Chapter 342: Making Hogwarts the No. 1 Magic School in the World

Henry had a bitter smile on his face: Master Slytherin had made his words very clear, and he had no room to refuse.

Do you really think that a wizard of this level would bargain with you? Everything about him and his daughter comes from the person in front of him, and he cannot bear the consequences of offending him. What's more, the position of Director of the International Magical Cooperation Department cannot be taken by others, so he refuses because he is lazy.

The reason why Les wants to push Henry to the position of director of the International Magical Cooperation Department is because of next year's Triwizard Tournament, which is related to the dreams of him and his friends.

They wanted to build the world's first magic school!

But what makes him number one in the world? Muggles have the QS World University Rankings, wizards have no such thing. And this kind of ranking is not convincing to everyone - it is difficult to distinguish between Harvard, MIT, Oxford and Cambridge, and Hogwarts will definitely lose big points in Defense Against the Dark Arts.

If it were based on the reputation among wizards, it would be difficult to distinguish between them. Each region will think that the magic school in its own region is the best.

The only Hogwarts that can win the reputation in terms of reputation is Ilvermorny, the North American campus of Hogwarts. After all, this school was really born out of Hogwarts, and Hogwarts had a natural advantage over it.

Les felt that since there was no difference between the two, he might as well have a large-scale competition. Any school or educational institution can send its students to Hogwarts to compete until the winner is determined.

And lest some guys call it a "victory of genius," Rice doesn't plan to limit the number of participants yet - if the top three are all rounded up by Hogwarts, it can't be said to have won by genius, right?

If other schools are not convinced, Hogwarts will also accept competitions between professors to prove that Hogwarts has the strongest faculty. Anyway, with Dumbledore and Hufflepuff in charge, no matter how many people come, it will be for nothing.

Rice hopes to use next year's competition to establish Hogwarts' status among the world's magic schools in one fell swoop. There is no point in dominating among the three European schools. What we want to do is to be the number one in the world.

Of course, if he wants to realize these ideas, Mr. Henry will have to work harder. This is why Les wanted him to be the head of the International Magical Cooperation Department. The realization of this event requires the efforts of the International Magical Cooperation Department.

But if Henry really resists this in his heart, Rice will not force him. Because the workload required for the competition in his plan is quite large, and the person in charge needs to be sincerely dedicated to it. But in Rice's opinion, only Henry can do this. If he is unwilling to take over, I'm afraid the plan will be shelved.

"I will communicate with Bones." Henry finally gave in and agreed to Rice's request.

"Very good." Les was very happy to see Henry willing to work hard.

"When you take office..." Les shared his idea with Henry, letting him understand what kind of burden he was carrying on his shoulders.

"That's it!" Henry slapped his thigh fiercely. Now he finally understood why Lord Slytherin was so obsessed with interfering in the Triwizard Tournament, because this competition can be linked to the status of Hogwarts!

As a school founder, you cannot resist the temptation in this regard.

"It is also an extremely rare experience for the students." Rice added before Mr. Henry left.

Mr. Henry nodded to show that he understood. He knew that his two daughters would most likely compete, but he had confidence in them.

Watching Mr. Henry disappear at the door, Les, who was a little thirsty after talking too much, picked up the teacup again and took a sip of tea that was already close to room temperature.

Then he frowned again. He thought that being thirsty would make it taste better, but the tea was still difficult to swallow. I really don’t know why that guy Henry is so insistent on setting the meeting place here.

After explaining Henry's next move, Les also got up and left the teahouse and returned to school. He wanted to meet Helga and Rowena as soon as possible.

Half an hour later, deep in the dungeons of Hogwarts

"So Salazar, what's the matter with you? Why do you want me to come here all of a sudden - I haven't finished correcting the children's homework yet!" Hufflepuff was slightly dissatisfied. She is not like some old poisonous snake who has nothing to do all day long and can also instruct her students to complete their homework.

She is very busy!

Ravenclaw also looked at her old friends with curious eyes. She was very aware of the virtues of the two old friends, and there was a high probability that they would not come to her if nothing happened.

Faced with the urging of his two old friends, Les asked them a question calmly: "Do you know about the Triwizard Tournament?"

Naturally, people who lived in the tenth century would have never heard of the Triwizard Tournament, which was held only in the thirteenth century. Rice also briefly introduced the rules of the Triwizard Tournament to the two of them.

When Helga and Rowena learned that this was a competition between "the three oldest magic schools in Europe", their eyes lit up.

Like Rice, they were interested in the game.

Then Rowena was keenly aware of a problem: each school can only have one warrior.

Her eyes suddenly became sharp. She naturally hoped that her students could represent Hogwarts in the competition, so Salazar's two apprentices would be a big hindrance - Helga didn't even have an apprentice now. People were not taken seriously by her at all.

"But I think it's a bit petty to only allow three schools to participate, and it's a bit unreasonable for each school to have only one warrior quota..." Fortunately, Salazar's next sentence diverted Rowena's attention, otherwise she would I really can’t stop the ideas that pop into my head.

After hearing about Les' plan and the efforts he put into it, Helga and Rowena applauded him.

"Salazar, you did a great job!"

“Very good plan!”

Both men praised Rice's idea.

"Making Hogwarts the number one wizarding school in the world" is also very attractive to them - this is the common dream of the four of them.

"Is there anything we can do to help you?" Helga asked excitedly.

The honor of Hogwarts was at stake, and she couldn't let Salazar fight alone. Now that Salazar had proposed the idea and placed his own people in the Ministry of Magic to promote the matter, Helga felt that she could not stand idly by.

"Go and persuade Dumbledore. Hogwarts is the organizer of the competition, and Dumbledore's attitude is very important." Rice assigned the most important task to Helga.

"No problem!" Helga responded enthusiastically.

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