Chapter 672 Dumbledore's Counterattack, Kyle's New Job

After relaying the information he got from the Dementors, Kyle was ready to leave the headmaster's office. He didn't care how Dumbledore would deal with the matter.

After all, he didn't know the location of the sixty Dementors, and no one would tell him. Even if he wanted to help, he couldn't.

But just as he opened the door and prepared to go out, Dumbledore's voice suddenly came from behind him.

"Wait a minute."

"Anything else, Headmaster?" Kyle asked.

Dumbledore looked a little strange, and he opened his mouth hesitantly, but finally shook his head, "No, not really... I just want to say that I might be out for a while starting tomorrow."

"Oh, I'll take Fawkes with me too."

At this point, Dumbledore suddenly froze for a moment. In fact, he didn't understand why he added this sentence... Maybe he was worried that Kyle would find another reason to borrow the phoenix, so he subconsciously wanted to refuse first.

However, Dumbledore didn't pause for too long, and soon continued: "If you need to find me for anything urgent, go to the Hog's Head Inn in Hogsmeade. I know you have a way to sneak over. "

"Just to deal with the Dementors?" Kyle asked curiously.

There are only more than 60 Dementors in total, so Dumbledore shouldn't waste too much time.

And ever since the news of Voldemort's comeback was made public, the people in the castle have been in a panic. Thanks to Dumbledore's presence, the situation has gradually calmed down.

Now that he is away from school, especially for a long time, it will more or less cause some bad influence in the school.

"It's not entirely because of the Dementors." Dumbledore said, "I still need to see someone. His memory may provide us with crucial clues?"

"Who?" Kyle asked casually, not expecting an answer.

But Dumbledore didn't mean to hide it, and said immediately: "Bob Ogden. "

Kyle thought about it, and when he found out that he didn't know him, he didn't care, just thinking that he was a hidden member of the Order of the Phoenix.

After all, the Order of the Phoenix has a large number of people, and Kyle can't remember everyone, just like that Sturgis, even if he stood here now, Kyle might not be able to recognize him.

"Then I wish you all the best, professor."

"Same to you."

After coming out of the principal's office, Kyle walked all the way to the common room. When he walked through the lobby, he suddenly noticed a large group of people gathered in front of the bulletin board.

Strange, what announcement is there at this time...

Out of curiosity, Kyle subconsciously walked over.

"Oh, Kyle..." Someone greeted him.

In an instant, the entire lobby immediately became quiet, and everyone's eyes looked over.

This was the first time Kyle had experienced this situation. He didn't react for a while, standing there, and asked: "What happened to you today. "

Everyone looked at each other, no one spoke, and finally a Hufflepuff stammered: "Uh... I think you should read it yourself..."

As she finished speaking, the students standing between Kyle and the notice board retreated to both sides, making way.

Kyle did not hesitate and walked over quickly.

A brand new notice was posted on the notice board:

[Ministry of Magic Commendation Notice]

When Kyle saw this title, he was quite happy. The Ministry of Magic's school-wide announcement reward was a very impressive thing. I don't know who is so lucky...

Then he saw his name.

But this is not the point. The point is the following paragraph.

"Hufflepuff sixth-year student Kyle Chopper submitted an application for employment to the Ministry of Magic some time ago.

Although he has not reached the age of employment, in view of his repeated provision of important clues in the resurrection of the mysterious man, and his act of saving Harry Potter from the siege of the Death Eaters without fear of life and death, the Ministry of Magic and Hogwarts jointly decided to give him a special admission award.

"From today on, I will officially take up the position of Senior Assistant Minister of Magic (internship) and President of the Hogwarts Boys' Student Union.

"In addition: During this special period, the Ministry of Magic will work closely with Hogwarts and welcome every outstanding student who is interested in the job. Regardless of whether their age meets the standard, we will seriously consider them."

[Signature: Minister of Magic, Cornelius Oswald Fudge

Principal of Hogwarts, Albus Dumbledore]

After reading all the contents of the announcement, Kyle felt the veins on his forehead throbbing.

What's the situation? When did he submit an application for employment to the Ministry of Magic...

Kyle just wanted Dumbledore to be the Minister, but he never thought of working in the Ministry of Magic himself... In this case, his mission has been completed.

And what does Dumbledore's signature mean? Can't he see that the Ministry of Magic is poaching Hogwarts's talents?

No!

Kyle did not hesitate and immediately turned around and ran back to the eighth floor and came to the gargoyle stone head.

"Fluffy Mints! "Kyle said the password.

But surprisingly, the stone beast did not respond.

Kyle shouted it again, and the result was still the same.

Obviously, Dumbledore had changed the password in the few minutes he was away.

Kyle recited the names of other candies, almost reciting the purchase order of Honeydukes, but the stone beast was like welded to the ground, not moving at all.

Kyle stood there, and he had a hunch that not only the password might have been changed, but even Dumbledore might have left the school by now.

With Fox here, it wouldn't be too convenient for him to go out.

Thinking of this, Kyle quickly walked to another corridor and stopped at the door of Professor McGonagall's office.

He knocked on the door.

"Kyle?" Professor McGonagall opened the door and asked curiously, "What do you want here?"

"That's it..." Kyle said quickly: "I have something important to ask Professor Dumbledore, but the password in the principal's office seems to have been changed."

"Ah, that's right..." Professor McGonagall's expression changed slightly.

Because just a minute ago, Dumbledore was standing in Kyle's position and told her solemnly that he could not tell Kyle the password to the principal's office under any circumstances.

"Can you tell me the new password?"

"What a coincidence." Professor McGonagall pursed her lips, and the muscles on her cheeks jumped, trying not to laugh. "The principal has something very important to do, and he left the school a minute ago. ”

"Run away?" Kyle took a few deep breaths.

"Come in first." Professor McGonagall opened the door and waited for Kyle to walk in before continuing to ask: "Do you have anything to do with the principal?"

"As for the inauguration announcement in the foyer," Kyle said, "I had absolutely no information before today."

"Oh, so that's it." Professor McGonagall said with a smile, "The principal specifically explained that this is what he should do, so there is no need to thank him..."

"Thank you?" Kyle couldn't help but raise his voice.

"Yes." Professor McGonagall said, "He said that the assistant minister is a good job and the salary is very good. He is very happy to see students sitting in that position before they graduate and provide some trivial help. .

"Oh, he also asked me to tell you that you must keep your heart and contribute more to the magic world."

"Haha..." Kyle laughed dryly, "But Professor McGonagall and the last paragraph of the announcement are obviously poking fun at Hogwarts, so you don't care?"

"No, you are wrong." Professor McGonagall shook her head, "Hogwarts is just a school. When students graduate, they will go to work in different places, including the Ministry of Magic.

"So in my opinion, far from having anything wrong with this decision, it is actually the best decision in recent years."

this……

Kyle was a little speechless, but thinking about it carefully, it seemed that this was indeed the case.

The reason why Fudge did this was undoubtedly to tie himself to his side and recruit more outstanding students to increase his prestige.

If Dumbledore really wanted to be a minister, this decision would naturally not be beneficial to him, but if it were just from the perspective of the headmaster, that would be another matter.

Just like Professor McGonagall said, students can find good jobs before graduation. It's too late for them to be happy, so how can they object?

"Do you have anything else to do?" Professor McGonagall asked.

"there is none left."

"In that case, then go back quickly." She said with a smile, "I think your friends should have got the news and are waiting to celebrate for you."

Kyle sighed and left the office.

Things were just as Professor McGonagall thought.

When he returned to the foyer again, a large group of people had been waiting here early, and they immediately surrounded Kyle after seeing him.

"Haha, Senior Assistant Minister, that's great..." Fred patted Kyle's shoulder suddenly.

"That idiot Percy graduated so long ago, and he just became an assistant to the minister..."

"And I only got to this position by betraying my family..."

George said, "Some time ago, he slandered Dumbledore a lot, and said that our support of Dumbledore was affecting his promotion, and he had a big fight with his parents over this."

"Mom was sad about this for several days..."

"If he knew that you had become his boss before you graduated, he would be so jealous that he would go crazy."

"Don't say that." Kyle shook his head, "It's just an internship. Maybe I will be dismissed tomorrow."

"Impossible." Tonks came over from a short distance away, "That's just because you haven't graduated yet, just like me. If you graduate, you can naturally become a formal senior assistant to the minister."

Kyle rubbed his forehead, yes, another bad news...

"You and Umbridge are both 'senior'. Who has a higher position?" Fred asked curiously.

"There's no comparison," Tonks said, "Umbridge is the Deputy Minister, and the only one with a higher position than him is the Minister.

"But Kyle is not bad either. Senior assistant ministers have been able to participate in some important decisions in the ministry, and can even make some less important personnel adjustments when the minister is busy."

She looked at Kyle with burning eyes, "How about transferring me back to the Auror office? You have this power now..."

Kyle just pretended not to hear and ignored her.

This made Tonks so angry that her hair turned red. She even viciously threatened to cause trouble for Kyle in the next class, which caused a burst of laughter from around her.

Kyle narrowed his eyes and looked at Fred and George, who were smiling the brightest.

He remembered that Mrs. Weasley had always wanted them to work in the Ministry of Magic. We were all brothers. Now that he was capable, there was no reason not to take care of them.

Kyle decided to write to Mrs. Weasley when he got back to discuss letting them work in the Ministry of Magic.

He had already thought of the position, like Mr. Weasley, in the Misuse of Muggle Artifacts Department.

As a senior assistant to the Minister, it was too easy to recruit two people.

And Cedric... He was also smiling happily, so let him come in, Mr. Diggory should also be willing to work with his son.

Inexplicably, Fred and George felt a chill all over their bodies, but they didn't care too much, just thinking it was the cold wind blowing in from outside, and continued to laugh.

At the same time, on the other side of the hall.

Harry, Hermione, and Ron also saw the announcement.

Ron looked at Kyle who was surrounded by everyone, curled his lips and said, "This is unfair. When it comes to providing clues... Harry, your contribution is much greater than Kyle's, isn't it?

You have been insisting on the news that the mysterious man has made a comeback, why did the Ministry of Magic only reward him?"

"Don't say that." Harry shook his head, "Kyle really saved me, and the Ministry of Magic should reward him."

Ron didn't seem to listen, and muttered in a low voice: "Another Percy... Only idiots like him would want to work in the Ministry of Magic."

"The monthly salary of the senior assistant minister is 150 Galleons." At this time, Hermione suddenly said.

"How much?" Ron's eyes widened immediately.

"One hundred and fifty Galleons, about the same as the deputy director." Hermione opened the newspaper in her hand, "This is today's Daily Prophet, there are more detailed contents on it."

Ron snatched the newspaper, and then his face became exciting.

He couldn't imagine how cheerful he would be if he could get a salary of 150 Galleons a month.

"Harry, do you think we should write to the Ministry of Magic now? Is it too late?"

"I'm afraid it's too late." Harry shrugged. He still had a lot of Galleons in his vault, so he didn't care much about the salary from the Ministry of Magic.

"But you can try, maybe there is a chance. Didn't the notice say that they welcome every student?"

"Forget it." Ron struggled for a moment and shook his head and said, "I don't want to work with Percy. I'll go crazy. Besides, the Ministry of Magic has slandered you before. I dare say that few people in the school want to join them..."

After saying that, he was about to return the newspaper to Hermione, but when he turned around, he found that Hermione was staring at the notice.

"Wait." Ron said in surprise, "Hermione, you don't want to sign up..."

"Yes, I want to work in the Ministry of Magic." Hermione said firmly.

"Why?" Ron didn't understand. "Not long ago, the Ministry of Magic thought we were crazy and refused to admit the resurrection of You-Know-Who. How could you stand on their side!"

"That's all in the past, isn't it?" Hermione said. "At least we are on the same side now."

"What about Umbridge?" Ron said. "She is also from the Ministry of Magic."

"Umbridge cannot represent the Ministry of Magic. Mr. Weasley and Tonks also work in the Ministry of Magic, but they are very good." Hermione said. "And there are many unreasonable things in the magic world now, such as the attitude of wizards towards house elves... Only by entering the Ministry of Magic can all this be changed."

"House elves?" Ron couldn't help but interrupt her. "I thought you had given up the plan to save the elves!"

"It's the House-Elf Rights Promotion Association." Hermione corrected, "And I just put it on hold temporarily, not giving up."

"You know this is impossible." Ron said, "House-elves like to work."

"But this doesn't mean they like to be ordered around rudely. Just like the house-elves in the kitchen, a simple thank you can make them happy for many days."

Hermione continued, "Kel is right, I'm going in the wrong direction, I should call on everyone to treat house-elves kindly, just like Harry did to Dobby.

"But it's also difficult. People won't listen to a student seriously. Only by entering the Ministry of Magic can you have a chance."

"I support you." Harry smiled and said, "You are the top student in the grade. There is no reason for the Ministry of Magic to reject you. Maybe you can become a senior assistant minister like Kyle."

"Thank you." Hermione said, "But I would rather work in the Law Enforcement Department."

"I want to be an Auror." Harry said, "But my grades may not be so easy to pass. "

Ron looked at his two friends and blinked in confusion. He didn't understand why Harry wanted to join the Ministry of Magic now after being slandered by Fudge and Umbridge for so long.

He felt like he was the only outsider.

"Okay." He shrugged, "Since you all say so, I'll join too."