I, Hogwarts Week Two

Chapter 516 Reward

There was an uproar in the hall.

Countless gazes, shocked, unexpected, indifferent, and malicious, all rushed over.

The atmosphere suddenly became tense.

Owen and the other young wizards who were invited to the coronation ceremony were sitting in the back rows of the seats. They all looked at the Minister of Magic, Rufus Scrimgeour, in surprise.

"Rufus, the main occasion, and your cultivation." Dumbledore said with a serious face and no emotion in his blue eyes.

"Go to hell with your manners, Dumbledore. If you're going to kneel before Muggles, don't even think about taking me with you." Rufus Scrimgeour roared, heartbreakingly.

Then he turned around, trembling all over, and left.

Seeing the Minister of Magic leave angrily, the officials of the Ministry of Magic present, especially the directors of various departments, were all shocked and nervous.

Now they have to choose between Rufus Scrimgeour and Dumbledore.

There was a noise in the hall. The sudden departure of the Minister of Magic undoubtedly cast a shadow on this solemn awarding ceremony.

Dumbledore frowned slightly, looking at Rufus's departing back, his heart filled with helplessness.

To be fair, Rufus Scrimgeour was not a supporter of pure-bloodism, nor was he a great wizard. There was only one reason why he was so angry, and that was his face!

If what happened here were to get back to the wizarding world, the Ministry of Magic would be virtually humiliated.

And at that time the angry wizard would immediately drive him out of the position.

As for the cooperation between wizards and Muggles, it will most likely proceed as normal. This is the general trend and cannot be stopped.

Therefore, in the end, this farce would only bring him tragedy. As the Minister of Magic, he was the first person responsible. He was angry, angry that Dumbledore had abandoned him so easily. His future and political career came to an end at this moment.

In the distant future, his name will surely be recorded in great detail in "A History of Magic", and he will be infamous forever as the most shameful and incompetent Minister of Magic!

On the other side, Prime Minister Mr. Harker, who was not far from Dumbledore, watched the whole process.

As a top politician, he could naturally see through the underlying logic. While he felt regretful, he was also sincerely grateful because he was the one who took the initiative rather than the other party, otherwise he would have been the one to leave in disgrace.

The ceremony continued, but the atmosphere was completely different from before. Everyone prayed silently in their hearts, hoping that no more accidents would happen.

But Owen's mind was no longer on these red tapes, he was just interested in the ceremony for others to see.

His mind wandered, and he thought of more important things.

Now, Voldemort is dead, but his soul is definitely hiding in a gutter somewhere, waiting for an opportunity to revive.

If what happened here were to get out, it would surely lead to his crazy revenge.

But revenge requires strength.

Therefore, Voldemort will definitely look for Outer Gods to rebuild his body.

Now, the magic power of the four remaining outer gods from the seven divinely bestowed towers has all been returned to him.

Of the remaining three towers, the one in Canada is still unknown, and the one in Britain, which is the one in the cave, has long been hidden by successive Hogwarts principals. The only one left is the one on Mothrace Island.

Therefore, Voldemort is most likely on the Greek island of Mothrace at this time.

This information is important.

But the island of Mothrace has been operated by the foreign gods for a long time, and the danger level is definitely far greater than the one in the Italian waters.

It may be dangerous to go to the island rashly.

In the Order of the Phoenix, it seems that only senior Newt has been on the island. Professor Dumbledore once said that there are countless dead borns and various monsters on the island, and even terrible creatures that have not yet been discovered in the magic world. Their means of attack include physical and spiritual attacks, and even a legendary wizard like Dumbledore will be in danger. So over the years, although Dumbledore knew that Voldemort's base was on the island, he never launched an attack on it.

At present, the safest method is to lure fish into the bait.

If you think in this way, there is another explanation for Miss Granger's sudden success this time. If Voldemort knew that the real culprit behind his defeat was this "heir of ancient magic", he would probably use all means to deal with her.

So this is actually the reason why Dumbledore agreed to award the honor?

Owen looked at the old wizard sitting at the chief seat.

It's not impossible.

Dumbledore was willing to give up his own life to kill Voldemort, and even after knowing the existence of Horcruxes, he initially wanted Harry to die. However, after a series of changes, especially when he knew that Voldemort used Harry's blood to resurrect himself, he speculated that Harry might survive.

That's right, even Dumbledore didn't know if Harry could resist Voldemort's Killing Curse, and even at the end, he was just speculating. What if he couldn't? Then Harry would really die, but Voldemort would destroy one of his Horcruxes anyway.

This is what is so terrifying about him. His plan is perfect, and even if it is disclosed, it will not be a big deal and will not affect the final result.

Would such a wizard make trouble for Miss Granger?

Yes, he certainly will.

Thinking of this, the awarding ceremony became sinister and terrifying.

The magnificent hall also became bloody and ghostly. The original solemn and grand atmosphere disappeared, leaving only distortion and conspiracy.

The awarding of honors is carried out in full swing.

The Queen and her Prince of 60 years entered the venue to the singing of God Save the Queen and the audience standing up. The Prince then read out the list and the Queen personally awarded the honors.

The first few people on the list were Muggle soldiers who had made great contributions in the war. Among them, Owen also saw an acquaintance, Jill.

She appeared on the stage at the same time as two beautiful and heroic women.

Three were knighted.

Other meritorious officials also entered the hall one after another, but most of them were knights or even ordinary lords. Few people could get the title of viscount or higher.

This is normal. In modern Britain, honors are generally only awarded to ordinary lords.

Few people can obtain the titles of knight and viscount.

Higher titles such as earl and marquis are rarely awarded to non-royal members.

The highest title that an ordinary person can obtain is life peerage, baron.

As for the Duke

Except for the hereditary dukes who followed William the Conqueror into the country, in modern times only legitimate princes can obtain the title of duke.

The awarding ceremony continued, and soon a man dressed differently from the others appeared.

That's a wizard.

It seems that Mo Yu is about forty years old.

Owen didn't know him, but he learned from a group of professors in the row in front of him and the officials of the Ministry of Magic who had not left that he was a Muggle-born Auror.

Originally a member of the Magical Patrol, Department of Magical Law Enforcement, he joined the Auror Office a few years ago.

And because of his background and the fact that the Magic Patrol is an offensive job, the personnel in the magical world are extremely poor. They are basically the ones who do the heaviest work and get the lowest wages.

He actually accepted an award from the Queen.

This made some officials in the Ministry of Magic secretly grit their teeth and call them traitors. It was unclear whether they were jealous or angry in their hearts.

In short, the appearance of the first wizard immediately ignited the originally somewhat dead atmosphere in the hall.

<divclass="contentadv">Everyone stared at that person with burning eyes.

The Queen's reward was also higher than anyone else's. He was actually awarded the title of Earl, and the key point was that it was a hereditary earl.

You should know that in modern Britain, all titles cannot be inherited. They are called life peerages, which means that you are a peer for life, but your children are not.

Even if they are princes, their dukedom titles cannot be passed on to their children.

This title is nothing short of shocking.

This is enough to prove the royal family's intention to win over wizards.

How many low-level wizards like this are there in the magical world?

How many wizards are frustrated in the officialdom dominated by pure-bloods?

How many of these people were loyal to the Ministry?

To be frank, in the eyes of most low-level wizards, the fall of the Ministry of Magic has nothing to do with them, and perhaps they can live a better life if someone else rules them.

Sure enough, with this wizard taking the lead.

Over the next hour, several more wizards appeared.

And they were all rewarded handsomely.

"It's great to have a title of nobility. I also want a knight's title. How cool." Suddenly, next to Owen, Ron said, "I've seen it in many wizard novels. In the past, when wizards and Muggles coexisted, ancient wizards could also serve as knights to fight in the east and the west, and command tens of thousands of troops with a simple gesture. Hmm - it's really exciting."

"I've read those novels, too. There were magic princesses and magic princes and stuff like that. I was fascinated by them when I was a kid." Hannah continued, but as soon as she said that, her face turned a little uncomfortable. "Uh - I was still young at the time and didn't understand those things..."

Owen glanced over his shoulder at the two of them.

Most of the previous novels about the magic world were of this type, stories about wars, princes, and princesses disguised as magic.

Later, Lockhart emerged as a rising star and started writing real-life adventure stories, which swept these fantasy stories into the dustbin of history.

Compared to Lockhart's books, with their thrilling adventures, battles of wits and courage with all kinds of magical creatures and wizards from all over the world, fantasy stories naturally have no audience.

However, the fact that Ron and Hannah could actually say such things shows that in the eyes of some Muggles, there seems to be nothing wrong in cooperating with Muggles, or even being granted titles of vassalage.

Being a lord is a prestigious thing.

The Malfoy family had a title before, and it was a hereditary title, but it is not mentioned now.

Now that wizards and Muggles have merged and the Statute of Secrecy has collapsed, they can naturally pick up the title and put it on their heads again.

"When you kill Voldemort, the Queen will definitely reward you without hesitation. She may even make you a marquis. After all, your family is related to the Knights of the Round Table by blood, and you are an orthodox Celt. The Queen's reward to you can also prove her legitimacy."

"Oh - that's a long way off. We don't even know where he's hiding now," said Ron.

"I have guessed the location. How about telling it to the Muggles?" Owen's eyes suddenly lit up. "Let them blow it up again?"

But after thinking for a moment, he gave up, "Forget it, that place is very dangerous, and Voldemort can't be killed by explosions. As for whether it can be done."

Destroy the Outer Gods

He's really not sure about this.

And just as they were chatting about knights and wizards.

The awarding ceremony finally came to an end.

As the last decorated wizard to appear.

Miss Granger, wearing the same gorgeous dress she had worn in the Great Hall, walked slowly towards the guest of honor table.

The next moment, the military band on the second floor played God Save the Queen again.

The whole audience stood up again.

Harry was silent for a moment. He looked around and then stood up like everyone else.

The same is true for other little wizards.

As for Irving, what's the big deal about giving his girlfriend a salute? Just stand up.

However, not all wizards were as reasonable as him. Some officials from the Ministry of Magic did not stand up and still sat there with gloomy faces.

In comparison, the professors, especially Professor McGonagall, had no other ideas at all.

Her face flushed as she looked at the girl being crowned by the queen, her eyes full of excitement and even tears.

Horace Slughorn was also trembling with excitement, and looking at the upturned corners of his mouth, he must have wished he could stand next to Hermione and have someone take a picture of them so that they would be remembered forever.

"Crown?"

Amid the excitement, some of the Muggle invited participants frowned secretly.

The crown is a symbol of royalty.

No crown is required for knighthood.

Then, when the queen spoke, the title she revealed made everyone gasp.

Added the title of Princess and granted the hereditary Duke of Hampshire.

?

"The Duke of Hampshire?"

"Princess?"

Owen and Harry spoke at the same time.

Hampshire is a county located in southeast England, bordering the Solent Strait to the south and Surrey and West Sussex to the east. The county capital is Winchester. It is one of the 48 honorary counties and one of the 34 non-metropolitan counties in the UK, with two major municipalities, Southampton and Portsmouth.

The population is about two million.

Compared to London, Hampshire is just the countryside.

But mainly this county, according to legend, was the capital of the Camelot Dynasty, and there are also some relics left over from the ancient Roman period in the area.

Miss Granger's intention in bestowing this title was certainly malicious.

Now King Arthur really became the Queen's subordinate - uh - I don't know if he was a subordinate, but also a daughter or granddaughter.

"It seems that from now on, we can't call Hermione by her name anymore," said Ron. "We have to call her Princess Hermione."

"Why is it so strange?" Harry said, "There is something indescribably strange about these two words together."

"Then you can also call him Duke Granger." Ginny said with shining eyes.

"Princess." Hannah couldn't help but stand on tiptoe and look towards the guest of honor seat. It must be said that even in the magical world, even those who have been deeply influenced by the teachings of wizard culture, have different expectations for the title of princess.

"Isn't she just a princess?" Owen said nonchalantly, "It's more comfortable to say queen."