Chapter 260 Preparing for the Medal

Mike could have sworn that this was the most special letter he had ever received in his life.

There was nothing fancy about the envelope used to contain the letter. In terms of splendor, it wasn't even as gorgeous as the letter Fudge sent him.

But the letter paper inside is different.

As soon as Mike unfolded the letter, he smelled a refreshing fragrance, and then the letter began to bloom with a soft light. Several elves with shining wings suddenly appeared, flying up from the paper, dancing and singing. Then he threw shining light dust at Mike.

The real words on the letter paper slowly appeared in front of Mike under the soft white light.

Mike was a little stunned when he received this kind of magic letter for the first time.

He kept closing and opening the letter, closing and opening it again.

And as he moved, the white light, the elf, and the words on the letter paper continued to disappear and reappear.

It was only at this moment that Mike confirmed that everything he saw was virtualized by magic. Those elves and the light powder they threw on his face were all just light and shadow effects.

It wasn't until half an hour later that Mike got tired of playing and began to read the words on the letter seriously.

As expected by Mike, this was indeed an invitation letter informing him to go to the Ministry of Magic to receive an award.

Different from ordinary invitations, the staff of the Ministry of Magic not only marked the time on it, but also very rudely stated the clothes that those participating in the award should wear.

Formal wear.

The Ministry of Magic's requirements for the clothing of honorees only include these two simple words.

Just these two simple words made Mike a little confused.

He knew the formal attire of Muggle society. In addition to the unique clothing of each ethnic group and country, the most widely used one should be the suit.

But what is the formal attire of wizarding society? Magic robe?

In desperation, Mike could only come to Professor Flitwick's office.

In the office, Professor Flitwick was grading the students' test papers. When he saw Mike knocking on the door, his originally serious face immediately bloomed like a chrysanthemum.

"Hahaha, Mike, you did really well on the test this time. I want to give you a big A!"

"Thank you, Professor." Mike thanked him and quickly asked his question, "Professor, do you know what the formal attire of wizards is?"

Flitwick obviously didn't expect Mike to ask him such a question, a surprised look appeared on his face, and the pen he was reviewing the test paper stopped.

"There are many kinds of formal attire for wizards, from wizard robes handed down from the medieval times to modern formal attire, etc. If I were to list them all for you, I would probably say it's dark." Professor Flitwick said, "You Why do you suddenly start asking about this, Penello's parents want to see you? That's not right, her parents are both Muggles, so it stands to reason that you can wear formal Muggle clothes."

Ignoring Professor Flitwick's joke in the second half, Mike handed the invitation letter to Professor Flitwick and said:

"Professor, I won a Merlin Second Class Medal because of Black's incident."

Professor Flitwick was obviously shocked by the news. He took the envelope from Mike, opened it and looked at it for a long time before saying excitedly:

"That's great! This is one of the highest honors a wizard can receive!"

Mike couldn't help but smile on his face. He could feel Professor Flitwick's pure joy. He was sincerely happy for himself.

"Is it the day after tomorrow? This time is really too short, and there is no time for custom-made gowns and wizard robes! Why didn't you tell me earlier!" Professor Flitwick paced back and forth in the office excitedly, and then began to rummage again He picked up his wardrobe, and he kept pulling out gorgeous robes one by one and throwing them on the floor of the office. "No! My robes are all specially made in sizes. You can't wear them at all. What should I do?" ah!"

Mike stared at Professor Flitwick, who was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. He couldn't understand why Flitwick was so excited. This was just a second-level medal of the Order of Merlin.

At this moment, Professor Flitwick seemed to suddenly remember something and glanced back and forth on Mike. After a while, he slapped his forehead fiercely and said in surprise:

"Why am I so stupid! Aren't you wearing formal clothes now?"

"But...this is just a school uniform."

"You have to remember your identity! In addition to being a wizard, you are also a student! And what else can a student's formal wear be besides a school uniform? This is the advantage of a student!" Professor Flitwick said proudly, "You You should be the youngest recipient of the Second Class Order of Merlin. I have never thought that a young wizard like you would receive such an honor before!"

Mike shyly scratched his hair and didn't say anything about the medal being worthless. He knew that Professor Flitwick didn't even have a third-class medal. If he said something in front of him that deserved a beating, Then he would really beat himself up.

After getting the answer he wanted, Mike was ready to leave. He could see that Professor Flitwick still had a lot of work to deal with.

But Professor Flitwick was obviously not ready to let him go just like that. He started to dress up Mike like an old father whose son was about to go for his first interview.

For a while, he pinned a golden eagle brooch on Mike's chest, and for a while, he turned up the blue tie symbolizing Ravenclaw at Mike's collar. However, after thinking about it for a while, he felt that it was too ugly, so he put it on again. Scroll down again...

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in the auditorium two days later.

In the past two days, the news that Mike and Snape had won the Second Order of Merlin has spread throughout Hogwarts. Today, except Professor Binns of the History of Magic, almost all the professors and students came to the auditorium to bid farewell. Mac and Snape.

The two of them will go to the Ministry of Magic with Dumbledore.

When Mike came to the auditorium, he immediately attracted the attention of many people.

There is no other reason than that the school uniform he is wearing is too coquettish.

Professor Flitwick seemed to want to take advantage of the opportunity of Mike's awarding of honors to promote Ravenclaw Academy to the wizards who participated in the awarding of awards, so he used Mike as an advertising display board and tried to display it as much as possible while ensuring that it was beautiful. Many Ravenclaw signs were placed on Mike's body.

At this moment, Mike, in addition to the eagle brooch on his chest and the blue tie on his collar, even his cuffs were faintly blue.

Of course, this kind of dress is quite handsome to be honest, and Mike is quite satisfied with it, but Professor McGonagall obviously doesn't think much of it.

She frowned the first time Mike appeared, because Mike's outfit obviously violated school rules, and Hogwarts did not allow students to make such modifications to school uniforms.

But considering that today was Mike's big day, she didn't say anything.

Compared to Mike, Dumbledore and Snape's ceremonial robes are much more low-key.

Dumbledore was wearing the usual off-white robe as always. Mike understood this very well. After all, at the level of Lao Deng, it no longer mattered what he wore. No one would accuse a legendary wizard of being disheveled.

They may even think it is a trend and follow it one after another.

Snape obviously prefers black. At the moment, he is wearing a pure black ceremonial robe. Compared to attending an investiture ceremony, Mike feels that his outfit is more suitable for attending a funeral.

It is worth mentioning that Professor Snape finally washed his hair today!

Mike was by no means the only person who discovered this. In fact, many people, including many professors, were staring at Snape's silky hair.

Mike even discovered that even Dumbledore was intentionally or unintentionally tipping the top of Snape's head.

Obviously, everyone was very surprised that Professor Snape washed his hair.

Mike was no exception. He once maliciously speculated whether Snape's dislike of washing his hair was related to the Potter family.

Because the most widely used hair softener in the British wizarding world is the industry of the Potter family.

Now it seems that there is little relationship between the two, and Snape may just be simply sloppy.

"Okay, now that everyone is here, let's set off."

With Dumbledore's order, the gate of the castle opened automatically, and a Thestral carriage was parked outside the door, waiting for them.

In the cheers of everyone, Mike followed Dumbledore and Snape onto the carriage.

The carriage started slowly, and the cheers of the students gradually faded away. Dumbledore looked at the somewhat embarrassed Mike and said:

"Don't be nervous, this is just a very simple little ceremony."

Mike laughed twice. He felt that Dumbledore might have misunderstood something. The object of his nervousness was not the investiture ceremony at all, but Dumbledore himself.

Compared to Snape Dumbledore, who had been silent since appearing in the auditorium, he was obviously more willing to talk to Mike. The smile on his face became brighter and he said:

"I want to thank you, Mike. Both Black and Lupine were good students of mine, and I'm very grateful that you were able to clear their wrongs."

Just as Mike was about to say something polite, Snape beside him suddenly snorted coldly.

Dumbledore glanced at Snape, and when he saw that he was not going to speak, he smiled and said, "I heard that you got a lot of magic books from Black, right?"

"Yes, Professor. Those books are precious knowledge. I have compiled them and shared them with those who need them."

Before Dumbledore could finish speaking, Mike said.

Did he know what Dumbledore was planning? If he continued to answer what he said, he might take back the books because they contained too much knowledge of dark magic. This was something Mike could not tolerate.

Sure enough, after hearing what Mike said, Dumbledore stopped talking. He must have realized that Mike did not intend to hand over the knowledge.

In fact, he didn't have any ill intentions, and he didn't mean to rob his students' property. He just simply felt that it was better for little wizards like Mike not to come into contact with those black magic.

Now that Mike doesn't want him to get involved, he doesn't plan to take any more care.

He didn't think this would have any negative impact on Mike. From what he knew about Mike, although Mike looked like a child, his mind had already matured.

It is difficult for such a mature and intelligent person to be controlled by black magic.

As for whether Mike will become the new generation of Dark Lord, Dumbledore doesn't believe it.

It's not that he looks down on Mike, but he has seen too many geniuses. Many of these people performed better than Mike when they were teenagers, but what was the result? In the end, although each of these people became big figures in the wizarding world, the only person who truly rivaled him and Grindelwald was Voldemort.

What's more, Mike is still a Muggle-born wizard...

Dumbledore fell into deep thought unknowingly, and if he didn't speak, Mike and Snape naturally couldn't speak, so in this almost eerie silence, the Wild Horse parked in the parking lot of the Ministry of Magic. .

Perhaps because Dumbledore was coming this time, it was Fudge, the Minister of Magic, who came to greet them.

I saw him struggling to move his two elephant legs, and enthusiastically leading Mai and others into the Ministry of Magic.

Just looking at the bright smile on his face, it would be hard to imagine that he had a violent conflict with Dumbledore not long ago over the Dementors and Hagrid.

Along the way, Fudge gave full play to his political skills, and did not ignore Mike at all because he was still young. He talked enthusiastically with everyone, and occasionally brought the topic to Mike so that Mike would not feel embarrassed.

His behavior was undoubtedly graceful. Anyone who was treated like this by the famous Minister of Magic would definitely shed tears of gratitude, but there was no fluctuation in Mike's heart.

Mike has already seen through these politicians.

People do one thing in front of them and others in another way. They are chatting and laughing with you one second, but they can stab you without changing their expression the next second.

The hidden sword in the smile is a true portrayal of this kind of person!

Thanks to Fudge's leadership, Mike and others did not need to queue at all and took the magic elevator unimpeded all the way to the floor where the medal ceremony was held.

As soon as he arrived, Mike's mouth opened in surprise. He saw that the busy office floor in the past was now decorated like a dinner party. All the hurried staff in work clothes had disappeared. Instead there were many men and women wearing gorgeous dresses.

The arrival of Mike and his party immediately attracted everyone's attention. An old man came up to him with a smile and a red wine glass. He was still far away from Mike and others and shouted:

"Professor Dumbledore! It's been such a long time!"

The visitor was obviously acquainted with Dumbledore, and the two must have a good relationship, because a bright smile broke out on Dumbledore's face the moment he saw the visitor.

And this smile was obviously much more real than the one he had just faced Fudge.

"Newt, it's been so long!"