All the changes in the world begin with Tom Cat

Chapter 76 Mad-Eye: This cat is pretty good~ (4K words)
A new school year has arrived, and a new banquet

The lobby was re-decorated, and the ribbons representing the four colleges were motionless in the air. Thousands of them were hung on the heads of the little wizards, making the tableware sparkle.

Although the weather outside was still gloomy, it did not bring the gloominess to Hogwarts.

Ding Hai and Harry sat down at the long Gryffindor table.

Peeves suddenly showed half of his head from his desk, almost startling Harry and the three of them.

But Ding Hai said he was used to it and didn't care.

After all, Peeves has been with them since they returned to school, especially pestering Dinghai to play pranks on some little wizards with him.

Since Peeves performed great service in Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets last time, Dumbledore allowed him to come to the Great Hall to attend the banquet.

He just didn't allow it to play pranks on this beautiful occasion, otherwise he wouldn't mind just locking it in the dark room.

Peeves also had the good sense not to mess with Dumbledore, because he knew that the white wizard would really lock his little dark room.

It's not like being in that small, dark room all day.

"You scared me to death, Peeves! Why are you here?" Ron patted his beating chest.

He almost suffered kidney failure from being scared by Peeves.

"Hahaha~ Weasley, you were scared by me, your expression is really good~"

Peeves laughed loudly.

But Ron just curled his lips, without a look of fear on his face.

It's not like he didn't know that Peeves had been getting close to Tom recently, and he even followed them to the Forbidden Forest on a broomstick. Ahem.

If it were before, he would have avoided Peeves like other little wizards.

But now~ the situation has changed.

Peeves was very excited about such a lively occasion and couldn't help but move his hands.

"Meow~" Ding Maomao glanced at it.

"I know, Cat, I won't mess around!"

Peeves understood Ding Hai's words. Anyway, he came to such a lively occasion just to blend into the little wizard's banquet and show his existence to them. In this way, Peeves would be valuable and meaningful!
Peeves glanced at the candle hanging in the air, and his eyes couldn't help but roll.

As if he had thought of some good idea, he disappeared.

In the center of the hall are the professors' seats. Professor Snape still has his zombie face that has not changed for thousands of years, and his hair seems to be greasier.

A certain white-bearded wizard sat in the most conspicuous central professor's seat and glanced around the lobby several times, observing the status of the young wizards.

Professor McGonagall held up a high stool and placed the tattered Sorting Hat on it.

Well, according to the rules of previous years, this old hat is going to show off his singing voice again.

"The four great wizards personally selected their favorite disciples during their lifetimes,"

"But when they are sleeping in the underworld, how do you select the talents for Hogwarts?"

"It was Gryffindor who figured it out and he took me off his head."

"The Big Four have all injected their ideas into me, and from now on I will be the one to choose and evaluate them!"

"Okay, put it on your heads, both big and small."

"I never made a mistake!"

"I will judge, which college do you belong to?"

The lyrics of the Sorting Hat have obviously changed, which Ding Hai is very pleased about.

Otherwise, you’ll get tired of hearing the same old-fashioned lyrics all the time. The Sorting Hat also needs to be innovative~
After the Sorting Hat finished singing, the little wizards clapped.

Ding Hai also patted it with his two paws perfunctorily, but there was no musical accompaniment, which made the Sorting Hat's singing sound dry.

This year also welcomes new students. According to the procedure, our Principal Dumbledore gave a speech. He stood up, his long silver-white hair and beard glowing slightly under the candlelight.

If you put a Santa hat on him at this time, he will be a proper Santa Claus.

But it's a pity that today is not Christmas, and our principal will not wear such an inappropriate hat.

"Last school year, we successfully sent away our graduates, and this year we welcomed new blood. We welcome you to Hogwarts. We are also very happy that our old students continue to study in school and strive to become a Hogwarts as soon as possible. Great wizard!"

"Now let's enjoy this party!"

Dumbledore clapped his hands, and then various styles of delicacies appeared on the long table, emitting steam and looking delicious.

Just smelling the scent is soothing.

The students cheered, the sound of knives and forks clinking on the plates was heard, and from time to time they were chewing food and talking quietly.

The new little wizards were obviously very excited because they had never eaten such delicious food before!

The old student said that it is rare and strange, but this year there are a lot more delicacies. In addition to delicious grilled fish, there are also a variety of desserts and new milk tea.

The little wizards have never tasted such strange milk tea, it’s really good~
It tastes a hundred times better than the water made from tea residues they drink at home.

Dumbledore, on the other hand, smiled and sucked on a straw, drinking a cup of milk tea with unknown ingredients. It was obvious that this cup of milk tea suited his liking.

Ding Hai raised his eyebrows when he saw it.

He basically leaves the recipes for the food to the kitchen elf so he doesn't have to be the chef.

Wouldn’t it be nice to have someone to serve you a meal every day?
If it weren't for Hogwarts' regulations, he would really want to capture a kitchen elf to be his exclusive chef every day.

But when he thought of Lao Deng's angry face, Maomao finally gave up.

Seeing that everyone had almost eaten, Dumbledore asked everyone to look at him. He had one last thing to say.

“Food time is always short, let me tell you a few things!”

First of all, I now need to introduce you to a new professor who teaches the school's Defense Against the Dark Arts class.Let's welcome Professor Alastor Moody! "

Dumbledore was the first to applaud.

Then, a man with an eye patch and a cane stood up from the seat.

But the little wizards were immediately frightened by Professor Moody.

For no other reason than because his scarred face was truly a child's nightmare.

"Holy shit, Harry~ Is this our Defense Against the Dark Arts professor? Isn't that too scary? I feel even scarier than Snape!"

Ron shuddered.

But at this moment Snape cast his gaze directly over, and Ron suddenly fell silent.

Professor McGonagall saw the blank stares of the students and immediately took the lead in applauding.

The little wizards had no choice but to applaud, and the scattered applause sounded, and finally joined together and resounded throughout the entire auditorium.Alastor Moody showed an unattractive smile, then picked up the curved wine bottle on the table and took a sip, bowed slightly to everyone and sat down again.

"The second thing is, I still want to emphasize the school rules. From now on, no one is allowed to go to the Black Lake without permission from me and the professors, except of course our cute Mr. Cat."

The next moment, everyone focused their attention on Ding Hai.

Ding Hai looked at Lao Deng's gaze and curled his lips.

"I have a question, why is only Tom allowed to go to the Black Lake?"

At this time, a young wizard from Gryffindor raised his hand to speak.

"That's a good question. If you are like Tom and can tame the ferocious underwater magical creatures in the Black Lake, I won't mind if you go."

The next moment, the little wizard suddenly became silent.

Well, they really can't afford to offend those underwater creatures in the Black Lake.

Except for a certain cat.

Ding Hai knew what Old Man Deng was thinking. Wasn't it the last time he fished out one of Voldemort's Horcruxes from the Black Lake~
It seems that this old man is trying his luck.

But forget it, as long as he can allow himself to go fishing at the lake.

Anyway, I am fearless!

Alastor Moody, who was sitting on the professor's chair, was looking at the blue cat with interest.

After he arrived at Hogwarts, Dumbledore told him that there was a kitten in the academy who defeated Voldemort.

At first he didn't believe it, after all, who was the Dark Lord!How could he be defeated by a cat?

Knowing that Dumbledore showed him Ding Hai's memories of the Sorcerer's Stone incident
This aroused strong curiosity in this old Auror who had always fought against dark wizards for a long time.

If we can cultivate them in the future, then ten more Voldemorts won’t be a problem?
"Also, regarding the school rules, you are not allowed to enter and leave the Forbidden Forest at will without Professor Hagrid's consent. Recently, there have been a few little guys who have been a little bold. You must know that the Forbidden Forest is very dangerous. As for those little guys I won’t name them.”

Dumbledore smiled and looked at Harry and the others vaguely.

Harry and the other three also blushed.

Well, those brave little guys are them.

He was also caught by Professor McGonagall and copied the school rules dozens of times.

"Finally, I would like to announce that there will be no Quidditch match in our school this year."

As soon as Dumbledore finished speaking, the young wizards were in an uproar.

oh!Merlin's pink stockings!Principal Dumbledore, you can't do this!

The loudest of them all were the Weasley twins.

This is a competitive sport that they look forward to every school year!
How do you say it will be removed after cancellation?
This is a big blow to them! "Quiet!" Dumbledore turned on the amplification magic to calm down the agitated little wizards.

He somewhat understood the students' feelings about the sudden cancellation of the competition that they had been thinking about so much, but he hadn't finished speaking yet.

"Although we have canceled Quidditch, Hogwarts is about to usher in a grand event that is not inferior to Quidditch, and that is the Triwizard Tournament. I hope everyone can enjoy the fun."

Many young wizards present looked at each other in confusion, and it was obvious that they did not know what the Triwizard Tournament was.

But our commentator Deng patiently explained it to everyone.

"About 700 years ago, the three largest schools on the continent of Europa jointly held a friendly competition. In October, the principals of Beauxbatons and German Shepherd Strong will select their warriors to participate in this competition on Halloween. At that time, the warriors who win the Triwizard Cup will individually receive one thousand galleons jointly funded by the three schools!"

A thousand galleons! !

The atmosphere in the lobby suddenly became heated, and the little wizards discussed with each other excitedly. This thousand galleons was a big fortune for these little wizards, enough for them to buy what they wanted.

Of course, a rich second generation who inherited an inheritance does not count.

Ding Maomao also expressed that he had no interest in the thousand galleons. He felt that it was enough to eat well and sleep well every time.

After all, what kind of wealth and freedom do cats want?
"I want to join the principal!!"

"Me too!"

The little wizard raised his hand eagerly, as if he was afraid that he would not be able to grab a spot.

Dumbledore raised his hand slightly to signal them to calm down: "Children, don't be so excited. I know you all want to win the honor and the prize money for Hogwarts at this moment, but the Triwizard Tournament is very dangerous. We Even if many measures are taken, the risk cannot be completely eliminated.”

"To this end, we have set an age limit and do not allow wizards aged 17 to participate in this competition. However, in order to ensure the fairness of the competition and everyone's enthusiasm, we have also lowered the threshold. Wizards aged 14 and above can participate. Participate in this registration, but it is only limited to limited competitions, I hope you understand!"

The next moment, the little wizards cheered.

Now all wizards except wizards under 14 years old can participate.

As for wizards under the age of 14, Dumbledore decided not to let these young buds wade into this muddy water out of consideration for safety and magical maturity.

At this time, Ding Hai saw Peeves appearing above him. His belly was straightened out and his whole body became colorful.

After the candlelight passed by Peeves, it immediately illuminated one after another light circles of different colors on the ground.

The colorful lights made the little wizards excited.

Ding Hai took out a set of electronic music equipment at the right time, wore sunglasses and a peaked cap, and started DJing.

A burst of DJ electronic music that the little wizards had never heard suddenly made the students present excited, and their bodies couldn't help but dance.

The entire auditorium suddenly turned into a disco, and the little wizards began to dance in their own weird postures.

The professors were stunned for a moment when they saw this, and then the corners of their mouths twitched.

Well, it’s the cat again!

Just when Professor McGonagall was about to shout stop, Dumbledore stopped her.

"Minerva, let the children have fun for a while! You see Peeves is quite happy too. I don't think he will mess around with Tom here."

Professor McGonagall hesitated after hearing this, but finally let it go.

Dumbledore also joined the DJ army, even swaying slightly, holding milk tea while doing a weird old man's dance.

All the professors: "."

They really don't understand why their principal can be so liberal?

Next, Professor Flitwick and Professor Sprout stood up from their seats and danced and rejoiced with the children.

The professors suddenly felt that they were much younger.

The Peeves above turned into a disco light ball, dancing on its own, driving the rotation of the dazzling lights.

This night is destined to be sleepless.

(End of this chapter)