As Christmas approaches, the festive atmosphere in the castle is getting stronger and stronger.
Maybe it's because the incident of Sirius Black was solved perfectly, maybe it's because the dementors who have been stationed outside the castle have finally left, this year Hogwarts has a particularly strong Christmas atmosphere, and people's faces are filled with happy smiles.
In the auditorium, Hagrid specially selected twelve huge Christmas trees, and Professor Flitwick used magic to hang small candles and shining stars on them.
The stars twinkled, changing from silver to gold from time to time, and looked spectacular.
Elsewhere in the castle, the customary splendor of Christmas decorations was done, thick friezes of holly and mistletoe were hung along the corridors, mysterious lights shone from within every suit of armor, and everywhere Full of intense and alluring culinary aromas.
It's a pity that Ivan, Harry, and Hermione couldn't go and see for themselves.
Madam Pomfrey insisted that the three of them not leave, they stayed in the ward, listening to the people who came to visit them tell about the great changes in the castle.
With the exception of Snape, everyone who had stayed at Hogwarts for the holidays had come to see them, Lupine and Hagrid almost every day.
Even Mr. and Mrs. Weasley had come and brought an update on Ron. Ron recovered very well, and after the Christmas holidays, he will be able to return to Hogwarts.
The only regret is that I have never seen Sirius Black.
However, the news about him has never stopped. In fact, there is almost an uproar outside.
At the beginning of the Christmas holidays, people still accused the Ministry of Magic of not doing anything about Sirius Black and the werewolf incident, and accused Dumbledore of hiring a werewolf to become a school professor. The roaring messages of the parents of the Slytherin students flew towards Hogwarts continuously, and the entire castle echoed loudly.
On the third day of the holiday, things started to reverse.
There is still an endless stream of owls, this time it is no longer howler letters, but all letters from readers. The owls flew into the ward one after another, landing on Ivan, Harry, and Hermione, and the letters almost filled the entire ward.
Madam Pomfrey had to use expulsion magic to prevent the owl from flying in.
The main reason for this phenomenon was a statement from the Ministry of Magic, which Fudge released shortly after leaving the school hospital.
From the statement, it was known that the Ministry of Magic had finally captured Sirius Black.
But things turned out completely different from what they had imagined at first. Black was actually innocent, and the culprit was a guy named Peter Pettigrew.
This news, like throwing a boulder onto the calm water, instantly detonated the entire magic world, mobilizing everyone's interest.
The identity of Peter Pettigrew, the truth of the incident that year, the arrest process at Hogwarts, etc., have become the hottest topics nowadays, and the entire magic world is full of discussions.
After a brief shock, people began to explore the details of the incident.
But the Ministry of Magic's statement was too brief, and even the all-knowing "Daily Prophet" rarely had any news.
This huge event that shocked everyone happened so suddenly.
Peter Pettigrew has successfully replaced Black as Voldemort's most evil dark wizard. But people are surprised to find that no one knows exactly what he did, what conspiracy he planned, and how he was caught in the end.
It was all a mystery, and within a few hours of the Ministry of Magic's announcement, rumors were flying around the wizarding world, gossip was flying everywhere, and gossip was everywhere.
The names of Voldemort, Sirius Black, Peter Pettigrew, Harry Potter, Ivan Mason, etc., once became popular words. You only need to walk around Diagon Alley to hear everyone talking about it.
Some people say that this has something to do with the truth of Voldemort's failure; others say that they saw Lucius Malfoy walking out of Fudge's office with a pale face.
After a short period of calm, there was a strong outburst.
Just when the wizards couldn't wait and were about to gather spontaneously and demand the Ministry of Magic to disclose the truth of the incident, the latest issue of "Hogwarts Wizardry" was published.
The wizards who subscribed to this newspaper were delighted to find that this little-known campus tabloid actually had detailed reports on the hottest topics in the current magic world.
Moreover, all are first-hand news!
The whole incident, the unknown truth between Sirius Black and Pettigrew Peter, the capture process written by the little wizard Ivan Mason who personally captured Pettigrew Peter, etc., are all exclusive reports.
Once spread to ten, ten to hundreds, and hundreds to thousands, the sales of "Hogwarts Wizardry" soared. Orders came like snowflakes, and people couldn't wait to know the truth. Although Ivan and Lupine made full preparations, they still printed more than 10,000 copies.
With this news and subsequent reports, the circulation of the "Hogwarts Wizarding News" surpassed the "Daily Prophet" in one fell swoop, becoming the largest-selling newspaper in the wizarding world.
Under such circumstances, Mr. Gu Fei, the editor-in-chief of the "Daily Prophet", who was about to die, wrote dozens of letters to Ai Wen, requesting to purchase the reprint rights of these reports.
Based on the pleasant cooperation experience in the past and the fact that the other party gave a very considerable amount of Galleons, Ivan agreed to let the "Daily Prophet" reprint these reports.
However, in terms of time, it is one day later than "Hogwarts Wizardry News".
Just one day may seem short, but it is completely enough.
Because there are too many things to report about Sirius Black and Pettigrew Peter, Ivan did not disclose all of them at once. Willing to wait.
The sales volume of "Hogwarts Wizarding News" is getting bigger and bigger. The wizards who bought the newspaper found that in addition to the content related to Sirius Black and Pettigrew, other articles in the newspaper were also very attractive, with very unique viewpoints, and almost All are exclusive reports.
It is not known who spread the news that the "Hogwarts Wizarding News" hired ghosts as special reporters, and people are more and more interested in this newspaper.
Now, in the entire British wizarding world, especially in the London area, as the influence of the "Hogwarts Wizarding News" continues to grow, the increased sales of the newspaper have gradually stabilized, and it has been able to compete with the "Daily Prophet" and gradually become a mainstream newspaper. one.
In other European countries and remote areas, the "Daily Prophet" continued to spread the truth of the incident by virtue of its channel advantages.
Under the offensive of Ivan's public opinion, although the Wizengamot has not yet made a final judgment, Sirius Black is no longer a fugitive, but a well-deserved hero.
Black became the most famous war hero after the Second Wizarding War.
In order to stick to his beliefs and fight against the most evil dark forces, he stayed in Azkaban for twelve years in obscurity; in order to protect his friendship and protect the only orphan of his friend, he would rather hunt down the evil dark wizard alone with the incomprehensible eyes of the world .
These deeds of Blake were sung by everyone and spread out at an extremely fast speed.
In this age without heroes, he is the last warrior who confronts evil, a well-deserved Gryffindor. (.)