In the brightly lit Great Hall of Hogwarts, countless candles hang in the air.

The sorting ceremony for the new freshmen has ended.

Unlike previous years, the old students of each college in the auditorium only applauded the arrival of the new students in a perfunctory manner.

Almost everyone's attention was drawn to the figure swaggering towards the teacher's seat.

Almost all of the students recognized the man immediately.

With the hype of the Daily Prophet during the summer holidays, and the legend of his own experience, the wizard who spent 12 years in prison has become a household name in the British wizarding world.

Sirius? Black.

Scott, who was sitting at the Ravenclaw table, also turned his head to look at the new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor.

Blake wore a new tuft of robes, the black fabric reflecting silver in the bright light of the auditorium.

He had medium-length black hair, and it was obvious that he had deliberately taken care of his hair, and even the beard on his lips was neatly trimmed.

Compared with the depressed and miserable appearance in the photos published in the newspaper two months ago, he now looks in good condition, full of energy, and the smile on his face is a little confident.

If it weren't for the thinness of his cheeks, which were a little sunken, it would have been almost impossible to tell that this was a man who had been tormented in Azkaban for 12 years.

Under the gaze of all the students, Blake walked to the teacher's chair with a calm expression, gracefully saluted Headmaster Dumbledore and the other professors, and then sat down next to Professor McGonagall.

"That's Blake!"

The students immediately began to discuss each other.

"I didn't expect to see him at Hogwarts!"

"He's going to be our new professor? I don't know what subject it is. ”

"Don't you need to ask, it must be a Defence Against the Dark Arts class!"

"You say...... Will he be able to unlock the curse of that class? ”

"Maybe...... After all, everyone said he was a hero. ”

It seems that everyone is interested in this new professor who has had a peculiar experience.

Just then, a belated Snape strode over from the other side of the auditorium.

His broad black robe fluttered as he walked, drifting over like a dark cloud.

Many students noticed that Blake's face changed after Snape appeared.

He looked at Snape with a look of disgust, disdain.

Snape's chin raised imperceptibly nodded to the professors, deliberately ignoring Blake, and sat down next to Professor Flitwick.

Blake grinned, then turned his head to say something to Hagrid, who was sitting on the other side of him.

Scott guessed that he was speaking ill of Snape out loud, because not only Hagrid, but also Professor McGonagall and Dumbledore had embarrassed expressions.

"Look at Snape." Eddie whispered to Scott.

Snape's expression was horribly gloomy.

Although he and Blake were separated by Professor Flitwick, Headmaster Dumbledore, and Professor McGonagall, he moved his chair beyond Professor Sprout's.

It's like hiding from some plague.

Eddie exclaimed, "Oh, I bet Snape and Black must be enemies, maybe the kind that hate each other's immediate death." ”

"I think we can all see that." Roger said angrily.

Milton sighed, "Gryffindor and Slytherin......"

"Please be quiet."

Just then, Professor McGonagall tapped the cup with her wand.

Dumbledore stood up.

"Welcome, welcome back to Hogwarts."

He said happily.

"First of all, we welcome another class of freshmen to join us."

As if to compensate the freshmen who weren't treated correctly this year, he took the lead in applauding.

Everyone applauded enthusiastically along with him, and Scott noticed that the freshmen's cheeks were flushed with excitement.

Dumbledore pressed his hands down, and the applause stopped.

He smiled and said to the students, "Next, I would like to solemnly introduce the two new professors......

He looked at Hagrid.

"Professor Hagrid, our game ranger has promised me to be a professor of Conservation of Magical Beasts starting this academic year!"

The applause rang out again, and even the Gryffindor students cheered.

Of course, the Slytherin table was quiet.

Hagrid, who was sitting in the teacher's seat, staggered to his feet and bowed awkwardly.

But he was so big that when he bowed, his stomach almost knocked over the table in front of him.

Seeing that the goblet on the table was about to fall, Professor McGonagall quickly waved her wand to save the day.

Hagrid sat down dumbfounded, the laughter coming from the Slytherin table made him bow his head in frustration.

Dumbledore didn't care about Hagrid's surprise, and he calmly began to introduce the next new professor, "And one more, let's welcome the new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor, Professor Black." ”

This time, all the students gave a round of applause.

"That's my godfather!"

Scott also heard Harry's excited shouting from the Gryffindor table.

But that's just the beginning.

Soon, the applause of the Slytherins grew lower and lower, and finally disappeared abruptly.

All this, of course, was because their dean was extra maverick when the other professors applauded Blake.

In the applause of the audience, only Snape was indifferent.

Professors Flitwick and Sprout, who were sitting next to him, couldn't help but look at him several times, but he ignored them.

The Potions Professor turned a deaf ear to the applause, holding the glass in his hand, looking down at the wine in the glass, as if he were studying a rare potion.

The warm atmosphere in the auditorium suddenly became a little awkward.

For a moment, even the students outside of Slytherin House stopped clapping for some reason.

In the faculty seat, Blake leaned forward, looked past the three professors in the middle, and glared fiercely at Snape.

Snape took a shallow sip of the wine, a triumphant smile on his face.

Dumbledore coughed a few times before Black's rage erupted.

He waved his wand with a kind smile on his face.

"Now, let's enjoy the food!"

As he moved, piles of tempting delicacies appeared on the long table, and the students immediately cheered.

Everyone's attention was drawn to the food, and no one paid any attention to the dark tide between Snape and Black.

Scott also withdrew his gaze and began to eat.

"Hogwarts is going to be buzzing this year, isn't it?" He said to his roommates.

Eddie grinned, "Oh, I'm already looking forward to it." ”

Milton said, "Hogwarts probably has a professor who deducts points from Slytherin. ”

"Let Blake and Snape desperately deduct points from Slytherin and Gryffindor!" Roger gloated, "We Ravenclaw can win the House Cup again." ”

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