Fleur's voice on the television sounded even happier. "After winning the Barnabus Finkley Prize for Exceptional Spell-Casting, Headmaster Harris has once again taken thirteen international awards... At present, Hogwarts Floating City is preparing to begin moving slowly toward the European Continent, and along the way it will help the Ministries of Magic of various countries establish trade networks and floating cities of their own. Finally, after this year's N.E.W.T.s exams are over, it will arrive in Greece, so that Headmaster Allen Harris can take part in the International Dueling Tournament and the Potions Championship..."
"That's wonderful. After I go to the floating city, I might be able to watch those matches in person." Jessica raised a hand and patted the packed luggage trunk. "Ian... are you really sure you don't want to..."
"Jessica, don't. Just like I don't want you going off to learn that whole British way of doing things..." Ian scratched his hair irritably. "You didn't go to Uagadou... All those other countries are spineless. Every one of them can't wait to empty their pockets to curry favor with Britain... They even want to sanction us, the United States, just to please Allen."
"But Allen didn't agree, did he? You know he wouldn't... Ian, I'm only going to study magic." Jessica reached out and ruffled her younger brother's hair even messier, saying with a touch of reproach, "And you refuse to come with me..."
"The Ilvermorny Library has some Ancient Magic knowledge too, and there's even more of it in our Horned Serpent House..." In a fit of pique, Ian knocked his sister's hand away and sat bolt upright, making the sofa bounce with the movement. "There's still so much of our own knowledge we haven't finished uncovering. You could stay..."
"Ian, don't be childish. I used to