Chapter 11: The Familiar Stranger

For an uninformed Muggle like Brandi, the enchanted ceiling and starry candlelight floating in mid-air were clearly spectacular and gorgeous. Even though he has lived in Hogwarts for nearly two years, every time he celebrates a festival or event, Hogwarts with full special effects will make Brandi wander around for a long time.

He thought there was no more fantastic and luxurious school in the world than Hogwarts - until he arrived at Beauxbatons.

Well, this is someone else's school...

Amazed at the lush greenery and purple that bloomed on the carpet in front of him as he walked, he stopped, like the rest of his classmates. Someone stepped on it curiously, only to find that it was not just a hallucinatory magic, although it was not a real entity, but a few steps further, a fresh and elegant fragrance lingered in the nose, as if it was really in the fragrance of birds and flowers—Brandi's somewhat chaotic mind suddenly became clear, and even the dizziness caused by the terrible trip just now seemed to disappear with the smoke of flowers.

"Please rest assured that the carpet on the porch is not only a product of alchemy, but also a product of alchemy, and if you walk on it, it will have the effect of relieving fatigue. Historically, it was a gift from one of the most outstanding alumni of Beauxbatons in the history of the school, and it is still as clean as new even after hundreds of years of use. Seeing the slight gaffe of the Hogwarts students, one of the tall girls who was in charge of leading the way for them couldn't help but chuckle, and with an undisguised sense of superiority as a Beauxbatons student on her face, she explained slowly and logically in half-baked French English.

"In fact, on the eve of the final exams in our school, there are many people on the porch who come to study with books, but unfortunately, there is still no practical evidence to prove that reading books here can really improve memory."

"You mean, it's the same as outside?" Qiu Zhang looked at Ouriana with some hesitation, and found that she didn't seem to react to what the girl said, so she asked. "Is that grass out there, too?"

The girl who led the way raised her head proudly and said proudly: "That's right, the meadow outside the castle is also completely created by magic, and occasionally mountain fairies will dance there when the moon is in the sky, so see if you have the luck to see it." Alright, then, please put away your curiosity and follow me on, although you are guests, Beauxbatons's school rules and regulations are not as loose as those on your side, and the opening time of the banquet is strict, and we are already a little too late. ”

"Hey, what's there to be proud of! An upstart with an ugly face. Following the girl, Katie Bell whispered beside Brandy, seemingly annoyed by the girl's proud attitude.

They walked through the porch full of magical images and magnificent ornaments, and were guided by the girls to the spacious foyer, which from the outside of the castle did not seem to be much different from Hogwarts, but when they actually went inside, they realized that Beauxbatons Castle was much larger than it looked. In addition to the auditorium facing the foyer, there are four corridors that lead further into the castle, which seem to lead to the ballroom, the wizard's dueling arena, the dining room, and the club room.

Surprised?! Ballrooms, restaurants, dueling arenas??? Words at Hogwarts...... That seems to be the responsibility of the auditorium.

For a moment, Brandi was stunned by the incoming trenches. He suddenly began to feel that what Katie had said seemed to make sense......

Walking to the Great Hall, aside from the still ornate crystal candelabra chandelier decoration and palace-like architectural style, Beauxbatons does not seem to arrange the tables according to the house, compared to the old-fashioned and traditional four-row long tables of Hogwarts, Beauxbatons seems more romantic and lively: on a huge star-striped carpet, round tables that can accommodate just four people are dotted around, if the Hogwarts Great Hall looks up to see the Milky Way, then Beauxbatons is just the other way - the dark purple carpet is like eternal night, And those tables became starry in the night sky.

According to the girl in charge of the group, the position of these tables is actually an interesting magic pattern, but when Qiu Zhang asked about the actual purpose of the magic pattern, the girl with a beautiful face just winked at her playfully - this seems that in addition to being a little arrogant, her character is not bad.

"Usually everyone goes to the restaurant to eat, and only on grand occasions or festivals will the auditorium be open for everyone to eat. We have to thank you for coming, and there are a lot more dishes than usual! Well, now that the auditorium has been brought, I beg your pardon for missing me, and I hope you have a nice time in Beauxbatons. ”

After easily finding a few tables with the Hogwarts logo, the Beauxbatons girls bowed lightly and trotted to a round table behind them to join her sisters. The eyes of several people kept glancing at their positions, and from time to time they let out a burst of laughter like silver bells.

At this time, the Hogwarts women breathed a sigh of relief, and began to look around with interest the exquisite decoration of the Great Hall, and Orianna seemed to have been obsessed with the magic pattern mentioned by the girl, and at this time she was intently looking around the whole Great Hall, trying to see any clues from it; Akihari and another Ravenclaw senpai whispered about a magical fountain they had just seen that adjusted the flow of water to the sounds coming from them.

Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, Brandi began to look for his target this time - although he didn't know what Audrey Lautner looked like, and the magic newspaper from France didn't reveal any information other than name and grade, but Torah Vender Brown's blessing, Brandi finally didn't need to be reckless in making up reasons to ask the students.

He took out a slender silver chain from his bosom, and a pocket watch hung from the end, which he opened as if he was looking at the time, and then read clearly in his mouth:

"Audrey Lautner!"

The shortest hand on the pocket watch suddenly spun rapidly, slowly pointing to his side, and it was clear that there was no second Audrey Lautner in Beauxbatons. So he turned his head and looked in that direction—

"Huh? You look like you're a Hogwarts student, you know Audrey?! ”

Fluent English suddenly came from his side, scaring Brandy, who was secretly engaged in espionage, jumped two feet high, and he looked back at the senior girl in horror, and a puzzled look slowly appeared on his pale face.

Strange, this man...... So familiar, huh?

Brandi struggled to remember that he had finally thought of something, and his face turned strange.

Anna?

That's right, it's Anna! It was the owner of Condi that he and Luna found during the summer vacation of the first grade.

But...... How is she also a wizard, and a student who came all the way from London to Beauxbatons?

He couldn't help but panic for a while, for fear that Anna would notice the strangeness of the girl in front of him, but he didn't know if the two chest pads on his chest played a decisive role, and Anna looked at him with a strange person.

"I just heard you call Audrey by her name," she looked at Brandi suspiciously, "but the students at Hogwarts don't know her, do they—or do you?" ”

Brandi couldn't figure out what he meant.

Unfortunately, Brandi's silence seemed to be taken by Anna as a sign of acquiescence, and she snorted and looked at her with a somewhat unkind look.

"It seems that yes, since the last time the precious wizard card of Audrey's family was exposed in the newspapers, there are too many unscrupulous people like you who have come to harass her. I didn't expect even the Hogwarts guys to start coming over to join in the fun, and I remember you now. ”

………… The series of plot developments is a little too fast, Brandi doesn't know where to start responding to Anna's words, judging by her tone, she seems to know Audrey very well?

"So, ...... you and Miss Lautner?"

Under the strange gaze of the Hogwarts members around her, Anna glared at him demonstratively, her narrow eyes full of ill-intentioned light. "She's my closest junior, so ...... I'm saying that I won't let Audrey get close to you! Go back to your Hogwarts honestly, and don't think about any bad ideas! ”

With that, she walked neatly past Brandy, leaving him to grow messy in the wind. And when he reacted and hurriedly turned back to follow Anna, he found that the direction of her movement was not the direction that the pocket watch had just shown - she walked straight to a round table behind Brandy's right, where three senior girls were already seated, and I don't know what Anna said to them, and the girl who had been facing away from him turned around and inadvertently met Brandi's gaze.

"Boom!" With a bang, Brandi's brain went blank, everything in her vision was eclipsed, and the world seemed to be left with her big blue eyes.

Good... What a beautiful girl!