Hogwarts: From Squibs to Greatness

Chapter 111 The Order of Merlin, Second Class
Just as John expected, the Ministry of Magic was once again alarmed by the sudden appearance of the Dark Mark.

Moreover, after the last incident, although the follow-up impact was suppressed by the Ministry of Magic, such a vicious incident still made Rufus Scrimgeour, director of the Auror Office of the Ministry of Magic, more vigilant.

So immediately after receiving the news, he personally led a large number of elite Aurors, and performed apparition to the location of the werewolf community.

Naturally, they found the children unconscious on the ground at the first sight, and Rufus Scrimgeour immediately arranged for people to resettle these children.

And he led the team to start searching for clues in this area, vowing to catch this Death Eater who caused panic in the wizarding world.

But how could John leave traces?

In the end, Rufus Scrimgeour led the team to search for the whole night, but finally returned without success.

The next day, the front page of the "Daily Prophet" once again wrote words of uneasiness in large characters.

"The Dark Mark reappeared in Knockturn Alley? Children attacked? Infighting or conspiracy?"

"Last night, the Death Eaters who ransacked Borgin Burke's dark magic store and released the Dark Mark reappeared in Knockturn Alley"

"It is reported that the other party went to the werewolf community founded by the notorious Fenrir Greyback during the full moon"

"According to eyewitness accounts, a large number of werewolves were entrenched in the werewolf community at that time, and they captured a large number of children and prepared to transform them into werewolves"

"And when these werewolves were about to attack, the mysterious Death Eater walked out of the darkness, cast some kind of magic that could summon a swarm of worms, and devoured all the werewolves present."

"The other party is suspected to have also cast the Cruciatus Curse and Imperius Curse in the Unforgivable Curse. At that time, Fenrir Greyback's wailing could be heard even in Diagon Alley."

"Then the other party took away Fenrir Greyback and released the Dark Mark on his own initiative."

"Shortly after the other party left, Rufus Scrimgeour, the director of the Auror office, arrived with the elite Aurors."

"It's a pity that the opponent is too cunning. The Aurors searched all night but found no trace of the opponent, so they had to withdraw temporarily."

"Here, Rufus Scrimgeour, the director of the Auror Office, issued a statement, claiming that he will continue to track down the whereabouts of this dark wizard and ensure the safety of all wizards."

Miranda put down the newspaper in his hand, and said to Momo with a worried tone: "Now the British magic world is getting more and more uneasy, Momo, what do you think we can leave here and move to the United States for a while?"

Momo stopped his hand that was wiping the counter, and said in agreement: "Momo agrees with Miss, it's the safest way! The young master will be safe too!"

Miranda nodded slightly, she agreed with Mo Mo's words.

Just when Miranda began to plan in her heart the plan to leave England and go to the United States, she heard a knock on the door
Miranda stood up curiously and walked towards the gate. When she opened the gate, she saw a few people who were clearly dressed as the Ministry of Magic outside.

"Hello, Mrs. Miranda, is your son, Mr. John Williams, at home? We are here to discuss with him about the award."

Hearing these people's words, Miranda seemed to think of something, her tone was a little more excited, and she asked with a tone of confirmation: "Award? What award?"

"It has been confirmed by the Ministry that Mr. John Williams' new magic wolf transformation spell published in "Transfiguration Today" can effectively suppress the wolf transformation phenomenon of werewolf wizards, so the Wizengamot decided to award Mr. John Williams Order of Merlin, Second Class."

A bright smile suddenly appeared on Miranda's face, and she welcomed the Ministry of Magic members into the house excitedly.

The Merlin Medal is an award established by the Merlin Sir Order established by Merlin in the Middle Ages. It is used to award wizards and wizards who have made great contributions. This award is divided into three different levels:
The Order of the First Class is awarded to those who have "distinguished acts of bravery or outstanding achievements" in magic.

For example, Albus Dumbledore was awarded the first class Merlin Medal for fighting against the first generation of Dark Lord Guinuit Grindelwald;
The Second Class Medal is awarded for "achievement or effort beyond the ordinary".

For example, one of the winners is Newt Scamander, the famous Hufflepuff senior, in recognition of his "contributions to the study of magical animals and magical zoology".

The Order of the Third Class is awarded to individuals who have "contributed to our intellectual or recreational endeavors".

For example, Gilderoy Lockhart received a third-class medal in order to reward the entertainment contributions brought by the other party's works to the wizarding world.

The Order of Merlin (sometimes shortened to OM) is awarded by the Wizengamot, an organization that predates the Ministry of Magic and is now a combined Court and Parliament.

It consists of a beautiful gold medal and a green (first class), purple (second class) or white (third class) ribbon.

The Order of Merlin has been awarded since the fifteenth century to commemorate the most famous wizards of the time.

Legend has it that the green ribbon on the First Class Medal is to indicate Merlin's Hogwarts house.

As such a coveted award, the Order of Merlin seems to be awarded to those who are favored by the Ministry, especially those of high society, who receive far more Orders than one might expect.

As John knew: Cornelius Fudge, who awarded himself a medal, but his service was not outstanding; Gilderoy Lockhart, who was found to have cheated people into adoration; Thought to be the hero who confronted Sirius Black and avenged the Potters, he was actually a real betrayer; even if the gold content of the Merlin Medal has declined due to these in the future, it is still the award that every wizard desires to win .

While Miranda was entertaining the members of the Ministry of Magic, Momo came to the door of John's laboratory and pressed the switch.

Accompanied by silent movements, in the experiment in the space, a certain item that looked like a decoration suddenly started to make noise.

see.John, who was experimenting with the werewolf wizard captured yesterday, paused and stopped his movements.

After washing his hands briefly, he pulled the monitor screen on one side to see the silence outside the door and the officials of the Ministry of Magic who were drinking tea in the living room.

Although he was curious about why the Ministry of Magic would send someone to the door, John still stopped what he was doing, and simply stitched up the wound of the werewolf wizard on the experimental table, and then asked the alchemist doll to put him back in the cage.

After a brief cleaning, John left the space, returned to the laboratory in the house, opened the door and went out.

Seeing John walking down the stairs, those members of the Ministry of Magic all turned their attention to John.

"Mr. John Williams, hello! We are the commissioners of the Ministry of Magic, and we are here to inform you about the honor award." The leader immediately stood up, his eyes full of admiration, and he approached John cordially to shake hands.

"Honor?" John reached out to shake his hand and asked curiously

Seeing the other party nodding, he said directly: "The new magical wolf transformation spell you published in "Today's Transformation" has been tested by the Ministry of Magic and can indeed effectively suppress the wolf transformation of werewolf wizards. Therefore, after discussing with the Wizengamot , decided to award you the Order of Merlin, Second Class, in recognition of your contribution to the werewolf issue!"

As he said that, the other party took out a heavy envelope from his arms and handed it to John: "Here are the invitations for the award ceremony. There are ten invitations in total. You can invite your family and friends to attend together."

"Considering the reason why you are still studying at Hogwarts, the award ceremony is scheduled for July this year."

John took the envelope from the other party. He didn't expect to get the Merlin Medal so quickly. After all, before that, except for those who cheated, every Merlin Medal winner's achievement verification time exceeded one month.

Unlike what he is doing now, he asked Professor McGonagall to publish the results at the beginning of the month, and was notified that he was awarded the Merlin Medal in the middle of the month.

After thinking about it, John quickly made a guess based on the commotion he caused last night.

First of all, the impact of last night's vicious incident is irreparable, so we must find a way to minimize this impact.

The best way to minimize the impact is to divert attention, just as John's new magic entered the eyes of the Ministry of Magic.

Originally, the new magic developed by John would definitely be awarded the Merlin Medal after verification. It happened that what happened last night was also related to werewolves, so the Ministry of Magic must verify whether John's new magic is effective overnight.

Then the Ministry of Magic will inevitably investigate his information and find that he is still a young wizard studying at Hogwarts, which is simply the best breaking point for the Ministry of Magic.

Compared with a Death Eater who eludes people, a talented wizard who has achieved something at a young age can attract the attention of the wizarding world, and the other party's achievements are still magic aimed at werewolves. It would be a waste of money not to use it to divert attention.

And many Death Eaters in the Ministry of Magic probably don't want this compatriot to be discovered.

At that time, most of the targets in the wizarding world will be attracted by John, and the attention of last night's incident will be weakened to the limit. At that time, the Ministry of Magic can do whatever it wants to cover up or blur the results.

That way everyone gets a smile, and only the world where those vanished werewolf wizards get hurt is achieved.

The more John thinks about it, the more he feels that this is the case. Based on his understanding of Minister of Magic Fudge, there is a high probability that this is the plan he proposed. The original intention is to prove his achievements in Taiwan.

look!Under the leadership of the great Minister of Magic, Cornelius Fudge, the wizarding world is thriving. Young genius wizards show their talents and bring magic to everyone a new glory!

John sneered in his heart, with the expression on his face unchanged, and handed the envelope to silently put it away.

After that, John didn't want to say anything more to these members of the Ministry of Magic. He had a brief conversation and told him that the goal was to further study werewolves and completely eliminate werewolves.

Politely said that the experiment was going to be done, and then, under the admiration of the members of the Ministry of Magic and the gratified eyes of his mother Miranda, he climbed up the steps again and disappeared from their sight.

Sure enough, the next day, the front page of the "Daily Prophet" published the news that John would be awarded the honor, and announced the new magic he created at the same time.

This kind of news was indeed as planned by the Ministry of Magic. Not only did it directly minimize the impact of the incident the day before yesterday, it even overwhelmed the disappearance of Gilderoy Lockhart and became the hottest topic in the wizarding world, successfully attracting the attention of most wizards. look.

Of course, it also gave the Ministry of Magic a wave of reputation, and reversed the bad image before.

Cornelius Fudge was very happy about this,
Especially later, Cornelius Fudge also learned from Rufus Scrimgeour that John was still a senior alchemist, and had refined a lot of alchemy props to protect the safety of Aurors and help the Ministry of Magic better arrest criminals back.

Cornelius Fudge's initial impression of this young wizard genius should not be too perfect.

While the wizarding world was lamenting John's achievements and age, John was writing a reply letter with some annoyance.

Because after that day, John began to receive a steady stream of letters, some from Harry and the others expressing surprise, some from Hagrid and other professors expressing their congratulations, and some from other wizarding scholars asking questions.

There were even quite a few letters of apology, all from little wizards from pure-blood families.

It seems that their family knew about the conflict between them and John at school, and they were forced to write this in order to ease the relationship.

Because he saw the letter from Draco Malfoy in these apology letters, with the character of this dead child, how could he write a letter of apology to himself, he must be forced to write it by his parents.

Especially in this letter, although the handwriting is Malfoy's, the words and sentences between the lines are in the tone of an adult. It seems that Malfoy's parents wrote it first, and then asked Malfoy to copy it again.

He really deserves to be the one in the pure-blood family who knows how to adapt to the wind.

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