Chapter 331 329 Politicians

Chapter 331 329. Politicians

Dumbledore looked at the wizard sitting opposite him, as if recalling a tense situation fifty years ago that was no less tense than the current one.

Percival Graves, the head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement of the Magical Congress of the United States of America, was murdered. The murderer not only did not escape, but also used extremely advanced transformation methods to replace his identity and used the official power of the Magical Congress of the United States of America to contact an Obscurial.

Although this matter was finally exposed by another proud student of Dumbledore and his plan was stopped in the United States, the negative impact on the Magical Congress could not be eliminated in any way, and it almost completely destroyed the Statute of Secrecy and exposed the magic world to the citizens of New York.

The Graves family was the most affected.

Not only did Percival, the deputy of the Congress, die, but the reputation of the Graves family in the American magic world was completely ruined, causing Matthew, who was only 7 years old at the time, to lose his father and be raised by his mother alone.

Fortunately, Matthew's mother educated him well. Even though he lost his father's political qualifications in Congress, he relied on his own excellence and hard work to take the position of the second-in-command of the Department of International Magical Cooperation. It is almost certain that if any director of the department retires in a few years, he will be the first in line to succeed him.

But he never forgot the hatred between the Graves family and the murderer!

Gellert Grindelwald, Matthew never forgot this name.

He always wanted to avenge his father personally, but let's not talk about the problem of strength. After the world-renowned duel ended with Dumbledore's victory, Grindelwald was sentenced to life imprisonment in Nurmengard by the International Confederation of Wizards.

Such a verdict was recognized by the Magic Congress. As a member of the American wizard, Matthew lost the opportunity to legally seek revenge on Grindelwald.

But he was also rational and knew very well what his level was. Even if Grindelwald was not imprisoned in the end, he would not be so hot-blooded that he would go to die alone in the name of revenge.

So Matthew could only unify his position with the Congress. As long as Grindelwald was willing to abide by the judgment and stay in Nurmengard, the revenge would be considered avenged.

But now the Wizarding Party has started to operate in Northern Europe again. In the past year, he even changed his surname perfunctorily, and became the headmaster of Durmstrang without even changing his name.

The Congress and Matthew are certainly not blind. Grindelwald's behavior has touched their bottom line in dealing with this matter.

Matthew stared at Dumbledore closely.

He came to Hogwarts Castle this time not only to represent the International Confederation of Wizards as a judge, but also to represent the Magical Congress of the United States of America to understand the position of the old man in front of him.

"I have always respected you, Albus." Matthew said seriously, "Not only did you defeat him and avenge me and my family, but I trust you the most. Now, I just want an answer."

"Have you completely cooperated with him now?"

When he finally asked this question, Matthew's voice calmed down, like a pool of stagnant water, but only a small stone can make it surge.

Under his gaze, Dumbledore shook his head.

"Since you believe in my character, you should know that I value feelings but will not be emotional. He is indeed a member of the wizard line now, but our cooperation is limited to the deal on how to defeat Riddle. I will not support what he does, and I don't have the time and energy to figure out what he is going to do after he walks out of that prison. Now he and I are just taking what we need, otherwise I would not be the only one who came to Hogwarts Castle now."

His voice was flat, and his blue eyes never shifted from Matthew's gaze when he spoke.

Matthew's originally tense body finally relaxed now.

Grindelwald has been the headmaster of Durmstrang for more than a year. The reason why the Magic Congress has not taken any action for such a long time is to find out Dumbledore's position.

In the eyes of some insiders, they clearly understand the relationship between the two old men. The Congress has been arguing for a whole six months about whether to include Dumbledore in their countermeasures against Grindelwald.

Even though Dumbledore and the Order of the Phoenix have fallen to the point of being driven out of Britain, no one in the Magic Congress dares to underestimate him.

Therefore, they finally decided to take advantage of the opportunity of the Triwizard Tournament to let Matthew, who already had a good relationship with him, contact him to find out what kind of relationship Dumbledore and Grindelwald have now.

Now Dumbledore can temporarily relieve those people in the Congress.

As long as the two of them are not completely united, the Congress's next actions will be much more convenient, with fewer unnecessary concerns.

Dumbledore crossed his hands, and his eyes did not shift away from Matthew's face.

"I gave you the answer you want to know. Now, can you answer what I want to know?"

Matthew's expression was serious, and he said solemnly.

"Until the result is completely clear, the Congress will never provide any help to the British side. We have no intention of intervening in your dispute with him, and in fact, more people in the Congress are on your side. But because of Grindelwald's problem, our focus must be on him first."

"Until the result is clear," Dumbledore repeated Matthew's first words and chuckled.

Matthew showed no shame on his face.

"If you fail in the end and he succeeds in becoming the master of Europe, then we will certainly re-evaluate the relationship between Congress and him. If his ambition cannot be restrained, or if he wants to repeat Grindelwald's mistakes, then we will follow your path."

Dumbledore stared at him.

"You have so many Muggle-born wizards, and there may not be more than three pure-blood families in the whole of America. Even Ilvermorny was established by wizards and Muggles together. Congress's attitude towards pure-bloodism is just to wait and see?"

He laughed, and the smile was still gentle, without any sarcasm.

"This reminds me of the long-standing saying that all the real smart people in Congress died in the 18th century after the great debate on 'nation or race'."

The American magic world has existed for a short time. Although it now plays an important role in the international magic world, when the United States was not yet formed, the so-called Magic Congress was just a loose organization composed of a group of European wizard immigrants.

In 1775, when the Muggle War of Independence officially broke out, the wizards who immigrated to this land would also face a choice.

Should they help Muggles and fight for their own new country, or should they avoid contact with Muggles and not participate in this war of independence in order to protect the wizard community?

This choice of "nation or race" caused a great debate throughout America. Elizabeth McGilligetti, then president of the Congress, presided over this controversial meeting in the large conference room of the Congress headquarters. Thousands of wizards participated in the discussion at that time, and finally sent someone to ask the British Ministry of Magic for its opinion.

The British Ministry of Magic responded with a simple sentence: "Stand aside and watch." The opinion of the President of Congress and most senior officials was also: "Don't bother with this war."

In the end, they did not participate in the war in any official form, but they still took actions to protect their No-Maj neighbors from time to time. In addition, wizards would also celebrate Independence Day in secret.

The one who almost tore up the Statute of Secrecy was the Magical Congress of the United States of America itself. Fortunately, the smart people among them chose the right path.

Because wizards' participation in the war could not change any situation at all, their choice would also trigger wizards around the world to think the same way.

In the face of wars between countries, wizards who also rely on Muggle regimes to distinguish, in this situation, should they choose to stand with the country or consider wizards as a whole.

The restraint of the Magical Congress prevented this chaos from happening, but their most outstanding contribution to protecting peace was limited to this.

They once made the right choice, but Dumbledore was extremely disappointed with the issue of Voldemort.

These American wizards were too obsessed with seeking revenge on Grindelwald. They did not see clearly the harm that Voldemort would bring to the world.

How could an organization centered on pure-blood power expect them not to set their sights on the fertile land of the American bloodline blank area after digesting the European cake?

Facing Dumbledore's words, Matthew's face did not waver, and he said very seriously.

"We have never ignored any threats, Albus, but no matter what, there should be a priority. Grindelwald's problem must be solved first!"

Dumbledore looked at him and shook his head gently. He had never thought of persuading him, so there was no disappointment.

"Well, it's time to end the reminiscence. If you really consider the fairness of the subsequent competition, then I suggest that you go to the castle to see my former student first."

After asking all the questions that should be asked and knowing all that needs to be known, Matthew had no intention of staying any longer.

He got up from his chair and gave Dumbledore a final blessing before leaving the office.

"I hope your warriors can perform well in this game. I have heard about his recent deeds in the United States."

Dumbledore did not stand up to see him off, but just sat on the chair and watched his back leave.

After Matthew closed the door of the headmaster's office, the portraits on the wall behind Dumbledore, which were pretending to sleep, suddenly became agitated.

They chattered about the conversation between the two parties just now, and denounced the stupidity of the decision of the Magic Congress on Voldemort.

Only Delis, who once served as a healer at St. Mungo's, frowned and asked in the frame.

"Will they really be impartial in our war with the Dark Lord?"

Phineas sneered.

"Remind you, Delis, that the words of politicians, especially the so-called diplomats, you can completely treat their mouths as anus that can only fart."

For the dirty words of this old bitch, Delis just glared at him in dissatisfaction.

"But he's still Albus' friend, isn't he?"

"Friends?" Phineas exclaimed, "Talking about friends in politics is probably just troll diplomacy!"

"What the attitude of the Magic Congress is is not determined by what Matthew says now." Dumbledore did not participate in the quarrel between them, but said softly, "He has been blinded by the hatred brought to him by Grindelwald, and he does not care about the attitude of the Congress towards the war between us and Riddle."

"But he is right about one thing, that is, they will not interfere in our affairs before the situation is completely clear."

Dumbledore was silent for a moment when he said this, and then he spoke in thought.

"Phineas, help me find Professor Rosier, I have some questions to talk to her first."

Hermione was packing up the mess in her dormitory.

There were less than 30 students in total, including Durmstrang, who came to Hogwarts Castle, so their accommodation environment was more spacious, and there was still a lot of space for each person to have a separate room.

But Hermione was not the only one in the dormitory where she was at this time.

"I've said it many times, Ms. Grey, I have no interest in the so-called Ravenclaw crown."

Hermione couldn't remember whether it was the sixth or seventh time, but she had repeated the same words no less than five times since the ghost came to her.

Ms. Grey still looked the same as when Nick first met Jon. It was obvious that she had been in contact with Hermione for a long time.

"Miss Granger, you are eager to gain knowledge and have extraordinary wisdom. If my mother were still alive, you would definitely be her favorite student. She might not give the crown to me, but she would definitely give it to someone like you."

Hermione had heard such words countless times, and her answer remained unchanged.

"So? Just because you recognized me on behalf of your mother, I have to help you find the crown? There is no such reason, ma'am, I know my abilities very well, and I have no interest in the story you told and the heritage of Ravenclaw."

Ms. Grey stared at Hermione's eyes tightly, as if she wanted to see through this girl completely.

"I know you want to help that boy, right?"

Hermione paused, but she continued without looking up.

"I want to help, not to do anything that might cause trouble for him just to help you."