Chapter 212 210 Both the Host and the Guests Are Happy

Chapter 212 210. Both the host and the guests are happy

"Durmstrang? I have heard of this school. Although you have hidden the school site and are located in a remote northern Europe, I heard that it is the school with the widest range of students among the three magic schools in Europe. I heard that it even includes children from Bulgaria?"

The food on the table was very rich. Jon took Neville and the others to sit at the table and listened to Sir Stoke's compliments and questions about Durmstrang.

Jon smiled and gestured to Luna.

"Say hello to the lord, Anaya."

Luna nodded slightly to Sir Stoke.

"Hola, seor. (Hello, sir)"

Sir Stoke showed a slightly surprised expression.

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

"Parents always hope that their children can develop better, right?" Jon said lightly, "Compared to Beauxbatons, some parents of children obviously believe in our strength more. Of course, Beauxbatons is also a very good 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 generally graduate from Beauxbatons, so Jon kept some face for Beauxbatons while maintaining his "arrogance" towards Durmstrang.

Sir Stoke laughed and raised his glass, with red wine in it gently rippling with his movements.

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

The most critical factor in maintaining the atmosphere of the conversation is that everyone in the chat is willing to continue this meeting.

Jon had a purpose, he wanted to get closer to Sir Stoke.

And Sir Stoke, for some unknown reason, obviously wanted to communicate more with Jon.

They ate and talked until Jon mentioned it casually.

"The place where you live is a bit too remote. If my friend Richard didn't like to travel on the ocean, he would never have found this place, let alone we can sit here and enjoy dinner today."

"I like quietness after all." Sir Stoke smiled and said, "Although this place is remote, it is a good place to observe celestial phenomena and study astronomy, so I chose to move here. It was indeed a coincidence that your friend found this tower. Before him, only 15 years ago, I forgot to replace the invalid Muggle Expelling Spell, which allowed a Muggle ship to find me."

Jon raised his glass and frowned slightly.

He couldn't tell whether Stoke was lying or not. If this person really had guessed the purpose of their coming here and was deliberately trying to conceal it, then his acting skills of deceiving people without blinking were enough to be on par with Jon.

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

"You are flattering me. I was just lucky."

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

His tone was casual, but Jon was keenly aware that this might be the key to his enthusiasm for his people.

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

"Due to my personal interest, I have some knowledge of magic words, but I am not proficient in them."

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

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

Hearing Jon talking about the pure-blood policy implemented in Britain today, Sir Stocker was extremely surprised.

His expression was obviously not fake. It seemed that, as he said, he had never left the tower since moving there, nor had he had more contact with wizards on land. He had no idea what changes had taken place in the British magic world today.

After learning from Jon in detail about Voldemort's bloodline rule in Britain, he showed a disdainful attitude, and seemed to disagree or accept it.

In fact, from his willingness to follow the customs of his ancestors and continue to use the title of Muggle, it can be seen that he actually does not have much contempt and discrimination against Muggles and wizards from Muggle families.

This made Jon feel that it was not unexpected, but also a little strange.

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

Hogwarts could not have gone the wrong way. Prophecy is the most unreasonable talent in the magic world, and the man who could provide accurate prophecy to Dumbledore was called a prophet. He could even predict the appearance and explosion of mushroom bombs at the beginning of World War II. It was unlikely that he would go wrong on this route.

Especially after getting the diary in Azkaban, this was further confirmed.

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

He didn't even seem to have heard of who Voldemort was.

Because according to him, when Voldemort just graduated from Hogwarts, that is, in the 1950s, he had come to this tower from the mainland. During this period, except for Dumbledore's visit under an alias, he never met any other British wizards.

There were a few times when Nordic wizards came to him accidentally, but they obviously did not talk about the rise of a dark demon in Britain at that time.

But if Voldemort himself really came here, whether it was to plot against this tower or something on the tower, or even this Sir Stock himself, if he showed any signs of non-cooperation, given that Voldemort had just reabsorbed his Horcrux at that time, Jon did not think that Sir Stock could survive after losing his usefulness.

If he succumbed to Voldemort himself and did something for him, it can only be explained that he is pretending now.

But this is too much like pretending, at least Jon did not find any flaws from beginning to end.

He had doubts in his heart, but did not show them, and the dinner ended in such an atmosphere of "both the host and the guests were happy" on the surface.

Afterwards, Sir Stoke cordially invited Jon to stay in the tower with his students for a few more days. He rarely had outsiders come here, and he felt that he and Jon got along well, so he wanted to communicate with him more.

Jon was a little hesitant. He said that he had other travel plans with his 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 arrange for the students who stayed on the ship, and then he did not spend the night in the tower.