Chapter 325 Fanatic Fans
The decoration of the Ministry of Magic has not changed much since Jane Yu's last visit.
The guards are still very strict, with a guard post every three steps and a sentry every five steps. Various magical devices that can remove the disguise of entrants are installed in unsuspected corners.
Only the fountain statue in the center of the hall underwent some minor changes.
The centaurs, goblins and house-elves who had been looking up and surrounding the wizards had disappeared, replaced by a group of determined male and female wizards, Aurors, waving their wands to deal with several hooded figures lying on the ground in front of them - they should be Death Eaters.
Every part of the statue reveals the determination of this leadership team to deal with the enemy, which makes people's blood boil.
The staff who came and went hurriedly passed through the checkpoints with serious expressions. The atmosphere was tense and static. No one talked. Apart from the sound of footsteps and formal official inspections, there was almost no sound of chatting or laughter.
"As always, they will first check if you have any dark magic items, then wash away the magical disguises on the newcomers with the fountain, and finally check the wands."
In such an atmosphere, Percy couldn't help but lower his voice, for fear of destroying such a solemn atmosphere.
But his voice still stood out in this strictly decibel-controlled environment, causing people around him to look up and cast their eyes at them.
The moment they saw the two, their eyes changed, some became curious, some were full of admiration, and others were scrutinizing.
"Look, it's a patron saint!", "In Muggle terms, it's a battlefield angel!", "It's clearly a witch sent from the sky!"
Although Jian Yu had experienced this kind of stare countless times in the past five years, and her mood had changed from social boredom and discomfort in the beginning to a slight sense of death now, she was forced to be desensitized and still tasted the feeling of her toes digging into the ground again in front of this group of Ministry of Magic staff.
Who can tell her what the hell are the guardian saint, battlefield angel, and divine wizard from heaven?
Why was it that every time she tried to comfort herself it couldn't be more embarrassing, they always came up with something new?
Jian Yu looked at Percy with disbelief, but the other party just smiled straight and responded with an affirmative look:
Yes, you are famous, in the Ministry of Magic.
"She is so young, I heard she just finished fifth grade!", "Ambition is not a matter of age!", "The game console is hers, every household has one!", "You don't understand, Yu has been a big hit since first grade, I have collected all her refined commemorative photos and a full set of peripherals..."
Seeing these employees who were working silently just now start to talk among themselves -
Jian Yu's heart was filled with alarm bells, and his legs began to run wildly as if they had their own thoughts!
At this moment, she didn't care whether she had passed the checkpoint or was soaked by the fountain.
Because the staff of the Ministry of Magic began to come up to her and chat with her, and those young and familiar faces who had graduated less than two years ago had the familiar enthusiasm on their faces, and began to take out papers and pens from their robes, clamoring for autographs, and some even waved the peripherals they bought in school, asking loudly when they could be released outside the school so that they could update their collections in time.
Before the large lobby could turn into a chaotic book signing event, she chose to flee.
After pouring water through her in the anti-counterfeiting fountain and verifying that she was not a fake——
The staff in charge of the security checkpoint not only did not stop her, but even smiled and considerately opened the door for her, keeping the restless people out and isolating them from the messy noise.
Percy, who was left behind, kept shouting "Make way! Urgent business! Be careful with your hat!", and squeezed out of the crowd with his precious curse-proof hat in his arms, and trotted to her side, gasping for breath.
It must be said that his younger brother's comments about his "sensitive skin" and "falling down at the slightest touch" were correct and pertinent.
Perhaps because he had not been tempered by Umbridge, he looked weak, and his originally pale face turned pink due to running.
"How can they be so negligent and rude? In such a solemn environment, they ask for signatures and talk about visitors. This is not the behavior of employees of the Ministry of Magic. I will ask Minister Bones to include a ban on noise in the rules."
He stepped into the elevator, holding his hat to his chest with one hand, picked up his wand with the other hand, and pressed the button for the basement floor.
"So what exactly is that guardian... Saint?" Jian Yu didn't understand how they could say such immature and shameful words. She felt her tongue was tied when she spoke. "And what about that divine witch... Sent from the sky? Battlefield angel?"
As soon as these words came out, Percy's face turned from pink to deep red. He became restless and stammered:
"Uh... nothing... some compliments... just pretend you didn't hear it..."
He nervously pinched the brim of the curse-proof hat, but then realized that it was his treasure, so he quickly let go and almost dropped the hat on the ground.
This awkward scene caused the elevator to be silent for a few seconds.
Percy seemed to have made up his mind. He took a deep breath like a strong man cutting off his arm, and then asked as if whispering:
"No one here knows anyway, maybe you could...sign an autograph for me and Penelope first?"
Jane Yu's face froze. She didn't understand why Percy had become like the Ministry of Magic employee he hated just a few seconds ago.
Bathed in her glaring, questioning look that said "Are you polite?", Percy once again tightened the brim of his precious curse-proof hat, muttering "Just pretend I didn't say anything" as he hurried out of the elevator door.
But as soon as they got out of the elevator, they saw that the door of Minister Bones' office was closed.
"It's terrible. The Minister should be in the office at this time. She must have gone out for something urgent." As if a bucket of cold water was poured on her, Percy's tone suddenly dropped. "You should know that she has been busy communicating with the Muggle Prime Minister about the chaos caused by the Death Eaters. It is said that they blew up a bridge, making the Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes like fighting a fire. There are things that need to be repaired and Muggles whose memories need to be wiped everywhere."
This trip to the Ministry of Magic was in vain. Jian Yu sighed slightly and decided to go home.
But the moment she stepped into the elevator, a loud voice suddenly rang out from the room at the end of the corridor behind her:
"It happened so fast. When I was knocked down by the Death Eaters, a white light flashed and the Patronus stood directly in front of me!"
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