Chapter 4139 Chapter 4141 [Medal of Merlin, Second Class]
After receiving the notice from the school, Xiang Nan planned to go to Diagon Alley with Lily to buy books and three sets of robes.
The last time he bought school uniforms was in second grade, and now that he was about to enter fifth grade, those robes no longer fit him.
But Eileen was firmly against them going out, and planned to use their owl Snowball and Dafu to mail-order books from Flourish and Blotts and clothes from Madam Malkin's Robe Shop.
"It's so chaotic outside now, even Diagon Alley may not be safe." She said to Xiang Nan and the others, "So it's best not to go out and let Owl do the mail ordering."
Nowadays, there are reports in newspapers about people being attacked almost every day, so for the safety of her son and others, she has to take precautions.
Xiang Nan originally wanted to go shopping for treasures in Diagon Alley, but seeing how careful she was, he had no choice but to nod.
Sure enough, after returning to school, Xiang Nan inquired and found out that many classmates purchased books and clothes from Owl Mail.
Because parents are afraid that going to Diagon Alley is unsafe and may be attacked by Death Eaters, werewolves, trolls, and vampires, they are willing to spend more time and order Owl mail order.
Fortunately, Flourish and Blotts Bookstore and Madam Malkin's Robe Store also originally provided Owl mail order services.
In the original book "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", Harry and Ron bought the book "Advanced Potion Making" from Flourish and Blotts via mail order.
After buying the new book, Xiang Nan still taught Lily to preview the contents of the textbook in advance, including spells, potions, transfiguration, defense against the dark arts...
Xiang Nan is definitely considered a top magic master now, and will not be weaker than Professor McGonagall, Professor Flitwick, Professor Slughorn, etc., so he teaches Lily to grasp everything with ease.
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By mid-August, "Practical Potions Master" published the formula for the wolfsbane potion developed by Xiang Nan, causing a sensation in the entire wizarding world.
Not only the British wizarding world, but also the wizarding communities in France, the United States, South America, Eastern Europe, Africa and many other places were shocked.
Because the werewolf problem is not limited to the British wizarding world, there are werewolves distributed in almost all parts of the world. And all countries are helpless against them.
Except for being very dangerous on full moon nights, werewolves are almost the same as normal people most of the time, which makes it difficult for them to be executed like animals.
However, allowing them to live in the wizarding world will put other wizards at risk. Therefore, the common practice of the wizarding world towards werewolves is to discriminate, exclude, and suppress werewolves.
This further intensified the relationship between werewolves and wizards, leading to the emergence of werewolves like Fenrir Greyback, who specialized in attacking children and spreading the werewolf virus.
Now that we have wolfsbane potion, we can at least curb the ferocity of werewolves and prevent them from hurting people on full moon nights. This is the most important step in controlling werewolves.
And since wolfsbane potion can be developed to temporarily suppress the ferocity of werewolves. In the future, there may be a chance to completely eradicate the werewolf virus and allow werewolves to completely return to their human form, so all countries are very excited.
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The British Ministry of Magic specially awarded Xiang Nan the Merlin Order of Merlin Level 2 to reward his contribution in the field of potions.
The Order of Merlin is the highest honor in the British wizarding world. In the entire British wizarding world, the number of people who have received this medal does not exceed three figures.
Not to mention the professors at Hogwarts, even the previous principals, only very few have received this medal.
Xiang Nan is only fifteen years old, and he has already received such a medal award. I dare not say that it is unprecedented, but it is also unprecedented.
Erin was shocked by this.
"My dear son, you have won honor for the Prince family." She hugged her son happily and said. The Prince family was once one of the pure-blood families, but unfortunately it has become lonely now.
But now, her son has shown an extraordinary talent for potions and is destined to restore the glory of the Prince family.
Xiang Nan is also very satisfied with this honor.
To be honest, it didn't matter to him whether he won the Order of Merlin or not. After all, he has received higher honors.
But for Snape, it was quite a blessing to be recognized by the Order of Merlin.
In the original book of "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban", when he learned that Sirius Black had escaped and the Order of Merlin medal he was about to receive also flew away, he was so angry that he lost his temper on the spot.
Now that I have helped him get a Merlin Order of Merlin medal, it can be regarded as helping him realize his wish.
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Subsequently, "Daily Prophet", "Wizard Weekly", etc. also specially sent people to interview Xiang Nan, and then reported it extensively in newspapers and magazines.
People also learned that Severus Snape, who developed the Wolfsbane potion, was actually a young student who had only graduated from the fourth grade and had not yet entered the fifth grade.
For a moment, the entire wizarding world was shocked.
"Potion genius~"
"Prince of Potions~"
"Master of Potions~"
A series of good reputations were poured into Xiang Nan, which instantly made him famous and his popularity greatly increased.
Some people wrote anonymous letters to thank Xiang Nan for developing such a magic potion so that they no longer have to worry about biting their loved ones.
Many masters in the field of potions wrote to Xiang Nan, hoping to discuss with him the problems related to potions.
There are even many foreign magic schools that have sent invitations to Xiang Nan, hoping that he can come to them to exchange and study.
Such as Beauxbatons in France, Ouagado in Africa and Castello Bruxo in South America.
These magic schools are also good at making potions. Among them, the author of the textbook "Advanced Potion Making" taught by the sixth grade of Hogwarts, Liba Xiu Pollachi, graduated from Castello Bruxo School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
As for their invitation, to be honest, Xiang Nan was very excited.
Because he has only seen Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and has not been to other magic schools, it would be good to go and check it out.
However, after much consideration, he finally declined their invitation.
On the one hand, the exchange study was for at least one semester. He was the only one to go, and Lily couldn't go with him, so they would have to be separated. And they were fifteen or sixteen years old, the age when love was just beginning, and it was easy for them to change their minds. Xiang Nan couldn't take such a risk.
On the one hand, Xiang Nan believes that his knowledge reserve is unprecedented and unparalleled, but it should be quite sufficient. After all, Hogwarts has accumulated thousands of years of experience, coupled with Voldemort's careful teachings, it is definitely no small matter. So even if you go to other schools, you may not learn much new things.
Besides, there are too many secrets in him, such as Animagus, Five Elements Art, Voldemort's Horcrux... it would not be a good thing if they were exposed.
So Xiang Nan simply refused. After taking care of Voldemort, he would have plenty of time to travel around. When the time comes, let’s visit those schools again.
(End of chapter)