Falsifying history is good business

Chapter 262: Major Plot Changes in the Harry Potter Story
The meeting with Indiana Jones did not last too long, as if that one question was the only one of value. According to Lin You's observation, neither the limited meetings with him nor Helena's involvement in the "unknown" events related to the Spear of Longinus left much of an impact on Dr. Jones' life.

The main storyline of "Indiana Jones" follows the established trajectory and ends on the day Indiana Jones dies; that was in April 1993.

For a whole six months, except for the news of Dr. Jones's death and the end of a legend which made Lin You sigh for a moment, the rest of the time could be said to be the most comfortable and relaxing time of his life.

During those six months, if there was anything that could cause Earl Goff to have some negative emotions, it would probably be the annoyance caused by the little girl Minerva growing up, becoming more active, and becoming more greedy.

In half a year, I had already eaten one third of the Athena Godhead I brought back from the God of War world. I was used to eating a small bite a week, but after gradually getting used to it, I started to pester him to eat two or three bites. Later, I became more and more greedy and almost wanted to eat the Godhead as a meal.

The child, who was almost two years old, not only walked steadily, but could also run in small steps sometimes; she used all her excellent mobility to find food, and she rummaged through boxes and drawers all day long, just to see where the divinity was hidden.

The worst thing was that this girl learned more and more words and was already able to simply express her wishes. Every time she failed to find the godhead, she would run to Lin You and shout softly, "I'm hungry. Eat, I want to eat."

How could Lin You dare to give it to her? The child was not easy to reason with, and he could only stimulate his own small universe to divert his attention. The energy of the small universe resonated with the energy of the holy cloth gem, and Minerva felt like she was soaking in hot spring water. She yawned in comfort and soon fell asleep.

This method is actually a temporary solution; the more the little girl sleeps, the faster she absorbs energy, and the more energetic she is after waking up, the more she will cling to her brother. Then we can only give her more divine power.

It's a vicious cycle.

In order to break the vicious cycle, Lin You, a die-hard otaku for two lifetimes, had to go out of the house and take Minerva out for all kinds of fun to divert her attention; it was not impossible for the old butler to go out alone, but the little girl would instinctively look for her brother when she felt hungry, and only the energy fluctuations of the Ophiuchus microcosm could temporarily soothe her.

As a result, Lin You's tenth birthday party could only be held at a picnic in the suburbs, and the cake was kicked over by Minerva, who was running and stumbling. Looking at the little girl who was stuck in the cake and couldn't get out, Earl Goff laughed evilly, as if he had let out a sigh of relief.

Unexpectedly, happiness turns to sadness. When Minerva heard her brother laughing so "happily", she thought something good was going to happen. When the old housekeeper came forward to help her up, she fluttered her short legs and rushed into Lin You's arms with cream all over her body... This is called "sharing happiness together". When she raised her head, she saw her face was covered with cream, leaving only four black holes for her eyes, mouth and nose, and she was smiling foolishly at her brother.

Count Goff spent a "happy" birthday like this. Apart from that, the Forrest family had a peaceful time throughout May, and they were able to watch the undercurrents in the wizarding world in their spare time.

Two days before Lin You’s birthday, the final attack in the Chamber of Secrets occurred at Hogwarts, and two more students were petrified.

On the night of the attack, the Ministry of Magic detained the suspect Hagrid, and Malfoy encouraged the school board to remove Dumbledore from his position as headmaster. Perhaps this incident can also be regarded as the first time that Malfoy and Cornelius Fudge have cooperated in a substantial manner.

However, the results of the cooperation between the two parties were soon destroyed by two second-year students; Malfoy was so angry that he was not careful and was tricked by Harry Potter again, and lost a house-elf - a vivid interpretation of what "stealing a chicken but losing the rice" means.

Many things happened in Hogwarts Castle, most of which were not published on the media platform, but the tragic experience of the Malfoy family still spread in the magic world; Lin Youdu felt "pity" and thought about whether to visit and express his condolences, after all, he was also a partner in his cross-border trade, right? With the arrival of summer vacation, the magic world gradually calmed down; as time went by, the Vatican lowered the tone of the quarrel, but there were many more small actions in private.

Newspapers occasionally published news about Aurors from various countries encountering and capturing mysterious "dark wizards"; the content was similar, even the vague wording was very similar. For example, Lin You saw such reports in newspapers more than once:

"Recently, the Auror Office has launched several surprise inspections of suspicious gatherings; law enforcement officers have accidentally discovered a number of wizards of unknown origin. These wizards have no legal documents and have sneaked into the UK through illegal means.

Insiders claim that these outsiders without identity cards behave strangely and frequently contact some notorious black market smugglers. As we all know, most black market smugglers have connections with dark wizards and are the culprits for the proliferation of dark magic items.

The Ministry of Magic has reason to suspect that this is a serious transnational smuggling crime, and does not rule out the possibility that there are extremely dangerous dark magic items or magical creatures among the smuggled goods. Minister Cornelius has instructed the Auror Office to step up its efforts to combat such criminal activities. "

"Occasionally", "with reason", "not ruled out"... These all sound very convincing, but in fact they say nothing, even the identity of the outsider is vague; without even a specific charge, they became the target of severe crackdowns under the "instructions" of the Minister of Magic.

The masses who did not know the truth were confused, and only a few people like Earl Goff who were in the know knew that all those who entered the country illegally were from the Vatican. Strictly speaking, they did not enter the country illegally, but entered the UK through legal Muggle channels, and then secretly contacted black market merchants in the wizarding world.

Even the trading company under the name of the Forrest family had people coming to them, asking for information in a vague way and requesting for the introduction of a few businessmen who "have special connections in the wizarding world."

After knowing this, Lin You readily agreed and enthusiastically helped them to make connections, introducing them to the director of the Auror Office.

The Vatican is kidding! The Forresters straddle two worlds; from the wizard's point of view, there is no reason to help the church. From the point of view of the British royal advisor, the Protestant Episcopal Church is the Church of England.

You, an old Catholic Church, actually come here and do something in front of me?

So, Lin You made a "reasonable" decision and sent the people sent by the Vatican to Azkaban, which also indirectly helped Constantine a little.

When Gilderoy Lockhart was confirmed to receive long-term magical treatment and his related crimes were gradually exposed, Dumbledore immediately interviewed the applicants for the position of professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts in the next academic year and reached an employment agreement.

Lord Goff is still waiting for the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor to take the podium in two months! This is the first major plot change in the Harry Potter story.

(End of this chapter)