Chapter 469: The Minister's Opinion

After the seventh ball ended, it was almost time to set off for The Burrow. Since Harry's Apparition technique was not enough to support him taking people, they finally chose the Portkey method.

As usual, Harry stayed in Luo En's room. When he entered the door with his luggage, the first thing he saw was an old newspaper placed on top of a pile of magazines, with a big photo of him and Luo En on it. It was a report from early July titled "Countries Tremble, A New Era Opens," which mainly introduced the previously signed "Treaty on Limiting Strategic Super-Wizard Power," and wantonly publicized the powerful strength of Harry and Luo En, saying that they possessed the most powerful super-wizard power, which no country could resist, so all countries were trembling with fear.

Of course, the article didn't mention knights at all. Many readers thought they achieved this by relying on their own superb magical level. It's not hard to imagine how much Luo En liked this report, so much so that he wanted to read it from time to time.

When Harry picked up the two publications in his hand with a smile that was not a smile, he also saw an issue of "The Quibbler" from the same period. Mr. Lovegood either knew nothing about the actions of his daughter and son-in-law, or he just liked to talk nonsense with his eyes open. In short, he analyzed the super-wizard power on Harry and Luo En from the perspective of an ordinary wizard who was completely unaware, and took a considerable part of the credit to the Deathly Hallows and Avalon.

"Ahem, Harry, we should go down and prepare for dinner." Luo En interrupted him with a guilty conscience.

Harry gently put down the two readings in his hand and came to the dining room with Luo En. Mrs. Wei Wei Silai was putting a large pot of stew on the table. When Harry accompanied them to set the tableware, with a crisp sound of "pop," the current Minister of Magic, Arthur Wei Wei Silai, returned to his warm home.

"Phew, phew—" Arthur panted. He still looked excited. "The Prime Minister is coming tomorrow. My god, he said he was coming here, to our house!"

"That's nothing." Mrs. Wei Wei Silai scooped a spoonful of stew into his plate with a large soup spoon. "He came when he was still a minister."

"This is different, Mo Li, different." Arthur's eyes turned between Harry and Luo En. "I dare say he must be here for you two. After all, tomorrow is Harry's birthday, right?"

"Right, the cake has already been bought." Mo Li still showed sufficient calmness.

Arthur didn't care about the steaming food on the plate, but walked straight to Harry and Luo En, hugged their necks and whispered: "The Prime Minister has mentioned more than once that he seems to feel that he can reverse our decline by relying on super-wizard power. I don't even know where the decline comes from. If he wants you to do dangerous things, remember to decline..."

"Arthur, you're affecting the children's meal!" Mrs. Wei Wei Silai said dissatisfiedly.

Luo En picked up the spoon and said calmly: "Don't worry, Dad, my strength is much stronger than he imagines."

This was obviously not the answer Arthur wanted to hear. His face was full of worry. Harry hurriedly comforted him: "Don't worry, Minister, I will be very cautious."

Arthur breathed a sigh of relief and sat back at the table, but he still chattered: "I'm completely confused now, as if a bunch of Muggle things popped up overnight. Hake just says things I don't understand—Luo En, you have to remember to listen to Harry's command. Clearly, he is much smarter than you."

Luo En didn't answer, just kept stuffing things into his mouth.

Under Mrs. Wei Wei Silai's repeated interruptions, Arthur couldn't say all the words in his stomach at the dining table, so as soon as he finished eating, he immediately said: "Harry, Luo En, you come with me. I think I still have to talk to you properly."

"You'll be late for the Ministry!" Mrs. Wei Wei Silai's voice came from behind.

Arthur rubbed his head. "Eh, yes, I'll try to keep it short."

"Where should I start? Right, Yanayev, he intervened in the Ministry of Magic, so our Prime Minister felt it was necessary to make our Ministry of Magic more closely integrated with the Muggle government. He started mentioning this to me last month, but a little investigation would reveal that most wizards, like your mother, don't want to care about anything in the Muggle World at all. To this, the Prime Minister is very dissatisfied. He keeps telling me about some 'salami tactics' and some 'better than nuclear winter.' Eh, I'm completely confused. Who knows what he's thinking!"

"Perhaps the Prime Minister is afraid of Yanayev." Harry often reads the "Daily Mail," so he can probably guess some. "He is worried that Yanayev will launch an attack with the help of wizard troops. If we don't help, the Muggle World will be helpless."

Arthur showed a suspicious look. "I don't quite believe it. Do you think their wizards are very willing to help Muggles fight?"

Hard to say, Harry pondered. Koldovstoretz has thought classes, and the wizards there might have a different state of mind.

"At least," Luo En asked, "we don't mind providing some suggestions, right?"

"Perhaps this uses the same principle as salami," Arthur gestured. "First he wants us to provide suggestions, so we helped him think of a few tricks; then he started to want us to provide support. Anyway, it's just shouting slogans. Perhaps wizards don't mind. Then it's providing protection, providing technology, going to assist logistics, and even casting spells behind the front lines, and finally it's the front line. Yes, Yanayev must be using this trick."

"So I can't open this gap even more. Don't even think about it." Arthur sighed deeply. "Clearly, the Prime Minister is also from the wizarding background. Why doesn't he side with us?"

"Because he is the Prime Minister of the whole country after all," Harry said cautiously. "Is it possible that the idea of the Wizarding World always wanting to bury its head and live its own life is too selfish?"

This sentence made Arthur show a look of grievance. He defended: "How can you say that! We are dutifully maintaining the Statute of Secrecy, which is good for both sides."

"Master Xuanjun and Yanayev have long wanted to break the Statute of Secrecy, but they didn't dare to act rashly because of the existence of Death before." Harry refuted with examples. "So, is the Statute of Secrecy really good?"

"But what's wrong with the Statute of Secrecy?" Arthur asked back. "If it's really not good, why was it signed in the first place?"

"Perhaps because the times have changed. In the past, wizards looked down on Muggles, but now, wizards also hope to enjoy the convenience of the Muggle World." Harry still has some expectations that televisions and computers can enter the Wizarding World to fill the lack of entertainment for everyone.

"But clearly, it is Muggles who expect to break the Statute of Secrecy, and they want to win the war with the help of wizard power. I think we shouldn't put the Wizarding World in danger just for a little convenience in life." Arthur said stubbornly. Then, he looked at his watch hurriedly and went to grab his coat. "I have to go to the Ministry first. Eh, the Prime Minister always wants me to help him. Why doesn't he help me deal with Malfoy? So annoying!"

"I think Dad might not have figured out the situation." As soon as Arthur left, Luo En began to express his opinion. "Perhaps we should talk to Hake directly."

"That's the meaning. Hake is a Muggle Prime Minister from the wizarding background after all, and your father doesn't know anything about the Muggle World. Talking to Hake directly is indeed more efficient." Harry nodded, then changed the subject. "But why do you think the Prime Minister wanted to talk to your father first?"

"Eh?"

"Because as your father said, most wizards don't want to get involved in the Muggle World, even he, the minister, has a bit of repulsive ignorance. If that's the case, even if Hake wants to bypass him to command wizards, I'm afraid he can't command them." Harry analyzed. "Unless he convinces your father first and then uses the name of the Ministry of Magic to mobilize wizards, only then will it be feasible."

"But from another angle, I don't think the situation is so urgent that we need to ask wizards to act immediately." Luo En suddenly began to express high opinions. "We are a very deterrent island country after all. Actually, we shouldn't spend too much effort to help Europe. Whether it is divided by countries or swept by Yanayev, it won't have much impact on our lives."

"My god, Luo En, have you thought about these?" Harry said in surprise.

"Uh, Hermione chatted with me about it." Luo En scratched his head with some embarrassment. "Just like Ge Xuan makes Yanayev dare not move in the Far East, she feels that as long as we two are here, he definitely won't dare to cross the English Channel."

"But we are not always here, and you see Yanayev's attitude toward Deng Buliduo and Voldemort." Harry felt it was necessary to keep some sense of urgency. "He might try every means to get rid of us, just like he designed to get rid of Deng Buliduo and Voldemort."

After a short silence, Luo En sighed: "Yanayev is really a bad guy. Why does he have to be so fierce? Can't he just live his life well?"

"Maybe it's to cover up internal contradictions by being tough on the outside." Harry thought of some conclusions Zhang Qiu had chatted with him about.

Before they could discuss these things more deeply, Mrs. Wei Wei Silai's loud voice rang out: "Harry! Luo En! Hurry up and help. There are so many things to handle. So what if the Prime Minister is coming, the Prime Minister can't delay us from holding a wedding!"

Harry admired her attitude toward life. He came to Mrs. Wei Wei Silai's side with a different kind of respect, and together with Luo En, she was wiping the dining table, while Jin Ni, Eve, and Zhang Qiu were washing a large basin of plates piled up like a mountain together.

"Do you want to clear the gnomes in the garden, or tie ribbons on the gifts?" She asked in a relatively polite tone. "Or help me bake appetizers?"

"I choose gnomes." Luo En said weakly. "This sounds slightly more like Kamen Rider Saber."

Harry couldn't help but giggle. He hugged Luo En and walked outside, saying seriously while walking: "Hey, buddy, you have to know, we fought for power just to protect this kind of lively home life from being disturbed by Yanayev." ===== CHAPTER 470 =====