Chapter 185
Chapter 186 Postponed Duel Competition
Hermione quickly put the peeled apple in her hand on the fruit plate aside and was about to get up, but her movement was gently stopped by Dumbledore.
Ivis, who was leaning on the bed, also showed a well-behaved look and met Dumbledore’s gentle gaze.
“I’m sorry for disturbing you.” The old principal glanced at Ives jokingly:”If you are still hungry, I can wait for Miss Granger to feed you the apple.”
Hearing this, Hermione buried her head deeply in her flat chest to prevent others from seeing her red cheeks.
Ives glanced helplessly at Dumbledore, who had an old naughty mentality:”No, Professor, I Not hungry anymore.”
It’s better to do this kind of thing in private. If someone is watching, not only Hermione will feel shy, but he will also feel very awkward. He looked at Dumbledore:”Professor, what can I do for you? Dumbledore looked at him kindly and said,”It’s nothing important. I just heard that you woke up, so I came to see you.””
As he spoke, he took out a copy of the latest”New York Elf”. Unlike the Muggle government, which kept silent and tried its best to eliminate the impact of this incident, the wizards did not receive such a ban. The newspapers rushed to publish the entire article. A complete report of the incident came out, and Avis, who was at the center of the vortex, received widespread attention.
《The front page of the New York Elf featured the photo of Ives taken by reporters at the Merlin Medal Award Ceremony, with an exaggerated title: The youngest recipient of the Merlin Medal, the hero who saved New York, Ivis Evans, a Dumbledore-like genius!
Ives looked at the newspaper in Dumbledore’s hand with embarrassment. What the hell is this? He is only twelve years old, how can he be compared with Dumbledore.
With a slight smile in his eyes, Dumbledore said appreciatively:”You did a good job, really good.”
He couldn’t help but sigh, and his tone was very satisfied.
“Professor,” Ives shook his head slightly,”This is what I should do.”
The old principal’s sky-blue eyes behind his half-moon glasses shimmered, as if he could see through people’s hearts,”You should know what I’m talking about.”
“certainly.”
The question and answer between the two was full of riddles, which made Hermione on the side listen to it for a while.
Dumbledore gently patted Ivis’s hospital bed with his right hand,”You don’t have to worry about the rest. Newt and I will take care of it.”
“clear.”Avis nodded slightly and asked hesitantly:”Professor, those little wizards……”
“Is there any help?”
The air in the room froze for a moment, and the sadness deep in Dumbledore’s eyes flashed,”I can only do my best.”
“……I see”
“One more thing,” the old principal’s mood recovered very quickly, and he reminded:”I think you need to learn the Apparition Spell as soon as possible, the normal Apparition Spell.”
He bit hard on the pronunciation of the word normal.
“I see.”Elvis nodded obediently. After all, the Phantom Fire is far from the external performance of the Apparition Curse. Now that there is a certificate of Apparition issued by Congress, we should really learn the Apparition Curse, just in time to turn the Phantom Fire Hide for a while.
The best time for him to use Phantom Fire will be when the enemies he encounters in the future have painstakingly arranged anti-Apparition spells to trap him.
Dumbledore nodded slightly, Ives’ His mind is very mature and he has not had to worry about it all the time.”I have talked with the Aurors who have witnessed you using that magic. They will keep it a secret for you.””
“Um.”Aves was slightly happy. An ancient saying goes: An old man in a family is like a treasure. This is true. Before he even thought about it, Dumbledore had done it for him.
“Okay, that’s all I have to say.”Dumbledore said warmly,”I won’t disturb your rest.”
After Dumbledore left, there was calm in the room again.
Ives stared at Hermione with longing eyes. He didn’t take his eyes back until the girl was stared at behind by him.
Of course Hermione knew what he wanted to do. , she angrily stuffed the apple she had just peeled on the fruit plate into Ives’ mouth.
“Eat it for me!”
……
After only one day at Joshua Hospital, Ives was discharged.
In fact, he didn’t suffer any trauma at all, but his magic power and physical strength were severely exhausted, so he was exhausted.
After lying on the hospital bed and enjoying Hermione’s meticulous care for a day, he had already recovered to some extent. Only his magic power had not fully recovered due to the sequelae caused by using [Elementary Mental Mastery].
While he was in the hospital, he was visited by Old Man Newt, Professor Flitwick, Mr. Cone, and Picquery, who had been promoted to head of the Auror Office.
Picquery, who was promoted to head of the Auror Office, said excitedly that he would treat Ives well when he recovered.
Of course, he was able to be promoted directly from the team leader of an elite Auror to the director not only because of his performance in this matter, but also because his grandmother was the former former former Congress President Serafina Picqueli.
In addition to them, many congressional officials visited Ives as visiting heroes. However, after seeing the well-behaved Hermione beside the hospital bed, they did not choose to stay long, and left with just a few words of condolences.
After leaving Joshua Hospital, Avis stretched out comfortably. Although he was secretly happy to enjoy Hermione’s service, lying in bed doing nothing all day still made him feel like his bones were going to be raw. Rusty.
Hermione followed him, carrying a suitcase in her hand – it was Ives’s suitcase, brought by Professor Dumbledore, and no one in Parliament dared to inspect it. Norberta and Luwei in the box still needed someone to take care of them, so Dumbledore made a special trip back to Hogwarts to get them.
Since Elvis was still sick, Hermione took the initiative to take over the burden of carrying the suitcase.
“Where do we go next?”She opened her mouth and asked
“Let’s go to Mr. Cone’s house first. Ives immediately replied. He led Hermione to a deserted corner, raised his arm, and motioned for her to catch up.
The next moment, the two of them disappeared in the flames.
When Hermione came back to her senses, They had appeared in front of a skewed house standing on a hillside.
After the experience of the Burrow, Hermione did not wonder why Mr. Cone’s house was so awkwardly built. Anyway, the wizards’ magic could ensure comfort.
Elvis knocked on the door gently.
With the click of slippers, the door was opened.
Behind the door was a slender, blond girl, who shouted in surprise:”Avis, are you recovered?”
As she said that, she wanted to rush forward and give Ives a hug.
Hermione quickly took a step across the gap and stood between the two of them.
Only then did Elizabeth stop and look at Hermione with a smile on her face, like a hen protecting her young. Min,”Hello, Miss Granger.”
“Hello, Miss Smachlin.”Hermione replied politely.
Elizabeth also visited Ives once, and the two knew each other, but there was no deeper communication.
“Please come in.”Elizabeth opened the door and invited the two of them in.
After being dusted with a feather duster, the two put on their slippers and walked into the living room.
The scene in the living room was exactly the same as what Ives saw when he first came here, with a fire burning in the fireplace. , there was a blanket piled on the sofa near the fireplace, with several magazines pressed on it. But unlike when he first met Elizabeth, the magazines pressed on the blanket were no longer entertainment such as”Witches’ Friends” Weekly, but a more academic magazine.
It seems that the experience of these two days has indeed changed Elizabeth a lot, Ives thought.
Ives pulled Hermione and sat across from Elizabeth. He did not appear restrained at all. , waved for two teacups, poured himself and Hermione a cup of hot coffee, and then asked:”Are Professor Flitwick and Mr. Cone at home?”
Elizabeth shook her head,”Things in Congress are very troublesome, and the headquarters needs to be rebuilt. Because of that incident, the Department of International Magical Cooperation is even considering whether to suspend the duel competition. Some people feel that wizards from all over the world should not be invited to watch the embarrassing situation in the American wizarding world.”
“What did Mr. Cone say?”Aves took a sip of coffee and put down the cup and asked seriously.
As the deputy director of the International Magical Cooperation Department, what he heard from Mr. Cone was the first-hand accurate information.
“The teacher said there would be no suspension, but the competition was indeed postponed and may not be held until mid-January.”Elizabeth said slowly
“Mid-January?”Aves was stunned. Their vacation only lasts until the beginning of January. If the duel competition is postponed to mid-January, it means that he will miss the start of school and have to take a week or two off.
“Um. She nodded seriously,”You should be well aware of the extent of the damage to the Congressional Headquarters. At least until the Woolworth Building is repaired, the duel competition will not be held.””
Although the Woolworth Building can be repaired quickly under the influence of the repair spell, a large number of alchemical props and defensive formations inside the building were destroyed by the Obscurus transformed by Graves.
These things It is very difficult to repair. With Congress working at full capacity, it will not be repaired in just seven or eight days.
“Got it.”
Although I really want to return to Hogwarts as soon as possible, at this point, Ivis has nothing to do.
“Hermione,” he looked at Hermione next to him again and said apologetically,”I have to stay in the United States for a few more days, and I can’t go back with you.”
The two of them had already made an appointment in the ward to visit the United States, and then after Ivis finished participating in the duel competition, they would return to Hogwarts together.
“It doesn’t matter.” Hermione shook her head, with a sly smile on her face,”Professor Dumbledore told me a long time ago to let me follow you, so……”
“I will go back whenever you want, and I will wait for you to finish participating in the duel competition.”She raised her little fist proudly
“good.”
Elizabeth, who was sitting across from them, touched her belly. She had clearly controlled her food intake in order to stay in shape. Why was she so full now? She didn’t understand. After that, Elizabeth packed another room for Hermione on the second floor. come out of room
“You can stay here during this period,” she said.”You’re welcome, just treat it as if you were at home.”
“Thank you, Elizabeth.”The two little witches have just talked a lot, and their relationship has become much closer, to the point where they can call each other by their first names.
“You’re welcome.”Elizabeth said with a smile.
After staying at Cone’s house for an afternoon, Professor Flitwick and Mr. Cone returned home.
When they saw Ives, both of them showed expressions of surprise. They both thought Ives was He still has to stay in the hospital for a few more days. I didn’t expect him to recover so quickly.
In the evening, Elizabeth cooked a sumptuous dinner.
After drinking a few glasses of red wine, Mr. Cone kept patting Ives on the head. Shoulder, which made the latter always have a pained expression on his face
“Merlin’s cropped pants! I was desperate at that time, but I didn’t expect that you actually succeeded.……”He kept saying complimentary words, and Avis smiled awkwardly, not knowing whether he should take over the conversation or not.
Professor Flitwick also drank a few drinks at Cone’s instigation, but he just sat quietly on his chair and kept looking at Ives with a satisfied look.
……
Early the next morning, while having breakfast, Ives received a letter from an owl.
It was from Newt. He already knew about the postponement of the duel competition and wrote to invite Avis and Elizabeth to his home. There was also a small card attached to the envelope, which recorded Newt’s address.
After Ives read it, the card flew into the air and turned into ashes.
This is obviously a protective magic.
After asking Elizabeth if she had time, the three decided to set off for Newt’s house.
On the brownstone street, there was a snap, and three figures appeared in the corner of the alley. Avis led the two of them towards a small building according to the address.
Elvis walked up and knocked on the door. After a moment, the door in the middle opened a gap, revealing the round face of a blond girl.
“Who are you?”The little girl’s tender voice came from the crack in the door.
“My name is Ives Evans, and I’m here to visit Mr. Scamander.” Ives took out the letter Newt sent him from his arms to prove his identity.
The little girl took the letter from his hand , frowning hard and looking at the content of the letter – it’s not that there’s anything wrong with what’s written in the letter, it’s that she’s not old enough to go to school and can’t read!
But Ives’s name is very familiar to her, so it shouldn’t be He will be a bad person, she said,”You guys wait a minute, I’ll go find my grandma.”
Then he ran deep into the house.
The three of them didn’t wait long. A gray-haired old woman came out and opened the door for them. Her right hand was still holding the little girl from before.
“Hello.” she said kindly
“Hello.”The three of them greeted politely.
“I’m Tina Scamander,” the old woman introduced herself as she waved them in,”Newt’s wife.
She pulled the little girl to her side again and said,”Her name is Nicole, and she is the granddaughter of my sister Queenie.””
Queenie Goldstein, a born Legilimency who later married Jacob Kowalski, a Muggle who owned a sweet shop.
“Hello.”The little girl smiled sweetly.
……
Two in one, four thousand words
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