Professor McGonagall paused mid-sentence because she turned around and saw not only Sean, but also Hermione, Daisy and Stephanie behind Sean.
The Transfiguration professor's expression was slightly strange.
She also knew that Sean had always had a good rapport with women, but it was quite surprising that these three girls appeared behind him together.
As the revered vice-principal, Professor McGonagall also heard many "rumors" about the relationships between men and women while managing students.
At present, because of Daisy Porter's silver-white fire dragon that amazes everyone, the "rumors" between this beautiful girl who is only in fourth grade and Sean are the most "rumors". Of course, this must be "thank you"
The Weasley brothers' embellishing.
Of course, Hermione Granger, who went to school and attended classes with Sean and grew up together, also had a lot of "plays", but it was much less than that of Daisy.
As for Stephanie Ollivander, Professor McGonagall has never heard of any rumors of an affair between the two. However, this petite, delicate-faced girl who avoids strangers is not even famous in school.
As a child, Professor McGonagall also knew that Stephanie had extraordinary magical abilities and had mastered her grandfather's staff-making skills.
The three girls in front of them took off their wizard robes, each one dressed more beautifully than the other, and they happened to be at Sean's house...
Professor McGonagall couldn't help but sigh secretly, these are the three most beautiful girls in Ravenclaw!
But I am the Head of Gryffindor...
She put aside some gossip in her mind and looked at Sean and the others.
"Miss Granger, you are just in time."
With that said, Professor McGonagall took out two letters and handed them to Sean and Hermione respectively.
Sean took it with some doubts, but Hermione's doubts only lasted for a short while. After she took the letter, she seemed to remember something, and her face turned red with excitement.
Hermione knows what this is?
Sean opened the letter with the Hogwarts school badge in confusion.
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Headmaster: Albus Dumbledore
(President of the International Federation of Wizards, First Class of the Order of Merlin, Archmage, and Chief Magician of the Wizengamot)
Dear Mr. Wallop, we are pleased to and solemnly inform you that you have been selected to be the new prefect of boys in Ravenclaw House, starting from the fifth year and ending at the graduation of the seventh year.
As a prefect, your rights and responsibilities include:…
There was a lot written on the parchment, summarizing the special rights and obligations of the prefects, plus some words of congratulations and encouragement, and this was the content of the entire letter.
Prefect... Sean scratched his head helplessly.
Frankly speaking, it was expected that he would become a prefect. Regardless of all aspects, Sean is the best candidate for the new prefect of Ravenclaw. However, Sean feels that he personally does not need this privileged status. Mainly
It's because he doesn't want to take on those responsibilities.
There are quite a lot of troublesome things that prefects have to do...
He is willing to solve big troubles, and he is also willing to pay for Hogwarts. If it is a small trouble... Sean feels that he is a little lazy.
But...he turned his head and glanced at Hermione.
The girl is reading the letter carefully, and the joy on her face can be clearly seen.
If my partner is Hermione, it seems possible maybe - I won't need to do too much work?
Professor McGonagall waited for both of them to finish reading the letter, and then said: "Congratulations, Mr. Wallop and Miss Granger, you are now the new prefects of Ravenclaw."
Sean also said a word of thanks, but he obviously didn't look that excited.
Mrs. Wallop on the side had already received Sean's letter and was reading it. The joy and excitement on her face were the same as Hermione's. She first expressed her gratitude to Professor McGonagall and Hogwarts.
Then gave Sean a hug.
"Oh, honey, congratulations. I'm so proud of you. Your dad must feel the same way."
"Thank you, Mom." Sean smiled gently, but his mother's appreciation still needed to be responded to.
Then he looked at Professor McGonagall and waited patiently.
As far as he knew, the appointment of prefects in the four major colleges was generally selected by the dean of the college, and then handed over to the president and vice president for decision-in fact, it was just a process, and the list submitted was the final decision.
Moreover, a letter is usually enough for prefect appointment, and the professor will not be required to go out of his way to do so - especially when Professor McGonagall who sends the letter is also the Head of Gryffindor.
This shows that the letter of appointment as prefect was just a way to go. There should be other things to discuss with Sean.
Sure enough, Professor McGonagall continued: "Being a prefect is a new learning path. I hope you both can work hard. Of course, I have always been at ease with the two students who are first and second in grade."
"I will work harder, Professor McGonagall!" Hermione was completely immersed in the joy of becoming a prefect, and she wanted to swear a poisonous oath when she promised.
"Well, Miss Granger, come on, I'm very optimistic about you. By the way -" Professor McGonagall changed the subject, "Mr. Wallop, can I talk to you alone?"
"Of course, professor, come over here."
Sean led Professor McGonagall into the private living room where they had just come out, and then closed the door.
"Sean, it seems that you have been waiting for me to speak?" Professor McGonagall turned around and looked at him and said.
Sean spread his hands: "Professor, two letters of appointment are not worth a special trip for you - what is your main purpose of coming to me?"
Professor McGonagall pushed up her glasses and said seriously: "There is a new position, no, the original temporary position has been reactivated. Professor Dumbledore asked me to hand over this position to you."
"The old position is being reactivated?" Sean was stunned for a moment, then he reacted, "Recruitment director?"
He has never held any position before, and now it is the admissions season, so he can only be the person in charge of admissions.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Professor McGonagall nodded: "Professor Dumbledore and I both hope that you can serve as the person in charge of Hogwarts admissions again. Of course, this is a request.
, is not a request. Although I hope you can agree, everything still depends on your personal wishes."
As he spoke, Professor McGonagall's expression softened, with some apology on her face.
"You have experienced a lot of things that should not have been experienced by you. As a professor and vice president, it makes me particularly ashamed that a student has to take risks and fight - and now I have to leave other things in your hands...
"
Sean showed his white teeth: "Professor, please don't have such a burden. To be honest, I quite enjoy the adventure - I may have some Gryffindor qualities in my bones."
Professor McGonagall showed a look of deep regret: "Oh, forget it, you were not sorted into Gryffindor."
"Hahaha, it's all Hogwarts anyway - by the way, Professor, I can agree to this position, but you have to tell me the specific situation."
The head of admissions, this is a dream for Sean who wants to cultivate his own power from a young age. The most detailed information about each student can be sent to Sean's hands immediately, which gives him a way to fish for SSR in the card pool.
of pleasure.
Moreover, Professor McGonagall just emphasized that this is the position that Professor Dumbledore hopes he can take on.
This shows that the old man who loves to play riddles also acquiesced to Sean's formation of his own force. It can even be said that Sean now wants to form a new force named Wallop at Hogwarts. His background is the entire Hogwarts.
All the professors at UT...
Of course, Dumbledore may have a deeper intention, but this is not something Sean has to consider - never try to figure out the mind of a Riddler...
Professor McGonagall smiled when she heard Sean agreed and said, "As expected, Albus said you would definitely agree."
Sean spread his hands helplessly. Dumbledore must have guessed what he was thinking.
"Let me first explain to you the current enrollment situation."
"Okay, let's sit down and talk, Professor."
Professor McGonagall nodded and sat down, then explained: "You were also involved in the last enrollment, but that was a special situation. Everything was done in the most efficient and direct way, but normal enrollment cannot be like this.
Already."
"Sean, do you still remember when you received the admission notice?"
Sean nodded and smiled: "Of course, Professor, I will never forget that day in my life."
Professor McGonagall also smiled after hearing this: "I wonder if you have noticed that the person who came to your house at that time was Charlotte, the president of our Hogwarts student union. Nurmengard also sent colleagues.
Colton, who is the student body president—did you think they just happened to arrive at the same time?"
After hearing this, Sean recalled it and said: "Indeed, Charlotte came to my house first, and then Colton followed closely - I remember, Charlotte was very confused because she was always followed by Colton.
accurate."
Professor McGonagall smiled helplessly: "The two of them had some strange feuds - not to mention the two of them, in fact, you didn't just meet two people who came to recruit students, but Hogwarts and Newmont.
Gad's enrollment is carried out simultaneously."
Sean nodded thoughtfully.
"It seems that you should have thought of the key point - yes, now, in magic schools around the world, except for a few stubborn so-called pure-blood aristocratic schools, most of the students in other schools come from Muggles.
family."
"Obviously, Muggle families have never been exposed to magic before, and they have no understanding of magic schools. This means that no matter which school's admissions staff comes first, as long as the existence of magic is proven, they will almost certainly be able to recruit them.
That student."
Professor McGonagall sighed with a headache: "Originally, we didn't have this problem. After all, most of Hogwarts' students are in the UK, and other magic schools will not come to compete with us for students."
"But since the establishment of Nurmengard, in order to quickly recruit students, the whole of Europe has become their competition ground, and the new students of Muggle families have become the most popular food - that year, the newly established Nurmengard
Early admissions were adopted all over Europe. That year, there were only twenty-one new students at Hogwarts, eighteen of whom were from wizarding families."
Sean smiled awkwardly. This style of robbing people without being reasonable is indeed very Grindelwald...
Professor McGonagall continued: "Then, major schools, whether it is Hogwarts, Beauxbatons, or even Kodos Doris in Russia, have opened enrollment in advance - because you only need to be better than Newmonga
If the admissions staff of Germany are late, then the new student from a Muggle family must be one of them."
"For this reason, major schools have begun enrolling students in advance, and schools that lack students have also looked for young wizards from other areas. I had not yet joined Hogwarts at the time, but I heard that the original July enrollment was continuously advanced, and in the end even
As early as June, May, etc., there were even Christmas holidays of the previous year to directly recruit new students for the second year.”
"This directly led to confusion in the student resources of each school. Some schools enrolled too many students, and the teachers and facilities could not keep up. Some schools recruited students with completely different languages, resulting in that student being able to only learn foreign languages in the first two years of school.
And some schools have completely lost their students, and there are only a few people walking around in the school all day long."
"It can be said that because of the emergence of Nurmengard, the magic education world at that time was extremely chaotic, but -"
Professor McGonagall sighed.
Sean knew what he wanted to say, but the principal of Nurmengard was that unreasonable guy Grindelwald...
The closure or overload of other schools has nothing to do with him, as long as his own Nurmengard can recruit people. Moreover, whether it is teachers, equipment, or language barriers, Grindelwald, who has many saints, can do whatever he wants.
You can find a bunch of loyal professors - even without paying them a salary.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "What happens after that?" Sean asked.
"The first thing Professor Dumbledore did when he became the principal of Hogwarts was to contact Grindelwald, who was the principal of Nurmengard at the time. Then he contacted the principals of other magic schools before finally making a decision.
"
"Each school's enrollment is still based on the previous range. Nurmengard's admissions range is limited to Europe and its vicinity. Furthermore, Nurmengard's admissions staff must contact other schools when entering the admissions range of other schools.
with admissions staff.”
Sean nodded in realization. That's it. No wonder Charlotte and Colton arrived together. It was not a coincidence at all, but the two of them had to act together.
"So, the final admissions selection has become a demonstration of the eloquence and ability of the admissions staff between schools. Although it is a lot more troublesome than the initial admissions process, it is not so confusing after all."
"This enrollment model has been maintained until now through constant adjustments. Of course, last year's enrollment process was a special situation - you also felt it. In fact, when Nurmengard was first established, major schools were competing for students like this.
." Professor McGonagall shook her head helplessly.
Sean asked: "What about this year? Do we still want to rob people? If we want to rob people, I have to find someone to help immediately."
"No need this year, no need this year," Professor McGonagall said quickly. "Professor Dumbledore contacted the principals of those schools, and finally returned to the rough status quo."
Sean was about to stand up and sat down again. He nodded: "Then what do I mainly do as the admissions director?"
"On the one hand, you have to come to recruit students like Charlotte, and on the other hand, you also need to be responsible for coordinating the overall enrollment plan. Several other admissions staff, the presidents of the male and female student unions, and several professors are all under your command. In addition, you need to be responsible for coordinating the overall enrollment plan.
, there is another reason why I came to you."
"What?" Sean asked curiously.
Professor McGonagall smiled: "Because of your eloquence and ability."
"Eloquence and ability?" Sean laughed.
Professor McGonagall nodded seriously: "Yes, you should also know that after the rise of Nurmengard, a lot of students from other schools were taken away. Although I don't want to admit it, I must say that Nurmengard is
Nurmengard's admissions staff are smarter than the people we send, and they can always convince young wizards to choose Nurmengard instead of Hogwarts."
"So, you want me?"
"Snatching back the source of students - you also know the specific situation in the last enrollment session, then you also know that the enrollment ranges of several major schools partially overlap, and there are also some small countries that rely on their own abilities - in previous years, it was basically Newmont
The people Gad snatched away.”
Professor McGonagall pushed up her glasses again, and there was an inexplicable light in her eyes.
"With your eloquence and ability, I think you can win back a lot of students."
Sean touched his head: "The people sent by Nurmengard should be very professional, I can't say for sure."
"In my opinion, no matter how good the people in Nurmengard are in learning, they are still not as good as you." Professor McGonagall raised an eyebrow rarely.
Sean smiled.
Professor McGonagall is implying that why people from Nurmengard can grab students is because Grindelwald teaches well - but who can compare to Sean who was taught by Grindelwald himself?
When it comes to stirring up people's hearts and inciting emotions, Sean learned the essence from Grindelwald.
Moreover, his status as a Nurmengaardian has a natural advantage... I am the closed disciple of the old principal that you collectively worship...
"In addition, Professor Dumbledore asked me to bring you a message. He said that you can only execute it yourself."
As he spoke, Professor McGonagall handed over a piece of parchment that was imprisoned by magic.
The moment Sean came into contact with it, the magical confinement on the parchment was automatically released.
Such advanced magic, I have never seen it before... Sean raised his eyebrows in surprise.
He unfolded the parchment and saw Dumbledore's familiar handwriting.
"Dear Sean:"
"Forgive me for not being able to show up directly to provide you with more help and guidance. I think you are smart and should have guessed some general reasons."
"I am not writing these words for this invalid apology. Although I long for your forgiveness for my inaction, there are more urgent and important things that need me to complete right now."
"I want to ask you one thing. When you receive the admissions range, you should be able to notice that the admissions range of Hogwarts partially overlaps with Durmstrang. I hope you can take it with you as much as possible.
All the students we can take away, that is to say, let Durmstrang recruit fewer students."
"In addition, there are several neutral areas that were recruited by Nurmengard in previous years, but after last year's enrollment incident, the four major magic schools have focused on them."
"My request to you is still to recruit as many students as you can. If you can't recruit students there, don't let Durmstrang recruit them. You can recruit them to Beauxbatons or Nurmengard."
"I'm a little embarrassed to have made so many requests rashly, but it may be of great importance. I hope everything goes well for you. Also - attached is Durmstrang's enrollment range and order of enrollment in previous years."
"Yours truly: Albus Dumbledore."
There is a map at the bottom of the parchment, with a lot of locations marked on it, basically all in Germany and Northern Europe, and the order of Durmstrang's admissions personnel is also attached.
Hiss... Sean took a breath of air.
Dumbledore's meaning is too obvious. Durmstrang may have problems, so he must try to prevent him from recruiting young wizards.
And this final scope and time sequence are almost obvious to Sean - if you have time, go directly to Durmstrang to recruit students.
Didn't it mean that the principals had already discussed it? Dumbledore's move was really insidious...
But it also proves that Durmstrang may have a big problem now.
"Have you finished reading?" Professor McGonagall asked.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Well, I understand what Professor Dumbledore means." Sean replied.
"Okay, I won't ask any more questions," Professor McGonagall nodded, "You can decide on your own what Albus has asked you to do, and the recruitment process will start the day after tomorrow. Come and gather at Hogwarts then."
"This is a portkey. On the one hand, it is to make it easier for you to come to Hogwarts. On the other hand, the situation outside is relatively tense now. This portkey was made by Professor Dumbledore himself. His original words were 'When you escape,
It’s very convenient and very durable’.”
Sean took a pair of thick wool socks from Professor McGonagall, looked at them and put them in his arms.
Dumbledore was quite thoughtful.
"That's about it. Let's meet at Hogwarts at eight o'clock the day after tomorrow?" Professor McGonagall said.
"Okay, Professor, I'll see you there then."
The two of them walked towards the door, and when Sean was about to open the door, Professor McGonagall suddenly turned her head and smiled at him.
"Actually, I still have a selfish motive."
"Huh? What should I say, professor." Sean asked curiously.
"Although a lot has happened in the past year, everyone is still working hard to keep everything developing normally - so activities in the next school year will still proceed as usual."
Sean reacted immediately: "The Goblet of Fire has been decided to be held as scheduled?"
"That's right," Professor McGonagall sighed, "Nurmengard has won the last few games..."
"Then what is the selfishness you just mentioned?"
Professor McGonagall looked at Sean faintly: "Of course, I hope you can participate."
Sean shook his head with a smile: "Professor, I remember the Triwizard Tournament. Oh no, it's the Four Wizard Tournament now. You have to be an adult to participate, right? Frankly speaking, even if the Goblet of Fire is delayed for another year, I won't be able to catch up.
, my birthday is in November.”
"Yes, that's why Hogwarts needs to provide you with a substantial certificate."