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Chapter 4129 4131 [Whitewashing the Peace]

Although Xiang Nan suffered a loss in the Ministry of Magic, he still gained rewards in other ways.

Because of his heroic performance, the school added 150 points to Ravenclaw, an average of 50 points per giant. This was equivalent to winning the Quidditch Cup for Ravenclaw, which made the students of Eagle House very happy.

The villagers of Hogsmeade were also very grateful to Xiang Nan. After discussion, they decided that when Xiang Nan came to Hogsmeade again in the future, they would only charge him cost price for all the goods he bought.

What made Xiang Nan even happier was that because of the fearless courage and extraordinary strength he displayed when facing the three giants, he not only won the favor of the professors of Hogwarts and the villagers of Hogsmeade, but also the boys and girls in the school liked him very much.

Xiang Nan received many love letters because of this. When he was having breakfast in the restaurant, the owls delivering the letters almost covered him.

This level of popularity was no less than that of a Quidditch player like James Potter, and it made Xiang Nan very happy. So he was no longer so upset about the Ministry of Magic taking credit for his contribution.

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The news of the appearance of a giant in Hogsmeade village quickly spread throughout the wizarding world, and the people were very panicked.

Because giants are synonymous with blood, brutality, and terror, they have harmed many wizards and Muggles in the past.

Until the Ministry of Magic was established and Aurors were organized to eliminate giants, there were fewer and fewer giants in the British Isles and they had not appeared for decades.

People thought that the giants had become extinct, but now they have reappeared and attacked Hogsmeade village, almost killing the villagers and students.

This naturally caused panic in the wizarding community, so they wrote letters to the Ministry of Magic and Hogwarts.

They asked the Ministry of Magic to clarify the truth as soon as possible. Where did the three giants come from, why did they attack Hogsmeade Village, were they instructed by someone or just happened to pass by.

They also asked Hogwarts to strengthen security and called for a temporary suspension of students' visits to Hogsmeade to avoid further attacks by dark creatures.

After all, the giants have come, so it would not be surprising if trolls, werewolves, vampires, and hags come next time.

The school took the parents' advice into consideration and suspended the weekend trip to Hogsmeade Village, which disappointed many students.

After all, going to Hogsmeade was a rare time for them to relax and have fun after a busy week of study. Now that this little bit of fun was gone, it was naturally hard for them to accept.

However, this is the rule, so they can only accept it.

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The Daily Prophet subsequently reported the Ministry's investigation into the three giants.

According to the investigation by the Ministry of Magic, the three giants were originally wandering in the mountains of Scotland and accidentally passed by the village of Hogsmeade, so they wanted to cause some damage in the village and steal some food to survive the harsh winter.

Therefore, they were not sent specifically to cause damage, it was just a coincidence. The public does not need to worry too much, the Ministry of Magic will send Aurors to conduct a thorough investigation of the Scottish Highlands as soon as possible.

The three giants will also be imprisoned in exile forever and will no longer harass the wizarding world or the Muggle world. The Ministry of Magic's investigation results published in the Daily Prophet calmed the resentment of some people.

But not everyone believes this result. Some people suspect that the Ministry of Magic's investigation is a cover-up, and believe that they can't answer all the questions.

  For example, there hadn't been any giants in the British Isles for decades, so how could it be such a coincidence that three giants appeared at once? For example, there were many villages in the Scottish Highlands, so how could they have happened to go to Hogsmeade if no one had specifically ordered them to do so?

This suspicion further increased people's dissatisfaction with the Ministry of Magic. Coupled with their failure to resolve the problems of Voldemort and the Death Eaters, the Ministry of Magic was subjected to a lot of criticism.

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Xiang Nan ignored the disputes in the outside world. He continued to read books, make medicine, learn knowledge and accumulate money.

Time soon came to the Christmas holiday, but Xiang Nan still did not go home, but stayed in school to celebrate Christmas.

On Christmas Eve, Professor Slughorn held a Christmas Eve party and invited Xiang Nan to attend as usual. Now he is Slughorn's most valued student, no doubt about it.

At the party, Xiang Nan met Creed Hemsworth, Deputy Minister of Magic again.

He saw that Xiang Nan didn't blush at all, and his heart didn't beat fast. Instead, he smiled and praised, "Mr. Snape, it was all thanks to you that we had the last incident with the three giants. It's amazing that you have defeated three giants before you even graduate. How about it, after graduation, would you consider working in the Ministry of Magic?"

Seeing that he still had the nerve to mention the three giants, Xiang Nan couldn't help but admire his shamelessness.

He had clearly defeated the three giants himself, but the Daily Prophet transferred all the credit to Deputy Minister Creed.

And he was so shameless that he could pretend nothing happened when he saw me.

Having said that, the politicians in the original Harry Potter are indeed one shameless after another.

Cornelius Fudge knew that Voldemort had returned, but he did not dare to face it. Instead, he slandered Harry Potter for being sensational and Albus Dumbledore for being old and confused, which gave Voldemort time to rise.

  In order to show that the Ministry of Magic was doing something, Rufus Scrimgeour killed good people and imprisoned Stan Shunpike, who everyone knew was wrongly accused, in Azkaban.

Not to mention Barty Crouch Sr., who sacrificed his own son for the sake of becoming Minister of Magic...

"No, Mr. Hemsworth, I plan to be a reporter after graduation, specializing in reporting the truth." Xiang Nan smiled and said, "In fact, I am preparing to write a report on 'The truth about the three giants attacking Hogsmeade village'.

You may not know that when I defeated the three giants, I cast a stun spell on one of the giants, and it spoke a few words in its sleep while falling asleep.

If I remember correctly, it should have mentioned something like 'Voldemort' and 'alliance'. I think this matter should be reported so that the public can be more vigilant and alert. "

In fact, Xiang Nan didn't hear the giant talk about Voldemort, alliance or anything like that, but he was sure that the giant didn't come to Hogsmeade for no reason. He was probably sent by Voldemort, and his purpose was probably to disrupt the wizarding world.

As Littlefinger famously said in Game of Thrones, “Chaos is the ladder to rise.”

The Ministry of Magic is also afraid of chaos, so Deputy Minister Creed certainly does not want this article to be published. Then, he can ask for his hush money.

When Creed heard this, his face suddenly changed, and then he forced a smile and said, "Have you finished writing this article? Are you going to publish it in the Daily Prophet?"