The Admiral of Hogwarts

“I think everyone should know something about what happened in Japan when summer vacation started. At that time, a group of anti-magic militants in Japan attacked the Alchemy Competition venue—”

Around 5 p.m., the awards ceremony began. As Minister of Magic, Fudge was the first to stand on the stage and begin his incessant chatter.

For a pure politician like Fudge, he would naturally not miss this good opportunity to show his face. However, for the people below, it was inevitably a bit annoying.

“The guy next to Fudge should be Umbridge.” Although Hugo pretended to listen to Fudge's speech on the surface, nodding from time to time to pretend he was listening with relish, he was actually chatting through the Admiral Network and Enterprise.

“That's right, the guy with a toad-like face and wearing pink should only be her.” Enterprise said, looking at Umbridge, who sometimes lowered her head to write something in her notebook, and sometimes raised her head to look at Fudge with an admiring gaze.

“But seriously, this guy should be Fudge's confidant in the Ministry of Magic. Of course, I don't think Umbridge is loyal to Fudge; she is only loyal to power and status.”

“Because of Hugo's bravery, all the contestants and teachers who were taken hostage were successfully rescued, and the attackers were also brought under control, allowing the entire attack to be resolved perfectly.”

“Therefore, after discussion by all members of the Order of Merlin, it was decided to allow Mr. Hugo Granger to join the Order of Merlin in accordance with the regulations of the Order of Merlin, and to award him the First Class Order of Merlin.”

“On behalf of the Order of Merlin, I would like to pay high tribute to Mr. Granger. Before this, no one at his age has ever received such glory.”

The people attending the awards ceremony below fell into a brief silence, because many people had only received the news that a First Class Order of Merlin would be awarded today, but they did not know who the recipient was.

After a few seconds of silence, buzzing sounds came from below, and almost everyone was discussing Hugo's award.

Because the Order of Merlin medal is so important, it can even be considered the highest honor medal in the Western world. Countless wizards dream of obtaining such a medal.

However, apart from a few people like Sirius's grandfather or Fudge, who bought the medal with power and money, most of the recipients have made great contributions to the magical world.

For example, the recipient of the Third Class Order is required to be someone who has contributed to knowledge or entertainment, which is considered the easiest to obtain among the three levels of medals.

But Lockhart spent more than ten years plagiarizing the experiences of dozens of people to get this medal, until he became the number one in popular fiction.

The First Class Order purely requires risking one's life. According to modern records, at least 1/3 of the recipients of the First Class Order are awarded posthumously, such as Peter, who faked his death and escaped.

For many people, hearing that a thirteen-year-old boy had received this medal, their first reaction was disbelief, but after thinking about it, they felt it was reasonable.

After all, Tilly Toke and her family received a First Class Order for saving a large number of Muggles in the 1932 Ilfracombe incident, and Hugo's contribution this time was not much different from that one.

So everyone realized that if you ignore Hugo's age, then his receiving this medal is well-deserved, at least more reasonable than Fudge's receiving a First Class Order of Merlin for commending himself for his work in the Ministry of Magic.

Next, Hugo, wearing a school uniform, came to Professor Dumbledore under the leadership of Fudge, who was also the first nominator for his award, and then the headmaster pinned the medal on his chest.

In an instant, applause rang out, and then he turned around and lined up with the members of the Order of Merlin who came to pay their respects, and the reporters below the stage took pictures of them.

“Mr. Nicolas Flamel asked me to give you this notebook.” After walking out of the crowd of noisy reporters, Headmaster Dumbledore came over from the side and handed a small notebook to Hugo.

“Although you only got second place in this final competition due to the accident, Nicolas Flamel admires you very much, so he asked me to give you this notebook that he used when he was young.”

“Don't underestimate this notebook.” Dumbledore explained from the side, watching Hugo curiously examine the notebook, which was only the size of a smartphone from his previous life.

“Although this thing looks no different from an ordinary notebook, it actually records a lot of Nicolas Flamel's knowledge, so when you use it, as long as you write the question you want to ask on it, most of them can be answered.”

“Why does this thing sound like that one from last semester—” Hearing Headmaster Dumbledore say this, Hugo subconsciously frowned.

“Don't worry, this is completely different from Voldemort's diary from last semester.” Seeing the difficult look on Hugo's face, Headmaster Dumbledore immediately guessed what he was thinking.

“This is just a powerful alchemical item, and there is no danger in it. Of course, when you ask, it is best to ask more standard questions; if they are not standard, it is easy to not get the correct answer.”

“Understood, thank you, Professor.” Hugo bowed to the headmaster and put away the notebook, but before he could say anything, several reporters came over and called him for an interview.

These interviews were basically arranged by Fudge. No matter what, such a big mistake in this competition was a serious problem, so the Minister hoped to use the only bright spot to highlight the British Ministry of Magic, or accurately speaking, his credit.

Finally, after tossing around for two hours, the awards ceremony finally came to an end. Hugo rubbed his face, which was about to stiffen from smiling, and walked home with Enterprise.

Seriously, Hugo is not very suitable for this kind of occasion. Fortunately, there are many ship girls who are proficient in this kind of work, so with their help, Hugo still seemed quite graceful throughout the ceremony.

After returning home, Mr. and Mrs. Granger and Hermione naturally began to ask Hugo all sorts of questions. Hugo spent a lot of effort convincing his parents that he had only participated in an ordinary competition and traveled around Japan by the way.

“It's so good that you came back safely.” After finishing dinner and going upstairs, Hermione suddenly rushed over and hugged Hugo, saying, “I didn't dare to show the Daily Prophet to Mom and Dad, for fear they would worry about you.”

“Don't worry, it was just a small accident at the time.” After ending the hug, Hugo said seriously to his sister, “You see, I'm back now, aren't I—”

“By the way, we've already bought all your stuff for this year.” After chatting for a while about what happened in Japan before, Hermione said to Hugo, “Three days ago, we went to Diagon Alley with Harry and bought all the things we needed for school.”

“That's good news, at least I don't have to make another trip.” Hearing this, Hugo breathed a sigh of relief. Because today's awards ceremony will probably be seen in tomorrow's Daily Prophet, and going to Diagon Alley at that time will definitely be treated like a panda being surrounded.