A certain Hogwarts professor of runes

Chapter 174 Newspapers and Letters

Felix looked closely and saw a huge photograph below the title, in the center of which Cornelius Fudge stood with his chubby hand clasped with the president of the Magical Congress of the United States and the French Minister of Magic, his smile radiant.

He was dressed very formally, his clothes were so tight that even his protruding belly looked smaller, but they left two dents.

When did he get involved?

With these questions in mind, Felix searched for answers in the text and found long passages describing Fudge—

Minister Fouché closely followed the progress of the meeting across the Strait, exchanging views through correspondence. Three days ago, Minister Fouché himself attended the meeting. Thanks to his mediation, the internationally shocking student protest at the Busles Hotel achieved a gratifying outcome…

"...The tentatively signed 'Boosley Hotel Memorandum' will play a significant guiding role in the development of the entire event. The Magical Congress of the United States plans to amend several key laws, including Sections 3 and 4 of the original 'Registration Act for Wizards and Muggles': it proposes to abolish the 'regular home visits' monitoring method and replace it with magical contracts with wizards. It is worth mentioning that Minister Fudge provided a wealth of his experience and advice on governing the British wizarding community, thus playing a crucial role in the smooth progress of the meeting."

In an interview with this newspaper, Minister Fouché claimed that the three countries would cooperate in a wider range of areas in the future. He revealed that the existing work plan would be related to a large-scale, mysterious traditional event. However, when pressed for further details, Minister Fouché refused to provide more information, only saying that everything was still under discussion.

"In addition, the name Felix Heap is also worth remembering. At the beginning of the incident, he decisively ended the irrational actions of the Ilfamoni students and effectively treated a seriously injured female student, ensuring that the entire dialogue proceeded in a peaceful and friendly atmosphere, without veering towards a more violent bloodshed."

"This reporter believes his achievements are worthy of a Merlin Medal. It's also worth mentioning that the young witch named 'Bethney' expressed her gratitude and admiration for Mr. Hyp during an interview..."

Felix chuckled to himself. He flipped to the end of the article and, unsurprisingly, saw the name Rita Skeeter. After several months of silence, her presence had resurfaced.

Her articles are always full of personal color, containing a lot of descriptions that are detached from the facts and highly sensational words, and she has always loved to write about celebrity gossip.

If you read her article, you'll feel that Cornelius Fudge played a huge role in all of this, while Dumbledore's name only appears briefly in a few key places—something that must be mentioned.

"She's a really smart person, but I still find it hard to convince myself to like her."

Felix flipped through the articles on other pages, where the content was much fairer and more objective, and Dumbledore's name appeared multiple times. In the margins and corners, he found the information he was looking for.

"...It is worth noting that Uriah, the student leader who ignited this incident, will be confined to Ivermony School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, under the personal supervision and education of the headmaster. His specific punishment is still unknown, but he has undoubtedly become an object of worship for young American wizards, and people have spontaneously gathered at the entrance of Ivermony School on Greylock Hill to cheer and celebrate."

……

Over the next few days, Felix also obtained some information from other sources.

For example, the brief message written to him by the French writer Roxville Colbert mentioned information that was not published in the newspapers.

Dear Felix:

Celeste got demoted! The Magical Congress of America had to pay a huge sum of money! It's a shame you didn't see her ugly expression; I was radiating joy from every pore.

However, the head of the International Exchange Department was not happy because the woman's new position was related to him, but who cares!

The fish soup at that restaurant was still so delicious; I tried it twice more.

Enclosed are relevant newspaper clippings. And...

……

What surprised Felix the most was that Julia, whom he had just read about in the newspaper two days earlier and who was supposedly being held at the Iphamoni School for self-reflection, also sent him a bulging letter.

Dear Mr. Felix Heap:

Please forgive my abrupt letter, but I obtained the address from Headmaster Albus Dumbledore, who is a very kind man.

We pieced together what you did after gathering information from various sources, and it's truly regrettable that we only realized it afterward. The following content was completed in the presence of 52 students and was transcribed by me.

Bessney: Mr. Hyp, I'm completely healed! The doctors all thought I was dead, and you snatched me back from the jaws of death! I know you're a professor, and I hope you'll come to America next year.

Byers: Mr. Heap, first of all, thank you for saving my sister. Secondly, I want to say, aren't you usually a bit serious? I admit I was quite frightened by you and had nightmares. It's a very strange feeling... When I'm awake, I feel grateful to you, but in my dreams, all I feel is fear.

XXX: Don't listen to Byers' nonsense, Mr. Heap. I don't have that feeling at all. Maybe you've just lifted his mask! Haha, but your magic is indeed amazing. I asked several professors, and they all said they couldn't do the same thing. I'm very curious...

Felix rubbed his forehead. Reading a letter cobbled together by 53 people was a task that required considerable patience. Different tones, different wording, but all in the same handwriting.

As he read on, he almost thought he had developed a split personality.

The letter also included related reports, and if you put the clippings from the three countries together, you will find a very interesting fact.

With the outcome remaining the same, you will see three versions of the story's beginning and development, and each story features a different protagonist...

For Felix, this matter was now closed.

Next, Felix focused his attention on improving upon the ancient magic he had previously acquired. Professor Flitwick praised his work highly and even practiced the magic himself, resulting in the demise of yet another ancient tree.

Professor McGonagall abruptly stopped them, looking at them with annoyance and saying sternly, "Felius, I thought you wouldn't join in their nonsense. The Wand Tree is a valuable asset of Hogwarts, and I heard you even wanted to experiment on the Whomping Willow..."

She pursed her lips tightly, exuding an aura of intimidation. "Honestly, if you were my students, I would put you in solitary confinement! And deduct two hundred points from each of you!"

(End of this chapter)