Qin Weijie did not strike up a conversation with Myrtle, but watched Elena comfort Myrtle with a kind face.
At this moment, Elena was able to bring her old school sister's majesty to the extreme. She not only gently comforted her school girl Myrtle, but also reprimanded a first-year boy with freckles in a very dignified manner.
Qin Weijie heard from a few words that the reason why Myrtle cried sadly had a lot to do with this freckle-faced boy. As for what happened, Qin Weijie didn't care much.
As a child, it's just a way for naughty boys to bully crying girls. Qin Weijie doesn't have that much energy to meddle in such noisy matters.
At this time, Qin Weijie's attention was completely attracted by Principal Dippet who walked up to the podium.
Principal Dippet looked a bit ugly today. He was wearing a dark green wizard robe and a rounded wizard hat. He looked around at the students in the auditorium with cold eyes. All the students felt the oppressive atmosphere coming from Principal Dippet. , for a few breaths the entire auditorium fell into an audible needle-drop silence.
Seeing that the auditorium was quiet, Principal Dippet slowly spoke.
"I think you all know more or less what has happened in the magical world recently. Even the students who don't pay much attention to it will know some fragments from their parents and newspapers..."
As Principal Dippet spoke, the expressions on the students' faces in the auditorium were mixed. Some were confused, some were frightened, some were confused, and some were confused.
Many teachers on the teacher's bench showed a hint of fear at this time. What is Dippet going to do? Was he going to tell these underage students the truth? Does he want to involve students in the war?
Slytherin Dean Slughorn was obviously aware of what Dippet was about to announce to the students. He glared at Dippet with incredible anger and even stood up to stop Dippet from continuing.
But just as Slughorn was about to get up, his friend Dumbledore pinned him down on the chair and could not move.
"Albus, you and the Headmaster... what on earth are you going to do!!"
"Horace, you should know what the principal is thinking... The situation on the mainland is in turmoil. Grindelwald has destroyed the Polish Department of Magical Enforcement. War in the wizarding world is inevitable. Now Hector of the Peace Faction is about to fall. Dippet I feel that now is the opportunity to realize his idea of a 'Great Ministry of Magic'." Dumbledore said in a low voice while holding Slughorn firmly.
"This is a school, not a stage for politicians! If Dippet doesn't want to be the principal, then go to the Ministry of Magic to play his politics! Don't use Hogwarts as his political resource! Our students are not his tools! !”
Slughorn roared angrily, but Dumbledore immediately used magic to isolate the sound between the two.
"Albus! Tell me what your attitude is! Haven't you always been unwilling to get involved in these things! Why are you siding with Dippet now?" Slughorn saw that he could not break free from Dumbledore's control. , could only sigh and temporarily suppress his anger.
"I still don't want to be an enemy of that person, but..."
"but what?"
"Nothing... We can't change anything, not only this world, but even this school. We can't change anything..."
As he spoke, Dumbledore looked at Dippet's back and patted Slughorn's shoulder. Then Slughorn sat slumped in the chair, curling his lips dissatisfied and muttering something unknown. What? His eyes were fixed on the impassioned Principal Dippet not far away.
"...Gellert Grindelwald! I hope you remember this name! A terrifying, cruel, and heinous dark wizard! He and his lackeys have been running rampant throughout the wizarding world for more than ten years. Just last night, he united with the German Muggle government and launched an attack on Poland. Our friends, all the Aurors of the Polish Department of Magical Enforcement, died heroically, and no bones were left! At the same time, just last night, Grindelwald planned a night attack Now, our Ministry of Magic has released the evil creatures suppressed at the bottom of the Ministry of Magic - Dementors!"
"I know that many of you are curious why the Hogwarts Express is late today, and I can tell you why! Because dementors attacked our train!"
For a moment, the entire auditorium was in an uproar, and all the students were involved in a heated discussion. Dippet did not interrupt the students' heated discussion, but watched quietly.
Qin Weijie looked at Dippet on the stage, and couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth, and cursed in his heart: "You really know how to find someone to take the blame. It was obviously the Eye of Danatus that did this shit. The basin can also be thrown at Uncle De, what on earth does this bad old man want to do?"
At this time, not only Qin Weijie had this doubt, but also Elena, who was sitting opposite Qin Weijie, and Tom, who was hugging back to back behind Qin Weijie, also had considerable doubts.
What does the principal want to do?
"... Do you know why Grindelwald attacked our train? Because he is afraid. He is not afraid of us old bones, nor is he afraid of the school Hogwarts, but he is afraid of you, the young you! And You who have not been poisoned by his filthy thoughts! You are the future, you are the hope, you are the hope to defeat all evil! That’s why he is afraid of you! That’s why he wants to strike first..."
"Fortunately, he did not succeed and you were not harmed! But this is a dangerous signal. We can no longer sit still and wait for death. We must resist and learn to protect ourselves. We cannot wait for their nooses and butcher knives to fall in front of us. We started to resist, we must take the initiative into our own hands! For hope, for the future, and for justice!"
I have to admit that Principal Dippet's deceptive speech is still very effective. After all, these students here are all inexperienced children. They are full of enthusiasm and can do anything.
At this time, Qin Weijie even saw many senior boys on the Gryffindor table not far away. They were shirtless, with bulging veins and roaring loudly. They looked like curly-haired baboons in heat.
Brain is a good thing, but it’s a pity that most people here don’t have it.
"Principal! How should we fight back!?"
A senior student shouted loudly, asking what most people were thinking.
Qin Weijie even felt that this guy was a bastard hired by Dippet.
As soon as the man spoke, Principal Dippet continued: "Our joint alumni, Beauxbatons School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and Ramstrong School of Witchcraft and Wizardry are on the front line of the fight against evil forces. One of them is in France, directly blocking the Grimm School. With the expansion of Devo's power, one is clinging to the last hold on in Northern Europe, and this year they have sent us letters asking for help many times. Their manpower is no longer enough to support them in their fight against the evil forces!
We need a helping hand! So starting from this year, all students in grades six and seven can sign up to participate in the battle. You can go to different battlefields of your choice to fight for hope and justice, or you can continue to stay in school to complete your studies. All of this It’s all based on your own free will!
Children, you have grown up! What you are facing is an unprecedented magic war. You will become the first soldiers of Hogwarts, wearing military uniforms, defending glory and justice! "
