Falsifying history is good business

Chapter 217 The Background of the Harry Potter Era
The mysterious hut is still a mess, and Constantine, as the owner, turns a blind eye to the chaos in the house; however, compared to the clutter of daily necessities, the special containment objects that were forced to "disappear" during the previous space conflict have gradually returned to the state of "being there and not there", and reappeared in their original locations.

The conversation between the host and the guest continued.

"Because you realized that the group of 'Saints' was an organized action, you encouraged Helena to find me, hoping to use this to warn the Ministry of Magic?" Lin You temporarily slowed down the pace of taking candy from the jar. "This is not like your style, Mr. Constantine."

"Why, the laws of the wizarding world don't allow me to be a caring and good citizen?"

"You have never been a good citizen; you will never be a good citizen in this life." Lin You bit the chocolate beans again, "Even if you use the Ministry of Magic to eliminate the competitors of the Holy Lance, aren't you afraid that the Holy Lance will become a trophy of the Ministry of Magic or Dumbledore?"

"Then just consider it my bad luck." Constantine answered nonchalantly; obviously, he did not think this possibility would really happen, and Lin You on the opposite side also saw through his thoughts.

"I see. Compared to the Ministry of Magic, Dumbledore or the International Confederation of Wizards, you are more afraid of those 'saints'. After all, official organizations have to abide by some rules, and they are more likely to be deceived and used by you."

Constantine remained silent; the smile on his face remained, but there was a hint of embarrassment and resentment at having his true feelings exposed.

"It's really strange. More than ten years ago, when the wizarding war was in full swing and the British wizarding world was in chaos, many people fled Britain and even the wizarding world. But you dived in without a care in the world and learned the Dark Arts everywhere. You were not afraid of provoking the Death Eaters at all. Why are you so nervous about meeting the Saints now? They have disappeared for more than forty years."

Facing Lin You's puzzled questions, Constantine sneered repeatedly, especially when he heard the word "Death Eaters", he snorted with disdain.

"Comparing 'Death Eaters' to 'Saints' is like comparing the combat effectiveness of Rohm's SA to the Wehrmacht of the Third Reich; I am confident that I can deal with a group of street thugs, but I am not stupid enough to fight against an army."

Constantine's answer made Lin You feel as if he had returned to the real dimension of online literature; these words were similar to the evaluation of the two generations of Dark Lords in the Harry Potter fan fiction circle.

Out of kindness, Earl Goff had to remind him: "Don't make this comment in front of Voldemort."

"Ok?"

Constantine immediately became alert, and this alertness soon turned into a strong interest. He asked repeatedly, "You don't mean to say that Voldemort is not dead yet? I always thought that this was just a rumor fabricated by the Death Eaters who were unwilling to fail, or a false spiritual sustenance found by some fanatics for themselves."

"Don't make such assumptions out loud." Lin You reminded again, without commenting, "Especially don't say it in front of people from the Ministry of Magic."

Two or three years later, when Voldemort is really resurrected and Minister Fudge denies it, I wonder if Constantine will remember what he said today. However, the sudden insertion of these few words of small talk has weakened the subtle tit-for-tat between the host and the guest.

Constantine sat up straight and instinctively looked around for the bottle of wine. In the end, he could only chew chocolate beans in disappointment; the bottle of whiskey that had been knocked out was probably the last bit of stock in the cabin.

"I don't know why the 'Saints', a bunch of old guys with an average age of over seventy, suddenly began to pay attention to the Spear of Longinus. Logically speaking, except for the few drops of Jesus' blood on the tip of the spear, the so-called Holy Spear is just an ordinary iron product. And the blood of Jesus does not have any powerful power, unless they intend to deal with the devil in hell - but isn't that the responsibility of the church?"

"Although I don't understand why the 'Saints' suddenly became active, you did one thing right; letting Ms. Helena come to me is to put her under the protection of more power in disguise. Both the Ministry of Magic and Dumbledore will definitely be interested in the activities of the 'Saints'." Lin You said very seriously, but in fact he was not very concerned about the "Saints" organization itself; he was more interested in the relationship between this incident and the integration of the world.

An organization that was active in the first half of the 20th century and had become a background in the story by the time of Harry Potter suddenly began to cause trouble again - this can only be the butterfly effect caused by more and more stories being integrated into the big world.

As the author, the cause, process and intensity of this butterfly effect are what Lin You is more concerned about. As for intervening in the fight between the "Saints" and Constantine and Helena, it is just a way to gain a better observation angle.

Constantine half-leaned back in his chair and sneered, "In fact, I have heard of Helena's godfather, Indiana Jones, the famous archaeologist and explorer. According to the self-deceiving public opinion in the wizarding world, the Statute of Secrecy was established to protect Muggles; if we limit our attention to Dr. Jones, this statement is actually correct. If there was no Statute of Secrecy, Dr. Jones would probably have encountered a dark wizard and been killed during a treasure hunt."

This novel viewpoint was interesting to Lin You, and after thinking about it carefully, he could not find any reason to refute it. Indiana Jones had experienced many supernatural powers and objects during his life of adventure, and many of them were indeed powerful magical creations that made wizards jealous.

If it weren't for the Statute of Secrecy and the strong law enforcement actions of the Ministries of Magic in various countries that restrained wizards, the Doctor and his Muggle companions and opponents might have encountered dark wizards who killed people and robbed treasures at some point.

"As a master of dark magic who has been in the gray area for many years and has been listed as a potential danger by almost all magic ministries around the world, you actually view the Statute of Secrecy in this way?" Lin You laughed and joked, "If the people in the Ministry of Magic heard it, they might even reflect on their 'discrimination' and 'prejudice' against you over the years!"

Constantine sighed half in self-mockery and half in sarcasm, "Then I should feel sorry that the laws of the magic world are so behind the times that there is no clause for compensation for mental damages."

After saying this, Constantine himself burst into laughter. With his unruly character, if there were legal provisions to support him, he might really sue the whole world.

The first behavior that the Statute of Secrecy restricts is exposing the magic world; Constantine roams the world without hiding the fact that he knows magic, and should have been the target of all the magic ministries in the world, but he has always been safe and sound. In addition to his own extraordinary strength, there is a bigger reason that this guy knows how to exploit legal loopholes.

Although he was open to Muggles about his magical abilities, Constantine never called himself a wizard, but packaged himself as a private detective and exorcist. At the same time, every time he used magic in front of Muggles, he used it under the name of exorcism and rituals - regardless of the nature of the magic.

As a result, the Ministries of Magic of various countries are in a dilemma.

Everyone knows that Constantine used magic unscrupulously in front of Muggles, but he never exposed the truth about the wizarding world from beginning to end.

After all, the church also does exorcisms; and most of the magic and spell rituals used by Constantine are really for exorcisms only, and are only effective against demons.

In addition, during his many years of exorcism, Constantine had established good relationships with some people in the church, and there were even rumors that he had established connections with angels.

Considering their relationship with the Church, the Ministries of Magic of various countries were cautious when dealing with Constantine, and in many cases could only turn a blind eye.

(End of this chapter)