The "Head Washer" was evil; he committed many sins, but he was indeed elected by the German people, representing the will of Germany at that time.
At that time, too many people chose to follow him, and this was similarly reflected in Grindelwald.
Grindelwald's platform was offensive to many wizards who were deeply integrated with Muggle society, or who had Muggle family members.
But to those who believed the world should be wizard-supremacist, who advocated for wizard interests, and who were led by pure-blood families and powerful wizards, Grindelwald was practically their savior! People with similar ideals began to follow Grindelwald spontaneously.
At that time, the then-President of the International Confederation of Wizards and Minister of the German Ministry of Magic, Anton Vogel, even took the lead in having the German Ministry of Magic defect to Grindelwald as a whole.
Although there were some Muggle-leaning wizards within the German Ministry of Magic who had been resisting Grindelwald, it could not be denied that a considerable number of people had other ideas.
After the end of World War II, Germany was divided among the US, USSR, UK, and France. A large number of German SS and Wehrmacht members who did not follow the "Head Washer" and commit suicide, as well as staff from various departments under the party, fled in all directions.
But it was quite ironic that most of them were let off lightly. Only a few typical cases were caught, and those who were valuable might even have been reused.
In West Germany, there was even the absurd conclusion, verified by the Americans, that many senior SS and Wehrmacht generals had nothing to do with the "Head Washer's" ideology.
East Germany was a different situation. Most of its rulers had just been released from concentration camps and harbored deep-seated hatred for the "Head Washer's" faction, an enmity that could not be reconciled.
They ordered the establishment of a secret police organization similar to the Gestapo, and a bloody purge began.
This situation also existed in the wizarding world. After Grindelwald was defeated by Albus Dumbledore, a reckoning followed.
However, the reckoning was not thorough.
Only individuals involved were purged; the forces behind them were not fundamentally harmed.
Pure-bloods and powerful wizards controlled vast resources, which the nascent Muggle faction could not easily shake.
If the local Muggle-leaning wizards had possessed such capability, the entire continent would not have been ravaged by Grindelwald, forcing them to rely on Albus Dumbledore as an "external aid."
That's right, many descendants of the families who supported Grindelwald still held important positions in the German Ministry of Magic.
Outsiders might not understand the intricacies, but Charlotte, as an employee of the German Ministry of Magic, was very clear about this.
Furthermore, the reason why European countries, led by Germany, had been pressuring Dumbledore through public opinion after Grindelwald's escape was also due to this. It wasn't that they were still willing to be loyal to Grindelwald; what era was this?
It was because the wizards who had been in the same camp as Grindelwald in the past were worried that Grindelwald would consider them traitors for not making any rescue efforts over the years, and they feared retaliation from Grindelwald.
"What!"
"They're going to the former battlefield sites in East Germany, to watch where Grindelwald fought wizards, and to visit the Ministry?!"
"No, absolutely not!"
Charlotte Krause reported Roger's itinerary to her superiors as instructed by her leader.
The German Ministry of Magic, already extremely tense due to the existence of the Time Phantom Shuttle Spell, reacted even more fiercely.
As mentioned before, since the International Statute of Secrecy was signed, everyone had established their own magical administrative political institutions, using the national borders of Muggles as boundaries.
This was an unwritten tacit agreement.
Now, with the dissolution of the Soviet Union, there were still disputes over how the magical ministries there would be divided.
While they were struggling with how to divide the spoils, Germany was struggling with how to unify.
Although the Soviet Union's collapse seemed sudden, there were actually early signs. Everyone was just surprised that the Soviet Union chose to dissolve rather than transfer internal contradictions through war.
In the early years, the Soviet Union had control over Eastern European regions. However, as the United States and Saudi Arabia jointly suppressed oil prices, the Soviet economy collapsed, and the economies of Eastern European regions followed suit, leading to a loss of control.
The changes in Eastern Europe saw socialist countries like Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, and Romania, among others, turn towards capitalism.
In September 1990, Germany was reunified in this wave. The US, USSR, UK, and France ostensibly withdrew their forces from Germany.
The German Ministries of Magic, which had been separate since 1946, were reunited.
The new German Ministry of Magic had only been established for two years, and many things were still unstable. If someone were to exploit this and initiate political infighting...
"No matter what method you use, stabilize those two for me. Absolutely do not let them wander off."
"I grant you the authority to act on your discretion. All departments will cooperate with your work. You hold the fort for now, and I'll go have a meeting with other department heads."
"We need to jointly pressure the legislative bodies to classify this spell as our country's... In short, you must hold firm." The Director of the Department of International Magical Cooperation, who was speaking, suddenly stopped mid-sentence, as if struck by a thought, and turned it into an admonishment.
The Director was sweating profusely as he spoke. What were the British Ministry of Magic doing? Were they baboons? They didn't restrict such a spell that could investigate anything, nor did they reveal any wind of it. Weren't they afraid someone would actually find something out? After ending the communication, Charlotte ran her hand through her once soft, shiny golden hair, which had become a bit dry and yellow due to her mental state over the past two days.
She walked out of the room and glanced at Harry and Roger, who were eating breakfast.
After a few days of traveling, she had only glimpsed the tip of the iceberg of this young Seer.
As for the child named Harry, his strength had likely surpassed that of most adult wizards.
At least, he was stronger than her, an academic who had only graduated a few years ago.
So, your legends are all true.
Me, stopping them? Seriously? Putting the last bite of ham and buttered bread into his mouth, Roger looked at Charlotte, who was staring blankly with a look of despair, and said, "Come and eat. We have a lot of places to go today, so we can't afford to not eat enough."
"I..." Charlotte hesitated, unsure how to speak.
"About your superior's request? You don't need to worry about him," Roger said casually, seeing her demeanor.
"Ah?" Charlotte didn't react for a moment, but then her eyes widened.
He knew!
"I'm a Seer," Roger said, watching the expression on her face as she wrote her thoughts, and patted the chair next to him, signaling Charlotte to come and sit down to eat.
Roger knew exactly what this nominal tour guide, who was actually a spy, was there for, even before she arrived.
He also had a general idea of what kind of reactions the Time Phantom Shuttle Spell would cause.
But Roger didn't care.
Although not written into the laws of any country, there were certain unspoken rules that everyone in the world followed.
In the wizarding world, one such unspoken rule was... respect the strong! Dumbledore was a law-and-order type, but did that mean he didn't do many things that were less than legal or compliant?
Having come from Gryffindor and grown to where he was now, he had definitely caused his fair share of trouble.
But no one in their right mind would dare to provoke him.
The situation with the German Ministry of Magic was actually quite simple. Apart from a very few people like Dumbledore, everyone else had no accurate understanding of Roger's strength.
The outside world's perception of Roger was still that of a young wizard with the ability of a Seer who had developed virtual reality technology.
The title of Seer carried weight, but not enough weight.
Naturally, their attitude towards him would be somewhat skewed.
So, as long as Roger went and 'opened their eyes' next, all trouble would resolve itself.
"Then our itinerary..." Charlotte's tone was a little cautious.
"Everything stays the same. Please inform them on your end that I'll be heading to the Ministry of Magic in a while. If they have any issues with me, they can say it to my face then." As Roger spoke, he sighed inwardly, finding the 'cuisine' of East Germany truly indescribable.
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