Chapter 259 I Also Want to Experience This Kind of Trouble

As the person involved, Ivan seemed very calm. He had learned about the Merlin Knights' investiture ceremony a few days ago, and he even received a letter from the head of the Merlin Knights at the beginning of school.

In fact, what surprised him was that the awarding ceremony had been delayed for so long. The letter clearly stated that it was around Halloween.

As a result, it is now April of the second year, and there are only two months left before the end of the semester.

After Dumbledore on the platform said this shocking news, he waved his wand, and dishes of delicacies immediately appeared on the long tables of the four major colleges.

"That's all I want to say, you can start today's dinner now" Dumbledore said to the young wizards from the four major colleges, and then returned to the teacher's seat.

However, the power of delicious food did not dissipate everyone's enthusiasm, and there was endless talk.

After dinner, Ivan, Harry and Ron returned to the Gryffindor common room.

In the middle of the journey, Ivan once again experienced the troubles of being a celebrity. He became almost everyone's focus, and he could hear everyone talking about his deeds wherever he went.

When he was approaching the lounge, a strange little witch bumped into him. Ivan vaguely felt that the other person had stuffed something into his arms, and then ran away with a blushing face.

Ivan was confused and suddenly remembered that the little witch seemed to be the Slytherin girl he rescued.

After she was possessed by Tom Riddle, she had been comatose in the utility storage room of the Room of Requirement.

When Ivan came out of the principal's office a few days ago, he rescued the girl and sent her to the school hospital.

"What is this? A love letter?" Ivan took out the envelope from his arms, looked at it a few times, and said dumbfounded.

Ivan shook his head. He was not ready to accept it. When the time came, he would just write a reply and politely refuse.

"You are really famous this time!" Ron looked at Ivan with envy as he put away the envelope. When would he get such treatment?

"Being famous is actually not a good thing, but it brings a lot of troubles," Ivan complained.

Harry nodded in agreement, feeling deeply about this.

Ron looked at his two friends with a strange expression. He opened his mouth but didn't know what to say. He also wanted to experience this kind of trouble.

The next day, Ivan got up early and when he walked to the auditorium, he found that the place had changed and was decorated magnificently.

The flags of the four major colleges were flying high in the sky, and a bright red carpet was placed in the center of the auditorium, extending to the steps outside the door. From time to time, golden-red light spots fell from the air to the carpet, and then again. disappeared without a trace

A dozen ghosts shuttled back and forth in the exhibition hall, and they seemed very excited.

"Salute to you, sir!" After Nick, who was almost headless, saw Ivan coming in, he even came closer and took off his hat to salute.

"Hello, Sir!" Ivan nodded, not quite understanding why Nick respected him so much. When he was about to ask, he heard an annoying voice.

"Ha~ look who big shot is here?" Peeves giggled as he flew over the castle in a weird voice.

"It turns out to be Hals, can you tell me about it? How does it feel to kill two professors in succession? Who do you plan to deal with next?"

"I'm going to deal with you next!" Ivan looked at him and took out the wand from his sleeve.

Peeves' complexion changed. He remembered the fear spell Ivan had released last school year. He was so frightened that he didn't dare to come out for several days. He immediately dashed and floated far away.

However, at this time, a white light flew out and hit it accurately. Peeves was horrified to find that he was speechless.

Ivan turned his head curiously and looked over, only to see that the person casting the spell was Professor McGonagall.

"Get out of here, Peeves!" Professor McGonagall scolded angrily with a stern face. "If you dare to cause trouble at the medal ceremony later, I will put you in a box!"

Peeves was frightened, nodded sharply, and fled out of the Great Hall with a whoosh.

Professor McGonagall then said to Ivan. "Okay, Hals, go eat quickly, you have to receive the award later."

Ivan nodded and walked towards the Gryffindor table.

At the same time, Ivan also noticed that Professor McGonagall had changed into a luxurious red robe today and looked much younger than usual, as did several professors sitting at the teacher's bench.

Ivan immediately understood that today's medal ceremony might not be as simple as he thought, just to receive a medal and then come down.

Sure enough, after finishing breakfast, Dumbledore walked in not long after talking to a group of strange wizards.

There were many people behind them, some of whom Ivan had seen before, and seemed to be reporters from the Daily Prophet.

"It's really troublesome, can't you just send the medal here?" Ivan felt a headache and sighed.

"How can this be done? Awarding the Order of Merlin is a big deal! Not to mention that Ivan is the youngest recipient of the Order of Merlin in the past thousand years. You cannot be overestimated."

Hermione was chattering to Ivan about the information she found in the book. She was so excited that those who didn't know thought she was going to receive the Medal of Merlin.

Ivan wasn't listening at all, but he soon saw Dumbledore waving to him, got up and walked over.

Dumbledore took the initiative to introduce him one by one. Only then did Ivan know that the wizards in front of him were all members of the Knights of Merlin and were here to witness his investiture ceremony.

Ivan greeted everyone politely.

Several members of the Knights of Merlin also responded very politely. Everyone knew that the young wizard in front of him had a bright future, and no one would find it uncomfortable at this time.

After a while, more and more people came, and the auditorium became very lively.

Ivan was exhausted because almost everyone would come up and say a few words to him, which forced him to keep smiling while chatting with these supposedly famous wizards.

He has never been good at this kind of communication, so he always complimented each other perfunctorily.

At the long Gryffindor table, Percy Weasley was jealous as he watched Ivan chatting and laughing with all the big guys. He had always wanted to find an opportunity to come up and say a few words, but he didn't. People pay attention to him.

The ensuing investiture ceremony was simpler than Ivan imagined, and not so cumbersome.

It's just that he had to recite a long and smelly oath in front of everyone, and briefly describe his contribution to the magical world.

After that, Dumbledore, as the nominee, personally wore the Merlin Order II on his chest, and warm applause suddenly broke out from all around.

Thanks to my good friend Tigger, a book friend, for the 100 starting coins.