Chapter 133: 70% of children from poor families?
From the press conference where the admission invitation letters were officially released on Christmas Eve to twenty-four hours the next day on Christmas Day, children from all over the world began to appear on the open lawn outside the gate of Alnwick Castle.
Some children were dressed in gorgeous clothes, some were simply dressed, some were dragging suitcases, and some arrived empty-handed.
No matter which one, after arriving with the admission invitation letter clutched in their hands, all the children looked at the castle not far away with excited expressions.
"Dear children, come quickly and change into the Hogwarts uniforms. The celebration is about to begin." Official personnel arranged by the British local government warmly received these future magicians.
"Gwen, Ned." Peter Parker, who had already changed his clothes, found Gwen Stacy and Ned Leeds who had just appeared.
"Why did you come here? I arrived yesterday."
Gwen looked at Peter's clothes. The black hooded robe directly covered the whole body. The sleeves were wide and the feet were Shiny leather boots, a white shirt underneath, a pure white tie, and no logo on the chest.
"This...is a school uniform?" Gwen was confused.
Peter lowered his head and glanced, suddenly: "There are four houses in Hogwarts. The receptionist said that after entering the school, a house division ceremony must be carried out. After the house is separated, the tie and lining will change color. There will be a college-specific badge on the chest.”
"Isn't it amazing?"
"Really?" Ned frowned: "What if we can't be in the same college?"
"It doesn't matter, it's still the same as before, it's up to me. The captain is covering you!" Peter patted Ned on the shoulder, acting like a big boss on the road.
Gwen was too lazy to pay attention to him. She walked to the reception desk and started to register and receive her school uniform.
The area in front of the castle gate has been transformed into a permanent reception area, all with retro buildings and a strong medieval style.
The local government in Alnwick and even the entire Edinburgh government has invested a large number of personnel to provide attentive services to future magicians.
The newly built building outside the castle not only has changing rooms but also bathrooms, restaurants and a row of temporary accommodations, specifically to serve children who arrive early.
This is the first session, so local staff will be fully used. Next year, old students will come to serve as volunteers.
Welcoming newbies is quite interesting.
The time was approaching and the local reception staff finally discovered a cruel reality: the proportion of children from poor families was too high!
The first class of Hogwarts only enrolled 1,600 students, but more than 70% of them were children from poor families.
Don’t underestimate these receptionists, they are all specially selected by British officials. They will take advantage of these 24 hours to use the most enthusiastic attitude to get their personal information from the young children. information.
There is no malice, just plain talk. After asking, the British official will immediately send people to the children's homes to contact and invest. After all, the admissions are all handled by Tom Riddle. They have no idea which children are in advance. will be admitted.
The final statistical results shocked them.
“More than 70% of the students are poor!” The boss of the on-site reception staff was actually an agent sent by MI6.
After getting the result, the agent frowned.
It is too easy to judge a child’s family background.
You may be able to disguise your speech and behavior, but the children's clothing, small scars on their bodies, nails, heels and teeth, these obvious features cannot be hidden at all. The children of wealthy people are pampered and pampered since childhood, and even have a group of maids and women to wait on them. It is almost impossible to see scars and calluses on their bodies.
The nails will be carefully groomed and there will be no signs of ingrowth due to over-cutting, and of course there will be no onychomycosis.
Since childhood, the teeth have been well-dressed and well-fed, and their teeth are slightly worn, arranged neatly, and white in color.
Because they go to expensive dentists regularly.
Children from poor families, or even children from ordinary families, cannot enjoy these benefits at all. If the teeth are not broken, they will not be repaired. In the daily chasing and playing with friends, the body will inevitably be injured. Boys especially play in the mud, and there is often dirt between the fingernails.
In front of the professional MI6 agents, the family background of these children can be easily distinguished at a glance, even if their families have dressed the children in new clothes for this grand event, most of which have been packed in advance.
The differences between classes are still very obvious.
"This is not a good sign..." the person in charge sent by MI6 murmured.
“But we can’t control it.” The subordinate next to him took out another form recording student information: “At least most of the wealthy families in this country have their children selected.”
“ What about America?" The person in charge asked hurriedly: "How many are there?"
The subordinates knew what the boss was asking, but they could only shake their heads: "No one from the top ten consortia was selected, and there were only 200 students from the United States. , all from ordinary families."
"Only two hundred?" The person in charge picked up a table and said with a sad smile: "We have more than three hundred people, and there are more than one hundred in France. , there are more than 500 people in total, there are 600 people in Europe, and only 200 in the United States.”
"Obviously, Mr. Riddle's previous statement was not a joke." The subordinate also had a gloating smile on his face.
“The strangest thing is that there are three hundred people in that country in the east. Da Mao also took away two hundred, and the remaining three hundred came from other countries.”
“So many? "The person in charge frowned.
The British invested territory and manpower, and worked hard to get more than 350 quotas in the end. That country in the East didn't do anything, and they allocated 300 quotas in one go?
“This Mr. Magician is very interesting. He has such a keen sense of the international situation...”
But when I think about it, it feels normal. After all, he has lived for more than five hundred years and has witnessed historical events. His eyesight must be good.
It’s just that the country in the east took away 300 people at once, which still made the proud British gentlemen unhappy.
But they dare not express their opinions. If Mr. Magic is angered, they can take the students directly to the venue. Which country on earth cannot provide a venue and cannot provide more than a thousand Room and board?
“Do you want to spread the news?” His subordinates quietly asked the person in charge.
"Pass it on, they will know it soon anyway." The person in charge smiled: "Wouldn't it be nice to get an extra allowance?"
The target of transmission is the United States.
They are not traitors, nor are they moles, but the relationship between MI6 and the CIA is so deep that the British top brass are so numb that they can only acquiesce to the status quo.
So the American "Fine Eagles" were not surprisingly angry.
In fact, they have gradually discovered the truth in the past twenty hours or so, because financial groups from all over the country have conducted self-examinations within the family, and as a result, no kid has received the so-called invitation letter for admission to the magic school.
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