A certain Hogwarts rune professor

Chapter 694 Grand Fireworks

In the eyes of everyone, the agreed time has come.

The parliament building was overcrowded, and the anti-wizard crowd chose to hold demonstrations on this day. People from all the counties around London came, and many "stragglers" traveled thousands of miles from the north. They didn't even eat a few bites. Just grab the banners and flyers out of your suitcase and join the parade.

But there are too many people.The printed leaflets were not enough. Many people came to ask them for leaflets with a smile on their face. Even the booklets in the organizers’ hands were handed out. The crowd walked forward slowly, occasionally raised their necks and shouted a few slogans. .

"Who are these people?" The organizer couldn't figure it out.

His assistant went out and made a circle and came back to report.

"There are many foreigners, as well as people from several nearby counties. They came to witness this important historical event." Seeing the organizer glaring at him, the assistant hurriedly said, "Of course we also have many companions. I saw six or seven Familiar organization names are all recently established."

He is telling the truth.At this point in time, although the Internet has appeared, its influence is still not as good as that of the paper media, which has led to the absence of a national anti-wizard organization—all of them are based on counties and counties, and few of them can span multiple places.In order to publicize their ideas, many organizations published the news in newspapers, and attached their addresses and telephone numbers.

What they didn't know was that there were also a small number of wizards mixed in with the crowd.

There was never a shortage of people in strange costumes in the parade, which provided a safe environment for the wizards to hide their identities. Some wizards walked a certain distance with the procession and immediately couldn't stand it and quit.

"There are so many people who are against wizards." Ernie McMillan said palely, his legs were shaking uncontrollably, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he was frightened by the huge parade.

"There are more people than the New Year's Parade." Justin Fenriely said with lingering fear.

The sky was dark, gloomy, and clouded.It had just rained lightly in the morning, but the clouds not only did not disperse in the afternoon, but became thicker.The sky above them looked like an ink bottle had been knocked over, it was pitch black, and a rainstorm might fall at any moment.The distant, harsh gray-white sky is ominous.

More wizards chose to stand on the roof of the building. They got news from magic radio stations and newspapers, and came to wait for the results.Looking down from a height, the winding and colorful teams filled the streets, shouting loud slogans every once in a while, like the raging waves rolled up by the sea.The closer you get to the Thames, the clearer you can see the focus of these teams - the Parliament Building.

A corner in front of the parliament building was already filled with all kinds of interview vehicles.Well-known news media from all over the country—and even from all over the world—are here. They are eager to get first-hand information. Whether it is the wizarding world or the general public, they can easily draw a conclusion:
What is about to happen today is of great importance, representing the first official contact between wizards and ordinary people, and its consequences are far-reaching and immeasurable.

"There were police at the scene to maintain order, and we could see that the Sun sent a number of well-known reporters, including Skeeter, who was famous for the series of news on gun bans - she previously won the National Journalism Award - the riots two weeks ago. In the movie, she had a short conversation with a wizard, and I wonder if she can continue her luck today..."

A reporter shouted loudly into the camera, and his voice spread to thousands of households in the next second.

CENTRAL LONDON - The Grangers sitting on the sofa with their hands clasped together; Mr. Finliery's cup dangling in the air, his coffee cold; Privet Drive, Surrey, Uncle Fernon swearing TV, said two familiar foul words.

Cornwall, Abria, Devon, Isle of Wight, Kent, the front of the Houses of Parliament touches everyone's heart...

On a tall building across the Thames, two figures suddenly appeared.It was gray and windy, so no one saw them.The two seemed to be carved out of the same mold.

"It was you, George," said Fred gravely.

"Yeah, what a coincidence, how did you appear here?" George said tacitly.

"I think it's because we both Apparated together." Fred grinned.

"There, you two!" cried Mrs. Weasley distraughtly, with Ginny and Penelope beside her. "I warn you, don't get into trouble today, if you dare to sprinkle candy down--"

Fred and George exchanged a look.

"That's wonderful, Mum, why didn't we think of that? We only brought the latest model of Weasley fireworks—"

"—The Magic House should have invited you as an advisor."

"Shut up both of you!" said Mrs. Weasley furiously, waving her wand like a kindling stick.Fred and George winced in fear.

"Where are Bill and Fleur?" Fred looked around.

"—and Charlie," said George.

"Yeah, I didn't expect him to be quite big," Fred said.

Mrs. Weasley's eyes were burning, but she forced herself to calm down, and there were Muggles below.She reprimanded in a low voice: "Calm down, all of you! Your father and Percy cooperated with the Ministry of Magic, Bill and Fleur mixed into the crowd to maintain order, as for Charlie..." She was stunned, "His work is kept secret."

"More important than Harry and Ron?" Fred and George asked curiously.

"That's different," said Mrs. Weasley sternly. "The two of them don't need to keep it a secret. It has been published in the newspapers long ago. There are fourteen children in total... They are still so young, and they will shoulder the future of the wizarding world..." She wiped her eyes.

"Don't make Mom angry!" Ginny raised her eyebrows. "She has cried in secret several times."

"Don't worry, Professor Haipu will protect them." Penello also said, "There are also wizards hidden around."

"Yeah, I think at least one-tenth of the wizards have come, and Diagon Alley is half empty." Fred said looking around, pointing in one direction, "I see someone I know, and that's Diggory over there." Family, see? Cedric is waving at us!"

"Want to go over and say hello?" George asked, tilting his head.

"You speak to my heart." Fred said with a smile, and the two of them held hands and apparated, and Mrs. Weasley puffed out her chest like a bullfrog, "It's still so worrying! "

Ginny's eyes flickered, and she also wanted to go out for a walk, but it was a step too late.

After a while, Fred and George came back, bringing back news of the neighborhood by the way.

"Cedric said he couldn't get in touch with Cho, and I told him that his girlfriend would fall from the sky in half an hour—it's a pity we've already graduated, otherwise we might be able to get in—"

"Fred!"

"Well, they're all fine, and they're in a stable mood—except that the place the Perkins family picked ran into Muggle enforcers, and they had to change places!"

"Is old Perkins still hunched?" asked Mrs. Weasley with concern.

"Mum, I thought you wouldn't ask that question, he's been giving away camping gear for the last two years - oh, don't interrupt, Mum, we also saw the Lovegoods, dressed like two orioles Bird. By the way, do we have a protective spell?"

"It's been done."

If the parade on the ground is like surging waves, then the roofs of the surrounding buildings are the reefs on the sea. They seem to be occupied by wizards and have been cursed to expel Muggles. Everyone is waiting anxiously.

The parade finally converged in front of the parliament building, waving flags and slogans of various colors (and raincoats), and every once in a while, a group of people would shout slogans, similar to "expel witches", "severely punish lawbreakers" "Of course, there are also some weird guys mixed in among these people. A small group of young people painted their faces with mystical symbols, and there are two wearing wizard hats and banners saying "Welcome Wizards to Rule the World", but They were weak and weak, their faces were swollen by angry passers-by, and they looked listless at this moment.

More people sat in front of the TV, pinching the time, preparing to see the true face of the wizard.

The Parliament Building, formerly known as the Palace of Westminster, is the largest Gothic architectural complex in the world. It covers an area of ​​more than 8 acres including the main building, horizontal buildings and towers, and has more than 1000 rooms. It is the seat of the British Parliament.As a famous national business card, of course it also carries other purposes, such as today's occasion.

A group of soldiers wearing bearskin caps, red velvet military uniforms and black trousers stood guard at the door. They followed the queen to drive here an hour ago. The queen was surrounded by the prime minister and several ministers of state. come out.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, the Big Ben in the northeast corner of the palace struck the time on time. The resonant bell quieted the restless crowd, and the radio broadcast resounded throughout the country.Everyone cheered up, the time has come.

The queen and the prime minister came out of the palace, followed by a group of cabinet ministers and MPs, and of course their well-dressed wives and family members - although everyone knows what happened, at least nominally, the queen just moved her mind Invite wizards to her afternoon tea party, and if the talk goes well, there may be a bonfire in the evening.

"How's the science department doing?" a senator asked the acolyte.

"The equipment is still being debugged. It is the first time for them to observe magic up close, and their attitudes are very positive, and they believe that they will be able to measure useful data."

"I'm not as confident as you are."

The door opened slowly, and the queen's support team became more upright. Everyone (including the people watching in front of the TV) was looking forward to it, guessing how the wizard would appear.

"Are the tomatoes and rotten eggs ready?" someone in the crowd asked in a low voice, hiding under a huge banner.

"I'm ready, I guarantee that no matter where they come from, they won't be able to hide." The person next to him said unequivocally.

"Don't forget, those monsters can fly."

"We have water guns, which are filled with chili oil. I heard that someone brought a stun gun!"

"Just give 'em some color! Give me a rotten egg—forget it, tomatoes instead."

"Look at the sky!" shouted the sharp-eyed man.

Black and dark gray clouds kept churning, and then an area turned orange-red, and a fiery pillar of fire burned through the thick clouds, forming a gorgeous fan like a leaky faucet.There were bursts of commotion and exclamations on the ground—"It's a dragon!" More people looked up, and a black hideous creature loomed in the clouds, covered with black scales, with bronze horns full of cold light on its head, yellow Looking down, there are some people standing on it.

The appearance of the mythical creature made the people below shudder, and the microphones raised by the reporters fell to the ground at some point.

"Let's go down." Felix said calmly: "Remember not to overreact, I will remove the danger in advance. Charlie, you can leave with the fire dragon when we go down."

"Professor, can the singing of the school song be cancelled?" Ron said expectantly, "I can't find the tune." Draco Malfoy turned his head and stared at him stiffly, feeling for the first time that his suggestions were very constructive sex.

"It's a good joke, Weasley," said Felix calmly, "but the answer is no."

He said and jumped down.

Harry followed closely behind, followed by Ron, Hermione, Neville, Cho Chang, Susan Bones, Draco Malfoy, Daphne Greengrass... a total of fourteen students.They have spent a lot of time practicing floating magic in the past few days to make themselves appear more elegant.

"One, two, three, four... a total of fifteen wizards!"

Fifteen wizards descended from the sky, spotless, and the people below were amazed. When they came, there was an earth-shattering roar from the clouds, and then a long bronze-colored thorny tail broke through the clouds, flicked vigorously, and then disappeared.

The soft sunlight cast a beam of light, shining on the open space in front of the parliament building, and shining on Felix and the others' faces.Everyone stared at them blankly.The dark clouds gathered again, and the sun was blocked out again.But it was an appearance that will never be forgotten.

The prime minister was the first to come to his senses.

He knew part of the wizard's plans.But even if he didn't know it, he and his staff could analyze the possibility that the wizard wanted to take this opportunity to show his strength--this was exactly what he wanted, and he arranged for scientists and military personnel to observe nearby.

The absence of war does not mean that there is no need for games.On the contrary, this kind of struggle will be more covert and more comprehensive.Today is just the beginning, and the real negotiations will become intense. Even if the results of the negotiations come out, they will not stop. They plan to use the cage of the system and the law to trap the wizard.

The Prime Minister strode over and warmly shook hands with Felix, who was standing in front of the line.

Felix was a beat slower, and the other one lived in the thinking hut, collecting, summarizing, and processing the information in a radius of more than ten miles. He also used weak emotional magic to amplify the emotions of some people. At the moment, their minds are full of The ferocious monster on the top of the head is worried that if it jumps out and interrupts the process, a ball of flames will fall from the top of the head, or it will be grabbed by a claw.

"You are welcome." The Prime Minister said enthusiastically. He shook hands for a long time, giving the reporters enough time to take pictures.Then they walked slowly towards the gate, where the queen stood quietly, smiling modestly.

The reporters' sense of smell is the keenest, and their psychological quality is higher than that of ordinary people. They can't wait to get to the front, and countless microphones stick out from both sides of the road.A whole bunch of questions were thrown:
"May I ask what mission you are here with?"

"The newspaper says you are a wizard's teacher, but you look very young. Is the average age of wizards younger than ordinary people?"

"If the negotiation fails, will the wizard go to war with the government?"

"Do you really know magic? Are you a liar? Do you agree to undergo rigorous testing?"

"The weather in the whole of the UK today is cloudy with dark clouds. Does it mean that the negotiations will not go smoothly?"

Felix glanced at Rita Skeeter, I only want you to mention London, what are you talking about the whole country with me?He ignored her and continued on his way.The students held their heads high and followed behind in a pre-rehearsed manner. They endured very hard.

"These questions are stupid—"

"Shut up." Harry squeezed the word out of his teeth, and he feigned a cough, leading the way through the shutter of the flash.

Felix stood in front of the queen, and the queen's smile became more and more gentle. She was wearing white gloves and was about to extend a hand at this moment.Felix bowed slightly, then quickly stood up straight, and turned to face the crowd.His booming voice echoed through a dozen blocks:

"Thanks for the Queen's kind invitation. We have carefully prepared gifts for this, but there is a more suitable gift right now." He raised his wand as he said, and everyone around him took a step back.The prime minister's eyes widened, and the MPs behind them had different expressions.

"Hogwarts students—"

Fourteen students raised their magic wands in unison, with solemn and solemn expressions.

A milky white beam of light rose into the sky, the light was extremely holy, and people seemed to see an elegant figure with wings stretched in the beam of light, with its head held high, it rushed straight to the clouds above the sky.

Fourteen slender beams of light also crossed the heads of the crowd. They converged at a high place, and a sun seemed to appear out of nowhere in the sky. The sun emitted a soft light, completely illuminating the earth.

There seemed to be a light curtain covering their heads, and the light curtain was expanding rapidly.

The secret room of the Houses of Parliament—

"Detected?"

"...Not yet, all the instruments suddenly failed!"

"Damn it, what kind of magic is this? Why is it so large, covering at least a dozen blocks, God, it won't spread to the whole city, right?"

"General, at present, this magic is not lethal."

"Call me Your Excellency the Councilor—do you need to tell me? Of course they won't kill in full view, but what if they plan to do so one day? Hurry up, measure the range of this magic—forget about those broken instruments, Look with your eyes!" The congressman said excitedly, he rushed to the window and looked at the sky with a telescope, under the action of unknown magic, the black clouds were pierced and dispersed, and the sky seemed to have a big hole, revealing patches of azure blue curtain.

The sun took the opportunity to sprinkle down, the mist in the dark clouds refracted the magical white light into colorful colors, and the raindrops condensed and dripped, and every drop of rain seemed to become light rain, reflecting thousands of rays of light, and the scene was beautiful.

Fred and George stared dumbfounded.

Fred swallowed quietly, "We can't get our fireworks out at all." George didn't speak, but just nodded.Ginny stared at the black-haired young wizard in the clearing with all her heart and soul. The beam of light flying from the tip of his staff was the brightest among all the students, almost comparable to that of Professor Haip.The pride in her heart was about to overflow.

At the same time, on the roof of another building, Luna's eyes widened suddenly.

"It's now."

"What?" Mr. Lovegood looked at his daughter in surprise.

"A grand firework. The scene I saw in the flame divination is at this moment." Luna said seriously. She was dressed in a bright dress, tied with pebbles and colorful sequins on her body and hair, and dressed up. She might The most confident of them all.

Now she holds her hands together, the ancient rune quickly gathers, forming a crystal clear ball of light in the blink of an eye.

"Luna—" said Mr. Lovegood nervously.

"It can't be wrong," Luna said. "I've been waiting for this moment." She held up her hands reverently.

The ball of light floated into the air, and was precisely deformed under the control of magic power, forming a beam of light identical to that below, which merged with the light curtain in the sky.

The speed at which the light curtain expanded was insignificantly faster.Many people turned their eyes, and Mrs. Weasley gasped, as if she was about to faint.

"Guess what we saw?" Fred said happily. "It's more spectacular than fireworks." He and George raised their wands, and the tip of the wand also had a white light.

Not far away, Cedric smiled and raised his wand.

More people joined in, and wizards and students on vacation who were hiding all over London lit up their wands one after another... It was as if they had received an invitation to a grand event, and they even seemed eager to wait.Beams of light instantly illuminated the entire city.

The drizzle was like weaving, and the fireworks enveloped the whole city.

The holy laser beams pierced through the dark clouds, crossed the city boundaries, and covered most of the suburbs of London.

The magic radio station stopped strangely for more than ten seconds, and the wizards standing in front of the radio looked at each other in blank dismay.I don't understand why there is no sound suddenly. Wasn't that young man quite able to speak before?Suddenly, Lee Jordan's excited voice came from the radio.

"It's unbelievable! All wizards—I don't know if I can say this—if you can also illuminate, get out of the room and join in this great relay! For everyone!"

Many wizards walked out of the house holding the radio in doubt.

Wizards living in the suburbs of London were the first to witness the grand occasion.They stared wide-eyed, and the mighty white light rolled up the turbulent waves, completely smashing the dark clouds above their heads like a vast ocean, followed by fine and soft colorful lights, shining on the ground and sprinkled on their faces—they They raised their wands at the same time, and magic power poured into the wand like a tide.

Thanks to the restraint effect of this magic on dark creatures, thanks to the publicity that the Future World Company, the Ministry of Magic and the Anti-Dark Magic Alliance spared no effort during the war last year, thanks to the fact that the lighting technique is the simplest ancient magic, thanks to the fact that the lighting technique can be integrated... …

This may be the widest range of magic ever cast.

With the urban area of ​​London as the center, it crosses the suburbs and radiates outwards, and soon reaches the neighboring counties of Surrey, Kent, Hertford, and Essex, where new wizards also join in, so the scope expands again.In just a few minutes, even the Scottish Highlands were illuminated.

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Professor McGonagall looked up, and a bright light shone from the window into the headmaster's office.The wrinkles on her face stretched out, looking at the portrait of Dumbledore on the wall, that face also showed joy and amazement.

"He's doing well, isn't he?" said Professor McGonagall mildly.

Dumbledore nodded happily.

Of course Felix, who was far away in London, didn't know all this, and his thinking cabin couldn't project that far.

His plan at the beginning was to 'light up' the whole of London, and he planned to let the Thunderbird gather the clouds in advance, but the weather forecast said that the two days would be cloudy, so even this was saved.

Although he didn't follow his idea completely, and there were weird changes in the middle, but it seemed to be a good change.

Felix put away his wand, faced the crowd standing blankly, and said clearly and precisely:

"This is a gift from the wizard to the queen, and even the entire non-magical world. I believe that as long as the two parties cooperate sincerely, we can not only dispel the dark clouds above our heads, but also dispel the haze in our hearts."

(End of this chapter)