Hogwarts 1991

Chapter 180

McGuffin's scalp went numb.

"Really? I can't believe it..." Fauci picked up the Daily Prophet and re-read the reports on it. He couldn't believe that all of this was actually written by a first-year wizard.

"But even so..."

He laughed dumbfoundedly, "Could it be...Albus, do you think this little wizard can help me face the current situation?"

"You really... I dare say that in the entire British wizarding world... there is no wizard who understands the public opinion of this country better than me?"

"The papers and their readers, let me give you an example..."

"Most readers choose newspapers based on their preferences, which usually represent their views on the government and the Ministry of Magic"

"Readers of the [Daily Prophet] think they are responsible for running the Ministry of Magic."

"Readers of [The Complete Book of Broomsticks] think the Minister of Magic should be the best player on the Quidditch team."

"As for the wizards who ordered [Transfiguration Today], they always think that they should govern the wizarding world... No, or they are already governing... Almost 90% of the complaints from the Ministry of Magic are written by these wizards..."

Fauci smiled and continued.

"As for the readers of [Witches Weekly]...they don't care who is elected to the Ministry of Magic, if possible they...would rather have some glamorous celebrity be the Minister of Magic!"

"[Wizard Daily], it should be that those of us who work in the Ministry of Magic read a newspaper...It is full of political language that is wrapped around the waist..."

"[Gringotts Finance News] is generally ordered by rich pure-blood families and goblins, as well as wizards working in Gringotts. They are more concerned about the financial policies introduced by the Ministry of Magic... They are indifferent to who is elected as the Minister of Magic!"

"...Look, all I need is the [Daily Prophet] newspaper"

When it comes to these things, Fauci is eloquent and has endless topics, and gradually regains his confidence in the process.

It seemed like everything was under his control again.

- Keke!
David Goodman coughed twice, Fauci stopped, stared at McGuffin with a smile and said, "So, is there anything you little wizard can teach me?"

Before McGuffin could answer, he ignored the little wizard in front of him, raised his head and asked Dumbledore directly, "Look..."

"Dumbledore, your biggest problem is that you believe too much in your own opinion!"

"If you want me to say that you should take the little wizard and leave! Dumbledore doesn't need your here... I should have made a record of that matter, right? Goodman?"

Seeing Goodman nodded.

Then he said, "That's good, let's do it! Let's end this matter!" "Dumbledore, didn't you and I have a discussion about this just now? This kind of thing itself is a process, don't let other people with ulterior motives find loopholes that can attack the Ministry of Magic!"

Fauci finished the sentence quickly with a somewhat unnatural tone.

"Next, I have to be busy, and I have to go to [Daily Prophet] to find their editor-in-chief to suppress that reporter's report..."

As he said that, he was going to drive several people out of this office.

"Minister, there is no harm in listening to what this little wizard said..." Goodman said, perhaps, can provide another way to solve the problem? "

"David Goodman?" Fauci turned to look at his confidant in surprise.

"Well, since Goodman said so, listen to it!"

"However, only 5 minutes!"

——Fuck you Nan!
"Why don't you insist on your opinion? How can a minister change his opinion so easily? Get up!... Just drive me out!"

McGuffin didn't want to be here for a quarter of an hour,
He now has the culprit of this incident in his two pockets!

——I want to cry but have no tears!
McGuffin was silent for a moment, realizing that Fauci, the Minister of Magic, was really waiting for him to speak.

"Ha! Is there a problem in this world, or my own problem, so I always encounter this kind of thing. No, I have to find a way to get out of here as soon as possible. Now it seems that I still have to deal with the current situation first."

"Minister, Mr. Goodman..." McGuffin said, "How do you generally plan to deal with this kind of thing?"

Fauci proudly said to Dumbledore,
"As I said before, except for the readers of [Daily Prophet], generally speaking, other wizard groups should not be popular, so I only need to target [Daily Prophet]!"

"The Ministry of Magic still has a certain influence on the [Daily Prophet]... So I will invite the editor-in-chief of the [Daily Prophet], and then suppress the news in this area, and delay until these things are forgotten... Release this news!"

"People's memories of such things are very short, and their anger is also temporary... After a few sets of combined punches like this, they should be able to drag this difficulty over!"

Goodman explained on the sidelines, "Usually, if we don't know what we did, no one will know we did wrong!"

Dumbledore smiled and did not answer, looking at McGuffin, the implication was self-evident.

— Gan!

"Alright alright!"

"Minister, Mr. Goodman, I fully approve of the way in which..."

"But I have a little question or a suggestion?"

"You or Mr. Goodman should not have encountered such a pure scandal!"

"A pure...scandal?" Fauci asked.

McGuffin put his hands into his pockets, (Sniffing added his hands to make the pockets bulge up), all of this was very unnatural.

He naturally noticed it too, but it's better than letting the two see the bulging pockets on both sides of McGuffin!

So McGuffin hurried on and let the two of them focus their attention on other aspects.

"It means dramatic, interesting topics..."

"Generally speaking...whether it's the wizarding or Muggle world, people at the bottom take pleasure in other people's misfortunes toward the upper echelons of the authority, that is, people like you, the minister."

"No matter how much contribution you usually make, once you are unlucky, or something you like to see happens... This is an extremely interesting topic of gossip for the wizarding public""

"This is obviously not of the same order of magnitude as the scandals you usually deal with!"

"What happened today can't be said to be bad or good, but it will only degrade your image...put a label on you!...Once you put it on, it will be very difficult to take it off!"

"With all due respect, if you try to cover up this kind of thing, it will only make gossip and gossip rumors spread more widely... more bizarre..."

"And minister, can you really control all the newspapers not to publish it?...Even if the newspapers don't publish it...there are so many wizards outside, they should all see the changes shown in that giant portrait!"

"Then... what should we do now!?" Goodman's original confidence suddenly disappeared again.

"First of all, you should seize the initiative as soon as possible. Before [Daily Prophet] or other newspapers make things big, you should first admit the matter and admit your mistakes..."

"Secondary language gives the target reader the illusion that this kind of thing is not a big deal. It means that you should not take it seriously, so as to minimize the seriousness of the matter. If you care more, others will be more excited!  …"

"Specifically, you must be upright right away, and then do everything you can to make your statement reach the ears and eyes of the public... For example, like this incident, you should tell your story from your own perspective before everyone realizes what is going on. This is an accidental and unlucky problem. You can even take the initiative to accept interviews. Of course, you must grasp the final effect of the report and laugh at yourself when appropriate."

"In the end, you should use the resources in your hands to announce a more important decision at the right time, so as to attract the public's attention..."

"For example, just for example..."

"You can declare that Voldemort has returned to this world, has made a comeback..."

Fauci shuddered, watching the crazy little wizard say the name of the Dark Lord as if nothing had happened.

And in connection with what he heard before, now Fauci feels a little bit that he understands why Dumbledore trusts this little wizard.

"Like this kind of excuse, you can find hundreds or thousands of them. For example, if you take out a vial filled with white powder, it can be said that the most dangerous spell is stored in it."

"The more eye-catching the topic, the more shocking the world, the better. Of course, there is a certain limit. Try to stay far enough away from the lives of ordinary people, even if they don't touch them for a lifetime, so that there will be no sequelae..."

"In short... the most important thing is that you must find a way to divert the attention of the wizards from your portrait."

"At the same time...it just so happens that the portrait has been restored, I think you should generously give the portrait to others to watch, or show it again."

"In short, Secretary Fauci, you should find something to give the public something to do!"

These words made Fauci very excited.

"That's right, that's it...how could I not have thought that there is such a method!"

He pulled Goodman to the other side of the room, and McGuffin and Dumbledore could still discuss with Heavenly Sword.

"Goodman, tell me... what is happening in the Ministry of Magic recently, you can use... to attract public attention!"

"The nearest? Is it the Weasley-only search? Maybe it can be stepped up..." Goodman said.

"Is this the only thing?... But forget it, let's leave it at that... The most important thing now is..."

The words gradually became quieter, and the two of them walked farther and farther away, and McGuffin could only hear some fragments of words.

Afterwards, Goodman left here, as if he had been instructed by Fauci, to talk to Mr. Weasley about something at the door, which made Mr. Weasley very excited.

In the middle of the room, Fauci patted McGuffin on the shoulder with a very 'friendly' expression.

"What an amazing little wizard... It's shocking... It's so simple to solve this matter... It's a miracle, I've never heard of such a thing... Seriously, little wizard, it's a good thing you're here now... What's your name?"

Fauci didn't feel embarrassed at all, and only now asked McGuffin's name.

"McGuffin...McGuffin Albert! Thank you for your Muse, Minister!"

"If it weren't for you being a little wizard in the first grade, I would definitely find a way to get Professor Dumbledore to award you a special contribution badge! However, I will remember you..."

"McGuffin, what are your plans for the future? Do you plan to come to the Ministry of Magic? Your talent is naturally suitable to come to our Ministry of Magic...you will definitely make a big difference!"

Fauci patted McGuffin's shoulder with a red face, looking very kind, such a big change of life, really...

"Connelly..." Dumbledore said seriously from the side, "The little wizard McGuffin is only a first-year wizard, and it's too early to talk about it now! He just understands some things related to Muggle politics... Maybe it can be useful for you, but he still needs to learn and grow in Hogwarts, and experience how to be a wizard!"

Fauci was a little embarrassed, but it was nothing to a politician like him.

After a few hypocritical courtesies, he finally delivered the (cursing) MacGuffin to the hands of Mr. Weasley who was waiting outside the door, and finally he praised it again and again.

The door is closed.

McGuffin knew that this guy had anxiously started discussing the feasibility, operability and subdivision of his proposal with David Goodman, and Dumbledore.

After walking out of the Ministry of Magic.

——It can be figured out!

McGuffin looked back and saw the huge portrait that had disappeared over the Ministry of Magic, and the wizards gathered in the crowd were constantly full of excitement. They were discussing the scandal about Fauci just now-this melon obviously excited them.

He touched the two little guys in his pocket and let out a long breath.

——It's finally over!Bar?

……

Seriously, McGuffin wasn't paying attention to how things were going after this.

One is that there is an ostrich mentality, as long as you don't look at it, it won't affect yourself, and the other is that McGuffin doesn't know Dumbledore... What exactly is he trying to do by dragging himself into this matter?
But so far it seems that the two of them are still standing on the united front, and his most important secret (time travel and system) has not been discovered by him.

--that's enough.

After returning to the Burrow, McGuffin was exhausted.

But I don't know how to do it!Once out of the fireplace, McGuffin saw everyone in the Weasley family, including Harry and Mrs. Weasley, staring at him intently.

Somehow they found out about the scandal at the Ministry of Magic.

Everyone was eager to know what happened to the Ministry of Magic... Among them, Percy was the most serious and serious. He even came out of the room where he had been suffocating for a long time, and took out a sheepskin notebook to take notes, looking like he was studying seriously.

And Mr. Weasley just hurriedly sent the McGuffin back to [The Burrow] through Floo powder, and then hurried back to the Ministry of Magic. It seems that Goodman finally ordered... They wanted Mr. Weasley to expand the investigation of the ban on illegal magic items.

"McGuffin, is Connelly Fauci's mouth really crooked?" Fred asked hastily after McGuffin took a break.

Although the others pretended not to pay attention, the gaze from the corner of their eyes still exposed their inner thoughts.

"Alright alright!"

"It's like this..."

Before he could start speaking, in an instant, almost as if teleporting, all the current residents of [The Burrow] were sitting in front of McGuffin, sitting on stools and tables, and even Mrs. Weasley took out a big bucket of popcorn out of nowhere!
McGuffin couldn't help but feel a little worried about Fauci's next fate. Will his talk on paper really work?

In the end, McGuffin still gave an overview of what happened in the Ministry of Magic, and performed a twisted mouth, which made others laugh.

In the following day, after Mrs. Weasley learned the whole story of the incident, she felt very worried. She said this-the Ministry of Magic will usher in a major earthquake, and it may even lead to Fauci's resignation.

Even so, dinner is still very rich, eggs, bacon, bread, mashed potatoes, sausage...

When night fell, and when he finally lay down on the bed, McGuffin finally had time for Garen and Sick to teach him a good lesson.

McGuffin even found things other than metal magic patterns in the small pockets of the two of them—mostly some shiny trinkets.

This made him break out in a cold sweat, and it took him a long time to fall asleep.

(End of this chapter)