Chapter 203： The Nurmengard Difference

A huge stone statue stepped on the playground at the main entrance of Nurmengard, a burst of smoke rose, and a huge shadow shrouded the students below.

However, despite the shock in their eyes, as long as they saw their headmaster standing in front, none of the Nurmengard students had changed their posture, instead they stood straighter.

Sean, who had been observing from the window, saw this scene, his face was strange, and he touched his chest with some happiness.

I haven't seen much about the academic exchange last year, but when I came here today, I verified my original idea - Nurmengard is really a magic military academy, isn't it?

However, Professor McGonagall was urging everyone to hurry down, and Sean quickly left the window.

According to the previous instructions, the students of Hogwarts formed four teams according to the four houses and walked out of the stone statue.

However, compared to the students in Nurmengard who were standing upright and staring straight ahead, the students at Hogwarts were like a group of stragglers, even temporarily adjusting their posture to make themselves less rambunctious. , compared with the other side is also a lot worse.

The students on both sides became serious.

Hogwarts saw the gap between the two sides, and the already vigilant mentality became more vigilant. And the Nurmengards became serious because of the shocking huge stone statue. After all, it is a thousand-year-old famous school, and its background is really strong.

Before the two sides had officially met, the atmosphere was a little heavy - even heavier than when Nurmengard came to Hogwarts.

Grindelwald came up like a truly kind old man, and he enthusiastically shook hands with Professor McGonagall and Professor Lockhart who led the team.

Yes, Lockhart came with him too - Sean thought, maybe Professor Dumbledore felt that Lockhart's class was useless, so he just let him lead the team...

Lockhart was so moved by Grindelwald's enthusiasm that he held the other's hand firmly.

"Mr. Grindelwald, I'm so glad to see you—I heard you don't have a Defense Against the Dark Arts class at your school? Then I sincerely recommend my books, which are—Ow!"

He hurriedly let go of his hand with a pained cry, and just now, a tingling pain suddenly spread to the palm of his hand.

Grindelwald patted Lockhart on the shoulder and smiled: "I am very satisfied with the curriculum of this school, Professor Lockhart, I think Hogwarts can better display your talents."

"Oh, oh, that's what Professor Dumbledore told me!" Lockhart shook his hand and said proudly.

However, Grindelwald ignored Lockhart. He opened his arms to the Hogwarts students over the professor: "Welcome! Welcome! Hogwarts proud people!"

Harry next to Sean muttered: "Mr. Grindelwald is not what I imagined...he looks kind and kind...well, he's handsome, at least the most handsome old man I've ever seen. A handsome one."

It's just an appearance...still too young, Harry...Sean shook his head.

If Grindelwald really was a kind old man, would the students of Nurmengard be so aggressive?

Grindelwald waved his hand, and the bronze gate of Nurmengard Castle with fire dragons and phoenixes carved into it creaked open.

"The dinner is ready, let's go to the warm interior for more welcome speeches."

He waved his hand, and the Nurmengard students behind him, who had been keeping their eyes open, stomped on the ground in unison. After a loud 'boom', all the students turned around neatly, and then in an orderly manner walked into the castle.

After all the Nurmengard students had walked in, Professor McGonagall cast a glance at the prefects, and adjusted her pointed hat.

"Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, Slytherin, in that order! Remember, keep calm."

The students glanced at each other and became nervous unconsciously. They consciously arranged the team more neatly, and then walked towards the castle.

Nurmengard's castle is obviously much more fortified than Hogwarts. All the buildings here are towering and steep, and the walls seem to be some kind of dark stone brick.

Passing through the bronze gate, Sean was surprised to see that the interior of the castle was extremely spacious, and the high entrance hall required visitors to look up to see the gray-white ceiling.

There are not all kinds of classical decorations like Hogwarts, except for a few murderous armors placed on the wall, there are no oil paintings or green plants.

The style of the building is also simple and generous. The red carpet on the stone corridor seems to have just been placed. Sean guesses that it is probably to welcome the students of Hogwarts?

Following the brand new red carpet, before they came to the auditorium, the door here was also made of bronze, and the center of the door knocker was the school emblem of Nurmengard, which is the Phoenix and the Fire Dragon surrounding the symbol of the Deathly Hallows.

When they stood still, the door slowly opened. On the door, the fire dragon and the phoenix danced entangled, and the Deathly Hallows were not divided into two halves by the door that had not been opened. The triangle moves up and then gradually disappears. The circle expands to the entire door frame and then slowly rotates there. The vertical line in the center stays in place and then stretches, becoming a slender door frame.

Somewhat strangely, the vertical line was slightly inclined to the right, and the opened door had a strange and irregular beauty.

As the Hogwarts students approached, the vertical line became straight again.

In the auditorium, the students of Nurmengard were already sitting at the long table. There were only two long tables in it. At the end, there was a professor's long table like Hogwarts. The sharp-eyed Sean saw that the main seat was Much like the chair Dumbledore sat in...

The little lions of Gryffindor looked at each other, they were divided into two columns, and they walked in with their heads held high.

Percy, the leader, squeezed the thing that Professor McGonagall gave him in his arms.

"Roar!" A deafening roar resounded throughout the auditorium, and a majestic male lion appeared in front of the Gryffindor students. Its mane is a throbbing scarlet flame, and its eyes glow. After running around in mid-air, the lion turned into a light, and the coat of arms on the chests of the uniforms of the Gryffindor students shone brightly.

"Cool..." On the long table on the right, a first-year student from Nurmengard sighed, and was given a stern look by the people around him.

Behind the cubs, Hufflepuff stepped into the auditorium.

Similarly, a huge badger appeared, its neck and face were black and white patterns, its body was completely black, and its small eyes exuded a reassuring and steady light.

A khaki light flickered under its feet, and after disappearing around the field, the coat of arms on the chests of the Hufflepuff students' uniforms also glowed.

Ravenclaw then entered.

After a very penetrating and crisp eagle cry, the bronze-colored giant eagle spread its wings and soared. It showed light and superb flying skills. The tail feathers carried a dark blue light, and those light particles scattered all over the auditorium.

After screaming again, the bronze giant eagle slammed into the ceiling directly, the light scattered, and Sean felt the coat of arms on his chest slightly cool.

Finally, the Slytherins strode in with their heads held high.

Every time they took a step, a gloomy green light spread out from the soles of their feet, and then a huge silver python appeared out of thin air.

The python let out a low hiss, and his green eyes kept scanning everyone. It didn't take off, it swam slowly on the ground, and suddenly, the giant python opened its huge mouth and turned back to bite at the Slytherin students.

The little snakes held their heads high and let the giant python pass through their bodies and then turned into silver mist and burrowed into their respective coats of arms.

After the students from all four Hogwarts houses were seated, Grindelwald clapped his hands and stood up.

"Amazing magic!" He clapped his hands lightly, with a genial smile on his face.

"I've always believed that wizards need to learn from each other in order to improve - like me," Grindelwald laughed even more, "and I learned some endearing qualities from the principal of your school, which is to say less nonsense."

"Let's welcome again, the arrival of Hogwarts!"

There was a loud but not very enthusiastic applause in the auditorium.

Grindelwald applauded to the end, he looked at everyone with a smile and spread his hands: "Now, let's enjoy the dinner!"

On the long table, various delicacies appeared on the plate.

Nurmengard is worthy of being a school that only accepts students, not only to take care of the English food prepared by Hogwarts students, but also to have food from all over Europe, and Sean can even see some food from all over the world.

Sean took a roast duck onto a plate and was surprised to find that it tasted authentic.

It seems that Nurmengard's enrollment is wider than he imagined...

The auditorium became lively, and various accents of English kept ringing in Sean's ears, and he even heard neon English - like a new language...

Beside him, Hermione was still observing the coat of arms on Daisy's chest, her face full of curiosity and thirst for knowledge.

"What kind of magic is this, is it a combination of multiple magic spells?" the girl muttered.

Daisy held her chest out, and her face was bitter.

"Hermione, haven't you seen enough? I'm so hungry..."

"Oh, sorry, let's eat dinner quickly." Hermione looked back reluctantly, she took some food at random, chewing and thinking.

Sean shook his head with a laugh, and Hermione loved studying too much...

However, the Hogwarts students were excitedly discussing what had just happened.

"It's so cool! Just for this one appearance, I also recognize the shame this time."

"Idiot, with such a cool way of appearing, you just want to be ashamed?"

"That is, we can't let our house and Hogwarts lose face!"

Sure enough, dressing ratio is one of the constant needs of human beings of all ages. Appropriate and high-level dressing ratio can effectively stimulate people's positive emotions.

Sean was chatting with his friends while tasting all kinds of food. After everyone was full, dessert came again. Sean took a cup of Nepalese milk tea and took a sip.

Well, the fragrance is very strong, but it's not as good as silk stockings milk tea... After a few sips, Sean looked up at the teacher's desk.

Coincidentally, Grindelwald, who was holding a glass of wine, also looked over. He raised his glass to Sean from a distance, and then blinked.

Sean had no choice but to raise the milk tea cup and nodded, then quickly retracted his head.

Although Dumbledore said that Grindelwald had no ill will towards him, Sean always felt that this unruly old man who was extremely good at turning his face was a dangerous person.

Well, to be honest, Sean is a little bit afraid of Grindelwald, this old man doesn't play cards according to the routine, and always plays some tricks.

What he didn't notice was that on the long table on the right, a brown-haired boy was staring gloomily at Sean.

"Bach, is that kid who smothered your brother?" a girl next to the boy asked casually.

"Hmph," the boy known as Bach licked his lips, "Although he is my brother, he is too stupid... However, the honor of the Hoffman family has to be safeguarded by someone."

The girl raised the corner of her mouth a little and said playfully: "But, the professors won't allow you to do this—don't look at me, I'm not interested in helping, I don't want to go to the dungeon a second time."

Bach raised his eyebrows: "I'm not as stupid as my brother... We still have half a semester to 'get along'..."

Sean, who was drinking milk tea, suddenly received an idea from Dave.

"Sean, that thing you put with me is starting to spin and shine."

"Well, I understand."

Sean puts the high-precision speculum in Dave's den, which is the inner pocket of his uniform. However, there are not a few people who are hostile to him in Nurmengard, and this looking glass is estimated to be turning every day...

Of course, Sean hopes that those who come to trouble him can be smart, and it's best not to do some disgusting deeds, and if you push him in a hurry - Sean will go to Grindelwald and complain.

When the last bit of dessert was gone, Grindelwald stood up again.

"Before your open bellies make you sleepy, I have a few things to say—mostly to our newcomers."

"In Nurmengard, the basement floor is not allowed to enter without the permission of the teacher, and the same is true on the top floor of the castle. Starting tomorrow, the children of Hogwarts, you will follow the students of our school in normal classes."

"Nurmengard doesn't have extra points or deductions, but we have individual daily evaluation points. If you don't pass, there will be a little penalty at the end of the term - don't look at me like that, kids, your principal agrees with me. "

"The evaluation criteria will be communicated to you later."

"In addition all areas of the library in Nurmengard are open 24/7. Likewise, the dueling classroom and infirmary are also on standby for you 24/7."

This time, the Hogwarts students couldn't help but whisper.

Dueling Classroom is open 24/7…

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Grindelwald continued with a smile: "Now, each year at Hogwarts will choose one male and female student representative to come to my office, and I will hand over the Nurmengard school rules to you."

He seemed to be just informing people, and without waiting for the students to speak, he continued to say to himself: "In the first grade, you, you..."

The tip of Grindelwald's wand was beating with light, and before the two first-year students could react, the emblems of fire dragons and phoenixes appeared around the coat of arms on their uniform chests.

"Second grade, you two."

He pointed to Sean and Hermione.