Chapter 179
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Liu Yue Zhi Yuan Fei
The auditorium was very lively today. Even 10 minutes ago, Peeves, who set off five strenuous fireworks in front of the castle gate, was allowed by the ghosts to participate in the school opening feast.
Although it is personally guarded by Slytherin's resident ghost, Baron the Bloody, it is also very happy.
The Filibar Fireworks was a gift specially given to Peeves by George and Fred when they first entered the school, to ease the tense relationship between the two parties last year.
When the students noticed that there was a professor who had never met in the staff table, they felt very complicated.
Some of them missed Professor Holmes last year, and of course they only missed his various arrangements in practical classes.
On the other hand, they hope that the school will cancel the various examination systems last year. Although they admit that this method has indeed effectively improved the scores of some people, the process is too painful.
Of course, quite a few students were even more disappointed, because Lupine's clothes could not be compared with last year's Professor Holmes, even compared to other professors who wore their best robes, Professor Lupine still looked shabby.
It's hard for them to imagine how high such a person's level of magic would be.
At the same time, everyone noticed that Professor Snape was staring at Professor Lupine at the other end of the chair.
Everyone knew that Snape had always wanted to teach Defense Against the Dark Arts, but had never been able to.
However, the twitching expression on Snape's withered and thin face still surprised everyone, even last year... At this time, everyone remembered that Professor Snape didn't seem to be on the teaching staff at the beginning of last year.
Harry, who had always hated Snape very much, was keenly aware that the way Snape looked at Professor Lupine was not angry, or he always had a mocking expression like he was treating his cousin.
It was the very familiar look of hatred, he was too familiar with this look, because Snape always had this look when he looked at himself, even if he was the representative of Potions class.
The words of the Sorting Hat this year, the same as last year, caused the audience to cheer.
Especially Harry and Ron, who missed the opening banquet last year, shouted very hard at the Gryffindor long table.
And those new little wizards stood in the aisle, just like they used to, looking blankly at this scene that was incompatible with the imagined magical world.
But the Sorting Hat added a sentence at the end:
"Let us always remember every Defense Against the Dark Arts professor..."
Ron said quietly:
"Why do I feel like the Sorting Hat is saying that Professor Holmes has passed away..."
Harry imagined that at this moment, his cousin was slumped on the sofa alone, watching the Muggle TV news boredly, scratching Wangcai's stomach with his hands, and commanding Padfoot to move his slippers pick it up...
He felt that he should write more letters to his cousin this semester, on the one hand to report the progress of his work in school, and on the other hand to comfort him.
The sorting activities were going on in an orderly manner. When a girl named Romilda Vanni took the Sorting Hat for a while, the Sorting Hat shouted:
"Gryffindor!"
Romilda Vane put down the Sorting Hat and walked towards Gryffindor.
But to his disappointment, Gryffindor didn't burst into warm applause like before, and even the students from other houses didn't show any signs of it.
They all looked behind themselves.
She quickly turned around and saw a handsome young wizard walking down the stairs of the Gryffindor Hall.
After the audience was quiet for nearly a minute, there was a sudden burst of warm applause.
Especially on the Hufflepuff long table, there were even a few little wizards throwing up their hats and cheering.
Snape, who had a gloomy face, had a smile on his face, and looked at Professor Lupine mockingly.
But Professor Lupine returned a warm smile to him, and Snape's face suddenly fell down again.
Compared to the cheers of the students, the ghosts, except for Hufflepuff resident ghost fat monk, had a smile on his face.
The other ghosts looked very surprised and ugly, floating in the air one after another, staring at the man.
Especially Peeves, who had just persuaded Barrow the Bloody to allow him to perform a trick show, and now that Douglas appeared again, and performed a trick, it would be good if he didn't disappear himself.
He quickly took out the last strenuous firework, threw it towards the door of the auditorium, and shouted:
"The Ghost Killer is back! Run..."
While everyone's eyes were attracted by the fireworks, Peeves deftly passed through the wall closest to him and disappeared into the auditorium.
The ghosts froze for a moment, then shoved each other into the wall closest to them.
Soon the only ghosts in the audience were the resident ghosts of the four colleges, floating on the long tables of their own colleges, looking at Douglas with dissatisfaction.
This scene directly shocked the freshmen. Some freshmen even started to look a little terrified when they heard the word killer. If they weren't grabbed by the students with quick eyes and quick hands, they might have ran out of the auditorium.
Douglas glanced at the direction where Peeves disappeared, then greeted Dumbledore and his colleagues with a smile.
"Sorry, I was delayed because of some things, but fortunately I caught up!"
Professor McGonagall smiled, then turned his head and said seriously to the students below:
"Quiet! The sorting ceremony continues! Next..."
The sorting ceremony was soon over.
Dumbledore stood up with a smile, and the candlelight shone on his beard, giving him an energetic look.
"Welcome! Welcome back to Hogwarts, everyone!
I have a few things to tell you, one of which is very important, so I thought it best to get it out of your head before you enjoy a delicious meal and get confused..."
Dumbledore glanced around, and when he saw everyone's eyes focused on him, he cleared his throat and continued:
"Our school is currently welcoming some Dementors from Azkaban, they are sent by the Ministry of Magic on official business, as you must know, because they searched the Hogwarts Express... ..
Of course, some students don't have to worry. I have already explained to the Ministry of Magic what happened on the express train.
There's nothing wrong with casting a glow spell in the dark after all, and of course there are a couple of really good Patronus spells... Well, I personally think that in that case, to avoid conflict between the two sides, something to do is It is very necessary, so you don't have to worry about it.
Of course, Hogwarts will also investigate to the end the fact that a dementor mentioned by the Ministry of Magic disappeared in this incident, and hope that students who know the truth will report to the dean of their own college in time..."
Although it is personally guarded by Slytherin's resident ghost, Baron the Bloody, it is also very happy.
The Filibar Fireworks was a gift specially given to Peeves by George and Fred when they first entered the school, to ease the tense relationship between the two parties last year.
When the students noticed that there was a professor who had never met in the staff table, they felt very complicated.
Some of them missed Professor Holmes last year, and of course they only missed his various arrangements in practical classes.
On the other hand, they hope that the school will cancel the various examination systems last year. Although they admit that this method has indeed effectively improved the scores of some people, the process is too painful.
Of course, quite a few students were even more disappointed, because Lupine's clothes could not be compared with last year's Professor Holmes, even compared to other professors who wore their best robes, Professor Lupine still looked shabby.
It's hard for them to imagine how high such a person's level of magic would be.
At the same time, everyone noticed that Professor Snape was staring at Professor Lupine at the other end of the chair.
Everyone knew that Snape had always wanted to teach Defense Against the Dark Arts, but had never been able to.
However, the twitching expression on Snape's withered and thin face still surprised everyone, even last year... At this time, everyone remembered that Professor Snape didn't seem to be on the teaching staff at the beginning of last year.
Harry, who had always hated Snape very much, was keenly aware that the way Snape looked at Professor Lupine was not angry, or he always had a mocking expression like he was treating his cousin.
It was the very familiar look of hatred, he was too familiar with this look, because Snape always had this look when he looked at himself, even if he was the representative of Potions class.
The words of the Sorting Hat this year, the same as last year, caused the audience to cheer.
Especially Harry and Ron, who missed the opening banquet last year, shouted very hard at the Gryffindor long table.
And those new little wizards stood in the aisle, just like they used to, looking blankly at this scene that was incompatible with the imagined magical world.
But the Sorting Hat added a sentence at the end:
"Let us always remember every Defense Against the Dark Arts professor..."
Ron said quietly:
"Why do I feel like the Sorting Hat is saying that Professor Holmes has passed away..."
Harry imagined that at this moment, his cousin was slumped on the sofa alone, watching the Muggle TV news boredly, scratching Wangcai's stomach with his hands, and commanding Padfoot to move his slippers pick it up...
He felt that he should write more letters to his cousin this semester, on the one hand to report the progress of his work in school, and on the other hand to comfort him.
The sorting activities were going on in an orderly manner. When a girl named Romilda Vanni took the Sorting Hat for a while, the Sorting Hat shouted:
"Gryffindor!"
Romilda Vane put down the Sorting Hat and walked towards Gryffindor.
But to his disappointment, Gryffindor didn't burst into warm applause like before, and even the students from other houses didn't show any signs of it.
They all looked behind themselves.
She quickly turned around and saw a handsome young wizard walking down the stairs of the Gryffindor Hall.
After the audience was quiet for nearly a minute, there was a sudden burst of warm applause.
Especially on the Hufflepuff long table, there were even a few little wizards throwing up their hats and cheering.
Snape, who had a gloomy face, had a smile on his face, and looked at Professor Lupine mockingly.
But Professor Lupine returned a warm smile to him, and Snape's face suddenly fell down again.
Compared to the cheers of the students, the ghosts, except for Hufflepuff resident ghost fat monk, had a smile on his face.
The other ghosts looked very surprised and ugly, floating in the air one after another, staring at the man.
Especially Peeves, who had just persuaded Barrow the Bloody to allow him to perform a trick show, and now that Douglas appeared again, and performed a trick, it would be good if he didn't disappear himself.
He quickly took out the last strenuous firework, threw it towards the door of the auditorium, and shouted:
"The Ghost Killer is back! Run..."
While everyone's eyes were attracted by the fireworks, Peeves deftly passed through the wall closest to him and disappeared into the auditorium.
The ghosts froze for a moment, then shoved each other into the wall closest to them.
Soon the only ghosts in the audience were the resident ghosts of the four colleges, floating on the long tables of their own colleges, looking at Douglas with dissatisfaction.
This scene directly shocked the freshmen. Some freshmen even started to look a little terrified when they heard the word killer. If they weren't grabbed by the students with quick eyes and quick hands, they might have ran out of the auditorium.
Douglas glanced at the direction where Peeves disappeared, then greeted Dumbledore and his colleagues with a smile.
"Sorry, I was delayed because of some things, but fortunately I caught up!"
Professor McGonagall smiled, then turned his head and said seriously to the students below:
"Quiet! The sorting ceremony continues! Next..."
The sorting ceremony was soon over.
Dumbledore stood up with a smile, and the candlelight shone on his beard, giving him an energetic look.
"Welcome! Welcome back to Hogwarts, everyone!
I have a few things to tell you, one of which is very important, so I thought it best to get it out of your head before you enjoy a delicious meal and get confused..."
Dumbledore glanced around, and when he saw everyone's eyes focused on him, he cleared his throat and continued:
"Our school is currently welcoming some Dementors from Azkaban, they are sent by the Ministry of Magic on official business, as you must know, because they searched the Hogwarts Express... ..
Of course, some students don't have to worry. I have already explained to the Ministry of Magic what happened on the express train.
There's nothing wrong with casting a glow spell in the dark after all, and of course there are a couple of really good Patronus spells... Well, I personally think that in that case, to avoid conflict between the two sides, something to do is It is very necessary, so you don't have to worry about it.
Of course, Hogwarts will also investigate to the end the fact that a dementor mentioned by the Ministry of Magic disappeared in this incident, and hope that students who know the truth will report to the dean of their own college in time..."
