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Chapter 432: You're Not Cute Like That
🕑 Added 2025-11-06 10:38:41 +0000 UTCLoki was very obedient, though sometimes extremely mischievous, but this guy was clearly good at reading expressions. Noah was also left speechless by this guy; he didn't know whether to call Loki smart or say that he was incorrigible. Fortunately, Noah was in a good mood and didn't take this guy seriously, otherwise, he might have ended up in the infirmary.
Returning from Kamar-Taj to London took only a blink of an eye, but because Noah thought for a long time and finally decided not to return to the Sanctum for the time being, they didn't use Kamar-Taj's portal. Instead, they opened a portal themselves and directly arrived at the British Ministry of Magic. The British Ministry of Magic was as busy as ever, with none of the wizards coming and going appearing idle. However, none of this was a big deal, as Noah remembered Hermione mentioning that there was an election this year?
And this year's election might be the most special one in
nearly twenty years, because this time, the Ministry of Magic might get a new Minister! This was a big deal for everyone in the British wizarding world, as it concerned their own interests. However, these matters had nothing to do with Noah, because it didn't matter to Noah who became the Minister of Magic. Of course, this was if Noah hadn't been involved in these matters at all. Noah had long been intertwined with the Ministry of Magic.
Since his childhood at Hogwarts, with a mind full of cunning schemes, he had long set his sights on the position of Minister of Magic.
Although Noah had no intention of taking the position himself, if there were no Kamar-Taj or Sorcerer Supreme, this story might have turned out differently; no one could escape the "true fragrance". But this world had Kamar-Taj, and Noah just happened to be favored by the Ancient One, so Noah naturally didn't have too many thoughts. However, this didn't mean Noah would be happy to see all the preparations he had made since childhood inexplicably become someone else's product and take over the entire British Ministry of Magic.
Therefore, his support for Professor Dumbledore, as well as his support for the British Ministry of Magic, were all Noah's ways of realizing his ideas and investments. Now that it had finally come to this point, how could Noah be willing to hand over such a thing?
"I've prepared for so long, how could I let someone else profit?" In fact, Noah didn't think anyone else could compete with Hermione. Not only did Dumbledore strongly support her, but many influential classmates in the Ministry of Magic also supported her.
Even Noah, who was in the Sanctum and seemingly unrelated to the Ministry of Magic, supported her. If she still lost under such circumstances, then someone was definitely rigging the election. Leisurely, Noah and Loki soon arrived at the Minister's office. If it weren't for the wizards greeting them along the way, Noah's pace might have been faster. Opening the office door, Noah was somewhat surprised that there was only one person inside Hermione. Professor Dumbledore was nowhere to be seen.
"Noah?" Hermione, wearing glasses and holding a cup of coffee, had a quill constantly writing something in front of her. She looked quite surprised, then very happy.
"Noah, why are you here?"
"Of course, to see you," Noah said casually, shrugging,
which made Loki roll his eyes again. Was this guy serious?
"Is that so?" Hermione smiled, adjusted her glasses, and then asked curiously, "It seems the mages of Kamar-Taj have been quite busy lately, and recently we've noticed some... some intelligent creatures that seem to have never been seen before appearing. What's going on?"
"Uh... didn't the Sorcerer Supreme tell you how to handle them?" Noah suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. Were there already alien visitors so soon?
"No, the Sorcerer Supreme only told us to stay calm and wait for you to come back and handle it," Hermione took off her glasses and rested them in her mouth, pondering for a moment.
"Is that so?" Noah thought for a moment and then said, "Then let the Aurors get busy first, find these guys, and then teach them a good lesson. Remember to tell them not to reveal their identities, obey instructions, and try to blend in as humans. Oh, and send this to the other Ministries of Magic, so they don't come looking for me later."
Noah was indeed a bit headache-inducing regarding how to handle these aliens. He couldn't just get rid of them all, could he? The guys who could currently enter Earth weren't particularly dangerous, so Noah thought it wouldn't be a problem to give them some leeway.
Moreover, these extraterrestrial intelligent life forms might even bring a lot of technological information.
Wouldn't it be great to use these things for trade?
However, this problem should still be left to Fury to handle later. This guy still had a year left as Director of SHIELD, so he should be used to his full potential. It could also allow him to make some preparations in advance. In Noah's opinion, SHIELD was pretty much done; the conveniences it could provide were no longer impressive.
Given that, why not let him simply make SHIELD like it was in the original storyline, and then Fury could step out and form an organization specifically responsible for these alien visitors?
"Okay, I understand," just as Noah was lost in thought, Hermione nodded. "I'll take care of this."
"Of course I trust you, Hermione. By the way, where's Professor Dumbledore?" Noah snapped out of his thoughts and nodded, then began looking for Dumbledore, who hadn't retired yet.
"Professor Dumbledore went back to Hogwarts,"
Hermione tilted her head. "You know, he decided to step down this year, so he rarely appears in this office now. I handle basically everything."
"Is that so? He's really irresponsible," Noah said amusingly, then tried to make a "pained" expression.
"You've worked hard, Hermione." As soon as he said that, Hermione's smile grew even wider, and Loki's eyes almost rolled into "Byakugan" mode. Loki felt that coming along was a very serious mistake. This guy's performance was even worse than his idiotic brother's, but strangely, why did the seemingly very smart girl in front of him seem to enjoy it so much?
Loki couldn't stand it anymore. He felt that this performance was really not heartfelt and even insulted his intelligence. So, this guy immediately pretended to cough, successfully drawing Noah and Hermione's attention completely to him.
"I say, are you Constantine, that chain-smoker? Are you coughing up blood?"
"If this continues, I really can't guarantee I won't cough up blood. I'll just say one thing and then shut up, I promise. That is, don't forget our main purpose for coming here. Oh, by the way, you're performing too poorly." Loki was very honest. After saying that, he simply shut up.
And to make it look more real, he even cast a spell on himself, seemingly ensuring he couldn't utter another word. His actions also left Noah quite speechless.
"Indeed, you have other important matters here, don't you?" Hermione didn't have any other feelings. She smiled and asked, "Professor Dumbledore isn't here, and the Ministry of Magic is basically under my control now."
"Wow, it seems our future Minister is very confident," Noah glared at Loki, then whistled at Hermione. "Then I'll just say it. Do you remember that snake from back then?"
"The snake that followed you? Nagini?" Hermione recalled for a moment, then her expression became a bit strange. "She seems to have transformed into a human, very beautiful. For several years, she's been using your name to gather Blood-Cursed Werewolves."
Nagini's matter was hardly a secret. Perhaps the question of how she came to be with Noah was more mysterious. However, for Hermione and others who came out of Hogwarts together and maintained friendly relations for many years, this question was no secret at all.
"That's right," Noah nodded. He completely missed some of the emphasis and light tones in Hermione's words and directly said, "The problem of the Blood-Cursed Werewolves can be solved by the mages of Kamar-Taj, and they can also contribute a lot to the wizarding world."
"Oh? What kind of contributions can they make?"
Hermione also became a bit more serious.
"Blood-Cursed Werewolves can become normal humans after expelling the beast's soul, but this doesn't make them lose the ability to transform into beasts."
"Natural Animagi?"
"No, natural Dragon-blood magic users. They can even use magic after transforming! It can be said that they will all be magical creatures in the future, and the process and records of their transformations..."
"I understand."
When Noah said this, Hermione had basically understood Noah's thoughts and plans. It had to be said that this was indeed a very good approach and plan! Although Dragon-blood magic had been publicized long ago, its learning difficulty was simply too great, which led to many mages simply being unable to master this magic. Of course, there was another crucial reason: the cost of transforming into a dragon was simply too excessive. If they could transform into smaller magical creatures, or if the magic difficulty could be lowered...
It could be said that the appearance of this group of Blood-Cursed Werewolves was precisely to prepare for Dragon-blood magic! With the data and information they provided, coupled with the variety of forms they could take after transformation, a huge database could be established!
It had to be said that this group of Blood-Cursed Werewolves were treasures, true treasures!
Hermione forcefully suppressed her other thoughts and quickly began to ponder. Noah came here to see Minister Dumbledore, and based on Hermione's understanding of Noah, these matters were likely related to these Blood-Cursed Werewolves.
After much thought, Hermione suddenly realized something: "Are you here to find a place for the Blood-Cursed Werewolves to live?"
"Oh? Is it that obvious?" Noah was also a bit surprised; he hadn't said anything, it seemed.
"Heh heh, based on my understanding of you, you would never give these Blood-Cursed Werewolves to anyone else. Therefore, you need the Ministry of Magic's help, and our Ministry is the one you have the best relationship with. The Blood-Cursed Werewolves used to live in poor conditions, and now that they're with you, they're homeless. So, whether it's gathering them or winning them over..."
"You're not cute like that, Hermione..."
"Is that so? Why do I always feel like you'd prefer
intelligent, confident women?"
"..."
