Chapter 502: Ministry of Magic Meeting

While the Death Eaters were enjoying dinner, Sebastian was helping clean up the mess at the Ministry of Magic.

Of course, he wasn't working for nothing. He stayed here mainly to persuade Amelia to move to a new home for the Ministry of Magic.

As for the location, it is of course the new town of Hogsmeade.

To be honest, Sebastian had long wanted to move the Ministry of Magic there and make the new town of Hogsmeade the true political, economic and educational center of the British wizarding world.

Unfortunately, without a good reason, no one would be willing to move the Ministry of Magic.

After all, the Ministry of Magic has been here for hundreds of years, and in a democratic society, something as big as moving is not something that can be decided by one person.

Therefore, neither Fudge before nor Amelia who is about to become the Minister of Magic can turn the Ministry of Magic into a one-man show. Everything has to be decided in meetings.

After Voldemort appeared and brought his Death Eaters to smash up the Ministry of Magic, Sebastian knew that the opportunity to move the Ministry of Magic had come.

Therefore, he took the initiative to participate in the internal executive meeting of the Ministry of Magic as a member of the Wizengamot. However, he did not rush to put forward his own suggestions. Instead, he listened quietly to Amelia presiding over the Ministry of Magic meeting.

The first item of the meeting was to elect an acting minister. After all, such a serious incident had occurred and the Ministry of Magic needed a leader to lead them forward.

Without any objection, Amelia Burns became the acting minister in her capacity as Director of the Department of Law Enforcement. The formal election would be held after the Ministry of Magic was stabilized.

To be honest, there was no need to wait for the formal election. Everyone present had already made Amelia the official Minister of Magic, even without the support of Sebastian and Dumbledore.

Because Amelia's performance today has won everyone's hearts.

The second item of the meeting was to restore Dumbledore's identity as the Wizengamot and ask him to represent the British Ministry of Magic to attend the International Wizarding Conference to be held urgently tomorrow.

The British Minister of Magic died, the headmaster of Ilvermorny died, and almost all of the elite Aurors of the United States Magical Congress were killed or injured. With so many things happening, the International Wizarding Conference will definitely be a mess.

In this situation, it is appropriate for a highly respected wizard like Dumbledore to step forward. I just hope that the current acting president of the International Confederation of Wizards, Babajide Akinbade, does not think that Dumbledore is competing with him for the position of president.

Dumbledore liked this atmosphere of unity and efficiency very much. Moreover, he originally hoped to unite with the Ministry of Magic to fight against the mysterious man. So when faced with Amelia's invitation, he did not refuse and immediately took on the task.

Seeing that Dumbledore had no objection, Amelia immediately presided over the meeting and moved on to the next topic.

"According to the investigation, the reason why the You-Know-Who easily captured Azkaban and then came to the Ministry of Magic was because Yaxley was an undercover agent sent by the You-Know-Who."

In an instant, the conference room became chaotic.

"Damn it, it turns out he was the one behind all this. Minister Fudge trusted the wrong person."

"Issue a reward and arrest him!"

"Yes, and those who escaped from Azkaban, all of them will be offered bounties!"

"Everyone!" Amelia stopped everyone from talking. "The reward must be issued, but the more important issue is that we have to prevent the You-Know-Who from sending undercover agents to the Ministry of Magic."

"So, I propose that we use truth serum to conduct a universal screening in the Ministry of Magic, starting with me as the Acting Minister."

Veritaserum?

This is not appropriate.

Everyone has their own secrets. If you use truth serum, wouldn't there be no privacy at all?

Amelia is a nice person, but this method is a bit too harsh.

For a moment, few people responded, and most wizards looked embarrassed.

As if she had anticipated this situation, Amelia continued, "I know everyone has concerns, but we can stipulate the number and content of questions in advance to ensure that no privacy is involved."

"Everyone, the war has come. Minister Fudge's example is right before our eyes. Any negligence could cost us our lives."

"I would rather die on the battlefield than have these undercover agents stab me in the back, so a large-scale screening is imperative!"

"I support Minister Burns' decision!" Sebastian immediately spoke up to support his friend.

"On behalf of Swann Alchemy, I will donate one thousand bottles of truth serum for screening by the Ministry of Magic, so that those who support the mysterious man will not have any chance to take advantage of it."

A thousand bottles?

Hearing this number, everyone present widened their eyes.

Wow, that’s a generous deal!

Three drops are enough to make a person reveal all his secrets. Are you asking us to drink truth serum instead of water?

With Sebastian's support, the opposition was much smaller and the bill to use truth serum was quickly passed. The focus then shifted to how to frame the questions and how to protect personal privacy.

Of course, the truth serum alone is not enough. In order to prevent Death Eaters from using Polyjuice Potion to impersonate Ministry of Magic employees after the large-scale screening, or directly using their relatives and friends to threaten them to do something that would make their relatives sad and their enemies happy, Sebastian also decided to add some insurance for Amelia.

For example, we share the technology for making work badges with the Ministry of Magic, help the employees of the Ministry of Magic make work badges that are bound to their souls, and use the work badges for security authentication when entering the Ministry of Magic.

In addition, employees who pass the truth serum test are required to sign a magical contract, and when they betray the Ministry of Magic, their names will appear on a specific list.

Of course, these don't need to be discussed now, they can just be discussed with Amelia in private. After all, these employees can even accept the truth serum, so the remaining two items are nothing.

During the war, everything was strict. If someone didn't want to accept these security measures, it didn't matter. They could just resign voluntarily. Every year, a large number of graduates competed to work in the Ministry of Magic.

The meeting continued, and the next item was to discuss the restoration of the Ministry of Magic and the Ministry's next goals.

Seeing this, Sebastian didn't wait any longer. He stood up and walked to the podium under everyone's gaze.

"Everyone, I have a suggestion!"

"The Dark Lord is back. This is a fact we are all aware of. So now there is a very serious problem facing everyone - the Ministry of Magic is no longer safe."

"For everyone's safety, I suggest moving the Ministry of Magic to the new city of Hogsmeade."