ebonymovies Chapter 29 You're not going to get your chapter deducted, are you? Transfiguration Deduction!
Chapter 29 You're not going to get your chapter deducted, are you? Transfiguration Deduction!
Chapter 29 You kid didn't take a kickback, did you? Transfiguration Deduction!
Fudge stared blankly at his staff, the numbers they had just recited still echoing in his ears, a feeling of disbelief washing over him.
He once suspected that his staff had misread the text or that he had misheard.
More than six thousand Galleons?!
How could a little wizard spend so much money?!
However, after repeatedly confirming with his staff, Fouché still received the same answer.
He staggered slightly, then snatched the stack of bills from his aide's hands.
"I want to see what exactly Charles bought that could possibly cost over six thousand Galleons!"
As bills came into view, Fudge's expression changed constantly.
"Eighty deluxe set meals at the Leaky Cauldron..."
"???"
"Wait a minute, eighty servings per day?"
"Monthly billing?!"
"Damn it, do you think I've never been to the Leaky Cauldron? That one serving could kill me. Does Ciel eat eighty servings a day?"
"Even if he were feeding monstrous creatures or even dragons in his room at the Leaky Cauldron, it wouldn't cost this much!"
However, this bill was just the tip of the iceberg; many more outrageous bills followed.
"Honey Duke candies mail order, 100 pieces of each style..."
"Ugh, isn't he afraid of losing his teeth from all that sweetness?"
"Didn't anyone teach him that children shouldn't eat too much sugar?"
"Damn it, I told you long ago, Dumbledore, the headmaster of Hogwarts, always likes to eat all sorts of weird candies. He's a bad influence, and even the kids who haven't enrolled yet are being corrupted by him!"
These bills are barely within Fudge's acceptable range.
Then, the bills from Ollivanders Wand Shop, Flourish and Blotts, and many other shops selling magical items in Diagon Alley turned Fudge's face ashen, and he completely broke down.
"What's going on here? Why are there so many wand bills? A total of twenty wands to be reimbursed."
"And so many magical items, plus a book bill of nearly three thousand Galleons at Flourish and Blotts?"
"Damn it, wasn't our agreement with Charles only to reimburse food expenses, and not other uses? How come the bill is still being sent?"
"At this rate, he'll spend all our political donations in no time!"
Fudge stared intently at his advisor, who had previously been in charge of drafting the magical agreement, his eyes filled with suspicion.
"You wouldn't have left a backdoor in the agreement, planning to take a kickback, would you?!"
The staff member was on the verge of tears.
"No, I really didn't!"
Fudge looked melancholy.
"You didn't take a kickback?"
"Do you believe I'll bring you truth serum and ask you?"
The aide hesitated for a moment, then quickly said...
"As for kickbacks, you know what I mean, Minister. How many people in the Ministry of Magic don't take kickbacks?"
"But the agreement with the Shire was made in such a rush that time, not to mention Dumbledore was also present. I was only thinking about getting things done, how could I dare!"
"His magical agreement is truly flawless. Every time he submits an expense report, it checks his true intentions for purchasing items. Even if he buys food, as long as he's not thinking about eating it himself but about sharing it with his friends when submitting the expense report, the bill will not be approved."
Fudge frowned and pressed for an answer.
"So what's the situation now?"
"I'm not counting the Leaky Cauldron set menu or Honeydukes candies."
"How can a wand be billed through reimbursement? Twenty wands, are you telling me he ate them like fries with salt, pepper and ketchup?"
"And all sorts of gadgets from the magic shop, he bought a hundred of those speed-writing quills alone, enough for the entire Hogwarts school. Did he buy them to suck on like lollipops?"
"Not to mention the books at Flourish and Blotts, over three thousand Galleons! How many parchments would that take? Could the Charles eat them all?"
"So how exactly was this reimbursement approved?"
The staff member was sweating profusely.
"Perhaps he truly is a genius and has found some loophole in the magical protocol?"
"Investigate! We must investigate!"
"We can't let him use our magic agreement as a means to exploit us. We must regulate its use and make sure he actually consumes everything he buys, instead of just charging us for every expense!"
Fudge nodded, a thoughtful look in his eyes.
"An investigation is definitely necessary; otherwise, how much wealth does Charles have to afford to reimburse like this?"
"But I just promoted this and received widespread praise from the wizarding world, which is rare since I took office."
"If we launch a large-scale investigation now, wouldn't everything be in vain?"
"Besides, Dumbledore was present when this agreement was signed, and he will definitely protect the Shire. We also need to consider Dumbledore's opinion, and who to send to investigate is also a problem..."
After a moment of contemplation, Fudge's eyes lit up as he thought of someone.
"I remember there was an Animagus disguised as a Hogwarts graduate this year who was training as an apprentice Auror, right?"
The aide quickly replied.
"Yes, it's a girl named Tonks."
"She was born with the ability to disguise herself as an Animagus, which makes her a natural-born master of stealth and disguise."
Fudge clapped his hands.
"Let her investigate, secretly gather evidence, and see if the problem with the magical agreement is that Xia Er bought so many things, and whether he actually ate them all."
"Once we have the evidence, we won't be afraid even if Dumbledore speaks up."
"Besides, Tonks just graduated from Hogwarts. Compared to the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic, she's more like Shire's senior."
"With this kind of identity, people won't be too sensitive if they find out."
Fudge thought about it more and more and felt that this was another stroke of genius.
"To send Dumbledore's men to investigate Dumbledore's men? Am I, Fudge, some kind of political genius?!"
The staff member standing nearby also praised it highly, but still raised a concern.
"But Minister, it will probably take some time before Tonks gets the results of his investigation. What if Charles continues with this reimbursement method during this period?"
Fudge shrugged.
"Well, there's no other way then. Until we gather enough evidence, let's just have Charles report it."
"However, we need to keep urging the Malfoys and their families to make political donations."
A sneer appeared on his face.
"Who told them to have such a huge weakness? Their slush fund is short of money, so who else are they to squeeze?"
"Go and urge them on, let them suffer a bit, I'll take the blame."
……
Just as Fudge and his staff were plotting to investigate Charles's affairs.
Inside the Leaky Cauldron, Ciel had a dozen or so quill pens dangling from his mouth, sucking on the ink like he was sucking on lollipops.
When the frequency of the deduction points prompts in his mind decreased, he bit off the quill pen in one bite, converting the pen and the pen handle into deduction points. Then he casually took out some other magical items from the large box next to him and gnawed on them.
Meanwhile, Charles was also reading through the massive book, "Transfiguration: From Beginner to Burial."
This book integrates all the Transfiguration content that students need to learn from the first to the seventh year of Hogwarts, covering all branches of Transfiguration—vanish, reveal, human transformation, Animagus transformation, and summoning.
In short, it is equivalent to a more complex, comprehensive, and in-depth reference book on transfiguration than a textbook.
If you thoroughly understand this book, you will receive excellent grades in all the Transfiguration exams during your seven years at Hogwarts, even the NEWT course.
Charles had originally considered reading books on potion-making or alchemy first, since concocting potions and making alchemical items himself would greatly increase his progress in gaining deduction points.
However, considering that Quirrell will soon be going to Gringotts, this opportunity to get rich quick is not to be missed.
In addition, potion preparation and alchemy crafting are practical subjects. Books will explain the principles, but the real essence is often passed down orally or even by hand.
Not to mention the need to purchase various rare materials for the purpose of concocting potions, which cannot be reimbursed through the Ministry of Magic's protocol testing.
Therefore, Shire plans to study these two areas in more depth after arriving at Hogwarts; for now, his priority is to improve his immediate combat capabilities.
The field of Transfiguration greatly enhances a wizard's overall strength.
A master of Transfiguration may not be particularly strong in actual combat, but he will never be weak.
To become a top-tier wizard, polymorphism is an indispensable skill.
One very important reason for this is that many applications of Transfiguration do not require spells, and sometimes not even a wand.
For example, with Animagus Transfiguration, Sirius Black, even with his wand confiscated, could still use Animagus Transfiguration to escape Azkaban.
In the original story, there were also some very exciting Transfiguration attacks and defenses between Dumbledore and Voldemort in their battle.
In this transfiguration duel, neither side chanted any spells, and the rhythm changed extremely quickly.
If an ordinary wizard were to participate in this battle, they would not even have a chance to make a move before being defeated on the spot by the quick, agile, and spellless transformation magic!
Professor McGonagall, who is always humble and cautious, has also made such remarks in the field of transfiguration.
She believed that Transfiguration was more elegant and superior than the other magical arts.
Professor McGonagall was never an arrogant person, and the fact that she could say such a thing shows that the field of Transfiguration is indeed profound and has a significant impact on a wizard's strength.
Therefore, Ciel first opened the Transfiguration book to obtain material.
Even as he mechanically flipped through the pages and quickly scanned each line of text to provide material for Deep Blue, Xia Er had already been working on it for over five hours.
Shire finally turned the last page of "Transfiguration: From Beginner to Burial".
A notification from Deep Blue Machinery echoed in his mind.
"The host has obtained a large amount of Polymorph materials, and the points consumed for the first Polymorph simulation have been greatly reduced."
"Should we spend 5,000 points to perform the initial transformation simulation?"
When the notification sounded, a burning light appeared in Charles's eyes.
You should know that the initial transformation spell used to consume a full 50,000 points, but now it has been reduced significantly.
Although acquiring more materials could further reduce the cost of the initial simulation, the impact wouldn't be that significant.
The sooner you plan ahead, the sooner you can enjoy the benefits!
Charles took a deep breath.
"Deep Blue, perform the deduction!"
(End of this chapter)