Chapter 22: Ilvermoni (I)
The Ilvermoni School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is located in Grey Rock Mountain, Massachusetts, United States. Like Hogwarts, there are concealment enchantments and Muggle dispel charms. You can't find it unless you go through a special route!
Normally, Daphany and Hermione would have flown to New York, where they would have been received by someone from the Magical Congress of the United States. Take them through immigration formalities and then be taken to the academy by someone from the academy.
However, due to the plane accident, the two men went directly to Canada from the sea with a portkey.
Daphany had never been to Canada, but fortunately, she heard Meng Yuchen say that the Meng family's business in Canada was very large. Many of them were still cooperating with the Potions Factory, so it didn't take much effort to find the Meng family's subordinates. With their help, I was able to get in touch with the Magical Congress of the United States with the help of the Canadian Ministry of Magic.
After reporting the safety of Hogwarts and the British Ministry of Magic, Daphany and Hermione went to Ilvermorny Castle under the guidance of the Ilvermorny Teacher.
There is a five-hour time difference between the London and Boston areas. The two of them were from London at less than four o'clock. Normally, the plane would arrive in Boston after thirteen hours. It was almost ten o'clock in the morning in Boston, and everything was just right. However, due to an accident on the way, although Daphany and Hermione had a lot of twists and turns, it was because they were using portkeys and Floo powder. Instead, it only took six hours to get to Boston!
It was embarrassing because it was twelve midnight in Boston.
Fortunately, the U.S. Department of Magic has been closely following various news since the plane crashed. There are also people on Ilvermorny's side who keep an eye on the situation day and night. So the two of them successfully met the instructor who came to receive them.
They were greeted by half acquaintances, one of Ilvermorny's accompanying professors during last year's tournament, Gilbert Fontana.
"When I heard that the plane had an accident, it made us all worried!" Professor Fontana said with trepidation: "It's too dangerous! The No-Maji stuff is a bit unreliable. When you go back, it's better to use magic! ”
"No-Maji?" Hermione was a little confused by the term.
"Oh, people who don't know magic, and they're called Muggles in England. We're called No-Maj! Professor Fontana said with a smile: "The civilization of the Maji is still very powerful, but the safety is still up for debate. ”
Both Daphany and Hermione were unimpressed. Compared to the probability of an accident with an airplane, phantom shifting, portkeys, and even broomsticks are much higher. The difference is in these ways of magic, often the consequences are not so severe. And once the plane is accidental, everyone on the plane will hang.
Fontana didn't pay attention to the psychological changes of Daphany and Hermione, and praised the two there, saying that it was fortunate that the two students from the United States arrived in London without any problems, otherwise they might not have such good skills as Daphany and Hermione, and they could find them in the middle of the ocean.
Daphine agrees with this, and the average student is afraid that the plane will be destroyed in the first round. In fact, from the explosion of the first engine of the plane to the disintegration of the entire aircraft, the total time is only a few seconds. If it weren't for Daphany's mastery of apparition, it would not be easy to run! However, students in the United States seem to learn to master apparition earlier than in the United Kingdom, so it is not absolute.
"We were supposed to take a train from Boston to Greylock Hill, where the college is located, and then hike up the mountain into the college. This is what all new students need to go through when they go to the college for the first time. Originally, the two classmates should have gone through this experience. However, the Ilvermorny train will only be opened in the beginning and end of the school season. Second, what happened to the two classmates today is enough to make people physically and mentally exhausted. So, let's skip this part! Fontana said thoughtfully.
After receiving the confirmation, Fontana took the two directly apparitions.
Like Hogwarts, Ilvermorny is also anti-Apparition Charm. So the three of them appeared outside a dense forest, and in the distance there was a tall mountain peak in the thick fog.
Daphany discovers an interesting phenomenon. Every time she withdrew her gaze, she would suddenly forget the existence of that mountain, and then turn around to 'discover' it again, and so on several times. Apparently, a very powerful confusion spell has been applied to the entire mountain. Make it hard for people to remember that it exists.
"Ilvermoni has been attacked several times, so his defenses are tough!" Fontana said with a smile: "Only students who register can remember where the academy is!" Once you graduate, you forget about it again. ”
Daphany and Hermione nodded, thinking it was a good defense. You can't find it, how can you call?
Fontana led the two of them and walked towards the peak. Something wonderful happened!
Fontana stepped out, the trees in front of him twisting apart as if they were alive, and a gravel path appeared on the ground. The trail is only five or six meters ahead, but as Fontana doesn't go any further, it stretches a little more.
Daphany and Hermione followed, walking for a while, and Daphany glanced back. Sure enough, the trees behind him merged again, and the trail was completely gone.
The surroundings were full of thick white fog, and with the darkness of the night, even if there was illumination, it was impossible to see anything clearly from two or three meters away. Daphany and Hermione followed Fontana for about two or three minutes. Suddenly, my eyes suddenly opened up. The three of them stood in an open space paved with reincarnations.
Not far from the three of them, a railroad track was faintly visible. The other end of the track stretched out into the mist. Think
"Normally, students would take a special train here!" Fontana smiled and pointed to the front: "That's the academy over there!" ”
Defanie followed Fontana's finger and saw a mountain peak a few hundred meters away, a hundred meters away! At the foot of the mountain, twisting and winding stone steps stretch to the top. At the end of the stone steps, a magnificent castle can be seen at the top of the mountain.
"That's Ilvermoni Castle!" Hermione asked with some excitement.
"Yes, students who are here for the first time should have climbed the mountain, but we made an exception this time!" Fontana said with a smile, and before he could speak, he saw a golden figure leap down from the castle on the top of the hill. When I got closer, I saw that it was a huge golden bird.
It's really a big bird! This big bird's wingspan is twenty meters away! It has two pairs of wings, one large and one small, and a slender tail feather. It turned out to be a thunderbird!
"This is the dean's good friend, Uruta, who has come to pick us up!" Fontana introduced Daphany and Hermione with a smile on his face, and then greeted the huge Thunderbird, "Thank you, Uruta!" ”
The Thunderbird seemed to understand Fontana's words and let out a loud chirp. The huge wings flapped, bringing gusts of wind at the same time, and they were so floating in the air! This is not something that can be done with wings alone, it is a manifestation of the powerful magic of the wind!
The Thunderbird was once thought to be a source of wind, rain, thunder and lightning, in large part because it harnessed the power of nature! If it weren't for its very gentle temperament, it would definitely be more than just a four-star dangerous creature!
Both Daphany and Hermione looked at the little stars in their eyes. Even if it is a thunderbird, it is extremely rare to see such a huge one.
Fontana conjured up a huge basket that looked like a hot air balloon with a diameter of three meters. Under Fontana's guidance, the three of them stood up together. The Thunderbird grabbed the hook on the top of the basket and soared into the sky with its wings flapping.
A mountain of several hundred meters, if you climb it for a while. However, the ptarmigan only flapped its wings twice before reaching the top of the mountain.
At the top of the hill is a large piece of flat land, which looks much larger than Hogwarts Castle with its Quidditch pitch and hunting grounds. At one end of the flat ground is a magnificent castle, but the shape is quite peculiar, and the traditional European style is quite different.
There is a lake in front of the castle, although it is not as big as the black lake, but the length and width are more than 100 meters. To Daphany and Hermione's surprise, there were still people waiting for them!
Headmaster Stewart, a peerless beauty, smiled like a flower, leading several professors and several senior students to stand in front of the castle: "Welcome, two guests from Hogwarts!" ”
"Good evening, Your Excellency Headmaster Stewart!" Daphany and Hermione were surprised, but they still remembered the etiquette and respectfully performed the junior ceremony.
"Good evening, it really scared the hell out of hearing that there was an accident on the plane!" Stewart graciously came over and took Dafanie and Hermione's little hands. It's certainly inappropriate for Fontana to do this, but it's okay with Stewart.
"It's embarrassing, I originally planned for you to arrive in the morning for a welcome ceremony. It turned out to be something like this! Stewart shook his head repeatedly: "Frightened, boys! Take a bath, get some sleep, and by the way, get some food! ”
"No need!" Hermione waved her hand repeatedly: "When I first arrived in Canada, we had dinner!" ”
"Okay, then get some rest first!" With that, Headmaster Stewart led the two into the castle.
An older girl took Daphany and Hermione to a bathroom that was as gorgeous as a Hogwarts prefect's bathroom, and took a comfortable bath.
"I'm so sorry to entertain us so late!" Hermione was embarrassed to say to the older girl.
"You're welcome!" The girl smiled warmly: "Usually when I read, I will see it so late." ”
"Thank you, senior. Senpai, my name is Granger, Hermione Granger. It's a good friend of mine......" Hermione was trying to introduce Daphine. The girl interrupted with a smile.
"Dafanie Lestrandzi, I'm still very impressed! Although I didn't go to last year's tournament, I did have a video of the magic crystal brought back by my classmates! Lestranzi's performance is quite memorable! The girl pursed her lips and smiled.
Daphany smiled awkwardly: "Senior sister praise, haven't you asked what to call the teaching sister?" ”
"My name is Gorney, Gorney Williams!" The Ilvermoni girl said with a grin, and led the two to a two-person dormitory: "Rest early!" ”