Newt?

The moment Mike heard the name, he felt a special sense of familiarity, as if he had seen the name himself.

"Is this our protagonist today? Thanks to your blessing, otherwise it would be difficult for me to see Dumbledore."

Newt was obviously a very kind old man, smiling and joking with Mike.

Mike couldn't even call the other party's full name, so he naturally couldn't express it too well, so he could only smile awkwardly.

Dumbledore only reacted and introduced to the two:

"Mike, this is Mr. Newtscamander, the author of Where the Fantastic Beasts. And you probably already know this, Mike Tolley."

"Oh, of course I know, the new leader of Ravenclaw." Newt looked at the somewhat exaggerated Ravenclaw symbol on Mike and joked, "I have to say that your dress is so handsome today."

At this moment, Mike really remembered who the old man in front of him was. His face quickly showed a look of surprise, and he held Newt's right hand with both hands and said excitedly:

"You are the author of "Where Are Fantastic Beasts"? Oh my God, that's my favorite book!"

Mike was so excited that he was expressing his words. All his words were true. The book "Where Are Fantastic Beasts" is indeed his favorite book, no doubt about it.

This book records Newt's experience of traveling to various countries when he was young, and describes in detail various magical animals, from their appearance, living habits, special abilities, habitats to feeding methods, places where they need to be careful.

Because the quality of this book is so outstanding, it was not surprisingly selected as a textbook at Hogwarts.

Although Mike did not choose the magical biology class to protect, he liked this book very much, and the reason was very easy to understand. Compared with other cumbersome and boring magic books, "Where is Fantastic Beasts" is obviously more interesting, especially with many exquisite magic pictures on it, which makes the little wizards more interested in reading.

Newtscamander is also a legend. He has loved magical animals since he was a child. Later, after going to Hogwarts to study, he was assigned to Hufflepuff Academy by a school hat. Unfortunately, he did not graduate because of some accidents in the end, but was fired.

Dumbledore, who was not the principal at the time, tried his best to defend Newt, claiming that he was innocent, which left Newt without additional punishment and retained the right to use the wand.

After being fired, Newt began his trip and helped Dumbledore defeat the first generation of Dark Lord at that time, Grindelwald.

But this was just the beginning of his legend. In 1947, he founded the Werewolf Registration Office and made outstanding contributions to the British work to improve the rampant werewolf disease.

In 1965, he wrote the Act "Prohibited Feeding for Experimental Purpose" and was finally issued through the review of the Ministry of Magic.

This move protects the living conditions of magical animals and effectively curbs the prevalence of creating new untamed animals in Britain.

The most outstanding achievement in his life was of course writing a series of books "Where Are the Artifacts and Animals", which was also awarded the Second Class Medal of the Sir Merlin.

Mike was obviously very happy to be able to meet such a legendary wizard. He talked to Newt selflessly without caring about the others.

Perhaps because of his childlessness, Newt obviously likes young people very much. He also showed great enthusiasm in the face of Mike's chat. Dumbledore, who was the strongest white wizard of his generation, undoubtedly became the most dazzling star in the entire venue. Almost everyone present wanted to say a few words to him.

This also made Dumbledore a little tired of running.

To be honest, he doesn't like such occasions. If Mike and Snape had not received the second-level medal this time, he wouldn't have been here to suffer.

During the conversation with Newt, Mike also noticed a medal on Newt's chest.

This is a beautiful gold medal, surrounded by a circle of purple ribbons, which looks extremely gorgeous.

"This is the second-level badge of the Sir Merlin, you will have it later." Newt noticed Mike's eyes and explained, "The only difference between the first-level and third-level badges is on the ribbon."

Mike instinctively glanced at Dumbledore, and found that the badge on his chest was paired with a green ribbon.

"See it, that's the first-class Merlin Medal, the highest honor a wizard can get." Newt said, "The first-class ribbon is green. Many people think that this color represents the academy where Merlin is located in Hogwarts, which is Slytherin. But this is obviously wrong, because Merlin didn't have Hogwarts when she was a child. Haha.

The second-level ribbon is purple (Newt pointed to his medal), while the third-level ribbon is white."

Mike nodded. His understanding of the Medal of Merlin was not that deep.

When Newt saw Mike listening seriously, he was happy to explain and said:

"The Medal of the Sir Merlin was awarded by Wiesengamor to honor those who have made meritorious contributions. Wiesengamor's history has been much longer than the Ministry of Magic, and he existed long before the Ministry of Magic was established. Now, Wiesengamor's role in the Ministry of Magic is equivalent to the courts and parliament in the Muggle society..."

As Newt's explanation gradually deepened, Mike also truly understood the true meaning of the Medal of the Merlin.

It turns out that each level of Merlin Medal has its own different meanings.

The first-level Merlin Medal is used to reward those who "show outstanding courage or perform outstanding achievements". The most famous winner is Dumbledore, who won the highest honor in the wizarding world for defeating the Dark King Grindelwald.

The second-level Merlin Medal is used to reward those "extraordinary efforts and achievements", just like Newt who is explaining to him in front of him. The divine book "Where Are the Fantastic Beasts" he wrote is obviously an extraordinary achievement!

The third-level Merlin Medal is used to reward those who "contribute to our knowledge reserves and entertainment careers". From this point of view, Lockhart, the best-selling author, is indeed worthy of his reputation.

However, Newt also hinted to Mike about some things, such as some shady stories in the awarding of medals.

Like those favored by the Minister of Magic, especially those from the upper class, they always seem to be unexpectedly rewarded with the Medal of Merlin.

And this is not a real truth.

The most powerful evidence of the shady scenes of the medal is that Fauci actually awarded himself the Merlin first-class medal!

This incident made almost everyone angry, and everyone thought that Foggy's career achievements were far from being excellent.

Other people who are not worthy of the medal are Little Tianlang's grandfather Atalos Black, who everyone thinks that his medal was bought.

Newt's tone was a little sour when he said these words, which was not surprising, because he was worthy of a first-level medal to be honest with him, but now he has only received a second-level medal.

However, Mike felt a little embarrassed because in fact he was one of the "hypocritical people" Newt mentioned, and his medal was strictly bought.

Since this award ceremony is in the form of a free banquet, compared to the award ceremony, this banquet is more like a gathering of Sir Merlin's members. Everyone chatted and laughed freely, completely weakening the presence of the protagonists, Mike and Snape tonight.

However, Mike, who may be the youngest winner of the Second-Level Medal in history, obviously aroused the interest of many people, especially the exaggerated Ravenclaw logo on him, which won a lot of Ravenclaw's favor.

So there are not many people coming to say hello to him.

Snape was very miserable compared to it. Almost no one came to talk to him. Mike even felt that everyone was hiding from him intentionally or unintentionally.

So Snape could only huddle in the corner alone and drink a bit of wine, looking a little sad.

This is not surprising. Snape was once a notorious Death Eater and was a natural class opposition to the people present.

To be honest, Fudge gave Snape the second-level medal of Sir Merlin this time, which must have caused dissatisfaction among many people. It is a blessing that these people did not cause Snape's trouble in public today.

And as time goes by, the banquet finally climaxed.

Under the light of a beam of light, Forge, who had changed into a coquettish dress, appeared on the ceremonial platform amid the applause of everyone. On his chest, a first-class medal of the Merlin Order with a green ribbon was shining.

Behind him, two white women in waiter costumes were holding two wooden trays, and the Merlin Second-Class Medal was placed on it.

Mike in the crowd was a little at a loss, and Newt pushed him kindly and signaled him to go to the stage to receive the prize.

Mike smiled and walked up to the ceremony platform under the kind eyes of everyone around him.

Of course, Snape did not remind him. In fact, a vacuum area appeared magically around him, and obviously no one was willing to stay with him.

So he had to come to the stage alone.

After the two of them stood still, Fuji spread his hands and pointed at them and said to everyone in the audience:

"Today, we welcome two new members! Mike Tony! The young Ravenclaw has the eyes of an eagle. He keenly discovered the mistakes of Old Batty and saved the last dignity of the Black family! Therefore, after discussion, the Wesengamo Council believed that he deserved the second-level medal of Sir Merlin!"

Perhaps because everyone here is powerful, Fudge's speech is simply and concise, not as slow as he used to be.

After he finished telling, he took out a second-level medal from the wooden tray on the hand of a waiter behind him and put it solemnly on Mike's right chest.

The golden medal echoed the Ravenclaw badge on his left chest, and received warm cheers and applause.

After awarding Mike the medal, Forge turned his attention to Snape on the side.

"The next one is the famous potion master, Severus Snape!" Fauge said, "Mr. Snape has been struggling to move forward in the potion journey throughout his life, which has also made him achieve outstanding achievements! He not only improved a variety of commonly used potion formulas, including hemorrhoids, but also restored the long-lost Dragon Singing Potion! (a potion that can communicate with the fire dragon after drinking)

Therefore! After discussion, the Council of Wesengamor decided to award him the second-level Medal of the Sir Merlin!”

After hearing this, Mike understood that the reason why Snape won the award was not because he also participated in Black's arrest.

Originally, I thought the reason for winning the award was the same because of the two of them at the same time, but now it seems that compared with the achievements Snape has made, the water in this medal is more abundant.

Snape's awarding process was exactly the same as that of Mike, but after Forge brought him a medal, there were very few people applauding him in the audience. It seemed that everyone deliberately ignored his existence.

But Snape obviously didn't care about the reactions of these people. He bent his neck stiffly towards everyone below the audience, saying that after he had bowed, he stood behind Fuji like a puppet.

Snape didn't care about Forge, obviously he didn't care even more. He spoke enthusiastically, telling the contribution of their Sir Merlin to the world.

Finally, he took Mike and Snape to bow hard to everyone in the audience and said:

"Magic is glory!"

Everyone in the audience was also incited to their emotions, and they returned the greetings, shouting the slogan "Magic is glory."

When we get here, the entire award ceremony will be over.

After receiving the blessings from the people who came to watch the ceremony, Mike and others returned to Hogwarts.

And here, there is a banquet waiting for them.

Unlike the usual banquet, the initiator of this banquet was not the professors of Hogwarts, but the classmates of Hogwarts.

Compared to the Ministry of Magic's serious and serious dinner, Mike obviously liked this celebration among classmates more.

As soon as he entered Hogwarts, he let out a long sigh and followed Dumbledore with a smile and walked into the auditorium.

As soon as they appeared in the auditorium, deafening cheers came from deafening cheers, and everyone was trying hard to applaud Mike and Snape, even Slytherin, who was the coldest in the past, was no exception.

Snape's feelings should be similar to Mike. He looked at the students who were usually like quails in front of him now clapping at him enthusiastically, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

The smile only appeared for a moment, but was noticed by the Slytherin students.

So they clapped their hands even more enthusiastic, especially Malfoy, who desperately waved his hand that had just removed his straps, hoping that his godfather Snape would see him.

The protagonists of this dinner were undoubtedly Snape and Mike. Dumbledore had no intention of overshadowing the main point. After saying a few words, he sat in his own position.

This also made everyone present enjoy more fun.
Chapter completed!