Chapter 360 Branching

After everyone was seated, Kyle closed the door, and the carriage bumped and swayed forward, but the speed was a bit slow, and it soon fell far behind the other carriages.

Kyle noticed that the Yeqi pulling the cart turned his head suspiciously and looked at the carriage behind him. His head, which looked like a fire dragon, seemed to be covered with question marks.

Ever since Quirrell turned into a handful of ashes in front of him, Kyle could also see this magical animal.

Yeqi looked at the carriage carefully, and after confirming that it was no different from before, he snorted and continued walking forward.

In the carriage, Kyle had also briefly told Kangna and others about the previous events, including what Lupine said to him.

"No wonder..." Cedric touched his chin and said, "Not only did Professor Lupin not stop you from selling those things, he actually helped you maintain order.

It seems that he should also know that Dementors will be resident in the school in the future.

If badges really do that, it would be a really good thing for most students. "

"Wait, what did you just say?" George suddenly interrupted him, "The dementors... are going to school?"

His voice was a little sharp.

"Yeah, didn't Percy tell you before?" Cedric nodded, "He told you this when we were in the prefect's box.

Professors ask us to comfort students as much as possible, especially first-year students, and find ways to help them overcome their fears. "

"Are we going to have lessons with dementors next?" Ginny's face became increasingly pale.

She still clearly remembered the biting cold that the dementors brought when they entered the box.

If they were in a classroom, let alone listening to the professor's lecture, they might not even be able to pick up a quill.

"Of course not." Cedric waved his hand quickly and explained: "They will only guard every entrance of the school and will not enter the castle."

The others felt relieved.

Qiu glared at him angrily, "Remember to talk about the important points first in the future."

Fred and George were there to help, scolding Cedric.

They had just planned to turn around and go home. After all, a castle with dementors was destined to be no fun at all. Even staying here would be a waste of time.

Cedric saw that the others were filled with indignation and understood that there was something wrong with his statement just now, so he quickly lowered his head and admitted his mistake.

It seemed to confirm his words.

When the carriage drove staggeringly towards the school gate, they saw two more hooded, ghastly dementors, one on each side standing guard at the door.

When passing them, there was a chilly feeling in the carriage.

This feeling gradually dissipated until the carriage passed through the middle of the gate and accelerated on the ramp leading to the castle.

After a few minutes, the carriage finally stopped.

Kyle was the last one to get out of the car, restored the space inside to its original state, and at the same time took out a pack of Motla rat meat jerky and fed it to the panting Thestral who was pulling the cart.

Consider it overtime pay.

Pulling eight people at once is a big job for Yeqi.

They were the last group, and everyone else had already entered the castle. Hagrid's tall figure could still be vaguely seen on the path not far away.

"The new students are coming." Kyle said, "Let's go in quickly."

Several people stepped onto the stone steps and walked faster into the castle.

Professor Sprout stood at the door and closed the castle door after they entered.

"Remember to be faster next time." She said casually: "Go to the auditorium quickly, the opening party is about to start."

On the right, the door of the auditorium was open, and on the enchanted ceiling was a dark sky covered with dark clouds, which looked a bit depressing.

It seems that except for the first year, every time after that, the weather was very bad during the school banquet.

Several people separated at the entrance of the auditorium and walked to the long tables of their respective colleges.

Soon, the freshmen also arrived and walked into the auditorium under the leadership of Professor Sprout.

The Sorting Hat was still the same as before. After being placed on the triangular stool by Professor Flitwick, it sang a song that had been composed for a year.

This time he chose a country music style, and paired with those weird lyrics, it turned out surprisingly well.

It’s just that not many people down there listened.

Dementors became the hottest topic, and almost everyone was discussing what happened on the train.

"Kyle, is this true?"

When the Sorting Hat finished singing and started sorting, Mikel's head came over and asked curiously: "They all said that you drove away the dementors in the car and saved Harry Potter by the way. .”

"Get rid of the dementors? Who did you listen to?"

"Susan Burns."

Mikel said, "She said she saw you forcing the Dementor against the car window with your wand, and then went to Potter's box after he fainted, and then he woke up."

Kyle remembered that Susan Burns was also a Hufflepuff, in the same class as Harry and the others. She was a girl who liked to join in the fun, and her ability to collect information was also excellent.

If you want to ask questions related to the exam, she may not know, or even be confused about all the questions you ask. But if you want to ask who quarreled with whom, or who was punished by the professor for making a mistake and put in solitary confinement... The girl had a clean mind and said she wouldn't do anything the same for two hours.

Kyle estimated that when he was trying to drive away the dementors, she should have been in a nearby box and happened to see him.

"It's nothing." He shook his head and explained: "The dementors left the train after completing their mission, and Harry was also saved by the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor. It has nothing to do with me."

"That's it."

Mikel looked a little disappointed, "What a pity. If the dementors you drove away saved Potter again, maybe he would be awarded the Order of Merlin again."

"It would be great if that were the case." Kyle said with a smile: "And it's not that easy to get the Order of Merlin."

"At least I can add fifty points." Mikel said.

Kyle shrugged. He didn't think so.

The Dementors went to search Black on the train. It was an order from the Ministry of Magic. If he was driven away, not to mention extra points... it would be nice to avoid being troubled by people from the Ministry of Magic.

"Hufflepuff!"

At this time, the sound of the Sorting Hat came from around.

The first freshman was sorted into Hufflepuff.

Kyle clapped with the others, and Mikel also stood up, warmly welcoming the slightly shy new student.

I wonder if the Sorting Hat also knew what happened on the train and wanted the students to have a sumptuous dinner as soon as possible. This year's sorting went particularly smoothly and was over in less than half an hour.

On average, each person only spent about twenty seconds, which can be said to be quite efficient.

After the last student was sorted into Ravenclaw, Professor Flitwick took the sorting hat and triangular stool and left the auditorium from the side.

Then Dumbledore stood up.

"welcome!"

He looked at all the classmates with a smile, the candlelight shining on his beard, "Welcome back to Hogwarts! I have a few things to tell you, and one of them is very important, so I thought, It's better to say it while you are still awake..."

Dumbledore cleared his throat and continued: "Our school currently welcomes several dementors. They are sent by the Ministry of Magic to perform official duties. I believe you all know this because they are very interested in the Hogwarts Express." A search was conducted.

I must make it clear that when they are around, no one can leave the school without permission, and no trajectory, trick or disguise can deceive the Dementors..."

When Dumbledore was speaking on the stage, the auditorium was eerily quiet. Many people thought of the two Dementors standing guard when they passed by the school gate.

According to Dumbledore, they will be there until Black is captured.

Some people suddenly became nervous as they thought about their experience on the train.

"Let's change the subject to something more pleasant."

After finishing the question about the Dementors, Dumbledore's expression became less serious. He smiled again and said, "First of all, Professor Lupin, who readily agreed to fill the Defense Against the Dark Arts vacancy..."

"And Rubeus Hagrid, who will replace Professor Kettleburn who retired last semester and become your new Care of Magical Creatures teacher..."

Because of the Dementors, everyone was worried, and they only gave a perfunctory pat to the two new professors introduced by Dumbledore.

For most students, these two courses are not very important, especially Defense Against the Dark Arts... Professor Nian Pao, who is studying in class, is the same for everyone.

Fortunately, the applause from Hufflepuff and Gryffindor was quite warm, so the scene didn't seem so deserted.

"Hagrid always wanted to be a professor..." Cedric clapped his hands happily, "He succeeded!"

"Yeah." Kyle said with a smile.

He looked towards the guest seat, where Hagrid was wiping his eyes with the tablecloth.