The Mightiest Badger at Hogwarts

Chapter 646 Durmstrang’s changes

The next day.

Durmstrang School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Around Christmas, Durmstrang is in the most terrible climate phase of the year.

The biting cold wind and heavy snow here are enough to submerge all life in the cold wave.

So generally speaking, Durmstrang will take a long vacation during this period.

Even those who have to stay in the school for some reason will be enclosed in the school to avoid the dangers brought by the cold wave.

However, today, a large number of Durmstrang students, led by their current principal, Professor Beckmann, came to the huge lake behind the castle wearing thick coats and braving the cold wind.

This is actually an outlet to the sea.

It is also the only entrance and exit from Durmstrang to the outside world.

Anyone wishing to enter Durmstrang by physical means other than water would be thwarted by the surrounding mountains and poor weather.

This difficulty of access is magnified countless times in winter.

Because as the students saw at this moment, the huge lake in front of them, together with the huge ghost ship they docked in the lake, was completely frozen under the polar ice.

Normally, people would put on their knife boots from time to time and go skating on the ice.

After all, this is one of the few outdoor sports that can be done in Durmstrang in winter.

So even if the school explicitly prohibits it, everyone still enjoys it.

But today is different.

Everyone gathered on the shore mountain, rubbing their hands, breathing, and looking at the frozen estuary of the lake in the distance.

In such a bad environment, the students not only did not complain, but on the contrary, their eyes shone with anticipation.

The professors standing at the front of their team seemed even more excited.

They yelled at the students over and over again, asking them to keep their appearance and appearance, and to stand up straight and not hunched over.

This state lasted for a long time. It was not until the cold sun moved to the position above everyone's heads that Beckman, the leader who had been silent all the time, looked at his pocket watch and said with a smile:

"They are here."

As soon as Beckman finished speaking, a series of dull sounds rang out from under the ice lake in front of everyone.

Immediately afterwards, several huge cracks began to spread on the ice. Accompanied by a creepy ice-breaking sound, a huge ghost ship with a large number of water plants and even octopuses and barnacles hanging on it suddenly broke through the ice. Crushing through the thick ice and driving to the shore.

Seeing this, everyone on the shore also stopped all small movements.

Everyone's enthusiasm, which had been slightly weakened by the cold wind, was ignited again. Everyone's eyes were shining as they watched the ghost ship slowly approach the shore, and then a pale golden escalator made of pure magic took Link and Mrs. Foley. And Emily and a group of hunters extended from the edge of the ship.

The crowd on the shore immediately burst into loud cheers.

The sound echoed through the mountains, amplified, and finally even caused an avalanche on a small mountain peak in the distance.

Beckman hurriedly rushed forward, gently held Mrs. Foley's outstretched hand, and said with a smile:

"Welcome! Oh! This makes me so happy!"

Perhaps because he was too excited, Beckman's whole body was trembling slightly.

On the other hand, Mrs. Foley, although she was also smiling and could feel the pure joy in Beckman at seeing her daughter, she was not that excited.

The experience of being in charge of the Foley family for so many years has already tempered her heart as hard as steel. Unless she is in front of Link and Emily, this heart will never soften.

Of course, the most important thing is that Mrs. Foley still can't forget Beckman's interference in his marriage when she was young.

Even though this point has been resolved under Link's operation, the seeds of emotion have already grown into towering trees and cannot be eradicated.

Beckman probably knew this, so after being intimate with Mrs. Foley for a while, he quickly turned his gaze in the direction of Link and Emily, and asked with some pride:

"How about it, Link? The Durmstrang I managed didn't disappoint you, did it?"

Link, who was looking at Durmstrang Castle in the distance, smiled and nodded when he heard this.

Although the last time he came here was a few years ago, Link still remembered how terrible Durmstrang Castle looked back then.

Compared to Hogwarts Castle, Durmstrang Castle back then couldn't even be described with the word 'castle'.

This is basically a prison stationed in a bitter cold place. It has the same architectural style as the infamous Azkaban. Even the size and scale of the building are similar.

Now, after Link's investment and Beckman's personal construction, although the castle here is still not as grand as Hogwarts or Beauxbatons, it at least looks like a castle.

This is probably the limit that Durmstrang Castle can achieve. After all, the surrounding environment is really not suitable for the existence of an overly majestic building, even with magical maintenance.

Not only that, even the lake where Link and others are now has undergone great changes.

Link still clearly remembers that the lake was full of shipwrecks at that time.

Except for one of the ghost ships that Durmstrang inherited from ancient times, which was repaired because it was going to participate in the Triwizard Tournament, almost all of them are in this lake.

And now, in addition to the ghost ship that Link took away, there are actually two ghost ships, one large and one small, docked in this huge lake.

A little further away, several other shipwrecks were also pulled to the shipyard on the shore, and they seemed to be undergoing repair and cleaning work.

All this work is enough to show that Beckman is not lazy.

To be able to repair Durmstrang to this extent even though Link summoned him from time to time, he had done his best.

But when Link's eyes turned to the students in front who were still cheering, the smile on Link's face became a little weird.

He turned his head and said to Beckman teasingly:

"You put a lot of effort into getting these students to come out to greet us, right?"

As soon as he said this, the smile on Beckman's face froze.

Beckman was not surprised that Link could tell that the students were not all voluntary. After all, Link was a student himself, so he knew that it was impossible for the rebellious students to come out voluntarily to greet the so-called visiting leader.

In fact, anyone who has experienced a little bit of school life knows this.

The reason why we still do this when everyone knows it is purely for safety reasons.

This is the same as the group of Slug Club members who tried their best to lick Link last night.

Leaders may easily be able to see through your little thoughts, and may even hate these formalities.

But you still have to do it.

Because this shows that you value your leadership.

You may not be able to make the leader happy if you do it, but if you don't do it, there is a high probability that the leader will be unhappy.

What really surprised Beckman was that Link actually brought this up in front of everyone, something that everyone should have tacitly understood.

This is a bit embarrassing.

Fortunately, Beckman is also a veteran.

He just paused and then said:

"Most students are very welcome to visit you, or in other words, they have been looking forward to this day. Of course, in order to make up for their loss of not being able to go home for Christmas, I have also made some compensation, such as giving out some scholarships. What."

Hearing this, Link couldn't help but laugh.

According to experience, Beckman’s previous sentence was most likely a fart.

The enthusiastic students in front of me were probably all attracted by scholarships.

But Link didn't mean to blame Beckman, he was just joking.

What's more, Beckman did really well.

At least he's giving out scholarships.

The schools in Link's previous life welcomed visits from leaders, not to mention scholarships, and they didn't let you come to school on your days off. It was already pretty good.

"Everything Principal Beckman said is true!"

Just when Link was thinking this, a familiar voice suddenly sounded.

When Link and others heard the sound, they saw a strong man wearing a heavy leather jacket walking out from among the professors and waving towards Link.

"Krum? I didn't expect to see you here. Shouldn't you have graduated?"

"Indeed, I have graduated." Krum shrugged as he walked over, "But you know, I have feelings for Durmstrang, so after graduation, I stayed in school as a student. A flying lesson professor.”

"I understand your love for Durmstrang, but what will happen to your Quidditch career if this happens?"

Link had already come out of his joy and said to Krum with a frown.

You must know that Krum led the Bulgarian team to win the runner-up medal at the Quidditch World Cup when he was a student, and was also known as the best seeker in the world.

In the original book, he did become a professional seeker later on, and it is said that he achieved good results.

Now he actually chose to stay in school?

This made Link feel a little guilty.

Because he thought it might be because of him, an outsider.

After hearing this, Krum shook his head strangely and said:

"Of course I am still continuing my Quidditch career. My teammates and I are still preparing for the next Quidditch World Cup. I don't understand how this conflicts with me staying in school as a flying instructor."

Hearing what Krum said, Link was a little stunned.

He turned to look at Beckman again, believing that Beckman would definitely give him an explanation.

"Cough-cough-"

Beckman coughed slightly and said, "Link, there is indeed no conflict between the two, because the current training venue of the Bulgarian Quidditch national team is in Durmstrang."

"Are they crazy? They left the original training ground unused and came to this foreign training ground?"

"No, of course they are not crazy!" Krum came up and added, "In fact, our team leader is very happy to be stationed in Durmstrang for training. Firstly, Principal Beckman has already transferred Durmstrang to The Quidditch pitch has been renovated, and all the latest and most advanced equipment used here. In addition, the rent provided by Principal Beckman is also very cheap, so teams from many places want to come here to train. Principal Beckman is still willing to give the Bulgarian Quidditch National Team this opportunity because of my face."

Link nodded, and his eyes gradually calmed down as he looked at Beckman.

This made Beckman a little embarrassed.

After becoming the sole director of Durmstrang and taking control of the entire Durmstrang Magic School, Link continued to make large investments in Durmstrang.

Although the intensity in this regard is not as great as Beauxbatons, who inherited the legacy of Nico Flamel, it can still be said to be huge.

The reason for doing this is that Link values ​​Durmstrang's profound history and excellent geographical location.

Unlike Beauxbatons in France, Durmstrang, which is located in the northernmost part of the European continent, does not compete with Hogwarts at all. The sources of students for the two magic schools are fundamentally different.

Therefore, Link's investment in Durmstrang will undoubtedly attract more students without affecting Hogwarts.

Link has actually achieved this goal.

Because he found that among the students who came to greet them, the number of students in the lower grades far exceeded that in the upper grades.

This means that more and more little wizards are choosing Durmstrang these days.

But among these many investments, they do not include the construction of a large, state-of-the-art Quidditch stadium.

"Link, please listen to me explain, that stadium is actually..."

Beckman wanted to explain, but before he was halfway through his words, Krum interrupted him directly:

"No, Link, I just want you to know that everything Principal Beckman just said is true. Now the students at Durmstrang really love you and Principal Beckman, and are grateful for your coming. Very excited. Because Headmaster Beckman not only improved the environment of Durmstrang and built a new Quidditch pitch, but also did many other things!"

"for example?"

Link asked with interest.

Hearing this, Krum didn't waste any time and said directly:

"I'll take you to see it and you'll find out."

After saying that, Krum directly dragged Link and ran towards Durmstrang Castle, leaving only Emily, Mrs. Foley and others looking confused, and the students on the shore were also a little at a loss.

Among them, Beckman was definitely in the most depressed mood.

He already regretted agreeing to Krum's request to come with him to greet Link.

This welcome ceremony was supposed to be perfect under his arrangement, and Beckman took all the details into consideration.

But now, all of this has been completely ruined by Krum.

Looking at the dull crowd around him, Beckman was extremely decadent, but in the end he sighed and said:

"That's it for now. Let's go back to the castle quickly. Don't let the wind blow here."

Emily and Mrs. Foley seemed to notice Beckman's gaffe, and they couldn't help laughing.

The students below cheered when they heard this, and happily chased in the direction where Link and Krum left.