For Belgium, the threat is almost within reach.
Facing the fog on the other side of the strait, DeQuin has been unable to do anything recently, and he is not even in the mood to mention many of the magic school matters that he usually talks about.
It must be said that as a Minister of Magic, she is still very capable in terms of ability - since the end of the chaotic era caused by Grindelwald, Belgium's previous Ministers of Magic have basically been more than conservative and insufficient in advancement. After all these years, it has barely recovered from the most depressed state... Of course, it's just "some".
But after taking office, De Kuin not only built a wizard school by increasing revenue and reducing expenditure, but also attracted investment from many powerful forces. The lively street scene that Hermione experienced before was definitely not seen before he took over.
It can be said that Belgium has shown a trend of regaining prosperity in recent years.
However, although De Guin is good at internal governance, he is not good at dealing with external crises. Especially... This turned out to be a catastrophe when the ancient dark wizards resurrected and caused chaos.
Even if she still has some "means" that are not seen in the light, it is impossible to deal with the fog and the attack of the zombie army. Not to mention, there is a cold-blooded and cruel "despicable Haierbo" standing behind him.
"Tuk-tuk."
Suddenly, there were two familiar knocks at the door - her secretary was here.
"Please come in."
Before he finished speaking, the door of the office was opened immediately, and a young woman wearing a black formal suit walked in from the outside and stood still for a moment at the door.
"Minister, Mrs. Olim Maxim, the principal of Beauxbatons, is here to visit. She is waiting for you in the reception room now."
"Madame Maxime?"
DeQuin pushed up his glasses on the bridge of his nose, pursed his lips and thought about it for a moment, then finally nodded.
"I understand, ask her to wait for a moment... No, I'd better go over right now! You wait outside for a moment, I'll be out soon."
After the young secretary heard this, he didn't say anything more, but withdrew directly with considerable discernment. Without DeQuin's prompting, she immediately closed the door.
After watching the secretary leave the office, DeQuin picked up the wand placed by the table and pointed lightly at a cabinet door behind him. The next moment, with the sound of the lock popping open, the cabinet door opened automatically, and a golden key floated out from inside.
DeQuin reached out and grabbed the key.
Immediately afterwards, she just pushed the cabinet door open and walked directly to the door - the locked magic cabinet obviously only contained this key, and nothing else.
"Let's go!"
Opening the door, DeQuin greeted his secretary and then headed to the reception room.
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Hermione was sitting on a comfortable sofa chair, and the old housekeeper was sitting next to her. After the two of them came and sat down, they said nothing more and just admired the reception room. tapestry decoration.
Belgian tapestries are quite famous. In the past, many big families from other countries would send people to buy them and then take them back to decorate their castles and manors.
As for Madame Maxime... No matter how she usually refuses to acknowledge her bloodline, at this time, her extraordinarily tall figure becomes more and more obvious. She would definitely not be able to fit into the single sofa chair that Hermione and the old housekeeper were sitting in. Fortunately, the Ministry of Magic staff responsible for entertaining them had brought a double sofa in advance, which saved Madam Maxime from having to ask for a change of chairs on the spot. embarrassing situation.
"You three, please have some tea... The minister will be here soon. But before that, please take a short rest to relieve the fatigue from the journey."
Beauxbatons' Rune Horse and Carriage flies smoothly and at high speed, so naturally it won't cause any so-called "fatigue". And if you choose the Apparition Spell, you won't need to rest. However, even if they are just polite words, they can well express the other party's thoughtful care, which is of course very comfortable to hear.
However, except for the most calm-minded old housekeeper, Hermione and Madame Maxime were obviously somewhat absent-minded. They just nodded slightly to express their gratitude, but they were all thinking about their own things in their hearts.
"Harry and the others don't know if they are in any danger." Hermione muttered to herself.
Although most of the reconnaissance operations were planned by her, worry was still inevitable. If she didn't have her own tasks to complete, she would actually like to replace Harry and others and return to England to find out in person.
And just as Hermione was secretly worried, footsteps sounded in the corridor outside. Soon, Hermione only heard a slight knock on the door, and then a figure pushed the door open and entered.
"Is this Ms. DeQuin?"
In fact, at first glance, it can be seen that De Guin is obviously no longer young, and the ruthless years have carved many marks on her face. But even so, everyone can still see her former beauty.
Just as Hermione was thinking about it, she saw Madame Maxime standing up and heading towards the other party.
"Dequin, long time no see... I remember that after you graduated, the number of times we met was much less. The last time I saw you, it seemed, it was at the wedding dinner of your youngest sister Miliele... "
Madame Maxime was very enthusiastic. After all, she had been Dequin's assistant professor when he was a student at Beauxbatons.
Maxim was actually still very young at that time, and De Kuin was not only excellent academically but also very kind to others during his student days, and never had any objection to Maxim's "huge" figure.
Therefore, even after graduation, both of them have their own pursuits and achievements, and they often communicate with each other to maintain communication between friends.
However, perhaps it is precisely because of this pure friendship that even if Dequin encounters something difficult to handle, he never wants to trouble the other party. At the same time, Madame Maxime basically has the same idea.
But this time, in the face of a huge disaster, it is obviously impossible to fight alone.
Therefore, Mrs. Maxim first thought of this most trustworthy friend in her heart - even though the two had not met directly for a long time, she knew that De Guin must be reliable.
Of course, there was actually a more important reason why Maxim came to her first.
"Come on, Dequin, let me introduce you -" Madame Maxime suddenly gestured towards the old housekeeper and Hermione, "I think you must know this man, the housekeeper of the Blois family in France. , he can often be seen on many important occasions; and this one is currently Miss Hermione Granger of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry... You should know that today, she is representing that Hermione Mr. Carl McLean is here."