All things are three at Hogwarts

In London, England, the Main Hall of the Ministry of Magic is hidden beneath the Muggle building of Whitehall, which connects the Houses of Parliament and Downing Street. This is the lobby and reception area of ​​the headquarters.

A stage was set up thirty inches above the ground in the splendid hall. Around the stage, the peacock blue ceiling was inlaid with sparkling golden symbols. They were constantly moving and changing, like a huge A high-altitude bulletin board alternates with sentences such as "Congratulations to Alan Harris" and "Glory to the Wizarding World."

Several rows of chairs for viewing were set up on the polished dark wooden floor. They were already filled with wizards, and the auditorium was buzzing with low voices.

"Those guys in the Wizengamot approved the application faster this time than when Principal Harris got the first one. Speaking of Black, when your grandfather Arcturus Black applied, it took him a long time..." Amo Mr. Stiggory said to his new colleague, Sirius, who was wearing the uniform of the Ministry of Magic's Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures.

"Alan defeated the Dark Lord in a duel, and my grandfather? Ha!" Sirius showed a trace of ridicule after hearing this, "My grandfather was awarded the Order of Merlin, First Class for his service to the Ministry of Magic. People believe that he was awarded the Order of Merlin for his service to the Ministry of Magic. This medal was bought for a large sum of Galleons for the Ministry of Magic... people were right, he was."

"Director Harris, Dumbledore defeated the dark wizard Grindelwald and won the Merlin First Class Medal. Principal Harris defeated the mysterious man and deserved to win the Merlin First Class Medal again!" Percy's voice rang around them. .

"Allen certainly deserves the title." Josephine squinted her eyes and glanced at Sirius with disapproval: "The ancestors of the Black family have been working hard for the prosperity of the family from beginning to end. This also makes me feel that it is very worthwhile to let others know. A matter of respect.”

Sirius twitched his eyelids and said: "Josephine! Do you want to imply that I am a prodigal?"

"Call me Director Harris." The slightly stout female director straightened her back gracefully, "You are not in school anymore."

All discussions came to an abrupt end when Sir Merlin entered the hall. The spectators quietly watched the ceremony proceed as planned one by one. This scene was very difficult for both the honorees on the stage and the witnesses off the stage. It’s no surprise that Alan Harris won the award.

As the Wizengamot wizard pinned the green ribbon medal representing Slytherin, Merlin's graduate school, on Allen's robe. After everyone applauded, the members of the Merlin Knights took a group photo, and the ceremony was officially completed.

After this somewhat perfunctory investiture ceremony, the reporters rushed forward impatiently. The Q&A time at the subsequent press conference was the highlight of their expectations. This time, several members of the Order of Merlin were already prepared for the ceremony. The Auror's guide stepped back and was led to the elevator before going to other rooms to entertain them.

Allen was surrounded by numerous microphones, flashlights flashing, and reporters raising their hands to ask questions. They were afraid that the interviewees would not be able to answer many questions as usual and would leave after a while.

Allen's eyes swept over the faces of everyone in the audience, and then his voice spread throughout the hall, "Gentlemen and ladies, thank you all for taking the time from your busy schedule to attend my investiture ceremony... I will take this opportunity today, I also want to officially announce something... In addition to enrolling students around 11 years old as usual at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry today... As many people may have heard, basic education for wizards will also start, and the same goes for wizard elementary schools. There are seven grades, and registration will be accepted from young wizards over three years old before the start of school. As for the advanced education of wizards, the Wizarding University will announce the participation method a little later."

"You need to sign up yourself, isn't it an owl delivery?"

"What can you learn from going to school at such a young age?"

"Is it free?"

There was a commotion in the audience, and the wizards exchanged glances with each other. Due to the fact that it was not the time for questions yet and they noticed Allen's silence, it soon fell silent again.

"Wizards play various important roles in the magical world, but similarly, if new members appear in a wizard family, they also have to shoulder some heavy burdens... Although magic can help us solve many problems, However, taking care of and educating a newborn wizard has become a heavy burden for many wizard families... Compared with Muggle children, wizards need to spend more time due to the magic riots and basic education problems of young wizards from time to time. And focus on the growth of little wizards, if according to convention this has to continue until they turn eleven years old... until they are admitted to Hogwarts, these parents can breathe a sigh of relief...

Because of this, more and more wizards are tired of having children, and even do not want to have children at all. The birth rate of wizards in our magical world has been declining year after year. Therefore, wizard primary school is nominally an elementary school, but in addition to the basic courses for upper grades, in fact For the three-year-old wizard who is too young, this is more like a benefit, just like a kindergarten for Muggles, solving the worries of wizard families...

Of course, the admissions process at Hogwarts has not changed. It still remains in the locked little tower at Hogwarts, a place where no Hogwarts students have ever been. The "Book of Admission" and "Pen of Acceptance", which have never been touched by other hands since the four castle founders placed them here, are still the only ones that select students to enter Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Process, except for the wizarding families that I was prohibited from admitting before, I don’t plan to change this tradition..."

Allen explains to the camera in a calm and sincere voice.

"What are those things?" Mr. Diggory was a little confused when he heard this.

"If anyone knew what powerful, long-lasting magic caused the book and the quill to behave like themselves... Amos it seems you've done a poor job in the history of magic? It saves those school administrators from giving angry parents "Their tedious explanations because their children were not selected for Hogwarts..." Josephine explained to her subordinates, "The decision about this book and this quill is final. No child was admitted, and his There is no name written on the yellowed pages."

"Tundled in the peeled black dragon skin, there was a small silver inkstand standing upright, and a long, faded quill protruding from it...Huh? What are you looking at me for? James and I walked away Is there anything strange about going in?" Sirius said with a smile on his face, "And when we went in, it happened to be at the precise moment... At that time, there should be a young wizard who showed signs of magic for the first time. That quill, James believed It was a mourning crow's feather...it floated out of the inkwell by itself and tried to carve the child's name on the page...you know, that's a mourning crow's feather! As we all know, it's not compatible with ink...and The ink bottle is empty! I asked Dumbledore later, but he couldn't accurately analyze what the silver liquid flowing from this enchanted quill was... But maybe I should ask now Luna?"

"That crazy Lovegood... uh... that Lovegood girl?" Amos said, noticing Josephine's glare. He thought that his title had aroused the displeasure of his female boss and quickly changed his words.

And Sirius, who was really glared at, realized that he had almost spilled the beans, so he shut his mouth knowing that he was in the wrong.

Alan on the stage also finished some follow-up introductions in a short while, and the flashlights flashed. After the warm applause, whether it was members of the Ministry of Magic or reporters, their applause at this time was greater than the applause at the Merlin Medal ceremony just now. It seems much more sincere, which is a real benefit to the wizards.

Then, at Allen's signal, the reporters took out their wands, pointed the small tip of the wand at their mouths, and pointed the big end at the stage, eagerly raising their arms high to ask questions.

"Hello Principal Harris, I am a reporter for Wizards Today. As a mother, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Hogwarts for solving our educational problems for wizards, and for Principal Harris to drive away the mysterious man again... I will Then she signed up her son to participate..." A middle-aged female reporter with long chestnut curly hair smiled flatteringly at Allen, and then said apologetically, "But Principal Harris, I also have some questions. Recently, We have received a lot of letters from readers, and everyone has focused on one issue. Harris TV has recently broadcast a lot of programs showing Muggle studies... If these programs are not for show and exaggeration... I'm sorry, Principal Harris, I can't Not admitting that this makes me feel very nervous and worried myself..."

"Ma'am, thank you for raising this question... Although I am not the director of the TV station... but generally speaking, the documentary series about Muggles are based on facts and will not be artistically processed or exaggerated. Instead, we will faithfully show Muggle society, its customs, science and technology to wizards... I think those Muggle and mixed-blood wizards can prove this... You know, we used to study Muggles at Hogwarts The teaching materials in the class are too outdated... This has caused a lot of misunderstandings." Allen's words made many wizards in the audience look worried.

The middle-aged female reporter who just asked the question shook her hair behind her and immediately raised her hand to ask: "So, do the Ministry of Magic and the International Federation of Wizards have any countermeasures against this?"

"Please don't worry, the Ministry of Magic and the International Federation of Wizards have been working on this..." Allen just paused for a moment before continuing, "The development trend of Muggle society is indeed upward, and their technological development speed is amazing. Surprised, but I think we wizards don’t need to worry too much... But as always, the Muggle leadership is currently under the supervision of the Ministry of Magic of each country, and we have the ability to prevent the situation you are worried about in your question..."

But this didn't seem to satisfy the female reporter. She stood up and wanted to ask again, but a big reporter beside her suppressed the female reporter's question with an excited voice: "Hello, Principal Harris, I am a reporter for Harris TV Sports Channel. As the best seeker in the world today, will you participate in the next Quidditch World Cup? In addition, Principal Harris is already theoretically the most powerful wizard in the world. Will you still participate in this wizard duel competition?"

The sports reporter's face turned red with excitement, but before Allen could respond, a very fashionable witch next to him continued to shout: "I am Lisa from Witch Weekly. May I ask Principal Harris, what do you admire most?" What type of woman are you? What are your requirements for your future partner?”

"As for the education reform you mentioned before, to what stage has it been advanced now? Can you explain it in detail?"

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The situation became increasingly chaotic, and reporters who had been patiently waiting to ask questions rushed to ask questions, fearing that their own media would not be given the opportunity to ask questions.

"Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, written by Miss Rita Skeeter under Umbrella, announced everything about the wizarding world to Muggles in the form of a novel. The Ministry of Magic and Harris allowed this book to be wildly distributed in the Muggle world. Can Principal Harris clarify our doubts? The International Federation of Wizards has also issued a serious warning about this. The meeting will be about whether to sanction the British Ministry of Magic. How does Principal Harris explain this?" Until very soon. The wizard, who was loud and almost broke his voice, rudely used the Loudness Charm and yelled a question that drowned out other voices, "If our British wizarding community is sanctioned for this, neither the Ministry of Magic nor ordinary wizards will be sanctioned for this." Who is responsible for the losses suffered? Who will pay the bill?"

Dempster Wigswader held his head high. As the mouthpiece of pure-blood families, he made up his mind to show his value today, especially after Alan Harris' recent victory over the Dark Lord. situation.

Just as Wigswader expected, the reporters who heard the question clearly felt as if they were being strangled by the neck, and the collective silence fell. He asked the questions that those people wanted to ask but did not dare to ask.