The Informant

What are the key factors that determine the outcome of a war?

It covers all aspects, but intelligence undoubtedly accounts for an extremely important proportion.

Throughout history, there are countless major events caused by information asymmetry.

For example, Isoroku Yamamoto, who launched the attack on Pearl Harbor and the Battle of Midway Island, was killed in a US attack because his telegrams were deciphered.

For example, the routine leaks of intelligence could only prompt Chang Kaishen, the master of micromanagement, to remark:

"Who in the world doesn't support communism?"

However, among the entire Death Eaters ranks, our side's spy is only Deep Sea Snape.

He was indeed in a high position of power, deeply trusted by Voldemort, and able to obtain a lot of important information.

However, correspondingly, Snape also lacked access to a great deal of information.

Last summer, Voldemort sent wizards to contact Grindelwald, intending to wage war between the two Dark Lords... Snape was unaware of this.

Furthermore, Voldemort's initial target was the Prophecy Orb of the Department of Mysteries.

The lack of this intelligence resulted in significant losses.

As an illegal Animagus who can transform into a beetle, Rita's intelligence capabilities are beyond question.

That's right... William does indeed know her secret and can use her for free.

However, excessive exploitation will only make her work passively and may even lead her to deliberately sabotage things behind her back.

Incentives are the best way to cooperate.

What does Rita like?

She wrote so many articles that distorted the truth, but what she really wanted was Galleon.

And what William has in abundance is Galleon.

His superpowers aren't just magic, but also that line:

I am rich!

William made millions of Galleon from betting on Goblin alone; he truly has the power to make money!

For a mere 200,000 Galleon, you can buy information about Rita... It couldn't be cheaper.

Besides, William isn't contributing any money.

When the war ends, they can easily make back the money by eliminating one or two Death Eaters.

But that crucial intelligence, at certain moments, can truly save lives!

All William needs to do is give Rita money and tell her not to run around and to focus on gathering intelligence.

After Rita left, William did not leave the room, but waited a little longer.

Anne stopped playing Gwent with William and started playing Wizard's Chess with Hermione.

William sat next to Hermione, shouting, "Down here! Down here!"

Noticing Anne's resentful look, he quickly muttered "down here, down here," and offered his help.

The three of them played around for a while, and at the agreed time, Hermione quietly left the Hog's Head.

Soon, she brought the second person she was to meet that day.

To be honest, William didn't expect the other party to write to him, insisting on meeting him outside the school.

After all... we see each other every day at school!

That's right, this person is... Marietta.

Marietta looked haggard, her eyes were red, and when she saw William, she suddenly grabbed his collar and began to sob.

"..."

Hermione knew that Marietta had always liked William, so she couldn't help but roll her eyes at him.

You wouldn't have secretly locked her up in solitary confinement while I was teaching, would you?

Anne glanced at the three of them with schadenfreude. In her mind, her brother must have done something like "cheating on multiple women" and now he'd been brought to his door!

What a scumbag!!

"William... I have something I can only ask you... Please, you must help me," Marietta said haltingly.

"Of course we're friends. We've known each other since before we were sorted into our colleges, haven't we?"

William, looking righteous, gave Marietta some more chocolates to get her to loosen her clothes.

"Are you having problems in your personal life? Or are you having problems with your studies?" Hermione asked.

"My mother works in the Floo Network office of the Department of Magical Transportation," Marietta sobbed.

"Umbridge... make me attend your Akali tutoring class, then report you... build an army..."

William looked completely bewildered.

Good heavens... He had just won Rita over, Umbridge was already pulling a fast one on him from behind.

See how important spies are!

Marietta, her eyes red and swollen from crying, said:

William, you know, I've always... liked you.

I won't report you, but my mother works at the Ministry of Magic.

Umbridge threatened me that if I didn't agree, she would be fired and lose her job...

Marietta burst into tears, covering her mouth with her hands.

William gently pressed Marietta's head down, his voice deep and resonant:

"Look me in the eyes, Marietta! Do you believe me?"

Marietta looked up and gazed into his eyes.

Those dark green pupils drew her in like a whirlpool.

"I trust you!"

William, who had begun to use the Legilimency, nodded slightly.

He had to be careful; he had to determine whether Marietta was lying and deliberately cooperated with Umbridge to outwit him.

It seems she wasn't lying.

William thought for a moment and realized this was a good opportunity.

He whispered, "Minister Fudge is about to step down. Believe me, he can't fire your mother."

I know what you're worried about, but I can assure you that if your mother gets fired, she'll get a decent job at Akali's Mystery Shop.

Hermione, how much is our salary?

"Even ordinary employees earn 160 Galleon, about three times more than the staff of the Ministry of Magic," Hermione said quickly.

William smiled with satisfaction.

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"See, everything's alright now, right, Marietta?"

If you're worried about retaliation from the Ministry of Magic, don't worry. You can work with Cho after you graduate.

No one can affect your future life, not even Umbridge!

Marietta was stunned.

Was the matter resolved so simply?

"Should I reject her?"

"No." William's lips curled slightly.

"You can't refuse Umbridge; you have to appear hesitant and tell her you won't betray your friend."

When she threatens to fire your mother, you tell her:

You're willing to help her report me, so she can rest assured... Okay.

With William's assurance, Marietta gradually felt relieved.

What she feared most was that her mother would be affected... As a girl who had just turned seventeen, it had taken all her courage to come to William.

But William easily solved her problem, making it much easier to confront a deputy minister of Ministry of Magic.

It can only be said that Umbridge underestimated William's personal charisma among the students.

He received so many medals and accomplished so much... was he just a student leader for nothing?

After seeing Marietta off, William and the others also left the Hog's Head.

"Brother, do you think Umbridge will Laifu?" Anne asked softly after thinking for a moment.

If it was just to trick Umbridge, she didn't think her brother needed to set up such a scheme.

"Yes, Fudge will definitely come back," William said. "Don't forget, Cho named the Defence Against Dark Magic tutoring class DA."

Hermione continued:

"DA is an abbreviation for Defense Against Magic, but it is also an abbreviation for the Dumbledore's Army."

Fudge is going to step down. He's desperate and will do anything given the slightest chance.

William gave Hermione an approving look; under his careful guidance, she was becoming increasingly politically astute.

Not bad... After graduation, you can aim to become the youngest Minister for Magic.

Just as the three were about to get the Three Broomsticks, William was stopped again.

This time it's Harry and Ron.

Okay, the troubles of adolescence... William feels like he's about to become a caring older brother.

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