Actually, he had turned back because he had suddenly remembered that he had once again forgotten to ask Vaughn about Peeves. But when he saw that scene, he shuddered and hurried after Ron.
Forget it, forget it. The atmosphere between top students is too terrifying. I'll ask later!
In any case, Vaughn had already recovered, and he would probably return to the castle soon.
That evening, news of the potion exchange program began circulating through Hogwarts Castle again. At first, only a small group of Gryffindors who usually spent time with Harry discussed it.
After all, it had already been reported in the news once before, and everyone's urge to discuss it had mostly been exhausted back then. Without any substantive progress, it was hard to draw attention again.
But the next day, after the breakfast owls delivered the newspapers, the matter spread throughout the entire castle.
That was right—the Daily Prophet had lent a hand.
However, this time the news had nothing to do with Dumbledore. The protagonist was their dear Minister Cornelius Fudge!
Although this minister had been toyed with by Vaughn several times and thoroughly humiliated, due to the weakness and self-interest of a political animal—
Last time, he had failed to stick to his principles. Faced with the olive branch Vaughn had extended in the form of "assisting the Potions Exchange program," he could not help but compromise with Vaughn.
But when it came to concrete action, he clearly had no desire to work with Vaughn and Dumbledore. Therefore, he had never participated in the negotiations with China, instead heading to Durmstrang.
On one hand, this was to avoid the two of them. On the other, he did not believe Vaughn and Dumbledore could persuade the Chinese.
That stubborn Eastern country was not easy to deal