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"The sunshine on the third floor is the best."
The two of them spoke in unison, like two real estate salesmen.
But these words made Ron, who had just walked into the restaurant, freeze on the spot again.
Because his room is on the third floor.
Ron had reason to suspect that Fred and George did it on purpose.
"Thank you, Mr. Weasley, but no need." Professor McGonagall said with some laughter, "I will not stay here overnight."
"That's such a shame," Fred said sadly.
George also clutched his chest,
It was obvious that they were really sad.
"Come here quickly and get ready for dinner." Mrs. Weasley put a plate of fried fish on the table, turned to the two of them and said, "Professor McGonagall has other things to do later, so don't waste your time."
"Good mother."
"We just feel sorry for Ron..."
"He missed an opportunity to improve his performance."
Fred and George sat down on the table with smiles, and Ron came over muttering under his breath.
"Okay." Mrs. Weasley stood up and said with a smile: "First of all, I would like to congratulate our two new members on their successful graduation and finding a great job..."
Everyone clapped their hands in cooperation.
Fred and George immediately stood up and bowed gracefully around them to express their thanks.
They specially put on the black fire dragon leather jackets today, and their movements were very impressive.
"Then, the next step is the gift..."
"And there are gifts?" Fred asked in surprise.
"Of course, Bill and the others all received gifts when they graduated, and you are no exception, Arthur..."
Mr. Weasley stood up quickly and handed over two small boxes.
"You are all lacking in other things, so I specially picked this."
After Fred and George took it, they immediately opened it excitedly, and Ron also looked curiously.
"Dad, what is this?"
"Tie." Mr. Weasley said excitedly: "I asked Mr. Granger before. He said that Muggles would wear this when they go to work in places like the Ministry of Magic, so I asked him to help me choose it. Got two.
"To be honest, this thing is really not cheap. If you exchange it for galleons, you can almost buy a broomstick."
At this time, Fred and George had already opened their respective gift packages.
The joy on their faces quickly faded and turned into confusion.
"and many more……"
"Dad, did you just say the Ministry of Magic?"
"But you know, we are going to open a joke store, and we have even found a location for the store."
……
"what?"
Mr. Weasley was also stunned for a moment, and then took out two pieces of parchment.
"But you have already signed the application for employment at the Ministry of Magic."
Fred and George immediately stepped forward to take a look.
[Application for employment at the Ministry of Magic (Office for the Investigation and Confiscation of Counterfeit Defense Spells and Protective Equipment)]
……
There was a whole sheet of parchment, and they didn't even look at it carefully, they just focused on the end.
When they saw the two familiar names, Fred and George were both stunned. It seemed that it was indeed their signature, but the problem was that they were sure that they had never signed such a thing, and they would not sign it. .
"This must be fake!" Fred blurted out.
"Wait..." George seemed to have thought of something and said stiffly, "Fred, do you remember that when we just finished the exam, Cedric said he wanted to comfort Kyle, so he got two fake employment certificates. Apply?"
After being reminded like this, Fred also thought about it.
This really happened.
At that time, Cedric thought they could prank Kyle and pretend to go to the Ministry of Magic to work with him. They thought it was interesting and agreed.
"But isn't that application form fake?" Fred said, looking at the form on the table again.
"Yes, this is it, the Office for the Detection and Confiscation of Counterfeit Defense Charms and Protective Equipment... I have never heard of this office in the Ministry of Magic."
“Ahem…” Kingsley suddenly coughed twice, and said, trying hard to suppress his laughter: “In fact, this is a newly established department.
"Because the return of the mysterious man has made people panic, and there are people everywhere selling fake products that are said to be able to defend against Death Eaters. In order to prevent these fake products from harming the people, Assistant Kyle proposed to establish a new office... The minister has agreed."
With a snap, Fred's hand loosened and the box he was holding fell to the ground.
He suddenly realized something.
"You are right." Kingsley tilted his head slightly, "It's true, you are the first batch of employees, and the office is next to Arthur."
Fred and George were both in bad shape.
They never imagined that things would turn out like this.
If Kyle had come with the form that day, they would definitely not have signed it, even if it was fake... because they knew Kyle too well, and no matter what he said, they would have just refused.
But Cedric was different. In their impression, including everyone's, Cedric was a standard Hufflepuff, honest and loyal... It was precisely because of this that when the parchment appeared in front of him, At that time, they signed their names without thinking.
Unexpectedly, that guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes, Cedric, also rebelled!
"Sure enough, anyone who can be with Kyle is not a good thing." George couldn't help but muttered.
But he didn't notice at all how strange everyone's eyes were at this time.
Most of the people present had experience as Defense Against the Dark Arts professors at Hogwarts, so they knew very well how close the Weasley brothers were to Kyle.
This is a cruel person who even scolds himself.
"Can we not go?" Fred said, "We didn't know the truth when we signed, so it shouldn't count."
"That's right." George nodded repeatedly.
"Of course... you can." Kingsley said, "Although you have been admitted, you are free to come or not."
"but……"
Before Fred and George could breathe a sigh of relief, Kingsley continued.
"Assistant Kyle once said...well, I think what he said at that time was related to you, so I'll just say it.
Kyle said that if you do not fulfill your application and go to work at the Ministry of Magic for at least two months, then he will take the striker to Diagon Alley to inspect your store's anti-dark magic measures, and the store will not be opened until the inspection is passed. "
Fred and George stood there dumbly as if struck by lightning.
Professor McGonagall wanted to laugh a little. She didn't expect that she just stopped by for dinner and saw such an interesting scene.
There are not many people who can make Hogwarts' famous troublemaker look like this.
"I've never heard that opening a store requires anti-dark arts inspection..." Fred said through gritted teeth.
"He must be trying to trick us into going to the Ministry of Magic this way!"
"I must say..." Kingsley glanced at them calmly, "As a senior assistant minister, Kyle has this right, and he is not an ordinary assistant. He has even greater rights than ordinary department directors and deputy ministers. , I advise you not to confront him."
Ron couldn't hold it back anymore and burst out laughing, but after seeing the fierce looks in his brothers' eyes, he held it back again.
"But Dad." Fred looked at Mr. Weasley, "We have already paid the rent in Diagon Alley, which is a lot of money."
"It's okay." Mrs. Weasley waved her hand, "Kyle has already taken care of it. Kreacher will help. He also invited two elves from Hogwarts who have experience as store clerks to help. They will be responsible. Taking care of the shop.”
"But that anti-dark arts check..."
"If it's a house elf, of course you don't need it." Kingsley said with a smile.
"The store is open as normal, and they also go to work at the Ministry of Magic..." Ron couldn't help but said: "Doesn't that mean they can get two salaries?"
"That's right."
Mrs. Weasley said, "House elves don't need a salary... Although when Kyle and I discussed this matter, I also mentioned that I could give them a payment, just like Dobby before, but this time The elves seemed to have heard something terrible and kept banging their heads against the wall.
So Kyle offered to use candy instead of his salary. "
Ron stopped laughing. He took a bite of the beef pie and it was like biting a lemon... very sour.
But no one cared about his feelings. Fred and George didn't speak for a long time, and fell back on their chairs slumped.
No wonder Kyle and Cedric chose black jackets on the train, and no wonder they were smiling so much.
Everything makes sense now.
They also thought about struggling, but Kyle seemed to have blocked all roads. Without going to the Ministry of Magic, the Weasley Joke Shop could not open, which they could not accept.
"Forget it, isn't it just two months?" Fred slammed the table hard, "We're done!"
Kyle's only conscience is probably not to keep them in the Ministry of Magic. It's not yet July, and it will be the end of August in two months. It can still catch up with the busiest time before the start of school.
If this were not the case, they would not agree to anything.
"Actually, you don't have to be angry." Tonks suddenly said: "This job is actually not bad, and many people are rushing to get in..."
"But that doesn't include us," Fred muttered.
"No, you..."
"Tonks," Kingsley said suddenly, interrupting her.
"Let me just say one thing." Tonks shrugged, "Aren't you running a joke prop shop like Zuko? Working there will be very helpful to you, and you can gain knowledge... Okay Kingsley, I don't I told you, stop staring at me like that."
In the next second, Fred and George seemed to realize something, but Tonks remained silent.
"Oh, and this."
Mrs. Weasley pulled out another piece of parchment.