After the students had eaten and drunk their fill, the auditorium gradually became noisy. Dumbledore stood up again. The chatter immediately stopped, and everyone turned to look at the headmaster.
"Alright, since we are digesting yet another sumptuous meal, I request that everyone be quiet for a moment and listen to me talk about the precautions for the new semester as usual …" Dumbledore began to talk about the rules such as not entering the Forbidden Forest.
"The administrator, Mr. Filch, has requested me, and he told me for the 426th time, to remind all of you that no magic is allowed in the corridor between classes, and there are many other rules. They are all listed on the long list that is posted on the door of Mr. Filch's office.
"I am very happy to have good news to share with everyone. This year's Defense Against the Dark Arts class will be taught by Mr. Lupin Remus, who was a temporary substitute last semester." As soon as Dumbledore finished speaking, the auditorium rang with enthusiastic applause and cheers. The applause at the Gryffindor table was particularly enthusiastic.
Professor Lupin stood up and greeted everyone with a smile. At the other end of the staff table, Professor Snape stared coldly at him. His thin yellow face twitched, his expression full of disgust and hatred.
Allen saw Harry clapping his hands desperately, Ron pounding the table and cheering loudly. The Gryffindor students were the last to stop clapping. At this time, Dumbledore began to speak again.
"We are also pleased to introduce Miss Umrich. She will be stationed in Hogwarts as a special observer of the Ministry of Magic. She will give her suggestions on the teaching methods of our teachers."
A polite but not very enthusiastic applause rang out in the auditorium.
Dumbledore continued, "The selection of the new members of Quidditch should be completed before the end of the first month of school. "Alright, that's all for now. On Saturday, the senior students can go to Hogsmeade, and the junior wizards can consider asking the seniors to bring you some snacks. Sour lollipops, odd-flavored beans, etc? I think the cockroach pile is pretty good. "
Dumbledore smiled and waved his hand, indicating that the squad leader could bring the young Magi back.
Suddenly, he turned his head and looked at Umrich questioningly. She raised her hand high, tilted her head, and looked at Dumbledore with a big smile.
Professor Dumbledore's voice sounded again. "Ah, please wait a moment. It seems that Observer Umrich has something to say to us." Professor Dumbledore made a gesture of invitation and sat down.
The little Magi, who were about to leave, sat back down and looked at Umrich in surprise.
"Thank you, principal," Professor Umrich said with a fake smile. "Thank you for your warm welcome speech." Her voice was high and shrill, with a hint of anger. Her deliberate imitation of a young girl's voice, combined with her youthful appearance, was really nauseating.
"The Ministry of Magic has always believed that educating young Magi is a very important thing. Some of the precious talents that you are born with, if not cultivated and practiced under careful guidance, may be useless. The ancient skills that are unique to the magic world must be passed down from generation to generation, or they will disappear. The precious magic knowledge accumulated by our ancestors must be protected, supplemented, and perfected by those who are lucky enough to be engaged in the noble profession of education. "
At this point, Professor Umbridge stopped talking and bowed slightly to the other teachers. None of them bowed back to her. Professor Mag's two black eyebrows were tightly knitted together, making her look like an eagle. When Umrich coughed softly and continued her speech, Professor Mag and Professor Sprout exchanged a meaningful look.
Umrich began her long and smelly speech, and the young Magi gradually lost their focus. When Dumbledore spoke, there was complete silence. Now, the students were whispering, whispering, and giggling, and the auditorium was noisy.
"Of course, my purpose here is to observe the good traditions that need to be maintained in education, and to find the old habits that are outdated, need to be changed, or even abandoned. I will summarize the results of my observations and report them to the Ministry of Magic for instructions, and then report them to the esteemed Professor Dumbledore. "Umrich grinned, revealing her sharp teeth.
"So fake. I really hate this person. Is she the person you said was on trial?" Hermione lowered her head, and asked Harry.
"That's the witch! She was very arrogant before the trial took out the photos, but she doesn't dare to do that now. Lupin told me that Foggy wanted to send someone else, but she insisted on coming, saying she wanted to make up for her mistakes. Foggy and Dumbledore talked for a long time before Dumbledore agreed. She doesn't dare to act rashly now. Otherwise, Dumbledore might chase her away if she makes a mistake, "Harry said as he glanced at Umrich.
"This is probably the most boring speech I've ever heard, and I grew up with Percy," Ron said with a blank expression. Ron's face was blank. He sat upright, but he was only pretending to listen carefully, in order to live up to the shiny new prefect badge on his chest.
"Why does Snape keep staring at Professor Lupin?" Harry's gaze slid past Snape. He felt that Snape's gaze on Lupin was like a knife, colder than his own.
"He's always wanted a teaching position in the Defense Against Black Magic class, but his application failed again this year, and the position was taken by Lupin. He's probably furious about it," Hermione told Harry what she'd heard at Allen's house.
There was the sound of tables and chairs knocking against each other. Apparently, Dumbledore had announced the dismissal of the entire school, as everyone stood up and prepared to leave the auditorium.
Hermione jumped up, looking panicked. "Oh no, I should've gone to give directions to the freshmen!"
"Freshmen!" Hermione shouted at the table in a dignified manner. "Please gather here!"
Allen looked at Slytherin and saw Pency enthusiastically holding Emily's hand. Clearly, Allen didn't need to worry.
Allen and Padma called for Ravenclaw's freshmen to gather in front of them. The eaglets seemed to be very obedient. Allen's attention was focused on Emily, and when he saw the freshmen gathering behind him, he called for Luna, who was waiting for him, and led the group out of the auditorium.
After they reached the eighth floor, they continued to walk up the spiral staircase for a long time before they saw an old wooden plank with an eagle-shaped knocker hanging on it. That was the entrance to Ravenclaw's common room.
But what he didn't expect was that after confirming that there were no professors watching them, the young wizards who had been suppressing their excitement and communicating with their eyes suddenly became restless. They surrounded Allen, wanting the world's best ball finder to give them his autograph. Some of them even asked Allen some strange questions. They thought that Allen, who had performed outstandingly in the tournament, should know all the answers.
Allen, who was completely unprepared, could only patiently placate the young wizards, who were full of admiration for him. He signed for them and answered some "normal questions" to avoid questions such as the magical functions of the mountain monster's eggs or the art of egg divination, which was a method of using eggs to divine the future.
Apart from Luna, who was still waiting for Allen, the other Ravenclaw students returned to the common room.
But the freshmen's questions seemed to be endless as they surrounded Allen and chattered.
Pavati wanted to go forward and disperse the young fans from Allen's side, but she couldn't squeeze in at all.
At this moment, a huge Raven Guardian flew over, emitting a silver glow, and landed in the middle of the young wizards who were panicking because of the sudden magic attack.
Then, the Guardian Deity said, "Extraordinary intelligence is the greatest wealth of humans."
Luna's singing voice came from the Guardian's mouth, "Congratulations! I'm Luna Lovegood, and I'm very happy to welcome you to Ravenclaw Academy. Our emblem is an eagle, soaring high at the peak that no one can reach. Our colors are sky blue and silver. Our common room has a panoramic view of the Hogwarts campus through the arched windows of the round common room: the Great Lake, the Forbidden Forest, the Quidditch Golf Course, and the Greenhouse. Apart from us, no other academy has the privilege of enjoying this beautiful scenery. Students of Ravenclaw Academy, your intelligence must be superior to others. Obviously, curfew is coming soon. "
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