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Chapter 10

"So what happened?" Ron asked, the second he apparated onto Grimmauld Place. Harry had not been able to tell him about his conversation with the minister because Scrimgeour had followed them all the way to the atrium. Harry had disapparated first, glad to get away from the ministry, and waited on the empty street of Grimmauld Place for Ron.

"He made it so he could give me my test I suppose. He offered to set me up with one of the professional quidditch teams," Harry said, still frustrated.

"You're joking! Harry you've got to do it!"

"He'd just want to get me to work at the ministry or something"

"But you could play for a real team!" said Ron excitedly, "Try for the Cannons, that would be so wicked."

"I'm not going out for any team," Harry said, "I don't want Scrimgeour to bother me at all."

They had reached the spot where number 12 should be and Harry quickly recited the phrase in his head. Once the decrepit house had appeared, Harry wrenched open the door and stepped inside. Still sitting in the kitchen were Hermione and Ginny.

"Did you pass?" Ginny asked quickly.

In answer, Ron disapparated from Harry's side and appeared next to Hermione with a loud thud and a yell. "Ow!" Ron fell backward, rubbing his knee carefully.

"Tried to apparate sitting down," he said, getting up. At this, they all enjoyed a good laugh, even, after a few seconds of embarrassment, Ron.

"Harry, did you pass?" Hermione asked, once they had all sat down.

"Yeah, and Scrimgeour tested me," Harry said.

"The minister? Why?"

"I don't know, still wants me to help make the ministry look good I suppose," Harry said, but remembered that Scrimgeour had not asked him at all, "and we stopped by this map with Death Eaters pictures all around it." During the quidditch argument, Harry had completely forgotten to tell Ron this part.

"Why'd he show you that?" Ron asked.

"I don't know, but there was this flash of light while we were looking at it," Harry said, thinking hard.

"It wasn't a spell was it?" Hermione asked anxiously.

"I didn't feel anything hit me."

"Well there are a lot of spells you can't feel. Maybe obliviate!" said Hermione, looking scared.

"You think he saw something that they made him forget?" Ginny asked, looking as scared as Hermione.

"He wouldn't have had time, my test only took a few minutes and you were already walking back," said Ron, putting Hermione and Ginny at ease a bit.

The answer came the next morning during breakfast. Harry, Hermione, and the Weasley family were sitting in the dining room eating toast and porridge. Even with the help she received, Mrs. Weasley did not have the time to cook much anymore. As they ate, they could here the sound of the door opening and everyone tensed slightly. Most of the visitors had learned not to ring the bell, and the sound of the front door creaking open had become a bit unnerving.

"Hello," said Lupin as he and Tonks walked into the kitchen.

"Harry, what've you been doing talking to the minister?" Tonks asked.

Harry looked first at Ron and Hermione, then over to Mr. Weasley, they all seemed surprised that she knew. "How did you find out about that?"

"Its on the front page of the prophet," announced Tonks, sliding a newspaper in front of him.

On the front page was a large picture of Harry and Scrimgeour looking at the map they had passed at the ministry.

THE MINISTRY AND THE CHOSEN ONE JOIN

Harry Potter, known as the chosen one, has agreed to aid the ministry in their attempts to eliminate the present threat in the wizarding world. The Minister of Magic has offered Potter a job as an auror upon completion of Hogwarts, which he is in his final year of. Although the usual requirements to become an auror include several years of training, the ministry feels that Potter has shown himself capable of such trials. "With all the boys been through we feel that he is more than capable of handling such an honor. We are, of course, offering him our full support," says the Minister, Rufus Scrimgeour. Ministry officials report that Potter was delighted to receive such an honor and couldn't wait to aid the aurors in their investigation.

On one of what have become routine trips to the ministry, Potter aided in locating several Death Eaters. We were not able to get a statement from Potter himself, nor do we know his current whereabouts. It is rumored that he is accompanied by a group of ministry aurors, tracking down the lair of key supporters of He-who-must-not-be-named. Cont. page 3.

"They can't do this!" shouted Ron, "its illegal or something right dad."

"It doesn't bother you though," said Hermione, "Does it Harry?"

"Of course it bothers me!" said Harry, getting up angrily, "People will think I support some of the things the ministry's doing and I don't."

"Nobody believes this rubbish anymore Harry," said Ginny.

"You two did," said Harry, looking at Lupin and Tonks.

"Well maybe you should use this opportunity to try to change what they're doing," said Hermione.

"What do you mean?"

"Well if they claim that you're so involved with them, you should be able to make changes, shouldn't you?" Hermione asked, looking around to see if anyone agreed.

"That's true Hermione," said Lupin, "Harry I think it would be a good idea to get involved to keep them from doing anything out of line."

"and even if you don't, they'll keep printing that you're helping them," said Tonks.

"Oh I don't think Harry needs to involve himself with all that," said Mrs. Weasley.

"I suppose if they try anything that's not right," said Harry, "I'll be able to say something."