Hogwarts: I'm Harry's older cousin

Chapter 235, Section 233: The Youngest Wizengamo Member in History

"Professor Dumbledore, I don't think so. Wizards, centaurs, and goblins are all the same."

"You're right that wizards are hypocritical, but goblins are greedy by nature. They'll sell everything for enough money. In their eyes, perhaps only the golden Galleons are worthy of respect. As for the centaurs, they consider themselves representatives of the stars, spending their days looking at the stars and waiting for their guidance, looking down on everyone else. Rather than saying that wizards always look at them with prejudice, it's more accurate to say that the centaurs have looked down on wizards from the very beginning. If you want to gain their respect, you'll have to become a star."

Dudley was absolutely right. No matter how backward you think the centaur tribe is, or how small their population is.

But they themselves believe that they are the most noble, and that they are the protagonists of this world.

"Even excluding wizards, centaurs and goblins look down on each other. They're all prejudiced, just like you mentioned. How can you expect wizards to treat them all equally?"

We can't just talk about the wizards and ignore everything else; we should discuss them all together.

Centaurs and fairies are fine, so the problem lies with the wizards. The problem is that these two aren't much better either.

Dumbledore's words are thought-provoking and worthy of reflection.

But the problem doesn't just lie with the wizards.

What good is it if they just reflect on their actions?

You can't just offer your warm welcome only to be met with a cold shoulder, can you?

As for house-elves, Dudley hasn't studied them in depth. As the saying goes, you can't speak without investigation, so Dudley won't comment on them.

That makes sense.

Upon hearing Dudley's words, Dumbledore did not refute them, but instead nodded repeatedly.

This is what sets Dumbledore apart from many other wizards; he is tolerant of other people's voices.

If that incident hadn't happened back then, perhaps Dumbledore and the one in the tower could have truly changed the world.

If it were Voldemort who heard someone question him, he would easily punish them with an Avada Kedavra. He would most likely first subject them to a gruesome torture to the point of collapse before bestowing the Avada Kedavra.

The two boarded the elevator leading to the second floor. The old-fashioned elevator creaked and groaned, making it seem like it might fall apart at any moment. With a mechanical "ding-dong," they arrived at their destination—the Department of Magical Law Enforcement.

The Department of Magical Law Enforcement has three branches: the Office of Prohibition of Abuse of Magic, the Auror Command, and the Wizengamor Administration.

Ron and Percy's father, Arthur Weasley, works for the Department for the Prevention of the Abuse of Muggle Items at the Ministry of Magic, which is located on this floor and is a subordinate agency of the Office for the Prevention of the Abuse of Magic.

The second floor is the same size as the main hall on the eighth underground floor, but there are significantly fewer wizards to be seen.

Dumbledore led Dudley to the Wizengamo administration with practiced ease.

"Albus, you've finally come."

Shortly after entering the hall, a witch who looked very old walked towards us.

"Grossda, it's a pleasure to meet you."

Dudley noticed a hint of respect in Dumbledore's tone.

Judging from her appearance, she is a witch similar to Professor McGonagall, except that she is much older than Professor McGonagall.

Gershilda Marchban, a senior member of Wizengamo and head of the Wizarding Examinations Authority.

It is said that he once served as Dumbledore's NEWT test examiner a hundred years ago.

In terms of seniority, she ranks among the top three in the entire Ministry of Magic.

Before the two could talk for long, another somewhat muffled voice rang out.

"You only came here because of this child? Our nominal chief wizard, you haven't been here for over a decade."

This is a male wizard who also looks old.

Tiberius Ogden, a veteran member of Wizengamor, is an old wizard whose years of service are no less than those of Gerselda (in some unofficial works, he is set as the warden of Nurmengard).

Gershilda Marchban and Tiberius Ogden were among Dumbledore's few old friends in the Ministry of Magic.

"Tiberius, you want this chief wizard."

Before Dumbledore could finish speaking, Tiberius waved his hand to interrupt him.

"Albus, stop saying such things. You can only be the chief wizard of Wizengamor."

"You wouldn't believe it, but the members of Wizengamo have changed quite a bit over the years, and many of the wizards who have joined haven't really been very capable."

"That Fudge guy has made a complete mess of this place."

The first thing the old friend did upon reuniting after many years was to complain, making no attempt to hide his disdain for Fudge.

Only veterans like them can say such things; even the Minister of Magic can't do anything to them, at most they can just ignore them.

Incidentally, Fudge, the Minister of Magic, was also a member of Wizengamor.

Although Wizengamo is located within the Ministry of Magic, it is actually an organization independent of the Ministry of Magic.

The Chief Wizard should be on par with the Minister of Magic.

In recent years, due to Dumbledore's completely laissez-faire attitude, Wizengamot has been almost completely infiltrated by the Ministry of Magic, and many wizards from the Ministry's factions have been replaced. The prestige of the Chief Wizard has also greatly diminished, and its power has been almost completely lost.

However, Dumbledore didn't care; he had promised to stay away from the center of power.

"Tiberius, we can talk about it later," Geselda said sternly, her face displeased. "Don't waste other people's time keeping them waiting too long."

As soon as Geshilda opened her mouth, Tiberius immediately shut up, acting like a naive young wife who had lived for hundreds of years.

Dudley followed the group to a hall, where many people, young and old, were seated, all dressed in the insignia of Wizengamo.

Only Dudley and Dumbledore's attire stood out slightly in the entire Great Hall.

Dumbledore said he didn't care and walked onto the stage with Dudley, as long as he wasn't embarrassed, it was others who would be.

After Dudley and Dumbledore entered, the investiture ceremony officially began.

The Restoration Charm is a greater invention than the Wolfsbane Potion.

Wolfsbane Potion allows werewolves to maintain their sanity on the night of a full moon, indirectly reducing their threat. The invention of the Restoration Charm, however, could completely eliminate the werewolf crisis. If Damocles Belby, the inventor of Wolfsbane Potion, was awarded a First Class Merlin Medal, then Dudley, the creator of the Restoration Charm, would certainly be even more deserving.

Even though this was the result of research by the wizards Haimer and Dudley.

In the presence of twenty Wizengamo members, Dudley and Heimer were each awarded a Merlin First Class medal (Dudley accepted the other Merlin medal on Heimer's behalf as Heimer had passed away).

The whole process went very smoothly.

To put it simply, it's a process of passing on medals.

After the medals were awarded, not a single wizard left; they all waited quietly.

Witness the youngest Wizengamo member in history.

(End of this chapter)