The Daily Prophet, the largest-selling newspaper in the British wizarding world, has a large photo that takes up half of the page on the front page. It's the kind that moves.
On the left is the burly and terrifying bugbear, with a few goblins showing up behind him, and two murlocs lying on the ground.
On the right are Mr. Weasley and several wizards leading the way, followed by Ted and the others.
It turned out that it was the photographer who took the picture of Lockhart. He did not run away after the incident, but hid to take pictures and capture material.
Not to mention, he is quite professional, and the angle and composition of the shot are very good.
It's a pity that it's in black and white, if it were in color it would have given him a prize.
It's the 1990s, and they still use black and white photos. You can tell how backward the magical world is!
The entire emergency special issue was talking about the monster attacks in Knockturn Alley and Diagon Alley in the morning.
It is said that the monster appeared from Knockturn Alley, and it was initially determined that it was caused by a dark wizard smuggling magical creatures, and the Aurors are now tracing it.
All escaped monsters have been cleared.
In the entire incident, there were seven casualties, four were killed, including a goblin, and three were injured.
The most seriously injured one had two broken legs and almost died.
The least serious injury was a smashed head. It only took ten minutes to go to the hospital.
In addition, two of the most prosperous magical commercial streets in the UK were damaged, and many shops suffered losses of varying sizes.
The biggest loss was in the Bojinbok store. A monster took advantage of the chaos and lit a fire. Fortunately, the loss was not big. After all, the magic protection in the store was still very intensive. But it is inevitable to be burned into smoke and blackness.
This is really a big deal!
Although there are wizards in the magic world who seek death and then die. For example, the curse is out of control or something like that.
From then on it became a joke among wizards, one that could be told for years.
But it was quite shocking to see three wizards and one goblin die all at once.
This is also one ten thousandth of the population of the wizarding world of Great Britain!
Although it has only been a few hours, the newspapers are already talking about this matter like crazy.
A large group of people criticized the Ministry of Magic, saying that they were freeloaders and took taxpayers' money to do nothing.
There are also radical pure-blood wizards who call for strict supervision of visitors from other worlds.
There are also those who say that the murderer will be severely punished and the black industry in Knockturn Alley will be cleaned up.
Of course, a few people said that it was thanks to Weasley and his group...
You would think that the magical world is usually calm and there is no big movement. Ted's salted fish net can attract twenty or thirty people to drink tea and eat melon seeds every day to watch the fun.
This suddenly caused such a big thing, the bamboo shoots exploded!
Since Voldemort's defeat, there has been no incident in Diagon Alley for more than ten years. Are you being attacked by a group of monsters now? !
Ted read it from cover to cover, from newspaper reports to statements from Ministry of Magic officials to the opinions of wizards who were invited to comment or who wrote directly.
It was pretty good, I just mentioned my name once and was praised a few times by everyone.
Although there are two lines saying that Ted's "modified special freezing spell works very well", there is no more.
This is very good, so that the tree will not attract the wind.
Ted felt that his decision was indeed the right one.
I sent Hermione home in the afternoon, and Jerry also went home.
School was about to start, and Salty Fish Network was supposed to be temporarily closed in the last few days. What's more, if something like this happened, there would be no one in Diagon Alley.
The Leaky Cauldron is also deserted. How can anyone come to drink?
Old Tom is not angry about this. He has lived for decades and has never seen any storms. They are all temporary.
Ted returned to his room and Ted fell on the bed.
"Well done Parker." He praised the psicrystal servant Parker. The bugbears were able to be frozen at that time, thanks to Parker's assistance.
"My pleasure~" Parker jumped up and down on the table excitedly.
"And Ansu, this fire is a relief. Fire and water are ruthless. I hope Mr. Borgin Burke will pay more attention to it in the future."
Ted took out some beef jerky to lure Ansu away, because Ansu wanted to take a few bites when he saw Parker's proud movements. Ravens are interested in shiny things.
Ted lay on the bed and began to observe the two newly acquired cards.
[Inform the enemy plane first (blue)]
spell card
The psychic energy will be particularly active within 10 minutes after use, and it can respond in advance to sneak attacks and accidents with a high probability.
Cooling time 6 hours.
This card is a bit interesting. It’s actually a card about psychic powers. It’s rare!
Ted tried using it for a while, then closed his eyes, picked up an apple and threw it over his head... when the apple fell to his head, he suddenly dodged, dodged without vision, and reached out to catch the apple.
"This feels quite amazing!"
Ted was overjoyed, not only because this card was very effective, but also because he could simulate this psychic card to develop similar psychic powers.
Then you won’t be restricted by cards~
Second card:
【Celebrity(Green)】
spell card
Use: +2 Charisma for 30 minutes.
Cool for 12 hours.
Note: Being noticed wherever you go, life in the spotlight is not that easy~
"Am I considered a celebrity in the last newspaper?" Ted found it a bit funny.
In fact, he was really wrong on this point.
After all, when Ted traveled back in time, it was already the Internet age. Even if newspapers are extinct, no one reads them, and their influence is extremely low.
In today's world, newspapers still have a certain influence. Although a large part of them has been taken away by television and radio stations, many people still read them. British people are notoriously fond of reading newspapers.
In the wizarding world, there are only print media. Mainstream newspapers such as the Daily Prophet are almost required to be subscribed to by every household.
The magical world has a small population and cannot support many newspapers, so there is only one dominant one.
Many wizards live scattered across the country. If you want to know the changes and information in the magical world at the first time, you can't do without the Daily Prophet.
Therefore, Ted's name is actually known by 80% to 90% of wizards in Great Britain. Although I may not be able to remember them all, they are still very impressive.
…
A few days after "Monster Attack," Diagon Alley was under martial law.
Ted saw four or five wizards in Diagon Alley with serious expressions, alert eyes, and hands ready to draw their wands at any time.
These are the violent branches of the Ministry of Magic - the Strikers and the Aurors.
Strikers are roughly equivalent to civilian police, and Aurors are equivalent to military police.
Most of these people are at level 7 to 9, which is higher than ordinary wizards.
Some of the elites even have level 11 or 12. This belongs to the elite Aurors.
The main thing is that Aurors and strikers have special training and can learn a lot of attack and defense magic.
Now the Ministry of Magic has been slapped in the face, so it has sent people to patrol the streets.
During this period, Knockturn Alley was subject to a special campaign to crack down on crime and evil. Many gray area wizards who were making a living in Knockturn Alley were arrested. But the charge is generally just staying in Azkaban for a few months or two.
Ted couldn't let go of this good opportunity and secretly controlled Parker to make many camouflage marks at the entrance of Bojin Bock's store, causing Bojin Bock's store to be closed.
Although it won't take long to recover based on their family's relationships and connections, it will definitely be very troublesome at this time.
Alas~ It’s very comfortable!
But Ted didn't pay much attention to things in Diagon Alley, because school was about to start.
I have to pack my things quickly, especially to free up the basement.
After more than two months, this place will become a laboratory. A lot had to be disposed of and traces restored.
The waste from some alchemical experiments and potion brewing must be properly disposed of.
The place where wizards live can easily "breed" some magical beings. Things like boggarts, ghouls, potato spirits, and the like.
Because they are all born because of magic, the presence of wizards will condense magic.
So these things will always appear where wizards live.
If Ted doesn't handle it well, this place might become a "haunted bar" after a while.
…
Ted opened his eyes and the system prompt arrived.
That's right, today is September 1st, the day when school starts, and it is also the time when new knowledge about other worlds is refreshed.
"Ding~ The talent [Knowledge from another world (gold)] is triggered, and the [Yanhuo Village Cat Rice Recipe Collection (green)] is discovered."
[Complete Cat Rice Recipes of Yanhuo Village (Green)] records the cooking recipes for cat rice made by the El cats of Yanhuo Village. It requires 190 experience to redeem.
"Huh? Cat rice!" Ted was stunned, remembering the fear of being dominated by the cat car.
"No... just average luck!" Ted shook his head.
It's not bad, it's of some use after all.
After eating and adding buffs, isn't this just like cooking in Azeroth?
I redeemed it, and I will go to the school kitchen to study it carefully after school starts.
Well, maybe Professor McGonagall will like it~
Ted's luggage was reduced to the size of a fist using the newly learned "item reduction spell" and stuffed into his trouser pocket.
Take Ansu and Parker, say goodbye to Old Tom, and take a taxi to the train station.
Ted came earlier this time, and when he walked through the wall to platform nine and three-quarters, there were not many people there.
Ted got on the bus directly and occupied a compartment.
About forty or fifty minutes later, Hermione arrived at the station.
Seeing Hermione pushing the luggage trolley away happily and with a smile on her face, her old father, Mr. Granger, couldn't help but feel a little hot in his eyes, and his little cotton-padded jacket didn't fit her body anymore~
(End of chapter)
