Connor's Hogwarts

Chapter 206 Happy April Fool's Day

"The Knights Templar's surprise attack on Hogwarts, what is the reason?"The truth you don't know" - Daily Prophet 1991.4.1.
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April [-]st, April Fool's Day, today is the day when the new monster card is released. The Lake chess and card experience store in Diagon Alley is full of people, but surprisingly not everyone is discussing the new card release. .

"Have you read today's paper?"

"I haven't watched it yet. I stayed in the shop last night, waiting to assemble a new deck. Has something happened outside?"

"Of course it's a big deal! This is big news! The Holy See has attacked Hogwarts!"

"The Holy See? What is the Holy See? The Muggle Church?"

"..."

"The Holy See sent hundreds of people into Hogwarts? A war broke out at Hogwarts, and the Forbidden Forest was razed to the ground? Huh? Even novels dare not write like that?"

"The Daily Prophet's stuff is getting more and more unreliable. Is this true or false?"

"I don't know, but this reporter named Rita did write a lot of breaking news...It was later confirmed to be true."

"Oh, anyway, I don't believe it. I'm afraid it's not an April Fool's joke."

"Don't say that, my friend from the Ministry of Magic told me that the Ministry of Magic was a mess yesterday."

"How to say? How to say? Could it be that the legendary Holy See really came to our country to cause trouble?"

"What's the matter? We have Dumbledore, what the hell is the Holy See?"

"However, there are indeed a lot of things going on in the Holy See recently. I heard that Hogwarts has invited someone from the Holy See to be a professor..."

"I'm still more concerned about what happened? What did your friends at the Ministry say?"

"I'm not very clear. It is said that the Ministry of Magic has issued a gag order, and the action is very big. I think the things in the newspaper are probably true."

"I also think it's true, my friend Mark, you know, Mark in the centaur liaison office, even he was recalled by the Ministry of Magic today, something big must have happened!"

"Huh? So Mark hasn't been fired yet?"

"Hi! My friends, stop talking about these boring things. Is there someone who will give me a monster card? I have drawn the Millennium Balance!"

"Damn! It's you stinky seal again! guna!" xn
"...Speaking of monster cards, the character cards released recently are too perfunctory, right? Here, Haier, Belle, Cal? What are they? Are they all male? Can you make more beautiful girl cards? ah!"

"Don't worry, I've read the official news, the next three character cards are Jianer, Chenger, and Chuer, and they are all men."

"Hey! Brother, don't you like male cards? You're so weird!"

"By the way, isn't the millennium series of card events ending in August? Why did you only announce seven months of information?"

"There should be big news in August. I look forward to new activities. Lake chess has never let me down."

"Looking forward to new activities +1"

"+1"

"+1"

"I've released a new gold card! [Devil's Call]! Great!"

"Gah! It's you again! guna!" xn
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Among ordinary wizards in the UK, the Holy See's big move did not cause much waves, and the enthusiasm of the wizards was quickly attracted by the new monster card.

However, what happened yesterday caused a violent reaction among the Ministry of Magic and some wizarding families.

It also affected the lives of many people.

Especially for Mark Child, his life was almost turned upside down by this incident.

Mark is Chief of Staff of the Centaur Liaison Office in the Department of the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures at the Ministry of Magic.

Four years ago, Mark graduated from Hogwarts Hufflepuff College. He is 22 years old this year, and he has become the office director at a young age. He really has a bright future—no wonder!
As we all know, if you are assigned to the centaur office in the Ministry of Magic, it means that you are not far away from being expelled, because this office has never been used for work-no centaur will come to the Ministry of Magic for consultation.

Mark Ben is an excellent Hufflepuff, his idol is Newt Scamander, and he likes Fantastic Beasts very much.

It had always been his dream to work in the Department of Magical Creatures.

However, he offended his immediate boss in the second year of his employment—he accidentally ran into the love scene between his boss and his colleagues in the men's toilet when he was catching a runaway Xixiu.

So he was assigned, and he was quickly "promoted" to be the director of the horseman's office. He had no job at all, no business commission, and lived a life of eating and dying with a meager salary.

If it weren't for the help from his parents, Mark really wouldn't be able to support himself...and a large group of magical animals at home.

Although his parents have been persuading Mark to quit his job and go back to inherit the family business, Mark refused every time.

He has a strong temper and is unwilling to succumb to reality, and he also has his stubbornness.

Mark, who originally thought that he could only receive job notices until his boss or colleagues left Magic, was received by the Minister of Magic in person today.

He learned a big secret and got a new job.

Mark met the current minister, Cornelius Fudge, in the minister's office.

This was the first time he met this minister. It is said that this minister succeeded in becoming a minister because of the support of Headmaster Dumbledore. When he was a minister last year, he... probably fed Furry at home.

The minister seemed very friendly: "You have already cleared up the situation, Mark, and now the ministry has an important task to entrust to you."

"Please speak."

"Because the centaur's reckless behavior seriously violated wizard law, except for the centaur leader who was escorted to Azkaban, the remaining centaur must also be strictly controlled..." Fudge put on a serious expression on his fat face. :
"In order to prevent the centaur from doing any more stupid things, we must send a wizard to monitor the centaur as necessary..."

"You mean... let me monitor those centaurs?" Mark's eyes widened.

"Yes, don't worry too much, our ministry will provide you with the latest magical surveillance tools, and will not let you live in the centaur tribe..."

"No, no, no, I didn't mean to refuse, I mean... If I want to be monitored, do I have to live near the Forbidden Forest?" Mark's face was flushed, and his expression looked... a little excited.

"Well, yes, the Ministry will arrange accommodation for you in Hogsmeade Village, and your centaur liaison office will be moved there. All you have to do is report the situation of the centaurs every week."

"I see! I will do this job perfectly! When can I go to work, please!?" Mark panted with a big nose, and pressed two palms on the minister's desktop.

Fudge, who was frightened by the enthusiastic young man, touched his dark green hat: "Um, this...because the horseman is still in interrogation, you still have a week to prepare, and you can go to work next week..."

"Yes! I'm going to pack my things now!"

"..."

Looking at the young man who ran away, Fudge wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. This young man must have been moved by his ministerial charm, right?Dumbledore, believe me, I can be a good minister too!
Fudge touched his dark green hat again, and recalled the scene of last night's gangster meeting, where multiple parties competed, while he was shivering and being left idle by He Fang's bosses...

It's still thanks to Dumbledore... I still have to hug my thighs...

(End of this chapter)