Chapter 272 270. New Transfiguration Professor (two in one)
"As you can see, Durmstrang will welcome a new group of guests tonight."
Without extra politeness, Grindelwald directly started the topic of tonight.
"These are students from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Witchcraft led by Dumbledore. Their professors are fighting on the front lines in France to maintain the justice of all wizards. For safety, let them stay with us temporarily."
"I hope you can get along with the guests in a polite and friendly manner. After all, Durmstrang cultivated a group of excellent wizards, not a group of uncivilized barbarians."
He spoke so loudly that the entire auditorium could hear him even without the Amplifying Charm.
The students in Durmstrang obviously pay attention to the rules. When their headmaster is speaking, no one dares to whisper to each other. Hogwarts showed a huge difference.
"It's time to serve dinner."
Jon breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that he didn't want to announce his appointment as Transfiguration Professor directly in front of the entire auditorium.
If it was announced in such a large public, then Jon really didn't know what to do. Anyway, he couldn't let him reject Grindelwald in public, without giving him any face.
It is estimated that there is no need to wait for Grindelwald to be angry. More than half of the row of professors sitting on the high platform must stand up and shine a green light on him.
After Grindelwald's words fell, various delicacies suddenly appeared on the tabletops of each long table.
As if to take care of Jon and the others, on the table where the Hogwarts students were, there were quite a few British specialties such as fish and chips.
It's just that Hogwarts students don't have any intention of touching those hometown delicacies, but just go to get some foods like Munich sausages and German-style roast pork knuckles.
After the meal, the atmosphere in the auditorium obviously relaxed a lot, and some bold Durmstrang students even came to this long table in Hogwarts.
"Hello, my name is Diane Rozier."
The blond-haired, tall girl who looked about the same age as George and Fred introduced herself.
She speaks fluent English and behaves very politely. Hearing her surname Rozier, one can tell that she should be related by blood to the vice principal of this school, and she is French.
"Can I sit here?"
She looked at Lee Jordan next to the empty seat. Lee was devouring the pork knuckle that he had just snatched half from George without a gentleman's style. How good the food is, a big meal like tonight can only be met during the usual Christmas dinner.
"Oh, sure, please."
At this time, Li Cai slightly shifted his attention from the pork knuckle. Seeing that the person who came was a beautiful girl, his movements became gentle again. Mouth.
It's not that Li has taken a fancy to this girl, but that they are visiting Durmstrang after all, and they have to pay attention to the faces of Hogwarts students in other schools.
Diane sat with Lee, George, Fred, and a few other fifth graders.
She obviously chose this place on purpose. In her eyes, these Hogwarts students are not led by the professor, so the leader among them must be among the senior students.
This girl from Durmstrang doesn't have any special thoughts, she is just curious about these Hogwarts students like Jon and the others.
Not only her, but most of Durmstrang's students are curious about these students who have been in exile.
They have more or less been able to see some news from the UK in these years. In the newspapers, the Hogwarts carriage is naturally a wanted criminal wanted by the Ministry of Magic, and they have been chasing them all the time.
Compared to Hogwarts students yearning for a comfortable campus life, Durmstrang students want to hear from them the adventure stories of fleeing.
It’s just that this is a Nordic magic school after all, there are very few students who can speak English, and even fewer students who are outgoing and willing to come to communicate tonight.
Diane is the only one here. She comes from a pure-blood family in France. Because of her family status, she is proficient in three languages: English, French and German. She is a sixth-grade female prefect in Durmstrang, and she has no language and personality problems. He became the first person to contact Hogwarts students.
"How did you come to Durmstrang? Did Mr. Principal bring someone to pick you up from France?"
As soon as she sat down, she asked enthusiastically.
George shrugged, he said.
"No, we set off from England before Halloween last year, sailed along the North Sea to the Norwegian Sea for about three or four months, and then were picked up here by the professors of Durmstrang today."
Regarding their itinerary, this is no secret to keep.
Early before the start of the dinner, George and the others communicated with Jon, clarifying what things can be said, and what things should be kept, unless someone specifically asks about it, don't speak up easily.
"From the North Sea to the Norwegian Sea? Are you here by boat?" Diane continued to ask.
"Yes, we stayed on the ship during this period and didn't go anywhere."
While talking, Fred pushed a grilled fish away in distaste. Because many fishing competitions were held and the trophies went into everyone's stomachs, basically every student in Hogwarts has a short-term Inside, it is estimated that he has no interest in food such as fish and shrimp.
"Don't complain, at least when you were in the North Sea, you and Jon got off the ship together and went to Azkaban Island for a tour. We stayed on the ship and never went down."
A grade girl named Araya complained.
Hearing her words, Fred's face became beaming.
"Hey, don't say that, there is really nothing to visit on that prison island. But you know, the battle on it is very exciting. I eliminated two British Aurors! I also broke into the Azkaban prison, and Those dementors face off!"
He was obviously showing off to Diane who just sat here, and he didn't disappoint him. Diane really showed a look of surprise and interest.
Fred got what he wanted, he coughed lightly, pretended not to care and waved his hands.
"I can't call someone alone, I also have a third-grade student who helped me a lot."
Whilst he was talking, he kept winking at George and Li. The fifth grade students were all holding back their laughter, but Fred was not lying. The third grader was indeed the one who contributed the most.
But Diane didn't understand the inside story. The three-year students in Durmstrang had only just learned the stun spell and the universal despelling spell. Fred is being humble.
Just when she looked at Fred with admiration, thinking that he was the leader of the Hogwarts students, a childish voice mercilessly exposed Fred's disguise.
"Liar! Nick told me that those two people were subdued by Jon, and you were just helping to cover them!"
As a ghost, Gabriel naturally couldn't enjoy this big meal tonight. She hadn't tasted human food for a long time, and she floated on the table sadly for a long time. After being comforted by Jon, she saw George and the others After sitting down a Durmstrang student, he floated over curiously.
Then she heard some "rhetoric words" from Fred. Of course, the righteous Gabriel would not allow Jon's achievements to be taken.
Fred spread his hands helplessly.
"I'm not lying, didn't you hear me? I specifically said that Jon contributed the most."
Gabriel crossed her hands in front of her body and looked at Fred suspiciously. Although she was not very old, she was not a little girl who could be easily fooled.
Diane was a little dazed and didn't understand the conversation between them. Normal people really wouldn't think about a third-year student defeating two Aurors.
"Jon is that...third grader?"
"Hey, we don't usually think of him as a third grader, he's our captain, Captain Green."
Fred said with a smile.
The joke just now was purely a recurrence of his nature, and he didn't mean to covet Jon's achievements.
He pointed to Jon, who was dividing a steak on a plate not far away, frowning and thinking about how to reject Grindelwald's invitation.
"See? That's him."
Jon's appearance is outstanding, handsome, with soft but tough features, but it is because of his outstanding appearance that he gives people the feeling that he can rely on his face for a living, and his magical talent can be so-so.
The most important thing is that he is only fourteen years old this year. At this time, he can be regarded as a teenager at most. Among the students of all sizes in Hogwarts, he is not particularly eye-catching.
Jon didn't care what Fred was up to. He didn't relax too much because Grindelwald hadn't announced the appointment of him as the Transfiguration professor before the dinner started.
Even if it was the first time seeing him today, Jon always knew that Grindelwald was not an easy-going wizard like Dumbledore.
Although he is not as crazy as Voldemort, he was once known for being evil, and he can be said to be completely indifferent to the lives of the weak and worthless.
Jon, who was arguing with him for something, also knew very well that even if Grindelwald admired him a little, he is not qualified to make a request to refuse now, not to mention that this matter itself is still good for him.
And just as the dinner was at the end, Grindelwald, who was sitting in the main seat, clapped his hands, and the entire auditorium fell silent instantly.
"It's getting late, everyone, before finishing this dinner today, I have one last thing to announce."
His calm voice spread to every corner of the auditorium, and at this moment, a bad premonition rose in Jon's heart.
"In addition to welcoming Hogwarts students to Durmstrang tonight, because Professor Spence Johnson is under too much pressure at work, I have found a new professor of transfiguration for him. Share his pressure. Jon Green, starting tomorrow, he will become the new Transfiguration professor, and I will make specific arrangements for which grades he is responsible for. "
Hearing Grindelwald's words, although Durmstrang's students in the auditorium all showed puzzled expressions, and didn't understand why a new transfiguration professor was found for them at this time, there was no major disturbance. There was a commotion, but they were all looking left and right to find out who the professor named "Jon Green" was.
Professors seated on the high platform, these professors, including Johnson, who was allocated the duties himself, all showed strange expressions but were not surprised. Apparently, they had known the news in advance at the dinner just now.
On the long table at Hogwarts, the students of Hogwarts showed a blank expression. What Grindelwald said just now was not in English, and they didn't understand what it meant. The Durmstrang **** the table looked at Jon in disbelief.
Jon had a headache, and he couldn't understand Grindelwald's words, but it didn't mean he couldn't guess what the old man announced. He rubbed his temples, knowing that he couldn't escape anyway.
"Don't you stand up and get to know everyone, Mr. Green."
Grindelwald looked in the direction of the long table at Hogwarts, this time he used English.
Following his gaze, the eyes of all the students in the auditorium also gathered, but after seeing these Hogwarts students, they became even more puzzled, because there were no adult wizards sitting on this long table.
Noticing the gazes gathered around and what Grindelwald said to Jon, the Hogwarts students finally guessed that what happened in the auditorium was related to Jon. They all looked at Jon blankly, except He No one except Min understands why Grindelwald mentions his name in public.
Under the attention of everyone, Jon sighed and relaxed. He stood up from the chair with a disheveled face, and looked at Grindelwald with a slumped face.
"Can't we discuss this matter with Professor Dumbledore before making a decision?"
Grindelwald actually showed an unobtrusive smile at this time.
"Of course I will inform him. With my relationship with him for so many years, will I rob his students?"
All the students in the auditorium, whether they were from Durmstrang or Hogwarts, all looked at each other in blank dismay, and some of them didn't understand the conversation between the two.
Do you want to grab it now? Don’t you have any idea?
Jon secretly rolled his eyes in his heart, and at the same time could not help but sigh
Professor Dumbledore, if you do nothing, your students will be kidnapped!
(end of this chapter)