Chapter 489 Welcome
The students had all eaten and drank, and the sound in the auditorium gradually became noisy. At this time, Dumbledore stood up again. The talking stopped immediately, and everyone turned to the principal.
"Okay, now that we are digesting another extremely rich and delicious meal, I ask everyone to be quiet for a while and listen to me talk about the precautions for the new semester as usual..." Dumbledore talked about rules such as not being able to enter the Forbidden Forest. .
"Mr. Filch, the caretaker, has asked me, and he tells me this is the four hundred and twenty-sixth time, to remind you all that magic is not allowed in the corridors between classes, and there are many other rules, all listed in The long list was taped to the door of Mr. Filch's office.
"I'm 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 Lupin, who was a temporary substitute last semester." As soon as Dumbledore finished speaking, a loud voice sounded in the auditorium. There was loud applause and cheers, especially from the Gryffindor table.
Professor Lupine stood up and greeted everyone with a smile on his face. Professor Snape on the other side of the staff table stared at him coldly, his thin, yellow face twitching, his expression full of disgust and hatred.
Alan saw Harry slapping himself desperately, Ron banging the table and cheering loudly. The Gryffindors were the last to stop applauding, and then Dumbledore started talking again.
"We are also pleased to introduce Ms. Umbridge, who will be stationed at Hogwarts as a special observer for the Ministry of Magic to make her own suggestions for the educational and teaching methods of our teachers."
There was polite but not very enthusiastic applause in the auditorium.
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. Senior students can go to Hogsmeade on Saturday. The 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 smiled and waved, indicating that the prefects could take the little wizards back.
Suddenly, he turned his head sharply and looked at Umbridge questioningly. She raised her hands high, tilted her head, and looked at Dumbledore with a smile on her face.
Professor Dumbledore's voice sounded again: "Ah, please wait a moment, everyone. It seems that Observer Umbridge has something to say to all of us." Professor Dumbledore made a gesture of invitation, and then he tactfully He sat down on the ground.
The little wizards who had already stood up to leave sat back down and looked at Umbridge in surprise.
"Thank you, Headmaster," Professor Umbridge said with a fake smile, "Thank you for such a warm welcome." Her voice was high, high-pitched, and breathy, deliberately imitating the voice of a little girl. Combined with her cuteness, it's really disgusting.
"The Ministry of Magic has always believed that educating young wizards is a very important matter. Some of the precious talents you are born with may be fruitless if they are not cultivated and exercised under careful and careful guidance. Unique to the wizarding world Ancient skills must be passed down from generation to generation or they will be lost. The precious treasury of magical knowledge accumulated by our ancestors must be protected, replenished and perfected by those who are fortunate enough to engage in the noble profession of education."
At this point, Professor Umbridge stopped talking and bowed slightly to the other teachers, but none of them returned her bow. Professor McGonagall's black eyebrows were tightly knitted together, making her look like an eagle. Professors McGonagall and Professor Sprout exchanged meaningful glances as Umbridge continued her speech with another "cough, cough".
Umbridge started her long and stinky speech. The little wizards' attention gradually lost focus. There was silence when Dumbledore spoke. Now the students are whispering, whispering, giggling, and the auditorium is noisy. .
"Of course, the purpose of my coming here is to observe the good traditions that need to be maintained in education, as well as to find those old habits that are outdated and need to be changed or even abandoned. I will summarize the results of my observations and submit them to the Ministry of Magic for instructions. Report to the distinguished Professor Dumbledore." Umbridge grinned, showing her sharp teeth.
"Hypocritical, I really hate this person. Is she the person you are talking about on trial?" Hermione lowered her head and asked next to Harry.
"That's this witch! She was very arrogant before the trial took out the photos, but now she doesn't dare to do it. Lupine told me that Fudge originally wanted to send someone else this time, but she strongly requested to come, saying that she wanted to She has to make up for her past mistakes. Fudge and Dumbledore talked for a long time before Dumbledore agreed. She doesn't dare to act rashly now, otherwise Dumbledore may drive her away if she makes a mistake." Harry glanced at Umbridge and said .
"This is probably the dullest speech I've ever heard, and I grew up next to Percy." Ron looked dull. He sat up straight, but he was just pretending to listen carefully. It is to live up to the brand new and shining prefect badge on his chest.
"Why is Snape always staring at Professor Lupin?" Harry's eyes slid over Snape, and he felt that Snape's eyes on Lupine were almost dagger-like, even colder than his own.
"He has always wanted to get the Defense Against the Dark Arts teaching position, but his application failed again this year, and the position was taken by Lupine. This must have made him very angry." Hermione told Harry what she had heard at Ellen's house News arrived.
There was a crash of tables, chairs and benches all around. It was obvious that Dumbledore had announced the disbandment of all teachers and students in the school, because everyone stood up and prepared to leave the auditorium.
Hermione jumped up and looked panicked: "Oh no, I should be giving directions to the first years!"
"First years!" Hermione shouted to the other side of the table majestically, "Please assemble here!"
Allen looked over to Slytherin and found Pansy holding Emily's hand enthusiastically, obviously there was no need for Allen to worry.
Allen and Padma greeted the new students in Ravenclaw to gather in front of them. These eaglets seemed to be particularly well-behaved. Allen's mind was on Emily. Seeing these new students 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. After walking up the spiral staircase for a long time, 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 finally making sure that no professor was staring at them, these little wizards who had suppressed their excitement and had been making eye contact before suddenly became restless and surrounded Allen, wanting the most powerful person in the world. The seekers signed autographs for them, and some asked Allen some weird questions. UU Reading www.uukanshu.net thought that Allen, who performed well in the wisdom level of the competition, should know all the answers.
Alan, who was completely unprepared, had to patiently appease these little wizards with fiery eyes and admiring faces. He signed autographs for them and selectively answered some "normal questions" to avoid the magical functions of the mountain monster eggs. Or things like omelology, a method of using eggs to divine fortune.
Except for Luna who was still waiting for Allen, the old Ravenclaw students went back to the common room first when they saw this.
But the questions from the new students seemed to be endless, buzzing around Allen.
Parvati wanted to step forward and drive these enthusiastic fans away from Allen, but she couldn't squeeze in at all.
At this time, a huge raven guardian angel flew over with silver light and landed among the little wizards who were panicked by the sudden magic.
Then, the patron saint spoke: "Extraordinary intelligence is the greatest wealth of mankind."
Luna's singing voice came from the patron saint's mouth: "Congratulations! I am Luna Lovegood, and I am very happy to welcome you to Ravenclaw House. Our emblem is an eagle, high Soaring to unreachable heights; our colors are sky blue and silver; our common room offers sweeping views of Hogwarts through the arched windows of the circular common room: the Lake, the Forbidden Forest, Quidditch pitch and greenhouse. No other house has the privilege of enjoying this view except us. Ravenclaw students, your intelligence must be superior - and apparently curfew is approaching at this moment."