In an instant, the noise in front of the Hogwarts bunks was attracted by the sudden movement of the tall and thin wizard.

Everyone's eyes were focused on him, with doubts written on their faces.

"What is he going to do?"

Someone in the crowd murmured.

Devereux stood aside, folding his arms and a theatrical smile on his lips.

He raised his eyebrows, as if waiting for a good show to begin.

Sure enough, the tall and thin wizard raised his arms, and the expression on his face changed from confusion to determination.

His voice was booming, with a strange determination.

"I have an announcement!"

Everyone held their breath.

"I'm a-"

However, before he finished speaking, his mouth was quickly covered by his companion.

His companions swarmed up and dragged him back with all their hands, the expressions on their faces were as if they had seen a ghost.

"Sorry, sorry!"

A short, fat wizard bowed awkwardly to the crowd of onlookers while sweating profusely.

"He forgot to take his medicine today! I'm so sorry, please don't mind!"

At the same time, the short and fat wizard roared at the tall and thin wizard in a low voice and gritted his teeth.

"Teddy! Are you crazy?! Didn't you agree to wait until they come up with the wolf-turning confounding agent before taking action? What are you doing now?!"

The tall and thin wizard known as Teddy still had firm eyes, and he struggled to repeat in a low voice.

"I am a..."

"Shut up!"

The short, fat wizard almost collapsed and dragged him away with all his strength, his face covered with black lines.

Devereux looked at this scene and couldn't help but chuckle and shook his head.

"Oh, I missed it, I missed it."

Not far away, Mesphilos watched all this quietly, with a sneer on his lips.

He whispered to himself in a low voice, his voice seemed to be carried by a gust of cold wind.

"Is the magic of desire just a little trick used to play pranks? Children, let me teach you how to use it to weave a real drama."

——

After Teddy was taken away by the people from the Wizarding Statistical Association, people's attention returned to the booth.

Rushing towards the Hogwarts booth like a tide, the bustling sound instantly overwhelmed the entire venue.

Devereaux glanced at it, a hint of amusement flashing in his eyes.

He caught some familiar faces in the crowd.

Mr. Lovegood was holding a strange-looking camera, constantly adjusting the angle to take pictures, and giving a thumbs up to Devereaux, presumably.

A red-haired middle-aged man who looked somewhat similar to Ron. Standing next to him was a well-dressed middle-aged woman with a curious look on her face but apparently little interest in the potion itself. Just come here for the name of Hogwarts.

When he saw Devereux in the bunk, he smiled and waved to him.

"Is that the Weasley family?"

Devereux greeted them with a smile.

The reporters on the periphery looked extremely professional. They did not rush into the crowd, but held up large cameras to shoot from the outer circle, obviously hoping to capture the lively scene in front of the entire Hogwarts booth.

The camera flashes almost in sync with the crowd's breathing, recording this eye-catching event.

Lupine stood in front of the booth, adjusted his robe, took a deep breath, with a nervous and excited look on his face.

His eyes swept across the audience, and he considered the best starting point for the opening.

“Thank you everyone for your support!”

Lupine's voice was rich and infectious, instantly attracting everyone's attention.

It can only be said that Lupine is worthy of being one of the four predators and the future Defense Against the Dark Arts professor. Lupine is quite good at giving speeches, at least he doesn't have stage fright.

He smiled slightly and continued.

"Next, I will introduce to you our latest achievements in human transformation potions at Hogwarts. The main innovations this time are divided into two aspects, please take a look -"

As he spoke, he waved his wand, and an elegant arc cut through the air.

In an instant, a translucent blackboard-like projection appeared in front of everyone. It was a plane composed of countless tiny particles. The light from the projector danced on it, showing clear patterns and text.

"Wow--"

There was a burst of exclamation from the crowd.

"As expected of Hogwarts, this is a projection effect that requires very high-end transformation techniques to achieve!"

“It’s really not easy for an old and famous school!”

"Hmm, in terms of form it's okay, but it still depends on the specific product."

To ensure that his voice reached everyone clearly, Lupine carefully cast a Loudness Charm on himself.

This was allowed by the rules of the conference, but he deliberately controlled the scope of the spell to avoid disturbing the demonstrations at other booths.

He stood in front of the Hogwarts booth, looking over the gathered crowd with a confident smile on his face.

"Okay, everyone,"

Lupine cleared his throat, his voice loud and steady.

"Let me first introduce to you our innovation in brewing methods. As we all know, the traditional brewing time of polyjuice potion takes at least a month, which is too long for many urgent use cases..."

However, before he finished speaking, suddenly, a loud noise came from a booth not far away, as if someone deliberately used magic to amplify the sound, which made people's eardrums numb.

The crowd's attention was instantly attracted, and they turned their heads to look for the source of the sound.

I saw Karkaroff standing in the center of Durmstrang's booth, wearing a dark red robe, spreading his arms like an actor on a theater stage.

With a sneer on his face, he glanced provocatively in the direction of Hogwarts.

"What a coincidence!"

Karkaroff said in an exaggerated tone, his voice as loud as if he was using some kind of magic amplification device.

"Durmstrang has also developed a human body transformation potion this year! However, I have to remind everyone that our formula is confidential. If anyone dares to spread it at will, it will be against the law!"

He deliberately emphasized the word "law" as if to imply something.

Some spectators also gathered in front of Durmstrang's booth. They were all talking in low voices at this moment, looking back and forth between Karkaroff and Hogwarts.

Obviously, Karkaroff's words were not only to attract attention, but also a naked provocation to Hogwarts.

Devereaux and Lupine looked at each other, a hint of helplessness flashed across Lupine's face, while Devereaux couldn't help but reveal a speechless smile.

"Typical fox pretending to be powerful,"

Devereaux commented secretly in his mind.

"Seeing as we don't have any big names supporting us, he dares to dance like this. If Dumbledore were present, he probably wouldn't even dare to speak loudly."

He adjusted his cuffs casually, walked to the booth, and looked at Karkaroff calmly.

The other person was standing on a high platform with a proud expression, as if he was enjoying the crowd's attention.

"Principal Karkaroff,"

Devereaux spoke lazily, his voice neither high nor low, but with a convincing calmness. Many people present also knew Devereaux.

After all, as a student who can appear on the cover of the Daily Prophet, he still has a considerable degree of popularity.

The fire dragon he summoned was quite impressive.

"Is your medicine really so good that you need to hide the formula?"

This sentence is like a pebble thrown into a calm lake, causing a circle of ripples.

Immediately there were whispers in the crowd, and some people even looked up at Karkaroff and then at Devereux, with a hint of excitement in their eyes.

"Ouch, is Hogwarts and Durmstrang at odds? How interesting!"

"But why does Hogwarts only have one teacher and one student this time? Although I know that Devereaux is quite famous, but after all, it is our British school. It is not too much to arrange for a vice principal to come over, right?"

"Perhaps there is something more important? Or is there something wrong with the school and someone needs to take care of it? After all, before...right?"

When Karkaroff saw this, the sneer on his face became even thicker.

He obviously misunderstood Devereux's intention, and only thought that the other party was being forced by him, but he did not dare to go too far.

"Of course,"

Karkaroff raised his chin with a hint of contempt in his tone.

"Our products are not only well-received in the market, but are also used by the British Ministry of Magic! Could it be that your Hogwarts can come up with something better?"

As soon as these words came out, the crowd was in an uproar.

"Huh? The Ministry of Magic is really using their medicine?"

"No wonder Durmstrang is so confident that it can be classified as a special potion by the Ministry of Magic. This shows that their formula is indeed outstanding."

"Yes, since the Ministry of Magic has approved it, what else is there to see in the Hogwarts exhibits? Let's go listen to Durmstrang's road show later."

The crowd's chatter became louder and louder. Many people had begun to lose interest in the Hogwarts booth and turned their eyes towards the direction of Karkaroff.

Devereaux looked at Karkaroff's arrogant face and grinned, showing his white teeth.

"Oh, really?"

Devereaux elongated his voice in feigned surprise.

"I see. But..."

He paused, glanced at the crowd, and raised his voice slightly.

"The effect of your potion seems to be just that, right? Someone has used it here, but the effect is too easy to see through?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the air in the entire exhibition seemed to freeze for a moment.

There was a dead silence in the crowd, then a muted commotion broke out.

Karkaroff's face froze instantly, and the sneer on his lips just now seemed to be frozen.

His eyes unconsciously glanced in the direction of the rostrum, a trace of panic flashing in his eyes.

At the same time, the senior officials of the Ministry of Magic on the rostrum stopped talking almost at the same time and turned their eyes to Devereux.

Fudge's face was as pale as if he had just been fished out of an ice cave. His fingers were trembling and he pointed at the security personnel aside, with obvious panic in his voice.

"We can't let him say it!"

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