Nicholas then introduced the family elders who attended the London gathering to all the guests. Since all the names were long and chatty, Bai Lin could not remember any of them, so he took a general look at the faces of the elders and named them in his mind. He got nicknames: the bearded elder, the bald elder, the one-eyed elder, the senile elder (who looked like he might be a hundred years old, and he had fallen asleep sitting up when he was introduced)... and so on.
After Nicholas introduced the very noble lady who was quite important in the family, he introduced Fudge. Of course, everyone knew Fudge, and Fudge raised his glass expressionlessly.
Then Niklas introduced several young wizards who had just joined the Presbyterian meeting this year. Fudge motioned to Bai Lin to stand up. Bai Lin adjusted his collar and stood up grandly. Only then did he realize that there were four of them of the same age. There happened to be two young wizards, two men and two women. Since they were both new members of the family, Bai Lin paid more attention to the other three, who were obviously also sizing him up.
The first girl was ordinary-looking, with Slavic features. She was a little fat, but her eyes were gentle, and her face was still blushing when she stood up. Her name was Polina.
The second girl is a movie star-like beauty from Norway. She has long red hair. Her temperament and manners are impeccable. Her name is also easy to remember. She is called Lulu. When she was introduced, many young wizards on the scene shouted The deafening applause seemed to be very popular.
When introducing Bai Lin, Bai Lin noticed that Nicholas didn't like him very much. When he mentioned that he was a magical animal expert, Bai Lin heard some disdain in his tone, but Bai Lin was too lazy to talk to him and still used Dongfang. He returned the fist salute to everyone around him. The last fist salute was to Buckbeak.
The last young man was called Barnard. He had a thick body and a full beard. He looked powerful, and he looked at Bai Lin with a rather unkind look.
After introducing the main guests, Niklas announced the topic of today’s gathering:
The first item is that a few family members who particularly want to make money, with the funding of some Muggle consortiums, want to build two commercial streets like Diagon Alley in Paris and Istanbul, and do business for wizards and Muggles at the same time. Some magical items were cleverly disguised as mechanical devices and displayed at the assembly.
This proposal was discussed for nearly an hour. Those who were interested listened carefully, while those who were not interested just chatted and ate and drank on their own. The elves came over from time to time to add food and drinks.
Fudge sneered at the suggestions of these money lovers, but Bai Lin quickly took out a small notebook and wrote down the information about these commercial streets. He thought to himself, you fools, I am going to invest in shops, and the world of real estate will be dominated by real estate for the next twenty years!
The second item is that a Muggle Antarctic scientific expedition team recently discovered an ancient ruins and found something that may be a magical artifact. Some family members want to organize a special team to investigate.
Talking about this, the scene caused quite a stir. Many young wizards were very interested. Bai Lin thought, it is worthy of being called the Seeker family. This curiosity is quite sufficient. Could it be that the romantic ancestor left behind Are you just curious about baby genes?
For the third item, Nicholas drank a cup of black tea, cleared his throat, and waited for the audience to quiet down before saying: "The third item is a bit special, involving many positions of the British Ministry of Magic..." He said, looking at Fudge .
Fudge stood up, politely took off his jazz hat, nodded slightly to Nicholas and said, "Please also ask Mr. Deacon to explain for you."
Nicholas nodded and said: "In recent years, there have been frequent prisoner escapes from the Azkaban prison that we have always trusted. At least three prisoners have successfully escaped." He said that they were Black, Bella, and Antonin. But Bai Lin knew that there was at least a fourth person, Barty Crouch Jr., who turned into Mad-Eye Moody in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and stirred up trouble.
Niklas continued: "Our Elder Ross suggested that since our respected uncle Mr. Moritz is old and does not have enough energy to serve as warden for a long time, he suggested that a family member be replaced to go to Azkaban. , serves as the administrator of the dementors - the new warden." Elder Ross's full name is quite long, and he is the old wizard who Bai Lin just named Elder One-Eyed Dragon.
As soon as these words came out, the scene suddenly became noisy, and many wizards exclaimed. What kind of place is Azkaban? It’s not an exaggeration to describe it as a hell on earth. What kind of dementors are there that can make adult wizards wet their pants, make criminals frightened, stop children from crying at night, and live a pampered life like a noble? The family members were discussing which madman would be assigned to take office in Azkaban.
"But, Mr. Deacon, besides Mr. Moritz, who else can be safe and sound in Azkaban? There are thousands of dementors there, my God!" A middle-aged fat wizard said , he sat very close to the middle table.
Nicholas nodded and said: "Thank you Sir Ryan (wizards do not have royal families or titles, but some wizards are nobles in the Muggle world, such as the Malfoy family). I wonder if you have heard of the recent news in the magical world. , a young wizard successfully killed the dementors."
This sentence was like a big stone thrown into the lake, which immediately caused a wave in the square. Many people heard about this for the first time and exclaimed.
Fat Sir Ryan said: "Your Excellency, Steward, I have heard about this, but I just regard it as a boast from a boring person. Is it true?"
Niklas said: "Not only is it true, but he didn't kill one or two dementors, but a total of twenty-four. That young wizard was none other than our new elder." The new magic genius of the Gathering family, Kelly White!”
Although they had just been introduced, many wizards obviously didn't pay much attention at the beginning and just went to eat, drink and chat on their own. At this time, they were still looking around the field, hoping to see a face that looked scarier than a dementor.
However, Niklas didn't see him move. He had already appeared beside Bai Lin. Bai Lin quickly put down the half-eaten kiwi-flavored banana and stood up with Niklas.
Niklas pointed an arm at Bai Lin and said: "It was this young magical animal expert who successfully killed the Dementors and ended the centuries-old legend that Dementors cannot be killed. Elder Ross recommended The new warden is him!”
"I don't accept it! It's impossible for Kelly White to kill the dementors alone. He is a swindler!" A rough and loud voice came from the other end of the square. Everyone looked and saw that it was the tough new member Bana. Germany, he was pointing at Bai Lin angrily and said: "I want to challenge him to a wizard duel! I want to prove that I am stronger than him!"
Bai Lin lowered his head and said to Fuji: "Uncle, maybe that kid had some serious illness when he was a child, so he still has to fight over such a thing?"
