Chapter 210 208. The tower connecting the sky and the sea
The Hogwarts sailed in the Norwegian sea for another week.
At this time, there is only less than a week before Christmas, and the temperature has dropped significantly again.
In recent days, apart from fishing, the students have added a new pastime at night—sitting on the deck and watching the moon.
The closer to the North Pole, the larger the moon is than they see at normal latitudes.
And the starry sky is also extremely bright, the whole sky seems to have been washed by water, which is very ornamental.
Jon’s preparation a week ago is now familiar to everyone. He has the face of a bearded wizard all day long, seeing his students either call him Professor Johnson, or call him Captain Johnson with a smile.
And on the evening of Thursday of this week, among the students who were looking for a place on the deck to watch the stars tonight, suddenly someone vaguely saw a pillar directly in front of them, standing on the sea surface, the top Buildings hidden in the clouds!
That's a tower.
A tall tower that stands directly in the sea, not on land!
The students have never seen such a towering building, it is like a long pillar, connecting the sky and the sea.
Someone hurriedly called Jon, and Jon was also shocked when he saw the tower.
It's really, really high.
This tower is obviously the goal of Jon's station, and the direction of Hogwarts' sailing is to drive straight towards it.
Jon squinted his eyes, pulled out his wand and felt his surroundings.
A powerful Muggle-repelling spell was obviously cast here, and the high tower was also cast with camouflage magic similar to Hogwarts Castle. In the eyes of people with magic power, it will show its own appearance. To the average Muggle, it should look something else or not exist at all.
As it got closer to the tower, the speed of Hogwarts slowed down significantly.
The surrounding sea area also showed significant differences from other places. From time to time, a thick and long body would appear around the ship, causing the students to exclaim.
It was a sea snake classified as an xxx-level magical animal by the magic world. Its body could reach more than a hundred feet long, and it was several times larger than the basilisk. It had a head like a horse, but its personality was very docile. No one has been harmed, but their cruelty is whimsically recorded in some Muggle stories.
There are obviously more magical animals here, and in the distance, Jon can even faintly hear a long and light singing, which is the mermaid singing.
After carefully observing these phenomena in his eyes, Jon didn't stay any longer and called all the students together.
"This time Nick stayed on board to take care of all the students, Fred and George also stayed on board. Neville, Ron, Hermione, Lee, Luna, you five will disembark with me, be careful not to forget I told you before, when you speak English, be deliberately rusty, and Ron will pronounce normally, after all, you are pretending to be Dutch, and change your hair color, red is too eye-catching."
These candidates and plans have been determined before.
The sky gradually became darker and darker, and at this time the Hogwarts had already docked at the side of the tower.
On the deck, Jon and the others can see that there is a small platform less than one meter away from the sea. In front of the platform is a decayed old wooden door. On the top frame of the wooden door, there is a kerosene lamp. The lamp swayed in the icy sea breeze.
Jon and the others looked at each other, didn't say much, just nodded slightly, and then he was the first person to pass the springboard set up on the boat to the door of the tower.
After he came to the door, the kerosene lamp above his head suddenly stopped shaking, and Jon could clearly feel that there was a line of sight looking at him from the kerosene lamp.
"I almost forgot how long I haven't waited for anyone here." A brisk and enthusiastic voice sounded from the kerosene lamp, "Hello, guest, are you here to visit Sir Stoke?"
Jon was not surprised that a kerosene lamp could speak. There are many ways in the magic world to make dead objects conscious. Bing's lights are not unusual.
However, the attitude shown by this lamp made Jon relax a little. The attitude of the created living things towards visitors is quite gentle, which proves that the owner of this tower, Mr. Stoke with the title of Sir, It shouldn't be so difficult to get along with.
"Yes, can you please inform me? I am the professor of transfiguration at Durmstrang School—Jeremy Johnson. I took the students on a study trip this time and found this tower, so I want to take the students to visit. Master here."
"Professor, and students!" The kerosene lamp said in a high tone, "Cool! I think Sir Stoke will be very happy to entertain you!"
Then it seemed to take a deep breath, and suddenly shouted.
"Rabiel! Open the door! Rabiel!"
The sound is huge, even in the howling sea and the tumbling waves.
Its cry was quickly answered, and the wooden door in front of Jon was opened from the inside. An old house elf gave Jon a vigilant look, then looked up at the kerosene lamp.
Jon keenly noticed that the moment he opened the door, a small black figure flashed past behind the crack of the door.
"This is the professor of the magic school. He and his students are traveling and want to visit Sir Stoke when they come nearby!"
The kerosene lamp said cheerfully.
The house elf named Rabiel looked at the Hogwarts behind Jon. On the deck, the students were also looking at them curiously.
"The master does not reject strangers' visits."
Rabiel's voice was a bit sharp, but his tone was calm.
"But he doesn't like to be noisy, there are too many of you, we can't entertain all of you."
Jon showed a smile on his face. From the beginning, he never thought of letting all the students enter this tower, and he didn't know whether it was safe or not.
"Ah, of course, don't worry, we won't cause trouble to Jazz, I will bring five of the most outstanding students to visit. After all, I brought them out to see the world, and I can meet a man who lives in the sea If they are masters, then naturally they should increase their knowledge."
Happy National day
(end of this chapter)