New Professor at Hogwarts

"In Muggle novels and movies, dragon knights are always very majestic and very powerful." Xia Ran smiled, he must be talking about the kind of dragon knight who rides a real dragon.

"Haha!" Kingsley said with a laugh, "Dragons are all extremely ill-tempered. Even a wizard like Dumbledore would probably have difficulty doing this unless he trains a dragon from a young age and makes the dragon truly recognize it. Kill yourself."

Mr. Weasley said helplessly: "Charlie, what you said is impossible. Charlie sometimes writes letters saying that raising dragons is actually quite dangerous."

"Okay, just think of it as a joke." Xia Ran shrugged and smiled.

They were now in a dimly lit room, surrounded by rough stone walls. Most of the light came from a large fireplace at the other end of the room. The smoke from the pipe filled the air, like gunpowder smoke on a battlefield. The heavy iron pots and basins hanging from the dark ceiling looked even more sinister and eerie in the smoke.

Because there was going to be a meeting soon, the room was filled with many chairs, and in the middle was a long wooden table. There were parchment rolls placed in front of many people on the table, as well as goblets, beer bottles, and some Weiss Mrs. Lai prepared the cakes and Sirius took them over.

When Xia Ran looked around the room, Sirius also sat down on a chair and said with a wry smile: "Isn't it good?"

"It's quite good. It has been uninhabited for so many years, but it can still be inhabited." Xia Ran said sincerely. Although Blake's old house is dark and gloomy, there is really no problem in being able to live in it.

Sirius said: "In the past, because I was still wanted by the Ministry of Magic and had not shaken off the blame, I could not return to the family." After a slight pause, he continued: "Actually, I don't want to come back, if it weren't for Dumbledore Lido couldn't find a better place to be the headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix... You know, other places are a bit too conspicuous. People often come in and out, and there may be people from the Ministry of Magic visiting, so this one A house is the best choice!”

"Haha! Hagrid, I must tell you, your behavior in Knockturn Alley was great!" A dirty-haired wizard laughed. He was Mundungus Fletcher, who was talking to Hagrid. What are you talking about.

Hagrid took a long sip of his beer - tellingly, his glass was larger than the others - and said in a very loud voice: "I know, Dunge (short for Mundungus), You also know that every one of the merchants in Knockturn Alley..."

at this time--

"Beasts! Bitch! Dirty and sinful scoundrels! Bastards, freaks, ugly monsters, get out of here! How dare you desecrate the home of my ancestors..." A louder roar suddenly came from the foyer.

Hagrid quickly shut up and kept apologizing in a low voice, but at this time Sirius had already rushed out, followed by Charlie, Lupin, and Tonks.

Outside the room they had just stayed in was a foyer, with peeling wallpaper, and the luxurious carpets that might once have been very bright and bright were also faded and looked very old, while a spiderweb-shaped chandelier shimmered and shone brightly. The portraits hanging on the walls became more and more terrifying and gloomy.

There are two velvet curtains covered with insect holes on the side. They have been lifted at this time. Behind them are not doors or windows, but a portrait hanging. There is indeed a window in the painting, and there is another. The old lady wearing a black hat screamed with a distorted expression.

"Shut up, you horrible old witch!" Sirius shouted as he rushed over, struggling to pull the curtains back.

The old lady's face suddenly turned pale.

"The evil son!" The old lady's eyes widened, her body trembled, and she shouted sternly, "The prodigal son, the shame of the family, the evil son I gave birth to!"

"I told you, shut up!" Sirius roared. Xia Ran and Lupine stepped forward to help him close the curtains. Only then did the old lady's roar disappear and could no longer be heard.

Tonks said with regret: "What a pity. I wanted to help, ah, I'm sorry!"

As she spoke, she knocked down a giant monster's leg. Xia Ran suddenly felt a strong force coming from behind the curtain, intending to tear the curtain open and let the old lady appear in front of everyone again.

"Tighten up! Lupin, go and help Tonks." Xia Ran said immediately, holding on to the curtain tightly and not letting go.

Sirius said with some annoyance: "Tonks, please go back to the house and sit down first."

"I knocked this thing over and I have to put it back in its place." Tonks refused Sirius and worked with Lupin to move the huge and heavy troll leg back to its original position.

Bang!

At this moment, the door was opened. Dumbledore and Snape stepped into the house one after another. Snape closed the door and immediately saw the movements of Xia Ran and Sirius - mainly Xiao Ran. Sirius - couldn't help but smile sarcastically.

"Ah, you are so hardworking, isn't our hero Blake? He shuts his mother tightly behind the curtain."

"Shut up, Snotlout!" Sirius gritted his teeth.

Snape smiled sarcastically, but since Dumbledore was nearby, he did not continue to speak sarcastically.

Mrs. Weasley appeared at the other end of the hall and called, "Dumbledore is here, do you want something to eat? The rest of us have had something to fill our bellies."

"No, Molly." Dumbledore said politely, walking through the hall, "Severus and I had something to eat before we came here. Of course, it would be great if you could give me a beer."

Mrs. Weasley poured two more beers and placed them in front of Dumbledore and Snape.

A group of people all sat down in their seats.

Dumbledore glanced around and said with a smile: "It's great to see you all again. Although there are many companions who cannot be present, I believe they also really want to attend."

"Okay, Albus, don't say any more. Let's start early." Moody urged, the magic eye moving randomly.

Xia Ran smiled. She was worthy of being the number two figure in the Order of the Phoenix. Moody stared at Xia Ran with his magic eyes for a while, then he spread his hands and his eyes immediately moved to the other side.

"Forgive me, Alastor." Dumbledore said with a smile, "There is no doubt that Voldemort has returned."

Snap!

A house elf suddenly flashed in. He was almost naked except for a dirty rag around his waist, like a loincloth used by men in tropical countries to cover their bodies.

He looks very old, and his skin seems to be several times more than what his body actually needs. Although his head is bald like all house elves, his two big bat-like ears still have There are a lot of white hairs.

His eyes were bloodshot, watery and gray, and his fleshy nose was as big as a pig's.

As if the elf didn't notice the people having a meeting in the room, he arched his back and dragged his feet, slowly and step by step towards the corner of the room, while he kept chanting softly in a low and hoarse voice like a bullfrog.

Xia Ran's eyes flickered. This was the house elf of the Black family, named Kreacher. He was related to an important source of Force points for Xia Ran.