In the misty London, the British Ministry of Magic under Whitehall in the center of the city had been burned down. Due to Harris' intentional or unintentional arrangements, the restoration speed had been slowed down. Until now, it had yet to be fully restored.
At this time, the floating city of Hogwarts was suspended high above Whitehall. After a spell of confusion was cast on it, people without magic power could not see it.
Since Britain went to war with Germany and Bulgaria, the floating city of Hogwarts had been driven back to the British mainland. This showed that although they could float everywhere, they were still British at the end of the day. This gave the British wizards who did not live in the floating city a reassurance.
The Ministry of Magic below could not be used, but at this time, many members and wizards gathered near the temporary headquarters of the Ministry of Magic on the floating city.
This nominally temporary headquarters was being expanded, making full use of the building land reserved for it in the plan. Its location was in the open space between the north of the commercial square and the south of Harris Lake Island. It was near the place where Prime Minister Muggle saw Pency Parkinson fire.
The temporary headquarters of the Ministry of Magic, which was being expanded, consisted of a series of large buildings. It was designed by Owen Harris, the head of the British Ministry of Magic. After he tried to get his son Allen to help, he contacted the prophet Inigo Inmag, who wrote a divination book, "The Guide to Interpreting Dreams." Inmag was also a famous master architect. He then participated in the design with his confidants in the staff department.
The government area of the Hogwarts was almost completely redesigned compared to the previous Ministry of Magic. It consisted of a series of large buildings no larger than the size of a temple. Now, each of the important institutions of the Ministry of Magic had its own separate building, unlike the previous Ministry of Magic headquarters under Whitehall, which was divided by floor.
Located in the middle of the building was the most majestic and eye-catching Wizard Hall. It had a brand-new glass dome, which made it look like the protruding joints of the Deathly Hallows when viewed from a bird's eye view from the Floating City.
The dome of the hall was inlaid with a regular shape of movable mirrors, which refracted sunlight into the hall. At the same time, to prevent the direct sunlight from dazzling the eyes, the inner wall of the glass dome was cast with movable magic, which allowed the visor to automatically adjust its position and control the brightness of the sun.
At the top of the dome, there was an observation platform so high that it seemed to pierce through the clouds. Through it, one could overlook the Black Lake in the north and the commercial square in the south.
This was the office of the most important officials of the Ministry of Magic. Inside the building, other than the offices, the main place was under the dome for the Ministry of Magic members to hold meetings and for the head of the Ministry of Magic to give a speech. Not including the seats at the bottom of the circular hall where the entire British army of wizards could line up, the surrounding seats for members and even for ordinary people could accommodate a total of 130,000 people.
At this time, all the members of the British Ministry of Magic were asked to gather here. They needed to wait for the head of the Ministry of Magic, Owen, to come out from the room of the General Staff. Only then would they know the reason for the meeting.
Among the crowd of wizards who had nothing to do in the building, some even took out a mini radio or even a handheld TV to watch the program. In fact, Arthur Weasley, who spent most of his time in the wizard factory rather than the Ministry of Magic, rubbed his eyes. The original fountain of the Ministry of Magic in the headquarters under Whitehall had been burned down by the fire in the previous arson case. Now, a brand new fountain had been erected in the square of the temporary Ministry of Magic. It was very eye-catching, with a kind of attraction that was enough to make people unable to look away.
This fountain statue had an extremely ancient and mysterious style, strongly hinting that this was an ancient domain that ordinary wizards did not understand. This terrifying object did not belong to any existing school of sculpture.
At the top of the fountain was the Omniscient Eye, which was bigger than the head of a giant dragon. It was surrounded by the energy of illusion, which very well restored the image of the strange Ravenclaw when it showed its divinity. The energy in the shape of the raven's feathers scattered around it.
And surrounded by the goddess was the male wizard statue that clearly showed Allen's identity. He was holding his iconic staff, and the eyes on his robe were moving around, making him feel like he was being watched no matter which direction he looked from.
And below the goddess and the master of the Hogwarts, there were some elements of the Fountain of Magic.
A group of statues of male and female wizards, as well as other magical creatures, surrounded the lower level as if they were listening to the orders of the goddess and the master of the city. They looked at the man and the goddess at the top with a radiant worship.
But unlike the fountain that was burned down, apart from the centaurs, fairies, and house elves, this larger fountain had enough space to accommodate magical creatures with obvious physical characteristics of Seductresses, Werewolves, Vampires, and even Undead Knights.
And what held them up below was not the usual style of thrones, but a pedestal that evolved from countless books into a flock of ravens.
At the top of the pedestal and the outer periphery of the fountain, there were already three-eyed ravens. They squatted in the middle of the rocks, the tips of their wings touching the back of the rocks, while the slender claws extended from their bent hind legs grasped the front of the rocks and extended downwards to a quarter of the height of the pedestal.
The heads of these raptors were tilted downwards, as if they were reading the thick magic book in front of them. The edges of the pages swept across the backs of their huge front claws.
No wizard could identify the material of the statues. Apart from some mithril, the surface of the statue was either made of stone or metal. Upon closer inspection, one could see that there were bronze runes on the blue surface of the statue, which seemed to record some kind of magical knowledge.
The only thing that could be identified was the ancient magical words engraved on the outer wall of the fountain: Magic is Truth.
When Arthur finally retracted his attention from the enchanted statues, he realized that the interior of the main building of the Ministry of Magic had far exceeded the size of the building used by the British Ministry of Magic.
"You can tell? Nominally, this is a temporary building, but with such a large scale and ingenious construction, it's definitely not just a temporary Ministry of Magic … "Reggie Cattermole from the Magic Maintenance Department saw Arthur's expression and came over to strike up a conversation. He stretched lazily and said," After we finish the construction, this place will be brand new, and there won't be any need for maintenance. The Whitehall underground also didn't rush the completion date … After that, our maintenance department will be able to relax for a few years. "
"At least we won't have to use Phantom Shift or Muggle's toilet to flush ourselves into the Ministry of Magic." Arthur nodded. He was very much in favor of Harris' idea of moving the Ministry of Magic to the floating city, but he was a little confused about the scale. "By the way, Reggie, you've been in the headquarters all year round. Do you know why so many people are gathered here for a meeting?"
"Arthur, what else can it be? Don't you watch TV or the news? It's nothing more than us marching into Germany and Bulgaria. " Mr. Krivat, who was wearing a neatly ironed uniform belonging to the Ministry of Magic's Law Enforcement Department, interjected. He glanced at Cattermole somewhat arrogantly. Cattermole's lackadaisical look clearly showed his disdain for him.
Arthur nodded awkwardly in response. He was a little impatient with Mr. Krivat, who had recently transformed from a Muggle into a wizard, and his expression was starting to resemble that of Malfoy.
Cattermole also felt a little embarrassed and wanted to leave with a smile. Although everyone knew that Muggle wizards like them were very weak in casting spells, everyone knew that Mr. Krivat was the father of the famous Miss Penello Krivat. He was also highly appreciated by the director of Lunn and had been busy formulating new laws in the magic world.
In fact, Cattermole understood why Mr. Krivat was unhappy with him. He had heard that Mr. Krivat had suggested to Lunn that the Ministry of Magic should optimize their positions to eliminate unnecessary parts. Although this was not approved by Lunn and Owen, the Muggle couple was still known to be ruthless.
However, Mr. Krivat's identity was special and no one dared to provoke him. Apart from Harris in Lunn, the members only saw Mr. Krivat and Mr. Xenophilius Lovegood, who had a completely different style from the other law enforcement officers, going to some bar after work for a drink.
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