"I knew there must have been nothing!" Back at Lupin Manor, Blake said happily.

Harry's mood was not high, because Dumbledore left immediately after the trial without saying a word to Harry.

Daphany knew that Dumbledore was doing this partly because he was worried that Voldemort could spy on him through Harry, and partly because he wanted to train Daphine's mind.

Actually, Dumbledore didn't need to worry about it at all. Harry's Occlumency is small! If Voldemort had come to him and cast a Dementor or Imperius Curse, Harry would certainly not have resisted. But just a long-distance infection can hardly affect Harry at this time!

In fact, not only Harry, but also Blake in Mandahar, whose adult mood is more or less depressed.

The recent activities of the Order of the Phoenix have not been going well. Although there are more members today than they did in the past. But most of the people who can really be regarded as the core and trustworthy are still some old people.

The vast majority of wizarding families apparently preferred to believe the Ministry of Magic over Dumbledore's, and people were reluctant to accept the fact that Voldemort had returned. The members of the Order of the Phoenix can't do anything about it, after all, they can't pull Voldemort into front of everyone and put on a show.

The repression of the adults infected several children in the manor, and Harry himself was not in a high mood. Although there were eight children in the manor at this time, there was no lively atmosphere at all.

This atmosphere lasted until the end of August, a week before the start of school.

This year's Hogwarts shopping list arrived exceptionally late. It was only at this time that it was delivered to the students.

This semester's textbooks are surprisingly small, with only two books: Charms and Defense Against the Dark Arts. Daphany noticed The Theory of Magical Defence, by Will Burtslinka, and pouted slightly. Botslinka is one of the most famous magicians in the last hundred years, but unfortunately, this master is a classicist magician. Belief in magic is not for fighting, but for improving life. This is not a miscalculation, but a mage who is completely incapable of attacking and defending against magic is not as intimidating as a farmer with a hoe in the face of external threats.

In fact, in many of the master's works, he admires and even boasts of a completely negative attitude towards magic. This is also reflected in this book "The Theory of Magical Defence". There is no explanation of how magic can be used to ward off the dark arts. Rather, it is simply to talk about how bad black magic is, how bad it is, and how bad the effects are to persuade people not to learn black magic.

This gave Daphany the feeling that she was like a scholar in the Eastern feudal era, boasting about the so-called way of a saint and convincing people with virtue. Suppression of military power. However, when faced with a brutal foreign invasion, their theories do not make sense with each other! Those who have temperament die for their country, and those who have no backbone kneel on the ground and beg for mercy......

The Ministry of Magic wants to raise a group of incompetent mages who are not capable of resisting them. Daphany thought maliciously.

"Looks like we've got a new Dark Arts Professor!" Fred said with a smile.

"Dumbledore didn't seem to be idle during this time. Seriously, it's a tough job! George said.

"What do you mean?" Ginny didn't understand what the two of them meant.

Most of the others understood what the twins were trying to say. Ron spread his hands helplessly and said, "Think about it, what have the professors of the Defence Against the Dark Arts course experienced in the past few years?" ”

"Poor Professor Quirrell, possessed by that man, and then ......" Fred.

"Hang up!" George worked seamlessly.

"Our Peacock Man, Professor Lockhart......"

"Amnesiac and lying at St. Mungo's Hospital."

"Mr. Remus Lupin......"

"Resigned before I was fired!"

"Tough Lord Moody."

"This one is the worst, attacked by three dark wizards, and then locked in a box for nine months!"

Listening to Fred and George sing and harmonize, Ginny's face also became unpleasant.

"The Defence Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts is really a disaster!" Ron sat back on the large couch, his legs crossed, and shaking.

"It is said that ......" Mafalda, who had not spoken, suddenly spoke: "The mysterious man wanted to apply for this position, but Headmaster Dumbledore did not allow it. So he put a curse on the position. Misfortune befalls every wizard who holds this position! ”

"Well, we've heard that, too!" The twin brothers nodded their heads.

"Ridiculous!" Hermione said disdainfully, "Professor Leond before Professor Quirrell has been teaching for five years!" Not every professor before him had taught only one term! ”

"Well, Professor Leonde, I miss him a lot!" Fred touched his chin, where there was a freshly grown, still soft stubble, "That's a good professor indeed." It's a pity that we only caught up for one term, and he retired. It seems to have gone to the United States. ”

"Yes......" Mafalda was a little sneering, she was only in the second grade at the beginning of school, and she had only heard about the last three or four years.

"Oh, Ron, what's wrong with you?" They hadn't heard Ron's movement for a long time, and several people glanced at it, and suddenly found that Ron, who had shaken the letter, was standing there motionless, his mouth slightly open, and his face was full of surprise. Battle

"What's going on?" Fred asked impatiently, as he walked around behind Ron and looked over the parchment over his shoulder.

Then Fred opened his mouth wide in surprise.

"Prefect?" He glared at the letter in disbelief and said, "Prefect? ”

George rushed forward, snatched the envelope from Ron's other hand, and turned it upside down. Harry saw a red and gold object fall into George's palm.

"Impossible." George lowered his voice and said with a thick suspicion in his tone, and Ron's gaze was full of puzzlement.

"Hmm...... What do you say......" Hermione, who hadn't read the letter carefully, suddenly whispered, then picked up her letter and looked at it carefully, then took her faith and shook it upside down, and another badge fell out - another prefect badge.

"Hermione is a prefect...... Well, that's to be expected! Fred nodded thoughtfully, then looked at his own brother with disgust.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Ron was a little unconvinced.

"I thought it would be Harry!" Joe said as a matter of course, as if he was a little blaming Harry for betraying their trust, we thought Dumbledore would definitely choose you! George said indignantly. Won the Triwizard Tournament and did so much! ”

As soon as these words came out, both Ron and Harry's faces became a little strange. Ron looked at Harry as if asking for help, and the latter gave a reluctant smile that anyone could see, "Congratulations, Ron! Awesome. And, of course, Hermione. ”

Ron and Hermione were both embarrassed all at once.

"Shouldn't you be paying attention to the fact that there's another person here who hasn't become a prefect!" Daphany snorted twice and sneered.

"How is that possible?" This time, almost everyone present exclaimed at the same time.

If Harry didn't become a prefect and the incredible coefficient was 10, Daphany didn't become a prefect and the incredible coefficient had to be 100!

"And that's exactly what happened!" Daphany shook her envelope with a dark face, apparently not a prefect badge had fallen out of it.

Harry's ugly face suddenly improved. If Daphany didn't become a prefect, then not being a prefect wouldn't seem so bad. Well, at least it seems, not necessarily the best one to become a prefect! Otherwise, who in Slytherin would dare to say that they are better than Daphany? Looking for a fight?

A few children were discussing the matter of the prefect enthusiastically, and the door opened.

Mrs. Weasley flashed in with a bunch of freshly washed clothes in the elf. Her expression was a little tired, and she was no longer as radiant as before. Apparently this period of depressing days made her feel very tired.

But when faced with a group of children, she still smiled.

"What are you talking about, kids!" Mrs. Weasley smiled softly, then saw the envelope in everyone's hands, "Oh, has the Hogwarts bibliography finally arrived?" I'm still worried that if I don't come back, I won't have time to buy it! With such a tight time now, there must be a lot of people in Diagon Alley...... You can give me the bibliography, and I will buy it for you. At this time, a group of children should not go out casually! If there's anything else you need, let me know too! ”

Although Mrs. Weasley has been depressed by the recent climate, the financial easing still makes her very generous when it comes to shopping. Speaking of which, he also gave the twin brothers an appreciative look. The family's financial relaxation is all due to the two sons!

"Ron needs a whole set of red and gold clothes, the kind that works for every occasion and style!" George said with a wicked grin.

Fred immediately had a heartbeat: "Yes, to match his badge!" ”

"With what?" Mrs. Weasley didn't pay much attention to it, and asked casually as she told Twilight to sort everyone's clothes and send them to their rooms.

"His badge!" Fred said with interest, "His cute, new, shiny prefect badge." ”

Mrs. Weasley was still telling Twilight to do something else in a moment, but she didn't react for a moment. Soon, though, he understood.

"His ...... Prefect badge? Mrs. Weasley's expression was a mixture of joy, surprise, and doubt. Until Ron raised his prefect badge in some embarrassment.

"Oh!" Mrs. Weasley let out a scream, "I can't believe it! I can't believe it! Oh Ron, that's amazing! Prefect! Everyone in the family is a prefect! ”

"Yes, everyone!" George snorted indignantly.

"I've always known that George and I are next door, but can I not say it so obviously!" Fred looked pained.

Daphany and Ginny burst into laughter.

Mrs. Weasley didn't care about the two children, who could improve the family's finances but were still mischievous. She hugged Ron hard: "How happy your father must have heard about it!" Ron, I'm so proud of you, what a great news that you might be the president of the boys' student council like Bill and Percy in the future, this is the first step! Oh, I've been worrying so much lately, I didn't expect such a great news, I'm so excited, oh, Ronnie-"

The twin brothers shivered very contrivedly, and George rubbed his arms as if they had goosebumps on them.