At this moment, Allen's figure emerged from the shadow of the pile of gifts in the corner. Seeing the main characters, the wizards quickly came up to them and greeted them warmly.
After waiting for a moment for the initial greetings to be over, Lunn approached his brother and said while trying to hold back his laughter, "Allen, I noticed that father has lost almost all of the pocket money that mother gave him. If you have something to announce, you better hurry up …"
"Let Albert go first. His matter is more important." Allen touched his chin. "I think father can still hold on for a while …"
Lunn did not refuse. He laughed out loud and forcefully suppressed it. He walked over to his brother, Albert, and whispered in his ear.
Albert did not think much about it. He nodded gratefully at Allen and did not refuse. He walked to the higher steps that connected the principal's attic and the office area and waved at Hibiscus Chinensis among the witches. Hibiscus Chinensis calmly walked over and stood beside him.
Albert knocked on the wine glass in his hand with his magic wand to attract everyone's attention. Only the group of old men who were playing cards at the long table did not move their bodies and continued to play cards in front of the long table. However, they still shifted their gaze over.
"Ladies and gentlemen, my wedding with Hibiscus Chinensis will be held on August 1st at the Harris Manor." Albert became happy and excited when he talked about the wedding. Hibiscus Chinensis beside him could feel her fiancé's heart and became even more beautiful.
The wizards in the principal's office responded to Albert with warm applause and cheers.
Fatty Otto Skorzny, who was wearing a somewhat tight suit, winked with the right half of his face that was full of scars and screamed, "Miss Dracul! Can you introduce your French relative to us? "
Four-eyed Gizzella Schultz, who was standing next to him with her arms crossed, lifted her skirt and kicked the fatty. Caught off guard, the fatty staggered a few steps forward and exaggeratedly covered his butt that was hit by the high heel, pretending to be in great pain. This comical expression made the surrounding adepts burst into laughter.
Amidst the blessings of the crowd, Albert and Hibiscus, who was holding his arm, walked down the steps. After everyone had been fooling around for a while, the atmosphere calmed down again. Only then did Allen walk out of the crowd and go up the steps.
Hermione quickly took out a dozen parchment papers from her bag. She looked provocatively at Penello, who was exchanging her cooking experience with the old witches and bragging about her adventures as a female Aura, and walked up to Allen with her head held high. Penello could not help but spit.
"My friends, my family …" Allen spread out his hands and made a welcoming gesture. "Since the failure in 1945, many of our families have been like criminals in the eyes of others. Our eyes have been blinded and we have lost our way … In the face of this situation, we don't even know who our enemy is and who caused this …"
Hermione handed the papers to Allen. Although he could remember the content with just a glance, Allen still looked at the papers in front of him with a serious face.
"We will compensate for the losses caused by the reform … They call it the war. The war happened because of our one-sided fault. Our families will no longer hold any positions in the Ministry of Magic where our families are located. This is just a small part of the agreement …" Allen waved the papers and threw them out. They scattered and burned into ashes in Dumbledore's front office. "Those who won last time, those who were greedy, hateful, and cunning made us innocent victims. Those who were lucky could stay in their hometown after most of their wealth and power were confiscated. Those who were unlucky like us, Harris, lost everything and were forced to go far away … This is what we have suffered for many years!"
The scars that the wizards had suppressed and buried for many years were once again exposed. The originally happy scene became very depressing. Some women could not help but cry when they thought of their loved ones who died young. However, this atmosphere was very unsettling for the Tonks who were not part of it. She only realized that most of the people around her were supporters of the first The Dark Lord who was defeated by Dumbledore. This kind of gathering and speech reminded the Tonks of the gathering of the Death Eaters that Moody had described to her.
Daisy noticed the change in her best friend's hair color. She quickly hugged her from behind and comforted her so that she could continue to listen to the speech.
"But now! But today! We don't have to live in the dark! " Allen waved his arms forcefully. The loud cheers of the wizards in the audience forced Allen to put his hands down. After the crowd quieted down, he continued to speak. "Many people think that this is impossible. The previous punishment would crush us. I think many people have seen this. They wanted to destroy us, but they used a more dignified way. What made us fall to this point?"
"Because of Albus Dumbledore!"
"They were too conservative!"
"In essence, we lost?"
The wizards in the audience, whether old or young, male or female, began to express their opinions. This made the Tonks, who had heard many stories from Aura, realize the difference.
Tonks was not only frightened by the content of the discussions, but also felt that the atmosphere was similar to the Shakespeare and Victorian literature she liked. There was also a normal, public atmosphere where one side was on the right and the other on the left. The wizards could openly express their opinions.
In the Death Eater gathering that she learned from Moody, the supporters of the Mystery Man could only stand in a small circle. They wore hoods and masks, and there was no longer any rationality to speak of. They could only obey the orders of the Dark Lord who stood on the main seat. The atmosphere changed from a salon in a Parisian café to a traditional appearance of a villain in a fairy tale. Those things that were really old had long since disappeared. The Mystery Man's aimless movement was just a poor imitation in the modern era under the banner of restoration.
After the discussion below, Allen clapped his hands to attract everyone's attention again.
"I believe that everyone has understood my personal philosophy from various aspects. I believe that I have seen our fundamental enemy. Our enemy is the division of self … We only have one identity, and that is the Magus! The Snake's voice, the disguise of Muggs, and the special ability of prophecy can appear on any wizard out of thin air. Our identity is not our self-defined pure-blooded, mixed-blooded, muggle-blooded, or even infected with lycanthropy or turned into vampires! We have a real identity in common, and that is wizards! " Allen pressed his hand heavily on the handrail of the stairs. He glanced at all the wizards present and paused for a moment on the Tonks. "Everyone sitting here, there are Muggle, mixed-blooded, but most of you are from pure-blooded families. The pure-blooded ability refers to wizards or wizard families that have no Muggle or Muggle in their family tree. But in fact, if you go back long enough, you can find the traces of Muggle ancestors in almost all wizard families, including my own family! Today, many pure-blooded families, including the Malfoy family in England, allow their members to marry mixed-bloods. For example, the former Gunter family, Lestrange family, and Blake family still require their members to only marry other pure-blooded members. This practice of refusing to marry Muggle or Muggle descendants has made it difficult for these families to continue. The Gunter family's name of intermarriage has been cut off, and only Tom is still alive. The number of members in the Lestrange and Blake families is also in danger. More importantly, this custom is quite unfortunate for the outcasts in these families. This kind of self-categorization has caused the families who should love each other to reject and hurt each other … "
Nymphadora could empathize with this. Her mother, Andromeda Blake, was originally a member of the Blake family. However, she was expelled from the family tree because she wanted to marry her Muggle father, Ted Tonks. Other than the rebellious Sirius who still recognized her as his niece, the other Malfoy families who were related to her did not recognize her as a relative at all.
"I realized this through studying the ancient wizard civilization, the Magic Empire that did not care about one's origin and only pursued knowledge and the essence of truth. I recognized the problem of our wizard world now. I recognized it. We discovered its wretchedness and greed. It shook the spirit of our wizard world. It was it that caused us to fall into internal strife for many years and slowed down the development of our world! We must depose this black sheep! We must drive this plague out of the World of Adepts! " Allen, who was on the stairs, pointed his finger at the ceiling. He clasped his hands together and shouted, "Let us forget each other's lineage and origin! Let us destroy these old habits and build a stronger and purer World of Adepts! We will continue to fight against obstacles until the dawn of victory shines on the wizard world again. This is the renaissance of our wizard world, the rise of our wizard world! "
All the wizards present began to clap and cheer. Many of them raised their hands above their heads and clapped hard, trying to make Allen pay more attention to them. Even the old men at Owen's table stood up with tears in their eyes. No matter their original identity, no matter whether they really agreed with this idea or not, even the portraits of the former headmaster in the picture frame stood up and applauded. These cheers stirred up more people around them. In the end, they seemed to gather together and formed a unified voice under the same rhythm.
"Now, if you support me, if you agree with my decision … then please embrace your fellow adepts. Don't mind their background, or your own background. Our conversation tonight may soon be forgotten, but everything we pioneers have done for a better world will live on forever!"
Tonks, who had a head of bright-colored hair, only felt a little lost after hugging Daisy. The Order of the Phoenix had long influenced her to think that she should feel danger and unease. However, the perfection and temptation of the world depicted in the Order of the Phoenix made her agree with it.
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