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Please state your name and purpose of visit,” a female voice interrupted them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Joni English, Auror Office,” he paused, then added with pride, “Director.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Accompanying Harry Potter and Ivy Crowley for a meeting with the Minister,” he said into the microphone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you. Please take a badge and pin it to your chest.” After a clinking sound, two round golden badges rolled out of the coin slot. Harry picked one up—it read: Ivy Crowley, Attendee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is yours, this is mine—we need to pin them to our chests…” Harry suddenly realized they were still wearing casual clothes: he in loungewear, Ivy in a lady’s dress—they’d forgotten to change into robes before leaving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Visitors to the Ministry of Magic must undergo inspection at the security checkpoint…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice was still speaking when Joni pulled Ivy’s head back inside the phone booth and cast a Barrier Charm over the hole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Harry understood why: after a shudder, the phone booth began sinking underground; the sidewalk outside rose higher and higher until they were plunged into darkness, with only a monotonous, grating sound indicating the descent was not yet over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After about a minute, a thin beam of golden light touched the bottom of the booth, and everything brightened. The door opened, Joni stepped out first, Harry followed, curiously scanning the Ministry of Magic around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was roughly the atrium—gilded and splendid, with dark wooden floors polished to a mirror shine. The ceiling was inlaid with shimmering golden symbols that constantly moved and changed, like a giant notice board. The walls were glossy black, lined with rows of gilded fireplaces, from which wizards occasionally popped out or queued to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the center of the atrium stood a fountain: a circular pool with towering pure-gold statues. The tallest was a noble-looking wizard, wand raised high toward the sky, surrounded by a beautiful witch and several representative magical creatures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I think this statue discriminates against women,” Ivy said bluntly—but then she couldn’t help laughing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You know, there used to be an owl on the witch’s shoulder,” Joni pointed at the statue, “but it had to be sold off to fund repairs at Azkaban. And the centaur’s hand should still hold a bow.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Was that bow sold to fund TARDIS?” Harry asked offhandedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No one knows. Everyone says Scrimgeour embezzled it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizards came and went, each face blank and lifeless. They paid no attention to Harry and Ivy’s Muggle clothing, nor spared a second glance at the beautiful statue. Some carried tattered briefcases; others read newspapers as they strode purposefully toward the far end of the atrium.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They must be weighed down by the worsening situation,” Joni sighed. “Civil servants have been swamped lately.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I bet they’re all just counting down until quitting time,” Harry said. He saw no function in the Ministry at all—couldn’t even imagine what it might do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Anyway, this way,” Joni shrugged, leading Harry to a table labeled “Security Check.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wizard on duty swept a golden rod over Harry twice. His expression looked like he was dying—he barely opened his lips to mumble one word: “Wand.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry handed him his wand. The wizard tossed it casually onto a machine beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Eleven inches, phoenix feather core, used…” He read the slip the machine spat out, then his eyes widened. “Year?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry was surprised too, but he quickly guessed the reason and explained: “It must be the Time-Instant Matrix—it probably absorbed the energy from TARDIS’s explosion, making this wand behave strangely.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s right—I remember now! You’re Harry Potter!” The wizard suddenly perked up, as if revived from death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Focus, Eric,” Joni snapped. “There’s a little girl here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, oh—I mean, of course Harry Potter’s wand is unique! That Open-Sea Spell you cast was brilliant—was it because of the Time-Instant Matrix? Gave them a proper British shock, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My wand!” Ivy protested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“About this long, with a core,” he stuck the second slip on a nail. “And Cedric—he flew so well! Did you know the English team offered him a ten-thousand-Galleon salary? I bet if he hadn’t fooled those dragons…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’ll talk another time,” Joni cut in, grabbing both their shoulders and pulling them away from the table toward the elevator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a clatter, an elevator descended before them. Joni led them to the back. Then a familiar figure squeezed in—it was Percy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, Harry, what are you doing here?” he said. “And with English? Did you use magic outside school and get dragged in for trial?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shh, our mission is top secret,” Joni said. “But don’t worry—Harry didn’t do anything wrong.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even if he had, I’m sure everyone would turn a blind eye,” said another wizard beside them. “We must respect Britain’s rising star.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Excellent, Clester,” Joni praised. “You’ve grasped the most important principle of Auror work.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy nudged Harry with a grin, but Harry couldn’t smile—he felt this attitude might not be right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gate rose floor by floor; wizards filed out in waves. Percy exited at the Department of Magical Transportation. Only when the announcement for Level B2 echoed did the elevator empty completely—leaving only Harry, Ivy, and Joni.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aren’t we getting off?” Harry asked. He’d heard this level was the Department of Magical Law Enforcement—he’d expected to hear a will read here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, we’re going to the Minister’s office,” Joni said. “Dumbledore’s status is too high—it must be handled personally by the current Minister.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the elevator doors opened, Harry noticed the sign read “Minister’s Office,” yet there was no actual office. Several small doors and one large door lined the hall. The Minister’s dozen secretaries filled every room; the Minister himself worked only at a long table in the conference room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Joni pushed open the large door, Harry’s first sight was a man buried under piles of documents. His second sight: Ron and Neville sitting across from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You two go ahead. I’ll wait outside,” Joni said, gently closing the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry and Ivy exchanged glances, then stepped forward and sat beside Ron, exchanging quiet smiles as greeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, the children are all here. Let’s begin,” Jim Hack said, lifting his head from the documents and folding his glasses onto the table. “I apologize—we should have delivered these items to you immediately. But the Ministerial transition delayed things. You see, Dumbledore’s status is exceptionally high—only the current Minister of Magic may read his will.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Minister pulled a large document box from under the table. Inside were a few small objects and a thin sheet of parchment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tell me, how close were you to Dumbledore?” he asked. “He left specific items to each of you. And you, Harry—did you have a falling-out with him? Why did he leave you the worst of all?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?” Harry frowned in confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He left nearly all his possessions to Hogwarts,” the Minister read. “Then here… ‘I bequeath my copy of The Tales of Beedle the Bard to Ronald Bilius Weasley, hoping he finds something valuable within.’”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron took the book. Its cover was stained and worn. He gave a half-hearted expression—he’d already memorized every story inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I bequeath my handmade beetle pin to Neville Augustus Longbottom, as a token of our friendship,” the Minister pulled out a golden unicorn pin. “And I authorize Longbottom to use the Sword of Gryffindor until he leaves Hogwarts.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neville nodded slightly at the mention of the sword, then took the pin and carefully pinned it to his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This isn’t an ordinary pin,” the Minister suddenly said. “During routine inspection, the Ministry discovered it was modified from a broken Time-Turner.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But now, Time-Turners are meaningless,” he shrugged, picking up the parchment again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I bequeath the Deluminator to Izelenova Razumovskaya Romanova, hoping she remembers me when she uses it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t go by that name,” Ivy said stiffly. “My full name is Ivani Reginald 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