Vol 2 Chapter 679: Interview

In the main hall of the Ministry of Magic, the dark wooden floor on the ground was polished brightly, and the peacock blue ceiling was inlaid with sparkling golden symbols. The lobby and reception were crowded.
The wizard reporters, armed with long guns and short cannons, gathered around the Magic Brothers fountain, looking forward to the elevator on the other side and waiting. Some armed Aurors separated them by leaving a passage and stopped them outside the passage. Magic John Barça, the new director of the Department of Magical Accidents and Disasters, was assigned to take charge of the reception. He stood tired and helpless at the door and said: "Gentlemen and ladies, be quiet... don't crowd... pay attention to safety."
Suddenly there was a burst of applause and cheers from the crowd. The Auror hurriedly turned around and found that the new savior of the wizarding world, Alan Harris, was taking Hermione Granger and Penello Klivat out with him. elevator.
The Auror immediately increased his vigilance and straightened his waist.
A short, grumpy man holding a camera, jumping around to take pictures, each time the flash flashes dazzlingly, the camera emits a burst of purple smoke. Not only him, but all the reporters frantically pressed the shutter again and again, bursts of smoke floating in the air.
Hermione Granger dressed as Hogwarts students and Penello Krivart dressed in Auror uniforms are half a step behind Allen. After returning to modern times, Allen did not change back to modern style, just like Voldemort and Dumbledore wore robes like Dumbledore. He always wore that ancient-style wizard robe, beckoning to the media reporters who were excited about their appearance.
The reporters were rushing to ask questions. They squeezed and shouted, hoping that their questions would be accepted by Allen. Among them, for those questions about things behind the curtain, Allen responded by not seeing things clearly. Until two sharp questions were raised by a reporter from a foreign newspaper, the noisy scene was quiet, but everyone was prepared. Well recorded Allen's answer, they waited for Allen's answer.
"Mr. Allen Harris, what do you think of the recent rumors that the mysterious man was not defeated by you alone?" The reporter who asked the question was flushed with excitement. His hand holding the microphone trembled slightly, but his waist was quite tall. More straightforward, he feels that he is shouldering the great mission of a media person, not afraid of power, and bravely pursuing the truth.
Allen didn't lose the slightest bit. He looked at the logo on his microphone and the credentials hanging on his chest, and politely replied: "Thank you for your question, Bout reporter from The New York Ghost."
Allen mentioned that the name of their newspaper is like a bucket of ice water pouring from the heads of reporters who are in a state of fanatical justice. He kept telling himself that it is useless to retreat, anyway, their headquarters are in the United States and the United Kingdom. I can't control them, and this is also for the integrity of the media.
"I have also heard the rumors about this kind of news recently. This has created panic in many people's minds again. This kind of panic is beneficial to whom I want to be well aware of everyone present, so I feel that it is better than being here with You are trying to argue the truth at the time. Why don't you let me tell other people the answer with actual actions. I am here to invite the mysterious half-blood wizard Tom Riddle. Mr. Riddle is welcome to come and have a one-on-one life and death with me at any time. Duel. At that time, everyone is welcome to come to the duel site for interviews. If Mr. Riddle doesn't mind, Harris TV will broadcast the duel live-I think this is the best way to prove the truth, isn't it? "At this moment, Allen behaved like a star who was slandered by malicious rumors. He was quite helpless to these rumors, and made this invitation as if he wanted to be like a savior and wanted to reassure others. Then Allen smiled gently at the reporter who asked the question, "So please help me to publish this invitation to the duel to Mr. Riddle. If anyone can contact him, please help. I let him know, if he wants to, just write a letter to the Ministry of Magic so that we can determine the time and place, thank you!"
After a brief silence, the surrounding media reporters were in an uproar. Allen's confidence and the plan given, plus the initial hint, made everyone present be infected by his self-confidence—plus the mystery of advocating pure blood. The little-known mixed-race identity was underlined by Allen once, which made the rumors look like another vicious conspiracy by mysterious people.
The American journalist Bout was soothed by Allen’s smile. His heart was full of power. He believed that his question helped the savior petition the facts. He is now infected by Allen’s self-confidence, and his thoughts have also been brought into Allen’s thoughts. The misunderstanding for him to enter: "Thank you Mr. Alan Harris, I understand, this must be a conspiracy of a mysterious man, he is trying to distort the facts to make people think that he still has powerful power!"
"Mr. Reporter, this is just a possibility. I think from your style of words and deeds that are not afraid of power, you must be a good reporter who has the courage to pursue the truth, so I think we should not take presumptuous conjectures without evidence. In order to write a positive judgment in the newspaper, even if it seems likely to be, it is unfair to Mr. Riddle, so I hope that when you report, you will at most report this speculation instead of deliberately. Discredit Mr. Riddle..."
"Well! Mr. Allen Harris, I swear by my honor at the Thunderbird Academy of Ilvermony School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and I promise I will do it!" Butt felt full of his mission as a reporter. Feeling, he was thinking like a fountain of thought, and he wanted to return to his office immediately to start writing news content.
"Mr. Allen Harris, first of all, I have to congratulate you. This year, the winner of our magazine's selection must be you. In addition, I would like to ask Miss Luna Lovegood that you have a good relationship with. There are rumors that her The true identity turned out to be Royner Ravenclaw, the founder of Hogwarts, can you tell us something?" In the hustle and bustle, the female reporter of the magazine "Witcher Weekly" popular with witches yelled anxiously. I asked for another hot news that was circulating in the dark.
The "Witcher Weekly" magazine contains articles, fortune-telling quizzes, consultation columns, recipes, etc., and also reports a large number of celebrity news. Guidro Lockhart's 5 most charming smile awards were also selected by it. It turns out that Allen had been too young to make "Witcher Weekly" temporarily unsuitable as a nominee, but after the Ministry of Magic war, it was obvious that "Witcher Weekly" had realized its shortsightedness.
However, Allen who heard this question just shrugged helplessly and smiled, and did not directly answer the question, and at this time learned that he would get the liar Guidro Lockhart who made him more repellent. The same award is not good news for Allen now.
"Idiot! How can you gossip magazines bother Alan with this kind of question? Mr. Harris!" The reporter of the "New York Ghost" Bout, who was later praised by Allen, now looks like Alan. Looking at Ellen’s appearance, he misunderstood that the other party was helpless by this low-energy problem, so he immediately refuted the female reporter of The Witcher Weekly.
And some experienced reporters saw that Alan might not be able to ask anything. They turned their eyes to Hermione and Penello behind him, trying to dig out some news from these two, especially wearing Huo. Hermione in the uniform of Gwartz school, many reporters have already leaned against her.
"Miss Hermione Granger, Miss Penello Krivart, in view of the fact that Mr. Alan Harris and your two Animagus forms are all magical creatures, and from the previous successes or registrations From the perspective of the relationship between Animagus’ deformed wizards and the Harris family, can we understand that you have successfully developed a new method to increase the transformation power of Animagus? Need to know one In the centuries, before Mr. Allen Harris, if the existence of Mr. Sirius Black were not included, there were only seven Animagus in the world who had registered." The impatient reporters asked rashly. Said, their microphones were stretched too close, Peneno's brows raised, and he glanced over coldly. The reporter who almost knocked the microphone to Penello's mouth was agitated and retracted his hand in a jealous manner.
But apparently other reporters did not give up because of this. A wizard dressed as an old scholar with thick-soled glasses in "Transfiguration Today" asked in an almost self-confessed tone: "According to my investigation, there happened to be a head during the Goblet of Fire. The Sphinx Helicopter appeared in the United Kingdom, and was later killed by the members of the Committee on Disposal of Dangerous Creatures under the Director of the Department of Management and Control of the Magical Creatures of Mr. Alan Harris, Ms. Josephine Harris, and some have always come from the abyss The Demon Hunter was acquired by Mr. Allen Harris during the game, and today the Animagus form registered by Miss Hermione Granger and Miss Penello Krivart is exactly the Sphinx Is there any connection between the tail beast and the demon spider hunting characteristic?"
"Yes, I have mastered the new method." Allen admitted directly and neatly beside him.
This simple sentence caused an uproar. Although the reporters had mostly speculated about this kind of result on this matter before, they still did not think of such a simple admission.
"Merlin's pants! Those old scholars should have awarded you the "Transfiguration Today" Most Potential Newcomer Award! You shouldn't say anything about waiting for your OWLs and NEWT's transformation class results to come out! Allen Harry Mr. Si, please be sure to publish a new paper on Animagus's deformation method in our magazine!" The old reporter exclaimed and made an invitation for granted.
"I have no plans to make it public now." Allen shook her head and made a clear rejection. Minerva McGonagall won this award for Ning Ren's impressive transformation ability and grades after she finished her studies in 1954. So even if Allen wants this award, it is almost enough to wait until NEWT scores are also outstanding.
"Thank you, we...huh? What did you say... why?" The old scholar obviously did not expect the other party to respond like this. In fact, "Transfiguration Today" is an academic book focusing on the latest developments in the field of transformation Publications. This journal will not only publish some academic articles, but also some papers by scholars who are more outstanding and knowledgeable in this field-this old scholar is usually the chief reviewer of the papers rather than being good at interviews and debates Frontline reporters, if it weren't for the registration of two magical creatures, Animagus, he would not have come out himself.
"Why didn't you announce it? Are you not the savior? If other wizards also learn this ability, isn't it more likely to protect themselves?" A reporter who was backed by a pure-blood family thought of what the buck-toothed patriarch had done to him. Confessed and Jin Jialong, seized the opportunity to incite.
"Then if it is announced, wouldn't the Dark Wizard learn that it is more likely to harm people and hide successfully?!" Hermione was a little angry, and she directly seized the opponent's logical loophole and retorted it.
The reporter did not debate the above topics anymore. He was good at fanfare and opened up a new battlefield, and decided to overstate his words in order to arouse greater suspicion of others about Allen: "There are rumors that he has his current skin. And the hair should be due to the negative energy erosion caused by the excessive use of the necromantic faction in the dark magic, not because of entering the drapery...what is the heir of the white wizard so selfish, if he really enters the drapery, he can’t see things clearly Why did you change your robe again? That belt is made of a devil's skull. Maybe it's really a dark wizard."
Seeing Alan being ridiculed, Penello suppressed the idea of ​​killing him directly. He looked at the reporter angrily and remembered his appearance: "According to your logic, I will go to your house and take you later. All of his wealth is divided equally among the poor."
Although being a little scared by the female Auror, the reporter clearly knew that the other party wouldn't do it now at least, "Look! This is not what the black wizard is!"
The scene was chaotic for a while, but after ten seconds, the reporters' discussions were interrupted by pops of applause.
Allen retracted the hands he had just clapped and put his back behind him: "It's a good inference, but I will only correct one mistake you made."
"Then tell me, what mistake did I make?" The reporter replied stiffly. In fact, he had made up his mind to flee abroad after leaving the Ministry of Magic. Anyway, he would take his Jin Jialong before he came. Put it on the body.
A sturdy four-legged dragon with five dragon heads and a two-legged dragon-like tail appeared in the hustle and bustle of the interview scene. It appeared out of Allen's hands in an exaggerated size, and slapped itself majesticly. His huge wings began to fly around the group of pure gold statues of wizards, witches, horsemen, fairies and house elves erected behind them-the Magic Brothers Fountain.
Everyone present was infected by the guardian power contained in it. Hermione and Penello were very puzzled about the shape change of Ellen's patron saint, but in this case it was difficult to ask too much.
The power of the patron saint has nothing to do with its size, but the positive energy contained in Allen’s five-headed dragon makes it easy for even wizards who feel dull to magical powers to judge easily. Allen’s current new patron saint’s power is undoubtedly similar to it. The image of this matches very well.
"Merlin's Majestic!" A mixed-born wizard shouted a mixed-style exclamation: "This is bigger than the patron saint summoned by the invincible Andros of the ancient Greek wizard on the Chocolate Frog card! And just like him in the legend, he was summoned without a rod!"
Bout's eyes gleamed and greeted his cameraman to take this kind of spectacle. Hearing the admiration of the mixed blood, he couldn't help adding: "The summoned by the invincible Andros is said to be only the size of a giant. He has made him unique in the previous history, and Mr. Allen Harris now summons the size of a fire dragon! Black wizards cannot summon such a powerful patron saint! They can only summon magic maggots by using the patron saint spell Devour yourself!"
As the patron saint curse dissipated, the scene returned to silence.
"I am not a black wizard, but I have never admitted that I am a white wizard or the heir of a white wizard." Alan stood behind the microphone and shook his head pretending to look helplessly at the still a little dumbfounded reporter who seemed to be stunned. He expressed regret for his mistake: "So I am not Dumbledore, and I will not turn a blind eye to your unprovoked accusations, Auror!"
All the Aurors present neatly responded: "Yes!"
The reporter realized that it was not good, but because of the situation, he could only borrow the words "What do you want?! The reporters are watching! Do you dare to mess around? Do you really think the Harris family can cover the sky in the Ministry of Magic?! "
"You are right, the Ministry of Magic is only the Ministry of Magic. Harris has never violated the law or used private power..." Allen did not respond to each other more, but exaggeratedly bowed to Penello. "Miss Auror."
Penello also pretended to respond: "This gentleman, may I ask?"
Allen said stubbornly: "This gentleman just tried to slander me with unproven rumors. I'm here to report the crime to you."
"Understood, sir, we will investigate clearly, please rest assured, if this is the case, our Auror will definitely return you innocence." Penello nodded, saluted Alan solemnly, and then turned to look at the other Aurors. Luo, "Have you heard?! Wouldn't this reporter go back and assist us in the investigation?"
"You...you can't! Ouch!" As soon as the reporter opened his mouth, he was held up by the Aurors~EbookFREE.me~ He had no idea that Alan would go through the normal report form like this kind of play, so he just wanted to take him Arrested.
Then Allen waved his hand and pulled it. The reporter's pocket of Innocent Stretching Curse was pulled apart by the hand of Mage Allen, and his Jin Jialong fell to the ground, which made the surrounding reporters immediately The camera is on this side.
"Why did you bring so much money for interviews?! Who bought you to pour dirty water on Mr. Harris?" Bout first raised questions before the media reporters belonging to the Harris faction. Originally, his attitude towards Alan changed just now. Some doubts, but with the emergence of Ellen’s patron saint curse and this abnormal situation, out of the reporter’s sensitivity and hearing about such things, he suddenly thought of the reason why this person had a bad attitude from the beginning Be clear.
"Yes, those rumors were spread by people like them before, are they spies of mysterious people?!" This time it was the turn of the reporter of "The Contradictory" to bring the rhythm.
"Maybe it is the family that supports the mysterious people, this time they can't escape the blame by saying that they were used Imperius Curse!" A reporter from Harris TV also added.
"Oh, I'm sorry, Mr. reporter, I accidentally knocked your wallet off while practicing magic, Aurors, please help him pick it up." Alan took back his right hand after detecting the other party's thoughts. , And then added to the silent reporters around, "But Miss Krivat, apparently, as a reporter, I took so much Jin Jialong with me during the interview. I personally think it is very suspicious. I suggest that Aurors look up this one. The reporter, is it true that, as other reporter friends have speculated, he made this remark after being bought by Mr. Riddle or some other bad-hearted family."