Vol 2 Chapter 1067: ? "Book of Access" and "Pen of Acceptance"

The main hall of the Ministry of Magic, hidden under the Whitehall Muggle building that connects the Houses of Parliament and Downing Street in London, England, is the lobby and reception area of ​​the headquarters.
A stage 30 inches above the ground was erected in the magnificent hall. Around the stage, the peacock blue ceiling was inlaid with glittering golden symbols. They were constantly moving and changing, like a huge The high-altitude bulletin board changed sentences such as "Congratulations Alan Harris" and "Glory of the Magic World".
　　 On the dark wooden floor that had been polished brightly, there were rows of chairs for observing the ceremony. The wizards were already seated. The auditorium remembered the low voices, buzzing.
"The Wizengarmo guys approved this time faster than Principal Harris received the first one. Speaking of Blake, when your grandfather Arcturus Blake applied, it took him a long time..." Mr. Moss Diggory said to his new colleague, Sirius in the uniform of the Department of Fantastic Beast Management and Control of the Ministry of Magic.
"Allen defeated the Dark Lord in a duel, and my grandfather? Ha!" Sirius showed a hint of sarcasm after hearing this, "My grandfather was awarded the Merlin First Class Medal for'serving the Ministry of Magic'. People believe he is I bought this medal for lending a large sum of Jin Jialong to the Ministry of Magic... People are right, he is."
"Director Harris, Dumbledore defeated the dark wizard Grindelwald and won the Merlin First Class Medal, and President Harris defeated the Mysterious Man. It is reasonable to get the First Class Medal again!" Percy's voice sounded around them. .
"Allen is well deserved." Josephine squinted at Sirius in disapproval. "The ancestors of the Black family have worked hard for the prosperity of the family from beginning to end. This also makes me feel very worthy of people. Something respectful."
　　 Sirius' eyelids pulled back and said, "Josephine! Do you want to imply that I am a prodigal?"
　　 "Call me Director Harris." The slightly sturdy-looking female director straightened her back gracefully, "You are not at school anymore."
All the discussion stopped abruptly when the Merlin Jazz troupe entered the hall. The audience quietly watched the ceremony proceed as planned. This scene is for both the honorees on the stage and the witnesses off the stage. It's no stranger to say that Alan Harris's award is not something surprising.
　　 As the Wizard of Wiesen Gamo will have a green ribbon medal representing the Slytherin of Merlin's graduate school, pinned to Allen's robes, after all the members of Sir Merlin's troupe take a group photo, the ceremony is officially completed.
After this somewhat perfunctory awarding ceremony, the reporters eagerly rushed forward. The question and answer time at the press conference afterwards was the highlight of their expectations. This time, several members of the Merlin troupe were well prepared. The Auror's guidance backed back again and again, and was led into the elevator to enter other rooms to entertain him.
　　 Allen was surrounded by microphones, and the flash was flickering. The reporters had to raise their hands to ask questions. They were afraid that the interviewee would leave without answering as many questions as usual.
Allen’s gaze swept across the faces of everyone in the audience, and then his voice spread throughout the hall,
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you all for attending my award ceremony in your busy schedule... Today, take this opportunity, I also want to officially announce one thing... Today Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry enrolls students around the age of 11 as usual... As many people may have heard, the basic education of wizards will also be set sail, and the wizarding elementary school will also start Seven grades are set up, and young wizards over the age of three will be accepted before the start of school. As for the advanced education of wizards, the wizard university will announce the way of participation a little later."
　　 "I need to sign up by myself instead of owl delivery?"
　　 "What can I learn from going to school at such a young age?"
　　 "Is it free?"
　　 There was a restlessness off the field, and the wizards exchanged eyes. Since it was not time to ask questions and noticed Ellen’s silence, they soon returned to silence.
"Wizards have assumed various important roles in the magical world, but similarly, if new members appear in a wizard's family, they will have to bear some heavy burdens...Although magic can help us solve many problems, But to take care of and educate a newborn little wizard, it has become a heavy burden for many wizard families... Compared with Muggle children, wizards need to spend a lot of time because of the magical riots and basic education issues from time to time. And focus on the growth of the little wizards, if as usual, this has to continue until they reach the age of eleven... Until they are admitted to Hogwarts, these parents can breathe...
Because of this, more and more wizards are tired of childbirth and don’t even want to have children. The birth rate of wizards in our magical world has been declining year after year. Therefore, the wizarding elementary school is nominally a primary school, but in addition to the basic courses for the upper grades, in fact, For the three-year-old wizard who is too young, this is more like a welfare, just like a Muggle kindergarten, it solves the worries of the wizard family...
Of course, the admission to Hogwarts has not changed much. It is still in the locked tower at Hogwarts, a place where no Hogwarts students have ever been. Since the four castle creators put it here, the "Book of Access" and the "Pen of Acceptance" that have never been touched by others are the only ones that select students to enter Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The process, with the exception of the wizard family who was banned from admission before, I don’t plan to change this tradition..."
　　 Allen explained to the camera in a gentle and sincere voice.
　　 "What are those things?" Mr. Diggory was a little dazed by the audience.
"If someone understands what powerful, long-lasting magic is, this book and quill pen behave like themselves... Amos seems to have a poor history of magic? It avoids those school administrators giving angry parents They explained tediously because their children were not selected by Hogwarts..." Josephine explained to his subordinates, "The decision on this book and this quill is final. No child was admitted. His The name was not engraved on the yellowed pages."
"Tethered in the peeled black dragon skin, there is a small silver ink bottle standing upright, and a long, faded quill pen sticks out of it... eh? What are you looking at me? I and James slipped What's so weird about being in it?" Sirius looked glamorous, "And we went in at the exact moment... At that time, there should have been a little wizard showing signs of magic for the first time. That quill, James decided It was the feather of a mourning crow...it floated out of the ink bottle by itself, trying to engrave the name of the child on the page...you know, that was the feather of a mourning crow! As everyone knows, it is not compatible with ink...and The ink bottle is empty! I also asked Dumbledore later, and he couldn’t analyze exactly what the silver liquid shed from this enchanted quill pen...but maybe I should ask now Luna?"
　　 "The madness of the Lovegood family... uh... the Lovegood family girl?" Amos said and noticed Josephine's stare. He thought that his name caused his female boss's uneasy change.
　　 And Sirius, who was really glared at, realized that he almost missed his mouth, and he closed his mouth when he knew he was wrong.
Some follow-up introductions of Ellen on the stage were also finished in a short while, and the flashes flickered with a crackle. After the enthusiastic applause, whether it was members of the Ministry of Magic or reporters, their applause was stronger than that of the Merlin Medal ceremony. The applause seemed much more sincere, which was a real benefit to the wizards.
　　 Then, at Allen's signal, the reporters took out their wands and pointed the small tip of the wand to their mouths, and the big end to the stage, and they couldn't wait to raise their arms high to ask questions.
"Hello, Principal Harris, I am a reporter from "Witcher Today". As a mother, I would like to express my sincere thanks to Hogwarts for solving educational problems for our wizards and Principal Harris for driving away mysterious people again... I will sign up for my son later..." A middle-aged female reporter with long curly chestnut hair smiled at Allen kindly, and then said apologetically, "But Principal Harris, I also have some questions. Recently, we have received a lot of letters from readers, and everyone has focused on one issue-Harris TV recently broadcast a lot of shows showing Muggle research... If these shows are really not showy or exaggerated... Sorry Harris Principal, I have to admit that this makes me feel very nervous and worried..."
"Madam, thank you for raising this question... Although I am not the director of the TV station... But generally speaking, the Muggle series documentaries are based on facts and will not be artistically processed or exaggerated. It’s to faithfully show the Muggle society its customs, science and technology to the wizards... I think those Muggle and mixed-born wizards can prove this... You know, our Hogwarts previous research on Muggles The teaching materials of the class are too outdated...This has caused a lot of misunderstandings." Allen's words made many wizards in the audience look worried.
　　 The middle-aged female reporter who just asked the question flicked her hair behind her, and immediately raised her hand to ask: "Then, do the Ministry of Magic and the International Federation of Wizards have any countermeasures against this?"
"Don't worry, the Ministry of Magic and the International Federation of Wizards have been working on this..." Allen only paused and continued. "The development trend of Muggle society is indeed upwards, and their technological development speed is impressive. Surprised, but I don’t think we wizards need to worry too much... But as always, the Muggle leadership is currently under the supervision of the Ministry of Magic of various countries, and we are able to prevent the situation that you worry about in your question..."
But this didn't seem to satisfy the female reporter. She stood up and wanted to question again, but a big reporter beside her loudly suppressed the female reporter's questioning voice with an excited voice: "Principal Harris, hello, I’m a reporter from Harris TV’s Sports Channel. As the best seeker in the world today, will you participate in the next Quidditch World Cup? In addition, President Harris is theoretically the strongest in the world. You, the great wizard, will you still participate in this wizard duel contest?"
The sports reporter flushed with excitement, but before Allen could respond, a very fashionable witch next to him continued to shout: "This is Lisa from Witch Weekly~EbookFREE.me~ May I ask. Principal Harris, what type of women do you admire the most? What are your requirements for the future partner?"
　　 "With regard to the education reform you mentioned earlier, how far has it been? Can you explain it in detail?"
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　　The situation is getting more and more chaotic. The reporters who were waiting patiently to ask questions scrambled to ask questions, for fear that their media would not get the opportunity to ask questions.
"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" written by Miss Rita Skeeter under the umbrella of the Umbrella announces everything in the magic world to Muggles in the form of novels. The Ministry of Magic and Harris let this book be published in Muggles The world is madly issued. Can Principal Harris help us? The International Wizarding Federation has also issued a serious warning about this. The meeting for a while is about whether to discuss sanctions against our British Ministry of Magic. How does Principal Harris explain this? "Until the very loud wizard, who was almost breaking the sound, used his voice loudly with a sharp throat and used the loud curse to overwhelm the other voices, "If our British wizarding community is sanctioned for this, whether it is the Ministry of Magic or Who is responsible for the losses that ordinary wizards suffer? Who will pay the bill?"
Dempster Wiggswald held his head up. As the mouthpiece of the pure-blood family, he made up his mind today to show his worth well—especially after Alan Harris just defeated the Dark Queen. In the case of a surge in momentum.
　　 Just as Wiggswald expected, the reporters who heard the questions clearly seemed to be caught in their necks, and there was a collective silence-he asked the questions that people wanted but dared not ask.