The New
Garrick Ollivander's store wasn't the second stop he had envisioned, but Hariwald had to worry about the stupid half-giant who could be splashed with water at any moment by other passers-by, and he had to have the fastest time possible.
Looking at the door a little, Hariwald could feel that the store was filled with many magic wands, hoarse and clamouring, waiting for their exclusive owner to take them.
Hariwald does need a wand as a symbol.
Unlike many half-blood wizards who have recently regarded wands as weapons or some families such as the Weasley, who has completely abandoned pure-bloods traditions, wands are not only used as weapons, but also a symbol of status and history.
More specifically, a wand is more representative of the wizards and witches who once owned it.
" Some people always think that the pure-bloods' obsession with wands is a competition of squandering wealth, but they are wrong. Many wands will show more and more character according to the form they are used. They are closer than magic portraits. The presence of a lost loved one. " Bogrod said, the goblin's eyes so cold.
When Hariwald stepped into the store, in addition to the three shop assistants, there were two families inside.
Among them was a family that drew Hariwald some attention.
That family is made up of two young men and a boy, and through the clothes of the boy and the two men, there is a high chance that the family is not pure blood, maybe mixed blood, or maybe Muggle.
The two young men were not leaning against each other, but they sometimes looked at each other with warm eyes, or whispered softly, apparently a married couple, the boy was quite quiet and leaned against each other. On one man, the other man gently stroked the boy's hair.
Although he learned early on that he was the child of the union of two wizards, he never remembered his two fathers. In the Muggle world, people are mostly too curious about same-sex couples. Or disgust, as if the fact that same-sex couples form a family deserves public scrutiny.
He had heard how a teacher at the school spread homophobia, and he remembered very well the male teacher's last name was Granger.
In an instant, the boy turned his head, a look of loss evident on his face.
" There's no fit, Dad. " The boy's voice was rather soft, but there was no disguise what he said.
Hariwald noticed that the clerk who was tidying up the cupboard raised his eyebrows.
"We can go to another wand shop around the corner, maybe there's a suitable one more there." The man who touched the boy's hair raised the corner of his mouth and looked at the boy with very doting eyes.
Without any doubts, the family immediately left the store, not paying any attention to the expression of the clerk standing at the counter who wanted to stop.
"Can't believe they chose to go to James Kiddell's shop." Another woman in the family made no secret of her surprise, looking at her husband with disbelief on her face.
"I think they are a Muggle family and don't know much about the wizarding world." The woman's husband was very sure that the family he had just left belonged to Muggles, but he wasn't as entangled as his wife.
Hariwald is not interested in another family.
He walked around the shelves of wands, and he could feel the sound of them.
Unfortunately, among them, none of them are suitable for Hariwald
One of the wands made him stop, and Hariwald intuitively felt that this wand gave him a sense of pleasure, and he could almost perceive the strangeness of this wand.
" The body is yew wood, and the core is a rare piece of Thestral tail hair. " An old man appeared beside Hariwald.
Garrick Ollivander, Hariwald had the answer in his mind.
" Try it. " The old man's moonlight eyes twinkled in the shadows.
At the same time, Wizengamot, the most authoritative organization in the wizarding world, is holding an unprecedented meeting.
Although Albus Dumbledore was sitting in the seat of the chief sorcerer, he was not as calm as he used to be, and along with it, the minister Cornelius Fudge, who had always listened to Dumbledore's words, shrunk his body as like as mouse.
The older white wizard tried to get support with his old grandfather's eyes, but alas, the newcomers to Wizengamot were shrewd enough not to underestimate the danger if Albus showed an affinity.
" I implore everyone in the seat to consider listening to my proposal." The red-haired boy's expression was quite calm, and he did not show any stage fright when facing Wizengamot.
At this moment, many members of Wizengamot discussed in a low voice, this was the first time that a pure-blood heir who was still studying at Hogwarts proposed changes to the school organization. After the seventeenth century, minor pure-bloods rarely participated in Wizengamot meetings. Most of them are still working hard for their studies, but despite this, the law does not explicitly prohibit minor pure-bloods from participating in politics.
Even hold an impromptu meeting.
"Young heir of Black, I think your proposal is reasonable." First of all, the one who stood up and agreed was Calius Flint, who had just won the lordship of Flint. Although he was still in school like the heir of Black, he was never absent. Any meeting of Wizengamot, after Uncle Atticus was detained in Azkaban, he had to secure his and Marcus' rights,
He was willing to take on the political responsibility that belonged to the family, rather than giving the Gryffindor a chance to force his dear Marcus to bow his head.
He had heard how Gryffindors who didn't know anything discussed Uncle Atticus in a derogatory tone.
" I have to agree with Black's heir. We should face up to this big problem. In recent years, I have only seen fewer and fewer outstanding students. Although our society has gone through wars, it should not be the reason for the poor quality of education. Instead of seeing In this unhelpful situation, it is better to have students form student organizations, which may be an indicator of school operations. " Meredith Bulstride was the next to respond.
Unlike most pure-blood families who fell to the Dark Lord's side during the war, Meredith ensured that the Bulstride family not only maintained political status during the war, but also continued to expand their political power after the war.
The end of the war is just the beginning. Many speculative politicians use this opportunity to expand their power. Among them, Rufus Scrimgeour, who constantly challenges the bottom line of pure blood, is the most active. He continues to expand his influence as a war hero. And vying for power with Bartemius Crouch Sr., who was originally thought to be Millicent Bagnold's successor, this situation made Fudge, who came to power unexpectedly, increasingly reliesrely on Dumbledore.
As the fight between Scrimgeour and Crouch intensified, so did Albus Dumbledore's manipulation of Fudge, most notably the appointment of Andromeda Tonks by Fudge as the newest Senior Deputy Minister of Magic, and she and her husband Edward Tonks Known as a loyal ally of Albus Dumbledore.
"I personally oppose this idea. Student business should be left to adults. The huge student body will only cause students to cling to power." After listening to Percival Black's advice, Elphias Doge wanted to question Percival sharply. The suggestion was then echoed by Calius Flint, the young leader of another Dark Family, which led him to believe that Percival Black's suggestion was malicious against Albus.
In Percival Black's proposal, it was clear that Albus could not interfere with whoever was appointed by the student body president and his cabinet.
Doge had to raise his guard, Slytherin had always been the target of the Order of the Phoenix, and he scoffed at people like Minerva or Pomona who had lofty educational ideals, Minerva might have an idea of justice, but she certainly didn't realize that Slytherin was born with its evil nature.
"Your disapproval is what worries us, Doge, if you disapprove simply because you are old, I have nothing to say personally." A vicious response came from one of the Wizengamot members.
Lucretia Black, who holds the regent status of the Prewett family, raised her head and looked at Doge. Under her influence, the entire Prewett family always stood in a neutral position. Her political position was neither close to Voldemort, nor to Albus Dumbledore, in her view.
Come, both are extreme politicians, but she hates followers of the Order of the Phoenix and Dumbledore more.
After the war, many people were extremely harsh on pure blood from Slytherin. Even though she and her husband kept the family neutral, she was constantly harassed by members of the Order of the Phoenix. Molly Weasley relied on herself as the most loyal Dumbledore follower. And continue to do things that discredit the Prewett family.
Not to mention, apart from Charles, who had been abandoned by Arthur and Molly, and William, who had begun to think independently, Molly would only raise a bunch of trouble-making children, especially the twins who bullied other children everywhere.
Of course, Percival is different, after all, that kid isn't Molly's kid.
The scene started in an awkward state, which made Percival Black in a bit of embarrassment, which was not a scene he wanted to see.
" I have to raise my concerns that giving students the power to form a student organization is indeed an improvement, but we all know that if a student organization is not nurtured by the school, many students will become biased, which will lead to Muggle-born children being vulnerable to Exclusion, I think, is also something to consider as an adult wizard. " Lord Gregory of the Abbott family raised his concerns, and unlike Lord Doge, he was always neutral, no matter what, but in his personal From his standpoint, he seemed more likely to accept Dumbledore's leadership than to trust Slytherin.
" Indeed, I agree with Lord Abbott's concerns. " Douglas, the lord of House Fawcett, agreed with Gregory immediately. Abbott and Fawcett's long-standing family alliance were no secret.
For a while, there have been waves of support or opposition at the meeting, and the Abbott and Fawcett families who chose to remain neutral, such as Bell, Derwent, Dunbar, Fawley, Jones, Marchbanks, Ogden, Shacklebolt and other families, There is absolutely no hesitation in expressing Dumbledore's maintenance and support.
Doge was excited to see more and more families stand up for Dumbledore. This was his purpose, to make those who dared to question and oppose Dumbledore to realize that Dumbledore was not an existence that pure blood could easily contend with.
"Everyone here, I must approve of the young heir to Black." Eochaid, the lord of the McLaggen family, echoed through the hall with a steady, loud voice. It was true that he had made the McLaggen family follow Dumbledore, but that would be a thing of the past.
When his most beloved eldest grandson, Cormac, was humiliated by the Weasley twins and Lee Jordan Jr. and a couple of nasty mud and blood, the school didn't take it seriously.
Hearing Eochaid McLaggen's agreement, the originally noisy atmosphere gradually became calm, and many Wizengamot members began to chat in whispers. Lucretia didn't care about the resentment on Doge's face at all, she turned her head with a sneer and talked to Laetitia Tuft beside her.
" It's not an easy task, but I agree with what the Black heirs said. " Burghild Rowle spoke.
After her nephew and family heir Thorfinn was accused of being a Death Eater, the influence of the Rowle family was greatly diminished. Although great wealth allows family members to enter the House of Representatives, it does not make them allies of any family, and they need to re-enter the political core.
"I think the proposal of Black's heir is a big deal. Although it will change a lot of traditional traditions, I agree. I personally think it must be implemented." Leslie Diggory stood up.
Unlike his stubborn cousin Amos, who fell to Dumbledore, Leslie always kept the Diggory family close to Slytherin, never forgetting that the family's origins were in Slytherin.
" This is not just a small change, gentlemen and ladies, it will be a way to bring us closer to school, don't forget, our children are there. " Seeing Eochaid, a former supporter of Dumbledore, against the White Wizard, Andreus Rosier has also opted to publicly support the Black heir.
As Eochaid McLaggen and Leslie Diggory made their comments one after another, several members who had planned to be on the sidelines began to join the discussion.
" I think we should have a clear resolution on this. " Callidora Black, the eldest Wizengamot member and Lady Regent of the Longbottom family, expressed strong support for the matter.
She knew her time was running out, but she would fight to the end for what the family was supposed to uphold, and the Longbottom family had to break free from Dumbledore.
At this time, although Albus Dumbledore's face was very calm, he was somewhat annoyed by his status as the chief warlock, and as the headmaster of Hogwarts, he was not only forbidden to refute Percival Black's proposal, but also could not participate in voting,
In addition, the two seats he actually controls will also be banned from voting, unless he makes Harry Potter appear here, so there will be no crucial votes, all of the Wizengamot members who are currently sitting.
Dumbledore was even more annoyed by Eochaid McLaggen's apparent behaviour of switching sides.
He'd figure it out, though, and he couldn't let the newly formed student council interfere with the time he spent training Harry.
"Respected Chief Warlock, let's start counting the votes." The young Council Assistant reminded Dumbledore, as a former Slytherin student, he was very happy to see Albus Dumbledore's shrivelled expression.
Every Slytherin House student knows that winning the House Cup for the past six years is not easy, especially when the lion-biased headmaster always comes up with all kinds of cheating ways to get points for Gryffindor
Seeing that the Golden Boys are about to enter school, Dumbledore must be even more excited.