Chapter 644: Beauxbatons (Ask for Subscriptions, Ask for Collections, Ask for Tickets)
After shaking Ryan's hand, Lucius seemed to relax a lot. In the days that followed, he began to tell Ryan and Hermione stories about European pure-blood families in order to show his sincerity in working together. As a family that constantly marries with various pure-blood families in Europe in order to avoid consanguineous marriages, the Malfoys do know a lot about the pure-blood wizards in Europe.
"-That's the general situation, this time we will meet some French pure-blood family members, I will introduce them here, and as for the others, I will introduce you to you on the spot after I see them. ”
"That's enough, thank you anyway. Ryan said seriously, Lucius Malfoy's explanation this time made up for his biggest problem, and he didn't have a channel to figure out the grievances between those families in the wizarding world before.
"No thanks," Lucius stood up with his cane. "That's the value of my involvement in this operation, and it's within my scope of responsibility. Okay, I'm going to go and rest for a while. You can come to me if you have something. With that, he turned to the back of the couch, pushed open the door to the lounge, and walked in.
As the head of a pure-blood family, after saying these things, he knew that he was not popular with Ryan and them, so he simply found an excuse to leave the space to Ryan and Hermione.
After a four-hour flight at two o'clock in the afternoon, they finally arrived at their intended location near Perpignan: a clearing in the middle of a mountain forest. After getting out of the carriage, Ryan saw that a small powdery blue carriage drawn by two runes was already waiting here. A young wizard in a blue silk robe was waiting here.
"Welcome, guests from Hogwarts. The wizard said in French, then stretched out a hand and made a gesture of please, "Please get in the car, the rest of the journey will be completed by the rune carriage." Beauxbatons will ensure that your carriage is intact until you leave. ”
"It seems that not every school is as willing to share its secrets as Hogwarts. After getting into the car, Hermione looked curiously at the luxurious carriage, and finally her eyes fell on the carriage, which was completely covered by a lot of decoration. "The car doesn't even see the outside scene. ”
"Of course. Ryan said as he picked up a pretty-looking cream snack from the table and took a bite. "Actually, the whole of Europe, and our Hogwarts, is a special case, and the founders vowed to spread the knowledge they had. That's why Hogwarts locations are open in the wizarding world, which expresses an open academic attitude. ”
The distance between the intended location and Beauxbatons was not far, and it only took ten minutes to fly for them to reach their destination. When the carriage landed and stopped, the doors opened automatically. Beauxbatons School of Witchcraft and Wizardry appeared in front of them.
Unlike the castle-like architecture of Hogwarts, Beauxbatons is made up of more than a dozen palace-like buildings. The main body of the buildings is made of red brick and gray granite, with many beautiful sculptures and gilded wrought iron balustrades. The top roof is dark blue and has a lot of gilded decorations, giving it a regal feel.
Now they stand in a square in the middle of a concave building, covered with black and white marble tiles. In the center of the square is a small fountain made of white marble, and in the center is a dozen golden statues of mythological figures on a bronze gilded base carved with elaborate reliefs.
Presented by Nicolas Flamel and his wife, 1427. Ryan whispered the contents of the gold-encrusted bronze plaque on the marble.
"Yes, this is the fountain donated by one of our most famous alumni, Nicolamay. Hearing Ryan's muttering, Beauxbatons' senior student, who was in charge of leading the way, puffed up his chest and said. "To this day, we also have the best alchemy courses in all of Europe. Even in the world, only the Eye of Horus in Egypt, the Palace of Wisdom in Babylon, and the Celestial Empire's Celestial Academy can compare with us. ”
Speaking of which, the young man paused for a moment and then looked at Ryan, "I heard that you, as the director of Hogwarts, are also good at alchemy, so you can take a moment to communicate with everyone." ”
"Absolutely. Ryan nodded. "By the way, where are we going now?"
"Headmaster's office, Madame Maxim is already there waiting for you. After following the young wizard up the white marble staircase to the fourth floor, Ryan and the three of them walked into Beauxbatons' headmaster's office.
Ryan: They have been to Dumbledore's office many times, and if the first impression of Headmaster Dumbledore's office is mysterious, then the first impression of Lady Maxim's office is that it is simply large.
Yes, the most intuitive feeling of this office is that it is big. For example, the high-backed chair that can fit two people and the huge desk that matches, and the elegant but slightly huge woman.
"Nice to meet you, Ryan. "As the winner of the last Triwizard Tournament, Ryan made a big impression on Madame Maxim. So she recognized Ryan at once, "I didn't expect that just over two years later, you would be able to grow to this point." ”
"It's just a special case. Ryan didn't politely say it, but said it bluntly. "It should be said that this is a very bad situation, I would rather finish my studies as an ordinary student now, agonizing about exams and occasionally strolling around the lake with my lover. Instead of having to take on such an important task as it is now. ”
"Yes, it's really bad. Madame Maxim immediately sat up straight. "That's why I'm talking to you alone, and specifically avoiding the British Ministry of Magic representative who is now downstairs. ”
"I'm glad you made the choice you have made now. Ryan said. "But what can we do when the French Ministry of Magic decides to remain neutral? At least since the day school started, we've been fighting alone, except for very few supplies from the Celestial Empire. ”
"I'm sorry, because the first thing the French Ministry of Magic does is to protect our people. Madame Maxim said calmly. "So in order to avoid extending the war to the land, sometimes certain compromises are also a last resort. ”
"Of course, I certainly understand your traditional approach," Ryan nodded. "After all, this war is ours now. However, I need to point out that the Mysteries' ambitions are definitely not limited to Britain, and if we can't hold it up, their next expansion goals are very obvious. ”,
"Of course we understand that, at least I understand this. Madame Maxim raised her voice slightly and said seriously. "So I hope that now there is a connection and cooperation between Beauxbatons and Hogwarts. ”
"Thank you!" Ryan bowed to Madame Maxim again, knowing that although this kind of behavior was not the behavior of the Ministry of Magic, as the only magic school in France, Beauxbatons's actions could also represent a French view of the two sides of the current war in England.
Although out of the desire not to get involved in the war, the French Ministry of Magic acquiesced to the British Ministry of Magic in London. However, in order to avoid Voldemort's next expansion ambitions, the French wizarding community decided to provide some aid to the Hogwarts side through the connection between Beauxbatons and Hogwarts schools.
For the next 20 minutes, the four of them discussed the content of the aid. Fortunately, before they finally left, they finally reached an agreement that was satisfactory to both parties.