It started to rain outside the castle, and soon the light rain turned into heavy rain, accompanied by thunder, lightning and strong wind from time to time.
But this had no effect on the little wizards sitting inside the castle.
The sorting ceremony ended quickly, and Dumbledore didn't seem to want to wait for the newly arrived wizards, so he announced the start of the meal.
Pieces of exquisite, delicious, and steaming food emerged one by one from the long table.
These are made by the house elves at Hogwarts Castle.
Dudley cut off a piece of lamb chop and was about to enjoy it when the door of the restaurant was violently pushed open.
All the teachers and students looked out the door.
An elderly wizard with slightly thinning hair appeared outside the door of the restaurant. He was wet and looked like he had been soaked in a lot of rain.
He was holding a heavy crutch in his hand. Every time he touched the ground, it made a dull sound and left a puddle of water.
His eye, to be precise, is the eyeball on the left. It protrudes outwards and looks around like a monitor at 360 degrees. It looks very scary.
His face looked scarred and had the look of old rotten wood, especially a large piece of flesh missing from his nose.
Mad-Eye Moody, a former Auror. An old wizard who once made great achievements for the Ministry of Magic. He personally captured half of the prisoners in Azkaban.
Moody's face showed no expression at all, neither happy nor angry. He exuded the aura of not letting strangers in. He turned a blind eye and limped towards the professor's seat in front of all the teachers and students.
The young wizards, especially the newly enrolled first graders, were intimidated by his aura and did not even dare to breathe.
"Hermione, it's a little cold in here. Put this on."
The moment the one-eyed wizard opened the door, Dudley thoughtfully put a coat on Hermione.
The reason.
According to the setting, Mad Eye Moody's strangely moving left eye is not a normal eye, but an artificial magic eye.
Able to see through everything around him, including walls, clothing, the back of his own head, and even invisibility cloaks.
Theoretically speaking, all the little wizards present were innocent in front of him.
Fortunately, this guy is not a wretched character, let alone a gentleman.
Hmm. The guy who plays the role of 'Moody' now is probably just a lunatic.
Moody glanced around, and paused for half a second when his eyes finally fell on Dudley, or to be precise, him and Hermione.
His 'magic eyes' that could see through disguises actually failed.
Moody didn't know why this happened, but now was obviously not the time to talk about this. After looking around, Dumbledore immediately walked away.
Dumbledore stepped forward to warmly receive this 'old friend'.
If it weren't for the fact that there was no candidate, he would actually not be willing to ask this old friend to come out. At his current age, staying at home and resting is the best option.
Well, the main reason is because Moody's things are more extreme.
"Let me introduce to you, this is Alastor Moody, our new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor."
"If anyone in the senior class wants to become an Auror, they can learn from Professor Moody."
Following Dumbledore's introduction, the restaurant burst into thunderous applause.
Moody's unique appearance attracted the attention of many little wizards.
Many young wizards who knew his deeds began to discuss the matter below.
A role model among the elite wizards among Aurors, he has made countless contributions to the Ministry of Magic throughout his military life, and has captured too many dark wizards to count.
Many young wizards heard this with excitement, especially the group of Gryffindors who wanted to work with Moody to capture dark wizards and determined to become an Auror after graduation.
But strong will lead to strong and powerful will lead to greatness. Whether it can teach others is another matter.
Everyone was curious about the teaching methods of the new professor, a former elite Auror.
As long as it is 50% of Professor Luping's level, it will be fine, but only 30% will be fine.
The little wizards have lowered the professor's requirements one after another.
How could a worse professor compare to Lockhart?
The fourth year's Defense Against the Dark Arts class is on Friday morning, and they also study other subjects throughout the week.
Charms class, Transfiguration class, etc. are okay for the time being. The same gestures and tones are explained in detail. There is basically nothing special except learning new spells.
But the afternoon’s Care of Magical Creatures class was more exciting.
Hagrid got a lot of strange creatures.
It's slimy, white and gray, and you can't see where the head is. It looks like a giant lobster with its shell removed.
The most important thing is that this thing always smells like rotten fish and shrimp.
Blast-tailed snail.
A brand new species created by breeding manticores and fire crabs.
The key point is that Hagrid hasn't had time to register with the Ministry of Magic. In theory, his cultivation is illegal. If he insists on complying with the regulations of the Ministry of Magic, Hagrid can go to Azkaban eight times a year.
Hagrid happily asked the young wizards to form a group to adopt a blast-ended snail as part of this semester's Care of Magical Creatures class.
From what he said, he hoped it would be best for the little wizards to make it look like a growth diary.
By the way, although the danger level of the Explosive-tailed Skrewt has not been determined by the Ministry of Magic, it is certain that its danger level is at the 4X level, and it has a certain degree of aggression towards people, even if the little wizards are in front of a group of cubs. , it is also very dangerous to do it wrong.
One characteristic of this cross-species breeding miraculous creature is that it is not very intelligent. A direct manifestation of its poor intelligence is that even its owners will attack it once it goes crazy.
The most important thing is that this thing has a bad temper. It will attack and even kill and eat all its kind.
Except for Hagrid, who thought the Blast-Ended Skrewt was an overly amusing and cute creature, the other little wizards were not very fond of this creature.
No way, what Hagrid likes most are these dangerous things.
"Look at these little cuties."
Hagrid teased the young squid with a piece of frog liver. Not only did the latter not appreciate it, but it also sprayed a small amount of explosive flames from its tail, which hit the back of Hagrid's hand. The flames burned with the explosion. All the hair on Hagrid's hands was removed, but he was very amused.
Seeing this situation, the little wizards behind them all retreated. They were not Hagrid, and they were not that thick-skinned. If this thing sprayed on their hands, it would cause moderate burns.
Dudley looked at the Blast-Ended Skrewt thoughtfully.
The attack power of adult snails is quite good. They can grow to a height of ten feet (three meters). The armor on their bodies can also reflect magic spells, and they can spray explosive flames from their tails.
I just don't know if snails are immune to the Imperius Curse.
Otherwise, forming a team composed of Blast-Ended Skrewts would be quite destructive.
Problems such as bad temper, aggressiveness, and indifference between friend and foe are nothing in the face of the Imperius Curse.
The days of studying went by very quickly, and soon it was Friday.
Today is Defense Against the Dark Arts day.
(End of chapter)
