Chapter 156 Follow-up Plan

Chapter 156 Follow-up Plan

"See which letter you can take."

In the Muggle hospital, Della, wearing a hospital gown and receiving glucose drip, half-propped up her body. She watched Aidan take out four letters from his bag and put them on the tray, then reached out to try them one by one.

She was able to get hold of two of the four letters, but if she got any closer to the other two, a strange cold feeling would spread from her fingertips to her entire body.

"The one in your hand is from Professor Snape. Perhaps because he is your nominal father, your kinship allows you to communicate. The other one was written by me." Aidan explained to Della, and then introduced the other two letters, "This one was written by Arlian, and this one was written by someone randomly found in the Ministry."

"So not only can I not meet the wizards from Country Y, I can't even communicate through letters?" Holding the letter paper, Della just thought of writing a letter to Draco, but she felt her hands and feet go cold and her eyes went dizzy, so she quickly stopped thinking about it.

"At present, it seems that the interrogator has been unwilling to give in. She has rejected the exchange agreement, which already had many favorable terms. It seems that she has made up her mind that you can never return to the magic world of Country Y."

She was really tricked. When Saviya first started to do something to her, Della's soul was contentedly exploring Maggie's past. After returning to her original place, she completely ignored the tiny abnormality in her soul.

"The Ministry has also provided some solutions. Before we find a way to break the curse, we can let you go to the best Muggle school - of course, most people would not choose this option," Aidan continued. "The person who came to the Ministry of Magic of Country M to discuss the exchange intern program is a graduate of Ilvermorny. He observed the trial against you and said that Ilvermorny is willing to accept you."

"A magic school in Country M? It sounds good. After all, English is spoken there." Della naturally accepted the fact that she was almost "exiled".

"It seems quite similar to Hogwarts. My father graduated from there and he told me some about it," Aidan agreed first, and then he talked about the third plan coordinated by Milos. "There is also a joint plan between Beauxbatons and Durmstrang in Europe."

"Joint plan?" Della became interested.

"First, it's a one-year experience. The first semester is at Beauxbatons, and the second semester is at Durmstrang. If the curse can't be broken in the second year, you can choose a school to attend." Aidan explained.

"Who is in charge of this plan?" Della felt that with her now well-known identity, even if the headmaster of Durmstrang was a former Death Eater, the two schools should not compromise like this.

"They all wanted you originally, but considering the language requirements, you might choose to go to Country M, so the two schools reached an agreement." In fact, Milos Lind tried his best to make the European option more attractive.

At that time, Karkaroff of Durmstrang rushed to the Ministry of Magic of Country Y to actively fight for it, but Milos preferred Beauxbatons, which had been completely silent, because they were famous for alchemy, and according to the information provided by Aidan, Della was not only interested in alchemy, but also had a good talent. This was what Aidan saw from the glasses.

Milos took great pains to get the former alchemy group members from the Ministry of Magic of Country F to come for negotiations, but Dumbledore, whom they met by chance, flatly denied the existence of Della's research glasses. Seeing that this approach didn't work, Milos had originally started to contact the Black Magic Association in Country D - he believed that Della's one-month confinement in the first grade might be because she was learning black magic from Snape.

That is, when the Black Magic Association sent a letter to express their interest in Della's soul that was not affected by the truth serum, the group of F countrymen who had visited the evidence room suddenly became enthusiastic about this matter, and even the letter of recommendation from the Alchemy Group was put on the negotiation table.

After several arguments and compromises, Milos helped Della obtain the best conditions for studying in Europe.

"This is a letter of recommendation from Country F to the Beauxbatons alchemy group. I don't know why they are suddenly willing to accept you." Aidan blinked his blue eyes dazedly and handed the wax-sealed white gold-stamped letter to Della.

Was it Professor Dumbledore's recommendation? Or did they see the broken dagger?

Della guessed the reason in her mind. She used a lot of skills on that dagger.

"And this is a recommendation letter for membership in the International Association of Dark Arts issued by Country D. Many of the members are professors at Durmstrang." Aidan handed over another letter with a black background and a blue seal.

"International Association of the Dark Arts?" It was the first time Della had heard of this organization. She felt that Aidan had simply put two contrasting words together.

"This is an internationally recognized academic association. Members of the association have the right to publicly use some dark magic," Aidan added. "If you choose the joint plan, the Ministry is already looking for Muggle language teachers. Beauxbatons teaches in French, and Durmstrang teaches in some German."

"This plan is too tempting. I can't think of any reason not to choose him." Della flipped through the two exquisite recommendation letters in her hand, raising one eyebrow high, "Doesn't Ilvermorny have a preferential treatment plan?"

"Because Ilvermorny is a comprehensive school like Hogwarts. In terms of its characteristics, Beauxbatons and Durmstrang are indeed more competitive," Aidan's eyes flashed. He followed Uncle Linde's instructions and mentioned Ilvermorny's preferential treatment plan at this time, "so the subsidy plan proposed there is relatively generous."

"I see. I think I'd rather stay in Europe." Della put the letter back into its envelope. She looked at Aidan and accurately raised the most vexing issue for the department. "What about my compensation plan, Senior Aidan? Has the department said anything?"

"The Law Enforcement Department is now crammed with cases. The families of the prisoners handled by that interrogator have requested retrials and compensation. But I think your juvenile appeal will be given top priority. Privately, several Wizengamot members have approached my father and said they are willing to be your agents, but I can't remember their names." Della asked, and Aidan replied, following the instructions of the others above.

"I don't have any other requirements. After all, I can't communicate with them directly. I want someone who can give me the largest amount and get all the compensation as soon as possible." Della said bluntly.

"How can you be so sure the Ministry will do this?"

"Because the injustice I suffered was not limited to the court. The Ministry of Magic must be held accountable in terms of procedure." At this point, Della's tone rose, and she asked Aidan, "Isn't it? This kind of thing would be a major scandal if it happened in the Muggle world, and a huge amount of compensation could be demanded."

"You should be thankful that the incident was such a big deal. The next day's newspaper of the Prophet would not be very favorable to you." Aidan took out another red leather book from his bag. He flipped through it a few times and handed it to Della. "The rest is in chronological order."

"What kind of prop is this? One of my seniors has one too." Della asked as she reached out to take it. Last time she saw Aurora stuff a newspaper into this kind of notebook.

"This is a member prop of the International Newspaper Reading Association. If you put today's newspaper in it, you can see newspapers from other countries put in by wizards from other regions. My mother is a member of this association."

Della listened to Aidan's explanation and flipped through the Daily Prophet, which she had always thought was of no value. It must be said that the headlines and contents inside surprised Della.

"Revenge of the Dark Hero": Describes in detail the tragic experiences of Shavia's parents, and lists the possible misdeeds of the prisoners she had previously handled (there is no evidence in it, just fragments of words).

"The Mysterious Sophomore": It lists Della's wonderful first and second grade life that she herself doesn't know about. The image of Maggie is particularly interesting. He is written as a prop for Della to show her identity to the outside world and intimidate her classmates.

There is also an interesting note in it, "This reporter tried to interview Della Riddle's classmates. They either didn't speak or said nice things. But most of those who spoke had evasive eyes and were incoherent. After discussion, the interview was deleted."

Della flipped back two pages and found that these articles were all eye-catching, vague but clearly tendentious, and were written by the same person - Rita Skeeter.

The Ministry of Magic of Country Y is probably doomed to fail, as they actually published such an article in the most reputable newspaper.

Della thought so and turned the page. The following titles suddenly became normal: "How to deal with the government's credibility crisis", "The victim lying in the Muggle hospital", "Revenge and justice"...

"Why did the wind direction suddenly change?" Della asked Aidan curiously.

"Because your identity was widely known before the trial, there were more than just people from Country Y watching the trial that day," Aidan stood next to Della and turned the notebook to the F Country newspaper. After realizing that Della didn't know French, he pointed to the title and translated it for her, "'Crisis of Legal Validity in the Name of Revenge'. This was published that day by the Pioneer, a major newspaper in Country F."

Aidan flipped through the book again, this time in Russian. "Legal Process Under Personal Control: The Riddle Trial. This was published by the revolutionaries in Country E. Many major international newspapers have commented on this trial. Congratulations, the case named after your surname has spread to the entire wizarding world."

"No wonder the Daily Prophet changed its mind so quickly. I think those previous reports can make them the new news hotspot." Della shook her head with a look of regret, then smiled at Aidan and asked, "Has Senior Aidan heard anything about my compensation plan?"

"This is the starting number." Aidan didn't hide it and held up five fingers.

The lowest amount currently being discussed is 500,000 Galleons.