Here's the next chapter, read and review please, love Angel x
As the day wore on and she'd finished her lunch Augusta called for the ministry registrar to come to her office. "Madame Longbottom you called to see me, is something the matter?" she asked as she sat down before her. Madame Longbottom sat straighter offering her a cup of tea which had the mildest form of veritas serum in it. This meant that she would only answer the next two questions truthfully. Seeing that she had her record book with her as she'd been asked to bring with her she waited while she drank the tea and then questioned her.
"Madame Phillypott has anyone ever offered you money or something else great in order to fill in a record the incorrect way either by using a different name for someone or saying that someone doesn't have a mother or father when they do?" she asked as her colleague looked shocked to the core.
"Listen here to me you I have no idea what in the hell people have been saying to you but I have no desire to loose my job. I really couldn't help it. The late Minister Bagnold asked me to do whatever people asked of me lest I want to loose my job. She said she she couldn't handle the pressure people were putting on her so that if I didn't just do as people asked I'd loose my job and someone more capable of turning a blind eye would be hired in my place. I kept my mouth shut and by doing so I kept my job. I didn't have a choice and for this I am very sorry indeed!" she said weeping loudly. This poor girl. It would seem she had been bullied into doing the wrong thing at work or loose her job and it's no wonder she chose to do it. I mean who wants to loose their job.
Augusta could completely understand that this girl had no choice and empathized fully with her. "So please tell me who asked you to do these things and what were you ever asked to hide or change etc.?" she asked her as she sat back fully to her full height once again. She was interested to hear what kinds of documents had been changed or altered under this woman and why. I mean it might explain more about why things were the way they were.
"Ok well Eileen Marie Snape asked me to change her sons middle name to Tobias from Lucifer as his father had forced her into calling him before she died. Lucius Hyperion Malfoy paid me ten thousand galleons to change the name of the father on his daughter Lyra Yvonne Malfoy's birth cert to Lucas John Malfoy. He also asked me to state he'd died in the war. A muggleborn woman called Evalina Mary Potter asked me to change the surname of her daughter Hannah Catherine Potter as she felt that with the surname Potter her daughter would never be left alone as people would think she was related to the boy who lived. Arthur William Weasley paid me to cover up a death license pertaining to one Persephone Anne Weasley his daughter who died of cot death at three weeks old. He wanted no one to know she'd perished and I had to obliviate his wife as well for a tidy sum. I did tell my boss about this but was reminded I'd loose my job so did it anyway despite what I personally thought. Lady and Lord Larson asked me to hide the adoption papers for their daughter Hermione Anne Larson. They were being hunted by Voldermort so they said and they wanted no one to know they were giving up their daughter. They even changed her looks severely so no one would even recognise her. She is your grandson's year I believe. Lord Errol Dominique Parkinson asked me to change his birth certificate so it would make him look older in order to get a job he really wanted but was too young to get at the time. I believe he is now owner and manager of the particular company in question. It was hard to do but again I did it. Minister Fudge would have my job if he knew please don't tell him I beg you!" she called out crying.
"I am afraid Madame Phillypott that I have no choice. I will be telling him that Minister Bagnold threatened your job and even threatened to expose you if you tried to right any of this. It is not your fault and I shall see to it that you are never blamed. Now I have work to do so good day and please leave these records behind as I must alter them appropriately. Justice must and will be carried out. I will not allow Bagnold's errors to go unpunished!" she said as Madame Phillypott left trembling. Minister Fudge was called down for an emergency which he attended immediately.
"Minister have a seat please as a grave misjustice has been carried out against Madame Phillypott our Registrar of records by our late Minister of Magic Minister Bagnold. Minister Bagnold continuously threaten to either sack or highly expose the registrar if she did not break the law and change people's records for them when asked. As Madame Phillypott was in a catch twenty two situation she couldn't do anything until now. I have assured her that her wrongs will be righted and everyone whose documents were changed and altered by them will be rectified at once. I need you to see to it that a huge scandal does not break out as this is the last thing Madame Phillypott needs or wants!" she said as he looked at her in shock.
"This is a surprise and I can see why she had no choice but to do all of the things that were asked of her. This is shocking but I will indeed release a press statement that Minister Bagnold god rest her tampered with a lot of people's records and as we've only discovered about it now we're rectifying it at once. It is not her fault I understand. Thank you Madame Longbottom for informing me at once. You and I we make a great team and with the way you are handling all these criminals I dare say we'll have a safer world all round with you at the helm. Thank you once again. I must go now dear lady see you tomorrow!" he called out leaving in a flurry of robes. It had been an interesting afternoon. Next however was her interview of Molly Weasley as she felt she'd left her stewing in it for long enough. She called her up and waited. This would be an interesting interview she just knew it!