Harry Potter’s Raven’s Claw

Newt?

Mike felt a special sense of familiarity the moment he heard the name, as if he had seen the name before.

"Is this our protagonist today? It's really thanks to your blessing, otherwise it would be really difficult for me to meet Dumbledore."

Newt is obviously a very nice old man, smiling and joking with Mike.

Mike couldn't even call the other party's full name, so naturally he couldn't show his familiarity, so he could only smile awkwardly.

And Dumbledore only reacted at this time, and introduced to the two:

"Mike, this is Mr. Newt Scamander, the author of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. And this, I think you should already know, Mike Townley."

"Oh, of course I know, the new generation leader of Ravenclaw." Newt looked at the somewhat exaggerated Ravenclaw symbols on Mike, and joked, "I have to say, you are really well dressed today. Handsome."

It was only at this moment that Mike really remembered who the old man in front of him was, and a look of surprise appeared on his face. He held Newt's right hand with both hands and said excitedly:

"You're the author of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them? My God, that's my favorite book!"

Mike's excitement was beyond words, and what he said was all the truth. The book "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" is indeed his favorite book, bar none.

This book records Newt's experience of traveling around the world when he was young, and describes all kinds of magical animals in detail, from their appearance, living habits, special abilities, habitats to feeding methods, places that need to be careful, etc., everything.

Because the quality of this book is so good, it is no surprise that it was selected as a textbook for Hogwarts.

Although Mike didn't take the protection of magical creatures class, he liked this book very much, and the reason is very understandable. Compared with other tedious and boring magic books, "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" is obviously more interesting, especially the above. It is accompanied by many exquisite magic pictures, which makes little wizards more interested in reading.

And Newt Scamander is also a legend. He liked magical animals since he was a child. After he went to Hogwarts to study, he was sorted into Hufflepuff College by the Sorting Hat. Unfortunately, in the end, due to some accidents, Instead of graduating, he was fired.

Dumbledore, who was not yet the headmaster at the time, tried his best to defend Newt, claiming his innocence, which allowed Newt to not receive additional punishment and retained the right to use the wand.

After being expelled, Newt began his travels, and during the journey, he also helped Dumbledore defeat the then first-generation Dark Lord, Grindelwald.

But this was only the beginning of his legend. In 1947, he single-handedly founded the Werewolf Register and made outstanding contributions to the work of improving the ravages of werewolf disease in the UK.

In 1965, he wrote the "Prohibition of Feeding for Experimental Purposes" decree, which was finally approved and issued by the Ministry of Magic.

This protects the existence of magical animals and effectively curbs the prevalence of creating new untamable animals in Britain.

The most outstanding achievement of his life is of course the writing of the series of books "Where are the Artifact Animals", for which he was awarded the Second Class Medal of the Order of Merlin.

Mike was obviously very happy to meet such a legendary wizard. He talked with Newt selflessly, without any scruples about others.

Perhaps because of the childless relationship in his life, Newt obviously likes young people very much, and he is also very enthusiastic when facing Mike's conversation, and Dumbledore, who is the strongest white wizard of this generation, is undoubtedly He became the most dazzling star in the entire venue, and almost everyone present wanted to have a few words with him.

This also made Dumbledore a little exhausted.

To be honest, he didn't like this kind of occasion. If Mike and Snape hadn't won the second-class medal this time, he wouldn't have come here to suffer.

During the conversation with Newt, Mike also noticed a medal pinned to Newt's chest.

This is a beautiful gold medal, with a purple ribbon around it, which looks extremely gorgeous.

"This is the second class badge of the Order of Merlin, and you will have it later." Newt noticed Mike's eyes and explained, "The only difference between the first and third class medals is the ribbon."

Mike glanced at Dumbledore instinctively, and sure enough, he found that the badge on his chest was matched with a green ribbon.

"See, it's the Order of Merlin, First Class, the highest honor a wizard can get." Newt said, "The ribbon of the First Class is green, and many people think that this color represents the honor of Merlin in Hogwarts. The house he lives in is Slytherin. But it's obviously wrong, because Merlin didn't have Hogwarts when he was a child. Haha.

The second-degree ribbons are purple (Newt points to his medal), while the third-degree ribbons are white. "

Mike nodded. He really didn't have such a deep understanding of the Medal of Merlin.

Seeing that Mike was listening seriously, Newt was also happy to explain, saying:

"The Medal of the Order of Merlin is issued by the Wizengamot to honor those who have made merit. The Wizengamot has a history much longer than the Ministry of Magic. He existed before the Ministry of Magic was established, and now, The Wizengamot's role in the Ministry of Magic is equivalent to the courts and parliaments in Muggle society..."

As Newt's explanation gradually deepened, Mike also really understood the true meaning of the Order of Merlin.

It turns out that each level of Merlin Medal has its own meaning.

The Order of Merlin, First Class, is awarded to those who have "displayed outstanding courage or distinguished deeds". highest honor.

The second-class Merlin Medal is used to reward those "extraordinary efforts and achievements", just like Newt who is explaining to him in front of him. The divine book "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" written by him is obviously an extraordinary achievement!

The Order of Merlin, Third Class is used to reward those who have "contributed to our intellectual reserve and entertainment". From this point of view, Lockhart, a best-selling author, deserves this medal.

But Newt also hinted at some things to Mike, for example, there are some shady things about the awarding of the medal.

Like those favored by the Minister for Magic, especially those from high society, they always seem to win the Order of Merlin out of the blue.

And that's not even a real blowout.

The strongest evidence of the shady scene of the medal is that Fudge even awarded himself the Merlin First Class Medal!

This incident made almost everyone angry, and everyone thought that Fudge's career achievements were far from excellent.

Others who were less deserving of the medal were Sirius' grandfather, Attalos Black, whose medal was believed to have been bought.

Newt's tone was a bit sour when he said these words, which is not surprising, because his achievements are honestly worthy of a first-class medal, but now he has only received a second-class medal.

But Mike felt a little embarrassed, because he was actually one of those "hypocrites who didn't deserve the name" in Newt's mouth, and his medal was technically bought.

Since this award ceremony is in the form of a free banquet, compared to the award ceremony, this banquet is more like a gathering of members of Sir Merlin. Nepe's presence was weakened.

However, Mike, who may be the youngest recipient of the Order of Merlin Second Order in history, has obviously aroused the interest of many people, especially the exaggerated Ravenclaw logo on his body has won many Ravenclaws. Good impression.

So there were not too few people who came over to say hello to him.

Compared with Snape, it was miserable. Almost no one went to talk to him, and Mike even felt that everyone was avoiding him intentionally or unintentionally.

So Snape could only huddle in a corner drinking mulled wine, looking a little sad.

This is not surprising, Snape was once a notorious Death Eater, and he was a natural class antagonist to these people present.

To be honest, this time Fudge awarded the Order of Merlin Second Class to Snape must have aroused the dissatisfaction of many people. It is lucky that these people did not trouble Snape in public today.

And as time went by, the banquet finally ushered in a climax.

Under the illumination of a beam of light, Fudge, who had changed into a coquettish dress, appeared on the stage amidst the applause of the crowd. On his chest, a First Class Medal of the Order of Merlin with a green ribbon was hanging on his chest. sparkling.

Behind him, two white women in waiter's attire were holding two wooden trays containing the Order of Merlin, Second Class.

Mike in the crowd was a little overwhelmed, Newt kindly pushed him and motioned him to go to the stage to accept the award.

Mike smiled, and walked up to the podium under the kind eyes of everyone around him.

Of course Snape didn't remind him. In fact, a vacuum appeared around him miraculously. Obviously, no one wanted to stay with him.

So he could only come to the stage alone.

When the two stood still, Fudge spread his hands and pointed to the two respectively and said to the audience:

"Today, we welcome two new members! Mike Townley! This young Ravenclaw has the eyes of an eagle. He keenly discovered the mistakes of old Batty and saved the last dignity of the Black family. ! Therefore, the Wizengamot Council decided after discussion that he is worthy of the Order of Merlin Second Class Medal!"

Perhaps it was because everyone present here was powerful and powerful, so Fudge's speech was crisp and concise, not at all procrastinated like he used to be.

And when he finished speaking, he took out a second-class medal from the wooden tray in the hand of a waiter behind him, and solemnly put it on Mike's right chest.

The golden medallion echoed the Ravenclaw badge on his left chest, and was greeted with enthusiastic cheers and applause.

After honoring Mike, Fudge turned his attention to Snape.

"Next is the famous master of potions, Severus Snape!" Fudge said, "Mr. Snape has worked hard on potions all his life, which has also made him an outstanding Achievement! Not only has he improved the formulas of many commonly used potions including hemorrhoid potion, he even restored the long-lost Dragon Cry Potion! (a potion that can communicate with fire dragons after drinking)

therefore! After discussion, the Wizengamot Council decided to award him the Order of Merlin, Second Class! "

Hearing this, Mike understood. It turned out that the reason why Snape won the award was not because he also participated in the capture of Black.

At first, because the two of them won awards at the same time, I thought they should be awarded for the same reason, but now it seems that compared with Snape's achievements, this medal of mine is more watery.

Snape's awarding process was exactly the same as that of Mike, but after Fudge presented him with the medal, there were very few people applauding him in the audience. It seemed that everyone deliberately ignored his existence.

But Snape obviously didn't care about the reactions of these people. He stiffly bowed his neck towards the audience, indicating that he had bowed and stood behind Fudge like a puppet.

Snape didn't care about Fudge, and obviously he didn't care, he gave a passionate speech about the contribution of their Sir Merlin Corps to this world.

Finally, he took Mike and Snape and bowed vigorously to the audience, and said:

"Magic is glory!"

Everyone in the audience was also aroused, and they returned the salute one after another, and shouted the slogan "Magic is glory".

Arriving here, the entire award ceremony is over.

Mike and others returned to Hogwarts after accepting the blessings of the people who came to watch the ceremony.

And here, there is still a banquet waiting for them.

Unlike the usual banquets, the initiator of this banquet was not the professors of Hogwarts, but the students of Hogwarts.

Compared with the serious and serious dinner at the Ministry of Magic, Mike obviously liked this celebration among classmates more.

As soon as he entered Hogwarts, he took a long breath, followed Dumbledore into the auditorium with a smile on his face.

As soon as they appeared in the auditorium, there was deafening cheers. Everyone was applauding Mike and Snape desperately, even the coldest Slytherin in the past.

Snape's feelings should be similar to Mike's. He saw the students who usually looked like quail in front of him applaud him enthusiastically, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

The smile lasted only for a moment, but the Slytherins noticed it.

As a result, they applauded even more enthusiastically, especially Malfoy, who desperately waved his hand that had just been untied, hoping to make his godfather Snape see him.

The protagonists of this dinner were undoubtedly Snape and Mike. Dumbledore didn't mean to overwhelm the guests at all, and sat down in his seat after speaking a few words.

And this also made everyone present have more fun.

Now that their exams have ended, and the results have not been announced, everyone is caught in a brief and crazy joy, and can put aside all the enthusiasm and revelry of the outside world.

Harry Potter Raven's Claw