Chapter 552
The bigwigs in the room nodded slightly, and some even showed Grindelwald a standard politician's smile to show their closeness.
After all, he said he was a peace ambassador, so they had to show their due demeanor.
From a certain perspective, this was a high-level diplomatic meeting.
However, Kingsley, who was slightly behind, had a distorted expression.
Peace ambassador?
A dark wizard leader who almost led wizards and Muggles to war actually said he was a peace ambassador. Even "The Quibbler" couldn't make up such absurd news.
Don't ask him why he reads a magazine like "The Quibbler". The Ministry of Magic subscribes to each employee every month as a benefit.
Grindelwald glanced at Kingsley with a warning and walked to the position that Harker had already prepared for them.
"I come with sincerity." Grindelwald said, "I am also responsible for answering questions. You can ask me anything you want to know."
Everyone looked at Harker.
"I don't know this Mr. Grindelwald, but Mr. Shacklebolt is the director of the Auror Office. Oh, Auror is the most powerful wizard police force, and his status is similar to that of the Minister of Defense."
Harker told all the information he knew, and the ministers looked at Kingsley and Grindelwald more cautiously.
They could see that this negotiation was obviously centered on Grindelwald, and his status must be higher than Shacklebolt.
The Minister of Defense spoke first.
"Mr. Grindelwald, what is the total population of the wizarding world?"
War is fought on national strength, and population and technology are the embodiment of national strength. He would not be stupid enough to talk about science with wizards, so he could only ask about the number of people.
"This is really difficult for me." Grindelwald pretended to have a headache and rubbed his temples. "There are about 20,000 wizards in the UK. The number in the entire European continent is six or seven times higher, not counting the Russians."
"There are also about 20,000 wizards in the Russians."
"But..." Grindelwald smiled slightly, "These 110 are wizards in a broad sense. In fact, only the orthodox wizards who have received education in major magic academies are widely recognized by us."
"This part is only half of the number."
Although the students of Hogwarts don't look very smart, they are actually the result of selecting the best from the best.
There are still many people who can only use one or two spells in their lifetime. These people are not qualified to enter Hogwarts and can only accept some correspondence courses. They are wild wizards and are also under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Magic.
Hearing this news, the faces of the ministers all eased a lot.
"Then Lord Grindelwald, can you show us some wizards?" The Home Secretary asked with a smile.
"Let Shacklebolt come, he is more representative." Grindelwald pouted at Kingsley.
Kingsley did not refuse, this was agreed before coming, and he had to show his strength while negotiating..
He took out his wand and fired a spell at the vase at the door. The vase broke into countless pieces, but it was restored under the effect of the repair spell.
"Are you playing house?" Grindelwald said dissatisfiedly, "Show your strength as an Auror, don't let people look down on you."
This power is not as strong as ordinary firearms, who can it threaten?
Didn't you see that these ministers were not afraid, but showed a hint of joy?
His lips moved slightly, and Kingsley's face changed slightly, but after seeing the coldness in Grindelwald's eyes, he still raised his wand from the heart.
"Boom!"
An entire wall was blown to pieces, and the agents who had been guarding outside were blown away by the huge impact force. Those who reacted quickly escaped and rushed in quickly to protect the ministers and the prime minister.
"Muggles, retreat!" Kingsley chanted the spell, and the agents who had raised their guns became confused. While they were confused, Kingsley repaired the wall and glanced at Grindelwald inconspicuously.
His repelling spell could never reach this level, it must be Grindelwald who did it secretly.
And the ministers were already shocked.
"You controlled them?"
"Muggle Repelling Spell, Confusion Spell, wizards rely on these two spells to hide until now."
Everyone looked at him in fear, but Grindelwald smiled slightly, "Don't worry, this kind of spell has a weak time limit, especially against people with strong will."
Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, there was a hurried knock and greeting outside the door. Bernard opened the door, and the captain of the agents rushed in. Seeing that everyone was safe, he was slightly relieved, but he still pointed his gun at Grindelwald and Kingsley vigilantly.
"Shacklebolt has nearly a hundred Aurors with similar skills, and the Integrity Commission also has dozens of powerful wizards who maintain the stability of the wizarding world and protect the wizarding people from persecution."
The faces of the Minister of Defense and the military representatives turned unnatural.
With hundreds of wizards of this level, who can persecute you?
"What about you, Mr. Grindelwald." The leader of the opposition suddenly said, "Do you also master these magics?"
"Yes, but this is not the magic I am good at."
"I am better at playing with fire." Grindelwald opened his palm, and a cluster of blue flames appeared out of thin air.
"Let me introduce you to this flame. It is called Fiendfire. It is a magical fire that will continue to become more and more powerful. Except for certain magic that can stop it, it will devour all combustible materials."
"Is it really that strong?" The Minister of Finance asked in disbelief, "It looks no different from the flame of a lighter."
"It's true." Kingsley testified for Grindelwald, "Mr. Grindelwald almost burned down half of the city seventy years ago. Thanks to the prevention of several other heroic wizards, he failed."
"There are many people in the magic world who can confirm the authenticity of this matter."
"WTF?!" A group of people were confused.
Isn't this guy a KB member? How can he be a peace ambassador?
Are all wizards so fierce?
"Hey, let's not talk about the past." Grindelwald waved his hand with a sigh, "It was not my wish to burn Paris. I summoned the fire just to select qualified subordinates. I just made a little noise by mistake."
Ministers: "......."
This is even more terrifying.
But... they were also very happy to hear that the city that was burned was Paris.
As long as you do France, we are good friends.
"Ahem." Harker cleared his throat, "Mr. Grindelwald, do you have any other positions in the wizarding world?"
"I am the principal of a school, similar to Lawrence." Grindelwald said, "As for your Minister of Magic, I am a good friend. What the three of us (baag) promise represents the will of the entire wizarding world."
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After two and a half hours of negotiations, the two sides finally reached a consensus on the initial cooperation and stipulated the general details and direction.
Later, Kingsley talked with the cabinet, and Grindelwald remained silent, answering some doubts from time to time.
Facing a group of elites among the elites, Kingsley was actually at a disadvantage. He was a wizard who had not even been to college, and he was quickly tricked into giving a lot of useful information.
But Grindelwald never meant to intervene.
Minor details cannot affect the overall situation. After Wayne's analysis, he also understood that it is impossible for the original wizarding world and Muggles to have a full-scale conflict for the time being.
Because they have a common enemy - those monsters and wizards that emerged from ancient ruins.
Therefore, wizards need stability, and the cabinet also needs to report to the people to keep their votes and seats.
The more Grindelwald thought about it, the more interesting it became. This kind of politician who was completely kidnapped by the support rate seemed to be much easier to deal with than the hardliners he encountered in the past.
He even sighed that he was born in the wrong era.
In the past war period, Muggle society was full of stars.
If he were a wizard of this generation, even if Dumbledore stopped him, he would have a great chance of winning the final victory.
After all, his opponent was too weak.
At 7 o'clock the next evening, mainstream British TV stations simultaneously broadcast Jim Hack's speech.
"Yes, I want to announce to everyone that there has always been a group of people in Britain who have extraordinary powers, and we usually call this power magic."
"Merlin is not a legend, he is the pride of Britain, and is known as the god of magic. In the extraordinary field, we are still strong enough to be invincible."
"The Ministry of Magic under the Cabinet manages thousands of wizards and guarantees social stability... everything is under control."
That evening, almost 80% of British residents watched Jim Hack's speech.Reactions varied.
For example, the Dursleys, Vernon was so angry that he almost smashed the new TV he bought for Dudley.
"Those guys in the gutter can't hide anymore!" He pointed at the TV with his thick fingers: "But our government actually said that everything is under their control! Control is bullshit, I guarantee that they don't know more about those freaks than I do!"
"Fortunately Potter moved out, otherwise we would be besieged by people from the whole street!"
There were faint curses on the street. Most of the people living in the Privet Drive community were conservative old money, so they were naturally unwilling to accept the weird existence of wizards.
"Keep your voice down!" Aunt Petunia scolded, "Do you want others to know that there is a wizard in our house?"
Uncle Vernon's fat body trembled, "You are right... We must keep the secret, from now on, just pretend that this person has never appeared."
Peggy thought about it and rejected his idea, "No, we must contact Harry."
"Contact him?" Uncle Vernon's voice was distorted, "Honey, are you crazy?"
"I'm not crazy, honey." Petunia became calmer than ever, "Have you forgotten the news you saw a few days ago? ? Too many absurd things happened in Greece, France, Bulgaria, but we are still peaceful here. "
"But even so, the existence of wizards has been exposed. Something big must have happened."
Penny became more and more confident as she spoke, "Write to Harry now and ask him what's going on."
Penny thought of the mysterious man her sister had told her about that year. Even though the wizarding world was not exposed that time, she became more and more uneasy. Uncle Vernon understood what Petunia meant, wiped the sweat from his forehead and went upstairs. []
"I'll write to that brat right now!"
At Hogwarts, the little wizards also learned about this speech from the Daily Prophet.
"Muggles want to manage the Ministry of Magic?"
At the Slytherin table, Malfoy sneered at the newspaper, "Do we have to shout God Save the Queen and convert to Protestantism? Are you sure they won't burn me to death? "
Laughter broke out, not only Slytherin, but also the students at the next long table agreed with Malfoy's sarcasm and were strongly dissatisfied with the Ministry of Magic.
However, a light voice came from the door, which made everyone quiet down quickly.
"Malfoy, do you have any suggestions for my decision?"
Malfoy cried.
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