Chapter 1121

"I thought he would!" He racked his brains to recall the scene in which Lido told him this, but when he thought about it, he realized that Dumbledore had never said what Slughorn would teach.

"I think you have forgotten what I once said, Hermione..." Fan Lin looked at the shocked girl in front of him, "Slughorn is the dean of Slytherin, and, most importantly, he is A potion master who can prepare the elixir, something even Professor Snape can't do."

"Elixir?" Hermione glanced at Slughorn in disbelief, "So, did he squeeze Snape away?"

"It should be considered so." Fan Lin shook his head, "Maybe it's like this, otherwise, you can't expect a potion master to teach us defense against black magic."

"But, you have also seen, Fan Lin, he is good at Defense Against the Dark Arts... He can escape the pursuit of Death Eaters, so..." Harry still said unwillingly, regarding Snape's acceptance of black magic. Harry was absolutely unwilling to take the defense course.

"That's just escaping, Harry, this is not the Defense Against the Dark Arts suitable for us..." Fan Lin shook his head. As you can see, Harry's best Defense Against the Dark Arts course suddenly became Harry's best course. Among the subjects, the one with the lowest score...

Severus Snape, that middle-aged man with greasy hair and a hooked nose, was wearing a black robe and sitting to the right of Dumbledore. He did not stand up when his name was read, but was just lazy. He lazily raised his hand in response to the applause that erupted from the Slytherin table.

But Harry was sure a look of triumph came over his disgusting face.

"Well, at least one thing is good," said Harry cruelly, "Snape will be dead within the year."

"What do you mean?" Ron asked.

"This job is cursed, no one can stay longer than a year... Quirrell even dies. Personally, I'm crossing my fingers to curse another death."

Fan Lin looked at Harry speechlessly. Obviously, Harry had lost his mind. At least, at this moment, all the resentment towards Snape had obviously gone to Harry's mind.

"Harry!" Hermione said reproachfully, looking horrified. "Maybe he'll just end up teaching Potions again."

Ron said rationally, "That Slughorn might not be willing to stay for too long, and Moody wouldn't be willing to stay."

"Oh, yes, but I think you may have guessed wrong, Ron..." Fan Lin said, "For now, for Slughorn, there is no place safer than Hogwarts. ”

Dumbledore cleared his throat, as if to remind everyone to quiet down.

In fact, Harry, Ron, Vernon, and Hermione weren't the only ones discussing; the entire Great Hall erupted in chatter about Snape finally getting his wish.

Dumbledore also seemed to have forgotten how sensational the news he had just released was. He did not say more about the faculty appointment, but paused for a few seconds, waiting for everyone to be absolutely quiet before continuing.

For a moment, everyone held their breath. Everyone knew what this meant, who it related to, or...

This is Voldemort's business, and Voldemort's hatred of Harry and control of Hogwarts is more than ten years old.

"Now, as everyone in the auditorium knows, Voldemort and his followers are once again on the loose, and their power continues to grow." The quiet atmosphere in the auditorium became tense again as Dumbledore spoke. . Harry glanced at Malfoy. Malfoy did not look at Dumbledore, but used his wand to hover a fork in the air, as if the headmaster's words were not worthy of his attention. "I can't stress enough how dangerous the situation is right now, and how careful you need to be to keep yourselves safe. The castle's magical barrier has been strengthened all summer, and we've put in place many newer, stronger measures. to protect you, but we must still be careful to guard against inadvertence on the part of every student and staff member, so I urge you all to adhere to any safety restrictions that your teachers may impose on you, no matter how annoying you may find them. -In particular, there is a rule about not getting out of bed and walking around at night. I beg you, if you notice anything strange or suspicious happening inside or outside the castle, please report it to any teacher in time. I believe you can take care of yourself. , out of the utmost respect for the safety of yourself and others.”

Dumbledore said sincerely, and scanned the students in the audience with his blue eyes, and then smiled again.

"But now, your bed is waiting for you, as warm and comfortable as you expected, and I know your first priority is to get a good rest for tomorrow's classes. So, let us say good night. Goodbye!"

Just like usual, hundreds of students in the auditorium began to file out and rushed to their dormitories as the benches dragged on the ground with a harsh scraping sound.

In order to avoid drawing attention to himself, and to distance Malfoy so that he would not have the chance to retell the story about the broken nose, Harry pretended to tie his shoes and deliberately lagged behind, letting most of the Gryffindor students go. to the front.

Hermione and Fan Lin also ran to the front to guide the first-year students to perform their duties as prefects. It seems that this is the first time Fan Lin has performed such duties, but in fact, it is not much new.

But Ron stayed with Harry.

"What happened to your nose?" Ron asked as they were walking at the back of a group of students pouring out of the auditorium and no one else could hear them.

Harry told him what happened. Ron didn't smile, to show that their friendship was strong.

"I just saw Malfoy twiddling his nose to imitate something," he said grimly.

"Yeah, forget it, forget about that," Haha said bitterly, "Listen to what he said before I was discovered..."

Harry had expected Ron to be shocked at Malfoy's boastful remarks. However, Ron remained indifferent, and Harry felt that he was really a bit stubborn.

"Okay, Harry, he's just showing off to Parkinson... What kind of mission will the mysterious man entrust to him?"

"How do you know Voldemort doesn't want to have spies at Hogwarts? This isn't the first time-"

"I hope you won't mention that name again, Harry," a complaining voice came from behind. Harry looked back to see Hagrid shaking his head at him.

"Dumbledore and Verlin are also on a first-name basis," Harry said stubbornly.

"Yeah, well, but that's Dumbledore, isn't it? And Fan Lin has always lacked awe for these. Moreover, as for Fan Lin, we can't say anything. At least, he is different from us." Hai Ge said mysteriously.

"It's different?" Harry wondered, "What's different?"

"That's what Dumbledore said." Hagrid glanced at Fanlin and Hermione who were protecting the first-year students in the crowded crowd.

"By the way, why are you late today, Harry? I'm worried."

Delayed on the train," Harry said. "Why are you late too? "

"I'm with Grawp," Hagrid said happily. "I lost track of time. He now has a new home in the mountains. Dumbledore arranged it - a nice big cave. He is much happier than when he was in the forest. We have been chatting for a long time."

"Really?" said Harry, careful not to meet Ron's eyes; the last time Harry had seen Hagrid (who had some talent for uprooting trees) was from the same mother as the ferocious Hagrid. When he was his father's giant brother, his vocabulary did not exceed five words, two of which were not pronounced correctly.

"Yes, he has really improved," Hagrid said proudly, "You will be surprised when you see him. I am considering training him to be my assistant."

Ron snorted loudly through his nose, but tried to cover it up with a violent sneeze. Now they were standing beside the oak door.

"Anyway, let's see you in the first class after lunch tomorrow. If you come early, you can say hello to Buck—I mean, Weathervan!"

He waved goodbye to them cheerfully and walked out into the night. Harry and Ron both looked at each other. Harry knew Ron must be feeling just as heavy as he was right now.

"You didn't take Care of Magical Creatures this term, did you? Ron shook his head.

"You didn't have a choice, did you?" Harry also shook his head.

"And Hermione and Verlin..." Ron said, "Neither of them, right?" Harry shook his head again.

What exactly would Hagrid say when he found out that three of his favorite students had all dropped out of the class he was teaching? Harry didn't want to think about it anymore.

This was definitely a blow to Hagrid, but in fact, whether it was for the sake of not wasting time or for their own safety, giving up the Care of Magical Creatures class was a very necessary thing.

You can never imagine what will happen in Care of Magical Creatures class, or you should never underestimate Hagrid's obsession with magical creatures and his ability to transform them into hybrids.

Fire crabs and what?

Harry couldn't remember, but those Blast-Ended Skrewts definitely caused everyone a lot of suffering.

But there is something worse, that is, Care of Magical Creatures may become the only course in the N.E.W.T class that is not chosen.

In fact, Hagrid is the only one teaching the Care of Magical Creatures class at Hogwarts.

That seems to be the case, but Harry still hopes that someone can take over N.E.W.T's Care of Magical Creatures class.

Compared to Harry's melancholy, Fan Lin's process of fulfilling the position of President of the Boys' Student Union was not so pleasant.

You can never imagine why there are not many people in Hogwarts and why it becomes so crowded, as if everyone wants to return to their lounge as soon as possible and squeeze together onto the narrow stairs.

What's worse is that there are many people standing and stopping on the stairs talking and laughing.

Of course, compared to last year, the number of students admitted this year is much lower than last year... uh, five or six?

It should be considered relatively much.

"Hey, little guys, it seems we have to wait a moment..." Fan Lin said, and then he was greeted by Hermione's eyes.

"You can't call them that..."

"Oh, of course..." Fan Lin quickly corrected his mistake, even though these new students were really small in his eyes.

Fortunately, he has grown taller. Although he is not growing as fast as Ron, that beast, he is at least still growing steadily.

It felt good to be condescending, but the eager eyes of these first-year students made him a little overwhelmed.

Now he is a celebrity. Although he is not as prominent as Harry, he is still a frequent visitor on the Daily Prophet. For now, this situation will continue for a few weeks or even a day or two. months.

The Ministry of Magic really couldn't find anything that could be used to boost morale.

When facing Death Eaters, the only aspect that won was the battle at the Ministry of Magic that day.

Starring Destiny's Child and Dumbledore, and directed by the star of hope in the wizarding world, this is a century-level duel against Lord Voldemort.

And the most important point is that this is probably the only victory. It is difficult to imagine the scene of head-on contact between the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic and the Death Eaters under Voldemort.

Amid internal and external troubles, the Ministry of Magic's army was outmatched in terms of numbers and strength, and could be said to be on the verge of collapse.

Fortunately, Voldemort has been distracted by what Rutherford said was the vampire's forbidden area, and of course, Dumbledore.

At least as long as Dumbledore dies, Voldemort will not jump out and rule everyone. At least if he has enough confidence, Voldemort will not be stupid enough to give Dumbledore a clear target to attack.

As time passed, the people on the stairs gradually dispersed.

Led by Fan Lin and Hermione, a group of freshmen were heading to the Gryffindor common room.

I don't know whether it is lucky or unlucky to join Hogwarts at this time, but no matter what, these students are here.

In fact, the number of notices issued by Hogwarts has not decreased, but in fact, families who have a certain understanding of the Ministry of Magic are not very willing to put their children in Hogwarts during this time.

It is foreseeable that Hogwarts will become the main battlefield of the war, and students who become Hogwarts will naturally fight for Hogwarts.

I don’t know if it’s lucky or unfortunate for these first-year students. Dumbledore is here, the wizard Voldemort fears the most. In addition to those Muggle-born wizards, he will probably send his own children here, and more. Out of trust in Dumbledore.

It's hard to tell whether this is a good choice or not.

"Okay, this is the Gryffindor Tower. You can call the portrait responsible for guarding the portal the Fat Lady. The Fat Lady has always been responsible and conscientious. If you want to return to the lounge of your own college, I hope you can Remember the password."

"Oh, hello Fat Madam, how was your vacation?" Fan Lin asked kindly, while sending a message to Hermione. In fact, he didn't know what the password was.

"Oh, hello Fanlin, I've heard all about those things. Are these the first-year students?"

"Oh, yes, of course." Fan Lin said, "Oh, sorry, Fat Madam, I think we may need to talk later. Let me send these freshmen in."

"Oh, of course, then, the password..."

"Uh, lemon juice..." Fan Lin said, and the fat lady showed a confused expression, "It's courage..."

"Oh, of course, please come in..." The Fat Lady looked at Hermione who rushed up.

"This is not a good demonstration." (To be continued)