William, How Many More Surprises Are You Hiding from Everyone?

Is Wizengamot important within the Ministry of Magic's national machinery of violence?

Of course it's important!

In 1707, the Wizards' Council was dissolved and replaced by the Ministry of Magic. The legislative and judicial functions of the Wizards' Council were inherited by its subordinate agency, Wizengamot.

In the separation of powers system, legislative, judicial, and executive powers are kept independent of each other and governed separately.

However, Wizengamot, with its three branches of government, possessed two of them, making it a powerful and influential figure.

If a comparison must be made, members of Wizengamot are equivalent to members of the Senate (or House of Representatives) or deputies to the National People's Congress.

Because of the small number of wizards, the power of the Wizengamot was more concentrated and broader.

For example, the appointment and dismissal of the Minister for Magic are both handled by Wizengamot.

Whether it was Fudge's impeachment and removal from office, or Bones ' rise to power...

Regardless of whether it was pre-arranged or not, at least on the surface, the same procedure is being followed.

So, is Wizengamot so important that it's easy to assume the position?

Of course it's difficult.

With so many wizards in the United Kingdom magical world, the members of Wizengamot have remained a constant group of fifty.

Its highest-ranking officer is called the Chief Warlock, a position currently held by Dumbledore.

The other members were mostly high-ranking officials or well-known wizards.

This is an organization where everyone is basically assigned a specific position; only when someone retires, is dismissed, or passes away can a successor take their place.

Some people are even holdouts, like Gershilda Marchbanks.

This same proctor who once supervised Dumbledore's exams has been occupying that spot in Wizengamot for a century.

But she is in good spirits and looks like she could work for another fifty years.

Therefore, the number of spots that Wizengamot can actually free up each year is actually very small.

But now, Dumbledore is appointing William as the new Wizengamot?

He's only eighteen years old, while the average age of Wizengamot members is over eighty!

Becoming Wizengamot is no less difficult than becoming a minister immediately after graduation... it's truly astonishing.

So Dumbledore said, "I've decided that you will be the Wizengamot."

William wanted to suggest finding someone else.

He wasn't being modest; how did he, a youth representative, get promoted to Wizengamot?

William immediately recited two lines of poetry.

However, on the other hand, while a person's destiny certainly depends on their own efforts, the course of history must also be taken into account.

The historical process at this moment is the climax of the Wizard Wars.

With members of the Wizengamot being assassinated one after another, including seven by Christmas, many positions became vacant.

William is capable and prestigious; his only drawback is probably his youth.

In a peaceful era, he really wouldn't be able to cut in line.

But now Voldemort has given us the opportunity. Wouldn't it be foolish not to seize this chance and take over?

After all, to become the United Kingdom representative of the International Confederation of Wizards, or even the president of the International Confederation of Wizards, the minimum requirement is to be a member of Wizengamot.

But William did not rush to agree; instead, he sensed a deeper meaning.

"Professor, are you ready to...?"

"Yes, William, I'm preparing to retire." Dumbledore tapped the table with his wand, and the teapot floated up, pouring tea for himself and William as well.

The old man said calmly:

"I'm exhausted. I plan to resign from all positions after this war is over... but I can still lend you a hand now."

William's lips twitched. "Your flag-raising is really quite striking."

"Actually, there's another reason why you became Wizengamot..." Dumbledore looked at William and said slowly:

"After Tom breaks the link between himself and Voldemort's Horcrux, we will launch a final battle to kill Voldemort completely."

That's true; the Snakewood will wither around Easter.

At that time, Tom, having obtained the Slytherin's Wand, would certainly sever the Horcrux community.

After that, William and his companions must destroy all the Horcrux and then kill Voldemort.

"This final battle will involve not only the Order of the Order of the Phoenix and the United Kingdom Ministry of Magic, but also Werewolf and other dark creatures."

Most importantly..."

Dumbledore paused, took a sip of tea, swirled the rim of the cup with two fingers, and smiled:

"There were also wizards from various Europe countries, forming a coalition."

William, I hope you can become the commander-in-chief. Therefore, you need the support of the Wizengamot identity.

William quickly left the Headmaster's Office, leaving only the portraits of the principal chattering about what had just happened.

Harry was also shocked, processing this sudden news.

Dumbledore, then said gently in a reproachful tone, "Harry, you shouldn't have gone to Professor Snape's house without permission."

The Wormtail was right there; he had been sent by Voldemort to spy on Professor Snape.

Your careless recklessness almost killed several people.

"I'm sorry, Professor, I didn't mean to," Harry quickly apologized.

He then asked, "But Professor Snape and my mother were... friends, why didn't he say that, and why did he keep treating me like that?"

Harry always thought Snape wanted to gouge out his eyes or even strangle him.

"Snape has his reasons," Dumbledore said slowly after setting down his teacup.

We all want to express our emotions without restraint, and we all want to do what we want to do without any scruples.

But sometimes, you have to hide these feelings and bury them completely.

Because the world was in torrential rain, and all things were barely surviving, no one could bear more for Severus.

Do you understand?

Harry seemed to understand, but not quite.

"So, as I told you, you should never judge a person lightly until you truly understand them."

Dumbledore clearly didn't want to discuss this further, and he suddenly said sternly:

"Don't tell anyone about Snape and Lily, understand? I mean, not even Weasley and Sirius."

With so many people around, it's easy for the secret to leak out. And this matter is also related to Snape's safety.

Harry nodded solemnly.

"Well then..." The principal clapped his hands and looked at the Pensieve again.

"Let's go back to tonight. The memory I just showed you has been altered by Slughorn."

He wanted to present himself in a more respectable light, so he erased the parts he didn't want me to see.

But as you've seen, the alteration is quite clumsy, which is actually a good thing, indicating that the true memory is still in his heart.

"So, this is the first time I'm going to give you homework, Harry," Dumbledore said softly.

"You must find a way to get Professor Slughorn to reveal his true memories; this will undoubtedly be our most crucial information."

Harry hesitated for a moment, then asked doubtfully, "But you can use Legilimency... or Veritaserum..."

"Professor Slughorn is a very capable wizard; he'll be able to defend against those two moves," Dumbledore said.

"But I thought... Professor Slughorn preferred William, or Hermione."

"That's true, but William has more important things to do," Dumbledore said calmly.

"Is it those Horcrux that appeared in the destroyed memories?" Harry asked curiously.

"No, Harry." Dumbledore shook his head. "Those Horcrux were destroyed by William long ago."

He was busy with something far more important than destroying Horcrux.

What you need to do is help determine how many Horcrux he hasn't destroyed.

"..."

Harry had just wanted to go with William to find the Horcrux, but he had already destroyed them.

So, am I just here to do menial tasks?

Harry was immediately filled with emotion.

Just by looking at his memories, he felt he had no idea where to begin with the location of the Horcrux.

But how did William find it and completely destroy it?

Or rather, what has he been doing all these years?

Everyone knows that William has done many great things, but no one expected that he has done far more than anyone imagined!

But William was definitely there when I was at school...

He was living a leisurely life, even finding love, getting good grades, winning the Wizengamot Medal, making money, taking risks... and even destroyed his Horcrux?!

William, how many more surprises do you have in store for us to discover?

Indeed, sometimes the difference between people is greater than the difference between a person and a dog!