The Day of the Draw at Hogwarts

Relationships between people need to be maintained from time to time. A relationship that is not carefully maintained will only gradually fade away.

As the British Prime Minister, Huck's relationship with him is worth maintaining for Tom.

Tom glanced at the time and realized that he was going there now, just in time for afternoon tea in Downing Street.

"I'll go out first."

Without any hesitation, Tom immediately left Granger's house and took a car to No. 10 Downing Street.

The taxi driver didn't think it was strange. In fact, many tourists visit there every year. Of course, tourists generally cannot go to Gate 10 and can only visit Downing Street through the iron railings on both sides.

Tom was treated like a tourist.

A black guard wearing a Bobby helmet stood in front of Tom, "Hey, boy, this is not a place to hang out, you should stay there." [Note]

He pointed to the iron railing not far away, "If you are here to take pictures, please stand behind the iron railing."

Here I have to praise Tom’s personal image. After being admitted to Hogwarts and becoming friends with Hermione, Tom greatly improved his quality of life and was no longer the down-and-out little tramp. Now he looks like a rich man. He is well-dressed and handsome. His first impression is very good.

So much so that the guard was very patient with him and didn't raise any alarm. With a change of skin color, Tom might now be surrounded by plainclothes police.

"I'm not a tourist, I'm an old friend of Mr. Harker, and I want to see him."

Guard:…

He glanced at Tom and asked businesslikely: "Excuse me, sir, do you have an appointment?"

Tom:…

"No……"

In the past, when he was looking for Huck, he was "teleported" directly to the balcony of his house. The close relationship made him ignore Huck's current identity: the Prime Minister of the British Empire.

"Then I'm sorry, I can't let you in."

"So how can I make an appointment?" Tom scratched his head, feeling that it would be more convenient for him to go directly to Huck's house?

Disapparate directly into No. 10? He didn't dare. Who knew there was any anti-theft mechanism inside? If you get caught, it will be front-page news.

"Write a letter and wait for the approval process, or Mr. Bernard's approval," the guard explained to Tom very patiently. At the end of the sentence, he glanced at Tom: "But since you are an old acquaintance of Mr. Huck, why don't you give him a personal call?"

Tom suddenly felt super embarrassed: What did he do when his brain got hot? This behavior is really stupid. Sure enough, his behavior was still too unrestrained.

Tom still didn't understand that his behavior was not so much freedom as it was a subtle change in his mentality after becoming a wizard - he no longer took the non-magical world's political power seriously.

This is the inherent arrogance of wizards. Regardless of pure blood, mixed blood, or hemp, every wizard will have this kind of arrogance, because this kind of arrogance is contagious! As a Muggle-born wizard, Tom only stayed at Hogwarts for a few years, and his mentality changed unknowingly.

Tom suddenly remembered a saying: Only women and villains are difficult to care for. Those who are close will not be inferior, and those who are far away will be resentful. My current relationship with Huck is like a "villain", so if I'm close, I won't be inferior!

"Sorry, I was reckless. I will make an appointment with Mr. Huck on the phone." Tom felt ashamed of his behavior just now. He decided to go home first and then find a way to get in touch with Huck.

The guard looked at this strange young man and felt a slight movement in his heart: Is he really an acquaintance of Mr. Harker?

"Ahem, I can help you call Mr. Bernard." The guard changed his mind in just a few seconds and called Huck's secretary Bernard.

At this time, Huck and Bernard were discussing a small matter.

It was a small thing indeed: a Scottish sheepdog strayed into a minefield. However, the incident attracted a lot of media attention.

It is indeed quite strange that such a trivial thing has attracted so much attention. It makes people wonder: Is there no other news that the British media can report? But for Huck, this is indeed a good opportunity to increase his support rate-as long as he orders the troops to dispatch, he can rescue the puppy from the minefield.

"Yes, Prime Minister, this is indeed a good opportunity to improve your approval rating, but I must remind you that it will cost hundreds of thousands of pounds." Bernard was analyzing the pros and cons to Huck.

At this time, the phone rang.

Bernard answered the phone and heard the report from the guard outside the door.

"Bernard, what happened?" Huck fiddled with his glasses and looked at his personal secretary.

"Uh, Prime Minister, there is a man named Tom Yoder outside on the 10th. He wants to see you. He claims to be an old friend of yours."

Huck raised his eyebrows, "Ah, it's Tom, please invite him in!"

So a few minutes later, Tom was sitting at the Prime Minister's desk.

"So, what are you doing here?" After "inviting" his secretary out, Huck looked at Tom. He was also very curious as to why this guest from the magical world was suddenly interested in coming to him today.

"Did you read today's news? Unknown wildfires in northern Scotland." Tom decided to start the conversation with today's news.

"Are you talking about the wildfires in northern Scotland that suddenly burned and then suddenly extinguished? I saw this. Watching the news is an essential quality for every prime minister - of course this is because I have more free time after becoming prime minister. Less relevant."

Huck was telling the truth. When he was minister, he had to deal with several boxes of documents every day, but after becoming prime minister, he had to deal with a lot less things. More often than not, he attends various meetings, meets with leaders of various groups, and promotes his own policies. Of course, there is also thinking about how to increase support rates.

"This fire is indeed strange, wait a minute -" He raised his head and looked at Tom in surprise, "Does this fire have anything to do with wizards?"

"Either it has something to do with it, or I did it." Tom told Huck what happened that night during the Quidditch World Cup.

"Is there a group of wizards who hate Muggles?" Huck almost jumped up in shock, "Then you... no, you are definitely not..."

He looked around with some fear. It seemed that there was a dark wizard hiding in a corner of the office, always ready to jump out and take his life.

"Don't worry, the Ministry of Magic's duty is to protect the Prime Minister." Tom's words reassured Huck.

However, looking at Huck's expression, Tom still said: "The Ministry of Magic is not monitoring you. We just buried a hidden stake to ensure that no dark wizard will harm you."

At this time, the office door was suddenly pushed open.

"Sir Humphrey, you can't-" Bernard's voice came from behind the door, and it could be heard that he was trying to stop the man named Humphrey, but failed.

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Note: The British police have a very distinctive helmet. It is said to be inspired by the Prussian army. The scientific name is Custodian helmet (Guardian helmet), commonly known as Bobby hat.