The Plane Merchant of Hogwarts

Chapter 135 The Royal Banquet

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Since Rolf had not been able to catch up with the recent New Year celebrations and birthday celebrations, two celebrations that could enable him to be awarded the medal, a royal banquet was specially held for his investiture.

As the afternoon approached, Rolf was already being woken up by people sent by the queen to prepare for the evening banquet.

"Hello, Mr. Scamander, I am Sir Hikaru. Under the orders of Her Majesty the Queen, I am here to take you to the palace for the banquet and provide you with some guidance."

A Muggle aristocrat with an easy-going appearance but an unsatisfactory head walked into Scamander Farm.

Of course, those dragons and other things that could not be discovered by Muggles were all taken into the farmhouse by Mr. Newt, and he also thoughtfully arranged a silent spell for them.

But when the middle-aged nobleman entered the house, he did not find the rightful owner. Instead, he bowed to his grandfather in an extremely gentlemanly manner.

Grandpa was a little embarrassed, then pointed at Rolf under Queenie's teasing, and said: "This Mr. Scamander is the person you are looking for."

That person was also extremely surprised. He didn't expect that the person who was going to be ennobled this time was actually so young. It couldn't be said to be young, but young.

Rolf nodded at him, and then said: "My name is Rolf Scamander, nice to meet you, Sir Hikaru."

Sir Hikaru looked at the strange robes worn by these people with some embarrassment, and asked at a loss: "Gentlemen and ladies, I don't know what the robes you are wearing are?"

Newt said nonchalantly: "The queen will understand after seeing our robes."

In fact, the Secrecy Law stipulates that when dealing with Muggles, wizards and witches should dress completely in accordance with Muggle standards and should be as fashionable as possible.

Clothing must be appropriate to the climate, location and occasion, and must not be altered or adjusted in the presence of Muggles.

In other words, when coming into contact with Muggles, or when there are Muggles around you, you need to wear standard Muggle clothing, otherwise there is a risk of exposure.

However, the Queen of England is obviously not within the scope of the Secrecy Act. The more powerful upper-class nobles in the UK all have records related to wizards in their families.

And why these big guys wear wizard robes is not to give the Queen of England a reminder that her wishful thinking of being a lifelong noble may be in vain.

After hearing this, Sir Hikaru said nothing, but guided Rolf to get into the royal car, and the others were also picked up by other vehicles.The whole journey was silent, and soon Buckingham Palace came into view.

Buckingham Palace is the highest political symbol for the British Muggle community. All the most solemn events are basically held at Buckingham Palace. Even many leaders from other countries who visit the UK also stay at Buckingham Palace.

Generally speaking, Buckingham Palace's status in the UK is indeed very high, but not only leaders from various countries have the opportunity to be invited.

In fact, the British royal family often invites elites from all walks of life to Buckingham Palace, and these social elites will also receive honors from the Queen at Buckingham Palace, such as well-known athletes such as Olympic champions and national football teams, as well as popular singers, actors, literary and artistic workers, and famous celebrities. experts, scholars and entrepreneurs.

Maggie Smith, who plays Professor McGonagall, has twice received honors from the Queen in person at Buckingham Palace.

Not only British elites from all walks of life are invited by Buckingham Palace, but also elites from other countries often become guests of Buckingham Palace, such as Bill Gates and Li Jiacheng.

Throughout Buckingham Palace, there are probably dozens of receptions throughout the year, most of which are non-political events.

It may be that the British royal family hopes to convey the royal family's concern for the entire country, and even the entire world, through non-political meetings with elites from all walks of life.

After driving for nearly an hour, Rolf's motorcade entered the banquet hall of Buckingham Palace.

In addition to the main palace, the entire Buckingham Palace also has three auxiliary palaces. At every gate, entrance, and passage, there are royal guards wearing red coats and bearskin hats.

These people may not look like they have much fighting ability, but they are actually elite troops of the British Army, responsible for the security of the entire Buckingham Palace.

After the motorcade arrived inside Buckingham Palace through a special passage, a large number of staff and service personnel had been waiting here for a long time.

The decoration of the scene was particularly grand, with not only a brand new red carpet, a neat royal guard of honor, but also the royal orchestra playing Scottish bagpipes at the scene, and the sound was extremely pleasant.

When Sir Hikaru saw the place, he quickly got out of the car and opened the door for Rolf.

After Rolf thanked him, he adjusted his wizard robe so that Sir Hikaru could lead the way.

After arriving at the banquet hall, Rolf saw the queen at first sight. Her face was very familiar to Rolf. After all, she had been in power for a very long time. This alone made him She is famous all over the world.

However, the current queen is only 67 years old, and her energy is particularly good. If it weren't for her silver-like white hair, it would be impossible to tell how old she is.

She wore a traditional long dark blue velvet cloak and a black velvet hat with white ostrich and black heron feathers. The overall look was very powerful.

In addition, the decorations worn by the queen are also very elegant, including pearl earrings, necklaces, and brooches.

What is quite bright is that the queen is also wearing silver high heels and carrying a silver baby in her hand, which completely destroys this powerful aura.

I don’t know why she brought a bag to the banquet. It was for fashion and beauty.

Rolf walked forward casually and gave the queen a very standard wizard's salute. But what he didn't know was that when he and several other bigwigs of the Scamander family walked into the banquet hall, Everyone gasped.

The Queen's pupils shrank a little, and her original friendly expression was no longer so calm after seeing the somewhat dazzling wizard robe.

The queen returned to her hometown and smiled at Rolf, and then said: "I didn't expect that our new baron would actually come from a wizard family and he is still so young."

Rolf also smiled mysteriously after hearing this, "How can you be sure that what you see is my true age?"

Originally, in order to avoid the embarrassment caused by his age, Rolf planned to take the age-increasing drug, but firstly, there was no corresponding antidote for this potion, and secondly, he did not know whether the age-increasing agent was a superficial increase in age or a complete increase in age. of increasing age.

So Rolf finally gave up the temptation of age-enhancing drugs and chose to show his true colors.

The queen nodded noncommittally, and then said: "I haven't seen the wizard for a long time. I hope you can have fun tonight."

Rolf suddenly figured out why the Queen of England could live so long in her previous life. With the help of the Philosopher's Stone, it didn't seem to be a troublesome thing for a Muggle Queen to live longer.

Next, under the witness of everyone, the Queen of England held an investiture ceremony for Rolf and personally put on him the badge symbolizing the baron.

"God bless the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Today, my empire once again welcomes a young and energetic Baron. I believe you also know the true meaning of this Baron.

Baron Scamander, I hope you will make reasonable use of your new identity in the future to defend the honor of the Queen, safeguard the well-being of the United Kingdom, and contribute to the happiness and well-being of the people. "

"I will." Rolf performed a wizard's salute again, swearing his "loyalty" to the queen. After all, it was all for that territory.

ps: I’ve never seen what a real award looks like, so I made it all up. Don’t pick on me if there’s anything that doesn’t conform to common sense. After all, this is a fantasy novel.

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