Always Making Big News!

Standing in the hall of the Ilvermorny Great Hall, William maintained his professional fake smile, his face almost numb from smiling so much.

He decided that it was better to remain still and wait for Tom to make a move before seizing the opportunity.

It was indeed quiet, but unexpectedly, while strolling around the campus, Principal Eulalie Hicks conscripted him to maintain this Potions tournament.

Sure enough, nothing good ever comes from visiting Ilvermorny.

When assigned tasks by their superiors, and with the Targaryen's back to them, they couldn't very well refuse.

In particular, in the principal's words:

"This concerns Ilvermorny's reputation, so we need a young teacher who is good-looking, talented, and famous to support us."

I believe in you!

Upon hearing this, William immediately understood. Wasn't this man, who possessed all three qualities—good looks, talent, and fame—specifically describing him?

After all, while there are many talented and famous teachers at Ilvermorny, their looks are mostly as lackluster as those at Hogwarts.

Since the principal spoke so frankly, William naturally felt obligated to answer.

But Eulalie Hicks also said:

"It would be best to rely on your own abilities to leave a good impression on other schools, so that they never want to compete with Hogwarts again..."

"..."

William, you should sabotage things a bit.

But then again, he now holds the same position at Hogwarts as Ilvermorny: Professor of Ancient Runes.

If Ilvermorny were to become the headmaster, he would be in a higher position, at least without Professor McGonagall standing in his way.

Maybe I can become the headmaster in Ilvermorny first.

Thinking about it that way, I guess I should just forget about causing any damage.

So, William, as the mascot (crossed out) manager, stood in the Great Hall and began his observation mode.

Their main task was to maintain order and guard against petty theft.

Beside him was a crucible with a gilded copper core.

The champion will not only take the cauldron, but will also enjoy a shower of golden rain.

However, the shape of this crucible is quite strange. It doesn't resemble a crucible at all, but rather a cup, and it even has two delicate handles.

The more William looked at it, the more he felt that the shape of the prize resembled the Hufflepuff's Cup he had seen in the memories Dumbledore had given him.

That's possible, after all, the Potions Tournament was originally hosted by Hogwarts.

Designing prizes in the shape of one's own cultural relics is still a piece of cake.

Soon, the participating students from the four schools entered the competition venue.

The format of this Potions tournament is also very simple:

Answer the question about the name of the magical material, explain the mechanism of its herbal properties, and describe how to process and refine the material.

Only after these aspects have been compared can the final step of boiling and cooking begin.

Choosing the champion of the Potions tournament is similar to choosing the God of Food.

William stood beside the crucible as a mascot, and the scene became somewhat chaotic for a moment.

Since the last incident in New York, almost everyone knows:

There's another professor in the United States who looks very similar to Stark.

Wearing gold-rimmed glasses, she looks refined and gentle, with a completely different aura.

But it doesn't matter. Just the fact that he has the same face as William is enough to make many rich women who want to date him but don't have the chance to win his heart.

So he was surrounded by onlookers... just like the models at a bicycle show; whether you look at the bikes or not is irrelevant, but watching the game in a civilized manner is essential.

Once the competition began, everyone took their positions, and William fulfilled his duty by observing the group of wizards.

He discovered a group of students dressed in pink robes who had secretly hidden the magical materials they intended to use for the competition.

For example, an important ingredient in Polyjuice Potion... African Tree Snake.

This thing only grows in Africa, and it's very expensive.

One of the young wizards, seemingly oblivious, grabbed a large bag of snakeskins and stuffed it into his pants.

But after taking a few steps, a snake's head fell out of their crotch, startling everyone.

Needless to say, these are definitely students from an island nation.

Besides his Asia face, he also had a distinctive school uniform color.

Their magic school robes can change size as the students grow older, and change color as the wearer's knowledge increases.

At first, the color is a light pink, but in the end, if the student achieves the best result, it will turn gold.

If the robe is white, it indicates that the student has betrayed the Japan shamanic code, engaged in illegal activities, or violated the International Statute of Secrecy.

Therefore, based on what William has done over the years, if he had studied in Japan, he would definitely have been a white-robed wizard.

As for why this group stole magical materials, the reason is quite simple.

In 1985, the island nation signed the Plaza Accord.

Thus began Japan's "lost decade," a period in which it once boasted that "selling Tokyo could buy United States."

It's not just Muggle who are affected; many wizarding families are also impacted.

And these young wizards, visibly, transformed from Heisei-era men into Showa-era losers.

Therefore, taking some of Ilvermorny's things to help with the round-trip travel expenses is really not a big deal.

The students of Uagadou, on the other hand, looked on with disdain.

They came from Africa, where the African Tree Snake, a native Magical Creatures, was commonplace.

Of the wizards brought by the three major universities this time, the largest number came from Uagadou.

Because Uagadou is the only officially recognized magic school in Africa, it admits students from all over Africa.

A large base of players means a large number of wizards.

According to Babbling, they were also the main force protecting Ilvermorny this time.

Don't underestimate Africa Muggle just because they seem backward; their wizards are surprisingly powerful.

The students there are exceptionally skilled in Astronomy, Wandless Magic, Alchemy, and self- Transfiguration.

The wand was invented in Europe, and Africa wizards did not use it as a useful tool until the 20th century.

Therefore, in Uagadou, many spells are still cast using fingers or gestures.

Wandless Magic is not even in the Hogwarts curriculum!

Uagadou's students are also skilled in self- Transfiguration, that is, Animagus.

In the 20th century, including William and Cedric, there were only nine registered Animagus in the United Kingdom.

The actual number is certainly more than this, but it won't be too many.

In Uagadou school, there are more than nine students in each grade who can speak Animagus.

They were extremely skilled at this Transfiguration.

From a certain perspective, Uagadou is equivalent to Wakanda in the Marvel Wakanda.

Africa Muggle are very backward, but their wizards are very powerful.

William wandered around for a bit, and halfway through the match, a commotion suddenly broke out at the entrance.

A group of Auror over, and William recognized the leader, whose name was Gray Potter.

Incidentally, he and Harry are distant relatives.

In those days, United Kingdom wizards traveled to North America.

Abraham Potter was one of them; he was also one of the original twelve Auror recruited by the Magical Congress of the United States of America.

Therefore, although they are distant relatives of Harry, they have not had contact for hundreds of years.

Gray rushed anxiously to the headmaster's side, whispering something to him, while Eulalie Hicks's expression suddenly turned grim.

A moment later, Gray left with his group of Auror.

William was about to approach and find out what had happened when a strange girl dragged him into the next room.

She pinned William against the wall, her face serious, and whispered:

"William, something's happened. Tom and the Scourers have attacked the Muggle Capitol and are almost there."

"..."

Tom... my Tom, you're really something else, always managing to stir up big news.