Chapter 241 Dumbledore’s old acquaintance in Ilvermorny

Shortly after Beauxbatons' headmaster, Madame Maxime, who was about the same height as Hagrid, arrived with her students, Durmstrang's team also arrived at Hogwarts in an equally surprising way.

At first, there was a very loud and strange sound floating from the darkness to everyone present: a suppressed rumbling and sucking sound, like a huge vacuum cleaner moving along the river bed...

Although, the originally calm black lake surface suddenly fluctuated violently. There seemed to be a huge thing moving in the water in the middle of the lake. Huge splashes rose on the water surface, and the waves crashed against the wet lake shore——

Then, right in the center of the lake, a large whirlpool appeared, as if a huge plug was suddenly pulled out from the bottom of the lake...

A long black pole-like thing slowly rose from the whirlpool, followed closely by the sails and rigging...

Slowly, an extraordinary large ship rose out of the water, shining in the moonlight.

The ship had a strange, skeletal appearance, as if it were the remains of a newly raised shipwreck, and the portholes shone with a dim, foggy light that looked like ghostly eyes.

Finally, with a splashing sound, the big boat emerged completely, bumped on the undulating water, drove to the shore, and put a wide plank on the shore of the lake.

When the people on the ship came ashore, the students at Hogwarts noticed that they were very tall and muscular. Of course, it's not as exaggerated as Madame Maxime, but it's almost the same as Crabbe and Goyle...

The feeling of a group of strong men stepping off the boat and walking towards the crowd at Hogwarts was quite exciting, and many little wizards were a little frightened.

At this time, Ron suddenly shouted loudly, breaking the oppressive atmosphere.

"Harry, isn't that... isn't that Krum?" He slapped Harry quickly on the arm.

"Krum? Which Krum?" Harry was stunned for a moment.

Before Ron could explain, when he caught a glimpse of the eye-catching hooked nose and two thick, black eyebrows coming out of the suit, he instantly recognized that figure.

"It's Viktor Krum!"

Ron yelled with a fuss.

"I can't believe he actually came to Hogwarts! I still have his figurines in my dormitory!"

"For Merlin's sake, Ron, he's just a Quidditch player." Hermione gave Ron a disgusted look.

"Just a Quidditch player...?" Ron looked at her blankly, as if he couldn't believe his ears, "Hermione - he is one of the best seekers in the world! Really incredible To think he’s still a student!”

The headmaster of Durmstrang, Ingor Karkaroff, walked over and shook hands with Dumbledore, his lips tilted up, as if he had a sense of superiority.

"Dumbledore!" he called enthusiastically as he walked up the ramp. "How are you, my dear old fellow?"

"Great, thank you, Professor Karkaroff." Dumbledore smiled seriously.

"Dear old man, ah, I finally came to Hogwarts again..." He looked up at the castle and said with a smile.

His teeth were very yellow when he smiled. Although his face was smiling, there was no smile in his eyes, and there was still a trace of suppressed upset.

"It's so good to be here, so good... Viktor, come here and warm yourself up... Do you mind, Dumbledore? Viktor has a little cold..."

Only when a famous person like Viktor Krum was used to frustrate Dumbledore, did Karkaroff's smile become more sincere.

Seeing this scene, Dracula, who had been standing beside him boredly, frowned.

This person actually pretended to be in front of him?

Can't bear it.

Isn’t he just a star student? It's like no one else.

"Potter, come here."

Dracula said calmly.

"...Huh? Me?" Harry asked unexpectedly when his name was suddenly called.

As he asked, he also reflected on whether he was a little excited after seeing Krum and failed to grasp the basic etiquette... But Ron and the bunch of girls next to him were obviously more excited?

"Besides you, is there another person named Potter here?" Dracula said impatiently, "Come here quickly!"

Harry hesitantly pushed through the crowd in front of him and walked to Professor Dracula.

He could see that even Dumbledore was looking at the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor with a puzzled expression, who didn't know what he suddenly thought of.

Just after Harry walked to the front of the team, so that everyone coming from Durmstrang could see clearly, Dracula's expression changed, and a just-right breeze came, just blowing away the flow from Harry's forehead. .

The lightning-shaped scar famous in the wizarding world was exposed, and at the same time, a ray of moonlight from nowhere illuminated Harry's forehead.

The eyes of everyone present were subconsciously attracted——

"Oh my god! That scar, that's..."

"What the newspaper said is indeed true. The Boy Who Lived is indeed at Hogwarts!"

"He's...he's Harry Potter!"

"..."

As expected, the students who came to visit Durmstrang started talking about it.

Harry's fame is not limited to the British wizarding world.

Back then, Voldemort and his Death Eaters actually made a big fuss around the world and launched terrorist activities in many different countries.

In addition, at that time, the British Ministry of Magic had been at a disadvantage in the war against the Death Eaters for a long time and was unable to take into account other areas. The wizarding world in other countries did not have the ability to make Voldemort feel like Dumbledore. The feared Great Wizard, He Who Shall Not Be Named, has engulfed the world in fear.

The emergence of the Boy-Who-Lived, Harry Potter, made people all over the world breathe a sigh of relief.

Although more than ten years ago, only the British wizarding community was ostensibly celebrating the departure of the mysterious man. The wizarding communities in other countries, such as America, also celebrated the British wizards' behavior of letting owls fly around and releasing weather spells on a large scale. condemned them for violating the International Confederation of Wizards' Statute of Secrecy.

But in fact, those countries that have spoken out in condemnation have long been happy.

They hope that Voldemort, a terrorist who no one can control, will be defeated quickly, otherwise, will there be another Grindelwald who sweeps half of the earth?

Because of this, Harry's fame has long since spread out of the UK and spread all over the world.

Seeing the shocked reactions of Durmstrang's students and the gloomy expressions on Karkaroff's showoff after his star student was interrupted, Dracula raised the corners of his mouth with great satisfaction.

"Sorry, Professor Karkaroff," Dracula smiled happily, "Actually, Harry also has a slight cold. I think he can communicate with Mr. Krum about his condition."

"No, I didn't..."

Before Harry could finish his subconscious retort, he saw Dracula's glare, so he silently lowered his head.

If you have a cold, just catch a cold. It's better than letting Professor Dracula lose face...

Karkaroff nodded stiffly and looked at Dumbledore.

"Dumbledore, who is this...?" he asked in a low tone.

"Oh, I forgot to introduce you, Karkaroff." Dumbledore glanced at Dracula with a smile, secretly gave him a thumbs-up behind his back, and then looked at Karkaroff and said, "This is the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts, Professor Dracula!"

Karkaroff had a sullen face, and originally wanted to stab a few more words, but when he heard Dracula's name, his expression changed. He didn't know what he thought of, and he didn't dare to utter any rebuttal.

"Let's go, Victor."

He flicked his sleeves and called Klum and other Durmstrang students to walk up the steps leading to the auditorium.

Krum followed without saying a word. His performance from beginning to end was very taciturn, which was different from his high-spirited performance on a broomstick.

But this does not affect the enthusiasm of the students at Hogwarts at all.

They are also celebrities. Harry Potter spends time with them day and night, and his usual performance is not that outstanding. There is not much halo effect left.

But Victor Krum is different. This is the first time for many young wizards to see a live Quidditch star up close!

Durmstrang's students actually felt the same way when they saw Harry.

Karkaroff led the Durmstrang students up the steps. When Harry squeezed back through the crowd, he saw Lee Jordan in the Gryffindor team jumping up and down on tiptoes. , wanting to see Krum’s back more clearly.

Several sixth-grade girls were mumbling to themselves while frantically rummaging around in their pockets for something——

"Oh, I can't believe it, I don't have a quill on me -"

"Do you think he would sign my hat with lipstick?"

"That's ridiculous!" Hermione held her head up arrogantly, dismissing the girls who were arguing over a lipstick.

"What a big loss, Harry!" Ron grabbed Harry and said loudly, "You were so close to Krum just now, why didn't you take the opportunity to ask him for an autographed photo?"

"Um..." Harry scratched his head.

He couldn't say that Professor Dracula called him to the front just to save face for Hogwarts, but just to suppress Krum, right?

If he suddenly asked for an autograph, causing the professor's plan to go bankrupt...

Harry shuddered, not daring to imagine what kind of cruel treatment he would suffer from Professor Dracula if he continued like this.

"It's okay, Ron. Krum will stay at Hogwarts for a long time." Harry patted Ron on the shoulder seriously, "You have plenty of opportunities to ask him for autographed photos."

The last ones to arrive were the wizards from Yinfamouni.

Harry accidentally saw that on the Hufflepuff team's side, Rolf Scamander looked a little uncomfortable, and kept shrinking behind the tall Cedric next to him.

"What's wrong with Rove?" Harry glanced over there in confusion.

The next moment, there was a sudden violent vibration on the ground. When he subconsciously turned his head to look at the lake where the vibration came from, he was startled.

In addition to the carriages the size of Beauxbatons' house parked on the shore and the luxurious boats parked on the lake, a tall tower suddenly appeared in front of them, standing abruptly on the tidal flat of the lake shore.

The surrounding damp sand seemed very soft, and it didn't look like it could support such a building at all.

However, the tower stood there unnaturally, showing no signs of falling.

"How...how did it come out?" Harry swallowed and asked Ron stammeringly.

"No... I don't know, he just came up from the ground all of a sudden." Ron also stammered.

As if a competition has begun, the three magic schools' appearances are more exciting than the last.

The door to the tower opened, and a dark-skinned, elderly, white-haired witch stepped out. As soon as she saw Dumbledore she waved her arms warmly to him.

"Long time no see, Professor Hicks." Dumbledore waved with a smile and hugged the professor named Hicks.

It can be seen that Dumbledore is more familiar with the principal of Infermony than the previous two principals.

"Oh, it's been a long time since we last saw each other. We've become quite estranged." Professor Hicks blinked teasingly, "Albus, I remember you should always call me Lally?"

"Ah, that's my problem, Lally." Dumbledore also laughed, "After all, this is a formal occasion for a meeting between two schools. I thought you would be a little more solemn."

"Really?" Professor Hicks smiled and suddenly lowered his voice, "If you were really so serious, you wouldn't try your best to deceive my outstanding disciple away!"

As she spoke, she looked at the Hufflepuff team, "It's easy to identify, it's the same color as the scarf Newt often wears. Hmm... Brat, stop hiding, I saw you!"

Rolf, who had been hiding behind Cedric, reluctantly stuck his head out and sighed deeply.

"Good evening, Grandma Hicks." He greeted Professor Hicks with a grimace.

"You still know that I am your stepmother?" Professor Hicks scolded with an angrily smile, "Rolph, when you carried your grandmother to Hogwarts to go to school, why didn't I notice that you thought about us? ?”

Luofu stood there weakly and did not dare to speak. The little wizards around him looked at him in surprise. They did not expect that this little badger who had transferred to another school would be like the principal of Yinfamouni Magic School on the other side of the ocean. Relationship.

Faced with this situation, Dumbledore had no choice but to act as a peacemaker.

"Ahem..." He coughed dryly, "Lally, Rolf was just influenced by Newt and wanted to come to Hogwarts to experience Hufflepuff life... It turns out that it was Hogwarts that influenced him. A little more attractive.”

"Humph, since you said so Albus, I'll give that boy some face and save the punishment for him later." Professor Hicks said, "But I want to see what Hogwarts is like during this time. What’s so attractive about it!”

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