HP's Foreign Land

Chapter 758 Shards and the New Dressing Room

one,

The meeting with Brown was more uneventful than expected. Even if the legendary Peter suddenly appeared, Professor Brown's brows did not move much, and his mentality was shockingly stable.

But having said that, this level can change Brown's face, he is not Ludwig Brown.

The pretentious greetings ended, and the three of them left the docking station together.

The Institute of Dream Alchemy is not unknown in Zurich. Due to the occasional ambiguity on the map, most passers-by looking along the way know this institute. They quickly found the house number with the help of enthusiastic Zurich wizards.

Professor Brown followed along quietly from the beginning to the end. Heimdall couldn't believe that he didn't know the specific location of the institute, but he just acted like he didn't know. .The longer he had been in contact with Brown, the more Heimdall felt that he had been unlucky in eight lifetimes for being against him.

Here I have to mention the master's superb acting skills. Master Klum interprets Peter's innocence, livelyness and activeness to life, with such lack of thoughtfulness and such spiritual development, Peter is even better than Peter.Director Sturluson has reason to believe that even Professor Brown, who has more eyes than a hornet's nest, will definitely not notice anything unusual.At least Heimdall felt that he would be fooled without knowing it.

The building occupied by the Institute of Dream Alchemy looks inconspicuous - in order to better deceive people, this is the usual method used by wizards in the Muggle world, with red brick walls and gray tiles, it looks as simple as a country house .

Heimdall held up the map for a long time, and after confirming that it was correct, he pressed the doorbell by the door. There was no sound, and he thought he hadn't pressed it well. When he stretched out his finger for the second time, the door was opened, and a man with crooked eyes opened it. door.The man's eyes swept over the three of them, as if confirming something.

Heimdall took out the invitation letter, and the man opened the door with a blank expression.

The three walked in.

two,

The foyer is grandly arranged. The three-meter-wide handrail staircase leading to the second floor is facing the gate. There is a door on each side of the staircase. The doors are painted with complicated and old patterns, which look very rich.The left hand side leads to an aisle. At the end of the aisle is the exhibition hall of the Dream Alchemy Research Institute. The three of Heimdall were taken outside the exhibition hall by a taciturn man, who left straight away.

Peter poked his head curiously, "Just in case, shall I go in and find out?"

Heimdall had already made up his mind about Victor's participation in the play, and said, "What's the chance, send me an invitation letter, in order to ambush me here?"

Peter muttered, "It's not impossible."

Heimdall rolled his eyes at him. He often did this to Peter, and today it made him feel no pressure, which shows that the master's acting skills are really superb.

"David Gomez will not take any action right now. He invited you to come, hoping to get some kind of information from you is more likely." Brown analyzed.

In fact, Director Sturluson didn't have any special thoughts about this trip to the institute. Brown always mentioned Gomez's ulterior motives intentionally or unintentionally, which disturbed the director, as if he was just a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.

Heimdall walked into the exhibition hall silently. The entire exhibition hall was decorated with ancient charm. Medieval cold weapons were hung on the blue-gray walls, and the red and yellow decorative curtains hanging from the ceiling softened the chill in the room. , There are pieces of confusing things in the glass closets of various forms.According to the institute's introduction, these things are all Gomez's private collections, which are said to be priceless.

Gomez was talking to a wizard, and when he saw Heimdall, he paused the conversation and walked over with a smile on his face.Heimdall, who has excellent eyesight, found that the other party was walking towards him, his eyes scanned his sides horizontally. Although this process was extremely short, Heimdall still felt that he might be looking for someone, but he didn't find it.

Gomez didn't show his disappointment on his face, and calmly held Heimdall's hand, his snow-white beard trembling up and down due to his enthusiastic words.

"Welcome, Mr. Sturluson." Gomez let go of Heimdall's hand and looked at the other two. "Are they your friends?"

"You didn't say you couldn't bring friends, so I made my own decision. I hope you don't mind." Heimdall said in a very playful tone.

Gomez laughed and waved his hands, "Wizards who step through this door will be treated as honored guests by me, David Gomez."

"With your words, I feel relieved." Heimdall said with a smile.

Next, they took a narrated tour, led by Gomez.

Heimdall listened carefully, asked questions actively, and exclaimed in admiration from time to time—at least others found his vivid expression very convincing.Occasionally, Brown would discover his own opinion and argue a few words with Gomez. Brown carefully guided the direction of the topic, putting more of his insights into the fields related to magical animals, which took great pains.Peter is the most worry-free, it is enough to look around absent-mindedly.The superb performances of the two stimulated Director Strulusson to try his best to improve his acting skills so as not to lower the standard of the entire performance team.

When Brown and Gomez were arguing endlessly over the contradictory nature of magic artifacts again, Peter quietly poked Heimdall in the side, Heimdall asked with his eyes, Peter squinted his eyes in a certain direction, Heimdall noticed In the window on the other side were a few broken and yellowed old books, and strangely, a few scorched pieces of paper were scattered in the lower right corner of the window at the same time.

Heimdall suddenly thought of Victor’s reply letter received this morning, which mentioned that he received a small box of burnt black paper from the vault of the Jankulovska family. There is some connection with the curse.Similar things are displayed in the exhibition hall of the Dream Alchemy Institute. If this is a coincidence, Gomez may be inextricably linked to the curse as Victor guessed; It's intriguing.

Is it really possible to obtain some kind of information? !Heimdall pouted secretly, admitting that Brown's foresight made him very uncomfortable.

Heimdall decided to follow the plan, turned around and walked towards the window. Peter shouted in a tacit understanding, "Where are you going?" He successfully stopped the argument between Gomez and Brown, and Gomez's face flashed with strange emotions. Being captured by Brown, some thoughts appeared in his heart.

Gomez walked quickly to Heimdall's side, and looked at Heimdall's expression as calmly as possible, but he didn't find any clues, he was too calm - because of this, he became more certain about the conjecture in his heart, and suddenly felt overjoyed .

"What's the matter? Mr. Sturluson?" Gomez asked pretendingly curious.

"What's that?" Heimdall pointed to the lower right corner.

"It's a fragment of an ancient book. It is said to be a rare ancient book. Unfortunately, as you can see, it was almost burned. After years of searching, I only collected these." Gomez sighed regretfully , and asked seemingly casually, "Have you seen similar shredded paper? I am willing to pay the price I can afford in exchange for their whereabouts."

Heimdall said unnaturally: "...I haven't seen it before." Perhaps aware of his gaffe, he hastened to make up for it. "Shards of paper are not rare items. Burnt books can often be found in flea markets."

Gomez didn't seem to notice these details, and said cautiously: "You can't compare them with those old second-hand books, their value is inestimable."

Heimdall looked surprised, "What do these fragments mean? The immeasurable ancient book you mentioned is too inconceivable, but it is just a book."

"Don't underestimate the magic power of books. Books made by wizards can be regarded as magical supplies. The more powerful wizards make books, the stronger their magic power. If you don't give them due attention, they will surprise you." Ge Max looked enigmatic, but Heimdall felt that he was playing tricks.

Heimdall was absent-minded during the following visits. They left the exhibition hall after the visit. Heimdall declined Gomez's invitation to have a meal together as if he had reached the limit of his patience, and bid farewell to the Institute of Dream Alchemy in a hurry.

After repeated attempts to keep them to no avail, Gomez watched them go away with a regretful smile, then turned back to the institute, quickly climbed up the stairs leading to the second floor, and pushed open the door of the first room.The greenery inside the door is like a greenhouse. Henry Derry is sitting in an armchair, squinting his eyes slightly to enjoy the comfort in the verdure.

David Gomez sat down on an armchair, looked at Dre and said, "You're right, Victor Klum, who we thought was coming with us, didn't show up, but he The information revealed by his partner, Heimdall Strulusson, remains crucial."

Derry said slowly, "As I said, no one can escape, and Jankulovska is no exception. It's a pity that the trick I set up many years ago has been in vain after several years of hard work. Gordana Janku Lovska was completely kept in the dark. She only vaguely knew that there was such a thing, and she had been dubious until her hapless husband passed away suddenly, which made her wishful thinking to put the fault on the curse. It is really stupid and hopeless , The curse cannot be eradicated at all, no matter how close someone is, it cannot be replaced, the only way to transfer the curse is to have children."

Gomez stroked his white beard, "So you think Victor Krum, who knows the truth, will take action, he understands the curse more thoroughly than his whimsical grandmother, and understands its cruelty? "

"He sent you a letter, didn't he? No name was given."

Gomez nodded, "Gordana Jankulovska is still the curse bearer of the Jankulovska family. After her death, the next bearer will appear in the Krum family, and He has shown up."

Victor Klum.

Derry sneered, "That's how all the curses on us come from. Our own will is obliterated, and all we can do is resign ourselves to fate."

Gomez was silent.

Derry said word by word, "Believe me David, we are old friends for decades, our destiny is interlinked, Krum must hand over those fragments, and that book must be returned to us. In the field of vision, the only way to lift the curse is to reproduce the year."

three,

The pegasus carrying Brown sank into the clouds. Heimdall and Peter, no, they can be called Wickor now. The two returned to the "noisy" wizard bar and walked into the room they had agreed upon.

"Did I do well today?" Heimdall had performed as best he could.

"Very good." The master thought that the little eyes that couldn't stop looking at the fragments were the biggest highlight of the whole play.

Heimdall laughed out loud, but it was actually a real performance.

"I didn't expect that there would be follow-up news about the fragments so soon," Victor said with emotion. "This trip was not in vain."

"It shows that the patience of Gomez's gang has been squandered," Heimdall said. "The next thing we have to do is to wait. They must have another move. If we hold back, they will only be anxious."

Victor affirmed his judgment and agreed with his plan.

One thing that Heimdall never said bluntly is that the curse is still on the old Mrs. Krum, that is, before her death, her descendants are safe.Although Heimdall did not like Mrs. Krum, he sincerely hoped that she would live a long life.

"Yes," said Heimdall. "Is Heideggerack's Quidditch school team busy with their upcoming schedule?"

"What's wrong?" Victor rested his chin on his shoulder.

"If you can, please come to Durmstrang for exchange and study." Heimdall told Victor some of his ideas and arrangements for the school team.

Victor said with a smile: "Are you going to motivate the school team, or attack the school team?"

"Just look at this friendly match. If they are still motivated and don't waste time, I don't need to motivate them through sarcasm. They will naturally understand how important it is for Quidditch to keep improving."

"What if your wish doesn't come true?" Victor said calmly. "The Heideggerach school team is no longer what it used to be, and we don't pay attention to these small fights."

Heimdall caressed the master's little face frivolously, "If you lose, you lose. I will make my own arrangements after losing, and I won't bother you about anything else, Professor Krum."

Just as the master's lips were about to touch Heimdall, Heimdall felt as if something had moved over. In a blink of an eye, Peter stood beside the seat with a dark face.

"When did you come?" Heimdall asked in surprise.

"Your hand!" Peter stared at the palm that was about to move.

Heimdall immediately straightened the master who was leaning on him, and the master stretched his arms around Heimdall's shoulders as if no one was there, and Peter's face became even darker.

"Don't use my body to do wrong things to my buddies, it makes me sick to my stomach." Peter wailed, looking ashamed.Peter has always insisted that he is out and out heterosexual.

"You think I'm willing to use your body? You'll have to stand on tiptoe to kiss Rigg!" the master complained unceremoniously.

Peter probably couldn't help imagining that scene, his expression became more and more bitter, and he even forgot to refute the size attack he usually cared about the most.

four,

In the early morning of the next day, as soon as Heimdall walked near the south tower, the first-year girls waiting outside the gate of the south tower rushed up and surrounded him chirping.Heimdall counted the heads, all 16 arrived.

"You're all on the Quidditch team?" Heimdall asked.

Little Pepper said proudly: "We are ready to advance and retreat together!" The 15 girls echoed in unison.

"I'm very happy to see that you are so motivated." Heimdall announced, "Let's go, let's take you to see the newly completed dressing room!"

The girls cheered and followed.

The new locker room is not at the same place as the original locker room. In order to make it easier for female students to use the new locker room, Heimdall specially set up a dedicated passage to walk separately from the boys.This approach made the Quidditch school team, who were already envious and jealous, complained a lot, and gossiped a lot behind their backs, thinking that he, the president of the student union who should treat everyone equally, was blatantly partial.

Heimdall ignored those comments, because Principal Karkaroff, who could correct his "partisan eye", never said a word about his prompt decision. As for the school team who couldn't figure out the reason, it was completely out of his concern.

Pass through the hollowed-out corridor built with bricks and stones, and open a row of curtains connected in series with small models of broomsticks, and behind it is the newly completed dressing room.The little girls couldn't put their hands down on the brooms of different shapes on the curtain. After touching them for a long time, they reluctantly walked into the dressing room.

The dressing room is decorated with simple tiles, and a row of wooden wardrobes are placed against the wall. A simple tulip-shaped wall lamp hangs above each wardrobe.The other side of the dressing room is connected to a bathroom that is big enough for ten people to bathe at the same time, and the toilet is next to the bathroom.

"Starting today, this locker room belongs to you. You can decorate it as you like. It is the same as the new German school Quidditch team. It will be you who will make history."

The girls were so excited by Heimdall's exciting speech that they wished to fill up the space immediately, put on their practice uniforms and go to the arena for a match.

"When can we start practicing?" Pepper asked impatiently.

"Have you selected a captain? Is the layout of each position ready? Each of you has figured out where you fit into the team? How will the practice be carried out? Are there other arrangements?" Heimdall's series of questions made the girls speechless.

It's so complicated... The girls looked at each other in blank dismay.

"Students," Heimdall said. "Building a new team is not a child's play. I agree with your request to form a team and have obtained the principal's approval. At the same time, you must show me your results, otherwise I can still withdraw everything in a month."

Little Pepper said: "You must have expectations of us, otherwise you wouldn't have prepared these in advance. We are not fools, we can see your expectations of us, and we will not let you down, Mr. Chairman."

The other girls shouted together, "We will not let you down, Mr. Chairman."

Heimdall said with a smile: "I don't think you should choose, the captain is you, Pepper."

The girls look at each other without comment.

"I would like to give you a suggestion. Maybe you can start with your preferences, such as which position you like to focus on when watching a Quidditch match. You can try it when choosing your own position." Heimdall said.

"Does this work?" one girl asked.

"I can't guarantee [-]%, because the position in the team is inseparable from the individual's physical fitness, which can be used as a starting point." Heimdall thought of another question. "Which professor are you going to find as your instructor?"

The varsity Quidditch team was headed by a professor who taught broomstick lessons, and the new alternate varsity team had a blank slate.

"Do I have to find an instructor?" Little Pepper asked.

"Definitely." Heimdall said firmly.

"Can you be our instructor?" It was Pepper's friend Beja who spoke, that is, the pink A-line dress that made Professor Matviyenko's heartbroken.

Heimdall was taken aback, "I'm a student."

"Need to find a professor as an instructor?" Beja asked again.

"...I don't know." Heimdall hesitated, and the school seemed to have no hard and fast rules.

Maybe try it?

"Do you agree?" The girls looked at him cautiously.

"Okay, I'll teach you everything I know." The president of the Sturluson Student Union couldn't refuse this pair of big, watery eyes.

The girls are all smiling.

"My guidance is quite strict, you have to be mentally prepared." Heimdall said earnestly.

The girls couldn't help puffing out their chests and tucking in their stomachs and raised their heads, each with a stern face, as if they were facing a formidable enemy.

Heimdall affirmed their spiritual outlook.

"Our school team will usher in a friendly match, I believe you have heard." Heimdall said.

The girls all replied, "I heard."

"The object of the competition is the Heideggerk School of Magic."

"We've heard that too."

"The Heideggerach school team will bring substitute players that day. If there are no accidents, you may have the opportunity to play and experience it."

The girls answered "I heard" again casually, and they were all dumbfounded when they came back to their senses.

"We also want to compare?" Beiya asked in a daze.

"Your grades won't affect the winning or losing of the school team's main election, don't you want to?"

The girls looked at each other, and Pepper shouted vigorously, "Yes!"

Infected by the spirit of her calf, the girls clenched their little fists.

"Very well, since this is the case, I hope you will be mentally prepared. In order not to make your score too ugly, I will take good care of you." Mr. Chairman smiled very warmly.

The girls couldn't help shivering and hugging each other.

Fives,

Leaving the Quidditch pitch, Heimdall found a small tail behind him.

"Aren't you familiar with the venue?" Heimdall asked.

"Leave it to the vice-captain." Little Pepper said.

"vice captain?"

"Beja."

Little Pepper, on the other hand, does not shy away from relatives and enemies, so he names his deputy.

"Where are you going?" Heimdall guessed that she didn't finish her homework.

"Experimental laboratory."

Heimdall understood, "You still signed up for the laboratory?"

The head of the room is going to the laboratory to give difficult questions to the students who signed up.

"Reported, I don't know if I can pass." Little Pepper admitted generously.

"Don't talk to me, as long as you pass the test, anyone can pass." Heimdall said coldly.

Pepper shrugged.

"Are you busy? It's the team and the research room." Heimdall asked.

"Try it, it won't work and you won't lose a piece of meat." Little Pepper was very free and easy.

"I wish you success soon." After the office chief finished speaking, he walked into the castle first.