Chapter 153 Award Ceremony
In this atmosphere full of joy and expectation, July 23 finally arrived as scheduled.
After breakfast, Mrs. Granger looked at her watch and said impatiently: “It’s almost time, we have to leave!”
“How are we going to get there?” Mr. Granger asked curiously, he had never taken a wizard’s means of transportation.
“Wizards usually Apparate or use Floo powder,” Hermione explained, “but considering that our family does not have a Floo network, the Wizengamot sent a door key with the letter, which should be more convenient and safer than the first two. Although I have never used it.”
Everyone looked at Ye Ting.
Ye Ting smiled slightly and took out a golden coin with a striking “M” engraved on it.
“With this little thing, we can go to the Ministry of Magic.”
Everyone gathered around Ye Ting, looking at the coin with curiosity.
Mrs. Granger couldn’t help but ask, “Where are your friends? Aren’t they with us?”
Ye Ting shook his head gently and explained, “No, they are wizards and have their own way to go. We rely on this.”
As he said that, he raised the wand in his hand and gently tapped the gold coin.
In an instant, a dazzling golden light rose into the sky, covering everyone, including the lazy cat.
For Ye Ting, this was the second time he used the door key.
He felt an invisible force like a hook, pulling hard behind his navel, and his whole body was like an arrow from a string, his feet off the ground, flying towards an unknown space.
He could clearly feel that Hermione was beside him, and their shoulders accidentally collided with each other during the flight. The girl let out a slightly panicked cry, so he quickly hugged her waist.
The lightning speed made everyone’s eyes blurry and they couldn’t see anything clearly.
With accurate estimation, Ye Ting cast the [Deceleration Spell] at the right time.
A pale blue light rose instantly, slowing down the speed of everyone before they fell.
In the end, everyone stood firmly on the ground, and no one fell.
“8:07, 477 from London Charing Cross Road.” An emotionless voice sounded in the ear, like a mechanical broadcast.
Mrs. Granger shook her head gently and sighed: “Although it is convenient, the experience of this means of transportation is really not very friendly.”
If Ye Ting had not cast magic in time at the end, they would probably have fallen to the ground in embarrassment.
Hermione nodded in agreement, and then secretly glanced at Ye Ting. The ambiguous action just now made her very concerned.
But as soon as he landed, Ye Ting took his hand back.
Mr. Granger was a little excited. He hugged Ye Ting’s shoulders, as if he had discovered a new world, and couldn’t wait to let him cast the [Deceleration Spell] again.
“Hey, I remember Hermione mentioned that young wizards can’t wave their wands around outside, right?” Mrs. Granger suddenly interrupted.
“I don’t think so.”
A faint voice came from a distance, interrupting their conversation, “Professor Dumbledore will not be willing to expel a second-level winner of the Order of Merlin. He is not that kind of fool, although he is sometimes a little… crazy.”
Before he finished speaking, a pair of red-haired twins walked into their sight, George and Fred.
“Hey, long time no see, Ye Ting! Did you miss us?” Fred blinked and looked at him expectantly.
“Of course not, you are not beautiful women.”
Ye Ting smiled and joked, then turned to introduce to the Grangers, “These two are George and Fred, they are about to become fourth-year students, and they are good friends of Hermione and me.”
“These two are Hermione’s parents. I am staying at their house temporarily recently.”
“Hello, uncle and aunt!” The twins hurriedly greeted the Grangers politely.
However, their eyes soon returned to Ye Ting, with a bit of playfulness.
“Oh, this is not a simple explanation.”
Fred narrowed his eyes with a wicked smile, “Living in someone else’s house or something… Is there any secret we don’t know?”
“And…”
George muttered dissatisfiedly, (aecg) “Ye Ting, you really make us sad. I am Fred, not George!”
Ye Ting laughed: “Come on, George, don’t try to lie to me.”
George frowned, helpless: “Brother, how do you tell us apart? Even mom and dad often can’t tell them apart.”
“This is a secret.” Ye Ting raised his eyebrows proudly.
He would not tell the twins that he secretly put different magic marks on them for this.
“Well, you are awesome.” George shrugged.
“Did you see Susan when you came?” Ye Ting looked around, frowning slightly, and was a little surprised that the girl was not there.
Obviously she was so active when she replied to him.
“Oh, she, my father and Ms. Bones are all waiting in the lobby of the Ministry of Magic… Come to think of it, I didn’t know Amelia Bones was her aunt!” Fred scratched his head and said.
“Then let’s move to the lobby quickly, don’t let people wait anxiously.” Ye Ting heard it.
Everyone responded, and the group marched towards the lobby in a mighty manner.
A few days later, Ye Ting came to the magnificent lobby of the Ministry of Magic again.
The lobby during the day is completely different from the evening. At this time, there are people coming and going here, wizards are coming in an endless stream, and the scene is very lively.
The Granger family’s attention was immediately attracted by everything around them, and they looked around curiously.
At the same time, Ye Ting was chatting with the twins.
He asked casually, “Didn’t you write to me before that you wanted to imitate the Marauder’s Map and make a map of Hogwarts? How’s the progress?”
George smiled bitterly and shook his head, “When we were doing the experiment, my mother caught us and almost died in the womb.”
“What about the experimental materials?” Ye Ting asked with concern.
“My mother got angry and lost some, but fortunately we were smart and hid most of them under Ron’s bed.” Fred chuckled.”It’s okay, I have plenty of money now!”
Ye Ting waved his hand and said, “I made a lot of money this summer, so the material fee is nothing! If you need it, I’ll give you some dividends in advance, how about that?”
“How did you do it?” George asked suspiciously.
“Hehe, a secret!” Ye Ting smiled mysteriously, “By the way, the Order of Merlin also has bonuses, just ask how much you want to advance!”
“Forget it, let’s not think about the dividends for now, we plan to buy Ginny a new robe and new textbooks next month.” George shook his head.
“What about your brother Ron?” Ye Ting asked curiously.
“He… just use the textbooks left by Charlie.” Fred shrugged.
“He can definitely come to work in our Wanyou store!” George waved his hand, looking helpless, “As brothers, we can only help here. Ron must understand that he is a boy, and he has to earn his own pocket money and buy things by himself. This is the hard truth!”
“…”
The few people were chatting and laughing, and they came to the end of the hall in a blink of an eye.
Here, they saw Mr. Weasley chatting with a witch.
The witch was broad-skinned, with a square chin that looked particularly resolute, short hair like silver-gray satin, wearing a monocle, and her face revealed a majesty that should not be underestimated.
At least Mr. Weasley looked quite restrained at this time.
Susan Bones stood aside, and seemed to be afraid to breathe.
“How did you get here?” Seeing the Grangers coming, Mr. Weasley stood up as if he had found a savior, and asked, “Did you drive?”
“Portkey, Mr. Weasley.” Ye Ting smiled and took out a coin with a golden luster from his pocket.
Ye Ting knew that Mr. Weasley was modifying the car. According to the original book, the twins and Ron would drive the car to pick up Harry this summer.
“Ah, so that’s the case. The Ministry of Magic is quite careful this time.”
A trace of disappointment flashed across Mr. Weasley’s face, and then he was relieved. “The last award ceremony also had guests from special areas. Because there were no portkeys issued, a large number of wizards blocked the door of the phone booth and were almost caught by a group of Muggles. It was really thrilling.” (To read the exciting novels, go to Faloo Novel Network!)
The entrance to the Ministry of Magic is on the streets of London. Although the neighborhoods nearby are relatively desolate, it is in the city after all, and there are still many Muggles passing by.
If you are not careful, you may be exposed in broad daylight.
Amelia stepped forward gracefully, shook hands with Ye Ting cordially and said, “Ye Ting, thank you so much for taking care of my niece in school… To be honest, I never thought that she could achieve such outstanding results in Hogwarts.”
Ye Ting waved his hand modestly and smiled, “No, no, it’s all because Susan has talent and is willing to work hard.”
“Don’t refuse, my own niece, I know her best.”
Amelia glanced at Susan, her eyes became serious again, “She has never been a smart witch, if she hadn’t made friends withGood friends like you…”
She glanced at Hermione again, pulled a slightly stiff smile at the corner of her mouth, and then said: “To be honest, she may even have trouble passing the exam.”
This sounded a bit harsh.
With such an elder, it is no wonder that Susan always lacked confidence when she first arrived at Hogwarts.
Ye Ting noticed that after being told this by Ms. Bones, Susan’s eyes were red and she seemed to be about to cry again.
Fortunately, Ms. Bones seemed to be busy with work. After a few words of greeting, she left directly.
On the other side, Mr. Weasley was chatting with Mr. and Mrs. Granger. He especially liked to chat with Muggles.
Now he was introducing the award ceremony to the two:
“The annual Merlin Medal Award Banquet is a grand event! Executives and dignitaries from the Ministry of Magic around the world, as well as the best in all walks of life, are invited to come. ”
He paused, a hint of pride flashed in his eyes: “But the invitation letter from the UK is a scarce resource and it is difficult to get! Lovegood wanted to spend 200 Galleons to buy my place and bring his baby daughter Luna with him, but I didn’t agree. “[]
At this time, Susan also came up and whispered: “Thank you for inviting me, Ye Ting.”
“Nothing.” Ye Ting smiled at her: “You are my good friend.”
Mr. Granger looked around and asked curiously: “Is there anyone else who hasn’t arrived yet?”
Ye Ting continued: “Flitwick and Professor McGonagall should have arrived ahead of time with Professor Dumbledore. Don’t fall behind, let’s go in quickly! ”
Everyone took the elevator and went all the way to the seventh floor.
After walking through the corridor, they came to one end of an extremely deep and magnificent hall.
The hall was covered with shiny black wooden floors, and the peacock blue ceiling was inlaid with countless glittering golden symbols. These symbols seemed to have life, constantly moving and changing, giving people a mysterious feeling.
“Go this way.” Mr. Weasley guided everyone to the left.
Under the leadership of Mr. Weasley, everyone came to the left, where there was a sign with the words “Safety” written on it.
When they approached, a wizard looked up and glanced at them, then slowly put down the Daily Prophet in his hand.
“Everyone stand up. “The wizard said in a lazy tone.
Everyone walked towards him as he said.
The wizard took out a long golden stick, which was as thin as a hair, soft as silk, and like an antenna on a car.
He held the stick and flew over everyone’s body to detect it.
“Give me the wand.” The wizard in the security department finally put down the golden device and stretched out his hand to them.
Ye Ting, Hermione, Susan and others handed over their wands.
The wizard put the wand on a strange brass instrument. The instrument had a unique shape, like dish antennas of various proportions intertwined together.
As the wand was put on, the instrument began to vibrate slightly, and several narrow strips of parchment slowly came out from the bottom of the instrument.
The ritual wizard picked up the parchment and read it carefully.The text on the surface.
“Rosewood, thunderbird tail feathers, thirteen inches long… Is the information correct?”
“Yes.” Ye Ting replied.
“Okay, I’ll keep this.” The wizard nailed the small piece of parchment to a small copper nail, then threw the wand to Ye Ting, “You take the wand back.”
“Thank you.” Ye Ting took the wand. .
