"Hello, Ms. DeQuinn...... It's a good time to meet you, even though it's a good time to meet you. ”

After Madame Maxim's introduction, Hermione originally wanted to say something about her current situation and her own thoughts. But when she thought that the old housekeeper had reminded her that she could wait and see what happened at first, she hesitated a little and decided to do what the old housekeeper said.

So, she simply said hello to the other party.

"Oh, I'm glad to meet you too!"

Pretty standard British English, and with a bit of a London accent, Hermione bets that this lady de Quinn must have actually lived in England for some time.

Of course, whether the other party has been to the UK or not is obviously not the focus of today's meeting. Hermione smiled and nodded, and Miss DeQuinn bowed slightly, and then went to exchange a few words with the old butler.

In a short time, the four of them were seated again around the small round table, which was covered with a colourful tapestry tablecloth, and at last Lady de Quinn, as the host, was the first to speak:

"I didn't expect the three distinguished guests to visit my two major schools of witchcraft and wizardry, Beauxbatons and Hogwarts in Belgium, as well as the Blois family in France, which has an ancient wizarding heritage. Oh, if the three of you could have informed me in advance, I'd have to have someone arrange the highest courtesy before you dare to let you in! ”

Her tone of voice was relaxed, her face was calm, her words were humorous, and there was even a smile on the corner of her mouth that made people feel like a spring breeze, which was similar to the sad face she had in her office before.

However, this also vaguely shows her attitude towards the meeting: after the joy of reuniting with Madame Maxim's old friend, she still remembers her identity, and with her role as Minister of Magic of Belgium, the conversation still has to be started in a relatively "official" state.

As Hermione had just mentioned, this level of meeting at this "time" would inevitably make people think a little bit about it.

However, neither Hermione nor the old butler expressed their opinion on this, but after a brief silence, they still handed over the right to speak to Lady Maxim.

De Quinn ...... Ah, I'm sorry, but the ...... who should have called you 'Minister De Quinn' by now"

Although Madame Maxime has some giant blood in her body, her intelligence is no less than that of most people, otherwise she would not have been able to firmly grasp the position of Headmaster Beauxbatons in the eyes of many discrimination and suspicion.

With this opening, she consciously mixed her personal friendship with De Quinn into the conversation again. And she said it the other way around, so that De Quinn didn't even know whether to laugh it off a little reluctantly, or simply praise Maxim's heart and tactfully correct it.

Yes, although she and De Quinn are indeed teachers and friends, they both now have a lot of responsibilities on their shoulders.

Why don't you say why they have been kept in touch only by personal letters all these years? It's because they both understand that both sides are the kind of people who are willing to give everything for their duties. Once the friendship between the two involves work, this rare friendship will definitely not be so pure.

Maxim did not stop, and then smiled and said:

"Just kidding! You can also see that we didn't come with much fanfare, just to make this meeting seem less formal, we're friends, aren't we? You know, we're friends, and I know you've been having a hard time every day lately...... The harmfulness of this disaster is obvious to all, and no one can hide everyone's state. ”

The two were friends after all, and Madame Maxim said as she gradually put aside her somewhat aggressive momentum. Between her words, there was slowly more sincerity.

"I know your difficulties, and I think you should know ours too." She paused, then continued, "You see, the destruction of Blois by Helpo overnight is now almost known, and we at Beauxbatons have to keep quiet to avoid igniting the fire...... And although the news has not yet spread, in fact, Hogwarts Castle has been destroyed in a fierce battle between Helmo and Mr. McLean."

"What!"

This news is undoubtedly a huge shock to De Quinn.

You know, at present, almost all the forces are watching Maca and Helbo fight back and forth, and everyone is also looking forward to Maca being able to win. But who knows, Maca, who was born at Hogwarts, also failed to keep her "roots" under Helmau.

Well...... No, if you think about it, what should this be called a failure of Maca? Or should he be prescient enough?

The decision to leave all the teachers and students of Hogwarts in advance made Helbo destroy nothing more than an empty shell.

In fact, Madame Maxim naturally had a purpose in telling this "exciting" news.

Nowadays, too many people rely on Maca, but Maca can't protect everyone alone. At present, the vast majority of forces are just silent and watching, which is actually very dangerous! She had to shake the big guys a little bit, so that they could unite and fight against the great crisis that might be coming.

After Dequinn had recovered from his surprise at the destruction of Hogwarts Castle, Maxim continued:

"DeQuinn, tell you the truth! We are here this time, in fact, we want to form a coalition of resistance composed of multiple forces, and I don't need to say who is resisting, right? I just want you to understand that you can't wait any longer, this is not a battle on the side of the British wizarding community, let alone Mr. McLean's war! ”

Hearing Mrs. Maxime say this, Hermione couldn't help but feel deeply, and subconsciously wanted to say something. But at this moment, the old housekeeper next to her motioned to her with his eyes, obviously asking her not to interject at this time.

"Can't you speak yet? Didn't Mr. Butler mean that I could see clearly the friendship between Madame Maxim and Madame de Quinn? ”

And just when Hermione was puzzled, Ms. De Quinn, who had been listening to Maxim's words, finally took a deep breath, and then said slowly:

"Olim, you're not coming to me this time to let me join this 'Resistance Alliance', right? Well, at least your biggest purpose, it's certainly not this. ”

As she was talking, she suddenly changed the topic again, and sighed softly as if for no reason:

"You should know, me and Erich...... It's been a long time since we've met. ”