Who Wasn't in League with Dumbledore?

William waved his wand lightly, and the bottle suddenly stopped in mid-air.

He pinched the bottle between two fingers, sniffed it, and chuckled, "It's the mantis shrimp lemonade from Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlour, hmm... and it's got Elixir to Induce Euphoria added, plus a huge amount of killer royal jelly!"

"Wow! This drink is expensive. Graduation really does change things; you've become more generous, not as stingy as before."

Tonks never used to buy snacks; she would always go to the kitchen and have the House-elf make them for her.

William tilted his head back and drank the beverage in one gulp.

"Hey! Hey!"

Tonks rushed over, snatched the bottle away, squinted, and peered inside, finding it completely empty.

Tonks shrugged, looking pitiful, and said, "I'm still on probation, only earning a paltry fifteen Galleon a month. I finally mustered the courage to treat myself..."

"Don't get excited." William took out a bottle of the same drink from his ring with the Undetectable Extension Charm and tossed it over.

He waved his wand again, this time conjuring a chair for Tonks.

Tonks chuckled and sat down in the chair, finishing his drink. "William," he asked curiously, "How did you recognize me?"

"Could you change back first? I feel awkward watching you like this."

"I feel awkward too!"

Tonks closed his eyes tightly, his face tense, as if he were desperately trying to recall something.

A second later, the wrinkles on her face disappeared, and the color of her hair gradually deepened, turning into the same pink as her clothes.

Tonks has turned back into an eighteen-year-old girl.

William suddenly felt that she looked a lot like the woman in the red robe.

She captivated countless Game of Thrones fans with her necklace, but when she took it off, she terrified children.

That's how amazing it is.

Tonks pulled a mirror out of his pocket and turned his head from side to side, looking at his hair from different angles.

"How is it?" she asked.

"Aunt Tonks, you look good no matter what." William leaned back in his chair, looking very relaxed.

"Don't call me 'Auntie'! I'm only eighteen!" Tonks said angrily.

"A generation gap can appear at the age of three. You're a full six years older than me, so calling you 'Auntie' isn't inappropriate at all," William joked.

Tonks and Charlie Weasley were in the same class; she also graduated last July.

Tonks was a graduate of Hufflepuff House and was Cedric's neighbor; the two were on good terms, so William naturally knew them.

Tonks is most famous for changing her hairstyle color every year.

She changed her hairstyle seven times in seven years; like Saiyan, she doesn't have many colors left to use.

"By the way, Tonks, how did you become Auror?" William asked, puzzled. "Didn't you say the Ministry of Magic wasn't right for you, too restrictive?"

Tonks stretched and sighed, "I can't help it, my mother is urging me to work at the Ministry of Magic."

And Mrs. Weasley, she said the Ministry of Magic is a good fit for girls.

"Oh, that's an old argument." William nodded.

For the stagnant United Kingdom Wizarding World, a job at the Ministry of Magic is a secure, stable job, much like a civil servant in the Celestial Empire.

Even though many of these jobs don't pay much, they are still the top choice for many people seeking employment.

If you have a job at the Ministry of Magic, people will look at you with more respect in the marriage market.

Sometimes, that's just how it is!

"I couldn't resist their demands, and not knowing what I was capable of, I participated in the Auror selection, a three-year training program, with Alastor training me."

Tonks quickly recounted his story, as if pouring out candy.

"Alright, I've finished telling you my story. Now you can tell me." Tonks looked up, his bright eyes meeting William's.

How did you know that old lady was me? I tried many times, and no one could tell. I was just trying to play a trick on you!

Tonks is a Metamorphmagus; she has no training and is born with the ability to change her appearance at will.

This ability and the Animagus that William learned are two completely different concepts.

The former completely outclasses the latter!

"Hurry up and tell me!" Tonks urged.

William smiled. Ever since the Order of Merlin award ceremony, he had been hooking up with Bertha Jorkins.

Bertha Jorkins was a gossipy woman who always managed to get a lot of information about the Ministry of Magic.

William had already obtained the Auror personnel list from her and knew who would be coming.

Similarly, William saw Tonks ' name on the Hogwarts Map and was not fooled at all.

To be fair, Tonks's abilities are really useful; without this information, William definitely wouldn't have been able to recognize her.

"Speak," Tonks urged again.

"I have a pair of Tyrant's Eye, probably similar to the Mad-Eye's."

"I can see the world beyond the Unseen Horizon,' so naturally I can see through your Metamorphmagus," William bluffed.

Tonks, with a playful "I'd be a fool to believe you" look, said casually, "You're good at bragging, but if you're so capable, why don't you learn how to Metamorphmagus?"

"How am I supposed to learn your innate ability? This is bullying!" William rolled his eyes.

"Hehe, let's not talk about that now, tell me some of the truth."

Tonks leaned closer and put his hand on William's shoulder, acting as if the two were very familiar with each other.

Tonks was that kind of girl—carefree and cheerful—and William didn't pay much attention to it.

She said softly, "William, Director Scrimgeour is in the Headmaster's Office; he's my boss!"

As for me, I'm still on probation Auror. Whether I can be promoted from temporary to permanent depends entirely on your performance.

William looked at Tonks with a puzzled expression.

Tonks blinked and chuckled, "Give me something to get by."

I don't want the stuff everyone already knows... Tell me, who's controlling Quirrell behind the scenes?"

"So, Scrimgeour is planning to play the emotional card?" William chuckled wryly.

Scrimgeour knew William wouldn't tell him anything, so he planned to have Tonks, who was on good terms with William, try to extract information from him.

They've certainly made a clever plan.

"But I really don't know, but I'm certain that Quirrell is the wizard who attacked me at Gringotts," William insisted.

"Do you really think Quirrell is that strong? If he were that strong, would you guys bully him so badly at school?"

Tonks retorted, "Or do you think I'm an idiot?"

"Who knows?" William shook his head. "Maybe he has masochistic tendencies and enjoys being abused."

Tonks snapped her fingers, sat down in the chair, and stared intently at William.

"Then let's not talk about Quirrell, let's talk about you!"

What do I have to talk about?

"There's a whole box full of your file in the Auror Office."

It records most of your experiences, including the most recent one, such as when you went to the Nicolas Flamel estate with a girl for Christmas.

"The Ministry of Magic is investigating me?" William asked doubtfully. "I haven't broken any laws."

He hadn't heard this information from Bertha.

That's true; the other party only works at the Department of International Magical Cooperation, so they can't obtain this kind of investigative intelligence.

Tonks laughed and said, "Some people are very curious about how a twelve or thirteen-year-old wizard could be so powerful."

William, do you have enemies at the Ministry of Magic?

"Of course. Since you work in the Auror Office, you should know that I had a conflict with Umbridge."

"Everyone knows that, but I don't think she has the ability to mobilize Auror to investigate you."

William smiled; this leads to another piece of tidbit of information.

Umbridge doesn't have that ability, but she can do it by whispering sweet nothings in Fudge's ear.

According to information William received from Bertha, Umbridge went to work as Fudge's secretary, and their relationship was probably not very healthy.

Of course, it's not necessarily Fudge's conducting the investigation.

Scrimgeour also tried to win over William, wanting to find out what Dumbledore was up to.

It would be understandable if he investigated secretly.

For example, wasn't this interrogation conducted by Tonks, the trainee Auror?

William suddenly asked, "Tonks, why are you telling me all this?"

"Why?" Tonks chuckled smugly. "Although I'm an apprentice Auror, I'm actually secretly working for Dumbledore. He told me to say it!"

William was speechless. The Ministry of Magic really was like a sieve, Dumbledore, with his people everywhere.

Or rather... who in the world doesn't know Deng Xiaoping?

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