【Extra】Chapter 1 After the war is over

In the autumn of 1996, the British Ministry of Magic officially announced the fall of Voldemort and the victory of the Second Wizarding War.

A large number of Death Eaters were distraught and became a rabble, fleeing in disarray.

Some Death Eaters want to repeat their old tricks, pretending that they are under the control of the Imperius Curse and can't help it; some want to flee overseas, looking for illegally sold door keys, preparing to move their families, and hide. To countries beyond the reach of the Ministry of Magic...

However, under the leadership of the current Minister of Magic, Amelia Bones, these Death Eaters' schemes failed.

As soon as she learned from Dumbledore that Voldemort had been eliminated, she quickly and resolutely arranged for the Aurors to concentrate their efforts on hunting down the fleeing Death Eaters. Overseas Death Eaters are catching turtles in a jar.

As for those Death Eaters who pretended to be under the control of the Imperius Curse in order to escape trial, they were personally interrogated by Rufus Scrimgeour, the director of the Auror Office, and made an exception by the Potions Master Damocles Belby. Mix the truth serum and not let go of any evil Death Eater.

The Aurors' operation went smoothly.

After all, the most dangerous core Death Eaters, such as Rodolphus Lestrange, Barty Crouch Jr. and others, had been captured by Aurors in Voldemort's previous failed operations.

Bellatrix Lestrange, Voldemort's right-hand man, was also tricked by his cousin Regulus Black. Not only did he lose a Horcrux, he was also tricked by himself. Go in.

The remaining Death Eaters had almost no resistance in the full-scale roundup of the Aurors, and were quickly thrown into the trial room on the tenth floor underground of the Ministry of Magic.

The war finally ended.

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At the same time, Hogwarts is also holding a grand banquet to celebrate the end of the war.

"Harry, look at that Malfoy guy, look at how proud he is!"

At the Gryffindor table, Ron looked angrily in the direction of the Slytherin table.

There, Draco Malfoy was talking and laughing with others with a proud face, telling how wise his father's choice was at that time.

Theodore Nott, who was originally the center of the crowd, and Crabbe and Goyle, who were far away from Draco, were now hiding in the corner of the long table like little transparent figures, not daring to say a word for fear of others. Pay attention to them, and then make another round of contempt for them, the supporters of Death Eaters.

"I don't understand." Ron said, "Obviously their family was hiding in the safe house that Professor Dracula helped them build during the second half of the war, but now they are like us. War hero.”

"But the information obtained by Lucius Malfoy while undercover did help us a lot." Harry said hesitantly, "And have you forgotten? When we were lured to the Department of Mysteries by Voldemort, It was indeed his sudden betrayal that changed the situation of the war."

Ron was still a little unconvinced, curled his lips and said, "I know this too, but..."

"Ron, no matter how bad we are with their family, their contribution in the war can indeed be called a war hero." Hermione interrupted Ron and emphasized.

Immediately, she glanced towards the professor's seat at the front of the auditorium, "Just like Professor Snape."

For a moment, Harry also fell silent. He looked at Snape, who was sitting back on the professor's chair, and didn't know what he felt in his heart.

He still vaguely remembered that during his years at Hogwarts, although he had many conflicts and countless conflicts with Snape, it was undeniable that Snape had saved him many times. of.

In the past, in order not to give in to Snape, Harry always used the excuse that the Potions Professor was not a good person and resolutely confronted Snape.

However, when the Daily Prophet published a list of war heroes in the Second Wizarding War, Harry realized that he was wrong, how wrong it was!

The list of war heroes includes Harry, Ron, Hermione and other young wizards who took the initiative to participate in the war; there are Aurors who performed extremely well in the confrontation with the Death Eaters; there are also Aurors who fought against the Death Eaters regardless of danger. There are also civilian wizards who are followers, as well as Lucius Malfoy and Severus Snape, two undercover agents who are hidden among the Death Eaters.

Snape turned out to be the deepest undercover among the Death Eaters. Not only was he not a bad guy, but he should be one of the bravest people Harry had ever seen!

"So his apparent badness is actually all pretending?" Harry thought aimlessly.

At this moment, Dumbledore, who was in the middle of the professor's seat, stood up from the tall chair and pressed his palms toward the audience.

The little wizards gradually became quiet and raised their heads to look at their principal.

"Good evening everyone!" Dumbledore said with a smile, "Today is such a happy day, isn't it? The war is finally over!"

Loud cheers came from the audience. Some little wizards clapped wildly, some screamed with joy, and some cried excitedly and happily, burying their heads in the shoulders of their friends beside them.

The scope of this war was too large. Although it did not last long, the string in everyone's heart became tense. Now that the war is over, the tense Xi'an suddenly relaxed, and many people cried with joy.

"Okay, okay, I can understand everyone's happiness and joy." Dumbledore also smiled with some emotion, "So I decided to start a fireworks show above the auditorium!"

"Although Mr. Filch, the administrator, prohibits students from bringing any joke merchandise purchased from Wesla's Wizarding Wheezes, I guess it wouldn't be against the rules for the professor to bring it himself, right?"

He winked playfully at the little wizards.

As Dumbledore waved his hand toward the sky, four bright sparks suddenly rose in the night sky above the enchanted transparent ceiling above the auditorium, namely red, blue, yellow, and green.

When the sparks rose into the air, they bloomed with a "pop" sound and turned into four badges composed of light spots. Four animals, a lion, an eagle, a badger, and a snake, bloomed in different badges - that was The emblems of the four colleges!

Then, a brighter spark flew into the night sky, and the next moment the four school emblems dissipated, it turned into a large emblem composed of four colors. A capital letter "H" was located in the center of the emblem - Hogwart The school badge of Ci!

The students in the auditorium opened their eyes wide and raised their heads to enjoy the beautiful and grand fireworks show.

Sparks rose up into the night sky one after another, and many large colorful balls overlapped each other. They were colorful and sparkling, and the night seemed to turn into day.

After a while, it turned into gems embedded in the night, and finally, it gradually turned into waterfalls of starlight slowly falling down, like a heavy rain of light, hitting the top of the auditorium.

These fireworks form different pictures, recording countless frozen moments before and after the war——

There are scenes of young wizards bravely facing Death Eaters, the excitement of the collision between two people and horses around Stonehenge, the Milky Way formed by patron saints, and the joy of wizards reveling after the victory of the war...

Finally, a bright and dazzling fire light rose up and turned into a huge light shield, covering the entire Hogwarts Castle, and the top of the auditorium seemed to become a sea of light.

"Oh my God!" Ron muttered as he looked at the big firework with admiration, "Fred and George have always said they would build a big firework that could swallow Hogwarts Castle, but they didn't expect it to actually succeed. …”

"They're both amazing," Harry said, nodding in agreement.

Dumbledore smiled and watched the spots of light in the night gradually dissipate before finally returning to the topic and turning to look at the young wizards in the auditorium.

"What a wonderful fireworks show!" He said with a smile, "On this joyful day, we are also very happy to welcome a professor who we have been missing for a while -"

In the expectant eyes of the young wizards, Dumbledore pointed to Snape not far away.

"From tomorrow, Professor Snape will be the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts!" he announced loudly, "and Professor Slughorn will continue to be the Potions Professor and concurrently the Slytherin Professor. Dean of the College.”

"Defence Against the Dark Arts?"

The word echoed throughout the auditorium, and everyone wondered if they had heard it correctly.

Snape didn't care about the students' surprise. He stood up with satisfaction and lazily raised a hand to the audience. It was obvious that he was in a good mood after getting his wish.

Moreover, Voldemort is completely dead, and the curse he placed on the position of Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor has disappeared.

In other words, Snape can continue to teach in this position without having to change someone every year.

"Actually, this is fine." Ron secretly glanced at the stage, and then whispered, "Professor Slughorn is now the dean of Slytherin. At least Snape no longer has the power to deduct points at will. …”

However, before Ron could finish his words, Dumbledore's next words shattered his illusion and even sent the entire auditorium into shock.

"There's another thing." Dumbledore said slowly but firmly, "I'm very old, the war is over, and it's time for me to retire..."

"In the future, the principal of Hogwarts will be succeeded by Professor McGonagall. As for the position of vice principal, after discussion by the school board and all faculty and staff, it will be handed over to Professor Snape!"

Dumbledore said as he stepped back from his chair, and then pulled Professor McGonagall beside him to sit in front of the chair in the middle of the professor's chair.

"Under their leadership, Hogwarts will definitely make better progress and development!"

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