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"Welcome!"
He smiled and said, "Welcome everyone to Hogwarts to start the new school year! Before the banquet begins, I would like to say a few words."
"That is: Idiot! Crybaby! Scum! Twist!"
"thank you all!"
As Dumbledore sat down again, a large amount of food appeared on the originally empty plate.
“Oh, I hate carrots…”
Mikel looked at the vegetable soup in front of him and said to Ryan next to him: "Can we change seats?"
Ryan, who was chewing a corn cob, shrugged indifferently, stood up and switched seats with Mikel.
He is not picky about food and eats everything.
"Kyle, do you know what the principal just said?" Cedric asked puzzledly.
For some reason, he always felt that Dumbledore just now gave people the impression of being a little crazy, like an old wizard who was not in his right mind.
The words spoken are also obscure and difficult to understand.
"I'm not sure either." Kyle thought for a moment and said, "It probably refers to our views of the other three colleges. Just like the smart Ravenclaw, don't they always think that people from other colleges are stupid?"
"is that so……"
After being reminded by Kyle, Cedric quickly thought of the meaning of the other three words, nodded thoughtfully and said, "That makes sense."
There are many speculations about what Dumbledore said, but no matter how reasonable they are, they are still just speculations.
No one knows what he really thinks.
The only person who might know was still imprisoned in Nurmengard.
……
Everyone enjoyed the meal very much, until finally, the last few pieces of pumpkin pie on the golden plate disappeared.
After a delicious feast, Dumbledore stood up again.
"Now that everyone has had enough to eat and drink, I want to say a few words to everyone."
"First, there is Professor Quirrell, whom we are familiar with. He volunteered to fill the vacancy of Defense Against the Dark Arts.
And Professor Charity Burbage, who will be our new Muggle Studies professor."
Two wizards, a man and a woman, stood up in the guest of honor seat, one was timid and the other was in high spirits.
There was fairly warm applause in the auditorium.
But the applause was almost all for Professor Keridi Bubaji.
As for Professor Quirrell, he was completely benefiting from her... He was just a junior professor, there was nothing to welcome him for.
Not far from Kyle, a senior student exclaimed in amazement: "He actually took the initiative to apply to be the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor... Why didn't I realize that Professor Quirrell was so brave before."
After the applause, the two sat back down.
Dumbledore continued: "First years, please note that the wooded area on the school grounds is off-limits to any student.
You must remember that if someone invites you to go there, even if it is a professor you are most familiar with, please do not agree. This is very important. "
When he said this, Kyle felt that countless eyes were suddenly looking at him.
This left him speechless.
My goodness, is this a public execution?
Fortunately, Dumbledore did not waste too much time on this and continued, "Also, the administrator, Mr. Filch, asked me to remind everyone not to perform magic in the corridors during class breaks.
Also, do not bring magical plants from the greenhouse back into the castle, especially if they are dangerous."
Dumbledore's shining eyes flickered towards Kyle.
Kyle's mouth twitched for a moment, but he quickly calmed down.
Although he didn't know how Dumbledore knew it, it didn't matter. He gave the headmaster face and would not touch the plants brought from the greenhouse this semester.
"The review of Quidditch players will be held in the second week of this semester. Students who are interested in joining the student representative team should contact Ms. Hooch."
"Finally, I must tell everyone that if you do not want to encounter an accident and a painful death, please do not enter the corridor on the right side of the fourth floor."
Kyle couldn't help but laugh. The fishing clues in this sentence were too obvious, and a straight hook was used, but he didn't expect Voldemort to believe it.
He didn't even think about it. If Dumbledore didn't have a backup plan, would he just tell everyone the location?
No, Voldemort is just a wandering soul now, using Professor Quirrell's shared brain, so it is normal for it to crash occasionally.
"He can't be serious." Mikel's face turned pale.
"Unlikely." Cedric shook his head and said, "At least it's not as serious as he said. If there really is such a dangerous place in Hogwarts, it would have been completely sealed off long ago."
Afterwards, after everyone finished singing the school song, Dumbledore announced that they could go back and rest.
Kyle didn't move, but turned to look at the Gryffindor table.
Someone's got to make good on that bet.
"Oh... damn!"
"I thought he had forgotten."
Fred and George sighed, and under the puzzled looks of Harry and Ron, they threw a toffee into their mouths with a bitter face.
"Wow……"
"Oh~~~"
Amidst the shock and laughter, Fred and George started tap dancing beside the table, wagging their three-foot-long tongues.
This clause was not in the bet; they added it themselves.
Because they have to be careful not to step on their tongues, Fred and George always twitch when they tap dance, which looks very magical.
“Oh~~”
There was laughter and cheers all around again.
Even Dumbledore was attracted by their unique looks and chic dance steps, and watched them with great interest.
Only Professor McGonagall stood there with a grim face, her lips almost pursed into a line.
Wasn’t it enough to jump once last year, why do you want to do it again this year?
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 146 Cedric the Savior
On the first day of the new school year, Fred and George immediately became everyone's focus.
Even when they returned to the common room, the topic among the young wizards was still the two of them.
"Do you think the Weasleys can really sell that kind of candy?"
Cedric sat on the sofa and asked doubtfully, "Professor McGonagall won't agree."
"It's definitely not okay to do it in a big way." Kyle thought for a moment and said, "But as long as we don't get caught, it's fine. The school also has a rule that forbids bringing dung eggs and fiery fireworks into the castle, but haven't you seen enough of those things?
Professors are usually very busy and don’t have time to deal with such trivial matters.”
"That's different." Cedric frowned.
He remembered that the Weasley brothers told him before school started that those candies were used to help young wizards skip classes... Could the professor just ignore it?
In response, Kyle shrugged and said he didn't know either.
However, based on his understanding of Fred and George, these two people have probably already thought of a solution.
And unless they were caught in the act, the professors probably wouldn't suspect Fred and George.
They would simply assume that the candy was a product of Zonko's or some other joke shop, and end up putting Fat Tongue Toffees on the list of banned items.
Hmm... probably like that.
As a regular program for Hufflepuff, make-up homework after school starts is definitely necessary.
As more and more people filled the common room, Kyle and Cedric returned to their respective dormitories, giving their seats to students who wanted to create miracles.
Their dormitory was the same as last year, except there was a sign on the door that read "Second Grade".
The furnishings in the room had not changed at all and it was very clean. It must have been cleaned in advance by the house-elves.
Kyle lay on the bed, looking at everything familiar in front of him, and his consciousness quickly became blurred.
Because he went to bed early, Kyle got up early the next day and went to the eighth floor of the castle alone.
Because the Room of Requirement can perfectly simulate the natural environment, and the Moon Beast applies fertilizer every day, the flower garden is still in good condition even if Kyle hasn't taken care of it for two months.
But there are definitely changes.
The most obvious one among them is the Devil's Snare, because it is closest to the Moon Beast's nest. Its body is much larger than it was two months ago. The tendrils have become almost as thick as wrists and the color is darker.
Also, the bite-like kale planted before the holiday has sprouted, and their fist-sized mouths are opening and closing. Kyle estimates that they will start to grow teeth in a week or two.
The growth of Dictamni and Rue is also good, forming a large and lush green area.
The Moon Beast is sleeping.
The Billywig worm was having fun in the sky. When it saw Kyle, it immediately flew over with the propeller on its head swinging.
Kyle subconsciously took a step back, said hello to it briefly, and left the Room of Requirement.
The little guy seemed a little too excited today. He flew around Kyle and completely forgot that he still had a poison needle in his body.
Kyle didn't want to be stung by it.
After leaving the Room of Requirement, Kyle walked down the stairs and returned to the auditorium.
There were already quite a few people sitting in the hall at this time. They gathered in twos and threes, looking in the direction of the Gryffindor table and whispering.
"It's over there, look."
"Which way?"
"Next to the tall red-haired boy, the one with glasses."