On that day, Felix made a victory declaration in front of Grindelwald. This speech will occupy all the pages in Africa in the next two weeks, and even spread to the non-magical world because of the unique chaotic situation in Africa. Felix
returned to the headquarters of the Federation, and Akinbade told him a piece of news with an excited face.
If nothing goes wrong, the important International Confederation of Wizards Conference will be held in early October. Ms. Bones will be a representative to systematically talk about the achievements and significance of a series of measures in the past two months, as well as the results of their negotiations with the Muggle government.
Naturally, the purpose of the conference is to discuss a law with the significance of the "Statute of Secrecy", confirm various principles, and let the Ministry of Magic of various countries use this as a basis for negotiations with local governments. It may take several weeks, but the benefit is obvious that
wizards will be reunited as a whole.
What makes Akinbade most confident is that Felix Hep, one of the only two great wizards in the magic world who are still active on the world stage, will ensure that the law is implemented.
In the afternoon, Felix went to Beauxbatons School of Magic again and met with Madame Maxime as a school director. In fact, they had just met not long ago, at Bill and Fleur's wedding, but Madame Maxime insisted on inviting him to Beauxbatons.
"Is there a problem with the scholarship?" Felix asked. He had not counted the property in Nick Flamel's vault, but he estimated that it could be used for another one or two hundred years...
"The goblins of Gringotts transfer a sum of money to the school vault every year," Madame Maxime said with a bad look, "They will send you the relevant information."
"Maybe I overlooked it," Felix said calmly, "There are too many people who write to me every year. So it's not this reason?"
"Of course not."
"Then what is it?" "
Felix, you are the director of Beauxbatons School, but you missed three board meetings." Madame Maxime said in a low voice, and her chest began to rise and fall.
"I haven't forgotten this identity." Felix immediately said seriously: "I asked you before, Nick is in charge of nothing, so I, like him, have no intention of interfering in the specific affairs of the school."
"That's two different things, Felix." Madame Maxime protested, "Flamel has lived for hundreds of years, his concept of time is different from ours, and we won't disturb him easily... But you are only in your twenties, how do you want me to tell the students that the school board has ignored such a big thing?"
...
"So I stayed in Beauxbatons School, wandered around, and taught several students magic. Finally, I had a meal with the students in the restaurant, but the effect was surprisingly good. The only embarrassing thing is that they called me 'Mr. Apple', but that's the situation." In the evening in the new vice-president's office, Felix said to Ms. Bones: "I can probably guess what Madame Maxime is thinking: to act as a mascot and appease people's hearts. Maybe there is also a plan to ask me to help in case of any problems."
"She is a responsible principal." Ms. Bones said, "You may think it's a little bit of an exaggeration, but it is very important for her to maintain her relationship with you. Otherwise, why would so many Ministry of Magic send people to the Union for your sake?"
Felix hesitated. Of course he knew the reason, but he joked, "I thought my excellent eloquence played a role."
Ms. Bones' mouth curled up slightly, as if she was amused by this statement.
"Yes, Grindelwald occupied one-third of the African magic world, maybe because of this reason." After joking, she said seriously, "Felix, now the Muggle government proposes to cooperate to complete an official document. In addition to letting the public know the interim results of our negotiations, there are other things I hope you will participate in. This will be the first document jointly recognized and approved by both parties, which is of great significance, and you have rich experience in this area."
Felix almost forgot that he also had the title of a writer. Although it was not very popular, it was definitely professional.
He thought for a moment and asked, "What is the current progress?"
"The speed has been greatly accelerated compared to before, but there are still too many details waiting to be confirmed." Ms. Bones said, "However, we are facing not only a relatively stable domestic environment. Although there are opponents, it does not affect the overall situation. However, we cannot intervene in international public opinion. In addition, there are various miscellaneous organizations. There are simply countless factors that can affect the peace talks. The tacit understanding we have reached during this period is to come up with something that both parties are satisfied with as soon as possible to avoid accidents..."
"As for other issues, write them all down in the memorandum and leave them for improvement later. Just like the confidentiality law was not what it looks like now at the beginning..."
She briefly introduced the recent progress of the negotiations and then extended the invitation again. Felix agreed.
At night.
Felix read the materials left by Ms. Bones at his desk. Many important issues in it had been discussed in advance, but some had made progress and some still had objections. He needed to catch up.
The lights in the office were still on, and the small golden clock on the table pointed to twelve o'clock. Felix looked up and found Valen dozing on his small table. He smiled and wrapped him in the velvet quilt.
In late September, a book with more than 200 pages was published and sold. The media and publishers of both societies worked hard to make the book on the shoulders of countless people as soon as it was released, and it was studied repeatedly. Some of the contents were summarized in concise words by newspapers, which attracted heated discussions. Every page could set off a wave of public opinion.
But in fact, it is more like a political white paper on wizards issued by the authorities. At least many reporters privately compared it with the government report. It represents the positions of both parties, mainly stating the facts and the current negotiation results, as well as future measures and expectations.
Some of the important words above may serve as the basis for both parties to act in the future and expand into laws on related issues.
"The book "Providing Support for the Openness of Magic" is divided into three parts. The first part is divided into three chapters, which respectively explain the importance of cooperation between the two sides, briefly describe the history of wizards, and the intersection of the two sides in history." Hermione said in one breath, her finger slid across the table of contents, turned to a page and read for a while, then raised her head and said with a complicated expression: "The person in charge of the negotiations must have spent a lot of time and racked his brains for this.
" "But it's very boring to read," Ron said, "I have the illusion that I'm reading a textbook on "History of Magic
." "This is its characteristic, isn't it? Try not to be personal." Hermione said, "But in fact, the real point of view is cleverly hidden, no, it is presented to you directly."
Harry looked at her. If it was two months ago, he might not understand this sentence, but he recently had a new feeling.
"Wait," he took the book from Hermione, turned to the third chapter and quickly browsed through the subheadings between the chapters, raised his head and said thoughtfully, "I probably understand what you mean. Every word on it is the result of the delegation's efforts."
Hermione nodded.
"What are you talking about?" Ron asked impatiently.
"Look at this," Harry pointed to a page, "1917 was during the First World War." Hermione interrupted. "Uh, that's right," Harry continued, "A witch named Noah Lydia sheltered the small town where they lived. Oh, her identity is a bit special. She was originally British, and later married to a Frenchman..."
"Bill and Fleur?" Ron found a similar example in his mind, "but the relationship is the other way around."
Hermione warned him not to interrupt. Harry continued, "And this, at that time the Ministry of Magic repelled wizards from hostile countries, including taking over an army of dragons. Hey, Mr. Scamander is mentioned here, and he made a great contribution." His tone was a little excited.
Ron gradually came to his senses. "It sounds like we helped? But shouldn't wizards not participate in wars between Muggles?"
"That's true, but the Ministry of Magic also has the responsibility to protect ordinary people in their area from the threat of magic." Hermione said, "Especially when some wizards and Muggles combine, they are more inclined to protect their neighbors. This kind of thing is more common during large-scale social unrest. The Ministry of Magic has a lot of data, I mean illegal files."
Ron rolled his eyes.
"You mean, some wizards spontaneously protected their neighbors during the war, but they were punished after being discovered for using magic?"
Hermione's expression was also a little embarrassed. At least in this matter, the Ministry of Magic did not play any positive role.
"But if there is a problem, it's usually just a fine, basically no sentence, let alone being sent to Azkaban."
"Okay." Ron muttered.
"But in general," Hermione raised her voice slightly, "the image of wizards shown here is basically positive... There are also some who steal and tease Muggles, but you will find that these people have been punished by the Ministry of Magic, which is very telling."
"More than that," she continued: "I think the most important thing about the first part is that it fully expounds on two points of view, and their role is crucial. The first point of view is naturally to affirm the role of wizards. Several magical disasters are mentioned here. It has always been wizards who eliminate these dangers in the dark. The second point of view, I don’t know if you have noticed that all the "wizards" are preceded by a word?"
Harry looked down.
"British wizards? Britain?"
"Yes, what is discussed here are all British wizards, and the fact that many pure-blood wizards have no nationality at all is ignored. The whole issue is discussed at the internal level of the country, and there is no need to worry about external voices."
"But the Pan-Magic Alliance?" Harry murmured.
"They are different, Harry, different." Hermione explained patiently: "Although they are both essentially about reducing the constraints on wizards, the targets they face are completely different. In the former, the term 'British wizards' basically excludes the courage of other countries, or at least has an excuse to refuse to bring wizard affairs to the international stage for discussion and wrangling; the latter, the Pan-Magic Union, is about striving for the maximum autonomy of wizards internally."
"It sounds complicated." Ron was already dizzy at this moment.
"These are very serious political issues," Hermione said seriously, "Even a tiny concept will bring about a chain reaction in the future, so the Ministry of Magic has been procrastinating for some time to formulate various detailed rules in one go. Think about it, wizards don't even have a profession like lawyers..."
"Hermione," Harry said, "I know what you are saying is very right, but there is one thing you may have overlooked, that is the strength of the wizards themselves. Do you know what I just thought of?" He didn't wait for Hermione to answer, but gave the answer himself, "It was Grindelwald in Africa."
"Two months ago, in early August, what we saw in the newspapers about the situation in Africa was nothing but chaos. At that time, the International Confederation of Wizards had not yet regained its prestige with the help of Professor Hep. All this changed with the emergence of one person."
"Harry." Hermione said nervously.
"At that time, many people predicted that in two weeks, wizards would participate in regional disputes as an uncontrollable force. Now two months have passed, and the situation there has not become more chaotic, but has completely stabilized. At the most dangerous time, Grindelwald defeated 300 wizards in one night, relying on one person! Not even one person died. I don't know if it is the restriction of the oath... Sometimes I have an illusion that Professor Hepp seems to have reached a tacit understanding with Grindelwald, and they don't interfere with each other..."
"There are newspapers claiming that they are brewing an unprecedented duel, just like the legendary duel half a century ago," Hermione's voice trembled slightly, "If the two strongest people in the world are not deterred from each other, each of them can cause terrible destruction to the other camp."
Ron also said: "All wizards are looking forward to it from the bottom of their hearts, but now is not the time."
"It's not just the wizarding world that is looking forward to it." Hermione screamed.
That's right, it's not just wizards who are looking forward to it. Governments of various countries have noticed this problem and are extremely wary and curious about wizards with the title of "Grand Master". Gellert Grindelwald and Felix Hepp, the former seems to be an ambitious man, and he was once a failed ambitious man, but after he appeared in the wizard tavern in the capital of Egypt, the threat level continued to rise.
As for the latter... he seems to be good at a kind of magic called ancient runes, and he has been to the moon. Although his specific combat talents are hidden in the fog, at least his ability to survive is beyond reach.
This kind of confrontation and analysis of strength is completely instinctive. Almost every regime will do similar things, but it does not mean that they intend to go to war with wizards, especially with their own wizards. What
they really can't stand is the guy who walks around with a nuclear bomb... If there is a chance, the fewer such people, the better.
In the process, they also discovered something strange.
The gap in strength between wizards seems to be ridiculously large. Even if those wizards generally have abilities that make them feel extremely difficult, such as Apparition, traveling on flames, creating difficult-to-extinguish fierce fire, and folding space, these seemingly powerful wizards pale in comparison to the "Grand Master".
They can only attribute it to the magic and its strangeness. Modern weapons are basically based on physics, and many branches have been extended. Everything seems to be traceable. But unfortunately, it is still difficult to analyze the principles of magic with current scientific theories. Just look at those scientists who are almost bald.
"The second part and the third part..."
Similar analyses are being carried out all over the world.