Chapter 243 School Song: "White Dragon Horseshoe Facing West"
Finally, the principal and several professors came.
It's just that his complexion is not very good.
Even Dumbledore's eyes were drooping, and Professor McGonagall's face was frosty, not to mention Snape—in the eyes of many young wizards, Snape is now more terrifying than a dementor.
"I'm sorry, the welcome dinner was delayed due to some things." Dumbledore said standing in front of the long table.
"Let's sort out quickly and let everyone eat early."
As he spoke, he waved his hand, and a high-backed chair and sorting hat appeared.
Professor McGonagall directly took out the list of freshmen and began to name the sorting school, without even giving the sorting hat a chance to sing.
Obviously the Sorting Hat singing is not part of the entrance ceremony, at least not an essential part~
The Sorting Hat: I feel offended! I spent a year writing songs!
Professor McGonagall's face was cold and his speech was fast.
The freshmen whose names were read out were like dementors chasing after them, they rushed up without daring to delay.
Speaking of which, the freshmen were also lucky, not being selected by the dementors.
To be sent to St. Mungo's by dementors on the train in the first year of school, it would be the worst luck in decades.
The branch went very quickly, and it was over in seven or eight minutes.
Ted noticed that there were a lot of new students this year, or since he entered school, each freshman has increased by a few.
Ted has 38 young wizards in the class of 91, 42 freshmen last year, and 49 new young wizards this year!
The number of little wizards of different races is also much more, but it is by no means because there are more little wizards of different races that there are more new students.
Ted found that it was obvious that they were from Muggle families, and that there were more young wizards coming into contact with the magic world for the first time.
Professor McGonagall also mentioned it in the letter, saying that this year's enrollment is very busy, and many young wizards need her and other professors to introduce themselves to the magic world.
Ted faintly felt that some kind of change had appeared, but it was still very weak, so it was not very obvious.
But he couldn't say exactly what kind of change it was.
The branch ended, and the principal delivered a speech: "Everyone has been waiting for a long time, and you must be hungry. Let's have a banquet!"
Dumbledore: I'm done talking, let's start!
I have to praise Principal Deng for his succinct speech.
You haven't reacted yet, and you are still wondering: Have you started? It has ended.
The little wizards couldn't wait a long time ago. Just now the principal and the others came, and all kinds of delicacies began to appear on the dinner plate.
Ron didn't hear what Dumbledore said at all, and kept swallowing. It made Ginny feel like she couldn't hold her head up in front of her friends!
Now that he gives an order, he directly shoots left and right.
Ron: Eat, eat, eat~~~
…
After some eating and drinking, it was a mess.
Maybe it's been a long wait, and the little wizards are really hungry.
It may also be that I was frightened on the train before, and now I have turned my grief and anger into appetite.
In short, the little wizards showed amazing fighting power, and their stomachs were round after eating.
At least the house-elves are very satisfied, which shows that their craft is popular.
Dumbledore tapped the glass, and the leftovers on the table disappeared. The plate was as bright as a dog had licked it.
Ron silently stuffed the two chicken legs in his hand into the prepared kraft paper bag, which was to be kept for dinner at night.
Fortunately, he was quick. When Dumbledore tapped the cup for the first time, he quickly grabbed the two chicken legs. If he was a second late, he would not have eaten them.
Dumbledore began to speak: "Some things must be told to everyone in advance. This school year, please abide by the school rules and do not leave the school without permission. Because the black wizard has not been caught."
"Also, those injured students have been sent to St. Mungo's and will be back in class in a few days. Don't worry."
"The last is our new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, because he was affected in the battle, so he is also hospitalized. The first week of Defense Against the Dark Arts is temporarily postponed..."
Many students noticed that there was an empty seat on the professor's long table.
Then it was time to sing the school song.
Dumbledore may be in a low mood, so he waved his hand to make the golden lyrics fly in the air, but he didn't have the enthusiasm to direct the singing in previous years.
As a result, no one spoke—except for the first-year freshmen, all eyes were on Ted.
The twins also dodged to the sides, giving the most prominent position: We would like to call you the king of school songs!
Ted: Are you still here? I knew it…
Ted felt that it was a bit cruel, so that they would not dare to let themselves sing the school song in the future.
Otherwise, what am I going to do every year?
Well, it’s up to you—"White Dragon Horseshoe Facing West"!
Ted reached out and took out his old guitar from his palm-sized carry-on bag, and began to play and sing:
In the Scottish Highlands~
Gryffindor Slytherin Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff~
Take the train to study, one study is the seventh grade!
What is the history of magic and what is the transformation problem~
What kind of potion, herb, what magical animal?~
Even if you can’t stop Avada, it’s just a note~
I will be in confinement after singing! "
Everyone was dumbfounded, especially the first-year freshmen.
When they heard the singing, a picture involuntarily appeared in their minds—four little wizards came to the castle by train, then went to class, and then locked up.
It wasn't until after listening to the song for a long time that I suddenly realized that I seemed to be dreaming just now.
Everyone was in a daze, even Snape was no exception.
He was shocked in his heart: he was also tricked? This kid's voice can even bewitch me now! How did it become so strong? !
He glanced at Dumbledore and found that Dumbledore was not affected, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Immediately afterwards, Professor Snape, who was the first to recover, said loudly: "Changing the school song without permission, and confinement for a week!"
The dean of Eagle Academy has already hid under the table in shame, while Professor McGonagall stared at Ted like a lioness.
For this year's new Muggle families, the wizarding world is too mysterious.
It’s nothing more than being attacked by monsters on the way to school, but singing the school song is so... amazing~
Really learned a solid lesson.
…
The next morning, everyone had breakfast in the auditorium. Copy the curriculum from each other.
Then there was the sound of flapping Lenglen's wings, and a large number of owls flew in.
After all, something big happened yesterday, so it is normal to have more letters today.
In addition to letters, there are various magazines and newspapers.
Especially the "Daily Prophet", which published the whole story about the dementor attack on the Hogwarts Express.
First of all, let’s talk about the original reason—a dark wizard fled to Great Britain and was arrested by the Wizengamot. Considering the danger, he even mobilized the dementors to assist Aurors in hunting down the dark wizard.
How should I put it, what I said is the truth. But this kind of narrative method always feels like picking out the Minister of Magic Fudge as much as possible, and throwing the blame on the Wizengamot.
Although it was the Wizengamot who ordered the arrest of Darth Vader, he also dispatched dementors to help.
But the people from your Ministry of Magic couldn’t control the dementors and attacked the Hogwarts students. As the Minister of Magic, you must be blamed!
It can be said that the reporter who wrote the report is also a blunt pen.
It's like repeated defeats and repeated defeats. Simply changing like this, it feels completely different.
Ted glanced at it, special writer Rita Skeeter.
This **** has something!
Continuing to read, the report did not mention itself, only said that the students of Hogwarts resisted tenaciously and minimized the loss—only 11 little wizards were treated in St. Mungo’s, and they could be discharged within a week.
It seems that Fudge is very concerned about his "ignorance" - not only does he not hand over his magic, but he also uses Dumbledore to pressure him.
It’s okay, but it’s not good to be too high-profile.
Besides, if he doesn't report it, it won't take long for this to spread.
The wizarding world is too small to have secrets.
Continue to scroll down, and another report records the information that Ted is interested in—the legendary black wizard from another world.
According to the reporter's inquiries, this dark wizard first appeared in Spain. The earlier origins are completely absent.
This person had a conflict with the local Ministry of Magic for some reason, and then fled to France.
Because of the blockage of information from the Ministry of Magic of various countries, he was not hunted down by the Ministry of Magic in France.
Following the investigation, for about a month and a half, he was indeed very low-key.
Later, people from the French Ministry of Magic asked someone for divination, and determined that this person was not from this world, guessing that he might have adapted to and observed this world during this period.
But the reason why he is called a dark wizard is naturally not because he has conflicts with the Spanish Ministry of Magic.
It was a crime he committed in France—he killed an adult wizard and three baby wizards.
And the newspaper said that "an unknown black magic was used, causing the dead to be like a shriveled corpse, without any magic power remaining."
The reporter who wrote the article said that he had already found out that the black wizard might have drained the magic power of the three victims.
And judging from his hands-on routine, he is more interested in little wizards!
After the incident, the French Ministry of Magic dispatched more than a dozen wizards to hunt down this vicious dark wizard, and even ordered the use of the Unforgivable Curse when necessary.
However, one was killed by this person, two were seriously injured, and then escaped.
fled all the way to Great Britain.
(end of this chapter)