Chapter 1779: Old Knowledge
For Belgium, the threat is almost imminent.
Faced with the fog on the other side of the strait, De Quinn has been at a loss lately, and he is not even in the mood to mention many magic school affairs that are usually talked about.
It must be said that as a Minister of Magic, she is still very capable - since the end of the chaotic era set off by Greenwald, the successive ministers of magic in Belgium have basically been more than good and inadequate. After all these years, I can barely recover a little from the lowest state...... Of course, it's just "some".
After taking office, Dequinn not only built a wizarding school with open sources and reduced expenditure, but also used it to attract investment from many forces. The bustling street scene that Hermione had experienced before her succession would never have been seen before.
It can be said that Belgium has a faint tendency to regain prosperity in recent years.
However, while De Quinn is good at internal governance, he is not good at dealing with external crises. Especially...... This is actually a catastrophe for the revival of the ancient dark wizard powerhouse.
Even if she still has some "means" that don't see the light very much, it is impossible to deal with the attack of the fog and the army of living corpses. Not to mention, there is a cold-blooded and cruel "despicable Helbo" standing in the back.
"Tuk-tuk."
Suddenly, there were two familiar knocks at the door—it was her secretary.
"Please come in."
Before he could finish speaking, the office door opened, and a young woman in a black dress walked in from the outside and stood in the doorway.
"Minister, Lady Olim Maxim, Headmaster of Beauxbatons, is here to visit, and she is waiting for you in the reception room now."
"Madame Maxim?"
DeQuinn pushed the glasses on the bridge of his nose and finally nodded after pursing his lips for a moment's consideration.
"I see, please wait a minute...... No, I'd better just go over it! You wait outside for a while, and I'll be out right away. ”
When the young secretary heard this, he didn't say anything more, but walked out with a lot of discernment. Without Dequinn's reminder, she immediately closed the door.
Watching the secretary leave the office, Dequinn picked up the wand placed on the side of the desk and pointed lightly at a cabinet door behind him. The next moment, with a snap of the lock, the cabinet door opened automatically, and a golden key floated out of it.
DeQuinn reached out and grabbed the key in his hand.
Immediately after, she just pushed the door shut, and then walked straight to the door—the locked magic cabinet obviously only stored this one key, and nothing else.
"Let's go!"
Pulling open the door, De Quinn greeted the secretary before heading to the reception room.
……
Hermione was now seated in a comfortable sofa chair, and the old butler sat beside her, and the two of them did not say anything more after they had come here and sat down, except to admire the tapestry decorations of the reception room.
Belgian tapestries are so famous that in the past, many big families from other countries would send people to buy them and bring them back to decorate their castles and estates.
As for Madame Maxim...... No matter how much she usually refused to admit her blood, at times like these, her extraordinarily tall figure became more and more apparent. She couldn't sit in the kind of single sofa chair that Hermione and the old butler were sitting on, but fortunately, the Ministry of Magic staff who was in charge of entertaining them had made a two-seater sofa in advance, which saved Madame Maxim from the embarrassing situation of asking for a change of chair on the spot.
"Three of you, please have tea...... The minister will be there shortly. Until then, take a break to relieve the fatigue of the journey. ”
Beauxbatons' rune carriage flies smoothly and fast, so naturally there will be no so-called "fatigue", and if you choose the Phantom Shifting Charm, you don't need to rest. However, even if it is just a polite word, it can also express the thoughtful care of the other party very well, and it is of course very comfortable to listen to.
However, with the exception of the most calm old butler, Hermione and Madame Maxime were obviously somewhat absent-minded. They only bowed their heads slightly to express their gratitude, but they were all thinking about their own things.
"Harry, they don't know if they're in any danger." Hermione muttered to herself.
Although most of the reconnaissance operations were planned by her, worries were still inevitable. If it weren't for the fact that she also had her own tasks to complete, in fact, she would have preferred to replace Harry and the others and go back to England to find out in person.
And just as Hermione was secretly worried, there was a sound of footsteps in the corridor outside. Soon, Hermione could only hear a slight knock on the door, and a figure pushed the door open.
"Is this Ms. DeQuinn?"
In fact, at first glance, it can be seen that De Quinn is obviously no longer young, and the ruthless years have carved many marks on her face. But even so, everyone can still see how beautiful she used to be.
Hermione was thinking when she saw Lady Maxim stand up and greet her.
"Dequinn, long time no see...... Remember, after you graduated, we saw each other a lot less. The last time I saw you, it seems, was at your youngest sister, Millyelle's wedding dinner......"
Madame Maxim was enthusiastic, after all, she had been a professor assistant to De Quinn when he was a student at Beauxbatons.
At that time, Maxim was actually very young, and De Quinn was not only excellent in his studies when he was a student, but also treated people very kindly, and never resisted Maxim's "huge" figure.
Therefore, even after graduation, both of them have their own pursuits and achievements, and they often communicate with each other to maintain communication between friends.
However, perhaps it is precisely because of this pure friendship that De Quinn has never wanted to trouble the other party even if he encounters difficult things to deal with, and Madame Maxim basically thinks the same way.
But this time, in the face of a huge disaster, it is obviously impossible to fight alone.
So, Madame Maxim thought of the most trusted friend in her heart—even though the two had not seen each other directly for a long time, she knew that De Quine must be reliable.
Of course, there is a more important reason why Maxim came to her first.
"Come, De Quinn, I'll introduce you—" Madame Maxime suddenly gestured to the old butler and Hermione, "I think you must know him, Mr. Butler of the House of Blois in France, and he is often seen on many important occasions; And this one is currently Miss Hermione Granger from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry...... You should know that she is here today on behalf of that Mr. Macklean. ”