After dinner, it was the headmaster's time to speak, and Dumbledore's prestige was on display at once: none of the students below made a noise at this time.

The principal began with a few things about the semester's schedule, such as telling the student administrator Filch that it was absolutely forbidden for students to bring any joke merchandise purchased from Weasley's Magic Tricks this year. Of course, everyone in this room has basically a ban on nothing.

Next up is the Quidditch arrangement, and students who want to participate in the house's Quidditch team will need to report their names to the Dean as in previous years. At the same time, with Jordan Lee graduating, the school also needs to find a new Quidditch commentator, and those who are interested can sign up with the Dean.

Finally, when it was time for the introduction of the new professors, "I would like to introduce you to the new faculty members...... Professor Horace Slughorn, former Slytherin Headmaster of Hogwarts...... I am honored to announce that he has agreed to return as Potions Professor. As Dumbledore's words fell, Slughorn stood, his bare head glistening in the candlelight, his waistcoat belly casting a shadow on the table.

The word "Potions class?" echoed throughout the auditorium, and everyone wondered if they had misheard. Hermione frowned and looked at Ryan, "Didn't Harry say in the letter that Dumbledore had taken him to Slughorn to be the Defence Against the Dark Arts professor?

Before Ryan could reply, Dumbledore raised his voice to drown out the chatter, "In the meantime, Professor Snape will be the teacher of Defence Against the Dark Arts class. ”

The Slytherin students applauded enthusiastically when they heard the news, while the tables in the other houses were filled with buzz. Everyone was in disbelief at the news, especially Harry, whose "no" was clearly heard in the cacophony of the auditorium.

Ryan and the others who knew Harry well all looked at him, and Harry knew that something was wrong with his news. He desperately remembered when Dumbledore had told him this, but, now that he thought about it, he couldn't remember what class Dumbledore had told him Slughorn was going to teach. Instead, he remembered Slughorn telling him that her mother, Lily, had a high level of Potions class.

"You know, the Defence Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts isn't an attractive position. Ryan said to Hermione beside him, as well as helping Harry out, "As far as I know, Slughorn is a person who is for pleasure and afraid of risk. He probably didn't have the sacrificial spirit to take this class, let alone the fact that he had been a Potions professor before. ”

Well, there's a little bit of a good thing about this," Harry said through gritted teeth, "Snape will be out of the way in less than a year." "What do you mean by that?" Ron asked.

"That job was cursed. No one can last more than a year...... Quirrell even got his life in. Personally, I sincerely hope that another murder will happen......"

"Harry, please don't say that. Ryan said in a gentle tone, "Enough people have died this holiday, and it's not a good thing to shed more innocent blood." Hermione nodded in agreement after hearing this.

"Snape is still innocent?" Harry didn't agree with Ryan, but Ron said sensibly, "I think Snape will probably be back teaching his Potions class at the end of the day." The guy named Slughorn probably didn't want to stay here for long, and Moody did. ”

Harry had to admit that Ron was right, as he and Dumbledore went to Slughorn and learned that the Death Eaters were still trying to find him during the summer holidays, and he felt too old to deal with it. On the one hand, I am willing to go back to school to expand my social circle, and on the other hand, I see that it is safe enough to avoid the exhaustive escape from various places.

Dumbledore cleared his throat, not seeming to realize how shocked everyone had been by what he had just announced, and he didn't say anything more about the teacher's position, but waited a few seconds to make sure everyone was completely quiet before continuing. "Everyone in this auditorium knows that Voldemort and his entourage are once again making waves and growing in power......"

There was a dead silence on the Slytherin table, especially as Crabbe and Goyle weren't as swaggering as they used to be. The result of the loss of the breadwinner of the family is that they are directly marginalized, and now they can only watch Malfoy act. Malfoy, on the other hand, looked distracted, not knowing what was going on in his head.

"I need to stress that the situation is very dangerous and that everyone at Hogwarts needs to be extremely cautious to ensure our own safety. The castle's magical defenses have been thoroughly strengthened, but each of us teachers and students must always be vigilant and not take it lightly. Therefore, I ask that you strictly follow every safety rule and report anything unusual or suspicious to the faculty immediately. I am sure that you, for the sake of your own safety and the safety of others, will definitely restrain your behavior. Dumbledore's blue eyes swept over all the students, and then a smile appeared on his face.

"Well, your beds are waiting for you, as warm and comfortable as you expect, and I know that your immediate priority now is to rest well and prepare for tomorrow's class. So, let's say 'good night'. Good dreams!"

As usual, benches were pushed behind them, and there was a screeching sound of rubbing, and hundreds of students began to leave the auditorium and make their way towards the dormitories. Ryan and Hermione went on their duties as prefects to take care of the first-year students. Hermione stood at the bottom of the queue as usual to introduce the basics of the castle to the freshmen, while Ryan silently followed the back of the group to see if any of the freshmen were left behind, and at the same time released his own perception to explore the magic castle.

As Dumbledore had said, the castle's magical defenses had indeed been strengthened over the summer. Even wizards who master the rules will have to deal with the castle's defenses. But the defense is dead after all, and what really makes Hogwarts Castle solid is that Dumbledore, a wizard who also knows the rules, is in charge of the castle.

Ryan can be sure that as long as this castle is operated by a wizard who knows the rules, then a wizard of the same level will not be able to storm it no matter what.

Therefore, the reason why Hogwarts is the safest place in the British wizarding world is entirely because Dumbledore guards the castle in the school. This also made Ryan feel that he was too right to stop Dumbledore from dying in the last incident of destroying Voldemort's ring Horcrux, as long as Professor Dumbledore could withstand Voldemort, he would be sure to drain the last drop of blood of those pure-blood families little by little, and then completely throw it into the dustbin of history.

After returning to the common room, because it was a day of train, everyone quickly went to bed after a little pleasantries. Ryan, on the other hand, travels to the world of Fallout and begins to prepare gifts for the Death Eaters who might come to the castle to attack.