Hogwarts Summoning Guide

The hearing proceeded quickly; the French Magic Council had already reached a consensus before the hearing even began, demonstrating remarkable efficiency.

In contrast, Westgard in the UK is just joking. They're making a huge fuss over something as trivial as Harry, a minor, using magic. Isn't the Magical Council supposed to handle major issues that affect the entire magical community and that local authorities can't decide on, like this kind of devastating terrorist attack?

The hearing began by listing the events recorded by the Aurors through investigation and notes: it was determined that an African-American black wizard, in his Animagus form—a succubus—infiltrated the arena, then used a "Mass Imperius Curse" on the goblin sorcerer in charge of security (assuming the existence of such evil magic), and used a "Fiendfyre Curse" on the arena, before being killed by lightning summoned by a thunderbird kept in the zoo.

事件最终导致22名人类（包含16名人类巫师与6名麻瓜亲属）与34名妖精、3名巨怪不幸身亡，可谓惨不忍睹。

Although no specific details were provided, the entire incident was largely acknowledged by both the prosecution and the defense present. Parliament also summoned more than ten witnesses, including the twins, to confirm the events.

The speaker decisively defined the incident as a terrorist attack by a black wizard, but the perpetrator was already dead and his body was torn to pieces. The zoo's property owners had to bear all the consequences, including compensation for the dead and injured.

Kaka, representing the Ross family, signed a settlement of 30,000 Galleons and stipulated that the zoo could not reopen for a year. Bai Lin, who was in charge of the zoo's management, was found to be "drunk at a family banquet" on the day of the incident, which constituted serious dereliction of duty. He was fined 5,000 Galleons and deported.

Patrice, who was in charge of organizing the beast arena, didn't receive any real punishment, since he was responsible for the deaths of the thirty-odd fairies. Bai Lin, however, knew that he suffered the greatest loss, not only in terms of compensation for the dead and injured, but also because all the beasts in the zoo had "vanished," and the Patrice family would likely never recover.

Bai Lin wanted to urge the Magic Council to be vigilant and confront the Has family church, but Kaka stopped him, and Bai Lin instantly understood what Kaka meant.

First, the council may have been infiltrated by members of the Church of Hastur, or brainwashed and controlled through some kind of magic;

Secondly, shifting blame to an unknown evil organization at this time would only backfire, and the council would likely shift the main responsibility back to Dao Bailin.

Third, Bai Lin's identity will be exposed. Even if the Encyclopedia System shields him from the mental surveillance of the Hastur Church, it will be useless. He might even end up in the newspapers.

Fourth, even if all wizards knew of the existence of the Church of Hastur, there was no effective way to resist them; it would only cause panic.

In the end, Bai Lin had no choice but to accept the council's verdict, but some other issues took a turn for the better. The terrorist attack drew the council's attention to the current shortage of manpower in the Auror Office. Blanco was reinstated and allowed to redeem himself, but Bai Lin felt that he had even received a hidden promotion, as he was required to double the number of active Aurors within six months.

Although Yuxi said she didn't get along with Blanco, she seemed quite happy to see him released.

The Egyptian incident was also successfully resolved thanks to this opportunity, and it was determined to be a frame-up by a mysterious dark wizard. Although the Aurors were traveling across borders, it was understandable. Poor Zobi was finally released as well (it seems that the money Patrice spent a few days ago did have an effect).

At the Floo Net of the Ministry of Magic, Bai Lin finally saw the haggard-looking Zobi, who seemed to have had a very bad time these past few days.

"Hey, boss..." Zhuo Bi greeted Bai Lin.

Bai Lin nodded to him. At this moment, two Aurors came over and placed a magical mark on Bai Lin's arm. Although it was invisible and intangible, Bai Lin still felt quite humiliated. With this mark, he could no longer enter France. Once he entered the country, he would be located by the Auror Office, and when he saw Blanco again, he would be considered a soldier and a thief.

"What are your plans? If you're willing to continue working with me, I won't treat you unfairly!" Bai Lin said as he walked up to Zhuo Bi.

"Boss...excuse my bluntness, but are you going to make enemies of that kind of thing?" Zhuo Bi asked, shuddering every time he recalled the octopus-faced creature he encountered in the dungeon.

Bai Lin nodded, paused for two or three seconds, and said, "If you don't want to take responsibility, I won't blame you. I will pay your salary up to today."

Zhuo Bi's application was complicated, and after a long pause, he finally said, "Boss, do you need me?"

Bai Lin was taken aback. Zhuo Bi seemed to sense his appreciation for Bai Lin's talent and his reliance on him, and quickly said, "Yes, I need your help!"

Zhuo Bi nodded and said, "Okay! I'll work for you! Just don't lower my salary. I know you're going to do big things, and I don't want to spend my whole life hiding and doing shady things to make a living!"

Bai Lin smiled and grasped Zhuo Bi's hand, saying, "Then it's settled!" He then sent him a team invitation. Zhuo Bi seemed to have figured things out during his days in prison. Although he was somewhat surprised by the sudden appearance of the system, he clicked "confirm" without hesitation.

"Now we're just one person short, so our team is officially formed!" Bai Lin's unhappiness from being deported vanished the moment he saw the system notification that a new team member had joined.

"Captain, you can't leave me behind! Where are you planning to go next?" Yuqian asked, her face flushed, as she leaned closer to Bai Lin.

Not only did Youxi recognize Bai Lin's strength and character, but she also discovered that only by Bai Lin's side could she get a good night's sleep without being plagued by terrifying nightmares or worrying about sudden monster attacks. It was a truly reassuring feeling.

"Let's go back to London first. The Quidditch World Cup opening ceremony is about to begin, and I suspect some bad guys might try to cause trouble!" Bai Lin said.

The two team members nodded, looking as if they were completely following Bai Linma's lead.

At this moment, Kaka quickly came out. He had just paid the fine, and judging from his expression, even someone as wealthy as the Ross family would be quite unhappy about having to pay so many Galleons at once.

"Kalin, Lulu asked me to give this to you. There are many things that are inconvenient to say, you should understand. Destroy it after you finish reading it." Kaka handed over a palm-sized notebook, unusually not speaking in a pretentious manner.

Bai Lin took it, stuffed it into his inner pocket, and nodded to Kaka.

"See you at the opening ceremony, Kelin!" Kaka stepped forward and shook hands with Bai Lin.

Bai Lin looked at his hands, which were very fair and slender with smooth skin. He thought to himself that this guy was not only effeminate in his expression and tone, but even his hands were effeminate! However, putting aside the issue of "effeminateness," Kaka had indeed helped him a lot, and Bai Lin was still very grateful to him.

"Okay, see you then!"

"Are you done talking?" The Auror next to him was already getting impatient, pointing to the fireplace next to Filo's net.