nycdaug Chapter 197 Partners
Chapter 197 Partners
In the magnificent room, there was a luxurious chair with various snakes carved on it, and the seat and armrests were covered with soft cushions.
Gloria sat on it, half leaning on her chin.
Seated were Conrad Ogden, Gar Jones, Hayden Strong and others, all officials from various departments of the Ministry of Magic.
Hayden, who was introduced by Lucius, became her partner very early on.
Gloria asked calmly, "How is Fudge doing lately?"
"Very annoyed." Conrad was now a person Fudge trusted more than anyone else and knew a lot about his situation. "There were too many things going on. I didn't specifically remind him, and he seemed to have forgotten that you were a major shareholder of the Daily Prophet."
Gloria only mentioned it once to Fudge, but that was a smooth cooperation and he probably didn't take it seriously.
Hayden said: "Although they say they don't believe it, the Auror Office has been ordered to step up vigilance against any incidents of the Dark Arts."
"He even contacted the French and Bulgarian Ministries of Magic, saying that the story of You-Know-Who's return was a complete lie and that it was just Miss Slytherin and Mr. Potter seeking morbid attention," said an official from the Department of International Cooperation.
Gloria's expression remained unchanged. "No matter how crazy he is, the news has already spread."
Conrad glanced at the people around him before saying, "Fudge decided to interfere in Hogwarts. Umbridge, who was beside him, has been exaggerating the danger of Dumbledore. She believes that Mr. Dumbledore will form a team that fully supports him to fight against the Ministry of Magic."
He continued, "Fudge intends to make her the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts, so that she can directly supervise the school."
Now the new professor Dumbledore has not yet been chosen, but their good minister has helped to solve it.
"I checked this person out. He claimed to be a pure-blood, right?"
Gloria felt inexplicably disgusted with this person from the first time she saw him, so she privately checked his family background. He was an ordinary mixed-race, and his methods in the department were shameless and despicable.
Jones, who had been silent, nodded. "I had contact with him when I first took office. He claimed to be of pure blood and said he had some connection with the Selwyn family. Of course, I don't know whether it is true or not."
Gloria tapped the armrest and said, "Pay more attention to her family. If she makes trouble at school in the future, you can use this to restrict her."
Hogwarts has a Slytherin family, but not everyone can run wild there.
Conrad replied: "We will."
"By the way, Professor Snape and I have reached a cooperation agreement. If all goes well, there will be results in one or two years. By then, anyone who follows the Slytherin family will be able to get the potion first."
If you want to attract people to cooperate, you not only need to use means, but also have to provide benefits.
The potion that increases the upper limit of strength is one of the benefits.
Several people have seen the power of magic gems, and they couldn't help but smile when they heard the news. Following a powerful person is one thing, but being powerful yourself is also indispensable.
Gloria said, "And Lucius, please pay more attention to his safety. My fiancé is very worried about him."
Conrad knew the close connection between her and the Malfoy family. "I have already told Fudge to have a few Aurors follow Mr. Malfoy secretly in the name of monitoring him."
Hayden added, "I will select the right people to go there, and with Mr. Malfoy's own abilities, I can ensure his own safety to the greatest extent possible."
Gloria nodded after hearing this. "Thank you for your hard work. If you need anything, please contact me directly. The Slytherin family is absolutely generous to their partners."
Today's gathering ended, and the group came to the hall and left one by one through the fireplace.
Gloria looked at the hall returning to silence, reached out and took Golinia out of her hair and placed her in her palm.
"They are quite sincere and have no other ideas for now." Golinia slowly stated today's results.
Special measures are needed for special times. The time is too short and she has not yet expanded enough influence in the Ministry of Magic. She must ensure that those who have come close to her cannot betray her.
"That's good. Once we get through this stage..."
When everything is over, there will be no need to use these methods.
Gloria turned to go to the room where her parents' portraits were. Aurora and Regulus were looking at the books in the portraits, and when they saw her coming, they looked up at the same time.
Aurora said, "Lori, are you done for the day?"
"That's about right." Gloria sat opposite the portrait. "The Ministry of Magic is such a failure. Minister is such an important position, and I have to be the first to deny Voldemort's return. I must be prepared in advance."
"The worst part is that he targeted Headmaster Dumbledore." Regulus sighed, "Fortunately, you are back safely."
They had already learned about Gloria's battle against Voldemort, and although there was a big gap in strength, their daughter did not feel afraid at all.
"Father, I will be stronger in the future, and one day I will be as strong as him." Gloria had a good attitude, "Besides, my main task is to destroy all of Voldemort's Horcruxes. The person who is truly his mortal enemy is Harry."
"Two have been destroyed, and I don't know how many more there are."
Upon learning that there was more than one Horcrux, the portrait Regulus could only use his limited thoughts to marvel at Voldemort's power and evil. Horcruxes are not easy to make, otherwise they would have been flooded by now.
Gloria said, "Headmaster Dumbledore has been looking into this. He plans to start his search from Tom Riddle's life. The diary was given to Lucius by Voldemort. Slytherin's locket is still for you to come to Kreacher to deal with. Will there be other trusted Death Eaters who get this task?"
Regulus in the portrait pondered for a while, "If there is, it should be her - Bellatrix."
This woman is still imprisoned in Azkaban. I heard that she is not crazy, or maybe she was always crazy.
Regulus continued, "She is obsessed with Voldemort, and everyone knows it, but the Black family will not allow her to be with a half-blood, even if that person is Voldemort."
Perhaps Voldemort had no intention of joining forces with Bella to expand his power.
Gloria said, "Maybe she has a Horcrux?"
"It's possible." Regulus said, "I'm not sure. If it really exists, it must be hidden in a very safe place that cannot be easily approached."
The Slytherin locket that Voldemort hid with Kreacher is a good example.
Just from this passage, it can be seen that Voldemort did not trust Regulus very much at that time. Perhaps his father showed his softness at that time.
"I will tell Headmaster Dumbledore about this guess. It may be a good point to investigate."
Seeing that they had almost finished their conversation, Aurora asked, "Lori, where is your boyfriend? He hasn't shown up since you came back."
"I've been busy lately, so I'm afraid I won't be here until August at the earliest." Gloria likes chatting with her parents about daily life. "Actually, I've been thinking about getting engaged to him in which grade. Draco has always been looking forward to marrying me right after graduation."
Regulus coughed, "Don't worry about this..."
Even though it was just a portrait, I still felt sad to hear my beloved daughter talking about her marriage.