The house system at Hogwarts has lasted for a full thousand years.

Whether it is classes, rest, or food, in this ancient magic school, almost all of them are arranged and planned based on the academy, for example, the previous courses were taught in groups of two or two colleges.

In some ways, this simple and easy-to-understand approach has saved a lot of effort for Hogwarts teachers and students.

Peers in the same house are natural friends, and those in different houses don't get along with each other most of the time, except for a few special circumstances—in the corridors of Hogwarts, you'll always see patches of color gathering and flowing, not the chaotic scenes of four colors.

This ancient, beautiful, and well-defined order is arguably one of the most fascinating sights in Hogwarts.

Merely......

Dumbledore paused, looking around the Great Hall with a serious expression.

For a long time, the barriers between the four Hogwarts houses had been a chronic problem in the shadows of the school.

Prejudice, conflict, apathy...... The consequences of these negative emotional confrontations had inadvertently planted too many dangerous flames, and he didn't know how many similar regrets he had witnessed over the years - there was no doubt that the Hogwarts house system was destined to divide the students, but Dumbledore didn't want the tragedy between the founders to continue.

The old man's warm gaze swept silently across the Hogwarts Great Hall like a spell, letting the whispers in the air gradually dissipate, and finally everyone fell silent again, looking up at the old wizard standing at the front.

......

"You're already the greatest Headmaster in Hogwarts history, Professor Dumbledore......"

Looking at the immature faces in the Great Hall, a girl's voice sounded in Dumbledore's mind.

"Choosing to maintain those old traditions, you can continue to enjoy the love and respect of people without worry, and then retire honorably at some point thereafter, which is the easiest and safest path. Just like before that, the principals and professors of countless magic schools have done this - the torch is passed on, the spark is not extinguished, this is the meaning of education. ”

Dumbledore's gaze slowly crossed the Great Hall, looking at the House flags fluttering on either side.

In front of his eyes, a girl wearing a four-color emblem appeared, and the words of the girl standing in the Hogwarts Headmaster's office, with her back to the sparkling lake, competing with the phoenix for small fish and rice.

Or......

"As the forerunner of a new era, step through the thorns with a torch and see what more wonderful scenery lies in the distance—bet on the prestige you've built up over a hundred years of teaching and let Hogwarts and magical civilization shine a little brighter. ”

"Dear Miss Caslana, what if it fails, and what about the changes that prove to be wrong and reckless?"

"Well, I'll be careful to avoid the mistakes you've made......"

"And as the reputation and accolades you've amassed over nearly a hundred years collapse, step on your paved steps, point out your recklessness, and become the next Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and the 'Patron Saint' of the next era. ”

"The last question, is it just a little brighter?"

"In the vastness of the starry sky, the sun is just a not-so-bright star...... If the future world leads to the endless sea of stars, then from a rigorous point of view, it can indeed only be said to be slightly brighter. ”

"I see. ”

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Hogwarts Great Hall.

With the exception of a handful of wizards, not many people noticed Dumbledore's slight distraction.

After a brief pause, Dumbledore quickly continued.

"In short, starting today, Hogwarts will be teaching in parallel with each other. ”

Dumbledore looked around at the dazed little faces in the Great Hall, raised his fingers, and said seriously.

"As for the specific assignments and the class schedule, it will be distributed to everyone after dinner - maybe you will be separated from your friends for a while, but I believe that friendships will not disappear because of the flow, but will become more and more because of it. By the way, every time you move up to the next grade, the class is reassigned."

"In addition, in the Intermediate Department and the Senior Department, we will also consider your course selection and areas of expertise. ”

"I hope that the Prefect and our newly elected Presidents of the Male and Female Student Council will take the initiative to guide everyone to integrate and adapt to the new Hogwarts system as soon as possible, and take the initiative to become good friends with students from other houses and classes......"

Cross-Faculty ...... Friend?

With Dumbledore's voice, George Weasley subconsciously turned his head and looked at the Ravenclaw table next door.

Sure enough, his adorable "Miss Peach" was now proudly puffing out her chest and nodding her head earnestly - the "P" pinned to Meryl's chest last year had been replaced by the Female Student Council President's Badge.

When it comes to cross-house friendships, the relationship between Gryffindor and Ravenclaw over the past year has been quite delicate.

Since Gryffindor's defeat to the girls in the "Vegetable War", the little lions who have been reduced to free labor in the orchard have become increasingly strained with the boys at Ravenclaw College, but on the other hand......

"What, George, are you thinking about Peaches again?"

Fred Weasley elbowed his twin brother and said with a wicked grin.

"Don't look at it, you better think about how to deal with the next duel - since Meryl announced her relationship, there are quite a few Ravenclaw boys who want to duel with you, and I have helped you at least a dozen times in the past few days. ”

"So...... That's George's girlfriend?"

Charlie Weasley glanced at the two of them with some curiosity and nodded with satisfaction.

"Is there the new president of the Hogwarts School Council this year? Mom should be quite happy, although you two have been mischievous at school before, if she knows that you have found such a good girlfriend, then-"

"Oh, Charlie......"

George Weasley turned his head bitterly, "Brother, please, don't tell Mommy." Otherwise, it's a holiday this year—"

"I've written to my mom. ”

Before George could finish speaking, Percy Weasley's calm voice directly shattered his luck.

"Mom asked you to see if you could invite her to our house during the holidays this year. By the way, if this Miss Peach is snatched by the Slytherin guy later, you might be in danger......"

Percy nodded at the Slytherin table not far away, and this year's president of the Boys' Council fell to Slytherin House.

With the exception of Hufflepuff, which emerged last year, Slytherin House had won the House Cup for six years in a row, and if the House Cup would have been named, then everyone in the seventh year of Slytherin who was still in the school now had "five trophies", which was obviously the best group of students at Hogwarts.

Of course, there will not be too much suspense in the selection of the president of this year's male student union.

"Hmph, that's ...... guy"

George Weasley took a closer look at the Slytherin table across from him and shook his head disdainfully.

"Maybe it made me nervous for a while when you said that, but Slytherin is notoriously hellish now, and not many girls can put up with boyfriends who like to eat, right?

"However, durian is delicious. At least it's much better than potatoes......"

Ginny blinked and whispered, "Besides, that Meryl is graduating from Hogwarts this year, right, according to her level of excellence, she will probably be assigned to the Ministry of Magic with that Slytherin boy, right?"

"Little girl, study hard! Don't get involved in this kind of adult topic!"

The smile on George Weasley's face faded, and he glared at Ginny with some ferocity.

It's just that, as a perennial example of negative teaching in the family, George obviously does not have any majesty in front of his sister, and in the face of George Weasley's eyes, Ginny grimaced without fear, without the slightest fear.

"Ginny is right, you and Fred really need to adjust their studies. ”

Bill Weasley repeated, his gaze falling on the faculty desk, narrowing slightly.

"At least," he whispered, "at least, don't be left behind by the new era, that one doesn't have much patience......"

Charlie frowned, he didn't understand the meaning of Bill's words, but he didn't ask.

Because Professor Dumbledore began to speak again.

"Well, we still have a long time to discuss the assignment and the lessons, and now I'll ask you to be quiet for a moment as I finish announcing the last two, huh...... Maybe it's the last thing. ”

Dumbledore cleared his throat, his eyes flashing with excitement, like a burning blue ocean.

"I'm sorry to tell you that starting this year, the Hogwarts school schedule will be expanded from five days a week to six days - but I'm sure you'll have a lot of fun and certainly enough knowledge to do so—"

"What?!"

Fred Weasley gasped in surprise, opened his mouth wide, and glared at Dumbledore silently.

And almost at the same time, the air in the entire auditorium seemed to freeze, and at least half of the students opened their mouths in disbelief, as if they had seen the old wizard not far away suddenly become a devil.

"This is because we have added a lot of content to the curriculum and filled the gaps in school education that we had previously had. ”

Dumbledore continued, "In order to address the contradiction between the growing need for knowledge in today's wizarding world and the unbalanced and inadequate composition of the school's faculty and staff, we have significantly expanded our faculty for the first time ever. Most of them are legendary wizards who have been famous for a long time, and I hope you will cherish this valuable learning opportunity-"

There was a cacophony of discussion in the auditorium, and the students finally reacted.

Even Dumbledore's authority was not so effective at this time, and many students whispered and protested indignantly, and the voices grew louder and louder, and the auditorium seemed to be turned into a vegetable market in an instant.

"Quiet—"

Professor McGonagall picked up the spoon and tapped it lightly on the wall of the cup, and said in a cold voice.

Compared to Albus Dumbledore, the vice-chancellor was clearly more effective in dealing with this chaos, and with Professor McGonagall's voice, the protest in the auditorium instantly became half as if the air had suddenly dropped a few degrees.

Of course, part of the reason for this may be that many of the protests are coming from Gryffindor.

"Oh, Minerva, thank you......"

Dumbledore turned his head and nodded at Professor McGonagall, then continued without changing his face.

"All in all, I am pleased to introduce you to the new professors who will be joining Hogwarts and the subjects they will be teaching in the future. ”

"First of all, Professor Umbridge. She will be the second professor of Defence Against the Dark Arts class, and will be responsible for the school's junior division, which is the first and second year students. Of course, as a senior deputy minister of the Ministry of Magic, he will also be involved in the . LS and .Written Part of the Instruction, as well as Part of the Recommendations for Employment Planning ......"

There was a round of sparse applause in the auditorium, and most of the students did not move, except for a few senior students.

"That's terrible, isn't it? Not everyone wants to work at the Ministry of Magic......"

Fred Weasley whispered to George's ear.

And not just the Weasley brothers, there were obviously not a few young wizards in the auditorium who had similar thoughts.

They really couldn't understand why the school had made such a decision.

You know, not every Hogwarts graduate is an elite like Percy Weasley, and they want more free time to tinker with what they like than some kind of ethereal and formalized bureaucratic guidance.

"As for our second new teacher......"

As if not seeing the commotion below, Dumbledore said calmly, "In the next study, Sirius Black will be the Transfiguration Professor,"

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