As Hermione's passionate speech concluded, Amanda waved her hand, using a restoration spell to repair the entire street.
The ability to turn ruins back into a city with a mere wave of a hand left the Muggles inside the buildings gasping in amazement.
After restoring the entire street, Amanda and Hermione did not waste any more time, directly taking the seventh-year Young Wizards back to Hogwarts.
Marietta Eckmore was still receiving treatment in the Hospital Wing, and for them, nothing was more important than that right now.
Besides, wasn't Headmaster Dumbledore there to handle the subsequent matters?
The two girls left with the Hogwarts seventh-years without hesitation, leaving the staff from the Ministry of Magic stunned at the sight.
This... what should they do? They were exposed to the Muggles and had caused such a huge commotion, yet their Minister-in-waiting had actually run off?
Who would be responsible for the remaining matters? What about the International Confederation of Wizards? What about the Muggle Government of Country Y?
Thinking of this, everyone turned their gazes simultaneously to the old man with white hair and a white beard.
Meeting everyone's gaze, Headmaster Dumbledore smiled helplessly; it was normal for children to worry about their friends, so he would handle the cleanup work.
Fortunately, he could also roughly guess Miss Amanda's intentions.
"Headmaster Dumbledore, what should we do next?" Several department heads from the Ministry of Magic walked up to Headmaster Dumbledore and asked him respectfully.
"Organize everyone to go to work as usual," Headmaster Dumbledore clapped his hands. "It's almost time for work, isn't it?"
"But, what about the International Confederation of Wizards?" the head of the Department of International Magical Cooperation asked hesitantly.
"Hmm," Headmaster Dumbledore clasped his hands together, his thumbs circling each other, and winked cunningly. "Just tell them that our Minister is busy for the moment, so it's not convenient to communicate with them."
"This, is this okay?" The head of the Department of International Magical Cooperation was stunned for a moment. Could such a perfunctory attitude really work?
They had to realize that the British Wizarding World had essentially defied the whole world this time by forcibly exposing the existence of the Wizarding World to the Muggles.
Headmaster Dumbledore looked back at the spot where there had originally been a bottomless pit and said pointedly, "Miss Amanda is still young enough, and her strength is sufficient to support her courage."
The head of the Department of International Magical Cooperation looked in the direction of Headmaster Dumbledore's gaze and, as if finally realizing something, revealed a smile.
"Indeed, everyone should prioritize Miss Amanda's and Miss Granger's schedules for this matter."
Amanda's strength was clear for all to see; this was not the time for the International Confederation of Wizards to blame them, but rather the time for the International Confederation of Wizards to pray that Amanda did not have any grievances against them.
"Work as usual, department heads. Trust Miss Amanda; she must have already arranged everything in advance."
After saying this, Headmaster Dumbledore gently waved his wand and vanished on the spot, and the Ministry of Magic staff also walked towards the phone booth by the roadside.
Since Headmaster Dumbledore had said so, they just needed to continue with their normal work.
Watching the Wizards disappear into the roadside phone booth one by one, the Muggles who had been hiding in the surrounding buildings only dared to come out once the last person had vanished.
Many people curiously walked up to examine the phone booth, but no matter how they looked, they could only conclude that it was just an ordinary phone booth.
Others called the police about the events that had occurred between the night and the morning, only to receive a uniform reply: they were aware of the situation, it was being handled, and they could follow today's news for updates.
Hanging up the phone, people returned home with full hearts of confusion and inexplicable excitement to watch the news, while the police officers who had just answered the calls gathered inside the police station, waiting for the upcoming news broadcast.
Although they told the general public that, they actually didn't know what was going on or what this so-called Wizarding World really was; they had simply been notified to give that uniform reply.
At the same time, the layouts Amanda had set up in the Muggle World in advance, along with The Daily Prophet and the Wizarding World Gazette, began to exert their influence simultaneously.
The Daily Prophet published an article: "A Night of Shocking Change, Ending the Absurd, Creating the Future."
By comparison, the Wizarding World Gazette was more direct: "Hand in Hand, Let the Youth Lead the Wizarding World."
Both newspapers featured photos of Amanda dispelling Voldemort's Fiendfyre and Hermione with her arms spread wide, giving a speech on the street. The articles detailed the tremendous contributions Amanda had made over the years to the lives of ordinary people in the Wizarding World, while also emphasizing how difficult it had been for the two girls to withstand the immense pressure from the Ministry of Magic and repeatedly insist on the fact of Voldemort's resurrection.
This undoubtedly pushed the already high prestige of Amanda and Hermione to its peak.
If a vote were held in the Wizarding World now, Hermione would absolutely become the Minister for Magic; there would be no one who could compete with her, or rather, no one would want to compete with her.
Wizards' Owls flew to every household, promoting Amanda and Hermione, while television programs in the Muggle World were racing against time to report everything about the Wizarding World.
This was something Amanda, the Madam Prime Minister, and Councilor Dilworth had discussed long ago.
Once the affairs of the Wizarding World were exposed, they would spread all the facts before all the ordinary people of Country Y at the fastest speed, giving those hidden forces no chance to intervene or time to react.
By the time they reacted, the correct understanding of all the ordinary people in Country Y would have already been formed, leaving no room for them to stir up opposition between the Muggle World and the Wizarding World.
At 7:30 AM, the time for morning news, all television stations in the Muggle World were broadcasting a uniform popular science short film.
The short film started with the medieval witch hunts, detailing the long-standing disputes and battles between the Wizarding World and the Muggle World.
It did not shy away at all from the huge losses that the conflict between the two sides had caused for both, especially for the Wizarding World, where countless Young Wizards were killed for being possessed by demons before they even started school.
Following this, a Castle rose from the ground in the short film: Hogwarts, the only magic school in Country Y, was officially established. With this historic magic school as the backdrop, time progressed, and Wizards kept hiding themselves until modern times, when the Wizarding World completely sealed itself off, only recruiting Young Wizards with magical talent from the Muggle World each year.
Everything seemed to be moving towards peaceful coexistence and non-interference. However, the tone of the video suddenly turned cold; a Wizard named Voldemort appeared, proposing that Wizards should be at the highest status and all other races, including Muggles, should be enslaved by Wizards.
He also suggested that those whose families were not pure-blood should not learn magic.
Seeing this, most of the ordinary people in the Y Country Muggle World frowned; no one would feel happy being looked down upon like that.
The tone of the video shifted again; an old man with white hair appeared with a group of young people. They became the barrier standing between Voldemort and the ordinary people of the Wizarding World and the Muggle World, with many even paying the price with their lives.
Then, a baby was born, Voldemort was inexplicably defeated, and the Wizarding World ushered in a decade of peace. Following that, the cases of the Philosopher's Stone, the Basilisk, Sirius Black, and Voldemort's resurrection last year gradually revealed the younger generation of the Wizarding World, led by Amanda and Hermione, to the Muggles.
Their abilities were stronger, their outlook on the future was deeper, and they persisted through misunderstandings and slander, becoming the backbone that held up the sky of the Wizarding World.
The furrowed brows relaxed. Humans are always more attentive and soft towards children; seeing these children fighting against Voldemort for the sake of the Wizarding World and the Muggle World, most Muggles were moved.
The content that followed in the short film made all the people of Country Y have to accept the existence of the Wizarding World, or perhaps it should be said, happily accept the existence of the Wizarding World.
"Do you really think that magic has nothing to do with you?"
When a clear, pleasant, and vibrant voice rang out, one by one, products that Muggles were familiar with, which had just appeared on the market and were both useful and cheap, began to appear.
Starting from remote towns, the reinforcement of magical concrete courtyard walls that every household was undergoing was also displayed. Factories flashed across the screen, and line graphs showing falling prices were shown.
The actions Amanda had taken had long since invisibly benefited the ordinary people of the Muggle World.
"The combination of magic and technology improves your life and mine; the combination of magic and technology brings a better future to the world."
"Unity will lead to a win-win, peace will lead to development. The lessons of blood and fire tell us that war never brings total victory to any side; it only brings tears, death, and sorrow."
"Magical protective doors and magical concrete walls will be fully rolled out in Country Y this summer. They will bring safety to everyone. The dangers we have brought to the Muggle World will be solved by us."
"Clean up the danger, then cooperate. The British Wizarding World sincerely extends an invitation to all in the Muggle World: please join hands with us to bring true peace and prosperity to each other."
At the end of the short film was a photo of Amanda and Hermione standing hand in hand when they went to watch the Quidditch World Cup last summer.
Next to Amanda was a passage in red text: "Compared to huge personal gains, I would rather limit myself and those like me for a more balanced and equal future."
And the words next to Hermione looked even more striking: "If power cannot serve the people, then power and those who hold power are meaningless."
Two girls who didn't look very old, who should still be at an age of playing and having fun, had done so many things that many adults didn't have the courage to do.
How could the ordinary people of the Muggle World not be moved by this?
When the short film finished playing, countless ordinary people in the Muggle World, while moved, also fell into deep thought.
War—did they want to fight? Of course not. Which war didn't require sacrifice? Which war didn't have losses?
The ordinary people who had just experienced various wars were already exhausted; they longed for peace and longed for development.
And the Wizarding World explanatory short film, produced by Amanda and narrated by Hermione, gave them this hope.
It showed Muggles the good and bad sides of the Wizarding World without concealment, and it was precisely this sincerity that made it easier for everyone to accept them.
And the various products Amanda created that benefited the ordinary people of the Muggle World, along with her firm attitude of protecting the ordinary people of the Muggle World, made them even more unable to be unmoved.
For so many years... how many people in Country Y had held the ordinary people in their hearts like Amanda and Hermione, lifting them to great heights?
Who didn't know about the intricate entanglements of those big powers? Who didn't know that they were the least important ones? But Amanda and Hermione's short film clearly told all the ordinary people in the Y Country Muggle World: to them, you ordinary people are the most important ones!
Which of these new products entering the market hadn't gone through twists and turns? That was all obstruction from those big powers, but the two girls didn't retreat at all; they faced the difficulties head-on, allowing real benefits to enter every household.
Two girls of only fifteen or sixteen dared to challenge those big powers and the evil forces of the Wizarding World for the sake of ordinary people like them; why didn't they, as adults, dare to fight for their own future?
Expressing their attitude, showing their choice—one person might be insignificant, but with thousands and millions of people together, who could say they weren't worth mentioning?
Under the official website of the Muggle Government of Country Y, comments were increasing crazily at a rate of tens of thousands per minute.
"Whoever wants to start a war with the Wizarding World, fire them."
"I can choose not to learn magic, but I can't live without the automatic cleaning broom! So please, everyone, know what to do."
"If you insist on war, you will undoubtedly become sinners in history."
"If you people can't understand what two children understand, then you should go meet God as soon as possible."
Before the International Confederation of Wizards and the Muggle governments of various countries could react, the ordinary people of the Y Country Muggle World and the British Wizarding World had already twisted into a single rope.
And the two girls who had facilitated all of this were sitting quietly by the hospital bed in the Hospital Wing, looking at their senior with concern.
Having drunk the draught of living death and slept all night, Marietta Eckmore opened her eyes to see the scene of Amanda, Hermione, Cho Chang, and Penelope, their four pairs of eyes staring at her without blinking.
Swallowing hard, Marietta Eckmore felt a rare cold sweat on her back. "You... don't stare at me like that." It was really creepy.
Cho Chang let out a long sigh and reached out to rub Marietta Eckmore's head. "We're worried about you, especially Amanda and Hermione; they both put aside everything outside and came back to see you."
"I'm fine here," Marietta Eckmore said, forcing herself to sit up. That hateful Umbridge—four Stupefys had left her body aching all over. "You go do what you need to do; you don't need to worry about me."
"It's okay," Amanda shook her head, looking at Marietta Eckmore with a gentle expression. "Hermione and I had already made preparations; even if we weren't there, things would proceed according to our ideas."
"That's right," Hermione smiled confidently. "We've already made preparations for things outside, so now, Senior Marietta's situation is definitely the most important."
"Oh my, oh my," Marietta Eckmore said, struggling to lift her hands to pinch Amanda's and Hermione's cheeks respectively. "I really didn't waste my affection on you two junior sisters~"
Amanda and Hermione cooperated by bringing their cheeks closer to Marietta Eckmore to facilitate her action, while Cho Chang and Penelope watched happily from the side.
The silver bell-like laughter of the five girls filled the entire Hospital Wing, and the sunlight spilled in from the window, illuminating their faces.
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