#288 - Chapter 288 Do Not Disturb the Sleeping Dragon
Listening to the unified slogans in the arena, Sebastian lightly raised his eyebrows.
Understood!
It's not a big deal.
It's still the same old messy affairs of the American magical community, still the legacy issues of history.
Wizards have been clamoring for the repeal of Rappaport's Law for a long time.
On the surface, the Magical Congress did abolish this law in 1965, but in reality, many clauses have been integrated into other laws.
The Director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, like Gregs, is a staunch hardliner, and he has always firmly maintained the policy of separating the wizarding and Muggle worlds.
He even has a well-known saying: "Law is the cornerstone of social order, and I am the guardian of the cornerstone."
The original intention of this law was good, to prevent the exposure of the magical world, so the wizarding world and the Muggle world were completely separated.
But the problem is that this separation is completely unrealistic.
On the surface, the American magical community has always been a combination of wizards and wizards, but it can't stop wizards from having Squibs.
Before these Squibs can fully grow up, they must leave the magical world and go to live in the Muggle world.
Over the past few centuries, I don't know how many Squibs have integrated into the daily life of Muggles.
They marry, have children, make friends, and work in the Muggle world, completely like Muggles, and many people don't even know that their ancestors were wizards.
But here comes the problem.
As everyone knows, wizards can also appear in the descendants of Squibs.
When these young wizards show their magical talents, they must be separated from their Muggle family and friends.
In order not to expose the existence of the magical world, the Aurors of the Magical Congress will come to take these young wizards away, and then modify the memories of their family and friends.
As for these young wizards who are taken away, even when they grow up, they cannot recognize their Muggle parents.
No one can stand this kind of unethical thing.
More and more wizards feel deceived, and their tolerance for the Magical Congress has reached its limit.
That's why there are so many Ilvermorny students petitioning Gregs today.
Sebastian shook his head slightly.
Although these students' methods are immature, the timing is well chosen.
After all, there are so many people from international magic schools present, and many reporters are broadcasting live.
In full view of the public, although Gregs is a bit embarrassed, this guy will not take any tough attitude or means.
If it is not handled properly, it will not only be the face of the American Magical Congress that will be lost, but he himself will be impeached and lose his position in the Magical Congress.
Sebastian was not optimistic about today's outcome, and he did not think that Gregs, this tough guy, would give in to the students present.
At the same time, he is not optimistic about the future of the Magical Congress.
This sharp contradiction has been exposed in front of everyone, and the Magical Congress will have to give these people a satisfactory explanation sooner or later.
According to Sebastian's speculation, this idea has probably won the approval of many Ilvermorny students.
Moreover, this idea is definitely not limited to underage students, there are many graduates shouting slogans at the scene.
This is just what can be seen on the surface.
Every year, graduates enter all walks of life in the American magical world. How many people in those industries will support this idea?
What about the Magical Congress?
Who can guarantee that there are no members in the Magical Congress who support this idea?
Sebastian began to think about what role he should play in this event.
After all, the demands of these students overlap with his future demands to break the Statute of Secrecy to a considerable extent. If used well, these students will definitely become a great help to him in the future.
Perhaps, he could find a chance to contact that student named Edward in the future and provide him with some financial help.
If possible, it is not impossible to directly absorb the other party into his team.
Just as Sebastian was thinking wildly, Gregs said to the students with a blank expression.
"I have clearly understood the demands of the students. After I go back, I will present the demands to the legislature and let the officials of the Magical Congress discuss them."
"Everyone, disperse."
Before he finished speaking, the Ilvermorny students below clamored.
"This is kicking the ball, we need you to express your position first."
"Perfunctory! Once you go back, there will definitely be no response."
"Wizards from Muggle backgrounds are also part of us. Their feelings for their families are also very important. Our laws can no longer hurt them."
"We need a clear answer!"
At this moment, a large number of Aurors began to enter the arena. Some of them came to the podium to protect Gregs behind them, while the other part confronted the students in the arena.
"Students," Gregs' tone was much tougher, "If you have any demands, you can tell the Aurors on the scene."
"I believe they will record everything you say in detail."
Hearing these veiled words, Sebastian frowned slightly.
This is not a smart decision.
The students will only feel threatened.
At their age, when they are not afraid of anything, the least acceptable thing is threats.
What's more, their emotions are very agitated now, and conflicts may break out.
Sure enough, the Ilvermorny students were extremely excited, drew their wands and cursed loudly.
"This is a threat! This is intimidation!"
"Want to do something, right? We are not afraid of you!"
"Come on, point your spells at me, let me try the strength of your spells."
Chaos erupted in an instant.
It was unknown who took the lead and cast a spell at Gregs. The magic light flickered in the air, like a spark falling on a dry haystack, igniting the tense situation.
In an instant, the entire venue seemed to explode. The confrontation between the students and the Aurors instantly escalated into a melee.
The Aurors' already tense nerves were instantly ignited by this spell. When they saw the students making a move, they reflexively drew their wands and shot retaliatory spells at the young wizards.
The students witnessed the Aurors' move and could no longer suppress the anger and dissatisfaction in their hearts, and raised their wands to point at the Aurors.
The venue was in chaos in an instant, spells flew everywhere, and hot rays of light crossed every corner.
From time to time, someone was hit by stray spells and fell to the ground.
In order to protect themselves, more people raised their wands and joined the melee.
Gregs' face turned green. With such a big mess, his position as director was at its end.
"Stop it!"
"Don't use lethal spells!"
He kept shouting for everyone to stop, but unfortunately no one paid attention to him.
The Hogwarts group was also caught in the crossfire and forced to join the melee.
Sebastian and Snape protected the students in the middle, constantly blocking the stray spells.
Harry and the others were not to be outdone, and they all used the Shield Charm to avoid holding back the two professors.
Seeing that the chaos was likely to deepen further, Sebastian felt that he had to intervene before things became irreparable.
His magic boiled, like a huge wave, rushing towards everyone in the arena.
In an instant, everyone felt like they were being watched by a dragon, feeling that they could lose their lives at any time.
They stopped the spells in their hands and looked at the person who gave them the fatal feeling with horror.
"It's him, that Hogwarts professor in charge!"
"The boss of Swann Alchemy is so powerful?"
"Merlin's beard, his magic alone has suppressed everyone in the arena, it's unbelievable!"
"Great, someone finally stopped this chaos. Why did it suddenly start just now."
Looking at the Hogwarts group, the professors of each magic school were a little dazed.
I didn't expect that after Dumbledore, Hogwarts would once again have such a powerful professor.
Moreover, the performance of those students is also very good, and the Shield Charm is used better than the other.
As expected of a millennium-old famous school, its heritage should not be underestimated.
Vaguely, some people remembered Hogwarts' ancient motto—
[Let sleeping dragons lie]
Just as everyone was thinking differently, Sebastian's deep voice resounded throughout the arena.
"In order to prevent a painful situation from happening, this chaos ends here."
"I hope everyone can give me some face!"
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