Chapter 20 Lucius’s Ambition

Because Theodore was dead, compensation was very cheap, and the Ministry of Magic didn't care much about compensation for the dead. But Jessica and Roger were still alive and had been imprisoned in Azkaban for eleven years. Considering the huge influence of this incident, the Ministry of Magic may have to pay a huge amount of compensation to eliminate it.

One day later, regarding the case of Ms. Jessica Travis and her son being thrown into Azkaban without trial, the Ministry of Magic and the Wizengamot issued a formal resolution:

1. Jessica Travis and Theodore Travis were coerced by a mysterious man into joining the Death Eaters during the Wizarding War. Considering that the two men had committed no major crimes, they were no longer held accountable for their status as Death Eaters.

Note: The Ministry of Magic has reached a compensation agreement with the Travis family. At the request of the relevant parties, the compensation agreement is kept confidential.

2. Significantly reduce the number and authority of dementors in Azkaban. Increase the proportion of wizard managers to avoid relying on dementors to suppress prisoners.

3. Increase the number of psychological counselors to help Azkaban prisoners rehabilitate and reintegrate into society. Prioritize the psychological needs of prisoners who have been wrongfully imprisoned.

4. Establish an independent prisoners' rights committee to conduct regular inspections of Azkaban and safeguard the basic rights of prisoners to survive.

5. Speed ​​up the trial of appeals from Azkaban prisoners and release those who are proven innocent or whose crimes are unfair.

6. For the few people who have sincerely repented and have been convicted, humanitarian measures such as appropriate commutation of sentences may be considered.

The Ministry of Magic will comprehensively review the management of Azkaban and treat all prisoners in a more humane and fair manner.

During this investigation, the Ministry of Magic found that the Law Enforcement Department and the courtroom did circumvent the law and carry out lynching. Considering that during the war, Aurors have the right to implement special procedures, the following decisions are made to the relevant personnel.

1. Demoting the client, Barty Crouch.

2. Hold relevant personnel in the courtroom of the Ministry of Magic accountable.

3. Strengthen internal supervision of the Ministry of Magic, set clear boundaries for the power of officials at all levels, and prevent abuse of power.

4. Improve the disciplinary inspection system of the Ministry of Magic, focus on supervising departments involving life and personal freedom, and prevent similar incidents from happening again.

5. Establish an open complaint channel for the Ministry of Magic to allow the public to complain and supervise improper law enforcement behavior.

6. Provide regular training to all Ministry of Magic personnel on law enforcement regulations and procedures to strengthen the appropriate use of power.

7. Strengthen psychological counseling for law enforcement officers to prevent excessive behavior.

The Ministry of Magic will reorganize its management from within and resolutely prevent such incidents of negligence from happening again.

Roger and Jessica didn't care about the Ministry of Magic's decision. They wrote a lot, but the only useful thing was that Jessica and his wife were completely innocent.

Regarding compensation, the Ministry of Magic has already drafted it and handed it over to them through Dumbledore's hand. For the sake of the principal, Jessica did not hold on to the compensation agreement unilaterally drafted by the Ministry of Magic.

The Ministry of Magic and the Travis Family Compensation Agreement. In order to make compensation and restore the reputation of the Travis family, the Ministry of Magic has decided to provide the following measures:

1. Economic compensation

1. Pay financial compensation of 100,000 Galleons to Roger Travis.

2. Pay financial compensation of 300,000 Galleons to Jessica Travis.

2. Physical compensation

1. Return all the Travis family’s properties, land, and estates in the UK.

2. Provide Roger and Jessica with a high-end community apartment in the center of London.

3. Education compensation

1. Exempt Roger from all tuition and living expenses for seven years at Hogwarts.

2. Provide Roger with a full scholarship to study in a top foreign magic school.

4. Medical compensation

1. Provide lifelong high-end magic medical services to Jessica and Roger for free.

2. Provide regular psychological counseling for 5 years, which can be extended if necessary.

5. Employment placement

1. Provide Jessica with job opportunities that are suitable for her professional background.

2. Actively recommend Rogge to apply for a job in the Ministry of Magic after graduation.

6. Other compensation

1. The Ministry of Magic will publicly apologize in major wizarding newspapers.

The Ministry of Magic hopes that through the above measures, it can compensate the relevant personnel for their losses as much as possible and wishes them a happy future life.

The agreement is fairly sincere, but the details need further discussion. Rogge watched Jessica sign the agreement and realized that the respected white wizard in front of him, Mr. Albus, the chief magician of the Wizengamot, was not without selfish motives. He leaned on Jessica's arm, wary of Dumbledore rising in his heart.

"Congratulations!" Malfoy was indeed very happy. He had gained a lot from this incident: "It's a pity that the evidence of Buck killing the McKinnons is conclusive, otherwise he would have been released from prison."

Many members of the pure-blood family have resumed their positions, and some will be released from Azkaban one after another. As the power of the pure-blood family has been strengthened, Malfoy's own prestige has been greatly improved. In particular, the wizarding world felt that the mysterious man was dead, which made Malfoy the vague leader of pure-blood wizards.

Such high prestige made Malfoy forgetful, and he wanted to form an organization that only pure-blood families could participate in. He had already thought of a name for the organization, and it was called the Ancient Magic Alliance, which was specifically used to discuss the protection of wizard bloodlines and pure-blood interests.

Malfoy sighed with regret: "Buck is still imprisoned for life, and the key to your family's vault is still in his hands."

He had heard a little bit about the compensation from the Ministry of Magic, but the treasury of the Travis family was the big one. A conservative estimate puts that wealth at no less than 5 million gold galleons.

"Mrs. Jessica, considering that the heritage of our pure-blood family is beginning to be lost, I am planning to form an organization that only pure-blood families can join."

"The Ancient Magic Alliance," Malfoy said mysteriously, "The ancient magic represents the past glory of the wizarding world. Through this alliance, we can unite the power of pure-blood families and find the lost ancient magic."

"I believe that once the power of ancient magic is recovered, the status of wizards will rise again." Malfoy has read a lot of books about Muggles recently. He put away a little bit of his pride and prejudice and thought about the relationship between wizards and Muggles. future.

He painfully discovered that modern wizards had lost their absolute advantage over Muggles. The power of Muggles to destroy an entire city with one bullet is difficult for any wizard to stop.

The imbalance of power represents the confusion of status. As a pure-blood, Malfoy will never allow himself to be stepped on by Muggles.

So he became obsessed with pursuing the power of ancient magic. He believed that once the ancient magic was retrieved, wizards could once again be superior.

"I believe that once the power of ancient magic is recovered, the status of pure-blood wizards will definitely rise again." Malfoy's eyes showed crazy enthusiasm.

"Uncle Malfoy, are there only pure-blood families in the alliance?" Rogge asked curiously.

"Must!" Malfoy nodded, "Only our family has continued from the ancient magic era to this day. We are the only ones who have retained the blood of ancient magic. Who else is qualified except us?"

"But this way, we will be in opposition to the entire magical world, and everyone will be wary of us."

Rogge put forward his own idea, "Why not use other standards? For example, magic spells, potions... As long as the core of the alliance is controlled by pure-blood families, the more people in the alliance, the greater the power of the core characters."

"If we really only recruit pure blood, given the current sensitivity of the magic world..."

Facing Rogge's analysis, Malfoy had to admit that the ideas in it were indeed thought-provoking.

"Uncle Malfoy, do you have a blueprint for the organizational structure?"

"Well, I'm still thinking about it..." Malfoy was a little embarrassed, and he couldn't say that he hadn't thought about it yet. He quickly said there was something going on at home and left in a hurry.

"Hey, I've already thought of something for you." Rogge sighed regretfully as he looked at Malfoy who had escaped without a trace.

"Okay, go to bed early! We have to move tomorrow!" Jessica put away the documents from the Ministry of Magic. She could see that her son would cause big trouble sooner or later if he stayed with Malfoy.

"Tomorrow?" Rogge didn't expect it to be so soon. He still wanted to communicate more with Uncle Malfoy.

"That's right. Don't look at the agreement that says the house is in London, but if it's too late, the Ministry of Magic might shun it. Strike while the iron is hot before they push it back and forth. Go get some rest!"