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"Durmstrang? I have heard of this school. Although you have hidden the school address and it is located in remote Northern Europe, I heard that it is the school with the widest enrollment of students among the three magic schools in Europe. I have heard that the school has the widest range of students. Even the children of Bulgaria?”

There was a lot of food on the table, and Jon took Neville and the others to sit at the table, listening to Sir Stoker's compliments and questions to Durmstrang.

Jon smiled and glanced at Luna.

"Say hello to Sir, Anaya."

Luna nodded slightly towards Sir Stoker.

"Hola, seor. (Hello, sir)"

Sir Stoker showed a slightly surprised expression.

"You still recruit students from Spain? I remember when I was in France, the students there all went to Beauxbatons to study."

"Parents always hope that their children can develop better, don't they?" Jon said lightly, "Compared to Beauxbatons, some parents of children obviously believe in our strength more. Of course Beauxbatons is also very An excellent magic school, but we are different in the focus of magic."

The old man in front of him said that his family's title was conferred by the Capetian dynasty (a dynasty in France), so he should be a Frenchman. French wizards usually graduated from Beauxbatons, so Jon was maintaining his loyalty to Germany. While Armstrong was "arrogant", he also saved some face for Beauxbatons.

Sir Stoker laughed. He raised his glass, and the red wine in it was rippling gently with his movements.

"Of course, what parents want most is for their children to get the best education."

The most critical factor in maintaining a conversational atmosphere is that everyone involved in the conversation is willing to continue the meeting.

Jon naturally had a purpose, and he was eager to get closer to Sir Stoker.

Sir Stoke didn't know what the purpose of the communication was, and he obviously wanted to communicate more with Jon.

They chatted as they ate until Jon seemed to make a casual mention.

"The place where you live is a little too remote. If my friend Richard hadn't liked traveling on the ocean, he would never have been able to find it, let alone that we could sit here and have dinner today. "

"I personally like to be quiet after all." Sir Stoker said with a smile. "In addition, although this place is remote, it is a good place to observe celestial phenomena and study astronomy, so I chose to move here. That friend can find out This tower is indeed a coincidence. Before him, it was only 15 years ago that I forgot to replace the expired Muggle banishing spell, and a Muggle ship discovered me."

Jon raised his wine glass and frowned slightly.

He couldn't tell whether Stoker was lying. If this man had really guessed the purpose of their coming here and was deliberately concealing it, then his deceiving and unblinking acting skills would be comparable to Jon's.

"I heard that among the three magic schools in Europe, no matter which school it is, the conditions for recruiting professors are extremely strict and harsh. Since Professor Johnson can be a professor of transfiguration, he must be talented and knowledgeable."

"You're flattered, I was just lucky."

"Then I wonder if Professor Johnson, in addition to his achievements in transfiguration, has done any research on ancient magic texts?"

His tone was casual, but Jon was keenly aware that this might be the key to his enthusiastic attitude towards people in his profession.

Jon pondered for a moment, as if he wanted to be humble.

"Due to my personal interests, I have dabbled in magic texts, but I am not proficient in them."

His answer made Sir Stoker's eyes light up slightly.

But after that, he didn't talk about any more topics related to this aspect, but turned the topic to the changes and customs in the magic world in recent years.

Sir Stoker was extremely surprised when he heard Jon talk about the pure-blood policy implemented in Britain today.

His expression was obviously not fake. It looked like what he said. Since moving to this tower, he has never left this tower and has never had more contact with wizards on land. It's not that bad at all. Know what changes have taken place in the British wizarding world today.

After learning in detail from Jon about Voldemort's bloodline rule in Britain, he showed a scornful attitude and seemed not to agree or accept it.

In fact, it can be seen from his willingness to follow the habits of his ancestors and always use Muggle titles that he actually does not have much contempt or discrimination towards Muggles and wizards who come from Muggle families.

This made Jon feel unexpected and a little strange at the same time.

Of course he would not doubt that Dumbledore's intelligence was wrong.

The Hogwarts ship cannot go astray. Prophecy is the most unreasonable talent in the wizarding world, and the man who can provide Dumbledore with accurate prophecies is also called a prophet. He can even tell Dumbledore at the beginning of World War II. Just by predicting the emergence and explosion of mushroom bombs, it is unlikely to go wrong on this route.

Especially after Azkaban got the diary, this was even more confirmed.

But Sir Stoker's attitude and words towards them did not look like he had any contact with Voldemort.

He looked like he had never even heard of Voldemort.

Because according to him, when Voldemort had just graduated from Hogwarts, that is, in the 1950s, he had already come to this tower from the mainland. During this period, except for Dumbledore's pseudonym visit, he never visited him again. I haven't seen any other British wizards.

There were a few times when wizards from Northern Europe came to him accidentally, but they obviously didn't talk about the rise of a dark lord in Britain at that time.

But if Voldemort himself had really come here, whether he was plotting against this tower or something on the tower, or even Sir Stoker himself, if he showed the slightest sign of being uncooperative, then Voldemort had just just After absorbing his Horcrux state again, Jon didn't think it was possible for Sir Stoker to survive after losing its use value.

If he succumbed to Voldemort himself and did something for him, it could only mean that he was just pretending.

But it was too pretentious, at least Jon didn't find any flaws from beginning to end.

He had doubts in his heart but did not show it, and the dinner ended in such an apparently "enjoyable" atmosphere.

Later, Sir Stoker kindly invited Jon and his students to stay in the tower for a few more days. He rarely had outsiders come here, and he felt that talking to Jon was a natural fit, so he wanted to communicate more with him. comminicate.

Jon was a little hesitant. He said that he had other travel plans with the students, but it would be a good experience to stay and see the tower for a few days.

So he agreed, but made an excuse that he had to go back to the ship tonight to make arrangements for the students staying on the ship, and did not spend the night in the tower that night.