As he walked forward, Jon thought about the great sperm whale that had eaten him not long ago, and if memory serves, a few of Durmstrand's students had just mentioned its name—

Leviathan, the biblical underwater beast that inhabited the North Sea, symbolizes "jealousy" among the seven deadly sins...... Although Muggle legends are not necessarily accurate, most of them have some basis in reality.

So what does that whale have to do with Durmstrang?

However, as a school with a history of nearly 1,000 years, especially a school like Durmstrang that is known for its mystery...... They must have a lot of secrets.

Jon didn't ask anything, and walked behind the Durmstrang students through the door.

After walking a few steps, he saw a huge black ship stranded in the square on one side.

It looked eerie, like a skeleton, as if it were the remains of a freshly salvaged shipwreck, and the portholes shimmered with a dim, foggy glimmer that looked like ghostly eyes.

Undoubtedly, this is the same ship that Karkaroff took Durmstrang's students to Hogwarts last year.

On the ghost ship, an old man with white hair was wiping the deck...... It looks like he's an administrator-like figure.

A few steps further, Jon saw the wall that Grindelwald remembered.

On the wall, where the Deathly Hallows emblem should be, is covered with a large stone slab that obscures the original wall pattern, and the stone slab is carved with Durmstrang's school crest.

Several of Durmstrand's students deliberately detoured a long way as they passed the wall, and Jon followed them with amusement, not approaching the wall.

After a few minutes, they stopped, because Durmstrang Castle was in front of them.

As Victor Krum mentions to Hermione at the Christmas dinner...... The castle is only four floors, making it much smaller than the castles at Hogwarts.

It was also very crowded, and Jon saw a lot of students walking up the stairs in blood-red robes and fur cloaks...... They almost squeezed the staircase into a dense crowd.

This doesn't quite match Krum's mention, where Durmstrang is more spacious than Hogwarts...... Probably he is bragging in front of the girl he admires.

There's no doubt that despite the fact that it's the end of June, Durmstrang students aren't having their summer vacation.

After all, for Nordic universities, their summer vacation will be very short, and conversely, the Christmas and New Year's holidays will be very long.

......

As soon as I stepped into the castle, I was greeted by two statues.

The statue on the left is a young-looking witch with a pointed wizard's hat, kneeling on one knee and looking up at the sky.

Under the statue is written a line of small letters: Nelida Vokanova (1013-1047), the first director of the Durmstrang School of Magic and Wizardry, one of the greatest witches in the history of the Balkans. Born in Varna, Bulgaria in 1013, he founded Durmstrang in 1042.

The witch died in her thirties...... This is quite rare in the wizarding world, generally speaking, witches and wizards with strong magical powers can easily get rid of the threat of disease, and most of them can die.

Jon thought to himself as he shifted his gaze to another statue...... The statue is a young wizard with his wand raised and facing forward, with a strange smile on his lips.

There is also a line of small letters written under the statue: Harfang-Monte (1010-1139), the second president of Durmstrang School of Magic, a famous duelist in European history, a master of war magic, born in Constantinople, Byzantium, in 1010 AD, participated in the creation of Durmstrang in 1042, and took over as the rector of Durmstrang in 1047.

Turning his gaze away from the two statues, Jon cursed at the same time...... Two wizards from the Balkans came to Scandinavia in Northern Europe to build a magic academy, what kind of internationalist spirit is this.

But why does the name Kafang-Monte look familiar...... Jon searched through his memories before remembering that the name appeared in chapter twenty-six of Secret Arts at the Cutting Edge:

"The earliest known fire spell was discovered in the 11th century by a Norse wizard, Harfon-Monte, and another witch......"

It looks like the headmaster was once a big hand in the dark arts during his lifetime?

Jon glanced at the grimacing statue of the Headmaster before entering the castle.

With some effort, he squeezed his way through the crowd of stairs, then stopped a student as if nothing had happened.

"Hello. He asked, "Do you know where the office of Professor Winston Vance, the teacher of the Dark Arts Studies, is?"

"Professor Vance!" replied, a look of disgust on the face of the girl who looked a year or two younger than Jon, "that cabin on the far right of the second floor!"

"Okay, thank you!"

......

Reaching the hut on the far right of the second floor, the door was just hidden, and Jon carefully pushed it open.

At the same time he shouted softly, "Professor Vance......"

No response was received.

The whole office was a little dark, and the windows around it were closed and a little gloomy.

On the ground on the right-hand side of the door, there is a huge skull...... Looking at the size and structure, it is likely to come from a Swedish short-nosed dragon.

On the left-hand wall, a silver robe hangs...... Looks like it should be an invisibility cloak.

Unlike the outside, the room is much more spacious, with a lot of quirky gadgets everywhere.

For example, there was a strange thing that looked a bit like a golden television antenna but it made a buzzing sound, and on the opposite wall hung a copper-framed mirror with many black figures, and a huge black box that seemed to be shaking like something was constantly vibrating......

"Professor Vance?" Jon shouted again.

Still no response.

Jon took a few more steps into the office, and on the wall to the inside, he suddenly saw a yellowed mark...... A triangle, a circle, and a vertical line are put together...... It seems that the mark of the Deathly Hallows is still very popular in Durmstrang.

Jon was thinking wildly, and suddenly ......

"Good afternoon!"

A slightly eerie voice rang out, coming from behind him.

Jon looked back to see a withered, little old man with a goatee walking in through the door.

"Is there anything you need help with, my dear?" said a wicked smile on his face as he bared a mouthful of yellow teeth.

Then he waved his hand, and the office door was slammed shut.

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