On the train to Hogwarts, Scott, who had finished his prefect's rounds in a somewhat perfunctory manner, returned to the cubicle where his roommates were.

"What were you guys talking about?"

He sat down in the empty seat next to Milton.

"We're talking about the summer experience." Milton replied.

"I thought I had said it before."

Scott smiled and patted Milton on the shoulder.

"Do you need to welcome you back to Hogwarts instead of dropping out?"

"It's all Eddie, the kid is saying." Roger yawned boredly, "He's already told me about his summer vacation experience in the United States several times, but he can say a different version each time." ”

Milton laughed too, "It's boring to listen to stories." ”

"Hey!" The taunted Eddie screamed in displeasure.

Roger ignored him.

"I'm still sorry for the World Cup final I missed."

He didn't look like he could lift anything.

Three days ago, the previously failed Quidditch World Cup final was moved to Iceland, and due to the hasty decision and previous surprises, the match was not crowded with spectators.

All you know is that the Irish and Bulgarian players played the entire game on a makeshift pitch in the middle of the wilderness, with the Bulgarian Seeker catching the Golden Snitch and Ireland winning the championship.

"More upset than you would be the players in Ireland and the Seekers in Bulgaria." Scott told Roger, "It was their highlight moment, but not many people in the room were cheering them on." ”

Eddie shrugged his shoulders, "At least they made the front page headlines, especially the Bulgarian Seeker, Viktor Krum." I heard that he was only a non-graduate student at Durmstrang School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and now he has become a household name......"

The four of them chatted with each other, and of course, the topics were all within the "safe" range.

But accidents always come unexpectedly.

The door to the cubicle was pushed open, and the slimy couple of Dylan and Kayla walked in.

"Oh, Scott, you're always lazy here." Kayla grumbled loudly, "Professor Flitwick should have given Dylan the position of male prefect in the first place, right......"

She looked at Milton.

"Congratulations, Milton, I heard that your father is likely to become the new Minister of Magic."

Kayla's words seemed to touch some mechanism, and in an instant, the originally happy atmosphere in the compartment suddenly changed drastically.

Scott: They all gave Milton a cautious look.

"Oh...... Thanks, Kayla. Milton said with some difficulty, "But it's not something to be congratulated on." ”

"I'm sorry, please don't care about her nonsense."

Dylan smiled awkwardly and reached out to pull Kayla to leave.

"How...... What's wrong? ”

Kayla still didn't know why, but Dylan had already dragged her away.

"It's okay." Scott patted Milton on the shoulder.

Roger and Eddie also looked at him with some concern.

"I'm fine."

Milton's eyes were red, but fortunately he didn't cry.

"You know, that's why I'm coming back." He took a deep breath, "I know I can't run away anymore, anyway, I'll figure everything out." ”

It seems that his character is still stronger than before after all, which makes Scott and the others breathe a sigh of relief.

"I also want to say that you don't have to be careful to avoid me." Milton said seriously, "That's what I'm going to face." ”

Scott nodded, "As far as I know, Medea naturally hasn't woken up now, and with just those arrangements she made beforehand, it won't be easy for Mr. Graves to take the throne." ”

Roger agreed: "Actually, I'm also more optimistic about Miss Burns, who has Dumbledore's support. In today's circumstances, as the director of the Legal Enforcement Division, it is easier for her position and past achievements to gain support from everyone. ”

Eddie also helped with the idea, "I think you can get in touch with Mr. Graves secretly and know what he really thinks......"

Since Milton wanted to face those things head-on, Scott didn't deliberately avoid them, but helped him sort out the current situation.

In the end, Milton decided to get in touch with Mr. Graves with Scott's help.

When it was getting dark, they got off the train at the Hogsmeade Village platform.

The weather at this time changed suddenly, with strong winds and heavy rain.

They ran and got into the carriage pulled by Thestrals.

Just then, Luna also ran over, and Scott hurriedly reached out and pulled her into the carriage.

"It's good that they're really back!"

Luna brushed her wet hair and looked happily at Thestrals pulling the cart.

As she spoke, her eyes were drawn to Milton again.

"Oh, Milton." She lifted her hand to remove her wand from behind her ear, "Do you need me to dispel the harassing flies for you?" They're densely packed in your brain. ”

"What?" Milton looked at Luna with a serious face.

"You can try, Milton." Scott suggested with a smile.

"That's good...... All right. ”

Hearing Scott's words, Milton agreed with some hesitation.

Luna nodded, and waved her wand decisively.

"Brain mush!"

A flash of white light flashed, and Milton became a dull-eyed little fool.

"That way, the harassing fly won't be able to survive in his brain."

Luna said to Roger and Eddie, who were shocked.

"Good." Eddie muttered, "It's true that being a fool will be troubleless." ”

"You're a genius." Roger gave Luna a thumbs up.

Luna nodded, and waved her wand again.

"Stop."

Under the golden light, Milton's dull eyes regained their brightness.

"What's wrong with me?"

He looked at the scenery outside the carriage in shock, and realized that he had suddenly missed a journey.

"Look, he's much better."

Luna smiled with satisfaction and tucked her wand back behind her ear.

"Oh, he does look so much better!"

Roger and Eddie couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Milton, who had finally come to his senses, had no time to think about the things that bothered him, and he couldn't help but laugh along.

"He's finally happy."

Seeing this scene, Luna said happily to Scott.

"That's right, it's all thanks to you." Scott gave her an encouraging look.

Soon, the carriage passed through the gates with winged boar sculptures on both sides and traveled along the wide driveway.

The carriage finally stopped at the foot of the stone steps in front of the two oak gates.

Just then, a bolt of lightning pierced the sky.

They followed the crowd up the stone steps to the brightly lit auditorium.

At the door of the auditorium, Scott stopped his companions who wanted to enter.

The next moment, screams are heard one after another, and Peeves is frantically attacking all the students with balloons filled with water, and many of them are turned into soup chickens in the attack.

Professor McGonagall yelled, but Peeves was unfazed, letting out a maniacal laugh as he threw the balloon around.

It wasn't until Professor McGonagall moved Dumbledore's name that the troublemaker finally reluctantly retreated.

Scott and the others walked into the auditorium and saw that Dumbledore and several professors were already seated in the faculty seats.

Not including, of course, Professor McGonagall and Hagrid, who were in charge of welcoming the new students, and Lupin, who has already left, and ......

"Oh, that Death Eater from Snape really can't go back to Hogwarts." Eddie whispered with some schadenfreude, "The snakes have lost their snake king." ”

Scott looked over the Slytherin long table and saw that most of the Slytherin students were sitting with expressionless faces.

It's a lively auditorium, but these Slytherins have a kind of stand of their own.

"The freshmen are here!"

Scott turned his head to see Professor McGonagall leading a group of probing children into the auditorium.

"Everyone!"

Just then, Dumbledore in the teacher's seat stood up and stepped forward.

"Before the sorting ceremony begins, I'd like to introduce you to two new professors!"

The students were immediately drawn to his words, and the auditorium fell silent.

"First of all, I'm honored to introduce you to Alastor Moody, the soon-to-be Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor, Professor Moody!"

Click, click, click......

The sound of wood touching the slate on the ground was heard.

Professor Moody, armed with a wooden cane and a wooden prosthetic leg, appears from one side.

His hideous face covered in scars, and his constantly rotating magic eye instantly calmed everyone.

The freshmen standing behind Professor McGonagall turned pale and trembled with fright.

Dumbledore continued, "Professor Moody is a powerful wizard who has been working with the Aurors for decades, and has been on the front lines of the fight against the Dark Wizards! I believe that he will use his rich experience to bring perfect teaching to everyone! Let's welcome him with applause! ”

As he spoke, he took the initiative to applaud.

But there weren't too many people in the auditorium who applauded him.

Many students were horrified by Professor Moody's menacing appearance and were full of doubts about his appointment as professor.

But Moody's doesn't care.

He didn't care if he was popular or not, and he was still very vigilant and watched everyone in the auditorium with that dripping and turning magic eye.

"Come on, Alasto, welcome to your seats."

It wasn't until Dumbledore beckoned him to sit in the teacher's chair that he limped over to Professor Flitwick.

"It's too lax." He was very dissatisfied and exclaimed, "Everyone is too lax! Those dark wizards and their king are planning how to conquer us! They even made a big fuss in the World Cup final! ”

Everyone looked at him in astonishment.

Moody continued to say loudly, "I'm going to teach you how to fight those cunning dark wizards, and more importantly, how to be vigilant!" ”

With that, his MONOCULUS circled in the direction of the Slytherin House table.

"And, those hidden, dark-minded imps! You'd better be careful, don't get caught by me! ”

At this moment, the faces of those Slytherins became extremely ugly, but they dared not speak in anger.

"Oh, thank you, Professor Moody's, for your statement."

Dumbledore said dryly, and then applauded to himself.

This time, only a group of Gryffindors led by Fred and George applauded him.

Professor Moody nodded invisibly and finally sat down.

As he sat down, he and Scott made eye contact, grinning horribly.

Although he remembered his warning, Scott was not frightened and nodded politely to him.

Dumbledore's voice continued, "Oh! Next, let's warm welcome to Horace Slughorn, who is back at Hogwarts after many years! ”

At the first hearing of the name, the Slytherins were stunned and then began to applaud and cheer with the warmest of enthusiasm.

Then, Professor Slughorn, who was very neatly dressed, stepped out of the hallway on the side of the faculty seat.

The professor looked like a bald old man as fat as a walrus, with bulging eyes and a silver beard as thick as a walrus.

He waved his hand in the direction of Slytherin, a decent smile on his face.

"Professor Slughorn used to be an old colleague of mine. He is one of the most successful Potions professors Hogwarts has ever seen, and the most popular Head of Slytherin Head! This time, I am honored to have him in two positions that he is very familiar with for the first time in many years! ”

Applause rang out.

Unlike the cold reception that Moody's received, the amiable Professor Slughorn gained more popularity.

"Oh, thank you, thank you, Albus, and colleagues, kids!"

Probably because Dumbledore's large introduction was very face-saving, Professor Slughorn straightened his round stomach and the smile on his face became a little bigger.

"I'm honored to be back here after more than a decade and back to what I love most about teaching." He happily said, "Oh, I can't wait to get to know you." I think quite a few of you will receive my invitation to join the club I have formed. ”

He then enthusiastically promoted his Slughorn Club and did not shy away from telling about his philosophy.

In short, he can only see geniuses, celebrities, or well-born students in his eyes, and mediocre students will not be taken into account by him.

Although his words were not so direct, everyone could hear that he meant it.

This made many professors and students unhappy.

The Slytherin students puffed out their chests, as if to say, look, we're the elite of Professor Slughorn's mouth.

"Those Slytherins seem to have made a mistake." Eddie said to Scott, "This Professor Slughorn only likes the elite, but he doesn't just value blood. Oh Scott, I bet you'll be invited to join his 'slug club'. ”

Scott was also anticipating this.

Not only does he have the reputation of being a genius now, but he is also a celebrity, exactly what Professor Slughorn wants to collect.

"That was more than a thousand years ago,

I've just been woven into shape,

There are four famous wizards,

Their names have survived to this day......"

At this time, the Sorting Hat finally started its annual new song release.

“…… Okay, put me on the head,

I've never looked at it,

I want to look at your mind,

Determine which house you belong to! ”

After the song, Professor McGonagall walked to the front of the faculty chair.

After the unveiling of the two new professors, the sorting ceremony began.

The applause rang out incessantly, and the students of the four colleges welcomed the new students who joined their colleges.

When the sorting ceremony was over, Dumbledore stood up again.

"I know that everyone is starving, but I have one more important thing to announce."

He said loudly.

"Triwizard Tournament, an ancient tournament that has been suspended for centuries, has finally been restarted thanks to the efforts of the people!"

"Are you kidding?"

"Is this true?"

"At Hogwarts?"

Many people stood up in disbelief and asked Dumbledore loudly.

"It's a pity." Dumbledore said, "Originally, it was decided that the event would be held at Hogwarts, but for some well-known reasons, it was decided to give the right to Beauxbatons School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. ”

"Oh! No! ”

"Damn it!"

Almost all the students in the auditorium opened their mouths in unison, letting out loud sighs.

Immediately afterward, countless curses rang out.

"It's all the damn ...... And those damn ......"

"Merlin, we've missed a precious opportunity......

At this moment, everyone seemed to have lost their fear of Voldemort, and although they did not name him, they all scolded passionately without scruples.

The Slytherin students, whose parents were identified as Death Eaters, suffered countless white eyes.

"Please be quiet...... Be quiet! ”

Dumbledore pressed his hands down and shouted several times to stop the crowd's outrage.

"Even though this tournament is not held at Hogwarts, we will still select a group of the best students to be candidates for the final Warrior and represent Hogwarts in Beauxbatons for glory!"

"Please sign me up!"

"And me!"

Fred and George immediately stood up, not only raising their hands high, but also bouncing on and off.

Eddie also turned his head excitedly, "Oh! Scott! You should definitely go for it! Fight for the championship on behalf of our Ravenclaw! ”

The others nodded desperately, staring at Scott with encouraging eyes.

"If you can." Scott smiled helplessly.

"Oh, there's no worry, we'll have a series of processes to select student representatives who meet the requirements." Dumbledore continued, "We will announce the list in mid-October, and the selected students will depart for Beauxbatons on the last day of October. ”

"What are the requirements?"

"Tell us!"

Fred and George continued to bounce.

The other would-be students were staring at Dumbledore as well.

Dumbledore smiled and said, "Oh, there's only one condition, we think the selected warrior must be at least 17 years old. ”

"Oh......"

A neat sigh rang out again.

"It's not fair!"

Immediately after, protests erupted.

After confirming that Scott was not over 17, many Ravenclaws protested loudly.