Chapter 209 207 Durmstrang's School Trip (Fake)

Chapter 209 207. Durmstrang’s school trip (fake)

After all, Justin failed to reverse the situation in the afternoon and win the championship again, but he finally surpassed Ron and won the third place, while Ron ranked fourth.

The champion of this fishing competition was actually a second-grade girl-Luna Lovegood.

She had never caught a fish before. This time she went to the competition purely to accompany Ginny in her dormitory. Even the fishing rod was conjured by Ginny with help and begging Fred.

Perhaps because of the novice protection period, or perhaps just because of her good luck, she finally won the second fishing competition at Hogwarts.

As roommates, Ginny and Gabri were much happier than Luna, as if they had won a prize.

In the end, all the fish caught in today's competition became the students' dinner tonight.

Just after dinner that night, Jon called George and Neville and climbed up the mast together.

"Look at the pattern."

He produced a piece of parchment depicting a coat of arms consisting of a two-headed bird and a deer's head, with Cyrillic letters.

"We're going to change all the patterns on the sails and anything with the Hogwarts crest into this."

Neville and George are both from pure-blood families. Even after the age of 11, they were managed and studied in a closed-door manner on the Hogwarts carriage like everyone else, but they could all recognize what this badge was. .

"Is this Durmstrang's school badge?"

Jon nodded.

"Yes, this is the insurance plan prepared by Professor Dumbledore for us. The things we did in Azkaban cannot fail to reach the ears of the Dark Lord. He must know that someone is looking for him in the first place. We have already traveled a long way, so we must make the necessary disguises, especially when we are going to visit a wizard whose attitude is unclear."

"A week ago, Durmstrang Magic School indeed sent a magic ship out to sea openly, saying it was going on a school trip, but in fact, the ship returned to the school immediately after going out to sea, and we are now The identity to be assumed is the Durmstrang School ship."

George asked in surprise.

"How could Professor Dumbledore know someone from Durmstrang? That school has the worst reputation among the three magic schools in Europe. Although in recent years, this reputation has gradually shifted to Hogwarts Castle, But they have a history of studying black magic."

Of course, Jon could guess something about this. He had not forgotten whose alma mater Durmstrang was, even though that person was expelled halfway.

"It doesn't matter whether it has studied black magic or not. Now we can use its name to show off on the sea. We have to accept their favor."

As he spoke, he waved his wand and pointed it at the Hogwarts school emblem on the long sail. In the next second, the four animals surrounding the "H" emblem turned into a two-headed bird and a deer head.

"Professor Dumbledore also packed up some hair. It belongs to the current Professor of Transfiguration in Durmstrang. After tonight, I will always pretend to be him. Your clothes are also all the same. It should be noted that this matter must be announced to all students on board every day.”

Neville said worriedly.

"Appearance and clothing are easy to solve, but what about our language? Durmstrang is established in Northern Europe, so there shouldn't be many students who use English as their main language, right?"

"This is indeed the most difficult problem." Jon has obviously thought about it. "But we certainly can't let everyone on the ship go down by then. We can select some students who can speak other languages ​​to visit the tower. Even if there is someone in the end If we find a problem, we can kill most of the Dutch students who go overseas.”

Except for the United Kingdom and Ireland, which have English as their mother tongue, all other countries in Europe have their own main languages. However, as a lingua franca, there are still many people who can speak English and regard it as their first language. Among them, the Netherlands has the highest penetration rate, with hundreds of people speaking English. Seventy out of ten Dutch people speak English.

Of course, even English has different accents in different countries and regions, but Jon can't be so meticulous. At least the professor status assigned to him by Dumbledore is an Englishman himself, which makes up for the biggest loophole. .

They spent some time changing the badges and decorations on the entire Hogwarts ship, and worked until about 11 o'clock before going back to rest.

Early the next morning, which was also a weekend, Jon called all the students to the dining hall to explain in advance the identities they would play and the things they might encounter.

And in front of them, he drank the polyjuice potion and turned into a middle-aged wizard with a big beard and a rugged figure.

"Professor Johnson, this is what you will call me in the next few days. From now on, there will be no name Jon Green on the ship. You should also pay attention to yourselves. It is best to think of a Dutch surname for yourself. When you meet outsiders, When the time comes, students who only speak English will claim to be Dutch.”

"Also, any students who are proficient in a second language besides English should come to me and report."

Jon assigned the task and gave himself a Dutch surname, which made the students feel more novel, especially after someone knowledgeable taught them about the various weird surnames of the Dutch.

As for students who can speak foreign languages, there are actually quite a few.

There are more than a dozen students who come to Jon to register. Either one of their parents is from another country, or they lived abroad for a long time when they were young and mastered a foreign language.

For example, Hermione knows some simple French. Her parents promised her that they would take her to France when she went to middle school. Out of preparation and interest, Hermione taught herself some common French sentences in elementary school.

There is also Luna, because her father used to be the editor-in-chief of "The Quibbler" (this newspaper had a hard time maintaining for a period of time in the early days of Voldemort's rule, but later it was declared to have violated the "Blood Propaganda Act". From the person in charge to the editor-in-chief to the reporter, they were either arrested in Azkaban or became wanted criminals). Out of the excavation of news, they have some knowledge of the languages ​​of the countries around Britain, and Luna herself is more proficient in Spanish.

And the best friend of the Weasley twins in the same grade-Lee Jordan, he is a black boy, his father once lived in Germany for a period of time, so he knows a little German.

It would certainly be impossible to bring the entire ship's students to visit the tower, but he could select some who could speak foreign languages ​​and were smart enough to bring along.