#180 - Efficient Rita Skeeter
“Are you kidding me? Why don't you go confirm it yourself? Am I not allowed to know a couple of spells you don't?” Anduin sneered at Yulia's unsightly behavior. →ReadМ
“Oh? I didn't expect you to have such good taste. I'm confident that I'll become the most famous front-page reporter in less than ten years,” Rita Skeeter said excitedly.
Rita Skeeter couldn't suppress her excitement at this moment, and the Quick-Quotes Quill beside her seemed to understand her mood, constantly writing something on the parchment.
“So, Mr. Wilson, as an underage wizard, you defeated 5 Death Eaters this morning and trampled them under your feet. How did you do it? Is it due to your Slytherin cunning, or is there an informant of yours lurking among those Death Eaters? Or is this a pre-arranged trap, waiting for them to take the bait? Heavens, I feel like you have countless secrets waiting to be uncovered!”
Anduin quickly raised his hand to stop her. Hearing Rita Skeeter's nonsense, he was really afraid that this imaginative female reporter would guess what he had done.
Mainly because Rita Skeeter didn't give Anduin a chance to speak at all, and was just imagining things on her own, while the Quick-Quotes Quill next to her was filling in the details as if recording real events.
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He finally understood why this woman's reports were so annoying. She could fabricate the entire news story the moment she met you.
Seeing Anduin interrupt her, Rita Skeeter stared at him intently, guessing that Anduin could say anything and she could expand it into a bizarre story.
However, Anduin didn't care about Rita Skeeter's thoughts. All he wanted was efficiency.
He took out a folded piece of parchment from his pocket and lightly threw it in front of Rita Skeeter, then took out a small leather bag and tossed it into her arms.
“You just need to report according to the content on the parchment. You don't need to write anything else, and you're not allowed to write anything else, understand?” Then Anduin nodded at the small bag in her arms. “There are 20 Galleons in the bag, your reward.”
“Mr. Wilson, what do you mean by this?” Rita Skeeter was a little confused. She had been paid to be a mouthpiece before, but this was the first time she had seen it so directly. Moreover, she was not willing to let go of such a big news story about Anduin so easily.吧书69新
“That's exactly what I mean.” Then Anduin took out a Communi-badge from his pocket, and then cast a Transfiguration spell with his wand, transforming it into a beetle, exactly the same as Rita Skeeter's Animagus form before.
He placed the metal beetle in Rita Skeeter's palm, and then said coldly: “If anything happens in the future, I will notify you through it. We will cooperate with each other in the future, and you will become famous more easily, understand?”
Seeing the metal beetle in her palm, Rita Skeeter felt a chill in her heart, and swallowed back all the words she had prepared to flirt with this little boy. He knows? He knows my biggest secret, knows that I am an unregistered Animagus?
“This?” Rita Skeeter held the little beetle, looking at Anduin with a hesitant expression.
“This what? This is just a little gift I gave you, don't pay too much attention to it.” Anduin stood up, walked out, and then glanced at Rita Skeeter, who was sitting blankly on the sofa, “What are you still sitting there for? Isn't it time to take pictures next?”
“Uh, yes, I understand.” Rita Skeeter also understood Anduin's meaning at this time, quickly stood up, and hurriedly put away the money bag and the metal beetle.
After only a few minutes of meeting, Rita Skeeter was led by the nose by Anduin, simple and efficient.
After the two went out and took a few very decent half-length photos in front of the photographer, Rita Skeeter hurriedly walked out of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, which surprised the Ministry of Magic staff next to her. Didn't this woman used to grab someone and ask questions until she got to the bottom of things? Why did she suddenly become so efficient after entering the room?
“Anduin, why did that woman suddenly become quiet? She was just chirping and composing us.” Vanessa, who was on duty next to her, came over to talk.
“Who knows, maybe she's actually an introverted person,” Anduin said casually, changing the subject, “By the way, Vanessa, there were people around just now, so I didn't have a chance to catch up with you. Congratulations on becoming a full Auror. Moody said your internship results are the best he's had in recent years.”
“Really?” Vanessa instantly smiled when she heard Anduin talking about this. “It's mainly because Officer Moody gave good guidance. It's just that although I've become a full Auror now, I still don't have many opportunities to go on field missions. I can only handle some paperwork in the office. By the way, you really stole the show this time. The Minister personally told me just now to take you to see her when you come out.”
“Is that so? Then let's go over now.” Anduin nodded, then suddenly remembered something and asked, “By the way, can you do me a favor?”
“What is it? Just tell me.” Vanessa replied casually.
“I have an unsigned deed here, can you help me convert it into a personal deed?” Anduin asked, taking out the deed from his body.
He was always uneasy carrying this thing with him. It would be troublesome if he accidentally lost it or damaged it. He planned to bind it to himself as soon as possible. Anyway, he was alone now and didn't need to leave a way out for his descendants.
“How do you have such a thing? Unsigned deeds are very precious. There are not many in the entire magical world. It is very troublesome to convert a personal deed into an unsigned deed, but it is very simple to convert an unsigned deed into a personal deed. This is also why this kind of deed is precious.” Vanessa took the deed with some curiosity and looked at it, then stared at Anduin in astonishment.
“Property in Diagon Alley, where did this come from?” Vanessa asked in surprise.
“It was found on those Death Eaters, and now it's mine. This doesn't violate the rules, does it?”
Anduin had learned beforehand that the property seized from dark wizards or Death Eaters, except for wands or items with owners, did not need to be turned in, so he could openly take it out, which could also legalize it. Anyway, Tokier was dead, and now there was no proof, so he could say whatever he wanted.
“This is not against the rules, as long as it is not personal property that can prove the owner, it can be classified as personal.” Vanessa nodded in confirmation.
