Harry Potter’s Book of Sin Chapter 309: The honor of Hogwarts
()The welcome dinner for this school year can be said to be as usual.
It didn't take long for the freshmen of this period, under the leadership of Professor McGonagall, to walk to the faculty seat anxiously and form a long line honestly.
When Professor McGonagall put the old sorting hat on the same old tall stool, the conversation in the auditorium quickly subsided.
This is the same for every freshman. They have a variety of moods, and they face the mysterious sorting ceremony that is about to begin.
Under the shining of many candlelights, the faces of the freshmen looked a little too pale.
At this moment, all the teachers and students of the school are waiting quietly-waiting for the sorting hat to be like in previous years, and composing it for a whole year of opening ballad like a tongue twister.
I have to say that it was a bunch of clichés. It was not so much about introducing the origins of the school to freshmen, it was more about reciting the history of Hogwarts.
It pulled the end of the thread and twisted the brim of the hat to convey what it should convey in an unfocused manner, so that the new students could hear it a little clouded.
Fortunately, the song of the Sorting Hat soon ended.
"...So, let us come to the branch now!"
After singing the last sentence, the Sorting Hat returned to the state of motionlessness at the beginning, only its weirdly tuned singing still has the final sound, which is constantly echoing in the quiet auditorium.
After that, the Sorting Ceremony started without any accident, and ended without any accident.
"Welcome all new students," Dumbledore stood up and smiled with open arms, "Of course, we also welcome all the old students! Although we do have to announce something, it must not be now-happy everyone Hurry up and eat!"
The welcome dinner has always been very rich, with all kinds of delicacies on the stage, presented to the little wizards in a "stacked" rather than "arranged" manner.
Oh! Ok! Correct one point-not only in front of the little wizards, but also on the faculty bench.
But even so, Harry and the others thought something was missing.
For example, the vacant seat on the staff seat is still unoccupied; for example, Hagrid's figure still does not appear in the auditorium.
Until everyone finished the last dessert—those sweet syrupy fruit pies, Dumbledore stood up again and quieted the little wizards again.
As I said before, the songs of the Sorting Hat are after all just clichés. What is really useful must be explained by the greatest contemporary white wizard.
"While everyone’s stomachs are working to the fullest and full of deliciousness for a while, I would like to ask everyone to listen to me as usual for some precautions for the new semester."
"The freshmen in the first grade need to know that the forbidden forest by the hunting field is not allowed to enter-about this point, I would like to reiterate that the senior students should also try to keep it in mind."
"Then, Mr. Filch, the administrator, ask me to remind everyone that the school rules that need to be followed in study and life are posted by the door of his office-the list is a bit long, but it is necessary to look at it. "
"Furthermore, this year is more special. There are three changes in our teaching team--"
Speaking of which, Dumbledore cleared his throat and continued with some solemn tone:
"Now, we welcome Professor Grapland back here. She will serve as your teaching job in the "Protection of Magical Creatures"—"
A very lively applause sounded from the long tables of the various colleges. It seems that the teacher Hagrid was actually quite a failure. At least everyone will have a more favorable impression of the professor Grapland who once replaced the class. .
When the applause subsided, Dumbledore continued to introduce:
"...We also welcome Professor Umbridge, she will be in charge of your'defense against the dark arts class' teaching work."
There was obviously less applause this time. I am afraid that more of it is a kind of courtesy welcome. It seems that everyone doesn't like this "old girl" who is "pink and tender" all over.
"Finally, another new professor seems to have not yet arrived, but I still—"
At this moment, he suddenly stopped talking, turned his head and looked at Professor Umbridge with a hint of questioning.
Since she was not much different between standing and sitting, no one really understood for a while why Dumbledore stopped talking abruptly.
At this time, everyone only heard Umbridge clear her throat, and everyone realized that she had already stood up, as if she was about to say something!
Dumbledore didn't show much surprise, he just nodded slightly, then sat back in the chair calmly, and waited for her to speak.
However, compared with Dumbledore, most of the faces of other teachers are not pretty.
Professor Sprout raised his eyebrows straight, with a look of amazement in his expression; Professor McGonagall pressed his lips tightly, and an "M" was squeezed out between his eyebrows.
Of course, Snape is indispensable at this time, and now he slaps his tongue loudly, and his unhappiness is overwhelming.
The little wizards in the auditorium began to whisper, and some students even laughed secretly—this woman is too unruly, right?
"Ahem..."
Umbridge didn’t care about all this, a hypocritical smile appeared on her face, and her voice only made people think of a cup of coffee filled with sugar. It was disgusting. .
"Thanks to the principal for his enthusiastic introduction, but a teacher who would be absent from the first meeting with his students, I think it must be incompetent—"
"Crunch—"
Just as she interrupted Dumbledore's speech unscrupulously, the sudden opening of the auditorium's door from the outside also interrupted her speech mercilessly.
As the main entrance of the auditorium opened wide, the cold wind from outside suddenly came in, dispelling most of the warmth in the room.
At the moment when everyone in the auditorium looked towards the door, a not too tall figure walked into the auditorium calmly with a regular and steady pace.
No extra movement was seen from the incoming person, but just a few steps after he entered the door, the door seemed to be drawn by some invisible thread, and it closed automatically with a "crunch".
"I heard that some people think that I am incompetent...I can't assume that I didn't hear it! Did you say that, Professor Umbridge?"
"Ma...Ka?"
The little wizards were shocked. They didn't expect that when they thought they might never see Maca again, he returned to Hogwarts with an incredible identity!
"Maca is... the new professor?" Hermione said with a half-opened mouth, dumbfounded, "this—what's going on?"
"Maca? The new professor? What is he playing? I'm not dreaming, am I?" Ron was stunned.
"He...what is he going to teach us?" Harry said in disbelief. "There are new professors in the Protecting Fantastic Creatures and Defence Against the Dark Arts classes... What other classes need to be changed?" /
The accidental appearance of Maca caused the whole auditorium to be silent, and there was an endless buzzing sound.
Umbridge frowned slightly, looked at him with a subtle expression, and there was a questioning grunt in his nose.
"This is the last new teacher of this school year? Oh hum——" She broke the noise in the auditorium with a kind of aristocratic little girlish laughter, "Principal, which college student is this? Actually? I think I can forgive such nonsense...After all, children are always ignorant, right?"
Maca is the same year as Harry this year, and his appearance and build have never been considered tall and mature. Judging by his appearance alone, he is indeed just a student who has just entered the fifth grade.
For Umbridge, who has always been immersed in the workplace and unscrupulously climbing upwards, all information that is useless for promotion will be extremely radically ignored.
In her opinion, Maca is just a child with an abnormal brain.
However, Dumbledore stood up again at this time, and continued his interrupted introduction in a flat tone:
"Professor Umbridge, I want to clarify about this--" Dumbledore said calmly, "This is the special professor at Durmstrand School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Mr. MacLean. "
"In order to show the everlasting friendship between Hogwarts and Durmstrang, Principal Karkaroff sent this excellent teacher to our school..."
"From the beginning of this school year, Mr. McLean will replace Professor Bathsida Babling as the teaching work of the ancient magic text class in our school. Welcome!"
Needless to say the shock of the little wizards, and everyone's familiarity with Maca made them even more excited.
For Maca, the "former classmate", everyone went from being indifferent at first, to curiosity, to jealousy, envy, fear, admiration...
A series of changes in opinions ~IndoMTL.com~ made the Maca in everyone's hearts become more and more "legendary", and finally became "numb".
It's as if now, after a while of surprise, everyone clapped their hands almost mechanically, and unabashedly showed a strange expression of "Oh! This guy is starting again!"
The smirk on Umbridge's face stiffened. She seemed unable to understand Dumbledore's words, and the sharp voice penetrated the applause of the little wizards.
"...Excellent teacher? Are you sure?" She said, "A child up to fifteen or six years old?"
"It is true," Dumbledore nodded seriously, "Mr. McLean has won two "Today's Transfiguration" Best Newcomer Awards, two "Practical Potions Master" annual silver awards, Published four consecutive academic explanations on ancient runes in "Gujin Mowen", and..."
"Not long ago, Mr. McLean had just completed the awarding ceremony of the'Merlin Class II Medal'."
"I have to say that it is an honor for Hogwarts as a whole to have such an excellent teacher work in our school!"