Chapter 31： Amelia

The relationship between Amelia and Dumbledore is quite complicated.

Originally, the Bones family and Dumbledore had a very close relationship. In the first wizarding war, Amelia’s brother Edgar Bones also joined the Order of the Phoenix led by Dumbledore and stood shoulder to shoulder. Fight against Voldemort.

However, Edgar’s efforts did not bring back the family, but brought misfortune to the whole family. Edgar originally had a wife, three children, and a happy family. As a result, the whole family was eaten to death. The disciples were killed. This was not over yet. After the Death Eaters killed their family, they turned their attention to other innocent members of the family.

Amelia’s elderly parents were also killed, and the same innocence was affected by her kind heart, another brother who didn’t care about the world, and was dedicated to saving lives at St. Mungo’s Hospital—their entire family was originally Pure blood, not Voldemort's target, was innocently involved in this cruel war.

The only thing to be thankful for is that my brother's daughter Susan escaped a disaster fortunately. Now Amelia and Susan's aunt and nephew are alone in the entire Bones family.

Amelia would not blame Dumbledore for this matter, or have a grudge with Dumbledore, after all, her brother Edgar died for lofty ideals, and this is always his own choice.

However, in 1990, when the former Minister of Magic Millison Bagno retired, the most popular contender for the position of Minister of Magic at the time was Barty Crouch, the head of the Law Enforcement Department, but the poor old Barty He worked hard all his life, but in the end he was pitted by his son.

His son, Barty Crouch Jr., was not only a Death Eater, but he also committed the heinous crime of torturing two Aurors into madness. As a result, Barty’s prestige in the eyes of the public dropped sharply and lost Competitiveness to compete for ministerial posts.

The next situation is very clear. At the time, Amelia, who was still the director of the Department of Fantastic Beast Management and Control, was undoubtedly a very powerful competitor. What everyone did not expect was that the final winner was Cornelius Fudge, the director of the Department of Magical Accidents and Disasters.

The reason why Cornelius Fudge came to the post was not because of his own extraordinary ability, nor because he had made any admirable achievements in the war-in the final analysis, the environment at the time, people We need a Minister of Magic who can balance the interests of the two groups of pure-blood families and mixed-blood and Muggle wizards.

Fudge, who had a good personal relationship with the Malfoy family and was recognized by Dumbledore at the same time, was in this way, thanks to Dumbledore’s reputation.

During Fudge’s campaign, he did not fail to drew the banner of Dumbledore—he used to ask Dumbledore for advice and ran to Hogwarts publicly over and over again, wishing everyone to know that he had Dumbledore. Lido planned behind the scenes, borrowing Dumbledore's prestige and political influence to win the election, and Dumbledore was happy to do so.

In Dumbledore’s view, Fudge can better balance the class differences between the pure-blood family and Muggles and half-blood wizards. Therefore, Amelia’s rights were sacrificed in this way. It was obvious that she was a better candidate, both in terms of ability and reputation... As if to compensate, she was promoted to become the Director of the Law Enforcement Department, replacing her. In the seat of the old Barty Crouch, on the surface, the scenery is infinite, but no one knows that she has actually lost more.

Everyone with a discerning eye knows how close Dumbledore and the Wesley family are, and the Malfoy family as Wesley’s deadly opponents must be suppressed by Dumbledore. Lucius Malfoy was expelled from the Hogwarts Board of Trustees. The doorway behind the incident, Amelia is as clear as a mirror.

At the request of Dumbledore’s faction, she also cooperated with Arthur Weasley and approved a search warrant for Arthur to go to Malfoy Manor. At the time, she believed that Dumbledore was in full swing and the Malfoy family might not be greatly affected, but It must be a big loss.

Unexpectedly, the Malfoy family did lose a lot in the last year. I heard that in addition to losing the school manager position, it also lost a house elf. It also caused other pure-blood families to fall into trouble-but the Malfoy family's decline. But it was turned around by a teenager under 14 years old.

This amazing boy not only has his own reputation in the academic world, but also became the endorsement of a well-known international organization. I heard that he is still a business wizard, and he has established friendship with several bigwigs in the political world, such as arguing today. Tibelus McLagen, the Wisengama member who is coming with him.

I heard that even the unruly Rufus Scolinger looked at this young man in a different light, and Amelia was not stupid. She quickly realized the value of the young man in front of her.

"Xie Lin, don't mind if I call you that? Don't worry, you can kill the basilisk as a student and save your classmates. It is enough to bear the rewards of the Ministry of Magic, not to mention that you are fighting for the British wizarding community. Such a big honor, in the eyes of the aunt, it is well-deserved to award you the third-level medal of Sir Merlin."

"As for matters related to wizarding laws, you don't have to worry about it. Turning back, Auntie asked Susan to send you some legal science books. With your cleverness and learning ability, there is definitely no problem. If you have any questions, you can. Come to my aunt's house during summer vacation and ask my aunt for advice. Auntie will definitely welcome you."

Seeing Amelia Shengyi boxing, she even said that she invited Xie Lin to be a guest. If Xie Lin refused completely, she would be very ignorant.

"Aunt Leah, I really appreciate your appreciation and guidance to me. I think so, it is better for me to cheekily accept the third-level medal from Sir Merlin. As for the alternate seat of Wissengarmore, let me first. After a few more years of sharpening and learning some knowledge of wizarding laws, we will discuss it again. Do you think this is okay?"

Schelling had already done a superficial effort to show Dumbledore, Schelling was really hard to refuse the rewards from the Ministry of Magic—As for what Dumbledore had to think about, Schelling couldn’t help it.

Schelling did not completely reject the award from the Ministry of Magic, and promised Amelia that she would be a guest at her house and ask the wizard about the law. This made Amelia very satisfied and agreed to Schelling’s offer. . However, she also stated that if Schelling made any outstanding contributions, he would not be allowed to refuse to join Wisengamao at that time.

Xie Lin smiled secretly, it's best to do this, he won't refuse then!

After leaving the principal’s office, Schelling wrote a letter to Lucius and sent it home with the school’s owl.

It is the Easter holiday. Although Lucius is no longer a member of the school board, as a parent of the student, he still has the right to visit the child at the school during the holiday. A few hours later, Lucius appeared in Schelling's bedroom in the dust.

Lucius saw Schelling and said, "It's my son! My father is so proud of you!"

Even the father, who has always been cold, can take the initiative to praise, which makes Xie Lin feel a little bit of pride in his heart. Xie Lin humbly said: "Thanks to his father's past teachings, Xie Lin has achieved a little bit today, and finally can contribute to the glory of the Malfoy family."

The smile at the corner of Lucius’s mouth couldn’t be stopped, "Let’s talk! You call me here from afar, with your character, it’s definitely not to hear my compliments, what is it for?"

"Father, I heard that life in Hogsmeade Village has been greatly affected by the nuisance of the Dementors recently, and even the house prices have dropped a lot. Xie Lin has taken a fancy to a shop and wants to ask your father to help. Come down." Schelling then took out the map of Hogsmeade Village and drew a mark on the location of a shophouse. "This shop is located on the side road of the main commercial street, and the pig's head bar mixed with dragons and snakes. It’s close, so I haven’t been able to rent it out for several years. It’s estimated that the market value is only around 2,000 gallons. Adding to the dementor thing, if your father makes the deal, there is a good chance that you can sell it for 1,500 gallons."

Lucius frowned, "Schelling, you also know that the location of this shop is not so good, why did you suddenly think of buying it? Almost all the older generations who live in Hogsmeade now The wizards of Hogsmeade are not willing to leave. The younger wizards prefer the areas near the sea in the south, such as Dingworth, St. Catchpole Village, Godric Valley... The population of Hogsmeade Village may change in the future When there is a retrenchment, businesses can only rely on the consumption of students and travelers..."

Of course Schelling could not tell, it was actually because there was a secret room under the shophouse, and there was a secret passage leading directly to the large mirror on the fifth floor of Hogwarts. Xie Lin didn't want the shop to be bought by others one day, causing the secret road below to be exposed. Secondly, this shophouse was really useful to him.

Schelling took out an anti-stun bracelet from his pocket and handed it to Lucius, "Father, my plan is to open a store in Hogsmeade Village to sell some alchemical products that I have invented, such as this Anti-stun bracelet-it can effectively prevent discomfort such as dizziness and vomiting caused by phantom display, Floo powder, door keys. I believe that as long as the father is in charge and the Ministry of Magic’s traffic department is responsible for the control of the door keys and the Floo network Officials of the People’s Republic of China negotiated that sales are definitely not a problem, so the location of the store is not too important. The more troublesome thing is that you need a trustworthy person to take care of it... Father, you are busy enough, and Xie Lin is still in school... "

Lucius listened, took Schelling's anti-faint bracelet and looked at it carefully, and fell into contemplation.

After a while, Lucius spoke slowly, "You really gave me a big surprise, Schelling." A shrewd look flashed through Lucius' eyes, "This anti-stun bracelet--is it your invention? It’s amazing! Leave this to me! I have to talk to Fudge first, register a patent with the Ministry of Magic, and then make it the standard equipment for Floo fans and door keys...As for the manpower Don’t worry too much about the question. We can reassign manpower from the children of the general line. Your great-grandfather’s godson’s line is reliable and loyal..."

(Note: Floo powder was invented by the witch Ignatia Wildsmith in the 13th century, but its production and sales are strictly controlled by the Ministry of Magic. There is only a licensed manufacturer of Floobang in the UK. This company It’s very mysterious. No one has ever stayed behind at its headquarters in Diagon Alley. From this, it can be inferred that the Ministry of Magic is actually responsible for selling Floo fans in the UK, and Floobang is only responsible for production.)

Xie Lin said: "Then Xie Lin thanked his father first. In terms of money, Xie Lin has just received five thousand gallons from the Medieval Wizards' Association. I think that two thousand gallons should be enough to buy the shophouse, Has it been spent on renovations and patent applications?"

Lucius sneered, "You forgot that you still need to pay for the parasites of the Ministry of Magic! Fudge needs a sum of money, and the Department of Transportation also needs a sum of money, but don’t worry, father will give you the money for the payment. If you take it, treat it as a reward for your outstanding performance! I think there should be results within a week Wait for my good news!"

The Ministry of Magic has recently suffered a lot from the Black incident. Overtime pay for the investigative team and Auror, compensation for the loss of the merchant, etc. are all large expenses. Lucius’ donation at the moment came at the right time, and he could not think of anything being Fudged. Reasons for rejection.

After speaking, Lucius hurriedly left. He clearly realizes what a big business opportunity this is, and it is also a great opportunity to expand the influence of the family. Think about it, when everyone needs to use the products of the Malfoy family, Malfoy's name will definitely become a household name, just as every English wizard knows the name Orivand.

Schelling looked at the leaving figure of Lucius and breathed a sigh of relief. In the past few years, he has had some contact with the business world. He realized that there are actually many unspoken rules and complicated interpersonal interests hidden in the business world. The fact that things can be handed over to Lucius to deal with it does save him a lot of trouble.

Opening a shop and doing business is only the first step in Schelling's plan. His real goal is to enter the business world—by infiltrating the wizarding business world step by step, and building influence in the business world. He has gained a bit of popularity in academia and international organizations, and it is time to extend his tentacles into other fields-the anti-stun bracelet is just the beginning, and next he plans to enter combat protective equipment, as well as international trade. field.

He who is familiar with the original work, how can he not know that in the next three years, the wizarding world will usher in the next war, when the protective equipment for combat and the alchemy props for escape will be in great demand, which is a steady profit. Uncompensable business.

Stop Voldemort and defeat Voldemort, that is the task of the savior Harry; Schelling set himself the task of letting the Malfoy family rise in politics, business, education and academia in a troubled time!