Harry Potter’s Book of Sin Chapter 1780: Friendship stained with gray
"Hello, Ms. De Quinn...Although it is at this time, it is nice to meet you."
After Mrs. Maxim introduced her on her behalf, Hermione originally wanted to tell her about the current situation and her own thoughts. But when she thought of the old butler's reminder that she could wait and see the changes at first, she hesitated a bit and decided to do what the old butler said.
So, she simply greeted each other.
"Oh, I am also glad to meet you!"
Very standard British English, and with some London accent, Hermione bet that this Ms. De Quinn must have actually lived in the UK for some time.
Of course, the fact that the other party has not been to the UK is obviously not the focus of today's meeting. Hermione just smiled and nodded, and Ms. De Quinn nodded slightly, and then went to greet the old butler again.
Not long after, the four of them were seated again around the small round table covered with colorful brocade tablecloths. As the host, Ms. De Quinn finally spoke first:
"Unexpectedly, three distinguished guests would visit my two Witchcraft and Wizardry schools in Belgium, Boothbarton and Hogwarts, and the French Blois family with the heritage of ancient wizards. Oh, if the three can advance Let me know, I must have someone arrange the highest etiquette before I dare to let you in!"
Her words were relaxed, her face was calm, her words were humorous, and she even had a spring-like smile on the corners of her mouth. It was quite different from the sad look in her office before.
However, this vaguely showed her attitude towards the meeting: after the joy of reuniting with Madame Maxim’s old friend, she still remembered her identity after all, and with her duties as the Minister of Magic in Belgium, After all, this conversation has to be started in a more "official" state.
As Hermione mentioned earlier, this kind of meeting at this "opportunity" will inevitably make people feel a little fanciful.
However, neither Hermione nor the old butler expressed their opinions on this, but with a brief silence, still handing over the right to speak to Mrs. Maxim.
"De Quinn...ah, sorry, you should be called'Minister De Quinn' now..."
Mrs. Maxim’s body is filled with the blood of some giants, but her wisdom is no less than that of most people. Otherwise, she would not be able to firmly grasp it in the eyes of many discriminations and doubts. Live in the position of headmaster of Busbarton.
With this opening, she consciously added her personal friendship with De Quinn into the conversation again. And she said it the other way around, so DeQueen didn't even know if he should have smiled reluctantly, or simply called Maxim's heart to correct it.
Yes, although she and De Quinn are indeed teachers and friends, both of them now have a lot of responsibilities.
Otherwise, why are they always connected only by personal letters over the years? It is because they both understand that both parties are the kind of people who are willing to do everything for their duties. Once the friendship between the two involves work, this rare friendship will definitely no longer be so pure.
Maxim didn't stop, and then he smiled and said:
"Just kidding! You see, we didn’t come here with much fanfare, just to make this meeting look less formal. We are friends, are we? You know, we are friends. Actually, I know you’re recently It must be a difficult day every day... The danger of this disaster is obvious to all, and everyone’s status can’t be concealed from anyone."
The two are friends after all. As Mrs. Maxim said, she gradually put aside the somewhat aggressive momentum before. In her words, she gradually became more sincere.
"I know your difficulties, and I think you should also know our problems." She paused, then continued, "Look, the fact that Blois was destroyed overnight by Helbo is now Almost everyone knows it, and we at Boothbatten have to keep quiet to avoid getting fire to the upper body... and although the news has not spread, in fact, Hogwarts Castle has also been in Helbo and McLean. Mr. was destroyed in a fierce battle"
"What!"
This news is undoubtedly a huge shock for De Quinn.
You must know that at present, almost all forces are watching Maca and Haierbo play back and forth, and everyone is looking forward to Maca's victory. But who knows, Maca, who came from Hogwarts, also failed to keep his "root" under Helbo's hands.
Um...no, think about it, is this a failure that should be called Maca? Or should he say that he is sufficiently predictable?
The decision to arrange all the teachers and students at Hogwarts to leave in advance made Helbo only an empty shell.
In fact, Mrs. Maxim's announcement of this "smashing" news naturally also had a purpose.
Nowadays, too many people rely on Maca, but Maca cannot protect everyone alone. At the moment, most of these forces are just watching silently, which is actually very dangerous! She had to shake the big guys drastically so that they could unite and try their best to resist the huge crisis that might be coming.
After De Quinn slowed down and recovered from his surprise at the destruction of Hogwarts Castle, Maxim continued:
"DeQueen, tell you the truth! We are here this time ~IndoMTL.com~In fact, we want to form a rebellion alliance composed of multiple forces. I don’t need to say who is it? I’m just I want you to understand that you can't wait any longer. This is not originally a battle on the side of the British magical world, and it shouldn't be a war on the one person of Mr. McLean!"
When Mrs. Maxim said this, Hermione couldn't help feeling deeply, and subconsciously wanted to say something. But at this moment, the old butler next to her motioned her with his eyes, apparently telling her not to interrupt at this time.
"Can't you speak yet? Mr. Butler's previous meaning, didn't it allow me to see the friendship between Ms. Maxim and Ms. De Quinn?"
Just as Hermione was puzzled, Ms. De Quinn, who had been listening to Maxim's words, finally took a deep breath, and then slowly said:
"Olim, you came to me this time, I'm afraid you didn't want me to join this ‘Resistance Alliance’, right? Well, at least your biggest purpose is definitely not this."
While she was talking, she suddenly changed the subject, as if she sighed for no reason:
"You should know that Erich and I... haven't seen each other for a long time."