Two Worlds: I studied abroad at Hogwarts

Chapter 232 A puzzling invitation
Three full days passed before the Aurors stepped up their daily patrols in Diagon Alley.

Looking at the law enforcement teams in groups of two or three, as well as some wizards who were obviously plainclothes Aurors, Moon finally left the bar with peace of mind.

In order to avoid looking out of place at the dinner party, Moon went to Madam Mokin's robe shop and spent 80 gold galleons to customize a mid-range black evening gown.

When she heard that Moon was going to the Ministry of Magic to attend Professor Snape's investiture ceremony, Madam Malkin gave him a blue bow tie for free.

At six o'clock on Wednesday afternoon, after packing up all his things, Moon came to the remote red telephone booth alone.

Because it was his first time entering the Ministry of Magic, Moon could not use the fireplace in the Leaky Cauldron to Floo teleport, so he had to go through another channel.

After entering the dilapidated phone booth, Moon dialed the number 62442 ("MAGIC").

"Welcome to the British Ministry of Magic. Please tell me the reason for your visit."

Suddenly, a gentle female voice came from the phone booth. The voice was very close, as if it was coming from the opposite side.

"Invited to the investiture ceremony of Severus Snape."

Moon shouted blankly into the phone booth.

"Okay, please take your pass. The elevator will go directly to the main lobby on the 8th floor."

As soon as the female voice fell, a silver badge fell out of the coin return slot of the phone.

At the same time, the telephone booth fell rapidly.

When the door reopened, Moon finally arrived at the Ministry of Magic.

"Come here kid, who are you with? Where are your parents?"

Outside the elevator, a Ministry of Magic employee wearing a gray work suit and long brown hair was checking the invitation letters of each wizard.

Seeing Moon coming down from the phone booth alone with a pass in his hand, he waved and motioned Moon to come over.

"I came here alone, and this is my invitation."

Moon walked over quickly and took out the card that Fox had brought him.

"A person, really. Albus, no, why did you get Professor Dumbledore's invitation?"

"Oh, the principal asked me to come in his place."

"is it?"

The brown-haired wizard no longer had any doubts after seeing the words written by Dumbledore on the invitation.

He handed the invitation back to Moon with both hands and patted the young wizard on the shoulder.

"This viewing seat is a bit forward, good luck."

"Watching the ceremony, what do you mean? Isn't the purpose of coming here to have a good meal?"

Moon had no idea that not only would the Ministry of Magic be holding a dinner party today, but there would also be an awarding ceremony for Snape before the dinner.

All invited wizards will watch from their fixed seats.

"Yes, you can have a good meal, but that will be later. Next, please show me your invitation."

Seeing another wizard coming, the brown-haired wizard immediately got back to work.

Moon had no choice but to enter the main hall of the Ministry of Magic to take a look.

Although it is underground, the decoration here is very luxurious.

The dark wooden floor was polished to a brilliant shine, and the peacock blue ceiling was inlaid with glittering golden symbols that constantly moved and changed, like a giant bulletin board suspended high in the air.

There were many gilded fireplaces on both sides of the main hall. At this moment, groups of Ministry of Magic staff appeared from the fireplace on the left and came here.

"It's a good thing I didn't bring Boomer with me, otherwise he would have definitely asked to bring back a fireplace."

Moon walked along the corridor to the center of the hall, where there was a fountain statue.

A temporary viewing platform has been built under the fountain, and there is a half circle of chairs around the fountain statue, with the name of the wizard written on each chair.

After arriving at the first row and successfully finding Dumbledore's chair, Moon understood why the security officer had just wished him good luck.

The chair to Moon's right reads Cornelius Fudge, and to his left is Amelia Susan Bones.

One is the Minister for Magic, the other is the Director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement.

"Isn't this a bit too abrupt?"

Moon held the invitation and looked at Dumbledore's seat with some trepidation. He had never thought about meeting these Ministry of Magic bigwigs. "Don't worry, I think Dumbledore asked you to come here just for this seat."

A familiar and cold voice sounded, and Moon turned his head to look at Snape who appeared behind him.

As the protagonist of the night, he was placed on Fudge's right.

"Professor, are you okay?"

Looking at Snape with bloodshot eyes and pale face, Moon subconsciously cared about him.

"It's nothing. I've just been a little obsessed with potions these past two days."

After getting the snowberries from Moon, Snape went straight into his own laboratory.

Because there was only one batch of ingredients, in order to make proper use of the snowberries, he read a large number of ancient potion books.

From this, we found many methods of making potions that were full of loopholes and lacked rigorous details.

During these three days, Snape worked day and night to check and organize various refining methods.

"Oh, professor, you should take more rest."

Hearing Moon's words, Snape snorted coldly and sat down in his seat.

"Professor, you just said that Headmaster Dumbledore asked me to come here just for this position. What did you mean?"

Seeing Snape sitting in the chair, closing his eyes and preparing to rest, Moon hurriedly asked the doubts in his heart.

"Don't ask me, only you know the answer to this question."

Snape closed his eyes tightly, and after he finished speaking, he tilted his head back slightly and dozed off against the back of his chair.

"ask me?"

Moon pointed at himself in confusion. Seeing Snape said nothing, he reluctantly put away the invitation, sat in the chair and began to think about Dumbledore's intention.

"What's the point of being in a position right next to the top brass at the Ministry of Magic?"

Although he had not met Dumbledore often, Moon discovered that the headmaster liked to set puzzles for people in this way, without ever saying it.

Although he was rather disgusted with this way of communication, Moon knew that the old wizard with a white beard would not do anything meaningless, so he had to think deeply about it.

"Does that mean Dumbledore knows everything?"

Moon thought about what he had done at Hogwarts and found that none of it was enough to earn him an invitation to the front row.

But apart from these, all Moon has left is the secret he carries on his body.

After stating this hypothesis, Moon felt a little relieved, but also a little scared and his hair stood on end.

Being caught by the greatest wizard of all was no joke.

But only if this assumption is true, everything can be explained.

A wizard from another world appeared in Britain. No matter how absurd the matter was, according to convention, the Ministry of Magic should intervene.

But now Moon didn't want to reveal his secret, so Dumbledore chose this opportunity to let him meet with the top officials of the Ministry of Magic, even if it was just to make them familiar with each other.

Of course, this is just Moon's speculation. As for Dumbledore, his thoughts are far more profound than this.

"Why, have you figured it out?"

Seeing that Moon didn't speak for a long time, Snape's voice sounded again.

"Yeah, think it through."

Moon answered calmly, then stood up again and straightened his clothes.

This was his first time attending a dinner at the British Ministry of Magic on behalf of another world, and he couldn't afford to embarrass himself.

"Huh, it seems the principal is more thoughtful."

Snape said helplessly and sighed.

In fact, he also wanted to know the secrets of Moon, especially the source of the ingredients for those magical potions.

But now it seems that neither the old wizard nor the young wizard intends to tell anyone.

Just as Moon had tidied his clothes, the senior officials of the Ministry of Magic entered the venue one after another.

(End of this chapter)