#17 - Chapter 17: A lively opening dinner
“Good heavens!”
The young wizards exclaimed in surprise as they entered the Great Hall of Hogwarts.
What did they see?!
Besides the floating candles and the ceiling that revealed the night sky, the Great Hall of Hogwarts had completely changed!
Brand new tables and chairs, bright magic lamps...
Only a summer had passed, and they almost couldn't recognize the Great Hall of Hogwarts.
The young wizards were ecstatic, they quickly took their seats, and then began to discuss excitedly.
“Did Headmaster Dumbledore strike it rich? How else could he afford so many Swan Alchemy items?”
“I think the professors must have discovered Merlin's treasure!”
“I think so too! Didn't Merlin say, 'Go and find it, I've put all my treasure in one place!' Dumbledore must have found it.”
“Look, everyone! These are all custom-made, the school must be loaded!”
“Oh my god! Look at the center of the tables, if I'm not mistaken, there are ancient Runic magic circuits carved there. Food placed there won't get cold! It's just like the table we bought at home!”
A second-year wizard was pleasantly surprised to find that after sitting on the bench, he slowly rose up. He immediately exclaimed in surprise.
“Look, the seat I'm sitting on can automatically adjust according to my height! The height is just right for me now!”
“Really? Really? I want to try it too.”
Other younger students followed suit and were amazed to find that it was true.
“Great! Mom doesn't have to worry about me not being able to reach the food on the table because I'm short.”
“I wish we could buy a set for home too!”
At the Gryffindor table.
Charlie Weasley was bored at the moment. He was originally very excited and prepared to chat with his friends about the Quidditch games he watched during the holidays.
What a wonderful game.
Isn't it much more interesting than these tables and chairs?!
He didn't know what these guys were discussing so enthusiastically.
Boring.
He looked at his younger brothers not far from him.
Good heavens.
Each one was more excited than the last!
Percy, usually so calm, was now touching the table left and right, his eyes full of envy.
Fred and George?
These two guys were arm in arm, dancing in circles!
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Charlie sighed.
These guys are still kids!
Unlike himself, he was already a mature and stable adult!
He looked up at the professors' table and found that the professors were all smiling, as if they had expected the students' reaction.
Even Professor Snape's expression wasn't so serious!
Wait a minute!!!
Who is sitting next to Professor Snape?
Why does he look so familiar?
“Merlin's beard!”
Charlie let out a sharp scream, which instantly drowned out the discussions of all the young wizards.
What's wrong? What's wrong?
What happened?
The young wizards were curious and looked in Charlie's direction.
Before the young wizards could see Charlie clearly, they saw Charlie suddenly stand up, looking incredulous.
He reached out his hand, pointed tremblingly at the professors' table, and shouted:
“Two-Minute Man!”
What????
Two-Minute Man?
Sebastian Swan is here?!
The young wizards followed the direction Charlie pointed and suddenly turned their heads to look at the professors' table.
In an instant, the entire hall became very quiet, as if the pause button had been pressed.
After about two seconds, the hall suddenly exploded.
The young wizards let out all kinds of sharp screams, as if they were about to overturn the ceiling of the hall.
In the blink of an eye, they swarmed around the professors' table.
Looking at Professor Snape next to him, the young wizards were a little afraid and hesitated to step forward.
They stood a meter away, waving their hands excitedly, and waving frantically at Sebastian.
“Ahhh! It really is the Two-Minute Man!”
“So handsome!”
“Look, he's smiling at me!”
“Ahhh! Can I get your autograph?!”
Sebastian's face was bitter. He tried his best to maintain a smile and waved to the young wizards.
Who started it just now?
Why are they still calling me the Two-Minute Man?!
They should be calling me 'The Man Who Locks Victory Within Two Minutes'!!!
How rude!
I want to see who it is?!
Sebastian glanced over without showing any emotion.
Hmm... red hair.
Looks very sunny.
I've got you!
Seeing that the situation was getting worse and worse, some young wizards had already suppressed their fear of Snape and ran up to ask for autographs.
In order not to turn the good start-of-school banquet into an autograph session.
Dumbledore had no choice but to come forward to defuse the situation and let the second to seventh-year wizards sit back down.
After the young wizards sat down, their excitement did not diminish in the slightest, and they discussed one after another.
“Oh my god! Who would have thought that a world superstar would come to be our professor!”
“It's a dream! It must be a dream! I must not have woken up yet!”
“Pinch me quickly, I suspect Professor Dumbledore has cast a spell on me!”
“The best Seeker in the world!”
“Not only that! He is also the boss of Swan Alchemy, the richest man in the magical world!”
“I suspect that the headmaster squeezed a lot of Galleons out of him, look at these alchemy items.”
“Nonsense! He must have donated a lot of gold Galleons to the headmaster because he wanted to come to Hogwarts to be a professor!”
The young wizards were in an uproar. They could only be sure of one thing now.
That man is coming to Hogwarts to be a professor!
But new doubts arose.
“What do you think, which subject will Professor Swan teach us?”
“That goes without saying! It must be Quidditch! He is the best Seeker!”
“The first-year wizards are so lucky!”
“Damn it! I just got promoted to the second year, if I had known, I would have entered school a year later!”
At this time, someone raised a different opinion.
“I don't think so, look, Madam Hooch is also here!”
“Oh! I understand! He must be the new professor for Defense Against the Dark Arts!”
“That makes sense! Only the professor for Defense Against the Dark Arts is replaced every year!”
“Ahhh! Why is Professor Swan so clueless!”
“Will he be in any danger?????”
Hearing these discussions, some sentimental young witches fell into deep worry and began to pray silently in their hearts.
A certain newly arrived Defense Against the Dark Arts professor was crying in a corner like a little transparent person.
At this time, the door of the hall opened again, and Professor McGonagall walked in with the newly enrolled young wizards.
Professor McGonagall looked around sternly, and the hall gradually quieted down.
She came to the front of the professors' table, put the Sorting Hat on a chair, and began to sort the first-year students.
While Professor McGonagall was hosting the Sorting Ceremony, Sebastian secretly nudged Professor Flitwick's arm and asked for the name of the red-haired wizard.
Charlie Weasley.
Sebastian thought silently in his heart.
Gryffindor, the captain of the Quidditch team.
Very good!
We will have good communication in the future!
Jie Jie Jie!
