Sebastian raised an eyebrow slightly, listening to the unified shouts from the field.
He understood!
It wasn't anything major.
It was still the same old nonsense in the American wizarding world, still a historical legacy issue.
For a long time, Wizards had been clamoring for the repeal of Rappaport's Law.
On the surface, the Magical Congress of the United States of America did repeal this law in 1965, but in reality, many of its clauses were integrated into other laws.
Greggs, the Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, was even one of the hardliners among them; he had always firmly upheld the policy of separation between the Wizarding World and the Muggle world.
He even had a famous saying: "Law is the cornerstone of social order, and I am the maintainer of the cornerstone."
The original intention of this law was good: to prevent the Wizarding World from being exposed, it completely separated the Wizarding World from the Muggle world.
But the problem was that this separation was completely unrealistic.
On the surface, the American wizarding world had always seen Wizards marry Wizards, but Wizards could also give birth to Squibs.
Before these Squibs fully grew up, they had to leave the Wizarding World and live in the Muggle world.
Hundreds of years passed, and who knows how many Squibs integrated into the daily lives of Muggles.
They married and had children, made friends, and worked in the Muggle world, completely appearing as Muggles; many even didn't know their ancestors had been Wizards.
But then the problem arose.
As everyone knows, Squibs can also have Wizard descendants.
When these young Wizards show their magic talent, they must be separated from their Muggle family and friends.
To avoid exposing the existence of the Wizarding World, Aurors from the Magical Congress of the United States of America would come to take these young Wizards away and then modify the memories of their families and friends.
As for these young Wizards who were taken away, even when they grew up, they could not reunite with their Muggle parents.
This kind of inhumane situation is unbearable for anyone.
More and more Wizards felt deceived, and their patience with the Magical Congress of the United States of America had reached its limit.
That's why today there was the phenomenon of many Ilvermorny students petitioning Greggs.
Sebastian shook his head slightly.
Although these students' methods were naive, the timing they chose was quite good.
After all, there were so many personnel from international magic schools present, and many reporters were broadcasting live.
Under the watchful eyes of the public, although Greggs was a bit embarrassed, this guy would not adopt any strong attitudes or methods.
If handled improperly, it would not only be the American Magical Congress's face that was lost, but he himself would also be impeached and lose his position in the Magical Congress of the United States of America.
Sebastian was not optimistic about today's outcome; he did not think that Greggs, this hardline guy, would concede to the students present.
At the same time, he was not optimistic about the future of the Magical Congress of the United States of America.
This sharp contradiction had already been exposed to everyone, and the Magical Congress of the United States of America would sooner or later have to give these people a satisfactory explanation.
According to Sebastian's estimation, this idea had probably won the approval of many Ilvermorny students.
Moreover, this idea was certainly not limited to underage students; there were quite a few graduates shouting slogans on the scene.
And this was only what could be seen on the surface.
Every year, graduates enter various industries in the American wizarding world; how many people in those industries would support this idea?
What about the Magical Congress of the United States of America?
Who can guarantee that there are no members in the Magical Congress of the United States of America who support this idea?
Sebastian began to ponder what role he should play in this event.
After all, a considerable part of these students' demands overlapped with his future demand to break the secrecy law; if utilized well, these students would certainly become a considerable help to him in the future.
Perhaps, he could find an opportunity to contact that student named Edward in the future and provide him with some financial assistance.
If possible, directly absorbing the other party into his team was not out of the question.
While Sebastian was lost in thought, Greggs spoke to the students with an expressionless face.
"I have clearly understood the students' demands. After I return, I will present the demands to the legislative council and let the officials of the Magical Congress of the United States of America discuss them."
"Everyone, disperse."
Before he finished speaking, the Ilvermorny students below began to clamor.
"This is passing the buck! We need you to make a statement first."
"Perfunctory! There will definitely be no response once you go back."
"Wizards of Muggle descent are also part of us, and their feelings for their families are also very important; our laws can no longer harm them."
"We need a clear answer!"
Just then, a large number of Aurors began to enter the venue. Some came to the front of the podium to protect Greggs, while others confronted the students in the hall.
"Students," Greggs's tone hardened considerably, "if you have any demands, you can tell them to the Aurors present."
"I believe they will record everything you say in detail."
Hearing these words, which concealed a threat, Sebastian frowned slightly.
This was not a clever decision.
The students would only feel threatened.
At their age, when they feared nothing, the last thing they accepted was a threat.
Moreover, their emotions were very agitated now, and a conflict might just break out.
Sure enough, the Ilvermorny students were extremely agitated, pulling out their wands and cursing loudly.
"This is a threat! This is intimidation!"
"You want to fight, do you? We're not afraid of you!"
"Come on, point your spell at me, let me test the strength of your spell."
Chaos erupted instantly.
Someone, it was unclear who, was the first to cast a spell at Greggs. magic light flickered in the air, like a spark falling on a dry haystack, igniting the tense situation.
In an instant, the entire venue seemed to explode, and the confrontation between students and Aurors instantly escalated into a melee.
The Aurors' already taut nerves were instantly ignited by this spell. Seeing the students make a move, they almost reflexively drew their wands, shooting counter-spells at the young Wizards.
Witnessing the Aurors' actions, the students could no longer suppress the anger and dissatisfaction in their hearts, and they all raised their wands, pointing them at the Aurors.
The venue instantly descended into chaos, spells flying everywhere, and scorching light streaking across every corner.
From time to time, someone was hit by a stray spell and fell to the ground.
To protect themselves, more people raised their wands and joined the melee.
Greggs's face turned green; with such a huge mess, his position as Head was surely at its end.
"Stop it, all of you!"
"Do not use lethal spells!"
He kept shouting for everyone to stop, but unfortunately, no one listened to him.
The Hogwarts group was also caught in the crossfire, forced to join the melee.
Sebastian and Snape protected the students in the middle, constantly blocking incoming spells.
Harry and the others also refused to be outdone, casting Shield Charms one after another to avoid dragging the two Professors down.
Seeing the chaos deepen, Sebastian felt he had to intervene before things became irreversible.
His magic boiled, surging like a giant wave towards everyone in the venue.
In an instant, everyone felt as if they were being targeted by a giant dragon, feeling as though their lives could be lost at any moment.
They stopped their spells, looking with horror at the person who had given them this deadly feeling.
"It's him, the Professor leading the Hogwarts team!"
"The boss of Swan Alchemy is so powerful?"
"merlin's beard, his magic alone suppressed everyone in the entire venue; this is too incredible!"
"Great, finally someone ended this chaos. How did it suddenly break out just now?"
Looking at the Hogwarts group, the Professors from various magic schools were somewhat in a trance.
They hadn't expected Hogwarts to have such a powerful Professor again after Dumbledore.
Moreover, the students' performance was also excellent; their Shield Charms were better and better.
Indeed, it was a thousand-year-old famous school, its heritage not to be underestimated.
Vaguely, some people recalled Hogwarts' ancient motto—
[Never Tickle a Sleeping Dragon]
While everyone was lost in thought, Sebastian's deep voice resonated throughout the venue.
"To prevent a heartbreaking situation from occurring, this chaos ends now."
"I hope everyone can give me face!"
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