Want to Poach Students Again? (Bonus Chapter for Alliance Leader Duke of Loyalty and Valor, 6,000-Word Mega Chapter)

Professor McGonagall stopped mid-sentence, because when she turned around, she saw not only Sean, but also Hermione, Daisy, and Stephanie behind Sean.

The Transfiguration's expression turned slightly strange.

She knew that Sean was always popular with women, but it was still quite surprising to see these three girls appearing behind him together.

As a respected Vice Principal, Professor McGonagall not only managed the students but also heard many "rumors" about relationships between male and female students.

Currently, the most talked-about relationship between Daisy Potter, a beautiful fourth-grader, and Sean is largely due to her stunning silver-white Fire Dragon. Of course, this is also thanks to the Weasley brothers for adding fuel to the fire.

Of course, Hermione Granger, who enrolled, attended classes, and grew up with Sean, also had quite a few "scenes," though far fewer than Daisy's.

As for Stephanie Ollivander, Professor McGonagall hadn't heard any rumors of a romantic relationship between the two. However, this petite, delicate-looking girl, who seemed unapproachable, was quite famous at school. Professor McGonagall also knew that Stephanie possessed exceptional magical abilities and had mastered her grandfather's staff-making skills.

The three girls in front of him had taken off their Wizard Robes, each one more beautiful than the last, and they happened to be at Sean's house...

Professor McGonagall couldn't help but sigh inwardly, these were the three most beautiful girls in Ravenclaw!

But I am the Head of Gryffindor...

She put aside the gossip in her mind and looked at Sean and the others.

"Miss Granger, it's perfect that you're here too."

As she spoke, Professor McGonagall took out two letters and handed them to Sean and Hermione respectively.

Sean accepted the letter with a slight hint of doubt, but Hermione's doubt only lasted a moment. After taking the letter, she seemed to remember something, and a faint blush of excitement rose on her face.

Hermione knows what this is.

Sean opened the letter bearing the Hogwarts School Crest with a puzzled look.

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Headmaster: Albus Dumbledore

(Supreme Mugwump, Order of Merlin, First Class, Archmage, Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot)

Dear Mr. Wallop, we are pleased and pleased to inform you that you have been selected as the new Prefect of Ravenclaw House, from the fifth year until your graduation in the seventh year.

As Prefect, your rights and obligations include:...

The parchment was filled with a long, detailed account of the Prefect's special rights and obligations, along with some words of congratulations and encouragement. That was the whole letter.

"Prefect... "Sean scratched his head helplessly.

Frankly, his becoming Prefect was expected; in every respect, Sean was the best candidate for the new Ravenclaw Prefect. However, Sean felt he personally didn't need this privileged position, mainly because he didn't want to shoulder those responsibilities.

The Prefect has a lot of things to do, and it's quite troublesome...

He's willing to solve big problems and make sacrifices for Hogwarts, but as for small problems... Sean feels he's getting a bit lazy.

However... he glanced at Hermione.

The girl was carefully reading the letter, and the joy on her face was already quite evident.

If my partner is Hermione, it seems like I probably won't need to do too much work?

After Professor McGonagall and the other man finished reading the letter, she said, "Congratulations, Mr. Wallop and Miss Granger, you are now the new Prefect of Ravenclaw."

"Thank you, Professor!" Hermione replied immediately, excitedly.

Sean also said a word of thanks, but he didn't seem particularly excited.

Meanwhile, Mrs. Wallop had already taken Sean's letter and was reading it. Her joy and excitement were exactly the same as Hermione's. She first thanked Professor McGonagall and Hogwarts, and then gave Sean a hug.

"Oh, darling, congratulations! I'm so proud of you, and I'm sure your dad feels the same way."

"Thank you, Mom." Sean smiled gently; he needed to respond to his mother's praise.

He then looked at Professor McGonagall, waiting for what would happen next.

As far as he knew, the appointment of Prefect in the Four Houses was generally selected by the dean of the college and then decided by the principal and Vice Principal —in reality, it was just a formality, and the list submitted was the final decision.

Moreover, Prefect appointments are generally done with just a letter, without requiring the professor to make a special trip—especially since Professor McGonagall, who delivered the letter, is the Head of Gryffindor.

This suggests that delivering the Prefect appointment letter was just a side effect; there must be other things he wanted to discuss with Sean.

Sure enough, Professor McGonagall continued, "Prefect, this is a new path of learning for you both. I hope you can both do your best. Of course, I have always had confidence in the top two students in the grade."

"I will work even harder, Professor McGonagall!" Hermione was completely immersed in the joy of becoming Prefect, and when she made the promise, she almost swore a solemn oath.

"Well, Miss Granger, good luck, I have high hopes for you. By the way—" Professor McGonagall changed the subject, "Mr. Wallop, may I speak with you alone?"

"Of course, Professor, this way."

Sean led Professor McGonagall into the private reception room where they had just come out, and then closed the door.

"Sean, it seems you've been waiting for me to speak?" Professor McGonagall turned around and looked at him.

Sean shrugged. "Professor, two appointment letters aren't worth your special trip—what's your main purpose in coming to see me?"

Professor McGonagall adjusted her glasses and said seriously, "There is a new position—no, the temporary position has been reinstated. Professor Dumbledore asked me to give this position to you."

"The old position is being reinstated?" Sean was taken aback, then realized, "The head of admissions?"

He hadn't held any position before, and now that it's admissions season, he could only be the admissions officer.

Professor McGonagall nodded. "Professor Dumbledore and I both hope that you can once again serve as the person in charge of Hogwarts admissions this year. Of course, this is a request, not a demand. Although I hope you can agree, everything is ultimately up to your personal wishes."

As she spoke, Professor McGonagall's expression softened, and she even looked apologetic.

"You've been through so much that you shouldn't have had to go through. As a professor and Vice Principal, it makes me especially ashamed that a student has to take on these risks and fights—and now I have to entrust everything else to you..."

Sean flashed his white teeth. "Professor, please don't feel that way. To be honest, I quite enjoy adventure—I might just have some Gryffindor traits in my bones."

Professor McGonagall looked deeply disappointed. "Oh, don't even mention it, you weren't sorted into Gryffindor."

"Haha, it's all Hogwarts anyway—by the way, Professor, I can accept this position, but you have to tell me the specifics."

The head of admissions was a dream come true for Sean, who wanted to cultivate his own power from a young age. The most detailed information about each student could be delivered to Sean immediately, giving him a thrill similar to getting an SSR in a gacha pool.

Moreover, Professor McGonagall just emphasized that this is the position that Professor Dumbledore hopes he will take on.

This suggests that the old man who loved to speak in riddles tacitly approved of Sean building his own power. In fact, it could be said that Sean now wants to build a new power within Hogwarts with the name Wallerup, and his background is all the professors in Hogwarts...

Of course, Dumbledore may have had deeper intentions, but that's not something Sean needs to consider—never try to figure out what a riddle-maker is thinking...

Professor McGonagall smiled when she heard Sean agree, and said, "As expected, Albus said you would definitely agree."

Sean shrugged helplessly; Dumbledore could definitely guess what he was thinking.

Let me explain the current enrollment situation to you first.

"Alright, sit down and let's talk, Professor."

Professor McGonagall nodded and sat down, then explained, "You were involved in the last admissions process, but that was a special case. Everything was done in the most efficient and direct way, but normal admissions can't be done that way."

"Sean, do you remember when you received your acceptance letter?"

Sean nodded and smiled. "Of course, Professor, I'll never forget that day."

Professor McGonagall smiled upon hearing this, "I wonder if you noticed something, but Charlotte, who was the Head Girl/Boy of Hogwarts, came to your house at the time, and Newmontgard also sent Colton, who was also the student council president—did you think they just happened to arrive at the same time?"

Upon hearing this, Sean recalled for a moment and said, "Indeed, Charlotte arrived at my house first, and then Colton followed closely behind—I remember Charlotte was very unhappy because Colton kept following her."

Professor McGonagall smiled helplessly, "The two of them have a strange history—not to mention them, you didn't just happen to run into two people who came to recruit students; rather, Hogwarts and Newmontgard's recruitment is conducted simultaneously."

Sean nodded thoughtfully.

"It seems you've also figured out the key point—that's right, now, apart from a few stubborn so-called Pure-blood noble schools, most of the students in School of Magic around the world come from the Muggle Family."

"Muggle Family obviously had no prior experience with magic, and they had no understanding of School of Magic. This meant that no matter which school's admissions officers came first, as long as they proved the existence of magic, they were almost guaranteed to recruit that student."

Professor McGonagall sighed with a headache, "Originally, we didn't have this problem. After all, Hogwarts ' students are mostly from within England, and other School of Magic wouldn't compete with us for students."

"But ever since Newmontgard was established, in order to quickly recruit students, all of Europe has become their battleground, and new students from the Muggle Family have become the most sought-after. In those days, the newly established Newmontgard recruited students in all parts of Europe in advance. That year, there were only twenty-one new students at Hogwarts, eighteen of whom came from the Wizarding Family."

Sean gave an awkward laugh; this unreasonable, direct approach to snatching someone was indeed very Grindelwald ...

Professor McGonagall continued, "Then, all the universities, whether it was Hogwarts, Beauxbatons, or even Koldovstoretz in Russia, started their admissions early—because if you were even one step behind the admissions officers from Newmontgard, then the new student from that Muggle Family would definitely be one of them."

"As a result, universities and colleges started recruiting students earlier, and schools that lacked students also approached young wizards from other regions. At that time, I had not yet joined Hogwarts, but I heard that the original July recruitment was being brought forward one after another, and eventually even earlier, to June, May, and so on. There were even schools that recruited new students for the following year during the Christmas holidays of the previous year."

"This directly led to chaos in the student body of various schools. Some schools enrolled too many students, and the teaching staff and facilities could not keep up. Some schools recruited students who spoke completely different languages, so that students could only learn foreign languages for the first two years of their schooling. And some schools completely lost their students, with only a few people walking around on campus all day long."

"It could be said that the emergence of Newmontgard caused extraordinary chaos in the magical education world at the time, and yet—"

Professor McGonagall sighed.

Sean knew what he was trying to say, but unfortunately, the headmaster of Newmontgard was Grindelwald, that unreasonable fellow...

The closure or overburdening of other schools were none of his concern, as long as his own Newmontgard could recruit people. Moreover, Grindelwald, with his many Saints, could easily find a bunch of loyal professors, whether it was faculty, equipment, or language barriers—he could even do it without paying them.

"And then what?" Sean asked.

"The first thing Professor Dumbledore did after taking Hogwarts Headmaster was to approach Grindelwald, who was then the headmaster of Newmontgard. He then contacted the headmasters of other School of Magic before finally making a decision."

"The admissions process for each school will continue to follow the previous scope. However, the admissions scope for Newmontgard is limited to Europe and its surrounding areas. Furthermore, Newmontgard's admissions staff must be accompanied by admissions staff from other schools when entering their admissions areas."

Sean nodded in sudden realization. So that's how it is. No wonder Charlotte and Colton arrived together. It wasn't a coincidence at all; the two of them had to act together.

"Therefore, the final admissions selection process became a showcase of the eloquence and abilities of the admissions officers from different schools. Although it was much more complicated than the initial admissions process, it was at least not as chaotic."

"This enrollment model has been maintained to this day through continuous adjustments. Of course, last year's enrollment process was a special case—as you have also felt, this is exactly how universities competed for students when Newmontgard was first established." Professor McGonagall shook her head helplessly.

Sean asked, "What about this year? Are you still going to poach people? If so, I'll have to find someone to help me right away."

"No need this year, no need this year," Professor McGonagall said hastily. "Professor Dumbledore contacted the headmasters of those schools, and in the end, they restored the situation to its original state."

Sean, who was about to stand up, sat down again and nodded. "So what is my main job as the person in charge of admissions?"

"On the one hand, you need to recruit students door-to-door like Charlotte did. On the other hand, you also need to be responsible for coordinating the overall recruitment plan. You will be in charge of the other recruitment staff, the Head Girl/Boy, and several professors. In addition, there is another reason why we approached you."

"What?" Sean asked curiously.

Professor McGonagall smiled, "Because of your eloquence and ability."

"Eloquence and ability?" Sean chuckled.

Professor McGonagall nodded seriously. "That's right. As you probably know, after Newmontgard rose to prominence, many students from other schools were poached. Although I hate to admit it, I have to say that Newmontgard's admissions staff are much more astute than ours. They always manage to persuade young wizards to choose Newmontgard over Hogwarts."

"So, you want me?"

"Reclaiming students—you know the details of the last recruitment process, and you also know that the recruitment scope of several major universities overlaps to some extent, and some small countries rely on their own abilities—in previous years, it was basically Newmontgard that snatched the students."

Professor McGonagall pushed up her glasses again, a strange light gleaming in her eyes.

"With your eloquence and ability, I think you can win back a lot of students."

Sean scratched his head. "The people sent by Newmontgard should be very professional, but I can't say for sure."

"In my opinion, no matter how well the people of Newmontgard learn, they can't compare to you." Professor McGonagall raised an eyebrow, a rare occurrence for her.

Sean an awkward smile.

Professor McGonagall is implying that the reason why the people of Newmontgard can attract so many students is because Grindelwald is a good teacher—but who can compare to Sean, who was personally taught by Grindelwald?

When it comes to stirring up emotions and agitating people, Sean learned the essence from Grindelwald.

Moreover, his identity gave him a natural advantage among the Newmontgard... I am the last disciple of your collectively revered headmaster...

"In addition, Professor Dumbledore asked me to bring you a message. He said that only you can carry it out personally."

As she spoke, Professor McGonagall handed over a piece of parchment that was bound by magic.

The moment Sean touched it, the magical seal on the parchment automatically broke.

Such advanced magic, I've never seen anything like it before... Sean raised an eyebrow in surprise.

He unfolded the parchment and saw Dumbledore's familiar handwriting.

"Dear Sean:"

"I apologize that I cannot appear in person to offer you more help and guidance. I think you, being so intelligent, should have guessed some of the general reasons."

"I am not writing these words for this ineffective apology. Although I crave your forgiveness for my inaction, there are more important things for me to do right now."

"I want to ask you a favor. When you receive the admission criteria, you should notice that Hogwarts ' admission criteria overlap with Durmstrang's. I hope you can take as many students as you can, meaning you should reduce the number of students Durmstrang admits."

"In addition, there are several neutral areas that were recruited by Newmontgard in previous years, but after last year's recruitment incident, the four major School of Magic have all set their sights on those areas."

"My requirement for you remains the same: recruit as many students as you can. If you can't recruit students there, don't let Durmstrang recruit them. You can give them to Beauxbatons or Newmontgard."

"I'm a little embarrassed to make so many requests so abruptly, but this may be of great importance. I hope everything goes well for you. Also—attached is Durmstrang's admissions scope and admissions order from previous years."

"Your faithful one: Albus Dumbledore."

Below the parchment was a map marked with a large number of locations, mostly within Germany and Northern Europe, along with the order of Durmstrang's recruits.

Hiss... Sean gasped.

Dumbledore's meaning was all too clear: Durmstrang might be problematic, so they needed to do everything they could to prevent him from recruiting young wizards.

And this final scope and timeline are practically telling Sean —if he has time, he should go directly to Durmstrang's area to recruit students.

Didn't they say the headmasters had already discussed it? Dumbledore's move is truly insidious...

But this also proves that Durmstrang may have serious problems now.

"Finished reading?" Professor McGonagall asked.

"Yes, I understand what Professor Dumbledore means," Sean replied.

"Alright, I won't pry any further," Professor McGonagall nodded. "You Albus decide for yourself what Albus asked you to do. The recruitment process will begin the day after tomorrow, so come to Hogwarts to meet up then."

"This is Portkey. On the one hand, it's to make it easier for you to come to Hogwarts. On the other hand, the situation outside is quite tense right now. This Portkey was made by Professor Dumbledore himself. His original words were, 'It's very convenient for escaping, and it's very durable.'"

Sean took the pair of thick wool socks that Professor McGonagall had taken out, looked them over, and then put them in his pocket.

Dumbledore's considerations were quite thorough.

"That's about it. See you at Hogwarts at 8 a. m. the day after tomorrow?" Professor McGonagall said.

"Okay, Professor, see you there."

The two walked towards the door, and as Sean was about to open it, Professor McGonagall suddenly turned her head and smiled at him.

"Actually, there's another selfish reason."

"Hmm? What do you mean, Professor?" Sean asked curiously.

"Although a lot has happened in the past year, everyone is still working hard to get everything running smoothly - so the activities for the next school year will proceed as usual."

Sean immediately realized. "The Triwizard Cup has been decided to proceed as scheduled?"

"That's right," Professor McGonagall sighed, "Newmontgard has won all the recent championships..."

"Then what was the selfish motive you mentioned earlier?"

Professor McGonagall glanced at Sean and said quietly, "Of course, I hope you can participate."

Sean chuckled and shook his head, "Professor, I remember the Triwizard Tournament, oh no, now it's the Four-School Tournament, you have to be an adult to participate, right? To be honest, even if the Triwizard Cup is delayed for another year, I still won't make it. My birthday is in November."

"Yes, that's why Hogwarts needs to provide you with a sufficiently substantial proof."

Here's one chapter for now, and another one will follow later.