Chapter 176 Ministry of Magic

The process of entering the Ministry of Magic was much stricter than later.

But when checking the wand, Sherlock only handed over the wand he usually used. The Ministry of Magic must know that he has more than one wand, but it did not ask him to check all the wands.

The personnel department of the Ministry of Magic was incorporated into the logistics department of the Minister's Office. All ordinary staff recruitments except Aurors were organized by this department, and the appointment letter Sherlock received was also issued by them.

So Eddie first took Sherlock to the logistics department on the first floor of the basement to handle the entry procedures and get a slip of approval.

As long as he took this slip to the Department of Magical Transportation, they would help Sherlock open the apparition permission in the Ministry of Magic.

But before that, Eddie took Sherlock to meet the current Minister of Magic, Harold Minkan.

This is a very tough-looking wizard, and his style of speaking and doing things is somewhat similar to Scrimgeour.

According to the history Sherlock knew, in 1980, Voldemort's power in the magic world became stronger and stronger, and the public opinion in the magic world became more and more disappointed with him. Finally, he stepped down and the next more capable witch, Millicent Barnold (Fudge's predecessor), took over the position of Minister.

Minkan first expressed his gratitude to Sherlock for helping the Ministry of Magic protect the Department of Mysteries.

Then he hinted that if he wanted to have a better development in the Ministry of Magic, then transferring to the Auror Command might be a great choice.

Sherlock did not directly refuse this. He ambiguously said that he was still interested in the mysterious and strange magic research. If his interest faded, he might have the idea of ​​transferring to the Auror Command.

Minkan was very satisfied with his answer, and encouraged him a few more words, and then Eddie and Sherlock left his office.

"Did you say that on purpose?" Eddie clearly saw that Sherlock's words just now were not in line with his heart.

Sherlock shrugged.

"Of course I have to save some face for the Minister, otherwise if he forcibly transfers me to the Auror Headquarters, I can't do anything."

Eddie frowned slightly.

"But if you promise like this, it won't be long before Minkan will bring up the old matter again and transfer you away."

"It won't be long, how long do you think it will be?" Sherlock asked.

"It is estimated that he will transfer you to the Auror Headquarters in about half a year to a year, and the specific situation depends on the actions of the Death Eaters."

In response, Sherlock said with a mysterious smile on his face.

"If he really does that at that time, then at worst I will listen to him and transfer from the Department of Mysteries to the Auror Headquarters."

If Sherlock still can't find any valuable clues in half a year, then there is no need for him to continue to stay in the Ministry of Magic.

In fact, Eddie has always doubted Sherlock's purpose of joining the Ministry of Magic.

He thinks that with Sherlock's ability, if he wants to enter the Ministry of Magic, it is not difficult at all, and there is no need to wait until now.

But he didn't ask much about such things.

When they went to the Department of Magical Transportation to open the permission of Apparition, they also met Sophie there.

Because of Sherlock's help, she has now been promoted from an ordinary employee to the deputy director of the Portkey Office.

The Department of Magical Transportation is one of the busiest departments in the Ministry of Magic, but Sophie still put aside her office work and took Eddie, Sherlock and others to go through the procedures for opening the permission of Apparition.

After leaving here, Sherlock asked with a gossipy look on his face.

"Does she like you?"

Eddie said calmly.

"If it weren't for Amy, maybe we would have been together when we were in school."

Sherlock raised his eyebrows.

"Childhood sweethearts?"

"Almost, we have known each other since we were young. Later, she found out that I had a child without saying anything, so she broke up with me and we have been out of touch since then."

Sherlock persuaded.

"It can be seen that she is still very concerned about your affairs. If you explain the matter to her clearly, she should understand."

Eddie shook his head.

"I'm not in the mood to think about these things now, and no Auror in this period is sure whether he can see the sun the next day."

Eddie was right. In the current situation, Amy is a burden to him, and he doesn't want to talk about other relationships anymore.

Sherlock just said it later, without asking more questions. He took the elevator down with Eddie and came to the Department of Mysteries on the ninth floor underground again.

There is no change here from the last time he came.

There are many people in the elevator, but only he and Eddie went to the ninth floor.

Walked through the long corridor, then pushed open the black door at the end of the corridor, and entered the round black room with twelve doors on the wall.

This time they don't have to search one by one. After they entered the Department of Mysteries, one of the black doors was opened and Mrs. Selwyn walked in.

Eddie's arrival here means that all tasks have been completed. He explained to Mrs. Selwyn, said goodbye to Sherlock, and turned to leave.

"Hello again, Mr. Belloc." Mrs. Selwyn's voice was soft, without the kind of indifference that would keep people away from him.

Sherlock certainly knew what kind of people he needed to befriend. Compared with the Minister of Magic, his immediate superior, the Director of the Department of Mysteries, was the key to a good relationship.

"Just call me Sherlock, ma'am."

"I want to thank you again for the last matter. Fortunately, you came in time."

"This is what I should do."

After some politeness, Mrs. Selwyn also got to the point.

"Since you have applied to the Ministry to join the Department of Mysteries, I am of course very welcome. But the research in the Department of Mysteries is also diverse. Which aspect are you more interested in?"

Sherlock hesitated for a moment, he looked around the twelve black doors, and then said.

"Can I stay here for a few days and look around before making a choice, Madam? I am still unclear about the specific magic research in the Department of Affairs, so I don't know how to choose."

Mrs. Selwyn nodded.

"If you want to learn first, then work in the office of the Time Hall first. You should have heard before you came that there are very few employees in our department, including you, there are only five in total. They all have their own research and main directions. Even if they are in the same department, they basically have no intersection in daily life."

"And I also know about your friend's daughter. This place is different from other departments. After choosing an office, you can even live here all the time. If you need to take care of the child, you can naturally bring it with you."