Chapter 1 A journey that was not smooth from the beginning
It's still the familiar stone man, but the little wizard above has changed. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
This completely different exchange led to an almost overturn of the people above - almost none of the people Alan knew were on the list.
And—and only now did he realize one thing—that Slytherin was overweighted in this exchange.
Slytherin, who were already outnumbered, took a full third of the places - and that's counting the extra Hufflepuff reserves!
Unlike last time, the Slytherins were clearly reluctant to communicate with the rest of the house - because most of them were seniors, and the disadvantages of the Hogwarts Sorting House were evident at this moment - the more senior the students were, the more they had differences with the other houses, and even in the senior years, the differences became a kind of hostility as if they were enemies.
Even though a few prefects were a little sensible, their influence on those adult wizards was far less than that of the junior students, and that atmosphere of estrangement was successfully established on the first day.
Not to mention the prefects, even the deans of the various colleges, the three professors personally came out to calm the hearts of the people and did not break this deadlock, the Slytherins were in a group, and even their own prefects began to vaguely repel them.
This brought the day's dinner to an unpleasant end - in Professor Snape's dark face.
After telling Anne to get some rest—and she was also ostracized—Alan quickly left the Slytherin lounge and walked towards the lounge area of his house.
Around the corner, he suddenly heard the sounds of a conversation—the widowmaker's abilities had accustomed him inadvertently to walking lightly to avoid revealing his tracks—one of which he knew all too well.
It was their Potions professor, Severus Snape.
"What the hell are you trying to do?—that's not something you students can do with it!"
"No, no, no, professor - actually, we do. Even the Minister of Magic, Cornelius Fudge, will use our powers!" replied to Snape's voice with a strong confidence, one that Ellen was unfamiliar with.
"Your stupidity is only going to make everything worse!In fact, you've not done even the most basic things, you haven't won even the most basic game!" Snape's voice rose a little.
But that doesn't mean anything - the filthy mudbloods just got lucky enough to catch the Golden Snitch. They hadn't even seen it in the world - a mere Quidditch champion who had been made out of a new team by the hillbillies - how poor were they?" the voice sneered sarcastically.
"That's enough, Norris, you're going to completely disrupt Dumbledore's plans!"
The headmaster's name was clearly binding on the Slytherin, and Alan heard a brief silence.
But it was clear that something had overcome Dumbledore's years of influence, and when that Slytherin's voice sounded again, there was an even more determination than it had ever been.
"Not even Dumbledore can stop - we have a whole board of trustees behind us - Professor, you should know how powerful they are together!"
"Stop, Norris - if you're like this, I'll have to take a tough step!"
"What can you do? deduct your house grades, or- lock me up?" he said with a little more sarcasm—"I promise you, if you do that, even if Dumbledore protects you, you'll end your career at Hogwarts!"
Footsteps rang out at the same time as the words fell—Alan hurriedly leaned against the wall on the other side—no one would go out of their way around the corner and walk against the wall at the other end.
Then he saw the man with a glint in his eyes called ambition - it was a tall Slytherin with short blond hair.
He threw out his last cold words around the corner - "Mind yourself - my esteemed - Professor Severus Snape" and his words paused "Shameful duplicity - Dumbledore's old dog." ”
Alan swore he had even seen the flash of Snape's wand over there, but in the end Snape resisted the urge to attack.
After a moment's pause, Severus Snape, Allen's Potions professor, walked silently to his common room.
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Elsewhere, in one of the largest houses in the Hufflepuff Lounge, the Hufflepuffs were celebrating the trip frantically - they had each brought enough food with them before they entered the Moving Castle.
Before they could better celebrate their Quidditch victory, they were forced into the journey - as if they had been chased to the shelves.
As a result, they had to place the celebration in the mobile castle.
Even if the young wizards knew that this exchange would not be so simple, they still couldn't stop them from wanting to celebrate—there was so much knowledge to really master, and it was too late to do anything in the moments of travel, and what really depended on the accumulation of the past - grinding the spear in battle?
If nothing else, just look at these brand-new fourteen broomsticks -- all of them are the latest 1999 light wheels!
Look at the brand-new uniforms - phew, how can the Ministry of Magic sigil look better than the Hufflepuff crest?
Even if they get the Hogwarts crest, they'll have it with them - as for the Ministry of Magic's sigil? Forget it, we'll wear it out.
The joy was not interrupted until Professor Sprout entered, and her arrival lifted all the Hufflepuffs together.
"It's not quite appropriate - but I'm telling you - in this exchange, everything has to be careful. ”
"Personally, I'm reluctant -- but according to the rules of the Ministry of Magic -- those who excel in this exchange—" The professor looked at all the senior students who participated in the exchange, and seemed to be unable to bear to say the conclusion: "You will be rewarded with any five N.E.W.T outstanding subjects - even if you don't pass the corresponding O.W.L!"
A thunderous cry rang out in the lounge, and the already cramped lounge was almost overturned by the screams of the little Hufflepuffs.
That's a full five N.E.W.T! This means that anyone who excels will be able to surpass most of the average graduate - the best reward for most graduating young wizards!
However, the cheers soon stopped, for the professor did not utter a follow-up speech, but turned away as if announcing a normal announcement.
The Hufflepuffs who stayed looked at each other - they didn't know what was going on, but many of them were in their minds at the moment when they were rewarded for their rewards.
After all, most of these young wizards who have just come of age in the wizarding world are still too young to resist this great temptation.
However, the faces of the few who understand have changed - and this exchange is probably more difficult than imagined.
However, none of the people who understood opened their mouths -- the huge reward would have been tempted even if they saw it, and what was the use of explaining? Wouldn't it be considered a delusional attempt to grab the places of the best students?
In such an unusual atmosphere, the party quickly dispersed, leaving only a mess.
In this way, the first day of the exchange meeting passed.