"Run slower, be careful not to fall—"

"I know, I know—nagging."

This child...

Watching Aileen's gradually disappearing back, Benitez shook his head helplessly.

Sure enough, even if she has become some kind of fairy queen now, she is still so reckless that people can't help but worry...

"Don't worry too much, those children are more independent and mature than we imagined—"

Just then, Benitez heard a kind laugh beside him.

Benitez turned around and saw a stranger walking towards him, generously extending his right hand.

"You must be Mr. José Benitez? I didn't expect you to be so young, I thought you were one of those old monks."

"Nott, Nott Finnely. My son Justin entered school in the same year as Miss Kaslana, and more than half of the Hogwarts stories he tells are about that young lady."

"Eh?"

Benitez blinked, subconsciously raised his hand and shook Mr. Finnely's, a little puzzled.

"Hogwarts... stories? Hmm, related to Aileen?"

"Yes, not only the lower grades, Miss Kaslana is a celebrity in Hufflepuff."

Before Mr. Finnely could speak, another parent spoke up, but from his attire, he was obviously a wizard.

"Amos Diggory, my son Cedric is a prefect in Hufflepuff, and his grades are... not bad."

Mr. Diggory coughed lightly and shrugged as he introduced himself.

As he spoke, he sized up Benitez thoughtfully, with a hint of apprehension and curiosity in his eyes.

"I heard... you work in the non-magical world, uh, the non-magical church... and you're also involved in some things that deal with our side?"

As the second-year parents' meeting ended, Mr. Lovegood's "guess" quickly spread among students and parents in various grades and houses.

Perhaps the other houses are still digesting it for the time being, but Hufflepuff, with Madam Abbott present, is definitely the one with the fastest circulation of information.

A parent who is suspected of being a member of the "Heretic Tribunal" is more newsworthy than any magical high-ranking official or Muggle dignitary.

"...Uh, well. Sorry, I can't comment on that for now."

Benitez touched his nose with a strange expression, recalling Aileen's instructions, carefully considering his words.

"I can only say that Muggles and wizards are not enemies. We live in the same world, and differences in faith, skin color, language, and culture will not change this."

"Compared to the conflicts of hundreds of years ago, both the non-magical world and the magical world now deeply understand the hard-won peace... In fact, religion is just an opportunity for most people without magical talent to understand the mysterious. Mystery, science, the non-magical world, the magical world, when you know these nouns, communication and exchange have already begun—"

"And I am just a Muggle who likes to work out, a clergyman who believes in the Holy Light, and an ordinary parent."

"...Believes in the Holy Light?"

Mr. Finnely repeated softly, glancing thoughtfully at the wizards around him.

Although he had no magical abilities, he was very good at discerning people's hearts, and he could clearly feel the wizards' arrogance.

And...

As the story of José Benitez gradually spread, the attitude of those wizards quietly changed.

In fact, this also answered a question that had bothered him for more than two years - why can the mysterious magical world be hidden so well in the non-magical world?

Just like the game between all countries, families, and consortiums, in a place he can't see, another "cold war" is still tense, only more secretive.

"But you still haven't—" Mr. Diggory frowned deeply.

How could this Mr. Benitez be more skilled in small talk and officialdom than Cornelius Fudge.

As an official of the Ministry of Magic, he felt it was necessary and his

duty to learn more information...Adults don't believe in world peace.

Especially in the current increasingly sensitive period, a special position set up by the non-magical world for the magical world's "imaginary enemy" is important information that is difficult to ignore.

"Of course, of course, we all understand that peace is hard-won—"

Before Mr. Diggory could finish speaking, Mr. Finnely suddenly spoke at the same time.

He glanced meaningfully at the surrounding wizards, winked at Benitez, coughed lightly, and continued.

"However, today is the parents' meeting. I don't think we should talk about any boring work. Today belongs to the children. It's not good to steal the show."

"Mr. Benitez, in that case, you should know more about both the non-magical and magical worlds—"

Mr. Finnely paused for half a second, not giving the other wizards a chance to change the subject, and asked curiously.

"So, from your point of view, what do you think of Hogwarts' educational reforms?"

"Educational reform? Hmm, I don't quite understand—"

Benitez glanced at Mr. Finnely, trying to discern the meaning in the other's strange eyes.

Obviously, the other party seemed to want to quietly convey some information to him, but Benitez didn't understand what his "eye message" was for a while.

"For example, mathematics, the mathematics of the magical world... well, it seems a little different."

Mr. Finnely shrugged, casually opened his magic book, and pointed to one of them.

Most of the Hogwarts courses were incomprehensible to him, but since last year, a lot of content that he and his wife could understand had been added.

You know, the purpose of his coming here today is to understand Justin's studies—Mrs. Finnely has expressed her concern about her son's studies at home more than once.

After all, according to the original plan, Justin should be in the second grade at Eton College now, instead of learning magic in Hogwarts Castle.

As for changing the subject just now, it was just a convenient thing to do.

After all, he and Mr. Benitez obviously belonged to the "same camp", and he believed he had an obligation to keep the other party's secrets as much as possible.

At least, he shouldn't let this "secret guardian of the non-magical world" be surrounded and questioned by wizards... especially since the questioner seemed to be an important official of the magic government.

On the other hand, he really wanted to hear other people's opinions on Hogwarts education.

Benitez was undoubtedly a very good discussion object, mysterious, young, and able to communicate normally.

Even if there had been no communication before, the excellence of that Miss Aileen Kaslana already explained a lot.

"Mathematics, hmm... is there something wrong with mathematics?"

Benitez became more and more confused. He had heard Aileen say something about the school.

Among them, of course, was also the Hogwarts curriculum reform, and the role she played in it, such as giving a little advice...

And Aileen also mentioned the in-depth participation in mathematics and grammar classes.

However, Benitez didn't pay too much attention to it, anyway, it was just a little beyond the syllabus.

After all, from the beginning, Aileen had shown a very remarkable talent in mathematics, and he had long been accustomed to these things.

Benitez looked curiously at the line of text pointed to by Mr. Finnely in his hand.

Speaking of which, he was really curious about what kind of strange thing Aileen would come up with if she was responsible for writing and leading the "mathematics of the magical world", after all, according to that child's previous introduction, the mathematical foundation on the magic world's side seemed to be a little weak.

Mr. Finnely's magic book was currently showing the second-year mathematics syllabus for Hogwarts.

"Uh..."

【One, Two, Three! - Learn to count]?

【This is an apple, that is... a peach - everything in the world can be classified】

Benitez was stunned for a moment, and then immediately understood the other party's

thoughts.

His expression also became strange, is this the mathematical reform of the devil's tutorial in Aileen's mouth?

"Hmm... you think it's... hmm... too simple?"

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