From Azkaban To Hogwarts

Although William had denounced the British Ministry of Magic many times and felt that most of them were people who got in through various connections, but when the negotiations began, he had to admit one thing - the Ministry of Magic can still survive until now, and it still has something to do. Of practical people.

To be more precise, the current negotiations are basically handled by several ministries of magic, and the professor teams on both sides basically serve as mascots.

There is no way around it, there are specialties in the art industry, and if a group of professors who are busy teaching all day long can even surpass the Ministry of Magic in negotiation skills, then the Office of the Minister of Magic should be moved directly to the Headmaster's Office at Hogwarts.

"So, we are the mascots of this negotiation, right?"

After half a day of long and boring negotiations, William asked Adams while eating - he really didn't understand this aspect.

"The negotiations have just begun, why are you anxious..."

Adams yawned and said something he didn't even believe.

'You didn't fall asleep during the negotiation...'

William made irresponsible speculations, and then casually looked at Durmstrang's decorations - he couldn't directly expose the fact that Adams was negotiating and fishing, right?

Not to mention Adams, he himself wanted to fish a little bit, but he really didn't need any effort.

"Hey, William, that mark over there."

Just when William focused his gaze on a set of armor that might have several protective spells cast on it, Adams pushed him, "The wall over there is Grindelwald's symbol."

Indeed, William recognized it at a glance.

As a self-defense professor who considers himself to be quite qualified, he naturally knows something about Grindelwald - someone who does not understand black magic cannot be good at dealing with black magic, and Grindelwald himself cannot avoid black magic when he studies it. Characters from the past.

Basically every famous black magic is bound to a famous dark wizard, and their spell casting records are used to illustrate the greatest power of this magic - for example, the three unforgivables are bound to the Dark Lord, and the basilisk hatching method is bound to Decided on the despicable Herbo...

As for Grindelwald, although the black magic bound to him is not that famous, he is the inventor of many black magics. William still remembers that the reason why Grindelwald was expelled from Durmstrang was because he was a student. The black magic researched has already made the school feel afraid.

"Yes," William gestured with his hand, "Yes, it's that, the symbol of the Wiccan Party."

He lowered his voice, "It is said that the Death Eaters later learned this and carved the Dark Mark on their arms."

Of course, if you ask a Death Eater about this, you will definitely be greeted by a burst of black magic - our Dark Lord is extremely smart, our bloodline is unparalleled, and we Death Eaters will definitely not plagiarize!

"No," Adams also lowered his voice, "I have read in the newspaper before that it is still a mystery in the school whether Professor Snape has that mark on his hand."

"real or fake?"

William didn't feel sleepy anymore when talking about this gossip. Although Professor Snape's cards looked like Death Eaters, his connections looked like Death Eaters, and his admiration for black magic looked like Death Eaters, there was no conclusive evidence after all.

"Of course it's true," Adams said, cheering up. "I've heard about it too, and it has something to do with where we came from - you should know that Karkaroff betrayed the Death Eaters to avoid trial, right? ?”

"Of course, I've heard this many times."

The story of the lucky man who got one foot into Azkaban is more widely circulated than any other story of a pureblood getting away with it.

"It is said that the name of Karkaroff's betrayal was Professor Snape -" Adams' voice was low, "but it was Dumbledore who saved him."

'The gossip in the school is too cruel...'

This was William's first thought. As for the fact that Professor Snape was a Death Eater, it didn't surprise him much - that's it. Anyway, with Dumbledore as guarantee, there should be no problem.

Although he has not been in Hogwarts for a long time, he can guarantee that he has seen more Death Eaters than more than half of the professors in the castle. They are just Death Eaters. There is nothing to make a fuss about. There are many Death Eaters in Azkaban. The core characters of the disciples are all talking about fighting.

After a few brief gossips, it was time for lunch - as a host, Durmstrang's hospitality was acceptable.

"Are you saying this is really not Germany?"

Adams cut off a large piece of elbow with his dining knife. "Even the dishes are mostly German."

"Not sure. Hogwarts is not all about British food. The elves can still cook - but who is in charge of Durmstrang's kitchen?"

William also got some for himself. Because he was greedy for the books in the library here, he didn't have time to speculate on the location of other schools.

The magic of a bunch of smuggling teams to determine their location should probably be well defended, but there are other houses.

Although there is no actual operation, I can record the weather in the past few days and compare it directly with the satellite images of the Muggle world. Although it is not accurate, the approximate position should be determined.

Of course, the weather can be faked, and using magic to control the weather is a luxury, but it is not impossible.

Therefore, adding auxiliary means to simply judge longitude and latitude, although it is also not accurate, the impact of this magic is much smaller.

Such a big school is not a house, so it's not that easy to hide it.

But—how about getting it out?

Could he still sneak in during the summer or winter vacation?

This is an obvious criminal act, and he's not crazy - what happened in Professor Chas Snape's office is that he wants to investigate the Death Eater team, which is already dancing on the threshold of Azkaban, but at least it is forced by various circumstances. , I have a decent conscience, what’s the point of illegally stealing other people’s school’s intellectual property...

For a little bit of knowledge - well, for enough knowledge he would break the law, so what's the difference between him and a dark wizard?

Adams next to him didn't notice at all that William had already figured out how to break the shielding position magic. He was dealing with a big pile of sauerkraut.

"It tastes good," he nodded. "Although the founder of Durmstrang is Bulgarian, I prefer this place to be in Germany."

As he spoke, another half-eaten dish on the table disappeared, and then a new dish appeared - fish and chips.

There is no doubt that this is British cuisine catered to the tastes of visiting professors.

‘Fortunately it’s not looking up at the stars. ’

Several professors looked at the plates and laughed in unison - they didn't like that dish either.

“I’m sorry, is it because our chef’s cooking isn’t authentic enough?”

At the end of the banquet, a professor from Durmstrang sat down next to William and the others, looking at them with a slightly serious expression.

William, who was closest to him but had not touched him, looked sideways at Adams, and Adams looked at another professor for help. Finally, the slightly older Professor Corey nodded in response.

"It's pretty good, but it's not a huge portion, so everyone is giving in to each other."

Professor Cory is telling lies with his eyes open - but you can't admit that British food is not delicious, right?

"That would be great. We are afraid that the reception will not be good enough."

The professor from Durmstrang looked relieved, and he didn't look very German - but the school enrollment here was scattered, and it was normal for the professors to be confused.

After that, there was a half-day of non-nutritious weather-themed chatter. Obviously, the professor had done a lot of preparations.

After a long time, the professor who called himself Baker DeWitt finally revealed the specific matter.

"I think everyone must be a little tired from the negotiations in the morning. If the professors at Hogwarts are willing, we can slightly change the itinerary in the afternoon - I wonder if you are interested in visiting our castle?"

Professor Corey, who is relatively old and speaks good German, vaguely became the representative.

"Sure, I think it's a good itinerary."

——

Obviously, it's not just the professors at Hogwarts who are bad at negotiation.

"Negotiation, let me tell you, the Triwizard Tournament is actually an exchange activity between the three schools. There is no need to make it so complicated - the Ministry of Magic has made the matter too serious."

"Of course, the previous death rate was too high, and this is something we must be cautious about."

"Yes, of course, we are all extremely concerned about the safety of our students and everyone is working hard to do so."

"The Triwizard Tournament is the most famous communication competition. I can't think of any surprises. We can see the restart of this competition that has been suspended for a hundred years next year."

"As for the exchange activities, although the Triwizard Tournament a hundred years ago can only be seen from those materials, I think it must be indispensable to discuss each other's teaching success - we are different from the Ministry of Magic. Compared with the activities It’s a lively event, and we pay more attention to the teaching improvement brought about by exchanges, right?”

"Yes, the Ministry of Magic is like this too, but it's excusable."

Facts have proved that without the Ministry of Magic, professors can communicate more freely - although it is just a small complaint about the Ministry of Magic, it is very helpful.

"Although it's a bit presumptuous, we still want to have a simple interaction."

"Yeah, a little bit of activity with the students."

"However, please allow us to keep some issues confidential. After all, whether the game will be restarted is still under discussion."

"Some simple questions and exchanges can also promote mutual understanding."

After rambling for a long time, Professor Baker finally explained the matter clearly - in short, they were going to let the professors at Hogwarts see how their students were doing, and also let those children Have some knowledge of Hogwarts in the distance.

This is a normal communication activity. Although Professor McGonagall is still negotiating there, this kind of thing will not be rejected even if she is here.

Others are showing themselves off, but they are not coming to Hogwarts to investigate. If such requests are not agreed to, then there will be no point in starting the Triwizard Tournament.

Several professors exchanged glances, and after most of them nodded, Professor Corey decisively agreed to the matter on behalf of the professors at Hogwarts.

"It's great. I think those children who stay in school should be very happy - they can experience a completely different teaching model at Christmas. I think they will definitely gain a lot."

…

Looking at Professor Baker with a serious look on his face, William even suspected that he was so sleepy that he hadn't woken up yet.

'I think my Christmas exams were a bit too much... You're such a big Christmas guy, you pulled a group of children who were staying in school to face a bunch of professors, and you thought they had learned a lot... I should say that it is a school that educates on black magic. Well? ’

He feels that he is going too far now, but compared to the professors here, it seems that what he does is just like that?

"Professors, please stay in the classroom here for a moment. I will call the other professors and children over. I think this must be a very interesting exchange."

Professor Baker's face was filled with indescribable happiness. He took William and the others to a classroom with a huge fireplace and trotted away.

"Everyone, prepare your questions, make them a little more difficult, and prepare them for our friends."

After Professor Baker left, Professor Corey decisively spoke out.

"From the information I know, Durmstrang is not a very friendly place - I bet you that if it weren't for the professors to drink Polyjuice Potion and it would be too much for students to come and communicate, they would definitely not be stingy. Potion."

"In other words," William looked at Professor Corey, "do you think they will arrange the best students to pretend to be ordinary students?"

"Who knows, we were notified before Christmas that we were coming. If we could arrange for the top students to live on campus at that time, it would not be too late at all."

Another professor added with a smile.

"After all, this Triwizard Tournament is likely to have an age limit, and those top students from the lower grades won't be brought there anyway. Why not show us their teaching quality this time."

As old rivals who have been dealing with each other for hundreds of years, the professors began to peel away Durmstrang's disguise layer by layer.

We are both hundreds of years old foxes, why are you playing with me?

'What's the difference between this and those selling fake goods... put the good ones on top and then use various methods to avoid subsequent inspections...'

But it can't be wrong - if a professor from another school comes to investigate, he will definitely pull out those top students. Percy, Hermione, Nancy... students like the Weasley brothers and Selma will definitely be Will not be selected for the communication team.

"The question is a bit biased, but don't be too difficult - test it a little first, don't make it too overwhelming..." Professor Corey said based on his experience in popularizing science, "But from my understanding, this is unlikely."

"By the way, be careful of traps when answering those children's questions."

He added as if suddenly remembering something, "God knows whose problem that is."

"Okay, everyone, please be prepared. We can't let Durmstrang take advantage here."

"No problem at all."

After Professor Corey taught popular science, a group of people laughed and began to think about their own questions. Although they had prepared them before coming, it would be good to think about them now.

'how can that be possible…'

William couldn't help but touch his pocket - he didn't know how these children's English was. Let's test it first. If their English was good, he wouldn't even have to translate these questions himself.