Hogwarts: Wizards of Eternity

“I disagree.” The middle-aged wizard with a goatee spoke up at the high-level meeting.

On the other side, a balding wizard who looked somewhat old said with an indifferent expression: “Me too.”

“Are you serious?” Jason Vogel, the Minister for Magic, sitting in the main seat, frowned deeply.

From his surname, it could be seen that he had some connection with Anton Vogel, the former Minister of Magic of the German Ministry. The integration process of the German Ministry of Magic was actually somewhat similar to the integration process of Muggle East and West Germany.

The national integration of Muggles was the powerful West Germany annexing the weaker East Germany, and the same was true for the German Ministry of Magic.

But the West German Ministry of Magic was stronger, not because of any Muggle policies.

Purely because, at the end of World War II, East Germany was beaten into a wasteland. Wizards who didn't want to be involved in the Muggle war basically retreated to the relatively well-preserved West Germany.

After Germany was divided after the war, only a small portion of wizards returned to East Germany, and the development of both sides was naturally unbalanced.

After Germany was reunified, the Minister of Magic of West Germany was still the Minister of Magic, while the Minister of Magic of East Germany went to a legislative body similar to the Wizengamot. The positions of the directors of the former East German Ministry of Magic were either transferred or demoted.

“What, Minister, do you have some secrets you don’t want people to know?” The balding old wizard curled his lips.

Now everyone wants to promote legislation to prohibit the use of the Time-Turner Charm, but he has different views on this.

He and another wizard with a goatee were both from East Germany, and were the directors of the Department of Magical Disasters and the Department of Magical Sports, respectively.

One is a high-risk position that is easy to be blamed for, and the other is the manager of civil sports without any military judicial power.

The wizarding population is not large. Unless sports involve gambling, there is really no profit to be made. You can’t officially take the lead in gambling, can you?

After the merger of the two countries' Ministries of Magic, the West German executive team occupied all the important positions, and the East Germans were given positions that were high-ranking but with little power, no benefits, and were particularly cumbersome and tiring.

Outsiders might think it's okay on the surface, but in fact, they just threw the chicken rib departments that no one wanted to eat to them.

As the saying goes, it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. Many of the former high-ranking East German Ministry of Magic personnel were unwilling to put up with this.

So, like the Muggle two Germanys, the German Ministry of Magic, which has been reunited, is also in turmoil.

“Don’t be emotional at this time.” Across from the balding wizard, a middle-aged witch with shoulder-length short hair flashed a hint of annoyance in her eyes. She was the director of the Department of International Magical Cooperation and Charlotte's immediate boss.

In her opinion, these two were just taking the opportunity to make trouble, opposing for the sake of opposing.

The Ministry of Magic has seven departments under its jurisdiction, and the East German wizards hold two of them. Although the number is small and the power is low,

But in the drafting stage of major events, if the two of them insisted on making trouble, they could definitely delay the progress extremely slowly.

“Anyway, there is no blood under my seat, and I don’t feel uncomfortable sitting.” The director of the German Magical Sports Department with the goatee said.

“You’re jumping so anxiously, is it because…” He said with a smile that was not a smile.

When East and West Germany separated, most of those who came to East Germany were wizards who were not mainstream in West Germany.

Normally, those with bright futures would not want to come to such a hard place as East Germany.

At that time, the mainstream group of the Ministry of Magic had some connection with Grindelwald.

At most, he had a little bit of blame for using his position to make money. If he exposed it with others, the Director of Sports felt that he would not lose out.

If they could really reshuffle the cards, his faction might take the opportunity to occupy more key positions and expand their own power.

“You!” After being indirectly satirized, the anger in the eyes of the Director of the Department of International Magical Cooperation had turned into rage.

“Okay, okay, let me say a few fair words.” As before, when the conflicts between the two sides intensified, a peacemaker would jump out. Life always had to go on.

“I know some things, and everyone feels uncomfortable in their hearts.” The Director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement stood up and looked around.

“But in the end, we are all Germans, and we still have to think about the overall interests of German wizards.”

“The Time-Turner Charm should not become the node for the outbreak of conflicts between us. This spell will not only bring up some old accounts, but if we ignore it, then we German wizarding world will no longer have any secrets. Are you sure you want to see that scene? The wizards of other countries are not kind people.”

In the wizarding world, there are also conflicts between countries, historical blood debts, geopolitics, ideological differences, and different interests.

The German Ministry of Magic was already plagued by its past incorrect stance. Grindelwald's killings also involved the German Ministry of Magic.

Many of those who experienced those things back then are still alive, and this debt is not so easy to completely turn over.

And this is not just a "can't check everything" problem.

Even from the perspective of international trade competition, this is a disaster.

From any point of view, it is not a good thing if one's own intelligence is completely exposed to everyone's view.

“If everyone has any conflicts, we can talk behind closed doors, and don’t let outsiders laugh at us and take advantage of us. What do you say?”

In the end, everyone is from the same country and the same nation, with the same blood flowing in their veins. In the eyes of the Director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, everyone can fight, but they must fight without breaking.

We cannot do everything possible to let political infighting affect the overall interests of all wizards in the entire country.

Just when several high-level officials of the German Ministry of Magic were discussing and about to reach a consensus.

Knock knock knock · . — ·

A slightly hurried knock on the door sounded.

There are only a few things that can disrupt the normal progress of the meeting at this time.

“—It actually came so quickly.”

After communicating with Roger early in the morning, Charlotte brought Roger's words to her superior.

So the German Ministry of Magic had expected Roger to come.

But they didn't expect that the words were brought in the morning, and the person came in the afternoon.

“I’ll handle this matter.” The short-haired middle-aged witch, the Director of the Department of International Magical Cooperation, stood up.

Matters related to foreign wizards are within her jurisdiction. She has been doing Roger's handover, so she stood up.

But she was pressed down by Minister of Magic Jason Vogel next to her as soon as she stood up.

“You continue the meeting, I’ll go there myself.” After the peacemaking mediation of the Director of the Department of Law Enforcement, the conflict was temporarily put aside, and the rest was the benefit exchange link. Jason Vogel believed that the other people under his command could do this well.

“But…”

The Director of International Cooperation was a little puzzled.

In fact, in the eyes of the German Ministry of Magic, the real danger is the consequences that the proliferation of the Time-Turner Charm may bring.

As for Roger, after the high-level officials here had agreed not to bring up old accounts, he was no longer a threat.

What's the use of knowing so much?

We have ways to suppress public opinion.

A first-year Hogwarts wizard who is no longer a threat, why let the Minister of Magic come forward in person?

Isn't it a bit of a fuss?

Seeing what she wanted to say, Jason Vogel explained: “Don’t forget, he is a Seer and has deep ties with the British pure-blood faction, and is closely connected with Dumbledore. This is not a simple person, be careful.”

Roger is not a nobody. He is a foreign official on secondment in the British Ministry of Magic, and many people know that his director status was jointly operated by several pure-blood families of the Hogwarts Board of Governors.

Roger was saved by Dumbledore at the Wizengamot trial, and later someone saw Dumbledore taking Roger to Minister Fudge to do errands.

Thinking of Roger's achievements, Jason Vogel recalled what he was doing when he was 11 years old.

—It seemed that he was watching his maternal grandfather, the Minister of Magic, being politically purged because of Grindelwald's downfall, and he was in a state of panic all day long?

“Don’t ignore Roger’s own danger because of the Time-Turner Charm. The international situation is turbulent, with the upheaval in Eastern Europe, the Gulf War, and the collapse of the Soviet Union. There haven’t been many peaceful days in recent years. Who knows what will happen next?”

“He may be here for tourism in name, but who knows if he is carrying a “mission” from the British wizarding world? Judging from his travel trajectory, the things he visits are not the things that children like to play with.” Jason Vogel chuckled.

From the perspective of the people, inspect the price market of the two Germanys, the living standards of the people, and the changes before and after the implementation of various policies.

Interview the people of the two Germanys on their opinions on each other and political changes, read history, watch the battlefield, and want to see what Grindelwald looked like when he was young… Are these things that two eleven or twelve-year-old children should be interested in?!

Moreover, the fact that they can come to Germany is not simple in itself. In a sense, Roger

Virgil and Harry Potter can be seen by discerning people that they will be the next leaders of the British wizarding world.

For the future new generation, Dumbledore should protect them in time. Why let the two of them come abroad at the risk of encountering accidents?

Anyway, he felt that the purpose of these two children coming to Germany was definitely not simple.

Therefore, he wanted to meet the two of them in person to see if he could find some clues so that he could have a bottom line in his heart.

As the Minister of Magic of Germany, Jason Vogel can be regarded as well-informed. He knows some wizards who are good at divination. He thought this would be a meeting where both sides played dumb riddles.

But the truth is quite the opposite.

In the reception room, Charlotte turned into a service staff, serving Roger, Harry, and her Minister of Magic a few cups of black tea, and a pleasant tea fragrance wafted in the room.

After completing these tasks, she very sensibly left the room to wait outside. The discussions of the bigwigs were not something a regular employee like herself was qualified to listen in on.

After a brief self-introduction and polite exchange between Roger and Vogel,

before Jason Vogel could even open his mouth to start the conversation, Roger directly cut to the chase: "I heard that your side seems to have some opinions about my itinerary. I understand what you're worried about."

"But I have no intention of interfering in your country's internal affairs. We are here purely for scientific research and tourism, just like what Muggle scientists do when they go to Antarctica."

"We have no intention of intruding, and we also ask that you could provide some convenience and not interfere with our affairs."

"If you have any insights on this, there's no need to beat around the bush. We can clarify everything directly here and now."

Jason Vogel met Roger's calm gaze, and he saw sincerity in it. This little Seer seemed genuinely willing to be frank with him.

After thinking about it, since the other party was being so forthcoming, he was happy to go along with it, at least it would save him a lot of explanation.

"Although you say you don't want to interfere in our country's internal affairs, the fact that you have learned some information that should have been secret, or taken away other information of significant importance, is itself a kind of harm to us," Jason Vogel said with a serious expression.

As a politician, he still left some room in his words, not directly saying 'I suspect you are an intelligence operative sent by the British wizarding world'.

"I understand your meaning," Roger nodded.

This is like how Muggle countries would not allow spies to freely survey detailed maps of their country, or allow them to take photos outside military zones.

Due to security concerns, this is very normal behavior,

however...—

"Actually, you don't need to worry at all that I would use this information to harm Germany or the German wizarding world."

"How so?" Jason Vogel anticipated what kind of answer this little Seer could give him.

"Because, if I wanted to harm you, I wouldn't need these things at all," Roger said with a smile. Jason Vogel was slightly stunned.

In the next moment, he realized the meaning in Roger's words.

"You!"

Just as his eyes began to turn fierce and he was about to say something.

Suddenly!

He felt that the world before him had instantly changed its appearance!

"Minister Vogel, do you now think that if I wanted to do something, I would need to resort to fancy tricks?"

Roger's voice came, but at this moment Jason Vogel had no time to respond.

In that instant, he seemed to see a god!