Chapter 764 School Opening Banquet

After a while, the rickety carriage stopped beside the stone steps of the oak door. Ivan got off the carriage and followed the crowd into the castle.

Harry, who was at the back, looked back from time to time with a worried look on his face.

"What's wrong? Harry?" Ivan noticed Harry's strange behavior and asked in confusion.

"Did you see Hagrid just now? In previous years, he would come here to welcome new students." Harry said strangely.

"His course last year was too bad. Maybe there were too many complaints, so Principal Dumbledore fired him? I just saw Professor Grapeland at the station. She is probably here to take over the class." Luna said guessing.

"This is impossible!" Harry glared at Luna and said with certainty that Professor Dumbledore would not fire Hagrid.

And he thinks Hagrid’s courses are pretty good, and everyone obviously likes him...

"So you plan to raise a few more snails to play with this semester?" Luna asked lightly.

Harry's words suddenly stuck in his mouth. The expression on his face became uncertain when he thought of the bad things that happened when Hagrid asked them to raise blow-tailed snails last school year, as well as the scene of being chased by a group of blow-ended snails. …

Hermione also looked worried. She was very worried that Hagrid would be captured and sent to Azkaban for secretly raising and transforming dangerous creatures...

While chatting about Hagrid's abnormal condition, several people walked through the foyer and entered the auditorium.

Hogwarts was brightly lit, hundreds of candles were floating in the air, and bright firelights illuminated the surrounding area.

The room was filled with four academy tables, and many young wizards who came early had already sat down.

The freshmen of Hogwarts stood neatly next to the high platform waiting for the new round of sorting. Several silver-white ghosts floated nearby, scaring some timid freshmen to death.

Ivan briefly glanced around the auditorium, and then turned his attention to the teacher's seat. The golden high-backed chair in the center was empty, and Dumbledore was not in his seat.

And sitting next to that seat was a witch wearing a pink cardigan.

She had short, curly ash-brown hair, was short and chubby, and had a sweet smile on her face. She was chatting enthusiastically with Snape.

But Snape obviously didn't want to pay attention to her. He kept a stiff face and responded indifferently.

After seeing this witch, several professors around had slightly uncomfortable expressions on their faces.

"Umbridge, she is indeed here." Ivan squinted his eyes and murmured to himself.

Hermione followed Ivan's gaze and noticed the disgusting figure.

But what surprised her even more was that at the end of the professor's chair, where Hagrid had been, there was another person - Professor Graplan.

Harry and the others who noticed this took a breath and felt worried about Hagrid's situation...

"Look, it's just as I thought... he is not suitable for teaching and must have been fired." Luna said shaking her head.

Harry, Hermione and Ron all glared at her.

Ivan also thought Luna's words were too straightforward, but he didn't mean to stop her.

Strictly speaking, Luna didn't say anything wrong, it was just a little inappropriate.

Because Hagrid's teaching skills are indeed very poor, he always likes to bring some huge, ferocious-looking "cuties" to class, and tries to make everyone fall in love with them.

As for Hagrid's whereabouts, Ivan thinks that he followed Dumbledore's order to negotiate with the giant just like in the original time and space.

After all, Hagrid is not Harry, and has no value in being targeted by Voldemort and Death Eaters...

After telling her conclusion, Luna seemed not to realize that she had caused public anger at all. She said goodbye to several people in a natural manner and walked to the Ravenclaw table alone.

Ivan and others also hurriedly sat down at the Gryffindor long table.

Just after they sat down, the Sorting Hat placed on the stool suddenly moved, opened its mouth, and sang loudly.

"I was a new hat a long time ago, before Hogwarts was built, and the four founders of the noble school thought they would never part ways..."

The Sorting Hat's song changed from its previous humorous and light tone, and used a profound and magnetic tone to tell the experiences of the founders of the four major colleges, and used these past events to warn the wizards present to unite and cooperate and abandon the differences between the colleges.

After the sound of the Sorting Hat stopped, warm applause suddenly erupted in the auditorium, but there were also some whispers mixed in.

Many people are wondering why Principal Dumbledore is not here yet when the sorting is about to begin.

Ivan kept watching every move of every professor in the teacher's chair, trying to figure out something from their reactions, but the professors probably received the news in advance and did not express doubts about it.

Only Umbridge had a very unhappy look on her face. She thought that the principal's absence on such an important occasion was a sign of dereliction of duty, so she kept questioning Professor McGonagall sitting next to her.

Professor McGonagall muttered a few words casually, then walked directly onto the stage to preside over the sorting ceremony.

As McGonagall read out their names, the freshmen walked up to the high platform nervously, put their hats on their heads, and nervously waited for the Sorting Hat to make a decision.

Every time Hat makes a choice, the audience will remember a burst of cheers and applause.

After the last student came down from the high platform and took his seat, the door of the auditorium was pushed open heavily.

The clicking sound of the door attracted everyone's attention, and the noisy auditorium fell silent for a moment.

The next moment, Dumbledore, wearing a dark purple robe and a scarf, walked in from the door.

Ivan narrowed his eyes and stared at Dumbledore in front of him. According to his previous speculation, the other party's current condition should be very bad.

After all, it has been a full year since Dumbledore was injured by the dark magic on the Horcrux. Even if he was not dead, he should be seriously injured. The fact that the other party has not shown up during the entire summer vacation also proves this.

However, according to Ivan's perception, this is not the case. Dumbledore is in astonishingly good condition, his pace is very steady, and his pressure is even stronger than before!

When he confronted Voldemort next to the British village, he had felt Dumbledore's aura, which was far less powerful than it was now.

At that time, Dumbledore was like the setting sun, powerful but late, but now it is like the scorching sun at noon, so hot that it makes one's heart palpitate...

How can this be? Could it be that Dumbledore found a way to cure his previous injuries during this summer vacation?

Ivan was completely stunned. He looked at Dumbledore carefully. Only then did he realize that the other person's right hand was still hidden in his sleeve. He couldn't see it at all, and he couldn't confirm the other person's condition...

But no matter what, Dumbledore is still alive and well...

This made Ivan somewhat relieved.