The stadium has been completely renovated, and the Quidditch-related facilities have been completely dismantled and used as a temporary venue for the Merlin Medal ceremony.

The lawn is covered with a soft carpet, and the table is illuminated by the light, and the tablecloth is dazzlingly white, and the table is lined with silver samovar and translucent white porcelain tea set.

Invited guests include dignitaries from ministries of magic, famous wizards, sports stars from the Quidditch World Cup, as well as winners and their relatives and friends.

In the cocktail repertoire played by the orchestra, everyone greeted each other, greeted each other, offered tea, and chatted about topics of variety or not.

Sirius led Harry, Ron, Ginny, Percy and others through the crowd before finally finding a chair to sit down.

Harry, it was the first time for them to attend such a high-level banquet, and wizards who had only been seen in newspapers, radio, or even textbooks would appear in front of them in an endless stream...... It's like a dream.

Ron, in particular, sat in his chair and exclaimed in an excited voice:

"Harry, look...... It's Krum! Victor Krum! There he is...... Oh my God, it's the first time I've seen him so closely! ”

Ron's shouting attracted a lot of attention, and Percy couldn't help frowning:

"For Merlin's sake, Ron, can you be quiet? Everyone else is looking at us, look at you who have never seen the world! ”

"But that's the Krum ......"

"What happened to Krum?" Percy dismissed, "It's just a Quidditch player." ”

"Just a Quidditch player?!" Ron looked at Percy stunned, as if he couldn't believe his ears.

"He's the best Seeker in the world!"

"Isn't the best Seeker a Quidditch player?" Percy reprimanded:

"Besides...... What kind of champion is Krum? Can you blow it after winning the championship? ”

"Percy, although you are a pseudo-fan, you have a ...... opinion I couldn't agree more. Charlie, who had just returned from Romania, smiled and said:

"Krum is really strong, but to say 'the best', Ireland's Seeker Aidan Linzi is not much worse than him.

After winning the World Cup, let's talk about who is stronger, don't touch porcelain now, say that Krum has no crown over Peel, and one crown over Colin. ”

Ron was dumbfounded, and he quickly turned his gaze on the red-haired wizard beside Krum, and awkwardly changed the subject:

"Who's the guy talking to Krum? He looked a lot like my cousin Dominic. ”

Sirius glanced at the man and smiled, "Ron, is your cousin also the head of the Auror Office of the Norwegian Ministry of Magic?" ”

"Uh...... Not really. Ron quickly shook his head.

"His name is Pierce." Sirius grabbed a cocktail, took a sip and said:

"I had a conflict with the Death Eater when I was chasing him to Iceland, and this kid had just graduated from Durmstrang and was an apprentice Auror.

Now he is the head of the Auror Office of Iceland. ”

"It's only been thirteen years since you became the head of the Auror Office?" Percy was a little shocked.

This promotion speed is not fast.

"Seven years to be precise." Sirius corrected.

"How?" Harry wondered, "Did Pierce do a great job?" ”

"I've never heard of that." Sirius shrugged, "But Pierce's father is the former head of the Auror Office of Iceland. ”

“……”

Harry was a little speechless, he thought there was something special about this guy.

Sirius teased, "So, there is a saying that describes the Icelandic Ministry of Magic, why is the son of the head of the Auror Office only the director, not the director...... Because the director of the Law Enforcement Division also has a son. ”

Everyone laughed, but Percy didn't, and he nodded thoughtfully, and said:

"Connections do matter!"

Percy felt that he lacked the political resources to promote himself.

His father, Arthur, was only the head of the Office for the Prohibition of the Misuse of Muggle Items, an unpopular department with no future...... Didn't help him for promotion!

Ron leaned into Harry's ear and snorted, "Percy is ambitious, he has planned to become Minister of Magic in the future." ”

Harry remembered that he had seen Percy reading a book called "How Prefects Gained Power" in Diagon Alley...... Percy does seem to be such a person.

Instead of listening to the arguments, Ginny stood up and kept looking into the crowd.

Charlie smiled and asked, "Who are you looking for, Ginny?" ”

"Looking for Rove." Ginny looked up and said, "Didn't they all say that he would get the Merlin Medal?" Why didn't you see him? ”

Speaking of Rove, not only Ron, but even Percy showed envious eyes, and their group of people all followed Sirius to make up the numbers and see the world.

And Rove really came to receive the Merlin Medal, and the meaning of this is completely different!

At this moment, there was a commotion at the entrance, and I saw a group of people walking into the gymnasium surrounded by reporters, and it was ...... Ralph.

Sirius looked at the starry boy and whistled, "Rove is here." ”

They stood up and were about to walk over, but stopped because Rove had been surrounded by a group of wizards.

Percy was still envious of Pierce's political resources, which would have been intimidated by Rove's connections.

I saw a group of officials from various countries greeting him, and even the Minister of Magic, Fudge, was forced to squeeze into the crowd.

As if to show off, Minister Fudge exclaimed:

"Mr. Newt Scamander, a renowned magizoologist. Mrs. Tina Scamander, a former director of the Auror Office of the U.S. Congress, captured Grindelwald.

Ralph...... Needless to say, as you all know, is about to become the youngest recipient of the Order of Merlin. ”

With a humble smile, Rove politely nodded to everyone.

Fortunately, with the arrival of the Wizengamot, he finally got rid of the endless greetings and nonsense.

About fifty wizards walked into the stadium, dressed in fuchsia robes with a delicate silver "W" embroidered on their left chest.

Wizengamot Chief Magician...... Dumbledore was at the forefront, wearing a gorgeous moon-white robe embroidered with stars and moons, and a large gem on his finger, which radiated a dazzling light.

With the appearance of the Wizengamot, the stadium fell completely silent, and everyone quickly took their seats.

Dumbledore walked to the front desk, looked up, and looked at the crowd through half-moon-shaped glasses perched on the bridge of his hooked nose.

He smiled and said:

"Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to this momentous ceremony of the Order of Merlin."

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