The opening dinner ended quickly.

It wasn't until the last man had eaten enough that Professor Dumbledore stood up and waved his wand to clear the table of any remaining food.

"Okay, while everyone's stomach is still digesting a hearty meal, please be quiet for a while, I want to use this time to say something."

Professor Dumbledore said aloud,

"Now, as usual, I'm going to talk about the precautions for the new semester."

"I think all the students at Hogwarts should know that the Forbidden Forest next to the hunting ground forbids students to ......"

Professor Dumbledore began his long, airy speech, focusing on the hoax props that appeared at the end of last semester at Hogwarts.

Needless to say, the dutiful Filch immediately added all the magical items from the Weasley brothers to the long list of prohibited items on his office door.

This made the Weasley twins' faces very ugly, which was simply blocking their way to make money!

“…… Finally, I would like to announce some changes from the faculty and the school management team. ”

Professor Dumbledore looked at the faculty chair,

"First of all, I'd like to introduce you to Professor Slughorn."

"Professor Slughorn is an internationally renowned master of the field of Potions, Professor Snape's Potions Professor at Hogwarts and Head of Slytherin House."

"So this year, he'll be replacing Professor Snape in Potions class."

There was a round of applause in the auditorium, and few students except Slytherin liked Professor Snape.

Seamus had even made a statement among his students that he believed that Professor Snape had limited his talents.

If Professor Snape hadn't stared at him so coldly every time he was in class, how could he have caused the cauldron to explode every time?

You say it's Seamus's own problem?

Impossible, absolutely impossible!

And all kinds of other students who are not good at Potions also rely on Professor Snape's head, thinking that Professor Snape is not good at teaching, and he likes yin and yang weirdness, which affects the students' emotions, which is why his grades are so poor.

In short, everything is Professor Snape's fault!

Now that Professor Snape was finally gone, they were cheering.

Of course, the little wizards didn't have a problem in mind.

Professor Snape is no longer a professor of Potions at this point, but he is still at the bench in the professorship, so what class will he teach?

Amid applause and cheers, Professor Slughorn stood up with his stomach held up, waving to the students, his face full of smiles.

“…… In addition, Professor Snape will be the professor of the Defence Against the Dark Arts course. After Professor Slughorn sat down, Professor Dumbledore smiled again.

The applause in the auditorium instantly subsided, and many students looked at Dumbledore with circles on their faces, and their hands subconsciously stopped.

Only the polite applause and cheers on the Slytherin side quickly grew louder, and many Slytherins stood up and cheered and cheered at their headmaster.

Professor Snape lazily waved his hand at the Slytherin table, glancing at the Gryffindor table, but not making any more movements.

After all, there are so many pairs of eyes staring at him below, and the identities of many students in them are worthy of scrutiny, and now he can't do any extra things.

Finally, Professor Dumbledore looked at the pink toad beside him, and a humble smile immediately appeared on the toad's face.

"There's a new addition to our school, Ms. Dolores Umbridge."

"She is the Senior Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Magic and will be serving as the Senior Inquisitor at Hogwarts this school year."

"During this academic year, Ms. Umbridge will review the courses taught by the Wizarding Examinations Board to determine whether they are qualified."

Professor Dumbledore paused, and the pink toad quickly stood up, smiling a sweet, disgustingly sweet.

Even the Slytherins applauded much less this time, and it was clear that everyone was disgusted by Umbridge.

But Umbridge didn't seem to care, the expression on his face didn't change much, he happily waved to all the little wizards, and didn't sit down.

"Ms. Umbridge was chatting with me just now and said that she would like to be given a short time to speak after I have finished speaking, and I gladly agreed."

"So, let's welcome Ms. Umbridge!"

Professor Dumbledore took the lead in clapping, and the polite applause in the auditorium grew louder.

Accompanied by applause, there were also whispers, and many students were talking to each other.

After all, in their memory, there had never been a wizard other than Professor Dumbledore who had taken the initiative to speak at the opening dinner.

"Thank you, Dear Headmaster Dumbledore, for such a warm welcome."

Umbridge grinned, showing that sharp tooth,

"Oh, I must say, it's great to be back at Hogwarts......"

Umbridge's voice was high, high, and breathy, like that of an eleven or twelve-year-old girl.

If you don't look at your face and listen to your voice alone, you can deceive an ignorant boy or an adult witch with motherly love.

But with her toad-like appearance and fluffy pink cardigan...... It can only be said that she has found the most disgusting way with precision.

Several students almost threw up, after all, it was a psychological and physical discomfort.

After spending a full five minutes complimenting Professor Dumbledore and the other professors, and expressing his joy, Umbridge finally got to the point,

“…… As Headmaster Dumbledore said, I will be taking on the role of High Inquisitor at Hogwarts this academic year, given that some students have complained that the professors are too fanciful in their lessons. ”

"And my task is very simple, I just want to verify that the courses taught by the professors are in line with the syllabus of the investigation set by the Wizarding Examination Authority."

"This syllabus is a joint effort of a number of well-known wizards, and Professor Dumbledore has been involved in the Transfiguration course, so I think it's very trustworthy......"

When they heard this, the students who had been sleepy were much more energetic.

"The Ministry of Magic has finally done something!" Harley could vaguely hear Ron whispering to the other friends,

"I've wanted to complain to the Ministry of Magic for a long time, the lessons of the greasy old bat are simply torturous!"

"Indeed, I knew that my poor grades were due to the fact that the old bat did not follow the syllabus!"

The expression on Seamus's face became more and more excited,

"I don't believe the syllabus will list yin and yang weirdness as a must-have tone for professors!"

"Hopefully this Ms. Umbridge can scrutinize the greasy old bat!"

"But Professor Snape won't be teaching Potions this semester." Neville kindly reminded,

"Umbridge can't find his head."

"Huh? Well...... Review Defence Against the Dark Arts as well! Seamus hesitated,

"Anyway, I didn't study well, it must be Snape's fault! Be sure to check him hard! ”

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(Thanks to the "Lu Huan" boss for the tip.) (End of chapter)