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Chapter 431 British Peace
Chapter 431 British Peace
"So—are you willing to pledge on behalf of Durmstrang's students that there will be no more conflict?" McGonagall asked slowly.
"We didn't want to cause any conflict," Krum said, glancing at Harry. "It was the Hogwarts students who started the trouble."
"That's not entirely true—Krum." Cedric, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up, looking at Krum with righteous indignation, and said, "If I remember correctly, the cause of the conflict was also related to Durmstrang."
"Because Durmstrang students maliciously attacked Hogwarts, wasn't that right?"
Surrounded by a group of Hogwarts students, Krum was momentarily speechless, while Siegfried beside him remained silent for some reason.
Seeing that both Durmstrang students remained silent, McGonagall slowly said, "I've also looked into what happened—"
"Is Mr. Diggory's statement true?"
"No—that's right." Krum nodded honestly: "We were the ones who said that first."
Harry pursed his lips upon hearing this and slowly said, "Actually, most of the Gryffindor students are only dissatisfied because of this matter—"
"If Durmstrang's students would apologize—"
"That's unlikely." Krum immediately shook his head. "Although I personally apologize—most Durmstrang students are also indignant about Principal Karkaroff's situation."
"Although Principal Karkaroff isn't particularly—" He paused, then continued, "he is still our principal."
"We must know—or figure out—how Principal Karkarov died."
"This is not something students should know," McGonagall said slowly. "Shouldn't this be investigated by the Ministry of Magic?"
"And I believe—Professor Hamilton has already told you about the Ministry of Magic." She said, looking at Loila.
what?
Loila, who had been lost in thought, was taken aback when she was suddenly called on. She blinked and stared at Professor McGonagall for a few seconds before slowly nodding.
"I—I did tell them about this."
Hearing Loila's words, McGonagall slowly said, "I hope Durmstrang's students can trust us."
"No matter what—we will find the killer." Her serious expression made Krum nod slightly, and also made Loy lower his head slightly.
Professor McGonagall, don't worry, I will definitely try my best not to be found out.
After seeing Krum nod, McGonagall looked at Cedric and Harry: "Mr. Potter—and Mr. Diggory—I understand what you mean by the students' thoughts."
"But I don't think we should demand an apology from the entire Durmstrang group because of the erroneous remarks of a few, do we?"
"As the hosts—we certainly didn't do a good job protecting Headmaster Karkaroff's safety." McGonagall's words silenced Harry and Cedric.
The two men looked at each other, unsure of what to say.
Seeing the silence on both sides, McGonagall continued, "The reason I'm holding this talk here today is so that we can clear up any misunderstandings."
“You are students—you have a long life ahead of you as wizards—” McGonagall paused, “Learning to forgive is actually very important.”
"Especially when true darkness is approaching."
"I understand—" Cedric nodded slightly and said, "I will help Harry persuade the Gryffindor students—"
"And I could also tell from Krum's words that he had no hostility toward us."
"I'll try to talk to them too." Harry nodded. He actually had a fairly good impression of Krum, after all, he was a very good Seeker—and in his opinion, the biggest problem was with himself and Ron.
He himself caused Karkaroff's death, while Ron—well, he lit the fuse.
As Harry was thinking this, Krum slowly spoke up: "I will also help Professor Hamilton manage Durmstrang's students."
"We won't let them speak rudely again." His words made McGonagall nod slightly, and then she looked at Loila one last time.
"Professor Hamilton—do you think this is acceptable?"
No—hmm?
Why are you suddenly asking for my opinion? — I don't — Oh, right!
Loila then remembered that her current role was Durmstrang's supervisor, and strictly speaking, she should be on Durmstrang's side.
Although she receives a salary from Hogwarts—
"I think—it's possible." She pursed her lips and nodded seriously.
Although he didn't quite understand what the conversation was about—Roy could definitely sense, at least on the level of the hero—
There was actually no conflict between the two sides.
She's right—these students are just so boring—
If things can settle down now, that would be wonderful.
Soon, amidst the students' discussions outside, the doors of the Great Hall were pushed open again, and Harry, Cedric, Krum, and Siegfried, who had remained silent throughout, walked out of the Great Hall together.
They walked side by side, appearing to be quite friendly.
"What's going on?" The Gryffindor students looked at Harry with pursed lips.
It's as if to say, "Did you also betray Gryffindor?"
Durmstrang's students stared at Krum in astonishment, seemingly wondering what had happened.
Roy didn't know the specifics of what happened after that; she only knew that there were no further conflicts between the students of Hogwarts and Durmstrang in the following days.
Perhaps it was because the conversation had an effect, or perhaps it was simply because a few days had passed and everyone's initial emotions had faded.
Of course—although the conflicts between the students were gone, Roy's work was not over yet.
After all, she still needed to manage these Durmstrang students until Durmstrang sent someone over.
However, the specifics of the management are a bit strange.
"Professor Hamilton, I heard you studied at Durmstrang. Who was the principal back then?"
"Professor Hamilton, could you teach us some of the dark magic from that time?"
"Professor Hamilton, were you and Grindelwald classmates? Were you his junior?"
"Professor Hamilton, how did you graduate early? I wish I could graduate early too—"
"Professor Hamilton, Krum also won the school's intramural dueling championship. Could you perhaps have a match with him?"
Well—these are all strange questions—but when answering these strange questions, Roy unexpectedly felt a bit—nostalgic.
Perhaps it was because they all spoke German, or perhaps it was because she saw a reflection of her past self—of course, they were all far more accomplished than she had been back then.
At least that's how it is when dealing with other people —
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