Take control of thunder and lightning from Hogwarts

Chapter 832 Exchange students?
Seeing Bertha's performance, Anduin didn't know whether to be thankful for her bad memory or to pity her.

How did she get admitted to the Ministry of Magic in this state?
After thinking about it for a long time, Bertha still had no clue, and finally she could only give up and say, "Sorry, I really can't remember what happened before I fell into a coma, but I still have to thank you for your help. If it weren't for you , I might really be in trouble."

Hearing Bertha's words, Shalltear and Hogg beside them couldn't help laughing. Although the witch in front of them looked stupid, their simple and honest character made them a little embarrassed.

Originally, they knocked each other out, but the other party thanked them in return, which was somewhat embarrassing.

"You're welcome, we are loyal partners of the Ministry of Magic, and we should help each other." Compared with the two, Anduin's face is much thicker, "It's just that my subordinates have brought you back to England, This may have delayed your vacation in Albania."

"It's okay!" Bertha waved her hands carelessly, "Anyway, there's nothing interesting in that place, and I don't have any valuables left there, so I'll just treat it as if I'm returning home early."

"It's just..." As if thinking of something, Bertha suddenly became distressed, "Going back to the Ministry of Magic like this might make Director Bagman unhappy."

"It sounds like your job in the Ministry of Magic is not going well, so you haven't thought about changing to another department?" Shalltear suddenly felt a little pitiful for Bertha in front of her, and couldn't help asking.

"There is no reason for any department to ask me." Bertha grumbled, "Since my memory has become bad, I have been driven from one department to another by them, and finally Director Bagman and Magic The Sports Department took me in."

"Huh?" Anduin raised his eyebrows when he heard the words, "Did your memory get worse later?"

"That's right." Bertha nodded, "They all said it was the result of my misuse of inferior beauty potions. If you ask me to say this is absolutely nonsense, the potions I bought were all 'Mrs. The top-quality goods in the Beauty Potion Shop'!"

Mrs. Primpinell Beauty Potions?The beauty potions in that store are indeed of inferior quality, but it seems that they are just mixed with some water, right?Is there a side effect of memory loss?

Anduin shook his head in confusion, and then comforted him with a smile, "So, I happen to have some business exchanges with the Department of Magical Sports and Sports recently."

"At that time, I will ask Director Bagman what he means for you. If he agrees with you to go back to work early, I will send you a message. Do you have a communicator?"

"Yes, yes!" Bertha nodded with a smile on her face. "Speaking of which, the communicator you invented is really remarkable. It is said that Albania is about to connect to the magic net, and there even started pre-sale there."

After Bertha left her communicator number to Anduin, she was sent out of the research institute by Shalltear, while Hogg let out a sigh of relief.

"It's so dangerous, my lord, I thought I was in trouble."

"You did the right thing, and this is actually saving Bertha. If Peter finds out that she is following her, I'm afraid his life will be lost."

Anduin shook his head lightly, and then instructed, "You should keep an eye on Voldemort, I'm not sure if he will find the positioning magic hidden in the memory fragments, anyway, don't let him get away. "

"Understood, but you just said that you are looking for Director Bagman, are you planning to put the dungeon business on the agenda?" Hogg asked.

"Well." Anduin nodded, "There are enough tests to be done, and it's time to put one or two products on the market. Of course, this matter has not yet been decided, and it may not be done in a while. At least it has to be officially launched next year."

"At this time next year, it seems to be the Quidditch World Cup!" Hogg's eyes lit up. "Maybe we can use this opportunity to promote to wizards all over the world."

"I also have this idea, so I have to prepare in advance, and besides the World Cup next year, there may be another major event that may also restart." Anduin said with a mysterious smile.

"A major event? Restart?" Hogg tilted his head in confusion.

"That's right, some time ago Fudge and I, as well as Dumbledore, were discussing this topic, which is to restart the international competition 'Triwizard Tournament' that has been interrupted for hundreds of years!" Anduin said.

"The Triwizard Tournament? Is it the previous game where many people died?" Hogg knew a lot.

"Well, the reason why this event was interrupted in the past was mainly because of the danger. Every few sessions, there would be casualties among participants." Anduin explained.

"However, after Dumbledore saw the dungeon project we launched, he suddenly had the idea of ​​restarting the triwizard hegemony."

"Are you interested in the safety and security measures in our instance?" Hogg nodded knowingly, and then said excitedly, "Then let's take this opportunity and take over the whole event."

"I also have similar thoughts, but the specific matters are still being discussed in detail. The main resistance is not the Ministry of Magic and Dumbledore, but the other two schools abroad."

"They have no objection to restarting the Triwizard Tournament, and they are also very confident in the security provided by Silver Flash Trading Company, but they still have a lot of concerns."

"After all, I'm a professor at Hogwarts, and they're afraid that I'll take sides during the event." Anduin struggled.

"Isn't Karkaroff the principal of Durmstrang? He still dares to disobey your decision?" Hogg curled his lips in displeasure.

"Durmstrang is not entirely up to him." Anduin shook his head helplessly, "Beauxbatons also have a lot of opinions, so it is inevitable to argue with them on these trivial matters recently. Mouth."

"Since that's the case, let me say it's better to let them send those students who are going to participate in the competition to live and study together at Hogwarts, so that they will have nothing to say?" Hogg muttered angrily.

"Huh?" Anduin frowned upon hearing this, "Don't tell me, this is really a good idea!"

A few days later, in the conference room of the Ministry of Magic, Anduin and Dumbledore came to discuss the specific matters of preparing for the Triwizard Tournament. In addition, Fudge, Director Ludo Bagman of the Department of Magical Sports and Sports, and International Director Barty Crouch of the Department of Magical Cooperation.

"That's how it is..." Anduin repeated his advice.

"Do you want Durmstrang's and Beauxbatons' students to come to Hogwarts as exchange students a year in advance?"

Dumbledore stroked his long beard and nodded with a smile, "I don't have any opinions. This kind of communication is also a good thing for the school and the students, but I don't know whether the two schools agree or not."

"I can formally send them a letter to ask for their opinions." Director Crouch took the initiative to echo.

For the Ministry of Magic, if the long-suspended Triwizard Tournament can be successfully held in the UK, it will be a very long-term matter, not much easier than the Quidditch World Cup.

"Not bad!" Fudge responded with a smile at this time, "Our Ministry of Magic will fully support the Triwizard Tournament and ensure its successful completion."

"Of course the triwizard hegemony is very important, and the Quidditch World Cup cannot be missed!"

Chief Bagman interjected inappropriately at this time.

"I have already surveyed the location of the competition in advance. The building construction, light and shadow equipment, etc. that will be used at that time have also placed orders with Silver Flash Trading Company. Mr. Wilson, don't just focus on the Triwizard hegemony and forget about the business. !"

"Don't worry, Director Bagman, there is still one year before the World Cup starts, and the corresponding props and equipment will definitely be produced in advance."

"However, are you really sure that you don't add some security equipment to the venue and its surroundings? At that time, it is estimated that tens of thousands of wizards will gather, and it is easy to cause trouble."

Anduin smiled helplessly. The Director Bagman in front of him was a professional Quidditch player before. He was a serious former star. His enthusiasm for Quidditch obviously surpassed other sports.

Like today, it was obviously a meeting to discuss the Triwizard Tournament, but this guy still had to intervene, which seemed a little ignorant.

"That's right!" Director Crouch seemed to have been diverted from the topic, and said following Anduin's words, "Luke, you have invested too much in lighting, sound, camera, and architecture. I think I have accepted the proposal you submitted."

"The higher-ups don't consider security-related issues at all, and they don't even care about guarding against Muggles. Logically speaking, wizards present should be required to wear Muggle clothes to prevent them from being discovered. This can alleviate many magical accidents and disasters. work."

"And why did you specifically specify that in the finals, you must be the commentator of the game?"

As an old and experienced official, Crouch couldn't help complaining to Bagman, the young director.

"The budget is limited! Do you know what a limited budget is? The most important thing about the Quidditch World Cup is to present the most gorgeous stadium and games to the audience in front of the scene and the magic video camera. Don't interrupt if you don't understand !"

Bagman pursed his lips and rolled his eyes at Crouch. He and Crouch were already at odds.

When Barty Crouch was still the director of the Law Enforcement Department, he was almost sent to Azkaban by the other party for 'providing information to the Death Eaters'.

But he obviously just said a few more words to his father's friend, and he didn't even know that the other party was a Death Eater. Fortunately, his status as a star Quidditch player helped him get rid of the crime.

Crouch's face was a bit unsightly when Bagman gave him such a slap, and he could only look at Fudge for help.

Seeing this, Fudge had no choice but to ask Anduin for advice, "Mr. Wilson, what do you think of this?"

What's wrong with dumping your affairs on me?Anduin cursed inwardly, and then smoothed things over, "There's nothing wrong with Director Bagman's considerations. The experience of watching the game is indeed a very important part."

And he is taking care of my business, there is absolutely no reason to refuse, Anduin couldn't help complaining again.

Bagman also raised his chin proudly when he heard the words, appearing to be complacent.

However, Anduin added, "However, safety must be considered. After all, tens of thousands of people gather at the same time. If something goes wrong and there are casualties at the scene, it will make international headlines. The Ministry has a bad reputation."

Fudge nodded repeatedly when he heard the words. What he valued most was the reputation of the Ministry of Magic, and then he patted his chest very boldly, "In this case, the Ministry of Magic should add another part of the budget. Without cutting other projects, The new budget is all about security, so it’s okay, right?”

Fudge's daring to throw coins so boldly is mainly because the Ministry of Magic's financial revenue this year is quite optimistic. He did not expect such a magic net to provide so many benefits.

And the rest of the people were naturally happy with his proposal. They had more money to spend, so what was there to complain about?

Seeing that the problems had been satisfactorily resolved, everyone prepared to end the meeting, and Anduin didn't forget to ask a question before the end.

"By the way, Director Bagman, you remember Bertha Jorkins, she should be an employee of your Department of Magical Sports and Sports."

Asked by Anduin, Bagman immediately stopped standing up, and strangely, Director Crouch next to him couldn't help but froze when he heard the name. No attention was paid to him, so it wasn't surprising.

"Bertha..." Bagman nodded, "She is indeed my subordinate, but she seems to be on vacation recently, why did you suddenly mention her?"

"It's like this..." Anduin repeated the story he made up, and found that the other party fell and passed out, and then he was rescued by his people.

"She wanted to know if she could come back to work early, but she was too embarrassed to ask you, so she asked me to mention it."

"That's right." Bagman didn't seem surprised by what happened to Bertha. "Let her continue to rest. This guy will only add to the chaos in the ministry. He can even make a mistake in taking a meeting minutes."

"Isn't this equivalent to changing her direction and dismissing her?" Anduin frowned slightly, somewhat puzzled, "If that's the case, why did you hire her in the first place?"

"Who knew that her brain would suddenly go wrong..." Bagman pointed at her head, and then complained helplessly, "Bertha was famous for her good memory when she joined the job. The only shortcoming is that she is not very smart. , In addition, the mouth is a bit broken, and I like to spread gossip when I have nothing to do."

"But since her memory went wrong, the only advantage has disappeared, but the disadvantage is still that ghostly look, and because of forgetfulness, the gossip spread is still missing, which is no different from rumors. Now don't If you can help me, thank God if you don't cause trouble, there are not many people in the department who like her!"

Speaking of this, Bagman suddenly pointed at Crouch straightforwardly, and complained to him nonsense, "If you want to say it, you should blame Crouch, Bertha just went to Crouch's house once and her mind went bad." Yes, maybe it was his fault."

(End of this chapter)