Chapter 17: Ch:17 Award ceremony
Orion then just waited at the reception for someone to collect his research materials.
"Hello?" he said loudly. Is there no one here or what?
"Ah sorry kid, didn't see you there. How can I help you?" a man behind the counter said. He looks about fourty but with his full black beard he looked older.
"Ah yes, I want to submit my reseach" Orion said and took a big stack of paper out of the ring.
"Your research?" the man asked "well whatever. Here are the copyright and the magical contracts for patent rights".
Orion did as instructed and filled out three of such paper for each developed potion.
The man didn't raise any questions about how the fuck a kid could submit research here. After all, only potion masters had access to the facilities but whatever.
In most cases there would be faults in the potion or it had serve side effects so that it wouldn't get approved to be available on the market.
"Good, now once you sign these papers with the blood quill over there you alone will have the rights to this potion" the man said and pointed to a blood quill on the side.
Orion just signed his name and watched as the contract glowed and parted into two copies each.
He gave the research with the copies of the contract to the man and kept a version for himself.
"Pleasure doing buisness" Orion just said and walked away.
"Come again" the man said and resumed his nap.
The rest of the time, Orion just looked around the guild for anything interresting. He was amazed that even with these facilities the wizards were still so incompetent. But not his problem.
All of a sudden an announcement was heard "the certification exams have finished. All participants that passed, please come to the lobby".
'Well about time' Orion thought and went back to the lobby.
When he entered the lobby, there was already a small stage with the minister of magic on the podium holding a speech and a few reporters who were constantly taking pictures.
"It is always a great pleasure and honor for me to congratulate all new potion masters to assist us in the shaping of the future...through hard work, talent and the accumilation of experience three participants became new potion masters today." Minister Fudge bragged and the reporters were carefully documenting each detail of his speech.
Then the president of the english potions guild and a few other persons were climbing on the stage.
"The first participant that passed, Miriam Page please come up" Minister Fuge said.
A middle aged womam stepped on the podium and shook hands with every person including the minister and then recieved her potions badge and her diploma for master of potions under thunderous applause.
She was then asked to stand on the side of the stage and wait for the other new potion masters.
"The second participant that passed, is Douglas Avery" Minister Fudge announced and watched as another person came up to the stage.
He was also awarded his diploma and his potion badge.
"And now, the last participant that passed. The youngest potion master there ever was only being 11-years old, Orion Green" Minister Fudge announced dramatically and Orion just rolled his eyes.
This guy sure knows how to get the press excited.
...
Silence. The hall was deathly quiet and only Orions footsteps were heard as he elegantly walked to the stage.
Then the stunned crowd recovered and began cheering muttering and clapping loudly.
As he stepped on the stage, Orion was showered in camera flashes.
Like the two others, he recieved also an artfull silver badge with a depicted cauldron from the president of the potions guild. There were also tiny words carved in the badge.
Orion Green, Master of potions.
He then shook hands with Minister Fudge who looked at him like he stuck gold.
"If you ever are in need of a job after you graduate, the ministry will always welcome you" Fudge said while shaking his hand.
"I will consider it" Orion said politely but he knew that there is no way he would work for the ministry.
Fudge seemed to be statisfied by his reply and turned to the reporters to let them take photos of him and Orion while still shaking hands.
Orion then recieved his diploma and was again forced to a photoshoot together with the other new potion masters.
After the ceremony ended he was assaulted by a wave of reporters.
Lukily he was saved by professor Snape who safeley brought to the floo.
He quickly took some floo powder and dissapeared in a burst of green flames and reappeared in Snapes office.
Behind him Snape followed "Good job, in an hour you are propapöy all over the newspaper" he said.
"Urg, I hate reporters, they are so annoying" Orion complained.
"You'll get used to it. Now go to luch and watch the faces of everyone when they see the daily prophet" Snape said smiling.
"Alright, thanks for accompanying me to the exam Professor Snape" Orion said also grinning.
"It was my pleasure" Snape said "I know you don't need to attend potion lessons anymore but you are free to practice in the empty classroom besides the dormitory entrance. Here is the key" Snape said and gave Orion a slightly rusty key.
"Thank you Professor, I'll use it well...then see you at dinner "Orion said and walked out of the office.
He then climed up the endless stairs to the great hall. After all this trouble he was starving.
Entering the great hall he joined his brother at the Gryffindor-table.
"Yo, you are back? Now what was so important that you were out of the school?" Mordred asked.
"Huh? You managed to sneak out?" Seamus asked from the side.
"No, I got permission and professor Snape came along" Orion said and Nevilles face went pale "glad y...you made it b...back safely" he just stuttered and went back to eating.
"Oh the post is here...you said I should read the daily prophet right? Let's see then" Mordred said and catched a flying edition of the newspaper.
He immediately, looked at the front page where there was a big headline written in big bold letters "Break in at Gringotts".
Mordred just stared at the front page and then at Orion and then asked still shocked "You...you robbed Gringotts?".
Next to him Seamus spat out his pumpkin juice "you did what?" he asked completly terrified.
"Together with professor Snape no less...You should get thrown into Azkaban" Ron from the side said who overheard their conversation.
"What?...Nooo what the hell are you reading?" Orion just said quickly and turned the newspaper around "this is what I wanted to show you"
They then saw the other article on the front page they didn't saw before because of the folded newspaper
"YOUNGEST POTION MASTER IN HISTORY, ORION GREEN"
Mordred just scratched his head a bit embarrassed "Yeah that would make more sense...I mean why would we need money?"
He then read the whole article together with Neville and Seamus.