The Exhausted Mr. Weasley

Harry had assumed Mr. Weasley would be back soon, since he hadn't actually worked today.

After the Order of the Order of the Phoenix reunion, Mrs. Weasley and Bill and the others returned to the Burrow.

They happily shared everything there with Harry and the others.

It was mentioned that Mr. Weasley had to go to the Ministry of Magic for a while and would be back soon.

To Harry's surprise, even after the moon was bright and the stars were few, and dinner had been kept warm with a dozen or so Warming Charm, Mr. Weasley still hadn't returned.

Mrs. Weasley would glance anxiously at the grandfather clock every now and then; the longest hand, belonging to Mr. Weasley, steadily pointed to—going to work.

After an unknown amount of time, just as Ron was about to doze off, the fireplace flames turned green with a loud bang, and Mr. Weasley emerged from inside looking disheveled.

The director's elegant uniform was soaked with sweat, as if he had just finished a marathon.

At the dinner table, Mr. Weasley grabbed a chicken leg with his hands and ate it heartily, and couldn't help but complain, "The Ministry of Magic is in complete chaos right now."

The Auror Office is considering re-inviting Frank and his team.

The Experimental Charms Committee and the Magical Maintenance Department are at it again.

Molly Weasley, you know how much trouble Gilbert Wimpple is; he seems to have a natural talent for finding pleasure in other people's suffering.

Their committee is also responsible for overseeing the development and use of experimental spells.

Two years ago, he even wanted to subpoena Harry because of Harry's magical Red Spark Charm.

Mrs. Weasley frowned. "What about Ron's Smoke Bomb?"

"He doesn't have the guts. He's been much more obedient since I became the director."

But this led him to start causing trouble for people he used to look down on. Like the Magical Maintenance Department. Mr. Weasley took another big gulp of onion soup.

Percy, who was standing nearby, raised his hand and said, "I know it, Dad!"

The members of this department, all dressed in navy blue robes, are responsible for the management and maintenance of the department. This includes deciding what weather the enchanted windows in the Ministry of Ministry of Magic headquarters will display, fixing magical errors in various facilities within the Ministry of Magic, such as preventing rain from falling in offices, maintaining elevators, ensuring Floo Powder is available next to every fireplace in the main hall, and performing less magical maintenance tasks such as Cleaning.

"You're absolutely right, Percy." Mrs. Weasley kindly placed a meat pie on Percy's plate.

She has always been more supportive of her children being like their father—entering the Ministry of Magic for a respectable and stable job.

Mr. Weasley continued, "In short, Wimpple always makes things difficult for Reginald Cattermole of the Magical Repair and Maintenance Department, within the bounds of the rules."

He said his Weather Modification Charm was different from the common one and needed to be reported.

There were also every other spell he could think of that Cattermole might use in his work.

"What else?"

"Tell me more, Dad!" Fred and George always loved hearing stories about the Ministry of Magic, but they were absolutely against working Ministry of Magic.

Mrs. Weasley didn't understand this at all.

But Harry understood that the two of them were actually enjoying listening to embarrassing stories about the Ministry of Magic.

This is not contradictory at all.

"Hmm?" Mr. Weasley was a little puzzled, but he always granted his son's normal requests.

"There's also the old conflict between the Muggle Affairs Mediation Committee, the Muggle Liaison Office, and the Misinformation Office."

The Muggle Affairs Mediation Committee's job is to come up with reasons to explain magical events to Muggle.

The Muggle Liaison Office is responsible for handling relations between wizards and Muggle.

They all belong to the Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes.

The Misinformation Office deals with the most serious magical- Muggle conflicts.

Their job was to contact the Muggle Prime Minister directly at this time to seek a plausible, non-magical explanation for the events that had occurred.

The work areas of these three departments actually overlap.

Under normal circumstances, the Muggle Affairs Mediation Committee is an office-based organization. They don't need to leave their homes; they simply explain magical phenomena using methods understandable to Muggle —natural science. Compared to the Misinformation Office, it only handles minor incidents.

The Muggle Liaison Office, on the other hand, is always on the field, traveling all over the country to alter the memories of Muggle who know about the magical world.

As for the Misinformation Office, it is an office job with a field-based nature.

Unlike the previous two, it has an office job while also requiring employees to travel to a fixed location – Britain Muggle Prime Minister's Office.

The problem is that these are just established conventions.

Their responsibilities actually overlapped.

To make matters worse, the Misinformation Office, which has greater authority and overlaps with the work areas of the other two departments, actually belongs to another department— the Department of Magical Creature Management and Control the Ministry of Magic.

The Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes has been arguing with the Department of Magical Creature Management and Control of Ministry of Magic about this issue, wanting to abolish the Misinformation Office or transfer it to their department.

However, the Department of Biotechnology Management and Control, possessing such extensive authority, was naturally unwilling to transfer its responsibilities.

"Dad, why is the Misinformation Office under the Department of Magical Creature Management and Control, a department that has absolutely nothing to do with it?" Ginny couldn't help but become interested after Mr. Weasley's long-winded explanation.

"Because wizards used to be classified as Magical Creatures." Mr. Weasley shrugged.

"Furthermore, within the Department of Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes, the Muggle Affairs Mediation Committee and the Muggle Liaison Office often argue over who should go on field missions."

In short, I now realize how exhausted the Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement was back then.

I don't even have time to study those amazing Muggle technologies anymore.

"But Dad, those things you mentioned, apart from the Auror Office, don't actually belong to your department."

If it really needs to be dealt with, shouldn't it be the head of their superior department who handles it?

"Or rather, the Minister for Magic." Percy, who was most perceptive of the division of responsibilities within the Ministry of Magic, asked, puzzled.

"If only that were the case."

Our department also has the responsibility of formulating laws, regulations, and rules.

The Auror Office is considering re-inviting Frank and his team, which is against regulations.

I need to make changes, or you need special approval.

Wimpl caused trouble for Cattermole, but without violating the rules and regulations.

This is clearly a problem with the system, and I and the advisory team need to make all the necessary changes.

"The overlap in the work of the Muggle Affairs Mediation Committee, the Muggle Liaison Office, and the Misinformation Office also requires me to re-divide the tasks and then notify their superiors to hold a meeting," Mr. Weasley said wearily.

Mrs. Weasley couldn't resist going up to Mr. Weasley and hugging his head in her arms.

Harry and the others instinctively looked at the food on the table.

Even Fred and George were the same.

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