The amphitheater was decorated with colorful flags and banners, and the venue was packed with seats. In addition to students and teachers from various colleges, Principal Dumbledore also made a rare appearance at the venue.
Today the school Quidditch final will be held in the Hogwarts Arena, but most people come here not just to watch the game. Because before that, there is a magic duel.
Hogwarts prohibits private magic duels. This rule applies not only to students, but also to teachers. Unless duels are used for teaching demonstrations or applications.
Albert Shafik sat next to Dumbledore. He looked at the arena with a solemn expression. Their seats were at the outermost edge of the arena, and they needed to borrow the eagle eye technique to see clearly what was going on in the arena.
The reason why I chose this location is entirely because Dumbledore didn't want to be too ostentatious. The legendary wizard was sitting calmly and calmly holding a cup of hot cocoa.
Although it is already mid-May, the weather in Scotland is still quite cold, especially today as it is still very cloudy.
"Would you like some, Albert?" Dumbledore raised his hot cocoa, "If you want, I can ask them to bring you a cup. That stall supports delivery."
"No need." The executive director refused angrily.
"Are you sure?" Dumbledore sucked the straw and made a sizzling sound. "It's very cold today, old man. A little hot drink will make you feel better."
"You know what would make me feel better now, Albus? Just get that kid out of school, and preferably out of wizarding Britain."
"He saved your daughter, old man."
"Saved my daughter? For Merlin's sake. Are you stupid, Albus?" Albert lowered his voice, "He almost cost my daughter her life."
"That's what the newspaper said." Dumbledore didn't know when a copy of the Daily Prophet appeared in his hand, and the headline news on it was still the riots in Ravenska Village.
Although it has been almost five days since this incident, the popularity remains unabated. Major newspapers in the wizarding world are digging into the entire incident. As the incident continues to be unearthed, more and more shocking inside stories are beginning to emerge.
"He is a big celebrity now." Dumbledore smiled and opened the other side of the newspaper. A whole page was devoted to the heroes who saved Ravenska Village.
Sheikh Mendes, Barty Crouch Sr., Amelia Bones, Scrimgeour, etc. have been missing for five years, but the most dazzling among them is an Eastern wizard.
This is really rare. This may be the first time that an Eastern wizard is reported as a hero in the British wizarding world. Glastonbury's "Times" even called this Easterner the savior of Ravenska Village.
Fudge, the Minister of Magic, also publicly stated that he would personally award the Eastern wizard a Medal of Honor. The official statement made this little-known wizard suddenly become a hot new star.
All the major families wanted to win over this star, and they would invite him, attend salon parties, and even come to blind dates. What happened in the past five days gave Xing Ze the illusion of being on a roller coaster, and it also brought a lot of trouble to his peaceful life.
There have been earth-shaking changes.
And all this is because there was a well-known reporter from the Daily Prophet among the group of wizards that Xing Ze rescued in the tower. Of course, a report by a reporter alone was not enough to stimulate such a big reaction.
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Behind all this is the encouragement of all kinds of people, Sheikh Mendes, Barty Sr., Alfred Malfoy, Ellie Shafik, and even the Boy Who Lived
Harry Potter.
The joint voice of these people made Xing Ze the focus of public attention overnight, and of course brought him into a more complex political whirlpool.
Looking at today's newspapers, Xing Ze's brows tightened a little more. More and more things about him were exposed by the media. For example, the previous missing Auror investigation case, the winery incident, etc.
He, the teacher at Hogwarts, has become a grassroots hero who fights crime and hates evil.
"Let me see what they praised you for today?" Ben reached for the newspaper and read it carefully, "Wow, Xing Ze, I really didn't know how many other things you have done. This is why you are often away from school.
Reason, right?”
"What the newspapers say can't be trusted, Ben. You and I know this very well."
"Why are you looking so sad, my friend? This is a happy event worth being happy about. If this happened to me, I would definitely go crazy with joy.
"But look at you, you've been looking like this since you came back from St. Mungo's Hospital three days ago."
Reputation brings many things. But for Xing Ze, time will determine whether the advantages outweigh the disadvantages or the disadvantages outweigh the advantages.
At least for now, he has to be busy rejecting the kind invitations from various families every day, which will indirectly offend many people. Not all families are so tolerant, and some rejected families have already made necessary responses.
Obviously, they don't want this popular resource to fall into the hands of enemies, so among the praise, there will always be some slander.
These sounds may seem innocuous at the moment, but Xing Ze knows very well that once he loses value, these sounds will become a noose hanging above his head.
What's more, he doesn't have much energy to deal with these things now. The last fragment of the statue has not been found yet, which means that he has not completely won the game with R.
Fortunately, he obtained a lot of useful information from the brain of Mr. Mendes, and the last fragment was taken away by Jamie Avery. Of course, he can ask the Ministry of Magic to investigate it. After all, he is now
There is absolutely nothing you can do with social fame.
But after careful consideration and following Scrimgeour's advice, he gave up this plan. The Ministry of Magic was obviously not the best choice. This huge organization was infiltrated by various forces. Many times, the secrets in the Ministry of Magic were...
joke.
The Key Hall is Xing Ze's second choice, but it cannot be fully used by Xing Ze until the winner of the game is determined.
The Round Table, which could be trusted and used by him, was almost paralyzed. Although Ellie had regained consciousness, she was still trapped in St. Mungo's for treatment, as were everyone else.
Therefore, in a short period of time, he can only rely on himself. Fortunately, this matter is not impossible, but it will be a little more difficult.
The cheers outside the stadium became louder and louder, and many people were chanting Barrow Foley's name. This was also the impact of rejecting a large number of families.
These families invested a lot of attention and resources into Barrow Foley, hoping that he could defeat Xing Ze and thus break Xing Ze's heroic image.
Therefore, this seemingly fair duel has become a competition point for the entire British magical family.
Thinking of this, Xing Ze couldn't help but laugh in his heart. These wizarding families in Great Britain are always slow in handling affairs, but they are more active and faster than anyone else in politics and pursuit of interests.