Chapter 489: The New Headmaster of Hogwarts
When Professor Minerva-McGonagall walked over to the white marble tomb, everyone present fell silent.
After listening quietly to her eulogy to Albus Dumbledore—
But as she uttered the phrase "Hogwarts will have its future too", the whisper began again. Many people, including many Hogwarts students, several professors, and officials from the Ministry of Magic, began to turn their heads into each other's ears, speculating about Professor McGonagall's intentions.
Professor McGonagall seemed unimpressed, and began to speak in her tone so serious that she didn't have any emotion:
"In the summer of 990 A.D., four of the greatest wizards of all England at the time: Godric Gryffindor, Salazar Slytherin, Rowena Ravenclaw, and Helga Hufflepuff, came to the land beneath our feet. In their time, Muggles were extremely afraid of magic, and many witches and wizards were persecuted, especially those who were not proficient in their abilities......"
“...... The four founders decided to establish an academy, exclusive to wizards and wizards, away from the prying eyes of Muggles, to protect and teach underage wizards who were unable to master their abilities. Hogwarts has since been established, and the school's four houses are named after them......"
“...... The legacy of Hogwarts lasted for nearly a thousand years, and after a thousand years, the castle of the campus had acquired its own unique consciousness and intelligence. It will actively choose its own helmsman, its own inheritors, and its own guardians. Hogwarts will choose its own headmaster......"
"From 1032 A.D. Brian Geigwilder, who was the first Headmaster to be appointed by Hogwarts...... to Phineas Black in 1872, Armando Dippet in 1926, and Albus Dumbledore in 1943 ......"
"And now in 1997, Professor Albus Dumbledore, the last person at the helm, has left us for good, and before Hogwarts has elected its new helmsman!"
"Is that you, Professor McGonagall!" Rita Skeeter stood up impatiently, as if excited that she had caught a big news, "You mean, you're talking about taking over as the new Headmaster of Hogwarts?"
Her pale green shorthand quill began to swipe automatically across her notebook.
"No, it's not me. Professor McGonagall shook her head a little indifferently, "Hogwarts didn't give the Head of the Reins permission...... The new headmaster it has chosen is Jon Hart!"
Rita Skeeter's face with a big chin suddenly opened her mouth wide.
Obviously, as a journalist with a keen sense of smell, she naturally knows exactly who Jon Hart is...... In fact, she came to Hogwarts today, not only to attend Albus Dumbledore's funeral, but also to interview the "boy who never died" who escaped from the hands of a mysterious man......
But now, she suddenly realizes that the "news" of Hogwarts is even more explosive than she imagined.
At the same time, only a "bang" was heard.
Rita Skeeter, her pale green auto-shorthand quill, exploded with excitement and broke into several pieces.
......
Unlike Rita Skeeter, most of the wizards present did not know the name "Jon Hart".
The memories of the masses are always short-lived, and they may have heard the name two years ago - the youngest participant in the history of the Triwizard Tournament, the warrior representing Hogwarts, who was brutally murdered by a mysterious man.
But two years is enough time to erase a lot of things......
"Who the hell is Jon Hart...... Is it a foreign wizard?", for example, Rufus Scrimgeour discussed with the minister there: "Why don't I have a deep impression of this name?"
Of course, there are many people who remember the name -
"Jon?" Harry Potter froze there, his mouth wide, "This can't be......"
"Is Professor McGonagall joking?" Ron looked around incredulously, looking for the face, "It's not April Fool's Day...... Professor McGonagall isn't the kind of person who likes to joke around!"
"I knew ......" Hermione Granger gave a triumphant expression, but after a few seconds, her gaze changed from excitement to dullness, "But...... He's not even 17 years old......"
The situation on Hufflepuff's side is no different -
Not as usual, when a Hufflepuff student was happy and celebrated after his achievement—
The poor children looked at each other, and finally focused their eyes on Jon.
"Is this true, Jon?" asked Hannah Abbott in a whisper.
"It's a little incredible, but it seems to be ......" Ernie McMillan whispered in disbelief, "I've never heard Professor McGonagall joke, especially at such a solemn moment......"
"Oh my God, Pomona!" Professor Flitwick couldn't help but take off his hat and scratch his head, "Could it be...... That Hart from your house, the one who just returned to Hogwarts the other day?"
"Seems so!" Professor Sprout nodded confusedly, "But this is ridiculous!"
"I think so too!" agreed Professor Flitwick.
"You already knew, Astoria!" Daphne Greengrass paused for a moment, then turned her gaze to her unchanging sister.
"Hmm. Astoria Greengrass nodded.
The expression on Daphne's face looked incredibly complicated.
"No wonder...... He's amazing......" she said in a small, mosquito-like voice.
The entire area around the cemetery is like a vegetable market.
All the wizards were eagerly discussing.
Some are discussing who Jon Hart really is, while others are discussing why it would be him?
...... Jon was also slightly stunned.
Because he didn't expect Professor McGonagall to make the matter so public in such a public.
However, he was not flustered.
He stood up calmly and walked from the rear to the white marble tomb.
He only felt that all eyes were on him within a radius of a few hundred yards along the way.
Nodding at Professor McGonagall, Jon turned and looked at the crowd of people who were getting more and more eager to discuss, chirping, even annoying—
"Labor, be still!" Jon Hart exclaimed.