The Daily Life of Wizards [British and American]

"My purpose... this is really embarrassing."

Daniel, who was watched by more than 50 people, suddenly showed a shy smile, which made him look a bit childish.

But because of this childishness, until this time, everyone suddenly realized that the seemingly mature man standing in front of them was only about 20 years old. If he was in the British wizarding world, he would probably have just come from Hogwarts Just a few years after graduation.

"About the minister's question, I actually have many answers in my mind." Daniel replied.

He has a bright smile and is full of vitality. Although he conflicts with the "established image of Blake" in everyone's mind, it is even more favorable.

For most normal people, everyone is more willing to get along with those positive and optimistic people.

Therefore, when faced with such a Black, almost most people's emotions subconsciously eased up.

Several older witches even raised the corners of their lips slightly following his smile, showing a kind smile.

"...I can answer that it is my father's last wish; I can also answer that it is for the money and power of the Black family... But in fact, these are not my real goals." Daniel continued to speak loudly with a smile on his face.

(If Mycroft could see him now, he would definitely guess that 'this kid is imitating the gestures of those presidential candidates during the US election', and would give a 'more hypocritical' evaluation)

"Thank you, Minister Bagno. I am honored to be able to speak here... The reason why I came to the UK is very simple. Britain is the origin of wizards, and I yearn for and look forward to this country... As you all know, after I came to the UK, Due to the current situation of the Black family, I have to temporarily stay in the guest room of my cousin Narcissa Black, Mrs. Malfoy's house..."

The jury members unanimously stopped what they were doing and raised their heads.

Due to the current situation in the UK, they all thought that this foreign kid would avoid his relationship with Malfoy, a 'former Death Eater', when he appealed, but they didn't expect that he would talk about this relationship so frankly. When he came out, his aboveboard attitude made people unable to criticize, and he seemed very sincere.

After all, people have put on an attitude of 'I'm a foreign wizard, I don't understand your British affairs, I'm just boarding with relatives' attitude, who can say anything about that.

"...My cousin-in-law Lucius Malfoy kindly allowed me to borrow his study. There is such a high shelf of magic books..." Daniel tiptoed, stretched his arms, and put it on his head He gestured on the top, trying to describe the tall and big bookshelf he saw.

His somewhat naive behavior amused the Ravenclaw woman, Minister Bagnor of the Ministry of Magic.

She even recalled the pure joy and joy when she saw the big bookshelf in the Ravenclaw common room for the first time when she was studying at Hogwarts... Time is really like running water, she bowed her head gently He took off his glasses and wiped them in a concealed manner.

"I have never seen so many books and documents. Standing in front of these heavy books, I am so small. For the first time in my life, you can actually feel the power of knowledge, culture and history. This is very amazing An indescribable extraordinary feeling... We can truly realize what a great wizarding civilization our ancestors have created..."

"It has nothing to do with money and rights, it is a kind of spiritual satisfaction and pride."

"Then, that kind of spiritual power, suddenly, crossed the long river of history, and it was directly and plainly displayed in front of you. It was very shocking..."

"This is England; here is the legend of King Arthur; here is the great cause of the Big Four; here is Hogwarts; here is the origin of wizards... This is England!"

All the wizards of the jury couldn't help but be moved.

Ignoring their respective political views, all British wizards are proud of at least two things: 'Britain is the birthplace of wizards' and 'Hogwarts has a long history'.

(Of course, German wizards and French wizards seem to disagree with this 'origin' statement)

But I have to say that this wonderful speech made all the British wizards present very excited and happy to hear it.

"You mean, you decided to inherit the Black family out of your yearning for the British wizarding world?"

A wizard in the jury suddenly asked a question. This is a wide-jawed, gray-haired witch. She looks very serious and doesn't seem to be very good at speaking, but her eyes are not evasive, and she seems to be very upright.

"If it's just yearning, I can move here for a long time. Why do I have to inherit Black?"

Daniel pointed out the trap in her question and said bluntly, "I want to inherit Black because I don't want to see the ancient pure-blood family go down."

"Ha, another pure-blood supporter." Barty Crouch took the opportunity to sneer, and he looked at Daniel with cold eyes.

"Sorry, I don't know what a pure-blood is. But with all due respect, 'the more a person likes to emphasize something, the more he values ​​something', I just want to say that the Black family is an ancient family with a long history of wizarding… ..." Daniel responded with the same nonchalant tone.

"History should be respected. A long-standing family that has contributed to the British wizarding world should not disappear because of a momentary mistake. This is not only the loss of the Black family, but also the loss of the British wizarding world." loss."

"You are talking too much. The Black family cannot represent the entire British wizarding world."

Barty Crouch continued to refute without relaxing.

"In 993 A.D., the first head of the Black family came here with all the family assets, followed the Big Four, and founded Hogwarts together; in 1237, the fourth large-scale extermination of witches by the Holy See, the Black family fought At the front line, almost half of the people died in battle; in 1612, the goblins rebelled, and it was still the Black family who led the Aurors to fight on the front line, and after the war, made a significant contribution to the economy of the wizarding world; in the 18th century, the goblins rebelled for the second time Rebellion, this time they even united with werewolves, almost captured Diagon Alley, or the Black family..."

"I don't want to emphasize how much the Black family has made, because these contributions are what every capable wizard should consciously do—protect their own country and help the continuation of the wizard's bloodline. Of course... "

He paused for a moment, and couldn't hold back a light sarcasm: "Mr. Crouch may still find it ridiculous when he hears this. He thinks that I'm talking nonsense. It's all because he doesn't understand the preciousness of history. I Guess when he was at school, he probably skipped history class and went out to play Quidditch."

"No, it's sleep."

A wizard on the jury made an unconscious humorous interface, and the people around burst into laughter. It seemed that everyone was deeply resented by the ghost history professor at Hogwarts.

Mr. Barty Crouch obviously didn't like this ridicule very much, his face was a little livid, and he was very angry.

But Daniel ignored his expression and continued to state: "We cannot deny that 'Black's family history is the history of the development of the British wizarding world'. Facing such an ancient family, just because some members of this generation If you make a mistake, do you have to let it disappear completely? Is this fair and just?"

"The Black family does not represent the British wizarding world, but I always believe that the Black family is a part of the British wizarding world that should exist and is an important part. I hope that in the future, it will not decline, and it will return to the right track Come up, continue to contribute to the development of the wizarding world, and continue to exist as an essential part of the British wizarding world."

"My speech is over." Daniel sat down with fingers crossed, staring straight ahead calmly.

Once again the jury members were whispering to each other.

Barty Crouch's expression was very ugly, on the contrary, Fudge looked excited, flirting with Miss Clerk something flirtatiously.

At the end, Secretary Millicent Bagnaud ended the discussion with a 'loud voice' spell.

She looked around and said, "Hands up if you agree with Daniel Blake's public inheritance of the Black family legacy."

Fudge was the first to raise his hand, and then more than half of the wizards raised their hands one after another.

Daniel stood up with a smile, and bowed slightly to the wizards who supported him to express his gratitude.

After looking at it, Minister Millicent Bagno nodded slightly, and she said again: "Now, those who object, please raise your hand."

Barty Crouch raised his hand.

However, this time the popular candidate received a lot of responses, only a few people responded to him this time.

The answer is already clear at a glance.

Daniel secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and he showed a happy smile again, "Great."

He was as happy as a student who just walked out of college: "After I finish decorating the old house of the Black family, I will hold a party and invite everyone to come and play."

Many of the older wizards on the jury burst out laughing, and the atmosphere instantly relaxed a lot.

Minister Bagno smiled kindly: "Thank you for your invitation, little Blake, but I hope you don't forget what you said today..."

She gently and earnestly asked like an elder: "Let the Black family get back on the right track and make contributions to the wizarding world. My dear, I look forward to that day, looking forward to the reunion of the ancient family." Bloom their glory."

Daniel suppressed his smile and stood up straight.

Then, facing the female minister, he solemnly saluted Narcissa's wizard aristocrat: "Thank you for your attention, Minister Bagno."

Barty Crouch sat in his seat and didn't move

His expression was extremely ugly. After several months of success, he finally ushered in his first failure.

However, Daniel has been lazy to pay attention to him.

After all, the Chief of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement is too ostentatious these days and has made countless enemies.

His extreme political attitude of suppressing the "pure-blood nobles" to please the common people has long allowed "countless Slytherin snakes" to hide in the dark, baring their sharp fangs, waiting for the opportunity to kill him One hit.

Today's failure is just the beginning.