"You sit with me!" said Astoria Greengrass, somewhat indifferently.

Then she stood up, gave Jon her place, and took a few steps to sit down next to her sister Daphne Greengrass.

Several Slytherin students then ran over and shook Jon's hand. In addition to Crabbe and Goyle, there is another Slytherin prefect, Pansy Parkinson, and what appears to be a fifth-year Slytherin named Blaise Shabini......

Jon had to take his attention off Astoria and shake hands with them one by one.

It wasn't until they all left that Jon sneaked a peek at Astoria's back and sat down.

"How's that!" Draco Malfoy patted Jon on the shoulder as he walked around Crabbe, who was in the middle, and whispered, "Isn't that a charming girl...... I think you might have a chance, her boyfriend died two months ago......"

"Is that so......" Jon said with a wry smile.

Before he could answer, a ghost suddenly floated past them...... Malfoy quickly withdrew his hand and pressed against the long table to prevent him from touching the ghost.

A terrifying-looking ghost, with hollow eyes, an emaciated face, and silver stains of blood on his robes.

Staring blankly ahead, drifting to the end of the Slytherin table, he stopped there...... His eyes began to look at the long Ravenclaw table next door.

Draco Malfoy seemed relieved.

"That's Barrow the Bloody!" he and Jon introduced, "our Slytherin ghosts...... He's got a weird temperament, so you'd better not mess with him!"

Looking at the panicked expression on Malfoy's face, he seemed to have learned from the past.

Jon stared at Barrow the Bloody Man with interest for a moment before looking away.

......

On the podium, the sorting ceremony was over......

The last first-year freshman, Ross Zeller, was sorted into Hufflepuff, and Professor McGonagall strode out of the hall with his hat and stool.

Professor Albus Dumbledore then stood up.

"Welcome to our new students!" Dumbledore said in a loud voice as he clapped his hands, a big smile on his face, "welcome to our old students, welcome back...... There is a lot of time for speeches, but not now, let's enjoy the banquet!"

Five long tables were filled with roast beef, pies, bread and the like, as well as bottles of jam and pumpkin juice......

Dumbledore sat down upright, brushing his long beard away with his hands to keep them from his plate. Then he picked up a bottle of jam, spread it thickly on his bread, and ate it.

Jon began to enjoy his dinner, too. However, Jon found that the food was nowhere near as lavish as last year's feast, and it seemed that the house-elves at Hogwarts were not able to afford the same food supply as last year.

Jon picked up a piece of rib and tasted it and found it wasn't sweet...... Stuffed it into his mouth and chewed it.

Vincent Crabbe on the left and Jon on the left are two Gergory Goyle, each holding four chicken legs in their hands, and they are feasting there.

Malfoy looked at his two "henchmen" with disgust, trying to sit in the center and keep a little distance from them.

Jon looked to the right again, feigning that he was not intended, and the fourth and fifth graders of Slytherin were all there, and he could see many familiar faces...... In addition to the Malfoy trio, there are Sean Avery, Madeleine Yaxley, and many more.

They are all dead second generations, and it is said that their parents are really big-hearted, and they all followed Voldemort to work hard, and sent their children to Dumbledore...... Aren't you afraid that Dumbledore will take them all once and for all?

Jon was eating as he watched his new Slytherin classmates and thought wildly.

......

More than half an hour passed, and most of the students were full of food and drink, and even Crabbe and Goyle began to touch their little bellies.

The voices in the Great Hall grew louder and louder, and Professor Albus-Dumbledore stood up again.

Dumbledore waved his hand slightly, and the conversation in the hall immediately stopped, and everyone turned their faces to the Headmaster.

However, many people look a little drowsy because they are full.

"Well, now that we are digesting yet another sumptuous meal, I ask you to be quiet for a moment and listen as I speak as usual about the do's and don'ts of the new semester. Dumbledore said, "First-year students should know that the Forbidden Forest in the hunting grounds is not allowed for students to enter......

This is something that several of our senior students should also keep in mind. As he spoke, Dumbledore inadvertently glanced towards Gryffindor's long table.

There was a burst of laughter at the Gryffindor table.

"Also, Mr. Filch, the Administrator, asked me, and he told me that this is the four hundred and twenty-sixth time...... I beg me to remind you all that magic is not allowed in the hallways between classes. ”

"There's also going to be a little change in the faculty this year!" Dumbledore continued, "First of all, Professor Alastor Moody will continue to be the Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher...... After many years, we finally have a Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher who has been teaching for two years in a row!"

There was a small laugh from below......

However, I have to admit that Professor Dumbledore is right...... Before Mad Eye Moody, for many years, all Defence Against the Dark Arts teachers could only teach for one year for a variety of reasons...... For example, Lupin, Lockhart, and Quirrell from before......

Dumbledore held out a hand and motioned for everyone to be quiet for a moment.

"Also, Professor Rubeus Hagrid has just returned to school in the evening for some special reasons!" Dumbledore continued, "so let's welcome Professor Dolores Umbridge as the temporary teacher of Conservation of Magical Beasts at Hogwarts. ”

There was a polite, but not very welcoming, applause in the auditorium.

Along with the applause, there was also the sound of discussion...... Everyone was talking about why there was a new Magical Beasts Conservation teacher, and even though Hagrid was gone, there was a substitute teacher, Professor Graplan, and Professor Kettleburn, who had recently retired.

The middle-aged witch, who was short and fat, with short gray-brown hair and a large unsightly pink bow, and looked like a pink toad, stood up.

She had a smile on her face and looked happy with her new job.