Chapter 239 The little snakes are moving

Dementors wandered in the dark clouds outside the castle, and lightning reflected the pouring rain.

This castle, which has experienced many vicissitudes of life, has been baptized by wind and rain for thousands of years without making it look cold. Instead, it shines with a warm brilliance in the night sky.

The banquet in the auditorium was very lively, and the parents were reminded of happy memories of the past. Dumbledore waved his wand, and the hall instantly doubled in size, and a huge dance floor appeared.

The castle's musical instruments played spontaneously, and people joined the dance floor to the music. Even the ghosts joined in, dancing with everyone present. Infected by the lively atmosphere, Peeves shuttled among the crowd, dressing up as a clown and performing pranks from time to time.

Such a jubilant atmosphere made Mrs. Pince muster up the courage to invite Snape to dance with her. Snape had a stiff face and swayed on the dance floor with jerky steps.

Everyone was filled with happy smiles, and this positive emotion even diluted the gloom of the dark clouds on a rainy night.

The dementors outside the castle greedily surrounded Hogwarts, sniffing the joy in the air and eager to rush in and suck it all up now.

They are like a group of hopeless drug addicts, with no immunity to human joy and happiness. The dementors circled, flew, and flew around the castle, but none of them dared to step beyond the thunder pool.

Although they are greedy, they are not stupid. The instinct of seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages makes them alert. Without orders from the Ministry of Magic, they will die if they rush in.

However, they could not escape the influence of the pleasant atmosphere in the castle, which made them feel unbearable. Dementors circled crazily in the sky, causing the rain in the sky to freeze into ice.

At the end of the sorting banquet, Dumbledore stood up drunkenly: "Now, before everyone goes to bed, let us sing the school song together."

When the professors heard Dumbledore's call, they became less drunk, and the corners of Snape's lips, which were teetotal, kept twitching.

Dumbledore's wand flicked lightly, and a long golden ribbon flew out from the tip of the wand. Above the auditorium, it twisted and coiled like a long snake into lines of text.

"It's coming." Jessica sighed, missing the embarrassment of singing the school song.

"Everyone chooses the tune he likes." Dumbledore waved his wand and said, "Get ready, sing!"

Then, all the teachers, students and parents sang loudly.

Hogwarts, Hogwarts...please teach us knowledge

Our minds are open to interesting things...and we will study until we turn to dust.

When there were few people, the song was performed poorly. Nowadays, there are so many people, it cannot be said that they speak in unison, it can only be said that it is chaotic.

Imagine having hundreds of parrots chattering out of tune in your ears. The key is that these parrots sing at different rhythms!

Rogge felt a splitting headache, especially when he saw the drunk Lucius roaring slightly crazy. He and Daphne's father held their shoulders, as carefree as two wild boars howling on the grassland.

Good singers are all the same, but their confident off-key performances are all different. Rogge couldn't help rolling his eyes, why was life so cruel to him!

Dumbledore used his wand to direct the last few bars. When the chaotic tune ended with a tuneless roar, the principal clapped excitedly.

"Music is always so touching and charming!" Dumbledore had tears in his eyes.

Rogge secretly complained: "Is this the representative of being both good and fun-loving?"

Dumbledore's talent for music is as out of tune as a chaotic chorus!

After the sorting ceremony, parents said goodbye to their children. After drinking, they wanted to go back on their broomsticks, but were eventually thrown into the fireplace by Professor McGonagall and Snape and sent away.

In the happy atmosphere of the banquet, the prefects temporarily forgot their mistakes. As in previous years, they led the freshmen back to their respective colleges.

Dumbledore had no intention of punishing them or removing them from their positions. On the one hand, they are all too young, making mistakes is inevitable and they must always be given a chance to correct. On the other hand, he also needs to confirm the fact that the Dementors are threatening him in order to put pressure on the Ministry of Magic.

He looked at the pouring rain outside the castle and wondered where Fudge had gone. I had delayed him for so long just to wait for him to explain.

Surprisingly, however, Fudge never showed up. Even if he was in New Zealand on business, it was long overdue for his return. Did he go to Hong Kong and be detained by the Far East?

Dumbledore sighed helplessly, giving him a chance, he was useless!

Now, it is no longer just a problem of dementors. Fudge's ministerial position is definitely not secure, and he needs to think about who will be his next minister.

The opponent needs to have a strong will, excellent execution ability, and be able to lead the magical world to resist Voldemort's future comeback.

Scrimgeour, Shacklebolt, Delis, Amelia...faces appeared in his wise eyes, and no one knew who the greatest white wizard would support.

"Roger." Snape called to his student and handed him the blue cube.

"The core of the tower that the principal asked Nicoléme to build can record your magic traces and prevent others from sneaking into the college. You have also seen the architectural drawings. Please introduce the new college to everyone for me."

"Dean, what about you?"

"Hmph, go prepare a potion for someone!" Snape looked at Lupine who passed by him and said through gritted teeth.

Rogge looked at Snape's back sympathetically. It was really embarrassing for him to prepare the Wolfsbane potion so late at night. Rogge shook his head and turned around to catch up with everyone.

In the lounge of Slytherin's old dormitory, Rogge said to everyone: "Our college is moving. Should you pack your things first, or go to the new home to check it out?"

"Really? That big tower is really our new academy?"

"Of course." Rogge replied firmly, "Although Slytherin's emblem is a snake. However, the environment where snakes live is clean and ventilated, and it will never be such a cold place."

"What do you think?" Rogge asked again.

"Go, go now!"

"Yes, yes, it's best to move there tonight! I'm fed up with the big octopus in the black lake, it gives me nightmares just looking at it."

"Roger, let's go quickly! I can't wait any longer!"

Although it was raining heavily outside, everyone was still in high spirits and strongly wanted to visit their new home. A group of people rushed out of the courtyard holding umbrellas and came to the huge tower.

Although the entrance to Slytherin's former dormitory is within the school, its actual location is near the dock. It is very far away from the castle, as if it is outside the castle. This is also related to the founders of the year. Salazar has always maintained an aloof relationship with other founders.

Dumbledore realized very early on that its location was inappropriate, and he even felt like it was about to split apart. However, the school has had little incentive to make changes.

After all, rebuilding a college costs a lot of money. And Hogwarts has never been rich (very poor)!

The entire school basically relies on donations from the school directors and funding from the Ministry of Magic. Because the relationship between Dumbledore and these two parties has not been good in recent years, the school has been experiencing extremely difficult times. If the Travis family hadn't replaced Malfoy, the school's hard times would have continued.

Thanks to this ample funding, Dumbledore personally rebuilt the house for Slytherin. He used magic to raise a foundation outside Clock Square, adjacent to the Black Lake, and asked the elves to start building it according to the design.

The entire tower still maintains the Gothic style, trying to integrate it into the existing architectural style. It has nine floors in total and is built of white boulders. Surrounding the building is a corridor surrounded by green plants.

On the outside of the tower, several gargoyles quietly stared at the students below. Their expressions varied, either majestic or strange, adding a mysterious atmosphere to the tower. These gargoyles are not simply decorative faucets, they can also come forward at critical moments.

Due to the strong request of the investor, the top of the tower was plated with gold. On a sunny day, the sun shines golden light on the spire; on a bright moonlit night, the moonlight will ripple above. If there is thunder and lightning, there will even be the spectacle of a thunder and fire alchemical summit.

This unique golden dome has indeed become a beautiful scenery in Hogwarts. Even Dumbledore could see those reflections on the window of the Headmaster's office.

Since the core has not yet been placed, the entire tower is completely dark. Roger led everyone through the courtyard to the tower.

He pushed open the heavy oak door, and it was dark inside, like a huge bottomless mouth. As Rogge stepped inside, his footsteps echoed in the hall.

"Are we going in?" someone asked hesitantly.

"Sister, I'm afraid of the dark!" Astoria dragged Daphne and looked nervously at the darkness in the tower.

While everyone was still hesitating, Rogge embedded the core into the stone platform in the middle of the hall. Immediately, a strong magic wave spread.

The lights were lit one by one, and the neat and spacious hall was displayed in front of everyone. The students rushed in eagerly and looked at everything in front of them curiously.

The hall is extremely wide, with exquisite vaulted ceilings, primitive stone fireplaces, and gorgeous stained glass windows. Everywhere is filled with a strong artistic atmosphere. Two corridors wrap around from the left and right sides, embracing the warm but not too hot fire in the fireplace.

The illuminated Slytherin Tower was like a beacon in the dark, attracting the attention of other houses. Especially Gryffindor and Ravenclaw, they can directly see this gorgeous building through the windows.

"Ugh, why do they have a new academy?"

"If you have a school director in your family, you can also ask the school to reestablish Ravenclaw."

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"Harry, stop looking."

"Yes." Harry agreed silently, looking at the shining lights outside, unable to fall asleep.

Ron pulled down the curtain fiercely and tossed and turned on the bed. He covered his head with a pillow and forced himself not to think about Slytherin's new tower.

More little wizards fell on the four-poster bed and looked around at the ancient decoration. Compared with the dazzling tower outside the window, these furnishings look outdated. It's a pity that they are not Slytherins!

They can already imagine what the little snakes will look like showing off everywhere tomorrow.

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