The rest of the afternoon was uneventful, and there were no quarrels.

In the long-standing proverb of mankind, there is such a saying - there is only a tired ox, and there is no ploughed land.

The addition of the two new courses was not an unbearable burden for the young wizards of Hogwarts, and after a brief period of complaining, the students who had come to terms with reality quickly found their own pleasure in it.

Needless to say, Mr. Alexey clearly underestimated the gossip of the little wizards.

In less than half a day, the news that Hogwarts was expected to carry out joint activities with other schools of witchcraft and wizardry next year spread to every corner of Hogwarts, and after adding a little detail to some of the "guiding lights", and even without the professors' explanations and explanations, the students used their efforts to discover and piece together the "truth of the activity" in the library.

Theoretically, any place where magic is taught, no matter how big or small, can be called a magic school.

However, as in the non-magical world, the Ministry of Education evaluates and grades the qualifications of each university.

In the wizarding world, there is a similar governing body, the Department of Education of the International Confederation of Wizards, which oversees wizarding schools around the world and vets them for the qualifications of large schools.

As of now, there are a total of 11 long-established and prestigious schools of witchcraft and wizardry, including Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, registered with the International Federation of Wizards, and any wizarding family who wishes to find out if there is a certified school of witchcraft and wizardry in their area can use the owl to write to the Department of Education to inquire and submit their own application.

(Click to expand - list of currently available schools of magic and magic)

As for the remaining magic schools, they are either unwilling to expose themselves, or they are not qualified enough, so they cannot pass the minimum audit standards of the International Federation of Wizards Education Department, and can only exist as magic training institutions rather than informal schools.

And according to the information that Mr. Alexey "inadvertently" leaked, the students quickly locked down the two schools.

Beauxbatons School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in France and the School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in Dos Dorez in Russia, both of which have historically held many inter-school competitions with Hogwarts.

By the time it was time for dinner in the evening, almost everyone was talking about it, except for ......

"So, what exactly are we going to do next year? Professor Dumbledore?"

Minerva McGonagall turned her head and looked at the old wizard beside her with a confused expression.

In the middle of an afternoon, there were at least a dozen Gryffindor students trying to get some information from her, but the most important thing was that as the Deputy Headmaster of Hogwarts, she didn't know anything at all!

"One of the versions I've heard is the School of Witchcraft and Wizardry Potions Tournament, but unfortunately, as a Potions professor at Hogwarts, I haven't heard anything from it either. Perhaps, we should ask Professor Dumbledore?"

Severus Snape said with a gloomy face, his gaze resting on Dumbledore's face.

Around the fifteenth century, there was a tournament between the four schools of witchcraft and wizardry, Hogwarts, Kodos Doretz, the Wizardry, and Vagado, in which the winner received a golden crucible - sadly, Hogwarts did not win a single championship until the end of the last Potions tournament, which was almost a disgrace to Hogwarts' Potions history.

"It's not going to be a triwizard tournament, is it? with Beauxbatons and Durmstrang?"

Madam Pomfrey, the school's medical director, frowned and asked worriedly, "If you can use this to build friendships between young wizards from different countries, this is indeed a very worthwhile activity, but security is still a big problem after all. ”

Although the source of the news was originally from Alex, the "Squib Mathematics Professor", for the Hogwarts professors, the way to obtain the final information was obviously to hear Professor Dumbledore's explanation directly.

After all, as a "Muggle Squib", the gentleman's only source of information about magic was Dumbledore.

"Ahh

Dumbledore blinked his blue eyes, and the golden goblet he had just raised stopped in midair.

In fact, he only heard these news from the mouth of the white-haired danzi a few weeks ago.

As for most of the communication with the Ministry of Magic and the liaison with several other schools, Professor "Ah Not Dumbledore" also did it on his behalf, and all he needed to do was wait until the project was finalized, and then review and check once it needed to be redone, or simply veto it - which is why he was so confident and bold to delegate power.

Merely...... It stands to reason that it's still quite early before the final time?!

"There are many parties involved in this matter, and many of them are still in the discussion stage......

Dumbledore pondered for a moment, considered his words, and replied rather helplessly.

"As for the specific results, after I get a definite answer from the relevant people tonight, I will explain and explain to you in a unified manner, and the students' questions will not be answered for the time being——"

Compared to the cooperation between schools that will not start until after Christmas at the earliest, at least in Dumbledore's opinion, the curriculum reform of Hogwarts this year, and the performance of the new professors, is the most important thing at the moment.

Not to mention, outside the gates of Hogwarts at this time, the "Hogwarts House City" is gradually taking shape, and in the sky above the castle, there is still a ridiculously large steel island, and in the Slytherin Chamber a few kilometers below Hogwarts Castle, there is a basilisk that may wake up at any time......

After teaching at Hogwarts for most of his life, Albus Dumbledore experienced for the first time the difficulties of the headmaster's job.

And the culprit for all this......

Thinking of this, Dumbledore subconsciously raised his head to look at the long table in Ravenclaw House.

As if sensing his gaze, Elena Kaslana suddenly stopped talking to the girls around her, raised her head and quickly met Dumbledore's gaze, smiling as she raised her glass full of juice in her hand in a humble salute.

"Tonight, don't forget—" Elena said silently, slowly.

Looking at the mouth shape of the "little padded jacket with a black heart", Dumbledore froze slightly, and instantly felt a little stuffy in his chest, and his head, which was slightly swollen and aching because of the inquiries of the professors around him, hurt a little more.

It's just a sin!

With Elena's prompt, he suddenly remembered that the main event of the day had not yet begun.

Since the arrival of the third-generation Dark Lord at Hogwarts, the first day of school has never been peaceful.

The only consolation is that, after a year of growing up, Elena Troublemaker Kaslana is no longer confined to doing things among Hogwarts students - her wings are strong enough to fan most of Europe's wizarding world.

"Well, everyone, let me have a good supper......"

Dumbledore sighed and looked wistfully at the unused red snapper in front of him.

Perhaps because he didn't embarrass the little guy during this time, after the return of the Hogwarts chef, his meal looked pretty good, not the bland salt-controlled healthy meal of last year.

Unlike the usual coarse salt pan-fried, this fish is seasoned with lemon juice from Ravenclaw College.

This slightly Thai sweet-sour taste is perfect for an elderly person like Dumbledore.

The skin of the sea bream is crispy and does not have the slightest hint of frying, the sea bream meat is soft and juicy, the white skin of the fish cut into cubes is a little dazzling in the light, the scattered basil leaves and small yellow flowers are dotted on the surface of the processed sea bream skin, and the spicy sauce of the South Seas style is arranged in the shape of small fish, which is held in the corner of the plate.

In addition, whether it is the palm sugar shrimp balls as an appetizer, the lemongrass beef tongue roll, the mango macaron as an after-dinner dessert, or even the soup made by repeatedly boiling beef blood as a broth, all of them are first-class and exquisite.

Unfortunately, Dumbledore today is not the "Happy Headmaster of Hogwarts" he was a year ago.

With his knowledge of the white-haired dumpling, the more she behaved and the more she elevated the pleasure of the food in these places, the more worried and frightening she might have asked for or had done in the future.

It's just that with Gellert Grindelwald, Newt Scamander, Xenoflius Lovegood...... Even Nicol Lemay, Paracelsus, ...... After these wizards, who have a huge influence in the wizarding world, have gathered around the little demon king for various reasons, the current situation is no longer something that Dumbledore alone can control.

The only thing to be thankful for is ......

Dumbledore picked up the fish with a wistful expression, put it in his mouth and chewed slowly, thinking about what to do next.

"Fortunately, Tom is here, if there are so many goals, it should be enough for this little girl to toss for a long time - as for the future, arranging a few more large-scale international events every year, it should still be able to delay until the handover is completed...... Right?"

Dumbledore sipped through a delicious dinner and looked thoughtfully at the professors in the faculty seats.

As the Headmaster of Hogwarts, he has been in this castle for far too long.

Perhaps, as Nicol Lemay suggested a few years ago, he should try to take the burden off his shoulders and leave it to the good ones who come after him, such as Minerva McGonagall and Severus Snape.

Even putting aside the knowledge and teaching attitude of these two, according to Dumbledore's observations over the past year, these two should be one of the very few teachers in this school who are likely to be able to cure the little girl...... Besides, if he remembers correctly, when he first brought Elena to Hogwarts Castle, these two professors were involved.

Of course, before that, he first had to accompany Elena to solve a few small historical problems.

Whether it's from the perspective of the Headmaster of Hogwarts, or from the perspective of the Guardian of the Wizarding World, this is a problem he must solve - to properly deal with the evil magical objects scattered throughout the world because of his soft-heartedness.

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