The conditions are not bad, but too good - Xie Lin is not a stupid boy who doesn't understand anything. He doesn't know that there is no such thing as pie in the sky in this world (he has forgotten that being able to be reborn is actually a sense of won the lottery), but at this moment he was a little hesitant.
Cropatra seemed to notice Xie Lin's hesitation and asked proactively: "Sister, I can see that you are feeling uneasy because the conditions are too favorable, right?"
Schelling nodded.
Cropatra smiled gently and said: "You don't have to be like this. Your potential has not only attracted our attention. To be honest, the Dark Arts Defense Alliance and the International Federation of Wizards have also noticed you - —”
She paused before continuing: "It's just that the Dark Arts Defense Alliance definitely doesn't have the ability to offer conditions that are enough to compete with us, and the International Federation of Wizards has always had a high self-esteem and rarely recruits underage wizards to join it. That's Deng Blido himself was only invited to join them five years after graduating from Hogwarts. I must remind you here that once you accept our conditions, you will become our spokesperson and share the honor and disgrace with us— —This also means that you have lost the opportunity to join the Dark Arts Defense League and the International Federation of Wizards in the future..."
So that was it. Now Xie Lin understood that it turned out that several organizations were robbing people.
On the surface, the "International Confederation of Wizards", equivalent to the United Nations in the Muggle world, is more powerful and more internationally recognized. However, as Kropatra said, they did not extend an olive branch to Schelling, but chose to wait and see how Schelling performed as an adult.
(Note: It is possible to become an ordinary member of these organizations at the same time, but not after becoming an endorser. This is the choice problem faced by Xie Lin. Of course, Xie Lin can still choose to join each organization and become an ordinary member , but there are not so many benefits)
There is a Muggle saying, "Two birds in the forest are worth a bird in the hand." What's more, as troubled times are approaching, Xie Lin can't wait until he reaches adulthood. Soon, he has made a decision in his heart.
"Sister Gu Lana, thank you for your patient explanation. I have decided to accept your conditions!"
In the afternoon, after receiving the "Wizard Scholar Contribution Award" and a bonus of five thousand gold galleons at a grand awards ceremony where reporters gathered, Schelling returned to Hogwarts via the Floo Network that evening.
At breakfast time the next morning, when Schelling appeared in the auditorium, various whispers suddenly appeared in the auditorium. Schelling noticed that many people were holding various newspapers or magazines in their hands.
When Schelling walked to the Slytherin table and sat down, Draco ran over excitedly and said, "That's awesome! Schelling, you know, many newspapers across Europe are reporting on you today, and there's so much space in it." It's not that small, even other magazines have mentioned your name to some extent!" After that, he handed Schelling a copy of the Daily Prophet.
It seems that even if the "Daily Prophet" is still under the control of the Ministry of Magic, it still needs to follow the reports of other countries' media. Otherwise, the achievements of a British wizard will not be reported by the main media in his own country, but will be reported by foreign media. Something happened.
Xie Lin took the newspaper and looked at it. On the cover was a photo of himself receiving the "Wizard Scholar Contribution Award" on the stage. In the photo, he was high-spirited and heroic, smiling and waving to the readers. The content on the cover focuses on reporting the reason why he went to the Medieval European Wizards' Federation to receive the award - he made outstanding contributions to the improvement of the Patronus Charm.
"Shellin Malfoy, special medal of Sir Merlin, youth representative of the Medieval European Wizarding Federation, most promising newcomer award of "Transfiguration Today", received the 'Wizard Scholar Contribution Award' in Sardinia yesterday, and is a British wizard. It has added an honor to the world. According to our reporter Rita Skeeter, Mr. Malfoy was born in the noble and ancient Malfoy family. He rose to prominence after entering Hogwarts three years ago. Not only did he have excellent academic performance, he also won Favored by many professors, many articles have been published in major academic journals..."
Wow, they are all good words indeed.
Xie Lin opened the cover and continued to turn to the back.
The following pages are mixed with some small reports and introductions about several of his famous deeds, such as killing the basilisk and rescuing a little girl in the secret room incident; such as discerning people with a keen eye, investing in Ellerby and Bar. Things that make the Demo Broom Company profitable; such as Merlin's victory in the test competition and winning the special badge of Merlin's Knights...
"In addition to having a good background and excellent academic performance, Mr. Malfoy has also demonstrated fearless courage and an extraordinary sense of justice in the past few years. According to our reporter Rita Skeeter, he has Alone, he broke into Slytherin's secret room and rescued an innocent little girl trapped in it. In his subsequent book "Me and the Basilisk at Hogwarts", we can see the original secret room. The monster is a five-star dangerous basilisk, which shows how thrilling the whole process is..."
"Mr. Malfoy is also a business wizard. It is reported that his investment in Ellerby and Badmore Broom Company has returned more than six times in one year..."
"In the same year, Mr. Malfoy defeated three sixth-year students and two fourth-year students, passed Merlin's test, and obtained the special medal of honor awarded by the Sir Merlin Order..."
Of course, the whole newspaper did not mention a word about the dementors that went out of control and attacked the stadium, and that he was defeated by hundreds of dementors. This was probably the instruction of the Ministry of Magic - the Ministry of Magic will never disclose it to the public. Acknowledge the fact that dementors can get out of control.
In addition, he did not mention anything about the two times he slapped Harry in the face - considering Harry's reputation, this should have been a good topic, and at least Sherin knew that Rita Skeeter would definitely be interested; The reason why I didn’t mention it is probably that Dumbledore’s operation was indispensable behind the scenes. He also wanted Harry to maintain the halo of the savior. Moreover, at the current stage, the relationship between Dumbledore and the Ministry of Magic is still in the honeymoon period, and the Ministry of Magic will not Doing something that would bring disrepute to Harry the Savior.
(Note: In the original book, Dumbledore once suppressed unfavorable rumors about Harry, such as being able to speak Parseltongue)
Schelling was not blinded by the fame. From Professor Lockhart, we can see what will happen to a person who is burdened by fame and addicted to false fame.
However, he is very satisfied with the effect of these reports, and knowing that he has the power of public opinion to back him from now on is the most important thing.
In fact, the benefits he gained yesterday were far more than what was reported in the newspapers - in the space of his suitcase, there lay quietly a silver rune snake egg and a bottle of golden glitter. In Cropatra's words, these two things are her personal gifts, and they are treated as a welcome gift to welcome Xie Lin to this big family. As for why he chose to give these two items as gifts, of course it was because the other party had asked Xie Lin in advance if there was anything he wanted in particular.
[Get the rune snake egg! Obtain the Elixir of Fortune! 】
When Daphne came to the auditorium, she walked directly to Xie Lin and sat down, and whispered: "Do you have time to come to my house this summer? Dad wants to meet you."
Wow, meeting your parents so soon? Xie Lin couldn't help but have this weird idea in his mind. Of course, he also knew that the huge momentum he had created was enough to demonstrate his potential and value. It was only natural that the Greengrass family wanted to meet him and renegotiate the cooperative relationship between the two parties.
Xie Lin naturally agreed, "No problem, reply to your father for me. I will definitely come to your door this summer to bother you."
This breakfast was extremely hard for Xie Lin. An endless stream of little wizards came over to congratulate Xie Lin, making Xie Lin spend almost the entire breakfast time socializing. Fortunately, it was the Easter holiday, so Schelling didn't need to rush to class, otherwise he might be late or not even finish his breakfast.
After breakfast, a senior student sent a message for Dumbledore, asking Sherrin to come to his office.
In Dumbledore's office, besides Dumbledore, there were two guests sitting on chairs drinking tea.
One of them is Schelling's acquaintance Tiberus McLagan, who went hunting dwarf pig monsters with him during the summer vacation. The other is a man with a square chin, short gray hair, wearing a The middle-aged witch with a pair of monocles looks very smart and capable.
Tiberus greeted Schelling cheerfully. Dumbledore spoke slowly: "Let me introduce to you, this is Sherlyn Malfoy, a third-year student at Hogwarts. This lady is Ms. Amelia Bones - Department of Legal Enforcement Director, member of the Wizengamot; as for Mr. McLaggen, I think you all already know him, so I don’t need any further introduction.”
Xie Lin bowed to the two elders and greeted them politely.
Tiberus waved his hand nonchalantly, indicating that there was no need for this between the two of them, as if Schelling and he were old friends who had known each other for a long time, but in fact this was the second time the two met.
A gentle smile appeared on Amelia's serious face, "Mr. Malfoy, I heard my niece said that you - by the way, you may know her, she is Susan Bones, the same person as you. Yes, you belong to Hufflepuff. She was right, you are indeed young and promising, and you are a talented person."
(Here the author uses the names of the two people in the narration. After all, their nieces and nephews are studying at Hogwarts. If they use their last names, they will worry about confusion in the plot later)
Dumbledore interrupted the conversation of several people, "Shellin, the reason why you are here today is because Hogwarts and the Ministry of Magic believe that your achievements today deserve more awards. Therefore, Magic The Ministry specially sent people here just to discuss this matter——"
Xie Lin secretly sneered in his heart, is this an attempt to win over people's hearts? What were you doing earlier? Both Tom Riddle and Harry and Ron in the original book received a "Special Contribution to the School Award" after solving the Chamber of Secrets incident, but when it came to Sherrin, there was nothing. If Schelling hadn't written a book about it himself, this incident would probably never have spread out of Hogwarts.
Of course, Xie Lin was just thinking about it in his mind, and these thoughts would not be shown on his face.
Dumbledore continued: "Hogwarts has decided to award you a 'Special Contribution to the School Award' in recognition of the honor you have striven for for Hogwarts. And the Ministry of Magic -" As he spoke, he turned his gaze to Amelia.
Amelia said: "Mr. Malfoy, the Ministry of Magic has had a lot of communication with Sir Merlin about your matter, and the Jazz has also agreed to award you the more formal third-level Medal of Merlin; in addition, Magic The Ministry has also agreed to reward you as a 'Wizengamot Youth Representative', which is equivalent to an alternate seat on the Wizengamot institution. When the voting process is unresolved, the alternate's opinions will also be taken into account, and when When the Wizengamot seat becomes vacant (such as when a member dies or is deprived of the seat), you can become a full member."
(Note: The Wizengamot youth representative is not made up by the author. Dumbledore once was. The number of Wizengamot members is 50, and a 25 to 25 voting situation may indeed occur. The author here set it without authorization to consider the opinions of the alternate seats. solution)
Sherrin looked at Dumbledore's face and replied cautiously: "Ms. Bones, I have a question for you."
Amelia ignored Dumbledore's expression and replied kindly: "You don't have to be so outspoken. You are Susan's classmate. Just call me Aunt Leia. If I have a chance, I will ask Susan to invite you to my home." .”
At this time, Xie Lin slowly tasted the taste.
Schelling still saw no expression on Dumbledore's face, his wise eyes still shining behind his half-moon lenses.
However, Sherrin was not the stupid boy like Harry. He had always been aware of the complicated relationship between Dumbledore and the Ministry of Magic.
Faced with the Ministry of Magic's attempts to win over them with real power, status, and honor, it would be a lie to say that he was not moved. However, Schelling was still a student in name only. He had to stay at Hogwarts for a few more years. He could not ignore Dumbledore. Lido's view.
In addition, Schelling is not a ruthless person in nature. He cannot give up his feelings for ambition like Percy. Professor McGonagall and Professor Flitwick both treat him well, so he must also take care of these two professors. the opinion of.
"Aunt Leia, I am very grateful for the love shown to me by the Ministry of Magic. However, I have never heard of the formal medal of Sir Merlin being awarded to underage wizards. I am only 13 years old. Such a grand honor is very important to me. Is it too early? As for the Wizengamot, I have indeed heard that there are youth representatives and alternate seats, but I have no understanding of wizard laws and procedures. If any jokes are made because of this, I am worried about the media It doesn’t look good either…”
