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Subordinates who can identify problems, raise questions, and solve them.

Raising questions without solving them is just nitpicking!

Umbridge used to be able to solve problems, even if he couldn't find them.

Umbridge can't even solve the problems now.

How can this compare to Percy?

Moreover... when Umbridge was studying at Hogwarts, she was just an ordinary Slytherin, nothing special at all.

They are no match for a top student like Percy.

In Britain, there is only one magic school, Hogwarts. There is no other school to compare with it, so the weight given to academic performance is even more stringent than the difference in school ranking.

If it works, it works; if it doesn't, it doesn't.

He was afraid they'd try to take Percy away from him if he sent him directly to the Department of Magical Creatures. So he needed to have his mark as Minister of Magic imprinted on Percy now!

“Alright then, Percy, your internship department will remain in my office.” Fudge made his decision after a moment’s thought.

"Then I will appoint you as a special investigator to conduct research in the Otherworld Office."

Do you know exactly what you're supposed to do?

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"Hmm... find the best among the werewolves?" Thanks to the extra help Arthur gave Percy, he immediately understood his responsibilities.

"That's right, Percy. We need to find the most essential part of the werewolf, and we need to rely on the werewolf registry list to find it."

"Huh?" Percy genuinely didn't understand, but Fudge didn't explain it to him in any particular way.

“I understand.” Percy nodded. Arthur had told him at home that if he encountered an order he didn’t understand, he should just agree to it.

When Percy gets home, Arthur will naturally help him analyze the situation.

"That's settled then. I'll arrange for my secretary to take you to complete the formalities later. Tomorrow, you can prepare to go to the 'Outcast's Office to look through the files."

Fudge was satisfied with Percy's attitude. Whether this satisfaction would continue depended on Percy's efficiency in handling matters.

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At Blake's old house.

The Ministry of Magic's efficiency this time was outrageously high.

The moment the Office of Wizards’ Deposit Protection and Gringotts Coordination was approved, Fudge dragged Sirius to the Ministry of Magic to work overtime.

Sirius Black had probably been in Azkaban for too long, and his enthusiasm for work was surprisingly high.

The office setup was quickly completed, and Sirius Black, leveraging his connections with the Black and Potter families, recruited a group of skilled operators for the office.

Sirius recruited some of the injured former Aurors and strikers to work in administrative roles, while others who had left the two law enforcement teams due to psychological reasons or overly brutal methods were also brought under his wing.

The Auror and Brawler offices might need to consider the team's image and structure, but Sirius's office deals with Gringotts goblins, and even the entire goblin community.

image?

Who cares about that stuff!

Sirius remembered Isaac's words well; for him, protecting wizarding deposits was not the main task of this office.

Coordinating with Gringotts is the main task of the office.

This coordination is quite interesting; how can coordination not be considered coordination?

Amicable negotiation is considered coordination, but blocking a fairy's door with a magic wand is even more of a form of coordination.

The kind of leader you have determines the kind of team you have. Before long, Sirius's men all knew their boss's three ideas.

Fight, fight, and fucking fight.

With Sirius busy, Isaac had some free time.

With little homework during the Hogwarts holidays, Isaac, with some free time, began to browse through the books in the Black family mansion's study under Kreacher's guidance.

Sirius Black, the current head of House Black, said it was no problem, and Kreacher naturally didn't object.

Moreover, Kreacher's mistress had said that Isaac was the most distinguished guest of the Black family and that Kreacher should fulfill all his needs.

While browsing through the Black family's library, Isaac discovered that although some of the Black family's magical books contained the legacy of dark magic, the proportion was not as large as Isaac had imagined.

Judging from the sheer quantity, the Black family has a considerable amount of knowledge about dark magic, but the study contains more content from the four fundamental disciplines.

Transfiguration, Charms, Potions, and Herbalism.

Thinking about it carefully, this makes a lot of sense.

Although the Black family adheres to the principle of pure-blood supremacy, that is simply a family philosophy passed down through generations.

This has nothing to do with whether or not one learns black magic.

At least the Black family members weren't the "madmen" like the Lestrange family.

Dark magic is a means, not the root cause; most pure-blood families surely understand this principle.

Of course, it's not unreasonable to say that those who forget their roots and turn to black magic are courting death.

Incestuous marriage already puts a negative influence on the family's descendants, and then they go to extremes to learn black magic.

Is this some kind of social experiment to recreate the worst possible outcome, as if they're afraid their descendants won't be burdened with enough negative influences?

Isaac wasn't really interested in the Black family's collection of dark magic.

However, he still "accepted" the content of these four basic disciplines.

Even when encountering content he didn't understand, Isaac didn't immediately take online classes; instead, he chose to consult the Black family ancestors with his books.

Especially Kreacher's mistress.

As for the consequences of doing so...

The original velvet was replaced with a lockable cabinet under Sirius's mother's direction.

After locking the cabinet, Kreacher destroyed the key as instructed by the mistress and simply locked himself in a dark room.

Well... Isaac discovered that Sirius's mother really wasn't anything special; she was just plain uncultured.

As for the other ancestors of the Black family...

As soon as Isaac left the study, all the ancestors of the Black family went to visit other magical paintings.

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[Knock knock]

Kreacher knocked gently on the study door and, after receiving Isaac's permission, came to Isaac's side with two letters.

“Young Master Isaac, here are two letters for you.” Kreacher respectfully placed the letters on the desk in the study.

During this time, he witnessed how Isaac "tortured" the ancestors of the Black family.

Kreacher could only admit that he truly couldn't stop Isaac from asking the question of the Black Ancestor—the mistress had said she would grant Isaac's every request.

This naturally includes asking questions and learning about things you don't understand.

Moreover... my master's elder is not my elder. Kreacher's mistress is Valbuga Black, who has already put herself in "solitary confinement".

Therefore, even if the ancestors of the Black family tried to issue orders through the ranks, they would not be able to find where Valbuga Black was.

Well... portraits also have their own social circles.

Magic is amazing, isn't it?

Because Kreacher had witnessed Isaac's methods, his awe of this outsider grew day by day.

With Sirius not home, Isaac is now the highest-ranking person in the Black family mansion.

"Who sent it?" Isaac picked up a bookmark and placed it on the book in his hand, then picked up the envelope from the table.

"One letter is from your Vice Principal, Ms. Minerva McGonagall, and the other is from the renowned author, Gilderoy Lockhart."

“Giddro Lockhart? Sending me a letter? Really?” Isaac felt no sense of flattery, only a deep sense of bewilderment.

Not many people know that he lives in the old Blake mansion.

But Gilderoy Lockhart was not among the people he should know.

Isaac put Lockhart's letter aside and picked up Professor McGonagall's letter to read it first.

As expected, Professor McGonagall was there to "collect debts".

Dumbledore rather unkindly entrusted the task of finding a new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor for the new school year to Isaac, and Professor McGonagall wasn't entirely at ease with it either.

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Professor McGonagall saw no flaws in Isaac's magical talent.

So the problem lies in Isaac's age.

Dumbledore is over a hundred years old, and even now he's having a hard time finding a Defense Against the Dark Arts professor for Hogwarts.

Every year during the holidays, I basically submit the list of professors right at the "deadline".