The Magical Principles of Natural Philosophy at Hogwarts

Erwin released his stealth state and took off his sunglasses.

Now that we have arrived at someone else's territory, we obviously need to show enough respect.

He is here to learn.

However, out of curiosity, Erwin tried to use phantom again, but it had no effect.

It seems that Apparition is also prohibited within the confines of Ilvermorny.

I just don't know if the forbidden magic here is as powerful as Hogwarts.

Walk along the road, the castle is directly above, and you can see the gate directly.

But Erwin did not walk directly there, but thought for a moment, and then took out the Ilvermorny badge given to him by Dumbledore from his inner pocket.

"I am Erwin Frost, the exchange student at Hogwarts," he held up his badge. "I may have come in in a rude way, but I mean no harm."

After he said these words, the faint sense of crisis disappeared.

Not far away, a gray stone moved.

It was obviously a disguise. What stood up was a strange creature. He looked very short, only about one meter tall. His face and limbs were quite similar to the goblins of Gringotts, but he actually had a large number of porcupine-like growths on his back.

of spikes.

He just lay on the ground, seemingly ready to launch the spikes on his back at Erwin.

He slowly walked towards Erwin, stared at the badge for a while, and then the ferocious expression on his face softened slightly.

Then the thorns on his back actually retracted, and now he really looked like a gray-skinned goblin creature.

Pukki goblins, a unique goblin species in North America, have their own language, but their racial civilization is still in its infancy. They can skillfully use hunting weapons or fully or partially transform themselves into porcupines or jaguars to fight.

, this is their unique magical ability.

The goblins of Gringotts firmly deny that they are related to Pukechi by blood.

The founder of Ilvermorny, Isolt Thayer, once established a friendship with a Pukechi tribe and allowed them to live in the hills near Ilvermorny. These Pukechi goblins were also responsible for

Served as part of the security team in Ilvermorny.

It seems that magic schools basically have the function of protecting a certain group of magical creatures, just like centaurs do to Hogwarts.

The Pukki gnome muttered something unclear to Erwin, then turned and left without looking at him again.

Erwin looked from behind him and found a simple hut next to the bushes not far away, which should be his residence.

I don’t know how many such huts there are on this lush hillside. After all, humanoid creatures basically don’t live alone.

So Erwin chose the wisest approach. He did not go directly to the castle, but raised his wand and fired a firework.

A simple explosion effect, but the sound is penetrating enough to indicate his presence.

A moment later, a team of broomsticks took off from the castle and arrived at Erwin's location.

They were a group of young people, wearing Ilvermorny's unique blue and raspberry school uniforms, all with the image of a horned water snake on them.

It must be a Quidditch team that returned to school early for training and happened to spot Erwin's signal.

"Who are you?" The leading girl looked at Erwin in confusion as she sat on her broom.

The latter immediately identified himself and said that he did not want to disturb the Pukechi community here.

"Are you an exchange student? It seems that the only ones missing are Hogwarts and Kodostorius, but how come you are from here?"

"Then how did the exchange students from other schools come?" Erwin asked.

"Some of them came here by apparating themselves, and some were accompanied by professors from their school." The girl said.

"So Ilvermorny has a special area for Apparition?"

"That's right."

This is different from Hogwarts. In Hogwarts, only the headmaster has the privilege to apparate back to school.

"Maybe it's because my principal already felt that I could stand alone, so he didn't send a professor to send me here." Erwin shrugged.

"Anyway, let's take you back to our castle first." The girl turned around and said to another girl with a round face, "Rachel, give your broom to our guests for the time being. You and I will ride together.

.”

It looks like she is the captain of this Quidditch team.

"No need to bother, I can walk there." Erwin said quickly.

"That's too slow."

Rachel didn't look unhappy either. She giggled and landed on the ground, handing the broom handle to Erwin.

Although he didn't really like this kind of vehicle that was exclusive to wizards, Erwin didn't say he couldn't ride it. He straddled it and took off into the air.

This broom was a model he recognized, the Nimbus series, and the number at the end should be above one thousand and five.

It seems that the Nimbus Company is still a multinational enterprise. Also, how can a broom company survive with only the market of more than 10,000 magical people in the UK?

"I'm sorry, I don't know your name yet." Erwin said to the girl.

"Millis Twelve Trees." The girl shook her golden brown ponytail hair. She was quite beautiful, a standard sports girl.

Erwin followed them and flew towards Ilvermorny Castle. In mid-air, you could see that the entire Ilvermorny area was shrouded in an isolation layer formed by a layer of white mist.

Landing on the court inside Ilvermorny Castle, "Let's go, I'll take you to Professor Suuene." Milis said.

Erwin nodded.

This castle has a similar layout to Hogwarts Castle. The overall layout presents a very historical medieval style. It also has a large auditorium that doubles as a restaurant.

Considering that the school was only founded three hundred years ago, this style is obviously a deliberate imitation.

It is not difficult to guess the reason, because the founders of the school were British immigrants and had a longing for Hogwarts.

There are differences though, Ilvermorny is much larger than Hogwarts Castle.

Along the way, we can see many students arriving early, which shows that Ilvermorny is not like Hogwarts, where students are gathered together and transported to the school on a train. Elle, who is not wearing the Ilvermorny uniform,

Wen naturally attracted the attention of many people.

Erwin was also observing them, not just out of curiosity.

There are a total of four animals on the school uniforms of these students, the horned water snake, the cat and leopard, the thunderbird and the Pukechi gnome, which represent the four houses respectively. There is no doubt that this is modeled after the Hogwarts system.

Why always have to label it?

There are quite a few students, and the total number of students must be much larger than that of Hogwarts. After all, the total population base of North America is there.

Erwin discovered something very interesting, that is, he had not seen any black people so far.

This is of course unusual, as black Americans make up at least 30 percent of the population.

However, considering that North America is basically a country of immigrants, and the immigration method of African Americans... it is obvious that they will not bring much magical blood.

After all, how could a slave trade buy a wizard?

However, not only African Americans, there are also many students with Indian characteristics.

The vast majority are white.

There is no doubt that wizards are also part of history. In the past three hundred years, what happened between immigrant wizards and native American wizards (let’s call them wizards for the time being), and what role did they play in this colonial history?

The characters really arouse people's curiosity.

"I seem to have delayed your training." Erwin said to Milis.

This attitude naturally made the girl feel a little better, "It's okay, there are still several months until the first game." Milis smiled slightly.

She took Erwin to the interior of the castle and knocked on the door of an office.

"Professor Suouene, Professor Twelve Trees." She shouted respectfully.

Professor Twelve Trees is a formally dressed woman who should be related to Milis based on her surname and appearance, while Suuene is a short-haired old man with a tall build and a stern face.

The first impression does not look like a scholar or a wizard.

His eyes shot out from behind the elegant monocle, past Milis, and fell on Erwin.

Erwin was not stage frightened and looked into his eyes.

This professor was the one whom Principal Dumbledore ordered him to learn from. It is said that his knowledge will be very helpful to Erwin.

"The students of Hogwarts have also arrived, and now the only one missing is the Russian Kodosdorez." Professor Twelve Trees said.

Professor Suuene's eyes never left Erwin, "So, you are Albus Dumbledore's favorite disciple." His voice was low and somewhat hoarse.

"I am indeed Professor Dumbledore's student, but I don't dare to call him his favorite disciple." Erwin responded, his attitude and tone were very understanding, polite, neither humble nor overbearing.

"Excessive modesty is tantamount to hypocrisy." Professor Suouene shook his head disapprovingly.

"Blind arrogance is bordering on stupidity," Erwin replied.

Professor Twelve Trees frowned, but Suuene smiled, "My request to the principals is: the more potential the students sent, the better. What is potential? It does not just lie in the knowledge.

The level of magic you master, and more importantly your age."

He slowly walked towards Erwin, "And you are the youngest of this group of exchange students. You are only in the third year. What level is a normal third-year student? Your Professor Dumbledore sent you here. What does it mean for you?

What kind of confidence do you have, or what kind of expectations do you have?"

Professor Twelve Trees looked shocked, and Milis also looked at Erwin in surprise. He was in the third grade, that is, he was only thirteen years old? He was completely different in terms of body shape, temperament, expression, and tone of voice.

Erwin remained very calm, "Thanks for the praise."

"Do you think I'm praising you?" Suwuene shook his head slightly, "Let me remind you in advance that although special training plans will be formulated based on your respective characteristics, the allocation of resources will be based on your competition.

It comes from the ranking.”

Erwin recalled that Dumbledore seemed to have said that this exchange program was an almost welfare-based magic enhancement experiment? And it was about blood.

But this doesn't seem to have anything to do with him. In terms of bloodline, unless the original dragon in the Rocky Mountains whose real existence is uncertain is uncovered, any form of improvement is meaningless to Erwin.

What Dumbledore said at that time was to ask him to be an "observer".

"Is it only the third grade?" Professor Twelve Trees shook his head slightly, "Should we arrange basic courses for him? The third grade is a very critical year, and the courses cannot be left behind..."

"Of course not," Suueine interrupted her, "This is Albus's proud disciple, how could he need you to arrange lessons?"

Erwin's face was expressionless, but he had already made a certain judgment. Professor Suuene did not seem to have a very friendly attitude towards Principal Dumbledore.

Maybe I'm just simply unconvinced.

Professor Twelve Trees, who was interrupted, showed a slightly unhappy expression.

"Millis, I'd like to trouble you again and take this kid to the exchange student dormitory." He looked at Erwin again, "Most of the young people have already arrived. You can communicate first and expand your horizons. My

The subject will begin one week after the semester starts. Before that, you can move around freely, but do not disturb the normal teaching order of Ilvermorny."

"Don't worry." Erwin nodded.

After walking out of the office, Millis immediately became active, and her attitude towards Erwin also changed.

"Are you really only thirteen?"

"No, if I count everything, I might be forty years old." Erwin responded expressionlessly.

"Don't be kidding." Milis chuckled, thinking he was telling a joke.

"Okay, I am indeed in the third grade." Erwin could only say.

"He's only in the third grade, but he's still a little brother."

"Can you remove the word 'small'?"

When she reached the door of a tower, Millicent turned around and looked at Erwin, "I won't go in. If you are bullied by someone in this school, just come to me! Sister, I and the professors

The relationship is pretty good.”

"What if I bully others?" Erwin asked seriously.

"It's best not to bully other children." Milis couldn't laugh or cry.

After saying goodbye to this kind-hearted senior, Erwin opened the door and walked in.

There was a spacious lounge with a circle of sofas surrounding the fireplace. Erwin looked to the side and discovered seven portals in total.

Ilvermorny is not going to let several students from different countries squeeze into one dormitory. These should all be single rooms, which means that the number of international exchange students coming to Ilvermorny should be less than this number.

Not all magic schools send students.

There was someone in the lounge. He stood up after hearing the sound of Erwin entering the door. He was a boy with a short haircut, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and he had obvious Slavic features.

He was wearing a dark red robe with fur trim on the edge. Although the wizard should not be troubled by the temperature problem, this outfit was still quite inappropriate for this season.

He looked Erwin up and down for a moment, then stretched out his hand, "Victor Krum, from Durmstrang, you may have heard of my name."

Erwin thought it was interesting. There didn't seem to be many wizards who shook hands as a courtesy. But he didn't disgrace the other party either.

"Erwin Frost, from Hogwarts, you already know my name."