"Promotion? 'Whatever.' It's Entirely Up to the Minister!"

"Become the warden of Azkaban?" Minister Bano looked troubled and said, "That's putting me in a bit of a bind!"

If Hafiz asked to be the second-in-command of a department, he would agree. In fact, he would even make Hafiz the head of some departments where there was no real benefit.

However, Azkaban is different from the Ministry of Magic. If Hafiz were to become the warden of Azkaban, wouldn't Azkaban become like Hogwarts, Hafiz's private domain?

"Difficult to handle?" Lester's face hardened. Since there were few people around, he wasn't afraid of being seen and directly threatened, "The reason these prisoners, including Sang Biao, were able to cause such a ruckus at the Ministry of Magic is because that damned warden was incompetent. Otherwise, none of this would have happened."

"If I were to become the warden, I guarantee that the security situation throughout the entire Wizarding World would improve by a full 10 percent!"

Lester confidently painted a rosy picture for Minister Bano, even going so far as to claim he could improve security in the Wizarding World —who knows how a prison warden could possibly improve security in the Wizarding World?

Despite his inner turmoil over ' Hafiz,' Minister Bano didn't dare to contradict Hafiz to his face.

Although he was greedy, his strength was clearly commensurate with the benefits he wanted!

In the Wizarding World, strength reigns supreme. Even if these pure-blood officials can bully Muggle-born, they are nothing but a joke in the eyes of the truly powerful.

Take Albus Dumbledore, the headmaster of Hogwarts, for example. He doesn't need to be arrogant at all. What does he rely on? It's simply his strength and the support of a group of exceptionally talented Hogwarts professors.

And then there's Lucius and his gang of damned old purebloods. They're all heinous war criminals, yet they manage to escape trial thanks to their families' wealth and power. What's the secret? Their overwhelming strength.

And what about the Ministry of Magic? It already lacked elite combat power, and now the head of the Auror Office had been beaten to Sang Biao by Zombie, an Azkaban prisoner, and the Ministry of Magic had been turned into a sea of fire.

The dignity of all the high-ranking officials in the Ministry of Magic has been thrown to the ground and trampled on. If this matter is not handled properly, and the old pure-bloods who are eyeing it covetously create public opinion, it is estimated that they will all be forced to step down!

Thinking about it this way, Hafiz's conditions weren't so unacceptable after all.

Hafiz needed these high-ranking officials in the Ministry of Magic who held the reins of power to give him sufficient status, while they needed Hafiz's powerful fighting force to maintain their precarious regime.

Both sides have their own needs, and if they can complement each other, then perhaps the Ministry of Magic's current predicament isn't such a bad thing after all!

With a high-level combatant like Hafiz, these high-ranking officials of the Ministry of Magic could speak with much more confidence when facing veteran pure-bloods like Lucius, and even when facing the greatest white wizard, Dumbledore.

Moreover, several important departments of the Ministry of Magic are now controlled by various emerging powerful families. If Hafiz were to be parachuted in, it would inevitably affect the distribution of the profits from the Ministry of Magic.

Giving Hafiz that unclaimed land of Azkaban in exchange for the stability of the Ministry of Ministry of Magic's regime isn't unacceptable!

With this in mind, Minister Bano's thinking became much clearer during the subsequent negotiations.

"If you want to be the warden of Azkaban, the Ministry of Magic will certainly support you," Minister Bano said, initially expressing his support, then looking troubled, he said, "But..."

"But what?" Lester knew that the key point was in that "but."

"But what if Dumbledore asks..." Minister Bano feigned a troubled expression, but his eyes were fixed on Hafiz, trying to see his expression change.

They were all old foxes; Lester immediately understood Minister Bano's meaning.

Having read Harry Potter in his previous life, he naturally knew that the Ministry of Magic and Hogwarts had always been at odds.

The powerful Dumbledore was like a mountain weighing down on these pure-blood officials; for any major matter, they had to consult Dumbledore.

That's why Fudge later caused trouble for Dumbledore.

Fudge was no fool to become Minister for Magic; even though he knew Voldemort had been resurrected, he still pretended not to know.

As long as Dumbledore remains in power, this group will never be able to truly control the entire Wizarding World. The traditions established over these decades have made these pure-bloods long want to break free from Dumbledore's control.

"Dumbledore?" Lester said with disdain, "I respect him as a hero, but his position is merely that of Headmaster of Hogwarts. He has no right to interfere in the affairs of the Ministry of Magic!"

All done!

Minister Bano was delighted; Hafiz was indeed sensible, actually willing to support them against Dumbledore.

If anyone offered to help them seize power and fight against Dumbledore, they would immediately turn around and throw that person into Azkaban to prevent him from alienating them from the headmaster.

But these were Hafiz's words. Preventing Dumbledore from interfering with the Ministry of Magic —wasn't that siding with them, these pure-bloods?

In that case, they're on our side!

There are no permanent enemies, only permanent interests.

After receiving Lester's affirmative reply, Minister Bano's gaze towards ' Hafiz ' became even more affectionate.

Isn't it just about wanting benefits? Just give it to them yourself, why resort to violence?

"You saved the Ministry of Magic, and by all accounts, you should be rewarded." Minister Bano, who already considered Hafiz one of his own, no longer held back his politeness and said intimately, "Even making you the warden of Azkaban is a bit of a waste of your talents."

"However, since you want to be a judge, I'll have to ask you to make do. But Wizengamot is currently short one seat, so please make sure you participate. I believe that with your character, you will be able to make the entire Wizengamot Tribunal more 'fair'."

Since Hafiz was willing to cooperate, he was considered one of their own, so Minister Bano didn't hesitate to offer him Fawley.

Lester was somewhat surprised to hear that he would not only become the warden of Azkaban, but also that he would get Hafiz a seat as a member of the Wizengamot.

But upon further reflection, it seems perfectly reasonable.

The Wizarding World is now filled with various factions, and with my powerful combat abilities, I would be warmly welcomed no matter which faction I join.

Therefore, it's understandable that Minister Bano offered a generous reward.

"Thank you, Minister. I don't care about promotions or anything like that; I'll leave everything to your arrangements."

Having reached an agreement, Lester relaxed and began to offer insincere compliments to Bano.

Bano was thoroughly pleased and laughed heartily.

Bano had heard countless flattering words and was no longer impressed, but hearing them from the mouth of a powerful figure like Hafiz was still quite pleasing.