"Ladies and gentlemen, please pay attention!"

At the end of the day's dinner, Professor McGonagall suddenly stood up and said something that immediately drew the attention of most of the students.

"I'm sure you've all learned a lot about the school's past events in History of Magic class – for example, the Triwizard Tournament that took place the year before. As you may know, many school-level activities have been put on hold for a long time due to various historical reasons......"

"To be honest, most of those activities will be very helpful to your studies, but as a professor and headmaster at Hogwarts, I am ashamed that I can't go through them all."

"However, with the help of our temporary departure professor of ancient magic, Mr. Macka McLean, and with the help of the International Confederation of Wizards...... Finally, another dusty large-scale school event may be successfully launched! ”

Before Professor McGonagall could finish speaking, the young wizards below began to boil.

For children, it is undoubtedly boring to stay in class every day and bury their heads in written learning. This is something that is difficult for even the best professors to change.

At such times, a unique activity will become the most appropriate outlet for these energetic girls and boys.

And if there's anything else to be taught, it's the best of both worlds.

"Quiet! Be quiet! ”

Professor McGonagall's majesty was still there, and she raised her hand and pressed it, and the auditorium, which had suddenly become noisy, fell silent again. Those sparkling eyes were full of expectation.

What exactly is the activity?

Is it a School of Witchcraft Potions Tournament? Or the European Teen Wizard Duel Tournament? It's not going to be a junior competition at the All England Golf Stones, right? If that's the case, that's too bad!

I don't know if it's because Professor McGonagall just used the example of the Triwizard Tournament, or if it's the young and aggressive nature of the young wizards, and the events are constantly circling in everyone's minds.

"It can't be a Potions tournament!" Hermione wasn't too interested in this kind of event, and she whispered with cold water on the side, "Ever since the last final, a contestant created a large swamp that can't be eliminated by a fryer, and the Potions Tournament can't be restarted!" You know, including Muggles who were injured by mistake, the number of fatalities in that game reached an unprecedented triple-digit number! ”

"Oh! What kind of potion is being refined? Ron immediately shuddered, and said with a look of surprise.

"Look, it's scary just to listen to, isn't it?" Hermione shrugged her shoulders and said, "As for why the Potion Fryer made a swamp...... There are no detailed records of the scene, because those who know have sunk forever in that swamp of Northern Europe! ”

Just as Hermione lowered her voice to tell everyone the sporadic account of the game, Professor McGonagall on the other side of the faculty cleared her throat slightly, and then said aloud:

"This upcoming event is a magic school study tour that was terminated due to the war! As you may know, this is a very long-standing school activity that has been around since the founding of Hogwarts - not only does it allow students to see the customs and scenery of the world, but also to see all kinds of unheard of local magic and magical creatures......"

After a brief mention of the significance of the event, McGonagall turned to the following:

"If it is strictly in accordance with the convention, the study tour should be a teaching activity that only students can participate in in the sixth grade. However, considering that this event has not been held for a long time, this time it will be attended by all teachers and students of the school! ”

“…… After the approval document is issued by the Education Department of the International Confederation of Wizards, the specific announcement will be posted on the bulletin board in the foyer, if there are students who are unable to participate for any reason, please remember to submit the relevant application in advance! Plus-"

Before McGonagall finished speaking, the little wizards below made a fuss again - study tour? Isn't that all the world? That sounds just pretty cool!

And this time, even Hermione was a little excited. Because she has loved to travel everywhere since she was a child, almost every few years, her parents will take her on a trip abroad during the holidays to enjoy the scenery of foreign countries.

What's more, this study tour is a wizard tour...... Needless to say, it must have been a lot more fun than a Muggle itinerary!

Professor McGonagall, who had been interrupted for the last sentence, saw that the scene was even more turbulent than before, which forced her to draw her wand and wave it, making a "crackling" and piercing explosion.

After finally getting the big guys quiet again, she added:

“…… Since this study tour will require you to travel around the world, Hogwarts will send a parent opinion letter to all families, and only students who have obtained the signature permission of their parents will be able to participate in the activity normally! Alright, that's the end of today's dinner time, now for the heads of the ranks to lead the students back to the common room! Good night, dear students! ”

As soon as she finished speaking, Professor McGonagall left her faculty chair and left without looking back.

"Oh-I knew it! Parent Signature...... Mom won't worry about me wandering around the world! ”

"Yes! It's terrible this time, why is there such a show? ”

For a moment, the Great Hall of Hogwarts was in turmoil, with one shouter after another. There are students whose parents are always open-minded cheering, and there are students who feel they can't participate, and there are people who feel like they have entered a bar at one or two o'clock in the morning.

"Professor McGonagall is walking so fast!"

Marka sat behind the faculty chair and couldn't help but smile and complain as McGonagall's back disappeared quickly through the side door.

No way, this activity does have to be approved by parents first. If the students are allowed to run so far without the parents knowing, whether there is an accident or not, it will be the fault of the school.

This time, if some parents do not agree with their children's participation, then they have to give that part of the students a small long vacation with homework.

Well, I hope those little wizards don't resent too much!

……

The morning after Professor McGonagall announced her plans for the study tour, a special interview for the Daily Prophet was published on the front page, along with a magical photo of Maca and Minister of Magic Scrimgeour being interviewed.

In this interview, not only the important news of the resumption of the Hogwarts study tour program is highlighted, but also some discussion about the current situation is also included.

In particular, there is a section on Maca's opinion of the revived ancient dark wizard of "Hellbo the Despicable", and the Daily Prophet spares no space, even taking up about a fifth of the second page.

Undoubtedly, this is the first time that Maca has publicly expressed her views on Helmo as a person, including the differences between ancient and modern wizards, and the similarities and differences between ancient and modern magic spells.

If you have to summarize these contents, it's actually not complicated:

"Ancient magic is not as scary and mysterious as everyone thinks. According to my research, modern magic spells are actually another form of ancient magic, and you don't think that ancient magic will be more sophisticated than modern magic after seeing Helbo's strength......

"And more importantly, even Helbo is not a wizard at the pinnacle of magic. If you want me to say, his level is actually not much different from Professor Dumbledore, but the two of them have different research directions. ”

These are the exact words of Maca in the interview, and the professional ethics of the female reporter are obviously much stronger than Rita Skeeter's, and she almost put Maca's comments in the newspaper.

Maca would say this, naturally in order to dispel the fear of Helbo, or the ancient wizards, in the hearts of ordinary wizards. But from a certain point of view, what he said was actually true, but he deliberately omitted some of the necessary explanations.

For example, due to the serious lack of war urge in the modern wizarding world, it can be said that it is difficult to give birth to a modern wizard who is good at fighting.

Without years of accumulation, it would be almost impossible to defeat Helbo with modern spells.

"Oh! Maca said it so well! Look, 'There is no difference between modern magic and ancient magic, as long as you learn it deeply, you can exert great power'...... Think about Maca, isn't that what he himself is? It's just a levitation spell, and in his hand he can hold up a stone monument as huge as a small mountain! ”

While the students were excited about the study tour, they also expressed their amazement at the other interviews with Maca. But when Hermione and the others watched these reports, they were not as excited as the other students.

"I always felt ...... Maca's words are a bit evasive, aren't they? Neville asked softly as he flipped through the paper.

"Well," Hermione nodded, "I think anyone who has seen those great calamities will understand how terrible Helbo is...... However, Maca is actually right, it should only be Helbo's own strength, which does not mean that ancient magic is more powerful than modern spells. ”

Being able to live from ancient times to the present without dying is no longer something that ordinary people can do, which shows that Helbo was already a leader among wizards in ancient times.

However, the problem now is not the strength of ancient and modern magic, but the victory or defeat of Maca and Helbo.

Ron, who was cold, stared at the newspaper from the beginning and didn't speak, but at this moment suddenly said:

"At least what I can see in this interview is more than just Maca's discussion of ancient magic and ancient wizards...... Isn't it? ”

When the friends heard this, they all looked at him.