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Chapter 258: Let Me Go... I Am a Master Mage!
Chapter 258: Let Me Go... I Am a Master Mage!
Chapter 258: Let Me Go, I Am a Master Mage!
After Dumbledore spoke, there was an uproar in the Great Hall.
Lockhart's fans were unwilling to believe it was true, and many young witches cried in sorrow.
However, the recently awakened first-year girls provided strong testimony about their assaults, leaving no room for argument.
The Ministry of Magic's Aurors arrived soon after, preparing to take Lockhart to the Ministry for investigation.
With his memory lost, Lockhart had no idea who these people were and immediately put up a fierce resistance.
"What are you trying to do? Let me go! I am a Master Mage! Otherwise, I will cast a spell!"
"Stupefy!" "Petrificus Totalus!" "Muffliato!"
Hearing that Lockhart intended to cast a spell, the Aurors treated the situation with great seriousness and hit him with several spells in quick succession.
Before long, Lockhart was dragged away by the Aurors.
Ivan sat at the Gryffindor table, watching everything unfold, and couldn't help but mourn for Lockhart for a moment.
It seemed the Ministry had indeed uncovered something, otherwise, they would have sent St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries staff to pick him up.
"I always knew something was off with Lockhart. He could only tell stories before, so he must have been influenced by that Dark Magic Artifact to suddenly become so powerful."
Ron spoke confidently, offering his hindsight, which earned nods from the surrounding young Wizards, though some expressed doubt.
After all, during the dueling class, "Lockhart" had specifically warned them about the dangers of Dark Magic Artifacts, only to fall victim to one himself.
Hearing the discussions, Hermione glared at Ivan, as she and Luna were the only ones who knew that the Lockhart they had seen that day was actually Ivan in disguise using the Polyjuice Potion.
Ivan shrugged, pretending not to notice Hermione's gaze. He had earned nearly ten thousand Galleons from Lockhart, so he had to fulfill his request.
Besides, he had initially planned to use Lockhart's identity to find the attacker, but in the end, he almost got himself into trouble.
As everyone was still discussing, Dumbledore cleared his throat, drawing everyone's attention, and continued speaking.
"I have a few more announcements to make!"
"Firstly, Mr. Hals used his intelligence to discover Lockhart's abnormal behavior and successfully defeated him, preventing the attack from escalating further.
For this, I will award Mr. Hals one hundred points!"
Dumbledore's gaze fell on Ivan, and he led the applause.
Instantly, the four house tables erupted in enthusiastic applause.
The previous attack had left the entire Hogwarts community on edge, especially the Muggle-born students, who were terrified of becoming the next target.
Now that Ivan had resolved the attack, everyone could breathe a sigh of relief.
The professors seated at the staff table looked at Ivan with a mix of curiosity and suspicion.
If they recalled correctly, this was the second Defense Against the Dark Arts professor Ivan had taken down.
As the applause began to die down, Dumbledore adopted a more serious expression and addressed the students.
"Additionally, I must caution you that I do not advocate for such risky actions as those taken by Mr. Hals!"
"In fact, if you discover similar issues, you should immediately seek help from the professors or report it to me directly!"
As he spoke, Dumbledore suddenly turned his head to look at Hermione and said loudly, "Therefore, I would like to award Miss Granger an additional fifty points! She promptly informed me about Mr. Hals's daring adventure."
Another round of applause erupted from the audience, and the score counters in the Great Hall changed in response to Dumbledore's announcement.
The counter representing Gryffindor rose by a notch, surpassing the original first-place Ravenclaw and nearly making up for the points lost during the earlier house battle.
Hermione was elated. She had thought that Gryffindor had no hope of winning the House Cup this year.
Ivan had never been worried about it. When the points were deducted, he had a premonition that Dumbledore would find an opportunity to add them back.
In contrast, the Ravenclaw table was filled with groans.
They had thought that this year would finally be their turn to win the House Cup, but they were overtaken by Gryffindor at the last moment.
However, it was reasonable for Ivan to receive additional points for solving the attack. This left the young Wizards of Ravenclaw feeling helpless, and they could only hope to catch up by the end of the term.
Just as they were thinking this, Dumbledore spoke again.
"The second piece of news I have to share also concerns Mr. Hals! As you might have read in the newspapers, Hals developed a new potion last summer—the Wolfsbane Potion!"
"This potion allows werewolves to retain their sanity during the full moon, greatly reducing the risk of ordinary Wizards being attacked by werewolves and improving the living conditions of werewolf Wizards."
"Following an evaluation by the Order of Merlin, it has been decided to allow Hals to join the Order of Merlin. He will be awarded the Order of Merlin, Second Class, in the Great Hall of Hogwarts tomorrow morning!"
"Up until now, no one has ever received such an honor at such a young age. Therefore, I will award Mr. Hals an additional one hundred points!" Dumbledore's loud voice echoed throughout the hall.
The audience fell into a brief silence, as the news was truly astonishing. Even the young Wizards of Ravenclaw stopped thinking about the House Cup.
The Order of Merlin is the highest honor in the magical world, and countless Wizards dream of receiving it!
The selection process for the Order of Merlin is extremely strict, and the medal is typically awarded only to those who have made outstanding contributions to the Ministry of Magic!
For example, Lockhart spent over a decade plagiarizing the life experiences of numerous powerful Wizards, writing books that became popular throughout the magical world, and packaging himself as a fighter against dark magic, yet he only managed to receive the lowest grade of the Order of Merlin.
This gives you an idea of how difficult it is to earn the Order of Merlin.
The young Wizards in the hall turned to look at Ivan, their faces filled with envy and awe.
It was hard to imagine that a recipient of the Order of Merlin, Second Class, was sitting right beside them and attending classes with them every day.
After a long moment, the Great Hall erupted into thunderous applause.
At the Gryffindor table, many of the young lions were shouting Ivan's name, and George and Fred even came over to ask for autographs and photos.
They believed that collecting autographs now would be a wise investment, as they could make a fortune selling them once Ivan became even more famous in the future!
(End of Chapter)
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