Chapter 87 Why did the professor change again?

"That's it!!" someone shouted in horror.

"You-Know-Who! You-Know-Who is back!!" A panicked shout broke out from the crowd.

There have been all kinds of gossips circulating in the magic world, one of which is that Voldemort is not dead and will eventually come back.

The stadium was like hot oil being poured with a basin of cold water, and it exploded all of a sudden.

People kept pushing outside, and more than half of the people were pushed down. Some people took out their flying brooms, and others followed suit, and the sky and the ground were all crowded with people.

The host tried to comfort everyone, but no one listened. There were 100,000 wizards of all kinds, and some began to take advantage of the situation to rob, steal things, and even play pranks, which made the situation more chaotic.

And the source of everything was just a dark mark in the sky. The fear of Voldemort in the European magic world had penetrated into the bones.

When Weiss returned to Hogwarts, Dumbledore had been waiting in the principal's office for a long time. The room was filled with a faint fragrance, and the fire in the fireplace was jumping, reflecting on Dumbledore's silver beard.

"How?"

"It was just a group of rabble," Weiss shrugged, "I killed a few Death Eaters, and the rest of them ran away when they saw that things were not going well. Moody stayed there to clean up the mess, and then someone sent out the Dark Mark and caused the riot."

Dumbledore's eyes became sharp: "Do you know who it was?"

Weiss recalled the situation at the scene and did not find any suspicious people. "It should not be that group of Death Eaters."

However, in the original book, it was Barty Crouch Jr. who took the opportunity to send out the Dark Mark. Thinking of this, he reminded Dumbledore: "Moody will not let the Death Eaters go if he takes action this time."

Dumbledore nodded: "Moody has always been suspicious, and he trusts very few people."

"The person who released the Dark Mark also needs to be paid attention to. There is no such person on the list provided by Lucius."

Wes's words made Dumbledore silent. The appearance of this mysterious person was indeed a thorny problem.

"Azkaban is not impregnable. Didn't Sirius escape from prison last year?"

Dumbledore raised his head and looked directly into Weiss' eyes: "You mean, a Death Eater escaped?"

Wes did not answer Dumbledore's question directly: "Don't you have many acquaintances in the Ministry of Magic? Just check it out and you will know."

After speaking, he turned and left. Dumbledore looked at his back thoughtfully.

Wes didn't care about Dumbledore's next arrangements. With his reminder, if Barty Crouch Jr. could still sneak into Hogwarts, then Dumbledore would really be old and confused.

The appearance of the Dark Mark at the Quidditch World Cup was not reported in the newspapers, apparently because it was suppressed by the Ministry of Magic. But there were too many witnesses, and all kinds of rumors spread throughout the magic world.

The magic world event was completely ruined by a mere Dark Mark. Cornelius Fudge's position as Minister was shaky, and the Ministry of Magic was also in a state of panic.

Fortunately, Hogwarts was not affected at all and opened on schedule.

However, the topic of discussion among students was inseparable from the scene at the Quidditch World Cup, and not many people paid attention to the Sorting Ceremony. Everyone's mind was on that incident.

When Dumbledore announced that the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor was Alastor Moody, the whole hall fell into silence.

No little wizard applauded to welcome him. Everyone was frightened by Moody's terrifying appearance, and even some professors stayed away from Moody.

Weiss looked at Moody in a trance. [I don't know if he is the real Moody, or someone else's disguise. 】

In the meeting hall, everyone who was stared at by Moody's artificial eye lowered their heads involuntarily and dared not look at him. The scene was very awkward for a while.

"Students," Dumbledore's voice echoed in the hall, "please welcome our new professor, Alastor Moody."

Moody stood next to Dumbledore, and his image was indeed chilling.

"I know my appearance may scare you," Moody's voice was low and powerful, "but you need to know that the Defense Against the Dark Arts class is not an easy course. You will learn how to protect yourself and how to face the dark forces here."

Wes observed Moody, trying to find flaws in his words and deeds. He knew that Barty Crouch Jr. might use this opportunity to sneak into Hogwarts, and Moody was an excellent target. But if this person is really Moody, then his joining will undoubtedly greatly enhance the school's defense capabilities.

When Moody finished his speech, the venue was silent for a while, and it was still Dumbledore who took the lead in applauding, and the applause in the auditorium began to sound sparsely.

Moody may be one of the most unpopular professors in the history of Hogwarts, but Moody himself doesn't seem to care. He sat down next to Weiss: "If it weren't for your reminder, I would have been ambushed by the Death Eaters."

"And last time, fortunately Dumbledore came in time to scare the other party away, I would have lost my life."

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"You're welcome, you are very strong, Dumbledore praises you highly."

The two talked in a low voice in the professor's seat, and Weiss confirmed that this Moody was real, not a fake.

As the students' voices became louder and louder, they interrupted their conversation.

"Really, Headmaster?" The twin brothers Fred and George asked loudly. "You are not kidding."

Dumbledore was led off topic by the twins' words, "Since we are talking about jokes, I remember a very funny one. One day, a troll, a hag, and a leprechaun walked into a bar together..."

Seeing Dumbledore talking about something irrelevant, Professor McGonagall, who was sitting on a chair, cleared her throat and tried to remind him to get back to the topic. However, Dumbledore seemed not to hear it, and Professor McGonagall had no choice but to knock on the cup with a spoon.

Dumbledore came back to his senses and turned to all the students: "Sorry, students, actually, I have a very important announcement."

He looked around to make sure everyone was listening carefully, and continued: "This year, Hogwarts will hold a special competition-the Triwizard Tournament."

The students immediately became excited and talked about it.

Although the Muggle-born students didn't know what was going on, they also joined the celebration after hearing that this was a grand ceremony that had not been held for a hundred years. Next, Dumbledore announced that all Quidditch matches this year would be cancelled because of the Triwizard Tournament.

This made the students a little disappointed, but when they thought about the bigger celebrations waiting for them, they quickly put this unpleasantness behind them.