Hermione, join me as Minister of Magic!

PS- There are only 28 days in a month, but the amount of tasks for the semi-annual award this month is still 15 words, and I only have 12 words. That is to say, I am afraid that I will add... 6 chapters this month?Fuck!

I only saved 3 chapters_(: 3J B)_

Chapter 280 Nine Beauxbatons

The reason why Major avoided his secretary and family and "disappeared" from the prime minister's itinerary for one night was to experience the "fantasy" that he had never really experienced in the first 50 years of his life

Honestly, that's not an exaggeration at all.It's like a commoner became an emperor after struggling, and after reaching the highest height he could achieve in his life, he began to pursue such stupid things as asking God for divination.

Now that Major is the prime minister, apart from continuing to hold power and saving some invitation fees for speeches after his retirement, his biggest wish is to see more, enjoy more, and make a name for himself in history.

After receiving relevant news from the wizarding world, Major was terrified for a while, especially when that fat man Fudge brought him a lot of bad news every day, he felt even worse about wizards.

However, the appearance of Lockhart gave him a new understanding of the group of "wizards"—maybe it's not just a bad thing?

After gaining this understanding, Major's fear of wizards gradually disappeared, and his attitude changed from hostility at the beginning to curiosity, and even some yearning.Until Lockhart helped him solve the problem and showed the value of bringing economic benefits, this curiosity turned into attention again.

Now he is very eager to know more about the group of wizards.

What's interesting is that even though Lockhart told him some of the bloody things about wizards, Major didn't have any bad perception of the wizard group because of this, but felt that it was "true"

—A perfect thing is certainly desirable, but if you want to be grounded, that thing must have some flaws, or "beauty of contrast"

It’s as if the young lady has no common sense in life, the great mathematician can’t tie her shoelaces, and the baseball star is an idiot. Not only will this insignificant and down-to-earth small defect not make people disgusted, but it can make the characters more vivid. .

Wizards with great powers will also suffer from the imperfection of blood theory and political theory, which in turn helped Major eliminate the barrier of wizards in his heart, and awakened his instincts as a politician.

Maybe you can work magic that I can't imagine, but I'm more professional in politics - that's what Major thinks.

So now he is full of expectations for the upcoming foreign exchange students, and his mentality has changed from uneasy at the beginning to peace.

Dumbledore didn't know the prime minister's mental activities, but he could sense that the man was in a very relaxed state.

It seems that the prime minister is as nervous as Jacob, and he should be a very easy person to get along with - this is Dumbledore's point of view.

At this moment, there were bursts of fluttering sounds in the distant sky, as if a large group of birds were making the sound when they rose from the water.

Everyone looked up, and saw a huge monster appearing on the skyline, slowly approaching Hogwarts in the twilight.

As a "tour guide", Lockhart must of course serve the prime minister well.

While the students were yelling and the prefects went to maintain order, Lockhart handed a small telescope to the Prime Minister who was stretching his neck and looking into the distance.

It was a panoramic telescope bought at the World Cup.

To be honest, although the price of 10 galleons for this panoramic telescope is not cheap: but Lockhart still thinks it is cheap.

Like this, it can monitor the entire Quidditch pitch in all directions, and can freely zoom in and out

Things like framing, and even reverse and slow playback, if you take them to the Muggles, they can sell for hundreds of thousands of pounds each.

And the effect of this thing is obviously much better than the ineffective surveillance system at that time. Now let alone a well-trained killer, even a tomato knows that the camera must be knocked out before burglary.

It's a pity that this thing is too "magical" to let the Prime Minister take it away.

Major couldn't wait to close his eyes, and quickly mastered its usage.

"Oh my God, that steed is huge... and has wings!" he yelled.

"That's Pegasus, Your Excellency, and it's the property of Beauxbaton College in France." Lockhart explained beside him.

The speed of that thing was very fast, and in just a few moments, the sharp-eyed students among the students had already seen the whole picture of these things clearly—twelve silver flying horses pulled a huge pink-blue carriage, quickly approaching from the air Hogwarts.

"So this is Pegasus? I thought it only existed in fairy tales... Speaking of which, this thing belongs to the French? Doesn't Britain have it?"

I don't know if it's a professional habit, but when he sees something good in France, Major will instinctively ask "Does the British have any?"

"Britain doesn't have breeding for now...but we have Thestrals," Lockhart told him.

Both Snape and Dumbledore could hear the word "we" in Lockhart's mouth - clearly.The difference is that Snape frowned, while Dumbledore was noncommittal

Major didn't notice the reactions of the people beside him. He was now focusing on the pegasus that was approaching and the carriage that was too big.

Today he has had enough of Ben—first, he has enjoyed the appearance of his followers, and then

It was Phoenix, and now he saw Pegasus again.If this "ticket price" is a satisfactory nightlife in London, then what he has seen and heard now is undoubtedly worth the ticket price.

The silver Pegasus brought Beauxbaton's carriage and landed heavily on the grass in front of the pier. The "airport" marked by the house elves with the lights did not play its role, because those Pegasus were passing by after a long distance. After the trek, it was obvious that he wanted to eat some young grass as soon as possible, and drink a full meal of single malt whiskey.

The house elves had to use their magic to lift the red carpet on the ground, and then ran quickly to the carriage.

Then the door of the carriage opened wide, and a boy wearing the powder-blue uniform of Beauxbaton College jumped out of the carriage, swiftly lowered the steps under the carriage, and gestured to the house-elves to spread the red carpet under the steps.

Under Major's stunned expression, Beauxbaton's headmaster, Mrs. Maxim of half-giant descent stepped out of the car, and led a group of students on the paved red carpet to In front of the welcome desk.

Of course, this "hiring Tingting" was viewed from Hagrid's point of view, and the Hogwarts students instinctively took two steps back to make way for a wider path.

Because Mrs. Maxim's huge body is too oppressive.

Lockhart saw that Hagrid, who was planning to take care of the Pegasus, straightened his eyes on the spot, and the hand that was about to hold the rein unconsciously dropped down, just staring blankly at Madame Maxime's back, motionless .

Prime Minister Major was also in a daze, but the reason for his daze was different from that of Hagrid.Although he had seen female basketball players who were more than two meters tall, this four-meter-tall woman was still somewhat beyond imagination.

Seeing him in a daze, Lockhart touched his arm.

That is Ms. Maxim, the principal of Beauxbaton College.

Only then did Major regain his senses.

In order to conceal himself, he stood up hesitantly:

"Look, am I going to

ZX...

"No need." Lockhart stopped him, "This is a matter among wizards, and when you will give a speech, you just need to appreciate it now.

France is closest to us, so Beauxbaton College is the fastest to come, and then...Durmstrang, if you are interested, you can move your eyes to the lake. "

Seeing Dumbledore and Professor Flitwick coming forward, Major sat down obediently again, and looked towards the lake as Lockhart said.

"Are they . . . coming from that creek?" Major asked hesitantly.

Lockhart spoils him early: "No, they're going to come straight out of the lake.

Major was taken aback. "What? They're at the bottom of the lake?"

"Not now... It can be said that as long as it is connected to the waters, Durmstrang's boat can come here. Although this lake is located on a high ground, it is considered an inland lake, but the downstream river still leads to the sea, so...you will be there immediately. Understood."

Hearing what he said, Major also had more expectations.

Chapter 290 Don’t pretend to be aggressive, what’s the difference between that and salted fish

As Weasley introduced in the Quidditch World Cup, wizards, due to their population density, cannot interact with each other except in public places such as the Ministry of Magic, St. Mungo's, Diagon Alley, and Hogwarts. have been in a state of seldom seeing each other

So whenever wizards reunite for some event, they can't help but want to show off to each other, either by showing off magic items or showing off magic, just like those tents at the World Cup camp .

It cannot be said that this kind of mentality is wrong. In fact, when Muggles appeared at the tenth anniversary class reunion, their psychological state was roughly similar.

Beauxbatons, as a self-proclaimed noble French academy, made its appearance in a restrained and reserved manner, but even so, the grand gesture of 12 silver flying horses was enough to open the eyes of ordinary school students and the Muggle Prime Minister.

Because this kind of horse is very powerful, it is also very picky about food and the environment, and it does not drink non-malt whiskey, so the cost of raising it is very high, and ordinary people will go bankrupt if they raise one.

Of course, Major didn't know that this thing was so "noble", but in his opinion, everything in the wizarding world is magical, so even if you tell him how difficult Pegasus is to raise, it's just to him. The difference between eighty steps and one hundred steps.

That's why Major actually boldly approached and saluted Madame Maxime according to the French etiquette.

According to what was agreed in advance, Ravenclaw College took over the work of arranging the students and staff of Beauxbatons. Professor Flitwick took Mrs. Maxime to the college table and sat down, while Roger o Davis also led Beauxbaton's students towards the castle.

Of course, for the first time, Lockhart sincerely hopes that Roger can protect him, then

Brother Zhu seems to restrain himself a little.

Even if Fleur Delacour is indeed amazingly beautiful, it is too shameful for Ravenclaw to be attracted by beauty instead of knowledge, even if you find an excuse to discuss French alchemy, divination and potions what.

If I remember correctly, besides Nicole Flamel, there is also a famous wizard in France—Nostradamus, who is not only proficient in potions, but also good at astrology. If you can find a chance to visit him...

Alas, it seems that it is recommended to re-elect a prefect.

Beauxbatons will be housed by Ravenclaw, while Durmstrang will be hosted by Slytherin

To save time, Snape went straight to the lake, because he felt that the other party was very close.

At the same time, Lockhart also pointed towards the lake.

"Here they come," he said.

In fact, needless to say, all wizards can feel a sudden magical fluctuation in the middle of the lake. This fluctuation gives the wizard the same feeling as when a brat threw a thunderbolt a few steps away from you during the Chinese New Year. king.

Prime Minister Major couldn't feel anything, but he could see, with the last rays of the setting sun, that the middle of the lake was bubbling.

Just like the "Flying Dutchman" in "Pirates of the Caribbean", a wooden black ship exploded out of the water, and the waves and mist even rushed to the shore of the lake. A student got drenched.

The Scottish Highlands in October was already a little wet and cold, and the school doctor, Madam Pomfrey, hurriedly sent these unlucky children back to the castle to prevent them from catching a cold.

However, no students are willing to go back, after all, it means that they are about to miss the "entrance ceremony" of the next two other schools

After the black wooden boat emerged from the water, Durmstrang's headmaster Karkaroff

Together with Krum, he appeared at the bow of the ship with a high air, and waved condescendingly to the Hogwarts students, as if he was the leader who came to inspect.

But Snape snorted coldly, and then stared straight at Karkaroff.

After Karkaroff saw Snape, the smug expression on his face subsided a little, and then he asked the students to anchor the ship, and then set up the landing board for going ashore.

"Although Durmstrang's position is very close to that of Slytherin House, the students in it are not entirely the same. After all, Northern Europe and Central Europe are a larger magic school. If they don't want to go there, then they just have to go there." You can go to the Russian side or the French side." Lockhart lost no time in reminding the Prime Minister.

So Major nodded, without trying to embarrass himself.

"But that ship is really powerful." Major said without words, "From what you said just now, it seems that as long as it is connected to the waters of the sea, it can pile up 'over?

"Yes, this is a very ancient shipbuilding technique. We wizards used this technique to resell spices in the Age of Discovery," Lockhart told him.

Major opened his eyes. "Ha, that's really unfair. We have to round the Cape of Good Hope."

Of course, what Lockhart didn't tell him was that due to the popularity of apparition and port keys, this shipbuilding technology has been lost, and Durmstrang's ship is one of the few heritages left by the ancients. one.

Lockhart noticed that after taking the students off the boat, Karkaroff made a gesture of covering his arms at Snape, and cast a consulting look.

Snape nodded sullenly, and then Karkaroff's expression obviously changed.

"The journey is tiring," Karkaroff said to Dumbledore.

"We are very tired today and hope to rest soon."

"As you wish, Igor," said Dumbledore, "but please be sure to attend the dinner in the Great Hall, we have prepared kale stew and fish jelly, both in Norwegian style.

"Mouth-watering." Karkaroff gave a rare politeness.

Lockhart guessed it was because he still needed Dumbledore's help to keep him alive.

After Beauxbaton and Durmstrang, the African Ouagadou Academy finally made its debut.

The sun had already set, but a colorful aurora suddenly landed on the halfway down the hill below Hogwarts Castle.Then the ground suddenly trembled violently: as if a magnitude [-] earthquake had suddenly occurred

The teachers and students present were caught off guard, and a few students who wanted to be lazy and whose standing posture was not very standard immediately fell to the ground.

Major wanted to hide under the table, but seeing that Dumbledore and the deans beside him were still calm, he could only forcibly push back the heart that had jumped into his throat.

He stole a glance at Lockhart, meaning he wanted him to explain himself.

"It's the Rainbow Serpent," Lockhart told him.

Just as Major was about to ask what the Rainbow Serpent was, a huge crack appeared under the mountain where Hogwarts was located, and a giant colorful snake crawled out of the crack, wrapped in dust and gray stones.

The snake's head alone is seven or eight meters high, almost equivalent to the height of two or three floors of a building, and the body that emerges from behind is not much different, about the thickness of a train carriage.And its body is also shining with seven-color mysterious patterns, which complement the rainbow light in the sky just now.

Major thought he didn't have to ask.

Chapter 290 Not Everyone Can Pretend to Be Successful

Under the watchful eyes of all the teachers and students in the school, the gigantic snake drilled for a full 5 minutes before getting most of its body out of the crack in the mountain.

Immediately after it got out, it circled the mountain twice, coiling the entire mountain within its body, and for a while, rainbow-colored lights flashed everywhere outside Hogwarts Castle.

There was an immediate uproar among the students, who were unsure if they would be able to go back to the castle to sleep tonight.

"Don't be afraid, children, this is a rainbow snake!" Hagrid finally came out to show his presence, "This is a kind of giant snake that lives in southern Africa. Its history can be traced back to prehistoric times. Many earthquakes in Africa are actually It's all caused by it, and the land it drills through will become extremely fertile, so the Benin people regard it as a god... Oh, you see, it is so beautiful, isn't it?"

In line with the principle of "big is beautiful, fierce is good", this giant snake, which is full of oppression in the eyes of everyone, is simply beautiful in Hagrid's eyes.

After going around a few times, the rainbow snake finally found a more comfortable position, stopped its head on a stone step on the pier, and opened its mouth.

Everyone who thought they would hear the hoarse sound of the snake, what they heard was a melodious flute sound.

Everyone looked over in puzzlement, only to find that Rainbow Snake's neck shook for a while, and then a vine ball covered in mucus spit out from the snake's mouth, and the flute sound that everyone heard came from this vine ball.