Homecoming from Hogwarts

Chapter 504 Change of Times
Among the deans of the four houses of Hogwarts, Professor Flitwick and Professor Sprout both showed some surprise.Of course they knew that Hogwarts could defeat its competitors and get the chance to host the Triwizard Tournament, and Amosta had contributed a lot. However, they didn't know if Dumbledore asked Amosta to give the speech for the above reasons. .

Professor McGonagall looked at Amosta, her eyes full of encouragement.The Dean of Slytherin House also had a normal expression, but his dark eyes were always looking away at Amosta and Dumbledore.

Amosta picked up a napkin and wiped the cream from the corner of his mouth. He nodded nonchalantly as if he didn't read any strange signals.
"No problem, Headmaster Dumbledore--"

The four long tables below the auditorium were still noisy. Over at Gryffindor House, Dennis, the young wizard who had just joined the house this year, was taking the trouble to describe to others how he fell into the water. Hagrid sent out a rescue signal. Best, Professor Brain flies over and fishes him out of the water.

Neville still looked eager, and whenever someone discussed the Quidditch World Cup final and the duel that night, he would prick up his ears and listen desperately to all the details.Hermione knocked over the goblet filled with orange juice in horror because she had just learned from Nearly Headless Nick that the Hogwarts kitchen had the most house elves in the UK.

On the Slytherin side, Draco was rolling up his sleeves and proudly showing off the scars on his arms to Shabini. He claimed that they were from the night of the Quidditch final when their family teamed up to deal with a masked wizard. .

A burst of laughter suddenly broke out from the middle of the Ravenclaw table, and at the same time, Harry, who was caught prying eyes, withdrew his embarrassed gaze.

No little wizard has yet noticed that they are standing in the transition between one era and another.

Ding, ding, ding——
The sweet desserts on the plate in front of the little wizard were swept away, and a crisp knocking sound stopped the buzzing roar in the auditorium, and only the beating sounds of strong wind and heavy rain could be heard.

The young wizards were surprised to find that it was Professor Braine who stood up from the staff table, while Dumbledore was still sitting firmly in his chair, looking at them with a smile.

Staring at the curious and puzzled eyes below, Amosta smiled.
"Welcome, welcome back to Hogwarts. Before we are about to enter a happy new school year, there are a few new announcements that you need to know-"

"What's going on?" Ron shrank his neck and looked at Harry in confusion, "Why is it Professor Blaine?"

"Shh!"

Hermione, who was furious at Hogwarts about the elves, turned her face and gestured with a serious face.

"--Before the happy start of the new school year, there are some things that everyone must pay attention to. First of all, as before, students are not allowed to enter the Forbidden Forest on the other side of the venue, and in Hogsmeade Village, students below the third grade are not allowed to enter. Patronize--"

Dumbledore's opening speech is pretty much the same every year. The senior students are tired of hearing it, and finally some new tricks appeared this year. However, Professor Brain still said the same things, which made many senior wizards Disappointment showed on his face,
"Any new tricks, Professor Blaine?"

Feeling a little bored, Fred waved his hands and shouted, and then he immediately received a stern glare from Professor McGonagall.

"New tricks——"

Amosta blinked and said in a humorous tone,

"Let me think about it. Ah, yes, after review by the Student Safety Office, this year, the items prohibited for use in the school have been reduced from 430 seven items last year to 380 five items. Of course, among the items that have been released, some of them are in The use in the castle is still illegal, but the use in the outside grounds is allowed. A detailed list can be seen in Mr. Filch’s office, and interested parties can check it.”

Amosta smiled at the two Weasley twins. He guessed that no one except them would do this.

Fred and George looked at each other with inexplicable excitement in their eyes.

Since the two of them entered Hogwarts, the length of Filch's list of prohibited items has increased at an alarming rate every year, and this year is the first time that the list has been reduced compared to the previous year. Does this mean that, Will the environment at this school be more relaxed in the future?

"Guess what interesting things Professor Brain will put into Hogwarts——"

Harry heard Seamus ask a question in a low voice, and then someone immediately answered the question, "There must be a big shit egg, he is using it in class!"

"--In addition, I have some bad news to tell everyone. There will be no Academy Cup Quidditch game this year."

Amosta, who was standing above, could clearly see that the expressions on the faces of the twin brothers, who had been very excited just now, suddenly froze. Their mouths were wide open, and they were so surprised that they could not speak.And the two of them were not alone in their embarrassment. Except for young wizards like Cedric and Draco who had heard the news early, most people looked surprised and sad.

"That's because there's a big event starting in October that will last throughout the school year and take up a lot of professors' time and energy - but I'm sure you'll have a lot of fun doing it. I'm very happy to announce that, This year at Hogwarts—"

Professor Brain's raised tone was interrupted by a bolt of lightning flashing across the ceiling. Thunder exploded outside the castle, shaking the glass windows and rattling, and the door of the auditorium was slammed open.

A man stood in the doorway, leaning on a long cane and wrapped in a black traveling cloak.The little wizards who were expecting Professor Brain to solve the puzzle turned their heads and looked at the stranger at the entrance of the auditorium.Suddenly another bolt of lightning flashed across the ceiling, illuminating the stranger. He shook out his long gray hair and began to walk towards the staff table.

"Who is he?"

The lightning illuminated the man's face extremely vividly. Hermione had never seen such a face before.It was like it was carved out of a piece of rotten wood, and the carver only had a vague idea of ​​what a human face should look like, and was not very good at using a carving knife. Every inch of the skin on the face was scarred. , the mouth is like a big crooked hole, and the place where the nose should be raised is missing.

"Needless to say, he must be the new professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts!"

Ron gasped and said,

"Look at that face - you can tell he's an expert in the dark arts!"

The most frightening thing about this man who suddenly broke into the opening ceremony is not his face, but his eyes - one eye is very small; the other is very big, round like a coin, and It's a distinct bright blue.The blue eye kept moving without blinking, turning up and down, left and right, completely unrelated to the normal eye - later, the blue eye rolled and penetrated into the man's head, and everyone just You can see a big white eyeball.

When this person walked in, Dumbledore stood up from his seat, waiting for this person to approach with a smile, and Amosta also cast a concerned look at this stranger.

Aratos Moody.

It is said that he is the best Auror in the Ministry of Magic in recent years. After the fall of Voldemort, he and his people were able to break down some of the hard bones that were stubbornly resisting.Amosta knew who this person was, but it was from Dumbledore's previous report, rather than his actual acquaintance with this retired Auror. After he graduated from Hogwarts and entered the society, the Auror Office at that time The director is already Rufus Scrimgeour.

"Alastor encountered a situation, so he arrived a little late-"

Dumbledore exchanged a few words with Moody, and then turned to look at Amosta, "Perhaps, you can introduce the children to their new professor this school year -"

"my pleasure--"

Amosta nodded and smiled, and took the initiative to reach out to the 'legendary Auror' who scanned him several times with his magic eye.





(End of this chapter)