v7 Chapter 3： 10 Downing Street

10 Downing Street,

Located in Westminster, London, England.

The entrance is a well-known classic sign:

A black wooden door, a chandelier in front of the door, a knocker with a lion's head inlaid on the door, and a white Arabic numeral "10".

This is one of the most famous houses in England.

In addition to serving as the Prime Minister's official residence and office, the Prime Minister's secretary, assistants and advisers all work here.

Downing Street 10 is the center of the British government and one of the cores of political power.

However, few people know that No. 10 Downing Street is not the Prime Minister's official residence, but the residence of the First Chancellor of the Exchequer.

However, since the 20th century, the First Chancellor of the Exchequer has generally been held concurrently by the Prime Minister, and this has become the Prime Minister's official residence in the popular sense.

However, before it becomes symbolic, not all prime ministers want to live here.

It is small in size, lacks maintenance for many years, and is built on swampy soil, and some prime ministers even suggested that it be leveled.

At the most outrageous time, there were prostitutes in this street from time to time.

In addition, security is also a big problem.

In 1843, Prime Minister Robert Peel's secretary was assassinated near 10 Downing Street.

Funerals have also been held here, corpses have been held for several days, and rumors of haunting have persisted for a long time, which does not look very auspicious.

If it's just these, that's all. Anyway, if the decoration is more comfortable, you can barely move in, right?

But for a long time, Congress was reluctant to pay for repairs, and the Prime Minister needed to pay for it out of his own pocket.

In the process of expansion, the Prime Minister's private residence was moved to a small top floor...that is, the servant's room in the past.

Insert a sentence, it is really good, it is worth installing, after all, there are many sources of books, all books, and updates are fast!

Who is shabby? !

I, Prime Minister Tangtang...Is this treatment? ! !

So, it's no wonder that people don't want to live there.

Besides, if you pay for the repairs yourself and stay in office for a few years, wouldn't it be cheaper to become the next prime minister?

Of course, not everyone is unwilling to live here.

For example, William Ewart Gladstone insisted on staying, and he even presided over the installation of the lights and telephones at No. 10 Downing Street.

In order to appreciate the sentiments of the people, Gladstone often brought young prostitutes from the neighborhood back to No. 10 Downing Street... "Talk about it".

What is chat?

It is not only injections, but also hanging water. Lying there is to fish with her and treat with special methods.

After the chat was over, I naturally hoped that they could... abandon prostitutes and follow the good.

What a great Prime Minister!

However, the prime ministers of successive generations are reluctant to live here, and there is another important but inhumane reason:

That is in the office, there is a small oil painting.

In the frame, there is a small man with a long silver wig and looks like a frog.

Not only can he move around and leave the picture frame freely, but he is also the... communicator of the Minister of Magic for all generations.

Whenever a minister visits, he will notify in advance.

However, every time the Minister of Magic comes, he brings bad news.

That's right, the Minister only appears when there is serious trouble in the wizarding world that might affect Muggles.

It's all affecting Muggles... Can there be any good news?

Who can bear it for so many years? !

As the Prime Minister who succeeded Margaret Thatcher and lived in No. 10 Downing Street, John Major has been thinking of resigning recently.

Fudge has been here several times in the past few years, and each time he brought bad news, which made him a little nervous.

However, he hadn't had time to retire. Today, the oil painting spoke again.

To Major's surprise, the visitors were not Minister Fudge, who had visited him several times, but two young men.

Looking at the two young men who are so outrageous, they can be wizards to their grandsons and granddaughters... Mei Jie hesitated again and again, but still opened his mouth and questioned:

"You two are really... wizards? You're so young, you look like students."

William was sitting on the sofa, holding a small dried fish, and fighting wits with a cat.

Hermione was sitting next to him, carefully flipping through the pamphlet issued by the Ministry of Magic.

When William heard the Prime Minister's words, he turned his head and smiled:

"Students and wizards are not in conflict, as if I am both a student... and a professor at the school."

He snapped his fingers, and the teacup on the table turned into a mouse.

The cat with black and white hair immediately rushed out, ran to the desk, and hooked the mouse with one paw.

This is the difference. If it is Bobo tea, let alone catching mice, you will not even look up when you pass by it.

And just six years ago, when Bobo Tea saw the owl delivering the letter for the first time, he jumped on it.

Mason was the Prime Minister anyway, and he had seen Fudge cast magic, so William cast his magic, and he barely calmed down.

After confirming that the young boy was really a wizard, he boldly said:

"Humphrey is a workaholic, he won't let any mouse go."

That's right, the cat's name is Humphrey.

It is a civil servant cat that only eats imperial food and has a serious establishment.

No. 10 Downing Street has a long history and is too large. It has always been plagued by rats, which has caused headaches for successive prime ministers.

In 1924, then-Prime Minister Macdonald brought "Bill" to 10 Downing Street, and the first chief mouser was born.

As each mousetrap grows old, or is fired for being lazy, a new mousetraptor will take over.

Therefore, it is known as the running British Prime Minister and the iron mousetrap minister.

Humphrey started out as a stray cat wandering around 10 Downing Street before being adopted by Mrs Thatcher.

And the name also comes from her favorite cabinet secretary.

Seeing that William liked Humphrey very much, Major almost said:

"It eats too many cookies, and the kidneys are not very good. Don't feed the cookies. You can try jerky. I have some here."

Major took out the jerky from the drawer and handed it to William.

Then he squatted down slightly to please the young wizard, squatting in the corner... licking the cat.

William wasn't nervous at all, and chatted with him naturally.

He has contacted seven ministers, sent two to prison, and even chatted and laughed with two Dark Lords... A British Prime Minister is nothing.

Major tentatively asked, "Can you delay the meeting with the minister?

After a while, I'm going to talk to Clinton... You know Clinton, right? "

The Prime Minister apparently regarded wizards as isolated people.

"The call can be rescheduled." William said without hesitation. "This meeting is very important and is related to British security."

"Well then...but I probably know what Clinton wants to tell me." Major gloated a little.

"He hasn't had a good time recently. America seems to be in a mess."

Major didn't have much experience in dealing with wizards, so he was going to find a topic to talk about.

He also prepared the topic of Clinton Bush Sr, ready to demonstrate his ability to be prime minister.

William couldn't help but want to laugh, and he slandered in his heart:

"You will be sadder than Clinton in the future."

The war has begun... There will be all kinds of situations that Muggles can't understand.

Many times, the public will definitely question the ability of Major's government.

The war has been going on for a long time, and Major will definitely be ousted from power.

Major chatted with William for a while, and looked a little disappointed when he heard that the girl reading the booklet was his girlfriend.

His granddaughter is about the same age as William, and he wants her to marry a wizard, so that he can inquire about the situation in the magic world.

It's a pity that this handsome, gentle guy... already has a girlfriend.

"By the way, what is Minister Fudge looking for me this time?" Major asked.

"It's not that Fudge is looking for you, he has already stepped down and went to prison." William laughed.

Major was taken aback... Has the top leader gone to jail? !

The political struggle of wizards is a bit scary, isn't it?

It's almost like a group of savages in South Korea...it's too careless However, Major's sense of superiority has come again, and it seems that Fudge...is not that much.

He immediately looked down on this colleague, at least he wouldn't go in, and he wouldn't be impeached.

"What crime did Fudge commit? Was it because he didn't catch the criminal named Black the Wolf?"

Major still remembered that four years ago, Fudge appeared out of nowhere and said that Black "little gray wolf" had escaped from prison, making him wanted on the news.

William almost laughed out loud, but couldn't help but correct, "It's Sirius."

"But he's innocent," he explained:

"Fudge's resignation has nothing to do with this matter. He has done a lot of wrong things and has more charges, and it's not clear for a while."

Major became wary.

The new minister is a ruthless character. It doesn't count as getting rid of his predecessor, and he has also collected a lot of crimes.

"Is your new minister so powerful?" Major asked, "Is it difficult to get along with?"

"No, Mrs. Burns is a nice person and easy to get along with. And..." William smiled:

"Fudge was put in jail, and it had nothing to do with Mrs. Burns. I got it in."

Looking at William's harmless face, Major's hand that was still on his shoulder suddenly stiffened.

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