The Wizard Supreme at Hogwarts

Chapter 172 Durmstrang's Dark History
After walking out of the Potions classroom, Noreen kept wondering if there was any grievance between him and Snape.

Isn't it just pulling out a few more basilisk scales... I didn't see you taking less at that time!

Norlin thought indignantly in his heart, and then remembered that Professor Brown patted him on the shoulder and smiled inexplicably when he just left, and felt aggrieved for a while.

Nolin shook his head, not thinking about it.For Snape, just go back and find a way to trick him.

After the Potions class, the afternoon was free, and Noreen just took the opportunity to take a good look at Durmstrang's castle.

The architecture in the castle is low-key and classical, and each sculpture exudes the vicissitudes of the years, and it looks a little dark and indifferent.

Norin walked out along the corridor, and met many ghosts along the way.They frolicked across Norlin's body, as if they were used to this kind of thing, and one female ghost gave Norlin a wink as she was leaving.

Norin shuddered in his heart. This ghost looks young and beautiful, but the ghost knows how many years it has existed...

There are two types of stairs in Durmstrang. In addition to the stairs for normal walking, there is also a staircase that spirals up and down, which is a good news for some students with handicap.

At this moment, Nolin was standing in the middle of the spiral staircase, looking at it curiously.There are some runes engraved beside the stairs, presumably to keep the stairs running.

Go up the stairs to the third floor.This is the main concentration of classrooms, and many classes are in class at this time.

Norin didn't bother them, and couldn't hear anything at the door, so he continued walking.

At the corner at the end of the corridor is a half-opened item showroom. Norlin walked in and took a look. There were many medals, trophies, and various strange items in it.

Not to mention the broomsticks of various series, there are many black magic items piled up on the walls, on the table, and in the corners, some of which Norrin has seen in Borgin-Bock's black magic item store.

There was an eerie atmosphere in the room, which was caused by these dark magic items.

It seems that Durmstrang's research on the black arts is completely unobtrusive.Norin looked at the items in the room, thought to himself, picked up a book and flipped through it.

At the opening banquet last night, Norlin discovered that there were very few students in Durmstrang, and there were only a dozen or twenty freshmen.Such a small number of people is not only due to the school's traditional pure-blood admission model, but also the main reason for the black magic education that has been upheld since the school was established.

Not all wizards are terrified of the Dark Arts, although this number is a drop in the ocean in the wizarding world.The flogging policy of various countries, the indifference of the magic world, the disapproving gaze of disgust, and the parents who were convinced by the groundless rumors are all important factors that lead to such a small number of students.

Despite this, Durmstrang still carried its "not commendable" teaching purpose without hesitation, and moved forward step by step.

Durmstrang's mission has never changed, not in its highs, not in its lows, despite its notoriety and disrepute.The faculty and staff of the school are gratified that their persistence is rewarded. There are still students who are willing to come here to study, or there are famous families who send their descendants to this school. These people are undoubtedly rushing to " "Dark Arts Education" signboard.

It is a pity that the number of students, which has increased year by year, has not been able to hold back the pace of war. The fall of Poland in the Muggle world in 1939 led to a great war involving almost all human beings, and the wizarding world could not avoid it.

Gellert Grindelwald, the former Durmstrang genius shocked the entire wizarding world.All the media and public opinion once again concentrated their firepower to bombard and criticize, and all the righteous people once again came out to make a strong appeal, rushing to inform...

Durmstrang became a target of public criticism overnight, and reports about Durmstrang appeared on the headlines of major media in the wizarding world.The frequency of publication is almost the same as that of Mussolini, Hitler and other political leaders in the Muggle world.

It was the worst blow Durmstrang had ever received—it was nearly crushed.

Without a doubt, schools are closed.No student would be able to withstand such enormous pressure to continue, and even if they wanted to, neither would the parents.The children were picked up one by one. At the beginning, the parents made some excuses, asked for a leave of absence or something, and finally lost patience, took the children out of the school, and ran away from the school that everyone hated. "Black Magic Factory".

The whole Durmstrang seems to be in a slump. Everyone is blaming it, and all the fingers are pointing at it. Everyone has been devastated by the war and is out of control.People couldn't defeat Grindelwald, couldn't contain his power, so they turned to attack the temple of imparting knowledge to vent their anger, as if doing so would hurt the Dark Lord himself.

Or maybe it's because the flames of war have never reached the Dark Lord's alma mater, which is why people feel hateful and suspicious.

This is a period of darkness that seems to have no end, and there have been great changes in the school.Some professors resigned and found other places because they couldn't bear the pressure, and some professors simply turned a deaf ear to the outside world and simply hid themselves.Some professors even proposed to the higher authorities to change the school curriculum and compromise with public opinion, and they were all invited out of the school one by one.

With the expansion of the scale of the war, people no longer have the energy to pour dirty water on Durmstrang's reputation.Grindelwald's power expanded very rapidly, overwhelming all major European countries in a blink of an eye.

At the same time that all countries gathered their troops to resist, another voice appeared: If Grindelwald's strength lies in black magic, then why can't black magic be used to defeat black magic?
This idea subverts the traditional concept of the magic world and challenges the moral bottom line of orthodox wizards.Although this unconventional cognition failed to resonate with the magic world, it at least played the role of asking for directions and ringing a bell.

Durmstrang was up and running again, and the years of waiting had paid off.At the moment when the first child knocked on the gate of the school at the risk of being pressured by public opinion, all the teaching staff wept with joy.

Along with the student arriving at the school together, there is also a large amount of student grants from his family.Not only that, the family also used its prestige and status in the magic world to promote Durmstrang. They used their strengths to avoid weaknesses and incited many magic families with comparable status.

A few years later, Dumbledore, the greatest wizard of our time, defeated Grindelwald, who was in full swing. Durmstrang was finally freed from the pressure of public opinion and got back on track.

And the student who opened up the school's name that had been silent for many years won the respect of all Durmstrang staff.

His name is Snow Meredith.

Norin put down a book in the room called "Dark Clouds of the Past - A History of the School" and thought about it.

(End of this chapter)