Inside the teleportation hall of Forlì Castle.

Link walked out of the fireplace while patting the ashes on his body.

He was crazy to stay with Dumbledore on that seemingly empty document.

This was originally a method that Professor McGonagall used to avenge Dumbledore for leaving without telling him.

He didn't need to get involved.

As a member of the school board, he only needs to give money and grasp the general direction of Hogwarts development.

As for the rest of the tedious work, it is better to leave it to Dumbledore and the others.

They've been doing it for decades anyway.

Just pity Dumbledore, he probably couldn't go to sleep anymore.

I don't know how he will be tortured by Professor McGonagall.

Thinking of this, the corners of Link's mouth rose slowly.

As the door of the teleportation hall opened, Mrs. Foley and Emily also appeared in front of him.

"Link, welcome back!"

Mrs. Foley said happily, while talking, while helping Link dust the ashes that had not been completely removed from her body.

It wasn't until Link was cleaned up that she took Link's hand and walked out.

During this whole process, Link was extremely compliant.

Because he knew very well that this was his mother's happiest time.

At this moment, the radiance of joy in Mrs. Foley's eyes was so strong that others could observe it without the Legilimency spell.

Several people talked and laughed all the way to the restaurant.

Link also kept observing Forlì Castle in the process.

The last time he came back here was at Christmas.

At that time, the whole castle was all wrapped in silver, and the interior was also covered with bright red Christmas decorations.

Gives a strong visual impact.

At this time, the prosperity was over, and all that was left in Forlì Castle were the gray brick walls and the eerie stone guards that Link had previously placed in the corner.

There's an indescribable ugliness.

Although it is clear that this is a sequelae after he has seen more of the Nicole Lemay Manor and Beauxbaton Castle in France.

Forlì Castle itself shouldn't be that bad.

But when he thought that Mrs. Foley had been stationed in such a castle for safety reasons, and was not allowed to go out, Link felt a little pain in his heart.

He took Mrs. Foley's hand tightly and said:

"Mother, maybe Forlì Castle should be redecorated. We have seen many nice buildings in France this time, and I guess you will like it."

Emily on the side raised her brows, and a smile appeared on her face involuntarily.

She originally liked the decoration of Nicole Lemay Manor very much.

If Link really wanted to transform Forlì Castle into that, she would definitely agree with it (well, in the room at night).

However, Mrs. Foley sighed and said:

"I've lived here for over twenty years, Link, which is to say, this is my home. I don't really like how much change is happening here, it leaves me at a loss, nervous and instinctive. Get up. Of course, Link, I know you mean it well. But if you really want to feel that I'm alone, come back with me more, you don't have to do it that way."

As he spoke, Link had been led by Mrs. Foley to the table and sat down.

The dishes on the table are all made by Little Button.

This guy heard that Link and the others were coming back, so he must have prepared for a long time and spent a lot of thought.

This can be seen from the long table full of dishes.

There are even more complicated dishes such as roasted Balmoral deer loin, which are only available at Forlì Castle when entertaining distinguished guests.

The smile on Link's face turned bitter.

Although he knew very well that whether it was Mrs. Foley or Little Button, they just wanted the best for him.

But he just felt like it made him a guest.

There is no taste of home.

This low mood permeated Link all the time until a pumpkin pot was pushed in front of him.

"Come and try this."

Mrs. Foley smiled and said, "Home is a place to relax, there is no need to be so tense all the time. After lunch, you should take a comfortable bath and sleep. The hot water is hot and the clothes Everything is ready, you can just go. And the bedroom, I too…”

Mrs. Foley went on and on.

But Link's eyes were always focused on the pumpkin pot.

He actually didn't really like pumpkins in his previous life.

The crop doesn't even make up one or two percent of his diet.

He really fell in love with pumpkins on his first Halloween at Hogwarts.

Hagrid's magically bred pumpkin gave him a taste of true sweetness.

This sweetness is not only in the taste, but also in the soul.

Maybe it was the pumpkin pot that reminded him of his past life, or maybe the sweetness in the pumpkin caused some magical chemical change in his brain.

In short, once he eats pumpkin pot, he can become happy.

He has been in love with this inexpensive dish ever since.

Link's body finally relaxed.

With a smile on his face, he scooped the pumpkin pot vigorously.

This is really a very simple pumpkin pot, and it doesn't even have the most common ingredients such as dates, raisins or taro.

But Link ate heartily, even with his usual demeanor.

Emily was so startled that she almost lost her fork.

In my memory, the last time Link ate like this was when he was a child more than ten years ago.

Ever since Link went to school, Emily could see that he was always restraining himself.

Unexpectedly, this scene has reappeared today.

She wanted to remind Link of etiquette, but Mrs. Foley stopped her.

Mrs. Foley looked at Link silently, her eyes full of relief.

She knew very well that her son had understood what she meant.

Home is a place to rest!

Link is here and can always rest well.

As she said before, after eating, take a break to take a bath, and then sleep...

Don't worry about anything anymore!

…

Link's rest is just half a month.

In this short half-month period, he once again strengthened the magic spell protection on the periphery of Forlì Castle.

In addition, Link has found out after actual inspection.

Due to older age, the body function is aging.

Compared with the young hunters, the old German saints are no longer suitable for high-intensity battles.

If the two teams fight head-on, the hunter group with stronger explosiveness and endurance will win.

But in terms of defending the city, the old saints seem to be better.

Their rich combat experience and all kinds of tactical ideas that are so strange that Link doesn't know much about them can exert 200% of their power with the support of various equipment and formations in the castle.

As a result, Link naturally dispatched three groups of old saints to enter Forlì Castle as a guard force.

But this has almost taken away all the strength of the old Beckman.

This is actually quite unfair to Beckman.

You must know that he is in charge of the Foley family, but most of the other party's trade, plus the part of the industry in Germany that originally belonged to the Beckmann family.

This should be placed in the ancient enfeoffment system, and he is also a big earl with real power.

But now, Link has directly surrendered all the military power in the hands of the great earl.

How does this make him work in the future?

How to suppress Xiao Xiao?

Link also knew that this was a bit too much.

So I thought about sending some of the hunters directly to replenish Beckman.

Of course, it's not all good intentions here.

Link more, still wants to mix sand with Beckman.

But to his surprise, Beckman refused Link's help without hesitation.

Not only that, he also directly gave up the industry on the German side.

He ran directly to Forlì Castle and became the security team leader of Forlì Castle.

I spend the whole day either drinking and chatting with my old saint brothers, or strolling the garden with my daughter, Mrs. Foley.

A look of joy in it.

This made Link very speechless, and finally had to send old Klie to take over the original work of old Beckman.

To be honest, Link could even live through the end of summer vacation if he could.

It's a pity that a letter bearing the mark of the Ministry of Magic wax broke the peace of all this.

Looking at the letter in his hand, Link let out a long sigh.

Emily on the side leaned her head and said:

"Are you going to work?"

Link closed the letter and nodded:

"Yeah, old Barty and Percy have some ideas again, and they are eager to invite me over to talk."

He really didn't want to go if he could.

Been at home for so long.

Inertness has developed in him.

But there is no way, he can dump most of the work at Hogwarts to Dumbledore.

This was because he knew very well that Dumbledore would not do anything that would hurt him and Hogwarts.

It's different over there at the Ministry of Magic.

Neither old Barty nor Percy are good friends.

If he really acted as a hands-off shopkeeper.

These two guys are bound to make trouble.

With Cedric's gang alone, Barty and Percy can't be beaten.

It's the same as a migrant worker laying at home for two whole days on the weekend, only to have to go to work on Monday.

"I guessed it a long time ago. The fact that they contacted you so late is a surprise to me."

As Emily spoke, she got up to help Link organize her clothes.

Link opened his arms and let Emily help him finish his clothes before he said:

"Don't go. Help me take care of the house and coax my mother by the way. There is a lot of backlog of work this time, and I guess I won't be able to come back for a while."

As he spoke, Link pecked Emily's lips before walking into the fireplace with a smile.

boom-

The flames rose.

With a whirlwind, Link appeared in the fireplace of the Minister's Office at the Ministry of Magic.

This office link didn't make much modification.

Therefore, it also maintains the original appearance when Fudge was there.

Compared with the gray Foley Castle and Hogwarts Castle, the Minister's Office of the Ministry of Magic is obviously more gorgeous.

Under the sufficient light provided by the magic curtain outside the window, the whole office was shimmering with a golden brilliance.

Link didn't quite know why Fudge made the office look like this.

But now, after a trip to France, he understood.

Fudge must have been to Beauxbatons and the French Ministry of Magic.

Because the decoration style of this office, and even the entire Ministry of Magic, is somewhat similar to the Versailles style in France.

It's just that Fudge failed to imitate the essence of that there.

So that painting a tiger is not an anti-dog.

It smells like a nouveau riche.

Shaking his head, Link pushed open the door and walked out.

What he didn't expect was that there were two people standing outside the door.

"Hey, Link, long time no see!" Cedric said with a smile, "To be honest, I really envy you, we've all been busy these days."

Link smiled and stretched out his hand to hug each other and said:

"Please, I'm not idle either, I'm doing another extraordinarily difficult task!"

As soon as he said this, Link could clearly feel Cedric's body stiffen.

"Yeah, we've all heard about it. No, to be precise, we were all taken aback. Everyone came here this time, and they were panicking and wanted some orders from you." Cedric took a deep breath and said. , "But before that, there's another thing."

He released Link, revealing the old man behind him and saying:

"Amos Diggory, my father, you should have met."

"Hello, Mr. Foley!"

Mr. Diggory rubbed his hands together and said excitedly.

"Oh! Cedric, what are you talking about? Of course I know Mr. Diggory." Link laughed and held Mr. Diggory's hand. "You are an amazing father. Mr. Diggory, you have nurtured a talented person like Cedric for the magical world of the country! He will definitely become a bright star, and your contribution, the Ministry of Magic and history will also be remembered!"

Hearing that, Mr. Diggory couldn't help himself with excitement.

But this is normal.

Mr. Diggory prefers to be complimented on his son than what others say about him.

After all, he knew very well that his life had failed, and he instilled all his expectations into his son early.

And Link, obviously, is the one who can decide whether his son Cedric can fulfill his dream.

That's why he must come to see Link.

After chatting with Mr. Diggory for a while, Link and Cedric got on the magic elevator.

"call-"

Cedric sighed and said, "I'm sorry Link, my father he... He was a little nervous, or rather, a little uneasy. After all, I was promoted too fast, according to his words, this kind of development of fire cooking oil. Speed ​​can't be said to be a good thing, it's more like a... a harbinger of an impending disaster. So, he must come to see you."

After hearing this, Link looked Cedric up and down.

Cedric was no longer the big student brother at Hogwarts.

Now he combs his back and wears the Ministry of Magic's summer robe, looking high-spirited and full of energy.

He should really be excited.

Because in just over a month since he entered the Ministry of Magic, he has perfectly completed the assistant internship in the Department of Magical Law Enforcement and the Department of Magical Creature Management and Control, and is ready to officially become an official.

According to old Batty's feedback, Cedric should be currently debating whether to officially enter the Department of Magical Law Enforcement or the Department of Magical Creature Management and Control.

That's where all Mr. Diggory's worries come from.

It is a good thing that his son is promising, but Cedric is running too fast.

Few people have been promoted as quickly as he has been throughout history.

This frightened Mr. Diggory's limited knowledge.

"These things should be handled by you as a son. After all, this is your family business. No matter how much I say, your father will think that I am lying." Link shook his head and said, "And instead of talking about this, you Why don't you believe me and explain to me, what's going on today?"

As soon as he said this, the expression on Cedric's face instantly tightened.

He looked at Link slightly in surprise and said:

"Didn't you read today's paper?"

"The Daily Prophet?" Link said lightly, "There doesn't seem to be anything special going on there."

"No, I'm referring to the International Wizarding Post. To be honest, the things that were published there made us all… a little scared."

While Cedric was talking, the magic elevator had stopped.

He led Link out of the elevator and came to a flash of a huge black wooden door.

"Anyway, we really just want to hear a few words of comfort from you, that's all."

As Cedric spoke, he helped Link open the wooden door.

A huge conference room appeared in front of Link.

Barty old, Percy, Skeffen, Newland...

Almost all of Link's staff at the Ministry of Magic were sitting around the huge slate long table in the center of the conference room.

Seeing Link and Cedric appear, everyone stood up in unison and said hello to Link.

At this time, Link also restrained the smile on his face.

Nodding his head, he silently walked to the top of the long table and sat down slowly.

An aura that was both sharp and heavy instantly poured out from Link's body.

This kind of contradictory emotions made everyone dare not even breathe, and they still stood there and dared not take any action.

Link's eyes flicked back and forth over them.

The Ministry of Magic is not Hogwarts, and even if Link is at home on vacation, he has never relaxed his observation here.

It is precisely because of this that Link is very clear that in the past month or so, the lives of these people have also undergone earth-shaking changes like Cedric.

First up is Skeffen and Newland.

These two guys were inserted into the Auror's office by Link's directly after graduation.

Start to assist old Barty and the rest of the old hunters to divide the power of the Auror office.

For now, they have successfully reached a rivalry with Sander.

It is estimated that in a short time, the entire Auror force should be completely owned by the Foley family.

Another person worth mentioning is Percy.

He was one of the main beneficiaries of the restructuring of the Ministry of Magic.

After Fudge was tried, he went straight to the showdown and became Senior Deputy Minister of Magic, the position that Umbridge once held.

However, compared to the former Umbridge, Percy's power is more than one step.

It can be said that he is now a veritable high-ranking official.

Not only that, due to the restructuring of the Ministry of Magic, they began to join forces with the Order of the Phoenix to attack the remaining Death Eaters in the country.

Percy's biggest conflict with the family also disappeared.

This has made Percy's family relationship even better.

According to Link's information, when George and Fred opened the Magical Joke Shop in Diagon Alley, Percy even went directly to support them.

This almost declares that their relationship has eased to what it looked like when Link was in school.

And old Batty.

Link had thought he was just a complete tragedy.

After losing his son, he must incarnate into a pure beast of power, becoming as hungry for power as Percy had been before.

But it is.

This old guy was restructured at the Ministry of Magic, and he seemed to think about it after he divided up a big piece of the cake.

Recently, he remarried a young wife. In addition to completing the huge task given to him by Link all day long, he went home and made a child with his new wife.

Morally, that's actually pretty bad.

You must know that in Link's original impression, he has always been a loving husband and a father who loves his children (although he has failed in his children's education).

However, from the perspective of a superior, his behavior is a bonus.

Because it means that he has completely let go of his past hatred and resentment.

Getting ready to start life again.

These people are alive and well.

So much so that they almost forgot the fierce and cruel competition in the past.

Only when Link appeared in front of them in an almost invincible manner did they recall their identities.

Became trembling and terrified.

In the entire conference room at the moment, only Cedric is slightly better.

He sighed, took out a newspaper from the file cabinet on the side and handed it to Link, while whispering:

"Sorry, Link, we thought you should know, so we didn't state it in the letter. But it's still too late for you to look at it now."

Cedric's words are actually redundant.

Because Link's attention had already fallen on the International Wizarding Post.

As a print media founded and controlled by the International Federation of Wizards, the sales of the International Wizarding Post are actually not good.

Generally speaking, with the exception of officials at the Ministry of Magic and very few civilian politicians, almost no one pays for a subscription.

After all, what is written on UU reading www.uukanshu.com will always be some complicated, obscure and uninteresting international 'big' things.

Precisely because they are so big.

So big that it almost broke away from the masses.

So basically no one will be interested in them.

In addition, the editors and writers of the International Wizarding Post seem to be disdainful of changing the situation at all. They are reluctant to even change the way of writing a little to attract traffic.

This makes the articles they publish not only dry and boring in content, but also simple in headlines.

like now.

The edition of the International Wizarding Post that Link read clearly had a bold headline like this: 'Terrorist attack on Beauxbatons School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, nearly 100 dead. ’

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