Chapter 266: Dumbledore's Invitation
Throw yourself into the net, right?
Looking at the tall and thin student who respectfully greeted him, Lin Zhongtian had a strange smile on his face.
Dumbledore coughed lightly and introduced Lin Zhongtian with a smile: "This is a fourth-year student in Slytherin House, Ander Kerr, he was also the first in the fourth year last year, with excellent grades and excellent talent, but his personality is a little unsociable......"
Speaking of this, Dumbledore paused and said with a smile: "I heard that you are very interested in oriental culture, and you have taught yourself Chinese because of this?" ”
"Yes, Professor."
Ander replied in Chinese with a smile, and then arched his hand towards Lin Zhongtian in a similar manner.
"Hogwarts, Ander Kerr, have seen the Celestials."
Sure enough, it's a traverser!
And it's still Chinese......
The corners of Lin Zhongtian's mouth curled, and his eyes looked him up and down a little strangely.
Ander noticed Lin Zhongtian's strange gaze, but he only felt that the other party was surprised by his fluency in Chinese, and didn't think much about it.
Lin Zhongtian chatted with him with a smile, and found that this guy had really watched "Under One Man", and he was testing the situation in the Eastern wizarding world between the lines, and it seemed that he was very interested in Lian Qi.
After a moment's thought, Lin Zhongtian turned his head to look at Dumbledore.
"Old Deng." Lin Zhongtian said with a smile, "Since your students are so interested in our Eastern culture, it just so happens that there are many children over there who are very interested in the West, why don't we arrange an exchange of Eastern and Western students, what do you think?" ”
"Okay!"
Dumbledore's eyes lit up, and he immediately agreed.
Lin Zhongtian turned his head to look at Ande and asked with a smile: "Do you have any recommended candidates for the first batch of exchange students?" ”
“…… Me? ”
Ander was stunned for a moment, didn't think much about it, and said bluntly: "If I want to recommend, I can only think of Fana Abbott, she is a second-year student in Ravenclaw, she also likes oriental culture, and she learned Chinese by herself in only three days, and her learning ability is much stronger than mine." ”
"Oh?"
And a windfall?
Lin Zhongtian couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and looked at Dumbledore.
Dumbledore smiled slightly, and introduced Fana Abbot to Lin Zhongtian in a show-off tone.
Sure enough, just looking at the college experience in the past year and a half, Fana Abbott's resume is much more dazzling than Ender's.
However, Fana's identity attracted Lin Zhongtian's attention.
Hannah Abbott's twin sisters......
Is there a sister in this girl's original book?
And twin sisters of twins?
Could it be that there are two or more traversers in this world?!
Lin Zhongtian couldn't help but be surprised in his heart, and at the same time felt a faint sense of excitement.
The plural level of traversers means that it is easier for traversers to travel to this world.
And the fact that it is easier to travel to this world means that the spatial coordinates of this world are likely to be closer to the home world......
Although he couldn't find the location of his home world, now, Lin Zhongtian felt that he might have found a direction.
After a little thought, Lin Zhongtian asked again: "Are there any other recommended candidates?" ”
Ander thought for a moment and said, "Hermione Granger, a second-year student at Gryffindor House, is also ......"
It's good, it's finally a plot character from the original book!
Lin Zhongtian nodded secretly, not caring about Ender's words.
It seems that Hogwarts should only have these two traversers, at least Ander only knows two.
Lin Zhongtian thought for a while, and said with a smile: "That's it, Lao Deng, the first batch of exchange students is experimental in nature, plus Chinese is more difficult to learn, and it is hellish difficulty for many Western students, or you can decide on two candidates first, you will choose Ande and the Fana who can speak Chinese, and I will also pick two children who can speak English, what do you think?" ”
Dumbledore thought for a moment, smiled and nodded, "Just do as you say!" ”
Ender had a smile on his face, but the next second, the smile on his face froze there.
"You just had a good hand!" Lin Zhongtian suddenly opened his mouth and asked with a smile, "But why did you suddenly stop halfway, did you not want to hurt Harry, or did you let that Ravenclaw girl?" ”
"This ...... I ......"
Ander's eyes widened, and his gaze couldn't help wandering back and forth between Lin Zhongtian and Dumbledore, as if he didn't expect that his small movements had been discovered by these two old monsters, and he pointed it out directly in front of him.
Dumbledore glanced at Lin Zhongtian helplessly, then patted Ander's shoulder, and chuckled in his somewhat nervous gaze: "The next time you make a move, remember to be hidden, it's best to use the levitation charm to puff up the sleeve robe first, so that no one will be noticed when waving the wand - remember this, this is my experience!" ”
As he spoke, Dumbledore playfully squeezed his eyes, and then pulled Lin Zhongtian out of the venue with a smile.
Looking at the departing backs of the two powerful monster old men, Ander finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then he glanced around to make sure that no one else heard their conversation, and then hurried away.
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Back at Hogwarts Castle, you'll be greeted by an empty and expansive foyer with ornate crystal chandeliers hanging from high ceilings and stone walls littered with statues and blazing torches.
Walking on the marble floor, Lin Zhongtian thought in his heart.
Since it was an agreement he made with Dumbledore, it would naturally not be handed over to Huaxia in this world to complete.
He had already decided, and when he went back, he would talk to Zhao Lihe and them, and pick two second-generation people who were interested in magic to come over as exchange students.
As for the exchange of Fana and Ender, of course, they will be recruited as members of the alliance depending on the situation, and if they become time and space walkers in the future, they can also walk the heavens in the name of exchange students and leave the school in a bright and bright way.
After a marble staircase, Lin Zhongtian followed Dumbledore to a stone beast statue.
Dumbledore whispered 'Lemon Ice Cream', and the stone beast jumped to the side, and the wall behind it opened open, revealing a spiral staircase that slowly spiraled upwards inside the wall.
"Lemon ice cream?"
Lin Zhongtian looked at Dumbledore a little strangely.
Dumbledore smiled slightly, stretched out his hand sideways, and said, "Come with me, Heavenly Master." ”
At the end of the spiral staircase, an oak gate appeared in front of Lin Zhongtian's eyes, and there was a brass knocker in the shape of a sphin's eagle's head.
And the large circular room behind the door is Dumbledore's Headmaster's office!
Walking into the office, Lin Zhongtian looked at the portraits of past principals hanging on the wall, and finally focused on the red dehaired bird stained on a tall gilded branch behind the door.
"This is your Phoenix Fawkes, right?"
Lin Zhongtian looked at Fox with interest.
The phoenix bird's feathers were fiery red, but some of the feathers at the back of its body had fallen off, and its golden paws were weakly grasping at the gilded perch below, and it seemed that it was not in good spirits.
"That's right." Dumbledore walked up to Fawkes, stroked its head and whispered, "It's a bit unfortunate that you're here, it's Fawkes's Nirvana Day in a few days, otherwise, you'll be able to appreciate it for what it really is......"
"What a shame is that?"
Lin Zhongtian expressed regret and looked at Fox with blazing eyes.
Although the phoenix of this world does not match the powerful divine beast in his impression, even so, it is still a rare and rare species, and it is very collectible.
Perhaps it was because he felt the interest in Lin Zhongtian's eyes, and Fox, who was originally a little sluggish, instantly became energetic.
It quickly flapped its wings and landed on Dumbledore, a pair of bird's eyes watching the forest in the room vigilantly.
The corners of Dumbledore's mouth twitched, and he reluctantly comforted Fawkes, then sat behind the desk, looked at Lin Zhongtian and asked, "Heavenly Master, where do you live now, the embassy, or the Muggle hotel?" ”
"Embassy, what's the problem?"
"Of course there is a problem." Dumbledore said enthusiastically, "After all, the embassy is a Muggle place, it's too inconvenient, why don't you move to Hogwarts for a few days, it just so happens that we still have a few spare teachers' dormitories that can be arranged for you." ”
Hearing Dumbledore's warm invitation, Lin Zhongtian said with a smile: "There is an old saying in Huaxia, it is called to be attentive when you have nothing to do, and you are either a traitor or a thief. ”
"It's really ......"
Dumbledore sighed, "I wonder if you've heard of the legend of Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets?" ”
Of course I've heard of it!
Lin Zhongtian said secretly in his heart, but he still shook his head on his face, expressing doubts.
Dumbledore nodded slightly, and told the legend of the Chamber of Secrets in a solemn tone.
To put it simply, the Chamber of Secrets built by Salazar Slytherin, one of the founders of Hogwarts, was originally used to teach his students magic that the other three founders did not approve of, such as the Dark Arts.
But then, as Slytherin's disagreement with the other three founders grew, Slytherin decided to leave the school and turned the Chamber of Secrets he had built into a lair of monsters that only he or his descendants could control.
After his departure, the legend of the Chamber of Secrets continued to circulate in Slytherin House and throughout Hogwarts.
It is said that there is an ancient monster in the Chamber of Secrets that, when opened, will kill all Muggle-born students in the school......
Dumbledore sighed, "A few days ago, Hogwarts administrator Argus Filch's cat 'Lady Loris' was petrified, and I suspect that Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets may have been opened again......"
Lin Zhongtian said with interest: "So you want to ask for my help? ”
"Nope." Dumbledore shook his head and said, "The matter of the Chamber of Secrets has been solved by someone, and I am worried that if there are any more victims in the future, someone will use this matter to attack me and ask the school director to expel me from Hogwarts......"
"That's why you want to invite us in." Lin Zhongtian said thoughtfully, "In this way, out of diplomatic considerations, the director of the school will not be able to do anything to you, right?" ”
Dumbledore smiled.
Sure enough, it's an old fox!
Lin Zhongtian sighed in his heart, then looked at him and smiled, and agreed.
I'm guilty, I was addicted to Baldur's Gate 3 last night, which caused me to almost not get up this afternoon, so I only have two shifts today, and I will pay it back directly tomorrow for four shifts.
(End of chapter)