Chapter 27 The new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor

"Please don't call me that, Dumbledore." The big purple bald head frowned and said coldly at first, but almost the next second he couldn't help laughing.

He smiled and touched his big bald head. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that he did not resent the name Dumbledore just called him. "Although I don't care what you just called me, it's easy to call me that." It makes me feel like I'm still a comedian performing in the drama club, rather than a respectable Hogwarts professor."

"Sorry, Derwent." Dumbledore also gave him a bright smile, "I just felt that the atmosphere in the hall was too stiff just now, and I couldn't help but want to make a joke to relax."

The purple bald man spread his hands indifferently.

"Please allow me to reintroduce you to your Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher this year," Dumbledore clapped his hands and then cleared his throat, "Professor Devonte Simplin."

Generally speaking, every time Dumbledore introduces the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor to everyone, everyone will politely applaud. After all, they don't know how long this teacher can last. But no matter what, those who can come to Hogwarts to serve as Defense Against the Dark Arts professors are true warriors in the wizarding world! They deserve the minimum respect from students.

But now, except for Dumbledore and Hagrid, no teacher or student applauded. After Dumbledore and Hagrid clapped their hands several times, they put down their hands dryly.

"What's wrong? Everyone? Are you not satisfied with your new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor?" Dumbledore asked everyone.

"How is that possible!" The Weasley twins, who were still Gryffindors, broke the silence in the auditorium. Those students from the Muggle world may not be familiar with Derwent Simplin, but how could children like them who grew up in wizarding families not know Derwent!

"Is he really Derwent Simplin?" one of the twins said loudly. Wright could not tell which one of them was Fred and which one was George. He only knew that Professor McGonagall was supposed to be before leaving just now. Kindly lifted the Silent Spell that had been cast on the Weasley brothers.

"The greatest comedian in the wizarding world?" another asked Loudly.

"Of course it's him!" Dumbledore nodded affirmatively, and Devonte smiled in response and waved to everyone.

The heavy atmosphere that had enveloped the auditorium since Devonte entered was suddenly broken. Almost every child from a wizarding family was cheering and screaming, while students from the Muggle world loudly asked them questions about All things Derwent.

"It's really Devonte! It's really him!" A senior boy with freckles on his face laughed and said.

"Of course it will be him! Is there anyone else in the wizarding world with that kind of skin color besides him?" Another brown-haired girl wrinkled her eyebrows, but they soon relaxed.

"It is rumored that Professor Derwent lost a bet with others and then ate the entire poisonous tentacle. It is precisely because of this that his skin became like that." Penelope Clivat, who was sitting next to Chang Chu, also said Smiling, she joined the lively discussion among the surrounding students. She had already introduced her name to Wright and Chang Chu during the meal.

"Senior, are you sure he ate the poisonous tentacle and not the horned melon?" Wright, who was sweating as soon as Derwent entered the auditorium, asked Penello with a solemn face.

"Yes, everyone said that his skin color turned purple because he ate poisonous tentacles, and this matter was clearly recorded on the chocolate frog card." Penello nodded at first, but then became a little confused. He looked at Wright, "But Wright, what is the thorn melon you just mentioned? Is it some magical plant you discovered yourself?"

"No, that's not a magical plant in the wizarding world." Wright wiped the sweat from his forehead. "The horned melon is a common fruit native to the Kalahari Desert in Africa. I've only seen it in books. That’s why I asked.”

Penello blinked in understanding. Although she was also born as a Muggle, she had never heard of this fruit from Africa.

"Senior, there's one more thing." Wright asked again, "Why did the principal call Professor Devonte Thanos just now?"

"I don't know, I've never heard of this name before." Penello shook his head, "Maybe it's the name of the character in Professor Derwent's new play."

After answering Wright's two questions, Penello quickly joined another group of students in a discussion.

"Wright, you seem to be afraid of that purple sweet potato monster named Derwent." Chang Chu suddenly leaned next to Wright and whispered, her voice filled with a girl's unique narrow-mindedness.

"No, I'm not afraid of him. What I care about is another person who looks similar to him. But Chang Chu, it's best not to call him a purple sweet potato monster. Not only is it impolite, but the most important thing is that he has the same name as someone else." At this time, he was completely relaxed. The reason why he was frightened just now was because Derwent's dress and skin color were so similar to the same person.

Eternal Titan, Overlord of the Universe, Director of the Marvel World Family Planning Commission...a series of titles have been placed on the head of the man named Thanos. Of course, Wright is more familiar with his nickname, Thanos. (There are rumors that it was originally called Destroyer Overlord? But after the abbreviation, people felt that Thanos was more intimidating, so Thanos was slowly promoted...)

"Oh, you are afraid of Professor Derwent." Chang Chu said.

"... Whatever you say." Wright didn't make any unnecessary excuses. He had done enough of this kind of attempts in six years of elementary school!

"Okay, it's getting late now. Although tomorrow is Sunday and you don't have classes, the teachers still need to prepare lessons for you." Dumbledore interrupted the students who were discussing enthusiastically in the auditorium. , "It's bedtime now, everyone go back to sleep! Hurry!"

The students sitting at the long table stood up one after another, and the dining room was filled with ping-pong-pong-pong.

Wright and Chang Chu followed Penello to the Ravenclaw common room.

Ravenclaw's common room is at the top of a tower in the castle. There is an eagle-shaped bronze knocker on the door of the common room. Whenever someone wants to enter the common room, they can only enter if they answer the Bronze Eagle's question correctly.

After the students gathered at the door of the lounge became quiet, a fifth-grade male prefect reached out and knocked on the door.

The bronze eagle knocker on the door spoke, not as a bird, but in a gentle, musical voice:

"The people who invented it don't want it, the people who buy it don't need it, the people who need it don't know about it."

"The answer is a coffin." The male prefect thought for a moment and then replied.

"correct answer."

After the voice finished speaking, the door to the common room opened with a bang.