Harry Potter and the Secret Treasure

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Elaine also looked around curiously. She hadn't seen Percy yet, but she had only heard from the Weasleys.

Outside the window, it really is Percy?Weasley.

He was striding across the snow in the courtyard, his tortoiseshell glasses gleamed in the sun, but he was not alone.

"Arthur, he, he came with the minister!"

Sure enough, Rufus?Scrimgeour was following Percy.

More than two years ago, Ivan met Scrimgeour after the Quidditch Time Cup incident caused by the vampire attack, and had a few words with him. He looked much older than then, but he was still very energetic, dressed in A set of slightly worn wizard robes, long thick gray hair and black cloak with flakes of snow.

Before anyone could speak, Mr. and Mrs. Weasley just exchanged a surprised look when the back door opened and Percy stood in the doorway.

There was an awkward silence, and Percy said stiffly, "Merry Christmas, Mom."

"Oh, Percy!" cried Mrs. Weasley, throwing herself into his arms.

Scrimgeour stopped at the door, leaning on a cane, watching this touching scene with a smile.

"Excuse me for calling without notice at this time," he said, when Mrs. Weasley had turned to him, wiping her eyes with a smile. "Percy and I were on business nearby, you know, he Can't wait to see you."

Having said that, Percy had no intention of saying hello to the others.

He stood there upright, unnaturally, looking over the heads of the crowd.

Mr. Weasley, Fred and George all looked at him sternly, especially the twins, who gritted their teeth.

Anyone can see that the minister's visit is planned and premeditated.

Not surprisingly, as Ivan guessed last night, his target is Ivan and Harry!

Chapter 1408 Medal of the Order of Merlin, First Class

"Come in, come in, Minister!" said Mrs. Weasley flusteredly, straightening her hat. "It's our honor to have you here. Sit down and eat some chicken or patches, I mean ..."

Because she was too excited, she called the turkey and pudding out of shape, and called it a chicken and a patch.

"No, no, dear Molly." Scrimgeour said with a smile, looking around the dining table, nodding kindly to everyone, "I didn't want to disturb, and I wouldn't have come if Percy didn't want to see you so much. ..."

"Oh, Percy!" cried Mrs. Weasley, tearfully, tiptoing to kiss him.

"You don't need to entertain me specially, Arthur, as usual in the Ministry." Scrimgeour said to Mr. Weasley, who had a slightly stiff expression, and then shifted his gaze to Ivan next to him, as if he was sizing him up, " Ah, Ivan, I didn't expect you to be here, I'm glad to see you, I always remember the night of the Quidditch World Cup final two years ago, you left a deep impression on me."

"Hello, Mr. Minister!" Ivan said.

"You don't need to be so polite, Ivan, we are old friends."

This sentence sounds very familiar. Aiwen was Fudge's most valued junior before, and the relationship is very good.

But in a blink of an eye, after Ivan said something that was not in the interests of Fudge, he immediately became a deranged and abnormal child.

Scrimgeour was born as an Auror, and he ignored Ivan the last time we met, but after becoming the Minister of Magic, he quickly became a politician, a qualified politician, at least in terms of getting closer, he Not inferior to the previous Cornelius Fudge.

"Yes, Mr. Minister!" Ivan said.

"Well, speaking of it, I just have something to inform you. I don't need to go to Hogwarts if I meet you here." Scrimgeour said kindly, "That's right, the Egyptian Ministry of Magic and We contacted, they want to commend you, thank you for your contribution in the rescue of the sun ruins."

"The Egyptian Ministry of Magic wants to commend me?" Ivan asked, but he didn't expect it to be this.

He passed out at the end of the sun ruins before, and was brought back by Sirius.So he didn't know how to deal with the follow-up incident, but the scene of his battle with the ancient demon Scorpion was witnessed by thousands of wizards. With the cooperation of Aiwen and that guy, it was a shocking fight at that time. !

The scene was too noisy, the level of the battle far exceeded the level of ordinary wizards, and reached the standard of gods.

When Aiwen thought about it later, he felt that he was too high-profile at the time.

It doesn't fit his style, he is obviously such a low-key person...

"Yes, the Egyptian Ministry of Magic wants you to go to Egypt again when you have time, and they will award you a medal," said Scrimgeour. "We have the whole story from them and the things you did, To be honest, I never would have thought of it... It's amazing, not many wizards can do these things. I knew you would achieve great things, and you sure didn't disappoint me. No, what you did was far from It's beyond my imagination, worthy of Dumbledore's successor."

"Thank you for your compliment, Mr. Minister!" Ivan said modestly, "I am actually much worse than the principal."

His explanation was useless, and after Scrimgeour relayed the remark, the atmosphere around the table visibly changed.

Everyone's eyes shifted from Scrimgeour to Aiwen. Everyone here more or less knew that he had been to Egypt in the last summer vacation and saved many people in an emergency. The minister would give such a high evaluation.

Everyone knows that Aiwen is very powerful. He has proved himself, but he may already be familiar with it, or because Aiwen is too low-key, so he doesn’t feel anything when he is in contact with him. Now that the Minister of Magic has personally said it, this feeling has obviously changed. Same.

Only Hermione touched Ivan with her leg under the dining table, what did Scrimgeour mean when he came to the Burrow? !

He wouldn't come here to praise Aiwen, no matter how you think about it, it's abnormal.

"It's really humble, but this cannot deny your contribution to the peace of the magic world." Scrimgeour said with a smile, "By the way, the Ministry is currently researching. In view of your contribution, we consider applying for a Sir Merlin for you." Regimental Medal First Class."

"Oh my God!" Everyone became excited all of a sudden, and the eyes they looked at Ivan were obviously different.

The Medal of the Order of Merlin, the first class, is the highest honor a wizard can obtain, and the number is very rare.

Every wizard who has been honored with the First Class Medal of the Merlin Order is either a recognized great wizard like Dumbledore, or has made amazing contributions in a certain field or a certain major event, and can be awarded the Merlin Knight Order Award. The wizards with the first-class medal are the elite among the elite, and they are enough to brag about for a lifetime.

The point is that Ivan has already received a second-class Medal of the Merlin Order before, in recognition of his capture of Pettigrew Peter.

The reason why he was awarded the second-class medal at that time was mainly because the incident was so big that almost wizards all over the world were paying attention, so Fudge had to make a show of it.

For the little wizard who was still a student, that was already an honor beyond imagination.

Now, Scrimgeour intends to award him another, the highest first-class medal, what is his intention? !

Apart from other things, if Aiwen really gets another first-class Medal of the Order of Merlin, then the entire magic world will definitely go crazy and fall into unprecedented heated discussions.

By then, Aiwen could be regarded as the successor of Dumbledore and the rising great wizard.

This is in the interests of Scrimgeour and the Ministry of Magic. As long as Ivan is good enough, a first-class medal of the Order of Merlin can divert the public's attention and accusations from the Ministry of Magic, focus on him, and establish a war hero .

Under the current situation, both the Ministry of Magic and ordinary people hope that there will be a hero who can defeat Voldemort.

Dumbledore is old and needs a new successor, a wizard stronger than Voldemort.

This plan is good, the only problem is that Ivan is too young, only 15 years old this year.He has done a lot of amazing things, and everyone believes that he will become a powerful wizard at the level of Dumbledore and Voldemort in the future, but it is definitely not now, he still needs time to grow.

No one would really believe that 15-year-old Ivan could defeat Voldemort now, that would be too unrealistic.

He is at most similar to Tom Riddle's evaluation when he was studying at Hogwarts, which is normal.

But this does not contradict Scrimgeour's plan to promote Ivan. On the contrary, Scrimgeour can also use this to make Ivan vote for the Ministry of Magic.

Give Alvin an honor beyond imagination, so as to control him.

Probably so, Ivan thinks, this is Scrimgeour's plan...

Chapter 1409 Minister's Intention

"Ewen, can you walk around the yard with me? Talk about the medal, don't pay attention to me, Arthur, Molly, I don't want to disturb you, after all, I heard Percy said that he hasn't come back for a long time, how much are you Chat for a while." Scrimgeour continued, "By the way, if possible, I would also like to know about the current situation at Hogwarts. As you know, my predecessor made many muddled decisions last year, Gewarts sent a high-level investigator to mess up the school. The Ministry of Magic and I are very concerned about this matter. The quality of Hogwarts education is related to the future of the wizarding world... Ah, I noticed that boy We're done eating too, don't you mind going for a walk in the garden with us and talk about it?"

Following his gaze, everyone turned to Harry.

No one seemed to believe that Scrimgeour didn't know Harry's name, and no one felt that it was natural for him to be chosen to accompany the Minister and Ivan for a walk in the garden, because Hermione, Ginny, and Elaine's plates were all empty, too, obviously, Scrimgeour's real purpose is to talk to Ivan and Harry, which is why he came to the Burrow.

He said a lot before, what happens to be working nearby, Percy wants to come back to see his family, plans to award Ivan the Order of Merlin First Class, and the current teaching situation at Hogwarts, all are excuses.

"Okay!" Harry said bluntly, breaking the silence.

"I'm fine, Mr. Minister." Ivan said, seeing Mr. Weasley stand up from his chair, and was about to say something to Scrimgeour, he added, "Don't worry, it's all right!"

"That's great!" Scrimgeour stepped back, letting Ivan and Harry go out the door first, and he said to the hesitant Weasley couple, "The three of us will just walk around the garden, about five to ten Minutes or so, and then Percy and I are off. Go on, folks!"

The moment he used the Burrow door to cover his view, Harry lowered his voice and asked Ivan, "What is he going to do?"

"It's probably asking us to cooperate with the Ministry of Magic." Ivan said.

He felt that Scrimgeour actually wanted to do something, but it was a pity that Voldemort was too powerful.

As for cooperation, Ai Wen also wanted to cooperate, but he couldn't see anything to cooperate with.

In the upcoming war, the dominance and decision-making power is no longer in the Ministry of Magic.

Ivan and Harry walked across the yard towards the overgrown and snow-covered Weasley garden, and Scrimgeour limped beside them, continuing to talk about the Medal of Merlin and discussing Ivan The possibility of obtaining this medal, while looking at the surrounding snow-covered lawn and unrecognizable plants from time to time.

Harry was also surreptitiously eyeing Scrimgeour, watching the Minister warily.He didn't know as much as Aiwen, but he also knew that the war-wounded, solid-looking wizard in front of him was once the director of the Auror's office, and he was very different from Fudge, who was wearing a bowler hat and had a big belly.

"It's beautiful, this garden is well organized." Scrimgeour said, stopping in front of the garden fence, "Okay, Irwin, I think I should fully understand, and I will try my best to help you get a Merlin Order A first-class medal, after all, with the participation of the wizards in Egypt this time, you are very likely to get the medal, and those old stubborn people can’t say anything more.”

"Thank you, Mr. Minister." Ivan said.

"This is what you deserve. As long as you work hard for the peace of the wizarding world, you should be rewarded." Scrimgeour said, patted Ivan on the shoulder affectionately, and then looked at Harry, who was somewhat restrained, "Don't Nervous, Harry, take it easy, you can treat me as an elder like Ivan, not the high-ranking Minister of Magic. Strictly speaking, this is the first time the two of us have met, but in fact, I have already treated you I understand very well, I know a lot about you from Sirius."

Harry said nothing, he could feel Scrimgeour watching him too.

"Oh, if I remember correctly, Sirius was your godfather?" Scrimgeour continued.

"Hmm!" Harry nodded, a little confused, not understanding what Scrimgeour meant.

Ivan didn't interrupt either, he looked at the little goblin footprints around the flower bed, and the overturned land, where Fred caught the little goblin who was now wearing a tutu and standing on top of the Christmas tree.A little goblin poked its head out from under the rhododendron bushes, and walked out swaggeringly. It didn't notice the three people not far away at all. Goblins are really stupid creatures, and they haven't improved after learning so many lessons.

"I have a very good relationship with Sirius. He used to be my most powerful man." Scrimgeour said, "You all know that I used to be the head of the Auror office and worked with him for a while. I always believed in Sirius. Sirius is innocent."

"I've heard Sirius talk about you, too," said Harry.

After Sirius proved himself innocent, Fudge invited him back to the Ministry of Magic to become an Auror.

It didn't take long, and he was quickly pushed out because of Voldemort's return.

However, he has a high opinion of Scrimgeour, and considers him, like Mad-Eye Moody, a true Auror.

Of course, it is also a tragic character, and the ending will be very tragic.

Thinking of this, Aiwen felt that it was appropriate to tell the truth.

"Ah, that's great, don't treat me as an outsider, you two can talk to me at any time if you have any trouble." Scrimgeour said, "Actually, Ivan, Harry, I have long wanted to talk to you." You have met, but Dumbledore seems to be very protective of you. Of course, I can understand, this is very natural, very natural, after all, so many things have happened, especially what happened in the Ministry..."

He paused for a while, as if he wanted to wait for Ivan or Harry to take the initiative to say something.

Ivan thought for a while and said, "Mr. Minister, I think we can be more honest. After all, our purpose is the same, to defeat Voldemort. Let's just say it, what do you want to know from us?"

"Oh, yes, be more frank, this is exactly the attitude we need." Scrimgeour seemed a little surprised, but quickly returned to normal, "I have many things to tell you, such as the legendary prophecy, About the savior."

Sure enough, it was that prophecy again. The symbolic event of Voldemort's return this time was at the Ministry of Magic.

And the reason he was there was for that prophecy, which had both his and Harry's names on it.

Although Dumbledore took away the prophecy ball, the previous records still revealed some news.

The topic was now close to what Scrimgeour had come to mean, and Harry hesitated, unsure whether to lie or not.

He didn't want to say that only one of him and Voldemort could live, that he was destined to be Voldemort's opponent.

Chapter 1410 Contents of Cooperation

Ivan didn't interrupt either, he knew the content of the prophecy, but this prophecy was about Harry after all.

Whether to tell the other party and how to say it should be decided by Harry himself.

"I suppose you've talked to Dumbledore about these things?" said Harry finally.

"Yes, we talked, but he refused to tell me the full prophecy," Scrimgeour replied.

"I'm sorry, but I don't have anything else to say," Harry said immediately, trying to sound as pleasant as possible.

"Oh, of course, if it's a secret, I don't want you to reveal it." Scrimgeour seemed to have expected Harry's answer, and his tone was relaxed and friendly, "Ivan just said that we should be more frank, you may Haven't gotten my point yet... No, no, I'm not interested in prophecies... Honestly, does it really matter if you're the saviors or Dumbledore's successors?"

Harry didn't know how to answer, he turned his head to look at Ivan, not quite understanding what Scrimgeour meant.

"Do you think it doesn't matter, Mr. Minister?" Ivan asked back, "I think it's quite important."

"Of course, it's very important to you, but it's not very important to me." Scrimgeour laughed loudly, "Similarly, for the current wizarding world, for the vast majority of wizards who don't know you... It's all ideas, isn't it? You know what I mean? Ideas, impressions, it doesn't matter what you are, it doesn't matter if you're really the savior or Dumbledore's successor, it's what people believe you are What it looks like is what matters."

Ai Wen blinked, these words still sound reasonable.

What a person shows and is recognized is not what you are, but what you are in the eyes of others.

In other words, people make judgments based on performance, rumors, their own likes and dislikes, and imagined appearances.There are too many such examples, such as Snape, former Sirius, Pettigrew Peter, Quirinus Quirrell, Gilderoy Lockhart, and that crazy Barty Crouch Jr. Wait, the impression they left on everyone is completely inconsistent with their actual situation. No one knows what they really look like before they get to know them in depth.

So, too, is Irwin, Harry, and now the Ministry of Magic in the eyes of the general public.

Most wizards don't know them at all, and can only judge from the information they read in the newspapers, imagine and believe their appearance, status, identity, etc.

"For Harry, people believe you're a savior, they think you're a hero, so you are, Harry, whether you're actually a savior or not, you already are in people's eyes, how many times you've been Facing the big devil who can’t even mention his name, and the raging prophecy!” Scrimgeour said quickly, “As for you, Aiwen, your performance in front of people has helped Sirius prove His innocence, the fight with vampires in the Quidditch World Cup final, and the things you did in Egypt, which is completely beyond what a wizard of your grade or even an adult wizard should be, are enough to convince people that you are a very good person. A talented wizard is a descendant of Dumbledore and will become a great wizard in the future. Therefore, in the minds of many wizards, the two of you are now a symbol of hope. Everyone knows and is willing to believe that you can destroy that great wizard. The devil. To me, that's enough, and it's a natural way to inspire people."

Scrimgeour finished speaking in one breath, panting slightly, his expression a little excited.

"In short!" He continued without waiting for Ivan and Harry to answer, "Ivan, Harry, this is the impression you have left on the vast majority of people, you should realize this, you are very Important, um, that is to say, you are obliged to cooperate with the Ministry of Magic and give everyone confidence."

Well, that was the real purpose of Scrimgeour's conversation.