Chapter 442 Thanks
The road back to the castle from Black Lake was filled with laughter. Felix estimated that they would occupy the auditorium as last time to celebrate. The only difference was that the warriors from several other schools followed the crowd in the direction of the castle.
"Our goal has been achieved, right?" Bagman said, standing next to him, "let students experience the meaning of cooperation in competition."
"This is not what you said." Felix smiled slightly.
"Oh, okay... Actually it was Barty's speech, which I dug out of his office." Bagman explained in a low voice: "I'm not very good at these, but if you need to liven up the atmosphere... let's talk about it again." He suddenly became uneasy.
"It's about that...what do you call it, magic projector?" He stammered and looked in the distance, and the students lined up along the marble steps into the castle, and from time to time they heard some "crackling" explosions, or red sparks shot out from someone's stick.
The projection screens on the shore of the Black Lake stand in place, and several "Future World" staff are circling around it. The projection screens will be removed and put into a temporary warehouse until the next time they are used.
"That's right." Felix said that there is actually not much difference between a magic phonograph and a magic projector. The magic used is similar, but Felix hopes that the projector can show ordinary movies.
He looked at Bagman, who wiped the sweat from his forehead, "I know that the 'Future World' company has been authorized to sell images of the second project to the outside world..."
Felix nodded slightly and said calmly: "There is indeed a plan. The tournament will not bring less topics than the Quidditch World Cup, and there is no need to worry about sales. The only problem is that Remus is trying to make the projector more refined. In Cremy's words, it is more magical..."
"I can convince the Ministry of Magic to promote these images," Bagman said, his forehead was soaked in sweat, and looked shiny in the sun. "To convince Faugi... He has had a hard time recently, and he miscalculated. No one cares whether the Ministry of Magic has led to an international cooperation on potions under his leadership. People want to know more exciting and eye-catching information, such as the Championship. A colleague of mine told me that other countries have reprinted a lot of reports from us."
“I don’t plan to change the contract—”
"Oh, of course not, it won't affect you. I just make a suggestion. Fudge will agree. He hopes to divert the public's attention." Bagman said slowly: "You know, there have been rumors in the ministry recently... Dark Magic Mark... Old Batty was arrested, and Sclinger had a lot of opinions..."
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"Don't let it go, Hermione, we must have fun for a while." Ron said happily.
Furong and her companions had just left, and she came over to express her gratitude to Harry. She kissed Harry on the cheek, which made Ron envious. Then the warriors of Vagado separated the crowd and praised Harry's wonderful patron spell.
Captain Nona Lebert also gave Harry a talisman, which looked like a hollow knot woven by some kind of leaves and branches.
"It can protect you." Nona said confidently.
The other two warriors of Vagad stood beside her, like guards. It was the first time Harry was so close to them, and he suddenly realized that these three were so tall.
Harry took the knot and muttered, "Thank you." Then he hung it on his clothes.
"Looks good," Nona said with a smile, and they turned and left.
What happened afterwards made the three of them overwhelmed. Warriors looked for opportunities to get along with them alone just to say a few words. Even the gloomy and smart Graves came to talk to him. Harry was not very good to him before because he had tried to attack Hermione with great power magic, but he was rarely talking to them.
"What day is today?" Ron asked with his eyes wide open.
"It should be the credit of Harry's patron saint." Hermione thought for a while and gave an answer.
"But, I just used a magic trick." Harry said with wide eyes. "They looked at my expression, as if I had done something amazing..."
"Oh, that's different, Harry." Hermione looked at him, her eyes half admiring and half regretful.
Harry looked back with some clues.
"After the game, everyone was exhausted. If it weren't for your patron saint, they might have been caught by the mermaids. That was a very different difference - the evaluation of success and failure," Hermione said. "I think that's why they appreciate you."
"So," Ron was surprised, "we had the chance to get everyone away from the second project?"
"It's just a possibility." Hermione said with a straight face, "I guess if this is the case, other teams may have at most half of their scores now, but that's all speculation. After all, Harry has made a choice."
Harry scratched his head. He didn't think so much, but he just felt that he had to do something in that kind of occasion, not to mention that Cedric and the others were inside. Hermione's words made him blush, but fortunately, Fred and Weasley twins passed by them at this time, he winked at the two and followed.
"Hello, Mr. Bagman... can we invite you a drink?" Fred and George stood up and said with a smile.
"Oh, uh, kids... well, let's talk there..." Bagman said, hurriedly leaving with Fred and George, almost colliding with Harry, Ron and Hermione who were following behind, and they slowed down tacitly, while pricking their ears to inquire.
"I'll get a sum of money soon, when? It's today. So don't worry, kids!" Bagman said in a heightened voice, and then he disappeared into the auditorium with the twins.
"Guess them-oh, professor." Hermione said to Felix.
Harry and Ron also greeted them. Felix nodded at them and smiled and said, "Congratulations." He said, meaningfully, "You will be famous for this game."
"Is it going to the newspaper?" Ron asked with interest. "I saw a lot of reporters coming, but they only turned around when we came out of the Black Lake, and then pointed the camera at the noble guests." He added sarcastically.
"Maybe more than that," Felix said with a smile, "Maybe you will have your own fans to write...I guess, in a month or two?"
Harry and the others left in a daze.
As the evening approached, Sirius knocked on the door of the office in a breeze, "Felix, I want to borrow your fireplace. I almost forgot. I promised to go back to school to organize the equipment. Old Ferner alone can't handle it..."
"How is school life?" Felix asked him while sitting behind a chair.
"Just that," Sirius said vaguely, hurriedly grabbing a bunch of Flyro powder and sprinkling it in the fireplace. "The mischievous students... are everywhere, and sometimes I really want to knock their heads with my wand."
"Maybe this is exactly what Dumbledore is worried about," Felix said.
Sirius stared at him, stunned for a while, and shouted: "Are you saying he was worried that I would hit the student? I wouldn't be—"
"I said nothing," Felix looked at him with a smile and said in a teasing tone, "but you can't think of yourself as a student anymore. Maybe you like the title of the King of Children? Want to be the leader of Gryffindor College?"
Sirius gestured a rough gesture and disappeared into the rising turquoise flames.
Felix retracted his attention and stared at the Book of Magical Texts placed on the table.
It lay there quietly, flashing every few seconds, like breathing rhythmically. He didn't know whether it was breathing, but he knew one thing, the book was indeed growing.
At the beginning, he just wanted to sort out the magical texts he learned. For convenience and habit, he chose the shape of the book. At the beginning, the book of magical texts was completely illusory, without any physicality, and later it had the first and second pages.
Felix whispered: "Actually, I should have thought of it long ago. Quantity is meaningless. My understanding of ancient magical texts forms the skeleton of the book. When magical texts are filled in one by one, these magical texts will spontaneously find the best arrangement... It's finally time to harvest."
Chapter completed!