Chapter 518 Standing Attention
The exchange students of Hogwarts got into the state very quickly in Durmstrang. What makes them happier is that they don’t have to worry about being late for class at Durmstrang. For those Hogwarts with a total of 142 staircases that Crowe himself designed and added, Durmstrang's staircase is much more friendly to its students-especially for those with poor memories. students.
For the exchange students at Hogwarts, it is the course itself that is somewhat challenging. It's not that the professors' homework is so difficult to understand, but that the little wizards of Durmstrang seem to have been injected with chicken blood, desperately competing with the Hogwarts exchange students in class performance.
The professors in Durmstrang are happy to hear this situation. They think it is wise for the headmaster and Hogwarts to jointly carry out the activity of exchanging students, and the atmosphere of the campus is completely new. It's a pity that Hogwarts exchange students can choose their own courses at any time. The teaching experience is really different with them and without them. If there are no Hogwarts exchange students in a class, even the professor who is teaching They themselves are a little listless.
The most intense competition is the black magic class and dueling class. These two courses are not offered at Hogwarts, and they are also the most popular courses for Hogwarts exchange students.
Black magic is taught in an underground classroom. It's not just cold here. Compared with the atmospheric and simple design and decoration of the main castle building above, whether it's the candles emitting green light on the walls or the candles placed along the walls All kinds of animal specimens exude a kind of unkind and eerie atmosphere.
Professor Pavlichenko, who teaches black magic, is a small, middle-aged witch. She has almost green skin, and she shows sharp teeth when she speaks. Her ten nails are black and pimples, which are definitely not smooth. The colors and effects that nail polish can achieve. But her blue eyes were very beautiful, though empty and indifferent, like the deep sea, ruthless but charming.
"Black magic is not evil magic. It's just different from ordinary magic spells. Just like the patron saint spell, some black magic depends on the user's wishes. But if you don't have a certain degree of attainment in the knowledge of soul and death , it is impossible to understand the intoxicating mysteries of the black arts, and the consequences are very dangerous if you do so rashly. Take care in learning about the black arts, lest you become victims of the black arts themselves, but since you wish to gain the power of darkness as a Rely on me, then let me tell you, don’t be afraid, the pursuit of dark power comes from a kind of survival instinct and desire for life in your heart..." Her voice was rough and hoarse, almost a little higher than a whisper, although it was full of bullets. She spoke in English with a heavily accented tongue, but the exchange students still understood every word she said.
Like Professor McGonagall and Professor Snape at Hogwarts, she also has the deterrent power to keep the classroom in order without breaking a sweat.
But none of this prevents her and her Dark Arts class from becoming the favorite of Hogwarts exchange students. They were not so superficial. From Professor Pavlichenko's seemingly terrifying appearance, they saw her meticulousness and thoughtfulness. For example, the above statement was originally said by the professor to the wizards who had just learned about black magic in the first grade. The reason why he said it again in the senior grade was to take care of them who came from Hogwarts and had never been to the black arts. The exchange students of the black magic class—although with the help of their respective family's internal collections and the teaching of the intensive training class, many of the young wizards have actually learned some black magic to some extent.
Before going to the dueling class, the exchange students at Hogwarts had made sufficient preparations. They all knew about Alan's prowess and planned ahead. They felt that they might also encounter challenges in the dueling class. You must not embarrass Allen or Hogwarts. Draco even secretly wore a few magical armors on hidden places on his body.
Not only them, but Professor Carson Monte of the dueling class was also full of resentment and anxiety.
After he regained control of his body from the cellar, he saw the TV that was being shown to him, and he had to touch the wand to cast a curse on Allen on the TV, but he touched nothing. When he was angrily planning to ask his family to help him regain his residence, he received a shouting letter from his family before he left the room.
The local Ministry of Magic received the TV and video clips edited by Allen sent to them by the British Ministry of Magic. Announcing it to the public, and making trouble for them, this kind of behavior that caused international disputes, coupled with the video evidence of the other party, made the local Ministry of Magic officials very angry. They were ashamed and went directly to the place where Carson Mount was. The Monte family, not only the various industries under their family name have been inspected in various forms, but also various special permissions have been gradually withdrawn. This is a punishment for the abuse of power by Vice President Mount, and it is also a disguised explanation for the British Ministry of Magic.
Not only did the plan to retaliate against Harris have to be postponed, but the Monte family, which had also suffered a huge loss of family interests, directed their anger at Vice Principal Monte, asking him to restrain himself in the school and stop arbitrarily advocating to shame the family.
This roaring letter was like a basin of ice water pouring down on Vice Principal Monte's head, and it also extinguished his desire to ask Alan to return to his residence. Coupled with the fact that Allen's original threats seemed to still ring in Vice Principal Monte's ears, the family of three simply lived in the cellar.
Vice-principal Monte was very nervous when he entered the duel class classroom. If that nasty Alan Harris continued to challenge in class, I'm afraid Durmstrang's duel class would never be needed again. But to his surprise, the class went very smoothly. Alan Harris behaved in class like a well-behaved student who listened carefully, without any sign of trouble.
Draco would not care about the mixed flavors of Monte. In fact, besides the course, he was looking forward to today's dinner. Alan told him that the wizards from Harris who worked in Durmstrang would be They held a grand welcome dinner, and among these exchange students, except for Luna who was very close to Alan, Alan only brought him along, which made Draco very happy.
That night, they and the Umbrella Squad were invited to Karkaroff's principal's dormitory, where several empty dining tables were temporarily placed. Alan and Luna were specially invited to sit down at the guest table, accompanied by wizards from the Karkaroff and Harris family who were professors in Durmstrang. The team members sat down with the sent guards scatteredly, and Draco was handed over to Long Eye, who was said to be second only to wolf mother in caring for children, and let him take care of him by his side.
Karkaroff kept standing, and the restaurant gradually became quiet. "Good evening, colleagues from the Harris family." Karkaroff said, looking around everyone with a happy face. Ever since he learned of what happened to Carson Mount, his smile has not retreated from his face. "I am now You are invited to eat and drink as much as you would in your own home." Karkaroff opened his arms in a welcoming gesture.
The plates in front of them were immediately filled with food, black caviar, pickles, pies, brinjal... These strange foods attracted the attention of the hungry Malfoy.
"Red beef stew, in the 18th century, Duke Stelgonov's family chef combined French beef stew cooking method with Russian sour cream sauce to create this fragrant and tender classic combination." Changyan filled some by himself The red beef stew next to it was introduced to Draco, and then he pointed to a large bowl of red soup as if thinking of something, and recommended to Draco, "This borscht is a bit spicy, with a bit of sweet and sour taste. See you like to eat sour food on the boat? I think you will like it. I should be glad that there are no Swedes here today. If we need to take care of them and let the Swedish "food" sit on the table, we probably won't be able to eat it. You must know that their numbers in Durmstrang are not small."
"I'll try." Draco said, ready to serve himself a bowl of soup to try.
"I'll raise a glass of wine to welcome the newcomers." Professor Pavlichenko of Black Magic raised the Luo glass filled with vodka and proposed. Karkaroff previously fired many professors to make room for the elite wizards of the Harris family, and Professor Pavlichenko was the first Durmstrang College veteran who surrendered to Harris.
"Excuse me, can I have a cup of Earl Gray tea?" Draco had to put down the spoon and asked.
"Ah, these British wizards drink vodka with black tea." Pavlichenko shook his head, looked like Draco sideways, and used her English with a strong accent and gestured with her hands, "In our place After late autumn, all other drinks will be frozen.” Then she held up her glass and looked at her colleagues with a proud smile, “Except for vodka.”
Looking at the people who raised their glasses one after another, Draco looked at the glass of wine in front of his table, hesitated, and asked for help from the long eyes beside him: "But I am not yet an adult, according to the law, I cannot drink."
"Minors in Durmstrang can't drink alcohol, but it's just vodka. In fact, after you stay a few more days, you will know the atmosphere here. I also graduated from here." Seeing the hesitation on Malfoy's face, he leaned closer to his ear and persuaded, "Didn't you say that you would not miss any black magic class? You don't drink when Professor Pavlichenko mentions it, just like you It's like insulting people with dirty words in the UK."
Draco didn't recover in a daze: "Huh?"
Changyan continued to whisper to him: "Do you want to insult the professor who will teach you the subject of black magic for you in the future with swear words? I'm an old acquaintance with her, and I suggest you don't do that."
Draco turned his head and glanced at Professor Pavlichenko who was holding a glass and paying attention to their whispers. Her almost green skin made him, as a Slytherin house, feel that this color was so scary for the first time. He shook his head quickly, his voice sounded a little trembling: "No, I don't want to."
Looking at the cowardly look of the little snake with long eyes, he suppressed a smile and nodded to Draco, "Then finish drinking it and dry it in one go."
Draco sluggishly imitated the others, raised his glass, and then drank the vodka in the glass with everyone. In an instant, he felt the liquid flowing down his stomach as if it was burning. He who had been a little pale all of a sudden flushed even his neck, and within a minute or two, he lay prone on the table and couldn't get up.
Long Eyes let his cloak fly over from a distant hanger and cover Draco who was in a coma. "I'm really good at taking care of children." After finishing speaking, he changed his gentle demeanor and drank the remaining vodka in the glass in one gulp, took the bottle handed over by Professor Pavlichenko, and exchanged words directly with them. The voice of "Dun Dun Dun" started to drink.
Luna, who was sitting at the guest table, didn't have any trouble drinking. The professors obviously wouldn't embarrass the little girl brought over by the heir of the family. Although the status of the characters at their table was the highest in the room, the atmosphere But it was more relaxed and harmonious. Everyone was not bound by etiquette. After introducing themselves to Allen, they were all enjoying the food in front of them.
Luna turned her head to stare at a plate of white cream-like ointment, spread it on a small piece of black bread with a knife, imitated the movements of several old wizards, opened her mouth and put it into her mouth in one breath. Then Luna suddenly stood up from the chair under Allen's surprised eyes, her back was straightened, and with her standing up, it seemed that the thing slipped into her esophagus, making her The big protruding eyes instantly opened wider and rounder. She hurriedly poured the untouched glass of vodka into her throat as ice water, and coughed from choking in the next second.
"Miss Lovegood is really a person who can enjoy food. My favorite is this traditional delicacy. I eat pickled lard on black bread with vodka. In the cold winter, this way of eating It will provide you with enough heat, you know, if the professors here are not born in Eastern Europe, it will be difficult to accept." Karkaroff complimented.