The Shopkeeper of All Worlds in the British Wizarding World

Chapter 145: First Arrival in Castrobruso

Because of the sudden impact, many students lost their balance. Fortunately, Ryan's assassin heritage contained some information about activities on a sailboat, which allowed him to help Hermione who was about to fall to the ground while maintaining his balance. Others grabbed something nearby to stabilize themselves, but there was still one unlucky guy who fell to the ground.

Fortunately, this lounge has no windows, otherwise someone would definitely get lost. But from this, Ryan also understood why it took a while for the people inside to get off the vehicles of the other two schools after they stopped steadily in the Triwizard Tournament.

After everyone had tidied their appearance and followed the professor out of the car, Ryan heard low exclamations from the students around him.

Most of the students had only been to Hogwarts School of Magic before, and naturally thought that the beautiful castle of their alma mater, nestled in the mountains and surrounded by water, was the greatest building in their minds. But after seeing the architecture of Castrobruch College, they felt that they were still somewhat inexperienced. Because the architecture of the school in front of them was no less magnificent than that of Hogwarts Castle.

They were now on a high ground beside a river. The broad river turned a corner below the high ground and rushed away turbulently. Looking around from the high ground, there was an endless jungle all around. A light white mist emerged from the jungle, making the high ground where they were located seem to be floating in the clouds.

The Castro Brussels Institute is located on this plateau. The building of the institute is made of golden stone. It is a tall square building, which looks like an ancient South American temple. These buildings sparkle in the sunset.

At this time, Lai also noticed that the students in green robes on the opposite side were looking at the Hogwarts Express behind them with surprised eyes. Obviously, this opening ceremony allowed both sides to further deepen their understanding of each other.

Led by the two professors, they lined up and walked towards the welcoming team. Then Ryan and his team took out their wands and held them upright in front of their chests, saluting the welcoming wizards on the opposite side.

After the two Hogwarts students presented their gifts, the headmaster of Castrobruch began his welcome speech. Fortunately, as we knew in advance, English is a common language in Castrobruch College. Their headmaster used English in his welcome speech, and the occasional voices from the students across the street also confirmed that they used English quite frequently.

Finally, after a series of speeches, the president of Castrobruso announced that the restaurant had prepared a welcome party, hoping that the guests from afar could enjoy a good meal.

At this time, Ryan was refreshed, and the fatigue caused by jet lag was swept away. At the same time, he found that the student opposite him also suddenly became energetic. It seemed that no one welcomed this long official speech.

It might be due to the time difference, or it might be that everyone was a little tired because of too many classes along the way. In short, the students of Hogwarts entered the Great Hall of Castrobruzau in a drowsy state.

After sitting down at the table, the spice smell of the dishes on the table sobered everyone up. Because there were still two days before the start of the school term, only a few student representatives and professors came to the school. Therefore, the auditorium was empty. Of the original six rows of tables, only the end closest to the stage had people sitting there.

However, although there were not many dishes served due to the small number of people, as their principal said, today was just a temporary welcome for guests from afar, and the formal banquet would be held again when school started. But this did not mean that the quality of the dishes had been reduced. For example, the whole roasted Amazon fish in front of Ryan was roasted to perfection, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. There were also a lot of local fruits on top as side dishes. The taste was special and sweet, much better than those bland sea fish in the UK. More importantly, the bones of this roasted Tambaqui were carefully removed, making it easier to eat.

There are also local barbecues, various fruit pies and other delicacies on the table. In addition, there are some hometown dishes prepared for British guests from afar. Maybe because of some problems in understanding, these hometown dishes are a bit strange, such as fish and chips and dark cuisine Haggis.

But overall, the dinner was very sumptuous, and Ryan could feel Castrobruso's welcome to the guests from afar.

After everyone had their fill, the teachers and students of Hogwarts returned to the camp on the open space in Castrobruch, which was the carriage of the Hogwarts Express. Ryan found that the red engine was no longer there. According to Professor Sprout's explanation, the engine needed to return to England overnight to send the students to school, and would not come back to pick everyone up until the end of the exchange.

After returning to the common room, Professor Sprout told everyone that since Castrobruzau would also start school on September 1st, the next two days would be a time for free communication with their student representatives. He hoped that all students could give full play to their abilities and not bring shame to Hogwarts.

In view of the time difference that made everyone very tired, Professor Sprout quickly ended his speech and asked everyone to rest. After Ryan returned to the carriage, he said good night to Hermione, then went into his dormitory, packed up briefly, and went to bed soon.

Perhaps because he was too tired, Ryan couldn't fall asleep in bed for a long time. So he simply went into deep meditation to let his soul enter the Emerald Dream, using this method to get enough rest.

As soon as she entered the Emerald Dream, Ryan found herself in a smaller square of Castrobruxo College. More importantly, she found that she was not alone. In the center of the square, the principal and several students were standing under a totem pole that did not exist in reality and talking about something.

Maybe because no outsiders have been able to enter the Emerald Dream for a long time, and Ryan, who has been baptized by nature, can easily hide himself in the Emerald Dream, so they did not notice that there was one more person in the square. Ryan also took the opportunity of their discussion to slip out of the square.

After walking out of the square gate, Ryan thought about it and felt that Castrobruchuo College might have a way to enter the Emerald Dream, which increased the school members' affinity with nature, so it could be unique in magical plant training.

Thinking about the lonely tower in the Emerald Dream corresponding to Hogwarts, and looking at the magnificent buildings of Castrobruch College, Ryan suddenly felt that his understanding of the wizarding world was far from enough. The novels he had read in his previous life only showed a corner of this wizarding world at most, and in order to truly understand the truth of this world, Ryan felt that he still had a lot to do.

(End of this chapter)