Chapter Twenty-Three: Durmstrang
Daily Prophet:
On July 26, 1987, the unnamed evil being was announced! He defeated and imprisoned Igor Karkarov, the headmaster of Durmstrang School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and took control of the school that taught dark arts
Daily Prophet:
On July 27, 1987, the unnamed evil being kicked out of Durmstrang School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Igor Karkaroff, and cut off Principal Karkaroff's nose
Daily Prophet:
On July 28, 1987, the evil Dark Lord submitted an application to the Ministry of Magic to become the headmaster of Durmstrang School of Witchcraft and Wizardry! 'Damn, what qualifies him to be a professor at a magic school'! The Ministry of Magic rightly refused the Dark Lord's request
Daily Prophet:
On July 29, 1987, the evil Dark Lord submitted another application to the Ministry of Magic to become the headmaster of Durmstrang School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Daily Prophet:
On July 30, 1987, the Dark Lord submitted his third request to the Ministry of Magic to become the headmaster of Durmstrang School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. According to the grapevine, the adults in the Ministry of Magic are debating whether to make the Dark Lord the headmaster of Durmstrang School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Daily Prophet:
On July 31, 1987, the Ministry of Magic decided to recognize Lord Voldemort as the headmaster of Durmstrang School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Daily Prophet:
On August 1, 1987, Headmaster Voldemort of Durmstrang School of Witchcraft and Wizardry invited dignitaries of the wizarding world to attend his ceremony as Headmaster of Durmstrang School of Witchcraft and Wizardry a week later
The headlines of the Daily Prophet for seven days were placed in front of Liu Hong and Dumbledore.
Looking at the headlines in the newspaper with disdain, Liu Hong sneered: "Professor Dumbledore, do you know who I am thinking of?" ”
"Napoleon," Dumbledore let go of his frowning brow and sighed, "Professor Liu, I hope you can let me have a good chat with him in a week, I really hope that the peace you promised is real!" ”
"Realistically, think about your situation in the future! I will remain in Europe for a maximum of 10 years. If you can't change some of Voldemort's views in ten years' time, then wait for me to leave, and the so-called peace is false! Suddenly getting up, Liu Hong left the principal's office.
Looking at Liu Hong's dashing back leaving, the corners of Dumbledore's mouth pulled out a bitter smile: "Is there anything more difficult than this to change his opinion?" ”
What can I do with a week? Liu Hong said that he can easily spend any research. But
"At your rate, can you last ten years?" Walking to Dumbledore's side, Liu Hong raised his hand and put his hand on his shoulder to gently input the true qi to recuperate: "Don't you die before I leave you, Professor Dumbledore!" ”
"It's not because your proposal is too difficult to do." Dumbledore, who felt relieved, shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Why don't you change his mind?" I'm sure you're more qualified than I am to make it this far. ”
The corners of his mouth hooked, Liu Hong chuckled: "A collaborator who asks too much is not a qualified collaborator." ”
McGonagall and Snape, who were following Dumbledore, frowned slightly, especially McGonagall, who frowned and stabbed Liu Hong with sharp eyes.
Towards McGonagall's unfriendly gaze, Liu Hong just chuckled and nodded at her, and didn't say anything.
Looking at the reactions of several people around him, Dumbledore let out a long sigh and said in a deep old voice, "Okay, let's go." Headmaster Voldemort is waiting for us! ”
Arriving at the fireplace, Dumbledore brought out a clay pot containing Floo powder.
Floo powder is a glittering powder that wizards can use through their fireplaces. The flame to which Floo Powder is added is green. It was invented by Ignatta Wiesmith.
Only fireplaces connected to the Floo Network can be transmitted. When transmitting, the user must stand in the fireplace, grab a handful of Floo powder, clearly state the name of the destination, and then sprinkle the powder on it. Or the user can put Floo powder into the fireplace before stepping in.
"Let's go to Akershus Castle in Oslo, where someone will tell us where to go next." With that, Dumbledore opened the clay pot and grabbed a handful of Floo powder and sprinkled it into the fireplace. Suddenly, a green flame lit up in the fireplace: "Who will go first?" ”
"Me." Snape let out a deep voice and walked into the fireplace: "Oslo, Akershus Castle!" ”
'Bang! The green flames exploded, causing Dumbledore and McGonagall, who were standing nearby, to step back unconsciously. Anyone would be like this in such a situation, even if they know which flames won't hurt themselves, but it's not comfortable to be covered with a gray face, isn't it?
But Liu Hong didn't retreat, not that he didn't react, but that the dust would not be able to approach him. After shattering the void, his true qi can break through his body and attack as long as he moves, can this kind of dust get close to him?
Waiting with interest for Dumbledore to sprinkle Floo powder into the fireplace again, Liu Hong smiled and said, "I'll do it next." ”
After speaking, Liu Hong stepped into the fireplace: "Oslo, Akershus Castle!" ”
'Bang! There was a sound of flames exploding in his ears, and then Liu Hong felt as if he had entered a pitch-black pipe and glided quickly.
A little time and space travel feeling, before Liu Hong could feel anything, he found that there was a sudden light in front of him.
It was an empty room, with no furniture other than a fireplace, except for a few paintings hanging on the surrounding walls. A grand wooden door was directly opposite the fireplace, but it was closed tightly.
Raising his eyebrows, Liu Hong looked to the side, Snape, who was one step ahead of him, was squinting his eyes and staring at him coldly, and there were still traces of smoke on his face.
"Professor Liu, your actions are really unexpected!" Seeing Liu Hong's gaze turn to him, Snape asked in a low voice, "Why did Harry Potter become a student at Durmstrang School of Witchcraft and Wizardry?" ”
With a chuckle, Liu Hong no longer looked at Snape but stepped aside to sweep the dust off his body with a whirlwind after using Floo Powder, and then said, "Is love dulling your brain?" ”
Snape was about to say something, but there was a 'bang' in the fireplace, and McGonagall walked out with a smoky face.
"Whirlwind sweep!" As a lady who pays great attention to her own image, McGonagall's approach is the same as Liu Hong's, using magic to clean herself up first.
Soon, Dumbledore also came out of the fireplace.
Looking at the neat and tidy Liu Hong and McGonagall, and then at the blackened Snape, Dumbledore said, "Professor Snape, please tidy up your appearance." As professors at Hogwarts, we can't afford to be rude in front of Durmstrang professors and students. ”
After Dumbledore and Snape had magically manipulated their image, they opened the door facing the fireplace.
Outside the gate is a clean and spacious hallway, with a thick carpet on the floor, and the patterns are intricate and magnificent. After walking down the hallway wordlessly for more than a minute, they came to a huge living room. Unlike the empty hallway, although there are not many people in the living room, there is also an endless stream of people coming and going.
As an iconic building in Oslo, Akershus Castle certainly has no shortage of travelers, and the reason the corridors they passed through before were deserted was because of the Muggle Expulsion, a spell designed to expel non-wizarding humans.
Suddenly, a young man in a decent suit in the crowd walked towards them: "It's Headmaster Dumbledore and Professor Snape of Hogwarts, Professor McGonagall and Professor Liu Hong." I'm Charles Crett, the guide to your thousands of Durmstrang. And of course, the students there too! ”
Every time he reported a name, the young man's gaze skimmed over the face of the person he had registered, showing that he still knew the appearance of the person he was about to receive.
"Excuse me, Mr. Corret." Dumbledore nodded to him in a friendly way.
Under the leadership of Crete, Liu Hong and the others came to the edge of the cape outside the castle, and then took a small boat into the sea.
"Durmstrang is on an island, and we usually go in and out by boat." After a little introduction, Corrette carefully controlled the boat to sail the sea, telling Dumbledore to be embarrassed to ask more questions. Of course, this is also because Dumbledore saw that Corrit didn't want to say more, so he didn't ask.
With that kind of cold attitude, anyone can see that Crete doesn't want to say more or doesn't dare to say more!
Magically manipulated boats are very fast, even for the fastest speedboats. It was just over an hour for Liu Hong and the others to come to the port of a remote island.
Tying the boat to the harbor, Crete led Liu Hong and them to the depths of the island. From the outside, this isolated island is a very common isolated island at sea, about twelve or thirteen square miles, and there is nothing surprising about it. But after Creet led them to an inconspicuous path and chanted a spell, it was different.
Crossing that path, the scene in front of Liu Hong and them was very magnificent. The spiral path spiraled around the island, which was four times the size they saw outside the path! Above the island is a majestic castle, very similar to the style of the previous Akershus Castle. Obviously, that's Durmstrang School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Leading Liu Hong and them to the castle, Corrette had a proud smile on his face, but he immediately retracted it, turned back to Liu Hong and said solemnly: "Welcome to Durmstrang, Hogwarts professors!" ”
PS: The cold is more serious.,I don't know if I can do another chapter.,If I didn't have it before, I'll probably have to apologize again.。 I really can't write anything when I have a headache
By the way, my novel is probably coming to the shelves this Friday, well, Friday.