Ning An stood on a wide field, teasing a tree guard pot on the ground with his magic wand, and left the tree he was perched on, this tree guard Luo pot looked a little irritable, it kept poking at Ning An with its long and sharp fingers, its small brown eyes were both panicked and angry.

"Have you noticed that the tree guard pot here is dark brown," Ning An opened the sharp finger poking at him with his magic wand, and with a little magic power, a trace of spark was sparked, startling the tree guard pot.

"I mean, the ones you see in England are turquoise, aren't they?"

"Maybe it has something to do with the trees they inhabit...... I don't know, where did you find this guy? ”

Linus? Althouse stood behind Ning An, he was still yawning, the sky was bright outside, the slanting sun shone on a four-story castle behind the vast grassland, and he shivered as he tightened the fox fur on his body.

"What time is it?"

Ning An's mind seemed to be all about teasing the tree guard, he was half-squatting, his dark red fur robe wrapped tightly around his body, and he didn't know that he thought this was a playful child, not Durmstrang's new headmaster.

"I don't know," the wand made another "snap" sound, shaking off the attack of the tree guard, Ning An chuckled, "It wants to poke my eyes, this little thing is really ......"

Casting a confinement spell to trap the Tree Protector Cauldron in place, he straightened up and put his wand back into his waist, clapped his hands, tilted his head, and took a deep breath

"It's going to drive me crazy here, when it's day, when it's night, why it's always bright, oh my God, look, it's only three o'clock, and it's so bright."

Ning An took out a delicate silver pocket watch, lifted the lid with his thumb, and after looking at the time, he exaggeratedly pointed to Linus behind him, "But why did you get up so early?" ”

"I can't sleep either...... "I muttered," he muttered, "maybe in two days I should change the curtains to a little thicker, the curtains are too thin for the sun to shine through." ”

"When the winter comes, you'll have something to bear, and when the time comes, you'll look forward to the sun."

Ning An shrugged his shoulders and lifted the confinement spell, the tree guard Luo Guo stretched out his hand with teeth and claws, but he didn't dare to get close to Ning An anymore, after demonstrating angrily, his little eyes stared at him, he retreated step by step, and after leaving a certain distance, he ran towards the dense forest behind the big grassland.

"In your research experiment class next semester, you'll talk about magical creatures," Ning An smiled and watched the tree protector run away, turned his head and said to Linus, "I don't know these things, but no, Linus, I didn't mean that you would mess up, but at least I don't want to be compared to your brother, but I have seen him soak in the library for the past two days, preparing for his own lessons." ”

Linus scratched his head, and was about to say something embarrassed, when a loud shout came from behind him

"Mr. Headmaster, our ship is back - asking for permission to mark!"

Ning An looked back, two vague figures stood on the high slope of the grassland behind them, this field was too big, they had to use a loud spell to shout words, the sound continued to spread and spread, reverberating in the field surrounded by mountains.

"It's Pani," Ning An looked back, and he heard Pani? Starr's voice, another tall, thin figure, dressed in a silver-white fur cloak, could be recognized as Karkaroff even from such a distance.

The two of them walked back, their feet on the green grass that was gradually coming to life, and the distant mountains were half peeking out in the clouds, and on the west side of the site, there was a large lake, surrounded by high mountains, more than five times larger than the black lake of Hogwarts, and at this moment several large black ships like ghost ships were quietly moored in the lake.

"Mr. Headmaster, it's Daphne and the others who are back—"

Pani and Karkaroff had already approached, and Ning An nodded, "Give them a mark." Parney immediately turned around and ran towards the castle, which, like Hogwarts, had been cast with an anti-apparition charm, and was not allowed to use apparition within the school.

Ning An also deliberately expanded the scope of the spell, because Durmstrang's grounds, together with the lake, were too large, but the castle was a little shabby, and it was not as delicate as Hogwarts or as gorgeous as Beauxbatons, and in this regard, it was a secret to the characteristics of this school, rough and practical.

"You woke up early, Karkaroff."

Ning An greeted Karkaroff, and he noticed that whenever Pani called out to him "Mr. Principal", the corners of Karkaroff's eyebrows would jump unnaturally, which was very funny.

"Ah...... I'm used to ......" He tried his best to give an enthusiastic answer, although his voice was mellow and pleasant, but there was still no smile in his eyes, and his teeth were even yellower, Ning An suspected that it was caused by smoking more tobacco leaves recently.

His decision to keep Karkaroff at Durmstrang still seemed to make him panic, and Voldemort's threat was stronger than ever.

"Igor, believe me, even if I find a place that no one knows about now, and I protect you there with the Curse of Cruelty and Loyalty, you will not feel more at ease than now."

He stared at Karkaroff and said slowly: "As long as you are afraid in your heart, mysterious people are everywhere, even if you hide in hiding, it will not help, calm down, you are also a wizard, aren't you." ”

"You...... You don't understand...... He's too good at demagoguery, and these methods ...... He won't rest up, and neither will the Death Eaters......"

"Don't worry, the Dark Lord has so many people to deal with, Harry? Potter and Dumbledore are much more important to him than you are. ”

At the mention of the Dark Lord, Karkaroff couldn't help but tremble again, Ning An put his right hand on his cheek, tapped his fingers on his cheek, and said jokingly:

"Forget it, maybe let's think of a way, let's get the ugly mark off your arm first, it's really not good, maybe you can draw another one on your right arm, don't you really have the idea of adding snake letters, think about it."

Karkaroff smiled stiffly, and was about to say something when something strange sounded from the large lake on the west side of the field, a muffled rumble and sucking sound, like a giant vacuum cleaner moving along the riverbed.

"Oh, they're back." Ning An turned his head to look at the big lake, and Karkaroff also stopped talking, and the three of them looked at the lake at the same time, which was still calm.

However, the calm was only temporary, and the water in the middle of the lake soon became commotion/dong, and there was a huge splash on the surface of the water, and the waves rushed against the shore of the lake, and Ning An also saw a huge sea snake churning and jumping out from under the water, and he bet that the sea snake was definitely more than 50 feet long.

I didn't have time to think about why there were sea snakes in this lake, and in the middle of the lake, a large whirlpool appeared, as if a huge plug had suddenly been pulled out of the bottom of the lake.

A long, black pole-like thing slowly rose from the center of the whirlpool, followed by a sail lock, and a long mast, and slowly, the magnificent ship rose out of the water, shining in the sun.

It still looked so eerie, like a skeleton, as if it were the remains of a freshly salvaged shipwreck, and the portholes shimmered with a dim, foggy glimmer that looked like ghostly eyes.

Eventually, with a splashing sound, the big ship came out completely, bumping on the undulating waters, heading for the other big boats, anchored in the deep water on the shore.

A moment later, it sat side by side with the other big boats, and with a thud, an iron anchor was thrown into the water, and then there was another snap, and a plank was placed on the shore of the lake, and the students slowly disembarked from the boat, and Karkarov's face became unpleasant, and he tightened his fur cloak, although the weather was not as cold as it seemed.

"Hmm...... School...... Mr. Principal ......"

The twelve students had already changed into the blood-red robes they wore at school, this was Durmstrang's school uniform, the material was thicker than the average school uniform, and Krum was at the front, he looked at Karkaroff and Ning An hesitantly, and finally said hello to Karkaroff habitually.

"I'm not a headmaster anymore," Karkaroff stopped him stiffly, "you should have seen the news reports, this one, Mr. Ningan, is now your new headmaster." ”

Krum moved his gaze to a smiling wizard next to him, as if he was younger than him, dressed in a dark red leather robe, with his hands in his pockets, and when he heard Karkaroff's introduction, he smiled and stared at Krum.

For a moment, Krum had the feeling of being targeted by a poisonous snake, and although the man was smiling, there was an inexplicable cold feeling, and Krum was sure that goosebumps immediately appeared on his body, and every tiniest muscle nerve seemed to be trembling subconsciously.

He didn't know if he had seen this person, but he had a deep impression of this person in his mind, and this contradictory experience made Krum stunned and forgot to speak.

"Let's go back to the castle first, don't waste your time here, hey, I don't want to take up too much of your summer vacation." Ning An greeted the students with a smile and walked towards the castle, making a little joke with them.

Seeing that the new principal is so young, it naturally caused countless topics, although I have seen reports in the newspaper before, but now that I have met, it is a different novel experience, more than a dozen students have whispered to each other and discussed, especially this principal does not seem to be difficult to speak, everyone is excited.

They were the first students to meet the new principal!

"What's wrong with you, Wickdor?" Poliako put his hand on Klum's shoulder, startling him, and Krum calmed down at the strange look on his friend's face

"I'm fine, let's go."

Without saying a word, he walked towards the castle, where several of the students had already walked up in front of him, whispering about their new headmaster, and Krum saw several girls, led by Daphne, whispering and laughing as if they were pleased with the new headmaster.

Krum still can't forget the feeling of looking at the new headmaster just now, although Karkaroff's gaze is also full of indifference and sharpness, but it will not make people's bodies tense like him, as if they are being targeted by poisonous snakes, and dare not move.

The wizard who followed Ning An, Krum had never seen it, this school seemed to have changed its appearance in an instant, and even he, who had studied and lived here for six years, felt unfamiliar like never before.

Wander through the familiar grounds of Krum, which is still vast, and every summer, he and the other students fly around the ground, riding broomsticks, across large lakes, over meadows, through woods and valleys, as if only this place had not changed.

Stepping over the cold and wet stone steps, the group entered Durmstrang Castle, a four-story castle with a large foyer and a tall oak gate that stood here for hundreds of years, at least Karkaroff knew that it existed before he came here.

Linus stepped forward and pushed open the door, they didn't take the small door on the other side that was easy to enter and exit, the warriors who participated in the triwizard returned to the school, and they deserved to be received ceremoniously, but the summer vacation has begun, and the students have already left, at this time, there is no one who wants to receive them.

The Great Hall was dark and dark, the whole castle was still asleep, except for a few people who couldn't stand the loneliness when they woke up, most of the others were still asleep, compared to the luxury and spaciousness of the Hogwarts Hall, and the enchanted ceiling, Durmstrang Hall was a completely different style.

As soon as the oak door was opened, a cold wind blew in and grinded down a layer of gravel from the rough rock walls around it, and when the door was closed, it was dark again, a few dry torches burned quietly, and the rough wicker tables and chairs were empty.

However, this place is also quite wide, with stairs extending in all directions and small arched doors, leading to different places, Ning An simply arranged the other students, Krum did not hear what he said, his attention seemed to be completely distracted, and when he came back to his senses, there was only one student left in the auditorium besides him.

"Ah, Krum, I've heard what happened to you at Hogwarts, and unfortunately you come with me, and I'll know more about it."

Ning An nodded at him, led the way to take him to the principal's office, and made a look at Linus by the way, and asked him to go elsewhere with Karkaroff and Daphne.

It's not the first time Krum has been to the principal's office, Karkaroff has called him to the principal's office many times before, he is a celebrity in the school, and the principal takes care of him.

But now with a headmaster who is younger than himself, there is always an indescribable awkwardness in Krum's heart, but fortunately, the things that suddenly remembered made him forget this awkwardness for the time being.

"School ...... Mr. Headmaster...... "Krum said in a low voice, "Professor Dumbledore, trust me...... Brought you a letter......"

"Oh?" Ning An's steps were a little slower, and a playful smile appeared on his face, "Well, let's talk about it in detail when we get to the office." ”