A certain Hogwarts rune professor

Chapter 534 Press Conference
The day passed so peacefully.The next day, the Ministry of Magic held a press conference. The Minister of Magic, Amelia Bones, was the spokesperson herself. She stood on the steps, and below was a group of reporters and photographers, dotted with people who came to watch the excitement.She looked at Kingsley, who nodded slightly at her.

Ms. Burns calmly declared:

"The rumors about Mr. Felix Heap's acquisition of the Elder Wand, which was spread in the newspapers, have been proven to be false. I personally checked his wand, and that wand is not the rumored elderberry. It explains the problem. As we all know, in addition to his extraordinary accomplishments in the fields of ancient runic text and Muggle research, Mr. Haipu is also a writer with a childlike innocence. "is written by him, and he referred to a large number of works of the same type when he conceived this masterpiece, and naturally, the spirit of Beedle, the poet who has influenced countless little wizards, was also integrated into it."

"You mean to say that Mr. Hape named his wand the Elder Wand because of his admiration for Beedle the poet?"

"Yes."

"Ma'am, are you denying the existence of the Elder Wand?"

"Maybe it really exists, but it's definitely not in the hands of Mr. Hype, and it's not within the scope of our discussion today." Ms. Burns replied.

"How did you check, if he had a disguise?"

"I don't doubt my eyes." Ms. Burns said coldly, "Next."

"What if he has a second wand?"

Burns looked at the speaker from under his monocle: "I don't remember inviting you. What newspaper are you a reporter for?"

"Ahem, I'm here for a trip, a trip." The bald man who asked the question said sarcastically.

"Very well," Ms. Burns said calmly, "we will check your entry approval paperwork after the press conference, or you will be prepared to pay the fine."

She cleared her throat and continued:
"Things may be more complicated than imagined. I can reveal a piece of news: The editor-in-chief of the "Daily Prophet" who approved this article is suspected of being under the Imperius Curse, which shows that there may be a huge conspiracy hidden behind the matter. Given the current situation , we have reason to suspect that it has something to do with Voldemort and his evil gang."

The press conference with the red carpet turned into silence, as if someone had cast a spell.

"Ahem, are you sure?"

"I use the words 'likely' and 'possible'," Ms. Burns said sternly, "but if you're well-informed, this article has appeared in a dozen countries, it's impossible It's a coincidence!"

"I personally despise the framers, because the people behind the scenes can't even tell the most basic fact, that is, Mr. Haipu's own research field is ancient rune, and the rune craze that is booming in the UK at this stage is his. Pushed by one hand.

Although Mr. Haipu is not good at words, he still deeply regrets this behavior of putting the cart before the horse.So he commissioned me to hold an exchange meeting in Hogsmeade village on the last weekend of October—that is, October 10th—”

At this time, another reporter raised questions.

"Why did it take so long? As long as he stood up and explained that he had never held the Elder Wand?" Rita Skeeter's eyes flickered, and her question attracted a lot of approval.

"Because it's a trivial matter!" interrupted Ms. Burns. "The Elder Wand is worth nothing in Mr. Hape's eyes compared to the promotion of ancient runes. That's the difference between you and him—"

Rita Skeeter glared at her viciously.

Others recorded excitedly, the quill seemed to be smoking, and the white light of the flash kept flickering.

"Moreover, it must be mentioned that Dumbledore, who is the president of the International Federation of Wizards, the chief mage of the Wizengamot, and the principal of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, has submitted an application to the International Federation of Wizards to make this exchange a It is an international event, and wizards with enough reputation will be invited, including ancient text experts from all over the world, and principals of magic schools in various countries."

The reporters were stunned.The feather pens of different shapes hanging in the air also seemed to be in bad contact, and fell to the ground one after another.

Big news.

Rita Skeeter snatched up the emerald green feather of the quill, with a very excited expression on her face, and she was worthy of her promise to make a best-selling series of reports when it was done.

For the next few minutes, the only sound left was the excited "twittering" of the quill.

"...All outsiders must report in advance, and the scope of activities is only limited to the Hogsmeade village. Violators will receive severe punishment..."

"Can you tell me about the exchange meeting?" Rita Skeeter asked dutifully.

"What can be revealed so far is that in addition to showing his own research results, Mr. Haipu will also reluctantly spare time to accept anyone's challenge—"

"Wait! Challenge?"

Journalists smell the key words.

"That's right." Ms. Burns said, she looked at the excited unfamiliar faces on the field-they were obviously foreign wizards, and felt pity for no reason in her heart.Only she and a handful of Wizengamot wizards had ever seen Felix Hemp fight Voldemort.

Since you are so happy, you probably wouldn't refuse to sign the certificate of life and death, would you?She calmly continued to read the speech:
"The event is expected to last for three days..."

"The Ministry of Magic will actively negotiate with the Ministry of Magic of various countries. At that time, a live broadcast will be adopted, and Future World will provide technical support..."

The press conference ended with fiery eyes.

When the news reached Hogwarts, it was already the next morning, and the students were exchanging information with each other in a hurry at the dinner table, occasionally showing a tacit expression when their eyes met, which meant: "I just said there is big news Let's go." Then I went to class.

In the next few days, there was a restless atmosphere in the school, and this restlessness was reflected in the following classes, and bold students couldn't help asking relevant questions.

"Professor Black, who is better, you or Professor Haipu?" A very unpleasant student asked an unpleasant question.

Sirius stared at him, "This kind of comparison is meaningless. Besides, it is forbidden to provoke the relationship between professors, so five points will be deducted from Gryffindor."

Harry, Ron and Hermione grinned.

It was hard to hide their behavior from Sirius. He regretted telling them that he had been beaten by Felix. At this moment, he was a little annoyed, and he said with a dark face: "Since you asked, I can just answer something like Question: How do you feel you are better than the Aurors?"

"We can try." Holding his wand, he looked at the students maliciously, "Aurors have a lot of opportunities to get in touch with combat, which is different from your play house... it is a real battle, and the opponent is usually a cunning and murderous black man." wizard."

"The performance of those who have had duel training is completely different from those who have not. Furthermore, those who have actual combat experience are also completely different from those who have not. This gap is reflected in the understanding of duels, reflected in those tiny details. "

"Let's just talk about me, I may not be much better than you, but even if we use the same spell, the power is controlled at the same level, the gap is still quite large..." He paused, making a provocative gesture , the meaning is already evident.

"So—who's coming first?"

Harry was eager to try, but Sirius pretended not to see, he still remembered the grudge, "Sabini, you come." He ordered someone, Blaise Szabini stood up confidently, his friend blew Loud whistle. "Harry, you start shouting."

Sirius and Blaise stood facing each other, staring into each other's faces.When Harry yelled "Go", the two moved at the same time, Sirius flicked his wrist, and Blaise's wand flew out immediately.

"A little trick, but if you're holding your wand tightly, the spell's power is probably only enough to tilt your arm a little bit, but it's just right here," Sirius explained. "Again!"

Unconvinced, Blaise picked up his wand, this time holding it firmly in his palm.

"Go!" Harry yelled.

Both of them raised their wands in unison—

"Expelliarmus!" Blaise yelled aggressively, but Sirius hit him first.

"Casting spells silently always makes you one step ahead." Sirius tilted his head and said.

"This time I will say the same spell as you, and we will come again," he said.

Blaise hesitated, picked up his wand from the ground, and looked carefully at Sirius.

After a moment of silence.

"Disarm!" "Disarm!" The two shouted at the same time.

Only this time Sirius lowered his head abruptly and quickly dodged the spell, but Blaise was hit hard, and the wand flew out of his hand countless times.

"Even if two people are chanting the spell at the same time, I still have a chance to dodge it, or use the wand to pick up the spell. In short, there are many ways to deal with it." Sirius said: "You may have read similar words in textbooks or story books. I have even practiced my dueling skills in private, but I may still not remember to use them or use them well in actual combat.”

"Your professor last year——Alastor Moody, I have dealt with him. He has a saying that sounds good. Be vigilant at all times. Of course, I don't want you to learn from him, but at least, you should know that when danger comes What to do, if you can't learn it, remember it with your body!"

……

In the dead of night, Felix spread out the new version of the Marauder's Map, and the lines of Hogwarts Castle and the Forbidden Forest intertwined and sprung up like mushrooms after rain.His index finger lightly tapped an inconspicuous corner. In an instant, lights and shadows flickered, clouds and mist swirled, the original pattern quickly disappeared, and a new path extended from a corner of Hogwarts Castle, winding and twisting, until a new map appeared.

It was a small village of cottages and shops with familiar names: Ambrose Froome at Honeydukes, Lady Puddiffe at Lady Puddiffe's Tea House, Rosmerta at The Three Broomsticks Ma'am, Zonko from Zonko's Joke Shop, and the bartender at the Pig's Head... Aberforth Dumbledore.

To be honest, Felix was really taken aback when he first saw the name.

At this moment, he lowered his head and looked down at the names in the Hogsmeade village with the aid of the dim light——

"Let me find out, who are the strangers who show up, and who are stupid enough to hang around Hogwarts?"

(End of this chapter)