Chapter 195： Interview

I don't know how long it took. Dumbledore, who looked up at the starry sky, finally recovered, and sighed slightly to break the dull atmosphere in the auditorium.

"This year has been difficult. We were attacked by the ancient basilisk. The basilisk shrouded us like a cloud of fear, causing the entire Hogwarts castle to panic. We spent a long time crowded in this auditorium, eating hard to swallow food, living like years."

As Dumbledore narrated the basilisk incident in the first half of this year in a low voice, the expressions of everyone in the auditorium became sad.

But before everyone was sad for too long, Dumbledore’s tone changed suddenly and said in a high tone: "But! We have not been defeated, we are united, we are united, and we are determined to overcome the strong enemy and overcome the difficulties. !

Countless warriors stepped forward, and for everyone's safety and for the future of Hogwarts, they patrolled the school at the risk of being attacked by basilisks at any time. There were even three heroic martyrs who gave their lives for this!

Their sacrifice was worthwhile, and we finally defeated the powerful enemy! Finally ushered in the dawn of victory! Although the Millennium Basilisk is strong, the strength of our unity is stronger than that! In the face of this force, the basilisk is simply vulnerable! "

Dumbledore’s sonorous speech completely ignited the little wizards in the audience. Fortunately, the Slytherin students, all the members of Gryffindor College were already excited enough to play, Mike swears, even It was Dumbledore who now wanted them to find Voldemort to die, and they would also rush forward.

Not only them, but even many students at Ravenclaw College, which has always been calm and reasonable, believed Dumbledore's bullshit, and at the moment, their eyes were red and their fists clenched.

That's right, Mike's evaluation of Dumbledore's remarks is bullshit.

He participated in and witnessed the snake hunt throughout the whole process, and he knew nothing more about what was going on at the scene.

Dumbledore killed that powerful basilisk in an understatement at the time. Why did he go with such a strong ability?

Don’t say anything about Dumbledore’s inability to find the position of the Basilisk. Mike might still believe this when he first entered Hogwarts, but he understood that a great wizard of Dumbledore’s level could have After that, what a terrifying mental power was completely unbelievable.

Just as Mike was frantically complaining in his heart, Dumbledore on the stage began to speak again.

"Although the basilisk has been eliminated, the danger has not disappeared. The so-called heir who released the basilisk was not caught, but lurked among the students. Fortunately, Hogwarts is always in danger. A hero was born to turn the tide!” said Dumbledore paused here, and then he pointed his finger in the direction where Mike was, “Mr. McTownley, this young man who has gathered all the excellent qualities of the four colleges came forward. , Defeated the heir hiding among us! For this reason, after discussing with the professors, I decided to award him the Hogwarts Special Contribution Award!"

As soon as this statement came out, the little wizards all grew their mouths in surprise.

No wonder they were so surprised, because Voldemort's Horcrux couldn't be revealed, otherwise it would cause panic. At the same time Percy may also be squeezed out because of this incident, so Mike defeated Percy controlled by Horcrux and won the Special Contribution Award only in a small circle.

Just when everyone was so shocked that they couldn't speak, Dumbledore first took the lead and clapped, and everyone finally recovered and began to applaud, even the professors in the teacher's bench.

At this time, Mike was overwhelmed by applause and was a little at a loss. He didn't even see Dumbledore's gesture to invite him to come on stage.

Fortunately, there were Penello and others sitting next to him. Penello stretched out **** to make a sword finger, and stabbed him a little bit above Laimike's waist.

If you have had a similar experience, you must know that no matter how hard you use it, once this position is pricked, an unspeakable sourness will hit your Tianling Gai.

Mike is no exception, of course, he gets a violent jab after being prodded like this. But thanks to this poke, Mike also found Dumbledore's gesture on the stage, swiped it and stood up, and walked to Dumbledore's side in the eyes of everyone's envy and hatred.

"Congratulations Mike."

Dumbledore smiled and handed Mike a gold medal. In addition to Mike's name, on the golden medal, the reason for the award was written in very small words.

"You are absurd, I can get today's results or your education is good!"

Mike and Dumbledore exchanged a wave of business on the podium. The last two held the Special Contribution Medal and the film together before Mike took the medal and returned to the long table at Ravenclaw.

As soon as Mike sat down, the classmates sitting nearby crowded him around. They all wanted to touch the legendary special contribution award medal.

Mike can also understand their behavior. There are many people who have won the Hogwarts Special Contribution Award in history, and their medals are stored in the Hogwarts Trophy Showroom. Hogwarts students Although I can visit it often, I can't reach out to touch it. So they cherish this opportunity very much.

In fact, the medal in Mike's hand will be handed over to Dumbledore later so that he can put it in the prize showroom. Now it's just for Mike to feel it in his hand.

So this honorable medal was quickly circulated on Ravenclaw's long table. It was unhappy, and the person who received the medal would be urged by the next person as long as he delayed a little longer.

The little wizards of other academies can only crane their necks and look enviously at the Ravenclaw long table. They also want to touch the medal with their hands, but the distance between them and Mike’s long table is too far. .

"Well, after listening to my nagging old man talking for so long, I believe everyone is already a little impatient." Dumbledore clapped his hands and refocused everyone's attention from the medals to him, "Then take it. Next, I announce that the dinner party has officially begun!"

With Dumbledore's order, countless food delicacies suddenly appeared out of thin air in the neatly arranged dishes on the long table, and the whole auditorium was suddenly filled with the aroma of food.

Those students who had craned their necks to look towards Mike were also attracted by the aroma and started a battle with food. Only a few students from Ravenclaw remained unmoved and still circulated. Mike's medal.

Mike doesn’t care who owns the medal. Anyway, the medal will be handed to Dumbledore. He didn’t believe anyone would be stupid enough to steal the medal, so he concentrated on the food in front of him. .

The food at the Hogwarts banquet is as unpretentious as ever, stacked like a hill of grilled chicken, pieces of steak topped with bright sauces, and countless unnamed foods that Mike can’t name. The plate disappears as soon as it appears, and then a plate full of the same food appears.

An hour later, Mike, who had wiped out the last piece of pudding, let out a deep breath, and leaned back in his chair.

The dinner was over, and at the same time, Mike officially ended his second-year study life at Hogwarts.

After Dumbledore gave an order, the students in the auditorium returned to their dormitories under the leadership of their respective college prefects. Only Mike followed Professor Flitwick to the small rest in the back of the auditorium.

As soon as he entered the lounge, Mike found that the middle-aged woman with 6 cm long nails was among them, and was looking at Mike with a smile at the moment.

On the desk beside her, there is still an opened notebook, and a quill is floating motionlessly above the notebook.

"Mike, this is Ms. Rita Skeeter. She is a reporter from the Daily Prophet. I am here to interview you this time." Professor Flitwick introduced Mike.

As soon as Professor Flitwick said her name, Mike remembered the identity of this Rita Skeeter.

She is the Animagus reporter who can turn into a beetle in the original book. Of course, she did not go to the Ministry of Magic to register.

It is precisely by taking advantage of her Animagus's small size and ability to fly at the same time that Rita Skeeter can become the strongest gossip journalist, exploring the privacy and illicit material of those celebrities.

In addition, this reporter is also good at distorting facts. In order to gain the attention of readers, he often writes some imaginary things, such as Harry and others in the original work, which are not lightly hacked by her.

"Mike, don't be nervous, you just need to be as usual."

It seems that he found that Mike's condition was wrong, and Professor Flivy patted Mike's back comfortingly.

The scene at this time is funny. Because of Mike’s crazy development this year, his current height is approaching 1.75 meters. The small Professor Flivy can only barely shoot Mike on his tiptoes. Otherwise, he can only pat Mike’s ass.

After being shot like this by Professor Flitwick, Mike also recovered.

He squinted his eyes for twelve minutes and looked at Rita Skeet in front of him vigilantly. After a long time, he smiled and said hello.

But to Mike’s surprise, the well-known reporter got up from his seat with one swipe, took three steps and took two steps, and he came to Mike in an instant, holding Mike’s hand and said:

"You are Mr. MacTorley! The hero who saved Hogwarts and the strongest duel who won the Hogwarts duel contest is a real name!"

Rita Skeeter's long nails made Mike feel very sick, so he broke free of her hand without a trace.

Although Mike was a little puzzled by Rita Skeeter's courteous appearance, his vigilance did not lower the slightest. You must know that this old woman in front of you is known to be good at writing black manuscripts. Mike doesn't want to see an article specifically blacking him published in the most famous newspaper in the British witch world-"The Prophet".

"You praised me, this is just a trivial achievement."

Rita Skeeter wanted to say something more, but Professor Flitwick on the side glanced at the magic clock hanging on the wall and saw that the time was late, and said, "Let’s start quickly, Mike today. Already tired, he needs to rest early."

Hearing that the smile on Rita Skeeter's face froze, but immediately returned to normal, smiled and sat back in his seat to start an interview with Mike.

Although it was only a moment, Mike still found the subtle expression changes on her face with his powerful mental power, and suddenly he had a guess in his heart.

Could it be said that this Rita Skeeter had been warned by Professor Flitwick a long time ago, and this time he came here just to write a report that praised him?

Although there have been speculations, Mike still did not leak during the next interview, and Rita Skeet did not leave any verbal gaps. And Rita Skeet’s interview method is also very special. UU Reading now reporters in Muggle society use handwriting to record the content of the interview when interviewing. Later generations have advanced a lot, and most of the reporters will Use recording equipment, or simply shoot directly.

But Rita Skeeter is different. She sits in a sofa chair comfortably and doesn't have to do anything. The automatic recording quill on the side will automatically record their visit.

Mike originally wanted to ask her why she used this recording method, because as far as Mike knows, although the automatic recording feather pen writes very fast, but there are also many typos, and the actual work efficiency will not improve too much.

But when Mike saw the carefully maintained nails on the ten fingers again, he did not ask. With such a long nail, she must have been very struggling to write with a pen, let alone real-time shorthand.

Half an hour later, Rita Skeeter's interview with Mike finally ended.

"Fortunately, Mr. Tangli, if there is no accident, you will soon be able to see the content of today's interview in the Daily Prophet."

Rita Skeeter put away the notepad and quill, smiled and said to Mike.

Mike also breathed a sigh of relief. During the interview, he maintained a high concentration of attention. In addition, he had just eaten enough, so even though Rita Skeeter asked some very common questions Question, but Mike still feels a little tired now.

After fighting hard and saying goodbye to Rita Skeeter, Mike left the room and returned to the Ravenclaw lounge, leaving Professor Flivy and Rita Skeeter in that small lounge alone.

As for what Professor Flitwick and Rita Skeeter would do, Mike didn't care. He just wanted to go back to his bed and get a good night's sleep.

ps: Cuckoo...