Chapter 1142 Talking About the Past and the Present

"Everyone, please pay attention!"

When the dinner time was about to end that day, Professor McGonagall suddenly stood up and said something, which immediately attracted the attention of most of the students.

"I think everyone has learned a lot about our school's past major events in the History of Magic class—for example, the Triwizard Tournament held the year before last was one of them. As everyone knows, many school All super activities have been put on hold for a long time due to various historical reasons..."

"To be honest, most of those activities will be of great help to everyone's study, but as a professor and headmaster of Hogwarts, I can't let everyone experience them one by one, which makes me very sad. I'm ashamed."

"However, recently, with the help of our temporarily resigned professor of Ancient Runes——Mr. Maca McLean, and after discussions at the meeting of the International Federation of Wizards... Finally, another dusty large-scale school event may go smoothly It's on!"

Before Professor McGonagall could finish speaking, the young wizards below began to erupt.

For children, it is undoubtedly boring to stay in class every day and bury their heads in written learning. On this point, no matter how powerful the professor is, it will be difficult to change.

At this time, a special activity will become the most appropriate way for these energetic girls and boys to vent.

And if the activity is educational, it's a wonderful combination of learning and relaxation.

"Quiet! Be quiet!"

Professor McGonagall's majesty was still there, and she raised her hand and pressed it, and the suddenly noisy auditorium fell silent again. Those sparkling eyes were full of anticipation.

What exactly is the event?

Is it the School of Magic Potions Tournament? Or the European Young Wizards Duel Tournament? It can't be the minor competition of the All England Gobstone Annual Competition, right? If that's the case, it's too shameful!

I don't know if it's because of Professor McGonagall's example of the Triwizard Tournament just now, or because of the youthful and aggressive nature of the little wizards. The competitions are constantly circling in everyone's minds.

"It can't be the Potions Tournament!" Hermione didn't have much interest in this kind of event, she poured cold water on the side and whispered, "Since the last finals, some contestants were And after creating a large vicious swamp that cannot be eradicated until now, the Potions Tournament will never be restarted! You know, including the Muggles who were accidentally injured, the number of fatalities in that match reached an unprecedented number Three digits!"

"Oh! So what kind of potion are you refining?" Ron shivered immediately,

He said with a look of surprise.

"Look, it's scary just to listen to it, right?" Hermione shrugged, "As for why the potion fryer created a swamp... there are no detailed on-site records, because anyone who knows has been buried forever." In the swamps of northern Europe!"

Just as Hermione lowered her voice to tell everyone about the sporadic records of that game, Professor McGonagall on the teaching desk cleared his throat slightly, and then said loudly:

"This upcoming activity is a magic school study tour program that was terminated due to the war! Some people may know that this is a school activity with a very long history. It has existed since the beginning of Hogwarts - The study tour not only allows students to have an overview of the customs and scenery around the world, but also allows you to see all kinds of local magic that you have never heard of, as well as magical creatures that you have never seen before..."

After briefly mentioning the significance of this activity, Mag turned to say:

"If the practice is strictly followed, the study tour plan should be a teaching activity that can only be participated in by students in the sixth grade. However, considering that this activity has not been held for a long time, this time it will be participated by all teachers and students of the school!"

"...after the Education Department of the International Federation of Wizards issues the approval document, the specific announcement will be posted on the bulletin board in the foyer. If any student is unable to participate for some reason, please remember to submit the relevant application in advance! In addition—— "

Before McGonagall could finish speaking, the little wizards below started making noise again——Study tour? Isn't that just traveling around the world? This sounds absolutely cool!

And this time, even Hermione was a little excited. Because she liked to travel around since she was a child, almost every few years, her parents would take her out of the country during the holidays to enjoy the scenery abroad.

What's more, this study tour is a wizard's tour... Needless to say, it must be much more interesting than the Muggle trip!

Professor McGonagall, whose last sentence was interrupted, saw that the scene was even more turbulent than before, which forced her to pull out her wand and wave it, making a harsh "crack" sound.

After finally making everyone quiet again, she added:

"...Because this study tour plan needs to travel around the world, Hogwarts will uniformly send parents' opinions to all families. Only students who have obtained parent's signature and permission can participate in the activities normally! Well, today's This is the end of the dinner time, now please lead the students back to the common room! Good night, everyone!"

As soon as the words fell, Professor McGonagall left the teaching staff and left without looking back.

"Oh——I knew it! Parents' signature... Mom won't worry about me wandering around the world!"

"Yes! This time is terrible, why is there such a thing?"

All of a sudden, the hall of Hogwarts was in chaos, one after another. Some students whose parents have always been open-minded were cheering, and some students who felt that they could not participate were wailing all over the place. The chaos made people feel like they had entered a bar at one or two o'clock in the morning.

"Professor McGonagall walks so fast!"

Maca sat behind the teaching staff, watching Mag's back disappearing quickly by the side door, couldn't help laughing and complaining.

No way, this activity really needs the consent of parents first. If the students are allowed to run so far without the parents knowing, it will be the school's fault no matter if there is no accident.

This time, if some parents do not agree with their children's participation, then they have to give those students a short vacation with homework.

Well, I hope those little wizards don't hold too much resentment!

...

On the second morning after Professor McGonagall announced the study tour plan, the special interview of the "Daily Prophet" was published on the front page headlines, and a magical photo of Maca and the Minister of Magic Scrimgeour being interviewed was also placed on it. .

In this interview report, not only the important news about the resumption of the Hogwarts study tour program is specially marked, but also some discussion content about the current situation is also compiled into it.

In particular, there is a part about Maca's views on "Despicable Haierbo", an ancient dark wizard who has returned from the resurrection. The "Daily Prophet" spares no space, and even the second page is occupied by about one-fifth of it. Area.

Undoubtedly, this is the first time Maca has publicly expressed his views on Hai Erbo, including the differences between ancient wizards and modern wizards, as well as the similarities and differences between ancient magic and modern spells, which are all mentioned in the article.

If you have to summarize these contents, it is actually not complicated:

"Ancient magic is not as scary and mysterious as everyone imagines. According to my research, modern spells are actually another form of ancient magic. Don't think that ancient magic is better than Hai Erbo after seeing the power of Hai Erbo. Modern spells are more advanced, that's just Haierbo's personal strength..."

"And more importantly, even that Hai Erbo is not a wizard at the pinnacle of magic. To me, his level is actually almost the same as that of Professor Dumbledore, but the research directions of the two are different. It's just different."

These are what Maca said in the interview. The professional ethics of the female reporter is obviously much better than that of Rita Skeeter, and she almost put Maca's comments in the newspaper exactly.

Maca would say this, naturally, to relieve the fear of Hai Erbo, or the ancient wizards in the hearts of ordinary wizards. But from a certain point of view, what he said was actually the truth, but he deliberately omitted some necessary explanations.

For example, due to the serious lack of urging for war in the modern magic world, it can be said that it is impossible to give birth to a modern wizard who is good at fighting.

Without years of accumulation, it would be almost impossible to defeat Hai Erbo with modern spells.

"Oh! Maca said it so well! Look, there is no difference between modern spells and ancient magic. As long as you learn the depth, you can both exert great power'... Think of Maca Isn’t that what he is like? It’s just a floating spell, and he can hold up a huge stone tablet like a small mountain in his hands!”

When the students were very excited about the study tour, they also did not forget to express their amazement to Maca's other interviews. But when Hermione and the others read these reports, they were not as excited as other students.

"I always feel... Maca's words are a little evasive, don't they?" Neville asked softly while flipping through the newspaper.

"Well," Hermione couldn't help but nodded, "I think anyone who has witnessed those major disasters with their own eyes will probably understand the horror of Hai Erbo... But what Maca said is actually true, it should be Haier Bo It’s just its own strength, which doesn’t mean that ancient magic is more powerful than modern spells.”

Being able to live from ancient times to the present without dying is no longer something ordinary people can do. It can be seen that Haierbo was already considered a leader among wizards in ancient times.

However, the current problem does not lie in the strength of ancient and modern magic, but in the outcome of Maca and Haierbo.

Suddenly, Ron, who had been staring at the newspaper from the beginning without speaking, suddenly said at this moment:

"At least what I can see in this interview is not just Maca's discussion of ancient magic and ancient wizards... isn't it?"

When all the friends heard this, they looked at him one after another.