Hogwarts Outsider Chapter 112: An approachable minister

Minister Millicent Barnold was a witch with a broad build and a round chin. Her black hair was cut short and her face looked gentle, at least not annoying at all.

She smiled kindly at Matthew, and signaled him not to be nervous.

And Matthew tried to get up from the bed.

Still a little dizzy... Maybe it was the effect of Apparition; maybe it was the aftermath or two of the bunch of "stunning spells" that the Aurors had cast earlier, and one or two of them hit him.

"Eat some of this, maybe it will be better." Minister Barnold handed over a box of things.

Matthew took it into his hand, only to realize that it was a box of chocolates.

"Thank you, Minister." Matthew said while breaking a large piece of chocolate into several pieces.

Throwing one piece of chocolate into his mouth, Matthew asked at the same time: "Where am I now?"

"This is the Law Enforcement Department!" Minister Barnold said with a smile: "Of course, the laws of our Ministry of Magic are not to be enforced against you, but to protect brave children like you!"

Seeing that Matthew seemed to be choking on chocolate, she picked up a large glass of pumpkin juice next to her and handed it over.

Minister Millicent Barnold was very approachable.

"Thank you..." Matthew muttered, thanking him.

……

After eating a whole piece of chocolate, Matthew was very surprised to feel a sudden heat flow to his toes and fingers.

My whole body became warm, and all the uncomfortable feelings before disappeared all of a sudden.

It seems that the piece of chocolate just now seems to have some "ingredients" in it...

"What's the effect?" The minister asked softly.

"Great!" Matthew nodded quickly: "Now I feel full of strength all over my body!"

"That's good." Minister Barnold smiled and nodded.

Matthew could clearly feel that the Minister of Magic was deliberately expressing goodwill to him.

This is not difficult to understand.

Matthew guessed that it was probably because of Headmaster Gellert Grindelwald... A few months ago, Matthew followed Headmaster Grindelwald and met the female minister in the west tower of Hogwarts. There was a relationship; although the minister was a little embarrassed because of the escape of the suspect Troka; at that time, there was no doubt that she must have seen herself at that time.

And earlier today (more precisely, it should be yesterday, because the time is already past twelve o'clock in the evening), when Matthew left Lihen Bookstore to go to the Leaky Cauldron for breakfast, quietly, Also dropped by the Owl Post Office.

There, he wrote a letter, which was mailed directly to Ms. Millicent Barnold, Minister of Magic——

In the content of the letter, in addition to briefly introducing this very likely illegal "smuggling" operation; A one-sided relationship with the minister.

There is no need for Matthew to worry about the next thing.

The Ministry of Magic, which was on guard, placed a lot of Aurors around Diagon Alley that night... and poor Mr. Shafik, who had just left the Lihen Bookstore, was actually being targeted by the Aurors up.

His anti-reconnaissance awareness is indeed not bad, but it is obviously not comparable to the Aurors who have experienced many battles.

After that, he tried his best to detour and hide, but it was all in vain.

After they landed, as the Aurors gathered their troops, the two groups of wizards who carried out this "smuggling" transaction were all wiped out.

……

Minister Barnold sat on a bench beside him: "You're welcome, Mr. Wakefield, after you regain your strength, can you tell me about the whole incident!"

"Of course!" Matthew nodded without hesitation.

Then, he told all the information he knew, except for the book, everything in detail——

Including the strange transaction information he found on the bill; and the name Tom Gunter; Yes, the conversation between Shafik and Malfoy was no exception... He almost told the whole story!

The memory of the previous life gave Matthew a slightly positive impression of the name "Millison Barnold":

She was the Minister of Magic before Cornelius Fudge, led the war between the wizarding world and Voldemort, and arrested a large number of Death Eaters after Voldemort was defeated by the one-year-old Harry Potter... Known as the most popular Minister of Magic in the wizarding world besides Urick Gump (the first Minister of Magic)...

Because of this, Matthew feels that this minister is worthy of his "trust".

"So, is this smuggling incident related to Lucius Malfoy and a wizard named 'Tom Gaunt'!" the minister said thoughtfully.

"Minister Barnold!" Matthew quickly asked with interest: "Have you heard of this Tom Gunter?"

The minister bowed his head and thought for a while, then shook his head: "I don't have any impression..."

"...However, the surname Gaunt is quite special!" She added: "This pure-blood family ~IndoMTL.com~ is the only bloodline inherited from Salazar Slytherin... But I remember that the last member of the Gunter family died fifty years ago... Of course, there seems to be a branch of the family in North America, and I will send someone to investigate."

This can't help disappointing Matthew, of course he knows who this "Tom Gunter" is, but it's a pity that these things can't be told to the minister openly.

He had to change the topic to another aspect——

"Minister... As for that box... I think it looks so strange!" He acted like a "curious baby" and asked, "Can I ask what's in there?"

"Sorry, Mr. Wakefield." Ms. Barnold shook her head: "It's not that I don't want to answer, in fact, I don't know what's in it now..."

After a pause, the minister continued to explain: "This kind of things smuggled from abroad, especially Italy, which is not subject to the "Extreme Magic Items Restriction Act", generally has a high risk... ...Even Aurors will not touch them easily, we usually hand this kind of thing to the Department of Mysteries, and let them slowly find out the truth."

"Okay..." Matthew suddenly looked discouraged.

"However, I have to compliment you again." Minister Millicent Barnold continued, her face looked very serious:

"In a sense, your brave behavior even saved your life, Mr. Wakefield!"