20demayo Chapter 110 Hogwarts Sunset Tour
Chapter 110 Hogwarts Sunset Tour
Chapter 110 Hogwarts Sunset Tour
The first competition was on January 24th, and the second competition was scheduled for February 24th. So, according to custom, the third competition should have been on March 24th. However, after only a few days, Karkarov raised the issue, saying that the third competition was postponed because the school had important matters to attend to.
Both Hogwarts and Beauxbatons expressed their dissatisfaction because they could not continue to live at Hogwarts indefinitely, and Madam Maxim, as the headmistress, also had many affairs to attend to.
So a postponement is acceptable, but a date must be set; otherwise, there's no point in continuing this three-way competition.
Karkarov had no choice but to postpone the date, and so June 24th was set.
"Four months later?"
Owen met Dumbledore in the Chamber of Secrets. Upon hearing the timeframe, he raised an eyebrow in surprise: "Headmaster, is it because our Hogwarts ranking is too low that outsiders can manipulate us like this? Why can't we refuse such an absurd timeframe?"
Dumbledore sighed: "That's what frustrates me the most, because so many people want this game to go on until the very end. You know, last year's Quidditch World Cup was deliberately sabotaged, so now we need another game to lift everyone's spirits."
Owen understood, so he wrote a letter to the Department of Physical Education, expressing his support, but Hogwarts couldn't just give away money for nothing. Hogwarts didn't lack money, but it needed as many talented people as possible. So he asked the Department of Physical Education to cooperate by sending several experienced Quidditch players to Hogwarts as coaches, along with a professional team.
Although I don't like Quidditch, it doesn't mean I won't support it. It's just that each of the four houses has its own team, and the style of play is too simple and crude. The students' flying ability is just based on their talent, without any systematic training, so it looks aesthetically unappealing.
At least in Irving's eyes, Quidditch at school wasn't a ball game at all, but rather a way for the different houses to settle their scores.
This won't do. We need to find them a real coach, and the training schedule needs to be scientifically arranged, instead of letting the team captain give orders haphazardly.
Many students at Hogwarts enjoy this sport, but few become professional players after graduation, mainly because there are no dedicated coaches or teams.
This is a good opportunity to let the sports department handle it.
The sports department was very cooperative. After receiving the letter, it only took five days for four coaches to bring their respective teams into the castle. Then, before dinner, the captains of each college drew lots to identify their coaches and teams.
If the Triwizard Tournament is a contest of warriors between schools, giving students a sense of honor, then the addition of Quidditch coaches and professional teams gives everyone a sense of participation. In particular, the students were excited when the coaches said they would first evaluate the existing teams and, if necessary, select new players from the Sorting House.
The school changes every year, and all these changes are brought about by Irving. If we ask who has the deepest understanding, it is naturally Percy who returned to the school.
He had experienced the school's oldest teaching methods and witnessed the changes that occurred after Owen's arrival. Now, he could clearly see how much Hogwarts had changed since he first enrolled.
First of all, there's the teaching philosophy. First-year students are no longer left to their own devices. The competition between different departments has long since shifted from arguments and even fights to the pace of learning.
Gryffindor and Slytherin were still at odds, but it was no longer the old grudge. The first-year students from each house were neck and neck in their studies, and the upperclassmen patiently guided the younger students, from the pronunciation of spells to the gestures of waving wands. If they couldn't learn it the first time, they wouldn't get it even after two tries.
No problem, let's start with twenty times, no upper limit. Even if we don't sleep all night, we'll help you adjust the pronunciation and hand gestures of the spell to perfection!
If I had this kind of learning environment when I enrolled in school, wouldn't I be even more outstanding?
Percy couldn't explain it either. He just felt that he had just graduated and suddenly found that he could no longer fit in.
Owen's position at the school remained unchanged, but he became even busier. The old wizard had to take advantage of this time to continue his travels, firstly to search for Horcruxes and gather information about Voldemort, and secondly for Owen's sake.
Owen is studying at Hogwarts, but he doesn't have a student record. So if he wants to take the regular wizard qualification exams and the ultimate wizard exams this year, he really needs to pull some strings, especially with the International Wizarding Federation, which is in charge of the exams. They need to add Owen's name to their list.
It's not the first time someone has taken two exams in the same year. There are so many magic schools around the world, and every year there are different genius students. Even Owen isn't the most outrageous. At Ivermony School, there was a thirteen-year-old wizard who applied for two exams at the same time in his third year and graduated early with outstanding results.
Unfortunately, in the second year after graduation, that talented young wizard disappeared in the Nile River Valley, and his fate remains unknown to this day.
This is a huge deal. The American wizarding world has been in an uproar for quite some time now. It's said that even now, several teams of Aurors are still searching for that genius.
So things went very smoothly. Owen is certain to graduate this year and officially become a full-fledged teaching assistant at Hogwarts, primarily responsible for all matters concerning first- to third-year students. In other words, once he finishes his exams, he will become the headmaster of the first- to third-year students.
The old wizard had long since stopped interfering in school affairs, and Professor McGonagall was eager for Owen to graduate so he could familiarize himself with the work. As the nominal vice-principal, she could learn from the old wizard and hand over the management of school affairs to Owen, so she could also have time to travel around like the old wizard.
The wizarding world is so vast, McGonagall said she really wanted to see it.
"Honey, since I became the vice principal, I've rarely had the chance to go out and explore."
"I want to go out!" Irving's eyes lit up. "Then how about we go on a trip this winter break?"
School is the most youthful place, but that's when there are students. If it's during holidays, Hogwarts becomes a retirement home. Even with a teenager like him, the average age is almost seventy.
If all else fails, we can take advantage of this winter break to organize a sunset tour group. We don't need to go to too many places; we can just visit various magic academies for exchange and learning.
The idea was met with overwhelming support!
All the professors signed up —
However, the school could not be left unattended, so only a portion of the people could remain. The final decision to join the group included: Professor McGonagall, Professor Snape, Professor Sprout, Professor Flitwick, Professor Green, Professor Trelawney, Mrs. Hodge, Mr. and Mrs. Newt, and so on. Including Owen, the organizer, there were a total of thirty-one people.
The first place they were going to was the Vagado Magic School.
Of the eleven magic schools in the world, Vagado is recognized as the largest. It teaches students wandless spellcasting and traditional wizarding magic, which includes a wide range of subjects, so the professors are very enthusiastic.
Hermione was preparing to go on vacation abroad with her family, but she was stunned when she saw a group of people wearing red baseball caps enter the airport!
The man walking at the front, holding a small flag, was named Owen Carrot. Hermione didn't even dare to call the people behind him by name; she could only hold onto her parents and go up to greet them one by one.
"Mr. Granger, Madam, your daughter is the finest witch in our school. Thank you."
When traveling, McGonagall's mother, the vice-principal, still had to maintain her composure. After chatting with Hermione's parents for a while, she prepared to board the plane.
There was actually no need to take a plane, but Owen believed that this was also the meaning of travel, so he finally decided to travel in a Muggle manner. At least he wanted to let these old people who had been away from the wizarding world for a long time to take a good look at the technology of Muggles, right?
Of the thirty-one people, thirty had never flown before, but none of them were nervous. On the contrary, they all showed quite curious expressions. They also wanted to know how such a big iron bird could carry so many people into the air.
The several-hour flight experience was quite novel for the senior citizens, and they arrived in Africa in just a few hours.
"This is really interesting. This kind of transportation that doesn't require magic and is very fast is fascinating. Darling, do we need to buy an airplane too?"
Owen wiped a bead of cold sweat: "Getting an airplane isn't difficult, you just need money, but who's going to fly it? In our magical world, there's no place to study this kind of thing, and we can't train pilots."
Magic is so convenient that it only takes a spell and a wave of a wand to solve most problems. Therefore, wizards do not need to break down all matters into specific areas and study them in detail like Muggles. All of this is just for the sake of making a living.
After Waggadu School received the letter and replied welcoming the Hogwarts professors' team, Owen finalized his itinerary. So, someone was there to pick him up. However, when the person receiving him saw the Hogwarts professors' team coming out of the airport, their expression was somewhat strange.
All wizards under heaven are one family.
It's not about how close the relationship is, but rather that their ways of thinking are similar. All wizards believe that they should keep their distance from Muggles and avoid getting too close, firstly because of the secrecy laws, and secondly because they look down on Muggles.
Therefore, wizards have their own aesthetic sense; a wizard's robe can handle more than 80% of social occasions. But now—
Looking at the professors dressed in the clothes Irving had prepared, not to mention outsiders, even Irving himself couldn't help but want to laugh.
Professor McGonagall wore a beige dress, white knee-high boots, and a pale yellow sun hat.
Snape, wearing a white T-shirt, cargo pants, and military black leather boots.
Professor Flitwick, in his black T-shirt and overalls, would look just like a primary school student if he shaved his beard and carried a backpack.
Professor Sprout, dressed in a bright red dress, looked just like the auntie next door.
The old devil was wearing a floral shirt and camouflage pants, and with his white hair, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he looked handsome in his old age.
In short, with Owen's deliberate styling, the Hogwarts professors' team, no matter how you looked at it, had absolutely nothing to do with wizards.
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