Chapter 39 School Management Committee
There was light snow floating around Hogwarts, scattered here and there, giving the little wizards who lined up walking on the white lawn a bit of a homecoming atmosphere.
The Christmas holidays are finally here!
The little wizards happily carried their bags to the main entrance of the castle, took a carriage to Hogsmeade Station, and then took the same Hogwarts Express to King's Cross Station together.
Harry was sitting in his dormitory in Gryffindor Tower, looking out from the window next to his bed and seeing his classmates meandering towards the carriage, feeling a little envious in his heart.
"Huh-huh-"
There was a snoring sound in the dormitory. Harry turned his head and looked at Ron, who was still sleeping soundly.
A smile appeared on his lips, and he suddenly felt that those little wizards who came home for Christmas had nothing to envy.
Because Hogwarts is his home, he's going to spend Christmas at home this year!
Suddenly, a trace of surprise appeared in Harry's eyes——
On the lawn covered with snowflakes, he actually saw a little wizard walking back against the crowd.
Through the special platinum hair color, Harry judged that the young wizard was Draco Malfoy. At this time, there was an adult wizard with the same hair color next to Draco, walking towards the castle with Draco. .
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"Draco, are you sure the person bullying you is a Defense Against the Dark Arts professor?"
Walking on the snow-covered lawn, the wizard with the same hair color as Draco looked at Draco walking next to him and asked.
Draco's father, Lucius Malfoy, had the same long platinum hair as Draco, cold gray eyes, and carried a luxurious snake-headed cane.
As if anticipating what was about to happen, Draco squirmed a little uneasily.
"It's Professor Dracula of Defense Against the Dark Arts." He whispered, "Dad, are you really going to expel him?"
"Of course, isn't this what you want?" Lucius looked at Draco's shrinking performance and said with hatred, "Draco, you have to know that we are Mal, one of the twenty-eight holy tribes. The Fu family must respond directly to those who dare to provoke us, so as not to lose face to the family!"
"But...but his lectures are indeed very interesting, and he seems to be very strong. There are always rumors in Hogwarts that he is not afraid of the Dark Lord at all..." Draco said hesitantly.
When he heard the words "Dark Lord", the corners of Lucius's eyes jumped sharply.
He had just disposed of the very important diary given to him by the Dark Lord not long ago. Although he couldn't see it on the surface, in fact he had always been very guilty and worried that the person who could not be named would come back.
"Listen, Draco, the Dark Lord is dead, we have to move on!" Lucius whispered to Draco, and also to himself, "Your Defense Against the Dark Arts professor is not afraid of the Dark Lord. The rumors are most likely just rumors, and even if he is really not afraid, he said that it is only because the Dark Lord is dead that he has inexplicable confidence..."
Draco nodded in understanding.
At this time, a man wearing a purple headscarf just walked over. I don't know why, but when Lucius met his eyes, he felt a tremor from his soul.
"Good morning, Teacher Quirrell." Draco was willing to be polite in front of his father, so he greeted the man wearing a turban.
"Good morning, Malfoy." Quirrell said in an erratic voice, "I wonder if I am lucky enough to know what you were talking about just now?"
"What we are talking about has nothing to do with you!" Lucius suppressed the fear and trembling in his heart and refused coldly.
Quirrell looked at him deeply, turned and walked towards the gate of Hogwarts Castle.
What Lucius didn't notice was that in the pocket in Quirrell's arms, there was a blank diary exuding a strong dark aura, infiltrating into Quirrell's body and controlling his consciousness.
"Strange, why doesn't Mr. Quirrell stutter?" Draco looked back at Quirrell in surprise.
"Let's go, Draco," Lucius urged tremblingly.
"coming!"
Seeing this, Draco put aside his doubts and quickly followed Lucius' pace.
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When the Malfoys and their sons arrived at the school board meeting room at Hogwarts, all twelve school directors were already present.
They sat in a circle around a long round table, staring at each other in silence.
"Lucius, so you called us here just to fire a professor?" One of the school directors was the first to break the silence.
"Yes." Lucius put his cane on the round table and stared at the school board member who spoke first. "I think that the current Defense Against the Dark Arts professor has a problem with Dracula's teaching methods. He Their courses often put students in danger and ignore their safety. If a teaching accident occurs one day, it will be difficult for Hogwarts to bear such serious responsibility."
"In addition, I investigated several students who knew about it, and they unanimously stated that Professor Dracula often used corporal punishment on students."
He took out a student questionnaire from his pocket and showed it to everyone present.
In fact, the people who filled out the questionnaire were Draco, Crabbe, Goyle, Draco's friend Parkinson and other Slytherin students.
The members of the school board quickly circulated the questionnaire and frowned slightly.
"Principal Dumbledore, what do you think of Professor Dracula's behavior?" One of the school directors looked at Dumbledore, who was dozing in the main seat, and asked.
Dumbledore glanced at him, and then said with a smile: "I think Professor Dracula is the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor with the highest teaching level and personal quality in recent decades."
Hearing Dumbledore's comments, the eleven school directors except Lucius were a little surprised.
After all, although Dumbledore is older, his reputation and personal charm still belong to the magic world, and the sun never sets in the wizarding world. It has not declined at all in the decades since he defeated Grindelwald.
This big boss gave such a high evaluation, so the school directors couldn't help but take it seriously.
"Principal Dumbledore, but you can't deny that Professor Dracula used corporal punishment on students, right?" Seeing that the situation was not good, Lucius quickly added, "The Education Act formulated by the Ministry of Magic stipulates that any teacher Groups may not inflict severe corporal punishment on minor wizards.”
"And my child Draco suffered severe psychological trauma after being physically punished by Professor Dracula. This alone is enough for the school board to expel him!"
He stared into Dumbledore's eyes and sneered.
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