Chapter 1179 ? Take the Blame and Resign

The German Ministry of Magic Building, which embodies the ancient Saxon magical age and the Gothic and Baroque architectural styles of Muggles, is a symbol of the unity of the German wizarding world. When this magical government building was completed, many wizards obviously felt that this The combination is not a success, but a very unreasonable parallel combination of multiple styles-conservatives are opposed to those aesthetic styles of Muggles, while progressives do not like the bloated ancient style of the main building. Criticisms of urban architectural consultant and architect Ludwig Hofmann, who was influential in German wizarding circles, were particularly scathing: he called the building a "superior corpse wagon".

German Minister of Magic Rudolf Hess was delivering his speech. His face, which had always been honest and staid, was even more rigid today like a square brick. The Minister of Magic had red, bloodshot eyes, an unshaven beard, and a gray and haggard face. His otherwise neat hair and beard needed washing and trimming.

"Good evening, wizards, this is my thirty-seventh public speech before the Ministry of Magic, and it is here that key decisions in the history of our wizarding Everyone discusses important issues related to the interests of the German magic community. Any decision made during my tenure will try my best to better serve our German magic community. As my duty, I wish to do my best to complete the ministerial term entrusted to me by the German wizards..."

The tone of Hess's voice fully demonstrated that the suddenly chaotic and complicated situation in the German magic world made the minister exhausted and unable to deal with it. Compared with the past, the position of the podium today is much farther from the position of the audience than before. , and separated by a yellow dividing line, the heavily armed Aurors lined up on both sides to maintain order, and the assailants who were on the cusp of the previous incident did not appear at the venue, apparently to avoid irritating those who were making noise below Ordinary people who have been cursed so that their voices of protest do not drown out their speeches.

"But through my communication with other officials in the Ministry of Magic, I understand that because of my mistake in decision-making this time, I will not be able to continue to receive the support of the directors of other departments. Without this support, I will not be able to serve the German magic community. Fulfilling my duties and taking measures that will benefit the German magic community and improve the status quo... I have never been a person who quits halfway. It is completely against my code of conduct to advance my term of office during this period. But as Minister, I must always put the interests of the German wizarding community first...

Germany now needs a wholehearted Minister for Magic, and an equally wholehearted Ministry for Magic, especially at such a critical time when challenges are faced both at home and abroad...I therefore declare once again that I am willing to resign and will take the blame with immediate effect Come into effect, the Directors of the Ministry of Magic will form an interim decision-making cabinet until my successor is chosen..."

The news of Hess's plan to resign suddenly reduced the loud voices of the protesting wizards. The German Minister of Magic really supported it, which was beyond most people's expectations, although many of the signs they held did indicate that This kind of plea for the Minister of Magic to step down, but at this time, the magic that makes their protests quieter seems redundant.

"I have to admit,

I sometimes, like most ordinary people, may make decisions and judgments that are wrong - and today this part is wrong - even if I believe that they were at the time the determination that seemed to me to be the most beneficial to our wizarding world. . To the friends and colleagues who have stood by me through this difficult time, and to those who believed in me because I was right, I will be forever grateful for your support, and to those who have decided not to. , I will not treat each other with bad words, I believe that our original intention is for the independence and prosperity of our magical world, no matter how our judgments are different. And to the wizards who suffered because of my wrong decision... I can only say sorry to everyone when I am in this position, but I will try my best to form some foundations to provide compensation to you...

In any case, we German wizards must unite in these difficult times for a common purpose, to resist and replace with a peaceful goal those greedy and cunning intentions that try to wreak havoc on our country and even subvert it, which is what keeps us Germany together What wizards have to do to live with dignity..."

Although it was outside, except for the sound of the wind and Hess's speech, the scene was surprisingly quiet, but on the contrary, inside the Ministry of Magic, the directors of various departments that formed the temporary cabinet fell into disputes.

"I think after Hess, it's up to me, the propagandist, to make some hot words." Goebbels straightened his hair and wanted to go out to speak on behalf of the Ministry of Magic, "Look at those Mudbloods are calm A lot."

"I'm late!" Heinrich Thälmann, the director of the German Aurors, was also very angry at this time, "You idiots pushed Minister Hess out, pinned all your hopes on Hess, and wanted him Take full responsibility... Do you think this is really something that can be solved by his resignation? There is no substantive solution, and those wizards who can't survive those days don't need any speeches from you at this time...I told you, the name The striker is controlled by the Imperius Curse, and the reason why things can develop to this extent now is that there is no force behind it. Who would believe it? My people have found that these protest groups were organized and incited before the outbreak ..."

"Paul, you have such a beautiful idea. You want to be a minister if you have achieved something? I am the first to disagree." Goering slammed the table down and questioned, "As for Heinrich, you have long been ineligible to run for office. Is that why you say that? Because this matter itself is not caused by the incompetence of your Aurors? Yes, we all know that behind these protests... you don’t need to guess to know that this is Harris’ revenge, but it’s not you And Hess these two hawks are planning to provoke them with those stupid Bulgarians? Hess is voluntary and no one forced him, he just lost the bet... We didn't ask you to be pushed out, it's big enough! I will recently The introduction of a batch of airships will give hope to the people, and they will support me as the Minister of Magic."

"Aren't you afraid that Harris would come back and take your position back? Now you're blaming me and Hess?" Heinrich blushed, "And what about the Joachims?"

"Don't look at me like that, that champagne dealer has already been frightened by Harris." Goering took advantage of his fat body and refused to give up his eyes, "He dare not continue to fight against Harris, his position is natural It should be let out... so that we can prevent Harris from infiltrating, and keep the dignity and decency of the German wizarding community..."

"Herman, you speak nicely..." Heinrich sighed and his voice softened a little, "We lack the top power that can deal with the Dark Lord and that Alan Harris... You all know Dumbledore What happened that night with Grindelwald, Lord Goring, times have changed, even if the White Wizard and the former Dark Lord teamed up, they are no match for the Mysterious Man, and the Mysterious Man is no match for Alan Harris..." Heinley Xi paused worriedly, "It's fine for me not to be the Minister of Magic. My department is indeed responsible for this incident, but let's not talk about the top power. Our Aurors need a lot of money to really reform to be able to fight against the British. And manpower, did you hear what the goblins said? They even put the responsibility for being robbed on us now... Even if those people were not incited, they would not be satisfied with Hess' resignation... Besides, there is Harris behind them... As long as who If there is a way, I will express my position next time, and I will support him to become the next minister of the Ministry of Magic. Hess is right, we can no longer fight among ourselves..."

As if to confirm Heinrich's concerns, three voices of questioning came out tacitly and clearly from those areas where the ear-plug listening spell was cast to avoid affecting the speech.

"If you mess things up and walk away, coward, this is a kind of shirk for his responsibilities, will you leave when you have enough money?"

"Who should solve the problem of compensation for us victims? The strikers run faster than anyone else against outsiders, but they are harsher than anyone else against our own innocent people..."

"Think about it, how many of Grindelwald's followers and the purebloods under the mysterious man escaped punishment with the common excuse of being cast with the Imperius Curse."

This caused an uproar among the protesters. The short-term shock and pleasure brought about by the resignation of the Minister of Magic and the subsequent sense of helplessness quickly dissipated. The reality of survival and the lack of security brought about by violent law enforcement Questions, and anger at the Ministry of Magic officials in their own country trying to resign to escape responsibility for messing things up, the loss of trust in the Ministry of Magic reminded the protesters of the purpose and anger of their protests, and they raised their hands to "clear responsibility" Placards such as "Return my property", "Ministry of Magic step down", and shouted slogans such as "Never allow it to go away", "Thorough investigation and accountability", etc. It seems that the trend of opposition is no different from Hess's announcement of resignation.

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Immediately afterwards, as if pinching a point, huge black fabrics began to appear in the sky above the building of the German Ministry of Magic, and even above the heads of several German wizard gathering places, rising from the ground. , and rolled towards the place where the wizards gathered on the ground.