By the next day, the Werewolf and Vampire atrocities in Paris had already made headlines in major newspapers. Other countries also reported on the incident.
The news spreading within the Wizarding World was not a serious matter; it was the spread of the incident to the Muggle world that was truly serious.
Some Muggles had already taken photos when the Werewolves committed their atrocities. Even though Aurors later erased their memories, when they saw those photos, a phrase kept echoing in their minds: "This is real."
Otherwise, how could those photos have appeared out of thin air? And so realistically.
After the photos circulated, they quickly became front-page news in major Muggle newspapers.
At this time, other Muggles also emerged, claiming to have seen these creatures, which resembled legendary Werewolves or Vampires.
Not long after, some Muggles who had been scratched by Werewolves began exhibiting symptoms of lycanthropy, providing direct evidence for the incident.
In the United States, the Magical Exposure Threat Level Clock had already pointed to the highest exposure level: an Unexplainable Severe Situation. This elevated the incident to an international level.
Soon, three days after the Paris incident, representatives from various Ministries of magicgathered in Paris to discuss solutions to the matter.
Killing them all was impossible. Even if all the Aurors from every Ministry of Magic acted together, they couldn't exterminate these two major races.
Werewolves, for example, had already been driven to the cold and harsh lands of Northern Europe; as long as they hid, Wizards couldn't find them. Later, they would retaliate for this incident, causing an even greater crisis.
Under these circumstances, representatives with different viewpoints began to argue in the council.
It seemed that a solution wouldn't be discussed for at least ten days to half a month.
However, this was not Arthur's concern; he did not yet have the qualification to represent Britain's Wizards.
Faris Spavin, Minister of the French Ministry of Magic, fulfilled his promise and found time to personally present Arthur with an honorary medal from the French Ministry of Magic.
He also preemptively publicized Arthur's outstanding contribution in yesterday's newspapers: how he killed dozens of Vampires to protect his friends, causing the Vampire army to voluntarily withdraw from Paris in a short time.
So, on the day of the medal ceremony, Wizards gathered in the spacious hall of the French Ministry of Magic. Because a Wizarding Council was recently held to discuss how to solve the Werewolf and Vampire problem, there were an unusually large number of Wizards at the Ministry of Magic today, with some areas even being too crowded to stand.
In the center of the hall, a large table was placed, covered with red silk, and a shining medal rested in the very center of the table.
Faris Spavin stood before the table, dressed exceptionally formally today, showing his Pay attention to for this award ceremony.
Because he now needed something to divert the attention of French Wizards, to prevent them from focusing entirely on what happened that night.
Arthur killing dozens of Vampires was something that could divert the attention of other Wizards.
A Briton came to France, saved people, and suffered no casualties in the process. Instead, he, a Little Wizards of only 12 years old, killed all the Vampires that attacked them without injury.
Currently, there was no better news. It was related to that night's incident, so it wasn't considered diverting the public's attention.
But then the Wizards' attention would not be on the incident of that night, but on whether Arthur, this 12-year-old child, had truly killed dozens of Vampires by himself.
After all, there were only so many injured Wizards, and with Vampires and Werewolves now driven out of Paris, people were more willing to see controversial matters like Arthur's.
Faris Spavin took out a parchment, briefly explained some of Arthur's contributions, then recited a lot of pleasantries, and finally picked up the medal, walked to Arthur, and personally pinned the honorary medal on him.
Loud applause immediately erupted in the hall, and Wizards congratulated Arthur, even though most of them doubted whether Arthur possessed such abilities.
At this point, Arthur was completely famous.
Even in the somewhat insular British Wizarding World, The Daily Prophet specifically reported on the incident.
Who doesn't love a young, handsome, powerful, and endlessly rich Wizard?
Arthur, who had just received his honorary medal and left the French Ministry of Magic, immediately experienced the treatment of a celebrity.
Countless people swarmed around him, eager to learn more from him.
This scared him so much that he hid in the already repaired Delacour family home and dared not go out again.
Even on the day he returned to Britain, there were still many reporters waiting for him outside, trying to ascertain if this "young genius" was truly worthy of his reputation. Especially since Britain already had a Savior who had killed the Dark Lord at birth, a situation that seemed somewhat fantastical even in this magical world.
If he hadn't wanted this honorary medal, he really wouldn't have wanted to show his face. With this medal, his future travels to France would be much easier; he wouldn't have to go through the French Ministry of Magic every time to legally reach Paris.
Furthermore, if his uncle were ever caught smuggling and sentenced, having this medal would allow him to get out quickly.
The incident of the Paris night not only threw the Wizarding World into chaos but also shocked Arthur. It seemed that in this world, besides Wizards, other magical creatures also had a significant presence.
Like this incident, even if Vampires and Werewolves offended Wizards, the super overlords of the Wizarding World, according to what Arthur currently knew, the final outcome would probably be for Vampires and Werewolves to choose some individuals to confess their guilt.
If other magical creatures wanted to throw caution to the wind, even if Wizards eventually eliminated them, it would inevitably expose Wizards to Muggles.
The conservative faction among Wizards, meaning those who supported The International Statute of Secrecy, would not allow such a thing to happen.
And among Wizards, more than half of the high-ranking officials openly supported The International Statute of Secrecy. Even Dumbledore, currently recognized as the most powerful Wizard, was a supporter of this Statute of Secrecy.
Within a few decades, until all these power-wielding high-ranking officials left this world, the Wizarding World would likely remain in its current state. Unless another Gellert Grindelwald appeared in the Wizarding World.
Under this situation, before Wizards of Arthur's generation learned the magic of Apparition, traveling outside still carried a high risk.
For this reason, Arthur specifically used the remaining summer vacation to create magical defense necklaces for the two sisters, Fleur and Gabrielle.
These were improvements he made to the defense necklaces recorded in the Alchemy books Nicolas Flamel gave him previously.
However, even after the improvements, they could only be considered semi-finished products. They couldn't defend against powerful Wizards, but for magical creatures like the currently rampant Werewolves and Vampires, they were fine when facing one or two of them.
Arthur used each sister's hair as material for the necklace ropes, so they could more easily sense the necklace's state.
During the crafting process, he also discovered the special effects of Veela hair.
Veela hair truly deserved to be chosen as a core material for wand making; when made with Fleur's own hair, the item even carried a hint of spiritual energy.
Just as Unicorn hair naturally repels Dark Arts, the necklace rope made from Fleur's own hair would make it more intuitive for Fleur to use, and the consumption of magic would also be less.
This also raised a question for Arthur.
Veela themselves are just a type of magical creature, and creatures like Unicorns and Phoenixes are also magical creatures.
But the most powerful magical creatures are Wizards themselves.
If viewed by the average or median of races, it might not be Wizards. But the highest ceiling and strongest power definitely belong to Wizards.
Given this, could powerful Wizards use their own hair as material for Alchemical tools? Or even their own bodies?
Arthur gave up on body modification, an Alchemy that was too advanced for the current Wizarding World; he wasn't missing any limbs right now. But he still wanted to try using his own hair as material for Alchemy.
There was still nearly a month left of this summer vacation, which was just enough time for him to do this.
However, a major event soon occurred, forcing Arthurto return to Britain.