Chapter 534: The once-in-a-year genius and the greatest principal of the year

In the teacher's seat, Helga and Rowena sat next to each other, and all kinds of lights kept flashing in their eyes.

Just being able to see Godric sitting on the headmaster's special stool is worth the price of admission!

Godric becomes the headmaster of Hogwarts, and Salazar becomes the headmaster of this year's student council. Is there anything more joyful than this? This year is going to be fun!

Helga and Rowena didn't believe that Salazar would swallow this humiliation. He would definitely respond to Godric's kindness, and then they would have something interesting to watch.

After the Sorting Hat finished singing, the students turned their attention to the new Gryffindor Headmaster. Everyone wanted to hear what this legend among legends would say on his first day in office.

Godric did not disappoint everyone's expectations and stood up from the principal's exclusive chair under everyone's expectant gaze.

The auditorium fell silent.

"I believe most people already know my name," Godric said with a bright and cheerful smile on his face. Outsiders could not tell that he did not want to sit in this position at all. "I am Godric Gryffindor, the founder of this school. Gryffindor House is named after me."

The expressions of the young wizards below the stage also became serious, and they vaguely felt as if they had stepped into some extraordinary historical node.

More than half of the freshmen had heard of Godric's name, while the remaining half were filled with shock: they vaguely remembered that Hogwarts was an ancient school with a history of more than a thousand years, so how come the founder of this school could still serve as the principal?

Yeah, why?!

If Godric could hear the young wizards' thoughts, he would definitely ask the same question. He couldn't figure out why, maybe it was because he made the wrong friends?

"You may not believe that this is my first time to be the headmaster of Hogwarts. Because a thousand years ago, when my friends and I founded Hogwarts, none of the four of us served as the headmaster."

The young wizards were simply fascinated by the story. Who could resist an old wizard who lived thousands of years ago telling them the secrets of the past?

"But a while ago, after we solved the little trouble in the east, Headmaster Dumbledore came to me and said that he, a man over a hundred years old, was too old, and hoped that I, a guy over a thousand years old, would take over the position of Headmaster of Hogwarts." Godric made a little joke, and after the laughter from the audience died down, he continued, "I agreed to his request."

'Under our supervision.' Les, Helga and Rowena thought at the same time.

"I still remember the scene a thousand years ago vividly. Every brick, every blade of grass, and every tree here give me a familiar feeling. This is Hogwarts, a school with a thousand years of history - I can prove it." Godric's voice became high-pitched. "Hogwarts not only has its ancient side, but also its vibrant side. I have seen many changes, some good and some not so good, but change is better than sticking to the old ways and being stagnant."

"Next, since I have taken over this position from Headmaster Dumbledore, I will once again leave my mark on this school. I, the oldest of the old, will promote reforms in the new era. I guess you have all heard about it during the holidays, right?" Godric paused, looked around the hall, and then continued, "Hogwarts will open up graduate education. This is what we wanted to do back then."

"The study of magic is endless. We hope to give children who are interested in going further on this path a chance to understand the deeper mysteries of magic. The time was not right before, but it is now."

He changed the subject and his tone became softer.

"As for why I am telling you all this and saying that I want to carry out reforms, perhaps the first-year students know the answer."

Many people turned their eyes away from Godric and looked at the freshmen standing in front of the head desk of the academy.

"Because Professor McGonagall said something very right: Hogwarts is your future home, and I really agree with this point of view more than ever!"

Godric bowed to the students below the stage, indicating that his speech was over. Thunderous applause broke out in the auditorium, and many young wizards clapped their hands until they turned red.

Les felt that Godric's words must be from the heart, because if they were not from the heart, he would not be able to say such a long and emotional speech.

A few minutes later, when the applause gradually died down, Godric continued his speech.

"Next is some personnel adjustments for this school year. First, Professor White will resign from the position of Defense Against the Dark Arts professor and become the professor of Alchemy. Her replacement will be Professor Sofia Athena!"

Athena stood up from the teacher's seat and waved to the students below the stage.

As a goddess descended from Mount Olympus, Athena's temperament is beyond description, and she can be said to have both wisdom and beauty. This left a good first impression on her students.

Rice narrowed his eyes slightly.

Why would the Lord of Mount Olympus come to Hogwarts to be a professor? Is there any conspiracy?

As early as on the Hogwarts Express, Les heard from Daphne that the goddess was going to be a professor. Now it is confirmed.

Of course, many people also felt sorry for Professor White's transfer. After all, he was the first Defense Against the Dark Arts professor who had broken the "Curse of the You-Know-Who" in so many years, and some people were worried that the curse would come back after Professor White left.

"I'm sorry to see Professor Arius leave, but fortunately she hasn't left us. She just wants to bring her talents to the library, so please allow me to introduce Ms. Arius, the new restricted area manager of the Hogwarts library!"

Rowena stood up and bowed slightly to everyone.

She was very satisfied with Godric's arrangements for her, and she had decided to take some time to read all the books in the restricted area of ​​the library.

Of course, she would not let go of books that were not in the banned area.

"I would also like to introduce someone to you all. I believe you are all very familiar with him. Digory, come in!"

A man walked into the auditorium from the side room, causing an immediate burst of exclamations.

Cedric Diggory, former Hufflepuff prefect, former Hufflepuff Quidditch captain, former Hogwarts Head Boy, and recipient of the Hogwarts Outstanding Contribution Award.

Cedric waved to the familiar faces, causing some cheers, the loudest coming from the Hufflepuff table.

"Yes, Mr. Diggory is the first graduate student of Hogwarts. He will conduct in-depth research on the making of automatic combat dolls under the guidance of Professor White."

Cedric waved to everyone again.

The young wizards in the audience were instantly moved: this was an example right before their eyes. They had to study hard and become a graduate student at Hogwarts like Senior Diggory.

All the young wizards who have some aspirations for themselves have their eyes on the places for guaranteed admission to graduate school held by the professors.

The competition was extremely fierce. There were nine places in total for three postgraduate courses, and even though two-thirds of the places were reserved for Hogwarts students, there were still more wolves than meat.

However, compared with the competition from other schools, the difficulty of obtaining a graduate student place in Hogwarts is undoubtedly extremely low, because wizards of the right age from all over the world are competing for those three places.

It is said that Hogwarts has received nearly a thousand applications these days, and most of them are eyeing Helga's automatic combat puppet class.

"Mr. Diggory is not only Professor White's graduate student, he will also take on some of the teaching assistant work to relieve Professor White's work pressure."

Athena, who was sitting in the teacher's seat, just found it funny when she heard this.

Work pressure? A wizard of her level would have work pressure? She just wanted to be lazy, right?

As one of the few people present who knew Helga's true identity, Athena would not believe that a mere teaching job could bring pressure to a being comparable to a god, so she could only attribute it all to Hufflepuff wanting to be lazy.

At this time, Helga glanced at her and gave her a kind smile. Seeing this, Athena quickly responded with an awkward smile.

Helga guessed what the goddess was thinking from Athena's micro-expressions, but she didn't care because Athena's thoughts were reasonable.

But Helga felt that as long as Athena taught those little monsters a week, they would understand her.

Can Ms. Sophia, who was born a god, really shoulder the burden of teaching students? And Hogwarts is not Mount Olympus, so she can't punish students at will.

Helga felt that there would be a lot of fun to watch in the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom over the next year.

After Cedric, the students thought that this year's personnel changes had come to an end, but they didn't expect that the Gryffindor headmaster still had something to say.

"Finally, I would like to solemnly introduce a student to you all. His talent is top-notch, which is why he was promoted out of turn."

Offstage, Rice suddenly raised his head.

In the teacher's seat, Helga put down the wine glass in her hand, Rowena sat up straight, and Godric shouted out the name with full energy.

"Les Lint, Head Boy of Hogwarts! Please come to the front!"

As Godric finished speaking, Les felt hundreds of eyes shooting at his face. The light formed by so many eyes even made his eyes feel a little painful.

He clenched his fists, his body trembled slightly, and he looked extremely excited.

Helga and Rowena in the teacher's seat changed their posture at the same time, crossing their hands and pursing their lips, their knuckles and lips turning white from exerting too much force.

The two of them were trying hard to control the expressions on their faces and not to laugh out loud.

Godric's relentless pursuit of Salazar hasn't ended yet? This is too funny!

Obviously, Godric did not miss this golden opportunity to "persecute" his old friend.

Would there be a chance to pull Salazar out of the crowd and publicly execute him once in a thousand years? Godric would never allow himself to miss such an opportunity, not to mention that there might be greater benefits...

He had not considered the consequences.

Rice just felt the blood rushing up.

He admitted that Godric's move was indeed cruel. He liked to stay in the dark corners, but Godric insisted on dragging him into the spotlight.

Was it a bad taste? Or did he have other intentions? Les tried to guess Godric's inner thoughts, but he quickly gave up - this guy's thinking was quite jumpy, very similar to the sled dogs used by the Eskimos. There was no need to spend time guessing what he was thinking, because he himself might not know what he would do next second.

Rice's eyes swept across the faces of Helga and Rowena. He understood that these two people had enjoyed the show today, and his subsequent counterattack would only be a good show in their eyes.

For a moment, Rice considered just giving up and everyone returning to their true identities.

But when this thought flashed through his mind, Rice quickly regained consciousness.

He wondered, was there a possibility that this was Godric's purpose?

The four of them had their own demands. To Godric, the headmaster's seat was like a grill, and he just wanted to get rid of it or get others to help him share the firepower. This was his primary need.

But this goal cannot be achieved by his own strength, so he wants to drag himself down?

Les felt that he had seen through Godric's trick. But was this really something Godric could come up with? What were Helga and Rowena's demands?

Rice's brain was working rapidly, thinking and calculating.

……

"Lies? Les!" Daphne shook Les' arm gently, and Les broke free from his thoughts.

He noticed that everyone was staring at him, and Godric was waving at him.

My performance just now seemed like I was overly excited.

"Come up quickly and let everyone have a good look at you!" Godric's thick beard couldn't hide his smile, "Let's welcome with applause the youngest student union president in Hogwarts' five hundred years, who is also a super genius that Hogwarts only sees once in a thousand years!"

There was a storm of applause in the auditorium.

Rice took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and quickly walked to the teacher's seat.

After the applause died down, he bowed to his classmates and cleared his throat.

The eyes of Helga and Rowena behind Rice suddenly lit up: Salazar's counterattack is coming!

"It's an honor for me, because not everyone gets to serve as Head Boy under the greatest Headmaster Hogwarts has seen in a thousand years!

Yes, Hogwarts has welcomed the greatest headmaster in a thousand years, and also the greatest of the four founders of Hogwarts - Godric Gryffindor!"

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