Chapter 922: Umbridge's Speech
Harry was no stranger to the quarrel with them, and felt that he couldn't go to them to mediate. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
He used the time to relish his steak and kidney pie, followed by a large plate full of his favorite syrupy fruit tart.
Yes, Harry and Ron don't care, but Evan is responsible for calming Hermione's anger.
It's easy though, he's already very experienced, just distract Hermione.
It works every time, whether it's a kiss, a new topic, or something else......
Evan told Hermione what she had just planned, and she was really interested and discussed it with him.
They decided it was too late to get ready to start this weekend.
In his capacity as the president of the boys' student council, Evan gathered all the first-year students on the grounds that he was leading them to familiarize themselves with the campus.
If all goes well, this event can be held for a long time......
Of course, there should be enough time to help Harry and Hermione improve their strength and learn magic, and Evan also thinks that he can expand the number of people appropriately, but this kind of thing is too sensitive, so it is better to start with Gryffindor first.
Wait until everyone realizes that they can't learn anything from Umbridge, and then scale it up even further.
Finally, the students had eaten and drunk enough, and the sound of the auditorium gradually became noisy, and everyone was a little drowsy.
At this moment, Dumbledore stood up again.
The voices immediately stopped, and everyone turned their faces to the headmaster.
"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. A few of our senior students should know this by now. ”
"Also, Mr. Filch, the Administrator, begged me, and he told me that this was the forty-twenty-sixth time, and begged me to remind you all that no magic was allowed in the hallway between classes, and that many other rules were laid out on that long list and affixed to the door of Mr. Filch's office. ”
Almost all of that list was contraband, and there were more than 30,000 of them.
Almost all of the jokes added in the last year have been Fred and George's joke products, and thankfully, Filch hasn't figured out that the new prank products are a brand, all made by the Weasley twins, whom he hates the most.
By the time he knew this, he would probably put all of the Weasley joke merchandise on the list of prohibited items.
"This year, we have made two changes to our teaching staff. We are delighted that she welcomes back Professor Graplan, who will teach you a lesson on the protection of magical creatures. We are equally pleased to introduce Professor Umbridge, our new teacher in Defence Against the Dark Arts class. ”
There was a polite, but not very welcoming, applause in the auditorium, and everyone seemed to think Umbridge was terrible.
As for Professor Graplan, she was too old to teach for long, and only temporarily replaced Hagrid.
After the applause had subsided, Dumbledore continued, "The selection for the House Quidditch team will be ......"
He paused abruptly and looked inquiringly at Professor Umbridge.
Since she was not much taller than when she was sitting, she asked no one for a moment why Dumbledore suddenly stopped talking, and then Professor Umbridge cleared his throat, "Ahem, ahem." ”
Only then did everyone realize that she had stood up and was about to speak.
Dumbledore only looked surprised for a moment, and then he sat down smartly, looking intently at Professor Umbridge, as if eager to hear her, while the other teachers did not so skillfully hide their surprise.
Professor Sprout's eyebrows were almost in her fluttering hair, Professor McGonagall pursed her mouth so tightly as never before, and Snape looked gloomy, as if Umbridge owed him a lot of money.
In fact, no new teacher had ever interrupted Dumbledore's speech before, something that had never happened before.
Many of the students were secretly laughing, and the woman clearly didn't understand the rules of Hogwarts.
Only those who know Umbridge's background can't laugh.
"Thank you, Headmaster!" Professor Umbridge said with a smirk, "thank you for such a warm welcome." ”
Her voice was high, high-pitched, and breathy, like a little girl's voice, which sounded offensive.
Umbridge was no longer young, and Evan wondered how she made that sound, and was it falsetto?
And her style of dressing, the fluffy pink cardigan, also makes people feel very uncomfortable.
But the most unacceptable thing is her indescribable temperament, which is annoying.
Considering her background and character, it's even more boring!
"Ahem, ahem!" Umbridge cleared his throat with a few more coughs and continued, "Well, I must say, it's great to be back at Hogwarts!"
She grinned, revealing the sharp teeth in her mouth.
"It's great to see these happy little faces looking up at me!"
Evan could be sure that none of the thousands of faces in the auditorium were pleasant except for her.
On the contrary, they all seemed surprised that someone had taken them for five-year-olds.
"I can't wait to get to know all of you soon, and I'm sure we'll be very good friends!"
Hearing this, the classmates exchanged glances with each other, and some of them showed a wicked smile almost undisguisedly.
"I'll be friends with her, just don't let me borrow her cardigan. Parvati whispered to Lavender, and both of them chuckled silently.
Professor Umbridge cleared her throat again, and as she continued to speak, some of the breath in her voice was inaudible.
Now, her voice was much more serious, and her words were dry, as if they had been memorized by heart.
"To be honest, the Ministry of Magic has always believed that educating young wizards is a very important thing. Some of your innate and valuable talents may be fruitless if they are not nurtured and exercised under careful and meticulous guidance. Ancient skills unique to the wizarding world must be passed down from generation to generation, or they will be lost. The precious repositories of magical knowledge accumulated by our ancestors must be protected, supplemented and perfected by those who have had the privilege of pursuing a noble profession of education. ”