Felix curled his lips and walked into the living room.

The room also had a traceless stretching spell, which looked small from the outside, but inside looked like a small Hogwarts auditorium.

The ground is covered with dark black and shiny wooden boards, and the blue ceiling is inlaid with sparkling golden symbols, constantly moving and changing.

Two rows of torches were inserted on the walls on all sides, and the red flames were burning quietly.

There were about twenty people in the living room, and seven or eight small circles were divided into scattered.

The most people around the Minister of Magic Connelly Forge, he looked very active, smiling and straight, and was completely different from his appearance when he was at Hogwarts.

Not far from the door, Snape was talking to a tall, thin middle-aged witch with brown curly hair.

"Professor Snape, you are here too." Felix walked up to the two of them.

Snape also looked at him with an unexpected look on his face. His eyes were fixed on Felix and said softly: "I didn't expect that they would invite you, and I don't remember any unforgettable achievements you have made in the realm of potions."

Felix smiled: "Belby and I are friends and we communicate frequently."

Snape smacked his lips and said nothing.

Felix turned to look at the witch, "Mocles, long time no see."

The male witch in front of me is Mockles Belby, the potion master who invented the wolf poison potion.

Belby shook hands with him enthusiastically, "Felix, I'm so glad to share my joy with you."

He suddenly leaned closer and said in a secret tone: "I've watched a new Muggle show recently, which is very interesting. If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend you to watch it."

“What is it about?”

"The story of a group of cats having a party?" he said not sure. "I honestly thought it was an opera, but the Muggles called it a musical, and I couldn't figure out the difference."

"Um..." Felix tried hard to recall.

Snape listened to the conversation between them in surprise, and even Caridi Bubage, a professor of Muggle Studies at Hogwarts, would not involve too much Muggle life.

Speaking of which, this is also Felix who brought Belby into the pit.

The first acquaintance between the two was when Belby wrote a letter to refute some of his remarks in his book, believing that he was exaggerated and his words were quite intense. At that time, Felix only regarded him as pure blood that was unclear, and mocked him in a reasonable and well-founded manner, and attached various data.

As a result, Belby really studied it carefully and finally wrote a letter to admit his mistake.

The two of them had more letters and communication, and Felix also visited him several times.

This potion master is introverted and not good at socializing, but in fact he is delicate and sensitive. In the letter, he is worried that he has alienated his relationship with his family because of his obsession with potions.

Felix advises him to find common topics with his family and find intersections between his own preferences and his family's preferences.

And Belby chose opera.

According to what Felix later learned, Belby invited the whole family to watch a very famous magic opera at a family gathering. They were all surprised by this, but happily went to the appointment.

Later, Felix accidentally mentioned that there are also many excellent operas in the Muggle world...

During the conversation, Belby pulled someone over, "This is my brother, Klester, Klester Belby."

Felix looked at the short man with the same hair color, "Hello, Klester."

"Hello, Mr. Hepp." said the man enthusiastically, "I heard Mockles mention you. He highly praised you. He bought a hundred books of your books..."

"Ahem!" His brother coughed twice awkwardly.

Felix: "…"

Not long after, other wizards on the field discovered Felix and they came over to chat.

"Hip, long time no see, I heard you went to work in Hogwarts."

"Yes, I'm in charge of ancient magic. Ogden. Are you busy with Wisengamo's affairs recently?"

"It's nothing, I don't care much about this." The witch muttered.

Fudge also came to say hello, hinting that he had a private party recently, and Felix pretended not to understand and wished him all the best.

During this period, many people came to the room, most of whom were experts in the field of potions and members of Wisengamo, as well as some staff members of the Ministry of Magic and three or two reporters.

There was a hustle and bustle coming from the door. Felix looked up and saw a short and plump witch in pink.

As she passed by, a strong smell of perfume came to her face.

The witch walked straight to Forge and talked to him in a sharp voice.

Belby frowned and said, "She is the host today, and this is the only thing I am dissatisfied with."

"That's-"

"Dolores Umbridge, the director of the Department for the Prohibition of Abuse of Magic, is of course also a member of Wiesengamor. Her reputation in the Ministry of Magic is not very good, a very demanding person..."

The witch suddenly giggled and Belby closed her mouth tightly.

Soon, the ceremony officially began.

Umbridge stood on the platform and showed sweet smiles at the thirty guests below.

"As a member of Wiesengamor, I am honored to stand here and preside over this award ceremony. I would like to especially thank the Minister of Magic Connelly Forge for his trust in me, without his wise leadership..."

Originally, Felix was listening carefully, but when ten minutes passed, he finally got distracted. Although he would be polite to strangers, he had never discussed it so much.

When she spoke twenty minutes later, the sound below gradually became louder. Umbridge had to pull out his wand from his pocket and knocked on the board in front of her to calm the crowd.

Felix glanced over the bow on her hair and stared at the wand in her hand—an birch wand of about 8 inches.

Three or four minutes later, when the commotion happened again, Umbridge finally started the subject.

"Let us welcome today's protagonist - Mockles Belby, who made his outstanding contribution to inventing the wolf poison potion, and won him the second level badge of the Knights of Merlin!"

Belby walked up expressionlessly.

“—and the honorary guests, Ministers Augustus Gray and Connelly Foggy.”

The head of the Wiesengamor Affairs Office was an old wizard who trembled and handed Belby a gilded certificate and was then pulled down.

Then Umbridge handed Fudge a box, Fudge opened the box with a smile and took out a gold medal from it with purple ribbons on it.

Forge hung the Order of Merlin on Belby's chest and shook hands affectionately.

Felix noticed that his face was a little stiff.

The white light and "click" sound of taking pictures flashed in the audience.

Next, Forge delivered a passionate speech, praising "Belby's outstanding contributions have eliminated the werewolf risks that have been around for hundreds of years, and is a historic step."

Felix applied "ear plugs to listen" around him, quietly turned his head and whispered to Snape beside him.

"Why didn't you see Dumbledore?"

Snape squeezed a sentence out of his teeth, "He rarely participates in these activities unless he thinks it is really necessary."

"Isn't he the chief wizard of Wiesengamor?" Felix asked.

"That's an honor. Apart from the trial of a group of dark wizards at the end of the war, Felix Wisengamo spent most of his time in the trivial matters. Do you think Dumbledore would participate?"

Under Snape's explanation, Felix re-recognized the institution.

Wiesengamor is a very famous name, the Supreme Court of the Wizarding World, and its functions are similar to the combination of courts and parliament. However, in the actual process, their authority is highly overlapping with other departments of the Ministry of Magic.

The members of Wisengamo can be viewed in two parts, most of which are prestigious wizards in various fields, and they are invited to join them; while the other part, the Office of Wisengamo Affairs, is responsible for routine management and paperwork.

But they are under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Magic.

This department is responsible for hearing ordinary illegal incidents. Only in disputed cases with great influence can all members of Wiesengamor be invited to act as a jury and make a voting decision.

Even so, the Ministry of Magic often directly assigns judges.

...

As he walked out of the living room, Felix asked Belby, “Are you planning to do it lately?”

Belby breathed a long sigh, "I'm going to take a break and get in touch with something fresh - this is your advice, right?"

A thought suddenly appeared in Felix's mind, he looked Belby up and down, and just when the potion master was a little furious, he finally spoke-
Chapter completed!