Chapter 225 Resurrection Holiday
A few days later, it was April 9th, and the Easter holiday began.
On the first day of the holiday, Shaylin and Dumbledore walked into the fireplace in the headmaster's office and came to the Ministry of Magic through the Floo Network.
Today is the day when Shaylin was awarded the Order of Merlin, Second Class.
The awarding ceremony was no different from the last time. There was a long round of social time for the group of socialites who made up the Wizengamot to socialize and build relationships. The only difference was that more people came to Shaylin to make friends than last time, and their attitudes were more enthusiastic.
Then there was a speech by Minister of Magic Fudge that was not very meaningful, and finally Dumbledore, the chief wizard of the Wizengamot, came on stage to present the award.
Under the flashlights of many reporters, Shaylin walked to the podium, took the Order of Merlin from Dumbledore, and pinned it on his chest. This is a gold medal with a purple ribbon, which is one level higher than the white ribbon medal that Shaylin had before.
After the award ceremony, everyone did not leave immediately, but moved to the Wizengamot Management Agency of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, so that several veteran figures of the Wizengamot, such as Griselda Marchbank, Tiberius Ogden, etc., could help Sherin familiarize himself with the administrative procedures, document records and storage of the Wizengamot.
The reason is that when Sherin was awarded the Knight Medal, Fudge also took the opportunity to announce to the guests and media present that Sherin would join the Wizengamot reserve seat as a "Wizengamot Youth Representative".
With this identity, Sherin is already half a civil servant in a sense, and he has the qualifications to enter and exit the Ministry of Magic freely (in the original book, Harry went to the trial as a "guest"). Therefore, it is also necessary to take him to familiarize himself with several key places related to his official responsibilities.
The Wizengamot actually does not only refer to a court, but a general term.
What it really represents is the judicial institution of the British wizarding world, and the checks and balances between the legislative and administrative institutions represented by the Ministry of Magic.
In the "general name" of Wizengamot, there is the "Wizengamot Administration" which is responsible for recording and storing the files of various cases that have been tried, and the "Wizard Law Council" is responsible for trying individual cases. Finally, it is the turn of the "Wizengamot" as the Supreme Court to adjudicate cases that are highly controversial and have a profound impact on the wizarding society.
(Wizengamot is Wizengamot; Wizengamot Administration Services is Wizengamot; Council of Magical Law is Council of Magical Law)
In the original book, whether it is Sirius who was framed and imprisoned, or the Lestrange couple who deserved the punishment, they were actually sentenced to prison by the Wizard Law Council. It can be seen that even the extremely terrible murder case involved did not alarm the "Wizengamot".
The only time the Wizengamot Supreme Court was dispatched in the original book was when Harry was threatened by the Dementors and was forced to cast the Patronus Charm in front of his cousin, violating the regulations of "underage wizards violating the International Statute of Secrecy". This level of crime is obviously not qualified to be summoned to the Wizengamot. This is obviously a way for Fudge and Umbridge to try to undermine Dumbledore's prestige.
Then several people also went to the courtroom. The courtrooms are not all as gloomy and terrifying as the 10th courtroom in the original book, because it is used to judge extremely vicious criminals. Probably only Grindelwald and Voldemort are qualified. Harry was just unlucky and ran into the muzzle of the gun.
Other courtrooms, such as the third courtroom and the seventh courtroom, are quite interesting. There are many novel and strange magic equipment in them, such as the polygraph in the wizarding world, which is a mirror that can reflect whether a person's appearance and heart are not what they mean; such as the confession instrument for reforming small criminals, which is a shabby hat that looks a bit like the sorting hat, which can rewrite a small part of a person's memory and personality; there are also cabinets for storing truth serum, despair and other magic potions, which are not listed here one by one.
In short, Schelling has obtained the qualifications to enter and exit these places freely.
【Merlin, Second Class Medal Obtained! 】
【"Title" Wizengamot Youth Representative Obtained! 】
【Ministry of Magic Access Obtained! 】
Compared to previous Easters, this year's Easter homework is more.
Harry and Ron struggled with endless homework every day. He had to admit that Hermione was amazing for having to complete homework like them while also figuring out how Rita Skeeter eavesdropped on Harry, Hagrid and their conversations.
Harry was overwhelmed with homework alone, but he insisted on sending packages of food to Sirius in the cave regularly. He also wrote to Sirius to tell him that there was nothing unusual and they were still waiting for Percy's reply.
Hedwig didn't come back until the end of Easter. Percy's reply was enclosed in a bag of Easter eggs, which was sent by Mrs. Weasley.
The eggs Harry and Ron got were as big as dragon eggs and filled with homemade toffee. Hermione's eggs were smaller than chicken eggs. Her face fell when she saw them.
"Your mother doesn't happen to read Witch Weekly, does she, Ron?" she asked softly.
"Yes," said Ron, his mouth full of toffee, "she wants to read the recipes in the newspaper."
Hermione didn't say it, but she felt very bitter in her heart. In the past three years, influenced by Schelling, she was no longer the innocent student in the original book who buried her head in books and ignored the things outside the window. She deeply understood how unpopular it was for a wizard like her who came from a Muggle family to crush her peers in learning.
Although the Weasley family was famous for being kind to Muggles and loving Muggle things, and even bore the name of "pure-blood traitors", as long as you observe carefully, you can know that the Weasley family's heritage is very old, probably similar to the Gaunt family.
There have always been rumors in pure-blood families, just like the Gaunt family is a descendant of Slytherin, the Weasley family is actually a descendant of Gryffindor. The biggest evidence is that in history, every member of the Weasley family inherited a head of fiery red hair, which is the same hair color as Gryffindor himself, and every member of the Weasley family was sorted into Gryffindor College by the Sorting Hat, and there has been no exception for more than a thousand years.
Moreover, being listed in the "Sacred 28 Pure-Blood Families" shows that this family is not simple. There are only two conditions for the ranking of the "Sacred 28 Pure-Blood Families". One is that the family history must be long and ancient enough, and the other is that the family must strictly follow the tradition of pure-blood intermarriage and refuse to intermarry with Muggles.
Regardless of the attitude of the Wesley family towards being included in this list of pure-blood families, it is an ironclad fact that the Wesley family is on the list, which shows that they undoubtedly meet both conditions perfectly. This also proves that this family is still xenophobic in its bones.
The Wesley family said that they would treat Muggles well, but they would never let their blood be polluted by Muggle wizards. Looking at the genealogy of the Wesley family, from nearly a thousand years ago to the present, there is no example of intermarriage with Muggle wizards!
Even Arthur himself, who likes Muggles the most, his wife Molly is from another ancient and sacred pure-blood family, the Prewett family.
In the original book, when Bill Wesley wanted to marry Fleur, he was clearly strongly opposed by Molly.
Hermione forced herself to suppress her displeasure and pursed her lips tightly. Take the "Witch Weekly" incident for example. It was clearly the female reporter who was spreading rumors. Even if she really believed the content above, Hermione was also the victim in the article. It was obvious that she and Parvati were the ones who were played and abandoned by the "scumbag", but Molly's behavior undoubtedly showed that she stood firmly on the side of Harry and Ron.
At this moment, she really wanted to find someone to talk to.
But Harry and Ron, these two wooden men, were obviously not good targets.
She turned her head gently and pretended to look at the professor's seat, but in fact she was looking at the Slytherin table at an angle.
With Sherin's current spiritual power, the God's Amaterasu has become a passive skill with almost no consumption. He has sensed it the moment someone peeked at him.
He looked at the source of his gaze with sharp eyes. Ah, it was Hermione, but why was her look so sad?
Without thinking, Sherin gave Hermione an encouraging look and silently made a mouth shape.
The clever Hermione quickly interpreted the meaning of the mouth shape, which was "Come on". It was so simple, nothing else. But with just these two simple words, Hermione suddenly felt a warm feeling in her heart, and all the grievances and unhappiness were miraculously melted away in an instant.
She was suddenly not sad.
She showed a bright smile, as if those two bright eyes were also smiling. She nodded to Sherin, and then returned to discuss Percy's letter with Harry and Ron with a smile on her face.
Percy's letter was short and his tone was very impatient.
"As I have been telling the Daily Prophet, Mr. Crouch has been working too hard and is currently resting. He sends owls to send instructions regularly. No, I have not seen him in person, but I think you should believe that I will never mistake my boss's handwriting. I am already very busy at the moment, and I have to quell these boring rumors. Please don't bother me again unless there is something important. Happy Easter."
"Aha," Hermione said, "Percy didn't see Crouch in person."
"Well," Harry whispered, "So, the person who sneaked into Snape's office on the Marauder's Map that day was really Crouch... We must notify 'Cold' as soon as possible." ('Cold' is the code word Harry and his friends gave to Sirius)
"Let's go, we will go to the owl shed after eating."
The author himself really believes that the Weasley family is the descendant of Gryffindor. As we all know, the prototype of the Gryffindor characters is King Arthur, so there is a "hat sword" (corresponding to the sword in the stone) that can only be pulled out by qualified people. The names of the Wesley family are very interesting. The father is named Arthur and the youngest daughter is named Ginevra, as if they are hinting at something.