Chapter 234 The Eve of the Duel

The amphitheater was decorated with colorful flags and banners, and the venue was packed with seats. In addition to students and teachers from various colleges, Principal Dumbledore also made a rare appearance at the venue.

Today the school Quidditch final will be held in the Hogwarts Arena, but most people come here not just to watch the game. Because before that, there was a magic duel.

Private magical duels are prohibited at Hogwarts. This provision is not only for students, but also applies to teachers. Unless the duel is used for teaching demonstrations or applications.

Albert Shafik sat next to Dumbledore. He looked solemnly at the arena. Their seats were at the outermost edge of the arena, and they needed to borrow the eagle eye technique to see clearly what was going on in the arena.

This location was chosen entirely because Dumbledore did not want to be too conspicuous. The legendary wizard was sitting calmly holding a cup of hot cocoa.

Although it is already mid-May, the weather in Scotland is still quite cold, especially today as it is still very cloudy.

"Would you like some, Albert?" Dumbledore raised his own hot cocoa. "If you want, I can ask them to deliver a cup. That stall supports delivery."

"No need." The executive director refused angrily.

"Are you sure?" Dumbledore slurped the straw. "It's very cold today, old man. A little hot drink will make you feel better."

"You know what would make me feel better now, Albus? Just get that kid out of school, and preferably out of wizarding Britain."

"He saved your daughter, old man."

"Saved my daughter? For Merlin's sake. Are you stupid, Albus?" Albert lowered his voice, "He almost let my daughter die in Ravenska Village."

"That's what the newspaper said." Dumbledore didn't know when a copy of the Daily Prophet appeared in his hand, and the headline news on it was still the riots in Ravenska Village.

Although it has been almost five days since this incident, the heat remains unabated. Major newspapers in the wizarding world are digging into the whole thing. As they continue to dig, more and more shocking inside stories begin to emerge.

"He is a big celebrity now." Dumbledore smiled and opened the other side of the newspaper. A whole page was devoted to the heroes who saved Ravenska Village.

Sheikh Mendes, Barty Crouch Sr., Amelia Bones, Scrimgeour, etc., who have been missing for five years, but the most dazzling one among them is an Eastern wizard.

This is a rare occurrence, perhaps the first time an Eastern wizard has been reported as a hero in British wizarding circles. Glastonbury's "Times" even called this Oriental the savior of Ravenska village.

Fudge, the Minister of Magic, also publicly stated that he would personally award the Eastern wizard a Medal of Honor. The official statement made this little-known wizard suddenly become a hot new star.

All the major families tried to win over the star, with invitations to balls, salon parties, and even blind dates. What happened in the past five days gave Xing Ze the illusion of being on a roller coaster, and it also brought about earth-shaking changes to his peaceful life.

And all this was because there was a well-known reporter from the Daily Prophet among the group of wizards that Xing Ze rescued in the tower. Of course, a reporter's report alone is not enough to inspire such a huge response.

Behind all this is the encouragement of all kinds of people, Sheikh Mendes, Barty Sr., Alfred Malfoy, Ellie Shafik, and even the Boy Who Lived Harry Potter.

The joint voice of these people made Xing Ze the focus of public attention overnight, and of course brought him into a more complex political whirlpool.

Looking at today's newspapers, Xing Ze's brows tightened a little more. More and more things about him were exposed by the media. For example, the previous missing Auror investigation case, the winery incident, etc.

He, the teacher at Hogwarts, has become a grassroots hero who fights crime and hates evil.

"Let me see what they praised you for today?" Ben reached for the newspaper and read it carefully, "Wow, Xing Ze, I really didn't know you had done so many things. This is why you are often away from school. Reason, right?"

"The newspapers can't be trusted, Ben. You and I know that all too well."

"Why are you looking so sad, my friend? This is a happy event to be happy about. If this happened to me, I would be crazy with joy.

"But look at you, you've been looking like this since you came back from St. Mungo's Hospital three days ago."

Fame brings many things. But for Xing Ze, time will determine whether the advantages outweigh the disadvantages or the disadvantages outweigh the advantages.

At least now, he has to be busy rejecting the kind invitations from various families every day, which will indirectly offend many people. Not all families are so magnanimous, and some rejected families have made necessary responses.

Obviously, they don't want this popular resource to fall into the hands of enemies, so among the praise, there will always be some slander.

These sounds seem innocuous at the moment, but Xing Ze knows very well that once he has no value, these sounds will become a noose hanging above his head.

What's more, he doesn't have much energy to deal with these things now. The last piece of the statue hasn't been found yet, which means he hasn't completely won the game with R yet.

Fortunately, he obtained a lot of useful information from Mr. Mendes' brain, and the last fragment was taken away by Jamie Avery. He could certainly ask the Ministry of Magic to investigate it. After all, he could do anything with his current social reputation.

But after careful consideration and following Scrimgeour's advice, he gave up this plan. The Ministry of Magic was obviously not the best choice. This huge organization was infiltrated by various forces. Many times, the secrets in the Ministry of Magic were a joke.

The Key Hall was Xing Ze's second choice, but it could not be fully used by Xing Ze before the game was decided.

The Round Table, which he could trust and use, was almost paralyzed. Although Ellie had woken up, she was still trapped in St. Mungo's for treatment, and so were the others.

So, in the short term, he could only rely on himself. Fortunately, there was a way to deal with this matter, but it would be a little tricky.

The cheers outside the venue became louder and louder, and many people were shouting Barrow Foley's name, which was also the impact of rejecting a large number of families.

These families have invested a lot of attention and resources in Barrow Welfare, striving to defeat Xing Ze and break Xing Ze's heroic image.

Therefore, this seemingly fair duel has become a competition station for the entire British wizarding family.

When he thought of this, Xing Ze couldn't help laughing in his heart. These wizard families in Great Britain are always half a beat slower in handling affairs, but they are more active and faster than anyone else in politics and pursuit of interests.

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