Chapter 489 Welcome
The students were all full, and the sound of the auditorium gradually became noisy. At this time, Dumbledore stood up again. The talking stopped immediately, and everyone turned to the headmaster.
"Okay, since we are digesting another extremely rich and delicious meal, I ask everyone to be quiet for a while, and listen to me as usual to talk about the precautions for the new semester..." Dumbledore talked about traditions such as the forbidden forest cannot be entered rule.
"Mr. Argus Filch, the administrator, asked me, and he told me it was the four hundred and twenty-sixth time, to remind you all that there is no magic in the corridors between classes, and many other rules. , were on the long list, taped to Mr. Filch's office door.
"I'm very glad to have good news to tell you that this year's Defense Against the Dark Arts class will be officially taught by Mr. Remus Lupine, who was a temporary substitute last semester." As soon as Dumbledore finished speaking, the auditorium rang There was warm applause and cheers, especially the applause at the Gryffindor table.
Professor Lupine stood up and greeted everyone with a smile on his face. Professor Snape at the other end of the staff table stared at him coldly, his thin yellow face twitched, and his expression was full of disgust and hatred.
Harry slapped himself desperately, Ron pounded the table and cheered loudly, the Gryffindors were the last to stop clapping, and Dumbledore started talking again.
"We are equally pleased to introduce Lady Dolores Jane Umbridge, who will be at Hogwarts as a special observer to the Ministry of Magic to advise our teachers on the way our teachers teach and teach."
There was polite if not enthusiastic applause in the Great Hall, and Umbridge began to cough.
Dumbledore continued: "The selection of new Quidditch players should be completed before the end of the first month of school. Well, there are so many important things. The senior students can go to Hogsmeade on Saturday, Little wizards in the lower grades can consider asking the seniors to bring you some snacks, sour lollipops, strange-flavored beans? I think the pile of cockroaches is very good."
Dumbledore waved his hand with a smile, indicating that the prefect can take the little wizards back.
The persistent exaggerated cough made the headmaster of Hogwarts turn his head helplessly, and looked at Umbridge questioningly. She raised her hands high, tilted her head, and looked at the Dumbledore.
Professor Dumbledore's voice sounded again: "Ah, please wait a moment, it seems that Observer Umbridge has something to say to all of us." Professor Dumbledore made a gesture of invitation, and then he was alert sat down.
The little wizards who had already got up and were about to leave sat back in their seats one after another, looking at Umbridge in surprise.
"Thank you, Headmaster," said Professor Umbridge with a smirk, "thank you for such a warm welcome." Her voice was high, high-pitched, and breathy, imitating the voice of a little girl Combined with her tender pictogram, it's disgusting.
"The Ministry of Magic has always believed that the education of young wizards is a very important matter. Some of the valuable talents you are born with may not be fruitful if they are not cultivated and exercised under careful and meticulous guidance. Unique to the wizarding world Ancient arts must be passed on from generation to generation, or they will be lost. The treasure trove of magical knowledge accumulated by our ancestors must be preserved, supplemented and perfected by those who are fortunate enough to practice the noble profession of education."
At this point, Professor Umbridge stopped talking and bowed slightly to the other teachers, but none of them returned the bow to her. Professor McGonagall's black eyebrows were drawn so tightly together that she looked like a hawk. Professor McGonagall and Professor Sprout exchanged a meaningful look as Umbridge continued her speech with two more "cough, cough"s.
Umbridge began her long, stinky speech, the little wizards lost their concentration, Dumbledore was silent when he spoke, and now the students were whispering, whispering, giggling,
The auditorium was noisy.
"Of course, the purpose of my coming here is to observe the good traditions that need to be maintained in education, and to find those old habits that are outdated, need to be changed or even need to be discarded. I will summarize the results of my observations and ask the Ministry of Magic for instructions. Reporting to the Honorable Professor Dumbledore." Umbridge grinned, showing his sharp teeth.
"Pretend, I really hate this person, is she the one you're talking about at the trial?" Hermione lowered her head and asked next to Harry.
"It's this witch! She was very arrogant before the trial took out the photo, and now she dare not do it. Lupine told me that Fudge originally wanted to send someone else this time, but she herself strongly asked to come, saying that she wanted to come." To make amends. Fudge talked with Dumbledore for a long time before Dumbledore agreed. She dare not act rashly now, otherwise Dumbledore may drive her away if she makes a mistake." Harry glanced at Umbridge and said .
"It's probably the most boring speech I've ever heard, and I grew up around Percy." Ron looked dull, and he sat upright, but he was only pretending to listen carefully, so that He lived up to the new, gleaming prefect badge on his chest.
"Why does Snape keep staring at Professor Lupine?" Harry's eyes flicked past Snape, and he felt that Snape's eyes on Lupin were like knives, colder than himself.
"He has always wanted to get the teaching position of the Defense Against the Dark Arts class, but this year the application failed again, and Lupine got the position, which makes him very angry." Hermione told Harry that she heard it at Ellen's house. received news.
There was a sound of clashing tables, chairs and benches around. Obviously, Dumbledore had announced the dismissal of the teachers and students of the school, because everyone stood up and prepared to leave the auditorium.
Hermione jumped up, showing a panicked look: "Oops, I should show the way to the first-year students!"
"First-year freshmen!" Hermione, who had collected everything in a panic, shouted majestically towards the table, "Gather here, please!"
Allen looked towards Slytherin and found that Pansy was holding Emily's hand enthusiastically, obviously there was no need for Allen to worry.
Alan and Padma greeted the Ravenclaw freshmen to gather in front of them. These little eagles seemed to be very well-behaved. Alan's mind was on Emily. Seeing these freshmen gathered behind him, He greeted Luna who was waiting for him and led the team out of the auditorium.
After they climbed to the eighth floor, they continued to go up from a certain place, and after walking a long spiral staircase, they saw an old wooden board with an eagle-shaped door knocker in the distance, which was the entrance to the Ravenclaw lounge.
But what he didn't expect was that after making sure that there was no professor staring at them, these little wizards who suppressed their excitement and kept making eye contact suddenly became agitated, and surrounded Alan together, wanting the most powerful man in the world. Seekers signed autographs for them, and some asked Allen some weird questions, thinking that Allen, who performed well in the wisdom level of the Tournament, should know all the answers.
Alan, who was completely unprepared, had to patiently appease these little wizards with fiery eyes and faces full of admiration, and avoided magical functions such as pairing monster eggs by signing for them and selectively answering some "normal questions" Or oenology - which is a method of divination by breaking eggs - or something like that.
But those freshmen's questions seemed to be endless, chattering around Allen.
Those old Ravenclaw students returned to the common room first when they saw this, except that Luna in the distance was still waiting for Allen not far from the door of the lounge.
Parvati wanted to step forward to drive these fanatical little fans away from Allen, but she couldn't squeeze in at all.
At this time, a huge Raven Patronus flew over with a silver radiance, and landed among the little wizards who were panicked by the sudden magic.
Afterwards, the patron saint spoke: "Extraordinary ingenuity is the greatest wealth of human beings."
Luna's singing voice came from the mouth of the patron saint: "Congratulations! I am Luna Lovegood in the fourth grade, and I am very happy to welcome you to Ravenclaw House. Our house emblem is an eagle , soaring above the pinnacle of which no one can reach; our colors are sky blue and silver; our common room, through the arched windows of the circular common room, has a panoramic view of the Hogwarts campus: the Great Lake, The Forbidden Forest, the Quidditch pitch, and the conservatories. No other house but ours has had the pleasure of seeing it. Ravenclaws, you must be intellectually superior—and it's clear that curfew is approaching."