Hogwarts: Wizards of Eternity.

Chapter 114 Do I need intelligence support if I want to beat you?

"I don't agree." The middle-aged wizard with a goatee spoke at the high-level meeting.

On the other side, a bald and old-looking wizard said with an indifferent expression, "Me too."

"Are you serious?" Minister of Magic Jason Vogel frowned as he sat in the main seat.

As his last name suggests, he has some connection to Anton Vogel, the former German Minister of Magic.

The integration process of the German Ministry of Magic is actually a bit similar to the integration process of the two Germanys of Muggles.

The Muggle integration of nations was the strong West Germany annexing the weak East Germany, and the same was true of the German Ministry of Magic.

But the West German Ministry of Magic is stronger, not because of any Muggle policy.

It was purely at the end of World War II, when East Germany was reduced to a devastated place, and wizards who did not want to be involved in the Muggle War basically evacuated to West Germany, which was relatively well preserved.

After Germany was divided after the war, only a small number of wizards returned to East Germany, and the development of the two sides was naturally unbalanced.

After the reunification of Germany, the West German Minister of Magic remained the Minister of Magic, while the East German Minister of Magic went to a legislative body similar to the Wizengamot. The positions of the former directors of the East German Ministry of Magic were also transferred or demoted.

"Why, Minister, do you have a secret that you don't want others to know?" The bald old wizard curled his lips.

Now everyone wants to promote legislation to ban the use of time-travel spells, but he has a different opinion on this.

He and another goateed wizard are both from East Germany, and are the directors of the Department of Magical Hazards and the Department of Magical Sports respectively.

One is in a high-risk position that is easy to be blamed, and the other is the manager of a civilian sports organization with no military judicial power at all.

The wizarding world doesn't have a large population, and unless sports involve gambling, there's really not much profit to be made... The government can't take the lead in gambling, can it?

After the two countries' Ministries of Magic merged, West Germany's ruling team occupied all the important positions, while those thrown to East Germany were basically high-ranking but low-paying, and particularly tedious and tiring positions.

It may seem okay to outsiders on the surface, but in fact, they are just throwing the useless departments that no one wants to eat to them.

It is said that it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. Many of the powerful people in the East German Ministry of Magic in the past were unwilling to suffer this.

So like the two Germanys of the Muggles, the now-reunited German Ministry of Magic is also in turmoil.

"Don't act on impulse at a time like this." Opposite the balding wizard, a middle-aged witch with short shoulder-length hair had a hint of annoyance in her eyes. She was the director of the Department of International Magical Cooperation and Charlotte's immediate superior.

In her opinion, these two people were just taking the opportunity to cause trouble and oppose just for the sake of opposing.

The Ministry of Magic has seven departments, and the East German wizards hold two of them. Although they are few in number and have little power, when it comes to the planning of major events, if the two of them insist on making trouble, they can definitely slow down the progress.

"Anyway, there is no blood under my seat, so I don't feel uncomfortable sitting on it." The goat-bearded Director of the German Magical Sports Department said.

"You're jumping so quickly, aren't you..." he said with a half-smile.

When East and West Germany separated, most of those who came to East Germany were non-mainstream wizards in West Germany. Normally speaking, with a bright future, who would be willing to come to a miserable place like East Germany?

The mainstream group in the Ministry of Magic at that time were more or less related to Grindelwald.

At most, he was blamed for abusing his position to make money. If he and others were to be implicated, the Director of Sports felt that he would not suffer any loss.

If there really is a reshuffle, his faction might be able to take advantage of the opportunity to occupy more key positions and expand its own power.

"You!" After being veiled insinuations, the annoyance in the eyes of the Director of the Department of International Magical Cooperation had turned into anger.

"Okay, okay, let me say a few fair words." Just like before, when the conflict between the two sides intensifies, a peacemaker will jump out, and life must go on.

"I know something that makes everyone unhappy." The Director of Law Enforcement stood up and looked around.

"But in the final analysis, we are all Germans, so we still have to consider the overall interests of German wizards."

"The Time-Travelling Spell shouldn't be the point of conflict between us. This spell will not only bring up some old scores, but if we ignore it, then our German wizarding world will no longer have any secrets. Are you sure you want to see that? Wizards from other countries are not easy to deal with."

In the wizarding world, there are conflicts between countries due to historical blood debts, geopolitics, ideological differences, and different interests.

The German Ministry of Magic has been criticized for its incorrect stance in the past, and the killings committed by Grindelwald were also partly responsible for by the German Ministry of Magic.

Many of the eyewitnesses of those events are still alive, so it is not so easy to completely let this account go.

And this isn't just a matter of 'you can't check everything'.

Even from the perspective of international trade competition, this is a disaster.

From any perspective, it is not a good thing if one's own intelligence is completely exposed to everyone.

"If you have any conflicts, we can talk about them behind closed doors. We don't want outsiders to see the joke and take advantage of it. What do you think?"

After all, we all come from the same country and the same nation and share the same blood. In the opinion of the Director of Law Enforcement, we can fight, but we must fight without breaking each other.

We cannot go to any extreme lengths and allow political infighting to affect the overall interests of all wizards in the country.

Just when several senior officials of the German Ministry of Magic were discussing again and were about to reach a consensus.

dong dong dong...

There was a hurried knock on the door.

There are only a few things that can disrupt the normal progress of the meeting at this time.

"…It came so quickly."

After talking with Roger early in the morning, Charlotte brought Roger's words to her boss.

So it was expected that Roger would come to the German Ministry of Magic.

But they didn't expect that the message was delivered in the morning and the person arrived in the afternoon.

"Let me take care of this matter." The middle-aged witch with short hair, Director of the Department of International Magical Cooperation stood up.

Matters concerning foreign wizards were her area of jurisdiction, and she had been in charge of Roger's handover, so she stood up. But as soon as she stood up, she was pushed down by the Minister of Magic Jason Vogel.

"You guys continue the meeting, I'll go there myself." After the peacemaker mediation by the Director of Law, the conflict was temporarily shelved. What remained was the exchange of interests, and Jason Vogel believed that his other subordinates could do this kind of thing well.

“But…” The Director of International Cooperation was a little puzzled.

In fact, in the eyes of the German Ministry of Magic, the real danger is the possible consequences of the proliferation of time-travel spells.

As for Roger, he is no longer a threat after the top executives here agreed not to bring up the past.

What’s the use of knowing more?

We have plenty of ways to suppress public opinion.

There's no need for the Minister of Magic to personally intervene in case of a first-year wizard at Hogwarts who is no longer a threat, right?

Isn't this a bit of an overreaction?
Seeing what she wanted to say, Jason Vogel explained: "Don't forget, he is a prophet, and he has a deep relationship with the British pure-blood faction. He is also closely connected with Dumbledore. He is not a simple person. You must be cautious."

Roger is not a commoner, he is a foreign official working for the British Ministry of Magic. As many people know, his position as director is a joint effort of several pure-blood families on the Hogwarts Board of Directors.

It was Dumbledore who saved Roger at the Wizengamot Court, and later someone saw Dumbledore taking Roger to see Minister Fudge to get things done.

Thinking of Roger's achievements, Jason Vogel recalled what he was doing when he was 11 years old.

…as if he was watching his grandfather, the Minister of Magic, being politically purged because of Grindelwald’s downfall, and living in constant fear?
"Don't ignore the danger of Roger because of the time-travel spell. The international community is in turmoil right now. Eastern Europe has undergone drastic changes, the Gulf War, and the disintegration of the Soviet Union. There have been few days of peace in recent years. Who knows what will happen next?"

"He may be here for tourism in name, but who knows if he's here on a 'mission' from the British wizarding world? Judging from his travels, the things he visited are not things that children would like." Jason Vogel chuckled.

From the perspective of the people, this chapter examines the price markets in East and West Germany, people's living standards, and changes before and after the implementation of various policies.

Interviewing the opinions of the people of East and West Germany on each other and political changes, reading history, watching battlefields, and even wanting to see what Grindelwald looked like when he was young... Is this something that two 11 or 12-year-old children should be interested in? !
Moreover, the fact that they could come to Germany was not simple in itself. In a sense, anyone with a discerning eye could see that Roger Virgil and Harry Potter would be the next generation leaders of the British wizarding world.

Dumbledore should be protecting the new generation in the future, so why let them risk encountering accidents and come to a foreign country?

Anyway, he felt that the purpose of these two children coming to Germany must not be simple.

Therefore, he wanted to meet the two of them in person to see if he could find some clues so that he would have more idea.

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As the German Minister of Magic, Jason Vogel was well-informed. He knew some wizards who were good at divination. He thought this would be a meeting where both sides would play charades.

But the reality is quite the opposite.

In the reception room, Charlotte transformed herself into a waiter and served Roger, Harry and her own Minister of Magic several cups of black tea. The pleasant aroma of tea filled the room.

After doing all this, she sensibly left the room and waited outside the door... As an ordinary employee, she was not qualified to listen in on the discussions among the bosses.

Roger and Vogel briefly introduced themselves and exchanged polite greetings.

Before Jason Vogel could start a conversation, Roger got straight to the point: "I heard that you seem to have some opinions about my itinerary. I know what you are worried about."

"But I have no intention of interfering in your country's internal affairs. We are here for a simple scientific research trip, just like what Muggle scientists do when they go to Antarctica."

"We have no intention of intruding, and please do us a favor and don't interfere with our business."

"If you have any opinion on this, there is no need to beat around the bush. We can just speak directly here and make it clear."

Jason Vogel looked into Roger's calm eyes and saw sincerity in them. It seemed that this little prophet really wanted to be frank with him.

After thinking about it, since the other party said so, he was happy to go along with it. At least this could save him a lot of words.

"Although you said that you don't want to interfere in our country's internal affairs, the fact that you knew some intelligence that was supposed to be secret, or took away other important information, is in itself a harm to us," Jason Vogel said with a serious expression.

As a politician, he still left some room for his words and did not say directly, "I suspect you are a spy sent by the British wizarding world."

"I see what you mean." Roger nodded.

This is just like how Muggle countries would not allow spies to freely map their country in detail or take photos outside military zones.

This is normal behavior due to safety concerns.

but……

"In fact, you don't need to worry that I will use this information to harm Germany and the German wizarding world."

"What do you mean?" Jason Vogel was looking forward to the answer that the little prophet would give him.

"Because, if I want to hurt you, I don't need these at all." Roger said with a smile.

Jason Vogel was slightly stunned.

The next moment, he realized the meaning of Roger's words.

"you!"

Just when his eyes began to become fierce and he was about to say something.

Suddenly!

He felt that the world in front of him changed in an instant!
"Minister Vogel, do you think that if I want to do something, I need to do something fancy?"

Roger's voice came, but Jason Vogel had no time to respond at this moment.

At this moment, he seemed to see God!

(End of this chapter)