304 Dinner Party, New Professor, Werewolf

304 Dinner Party, New Professor, Werewolf

The entire auditorium fell silent, and then burst into loud laughter.

Peeves, who was not too dissatisfied with the excitement, suddenly appeared and sang in a funny voice: "Hufflepuff's silly son! Hufflepuff's silly son!"

However, Mr. Newt at the teacher's desk did not feel embarrassed by this. He seemed to have been looking forward to this scene for a long time, and waved to Steve proudly.

Unlike other professors who were wearing wizard robes, Mr. Newt was wearing a well-fitting dark blue woolen suit, which is Muggle clothing. It seemed that Mr. Newt was fully prepared for this surprise, even When preparing their luggage, they deliberately did not bring the witch robe with them, so as not to arouse Steve's suspicion.

"That's Mr. Newt?" Karan asked in surprise.

He and Snape stayed in the library all day, and did not see any strange adults visiting during lunch. They went straight to the castle gate as soon as they came out of the library, and did not even have time to take a look at the Great Hall.

Steve blushed because of the laughter around him, but he still whispered back: "Yes, I thought he went to France, but I didn't expect that he actually came to Hogwarts."

Several people quickly dispersed and followed the crowd to sit on the long tables in their respective colleges, waiting for the dinner to begin and Professor Dumbledore's possible speech.

After a brief glance, Karan noticed that not only was Mr. Newt on the teacher's desk, but there was also another familiar figure.

Kingsley Shacklebolt is the leader of the Aurors currently stationed in Hogsmeade.

In addition, neither the Prewett brothers nor Professor Kettleburn appeared at the professor's desk again.

Karan was not the only one to notice this change. The students' buzzing discussions filled the entire auditorium.

Professor McGonagall frowned at this scene, and she shouted: "Quiet!"

The students suddenly stopped talking. They all turned their heads and looked at Principal Dumbledore eagerly.

The principal stood up with a smile, his blue eyes looking happily at the students filling the entire auditorium.

"Welcome," he said, the candlelight shining brightly on his beard. "Welcome back to Hogwarts! Before you fall asleep from the feast, I have a few things to tell you. You all tell me."

"I believe you have all heard some rumors from last semester, rumors about the secret room."

The students were stunned. They listened with bated breath for fear of missing a word.

Many of them also focused on specific students from each house. Since Hufflepuff had the largest number of students involved in the Chamber of Secrets incident, the three of Callan also received the most attention.

Gesper's face was expressionless and calm.

Steve deliberately raised his chest. He was the least taboo person among the few people talking about this matter. He also regarded that dangerous experience as an honor. The most important thing was that he was eager to make a fool of himself at this time. Earn face.

Mr. Newt looked at Steve's deliberate expression with a smile on his face.

Karan didn't react at all. He even shrank back and let Steve block him to avoid the resentful gaze of team captain Anderson.

Lily looked a little embarrassed under Ma Lin's teasing, her cheeks were red.

Only Snape, who was sitting on the Slytherin table, had a gloomy face. The students from the same school around him had roughly the same expression, but they were all targeting Snape alone, and a few of them even whispered quietly. Said: "Traitor."

Principal Dumbledore finally continued.

"Don't worry, kids."

He shouted: "The problem has been completely solved."

"Whether it was the Chamber of Secrets, the Heir, or the monster, they were either completely destroyed or successfully expelled from Hogwarts."

The students were silent. This was the first time the principal responded directly to the matter of the Chamber of Secrets, and what he said about "expulsion" reminded everyone of the legendary battle, the duel between Dumbledore and Voldemort... ...

Fortunately, the silence did not last long. Professor McGonagall took the lead in applauding, and then the applause in the auditorium became more and more enthusiastic, especially from the direction of Hufflepuff House. This was the first time that they had obtained three hundred house points at once.

Anderson was deliberately slapping the table vigorously, and kept glancing in the direction of Karan. He was particularly supportive, and the team members next to him lowered their heads in shame.

"Who is the heir? Sir?" a Gryffindor student asked boldly.

The applause gradually weakened, and everyone was waiting for Dumbledore's answer.

"You must have known this for a long time."

Dumbledore continued to smile, not shying away from the question.

"Voldemort is the heir of Slytherin."

The sudden surge of applause almost lifted the magic roof of the auditorium, and everyone understood the meaning of Dumbledore's words.

In the duel in the Chamber of Secrets, Dumbledore defeated Voldemort and successfully drove him out of Hogwarts.

Callan also couldn't help but applaud. Although he knew that Voldemort had planned to leave after obtaining the treasure, his decision to return to Hogwarts to retrieve the treasure had exposed everything - Voldemort had no confidence in defeating Deng. Blido, that's why he tried to take away the treasure and planned to take the opportunity to clean up Hogwarts.

Among the four house long tables, only the Slytherin House's applause was the weakest, and even stopped shortly after.

Regulus was about to applaud, but his hands were suddenly forced down by his cousin Narcissa sitting next to him.

"I have no reason not to celebrate!" Regulus plucked up the courage and said, "After all, I am a victim and I was still hospitalized in the school hospital for many days!"

Narcissa looked at her always obedient cousin. She did not reprimand her, but whispered a warning in his ear: "I just don't want you to become a public enemy of the college. Don't be in the limelight."

"There is already one traitor in Slytherin. I don't care what you think in your heart, but at least I don't want to see you become the second traitor."

Regulus finally stopped applauding.

He suddenly realized that Narcissa no longer trusted Voldemort as before, and then he thought of Lucius, who was still missing. Ever since the news came out, Narcissa's character had changed a lot, and she had never changed again. Being too pushy.

Snape was still in a difficult situation, and the needle-like eyes from around him were all coming towards him. He was already reciting the Dark Curse that he knew well in his heart.

However, the Slytherin students who were the first to applaud still gave him a lot of comfort, especially Saoirse Greengrass. Snape noticed that she was the one who persisted until the end, until the roommate next to her took her The arm pressed down.

At this time, Dumbledore raised his hands to stop the noisy applause.

"There are a few more things." He continued: "I have to tell you some regrettable news in advance. Our Care of Magical Creatures teacher, Professor Kettleburn, decided to retire during the Christmas holidays. He was affected by the epidemic in the first half of the semester. The injury was serious and required a long period of rest.”

"The same goes for Professor Prewett. I hope they can recover as soon as possible."

“However, I am pleased to announce that two new teachers will be joining our line-up.”

"First of all, Professor Scamander." He introduced with a smile: "I believe everyone already knows him. After all, his name is printed in the textbook for one year."

"As a good friend of Professor Kettleburn, Professor Scamander readily agreed to fill the vacancy of Care of Magical Creatures and will spend the next half term with us until the school recruits a suitable new person. professor."

Mr. Newt, whose shoulders were a bit skewed, smiled and nodded to the students. Warm applause broke out in the auditorium. Almost every student knew who he was, and Steve just made another joke. This It didn't cool down the atmosphere in the auditorium.

The applause from the direction of the Hufflepuff long table was still the warmest. The fat monk shouted loudly: "It's Scamander! He graduated from Hufflepuff! He is the pride of our college!"

In the commotion, Gaspard noticed something strange in Dumbledore's words, and he asked curiously: "Your father will only be a professor for half a semester?"

Steve was so excited that his palms turned red.

"Yes!" he shouted loudly: "He doesn't have time to be a professor all the time. Writing textbooks is a job that requires traveling around the world. Unfortunately, we can't take my dad's class this semester. By the next semester, he will Just left.”

"I dare say," Steve suddenly lowered his voice: "My father must have brought his suitcase to Hogwarts. I saw this with my own eyes, so it can't be wrong."

Gaspard and Callan's eyes suddenly shone, and they immediately realized what this meant: that was Mr. Newt's magical suitcase, and the magical animals in it were definitely only comparable to Steve in the first grade. More or less.

Next, it’s time to introduce Auror Kingsley. Many senior students who stayed in school during the holidays have seen him in Hogsmeade, but few people know his name. More impressions still remain on Ted and As Andromeda's mentor.

In addition, judging from the professor's vacancies, he should be the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor in the second half of the semester.

Now, rumors of a curse in this class have gradually spread. Even the first-year freshmen have completely experienced the arrival and departure of the Prewett brothers, which made them unable to help but keep silent together and silently wait for Principal Dumbledore. introduction.

But Dumbledore said no more.

He silently took out a pocket watch in front of hundreds of eyes. There were star hands on it, as if he was silently waiting for something.

"What's going on?" Steve said confused: "Isn't that person our new professor?"

Karan shook his head in confusion as well.

In fact, he never expected that Kingsley would become the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, because Kingsley was an Auror with a serious duty. His job was to protect Hogsmeade from rioting werewolves. Threats, which conflict with professorial work.

The most important point is that Kingsley is not a formal member of the Order of the Phoenix. There is no reason for him to risk losing his job to become a professor. This is simply contradictory.

Just as the discussion below gradually grew louder, Principal Dumbledore suddenly put away his pocket watch. He was about to announce something, but was interrupted by the sudden opening of the auditorium door.

A figure appeared outside the door.

The figure was far less beautiful than Professor Prewett in the first half of the semester, nor did he look like he had carefully prepared a play, nor was he as frightening as Professor Moody in the future.

This is a dusty middle-aged man, his hair is unexpectedly gray, and his life is obviously not satisfactory.

He seemed to realize that he was late, so he hurriedly walked through the passage between the long tables, but kept glancing in the direction of the Gryffindor table, until he saw a slightly pale face, and he reluctantly revealed his face. He smiled briefly, then looked away.

Remus Lupine stared at the middle-aged man blankly, his voice was swallowed alive, and only he knew what was coming out of his mouth.

"dad......"

The middle-aged man finally reached the teacher's desk. He shook hands with Dumbledore vigorously, and then sat on a chair conjured by Kingsley.

Karan noticed this scene and found that neither Dumbledore nor the middle-aged man himself seemed to have really made up his mind.

"Lyle Lupin," Dumbledore introduced to the astonished students, "He agreed to fill the Defense Against the Dark Arts vacancy."

A few cold, sparse applause sounded in the auditorium.More students turned their curious eyes to the student with the same last name - Remus Lupin.

"That's your father?" James asked in surprise.

Remus nodded silently, looking as surprised as James.

James continued to ask: "Don't you know about this?"

Remus pursed his lips and finally shook his head.

"This is not good." Sirius on the other side frowned and said, "This was not included in our furry plan."

James glanced at Remus, who was acting a little abnormally. He quickly changed the subject and said, "Now is not the time to care about such things. The professor in the school already has two parents of students. Don't you think it's a little strange? ?"

Sirius saw James' deliberate intention to change the subject. He shrugged and said nothing more.

It was Kingsley's turn next. The students looked at Dumbledore in confusion, not knowing what he would say.

After all, there are no vacant positions to fill.

"This is Kingsley Shacklebolt." Principal Dumbledore finally said, "He is an Auror of the Ministry of Magic. I believe some of you have met him."

"He will hold a special position in Hogwarts, which is somewhat similar to the castle administrator, but not exactly the same. It is more about protecting everyone's safety."

Dumbledore said this bluntly.

Judging from the sudden discussion below, it seems that everyone thinks that Dumbledore just said: "This is war." 】

Obviously, whether it is Voldemort who was expelled from Hogwarts, the growing force of Death Eaters, or the sudden werewolf riot, these may be the reasons why Kingsley appeared in Hogwarts. .

Dumbledore finally smiled and said: "Okay, there are so many important things."

"Let's have a party!"

The gold plates and goblets in front of the students suddenly appeared full of food and drinks. Karan picked some of various kinds and put them on his plate. He stared in the direction of the teacher's table and couldn't help but say: " It’s really weird.”

The two people next to him looked towards him.

"It's really strange." Gaspard said while cutting the steak: "Special position? This sounds a bit like declaring war on Voldemort. I just don't know what Kingsley will do every day. He can't be like Is Filch wandering around the castle like that?"

Steve choked on his pumpkin juice, coughed and said, "Then I can't sneak into the kitchen?"

"Don't worry." Karan frowned and handed over a napkin: "The kitchen is so close to the Hufflepuff common room, there is nothing to worry about."

"It's just that what I'm thinking about is how long this special position will last, whether it will only be half a semester, or whether it will be there all the time...and don't you think that if Professor Lyle didn't come, the principal would probably let Kings Will Lai be the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor?"

Gespard glanced at him: "Are you saying this particular position is completely made up?"

"It's just a guess." Karan said: "After all, this special position doesn't even have a formal title, even if it's an administrator."

Gaspard ate a piece of freshly cut steak, and he analyzed vaguely: "According to what you said, Professor Lyle decided to come to Hogwarts at the last moment, and maybe he even rejected Deng in advance. Bullido?”

Karan was silent. After a while, he asked again: "By the way, do you know Kingsley?"

Unfortunately, both of them shook their heads.

"Why are you asking this?" Steve asked curiously. He was increasingly confused about what Karan meant by this.

"It's nothing." Karan shook his head slightly: "I just think that Principal Dumbledore seems to trust him, otherwise he wouldn't take the risk of not doing his job well enough to come to Hogwarts."

He was still struggling with the question: Did Kingsley join the Order of the Phoenix?

Kingsley was not supposed to join the Order of the Phoenix during the First Wizarding War, but instead joined the later Second Wizarding War, which was the reorganized Order of the Phoenix.

But judging from Kingsley's performance today, Karan became a little uncertain again.

"How strange," he murmured again.

Then Karan finally asked about the doubts he had when he met a few people just now, which was that Lily and Gasper seemed to be having a conflict.

Steve finally had a chance to vent his frustrations.

After telling the whole story, he was still talking: "The atmosphere in the box was so uncomfortable, I almost couldn't help but hide in the suitcase."

Karan looked at Gespad with a strange expression and said, "I have made similar proposals."

Gaspard gave him a look that said, "I knew you would think so." He said calmly, "No wonder Lily had such a big reaction at that time."

"She must think I've been led astray by you."

As soon as he heard these unconscious words, even Steve couldn't sit down.

"The one who was led astray was obviously Karan...eh? It doesn't seem right to say that."

He looked left and right at the two people who were looking calm, and suddenly said angrily: "The person who was really led astray was clearly me, right?! If it weren't for the two of you, how could Dorcas have been with me in the first grade? lesson!"

Gespar was very calm: "You are obviously the one who wants to join in."

Karan nodded in agreement: "That's right."

Steve became even more angry, and then his anger turned into appetite, but just halfway through eating, he suddenly sneered: "If you guys bully me again, my dad is a professor! I will ask him to deal with you as soon as dinner is over!"

Karan also sneered, but he still quietly glanced at Gaspard: [Is what he said true? 】

Gaspard, who had been a guest at Steve's house, returned a look calmly: "Don't listen to his nonsense, Mr. Newt is very friendly."Oh, and don't mention the looking glass thing, Mr. Newt doesn't seem to know the real reason. 】

Steve looked at the two of them in confusion, and he began to try to join in: "What are you talking about?" 】

The eyes of Karan and Gaspard suddenly changed, and Steve failed to join.

The delicious feast continued. Unlike the three people, there was more laughter in the auditorium. They were also more interested in the secret room duel that no one had ever seen.

As for the changes in the teaching staff...the senior students have long been accustomed to the Defense Against the Dark Arts professors changing every year.Not to mention the first-year students, they encountered an extremely rare situation as soon as they arrived - two professors came and three professors left.

All this happened in less than half a year, which laid a good foundation for their endurance. After all, the experience of having professors who change in half a year is not something every student can encounter.

Gradually, the dinner came to an end, and the last few pieces of pumpkin pie on the golden shallow plate disappeared. Steve was eagerly looking forward to it. The moment Principal Dumbledore announced that he was going to go back to bed, he ran away in a single step. He went out and ran towards the teacher's desk, with Karan and Gaspard following closely behind him.

"Does mom also know about this?" Steve asked immediately after walking in front of Mr. Newt.

"Of course she knows." Mr. Newt smiled and ruffled Steve's hair: "We agreed without thinking about it for too long. It feels great to be back at Hogwarts, but I just have to hide it from you all the time. easy."

Karan and Gaspard looked at each other silently, neither of them felt how difficult this matter was.

"You ask about the basement? Don't worry, mom will take good care of the little ones, and Aunt Queenie and Uncle Jacob will go there often."

"Are you Karan?"

Mr. Newt suddenly greeted him cordially: "Steve has talked about his roommate many times. I already met Gaspard during the vacation, but you are the only one missing."

"You did a good job with the magic thread. This helped Bird and Snake a lot."

"Hello, Mr. Newt." Karan replied without any disrespect: "I just cast a few magic spells, which is far from the book "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them"."

Mr. Newt looked very happy, and Steve stared suspiciously at Karan, who suddenly changed his temperament, thinking that he had seen the wrong person.

The conversation didn't last long, and Mr. Newt quickly urged them to go back to the dormitory. He didn't want these children to break the school's rules and there would be plenty of time to meet again in the future.

As the team walked down the stairs, Karan thought for a while and suddenly whispered: "Werewolves are also magical animals, but they are classified as dark creatures."

Steve was already too sleepy to hear what Karan was saying.

But Gaspard noticed something strange about Karan in time.

"What do you want to say?" he asked.

Karan gradually frowned, but did not continue.

This involves Remus' identity as a werewolf.

Whether it's Professor Lyall, Kingsley, or Mr. Newt.

They are more or less related to werewolves.