It's not a good thing to see things that others can't see.

Even in the wizarding world, few wizards would consider seeing Thestrals a good thing - only those who have witnessed death can see Thestrals - and this description alone is enough to associate it with ominousness.

If Luna could see those creatures, there was only one reason...... She had seen people die with her own eyes.

Hermione Granger glanced at the calm Luna and the equally bland Professor Apocalis, silently buried the question about Thestrals in her heart, and at the same time pinched Hannah Abbold's waist hard, and whispered to stop the stupid question that Tie Hanhan hadn't asked yet, planning to check the information in the library himself later.

If she really can't, she can ask Hagrid or Professor Celt Byrne from the Magical Beasts Protection Class.

Merely......

Hermione looked thoughtfully at Elena's back, frowning slightly.

As one of the best friends who have been with each other for most of the semester, Hermione knows this white-haired ball too well, even if Derpy doesn't "snitch" this time, she can detect something wrong in Elena's eyes and tone.

But why did Elena pretend not to see them when she could see them?

"Don't be there in a daze, Hermione. ”

Elena walked for a while, looked back at Hermione, who was still in place, and said helplessly.

"Unless you're going to freeze Hannah to death in front of you, you won't be able to see them even if you look at them. ”

"Bah, bah, Elena, you—sneez—" Hannah protested indignantly.

However, before Hannah could finish speaking, the rest of her words were interrupted by her own sudden sneezing.

"Oh...... Good. Hermione said quickly.

Then she and Hannah quickened their pace, hurried up the stone steps, and followed Elena into the castle.

The foyer, lit red with torches and a faint cacophony, made their way through the stone-paved floor toward the two doors on the right that led to the Great Hall, a sea of steepled black hats, and every house chair was filled with students at each of the head's tables, with a starless dark ceiling above it, the same as the sky outside as they saw through the high windows.

Candles floated above the tables, illuminating the silvery ghosts scattered throughout the auditorium, as well as the excited faces of the students, who were whispering happily as they looked to each other toward the faculty seats.

The long desks for faculty and staff, which were originally spacious, are now a little cramped and cramped.

Even if the house-elves added a few extra tables on either side, it was just enough for the witches and wizards sitting at the table to be a little more comfortable - unlike the previous one-sided seating, the seats on both sides were in a circular seat.

In addition to the officials of the Ministry of Magic, Dumbledore and others, there are many new faces among them.

"Oh," Grindelwald whispered, "it looks like we're a little late. ”

All of the Hogwarts professors were at the table, and Argus Filch, the castle keeper, finally had a corner seat of his own, and even Professor Binns was present in the Great Hall.

Even Hogwarts opening banquets over the years have rarely had such neat attendance as today.

However, combined with the important decisions that will be announced today, and the identities of the wizards who will soon join the Hogwarts faculty team, these people in the Great Hall are actually low-key and unpretentious now—if it weren't for Dumbledore's strong opposition, according to the two Demon Kings' ideas, they would have planned to invite some additional journalists.

After all...... This kind of thing can be regarded as a milestone in the history of magic.

Grindelwald strode towards the empty seat at the faculty table.

Elena and the other little witches turned to the other side, each walking separately towards their academy table.

As they walked through the back of the auditorium, many of them turned their faces to look at them, and most of the students' eyes were on the girls who were out on an outing - Elena and the others were rewarded with a "day trip to Austria", which was no secret in the school, and many of them were gearing up to show off their skills in this year's year-end exams.

The eyes from the faculty seats stopped at Grindelwald.

Many people have already learned in advance that in addition to announcing the new curriculum standards of Hogwarts and introducing new professors tonight, the most important thing is that two legendary wizards who can be called living fossils will return to the wizarding society.

And one of these two is the old wizard who is now known as Otto Apocalis.

Unlike his previous position on the edge of the corner, Professor Otto Apokalis was seated on Dumbledore's left-hand side, and to Dumbledore's right-hand side was a white-haired old man who looked a little weak.

It's just that no one in the wizarding world is stupid enough to judge a wizard based on his appearance.

Especially when the other party's name is Nicol Lemay.

"How's Quirinus doing?" Dumbledore asked softly, turning his head.

"Nice, very energetic. ”

Grindelwald walked over to Dumbledore and sat down, grinning in reply.

"Rest assured, Quirinus didn't turn down your offer. If nothing else, he should be discharged from the hospital next week and back in Hogwarts classes. Although he has lost something for a while, I don't think it's a bad thing for a young man, and after falling from the clouds, he can see a lot of things that he didn't see before. ”

"Quirinus Quirrell, the same ...... you talked about earlier."

Nicol Lemay was about to ask, but by this time Dumbledore had already stood up, and he stopped talking.

Although Dumbledore was a "young man" in his eyes, Nicol Lemay did not forget that the legendary headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry had single-handedly turned the tide of war decades ago.

What makes Lemay even more respectful is that Dumbledore devoted almost all of his life to education.

Even though he was the first refiner of the Philosopher's Stone, when Albus Dumbledore stood up and all the wizards present unconsciously stopped talking and looked at the old man in unison, Nicol Lemay was very clearly aware that this kind of respect from the heart may never be attainable for him and all wizards who pursue power.

"Welcome!" Dumbledore said in a loud voice, opening his arms and smiling brightly, "Welcome! Welcome our old students and friends to join us in witnessing and ushering in a new era at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry." ”

"I have a few things to announce to you at the beginning of today's dinner. ”

"A lot of these are extremely important and relevant to all of you. So I think it's best to make it clear before you enjoy the delicious meal and your mind gets confused......"

Dumbledore cleared his throat and continued.

"We have added a few courses to our school that were not available before, which was agreed upon by the Ministry of Magic in consultation with the school - in order to make the school more responsible for teaching and improve the overall quality of the gentlemen and ladies. Many people should already know about this, such as Professor Lockhart's grammar class and Professor Alexey's math class. ”

He paused slightly, then smiled meaningfully at Cornelius Fudge, who was not far away.

Connelly Fudge, the current Minister of Magic, played an important role in convincing the school board and pure-blood families to agree to the introduction of a "Muggle course", although Dumbledore had some criticism of this motivation.

I have to admit that the effect of the golden Galleon plus the blank check is far beyond Dumbledore's imagination.

Of course, there may be other more subtle factors in this.

"In addition," Dumbledore continued, "after a long period of discussion, Hogwarts is proud to be the first pilot school for the Ministry of Magic and the International Confederation of Wizards. Starting tonight, while maintaining the tradition of the original four houses, we will be making a more systematic division according to your grade level – and the reorganization of your classes. ”

Dumbledore added faintly, and the four deans around him quietly exchanged glances.

"Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry will henceforth be divided into three divisions: a Junior Division consisting of Years 1 and 2, an Intermediate Division consisting of Years 3 to 5, and a Senior Division consisting of Years 6 and 7 and a small number of outstanding graduates who have returned to school. On the other hand, the school will use the random class placement model according to the actual situation of the grade level......"

"I must stress that this does not mean that Hogwarts has abandoned the House traditions. Under the new model, all of you in the same class still represent your respective house, and your outstanding performance will still earn extra points for your house, and of course, any violation will also detract from your house. However, in addition to the original College Cup awards, we will also select three additional outstanding class collectives every half semester as collective recognition. ”

Accompanied by Dumbledore's voice, there was an extremely rare commotion in the Great Hall.

Even the prefects, including Percy Weasley, had a similar look of dazed expression on their faces at this time, if it weren't for Dumbledore's prestige, perhaps the students in the auditorium would have exploded long ago.

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