Chapter 4129 4131【Whitewashing the peace】
Although Xiang Nan suffered a loss at the Ministry of Magic, he was rewarded in other ways.
Because of his heroic performance, the school awarded Ravenclaw one hundred and fifty points, an average of fifty points per giant. It was equivalent to winning the Quidditch Cup for Ravenclaw, which made the students of Eagle Academy very happy.
The villagers of Hogsmeade are also very grateful to Xiang Nan. After discussing together, they decided that if Xiang Nan comes to Hogsmeade in the future, all the goods he buys will only be charged at the cost price.
What makes Xiang Nan even more happy is that because of his fearless courage and super strength when facing the three giants, he not only won the favor of the professors of Hogwarts and the villagers of Hogsmeade, Even the boys and girls in the school like him very much.
Xiang Nan received many letters of love for this reason. When he was having breakfast in the restaurant, the owl that sent the letters almost covered him.
This level of popularity is no less than that of Quidditch masters like James Potter, and it also makes Xiang Nan very happy. Therefore, he is no longer so resentful about the fact that the Ministry of Magic takes credit for his work.
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The news of giants appearing in Hogsmeade soon spread throughout the wizarding world, and people were very alarmed.
Because giants are synonymous with blood, cruelty, and terror, they have harmed many wizards and Muggles in the past.
Until the Ministry of Magic was established and Aurors were organized to eliminate giants, there were fewer and fewer giants in the British Isles, and they had not appeared again for almost decades.
People thought that giants had become extinct, but they did not expect that they would appear again and attack Hogsmeade, almost killing the villagers and students.
This naturally caused panic in the wizarding world, so they wrote to the Ministry of Magic and to Hogwarts.
They asked the Ministry of Magic to clarify the truth of the matter as soon as possible. Where did the three giants come from? Why did they attack Hogsmeade? Was it someone who ordered them or just happened to be passing by?
They also asked Hogwarts to strengthen security and called for students to temporarily suspend visits to Hogsmeade to avoid further attacks by dark creatures.
After all, giants are here, so it’s not surprising that trolls, werewolves, vampires, and hags will come next time.
The school took into account the opinions of parents and indeed suspended weekend trips to Hogsmeade. This disappoints many students.
After all, going to Hogsmeade is a rare leisure and entertainment time for them after a busy week of study. Now that all the fun is gone, it is naturally difficult for them to accept it.
However, this is the rule, so they can only accept it.
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The Daily Prophet subsequently reported the results of the Ministry of Magic's investigation into the three giants.
According to an investigation by the Ministry of Magic, the three giants were wandering in the mountains of Scotland and accidentally passed by the village of Hogsmeade, so they wanted to cause some damage to the village and grab some food to survive the harsh winter.
Therefore, it was not that he was specially sent to cause destruction, but the timing just happened. People don't need to worry too much. The Ministry of Magic will send Aurors as soon as possible to conduct an inventory of the Scottish Highlands.
But not everyone is convinced of the results. Some people suspect that the Ministry of Magic's investigation is a whitewash, and believe that their repayment cannot answer all the questions.
For example, there have been no giants in the British Isles for decades, so how could three giants appear so coincidentally in one go? For example, there are many villages in the Scottish Highlands. If no one specifically directed them, why did they end up in Hogmore by such a coincidence? Decun?
This suspicion further increased the public's dissatisfaction with the Ministry of Magic. Coupled with their delay in solving the problems of Voldemort and the Death Eaters, the Ministry of Magic received a lot of criticism.
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Xiang Nan ignored the disputes in the outside world and continued to read books, prepare medicine, learn knowledge, and accumulate money.
Time soon came to the Christmas holiday, and Xiang Nan still did not go home, but stayed at school for Christmas.
On Christmas Eve, Professor Slughorn held a Christmas Eve party and invited Xiang Nan to attend as usual. Now he is Slughorn's most valued student, bar none.
At the party, Xiang Nan met Creed Hemsworth, Deputy Minister of Magic.
He saw that Xiang Nan didn't blush at all and his heart didn't beat. Instead, he smiled and praised, "Classmate Snape, thank you for your intervention in what happened to the three giants last time. It's really amazing. Even before graduation, he can already How about defeating three giants? After graduation, do you want to consider working in the Ministry of Magic?"
Seeing that he still had the nerve to mention the three giants, Xiang Nan couldn't help but admire his shamelessness.
The three giants were obviously defeated by themselves, but the Daily Prophet passed all the credit on to Creed, the deputy minister.
And when he saw him, he could still pretend as if nothing had happened, which was really shameless.
Having said that, the politicians in the original "Harry Potter" books are indeed shameless.
Cornelius Fudge knew that Voldemort was back, but did not dare to face it. Instead, he slandered Harry Potter as a sensationalist and Albus Dumbledore as an old fool. As a result, he gave Voldemort time to rise;
Rufus Scrimgeour killed good people in vain in order to show that the Ministry of Magic was at work, and imprisoned Stan Thumper, who everyone knew was wrongfully accused, in Azkaban;
Not to mention the righteous Barty Crouch Sr., who even sacrificed his own son in order to be promoted to Minister of Magic...
"No, Mr. Hemsworth, I plan to be a reporter after graduation, specializing in reporting the truth." Xiang Nan smiled, "In fact, I am preparing to write an article about 'Three Giants Attack Hogmore' Tokumura Truth' report.
You may not know that when I defeated three giants, I cast a stun spell on one giant, and it said a few words in its sleep while falling into a coma.
If I remember correctly, it should have mentioned words like 'Voldemort' and 'alliance'. I think this matter should be reported so that the public can be more vigilant and alert. "
In fact, Xiang Nan didn't hear the giant talk about Voldemort or forming an alliance, but he was sure that the giant didn't come to Hogsmeade for nothing. It was probably sent by Voldemort with the purpose of messing up the wizarding world.
As Littlefinger famously said in Game of Thrones, "Chaos is the ladder of ascent."
The Ministry of Magic is also afraid of chaos, so Deputy Minister Creed definitely does not want this article to be published. At that time, he can claim his hush money.
When Creed heard this, his expression suddenly changed, and then he forced a smile and said, "Have you finished writing this article? Are you ready to publish it in the Daily Prophet?"