Hogwarts starts with stealing power.

Chapter 313: The Noble Anti-Corruption Investigation Department is established!
"I didn't expect she would go this far."

Mag was surprised to hear why Sprout came.

Sprout said excitedly: "Yes, it is an association of research institutes. We try to apply to join it every year, but we are rejected every year.

The reason is that they do not meet the criteria for income membership, but their criteria have never been made public!"

The Researchers' Association recruits not only talents from the British Ministry of Magic, but also talents from the Ministries of Magic of other countries, regardless of age.

No matter whether you are male or female, young or old, as long as you know this place, you can write an application letter and send it there once a year.

Unfortunately, almost no one responded.

After Sprout sent the letter, there was no response. Only after McGonagall sent the letter did she receive a reply.

The Researchers Association stated with regret that she did not meet the income standards and hoped that she could come up with other more impressive research inventions.

The research and invention here are not just physical research items, some theories, spells, or even just an idea...

As long as you are recognized by the Researchers Association, you can become its member.

However, the professors at Hogwarts have a deeper understanding of the Researchers' Association, an association that even Dumbledore dared to reject!
Mag thought: "Based on what Lin Xia invented and her age, she is fully up to the association's standards. She is even better than we thought."

Sprout asked, "So I'll just tell you the truth?"

Mag thought for a moment and said, "Write down my opinion as well. My idea is that if she can join, she must join."

It’s amazing to think about it.

The opportunity they had worked so hard to get was placed in front of Lin Xia, but she was hesitant.

However, this was the first time Lin Xia heard of this association, so it was normal for her to feel confused.

same moment.

Ollivander also received Lin Xia's reply. When he saw the words "Researchers Association", he trembled all over!

Lin Xia actually received an invitation from this association!
Then his previous worries would not be a problem at all. With this association around, who would want to cause trouble for Lin Xia?
It’s good enough that we don’t get troubled by the Researchers Association!
This is an association that even Dumbledore dared to reject!
As for himself, he applied to join the association every year, but never received a reply in the past few decades.

It was in recent years that I got the inspiration for making a magic wand from Lin Xia. I tried to write down the inspiration and received a reply.

The researchers' association said that his inspiration was very interesting and they hoped that he could realize it as soon as possible, which would be a good stepping stone.

When Ollivander received this reply, he was so excited that he couldn't sleep for three days and kept polishing his proudest work.

What is there to hesitate about? Lin Xia, hurry up and join in!
After Ollivander finished writing the letter, he deliberately chose to let a wizard send it because he wanted the letter to arrive as quickly as possible.

Apparated by human power and quickly headed for Romania.

In recent days, many wizards who have been to Romania have discovered that many people have asked them about the cost of Apparition to send letters.

These people either wanted to send the letter to a dragon breeding farm, or they were determined to find out whether dragons could be pets.

Or write a letter to Lin Xia, praising her and wishing her continued success.

This allowed the wizard who had been to Romania to make a small fortune by delivering letters.

And on Lin Xia's side.

She was surprised to find that she received all the replies the next day.

The first to arrive was Draco's letter.

After the decoding, everything Lucius said was conveyed by Draco.

Lin Xia could see from this the nobles' caution, vigilance and envy towards this organization.

Then came Dean Sprout's letter.

The dean said that if Hogwarts hadn't been so busy with the recent admissions season, she would have delivered the letter personally instead of handing it to someone else.

The dean said, "Lin Xia, this is an association that Mag and I both want to join. It brings together the most advanced witchcraft knowledge and the most cutting-edge inventions.

Not every inventor can get their invitation, Meg and I strongly recommend that you join this association!"

Last to arrive was Mr Ollivander's letter.

Ollivander directly stated that as long as Lin Xia joined this association, he would no longer worry about being threatened and persecuted by other organizations, either overtly or covertly.

"The Researchers Association will solve all your problems for you. There is a lot of cutting-edge magical knowledge there, and all the people who join are talented people from the wizarding world!"

After reading all the replies, Lin Xia had a clear impression of the Researchers Association.

She murmured, "It seems that the association that approached me is a remarkable one."

Putting aside the question of whether or not he had any powerful or advanced magic, Lin Xia admired his courage to refuse Dumbledore without fear of being picked on.

Not to mention that there is also very powerful magical knowledge in it, and what she lacks most at the moment is endless knowledge!

Without sufficient knowledge, she would not be able to continue to deduce her own path.

Even if she doesn't join now, she will definitely join in the future. This is the only way for a wizard to pursue knowledge!
After a while, Lin Xia had made a decision.
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Pun Skoggar has been in a good mood recently, especially when he saw a reply letter on the desk, he whistled happily.

There are many skulls in his office, each skull represents a will and has a different voice.

Above the skull, there are many will-o'-the-wisp of different colors, which also represent a will.

Both the skull and the flame have thoughts.

Some of them were transformed from humans, and some were transformed from magical creatures, giant beasts, monsters, and even magical plants.

While Pun Skoggar was writing his reply, the skulls and will-o'-the-wisps were communicating with each other.

"The agent of the god of death is so happy. Has he found a new target?"

"Perhaps he has set his eyes on another prey and wants him to give up his body?"

"As a result of abandoning the body, how many people can escape from his hands? He wants to turn others into him, but no one is him!"

"I feel so sorry for that guy!"

Suddenly, Puen looked up at the group of skulls and flames and said in a voice full of magnetic charm: "So, have you figured out the topic you are researching?"

The Skull and the Flame immediately stopped talking.

Puen said calmly: "Abandoning the body will not affect your mind and soul. You promised to live forever with me and dedicate your life to research. What happened?

"After hundreds of years of research, nothing has come out of it. Is this what you consider dedication? Even if it's a pig, after a hundred years of research, there should be some gains, right?"

After Pun finished speaking, he took the letter and left the office.

The skull and the flame whispered again.

"capitalist!"

"vampire!"

“It will only squeeze us!”

"Those topics are too difficult. We simply cannot research them. If we had such ability, would we still turn ourselves into skeletons?"

After sending the letter, Pun leisurely went to his laboratory, humming an unfamiliar song, which he created on a whim.

The other wizards were strong and curious and asked, "Pun, you are in a good mood today!"

"Did something good happen to you?"

"Have you made any progress in your research?" Puen grinned, making a "click, click" sound. "There is a good thing. We are about to welcome another partner!"

As soon as these words came out, all the wizards looked over.

"Who?"

Just one word, but it expressed tremendous momentum, as if tens of thousands of people were asking the question.

Pu En: "It's the recent celebrity, Lin Xia."

……

In the Ministry of Magic, which was centered around the news about Leng Wan, the Auror Department uncovered a big piece of information during interrogation.

"what!!!"

The goblin was awakened by the cold water.

Some wizards continued to cast the "Crucia" curse on it, controlling the intensity of the spell so that it would not be in pain to the point of death, nor to the point of fainting, but rather at the critical point between fainting and not fainting.

Every time I faint, it means my body has reached its limit and can no longer bear it.

And every time he woke up, the interrogation time would become longer than the previous one, at least from the fairy's perspective, it would be longer each time.

But in reality, each time it gets shorter.

The reason why the goblin felt it was getting longer was because his body could no longer bear it.

In the end, the goblin couldn't hold on for just three days.

"I'll tell you everything!" The goblin trembled. "Don't use Cruciatus on me anymore. Let me die. Send me to death!"

The three Aurors present looked at each other, and the Auror who was carrying out the punishment grinned and said, "That depends on the value you give."

The goblin said slowly, “I was sent by Gringotts to Romania to capture dragons. I have always been the one providing Gringotts’ dragons.

During my tenure, I obtained fire dragons three times through some means, and one of them was stolen from a fire dragon breeding farm..."

After the goblin finished speaking, he looked at the others eagerly.

One of the Aurors said, "This information is not enough to stop your torture. You should continue--"

The goblin said hoarsely, "I still have more, more!"

"Gringotts is laundering money for the nobles!

All this money was obtained from the world of evil gods. They established contact with that world, obtained some rare items, laundered them through Gringotts, and circulated them into the wizarding world!
Not only that, there are also many black magic items that are disguised as strange objects and circulated in the market.

Those black magic items have a strong aura of evil gods. Once you are contaminated by them, you will be bewitched by the evil gods!
Those nobles artificially created alien species, wanting to cultivate evil species, and then kill the evil species in exchange for crystal cores!
The nobles learned how to use the crystal core from the evil god world. The energy of the crystal core is more powerful than the magic stone in the wizard world..."

As the goblin revealed information one by one, the Aurors' faces became more and more serious.

They did not doubt that the goblin was lying. Even if it was true, at least that was how the goblin heard the news.

If what the goblins said was true, then the wizarding world was more severely invaded by the evil world than imagined!
An Auror had already retreated and reported the goblin's message to the Director. After hearing it, the Director had a grim expression and immediately went to the Minister of Magic's office.

That evening, Dumbledore ordered the establishment of an Anti-Corruption Investigation Department.

This department is specifically responsible for investigating the monopoly and corruption of the nobles in the wizarding world. On the surface it is one department, but in reality it is divided into the visible department and the hidden department.

The Anbu already has Aurors secretly investigating those nobles, but the Mingbu still needs someone to question the nobles, and this person will face the wrath of the nobles directly!

When the news reached the Auror, the director asked in a deep voice, "Who among you is willing to be transferred there?"

The Aurors looked at each other, and no one was willing to go over.

The affairs of the Dark Department are conducted in secret, and only the elite among the Aurors are assigned this top-secret mission, so what can be talked about now are all matters related to the Light Department.

The director emphasized again: "Double salary, triple subsidy, don't you want to go?"

The Aurors all shook their heads.

This is obviously a muddy water, who would be willing to join in?
It’s not that there are no nobles among the Aurors, but it is precisely because of the presence of nobles that we know the difficulty of this kind of investigation. The investigation is not just about one noble, but all nobles.

The resistance encountered by the investigation was not only brought by the noble being investigated, but was directed at all the nobles.

Because the nobles all knew that if the Ministry of Magic confiscated the property of one noble, there would be a second, a third, a fourth...

The lips and teeth are interdependent!

This noble investigation is not an easy job, even the Aurors, who are also nobles, dare not touch it.

The director frowned. He knew the inside story, but an open investigation department must be established, otherwise the secret department would be discovered sooner or later.

Just when he was about to randomly order a few unlucky guys, suddenly, Fudge walked in from outside.

In the past, the Auror Department was always very busy. Everyone had a lot of things to do. Even if there were a few people who were free, they would not stay in the Auror Department.

So when Fudge walked in, he was a little stunned.

Why is it so quiet today?

Why are there so many people today?

Why are they all looking at me?

The director's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said, "Fudge, didn't you say that the Foreign Affairs Department is not busy, so you want to reach a cooperation with the Auror Department?"

Fudge nodded subconsciously, "Yes."

The Director of the Auror Department said, "It just so happens that we have a task for you to do in the Auror Department. You are the Director of the Foreign Affairs Department, so it is best for you to take the lead on this matter. Someone can help you hand over the business."

Immediately, several Aurors stepped forward and led Fudge to another place.

Although Fudge didn't understand, he smiled and turned back as he walked away and said enthusiastically:
"I will complete the task well. Although I am in the Foreign Affairs Department, I am happy to contribute to the Auror Department."

The head of the Auror Department said enthusiastically, "Thank you Fudge for your contribution to the Auror Department. Let's give him a round of applause!"

"Clap clap clap!"

The Aurors applauded collectively.

The Auror who was accompanying Fudge was also talking endlessly about the benefits of being sent abroad to their company.

"You are from the Foreign Affairs Department. Working here in the Auror Department will not take up your working time in the Foreign Affairs Department. You only need to handle the work of the Anti-Corruption Investigation Department in your spare time. You will get three times the work and three times the subsidy!"

Fudge nodded repeatedly, and suddenly froze: "Anti-Corruption Investigation Department? Didn't I join the Auror Department?"

"Yes, you came to the Auror Department to help, and then the Auror Department seconded you to the Anti-Corruption Investigation Department, so you received three salaries from the Foreign Affairs Department, the Auror Department, and the Anti-Corruption Investigation Department, as well as three welfare subsidies!"

The Auror said in a proud tone: "Not everyone can join the Anti-Corruption Investigation Department. The fact that you can join is that the Director of the Auror Department thinks highly of you!"

Fudge felt something was wrong: "But, but I want to join the Auror Department, not the Anti-Corruption Investigation Department. What does this department do?"

The Auror took out a document from the cabinet and urged Fudge to sign it quickly.

"This department is a newly established one, and it holds a lot of power. When you encounter difficulties, you can mobilize Aurors at any time and make the Aurors obey your orders. It's very powerful!"

Fudge signed his name on the transfer documents.

The Auror immediately disappeared in front of Fudge, and the words passed by like the wind.

"What you are specifically asked to do is already written down in this document. From today on, the Anti-Corruption Investigation Department will officially start operations!"

(End of this chapter)