"My grandson, Mark, now attends Beauxbatons School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. ”

Jonas pointed to the freckled young man next to him and introduced Albert, "I think there should be more conversations between you young people!"

The corners of Albert's mouth twitched imperceptibly, and he looked directly at the boy in front of him, who was slightly older than him, and greeted the other party in French: "Hello, I'm Albert Anderson, and I'm currently attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. ”

Mark was stunned, and after receiving a signal from Jonas, he brought Albert to a corner of the room and introduced himself: "I'm Mark Schmidt." Are you coming to Germany for a holiday, Albert?"

Mark was curious, and it was the first time he had met students from other magic schools.

"No, we were just passing through Germany, and Mr. Sierra said he was stopping by to visit an old friend. Albert explained angrily to the old man not far away, "I guess I also meant to introduce Mr. Jonas to me by the way." ”

"Introduce my grandfather to you?"

Mark was a little confused for a moment, but quickly turned his attention to something else, "Mr. Serra?"

He noticed Albert's address to the old man, and opened his mouth slightly, "I thought it was ......."

"No, no, Mr. Serra and I only knew each other in letters, and he should be barely half my teacher. Albert thought for a moment and said, "My elder knew him, so he asked me to come out with Mr. Sierra to get acquainted. ”

Mark didn't know what to say, and he couldn't understand why Albert's family could feel comfortable letting their children go out with others.

No matter how you look at it, it's weird.

However, Mark is also a relatively talkative person, and quickly leads the conversation elsewhere.

"What kind of place is Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry?"

"It's funny. ”

Albert recalled, and said seriously, "The Defence Against the Dark Arts class at Hogwarts was cursed by a very strong dark wizard, which caused the class to change professors every year, and there were all kinds of professors who came to the school, and every year it brought unexpected surprises to students. ”

"Oh, that's too bad, Beauxbatons School of Witchcraft and Wizardry has never been like that. ”

Albert could hear a deep sense of pride in Mark's tone, "By the way, do you know how to play wizard chess?"

"Yes. ”

"Then let's have the next game!" Mark excitedly introduced, "Tomorrow, there will be an international wizarding chess tournament in France, and I will also participate." ”

"Oh, that's amazing. ”

However, he didn't care about the other party's ostentatious tone, but was a little curious about Mark's wizarding chess level.

Due to the small number of wizards, and the fact that none of them were professional, Albert seriously doubted the level of the contestants.

Mark got the chessboard from somewhere, and he played chess with Albert with great interest.

"What kind of school is Beauxbatons?" Albert continued the conversation he had just said.

"Beauxbatons Castle?" Mark casually said, "It's in the middle of the mountains, well, the Pyrenees." Anyone who has ever visited the school will be fascinated by the magically created gardens and the castle surrounded by lawns. ”

"Do you speak French?" Albert asked.

"Yes, everyone needs to learn French. Marc is excited about his school, "The majority of French students in the academy are there. Of course ......"

He frowned and looked at the chessboard, realizing that the situation was not in his favor.

After thinking for a long time, Mark continued, "Among my classmates are students from Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium. Originally, I was going to go to Durmstrang School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, but the school had a bad reputation in recent years, so my family sent me to France. To be honest, French is hard to learn, it took me a long time to learn, and I really envy you for being fluent in French. ”

That's the pain point of studying across borders.

You need to learn the local language, otherwise you won't be able to communicate at all, and Mark suffers a lot from that.

"Well, I'm gifted in languages. Albert looked at the changes in the chessboard, Mark's wizarding chess level was okay, but it was also okay, slightly higher than Ron Weasley.

In Albert's impression, the best wizard chess player is Bard, and his chess skills were also honed with Bard during that time. ”

"You won. ”

Mark asked dryly, "Are the Hogwarts students good at wizarding chess?"

"No, the level is average. ”

"If you go to an international wizarding chess tournament, you can definitely get good results. ”

"Someone has said something similar to me. Albert didn't care if he won or not, and continued, "Tell me about your school. ”

"At Beauxbatons Castle, the fairies of the mountains will serenade the students...... At Christmas, the auditorium is filled with glittering, non-melting ice sculptures...... "but Beauxbatons is best known for its healing and beautifying fountain in the garden, with statues of Nicol Lemay and Perenal Lemay, named after them, and you know who Nicol Lemay and Perenal Lemay are!"

"Of course. Albert nodded, "I know them." ”

"A lot of people know them. Mark said, apparently not realizing the meaning of Albert's words, "Let's play another game!"

"Does that spring really have healing and beautifying powers?" Albert knew what Mark was thinking, and didn't care, but continued to ask.

"I don't know. Mark shook his head, "The fountain is forbidden for students to approach, but there will still be girls who will steal some of the water." ”

Soon he stopped talking, focusing all his attention on the chessboard, and it was clear that Mark wanted to win, but ......

He still lost, a little badly.

Losing five games in a row made Mark wonder if it was wise for him to compete in an international wizarding chess tournament at his level.

Albert casually comforted him, then left Mark and went over to chat with the two old men in Serra, asking him about some things he was curious about, such as transferring the door.

Before leaving, Albert received a list of prices from Jonas.

"Mark, what do you think of Albert?" asked Jonas, who saw off the two guests, looked at his grandson.

"A great guy. ”

"Well, that's normal, he's a genius, a real genius. Jonas looked at his grandson and reminded, "It doesn't hurt you to have a good relationship with him." ”

"I don't think I'm going to go to the International Wizard Chess Tournament. Mark said suddenly.

"Why. ”

"I lost. Mark smiled wryly, "After losing five games in a row, I don't think it's better to be embarrassed at the International Wizard Chess Competition." ”

"Mark, it's not terrible to lose, it's terrible that you don't even have the courage to fight. Jonas looked at his grandson and said seriously.