It is better to say that this is a village than a botanical garden.
As far as everyone can see, except for a few houses, the rest are greenhouses, in which a wide variety of magical plants are grown.
Before everyone came here, they were told that the Magic Garden was actually a forest, so they had such strange expressions on their faces.
As for the two wizards at the entrance of the village, they were ignored by everyone. There was no way, most people couldn't understand what they were talking about.
All right!
Except for the three people from Hogwarts, plus Karkaroff.
The wizard actually spoke English, but his accent was a little weird.
"I will take you to the temporary residence here to rest." The wizard repeated three times in English, French and Bulgarian.
It is not easy for him to need part-time translators and guides.
In fact, the most troublesome aspect of the Magic School Potions Championship is actually the translation problem. Most wizards come from different countries and speak different languages, so they cannot communicate well at all. Someone like Dumbledore, who is proficient in multiple languages, can talk to anyone easily.
After all, there are only a few wizards without disabilities.
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is mainly English, Beauxbatons School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is mainly French, and Durmstrang School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is mainly Bulgarian.
Durmstrang School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is located in Scandinavia. The use of Bulgarian in the school is actually related to Nelida Vokanova, the founder of Durmstrang Academy.
It was a Bulgarian witch.
Therefore, if European countries want to enter Beauxbatons School of Witchcraft and Wizardry or Durmstrang School, they need to learn the official languages of the two schools first.
Otherwise, students from various European countries who cannot speak and understand will have problems in their lives, let alone in class. It makes me feel sick just thinking about it for an eleven-year-old child to be proficient in another foreign language.
pain.
Of course, the advantage is that most wizards from these two schools are proficient in both languages.
Everyone was taken to a bar, and the wizard Bobby who led the way introduced Selina, the owner of the bar, who seemed to be British and was said to have stayed here for twenty-three years.
"In the coming time, everyone will live here and dine here." Bobby introduced everyone and led them to their respective rooms on the second floor of the bar.
The rooms in the respective colleges are connected in a row.
From the outside, you can see a relatively thick wall with a door installed on the wall. After opening it, there is a fairly spacious room inside, which has undoubtedly been expanded by the Traceless Stretching Curse.
Beauxbatons' room is opposite Hogwarts, and next door is Durmstrang. It seems that everyone is worried that they can't find their respective rooms, so the organizer is very considerate and helps everyone hang up their own door signs, which use the names of various schools.
In usual language, write the name of the room owner.
After putting away their luggage, Professor Slughorn knocked on the door of their room, intending to take them downstairs to have a drink and take them to say hello to the bar owner Selina.
Selina, the bar owner, is actually a part-time herbalist.
This bar is actually a place for the herbalists and pharmacists living here to relax and chat, and is usually managed by house elves.
Mrs. Selina and Professor Slughorn seemed to know each other, and the topic of the two quickly moved to Albert and Isobel.
She stared at Albert for a long time, and finally enthusiastically recommended a green health drink to the two of them, but Albert declined and only ordered a cup of hot cocoa with milk.
Although this town is semi-isolated from the outside world most of the time, the house elves will take good care of the wizards living here.
Selina quietly told them that the potion competition will be held the day after tomorrow, and they will be taken to visit the greenhouse here tomorrow.
Selina reminds them that they need to pay special attention to greenhouses where dangerous plants are grown.
As for the magic garden, according to Selina, the only entrance to the magic garden is hidden somewhere in the village.
After drinking the hot cocoa, the two of them went back to rest, while Professor Slughorn stayed to catch up with each other and inquire about other news.
Before going to bed, Albert went to Isobel's room, and the two sat on the bed, chatting and playing wizard chess slowly.
After they were tired of playing, they would sit together and whisper together until both of them felt sleepy, then Albert quietly returned to his room to rest.
The next day, at eight o'clock in the morning, after having a hearty breakfast, Poppy and two other wizards came over and took everyone to visit the village's greenhouse.
Only eight teams came.
The other three schools did not come for some reason, which meant that they gave up on this Potions Championship.
Professor Slughorn was not surprised at all, and even secretly told the two of them that if there were no particularly outstanding students in this school, they would not participate in the potions competition to avoid embarrassing the school.
Hogwarts has also given up participating in the Potions Championship more than once.
"Are you worried that you won't be able to pass the first round of selection?" Both Albert and Isobel guessed the reason.
"That's right." Professor Slughorn nodded.
It would be really shameful if you couldn't even pass the first round of selection.
After all, the first round of selection is actually based on the potion level of the players from each school. If you can't even match the potion, it means that the foundation is not solid enough.
At that time, even if the referee team intends to let them go and give them a chance to participate in the second round, they will not know what excuses they can make.
Therefore, instead of becoming someone else's after-dinner joke, it is better to give up from the beginning.
Anyway, everyone has had similar cases, and no one will laugh at anyone.
After being taken around the village, it became more obvious that this place was actually a botanical garden. Many strange magical plants and fungi were planted in the greenhouse.
If you tell others that this is a magical garden, most people who don't know will believe it.
In fact, this was originally the entrance to the magic garden. Later, some herbalists lived here temporarily to study the precious herbs in the magic garden, and this village gradually formed.
Planting a large number of magic plants is actually a helpless move. Wild magic plants simply cannot meet the supply and demand of pharmacists, so herbalists have to cultivate those precious but rare plants in greenhouses to supply those potion masters to avoid wizards.
Take risks out of desperation.
Scarcity means value, which means that some people will go crazy and take risks, and even cause some particularly precious magic plants to become extinct due to man-made destruction and harvesting.
Such cases are not uncommon.
Along the way, Albert saw many rare plants that he had never heard of before.
It's a pity that they are not allowed to get close. They can only take a look at it from a distance, and then listen to the people around them introduce the uses of these plants.
The young wizards who can come to participate in the Potions Championship are all leaders in the field of potions in various schools, and they are all potential customers in the future.
Moreover, it can be regarded as a reminder to everyone to prevent them from randomly damaging the environment inside, or especially some precious magic plants, after entering the magic garden.
Because wizards who enter the magic garden will be closely monitored.
On the one hand, it is to protect the magic garden from damage, on the other hand, it is to protect the safety of the contestants and provide a basis for the judges' scoring.
Finally, everyone was taken to visit a greenhouse of dangerous plants.
In fact, it is a reminder.
"After entering the Magic Garden, you are likely to have to face these dangerous plants." The herbalist explained to the impatient students, "The Magic Garden is not as safe as you think.
You need to be vigilant at all times, any carelessness may cost you your life."
"Has anyone died in the Potion Championship?" A man wearing a golden school uniform and an oriental face asked curiously.
"I have died. The most recent time was at the beginning of this century. An unlucky guy was bitten by a poisonous tentacle and died before he could be rescued."
The wizard glanced at the man with an oriental face and said to the contestants behind him, "Among the wizards who have participated in the Magic School Potions Championship in the past, there will always be one or two unlucky ones who were accidentally injured by poisonous plants.
And being sent to the hospital, I hope you won't become the unlucky one.
Next, he explained in detail the dangerous plants in the greenhouse and precautions.
Most of them are Class C prohibited trade items. These plants are undoubtedly dangerous, but they are also of extremely high value.
Suddenly, Albert heard the sound of falling to the ground, and everyone turned around and saw a black boy lying on the ground, with a bright and enchanting golden trumpet-shaped flower beside him.
"Idiot, is there mud in his head?"
The faces of those wizards were all ugly, and one even had a hot temper and cursed directly at the principal of Wagadu, and did not forget to send him to the village hospital for temporary first aid.
This boy from Wagadu School simply sent himself to the village medical center because of his poor hands.
The principal of Wagadu looked very unhappy. He did not expect that his students would do such stupid things. What are you doing picking flowers?
There are many people who are gloating about this, which means they have one less potential competitor.
"You'd better be vigilant. Although there are not many dangerous plants in the magic garden, if you encounter one and it's too late to save your life, it will be very uneconomical." The herbalist looked at the man who was carried away sideways.
The man said helplessly: "He is lucky. There are a bunch of experienced pharmacists and herbalists here, but I hope you will learn this lesson and stop making such stupid mistakes."
After visiting the greenhouse, everyone was discussing the unfortunate Wagadu student.
"I saw."
Isobel said to Albert privately, "That unlucky Wagadu student actually couldn't resist Miss Veela's charm. He probably wanted to pick a flower and give it to her, so..."
After being stunned by the charm magic, he was accidentally attacked and carried away sideways.