P.S.-There are only 28 days in a month, but the amount of tasks for the half-year award this month is still 150,000 words. I only have 120,000 words. That is to say, I am afraid that this month I will add more... 6 chapters? What the hell!

I only have 3 chapters saved_(:3JB)_

Chapter 289 Beauxbatons

The reason why Major avoided his secretary and family and "disappeared" from the Prime Minister's schedule for one night was to experience the "magic" he had never really experienced in his first 50 years of life

To be honest, it's not too much. It's like a commoner who became an emperor after struggling, and after reaching the highest level in his life, he began to pursue such things as asking God for divination.

Major is now the prime minister. Apart from staying in power and saving some invitation fees for his retirement to give speeches a few years later, his greatest wish is to learn more, enjoy more, and by the way, make a name for himself in history.

After getting the relevant news from the wizarding world, Major was very terrified for a while, especially when the fat dead Fudge brought him a bunch of bad news every three days, he felt even worse about wizards.

But Lockhart's appearance has given him a new understanding of the "wizard" group - maybe not just a bad thing?

After getting this recognition, Major's fear of wizards gradually disappeared, and his attitude changed from hostility at the beginning to curiosity, and even some yearning. It wasn't until Lockhart helped him solve the problem and demonstrated the value that it would bring economic benefits that this curiosity turned into an emphasis.

Now he is very eager to know more about the group of wizards.

What's interesting is that although Lockhart told him some silly things about blood among wizards, Major did not have any bad perception of the wizarding group, but felt "true".

- A perfect thing is desirable, but if you want to be grounded, it has to be a little flawed, or "contrasting beauty"

Just like Miss Qian Jin has no common sense in life, a great mathematician can't tie her shoelaces, and a baseball star is a road idiot, this kind of insignificant, down-to-earth flaw not only won't make people objectionable, but can make the characters more vivid .

Magical wizards will also be trapped in the imperfection of bloodline theory and political theory, which instead helps Major eliminate the layer of the wizard in his heart, so that his instinct as a politician has been awakened.

Maybe you can do magic I can't imagine, but I'm more professional in politics - that's what Major thinks.

So now he is full of expectations for the upcoming foreign exchange students, and his mentality has changed from the initial anxiety to peace.

Dumbledore didn't know the Prime Minister's psychological activities, but he could perceive that the man's psychology was in a very relaxed state.

It seems that the Prime Minister is as neurotic as Jacob, and should be a very easy person to get along with - this is Dumbledore's point of view.

At this moment, there was a sound of puffing and puffing from the sky in the distance, like the sound of a large group of birds taking off from the water.

Everyone looked up and saw a behemoth appearing on the skyline, slowly approaching Hogwarts in the twilight.

As a "tour guide", Lockhart, of course, has to serve the Prime Minister well.

While the students were yelling and the prefects went to maintain order, Lockhart handed a small telescope to the prime minister, who was craned his neck and tried to look into the distance.

It was a panoramic telescope, bought at the World Cup.

To be honest, although the price of 10 Galleons for this panoramic telescope is not cheap: but Lockhart still thinks it is cheap.

Like this, it can monitor the entire Quidditch pitch in an all-round way, and can freely zoom in and out.

Things that can be used for framing, and can even be played backwards and slowly, if they are brought to the Muggle side, they can sell for hundreds of thousands of pounds.

And the effect of this thing is obviously much better than the ineffective surveillance system at that time. Now let alone a well-trained killer, even a tomato knows that the camera must be knocked out before breaking into the house.

It's a pity that this thing is too "magic" to be taken away by the Prime Minister.

Major couldn't wait to put his eyes together, and quickly mastered its usage.

"Oh my God, that steed is really big...and has wings!" he yelled.

"That's Pegasus, Your Excellency, and it's the property of Beauxbatons in France," Lockhart explained beside him.

The speed of that thing was very fast. In just a few moments, the sharp-eyed among the students had already seen the whole picture of these things. Twelve silver flying horses pulled the giant powder blue carriage, quickly approaching from the air. Hogwarts.

"So this is Pegasus? I thought it only existed in fairy tales... By the way, this thing is French? Doesn't it exist in England?"

I don't know if it's a professional habit, but when he sees something good in France, Major will instinctively ask "Do the British have it?"

"There's no breeding in Britain...but we have Thestrals," Lockhart told him.

Both Snape and Dumbledore could hear Lockhart's word "we"—clearly. The difference is that Snape frowned, while Dumbledore was noncommittal

Major didn't notice the reaction of the people around him. He was now focusing on the approaching Pegasus and the ridiculously large carriage.

Today, he can be considered enough. Ben first enjoyed the appearance of the minions, and then

It was Phoenix, and now he saw Pegasus again. If this "fare" is a satisfactory London nightlife, then what he has seen and heard now is undoubtedly worth the fare.

The silver pegasus and Beauxbaton's carriage fell heavily on the grass in front of the pier, and the "airport" marked by the house-elves with the lights did not play its role, because the pegasus were traveling long distances. After the trek, it was obvious that he wanted to eat some tender grass as soon as possible, and then drink a full meal of single malt whisky.

The house-elves had to use magic to lift the red carpet on the ground, and then quickly ran to the carriage.

Then the door of the carriage opened wide, and a boy in the powder blue uniform of Beauxbatons jumped out of the carriage, swiftly lowered the steps under the carriage, and then motioned to the house elves to spread the red carpet under the steps.

Under the stunned expression on Major's face, Beauxbatons' principal, Madame Maxime, who was half-giant blood, walked out of the car and led a group of students from the paved red carpet. in front of the reception desk.

Of course, this "Hiring Tingting" was seen from Hagrid's point of view, and the Hogwarts students instinctively took two steps back and gave way to a wider path.

Because Madame Maxime's huge body is too oppressive.

Lockhart saw that Hagrid, who was going to take care of the Pegasus, straightened his eyes on the spot, and his hand that was about to take the reins fell unconsciously, just staring at Madame Maxime's back, motionless. .

Prime Minister Major was also in a daze, but he was in a daze for a different reason than Hagrid. Although he has seen female basketball players who are more than two meters tall, this four-meter-tall woman is still beyond imagination.

Seeing him in a daze, Lockhart touched his arm.

That was Ms. Maxime, the headmaster of Beauxbatons.

Only then did Major recover.

To cover himself up, he hesitated to stand up:

"Look, do I want to

Z-X...

"No need." Lockhart stopped him, "this is a matter of wizards, and when you will speak, you just need to appreciate it now.

France is the closest to us, so Beauxbatons is also the fastest, next... Durmstrang, if you're interested, you can look over to the lake. "

Seeing Dumbledore and Professor Flitwick approaching, Major sat down obediently again, and looked over to the lake as Lockhart said.

"Are they... coming from that creek?" Major asked hesitantly.

Lockhart spoiled him early: "No, they're going to come straight out of the lake.

Major was taken aback: "What? They're at the bottom of the lake?"

"Not now... It can be said that as long as it is connected water, Durmstrang's boat can come. Although this lake is located on the high ground, it is an inland lake, but the downstream river still leads to the sea, so... you will immediately Understood."

Hearing what he said, Major also had more expectations.

Chapter 290 Don't pretend to be forceful, what's the difference between that and salted fish

As Weasley introduced in the Quidditch World Cup, the group of wizards, because of their population density, does not interact with each other in public places such as the Ministry of Magic, St Mungo's, Diagon Alley, and Hogwarts. have been in a state of rarely seeing each other

So whenever wizards get back together for some event, they can't help but want to show off, either magic items or magic, like those tents at the World Cup camp. .

It cannot be said that this kind of mentality is wrong. In fact, when Muggles appear at the tenth anniversary reunion, their mental state is roughly similar.

As the academy of the self-proclaimed noble French, Beauxbatons' appearance is still restrained and reserved, but even so, the 12 silver Pegasus's generosity is enough to open the eyes of ordinary school students and Muggle Prime Ministers.

Because this kind of horsepower is very powerful, it is also very picky about food and the environment, and it is not pure malt whisky, so the cost of raising it is very high, and ordinary people will go bankrupt if they raise one.

Of course, Major didn't know how "noble" this thing was, but in his opinion, anything in the wizarding world was magical, so even if you told him how difficult it was to raise a Pegasus, it would only mean something to him. The difference between eighty steps and one hundred steps.

That's why Major had the guts to go over and greet Madame Maxime in accordance with French etiquette.

As agreed in advance, the placement of Beauxbatons and these students and staff was undertaken by Ravenclaw College. Professor Flitwick took Mrs. Maxim to the college table and sat down, while Roger o Davis also led the Beauxbatons students in the direction of the castle.

Of course. As a second flower essay, Lockhart sincerely hopes that Roger can protect him, then

Vice pig brother like a little restraint.

Even if Fleur de la Cour is indeed stunningly beautiful, Ravenclaw who is attracted to beauty rather than knowledge is a shame, even if you make an excuse to discuss French alchemy, divination and potions what.

If I remember correctly, in addition to Nicole Lemay, there is also a famous wizard in France, Nostra Demas, who is not only proficient in potions, but also good at astrology. If you can find a chance to visit him...

Alas, it looks like it's advisable to re-elect a prefect.

Beauxbatons will be accommodated by Ravenclaw, while Durmstrang will be hosted by Slytherin

To save time, Snape went straight to the lake, as he sensed that the other party was close.

At the same time, Lockhart also pointed to the other side of the lake.

"They're coming," he said.

In fact, needless to say, all wizards can feel a magical wave suddenly rising in the middle of the lake. This wave gives wizards the feeling that a bear child dropped a thunder a few steps away from you during Chinese New Year. king.

Prime Minister Major couldn't feel anything, but he could see through the last rays of the setting sun that bubbles began to form in the middle of the lake.

Just like the "Flying Dutchman" in "Pirates of the Caribbean", a wooden black ship blew out of the water, and the waves and mist even hit the lake shore, and the ears were too close. A student got soaked.

In October, the Scottish Highlands were already a bit clammy and cold, and Madam Pomfrey, the school doctor on the side, hurriedly sent these unfortunate children back to the castle to prevent a cold.

However, no students are willing to go back, after all, that means they are about to miss the "entry ceremony" of the next two schools

After the black wooden boat emerged from the water, Durmstrang's principal Karkaroff

With Krum, he appeared at the bow of the ship with a high air, and waved his hands to the students of Hogwarts condescendingly, as if he was the leader who came to inspect.

However, Snape snorted coldly, and then stared straight at Karkaroff.

When Karkaroff saw Snape, the smug expression on his face subsided a little, and then he let the students drop the anchor for the boat, and then set up the landing board for landing.

"Although Durmstrang's stance is very close to that of Slytherin Academy, the students in it are not exactly the same. After all, Northern Europe and Central Europe are only one larger school of magic. If they don't want to go there, they will only go there. Can go to the Russians or the French." Lockhart wasted no time in reminding the Prime Minister.

So Major nodded, not trying to make fun of himself.

"But that ship is really powerful." Major said without words, "According to what you just said, it seems that as long as it is connected to the waters of the sea, it can occupy the past?

"Yes, this is a very ancient shipbuilding technique, and we wizards relied on this technique to sell spices in the age of great voyages." Lockhart told him.

Major opened his eyes: "Ha, that's really unfair, we still have to go around the Cape of Good Hope."

Of course, what Lockhart didn't tell him was that because of the popularity of Apparition and Portkeys, this shipbuilding technique is now lost, and Durmstrang's is one of the few legacy left by the ancients. one.

Lockhart noticed that after taking the students off the boat, Karkaroff made a gesture of covering his arms at Snape and cast an inquiring look.

Snape nodded gloomily, and then Karkaroff's expression was obviously wrong.

\"The journey is tiring," Karkaroff said to Dumbledore.

"We are very tired today and hope to have a quick rest."

"As you wish, Igor," said Dumbledore, "but be sure to attend the dinner in the Great Hall, we have kale stew and fish jelly, both Norwegian.

\" Mouthwatering." Karkaroff gave a rare politeness.

Lockhart guessed it was because he still needed Dumbledore to save his life.

After Beauxbatons and Durmstrang, the African Waggardu Academy has finally made its debut.

The sun had already set, but a colorful aurora suddenly fell on the halfway up the hill below Hogwarts Castle. Then the earth suddenly and violently trembled: as if a six-magnitude earthquake had suddenly occurred

The teachers and students present were caught off guard, and a few students who wanted to be lazy and didn't stand very well immediately fell to the ground.

Major wanted to get under the table and hide, but seeing that Dumbledore and the several deans of the academy were still calm beside him, he could only forcibly press the heart that jumped into his throat again.

He gave Lockhart a surreptitious glance, which meant he wished he could explain it to himself.

"It's the rainbow snake," Lockhart told him.

Just as Major was about to ask what the rainbow snake was, a huge crack appeared under the mountain where Hogwarts was located, and a multicolored giant snake, wrapped in dust and greystone, emerged from the crack.

The snake's head is seven or eight meters high, which is almost equivalent to the height of two or three stories, and the body behind it is not much different, and it is similar to the thickness of a train carriage. And its body also shines with seven-colored mysterious patterns, which contrast with the rainbow light in the sky just now.

Major felt like he didn't need to ask.

Chapter 291 Not everyone can pretend to be successful

Under the watchful eyes of all the teachers and students in the school, the gigantic snake drilled for a full five minutes before pulling most of its body out of the crack in the mountain.

Immediately after it came out, it circled the mountain twice, wrapping the entire mountain in its own body. For a time, rainbow-colored lights flashed everywhere outside Hogwarts Castle.

There was an immediate commotion among the students, and everyone wasn't sure if they would be able to go back to the castle to sleep tonight.

"Don't be afraid, children, this is a rainbow snake!" Hagrid finally came out to brush his presence. "This is a giant snake that lives in southern Africa. Its history can be traced back to prehistory. Many earthquakes in Africa are actually It's all caused by it, and the land it burrows will become so fertile that the Benin people see it as a god... Oh, you see, it's beautiful, isn't it?"

In line with the principle of "big is beautiful, fierce is good", this giant snake with a sense of oppression in everyone's eyes, is simply beautiful in Hagrid's eyes.

After the rainbow snake circled around for a few times, he finally found a more comfortable position, parked his head on one of the stone steps on the pier, and opened his mouth.

Everyone who thought they would hear the hoarse sound of the snake heard a melodious flute.

Everyone looked over in puzzlement, but found that the rainbow snake's neck twitched for a while, and then the snake spit out a mucus-stained takraw ball, and the flute that everyone heard came from the takraw ball.