Ministry of Magic is boring, you won't like it." ”

Cedric, who was next to him, glanced at Kyle and let out a loud lip smack, "Tsk, that's not what you said yesterday. ”

"Nonsense, can you be the same?" Kyle said nonchalantly, "You agreed with Mr. Diggory." ”

Cedric raised an eyebrow, "Are you sure it's just this reason?" ”

"If you say anything else, I'll transfer you to the Pest Clinic."

"Ho!"

……

The next day, Saturday.

At half-past eight in the morning, Kyle and Cedric go to Umbridge's office together.

There were three other students, two Slytherins and one Ravenclaw.

As for Fred and George, Kyle and Cedric agreed that it would be best to wait until the end of the school year to tell them the good news, and that it would be even more foolproof to have Mrs. Weasley by their side.

So they don't know about it yet.

"Very well, you're all here." Umbridge opened the door and let them in.

Professor McGonagall was also inside, presumably ready to accompany the students.

Umbridge deliberately didn't look at Kyle, but led the others to the fireplace, and whispered in a snort:

"You are all the best students at Hogwarts, and I'm glad you made the right decision to join the Ministry."

She grabbed a handful of powder and threw it into the fireplace, smiling fakely.

"Minerva, you ......"

"Thank you, Professor Umbridge." Professor McGonagall didn't wait for her to finish, striding into the fireplace and shouting, "Ministry of Magic." ”

In the next second, she disappeared into the office.

Umbridge's face was a little ugly, she had wanted Professor McGonagall to go back, but it was useless to say that now.

"Others, keep up." She took a deep breath, trying to keep the smirk on her face.

When everyone reached the Ministry of Magic through the fireplace, they saw Professor McGonagall not far away, and Fudge next to her.

"Welcome, welcome." Fudge walked over happily.

"Oh, Minister, you've come to pick us up in person." Umbridge's voice was louder and sharper than usual.

The two Slytherins also looked flattered.

"You are all the hope for the future of the Ministry of Magic, of course I have to come here in person." Fudge smiled and said, "Come on, I think you guys can't wait." ”

He led the group to the elevator, enthusiastically introducing every place he passed along the way.

"That's the registry office, and everybody who comes here has to register their wand...... Of course, you don't. ”

"The Enchanted Fountain, where proceeds go to St. Mungo......"

Along the way, Fudge was greeted by people who kept greeting him, and he responded one by one.

"I don't usually come to the hall." Once they walked into the elevator, Fudge said, "There are so many people in here and it's so welcoming, it takes me a long time to get out every time, and I'd rather spend that time at work if I can." ”

"That's the minister, you love your job too much." Umbridge immediately said, "If you want me to say that you should also give yourself some personal time." ”

"Ah, I'll try my best." Fudge said.

At the bottom of the elevator, Professor McGonagall pursed her lips tightly, pretending not to hear anything...... If she had known she should have asked Snape to come.

Because there is no one else here, every time the elevator stops, it means that a student has arrived at the place where they will be working.

"Fourth Floor, Fantastic Beasts Management and Control Division......"

"I've arrived." Cedric waved at Kyle, "We'll see you in the evening." ”

"See you in the evening."

Cedric stepped out of the elevator, and Professor McGonagall left with him.

The first three students had already left the other floors, and after that, only Kyle, Fudge, and Umbridge were left in the elevator.

"How do you feel, were you taken aback after seeing the inauguration announcement?" Fudge asked with a smile.

"I was really scared." Kyle said, "I thought it was a prank." ”

"Pranks? Of course not. "It's an attempt that has never been done before, and there are a lot of people applying, but we think we should still choose students from the fifth grade onwards." L.'s grades are an important reference. ”

They reached the door of a room on the top floor, with a sign hanging the office of the assistant minister.

"Your office, I do what I say." Fudge pushed the door open, "By the way, Dolores, those kids are coming to the Ministry of Magic for the first time, and there may be a lot of discomfort for those kids, and as a professor, I think you should go and help them." ”

Umbridge, who was about to move forward, paused and looked at Fudge in disbelief.

"Any questions?" Fudge asked.

"No, not really." Her voice trembled a little: "I'll go now." ”

"Thank you for your hard work." Fudge said casually, and he didn't look at Umbridge and walked straight into the room.

Kyle couldn't help but glance back, just in time to meet Umbridge's extremely resentful gaze.

Kyle had no doubt that if this wasn't the Ministry of Magic, if Fudge wasn't around, she would definitely throw a curse on herself.

"What are you waiting for, Professor?" Kyle smiled and said, "Hurry up, or you won't be able to catch the elevator in a while, and you'll have to wait a long time." ”

Umbridge's face flushed and she gasped for air, making her look more like a toad.

Kyle didn't care, though, and walked briskly into the office without looking at Umbridge again.

(End of chapter)