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"Dumbledore?"
Fudge turned around and saw an old silver-haired wizard standing next to the sofa, looking at everyone with a smile.
"Is this the important guest you just mentioned?" He looked at Aris blankly again.
"Yes, Mr. Minister!" Aris nodded politely: "Mr. Dumbledore is my professor at school. He taught me a lot of knowledge and was very kind to me. He is as important as a family member in my heart!"
"Minister Fudge, I didn't expect to see you again so soon!"
Dumbledore walked forward and shook hands with Fudge and Crouch respectively.
"Oh, yes, I didn't expect to meet you again so soon..." Fudge shrugged, but he was complaining wildly in his heart.
This old guy must have just come out of his office and arrived at the Shafiq Castle, right?
Is this to see him present the award to Shafiq in person?
Fudge didn't expect that Dumbledore would think so highly of Aris.
Looking at the situation today, even the savior Harry Potter didn't receive such treatment!
On the side, Crouch watched Dumbledore and Fudge greet each other cordially, and finally understood why the Minister said those 30 things at the door earlier. If Dumbledore had intervened... things would have been really troublesome.
Everyone knows how influential this silver-haired old wizard is in the wizarding world.
He was the first white wizard who defeated Grindelwald and made outstanding contributions in the war against the mysterious man!
Even if you are the Minister of Magic, you have to give this person enough face!
Upstairs, Harry and the other two were looking at the situation below through the gaps between the handrails.
"That's Fudge, the Minister of Magic, and Mr. Crouch, the Head of the Department of Magical Law. These two are both well-known figures in the Ministry of Magic. I didn't expect them to come to Aris' castle together today. I'm afraid it's something serious!"
Cho was introducing the identities of the following people to Harry and Ronald.
At the same time, his brows furrowed slightly.
The fact that the Minister of Magic had to step in must be so serious that it was far beyond the imagination of these little wizards.
Although Aris said before that he could handle this matter.
But now, Cho couldn't help feeling a little worried.
"Do you think the Minister of Magic is here to cause trouble for Aris today?" Harry asked with a frown.
"It's obvious..." Ronald curled his lips, "The Daily Prophet said today that the Ministry of Magic is going to send Aris to Azkaban. Now they might be here to arrest Aris. What if a fight breaks out between the two sides...
Ronald was obviously a little pessimistic, and looked like he was about to cry.
"Are you crazy?" Harry slapped Ronald on the back. "Don't you see Professor Dumbledore is here? Those people from the Ministry of Magic will definitely not dare to do anything, right Cho?"
"Of course!" Cho said affirmatively: "You don't know how influential Dumbledore is in the wizarding world. Even the Minister of Magic has to give him enough face. With him around, Aris will definitely be fine."
"I just don't know how the Ministry of Magic will handle the matter of Malfoy Manor!"
"The best outcome now is probably compensation. Even if Aris is not imprisoned in Azkaban, he will definitely have to pay a large sum of money to compensate those pure-blood wizards who died.
And their families!"
"Why, those dark wizards deserved to die, didn't they?" Harry said indignantly, "They killed my parents and that Voldemort, they are all unforgivable people, Aris did nothing wrong!"
"Things are not as simple as you think!" Cho sighed helplessly.
The three little wizards all looked a little depressed, and soon they turned all their attention downwards.
They had to listen carefully to every word of the conversation between Aris and those people from the Ministry of Magic.
Harry even thought about it. If the Ministry of Magic really wanted to take Aris away unreasonably, he would definitely do something!
"So, Minister Fudge, what is the purpose of your visit today?"
After everyone greeted each other and exchanged pleasantries for a while, Aris took the initiative to bring up business.
Fudge seemed to have just remembered that he came here for something important. He patted his head as if he was suddenly aware of something, and then said, "Look at my memory. I was so happy to chat with Dumbledore. Of course, I came here for something important!"
He waved behind him and glanced at Crouch out of the corner of his eye.
Although Crouch was unwilling in his heart, he still showed a smile on his face: "Minister, Shafiq's medal... is here!"
As he spoke, he took out a rectangular box from his pocket.
The box was not big, but Crouch's expression was very respectful at this moment, as if he was holding something very important in his hands.
"Mr. Shafiq..."
At this time, Fudge's voice sounded again.
"Regarding the tragedy that occurred at Malfoy Manor, I express my deepest apologies to you. At the same time, I am very grateful to you for solving several backlogged cases for the Ministry of Magic, upholding justice for the wizarding world, and bravely fighting against criminals!"
"In recognition of your heroic actions and contributions to the wizarding world and the Ministry of Magic, I, Cornelius Fudge of the Ministry of Magic's Executive Office, would like to express my highest respect to you on behalf of the Order of Merlin and present you with the Order of Merlin, First Class!"
"I hope you can continue to contribute to the wizarding world!"
Looking at the medal in Fudge's hand, Aris was a little dazed.
He seemed to suddenly remember something and looked at Dumbledore sharply.
Then he saw the old wizard smiling at him.
So, this is what Dumbledore was talking about, the surprise from the Ministry?
Order of Merlin, First Class!
This is the highest symbol of honor in the wizarding world!
And such an honor was given to an eleven-year-old little wizard!!!
Moreover, it was awarded to him by the Minister of Magic himself after he had killed several people!
This matter seems a bit magical no matter how you look at it!
"Master Shafiq, we are all aware of your large donation to the Wizards Aid Society!"
Crouch also bowed slightly to Aris and said sincerely: "On behalf of the many wizard families who have been harmed by the wizard war caused by the mysterious man, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to you!"
Although Aris didn't know how sincere Crouch's thanks were, he finally understood.
It turns out that this First Class Order of Merlin is related to his donation!
If you look at it this way, and add Dumbledore's influence, it makes a lot more sense!
That's right, early this morning, Reese asked Henry to donate a large sum of gold Galleons to the Internet Aid Association.
Of course, the money was squeezed out of those pure-blood wizards.
Most of the Galleons I got from Malfoy Manor were donated!
The Shafiq family's wealth was simply not enough to use up, and he had decided to do this from the beginning.
Many of the families that were harmed by the Voldemort War had their lives severely affected.
For example, Neville's family, both his parents have been living in St. Mungo's Hospital, and only his grandmother lives at home.
Fortunately, their family was once one of the sacred families and still has some heritage, otherwise they would not know how to live in the past ten years.
It is conceivable how miserable the lives of those people who came from poor families and were harmed by the Wizarding War would be.
This is why Aris made this decision.
What he didn't expect was that this matter unexpectedly took such a turn.
I really didn't expect it.
Upstairs, Harry and the others were also confused at this time.
There was an expression of disbelief on their faces.
The current progress of things has far exceeded their previous expectations!
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