Chapter 30: The Arrival of New Life
On the first of September, the day of the opening of the so-called Hogwoods School in the letter, Hermione woke up early and went to the Princes train station with her parents by her side.
To be honest, her parents, including her, were still suspicious, and if it weren't for Hermione's own arguments, her parents would have dismissed all of this as some people's frivolous pranks. Of course, at Hermione's insistence, the family found Diagon Alley, which officially confirmed that there really was another side of the world.
Hermione wasn't too surprised by the discovery of Diagon Alley, unlike the original book, she had met a mage and seen the power of magic before she came to Diagon Alley. So she was more convinced and insisted on going to Hogwoods to study than in the original book, and her parents had to agree.
"Where the hell is the Nine and a Quarter station?"
Accompanied by her parents, Hermione searched around the station for the so-called entrance, but she turned around several times and didn't find it, which made her a little anxious. But fortunately, there are staff from the Ministry of Magic at the Muggle station, and they have noticed Hermione's anomaly early in the morning, and after a little recognition, they know that this girl should be a student of the Muggle world who has awakened the magic seed and is going to Hogwoods.
"Actually, you should pay more attention to other people, especially people who are about the same size as you and have owl-like pets on their luggage racks, by the way, you didn't buy pets?"
Just when Hermione and her parents were in a hurry, a boy who looked fifteen or sixteen years old walked up to Hermione and looked at her and whispered. He's not from the Ministry of Magic, but the Ministry of Magic is going to go up when they see this guy. They knew this guy, he was also a Hogwoods student, and his parents were colleagues with him.
Josh would have recognized this guy if he was here, and he was Crouch Edward. Coincidentally, his parents were also at the station to help clear the little wizards who couldn't find their way, and he happened to go to school to come here together, only to meet Hermione, who had been looking for an unknown number of laps.
"Oh, introduce yourself. I'm Crouch Edward, a Hogwoods student, from Hufflepuff, and it's a pleasure to meet you. Crouch saw that the Hermione family, who might be a little uncomfortable because of his presence, was the first to introduce himself.
"Hufflepuff? I know it's a house in Hogwoods, right? Nice to meet you, my name is Hermione Granger and it's my parents. Hermione paused for a moment and immediately remembered the introduction of Hogwoods in the books she had read during the summer vacation, and she immediately responded with a smile.
Led by Crouch's zeal, they soon found the so-called Nine and a Quarter Station, which had been hidden behind a wall by a spell. Hermione's father couldn't help but sigh that the world of magic was really amazing, of course, I don't know if it was really emotional, anyway, Hermione felt that such a design was really not good.
After seeing Josh magically open a door and then come out of it herself, Hermione, who seems to have come from far away, is not as surprised as in the original book. Still, she maintained her curiosity about new things, after all, the wizarding world was still very foreign and distant to her, at least for the twelve years before her.
After saying goodbye to her parents, Hermione boarded the train to Hogwoods alone. Crouch, who didn't plan to stay with the freshmen, had to stay with Hermione for the time being because she always had endless questions, which made Crouch suddenly feel that he was not in a big trouble for himself, because this girl's curiosity was too heavy.
When the train arrived, it started slowly, and Hermione kept asking questions like a curious baby. Crouch felt a little depressed but still answered enthusiastically, but one of Hermione's questions made him stunned for a long time.
"By the way, do you know who the most powerful wizard is? Is it Headmaster Dumbledore? ”
Crouch was stunned for a moment. If it had been before, he would probably have replied without hesitation: Professor Dumbledore, of course. But now he didn't know what to say, because he had seen someone who shocked even Dumbledore that day, and the most important thing was that the guy seemed to be about the same age as himself.
"I guess it's someone else." After hesitating for a while, Crouch still felt that he was telling the truth. Anyway, that guy, oh no, I should call him a professor now, he's already said he's going to teach at Hogwoods, isn't he? Since they are all Hogwoods teachers, there is no need to hide it.
"Oh, is there anyone more powerful?" Hermione asked curiously, and at the same time she wondered if the senior said that the alien she had encountered was powerful?
"Well, that's amazing. Even Professor Dumbledore was shocked, and said he would not be his opponent. Crouch nodded. But he was also a professor, about my age, but he was very powerful. I think we can all meet him tonight, as if he has been confirmed to be the vice-president of Rakvinlaw. ”
"What? About the same age as you? It's that powerful? ”
"Yes, as if he was a great nobleman, from another country. However, his accent is very authentic, anyway, in this world, the nobles have always had a lot of resources, and it is normal for him to be better than us. ”
Hermione was stunned for a long time, and she realized that it seemed that the wizarding world was no different from the ordinary world she was in. That is, the person of high status will always have more resources at his disposal. After being stunned for a while, she realized that Crouch had left the carriage without knowing when, and she breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time made up her mind that she would redouble her efforts so as not to be embarrassed in the wizarding world.
But then she suddenly saw that her carriage had been opened, and it was a boy who looked a little fat and timid at the same time, and he said with some tears:
"Have you ever seen my toad?"
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Later in Hogwoods, Josh and Galen were sitting in the hall, and of course all the other professors were there, waiting for the new students to arrive. Of course, Professor McGonagall had already gone to host the new little wizards, and it was her job as Deputy Dean.
"Nervous, Josh?" Galen held back a wicked smile as he looked at Josh, who was sitting next to him in a black magic robe. "I didn't expect you to not only be a prince, but you could also become a dean in the future! Very good, is this considered to be familiar with your own government work in advance? ”
Josh gave him an angry look, but surprised and didn't refute.
Yes, Josh somehow became the dean of Rackwinlaw, and it was today that the students were officially notified. Professor Flitwick had spoken of this in front of Josh and Dumbledore a few days earlier, but at the time they had assumed that Professor Flitwick was just too excited to blurt it out.
It turns out that it doesn't seem to be that way - Professor Flitwick really intends to give up the position of Dean to Josh! And he did just that, and for the next few days, he went to discuss the matter with Dumbledore and Josh, and even mentioned it to Dean McGonagall and others.
As a result, McGonagall, Snape, and Dumbledore agreed, and Pomona Sprout, the Hufflepuff Headmaster, had no objection - she was busy tending to her plants with the water element she had learned.
Professor Flitwick also gave a good reason, saying that he was old enough that it was time for a young man to run the school. Okay, so why not look at Dumbledore, who is still in his hands as headmaster in his hundreds.
Josh was stunned for a moment when he received the notice, but he immediately knew that Professor Flitwick probably wanted to find more time to study the magical element! Of course, Josh disagreed with this matter, and he directly said that he had no experience in this area at all, but he was said by Galen:
"Aren't you a prince? And you also have your own territory, so being the dean here can accumulate some more experience and go back to manage your territory, right? ”
Josh was instantly defeated, and he wanted to say that the dean seemed to be not very different from the lord of the territory, but after thinking about it, he agreed. He originally had such thoughts, but he was afraid of trouble, and felt that there were too many things for him to handle.
Of course, he also said that he could be the dean, but no one else should interfere with his transformation of his college, and Professor Flitwick must continue to assist him in his work. Naturally, Dumbledore would not object, so Josh deserved to take the position of dean.
It wasn't long before a large group of young wizards entered the Great Hall, led by Professor McGonagall. There were about two hundred and forty to two hundred and fifty people, but these young wizards were quickly dispersed into each house, so that there would be about fifty to sixty new students in each house.
Professor McGonagall nodded at Dumbledore, and it seemed that she had already explained the basics. After Dumbledore signaled to her that he could take his place, he stood up and said aloud:
"Hello boys, I have something to declare in advance before the start of the semester. The first is that no students are allowed to enter the Forbidden Forest. Oh, and the second point is that Mr. Filch, the administrator, wants me to remind everyone that if you don't want to die miserable, please don't enter the hallway on the right side of the fourth floor. Thank you! ”
With that, Dumbledore was about to sit down, but soon he remembered something, continued to stand up, and said:
"Ah, I'm sorry to forgive me for my nagging. I think before you came to Hogwoods, you all knew the deans of every house here, right? ”
"But there are some special things this year, all the children, please pay attention. It is our regret to announce one thing here, both those who have already studied and those who have only arrived, and that is that Professor Filius Flitwick, Dean of Racvinlau, intends to step down from his position as Dean for health reasons. ”
Dumbledore's words caused a burst of exclamation from the students below, mainly the students of Cravenlaw, of course. The students of the other houses were also a little surprised, they were all whispering but they were not doing that much, and it was clear that Professor Flitwick was still very respected in Hogwoods.
"Quiet boys, I'm not done yet." Dumbledore tapped the goblet on the table with a spoon, and his words immediately stopped the commotion in the hall as if by magic, and all the students looked at Dumbledore.
"Professor Flitwick has stepped down as dean, but he will still be a professor in the school, and the children he likes are not more alarming. Of course, in order to keep the college running, we have specially selected a new professor! ”
"He's Professor Josh Augustus!"