Chapter 173

"Devereaux! Look at this newspaper!"

Adrian rushed into the cafeteria excitedly and slapped a copy of the Daily Prophet in front of Devereaux, causing the mutton pie on the table to shake slightly.

Devereux raised his head, raised his eyebrows, and casually glanced at the front page of the newspaper. His eyes were immediately attracted by a dynamic picture.

Above is the scene where he used "Vulcan Clears the Way" to summon the fire dragon to defeat Harris not long ago. The two huge fire dragons bared their teeth and claws, and they were so powerful that they seemed to overturn the entire auditorium. In the screen, you can also see Dumbledore calmly using shield magic to protect everyone, and the dynamic GIF plays the entire process in a loop.

The title is even more provocative:

"The brave and fearless Hogwarts warriors declare war on the evil forces of darkness!"

The corners of Devereaux's mouth couldn't help but twitch. He has always kept a low profile and even dreamed of living an ordinary wizard life. However, now he is in the newspaper and has become the focus of the whole school.

"It's really an exaggeration..."

He muttered in his heart, but he had to admit that this cover was indeed very visually impactful, and Devereux standing in it looked particularly powerful.

The surrounding students began to whisper, and almost everyone in the entire cafeteria had a copy of the Daily Prophet. The eyes of some students were complicated, showing envy, fear, and even a little awe.

"Devereux, you are worthy of it!" Adrian said excitedly, "You are now a legend in Hogwarts! The newspapers say you are the 'Wizard Hero of the New Era'. This is the official official announcement of the Ministry of Magic. Approval!”

Devereux glanced at him indifferently, not bothering to pay attention to the compliments. He returned his gaze to his lunch and continued to cut the mutton pie gracefully. He said in a calm and helpless tone: "Don't make a fuss, it's just a cover. The Ministry of Magic wants to promote it and find someone to be its spokesperson. It’s normal.”

He paused, looked up at the envious faces around him, and added: "If you really want to deal with the evil forces, that is the business of the Aurors. I just happened to catch up."

"'Just a cover'? Brother, make sure you read this entire newspaper! 50% of the content is about you!"

Adrian spread the newspaper on the table with excitement on his face and couldn't wait to flip through the pages one after another, almost tearing the pages with force.

"Look, the panoramic photo of wandless casting! Look here again, the scene where the senior students fail to hold on to your move! Then there is the multi-angle dynamic picture of the Fire Dragon Curse on the cover! And this - absent from three consecutive duels , but he won the championship! Is this something done by humans?”

The more Adrian talked, the more excited he became, and his voice became louder and louder. The students in the surrounding cafeteria looked sideways, looking at Devereux from time to time.

"Don't worry, there's still a question and answer!" Adrian was as excited as a gnome who had found gold. "Listen to this reporter's question: 'How do you feel about not attending the last few games but finally winning the championship?'"

He paused, took a deep breath in a deliberately pretentious manner, and then recited Devereaux's answer heavily:

"Alexander: Haha, I can only say that these students are very good at protecting themselves."

Devereux almost swallowed a mouthful of mutton pie, and the corners of his eyes began to twitch wildly. He did indeed say this. It was originally just a joke, but now it was printed in a newspaper and read alone. It was so arrogant that he wanted to dig a hole in the ground.

"Why does this make me look like a villain..." he muttered

Then I scrolled back and saw a piece of news.

"The headmaster of Hogwarts went crazy with alcohol and turned this reporter into a horse and rode him inside the school. The two parties have reached a settlement."

"The Ministry of Magic has sentenced Mr. Albus Dumbledore to ten weeks of Alcoholics Anonymous."

Devereux looked complicated. Snape's tired face automatically appeared in his mind, and he estimated that Snape's tired state yesterday was probably caused by Dumbledore's farce.

"Dumbledore will go crazy with alcohol?" Devereaux smacked his lips, wondering if he was in a parallel universe.

However, the fact that this took up more than half of the newspaper was indeed very eye-catching, and Devereaux somewhat understood the glares around him.

Adrian hadn't seen enough, and pointed to another page, "Brother! There's more! This reporter interviewed a 'black-haired and black-robed wizard who did not want to be named'. He said you will get it soon." To the Order of Merlin!"

"What?" Devereux looked down. Although the person in the photo had been blurred, the iconic black robe and long shiny hair looked exactly like Snape.

"You...can't even tell who it is?" Devereux asked with the corner of his mouth twitching.

"What, he is your subordinate, right?" Adrian lowered his voice, as if he had discovered some big secret.

Devereaux couldn't help but sigh: "Are you a Slytherin? This is the professor!" He raised his head and glared at Adrian, then changed his tone, "As for the medal, there is no news yet."

Devereux ignored him and continued to flip through the newspaper, finally finding that the content at the back was finally normal.

Devereux deliberately searched for other news in the newspaper, especially the aftermath of the previous attack on St. Mungo's Hospital. His eyes swept around the page, and finally found a sentence in an inconspicuous corner:

"The second attack on St. Mungo's Hospital is still under investigation. The injured are not life-threatening."

That was all. There was no mention of the specific casualties, the identity or motive of the attacker, or any explanation of the hospital's enhanced defense measures.

Deveraux closed the newspaper and frowned slightly. He had thought there would be more detailed reports, at least some progress in the investigation or preventive measures, but now it seems that the Ministry of Magic obviously does not want to discuss this matter too much in public.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but think of his next plan - he still needed to go to St. Mungo's Hospital to review his soul state.

"If there is a third attack, should I consider moving directly to another hospital?"

Deveraux thought half self-deprecatingly and half seriously.

He shook his head, trying to get out of these messy thoughts.

"Forget it, let's sort out what happened recently and plan the next priorities by the way."

First, look at your basic panel.

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[Host: Deveraux Alexander]

[Age: 11 years old]

[Identity: First-year student at Hogwarts, senior pharmacist, statistics assistant]

[Spell library: Killing Curse (unmatched), Imperius Curse (skilled), Microstructure Transfiguration (skilled),...]

[Carried entries: Traveler (only), Magic Prodigy (only), Potion Spirit (red), Transfiguration Spirit (red), Savior (red), Prophet · Second Sight (red), Genius Wandmaker (gold), Shelter of Love (gold), King of Exams (gold), Alchemy Genius (gold), Number Learn Logic Genius (Gold), Herbal Genius (Gold), Fantastic Animal Affinity (Purple), (Purple), Statistics Expert (Purple), Duelist (Purple)...]

[Entry Library: Unique (2), Red (4), Gold (9), Purple (29), Blue (1622), Green (33278), White (156112)]

[Pets: Al (Magic Bag Toad), Norbert (Norwegian Ridgeback)]

[Items: Magic Wand (Pearl), Giant Gloves]

[Wisdom of the Sages: Venerable Buddhaghosa’s Meditation Method]

[Number of Magical Secret Realms Explored: 4]

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(Fourth update!)