519. The last school year begins
On 1 September, Scott and his friends met at King's Cross Station.
"If nothing else, this should be the last time we'll cross Platform 9 and 3/4 and get on the Hogwarts Express."
Roger stood at the crowded station gate and said in an emotional tone.
"Don't forget the Christmas holidays." Scott gave him a disdainful look.
Hearing his words, both Eddie and Milton burst out laughing.
Roger looked unhappy, "Can you not spoil the atmosphere when I feel emotional?" β
"Okay, don't be emotional." Scott patted him on the shoulder, "It's time for us to pit stop." β
As he spoke, he took the lead and walked into the waiting hall.
Eddie and Milton also smiled as they passed by Roger and caught up with Scott.
"Hey!"
was called out by the remaining Roger, and reluctantly followed.
They passed through the Muggle passengers who came and went, and they walked through the wall and into Platform 9 and 3/4.
Separated by a wall, there is another world.
"Oh, another batch of freshmen ......"
Roger's literary and artistic cells today don't seem to be exhausted, and he stared at the little ones in the crowd who were obviously freshmen and sighed.
"Huh?"
Even Milton, who has always been the most literary, couldn't understand where he got this energy.
ββ¦β¦ And we're almost graduating. β
Roger's face was dark.
"Let's go, get in the car."
Scott went straight into the carriage and found an unoccupied compartment to sit in.
Soon, three of his roommates sat in.
"Don't you have any feelings?" Roger asked, "This is our last year at Hogwarts. β
"Not including me, thank you." Eddie, who is in sixth grade this year, said.
"I didn't talk to you."
Roger stared at Scott and Milton.
"Hmmm......"
The kind-hearted Milton still cooperated with him.
"I feel a little complicated, a little reluctant, and a little apprehensive, but I will cherish this last year of campus time."
Roger nodded, and then stared at Scott.
Scott turned his head to look out the window.
"Hey!"
Roger kicked him.
"Huh?"
Scott simply pretended to be stupid.
But Roger kept staring at him.
"What's wrong with you?"
Scott was a little helpless.
"Even if you want to make a graduation declaration, you have to wait until the end of the school year, but now, I don't have any complicated emotions."
"Okay."
Roger was a little discouraged and changed to a slumped position.
"I'm just a little confused, you all seem to have a clear goal, but I don't know what I'm going to do after I graduate."
"Of course, the Tower of Babel is our common ideal, but other than that, I still have to have a job, right?"
"Hmmm......"
Both Scott and Milton looked at him with some surprise.
They really didn't seem to have discussed this issue in depth.
Milton asked, "I remember the 5th grade career coach, and you volunteered to work in the Department of Physical Education at the Ministry of Magic?" Wouldn't that be great? β
"Ministry of Magic." Roger's expression was a little complicated, "I don't know if it would be a good thing to enter the Ministry of Magic at this time...... I mean, everybody knows that the mystery man could attack there again at any moment. β
Eddie proposed, "You can choose to go abroad, just like Milton. β
Milton nodded, "I'll go to the Vienna Conservatory to further my studies." β
Roger continued to struggle.
"There's still a year to go, and you have a lot of time to think about it."
Scott stood up.
"Maybe the mystery man was defeated before we graduated?"
With that, he turned and left the cubicle.
"I'll see you later, I'll go to the prefect's carriage first."
"Wait for me." Eddie then stood up, "I'm going too!" β
They passed through the carriages and headed for the locomotive.
Along the way, Scott was greeted from time to time, and many freshmen looked at him with amazement.
"See, you're getting more and more popular." Eddie said with some smugness, "Of course, I also have a credit for that." β
"Yes......"
Scott gave him a somewhat complicated look.
Eddie's grasp of publicity is a natural genius.
Since the Triwizard Tournament, he has been publishing articles in newspapers to build momentum for Scott.
Of course, at that time, his starting point was to sell more merchandise.
It wasn't until Scott won the Triwizard Tournament and they founded the Tower of Babel that Eddie was keenly aware of the importance of publicity.
He decisively got the Weasley twins to increase the shipment of [Magic Crystal Player], matching his promotional channels, and successfully selling merch, including videos, to most British wizards, using Hogwarts students as a link.
Thanks to this, Scott has now become almost a household name in the British wizarding world.
In short, the propaganda has been played by Eddie.
"Keep up the good work." Scott laughed and said, "You are the propaganda minister of 'Babel'. β
Eddie said, "I'd rather be the finance minister." β
"Then let's do it part-time."
"Is it so casual?"
"What do you think?"
Of course, they're just joking.
At this stage, there are only a few people in the "Tower of Babel", and Scott has no intention of setting up any "ministers".
And a lot of things have to be done step by step.
According to his speculation, for a long time to come, the "Tower of Babel" will be a relatively loose organization, and there will be no hierarchy.
While laughing, they came to the prefect's car at the front of the car.
Pushing open the door, Scott finds his partner Caccini already inside.
I haven't seen him for a summer vacation, and Caccini's hair has grown a little.
Although the girl still wears a man's hairstyle, at least it is not an inch that sticks to the scalp.
"Good afternoon, Caccini."
Scott took the initiative to say hello.
"Good afternoon, Scott." Caccini looked up, "It seems that you are the president of this year's male student council." β
"It's me."
Scott nodded.
"Then I'll be relieved." Caccini smiled and said, "If it were you, our work would be much better." β
Scott expressed confusion.
"Please, everyone has seen your performance in the Triwizard Tournament, and trust me, no student at Hogwarts will dare not listen to you." β
"Is that so?"
Scott thinks it's good, at least it will be a lot less troublesome.
"You have a lot of admirers, Scott."
Caccini said again in a mocking tone.
"Especially the little wizards in the lower grades, they just think of you as an idol."
ββ¦β¦β
Wouldn't it be a bit too exaggerated, Scott turned to look at Eddie.
Eddie winked at him, a smug look.
Well, it seems that this "propaganda minister" is also indispensable in this.
As the train started, the prefects of various colleges and grades also came to this carriage one after another.
Scott greeted everyone he knew, including Kayla, Cedric, and others, as well as Ron and Hermione, who became the new prefects of Gryffindor's fifth year.
He also copied a list of the names that Caccini had in his hand, quickly remembering everyone's names as she called them.
Afterwards, he said that he and Caccini were working together to assign tasks to the prefects and let them inspect the carriages.
After the prefects are out, Scott and Caccini still have to sit in the prefect's car and wait, so that the prefects don't find them if something happens.
With no one else in mind, Scott chatted with Caccini about Miss Graplan, who had brought him into the Scholars' Union.
"You should know better than I do." Caccini was a little surprised, "After all, you are all official members of the Scholars Alliance. β
Scott shook his head, "I haven't been in contact with her, I should say that I basically haven't used [the Book of Prometheus] since the few days I got my hands on it." β
To be exact, [The Book of Prometheus] had only helped him in completing the Animagus.
There is no way, the faculty he has is too amazing, and there are a lot of adventures, and he can't learn all the knowledge he gets for free, so he won't think about spending credits to buy it.
"Is that so?" Caccini was even more surprised, "I thought it was ......"
Obviously, he thought that Scott's explosive growth in strength was due to the [Book of Prometheus].
Scott shook his head.
[The Book of Prometheus] is so useful.
If he could only rely on that thing for knowledge, he wouldn't have grown so fast.
Just look at Miss Graplan, who even risked her way to attack the centaurs in the Forbidden Forest in order to earn some credits.
"It's not because of [the Book of Prometheus], it's because of some adventures."
Scott didn't elaborate, and Caccini didn't ask too much, but instead said Miss Graplan's death.
"I haven't seen Stephanie in a long time, and I heard from Wilmina that she went to the Americas to study the Thunderbird."
Scott nodded, and didn't ask any more.
Probably because Mr. Bird was in prison, Stephanie Graplan, who had been impersonating Wilmina Graplan, took the opportunity to run away.
After that, Scott and Caccini did not talk any more, but discussed some work arrangements for the next school year.
In order to make it more convenient in the future, they conscientiously made some work plans and discussed the methods and standards for handling some routine incidents.
Of course, there are some unconventional plans.
The reason why it is unconventional is that this plan is premised on the assumption that "if Voldemort attacks Hogwarts again".
If this happens again, as the president of the student council, they must stand up and guide the students to evacuate, in order to avoid the chaos of the six gods at that time, it is also possible to prepare a plan in advance.
Time passed quickly, and in the afternoon, the train arrived at the Hogsmeade platform without a hitch.
When the train stopped, both Scott and Caccini couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
There were no incidents on the trip, which couldn't have been better for them.
After getting off the bus, Scott finds his roommates and rides with them in a carriage to Hogwarts Castle.
With a brightly lit auditorium, a dazzling array of food, friends and old students, and anxious freshmen, the annual opening dinner was staged again.
Dumbledore's Headmaster didn't say anything new, just welcoming the new students who had completed the Sorting House as usual.
But at this time, most of the students in the auditorium, except for the freshmen, were staring at a professor in the classroom with amazement.
Eddie, who was sitting next to Scott, looked at their Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher in equally amazementβ
Professor Moody's.
"He's amazing!" He said in an exclamatory tone, "Incredible! He has overcome the curse of the mystery man! And that's the first one! β
Everyone else was in a similar mood to him.
Given Voldemort's curse on the position, this is the only Defence Against the Dark Arts professor that all Hogwarts students have ever seen for two consecutive years.
But Scott just wanted to say that Professor Moody was really brave.
Now that you have spent the school year safely, shouldn't you be glad that the curse has not taken effect and hurry up to leave your job and lie down to keep it safe?
This professor dared to be re-elected!
He didn't know it, Dumbledore should know.
So the old headmaster should dissuade him, after all, Professor Moody is also a key member of the Order of the Phoenix, and he can't afford to lose.
But Professor Moody was still seated, meaning he hadn't listened to Dumbledore's advice.
Could it be that this is called the audacity of the artist?
Faced with the complicated gaze of most of the students in the auditorium, Professor Moody was unmoved.
His round magic eye only turned around, and immediately made all the students withdraw their gaze.
Because of Professor Moody's deterrence, no one in the auditorium openly discussed the topic about him.
After dinner, the Ravenclaws who returned to the common room immediately began a heated discussion on the issue.
Some believe that this is because Professor Moody is strong enough, stronger than any previous Defence Against the Dark Arts professor, to withstand the curse.
Others believe that Professor Moody, a veteran Auror, has completely broken the curse, and they no longer have to worry about changing teachers for this class every year.
More people think that Professor Moody's is just lucky, but he won't last long.
Someone even began to "predict" his tragic future.
Of course, there are also students who like Professor Moody more and start to discuss giving the professor some magical items that can resist the curse as gifts.
I wonder what Professor Moody would have thought when he heard this.
Anyway, the group of freshmen who followed the fifth-grade male and female prefects to the common room were stunned and frightened.
Scott: They didn't participate in the discussion, but just sat in for a while and then went back to the dormitory.
They prepare to enjoy Milton's magical music recital.
Roger and Eddie had already seen it, but they had been shutting it down, as if they wanted to see Scott's surprised reaction.
Scott was of course also curious about Milton's musical magic, and didn't know what the difference was with Medea's.
Back in the dormitory, they didn't even pack their bags before urging Milton to start his show.
Scott sat on the edge of the bed, watching expectantly as Milton took out his cello and cast a few spells to block out the sound of the room and the outside.