It's the beginning of the school year again, and in the carriage of the crimson steam locomotive to Hogwarts, Li Lin and Hermione sit opposite each other. Hermione was flipping through "Standard Spells, Level 4", while Li Lin looked out the window at the pouring rain. At this time, the dense raindrops hit the glass, obstructing the line of sight, making it difficult for Li Lin to see the things outside.

Li Lin traveled to Hogwarts by train, but his sister was different, and Lovegood personally escorted their baby daughter to Hogwarts.

After all, what happened at the Quidditch World Cup some time ago was too terrible for a wizarding family. In particular, Mr. Lovegood also witnessed the Dark Mark with his own eyes.

The noise on the train never stopped, and Hermione looked up from the sea of books in a strange way.

"How can it be so noisy on the train? Is something wrong? He asked suspiciously, and at the same time looked around.

"What happened the other day." Li Lin explained. "What happened at the Quetic World Cup, it has an impact that has been felt to this day."

As he spoke, Li Lin took out a copy of the Daily Prophet, which was spread out on the table, with a black and bold headline that shone "Horror at the Quidditch World Cup", and a glittering black-and-white photo of the Black Devil mark hanging from the treetops.

This is an article written by Rita Skeeter. In addition to telling the wizarding world that the Dark Mark appeared at the Quidditch World Cup, the other side spared no effort to discredit the Ministry of Magic.

Hermione took the newspaper and read it quickly, and when she read the "rumor that several corpses were brought out of the woods an hour later", she couldn't help but let out a cry of surprise, and looked at Li Lin worriedly while covering her mouth with her hand.

"Yes, is that the person?"

Li Lin shook his head, he took out his wizard robe from the suitcase, and with a shake, the wizard robe covered the casual clothes he was wearing.

"The mystery man didn't show up, it was supposed to be his former Death Eaters, who were intimidating and preparing for their master's return."

Hermione was a little surprised. "Doesn't that mean that the mysterious man is about to be resurrected?"

Wizards who did not experience Voldemort's time, in fact, still lacked enough reverence for Voldemort, and wizards who dared to rebel against Voldemort in that era, wizards who dared to shout his name publicly, often on the second day people would find the place where the wizard lived, with the Dark Mark hanging over it, and then people would find his already cold body in the house. So Voldemort's name was not known to anyone, and it was eventually reduced to a mysterious man.

"The resurrected mystery man is not something to worry about either." Li Lin smiled comfortingly. "We also have the Savior, Harry Potter. He is the nemesis of the mysterious people. ”

Hermione agrees with Li Lin's words, saving the world and fighting against evil is often staged in Gryffindor.

Although he was worried about the resurrection of the mysterious man, after all, there were rumors in the first year that Li Lin had a fight with the mysterious man, and finally took advantage of the mysterious man's weakness and destroyed his magical body. The mystery man may retaliate for this. But on the other hand, in Hermione's mind, Hogwarts was the safest place in the whole world.

So Hermione didn't ask any more, she thought that Dumbledore would be good enough to fight Voldemort and protect the students at Hogwarts.

Li Lin stepped out of the carriage, leaving room for Hermione to change her school uniform. After the school uniform was changed, Li Lin returned to the carriage and read the new textbook with Hermione. It wasn't until the Hogwarts Express slowed down and stopped at pitch-black Hogsmeade Station that the two packed their bags.

The door of the train opened, and the rumbling thunder in the air continued to sound, and Li Lin looked at the pouring rain outside the door, it was like water was splashing in the sky. He snapped his fingers, and a semi-circular water curtain formed above his head, Li Lin pulled Hermione to stand under the water curtain together, the water curtain easily blocked the pouring rain in the sky, and the two walked briskly in the rain.

This scene was a clear reminder to the senior wizards, who showed off their talents, and some even turned their hats into large umbrellas.

As is customary, the first-year students are ferried from the lake by Hagrid to Hogwarts Castle, so in the heavy rain, the first-year students and seniors are separated and follow Hai to the lake.

"It's probably not a good experience." Li Lin complained. "The fishmen on the lake have an agreement with Hogwarts that they won't hurt the little wizards, but just this kind of heavy rain will make these little ones suffer from colds for a long time."

Obviously, these little wizards have not received a systematic education like their seniors, and it is extremely difficult for them to use magic to block the rain, or simply conjure umbrellas. With so many freshmen, only one or two can dig an umbrella out of their suitcase.

"Crossing the river in such weather?!" Hermione watched in surprise, and then she and Li Lin followed the crowd, but they were a little excited. It seems that he has been looking for an opportunity to attack the Hogwarts system. But Hermione didn't say anything until they walked across the pitch-black platform and found the carriage outside the station.

There were about 100 carriages, all of which looked like they weren't horse-pulled, and Li Lin and Hermione climbed into one of them, and then Li Lin removed the water curtain above his head, and the door of the carriage slammed shut.

Once everyone was in the carriage, the carriage began to move, and they lined up in a long convoy of people who made a crackling splash along the path to Hogwarts Castle in a violent bump.

After passing through the gates with winged boar sculptures on both sides, the carriage followed the wide lane, but it shook violently due to the strong winds and wind and rain. However, through the gate, Hogwarts was getting closer and closer, and even the thick rain curtain could not hide the outline of Hogwarts Castle, and many of the brightly lit windows were already faintly shining.

Soon, the carriage carrying the students stopped under the stone steps in front of the two oak gates, and the people in front of the carriage hurriedly got out of the carriage and climbed up the stone steps, Li Lin opened the rain curtain above his head and pulled Hermione into the castle. Beyond the stone steps, the deep foyer is dotted with torches, and the marble staircase is extraordinary.

At the entrance to the auditorium, Professor McGonagall greets everyone, and she chases away Peeves who are trying to play pranks. Professor McGonagall led the group into the auditorium.

Obviously, at the beginning of the school year, the school hall was redecorated again. Hundreds of candles float above the table, illuminating golden plates and goblets.

Four long house tables separated the students, and everyone walked over to the long table representing their house and sat down.

Some of the long tables were already sitting and waiting for students, and these were brought to school by the parents themselves. For example, Li Lin's sister, Luna Lovegood.

Li Lin and Hermione found a place to sit, and Luna was already surrounded by several little girls. This also made Li Lin give up the idea of saying hello.

Perpendicular to the four long tables, at the top of the auditorium, there is also a table where the professors and teachers are apparently sitting.

The students at the academy tables exchanged heads and whispered conversations. A few ghosts were also happy to attend the opening party, and even dressed very happily.

"Hey, why didn't you see the Defence Against the Dark Arts professor?"

Opposite Li Lin, a Ravenclaw student keenly observed that there were no new faces in the professor's chair. Asked suspiciously.

After all, no Defence Against the Dark Arts professor can stay at Hogwarts for more than two semesters, so every time the opening ceremony comes, a new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor is introduced to everyone by Headmaster Dumbledore. And this time, there were apparently no new faces in the teacher's seat. This makes everyone have some bad associations.

Li Lin looked at Rakwen Laoxi, and the atmosphere in which everyone had been talking to each other suddenly fell silent, obviously thinking of Professor Snape's substitute teaching.

After a while, a student muttered. "Actually, it's nothing, if Professor Snape really taught us Defence Against the Dark Arts lesson, then in a year's time, he will be saying goodbye to us from Hogwarts. After all......"

"No," another student interrupted. "Because of the curse, he'll only be able to teach Defence Against the Dark Arts for a year, and then he'll go back to teaching Potions."

Hearing this, the students were suddenly a little discouraged, and it seemed that Professor Snape was not very popular except in the rest of the school in Slytherin. Li Lin smiled secretly, and then hurriedly regained his morale.

"Rest assured, Professor Snape won't be teaching Defence Against the Dark Arts this school year, and if Headmaster Dumbledore has that in mind, then we'll see a new Potions professor today."