Harry Potter and Shafik

Chapter 83 The Surprise at the Engagement Party
On July 7, Hilbert Shafik and Daphne Greengrass' engagement party was held at the Hilton Paddington Hotel in London, England at 26pm.

Invited participants: Patriarch Abbott, wife and children Hannah Abbott, Sirius Black, Patriarch Bester and his wife, Patriarch Greengrass, wife and daughter Astoria Greengrass, Patriarch Malfoy, Mrs. and eldest son Draco Malfoy, old Mrs. Longbottom and grandson Neville Longbottom, head of Macmillan, wife and eldest son Ernie Macmillan, head of Nott, wife and only son Theodore Nott, Par Kingsson, wife and only daughter Pansy Parkinson, Kingsley Shacklebolt, Lord and wife Shafik, old lady, young daughter Aleena Shafik, Horace Slughorn, The Weasleys, Severus Snape, Minerva McGonagall, The Void, Albus Dumbledore, Filius Flitwick, Fleur Delacour, Gabriel Delacour and parents, Olivia Ostrovsky, Viktor Krum, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger... and some small pure-blood or half-blood families Or Muggle and foreign friends to participate.

For this evening, the host and pastor will be in charge of Ah No Dumbledore.

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Introduce the Western-style engagement process.

Western-style engagement process [-]. Admission

1. First, the pastor, groom, best man, and bridesmaids enter the venue.

2. Next, the bride and the bride's father enter the venue.

Western-style engagement process [-]. Calling and prayer
When calling and praying, the groom should stand on the left of the pastor, and the bride should stand on the right of the pastor.Calling is the priest's inquiry and announcement to the couple and those present at the ceremony at the beginning of the engagement ceremony, asking whether the couple is willing to express their desire to get married in front of God and people, and whether there is any objection to the couple's upcoming marriage contract, usually No one objected to that.After the call, the pastor prayed for God to bless the newlyweds and the engagement ceremony in recent days, and the marriage contract that the newlyweds are about to start will receive spiritual blessings.

Calling: Two loving couples, we will hold a sacred engagement ceremony for you two today in this solemn and sacred sanctuary, in the presence of God and the congregation.Marriage is a precious thing, ordained by God.So don't be careless and hasty, you should be pious, reverent, and follow God's will to accomplish this great event in life.

Prayer: God, we thank you for this joyous wedding; thank you for being with us at all times; we thank you for this important wedding day; we thank you for this important moment; name.Amen.

Western-style engagement process [-]. Chorus

After calling and praying, all the people will sing the "Wedding Song" in chorus

Western-style engagement process [-]. Pastor exhortation

The pastor should exhort the couple, which is a very important part of the engagement ceremony.

In the presence of God, I urge the two newcomers to remember that love and faithfulness are the cornerstones of joy and eternity. You must always keep your solemn vows, and unswervingly seek and follow the will of the Holy Father. Your lives will always be happy, harmonious, and joyful; the family you will build in the future will be able to withstand any changes.

Western-style engagement process [-]. Marriage contract

Next, in front of the Lord and everyone, the pastor will inquire about the couple and make a marriage contract for the two.

The pastor asked the two couples: Groom XXX, would you marry Miss xxx as your wife, live together as a lover and partner, and love and respect her?Are you willing to be equal to her and share joy, pain, victory, and happiness together?The groom replied: I am willing.

Bride XX, do you become the wife of Mr. xxx, live together as a lover and partner, and love and respect him?Are you willing to be equal with him and share joy, pain, victory, and happiness together?The bride replied: I do.

Western-style engagement process [-]. Exchanging vows

After the couple completes the marriage contract, the two will exchange vows.

I xx choose you xx to be my (husband/wife).From today on, stick to you, own you, whether good or bad, sick or not, rich or poor, I will love you and cherish you until death separates you and me, obey God's will, I promise to love you and me loyal to you.

Western-style engagement process [-]. Exchange engagement rings

Pastor: The engagement ring symbolizes the marriage covenant you two have made for yourselves. It symbolizes the union of two hearts and souls with endless love. Now combine your love with your earnest desire and desire to unite your hearts and souls forever. Give it to him (her) as a dress. xxx,

After that, Hilbert and Daphne went through the process according to the procedure.The two swore an oath to be husband and wife under the statue of Merlin and made a marriage contract with each other.This is followed by banquets and dancing to celebrate.All the people went to dance with their partners, and everyone danced with their own ghosts.

"Boring dance party!" Sitting in the corner, holding a large glass of Dragon whiskey that shouldn't be drunk at this age, as today's protagonists, it seems that no one cares too much about Hilbert and Daphne's performance.

Indeed, today is the joint ball of the Shafik family and the Greengrass family.The Greengrass family has only two daughters in the contemporary era. In a sense, the Greengrass family who proposed this marriage have pinned half of their hopes on becoming Shafiq's subordinate family.

What's more, the Shafik family controls 80% of the potion planting and production in the UK. Although the Greengrass family's industry is also less than one-fifth of the Shafik family's, it has the strengths of potion processing. It is also a technology that the Shafiq family does not have.

Although the Muggle-born wizards and the Weasleys who participated in the dance were held in another room, it still couldn't avoid the contempt of most pure-blood families.The massacre of wizards and witches in the seventeenth century was ridiculous in the eyes of the wizarding world.It was extremely difficult for Muggles in that era to kill a wizard. With an armor protection spell, they could be immune to the swords, guns, swords and halberds of that time, and with a fire protection spell, they could stand in the fire and enjoy the caress of the flames. .The so-called restraint of iron and fire is nothing more than confusing the optimism of the Muggle family under the curse.Therefore, hatred is out of the question, and the big reason is that wizards at that time had contempt for Muggles, which has evolved into contempt from now on.

Go on like this, and the wizards who stand still will lose all their advantages.The progress of Muggle technology is terrifying. Muggles with some advanced status are aware of the existence of wizards, and they are still moderate. But who wants to have a group of special groups in the country that are not under their control under their leadership? Exist?To paraphrase a sentence: When the wizarding world changes less than the Muggle world, then the world is not far from extinction.In order to survive, I have to change something!
"Go for a walk, Daphne." Hilbert watched most of the pure-blood families leave after celebrating.I feel like I have nothing left to say.

At this time, an owl flew in suddenly and dropped a letter. After the letter landed, it quickly turned into a mouth and began to speak towards Hilbert at the gate.

"Dear Mr. Hilbert Shafik, I now officially announce to you that the Order of Merlin has awarded you the Order of Merlin, Second Class, for your outstanding contribution to the wizarding world (the innovation of the wand). Attached: In view of Your Excellency Due to the circumstances, the Order of Merlin has decided to change the award ceremony to the opening ceremony of Hogwarts. Sincerely, the Order of Merlin!"

Hit by the sudden surprise, Hilbert felt as if he was on a roller coaster.What is the concept of a second-level medal?I am very clear.Old Dengtou is only one level.Although it is the only living level.quiet!Absolute silence in the room.The pot of delicious stew on the stove had boiled and flowed outside, but no one paid any attention to it.Everyone stared at Hilbert.

It wasn't until Principal Dumbledore and Taoist Lingxu began to applaud him that everyone stepped forward to applaud him one after another.Mrs. Weasley said with emotion: "This is the second class of the Order of Merlin. Gilderoy was only third class at the time. Hilbert, you are simply amazing."

Aleena Lina said, "In the past, he just raised his tail to the sky! That's fine, now he probably has to fly to the sky."

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Dumbledore picked up the champagne and shouted: "Come on, children! Let's toast to Hilbert's honor!"

"cheers!"

"Good-bye, Harry. I'm sorry for you. You're going back to your uncle's house again. Don't you really want to stay a few days?"

"No, I have caused a lot of trouble for your family in the past half a month. Besides, if Voldemort's minions find out that you are still alive, the consequences will be unimaginable. So, I'd better go. Goodbye at the beginning of school. Hill !"

"Goodbye, Harry!"

At night, Daphne and Hilbert had just climbed into bed.There was a knock on the door.

"Come in."

"It's me." Taoist Lingxu came in.

"What's the matter, Professor?"

"That's right. This school year. I don't plan to go to Hogwarts anymore. Because I need to collect some things from all over the world and understand the space composition of other places. When I'm not here, Daphne, please take care of him ...Hilbert, remember the year I was away, and don't cause trouble. If you don't decide on foreign affairs, ask old Deng, and if you don't decide on internal affairs, ask Daphne. Alright, I'm leaving tomorrow morning, good night."

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The next day, when Hilbert got up, he glanced at Daphne with blurred eyes.Still asleep, but frowning.Hilbert looked at the bed sheet and there was no red mark, but it was okay, he controlled himself last night.Fortunately, I didn't say goodbye to that.looked at the sky.It's still early.Let's sleep a little longer.

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Taoist Lingxu downstairs stood there for a long time but no one came to see him off.Forget it, yesterday was a great day.In addition to today's weather, no one will get up early.

Goodbye, England.Taoist Lingxu set up Xiangyun and left here.

(End of this chapter)