Chapter 309 Hogwarts' Honor

( ) The welcome dinner for this school year can be said to be the same as before.

It didn't take long for the freshmen of this term to walk to the faculty seat anxiously under the leadership of Professor McGonagall, and lined up in a long row obediently.

When Professor McGonagall put the old sorting hat on the same old stool, the conversation in the auditorium quickly subsided.

This is the case for every freshman. They face the upcoming mysterious sorting ceremony nervously with various moods.

Under the illumination of many candlelights, the faces of the freshmen all looked a little too pale.

At this moment, all the teachers and students in the school are waiting quietly—waiting for the Sorting Hat to sing the opening song that it has compiled for a whole year like a tongue twister like in previous years.

It had to be said that it was a bunch of clichés, rather than introducing the history of the school to new students, it might as well be saying that they were reciting the history of Hogwarts.

It pulled the end of the thread and twisted the brim of the hat, and conveyed what it was supposed to convey out of tune, making the freshmen feel a little clouded.

Fortunately, the song of the Sorting Hat ended soon.

...So, let us come to the sorting house now!

After the last sentence was sung, the Sorting Hat returned to its motionless state at the beginning, only its strange singing voice remained at the end, echoing and fading in the quiet auditorium.

After that, the sorting ceremony began without any accident, and ended without any accident.

Welcome to the freshmen, Dumbledore stood up and smiled with open arms. Of course, the old students are also welcome! Although we do have something to announce, it must not be now—everyone will have a good time. eat!

The welcome dinner has always been extremely sumptuous, with all kinds of delicacies on the stage, presented to the little wizards in a stacked rather than arranged way.

Oh! Ok! To correct one point - not only in front of the little wizards, but also in the teaching staff.

But even so, Harry and the others still felt that something was missing.

For example, the vacant seat on the teaching bench is still empty; for example, Hagrid still hasn't appeared in the auditorium.

Until the last dessert, those succulent treacle tarts,

Dumbledore stood up again, making the little wizards quiet again.

As I said before, the ballad of the Sorting Hat is just a cliché after all, and what is really useful has to be explained by the greatest white wizard of our time.

At the moment when everyone's stomachs are full of work for the rich and delicious food, I would like to ask everyone to listen to me as usual to talk about some precautions for the new semester.

First-year freshmen need to know that the forbidden forest next to the hunting grounds is not allowed to enter. Regarding this point, I would like to reiterate that senior students should also work hard to keep in mind.

Then, the administrator, Mr. Filch, please remind everyone that the school rules that need to be followed in study and life are posted on the door of his office—the list is a bit long, but it is still necessary to look at it.

Besides, this year is quite special. There are three changes in our teaching team—

Having said that, Dumbledore cleared his throat, and continued with a solemn tone:

Now, we welcome Professor Graplan back here, and she will be teaching your 'Protection of Magical Creatures' class—

A burst of lively applause sounded from the long tables of the colleges. It seemed that Mr. Hagner had failed in his role. At least everyone would have a better impression of Professor Graplan, who had been a substitute teacher.

After the applause subsided, Dumbledore continued to introduce:

...We also welcome Professor Umbridge, who will be in charge of your Defense Against the Dark Arts class.

This time the applause was obviously less, and I'm afraid it was more of a polite welcome. It seemed that everyone didn't like this senior girl who was dressed in pink and tender all over.

Finally, another new professor doesn't seem to be here yet, but I still—

At this moment, he suddenly stopped talking, and turned his head to look at Professor Umbridge with a hint of questioning.

Since she was not much different from standing and sitting, no one really understood why Dumbledore stopped speaking abruptly.

At this time, everyone only heard Umbridge clear her throat, and everyone realized that she had stood up and seemed to be about to say something!

Dumbledore didn't show much surprise, he just nodded slightly, then sat back on the chair calmly, waiting for her to speak peacefully.

However, compared with Dumbledore, most of the other teachers' faces were not very good-looking.

Professor Sprout raised his eyebrows straight, with a look of astonishment; Professor McGonagall tightly pursed his lips, and squeezed out an M between his brows.

Of course Snape was indispensable at such a time, and now he smacked his tongue loudly, his displeasure palpable.

The little wizards in the auditorium all started whispering, and some students even laughed to themselves—is this woman too ignorant of the rules?

Ahem...

Umbridge didn't care about all of this, a fake smile appeared on her face, and her voice only reminded people of a cup of coffee full of sugar, it was disgustingly tired.

Thank you for the warm introduction to the headmaster, but a teacher who will not even meet his students for the first time, I think that must be incompetent—

Crunch—

Just as she unscrupulously interrupted Dumbledore's speech, the sound of the auditorium's door being suddenly opened from outside also mercilessly interrupted her speech.

As the main door of the auditorium suddenly opened, the cold wind from outside suddenly poured in, dispelling most of the warmth in the room.

At the moment when everyone in the auditorium was looking towards the door, a figure who was not too tall stepped into the auditorium calmly with regular and steady steps.

The visitor didn't see any unnecessary movements, but within a few steps after he entered the door, the door seemed to be pulled by some invisible silk thread, and it automatically closed again with a creak.

I heard that I was thought to be incompetent... I can't pretend I didn't hear that! Don't you think so, Professor Umbridge?

Ma... Ka?

The little wizards were very surprised. They never expected that when they thought they might never see Maca again, he returned to Hogwarts with an unbelievable identity!

Maka is... the new professor? Hermione opened her mouth half-opened, dumbfounded, What—what's going on?

Maca? New professor? What is he playing? Am I dreaming? Ron was stunned.

He... what is he going to teach us? Harry asked incredulously, There are new professors for Protection of Magical Creatures and Defense Against the Dark Arts... Are there any other courses that need to be changed?

Maca's unexpected appearance caused the entire auditorium to be silent, and then there was an endless buzzing sound.

Umbridge frowned slightly, looked at him with a delicate expression, and let out a questioning laugh in his nasal cavity.

This is the last new teacher of this school year? Oh heh heh— She broke the noise in the auditorium with a laugh like a noble girl, Principal, which college student is this? Actually, someone like this Nonsense, I guess I can still be forgiven...After all, kids are always ignorant, aren't they?

Maca is the same age as Harry this year, and his appearance and figure have never been considered tall and mature. Judging by his appearance alone, he is indeed just a student who has just entered the fifth grade.

As for Umbridge, who has always been immersed in the workplace and used all means to climb up, she will extremely ignore all information that is useless for promotion.

In her opinion, Maca is just a child with an abnormal brain.

However, at this time Dumbledore stood up again, and continued his interrupted introduction in a flat tone:

Professor Umbridge, on this point, I would like to explain— Dumbledore said calmly, This is the special professor of Durmstrang School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Mr. Maca Maclean.

To show the everlasting friendship between Hogwarts and Durmstrang, Principal Karkaroff specially sent this excellent teacher to our school...

From the beginning of this school year, Mr. McLean will replace Professor Batheda Babling as the teaching job of the school's ancient magic text class. Welcome!

Needless to say, the little wizards were shocked, but everyone's familiarity with Maca made them even more excited.

Regarding Maca, a former classmate, everyone has gradually become curious from initial indifference, and then to jealousy, envy, fear, and admiration...

A series of changes in views have made Maca more and more legendary in everyone's minds, and finally fixed at numb.

It was as if now, after a burst of surprise, everyone applauded almost mechanically, and unabashedly showed a strange expression of Oh! This guy started again!.

The smirk on Umbridge's face froze, as if she couldn't understand Dumbledore's words, her sharp voice pierced through the applause of the little wizards.

...excellent teacher? Are you sure? she said, a child who is at most fifteen or six years old?

That's true, Dumbledore nodded seriously, Mr. McLean has won two Transfiguration Today Best Potential Newcomer Awards, two Practical Potion Master Annual Silver Awards, and Ancient and Modern Four academic explanations on ancient runes have been published in Rune, and...

Not long ago, Mr. McLean just completed the award ceremony of the 'Order of Merlin, Second Class'.

I have to say that it is an honor for the entire Hogwarts to have such an excellent teacher serve in our school!