The opening dinner is basically the same every year.

When Harry walked into the foyer, the auditorium was filled with cheerful voices. Everyone was saying this loudly, talking about their holiday life. However, it wasn't until Harry sat down at the Gryffindor table and followed Luna to the Ravenclaw table that they finally noticed something different.

Ravenclaw tonight, it's too quiet.

The eaglets were very dull, and even Stewart, who was the most mernical on weekdays, was only whispering to Terry on the side, and the others were either staring at the ceiling in a daze or staring at the long table in a daze.

"What's wrong with them?" Harry asked in a whisper that he didn't understand.

"I know that." Ron glanced at Hermione, who was whispering to Lavender Brown, and leaned in with Harry, "Because Ike ......"

"You know, no one has heard from Ike for the whole holiday since that night, even though he did something like that......"

"Before that, he was the best Ravenclaw." Ron shook his head and said, "But in my opinion, it's a bit of a sham. ”

"According to Fred, Ike's reputation in Ravenclaw wasn't good, at least until he became a Warrior."

Harry nodded subconsciously, still not understanding why Ravenclaw was like this with just one less person. Without thinking too deeply, his attention was quickly drawn to the professorship.

"Hagrid isn't here, and ...... That's the woman with the surname Umbridge! Harry was stunned, he never expected that the woman who had impressed him at the trial would be here.

"Who?" Ron asked.

"The one next to Dumbledore, who took part in my interrogation, is Fudge's man." Harry frowned, "What is she doing here......"

"I don't know ......"

No one gave him an answer, not even Hermione, who looked thoughtfully at Dumbledore and Umbridge, who seemed to be talking happily in the professorship, and did not answer Harry's question.

At this time, there was a new change in the professorship. Professor Graplan, who had succeeded Hagrid in guiding the new students, came in and sat directly in Hagrid's place. A few moments later, the door to the auditorium opened, and a group of frightened-looking first-year freshmen walked in, led by Professor McGonagall, still holding the worn-out sorting hat in her hand.

The hum in the auditorium died down, and everyone's attention was focused on the upcoming sorting ceremony. Professor McGonagall didn't wait any longer, placing the Sorting Hat on the stool, and after it had finished singing the choreographed school song, the Sorting Ceremony began.

"Welcome, our freshmen." After the sorting ceremony, Dumbledore stood up with a big smile, "In the meantime, welcome back our old students!" ”

"Now, let's have a good dinner!"

Suddenly, the Great Hall erupted in applause and applause, and everyone loved Dumbledore's speech after the sorting ceremony, each time it was two sentences that were concise and to the point, which was simply amazing.

Gradually, everyone had eaten and drunk enough, and the noise in the auditorium began again. At this point, Dumbledore stood up again.

"Okay, I need to take a little time and talk about the precautions for the new semester as usual." Dumbledore said with a smile, "First of all, first-year students need to know that students are not allowed in the Forbidden Forest in the hunting grounds. ”

"Then, Mr. Filch begged me, and he said it was the forty-twenty-sixth request, and I asked you to remind you that magic is not allowed in the hallway between classes, and that you can see the rest of the rules on Mr. Filch's office door."

"This year, we have two changes to our teaching staff." Dumbledore pointed to Grapeland and Umbridge and said, "Professor Graplan will teach you a class on the protection of magical beasts, and Professor Umbridge will be your Defence Against the Dark Arts professor." ”

"Of course, everyone is most concerned about Quidditch, the selection ......" Suddenly, Dumbledore stopped and looked inquiringly at Umbridge, who had stood up at some point. With a look of surprise, he sat back in his seat, looking at Umbridge intently.

"Thank you, Headmaster." Umbridge said with a smile, but the smile always gave it a strange feeling, "Thank you for such a warm welcome." ”

"I gotta say, it's a great feeling to be back at Hogwarts again, and I'm sure we'll be very good friends."

Suddenly, she put away the uncomfortable sharp part of her voice and became serious.

"The Ministry of Magic has always believed that educating young wizards is a very important thing." Her expression became serious, and she said, "Some of your innate talents may be useless if you don't have the right guidance......"

Umbridge said this seriously, and Dumbledore still looked serious, but the students below were different, they wouldn't give face to this guy who interrupted the headmaster's speech for some reason. Before you knew it, the auditorium was noisy, and everyone began to talk little to each other, and even those who were still watching Umbridge speak were dumbfounded, apparently not listening.

“…… Some changes prove to be good at first, but in due course, we will find out that it is wrong again. Some old habits are preserved, and that's fine, while some are old and outdated, and it's natural to abandon them......"

Suddenly, Umbridge paused, looked around at the students below, and his tone was much heavier.

"We should not only focus on the magical education of students, but also pay enough attention to the moral aspect......"

Hearing this, some of the students who spoke stopped, and their brows furrowed, especially the Ravenclaws, whose atmosphere was already wrong.

"Who does she think she is?" Stewart looked indignant and said to Terry next to him, "When will Defence Against the Dark Arts still be about morality!" ”

"She's the undersecretary of the Ministry of Magic, Stewart." Terry sighed, "It's clear that the Ministry of Magic is going to meddle in Hogwarts, and Ike's business gives them a reason. ”

"Full of lies!" "Who knows what happened to Ike, who somehow put a Death Eater Dark Wizard hat on him, and he was wanted!" ”

"Enough!" Terry grabbed Stewart, who was running with a mouth full of trains, and said in a serious voice, "This is something that has been established, and he did something bad." ”

"But......" Before Stewart could say something, this time even Anthony and Michael looked at him. His mouth moved, but he didn't open his mouth again.

Anthony turned his head to look at Umbridge, who was still talking about this in the professorship, and whispered:

"Friends, be careful, we won't have a good time this year."