Most of the young wizards knew little of Professor Hohenheim's reputation.
It was not that the young wizards at Hogwarts were all ignorant; the main reason was that these two subjects really were not particularly popular at Hogwarts.
Under Professor Slughorn's influence, Potions Class had seen some improvement over the past two years. Quite a few young wizards had gradually begun taking an interest in it.
But their interest had not yet reached the point where they would take the initiative to learn more. Enthusiastically completing their homework was already a major improvement.
Alchemy, meanwhile, was not even offered at Hogwarts, so expecting the young wizards to know who he was would have been somewhat unreasonable.
The young wizards did not know him, but the professors all did, and a round of pleasantries immediately followed.
As for the rather handsome middle-aged wizard who came after him, his name was Egbert Fontana. He was the Professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts at Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry-like Hogwarts and Beauxbatons, Ilvermorny taught Defense Against the Dark Arts.
He was also the youngest Head of House in Ilvermorny's history.
Yet this Head of House, who certainly qualified as a talented young man, failed to cause so much as a ripple. In America, he might have been somebody, perhaps even a prominent figure.
But in Europe, in the United Kingdom? Ha, nobody knew him.
Professor Fontana did not mind, either. Even though everyone wore an expression that said they had never heard of the fellow, he kept smiling and expressed his respect for his senior colleagues at Hogwarts.
Once Ilvermorny's three professors and the Hogwarts staff had introduced themselves to one another, Professor McGonagall led them into the castle ahead of the others.
Although they certainly could not really have flown