Finally, the principal and several professors arrived.
It's just that they don't look very good.
Even Dumbledore's eyes were drooped, and Professor McGonagall's face was covered with frost, not to mention Snape - in the eyes of many young wizards, the current Snape was simply scarier than the dementors.
"I'm sorry that the welcome dinner was delayed due to some things." Dumbledore said while standing in front of the long table.
"Let's sort them out quickly and let everyone eat early."
As he spoke, he waved his hand, and a high-backed chair and the Sorting Hat appeared.
Professor McGonagall directly took out the list of freshmen and began to name the names of the houses, without even giving the Sorting Hat a chance to sing.
Obviously the Sorting Hat singing is not part of the entrance ceremony, at least not an essential part~
Sorting Hat: I'm offended! I spent a year making up the songs!
Professor McGonagall's face was cold and she spoke very quickly.
The freshmen who had their names read out acted as if they were being chased by dementors. They rushed up without any delay.
Speaking of which, the freshmen were also lucky and were not selected by the dementors.
If you were sent to St. Mungo's by dementors on the train in your first year of school, that would be the worst luck you've experienced in decades.
The sorting process went very quickly and was completed in seven or eight minutes.
Ted noticed that there were a lot of freshmen this year, or that since he enrolled, there would be a few more freshmen each time.
Ted's class of 1991 has 38 little wizards, last year there were 42 freshmen, and this year there are 49 new little wizards!
The number of young alien wizards has also increased a lot, but it is not because there are more young alien wizards that there are more new students.
Ted discovered that there were more and more young wizards who were obviously from Muggle families and who were coming into contact with the wizarding world for the first time.
Professor McGonagall also mentioned it in the letter, saying that this year's enrollment was very busy, and many young wizards needed her and other professors to personally introduce them to the wizarding world.
Ted vaguely felt that some kind of change had occurred, but it was still very weak now, so it was not very obvious.
But he couldn't say what the specific changes were.
At the end of the branching, the principal made a speech: "Everyone has been waiting for a long time and must be hungry. Let's have a banquet!"
Dumbledore: I'm done, let's start building!
I have to praise that Principal Deng’s speech was still so concise.
You haven't reacted yet and are still wondering: Has it started yet? It has ended.
The little wizards couldn't wait for a long time. Just now when the principal and others arrived, all kinds of delicacies began to appear on the dinner plates.
Ron didn't hear what Dumbledore said at all, and kept swallowing. Ginny felt like she couldn't hold her head high in front of her friends!
Now when he gave the order, he immediately fired his bow from left to right.
Ron: I’m going to eat, eat, eat~~~
…
After eating and drinking, the dishes are in a mess.
Maybe it was because they had waited so long that the little wizards were really hungry.
It may also be that I was frightened on the train before, and now I have turned my grief and anger into appetite.
In short, the little wizards showed amazing fighting power, and their stomachs were full.
At least the house elves were very satisfied, which showed that their craftsmanship was well received.
Dumbledore knocked on the cup, and the leftovers on the table disappeared. The plate was as shiny as if a dog had licked it.
Ron silently stuffed the two chicken legs in his hand into the prepared brown paper bag, saving this for dinner.
Fortunately, he had quick hands. When Dumbledore tapped the cup for the first time, he quickly grabbed the two chicken legs. If he had been a second later, he wouldn't have eaten them.
Dumbledore began to speak: "There are some things that I must tell you in advance. Please abide by the school rules this school year and are not allowed to leave the school without permission. Because the dark wizard has not been caught."
"Also, those injured students have been sent to St. Mungo's and will be able to return to class in a few days. Don't worry."
"Finally, our new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor is also hospitalized because he was affected during the battle. The first week's Defense Against the Dark Arts class is temporarily postponed..."
Many students noticed that there was an empty seat on the professor's desk.
Then it’s time to sing the school song.
Dumbledore might have been in a low mood, so he waved his hand and made golden lyrics float in the air, but he was not as interested as he was in conducting the singing in previous years.
No one spoke—except the first years, who all looked at Ted.
The twins also ducked to both sides and gave up the most conspicuous position: We would like to call you the king of the school song!
Ted: Are you still coming? I knew it……
Ted thought it would be a little harsh, so that they would not dare to let him sing the school song in the future.
Otherwise, what would I be doing every year?
Well, the decision is yours - "White Dragon Horse Hooves Facing West"!
Ted reached out and took out his old guitar from his palm-sized bag and started playing and singing:
"Hogwarts~
In the Scottish Highlands~
Gryffindor, Slytherin, Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff~
If you take the train to study, you will be in seventh grade!
What kind of transformation problem comes from the history of magic~
What magic potions, herbs, magical animals, and weird things~
I can't stop Avada, just one strike~
After singing, I will put you in solitary confinement! "
Everyone was confused, especially the first-year students.
When they heard the singing, a picture appeared in their minds involuntarily - four little wizards came to the castle by train, then went to class, and then were put into solitary confinement.
It wasn't until after listening to the song for a long time that I suddenly realized that I felt like I was dreaming just now.
Everyone was in a daze, even Snape.
He was suddenly shocked: He had also been tricked? This boy's voice can even confuse himself now! How did he become so strong? !
He glanced at Dumbledore and breathed a sigh of relief when he found that Dumbledore was not affected.
Then Professor Snape, who was the first to recover, said loudly: "If you change the school song privately, you will be detained for a week!"
The dean of the Eagle Academy had already hid under the table in shame, while Professor McGonagall was glaring at Ted like a lioness.
For this year's new students from Muggle families, the magical world is too mysterious.
Just being attacked by monsters on the way to school, singing the school song is so... magical~
It was a solid lesson.
…
The next morning, everyone had breakfast in the auditorium. Copy curriculum to each other.
Then the sound of fluttering wings appeared, and a large number of owls flew in.
After all, such a big thing happened yesterday, so it is normal for me to write more letters today.
In addition to letters, there are various magazines and newspapers.
Especially the Daily Prophet, which published the story of the Dementors' attack on the Hogwarts Express.
First of all, let’s talk about the original reason - a dark wizard escaped to Great Britain and was arrested by the Wizengamot. Considering its danger, dementors were even mobilized to assist Aurors in hunting down the dark wizard.
What can I say? It's all true. But this kind of narrative method always feels like trying to take out the Minister of Magic Fudge and pass the blame to the Wizengamot.
Although it was the Wizengamot who ordered the arrest of Darth Vader, Dementors were also dispatched to help.
But you people from the Ministry of Magic couldn't control the dementors and attacked the students at Hogwarts. As the Minister of Magic, you cannot absolve yourself of the blame!
It can be said that the person who wrote the report also had a strong pen.
It's like fighting and losing again and again. If you just change it like this, the feeling will be completely different.
Ted glanced at special contributor Rita Skeeter.
This bitch has something!
Continuing to read on, the report did not mention itself. It only said that the students at Hogwarts resisted tenaciously and minimized the losses. Only 11 little wizards were treated at St. Mungo's, and they could be cured within a week. Discharged.
It seems that Fudge is very concerned about his "ignorance" - not only did he not hand over his magic, but he also used Dumbledore to pressure him.
It’s okay, but it’s not good to be too high-profile.
Besides, if he didn’t report it, it wouldn’t take long for the story to spread.
The magical world is too small to have secrets.
Continuing to scroll down, another report recorded the information that Ted was interested in - the legendary dark wizard from another world.
According to the reporter's inquiries, this dark wizard first appeared in Spain. There is no earlier origin at all.
This man had a conflict with the local Ministry of Magic for some reasons, and then fled to France.
Because of the lack of information from the Ministry of Magic in various countries, he was not pursued by the Ministry of Magic in France.
After investigation, it was found that during that period of about one and a half months, he was indeed very low-key.
Later, people from the French Ministry of Magic asked someone to perform divination and determined that this person was not from this world. They speculated that it was during this period that he adapted to and observed this world.
But the reason why he was called the Dark Wizard was naturally not because he had a conflict with the Spanish Ministry of Magic.
But the crime he committed in France - he killed an adult wizard and three minor wizards.
Moreover, the newspaper said that "unknown black magic was used, causing the deceased to look like a shriveled corpse, without any magic power remaining."
The reporter who wrote the article said that he had already inquired that the dark wizard might have drained the magic power of the three victims.
And judging from his hands-on pattern, he is more interested in the little wizard!
After the incident, the French Ministry of Magic dispatched more than a dozen wizards to hunt down this vicious dark wizard, and even ordered the use of the Unforgivable Curse when necessary.
However, this man killed one of them, seriously injured two others, and then escaped.
Escaped all the way to Great Britain.
(End of chapter)
