The Ancient Wizards of Hogwarts

Hogwarts, Great Hall.

Ash picked up a sausage and said in a gentle voice:

"Senior, open your mouth."

"Ah~"

Senior Penello still cooperated and opened her cherry-colored lips. As a result, Ash directly stuffed most of the entire sausage into his mouth. The girl was caught off guard and had to reach out to pull out a section of the sausage and use her silver teeth to Gently hold the sausage in your mouth and bite it off firmly.

The meat sausage is full of fat and fragrant, and the tender juice bursts in your mouth in an instant. The meat is overflowing with aroma, which is endless aftertaste.

"Is it tasty?"

Seeing that Ash was still smiling and asking herself, Senior Penello glared at him angrily, "You stuffed so much at once, do you want to suffocate me to death?"

Ash looked innocent:

"Senior, I was careless."

"I see you are clearly teasing me on purpose!"

Senior Penello snorted softly. Although her tone was full of complaints, she was not really angry. She was just a little dissatisfied with Ash's bad taste. If you want to do such a thing, you should tell her in advance! Or do you really want to see her make a fool of yourself?

"Sorry, senior, this is really an accident!"

Ash held the girl's white and tender hand and patted the back of it gently to express comfort, his sincere eyes were convincing.

The fact is that it was an accident.

He didn't originally intend to do this, he just had a temporary bad taste when he opened his mouth to reveal his pink mouth.

It’s true.

He just likes to see the way a beautiful girl's face puffs up when her mouth is filled.

Fortunately, Senior Penello was always generous and was quickly comforted by Ash.

Senior Penello said softly:

"I talked with the seventh-year Ravenclaw students, and they were somewhat interested in my proposal. But you'd better not have too high expectations. I think there won't be too many people who will actually apply for the job in the end. Most wizards still believe that the Ministry of Magic is the best option."

Ash smiled and waved his hand:

"It's okay. I just had the idea to give it a try. The fact that my senior is willing to help me is the biggest surprise."

The corners of Senior Penello's lips curled up slightly, obviously she was very impressed by Ash's compliment.

Who doesn't like to be praised by someone they like?

And Ash wasn't just trying to deal with Penelo, he really didn't have high expectations for the seventh grader.

There are three types of students at Hogwarts: purebloods, half-bloods and Muggles.

And no matter what kind of wizard he is, there are reasons why he doesn't accept Senior Penello's recruitment.

If a pure-blood wizard joins the Ministry of Magic, he can rely on his family's connections to rise through the ranks in a very short period of time. Even if they don't join the Ministry of Magic, they still have enough start-up capital to start their own business. Even if they don't have enough money, they can go home and inherit billions of dollars in wealth.

As for working? The word "part-time job" does not exist in the pureblood dictionary.

Although mixed-blood wizards are not as good as pure-blood wizards, their fathers and even ancestors are wizards after all, and they also have certain connections in the wizarding world. As long as you make good use of it, you can achieve achievements comparable to those of purebloods in the future.

As for Muggle wizards, they are the most likely to accept Senpai Penello's recruitment, but they are also the least likely.

Muggle wizards have no foundation at all in the wizarding world. They have experienced all kinds of magic in the wizarding world and cannot return to the Muggle world. Because the most basic requirement of the "Law of Secrecy" is that magic is not allowed in front of Muggles, returning to the Muggle world means that they must give up the use of magic.

But as Dickinson famously said: I could have endured the darkness, had I not seen the sun.

Having seen all kinds of wonders in the wizarding world, it would be difficult for them to give up everything and return to the Muggle world, and even if they did return, it would be useless. Because all the knowledge they have learned in these seven years is related to the wizarding world, and they lack the means to make a living in the Muggle world, most people still choose to stay in the wizarding world.

But even if they choose to stay in the wizarding world, it doesn't mean that they will definitely accept Penello's recruitment. After all, if Muggle wizards want to gain a foothold in the wizarding world, the Ministry of Magic is always their first choice.

As Lu Xun said: The end of the universe is examination and editing.

Who will work part-time if they can take the exam?

To put it bluntly, even if there are Muggles who accept his solicitation, they are only a handful.

On the one hand, the number of Muggle wizards is already small.

Because in the world of HP, the underlying logic of the birth of a wizard is determined by blood.

Whether they are pure blood, mixed blood or Muggles, the reason why they are wizards is because at least one of their ancestors must be a wizard. Just like Hermione's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Granger, even though they are both Muggles.

But if you go back hundreds of years according to the genealogy, some of their ancestors must have been wizards or squibs!

Therefore, in the world of HP, the probability of a Muggle couple giving birth to a wizard has nothing to do with the total population of the UK.

There are an average of 140 new students admitted to Hogwarts each year, and no more than one-tenth of them are truly Muggle-born wizards. Hermione's class was even worse. Among the more than 40 freshmen in Gryffindor, she was the only one born as a Muggle.

Precisely because there are so few people, Muggle wizards have never been able to become the main body of the wizarding world, and it is difficult to have the right to speak. Therefore, for hundreds of years, the status of Muggle wizards has not improved much, which is one of the core reasons why they are discriminated against in the wizarding world.

If there are more Muggle wizards than pure-bloods and mixed-bloods combined, then everyone will have to rush to win the support of Muggle wizards, so how can anyone dare to discriminate against them!

Maybe some of the Muggle wizards will wave their arms and shout, 'You are the outsiders, pure bloods get out of the wizarding world! ’ slogan, united with mixed-blood wizards to launch a purge against the conservative pure-blood families.

Just like in some countries with serious racial discrimination, Asians are often the most severely discriminated against. Isn't it because there are so few Asians that they are not united? On the contrary, isn't it because there are so many people that Brother Ni, who cannot be called with insulting words, is rampant?

Could it be because there are so many dignitaries, rich men, and scientists among them, and how much contribution they have made to mankind?

It is no exaggeration to say that in many cases, more people equals justice.

Even the two Dark Lords Grindelwald and Voldemort, the core of the war between them and Dumbledore is to compete for the support of half-blood wizards. As for pure-blood and Muggle wizards, their positions are naturally opposed and they have no choice at all.

Only mixed blood is different.

If purebloods are the bourgeoisie, Muggles are the proletariat.

The so-called mixed-blood wizards are roughly equivalent to the artificially divided middle class of Muggles.

With this analogy, the situation in the wizarding world becomes clear.

The Ministry of Magic was established in 1707, 285 years ago.

Over the past two hundred years, there have been a total of thirty-two Ministers of Magic. Among them, there were only five pure-blood wizards, and only one Muggle-born wizard. The remaining twenty-six Ministers of Magic were all Mixed race.

In a sense, this also shows how huge the number of mixed-race wizards is!

In fact, if the number of mixed-race wizards was not large enough, it would be difficult for the 1692 Statute of Secrecy to be promulgated, and it would be difficult for the Ministry of Magic to be successfully established. Because for thousands of years before the Ministry of Magic, the organization that managed the wizarding world had always been the Wizards' Council, and most of its core members were pure-blood wizards.

The dissolution of the Wizarding Council and the establishment of the Ministry of Magic were, in a sense, a manifestation of the success of mixed-race wizards in seizing power.

To this day, all the powerful people in the wizarding world are of mixed race without exception——

Voldemort is a half-blood, Dumbledore is a half-blood, and Cornelius Fudge is still a half-blood.

Therefore, in the wizarding world, it doesn't matter whether you side with Muggles or purebloods. The key is to win the support of mixed-bloods.

Winning the support of mixed-race people is neither difficult nor easy.

It's not difficult because half-blood wizards usually don't stand firm, so they're easy to win over.

It's not simple because mixed-race wizards usually have unstable positions and can easily change their families.

Cornelius Fudge is the perfect example.

In the early days, he was a die-hard supporter of Dumbledore. Fudge became the Minister of Magic, and Dumbledore became the principal of Hogwarts and the president of the International Federation of Wizards. Together, the two sides were invincible. Later, Fudge and Dumbledore turned against each other, causing him to indirectly become Voldemort's pawn.

If Fudge had firmly sided with Dumbledore from the beginning, then there would be nothing wrong with Voldemort!

But when it comes to Cornelius Fudge...

Ash raised his eyebrows slightly and glanced at the Daily Prophet on the table.

The front-page photo shows Cornelius Fudge, whispering comfort to a crying woman next to him.

"Elton Snow, an employee of the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures, died while chasing a gang of poachers!"

"Elton?"

Ash's expression was a little subtle, because he remembered that among the supplies he had captured before, one of the wizards was named Elton.

Ash knew that Elton was an employee of the Ministry of Magic, and also knew that he was following the instructions of a senior official in the Ministry of Magic to spend the funds of the Ministry of Magic to organize poachers to capture the Phoenix.

It's not difficult to find out these, just use Legilimency.

But in Elton's memory, he didn't know which big shot was instructing him. Because the senior executive was very careful and there were several people between him and Elton. Although it seems safe, the more people who know about such a secret thing, the higher the risk of exposure.

Therefore, it is more likely that Elton's memory has been modified. After all, the Ministry of Magic has no shortage of wizards who are proficient in Legilimency. Ash was still guessing who was secretly poaching the Phoenix, but Fudge actually jumped out - it wasn't you, why did you go to express condolences? Isn’t this a guilty conscience?

From this point of view, things are even more complicated.

The dignified Minister of Magic actually ordered employees of the Ministry of Magic to secretly contact poachers to poach phoenixes. If this incident were to spread, it would be a trivial matter to ruin his reputation, and his resignation would be a certainty. If he works harder, there is still a chance of sending him to Azkaban.

Of course, Ash and Fudge have no grudge, and there is no need to go to this extent.

And it is unrealistic to use Elton to threaten Fudge.

After all, Elton's handle is a double-edged sword.

Although this could be used to threaten Fudge, it might also expose Ash.

Overall it does more harm than good.

There are better ways to threaten Fudge, such as using the power of a pure-blood family to coerce and induce. Isn't this much better than just a threat?

But Elton's existence can be regarded as a hidden card, and it's hard to say how useful it will be. But Ash is not in a hurry, so he will keep it for now. If he uses it well, he might become a king.

——

Screaming Shack.

Lupine looked at the darkening night through the cracks in the wooden boards, his face a little pale.

And when he saw Snape walking into the room, he couldn't help but frown slightly.

"Are you waiting for Ash?"

Snape's eyes were cold, with a hint of sarcasm in his eyes, "He won't come tonight."

"Um?"

Lu Ping's expression changed slightly, "Did you arrange it?"

"Of course it is me."

Snape admitted frankly, with a sneer on his lips, "I told him that since the research is temporarily stuck in a bottleneck, there is no need to waste time repeating redundant work. Leave the blood drawing to me, and he can go Find a book in the forbidden book area, which contains records about the restoration of ancient wizard werewolves, which may be helpful to his research."

"There's actually no such book, right?" Lupine asked.

Snape said calmly:

"Of course, even though I wrote that book."

"But you can rest assured that that book is not completely made up. There are indeed many records in it related to werewolves. I summarized them from various classics, which is enough for him to study for a period of time. Otherwise, if you don't understand the contents of the book, you can't It’s hard to hold him back.”

The corners of Lupine's eyes twitched slightly, you really worked hard!

It’s not easy to compile a book, but it’s even harder to compile a real book!

Lu Ping simply spread his hands and said in a helpless tone:

"So, what do you want to do to me?"

"Don't worry, I won't kill you."

Snape was a little unhappy with Lupine's relaxation and sneered, his tone a bit self-deprecating, "Neither Dumbledore nor anyone else will allow me to do this. I just invented a magic spell to quickly remove hair, which can help You better get rid of that disgusting hair. Also, let me remind you, more blood will be drawn this time because he hopes to test more things."

Lupine smiled bitterly, what else could he say?

Are you resisting?

Resisting Snape is a small matter, but treatment is a big deal!

Lu Ping took a deep breath and said in a deep voice:

"I hope your magic works!"

It's better for you to really remove your hair instead of plucking it out one by one like last time!

Snape sneered:

"Don't worry, I'm different from you, this spell won't cause harm to your body."

Lu Ping was about to speak when he suddenly caught a glimpse of the bright full moon outside the window.

The next second, his body suddenly began to expand rapidly, turning into a werewolf covered with black fur.

Snape pointed his wand at him warily, but did not rush to do it.

"let's start."

Lupine let out a hoarse voice like a growl.

Snape frowned slightly, and gently tapped the wand on Lupin's arm. With the soft light, the black hair on his arm was quickly removed, and the pain in the process was almost negligible.

"ah?"

Lupine's wolf face was a little stunned, isn't this right? You are Snape!

"Don't look at me like that!"

Snape did not hide his disgust, and while inserting the needle into his blood vessel, he spoke in a low voice:

"I have another thing to ask you for!"

Lu Ping's expression was extremely solemn.

No matter what conflicts there are between them, at least they are consistent in their attitude towards Harley.

But what couldn't be discussed at Hogwarts, not here, alone, while he was transformed into a werewolf?