A Day as a Foodie at Hogwarts

"Arthur, I'm off work first."

"Okay, I'll finish the documents in hand before I leave."

The colleague nodded and walked out of the small office.Arthur was the only one left in the Misuse of Muggle Articles Office.

The Misuse of Muggle Items Office is probably the most disliked department in the entire Ministry of Magic.The status is almost the same as that of the administrator in the basement who is responsible for looking after the warehouse information.

Even though Arthur Weasley holds the title of Director of the Office for the Misuse of Muggle Items, Arthur is still a marginalized member of the Ministry of Magic.

Just look at the setup of the Misuse of Muggle Articles Office.Other departments are equipped with spacious and bright offices, but the Misuse of Muggle Articles Office only has a small office of only 25 square meters.It was also filled with various confiscated illegally modified Muggle items.And documents and so on.

Two desks have to be squeezed into this crowded space. The space is so small that there is almost nowhere to put your feet.

Yes, you heard me right, there are only two people in the entire Misuse of Muggle Articles Office.One is the office director, Arthur, and the other is the deputy office director, the one who just got off work early.

Every day when office director Arthur goes to work, he plays happily with his deputy director.

Working in this department is definitely one thing that wears down one's patience. Although Arthur's administrative level is here, who with a discerning eye would look down on the director of the Office for the Abuse of Muggle Items?

This position requires no future, no money, and no power at all.Basically, when you get to this position, you just have to work hard until you retire.

If a person with strong political ambitions was sent to a place like this, he would probably want to die.

Fortunately, Arthur has a good attitude. He was not knocked down by the treatment he received. On the contrary, he actually enjoyed this job.Because this job is often not as boring and boring as most people imagine.

Like today, he had just completed a raid on a stronghold that was illegally modifying Muggle items.

In it, Arthur and his deputy director found a large number of magically modified guns.

"What are these things?" The deputy director at that time was very curious about what those iron lumps were.

Arthur, who had a certain knowledge of Muggle items, stopped the deputy director's idea of ​​playing with these guns on the spot.He immediately stepped forward to stop him: "Don't move, these are Muggle wands."

During the raid, the wizard who illegally modified the gun still wanted to resist.He pulled out his wand and his modified magic gun and prepared to attack Arthur.

But Arthur's reaction speed was too fast, not inferior to any Auror.He knocked the illegal wizard unconscious as soon as he fell unconscious, causing his nose to bleed.

Now the offending wizard has been sent to the Auror office.Because Arthur's case against the wizard was about more than illegal modification of Muggle items.There was also persecution of Muggles.

Arthur is not stupid. The large cardboard box on his desk contains twelve magically modified pistols.These pistols have been enchanted by wizards, and the bullets have various functions such as tracking enemies, blasting, freezing, shrinking, becoming invisible and undetectable.

And he made these pistols to sell to a group of gangsters in the Muggle world.Arthur knew very well how much panic these weapons would cause if they were released into the Muggle world.Of course, the illegally modified wizard also knew this, because he himself was a Muggle-born wizard.

He lives in a high-end apartment in London. His home furnishings are completely different from those of traditional wizards, and he is closer to a Muggle.Computers, televisions, cars, motorcycles, etc. are all available.

"It's so ironic that Muggle-born wizards turn around and persecute Muggles." Arthur shook his head and finished processing the documents before signing his name.

If nothing unexpected happens, the lawsuit he filed will send the wizard to Azkaban for half a year.You know, Arthur is a wizard who firmly opposes the persecution of Muggles.After the Voldemort incident, it was the "Muggle Protection Act" inscribed by Arthur.And this law is still being used today.

The follow-up finishing work will be done by people from the Auror office, so you don't have to worry about it.

But after writing the document, Arthur couldn't help but pick up a modified gun and check it out.

"Ah, this pistol is enchanted with a silent charm and a snake venom charm. It will not make any sound when fired. Moreover, as long as the bullet hits any part of the Muggle's body, the snake venom charm can kill him. However, The renovation is a bit rough. It is estimated to have a limited number of uses."

"Tsk, tsk." Arthur put away the gun he picked up, put on his hat, and looked at the clock. It was time for him to go home.

One advantage of working at the Ministry of Magic is that the Ministry pays for the return floo trip.Standing in front of the fireplace at the entrance to the Ministry of Magic, Arthur grabbed a handful of Floo powder and sprinkled it generously. He felt a little refreshed as he watched the blazing flames turn green.

Because there are too many children in the family, even though he is the director of the Office on the Misuse of Muggle Items, his salary is still not enough to cover expenses.And he refused to apply for child care subsidy from the Ministry of Magic.

In order to expand the population of the wizarding world, the Ministry of Magic has been providing benefits in the hope that wizards will give birth to more offspring.To this end, a special subsidy for childbirth has been added.If a family has two children, the Ministry of Magic will provide the family with an annual subsidy of thirty gold galleons.

Subsidies are issued in the form of various vouchers, which can be used to purchase various parenting products.Including books, children's clothes, etc.

If you give birth to three children, in addition to the gold galleons subsidy, the Ministry of Magic will also waive part of the tax burden.Allowing families to raise their children more generously.

Take Arthur, for example, who had seven children.So the Ministry of Magic has exempted him from all taxes.As director of the Office for the Prohibition of the Misuse of Muggle Articles, Arthur can actually receive 240 gold galleons every year.

He already had the tax exemption, but he refused the childcare allowance.

"After all, it is one of the 28 pure-blood families. Although I don't care about the name, I can't be embarrassed anymore."

Looking at the burning green flames, Arthur shook his head and shouted: "The Burrow." Then he stepped directly into the flames. After a dizzying teleportation, Arthur returned to his warm little home.

His wife Molly is preparing dinner in the kitchen.

"What's for dinner tonight, dear?" All the children at home have gone to school except Ginny, and Ginny is playing outside the house at this time, so Arthur hugs his wife from behind.

Mrs. Weasley gently stroked her husband's hands with her left hand and said, "Beef pie."

"Oh, I can't wait to try it. Your beef patties taste the best."

"Haha, you have the sweetest mouth." Mrs. Weasley turned around and kissed her husband's face.

"Arthur, we're running out of flour and butter at home."

"So fast?"

"We have seven children in our family who are all growing up. They eat very quickly during the summer vacation. Also, George and Fred got into trouble at school again. Their prank caused one of the children to fly into the air. The child is frightened. She is receiving treatment at the school doctor. Also, Ginny will go to school next year, and we need to prepare a sum of money for the girl to go to school. She can't wear the leftover clothes of her brothers. "

"Also, the corridor stairs on the third floor have been creaking. I have been repairing them with magic for a long time but without success. I suspect that it cannot be repaired. The age of the wood has reached its limit. We need to buy some floors to replace them. .”

In addition to sweetness, life is more about all kinds of family chores and unfinished accounts.

After dinner, Arthur calculated his property and family expenses, and he couldn't help but sigh.

The youngest daughter Ginny was listening to his wife Molly telling stories in the living room. Mr. Arthur looked at Molly's long dress, which he bought for Ginny when she was born.

Come to think of it, my wife hasn't worn new clothes for many years.

Arthur opened his mouth and whispered: "Molly, why don't we go get child care subsidy."

Molly stopped telling Ginny a story. She turned her head and looked at Arthur with a look like you were joking and said, "Are you serious?"

"A lot of people took it."

"Arthur, you work at the Ministry of Magic. If you receive childcare benefits, what will your colleagues say about you?"

"Oh, let them go. Anyway, they already have a lot of gossip. Aren't they all saying that our family is the scum of purebloods? I don't care."

"You are not a scum! Those short-sighted guys. Who do they think your job is to protect? Who do they think the "Muggle Protection Act" you inscribed is to protect?! A bunch of idiots! You are the Weasley family for the past 100 years. The most outstanding son. I believe you, you just didn't have a good time. Arthur, Charlie will graduate this year. Bill will graduate next year. After they graduate, our burden will be a lot lighter. I don't want you to be affected by those guys. You're talking nonsense. You don't care about yourself, I care about you."

The couple looked at each other, and the air became quiet for a moment. The silence here was better than the sound.

Until there was a knock on the door.

Da da da.

"Arthur, Molly, are you home?"

ps: Monday, please vote.

ps2: Regarding the "Muggle Protection Act", I checked Baidu Encyclopedia and found that it was inscribed by Arthur.Because I can’t remember such small details clearly in the original work. If it is specific, some students who know it can tell me.