Two weeks later, George, as usual, sent out a missive to the Ministry of Magic.
Umbridge never assigned him any work, and he was quite content with his leisure, traveling between departments each day, absorbing their magical experiences and knowledge.
Arthur and I studied the various illegal magical items that had been confiscated, visiting the Reversal of Incidental Magical Events group to observe how they used a variety of magic to deal with magical incidents that occurred.
Learned from the staff of Memory Erasing Department about their skills in removing and modifying memories, discussed the memory structure deep in the brain.
There's also the study and management of magical creatures by various departments of the Magical Creatures Management Department, the manufacturing and improvement of various magical means of transportation by the Ministry of Magic Transportation, and the experimentation and research on spells by the Committee for Experimental Spells.
Basically, except for the Department of Mystical Affairs, where he couldn't go in, he had visited other departments and indeed had learned a lot of useful things.
And his colleagues were very polite to him because of his reputation and strength.
Especially when they discovered that George's mastery of magic was truly quite exceptional, and that he could offer many effective suggestions for their research, they were extremely friendly to him.
They repeatedly invited George to leave the Ministry of Magic Legal Execution Department, which had nothing to do, and work in their department.
Similarly, because of the press conference, the reputation of the Ministry of Magic and Minister Fudge finally improved somewhat, no longer called him the worst Minister in history.
However, this improved reputation only lasted until today.
"What's wrong? Why is there no one in the Leaky Cauldron today?"
Having just arrived at the underground second floor by elevator, he noticed that the Auror Hall had no Aurors in it as he passed by. Thus, he asked Arthur, who had arrived a bit earlier than him.
You see, the Aurors are different from these people; they need to respond to issues promptly, so they have people on duty 24/7.
Moreover, he was extremely skilled at Apparition, often arriving for work precisely at the stroke of midnight. At such times, the Auror Hall would be filled with Aurors.
"George, do you not know?"
"George, do you not know? Something big has happened. Yesterday, the Azkaban prison was blown up by an explosion charm, and all Death Eaters and criminals have escaped."
" Azkaban Exploded!"
George's expression was one of surprise upon hearing this, but his mind quickly conjectured what might have happened.
There are events of Death Eaters escaping Azkaban prison in the original story, but it was not this year, but next summer after Voldemort's resurrection.
Now, because of his influence, Voldemort should have thought of some way to rescue his Death Eaters in advance.
But that is exactly what he wanted.
Voldemort is inactive, if things proceed normally, he would find it difficult to advance in a few years, especially now that Umbridge is not giving him work or opportunities for merit.
Next, if we pay attention to whether the Head of the International Magical Cooperation Department, Barty, is under the control of a cursed voice, we can determine whether Voldemort is planning to resurrect as in the original story.
As for that Secretary Barty, well, I have no intention of saving him.
Once Barty Crouch Sr. dies, Amy will become the Head of the International Magical Cooperation Department, which will be very beneficial to him.
And he believes that Barty's death at the hands of his son is not innocent and is a result of his own making.
As a law enforcement officer, to break the law, exchanging his own son, a Death Eater who has committed grave crimes, from prison and hiding him at home in secret, not to mention using a powerful memory charm on Bertha Jorkins when she discovered the truth.
It's like a judge, who commits many murders and saves his son, who is supposed to be life imprisonment, in secret using their authority.
"Wait a moment, let the bullets fly for a while longer."
George muttered to himself and, as usual, began to visit various departments.
However, because of the explosion at Azkaban prison, it seems that the wizards in different departments today are all a bit uneasy.
Who would save the Death Eaters? And who can blow up Azkaban with so many Dementors guarding it?
Everyone in their hearts had some guesses, but dared not speak or believe.
It was said that Voldemort had died, killed by Harry Potter who survived the curse. But everyone was not completely convinced that such a powerful and terrifying Voldemort had died, otherwise they would not have been afraid to mention his name until now.
Similarly, the wizards outside learned about the explosion at Azkaban and the escape of all Death Eaters and criminals through newspapers, and everyone was in an uproar.
Many wizards began to curse the Ministry of Magic and Minister Fudge vociferously, which was much more terrible and serious than last year when one little Sirius Black managed to escape.
Fudge also held a press conference at the first time, claiming that it was because they had too many Dementors deployed when capturing Sirius Black before, which caused a loophole in Azkaban and allowed the Death Eaters to escape by chance.
However, the Death Eaters have been fed on by Dementors for years and have lost much of their strength. The Ministry of Magic will catch all the Death Eaters and criminals as quickly as possible.
This time, it has helped calm things down outside.
"Now, let me join the team. According to the agreement, I should only need to enter the team next year, right?"
On the second floor of the Ministry of Magic, George was approached by Ludo Bagman, the Head of the Department of Magical Sports.
"The situation is special now."
Ludo explained to George:
"You might not know, but this Quidditch World Cup is being held in our country, and the Minister is very serious about it. The sports stadium for the competition has been under construction for a year already."
However, our England Quidditch team has not performed well this year. If things continue like this, they may be eliminated soon and will not be qualified for the final."
"But. We signed a contract to join the team next year, and now I have already started working at the Ministry of Magic."
George looked worried.
In fact, joining the England Quidditch team and participating in the final would help him gain fame, perhaps even catching a few Death Eaters during the final, which wouldn't be a bad thing.
But he wouldn't easily agree, and he would definitely try to get some more benefits.
"George, it's because you are currently the Assistant at the Ministry of Magic that you should join now even more."
The Minister said that if you are willing to join now, you can lead the team to victory and he will give you credit, which will be beneficial to your future promotion.
Ludo approached George and whispered to him:
"In fact, the situation is quite bad right now. The Minister hopes to use the victory of the team to shift everyone's attention, you being so intelligent should understand the logic."
Today, he has to persuade George to join the team not only because of the Minister's needs but also because of his own needs.
In Britain, the finals are held. If the England team performs poorly at that time, then he, as the Head of the Department, will be embarrassed greatly.
And with his understanding of George's skill in Quidditch, if George joins, even if they don't make it to the finals, at least there is a good chance of reaching the top six, which would be enough for him to pass the situation off.
