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Chapter 462: Homecoming and the Final Dispute
Five days can be very short or very long.

Anyway, Andrew felt that his pitiful vacation was over in the blink of an eye.

There was no way. The Triwizard Tournament was approaching and he didn't have any more time to take a vacation - especially since Karkaroff had interfered with the originally agreed quota, which made the already troublesome matter even more complicated.

"Going back to school, and not even taking them for a good day of fishing, really," Andrew sighed and started packing.

Professor McGonagall didn't let him return to school on his own, which meant that he would be taken to the Floo network today and then to Hogsmeade.

This was indeed the case. Professor McGonagall came to visit Mrs. Camille just after breakfast.

After the two of them had been talking for less than twenty minutes, Andrew saw Mrs. Camille urging him to leave quickly with a happy look on her face.

"Fortunately, there was no second wizard. Otherwise, the kid behind me would have been killed by me..."

Andrew was thinking about something irrelevant, but he had already followed the professor obediently. After saying a simple goodbye to Mrs. Camille, he left with Professor McGonagall.

"How's your study going?"

After making sure no one could hear, the professor motioned for Andrew to stretch out his arm. "Although it's a bit harsh, you have to finish your Russian studies quickly. We can't expect the ghosts of Kodos Doritz to learn English. You know, ghosts learn too slowly."

Yes, death can't stop ghosts from learning, but it means double the stress and pain, and most of them prefer to stay a ghost rather than explore new things.

"In theory, I can understand a few simple greetings, professor, but my efficiency is very average," Andrew shook his head. "It's simply a language from another system."

"I did learn a few curse words, but there's no need to report them."

"There's nothing we can do. We don't have much communication with them, and we don't take them to the Triwizard Tournament. In fact, their spellcasting system is quite different from ours."

Professor McGonagall must have done a lot of homework. "You definitely need a translation. They will provide it. But if you want to go deep into the dungeon, you still have to learn a little. Training in anti-dark magic there is really suitable."

Each school has its own special magic, and this is true for all eleven schools.

For example, Durmstrang is famous for its dark magic and war magic.

Hogwarts also has its own specialties, but its best skill is not Transfiguration, but spells.

Yes, spells, not Transfiguration. Although Dumbledore's Transfiguration could be said to be the best in the wizarding world, and he even produced outstanding students like Professor McGonagall, elevating the Transfiguration heritage of Hogwarts, spells are still the best. However, in recent years, Transfiguration has been considered the second specialty, but it still cannot compare with Vagado, who is the best.

There's no way. Vagado's Transfiguration is too cheating. The gesture casting and directional transformation make Vagado's students naturally closer to the changes of Transfiguration than the Hogwarts students who use wand casting. The foundation is there, there is really no comparison.

But wand casting, coupled with Hogwarts' rich heritage, has made Hogwarts spells always powerful. This is also the result of the choice of two casting directions.

The rest of the schools were pretty much the same. Castrobinger was good at magical biology and herbology, Beauxbatons was good at magical creatures and alchemy, the Institute of Magic was good at potions, and Ilvermorny, as a rising star, was good at a bit of everything, but none of them were at the top level...

"That's probably it, but I don't know how many tricks he has. Anyway, the foundation is the foundation, and development is development. It's not like one generation is stronger than the next. A new powerful wizard can pass down many things to make up for it..."

While Andrew was thinking, the professor started to Apparate with him, still the old way, all the way back to Hogsmeade. "The dizziness has weakened a lot. It seems that the increase in magic power does help with resistance. Of course, it may also be that I have become accustomed to vomiting..."

"The main issue for you to return to school this time is learning Russian. As for the Triwizard Tournament, the only thing left is your signature. Beauxbatons has requested an additional referee, but that's within expectations."

In Hogsmeade, Professor McGonagall walked with Andrew while explaining the next tasks to be completed. "Of course, you will also need to follow up and discuss the subsequent communications with the three magic ministries, as well as the subsequent changes to the levels."

The professor shook his head with some regret on his face, "If it weren't for Karkaroff's recklessness, all of this should be the responsibility of Professor Martin. She should be very good at this. At least she has a lot of experience from taking risks, and the traps she designed should be very practical."

"There's no other way. We can only take a step back and protect the professor," Andrew nodded in agreement. "By the way, professor, who is the anti-dark arts professor for the new school year?"

"Albus is still negotiating, but it should be finalized soon. I'll tell you the name when we get back to school. This isn't the right place to talk about this."

So the negotiations are still ongoing.

Yes, it’s only been less than a week since the holiday...

"In addition," the professor seemed to suddenly remember something, "In addition, you should try to improve your Potions class during this period. Albus is going to let you start learning alchemy. Although it is much earlier than normal learning, your accumulation is almost the same."

Normally this is a sixth grade course, and the prerequisites are extremely high.

However, if you are particularly good at a single subject, you can also choose to study it, but then it depends not on the certificate but on the professor's judgment, which is extremely difficult.

"The headmaster knows my abilities... Why did you add a potion learning task? It's not Transfiguration..."

Andrew was confused - although alchemy would help improve Transfiguration, the effect was limited, so why was the principal in such a hurry?
I'm too busy here...

But he nodded and agreed anyway - it was just a matter of going back to the lab and burning some Galleons, which was a relief compared to the Russian.

"We still have to use the time converter. We have less than 20 days left. After that, we will go to Kodosdoriz to investigate the local situation, especially the underground city. This will take a week. We will then have to adjust our competition items. Although there will be opportunities to change them later, it is best to get it done before the summer vacation."

The pressure is huge.

"The most important thing is the Quidditch World Cup. You must watch the final, Taylor."

...

Actually, I'd rather do something else, Professor.

But that absolutely could not be said - Andrew knew very well how much Professor McGonagall loved Quidditch.

"I feel like the Quidditch House Cup is much more important to the professor than the House Cup..."

He thought so.

(End of this chapter)