Magical Studies at Hogwarts

The opening dinner is basically the same every year.

When Harry walked into the foyer, the auditorium was filled with cheerful voices. Everyone was saying this loudly, telling about their holiday life. However, when Harry and the others sat down at the Gryffindor table, their eyes followed

When Luna looked at the Ravenclaw table, she finally noticed something different.

Ravenclaw is too quiet tonight.

The eaglets were very dull. Even Stuart, who was usually the happiest, only whispered to Terry beside him. The others were either staring at the ceiling or the long table in a daze.

"What's wrong with them?" Harry asked softly, not understanding.

"I know this." Ron glanced at Hermione who was talking in a low voice with Lavender Brown, and leaned towards Harry, "Because Ike..."

"You know, since that night, no one knew about Ike during the entire holiday, even though he did something like that..."

"Before this, he was the best in Ravenclaw." Ron shook his head and said, "But in my opinion, this is a bit hypocritical."

"According to what Fred said, Ike's reputation in Ravenclaw is actually not good, at least before he became a warrior."

Harry nodded subconsciously. He still didn't understand why Ravenclaw was like this without just one person. Without thinking too deeply, his attention was quickly attracted by the professor's chair.

"Hagrid is not here, and...that is the woman named Umbridge!" Harry was shocked. He never expected that the woman who left a deep impression on him during the trial would appear here.

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"Who?" Ron asked.

"The one next to Dumbledore, she participated in my interrogation, she is Fudge's person." Harry frowned, "What is she doing here..."

"have no idea……"

No one gave him an answer, not even Hermione. She just looked thoughtfully at Dumbledore and Umbridge, who seemed to be chatting happily at the professor's chair, and did not answer Harry's question.

At this time, there was a new change in the professor's chair. Professor Graplan, who took over Hagrid's role in guiding the new students, came in and sat directly in Hagrid's seat. Not long after, the door of the auditorium opened, revealing a group of first-year students who looked shocked.

The new students walked in under the leadership of Professor McGonagall, still holding the shabby sorting hat in her hand.

The buzzing voices in the auditorium gradually subsided, and everyone focused on the upcoming sorting ceremony. Professor McGonagall did not keep everyone waiting, and put the Sorting Hat on the stool, waiting for it to finish singing the carefully choreographed song.

After the school song, the sorting ceremony began directly.

"Welcome, our new students." After the sorting ceremony, Dumbledore stood up with a bright smile, "At the same time, we also welcome our old students back!"

"Now, let's enjoy the dinner happily!"

Suddenly, the auditorium erupted with appreciation and applause. Everyone loved Dumbledore's speech after the sorting ceremony. Each time he spoke two concise and concise sentences, which was simply great.

Gradually, everyone had eaten and drank enough, and the noise in the auditorium began again. At this time, Dumbledore stood up again.

"Okay, I need to take up a little of everyone's time and talk about the precautions for the new semester as usual." Dumbledore said with a smile, "First of all, the first-year students need to know that students are not allowed in the forbidden forest in the hunting ground.

Got in."

"Then, Mr. Filch asked me. He also said that this was the 426th time he asked me to remind you that magic is not allowed in the corridors during class. As for other rules, you can do it in Mr. Filch's

Saw it on the office door."

"This year, we have two changes in our teaching staff." Dumbledore pointed to Grubbly-Plan and Umbridge and said, "Professor Grubbly-Plan will teach you Care of Magical Creatures, and Professor Umbridge will teach you Defense Against the Dark Arts.

Professor of Art."

"Of course, the Quidditch selection that everyone is most concerned about..." Suddenly, Dumbledore stopped and looked inquiringly at Umbridge, who had stood up at some point. He showed a hint of surprise, and then sat back down.

When he got to his seat, he looked at Umbridge intently.

"Thank you, Headmaster." Umbridge said with a smile, but that smile always gave people a weird feeling, "Thank you for such a warm welcome."

"I have to say, it feels great to be back at Hogwarts again, and I'm sure we'll become very good friends."

Suddenly, she put away the uncomfortable sharpness in her voice and became serious.

"The Ministry of Magic has always believed that educating young wizards is a very important matter." Her expression became serious and she said, "Some of your innate talents may be useless if they are not properly guided...

"

Umbridge said this seriously. Dumbledore still looked serious, but the students below were different. They would not give face to this guy who interrupted the principal's speech for no reason. Unknowingly, the auditorium changed.

It was noisy, and everyone began to talk small talk. Even those who were still watching Umbridge's speech had dull eyes, obviously not listening.

"...Some changes prove to be good at first, but at the right time, we will find that it is wrong. Some old habits are retained, which is okay, and some are outdated, and it is natural to abandon them...

…”

Suddenly, Umbridge stopped, looked around at the students below, and her tone became much more serious.

"We should not only focus on students' magic education, but also need to pay enough attention to moral aspects..."

Hearing this, some students who were talking stopped and frowned, especially the Ravenclaws whose atmosphere was not right to begin with.

"Who does she think she is?" Stewart looked indignant and said to Terry next to him, "Since when does Defense Against the Dark Arts have to care about moral character!"

"She is the Deputy Minister of Magic, Stuart." Terry sighed, "Obviously, the Ministry of Magic is going to get involved in Hogwarts, and Ike's matter gives them a reason."

"It's full of lies!" Stewart said, "Who knows what's going on with Ike, yet he was inexplicably given the hat of a Death Eater dark wizard, and he's still wanted!"

"That's enough!" Terry stopped Stewart, who was talking a lot about cheating, and whispered with a serious expression, "This is something that has been determined, he did do something bad."

"But..." Stewart was about to say something, but this time even Anthony and Michael looked over. His mouth moved, but he didn't speak again.

Anthony turned to look at Umbridge, who was still talking eloquently at the professor's chair, and whispered:

"Friends, please be careful, we won't have a good time this year."