Harry Potter and the Secret Treasures

Nor did Ivan intervene. He knew the contents of the prophecy, but it was about Harry after all.

It's up to Harry to decide whether to tell the other party or not.

“I suppose you talked to Dumbledore about these things?” Harry finally said.

“Yes, we did, but he wouldn't tell me the full prophecy.” Scrimgeour replied.

“I'm sorry, I don't have anything to say.” Harry immediately said, making the voice sound as pleasant as possible.

“Oh, sure, if it's a secret, I don't want you to leak it.” Skringer seems to have anticipated Harry's answer, and his tone is relaxed and friendly, "Evan just said, we should be more honest, you may not have understood what I mean… No, no, I'm not interested in prophecy… To be honest, are you really related to the star of salvation or Dumbledore's successor? ”

Harry didn't know what to say. He turned to Ivan and didn't know what Scrimgeour meant.

“Don't you think that's all right, Mr. Minister?” Ivan asked back, "I thought it was important. ”

“Of course it's important to you, but it's not very important to me.” Skringer laughed, “Likewise, to the current wizard world, the vast majority of you wizards don't know... it's all a concept, isn't it? You know what I mean? Ideas, impressions, it doesn't matter what you look like. It doesn't matter if you're really the star of salvation or Dumbledore's successor. It's what people believe you look like. That's what matters. ”

Ivan blinked, and those words still sounded reasonable.

It's not the way you are, it's the way you are in other people's eyes.

In other words, people make judgments based on performance, rumors, their own likes, etc., and imagine what they look like. There are so many examples of this, such as Snape, the former Sirius, the dwarf Peter, Quirinus Chillo, Gideau Lohart, and that crazy little Buddy Crouch, they leave a completely different impression on people than they really are, and nobody knows what they really look like until they know more.

So so did Ivan, Harry and now the Ministry of Magic in the eyes of the public.

Most wizards do not know them at all and can only judge by the information they see in the newspapers to imagine and believe in their appearance, status, identity, etc.

“For Harry, people believe you're the star of salvation, they think you're the hero, so you are, Harry, whether you're actually the star of salvation or not, you're already in people's eyes, how many times you've faced that big demon who can't even mention his name, and that boiling prophecy!” Skringer quickly said, "As for you, Ivan, your performance in front of people, helping Sirius prove his innocence, his battle against vampires in the Quidditch World Cup finals, and what you did in Egypt, is completely beyond what a sophomore wizard or even an adult wizard should be, and that's enough to convince people that you're a talented wizard, a Dumbledore heir, and will be a great wizard in the future. So, in the minds of many wizards, you two are now symbols of hope, and you know, and you're willing to believe, that you can destroy that great demon. And if I look at it, that's enough, and it's naturally inspiring. ”

Scrimgeour finished his speech with a slight breath and his face was a little excited.

“Anyway!” Without waiting for Ivan and Harry to answer, he continued, "Ivan and Harry, that's the impression you have left for the vast majority of the people, and you should realize that it's important that you now, um, that is, that you have an obligation to work with the Ministry of Magic to give them confidence. ”

Well, that's what Scrimgeour really wants to talk about.

To be honest, Ivan and Harry are going to work with the Ministry of Magic, but for him, this kind of cooperation is definitely not just going to be on a simple level, but to want Ivan and Harry to go to the Ministry entirely, and if possible, leave it to the Ministry of Magic, which would be great.

Under the azaleas, the goblins began to dig up insects near the roots of the trees.

Soon, it grabbed one and was pulling it up hard, trying to pull it out of the freezing ground.

“Tell me, what do you two think?” Scrimgeour asked, staring at Ivan.

Because Harry was also looking at Ivan, he knew that it was now up to Ivan to make a decision and give him an answer.

“As a member of the magic world, we naturally have an obligation to cooperate with the Ministry of Magic.” Ivan paused for a moment and said politely, "With all due respect, Mr. Minister, I don't quite understand what you want us to do, how do you want us to work with the Ministry of Magic? ”

“Oh, the content of the cooperation is simple and not a hassle at all, I assure you both.” Skringer said to calm down in a hurry, "I think you have a newspaper, for example, Ivan? ”

“Yes, Hogwarts Magic.” Ivan said.

“Yeah, the biggest newspaper in the witch world right now. As part of this cooperation, I do not think that Hogwarts Magic should continue to publish articles that are detrimental to the Ministry and tend to cause panic at this time. ”

“Even if those stories are true?” Ivan asked.

“Nothing is absolutely true, Evan, as I said earlier, the key is what people are willing to believe, what they need is not the truth, but what they want to happen and what we show them.” Skringer said.

“Okay, Mr. Minister, if that's also an obligation, I'll think about it.” Ivan said, "Anything else about cooperation? ”

Skringer seemed very pleased with Ivan's attitude and continued, "Well, speaking of news and publicity, I think it would make a positive impression if you two could get in and out of the Magic Department from time to time. I'm going to lure Sirius Black back and make him a proud man again. Until then, of course, I think you'd be very willing to talk to Garvin Robaz, the head of my Aurora office, who is an experienced Aurora, Harry, and I heard Dolores Umbridge tell me that you have an aurora in mind, which is easy to arrange..."

Harry didn't answer, he was jealous: So Umbridge is still in the Ministry of Magic?

“Umbridge still works in the Ministry of Magic?” Ivan asked in surprise.

Instead of questioning Umbridge's return to the Ministry of Magic, he was surprised that she had returned to the Ministry so quickly.

“Exactly, just came back soon.” Skringer carelessly said, noting Harry's expression, "Oh, I know, she did something wrong last year in Hogwarts, but she's still very capable, and she's been taught a lesson, you may not know, she seems like a troll or something...”

He stopped sharply and didn't go on, seeming to think it was a bad idea to talk to Ivan and Harry about it.

After all, two people, one sixteen years old, one fifteen years old, two adorable Zheng Tai, are not yet mature, some topics are still too heavy taste.

Sklinger smiled embarrassingly and covered up the past, “Anyway, basically, I'd like to see you two have more positive interaction with the Ministry of Magic, more involvement in the activities inside the Department, and you'll be encouraged...”