"Crisis Response and Self-Protection Section, what the hell is this?"

"Sounds amazing, I'll definitely listen to when the class starts."

"Didn't you notice that the new professor is Asian, where do you think he came from, China, Malay, Philippine, or South Korea?"

"Who cares about that, I want to know where the textbooks for the new course are, and I try to review them when I go back, I don't know anything about the provincial classes."

Hearing about the new staff appointment, the trainees present were full of discussions.

Dumbledore looked around, pressed down with his hand, and said, "Please ask our Professor Wang Xu to give you a few words." ”

"Bang Bang..."

The audience burst into applause, Wang Xu looked at the little wizards below, and didn't know why he suddenly had a sense of déjà vu when the school held a student conference when he went to school. I am very curious about how much abuse is hidden behind this applause, and everyone from that era knows that students don't want to listen to any leaders.

"Ahem, I'll make a long story short, first of all, my class will be open to all students tomorrow, tentatively at 9 a.m., and then all students are welcome to come to class." After Wang Xu finished speaking, he sat down, attracting the students present to look at each other.

"Finished?" Dumbledore was also blindsided, he was ready to listen to a long speech, but he didn't expect to finish it in two sentences.

"It's over, there's nothing to say." Wang Xu smiled at Dumbledore, and the old god sat back.

Dumbledore shrugged his shoulders, turned his head to look at the students, and said, "Professor Wang Xu's language is simple and incisive, and two sentences cover encouragement and concern for everyone, now I will add two more sentences..."

Hearing that I had to add two more sentences, the little students sitting below were like frosted eggplants, and they were wilting.

Dumbledore didn't care about this, cleared his throat and said, "When you came to the school, you all saw that there were a lot of Aurors patrolling around our campus, and I think you have the right to know the truth. A long time ago, a young man, like you, sat on a bench here, wandered through the corridors of this place, and slept in a dormitory here. He looks like no different from the others, no different from you, his name is Tom Riddle. ”

Hearing this name, the little wizards did not react, they did not know who Tom was, and only the teachers present understood the meaning of this name.

Dumbledore took in everyone's expressions and gave them a few seconds to remember the name before continuing, "Of course, you may be unfamiliar with this name, because the world only knows another name. He used to sit in this great hall looking at me, just like you, and I looked at him, just as I look at you now.

Later, everything changed, and the former teenager was no longer innocent, and liked to dominate everything with fear, and became so strange to me. I want you to remember that darkness is only a shadow before dawn, and it is not destined to envelop our lives, let alone freeze our hearts. The minions of darkness are extending towards the school, and his target is not me, but you, and you are the future.

The children, the professors present and the Aurors patrolling the schoolyard can only guarantee your physical safety, but not your soul. I hope that one day, when you need to face a choice, you can feel your heart and ask yourself what you really need. Finally, I have a word to say to that man, Tom, you used to be my pride and the pride of the school. Voldemort, you make me feel ashamed... Thank you. ”

With the word Voldemort, the scene was in an uproar.

Some of the little wizards were terrified, some were yearning, and some avoided them like tigers.

Dumbledore watched quietly, and after a long time, when everyone had calmed down, he said softly, "Enjoy your dinner, children, don't let fear bury your hearts, and you can go back to your dorm to rest after eating." ”

This meal was eaten absent-mindedly, and the food lost its appeal.

Soon the first student chose to leave, and it was like a prelude, and more and more students chose to leave.

Wang Xu's mentors have always been a cold observer, and the more crises come, the more clearly they can see the essence of people.

There is a saying that the heart is thunderous, and those who face like a peaceful lake can worship the general, and those who can not be dominated by fear are the real wizard seeds.

"Albus, you're going to freak the hell out of the little ones!" It was an old female professor who was the head of Gryffindor, Professor McGonagall, Dumbledore's partner for many years.

"On the contrary, Professor McGonagall, I don't think it's important to face your fears in advance so that you don't get caught off guard when they come." Dumbledore returned to his place, gently raised his glass, and smiled, "It's going to be a night to remember." ”

......

"Is the situation so bad that the Aurors have openly entered Hogwarts to guard the main passages, and even Professor Dumbledore has made us vigilant."

On the way back to the dorm, Hermione couldn't help but complain to Ron.

Ron didn't make a fool of himself this time, but nodded approvingly, and whispered, "You know the lake outside Hogwarts, it's the small lake that the first-year students have to cross by boat, and I've heard that even the mermaids in the lake are armed, and they have been ordered to guard the sea." ”

"Who came up with this solution for letting mermaids guard the sea?" Harry laughed a little and said, "I think it must be Hagrid, only he cares about those merfolk, and no one else can think of that." ”

Dumbledore was a castle surrounded by the natural barrier of the Forbidden Forest to the north, a stone bridge to the east to Hodmog, and a lake to the south and west.

These merfolk who live in the lake are said to have been here when Hogwarts was founded, and the four founders at that time had an oath with the merfolk to allow merfolk to thrive in the lake, and Hogwarts would protect them, but when there was a need, the merfolk were also obligated to protect Hogwarts.

It's just that after all these years, Hogwarts has always been standing, and the merfolk have not fulfilled the agreement.

If it weren't for Ron's sudden mention that Harry, who had participated in the Triwizard Tournament and had come face-to-face with the fish-people in the water, he would have almost forgotten that there were mermaids in the lake, let alone other wizards.

"It doesn't matter who thinks about it, what matters is that if the situation is not irreparable, Dumbledore will not be able to involve the merfolk. Harry, haven't you noticed yet, beneath the seemingly calm surface, a potential confrontation has begun, and all that is before you is the calm before the storm. Hermione was the brainchild of the trio, and her words quickly drew Harry's contemplation.

It's a pity that after thinking about it again and again, the three of them still don't have any countermeasures.

Even if they knew that the undercurrent was surging, they couldn't do anything, because not to mention Voldemort, even the veteran Death Eaters were not something they could fight.

After a long time, the three of them looked at each other, and there was helplessness in their eyes, just like people tied to the gallows, who could only watch themselves being hanged, and the feeling of powerlessness welled up in their hearts.

"Don't think about it, Professor Dumbledore must have a way, he's trying to make a change, isn't he?" Harry rubbed his eyebrows, and the dead pig said without fear of boiling water.

Hermione nodded slightly, looked at the Aurors standing at the end of the passage, like a guard, and said softly: "Yes, for example, these Aurors, such as the mermaids in the lake, and for example, Professor Slughorn who invited back, and the newly appointed Professor Wang Xu, all show that Professor Dumbledore is seeking a change. ”

"Good night, Hermione, the self-protection class will start tomorrow, this is a new subject, and this is what we should be focusing on."

"Well, good night everyone..."