Vaughn took a sip of tea, his expression calm, as though he was not surprised.
In fact, he had foreseen this long before the delegations from the various Wizarding Schools arrived.
The schools had not agreed to attend the Potions Exchange to promote friendship, much less to establish international relations within the wizarding world.
They had come for the technology!
Clearly, however, Vaughn could not give every Exchange Representative his attention, so each school would inevitably do everything it could to place its best students at his side.
Seeing Vaughn remain silent, Li Nanyu glanced at Cheng Quandao with a smile, then said slowly, "In return, Quandao will teach you some Eastern magic."
Dumbledore, who had just picked up a Cockroach Cluster and was about to put it in his mouth, froze. His eyes widened behind his Crescent-Moon Glasses.
Cheng Quandao smiled and extended a hand to Vaughn. "Mr. Weasley, I hope we'll get along."
Ignoring Dumbledore's pointed look, Vaughn shook Cheng Quandao's hand. "I think we will."
He drained his cup of tea, stood, and gave Li Nanyu and Dumbledore a wizard's bow. "If there's nothing else, I think I should get back to the laboratory."
Dumbledore frowned without a word, while Li Nanyu nodded with a smile and cast a sidelong glance at Cheng Quandao. Taking the hint, Cheng Quandao walked over to Vaughn. "Mr. Weasley, I can be your assistant!"
Dumbledore watched them leave the Headmaster's Office. Only after a long while did he look back at Li Nanyu. "Li, Vaughn is a Hogwarts student."
He was telling Li Nanyu that he had overstepped.
Li Nanyu stood and smoothed the creases in his Zhongshan suit, giving Dumbledore a meaningful look. "He's only a twelve-year-old child, while you're a Legendary Wizard."
"As long as he hasn't become a