Chapter 691 The Weasley Brothers Join the Ministry of Magic

In the evening, in order to welcome everyone home for the holidays and to celebrate the successful graduation of Fred and George, Mrs. Weasley specially prepared a large table of delicious food and invited Moody, Tonks, Kingsley and others. Members of the Order of the Phoenix come for dinner.

Even Professor McGonagall, who had just been on vacation, came.

When she opened the door and walked into the foyer, she was immediately greeted by Mrs. Weasley with a pleasant surprise.

"I'm so glad you came, Minerva," she said with a smile.

"I also happened to be coming to London on business." Professor McGonagall said, "Sacia has prepared a new healing potion, which is said to be very effective against wounds caused by black magic."

"Merlin, the potion for dark magic..." Mrs. Weasley said in surprise, "It's so good. Have you got it yet?"

"Not yet." Professor McGonagall shook her head, "I just arrived in London."

"Is it okay for you to come here first?" Mrs. Weasley said, "How about I ask Arthur to take you to St. Mungo's first?"

"It doesn't matter. The time we agreed with Sacia is eight o'clock, and we can just have dinner now." Professor McGonagall said.

"You?" Mrs. Weasley glanced in the direction of the door, "Is anyone else coming?"

"No, it's just me." Professor McGonagall walked towards the restaurant, "Severus won't come here to eat. We'll meet at St. Mungo's then."

"Okay then..." Mrs. Weasley said.

If it were Snape, let alone coming to Sirius's house for dinner, he might even take a detour when passing by the door.

"Mom, who's here..."

At this time, Ron and Ginny happened to run down the stairs, but when they saw Professor McGonagall, they stopped at the same time.

"McGonagall..."

"professor?"

"Well, hello, Mr. Weasley, Miss Weasley." Professor McGonagall said calmly.

"Come in, today is a big day." Mrs. Weasley opened the door to the dining room, then turned to Ron and Ginny and said, "Don't be stunned, go and call Fred and George." Eat, they are the protagonists today.”

It wasn't until Professor McGonagall walked into the dining room that Ron and Ginny came to their senses.

"We're on holiday, right?" Ron asked uncertainly.

"Obviously," Ginny sighed, "but you can also go to bed and take a nap. Maybe when you wake up, you will find yourself still in your dormitory at Hogwarts."

"Forget it, I'm starving." Ron said, "But why did Professor McGonagall appear here... I mean, she has never been here."

"Just because you haven't been here doesn't mean you won't come." Ginny had now accepted the reality. "Don't forget that this is the headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix. All members may come, including Professor McGonagall."

At the same time, Fred and George also apparated into the restaurant.

Like the two people just now, who were smiling playfully and wanting to say something witty, when they saw Professor McGonagall, their expressions instantly became serious and they stopped talking.

But the next second, they realized that they had graduated, so why were they still afraid of Professor McGonagall?

The two looked at each other, smiled, and greeted each other warmly.

"Welcome, Professor McGonagall..."

"I really hope to see you here often..."

"Would you like us to recommend a room to you?"

“The sunshine on the third floor is the best.”

The two of them sang and talked in harmony, just like two real estate salesmen.

But these words made Ron, who had just walked into the restaurant, freeze on the spot again.

Because his room is on the third floor.

Ron had reason to suspect that Fred and George did it on purpose.

"Thank you, Mr. Weasley, but no need." Professor McGonagall said with some laughter, "I will not stay here overnight."

"That's such a shame," Fred said sadly.

George also clutched his chest,

It was obvious that they were really sad.

"Come quickly and get ready for dinner." Mrs. Weasley put a plate of fried fish on the table, turned to the two of them and said, "Professor McGonagall has other things to do later, so don't waste your time."

"Okay mom."

"We just feel sorry for Ron..."

"He missed an opportunity to improve his performance."

Fred and George sat down on the table with smiles, and Ron came over muttering softly.

"Okay." Mrs. Weasley stood up and said with a smile: "First of all, I would like to congratulate our two new members on their successful graduation and finding a great job..."

Everyone clapped their hands in cooperation.

Fred and George immediately stood up and bowed gracefully around them to express their thanks.

They specially put on the black fire dragon leather jackets today, and their movements were very impressive.

"Then, the next step is the gift..."

"And there are gifts?" Fred asked in surprise.

"Of course, Bill and the others all got gifts when they graduated, and you guys are no exception, Arthur..."

Mr. Weasley stood up quickly and handed over two small boxes.

"You are all lacking in other things, so I chose this specially."

After Fred and George took it, they immediately opened it excitedly, and Ron also looked curiously.

"Dad, what is this?"

"Tie." Mr. Weasley said excitedly: "I asked Mr. Granger before, and he said that Muggles would wear this when they go to work in places like the Ministry of Magic, so I asked him to pick two for me.

"To be honest, this thing is really not cheap. If you change it into Galleons, you can almost buy a flying broom."

At this time, Fred and George had already opened their gift packages.

The joy on their faces quickly faded and turned into a kind of confusion.

"Wait..."

"Dad, did you say the Ministry of Magic?"

"But you know, we want to open a joke shop, and even the location of the store has been found."

...

"Huh?"

Mr. Weasley was also stunned for a moment, and then took out two pieces of parchment.

"But you have already signed the application for employment at the Ministry of Magic. "

Fred and George immediately stepped forward to take a look.

[Ministry of Magic Employment Application (Office for Detection and Confiscation of Counterfeit Defensive Spells and Protective Equipment)]

...

The whole piece of parchment was full, and they didn't even look at it carefully, and their eyes fell directly to the end.

When they saw the two familiar names, Fred and George were both stunned. It seemed that these were indeed their signatures, but the problem was that they were sure that they had never signed such things, and they would not sign them.

"This must be fake!" Fred blurted out.

"Wait..." George seemed to have thought of something, and said stiffly, "Fred, do you remember that when you just finished the exam, Cedric said he wanted to comfort Kyle, so he made two fake employment applications?"

After being reminded by him, Fred also thought of it.

This really happened.

At that time, Cedric thought they could play a trick on Kyle and pretend to go to the Ministry of Magic to work with him. They thought it was very interesting, so they agreed.

"But wasn't that application form fake? "Fred said, and he glanced at the form on the table again.

"Yes, that's it, the Office for the Detection and Confiscation of Counterfeit Defensive Spells and Protective Equipment... I have never heard of this office in the Ministry of Magic."

"Ahem..." Kingsley suddenly coughed twice, and said with a forced smile: "In fact, this is a newly established department.

"Because the return of the mysterious man has made people panic, people are selling counterfeit products that claim to be able to defend against Death Eaters everywhere. In order to prevent these counterfeit products from harming people, Assistant Kyle proposed to set up a new office... The Minister has agreed."

With a snap, Fred's hand loosened, and the box he was holding fell to the ground.

He suddenly realized something.

"You are right." Kingsley turned his head slightly, "This is true, you are the first batch of employees, and the office is next to Arthur."

Fred and George were not well.

They never thought that things would turn out like this.

If Kyle had come with the form that day, they would definitely not sign it, even if it was fake... because they knew Kyle too well, no matter what he said, they just had to refuse.

But Cedric was different. In their and everyone else's impression, Cedric was a standard Hufflepuff, honest, loyal... It was precisely because of this that when the parchment appeared in front of them, they signed their names without thinking.

Unexpectedly, Cedric, the guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes, also betrayed!

"Sure enough, those who can be with Kyle are not good people." George couldn't help but mutter.

But he didn't notice how strange everyone's eyes were at this time.

Most of the people present had the experience of being a professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts, so they knew how good the relationship between the Weasley brothers and Kyle was.

This is a ruthless person, even scolding himself.

"Can we not go?" Fred said, "We didn't know the truth when we signed, so it shouldn't count."

"That's right." George also nodded repeatedly.

"Of course... you can." Kingsley said, "Although you are admitted, it is your freedom to come or not."

"But..."

Before Fred and George could breathe a sigh of relief, Kingsley continued.

"Assistant Kyle once said... Well, I think what he said at that time was about you, so I'll just say it straight.

Kyle said that if you don't fulfill your application and work at the Ministry of Magic for at least two months, he will take his strikers to Diagon Alley to check your store's anti-dark magic measures, and you can't open the store until you pass the inspection."

Fred and George stood there blankly as if struck by lightning.

Professor McGonagall wanted to laugh. She didn't expect that she just came to have dinner and saw such an interesting scene.

It's not common to see someone who can make the famous troublemaker of Hogwarts show this expression.

"I've never heard of opening a store and needing to check for anti-dark magic..." Fred said with gritted teeth.

"He must be trying to trick us into going to the Ministry of Magic in this way!"

"I must say..." Kingsley looked at them calmly, "As a senior assistant to the Minister, Kyle has this power, and he is not an ordinary assistant. His power is even greater than that of ordinary directors and deputy ministers. I advise you not to go against him."

Ron couldn't help laughing, but after seeing the fierce eyes of his brothers, he held back.

"But Dad." Fred looked at Mr. Weasley, "We have already paid the rent for Diagon Alley, which is a lot of money."

"It doesn't matter." Mrs. Weasley waved her hand, "Kyle has already taken care of it, Kreacher will go to help, and he has also invited two elves from Hogwarts who have experience as shop assistants to help, they will be responsible for taking care of the store."

"But the anti-dark magic check..."

"If it is a house elf, it is naturally not necessary." Kingsley said with a smile.

"The store is open as usual, and they still work in the Ministry of Magic..." Ron couldn't help but say: "Doesn't that mean they can get two salaries?"

"That's right."

Mrs. Weasley said, "House elves don't need a salary... Although when Kyle and I discussed this matter, I also mentioned that they could be given one salary, just like Dobby before, but this time the elves seemed to have heard something terrible and kept banging their heads against the wall.

So Kyle suggested that candy be used instead of salary."

Ron couldn't laugh anymore, he took a bite of the beef pie, like biting a lemon... very sour.

But no one cared about his feelings. Fred and George didn't speak for a long time and fell back into their chairs dejectedly.

No wonder Kyle and Cedric asked them to choose black jackets on the train, and no wonder they laughed so happily at that time.

Now everything is explained.

They also thought about struggling, but Kyle seemed to have blocked all the roads. If they didn't go to the Ministry of Magic, the Weasley Joke Shop couldn't be opened, which they couldn't accept.

"Forget it, isn't it just two months?" Fred slammed the table hard, "We did it!"

Kyle's only conscience was probably not to keep them in the Ministry of Magic. It's not even July yet, and two months later is just the end of August, and they can still catch up with the busiest time before school starts.

If it wasn't like this, they would never agree to it.

"Actually, you don't have to be angry." Tonks suddenly said, "This job is actually not bad, many people are scrambling to get in..."

"But this doesn't include us." Fred muttered.

"No, you..."

"Tonks." Kingsley suddenly spoke up and interrupted her.

"I'll just say one thing." Tonks shrugged. "Aren't you running a joke prop store like Zonko's? Working there will be very helpful for you. You can broaden your horizons...Okay, Kingsley, I won't say anything. Stop staring at me like that."

The next second, Fred and George seemed to realize something, but Tonks didn't say anything.

"Oh, and this."

Mrs. Weasley took out another piece of parchment.

"Oh, Mom, what is this?" George's scalp was numb when he saw the parchment.

"The list of goods in your store." Mrs. Weasley said.

Because Fred and George were about to enter the Ministry of Magic, she didn't seem to be as resistant to the joke shop they opened as before.

"Kyle added a lot of things for you. At the end, he also said that if you insisted on not going to the Ministry of Magic, let me cross those out.

"It seems that there is no need for this now. "

The two took the parchment and looked over it.

The map of Hogwarts

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Automatic ink quill

...

There are about a dozen kinds, all of which are small gadgets that Kyle developed at Hogwarts, and they are all very popular.

"He gave these to us?" George's eyes widened.

"It's for Kyle to share." Mrs. Weasley said seriously, "We can't take other people's things for free."

"Okay, I just said it casually..."

"Don't worry, Mom, we won't. "

Fred and George looked at the parchment, and their anger subsided a little unconsciously...

This is the real good stuff. It must be said that the gadgets developed by Kyle are very popular and can make their store famous faster.

Take the map for example... the automatic navigation map, except that it cannot display everyone's name, is comparable to the Marauder's Map in other aspects.

They believe that any new student who walks into the store will not miss such a good thing.

But even so, they can't just forgive Kyle. At most, when they beat him... they can beat him less.

"Mom." Fred took a bite of the pie viciously, "We forgot something at home. Can we go back to St. Catchpole Village tomorrow?"

"Yes, it's very important." George also narrowed his eyes.

"Yes, you can, but as soon as possible." Mrs. Weasley nodded, "Don't forget that you still have to go to the Ministry of Magic in the morning. You always have to leave a good impression on people when you go to work for the first time. It will be bad if you are late."

"Ah, we will be as soon as possible. "Fred took another bite of the pie, as if the pie in his hand was someone.

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