Ch 556-560

After reading for more than an hour, Ivan finally turned over the two-finger-thick booklet, and his face became extremely exciting.

　　 This "New Century Declaration" is divided into three parts.

　　 The first part is to summarize and analyze the content of his previous speech. Each sentence is divided into a separate page, and at least a thousand words of annotations will be marked below.

　　 Just looking at Ivan, I felt my scalp numb and embarrassed. Even his understanding in his previous life was not so exaggerated... It was similar to the magical version of the Bible or the Analects.

　　 The second part is about his legendary experience in recent years.

However, this part of the words and sentences has a certain deification meaning, and even it has been so magically changed that Ivan can't recognize the born-knowledge, great wisdom, and great magic power, Ivan Hals, who will lead the wizard to create a new era. You mean yourself...

too exaggerated...

　　 The third part is based on his theory to explain the future changes in the magical world, which is slightly normal in Ivan's view.

　　The book also specifically pointed out that if you want to liberate the wizard's productivity, you need to change those old ideas, free the wizard from the meaningless and boring work, and invest in more meaningful magic research...

　　 "Gleason?!" Ivan turned to the last page and snapped the "New Century Declaration" together, muttering to himself with a headache.

　　 These people can do things like this?

　　 He hid in the safe house in Paris, and he didn't plan to let him go...

　　If possible, Ivan would like to drag the wizard named Gleason over to teach him a lesson, lest this guy think about how to make new tricks all day long to claim credit.

　　 Ivan was a little itchy with anger. After calming down, he looked at the book again, but didn't know what to do for a while.

　　 Putting aside those prejudices, Ivan also has to admit that the "New Century Manifesto" is indeed a book with progressive ideas, and it sums up some of his ideas very well.

　　 The content is simple, easy to understand and thought-provoking. It presents the shortcomings and predicaments of the current magical world in front of the readers, and also puts forward some practical solutions in the analysis and summary.

　　 Even Ivan also benefited a lot after reading it. From time to time, he would suddenly have a feeling of "I used to think so, I have such a foresight".

　　 As for the deliberate or unintentional deification in the second part of the legendary experience, Ivan thought about it carefully and understood the deep meaning.

　　 Obviously, Gleason thought he wanted to engage in personality cultism.

　　 Ivan has read history books. Of course, it is clear that in some extreme cases, propaganda in this way can greatly increase the cohesion of a team in a short period of time and cultivate a group of subordinates who are fanatical and enthusiastic.

　　 But history also proves that personality cultism is a double-edged sword. Almost all the extreme examples Ivan can think of are wrong!

　　The reason is very simple. Followers usually believe that "God" is perfect and cannot make mistakes. This leads to "God" having absolute authority. No one dares to deny the words of "God".

　　 It is a pity that all those who are sublimated into gods and thus supported by everyone are still human beings...

　　 As long as you are an individual, it is impossible not to make mistakes forever, and to make absolutely correct choices in everything!

　　 Once an error occurs, the blind obedience of a large number of supporters can easily magnify this wrong behavior infinitely, and eventually become difficult to deal with.

　　 Ivan reached out and took a piece of parchment from the side, holding a quill in his hand, but hesitated for a long time without falling.

　　According to his original idea, he should write a severely worded letter, scolding Gleason for his self-assertion, so that he could restrain himself and burn the book or seal it up.

　　 Because according to Gleason's idea, he handed out a copy to the wizards of Knockdown Alley, so I would definitely feel very uncomfortable in the future.

　　 Being deified is not a good thing. It means that every word and deed of oneself needs to be careful and maintain one's own image.

　　 When I first went back to Knockout Alley, Ivan deliberately pretended to be a strong and vicious look and couldn't stand it in just a week in order to calm the dark wizards, and was forced to hide in this safe house.

　　 If it lasts for a few years or more than ten years, then he won't be crazy!

　　 In addition, Ivan is a little worried that this "New Century Manifesto" renders him too powerful, and if he can't help it, accidentally wears it, it is likely to cause the collapse of his faith.

　　 The wizards who realize they have been deceived may do something crazy.

　　 This is also the reason why Ivan feels that this new century manifesto needs to be sealed, and it is too easy to cause some trouble for himself.

　　 If it was accidentally spread out and spread on a large scale, and attracted the attention of the Ministry of Magic, it would be even worse.

According to the information he has learned through many contacts with Fudge, the Minister of Magic is a real conservative. His ruling philosophy is mainly to maintain stability. It is impossible to support such radical ideas, and may even be resisted and traced to the source. .

In the end, he will definitely be found on his head, because the "New Century Manifesto" was written around him, and his name is clearly written on it~www.mtlnovel.com~Of course, based on his age and in the magic world In terms of popularity, publishing such a book that promotes radical reforms and self-deification can only be regarded as very out of the ordinary. There is no clear violation of the law. Fudge cannot help him at all, and at most explicitly prohibits the spread of the book.

　　 But if he raised a large number of dark wizards in Knockdown Alley, and trained day and night to capture the wizarding market, it is not necessarily the case!

　　 Fudge will never allow such an army of wizards to threaten the Ministry of Magic!

　　 This Minister of Magic might still think that he is the next Voldemort, because this kind of gathering people, propagating ideas, and engaging in personality cultism is very similar to the various actions taken when Voldemort emerged.

　　 So an Azkaban will be his final destination...

　　 As for disbanding the subordinates of the wizards and proactively show to the Ministry of Magic to prove their harmlessness?

　　 Ivan didn't even think about it, only a fool would do that!

　　 The original time and space has repeatedly proved how unreliable the Ministry of Magic is.

　　 In the turbulent days that Voldemort is about to return and Dumbledore's life is not long before, it would be nice if Fudge can stabilize the situation without adding chaos.

　　 wants to protect himself, he has only two options.

　　 Either leave all of your friends dingy and leave the British magical world, find a place to hide. Either increase your own strength as much as possible, fight in groups if you do not win heads-up, at least don't be squeezed as a soft persimmon by the resurrected Voldemort...

　　 The third option of surrender does not exist. Ivan knows very well that Voldemort, the enemy of the two bombs, must have a deep memory. This is also the reason why he actively destroyed the Horcrux...

After excluding the options of escape and surrender, there is only one road ahead!

　　 That is to increase one's strength as much as possible. Once the situation is critical, use the Courageous Loyalty Curse to hold back. As long as he raises the level of magic, and integrates several bloodlines, Ivan thinks that it is no problem to successfully kill Voldemort...

　　 Because of this, Ivan hesitated how to deal with this "New Century Declaration."

　　 It is not difficult to see how much effort Gleason, as the editor of this booklet, is two-finger-wide and the depth of the content.

　　 Also, only those who think hard every day and are not afraid of staying up late to bald the strong can complete it in less than two months...

　　 If I write a letter directly to refuse and request the burning of the book, it will undoubtedly make Gleason feel chilly, and even feel resentful...

　　 If the hearts of the people are scattered, the team will not be able to lead... Ivan deeply understands this truth, so this matter must be handled carefully!

　　 "Then it can only be modified!" Ivan thought for a long time, and finally made a decision!

　　After pondering for a while, Ivan slowly began to write, and first praised Gleason's progressive ideas expounded in the book in a complimentary tone, and said that Gleason's understanding and summary of his own words were very good.

But at the same time, Ivan also mentioned in his letter that he was not satisfied with the contents of the first and second parts of the "New Century Declaration" and needed to be revised, and hinted that Gleason should focus on elaborating the concept and weaken the content Personality cult thought.

　　 That's right... it's a weakening, not a complete removal!

　　 Although personal cultism has many disadvantages, if it is well controlled, it is not unusable.

　　 For example, during the Muggle World War, both belligerent countries used this method. The difference is the difference in degree. The most extreme example is the mustache...

　　 Ivan does not want to be deified, but as a pioneer, he can use this identity and the ideas promoted in the "New Century Manifesto" to improve the team's sense of identity.

No way, compared to forces that have operated for decades like the Order of the Phoenix and Death Eaters, the wizards on his side were all temporarily pulled up in Knockdown Alley. If you want to ensure loyalty, you have to think more about crooked ideas. Row.

　　 In a sense, Gleason is indeed an individual talent. The idea of ​​brainwashing with brochures is very good, but it is a pity that talent is used in the wrong place.

　　If the other party is a Death Eater and changes this pamphlet to a pure blood theory, then Voldemort will definitely be ecstatic and introduce him as a confidant...

　　 But he doesn't need such extreme concepts here, so these contents must be modified to some extent!

　　 "It's really troublesome..." Ivan threw the book aside, muttering to himself in distress.

　　He is a person who is not very good at management. Compared to being surrounded by a large number of people, he is more accustomed to fighting alone, so he has no worries.

　　 If it hadn't been for Esiah to recruit people in Knockturn Alley because of some misunderstanding, he would really not consider developing power.

　　 At the beginning, I made good friends with werewolf wizards such as Fren and Walker only to test the effect of the wolf poison potion, and by the way to prevent the malicious dark wizards in Knockdown Alley.

　　 But now that's the end of the matter, Ivan can only go on so black.

　　 After all, with his current strength, there is a big gap with Voldemort, far from being able to protect himself by fighting alone.

　　In the original time and space, McGonagall, Slughorn, and Kingsley briefly contained Voldemort in the First Battle of Hogwarts, which shows that in the wizard's battle, the number is not completely useless.

　　 It is still necessary to have more trusted helpers, at least to help contain the large number of Death Eaters.

　　 Ivan lay exhausted on the bed, thinking about the Goblet of Fire to be held this year and the strange snake face after Voldemort's resurrection.

　　...

the next morning.

　　 Ivan was awakened by a loud noise. When he opened his eyes, he saw a large number of small alchemy creatures beating on the bedside table. Obviously the sound he heard just now was caused by these little guys.

　　 Ivan frowned and was about to complain a few words when he saw these "little carrot heads" pushing a large clock over.

　　 The time above points to ten twenty...

　　 "It's actually so late!" Ivan's face changed, only to realize that this group of alchemy creatures kindly wanted to remind themselves.

　　 "Thanks, Wu Ka Ka..." Ivan said apologetically, and a carp quickly sat up.

　　 quickly got dressed, and after washing in the bathroom, Ivan grabbed his suitcase as quickly as possible, lifted the owl's cage, and rushed downstairs.

　　 It's okay if he doesn't hurry up. The Hogwarts train departs at eleven o'clock, and he has been delayed for several minutes just getting dressed and washed.

　　 Thanks to him, he had prepared everything he was going to bring a few days earlier.

　　 "See you next year, Wu Ka Ka!" Ivan went out hurriedly. When the door closed, he did not forget to say goodbye.

The alchemy creatures in the room waved their hands at Ivan, yelling goodbye in their mouths ~ www.mtlnovel.com~ After the door was closed, they piled up and assembled into a small robot 70 cm tall. , The routine began to make the bed and clean the room.

　　 After stacking the beds and putting everything in place, the alchemy creatures unexpectedly noticed a book that was thrown into the corner, and gathered curiously...

　　 At the same time, Ivan walked downstairs, passing by the living room, and happened to see Nick LeMay coming out of the studio.

　　 "Hals, if I hadn't asked Ukhaka to call you, you might have missed this year's train..." Nick LeMay looked at the clock on the wall and said jokingly.

"I'm sorry, teacher, it was a little late yesterday!" Ivan awkwardly scratched his hair, because last night he thought about Voldemort's things before going to bed, and in his sleep there was the snake without a nose. The face... was so ugly that he almost woke him up.

"Then you have to hurry up... No, I'll save breakfast for you, let's eat a little bit later!" Nick LeMay smiled and pointed to the polenta and a few slices of bread on the table. Said.

　　 Ivan nodded, took the bowl of polenta and drank it cleanly, grabbed a piece of bread and stuffed it in his mouth, ran out, and said goodbye to Nick LeMay without a word.

　　 "Teacher... see you next year!"

　　Nick LeMay looked at the back of Ivan hurriedly leaving, shook his head amusedly and said nothing.

　　 ran all the way to the courtyard outside the hut, Ivan thought of Kingdom Cross Station in his mind, waved his wand vigorously, and recited the spell.

　　 "Apparition!"

　　 A vortex of space engulfed Ivan in an instant.

After bidding farewell to Ivan, Nick Lemay took the drawing and sat on the sofa in the living room, drinking morning tea while pondering the idea of ​​improving the device.

　　 At this moment, there was a sudden "boom boom" down the stairs on the stairs not far away, which sounded very hurried.

　　Nick LeMay turned his head strangely and looked over, and he saw a 70 cm tall little robot holding a book and quickly jumping down the stairs.

Perhaps because of his short height and being too anxious, the little robot suddenly failed to step on the right steps, his body suddenly lost his balance, and fell heavily on the next step, just like a "thump-thump-thump" obedience all the way. It rolled down.

The alchemy creatures that make up the robot screamed in panic, clutching their companions with both hands, but due to inertia, many alchemy creatures outside were thrown out, and finally hit the ground. At that time, it just fell apart and broke into one place...

　　 Seeing this scene, Nick LeMay shook his head. It seemed that these alchemy creatures had to be improved a little bit.

　　 The "little turnip heads" scattered on the ground quickly regrouped after a few seconds of panic.

　　 But they weren't grouped together, but like an ant moving house, he lifted up the thick booklet and moved it slowly in front of Nick LeMay.

　　 "What is this?" Nick LeMay picked up the pamphlet curiously, and was fascinated by the picture on the cover.

　　 "New Century Declaration"?

　　Nick LeMay looked at the name of the booklet and couldn't help frowning.

　　The little alchemy creatures are talking about something. Although it sounds like meaningless words like "Ullara", Nick LeMay can accurately hear what they want to express.

　　 "You found it in the corner of Hals' room..." Nick LeMay nodded. It should be something Ivan forgot to bring...

　　Nick LeMay drew out his wand and wanted to cast a spell to notify Dumbledore, asking Fox to pick it up, and return it to him when Ivan arrived at the school.

　　 Just looking at the picture on the cover of the booklet, Nick LeMay hesitated.

　　 This kind of thing that is easy to carry around and painted with weird patterns always reminds him of the catastrophe that spread across Europe decades ago.

　　 When Grindelwald emerged in the European magic world, he often promoted his ideas through speeches and distributing brochures.

　　 This "New Century Proclamation" seems to him to be the same thing, and Nick LeMay can't help but worry about whether Ivan will be fooled by others.

After all, a 14-five-year-old little wizard is in the process of shaping the Three Views, and he is very easily affected by some extreme concepts, leading to an evil path. Nick Lemay originally intended to accept Ivan as a disciple, and it is even more impossible to let it go. Up.

　　 Thinking of this, Nick LeMay tried to turn the pages of the book, and then he saw the preface above.

　　 [We should measure the value of a wizard by his level of magic rather than bloodliness...——Ivan Hals]

　　 Seeing the content of the preface and the final signature, Nick LeMay's face changed slightly, and he looked a little surprised.

Nick LeMay thought that this "Declaration of New Century" was given to Ivan by someone who wanted to confuse him, but he didn't expect the situation to be the opposite. The content in this booklet was written by Ivan himself. I intend to use this to explain a certain kind of thought...

　　 "Anti-blood theory?"

　　Nick LeMay raised his eyebrows, guessed something from the prologue, after hesitating for a moment, he continued to look through it.

　　 The more I look at Nick LeMay's expression, the more serious it becomes, but it quickly turns into a thoughtful look.

　　Because he discovered that the content written in the "New Century Manifesto" is not purely opposed to pure blood, and does not mean to beat the pure blood wizard to death, but advocates equality and weakens the advantage and influence of pure blood wizards as much as possible.

Some of the ideas explained in 　　 also made Nick Le May very interested. They are all aimed at the shortcomings of the current magical world, and seem to incorporate a part of Muggle ideas.

　　 As for the length of Ivan's deification of himself, Nick LeMay ignored it. Personality cultism is regarded as the most commonly used method by emerging forces.

　　 "I didn't expect Hals to have such deep thoughts at this age..." At the end, Nick LeMay slowly put down the booklet and couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

　　 It's normal for a little wizard to have the idea of ​​changing the magic world on a whim. What is really rare is that Ivan can analyze the reasons for it and give some plans.

　　 "Genius?" Nick Le May muttered to himself.

　　 He remembered the conversation he had with Dumbledore last year. It is no wonder that the strongest white wizard in England paid so much attention to Ivan Hals, even a little jealous.

　　 Now he understands...

During the one and a half months in this mansion, Ivan has been gentle and polite, like a precocious big boy. If it weren't for this "New Century Proclamation," Nick Le May would never have thought that Ivan would have hidden this. Such a big ambition!

　　 This skill of disguise and forbearance is really shocking!

"No, it's not right~www.mtlnovel.com~ shouldn't be pretended." Nick LeMay shook his head and rejected the idea. He lived more than six hundred years old. Naturally, he has a way of seeing people. No matter how old the little wizard pretends, there is no reason to hide it from him.

　　 There is no conflict between being ambitious and being gentle and polite...

　　 "Unfortunately, it's still a little tender..." Nick LeMay looked at the booklet placed on the table and said with a sigh.

　　 The concept of ignoring ancestry and that all people are equal based on ability is too idealistic. It is okay to shout slogans. If you want to really implement it in the magical world, there is a lot of resistance, and it will inevitably meet opposition from all parties.

　　 Of course, in the eyes of Nick LeMay, these are all small things. With Ivan's talent, the magical world will have no rivals in ten years, and it will be a big deal.

The important thing is that Ivan wants to completely reform the magic world and promote communication between Muggles and wizards. This will touch the bottom line of many people, break the hundreds of years of tacit understanding between Muggles and wizards, and make it unpredictable. s consequence.

　　 You must know that signing a secrecy law to isolate the wizarding world from Muggles is not just a move by England or a region in Europe, but the consensus of the entire wizarding world!

　　In these hundreds of years, many smart people can see that the power balance of wizards and Muggles is gradually tilting toward the latter.

　　 There are not a few wizards who want to fight and break the tradition, and Grindelwald is only one of the most radical in the past 100 years!

　　 But these people failed without exception...

　　 Those in power who put out the flames of reform are certainly not fools, because isolating the Muggle world from the wizarding world is precisely the gentlest they can think of... and the only feasible move!

Thinking of this, Nick Le May unavoidably felt a little powerless.

　　Don't look at the existence of wizards as a secret to ordinary Muggles, but the top Muggles know it.

　　The two sides usually establish a certain cooperative relationship. As for whether the status is equal, it depends on the balance of power between the Muggle government and the magical world.

　　For example, in France, the Muggle government has weak control over the wizarding world. The Ministry of Magic is nominally a department of the country, but it has a high degree of freedom and tends to complement each other. It also has corresponding seats in the Muggle parliament.

In addition, the Muggle government will help conceal the existence of the magical world and allow the magic academy to recruit students in the local area... It can be said that the magical world can smoothly conceal it with the help of the top Muggle leaders. Indispensable.

In exchange, the Ministry of Magic will supervise the wizards in the country, regulate their behavior, and send a powerful Auror to protect the president and important officials to prevent the Muggle head from being controlled by some malicious wizards, or even spy wizards sent from other countries. .

　　 occasionally deals with things that the Muggle government does not handle.

　　 Therefore, the attitudes of various countries towards the group of wizards are very contradictory. To put it briefly, it is necessary to win and be guarded!

　　 The wooing is to resist the wizards of other countries and guarantee the interests of the country.

　　 Defense is the magical ability of fear wizards to modify memories, read thoughts, and teleport!

　　Anyone in power does not want to become a puppet in the hands of others one day.

　　 The two worlds have always maintained a delicate balance in this contradictory relationship!

　　 Until now, there has been no major trouble. The "International Wizarding Union Confidentiality Act" signed in 1689 and officially promulgated in 1692 is absolutely indispensable!

　　 The basis for the birth of this law is that Muggle witch hunts began to intensify in the 15th century.

　　 At that time, Muggle's persecution of witches and wizards had reached an extreme point.

　　 Although wizards are born with magical powers, they are too few.

At that time, the total number of wizards in Europe was probably less than 10,000, and they were scattered in various countries and regions. Most of them had not been systematically studied. They could only release some weak magic by instinct. The strength was very weak and difficult. Resist the persecution of Muggles!

The implementation of the "International Wizarding Federation Confidentiality Act" has created shelters for wizards, isolating the magical world from the Muggle world, uniting scattered compatriots, and gathering strength to learn magic. Melon dare not act rashly.

　　 It can be said that this law has greatly eased the most intense low-level conflict between wizards and Muggles, turning it into high-level communication.

　　 But this also caused a lot of hidden dangers, making most wizards forced to be out of touch with the times.

　　 Since then, the Muggle world has made fewer and fewer actions against wizards, and after the Industrial Revolution, it has completely turned to Huairou.

　　Because the Muggle elite knows who will benefit from this delay, this method of boiling frogs in warm water also avoids the war between wizards and Muggles. It is perfect!

　　 The wizards who took the initiative to hide are bound by their cocoons, and they can't say anything.

　　Who would have thought that in just a few hundred years, the Muggle world would have undergone earth-shaking changes!

　　 In comparison, the speed of magic changes is far less than that of technology, and the wizards are all trapped in a small circle, and the ideology is obsolete, which causes the gap to widen.

　　 When they finally made up their minds to make changes, they found that this state has been going on for hundreds of years, and it has become the consensus of the world. Change means facing greater obstacles!

　　 Not everyone has this courage and is willing to bear the consequences!

　　 Turn a blind eye, maintain the status quo and wait for the successor to deal with it, becoming the first choice of most people in power in the magical world!

　　Nick LeMay sighed slowly, opened the "New Century Declaration" again, and looked at the beautiful imagination of wizards and Muggles in the book, and felt more naive.

　　 But there is also a trace of yearning...

　　 "Peace, communication... new era..." Nick Le May muttered to himself, can such a vision really be realized?

　　Vaguely, Nick LeMay remembered the previous conversation with Dumbledore, and suddenly felt that Dumbledore might be right. This should be the best opportunity!

　　Nick LeMay flipped through the book, revisited the content of the "New Century Declaration", and said with a smile when he saw the words calling for change at the end.

　　 "Oh, the writing is pretty good!"

　　 Although Ivan's idea is somewhat idealistic, it is such a pure thing that is often the most attractive and contagious.

　　 If it can be released on a large scale in the magic world, Nico Lemay believes that "New Century Proclamation" will definitely be recognized and even sought after by a large number of young wizards!

　　 "So don't you help that kid?"

　　 In the silent, empty living room, a faint voice suddenly rang.

　　 "I'm too old, two hundred years ago, my old bone might still want to move..." Nick LeMay shook his head and looked at a clearing beside him.

An old witch in a loose robe is standing there, her face is peaceful, wrinkles all over her face tell the traces of the years, and more importantly, her body is illusory, with a faint mist spreading like a ghost. general.

　　 The old witch looked at Nick LeMay with her eyes full of love, but then a little blame appeared on her face, and pointed to Nick LeMay's left hand, saying something in her mouth.

　　 There is no sound around, and only Nick Leme can hear the faint sound.

　　 "No, I can't return this thing to Albus..." Nick LeMay shook his head and rejected the old witch's proposal, gently stroking the ring on his left hand. The black gems on it were very dazzling.

　　 If Dumbledore were here, I would be surprised to find that the ring was intact, and it would not take two years to fix it, as Nick LeMay said.

　　 But the resurrection stone did not hurt the core. For an alchemist like Nick Lemay, eliminating those minor effects is naturally easy, and it doesn't take much time.

　　I said that deliberately because after a period of research, Nick LeMay found that the energy contained in this Deathly Hallows was amazing, and it was not inferior to the Philosopher's Stone.

　　 The more he studied, the more shocked he became.

　　 In addition, Dumbledore's enthusiasm for the Deathly Hallows also made him very worried.

　　Nick LeMay once read the collection of English fairy tales. He is very clear about the story of the Deathly Hallows. Coupled with the research these days, he does not think that collecting the Three Hallows can relieve Dumbledore's dilemma.

　　 The resurrection stone does not have the ability to truly resurrect people. Instead, it may become the fuse to destroy the fragile balance of the moment, so he prefers to let this deathly sacred instrument be buried along with his own death.

　　 However, the "New Century Manifesto" written by Ivan has shaken Nick LeMay's original idea.

　　A powerful and unconstrained force usually stirs up chaos, but it may not be able to turn into a sword overcoming obstacles...

　　 "Forget it, let fate make the decision!" Nick LeMay hesitated, and finally sighed. Anyway, he won't live long. The magic world can't handle things, so he can only leave it to the reserves to toss.

　　 Thinking about this, Nick Lemey frowned and gradually loosened, looking at the old witch in front of him, his face became more and more peaceful, he took off the ring from his hand, and talked one by one in his mouth.

　　 When I finish the last thing, I will accompany you!

　　 The old witch's figure slowly faded, before disappearing, she smiled and nodded, and responded to Nick LeMay's words.

　　...

　　 At the same time, London's Kingdom Cross Station,

　　 Along with a shift in space, Ivan's figure appeared out of thin air in an alley near the station.

　　 [Ding, after practice, Apparition/Apparition has been upgraded, the current level is 6]

　　 "Has the Phantom Shift upgraded? It's pretty fast!" Ivan glanced at the system's skill bar and said with emotion.

　　 It seems that the frequent ultra-long-distance teleportation these days can still achieve the effect of exercise... No wonder he has recently felt that the consumption of this magic has been reduced a lot, and it has become more comfortable to use.

　　 If you have time to practice for a while, maybe you can try to practice teleportation in battle.

　　 Ivan thought as he walked towards Kingdom Cross Station with his small suitcase and owl cage.

　　 I was in a hurry when I came just now, and now there is a full 15 minutes before the start, so there is plenty of time.

　　 In fact, even if you accidentally be late and miss the Hogwarts train, it will not have any effect.

　　He is not Harry or Ron, so he will apparate directly to Hogsmeade Village, and then go back to school through the secret road, which is much faster than taking the train!

　　 Stepping into the station, Ivan went straight to platform nine and three-quarters. When he approached, he was surprised to find that he was here. Harry, Hermione, and the Weasley family were all waiting here, seeming to say something.

　　 Because of her sight, Hermione was the first to see Ivan.

　　The little witch's face first showed a happy expression, she wanted to step forward, but she soon thought of something, she paused, and her mouth was closed, her face was very ugly.

　　 "Hey, Ivan! This way!" Harry and the others quickly noticed the existence of Ivan and waved their hands.

　　 "Long time no see, Harry!" Ivan smiled and opened his hand, and hugged Harry as he walked forward.

　　 George and Fred also hugged him, jokingly squeezing him and Harry in between.

　　 Ivan reluctantly broke free, looked helplessly at the two Weasley brothers who had escaped, and asked casually. "George and Fred, how is your research recently?"

　　"It's superb! Our skipping candy and automatic quill pens are very popular. We received a lot of orders during the summer vacation. We have been busy for a long time before we got enough goods...

　　 There is also the portable swamp that I told you last time. We have also improved it. That thing can turn the entire auditorium into a swamp! If Filch confiscates our inventory this time, I will sneak one and go to his office..."

　　 Speaking of the joke toy, George was very excited and talked endlessly.

　　 "Ahem..." Fred next to him hurriedly coughed a few times and reminded him.

　　 George felt cold behind him, and turned his head slightly trembling, Mrs. Weasley was staring at him with her waist in the dark.

　　 "George... I remember you promised me that your toys won't bother the professors in school!" Mrs. Weasley said angrily.

　　 Although she reluctantly agreed with the Weasley brothers to study joke products because of the previous agreement, it was not without conditions! George promised her that the toys they made were harmless and purely for fun.

"Mom, George promised you that, I'm Fred... He never told me about this, you should scold him!" George played with the usual identity swap with a guilty conscience. Without hesitation, he sold Fred in an attempt to confuse him.

　　 Fred looked at him angrily, and the two soon started fighting.

　　 In the end, neither of them escaped a catastrophe, and Mrs. Weasley was severely taught by Mrs. Weasley, which attracted the attention of a group of passing Muggles.

　　 Ivan looked at the scolded George and Fred, a little embarrassed, he thought that Mrs. Weasley had accepted the magic items they had made before asking!

"Okay, Molly! It's late now, the kids should get on the train!" Arthur Weasley looked at the time, and quickly persuaded Molly, who was still very angry, to save George and Frey. De's ears are about to be deafened.

　　 Immediately afterwards, everyone lined up and prepared to enter the nine and three-quarters platform in twos and threes.

　　 Ivan wanted to enter ~www.mtlnovel.com with Hermione and Harry, but when he approached, he was frightened by Hermione's fierce eyes.

　　 Ivan, confused, had to go in with George and Fred instead.

　　 "Get ready, time is limited, you better hurry up, three... two... one... punch!" Mrs. Weasley issued a command.

　　 Ivan took the lead, holding his suitcase and owl cage, and hurriedly ran into it according to the instructions, and passed through the wall to the Wizard Station.

　　 As the departure time was approaching, the wizard station was very lively and there were noisy noises everywhere. Seven or eight little wizards crowded in front of the train and waved goodbye to their parents. A timid freshman even cried on the spot because of leaving home for the first time.

　　 Two or three seconds later, George and Fred also passed through the wall behind.

　　 "I'm sorry, George, I shouldn't have asked that before..." Ivan said apologetically.

　　 "It's okay, it's not your fault, it's because mom managed to be too wide..." George waved his hand indifferently.

　　 Fred also smiled and said, "It seems we have to make up a communication code next time!"

　　 "Yes! Then mother won't find out." George patted Fred on the shoulder and said very excitedly. "Fred, you are such a genius!"

　　 "Does that still need to be said?! Could it be that you only know today?" Fred raised his eyebrows.

　　 The two laughed happily, and the slaps and anger at each other just now didn't seem to affect their relationship.

　　 Or they just pretended to fool Mrs. Weasley, but it was a pity that they didn't succeed this time.

Looking at the two people like living treasures, Ivan shook his head helplessly.

　　 The three of them waited for a while at the entrance. Harry, Hermione and others entered through the wall one after another, followed by Bill, Charlie, and Weasley.

　　 Everyone was saying their final farewell in front of the train, and Mrs. Weasley kindly hugged everyone.

　　 Charlie smiled while hugging Ginny to say goodbye to her. "I don't think we will be apart for too long... Maybe I will see you again soon!"

　　 "Why do you say that?" Fred asked strangely.

　　 "You'll know when you get to school!" Charlie shrugged, and then added. "By the way, don't tell Percy that I mentioned this... You know, this is'top secret information, and it will not be released until the Ministry of Magic considers it appropriate.'"

　　 "If there is a choice, I really hope I can go back to Hogwarts school this year." Bill on the side also looked at the Hogwarts train in front of him with emotion, with a melancholy expression.

　　 The mysterious appearance of the two of them dangled everyone's interest, and made George, Harry and others very curious.

　　 "What are you hiding from us?" George glared at the two angrily, and asked reluctantly.

　　 However, no matter what he asked, Charlie and Bill were secretive and inconvenient to disclose, making George and the others very depressed.

　　 Ivan did not participate, because he knew that what Charlie and Bill were hiding was the Triwizard Tournament to be held this year!

　　 Although "activities" such as fire fighting dragons, mermaid fighting, and mazes can only be regarded as small scenes in Ivan's eyes, for other wizards, they are indeed thrilling and worthwhile events!

　　 woo...

Just when Bill and Charlie were about to be annoyed by George and the others, a loud whistle sounded, and billowing steam drifted into the sky along the train chimney. Mrs. Weasley quickly interrupted the conversation and drove them away. Get in the car.

　　 "Really, they must know something, but they just want to hide it from us." Ron dragged his luggage along the aisle of the train, grumbling in his mouth.

　　 "Yes, it's not fair!" Fred also agreed with dissatisfaction. Charlie and Bill picked up his curiosity, and half-talked him.

　　 Harry was not too curious about this, but turned to look at Ivan and asked. "Ivan, where did you go during your summer vacation? Why didn't you come to the Burrow, Sirius even bought you Quidditch tickets, but it was a waste..."

　　 "Yeah, you missed this year's Quidditch World Cup! That game was simply amazing! You should really come and see..."

　　 Ron heard Harry mention the Quidditch game, and hurriedly got together, talking endlessly about the wonderful contest between Ireland and Bulgaria in the World Cup!

Especially when talking about Krum, Ron seemed very excited. He talked loudly about how Krum used Ronsky fake moves on the court, and successfully deceived Irish seeker Aidan Lin. Qi, let the opponent fall heavily to the ground...

　　 "After that, Krum successfully won the Snitch and ended the game!" Ron finally concluded, enthusiastically like he himself caught the Snitch in the World Cup.

　　 "But I heard that the Irish team won, didn't you?" Ivan replied casually, wanting to test whether his butterfly has affected the progress of the game.

　　 If he remembers correctly, the Bulgarian team's Krum succeeded in catching the Snitch, but still lost the game because the score was lower than the Irish team.

　　 "That's not to blame Krum, is it? He has done well... it's all other Bulgarian players who didn't cooperate well!"

　　 Ron yelled for Krum, what at the end of the game, the score gap was very small, the Bulgarian batsman scored two more goals Krum can turn defeat into victory, etc...

　　 Ivan rolled his eyes, not wanting to hear Krum's glorious record, looked straight at Harry, and explained. "Professor Dumbledore gave me a special training this summer. I really don't have time to watch the Quidditch game."

　　It was not convenient for Ivan to disclose the matter related to Nick LeMay, so I had to throw the pot to Dumbledore.

　　 Anyway, the old professor won't explain it even if he knows it, so there is no need to worry about the risk of being dismantled.

　　 "It turned out to be like this, no wonder you didn't reply to us during the whole summer vacation!" Harry nodded.

　　 "Reply?!" Ivan was startled.

　　 "Yes! We didn't wait for you during the Quidditch game, so we sent you a few letters, but after waiting for a long time, we didn't wait for your reply!"

　　 Harry gave an explanation, then smiled and told Ivan about the funny things that happened when they were a guest in the Burrow.

　　 For example, once, they finally waited for an owl. Hermione mistakenly thought it was Ivan's letter and was happy to fetch it. But when she opened it, she discovered that Sirius had given it to herself...

　　 Harry talked endlessly, but before she could finish her words, she was so scared that Hermione's fierce eyes shut up.

　　 Ivan's mind was stunned, and he finally remembered what he had forgotten. It turned out that he had forgotten to write to Hermione during the summer vacation!

　　 But this can't be entirely blamed on him.

　　 Everything was fine originally, after all, who knew that so many messy things happened once home.

　　 He was a little wizard who had just entered the fourth grade and became the king of Knock Down Alley somehow. He was forced to fight with those restless subordinates every day, and his head became bigger. How could he remember writing letters?

　　 "I'm sorry, Hermione, Professor Dumbledore took me to a very special place, so I can't receive your letters at all, and my owl can't fly out..." Ivan said with a guilty conscience.

　　 "Then you should inform me before where you are going...I mean, inform us!" Hermione looked very upset, her brown eyes fixed on Ivan and retorted.

　　 Ivan was speechless for a while, he forgot the incident directly, of course it was impossible to inform Hermione.

　　 Without Ivan's response, Hermione couldn't figure out what was going on.

"So you forgot again, didn't you? You do this every time..." The little witch snorted angrily, turned aside her face, holding her luggage, and walked towards the empty box in front of him. He slammed his shoulder hard.

　　 "God, Hals, you forgot all of us!" George pretended to be angrily and stepped up and scolded Ivan fiercely.

　　Fred did the same. The two sang Ivan out loud, deliberately speaking very loudly so that Hermione could hear it.

　　 But Hermione didn't even look at them, went straight into the box, and closed the door heavily.

　　 The Weasley brothers stopped then, and gave him a helpless, self-seeking look.

They did this just now. In addition to scolding Ivan to calm Hermione, they also wanted to let Hermione know that Ivan didn't deliberately target her. Even their friends didn't wait to reply. It was probably delayed by something. .

　　 But it doesn't seem to have any effect now...

　　 "Oh...we can only do so much, please persuade me!" Fred patted Ivan on the shoulder with the appearance of a person, and then pulled George to find a place.

　　 Of course, Ivan can understand the kindness of George and Fred. Looking at the closed door of Hermione's carriage, it is also a headache. How could he forget about writing?

　　 Harry and Ron also hesitated to step forward. They had seen Hermione's face just now, and neither of them wanted to go in and get in trouble.

　　 "Ivan, should we go in anyway?" Harry asked when he noticed that the train was honking again and was about to start.

　　 "How about we find another empty box?" Ron suggested.

　　 Ivan shook his head and stretched out his hand to push the box door open. He looked around. At this moment, Hermione was sitting in the corner on the right, quietly flipping through a thick book.

　　 Although she heard the door pushing, Hermione didn't mean to raise her head.

　　 Ivan hesitated, then sat down beside the little witch.

　　 Harry and Ron also came in behind them, and sat down opposite Ivan and Hermione tremblingly. I wonder if it was an illusion, they always felt an indescribable pressure spreading in the car...

　　 The weird silence lasted for a long time, the slightly crowded box echoed with the rattling sound of the train when it was running, and the sound of Hermione turning the pages of the book from time to time.

　　 It's just that Ivan, Harry, and Ron didn't notice. Hermione turned the pages of the book much faster than usual. Sometimes the pages were clipped together and turned over without noticing.

　　 "Sorry, Hermione, I promised to write to you during the summer vacation this year, but I forgot about it!" Ivan hesitated to break the calm and spoke again.

　　Since this incident was caused by his mistake, Ivan would naturally not take into account the face problem, and apologized very sincerely.

　　 "So what... and then?" Hermione stopped turning the pages of the book, a slight annoyance appeared on her face~www.mtlnovel.com~Apologize? that's it?

　　 During this summer vacation, she thought Ivan would be watching the Quidditch World Cup, so she waited happily, but Ivan did not show up on the day of departure.

　　Hermione was very disappointed, wanting to know why Ivan didn't come, and expected that Ivan would abide by the agreement and send her a letter telling her all this.

　　 As a result, she waited for two months, nothing!

　　 Ivan opened his mouth, intending to explain, but the words got stuck in his mouth and couldn't speak.

　　 Normally, he can always find countless reasons to flick the other party for a while, but today he doesn't know why it failed here.

　　 "Yeah, you always do this, the year before last, last year, this year...every time you forget!" Hermione said sarcastically.

"Well, it was my fault the year before last...but didn't we stay together during the summer vacation last year? Besides, you know, I was not in the mood to write a letter in that situation." Ivan was helpless. Replied.

　　 "What?! Did you stay together for the summer vacation last year?" Ron looked at the two in shock.

　　 Harry was constantly scanning back and forth between Ivan and Hermione with weird eyes.

　　 "Can't it?" The little witch's cheeks flushed, and angrily threw the book in her hand onto them, staring at them fiercely with her brown eyes.

　　 "Okay... OK!" Harry and Ron nodded like chickens pecking rice, swallowed the words they wanted to ask again, and muttered with dissatisfaction.

　　 It was Ivan who clearly irritated her, so why did she get angry at them?

　　 apex

Seeing the "tragic situation" of Harry and Ron, Ivan suddenly realized that he had said something wrong, and quickly closed his mouth, pretending to look at the owl cage hanging on the side.

Hermione snorted softly and took the book she threw out from Harry again. Then she glanced at Ivan, and was annoyed that Ivan had not covered up the things of last summer vacation. Come.

　　 Especially seeing that Ivan is completely unresponsive now, the little witch is even more angry...

　　 Ivan looked helpless, he couldn't speak by himself, nor could he not speak.

　　 is really troublesome...

　　 Ivan has a headache. Although he lived for 18 years in his previous life, he spent a large part of his time in hospital beds in the next few years. A sick person like him really has no experience in coaxing people.

　　 Can't coax people by relying on the vulgar bridges seen in the film and television drama, right? Then he will definitely be killed!

　　 Just as the carriage was about to fall into a long silence again, a familiar, dragging voice floated in from the open door.

　　"...Do you know? Dad really thought about sending me to Durmstrang instead of Hogwarts. He knew the principal of that school.

　　 Alas, you know what he thinks of Dumbledore-that man likes Mudblood too much-Durmstrang doesn't allow those who are indiscriminate to go to school. But my mother doesn't want me to go so far...

　　My dad also told me that Durmstrang's attitude towards black magic is much more reasonable than Hogwarts. Durmstrang's students are really learning black magic, unlike us, learning some tattered defenses..."

　　 Ivan turned his head and looked out of the car.

Malfoy, wearing a Slytherin robe, raised his head proudly, and was walking through the aisles of the train with his two attendants, lashing out at Hogwarts' shortcomings and injustices. A proud look.

　　 When passing by this car, Malfoy deliberately increased his voice and said in a strange tone. "Oh, of course! For some people, Hogwarts is probably the best place, because they can only go to school here!"

　　 His two followers, Ben Gor and Clark, smirked at the right time, and they responded.

　　 "Malfoy!" Ivan frowned. Of course he could tell who Malfoy was taunting, but when he pulled out his wand, he was caught by a hand.

"Do it here, do you want Gryffindor to be deducted?" Hermione glared at Ivan dissatisfied, walked to the door of the box on tiptoe, and gently closed the door to prevent Malfoy's voice from spreading. Come in.

　　 But this time Malfoy has gone away with Gore and Krall. He also saw Ivan pulling out his wand just now, and of course he didn't want to stay where he was and be beaten.

"If he likes Durmstrand so much, let him go. We wish he could transfer!" Hermione returned to her position, smashing the book in her hand on the table, looking angrily. I don't know if the anger just poured on here.

　　 Although Harry was reluctant to stand up as a target when Hermione was breathing, after holding back for a while, he couldn't help looking at Ivan and Ron, and asked.

　　 "What is Durmstrand, is it also a magic school? Why does Malfoy want to go there?"

　　 "Well, I seem to have heard of this place somewhere." Ron said vaguely.

　　 Ivan started to explain to Harry, "Dermstrang is one of the three major magic academies in Europe. It is established in Northern Europe. The specific location is very mysterious. I heard that only the students and employees there know it."

　　 "In addition, that place is most famous for learning black magic with an open mind!" Ivan added.

　　 "You mean they teach black magic in class?" Harry looked surprised. He couldn't imagine that there would be a place where black magic would be taught. "Isn't Nadam Strong a gathering place for dark wizards?"

"I can't say that. Learning black magic does not mean that you are a dark wizard... It depends on how you use it. You must know that when the wizard wars, the Aurors were also allowed to use Unforgivable in the battle with the Death Eaters. Curse!" Ivan corrected Harry's notion.

　　 Some powerful wizards know some black magic, it's just a matter of using it or not.

　　Of course, Hogwarts prohibits little wizards from learning black magic for a certain reason. Many black magic requires users to gather some negative emotions, and the powerful destructive power is easy to indulge in!

　　 In order to change the subject and ease the atmosphere, Ivan said a lot about the three major academies, and then inadvertently asked about Harry and the others at the Quidditch Stadium in the middle.

　　 Harry and Ron didn't mean to hide, they retelled to Ivan their thrilling encounter after watching the Quidditch Cup.

　　 Just like Yuan Shikong, when they slept in the tent at night, a riot broke out on the field.

A large number of wizards dressed in black robes and top hats and masks on their faces sprang out from nowhere, unscrupulously lit the venue tents, and used magic to tease and torture nearby Muggles~www.mtlnovel.com~ Ivan knew the inside story, It was clear that it was an operation carried out by Lucius Malfoy and those Death Eaters who hated Muggles.

　　"Sirius said that those people must be Death Eaters, so he asked them to trouble... Ron and Hermione and I ran all the way to take refuge in the woods, and we also encountered a strange house elf..."

　　 While Harry was talking, he could still see a little bit of fear on his face. There were a lot of thugs, and they were unscrupulous in casting spells. If they accidentally ran into them, they might not have the ability to resist.

　　 "You said Sirius troubled them?" Ivan raised his eyebrows, which he hadn't expected.

　　 "Yes!" Harry nodded, but he was staying in the woods and didn't see the specific passing, only the light flickering when the spell was flying.

Then I don't know who chanted a weird spell, and a huge green gleaming thing flew into the sky, and a huge skeleton appeared, and a serpentine snake emerged from the skull's mouth. .

　　 Recalling the horror scene, neither Harry nor Ron shrank their minds. Hermione didn't care about getting angry at this time, so she added solemnly.

　　 "According to Mr. Bagman, it was the Dark Mark! In the last Wizarding War, the Death Eaters caused chaos and killed wizards. After Muggles, they usually launch this sign in the sky..."

　　 Listening to Hermione and the others, Ivan touched his chin and fell into contemplation.

　　 The Dark Mark should have been released by Barty Crouch Jr. It seems that some things have not been affected by the flapping wings of this butterfly!