After a sumptuous dinner, the Great Hall grew noisy when Dumbledore stood up again. "Alright, now that we are digesting another sumptuous meal, I ask you to be quiet for a moment and listen to me talk about the do's and don'ts of the new semester as usual." Dumbledore said, "First-year students should know that the Forbidden Forest in the hunting grounds is not allowed for students to enter?? This is something that several of our senior students should know by now. ”

"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 Harry, Ron, and Hermione exchanged slightly nervous glances. Dumbledore didn't say how long Grapeland would teach. Dumbledore continued, "The selection for the House Quidditch team will be ??"

He paused abruptly and looked inquiringly at Professor Umbridge. Since she didn't stand up much higher than when she was sitting, she didn't understand what Dumbledore was up to for a while, and then Professor Umbridge cleared his throat: "Ahem, ahem." Then everyone realized that she had stood up and was about to speak.

Lillian frowned slightly, "It seems that it seems very wise for Fudge to let her come to Hogwarts, this woman has no regard for the rules of the school, and she has no respect for Dumbledore, so it is also interesting to let her disturb a pool of spring water." ”

"You only need to listen to what some insiders of the Ministry of Magic have to say about her, you can know that her best communication skills are drilling speculation, and for this kind of long-sleeved speculator who is good at dancing, she only needs to have a suitable platform to effectively play her strengths, which is really easy." Thor shook his head slightly.

Augustus looked at the teacher's seat, Dumbledore was clearly a good actor, but he showed surprise for a brief moment, and the next second, he sat back wittily, and then looked at Professor Umbridge, as if he couldn't wait to hear her. The other teachers, of course, did not have such great skill, and Snape's gloomy gaze revealed a hint of coldness, and McGonagall pursed her mouth into a pale line. Obviously, everyone was quite angry about what the new professor had done.

She coughed lightly a few more times and cleared her throat, "Well, I must say, it's great to be back at Hogwarts!" She grinned, showing her sharp teeth in her mouth, "It's great to see these happy little faces looking up at me!"

"I can't wait to get to know all of you soon, and I'm sure we'll be very good friends!"

"Tsk, such a disgusting voice, and the way she said it, how could a colleague who had worked with her in the Ministry of Magic for so many years stand it." Loki fairly rehabilitated his comrades who had been devastated for years.

Augustus didn't pay much attention to such an unusual opening, obviously, this was not the point, and what followed might be the real purpose of this woman's forced speech despite the displeasure of the many professors and Dumbledore.

Sure enough, Professor Umbridge cleared her throat again (cough, cough), but 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.

"The headmasters of Hogwarts have been innovative in their responsibilities to run this historic school, and it is entirely right, because if there is no progress, it will stagnate and it will decay. At the same time, however, progress for the sake of progress should never be encouraged, and our traditions are tempered and often do not need to be poorly revised. To achieve a balance between the old and the new, between permanence and change, between tradition and innovation.

The Great Hall began to get a little noisy, many of the students were confused by this bureaucratic way of speaking, and Augustus had a disdainful smile on the corner of his mouth, progress for the sake of progress should never be encouraged, such a straightforward way, maybe only these teenagers and girls who still live in ivory towers could not understand, is this to announce to Dumbledore and the teachers that the Ministry of Magic has decided to start interfering in some internal rules. It is clear that at such a moment, such a targeted statement, it is absolutely a declaration of where it stands.

Professor Umbridge didn't seem to notice the audience's fidgeting.

"Because some changes have good results, while others are found to be bad decisions when the time is right. At the same time, there are old habits that will be preserved, which is understandable, and there are habits that are obsolete and must be abandoned. Let us keep moving forward and enter a new era of enlightenment, efficiency and reasonableness, resolutely maintaining what should be maintained, perfecting what needs to be perfected, and discarding what we should forbidden. ”

Abandon old habits, perfect what needs to be perfected, abandon what is forbidden, this is the rhythm of war, a war about controlling the rules, about grasping the direction of Hogwarts. Sometimes, the battle without the smoke of gunpowder is the fiercest and coldest war. Augustus looked at Dumbledore, who was silent in the middle of the teacher's chair, with a thoughtful look on his face.

"What the hell is she trying to say after all that," Malfoy yawned, confused, "at all incomprehensible, and in my opinion, even Professor Trelawney's gibberish is more appealing." ”

"It's actually quite meaningful," Lillian said a little understanding, "and although it is subtle in many places, it seems that the content of what it says is to express a kind of dissatisfaction with the current state of Hogwarts and some of the next steps to be taken. ”

Augustus glanced at Lillian in surprise, "You have a lot of understanding, although there are some errors, but on the whole, it is true. This was the first voice the Ministry of Magic would make in the school. Next, perhaps, school life will not be so peaceful anymore. ”

"Thank you very much, Professor Umbridge, for a very enlightening remark." As he spoke, he bowed to her, "Well, as I said, the Quidditch selection will be in ??"

In the room covered by the silent night breeze and the deep blue light, Augustus stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, the sky dyed in a suffocating color like blue-black ink, and the crescent moon hanging high in the sky emitted a faint glow in solitude. Friends, comrades-in-arms, and family members who are far away in the other world, at this moment, are they also looking at another sky in such a quiet night. There are always so many coincidences and encounters in this world, plane, and universe, and how can a vast galaxy alone at the end of the galaxy carry the contemplative thoughts of being a stranger in a foreign land. Sleepless nights.