I, Hogwarts Week Two

Chapter 497 National Power

"National Security Department?" Hermione was dazed.

Then, his eyes widened, "MI5?"

"It's MI5, it must be them!"

Hermione said affirmatively, "They found my parents before and they talked about many things."

"MI5?" Harry was also stunned.

Because he seemed to have heard of this British intelligence agency from his uncle, Dursley.

The other party seemed to have looked for him.

"Wait..." Hermione's eyes were sharp, "But - MI5? How did they find you?"

"What is MI5?" Ron rubbed his head, looking confused.

"The British Military Intelligence 5 is one of the most mysterious intelligence agencies in the world. Founded in 1909, it has a history of nearly ninety years. It is responsible for safeguarding national security, countering foreign espionage, terrorism and sabotage, as well as illegal activities intended to subvert the democratic system by political, economic or violent means." Owen spoke slowly, staring at the twins. Things suddenly became interesting.

"Muggle Aurors?" said Ron.

"No." Hermione shook her head. "It's hard to explain. Just think of him as an elite Auror."

"They came to us to seek cooperation." The twins ignored their brother. "They want to buy our alchemical magic props, similar to the protective props we sold to the Ministry of Magic."

"Strange," said Ron. "You're actually doing business with Muggles?"

"We haven't agreed to it yet!" said Fred.

"But, selling magic props to Muggles - this - is illegal," Hermione said worriedly.

"Of course it's illegal," George said immediately, "but the Statute of Secrecy is dead in name only. You should know that no one will take care of such things."

"Tell me about their so-called cooperation." Owen interrupted the discussion.

He cared more about the so-called cooperation of MI5 than some magic props.

"It's about maintaining long-term business relations. We become their suppliers or consultants on magic." George continued, "The British government is willing to trade with gold, or anything that can be traded. Houses, land, factories, etc. They are even willing to grant us a title."

"Oh! A title?" Ron was inexplicably moved.

Because the Malfoy family has a British title, and it is a viscount.

Someone from that family once tried to woo Queen Elizabeth, but failed, and that became a source of bragging rights.

In the past, the Malfoy family often talked about this matter to mock other people as being low-class people.

However, as the Statute of Secrecy became increasingly entrenched, the Malfoy family had to begin to withdraw from the Muggle world, and in order to maintain the nobility of pure-blood wizards, they no longer claimed that their family had a title.

But the older generation of the family all knows about this.

The Weasleys certainly knew that.

"Oh - there are many benefits." Owen smiled slightly, but his eyes revealed some deep thought.

"Owen, do you think this kind of cooperation is possible?"

"Definitely in a few years," Irving said.

"what about now?"

"Why? Are you eager to cooperate with the Muggle government?"

"It's not urgent." The twins seemed to be hesitant to speak, and George suddenly whispered, "I have some inside information."

"You should know that making magic props requires materials, and we certainly have our own supply channels. A few weeks ago, when we placed an order, the wizard told us that some magic materials were sold out and it would take a month to prepare the stock.

We found it strange at the time because those materials were just ordinary things and not in high demand.

Later I changed several channels, but they were all out of stock.”

Fred craned his neck and whispered, "According to our investigation, most of the goods went to France."

"What do you mean?" Hermione frowned slightly.

"If those people from the Security Bureau hadn't come to us, George and I wouldn't have thought in that direction."

"but--"

"Do you think it is possible that the French Ministry of Magic or some magical force has reached a cooperation with the French Muggle government?"

"Hmm - what a bold idea." Owen raised his eyebrows, approving their guess.

"If this is true, then aren't we a big step behind?" Fred said anxiously.

"It's not necessarily backward." He pondered for a moment, "We don't have any secret agents in the government. No one knows what the Muggles are going to do now. What if they use these things against wizards? You are aiding the enemy."

"We also had such considerations, so we did not agree," said George.

"Wait and see," Irving said before he finished speaking.

The door to the Three Broomsticks tavern suddenly opened.

The man came in hurriedly, holding his cloak against his neck and chin.

His eyes quickly looked around and then fell on the twins.

"Kingsley?" George looked at the newcomer in confusion.

"You are really here!"

Kingsley lowered his hand, revealing a dark face.

Then he said urgently, "Has anyone from the Muggles looked for you?"

"What's wrong?" George felt a sense of crisis.

"Yes," Fred replied.

"What do they want?" Kingsley asked next.

"Some magic items," Fred explained. "But we didn't agree on anything."

"Damn it!" Hearing the sound, Kingsley cursed, then turned around and was about to leave.

"What happened?" Owen stopped him. "Did you find a magic item at 10 Downing Street?"

Hearing this, Kingsley suddenly stopped and turned to look at Owen.

"No," he denied, "but other countries"

As he spoke, he took out a thick stack of newspapers from his arms.

Put it on the table.

"I can't persuade him." Then, Kingsley, in a hurry, did not linger any longer, "I'm going to find Dumbledore."

Walked straight out of the store.

"This"

Owen picked up the newspaper, took just a quick glance, and immediately realized that something big was about to happen.

——《The Crime of Witches, Judgment Is Today》

"Daily Mail"

"Oh my God!" Hermione exclaimed.

The news on the front page shocked her.

To put it simply, on the European battlefield, the army accidentally captured a dark wizard, and various countries planned to hold a public trial on him in London.

At that time, many national leaders will gather in London.

This is a naked declaration of war.

"Are we really going to fight?" Even Harry could see the true intentions of the Muggle government from the red tape.

And - information about the start of war.

"Why would they do this?" Hermione expressed confusion, "This will only bring about Voldemort's revenge!"

"If a public trial is held in London, the whole city may be engulfed in war." Harry also spoke quickly.

"Yes, this is very strange!" Owen put down the newspaper, frowning, "It's very strange. Britain shouldn't get involved. To be honest, although Europe has been fighting for several months, it has not affected the British mainland. Besides, even if the Prime Minister loses his mind and agrees to use London as a battlefield, the cabinet secretary and department secretaries will not agree."

"This is unreasonable, unreasonable." The boy stared at the newspaper, and his left hand involuntarily placed on the table to support his chin.

Reality is not a novel, nor is it as downplayed as the state apparatus in the original work.

Living in real life here, the thing that Irving remembers most is: Don't treat other people as idiots.

Not to mention that the other party is one of the five permanent members of the United Nations, the former British Empire.

Owen would rather believe that Voldemort had lost his mind than believe that a country's government had lost its mind.

So is it possible?

"They did this on purpose." Owen said suddenly, with a sharp light flashing in his eyes. "They want to take this opportunity to capture Voldemort and his followers in one fell swoop."

"Catch them all in one fell swoop?" Hermione was a little surprised. "How is this possible?"

"Yes! That's the idea!" The boy suddenly stood up and looked at the twins carefully.

"What's wrong?" George and Fred felt a little numb from being stared at by Owen.

"If everyone believes that, that it's impossible for a Muggle to defeat Voldemort, then that just gives them the possibility to win."

"What else did MI5 do with you besides discussing business? For example, they tried to find out about the Ministry of Magic in a roundabout way? The location of the wizarding community? Talked about Hogwarts or something like that?"

"Um - this -" The twins looked at each other, "It's just a normal chat, the other party is not arrogant, just like a friend.

We are certainly not fools and would not tell them the location of the Ministry of Magic and Hogwarts.

But he did bring it up, and we talked about some interesting experiences in the past.”

"For example? Tell me exactly as it is!" Owen said with a heavy face.

Faced with Irving's urgency, the twins also became nervous.

George quickly recalled the conversation he had with the mysterious man a few days ago.

<divclass="contentadv">"Well, as we said, when you explore the castle, the portraits will move. There are many magical plants and animals in the forest outside the castle. There are mermaids in the Black Lake, and they skate on the lake in winter. And there is also the sailboat in the sea, which is the ship of Durmstrang School of Witchcraft and Wizardry."

"What about the weather? Did you mention the weather?" Owen asked.

"Of course there is. As soon as the man came in, he complained to us about the weather in London. It was so cold in October. We laughed at him at the time and said that the weather in London was nothing. It started snowing in Hogwarts in October."

"."

"Heh--" Owen suddenly sneered, "Two idiots."

"Owen, what did you hear?" Hermione asked hurriedly.

"These weren't just any MI5 agents they encountered, they were elite operatives." He sat down again.

"Elite agent?"

"007——" Owen said.

"007?"

"These two have revealed the exact location of Hogwarts."

"No. We never did that from the beginning to the end." George and Fred denied it immediately.

"Really?" Owen rolled his eyes at the two of them, "Of the three British Isles, the most likely place to snow in October is Scotland.

Among Scotland's 32 administrative regions, there are only a few that meet the requirements of being close to the sea, with mountains, forests and relatively sparsely populated areas.

Those are the two counties that the Grampian Mountains run through.

Although the Pennines are also located in Scotland, they are mainly located in the Scottish Highlands, where the latitudes are relatively high and there are no large forests at all.

The main part of the Grampian Mountains is located in Aberdeenshire and Perth and Kinross. There is a River Tay in Perth and Kinross, which flows eastward into the North Sea.