Near the exit of the shrine, Allen, who had just finished presenting the flowers, was caught up by the ambassadors. The voices around them grew louder and louder. Anka, who had just landed on Allen's shoulder, flew back to the perch on the ceiling that was originally prepared for the ravens.
"There are some greedy scum in Bulgaria. They will be punished … Principal Harris, please give us a chance to make up for it …" Vasil Stostov, the male wizard from Bulgaria, was the most anxious. He was the first to walk to Allen's side. He was eager to betray his minister and express his country's apology.
But before Allen could respond, Stostostov was pushed aside by Javier Luna, the minister of the Spanish Ministry of Magic. Luna squeezed his way through the crowd. His fleshy nose was red with excitement, "Principal Harris, I've brought a lot of the best sherry wine from our country's collection this time. There's also Iberian ham … I wonder if I can have the honor of tasting it with you … Let's have a private chat."
"Mighty Principal Harris, I hope England can uphold justice for our deceased high priest … We can't let those dark wizards get away with it …" Akshay, the bearded Aura from India, shouted angrily. He deliberately blocked Goebbels, who was limping over.
"It's a pity that this happened. We were wrongly accused in the duel arena. Someone wanted to frame Germany … "Goebbels anxiously stuck his head out to look around. Since he could not get close, he simply argued loudly.
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"Everyone, the shrine is not a place to talk about these mundane things and make a ruckus." Katy heard the commotion and hurried over. She clasped her hands in front of her. After being the high priest of the shrine for some time, she had a dignified and holy temperament. "Please don't pester Principal Harris. The Ministry of Magic is ready to welcome you in the commercial square outside."
"The compensation … will be handled by the director of the International Magic Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Magic. She will communicate with you later outside." Allen also spoke. His originally gentle expression was now a little impatient. "I'm just the principal of a school. I don't care about politics."
After saying that, as if afraid that they would continue to pester him, Allen walked back through the temple's passageway.
The other ministers looked at the wizards who blocked the way with their bodies after Allen left and left the Ravenclaw Temple with resentment.
However, when they exited the temple and stood on the high steps of the temple's entrance, after a brief moment of silence, the original discussion erupted into an even louder clamor. They discovered that something was wrong.
Before entering the temple, the commercial square in the center of the floating city was very lively. But now, the canopies of Florin's cold drink shop, the crucibles in front of the medicine shop, and the colorful neon signs had all disappeared. All the mobile stalls selling alchemy items had been put away, and the tourists wearing different costumes, hair colors, and accents were nowhere to be seen …
The entire commercial square had turned into an empty space, and the surrounding buildings were covered with wizards. The director of the International Magic Cooperation Department of the British Ministry of Magic, who was also Allen's elder sister, Daisy? Harris was standing on the steps of the temple with some of his men, who were holding some things. A few people were preparing to protect the high platform that was usually used to host the temple.
The strange situation at hand made the representatives of the other countries realize that something was wrong. It seemed that the British, who had remained silent and did not say anything about the duel arena incident, was now going to do something about it.
Stefanos was very nervous. He quickly went to Daisy's side and begged in a low voice, "Director Harris, the duel arena incident happened in Greece. As the organizers, we can't shirk our responsibility, but please believe that this is not what we wanted to see. We are also victims …"
"Isko's behavior in the arena is entirely his own personal matter. Our country is not aware of it. And through our investigation, we found out that he had some contact with the German side before the competition. " The director of the Spanish Ministry of Magic, Luna, once again pushed aside the people in front of him out of habit. "Director Harris, we are willing to cooperate with the British side and extradite the wizards who had contact with Isko to England for investigation."
"Our country did have some disagreements with the British side because of the inappropriate behavior of some people, but they can't represent the will of the German people now." Sensing that the atmosphere was not right, Germany's Goebbels sweated profusely. "But our government is indeed responsible for the lack of supervision. For this, we are willing to pay for the British's losses. Please believe in our sincerity …"
Goebbels quietly observed Daisy's expression. He noticed that on this beautiful girl's delicate face, other than her eyes that were a little red because of the funeral, she seemed to be suppressing her anger. It was as if she was insulted by the compensation offered by the German side.
This made Goebbels no longer care about the usual diplomatic exchange between the two sides. He leaned closer and whispered, "Also, Director Harris, in fact, Family Harris was originally an old noble family in Germany. This time, we have investigated the mistakes made by some retired officials many years ago … Now that we have cleaned up and restored Family Harris' ancestral home in Germany, I think the wizards in the surrounding fiefs will be looking forward to recreating the glory of Family Harris … Of course, the Ministry of Magic will also compensate for the losses over the years … If it is convenient for you, Director Harris …"
"Director Harris, Bulgaria is willing to be Britain's most loyal friend!" When Bulgaria's Vasil heard that Germany's Goebbels had given up on their previous private agreement, he quickly began to describe his own conditions. "Hogwarts is the best magic academy in the world. Principal Harris has made great contributions. Recently, Principal Kakarov has made great progress in Demstrand because of Principal Harris' guidance … Therefore, the school directors in our country have decided to transfer their ownership of the academy to Principal Harris who is better at education … Although we can't influence the school directors in the surrounding countries, I think the combined ownership of our country is enough for Principal Harris to have absolute authority and allow this old magic academy to develop further …
"Everyone, please calm down … But regarding the previous attack, we in Britain do have some requests to announce to the countries involved … Since everyone is here …" Daisy's clenched fists under her magic robe were already imprinted with her nails. "In view of the huge loss to the world caused by the explosion in the duel arena, and to prevent similar incidents in the future …" Daisy looked back at her subordinates and continued, "Please take a look …"
Daisy's staff in the Ministry of Magic's uniform moved very quickly. They quickly appeared and printed parchments with the Ministry of Magic's emblem on them and handed them to the officials on the scene.
Due to the death of her principal, Daisy's tone was not as carefree as before. Her expression was very similar to her father, Owen, but also a lot colder. "Our British Ministry of Magic's request has been written on the parchments … In addition to asking for compensation from our country, as the president of the International Union of Wizards and Wizards, we also have the obligation to help the other countries who were injured recover their winnings … In addition, compensation is not considered a punishment. It is just a civil legal responsibility that the perpetrators should bear … But please take a look at it first. This is the basic request that our country has investigated clearly and has clear evidence that they were involved in the attack."
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