The Shopkeeper of All Worlds in the British Wizarding World

Chapter 122 Unexpected Letter and End of Semester

After returning from the Forbidden Forest, Ryan became even busier. He had to spend a lot of time every day to study the secrets of affinity with nature. Fortunately, his physical fitness had been strengthened last time in the Forbidden Forest. At the same time, whether practicing the mental method of Maoshan Taoist Scriptures or studying affinity with nature, it was beneficial for the body to quickly eliminate fatigue. This is why Ryan did not have any physical problems.

Fortunately, after a few days of research and understanding, Ryan finally got the basics of understanding the new knowledge of natural affinity. However, if he wanted to improve his ability in this area after getting started, he would need to spend a lot of time to comprehend nature, and he could not improve his strength through intensive research like he did now.

When he finished the things in his hands, he found that most of his classmates in the common room and the auditorium were discussing their summer vacation arrangements. At this time, Ryan realized that the school year was completely over.

At noon on the last day of school, when Ryan and the Weasley twins were discussing how to contact each other during the summer vacation, a group of owls broke into the common room and handed out the final grades to each student. Ryan found that he was still second in the grade, and Hermione, the academic genius, was first in the grade again as expected.

However, Ryan's report card this year was different from last year's. It also came with a thin letter. After unfolding the letter, Ryan saw the following written in emerald green ink:
Dear Mr. Ryan Liang:
We are pleased to inform you that you have been awarded the opportunity to go to Castro Brussels School of Magic for an exchange internship in South America.

The exchange will start on September 1st and last for one semester. The exchange students will return to Hogwarts after the Christmas holidays. We will wait for your owl to bring your reply letter and your guardian's signature before July 31st.

Vice Principal (Female)
Sincerely, Minerva McGonagall

At the back was a list of items, which, in addition to the necessary textbooks and supplies, also stated that an additional fee of 200 Galleons would be required for this exchange activity.

What's going on? Ryan was a little confused holding the letter. At this time, Hermione also walked down the stairs from the girls' dormitory, holding an identical letter in her hand.

"Ryan, did you receive this letter as well?" Hermione asked when she saw the letter in Ryan's hand. "Do you know what's going on? I didn't see anyone else receiving the same letter, and I asked a few seniors but they didn't know what was going on, so I thought I'd ask Professor McGonagall."

"Ask Professor McGonagall? That's a good idea." Ryan followed Hermione out of the common room and went to Professor McGonagall's office.

After arriving at the door of Professor McGonagall's office, Ryan knocked gently. Professor McGonagall's voice came from inside: "Come in."

After opening the door, Ryan saw Professor McGonagall sitting behind her desk, writing something. Soon, Professor McGonagall put down her pen, motioned Ryan and Hermione to sit down, and then asked, "What do you want?"

Ryan took out the letter and asked, "I saw that only Hermione and I had this letter, so I wanted to ask what this exchange study is all about? Because we asked the seniors and didn't get any news."

"Oh, that's right." Professor McGonagall took off her glasses and put them aside, then said, "This is a new international activity project launched by the Ministry of Magic this year. They hope to restore the international exchanges that were interrupted by the war more than ten years ago. Because this year is the first pilot project for Hogwarts, we will select the top three students from each grade in the four grades (one, two, three, and five) that will not have major exams next year, and send them to Brazil to participate in this exchange activity."

After looking at Ryan and Hermione who were listening attentively, Professor McGonagall continued, "I am very happy to see that Gryffindor students have participated in this activity. Of course, this activity is voluntary. The reason we give you a month to consider is so that you can communicate with your parents carefully before making a choice." After listening to Professor McGonagall's explanation, Ryan signaled that he had questions to ask. After getting Professor McGonagall's permission, Ryan asked, "Brazil is a Portuguese-speaking country. How should we communicate there? Also, our parents are not wizards and may not be able to judge the situation of this activity. Can you give us some suggestions?"

"The language problem is easy to solve. Since there are too many common languages ​​in the magic world in South America, they adopt a bilingual system of Spanish and English. At least the professors and many students there can speak English, so you don't need to worry about communication problems. Try to learn Spanish by yourself during this period of time so that you can communicate in daily life."

"As for suggestions," Professor McGonagall thought for a moment and said, "I personally recommend that you go. The students selected this time are the top three students in the grade. Not attending classes at Hogwarts for a semester won't cause too many problems. After all, Castello Brujo is also a world-renowned magic school, and the teaching level there is not much worse than Hogwarts.

For a wizard, it is necessary to have extensive knowledge. Having the opportunity to study in other schools under different civilizations is a very eye-opening thing. It is very beneficial to the growth of wizards. "

"Thank you, Professor." After answering their doubts, Ryan and Hermione thanked Professor McGonagall and left the office.

At the end-of-year banquet in the evening, the food was still very rich. However, this year's college cup was won by Ravenclaw, and Gryffindor lost by a single digit because of its victory in the Quidditch match. However, most people in the college were very happy because they successfully defeated Slytherin this year.

Only Hermione felt a little regretful, but the unhappiness in her heart was soon dispelled by the overall joyful atmosphere of the college.

The next morning, the Hogwarts Express sent the students back to London on time. Ryan, Hermione, Ginny, Neville, Fred, and George squeezed into a box, fully enjoying the last magical time before summer vacation.

Hermione was reading a book, but soon joined the conversation. After learning that Ryan and Hermione had received an exchange opportunity from Robuchon School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the Weasley twins seemed to have thought of something and said:
"We heard about Castrobruzau School of Magic several years ago. It seems that our brother Bill has a pen pal from this school. Right, George?"

"Yes, Fred. Bill's pen pal wanted to go on an exchange trip. But Mom and Dad couldn't afford it. He said he couldn't go, and the pen pal got mad and sent him a hat with a spell on it that made his ears wrinkle."

"In short, that school has unique advantages in knowledge related to magical plants. It's a good idea to go there to broaden your horizons. We seem to have a distant uncle in Portugal, and his child goes to school there. Now he has become a therapist at St. Mungo's after graduation." Fred concluded.

After that, everyone started chatting freely. Ginny told everyone mysteriously that she found out that Percy had found a girlfriend. After hearing the news, the twins seemed very excited. Ryan bet that they would take this opportunity to laugh at Percy.

The Hogwarts Express gradually slowed down and finally stopped. Ryan and Hermione met Harry Potter and Ron when they passed the exit station. When they said goodbye to each other, Harry took out a small piece of paper with a number on it and handed it to them: "Can you call me at the Dursleys' house during the summer vacation? I can't stand talking to Dudley for two whole months..."

"No problem." Ryan took the note and put it in his pocket. Then he went through the entrance with them and returned to the Muggle world.

(End of this chapter)