Chapter 267: Portrait

Chapter 267: Portrait

The Hogwarts students for now brought to the castle's Great Hall. The source of this content nov(el)bi((n))

The hall was simply prepared for them, and it looked like Durmstrang had been prepared to pick them up well ahead of time.

Rosier did not restrict their freedom but most students were still a little nervous about being in unfamiliar surroundings and none of them was in the mood to walk around and stroll through this castle.

Jon, however, was curious about every wizarding school, and he mentioned to Rosier his wish to take a look around the school.

In response, the Durmstrang deputy headmistress did not refuse, just asked Jon if he needed a guide.

Jon declined her kindness, did not intend to follow a guide and wanted to follow his own interests, in turn, Hermione also did not want to sit in the great hall, so she went outside the Great Hall with Jon.

And compared to when they first arrived here, there are fewer Durmstrang students in the corridor at this time, they seem to be in their last class of the afternoon, after this class is dinner time, a banquet organized in honour of Hogwarts students' arrival.

"Actually, there's nothing to be curious about this school, even if the customs and cultures are quite different, the three wizarding schools in Europe are basically pretty much the same, what we should really focus on is what they're learning as we speak."

After walking out of the great hall, Jon spoke in a whisper to Hermione as he walked up the stairs with her.

"As I told you earlier, Hogwarts Castle used to be an open and equal school before, and it became what it is today only because Voldemort became Headmaster, and the current Headmaster of Durmstrang is also not a normal person, so I am really curious about what kind of different changes he has made to this school."

Unlike Jon, Hermione did not know the true identity of the old man referred to as "Headmaster".

"The Headmaster of this school. Is he a very famous person?"

Even if she is good at learning, only a year or so has passed since she was rescued from Hogwarts castle and brought to the wagon, and she is not yet able to even be aware of the history of the wizarding world fully.

Jon shrugged.

"The moon! What moon? You're planning to seize the Triwizard Cup on the night of the full moon, partnering with the werewolves to invade Durmstrang! Surely that's despicable Hogwarts! I'm going to report this to Grindelwald immediately, oh no! It's Headmaster Bagshot! We won't let your tricks succeed!"

He screamed and ran away from his frame, shouting "Bagshot is the greatest of all Headmasters, he will stop your plot" as he rushed across the other portraits.

The people in the other portraits all looked at the impudent masked wizard with annoyance, and then a group of people crowded in a frame and looked at them whispering in a language that Jon and Hermione did not understand, similar to German.

One of the well-dressed ladies in that portrait glared at the other ones as if embarrassed by their rudeness, and then she said to Jon with an apologetic expression in somewhat rusty English.

"I apologize to you for the behaviour of Shackleton, my boy, that's how he is, having been expelled from Hogwarts and then admitted to Durmstrang, he gets a little jumpy when he hears the name Hogwarts."

"That's okay, ma'am." Jon thought for a moment, "Can I ask you about the classes that are usually required to be taken at Durmstrang?"

"It's certainly not a secret." The noblewoman looked amiable, and said with interest, "Although I have not been to other magic schools, the curriculum of all three European magic schools should not be different, the main courses are basically charms, transfiguration, defence against dark arts, potions, herbology, astronomy, etc., it's just that Hogwarts' curriculum has a more balanced focus; I heard that Beauxbatons pays more emphasis on alchemy, while our Durmstrang includes duelling magic in the regular curriculum."

That is obviously not the information Jon wanted to know, and he raised an eyebrow and continued to ask.

"And besides this?"

"Other than this." The noblewoman smiled and said, "Because of our Headmaster Bagshot's unique hobby, he has made Muggle Studies a major course and a compulsory subject for students from the first year onwards, and he even 'invited' a real Muggle teacher from the Muggle world for this purpose."

When she said "invited", her face was visibly embarrassed.

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