A Professor of Magic at Hogwarts Chapter 708: Surging wind and clouds
The sky above the head was full of stars, and Felix was walking on the streets of Cairo, Egypt, his body shape changed little by little. He walked into a wizard tavern, and with his appearance, the originally bustling crowd fell silent, and the sense of uneasiness spread from near to far in the crowd like fallen wheat in the field.
People photographed his notoriety half a century ago, but fear was mixed with curiosity.
"My brothers, my sisters, my fellow wizards," Grindelwald opened his arms with a hoarse old voice echoing in the tavern, "I will end the chaos in this land ——"
"In the name of the Grindelwald Code!"
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The next day, Harry woke up in a daze from his bed at The Burrow. Feeling dizzy, he groped for a long time before finding the glasses in his pocket. After putting them on, he looked through the window and found that the sky was bright and the sunlight was a bit dazzling.
He pushed one of Ron's arms away, jumped out of bed, and looked at the time on his wrist - it was a birthday present from Mrs. Weasley, and the original owner of the watch was The elder brother who died heroically in the war.
"Noon." Harry highlighted a word, feeling a little thirsty and a little nauseous, he guessed it might be because he drank too much champagne last night. As he strolled down the stairs, Harry couldn't help smiling as memories of the wedding came to him. It had been a wonderful night.
When Professor Haip told him that he was going to complete a biography of Dumbledore with someone, the professor and Hermione left one after another, and then appeared on the dance floor; at that time Harry had already chatted with Elphias Dorje For a while, after remembering the content of the obituary written by Dorje, Harry's affection for him increased greatly.
The two talked happily, but when Ginny passed in front of them for the third time, Dorje raised his glass to persuade him to enjoy the happy time in time, Harry listened, and he hurriedly made an appointment with Dorje for the next meeting Time, and then danced Ginny, who was waiting impatiently - what happened after that?
Harry tapped his head lightly. When he passed Ginny's room on the second floor, he resisted the temptation to knock on the door and came to the kitchen. He was immediately thankful for the thought, as Ginny sat at the table, listlessly eating her breakfast (or lunch?).
"Harry, are you awake?" Mrs. Weasley said happily, so she interrupted the sweet whispers of Bill and Fleur who were sitting opposite. From Harry's point of view, the married couple seemed to be conjoined twins, unless the Weasley family's financial situation took a turn for the worse and they had to share a set of cutlery.
"Yes, Mrs Weasley, I just got up," muttered Harry.
"Harry!" Fleur greeted him enthusiastically, "We are discussing a vacation location, come and help us to see."
Harry sat next to Bill and looked down at the album handed over, which printed various photos of beautiful scenery. He turned two pages, pointed to a cliff next to the sea and said, "This one looks good."
"That's right," Fleur read the small print at the bottom of the photo, showing a thoughtful expression, "In Cornwall... I haven't been there, it says there are wild roses blooming everywhere in summer, what do you think? ?” She turned to look at Bill.
"Honey, we have plenty of time to go anywhere," Bill said gently.
Mrs. Weasley served Harry a plate of food, and the plate rubbed against the table making a loud noise. Harry felt that she was not in a good mood, so he subconsciously glanced at Ginny, who made a face at him. .
"Where's Mr. Weasley?" Harry asked.
"Going to work," said Mrs. Weasley absent-mindedly, "Percy and Penello couldn't stay last night, the house is not big enough... I wonder if I should build a few more houses around? "
"Mom," Bill said, "Even if we move out, Fleur and I will come visit you and Dad every week."
As if her thoughts had been punctured, Mrs. Weasley waved the rag in a panic and said, "Oh, yeah, um, I just thought - there is always a time when the family gets together - just like yesterday It will definitely be used in occasions."
Harry ate the meal with fear, but the atmosphere had calmed down when Ron came down, munching on fried eggs and pies.
"Any champagne from yesterday?" Ron asked expectantly.
"No." Mrs. Weasley said sternly.
After dinner, Harry, Ron and Ginny moved to the living room, Bill and Fleur went out for a walk, and the three of them listened to the clanging noises in the kitchen, until then Ron belatedly asked:
"What's wrong with mom?"
Ginny sighed, "Bill and Fleur want to move out and live alone. It was agreed, but Mom still wants to struggle."
Ron made a prayer gesture.
"Merlin bless her."
"By the way," Harry asked Ginny, "Why didn't you see Hermione? Isn't she still sleeping?"
Ginny rolled her eyes.
"What are you thinking? She went to Diagon Alley early in the morning, and it was said on the radio that some Muggles were invited to experience the wizarding world up close - kind of a courtesy. Hermione was on TV a while ago, and I thought she might help I'm busy." She said uncertainly.
Towards the evening, Hermione came back in good spirits, and she happily announced to everyone that the day's activities were a complete success.
"I stared at it all day, except for a freckled woman who stayed in the beauty pharmacy and refused to come out and insisted on trying the potions in it. Everything was going well-no running in the pet store Out-of-control small animals, the books in Lihen Bookstore did not bite people, the goblins in Gringotts did not call wizards as thieves, and the Quaffle in the Quidditch boutique did not blow someone's head off..."
Hermione talked about many dangerous projects in one breath, and finally let out a long sigh of relief, which made Harry suspect that those people went to a different place than he imagined.
"Yeah, lucky for them," said Ron sarcastically.
Hermione ignored his sarcasm, and continued: "When those people were free, I chatted with one of them - you would never have imagined that she was from France! What's even more amazing is that she also knew the professor, But today they couldn't meet up."
"Why?" Harry asked.
"Don't you know?" Hermione gave Harry a surprised look, "The professor has left England for the headquarters of the International Federation of Wizards."
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The headquarters of the International Federation of Wizards is located in an unmarkable place on the northeastern border of France. It is located in a barren mountain. Since its inception, almost all known protective magic has been cast on it. There is no doubt about its security and secrecy. . The only problem is that getting in and out is a hassle and a bit behind the times. Felix only went to see it once, and was dazzled by all kinds of bright and nested magical brilliance, and was immediately taken to the nearby northeastern city-Strasbourg.
Strasbourg is the largest border city in France. The urban area is located on the west bank of the Rhine. The west is the Vosges Mountains; the east is across the river from Baden-Württemberg, Germany, and 25 kilometers away is the German Black Forest; the north is the Agno Forest, and the south is the Rhine Plain.
Felix and Babajid Akinbad walk for a while along the scenic riverbank through a small area of medieval timber-trussed houses and baroque sandstone buildings before disappearing over a stone bridge superior.
What came into view was the spacious golden staircase descending. The footsteps of the two were continuously refracted and amplified by the walls on both sides, and echoed back to the ears again. Felix carefully looked at the various reliefs carved on the wall.
"That was the scene of the first meeting of the International Federation of Wizards," Aginbad pointed to a relief and said, "The president at the time—and the first president Pierre Bonacourt De is a Frenchman, and he chose this place as the conference venue.”
Felix was slightly surprised.
"I thought the meeting was held at the federation headquarters."
"At that time, the headquarters had not yet been built, and the conditions were very simple, so I temporarily chose an open-air square. The goblin originally wanted to attend, but was driven away. Oh, and Liechtenstein did not participate either."
"I remember it seems to be because of the troll?"
"That's right, it's because of the trolls." Akinbad said affirmatively: "The wizards there have a tense relationship with some particularly vicious tribes of mountain trolls. They originally wanted to use the power of the Federation to encircle the trolls, but Pierre Bonacourde declined."
Felix nodded.
You can tell just by looking at the name, the definition of this wizarding organization at the beginning was to promote the cooperation of wizards from all over the world in the wizarding world, nothing to do with other races. The chairman of the federation generally plays the role of a middleman to mediate conflicts, and his power is extremely limited. Until the end of the seventeenth century, the idea of secrecy became more and more common among wizards at that time. After several weeks of intense discussions, the "Secrecy Act" came into being.
Practically, this important task was undertaken by the International Federation of Wizards. Since then, the Federation has rapidly expanded and established subordinate departments to communicate, liaise and supervise the implementation of wizard secrecy laws in various countries.
"Theoretically, this is just an office of the federation," said Akinbad. The chief bought this place and completely sunk the square where the meeting was held into the ground, and the stairs under our feet are part of the square..."
"This city has experienced several wars and chaos. The wizards will retreat to the real headquarters, and at the same time let the wizards in nearby countries hide. Of course, we can't control too much, as long as the existence of magic is not exposed."
They passed through a circular hall, which had an obvious ancient Roman style, luxurious and magnificent, with a spacious interior. The walls of the circular hall are lined with equally spaced rooms, and the doors of each room seem to face the center of the hall, as if there are invisible thin lines radiating outward. On both sides of the gate are tall stone pillars and are used to decorate the arched roof.
Felix saw only two or three people walking from room to room looking tired and weary.
"There are a lot of people on the list, but most of them have their own affairs, and they will get together only when needed. I don't come here often. The general method is to pick a place nearby to host Meeting." Akinbad said a little lonely: "A few weeks ago, there were many representatives here to discuss plans; earlier, the Auror team responsible for capturing Grindelwald also met here, but now The number of people is much less..."
Why is this happening?
Because the federation couldn't come up with a practical solution, everyone was too busy to take care of themselves and didn't respond to the call, and the federation immediately became an empty shell.
"What do you think?" Aginbad asked Felix.
"The first step must be to regain the prestige of the Federation." Felix said after thinking, "I'm going to travel around the world first, and arrange a special envoy title for me, but I may have to be here first Stay for a few days, look through the information, and learn about the history of the Ministry of Magic in different countries."
Felix stood in the empty hall, looking around, looking smug. Aginbad immediately believed it, if he knew Felix's true thoughts at the moment, he probably wouldn't be so optimistic.
"I can tell you about the black market information around the world, but if you ask about the history of these countries-I knew there would be such a day, and I would definitely make up for this part of my knowledge."
Well, there is not much useful information in Felix's thinking hut. Even if he has read it, he has long since discarded it as garbage.
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In mid-August, Felix, who had been wandering outside for half a month, returned to school. In the headmaster's office at Hogwarts Castle—"Three students refused admission." Professor McGonagall said seriously.
"Are there many cases like this in previous years?" Felix asked.
"It may only appear once every two or three years." Professor McGonagall hesitated, and explained: "You know, even a little Muggle-born wizard, for dozens of generations, the ancestors have appeared to a large extent. Wizards, these people are unlikely to have a strong aversion to magic..."
Professor McGonagall snorted angrily, "We are not like the purgers of the United States."
"It may be affected by the recent news," Felix said with a bit of a headache: "Hogwarts does not force students to enroll, if they firmly disagree, then protect them secretly to prevent their identities from being made public If you are bullied, it will be bad if there are silent people."
In this short period of time, the outside world can be described as turbulent, and many major events have happened, and many of them are related to Felix. His name appeared in newspapers around the world - both magical and Muggle.
For example, a recent event:
A week ago, the descendants of the American scavengers found the law enforcement officers and handed over twelve children with magical talents. They begged the authorities with great malice to study the secrets of wizards. These children were immediately protected with guns and live ammunition, and were guarded by three hundred soldiers with strong armed forces and modern technology.
On the second day after this happened, a wizard wearing a black wizard robe walked to the gate of the base. He stood there quietly for a while, the door opened by itself, and a group of soldiers handed over the child to him. This person threw out a card, and then disappeared with the children, without saying a word from the beginning to the end.
The four soldiers who were in charge of guarding the gate turned a blind eye to them throughout the whole process. Apart from a photo taken by surveillance, the only clue was the card left by the mysterious wizard. It has been confirmed that the pattern on the card is the logo of the International Federation of Wizards.
Naturally, the photos taken by surveillance have been repeatedly studied~IndoMTL.com~ The experts soon discovered that this mysterious wizard was completely different from the existing information. No wand drawn, no gestures—he even glanced at the camera before he left, a side profile he seemed to leave on purpose.
God knows how many people are staring at Felix's straight nose and smooth jawline these days.
It seems to be under pressure from the outside world. The British Prime Minister sent a question, but Amelia Burns pushed back with a strong attitude. Her reply was scrolled repeatedly in the form of text on the TV news: Wizards are willing to cooperate and sign a treaty to accelerate the birth of the new order. For this reason, we have actively released goodwill, but if it is the price of harming wizards—— Wizards would rather Choose war.
On the same day, twenty-seven descendants of the Purifiers died mysteriously in twelve different places, and the police could not find any evidence of intrusion; on the same day, the saints who had been silent gathered from all directions towards Africa .
If later scholars study this period of history, they will find that this event is an extremely important turning point, marking a new page in the relationship between the two parties. Just after two days of the strange phenomenon that the outside world was arguing but the authorities chose to remain silent, the negotiating parties unanimously sped up the speed.
Some issues that had been debated for hours, or even days, suddenly became irrelevant, and concessions were made tacitly. A reporter who has inquired about the inside information stated in the article that the public is expected to see the details of the contract proposed by the two parties within a month.
It seems that in the blink of an eye, the time has come to September 1st.
The school day is here.
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