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Otherwise, with Draco's delicate skin and handsome face, he would probably end up as one of those people picking up soap in public bathrooms in Durmstrang.

However, when Demstrand is mentioned, Zicomo always thinks of the Armstrong Cyclone Jet Armstrong Cannon.

Adding keywords like Bulgaria and boys' school, some strange images surfaced in Zikomo's mind.

So much so that Zicomo couldn't look directly at the school.

Incidentally, the current principal of this school is named Igor.

He was once a Death Eater.

The reason for using the word "formerly" is not because he, like Snape, has reformed and turned over a new leaf, but because he became a traitor among the Death Eaters.

After his arrest, he reached a deal with Crouch, the former head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, to reveal the names of the other Death Eaters at the Magical Law Council.

The condition is that he can be acquitted.

This move was a complete betrayal of his teammates.

It's fair to say that a large portion of the Death Eaters currently imprisoned in Azkaban were imprisoned because of Karkaroff.

The list he revealed even included Snape.

If Dumbledore hadn't vouched for Snape, saying that Snape was an undercover agent he had planted, Snape might still be in Azkaban right now.

As a former Death Eater, Karkaroff's ability to become the headmaster of Durmstrang Institute of Witchcraft and Wizardry speaks volumes about his skills.

In contrast, Snape remains the Potions Professor at Hogwarts after all these years.

I finally became the acting principal, but it turned out that this acting principal position was just a one-year trial card.

Moreover, Snape himself changed the expiration date of this trial card.

Snape took Zicomo's advice and called Dumbledore back.

On the one hand, it was to guard against Voldemort, and on the other hand, the upcoming Triwizard Tournament required the principal to return and take charge.

Having discussed Durmstrang, let's move on to Beauxbatons, the magic school.

In stark contrast to Durmstrang, Beauxbatons had a predominantly female student body.

This school is located in the Pyrenees Mountains, with a breathtakingly magnificent estate surrounded by vast lawns and mountain views created by magic.

The establishment of this school was partly due to the efforts of Nicolás V.

In gratitude, the huge fountain on the Beauxbatons campus was named after them.

The principal of Beauxbatons is Orim.

Unlike Hagrid, however, she was intelligent, elegant, and extremely disgusted with her half-giant identity.

After the young wizards from Hogwarts settled their luggage, there was still some time before the dinner. They were all free to do as they pleased, but their attention was soon drawn to the arrival of two other magic schools.

Beauxbatons descended from the sky in a carriage drawn by flying horses.

Hagrid held up two signs in the open space outside the castle, indicating where they should land.

A large ship suddenly rose from the black lake outside the castle; it was a vessel from Durmstrang School of Magic.

After the ship docked, Karkarov and his students disembarked. The student in the lead was none other than Viktor B.

However, the young wizards at Hogwarts had no interest in Durmstrang's group at this moment.

Their attention was focused on the student group from Beauxbatons, led by Mrs. Maxime.

To be precise, the focus is on the female student who is in charge.

Her name is Furong?

However, her arrogance is not offensive, because she has a beautiful appearance and is one-quarter Veela in blood.

This is also why she attracts the attention of the young wizards at Hogwarts.

Only a handful of people in the entire audience were not captivated by Hibiscus's charm, and Hagrid was one of them.

For him, their headmistress, Mrs. Maxim, was more attractive than Furong.

Zicomo was also looking in the direction of Beauxbatons, but instead of looking at Fleur, he was looking at the Pegasus pulling the carriage behind them.

The winged horse was called the Divine Horse. It had a golden mane, fiery red eyes, and a robust body, about the size of an elephant.

Seeing them triggered Zicomo's collecting instincts again. He's now thinking about how to get two of these Pegasus horses into his "Zen Garden".

However, Hermione seemed to have misunderstood Zicomo's gaze.

The little witch noticed that Zicomo was staring intently in the direction of Beauxbatons and assumed that Zicomo had feelings for Fleur.

She asked Zicomo angrily, "Cousin, you're not infatuated with that girl, are you?"

Upon hearing this, Zicomo turned around and pinched her cheek, saying, "What are you thinking? That girl is neither as pretty as Lani nor as cute as you. How could I be captivated by her?"

"Then why were you so engrossed in watching it?" Hermione asked.

“I was looking at their school’s Pegasus. Don’t you think they’re beautiful? Don’t you want to experience what it’s like to ride on one and fly?” Zicomo said.

After hearing Zicomo's explanation, Hermione realized that she had misunderstood her cousin.

Given my cousin's collecting obsession, those Pegasus horses were indeed more attractive than the female student.

Hermione also thought these Pegasus horses were exceptionally beautiful, and that it must be amazing to fly on them.

The thought of her cousin hugging her from behind and riding a Pegasus with her suddenly made Hermione's desire to bring a few Pegasus horses into the Zen Garden even stronger than Zicomo's.

She suggested to Zicomo, "How about we invite two Pegasus horses into our 'Zen Garden' tonight?"

Hermione emphasized the word "please," and Zicomo understood her unspoken meaning.

These Pegasus horses, once invited inside, will likely never come out, and even if they do, they won't belong to Beauxbatons.

I shouldn't have taken her to the Ministry of Magic in the first place. Now she's showing a tendency to take things without asking, which won't do.

Zicomo tapped her on the head and scolded, "We have no grudge against them, why would we take their horse? It's not like Beauxbatons is the only wizarding world with winged horses, there's no need for that."

Hermione pursed her lips and said, "You have no grudge against the Ministry of Magic, yet you still take their stuff, don't you?"

Zicomo retorted, "How can you say there's no grudge? The Ministry of Magic is incompetent, allowing Dementors to run rampant at Hogwarts and almost injuring Harry. I'm avenging Harry."

Besides, the Department of Mystic Affairs has a whole bunch of stuff sitting there, and those wizards have been studying it for years without any results. It's better to let me do the research.”

Finally, Zicomo emphasized, "Remember, we can't take other people's things without a reason; it's bad behavior."

Chapter 198 The Triumph Tournament, the Banquet Begins

After listening to Zicomo's words, Hermione nodded thoughtfully. She had recently been studying Taoist culture and had also come into contact with some other Eastern cultures.

Her cousin's behavior was probably based on the concept of having a legitimate reason for doing something she had learned a few days ago.

She learned from a book that this idiom means that you must have a legitimate reason for doing anything, so that even if you do something bad, people will stand on your side and speak up for you.

In other words, Zicomo was unaware of Hermione's thoughts. If he had known, he would have at least gone to read the book Hermione was reading.

Let's see which genius came up with this explanation for the idiom "a just cause for war".

Perhaps he even wrote annotations for "Lunyu"?

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With the arrival of the two schools, the Hogwarts dinner was about to begin, and the students of Hogwarts took their seats.

The other two schools waited outside the main hall for their turn to appear.

The students in the hall craned their necks, eager to know why students from the other two schools would be visiting Hogwarts.

A moment later, Dumbledore, who had not appeared at Hogwarts for a year, appeared on the podium, drawing cheers from the young wizards.

Their principal has finally returned.

Dumbledore raised his hands to signal everyone to be quiet, and then said, "Yes, children, I'm back. But you should welcome not this old codger, but a different group of special guests."

"As you probably saw outside, students from Beauxbatons and Durmstrang magic schools will be spending this year with us. We'll explain why later."

"Now let us give a warm welcome to the lovely ladies from Beauxbatons Academy of Magic, and their headmistress, Mrs. Maxim!"

As Dumbledore finished speaking, the doors to the hall opened, and the female students of Beauxbatons walked in in an orderly fashion.

Dressed in elegant light blue silk robes and wearing round top hats, they greeted the Hogwarts students with simple dance moves as they walked into the hall.

The leader was none other than Furong Bang, Hui? ...

The boys, in particular, applauded enthusiastically. Ron, in particular, stared at Fleur with adoration.

Only Zicomo and his companions Hermione and Lani remained unmoved, the three of them still sitting in their seats.

Lani stared quietly at the food in front of her, pondering when the dinner could finally begin.

Hermione thought the female students at Beauxbatons danced quite well and wondered if she should learn from them and dance for her cousin someday.

Zicomo also glanced at Furong Juji with great interest.

Although they weren't particularly attractive in their original form, they became stunningly beautiful when they transformed into human women.

It's a pity he didn't go to the Quidditch World Cup, otherwise he could have gotten a few from the Bulgarian team.

However, considering his little witch's jealous nature, Zicomo gave up the idea of ​​raising a Veela.

Hibiscus was walking into the hall.