The increase in the number of freshmen was a surprising thing, because at the time of the birth of this batch of freshmen, in theory, the active magic energy in this world had not yet begun to rise.
However, observation was not completely accurate, and there were always some errors. Jon had been in the Hogwarts for five years, and for the "length of life" in the magical world, six years was not a very long time.
The faces of the first years shone with a pale light under the candlelight, especially the little boy in the middle of the group who seemed to be trembling. It seemed that he was very nervous, but such nervous people appeared every year, so it was not a rare thing.
The Sorting Hat began to sing, and this song was a little different from the previous years. From Jon's memory of this hat, it was probably responsible for supervising the school, but this kind of mission had never been carried out by it.
After all, it was just a hat.
After all, magical life was not real life.
"What's going on?"
Stephen was a little surprised, and the people around him had the same expression. Although they were all clapping stiffly, they were obviously a little surprised by this matter.
"The Sorting Hat is an existence as ancient as the Hogwarts, so its mission is to give appropriate warnings to the school as long as it feels the need to."
"But it's just a hat."
"The world we live in is a world of magic, and never underestimate anything. So what if it's a hat? This hat has existed in this world for more than a thousand years, and its memory has never been cut off. Even I have to greet it when I see it. After all, it represents the founder of the same era as my ancestor. "
This kind of ancient existence was sometimes very troublesome, but the reason why it was a seniority was because it could sometimes play a role.
Dumbledore began his speech, just like every year when new students started school, but this year's speech was a little special because Umbridge had appeared as the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher.
This news made the students around Jon let out a slight cry.
"Don't worry, there's nothing bad about following this teacher, except that you can't learn anything. You just have to be a little more discreet, and don't let her find out that you're secretly following Harry. She's mainly targeting Harry, and ordinary students are not qualified to enter the school for her to take a look. This kind of annoying pride is actually not a bad thing, after all, following her around is also a kind of torture."
After he said these words, Stephen and the others laughed at the same time.
But after that, they could no longer laugh because Umbridge began to speak in her disgusting voice. Correspondingly, as she spoke, the students began to lose their focus.
Whispers, whispers, giggles, the auditorium suddenly became noisy, but Umbridge did not seem to notice this at all. She continued with her speech. As a qualified official of the Ministry of Magic, Jon had to admit that this woman did indeed have a strong mental fortitude.
If he was the one being treated like this by his subordinates, he would probably feel a little uncomfortable.
But fortunately, he did not have to face such a situation at all.
For him, all he needed to do was to hide behind the scenes and make arrangements. All the glory in front of the stage was not something he needed to think about.
This was the principle of smart people.
The banquet soon ended, and Jon did not pay attention to the chaotic students. Stephen and the others were not prefects, but Hufflepuff Academy was a little different from other academies. Even the prefects had to do things according to Stephen's arrangements, so they were still very busy. Jon took this opportunity to go to the principal's office.
He walked up the stairs, and when he came up, Dumbledore had just returned to his office.
"Good evening, Professor. I can see that you're having a hard time tolerating it."
"How could that be? We all like Professor Umbridge's arrival very much. Why would I tolerate it? "
Dumbledore still had that sociable smile on his face. Jon had to admit that his mental fortitude really made him gasp in amazement.
Umbridge's existence was no longer as simple as being annoying. She was like a biological weapon. In the past, when Chown read the books, he only felt that this person was annoying, but after interacting with her in person, he realized that there was a corresponding difference between what could be reflected in the books and what could be reflected in the real world.
"There's only the two of us here, Professor. You don't have to hide your true feelings. Although it's hard to imagine, why did you agree to let her come? With her in Hogwarts, there's definitely no peace."
"That's my goal, Jon. There's no one more suitable than him to make the students enter a state of war. We have to admit that even though everything is still going according to plan, Voldemort is still a brutal opponent that we need to take seriously."
And this kind of treatment involved the entire academy. Even if they didn't want to admit it, the Branch Hat was right. Only by uniting could the academy shine with new brilliance.
"But this has nothing to do with me. You can arrange the academy's matters yourself. Only after you leave will I take over the academy's internal affairs.
By the way, teacher Grindelwald asked me to tell you that you can do whatever you want during this period of time. He's already prepared that thing very well. Even if your bones and blood are corroded by the curse, you can still come back to life in perfect condition. "
"Yes, I know. I've never doubted this, especially since it's my own bloodline. I'm very confident in it."
That's very good.
Jon took a deep look at Dumbledore. He hadn't seen what Dumbledore looked like when he was young, so he wasn't too sure what this old man with thick hair and beard would look like after he was reborn.
But he was very curious.
If there was a chance, he would like to personally visit.
But before that, there were still a lot of important things to do.
"I hope that during your stay in the academy, we can finish all the things we need to do. What do you think?"
"I think that's very good. Let's do it. Our ultimate goal has never changed."
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