Chapter 242: School Song: "White Dragon Horseshoe Facing West"

Finally, the president and several professors came.

It's just that the face is not very good.

Even Dumbledore's eyes were downcast, Professor McGonagall had frost on his face, not to mention Snape, who was now more terrifying than a Dementor to many young wizards.

"I'm sorry that I delayed the welcome dinner because of some things." Dumbledore stood at the long table and said.

"Let's hurry up and sort out the hospital so that everyone can eat early."

With a wave of his hand, a high-backed chair and sorting hat appeared.

Professor McGonagall took out the list of freshmen and began to name the Sorting House, not even giving the Sorting Hat a chance to sing.

It is clear that the singing of the sorting hat is not part of the entrance ceremony, at least not an essential part~

Sorting Hat: I feel offended! It took me a year to make up the songs!

Professor McGonagall's face was cold and she spoke quickly.

The freshmen whose names were read were like Dementors chasing after them, and they hurried up without delaying in the slightest.

Speaking of which, the freshmen were also lucky not to be chosen by the Dementors.

If you were sent to St. Mungo by a Dementor on a train in your first year of school, it would have been a bad luck for decades.

The sorting process went very quickly, and it was over in seven or eight minutes.

Ted noticed that there were quite a few new students this year, or that each class had increased by a few since he entered the school.

Ted has 38 young wizards in the class of '91, 42 new students last year, and 49 new little wizards this year!

The number of interracial little wizards is also a lot more, but it is not because there are more alien little wizards that there are more new students.

Ted found that he was clearly from a Muggle family, and that there were more young wizards who were in contact with the wizarding world for the first time.

Professor McGonagall also mentioned in the letter that this year's enrollment was very busy, and many young wizards needed her and other professors to introduce themselves to the wizarding world.

Ted vaguely felt that some kind of change had appeared, but it was still very faint, so it was not very obvious.

But he can't say exactly what kind of change it is.

At the end of the branch, the principal gave a speech: "Everyone has been waiting for a long time, and they must be hungry. Let's have a feast! ”

Dumbledore: I'm done, let's go!

I have to praise President Deng's speech is still so concise.

You haven't reacted yet, and you're still wondering: Have you started? It's over.

The little wizards couldn't wait for a long time, and when the headmaster and them came, all kinds of delicacies began to appear on the dinner plate.

Ron didn't hear Dumbledore say anything at all, and he swallowed hard. Causing Ginny to feel like she can't hold her head up in front of her friends!

Now with an order, he directly opened the bow left and right.

Ron: I'm going to and eat ~~~

……

After eating and drinking, it's called a mess of cups and plates.

It may have been a long wait, and the little wizards are really hungry.

It may also be that I was frightened on the train before, and now I have turned my grief and anger into food.

In short, the little wizards showed amazing combat effectiveness, and their stomachs were round.

At least the house-elves are very satisfied, which shows that their craft is welcome.

Dumbledore tapped the cup, and the scraps on the table were gone. The plate was as bright as a dog had licked it.

Ron silently stuffed the two chicken thighs in his hand into the prepared brown paper bag, which he was to save for the evening.

Luckily, he was quick, and when Dumbledore struck the cup for the first time, he grabbed two chicken drumsticks so quickly that he wouldn't have eaten them a second late.

Dumbledore began to speak: "There are some things that must be told to everyone in advance, please abide by the school rules this school year, and you are not allowed to leave the school without permission. Because the dark wizard wasn't caught. ”

"Also, the injured students have been sent to St. Mungo's and will be back in a few days. Do not worry. ”

"Finally, there's our new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor, who is also hospitalized because he was affected by the fighting. The first week of Defence Against the Dark Arts class has been postponed for the time being......"

Many students noticed that there was an empty space on the professor's bench.

Then it's time to sing the school song.

Dumbledore may not be in a good mood, so he waved his hand to conjure up golden lyrics in the air, but he didn't have the interest of conducting and singing in previous years.

As a result, no one spoke—except for the first-year freshmen, all eyes were on Ted.

The twins also dodged to the sides, offering the most conspicuous position: We would like to call you the king of the school song!

Ted: Still coming? I knew it......

Ted felt that it was a little ruthless, so that they would not dare to let him sing the school song in the future.

Otherwise, what am I trying to do every year?

Well, it's up to you to decide - "White Dragon Horseshoe Facing West"!

Ted reached out and pulled out his old guitar from his palm-sized carry-on bag, and began to play and sing:

"Hogwarts~

In the Scottish Highlands~

Gryffindors, Slytherins, Ravenclaws and Hufflepuff~

Take the train to study, and you will be in the seventh grade!

What magic history comes from what transformation puzzle~

What magic potions, herbs, what magical beasts, weird~

can't stop Arvada is a hit~

I'll be locked up after singing! ”

Everyone was stunned, especially the first-year students.

When they heard the singing, they couldn't help but think of four young wizards coming to the castle by train, then attending classes, and then being locked up.

It wasn't until I listened to the song for a long time that I suddenly reacted, and I seemed to be dreaming just now.

Everyone was in a trance, even Snape.

He was shocked in his heart: he was also tricked? This kid's voice can even bewitch itself now! How did you get so strong?!

He glanced at Dumbledore and was relieved to see that Dumbledore was not affected.

Immediately after that, Professor Snape, who was the first to come to his senses, said loudly: "Change the school song without permission, and be locked up for a week!" ”

The Eagle Academy's own headmaster had hid under the table in shame, and Professor McGonagall was glaring at Ted like a lioness.

For this year's Muggle freshmen, the wizarding world is too mysterious.

It's just a monster attack on the way to school, and it's the same to sing the school song...... Magical~

It's really a solid lesson.

……

The next morning, everyone had breakfast in the auditorium. Copy the timetable to each other.

Then there was the sound of fluttering wings, and a large number of owls flew in.

After all, there was such a big thing yesterday, so it's normal to believe a little more today.

In addition to letters, there are various magazines and newspapers.

In particular, the Daily Prophet published an account of the Dementor attack on the Hogwarts Express.

First of all, let's talk about the original reason - there was a dark wizard who escaped to Great Britain and was arrested by order of the Wizengamot, and considering its danger, he even mobilized the Dementors to assist the Aurors in chasing the dark wizard.

How to say it, it is the truth. But this kind of narrative device always feels like trying to get the Minister of Magic Fudge out and throw the pot to the Wizengamot.

Although it was the Wizengamot who ordered the arrest of the Black Knight, he also sent the Dementors to help.

But you can't control the Dementors and attack the Hogwarts students, and you, as the Minister of Magic, can't escape the blame!

It can be said that this report is also a hard pen.

It's like being defeated and defeated, and it feels completely different if you just change it.

Ted glanced at it, contributing writer Rita Skeeter.

This has something!

Continuing on, the report doesn't mention itself, saying only that the Hogwarts students put up a stubborn resistance and minimized the damage - only 11 young wizards were treated at St. Mungo's and could be discharged within a week.

It seems that Fudge is very concerned about his "ignorance" - not only does he not hand over his magic, but he also cares about Dumbledore pressing him.

It's okay, it's not good to be too high-profile.

Besides, if he doesn't report it, it won't take long for the news to spread.

The wizarding world is too small to have secrets.

Scrolling further, another report contains information that Ted is interested in—the legendary Dark Wizard from another world.

According to the reporter's inquiry, the dark wizard first appeared in Spain. Earlier sources are completely absent.

For some reason, the man clashed with the local Ministry of Magic, and then fled to France.

Due to the lack of information from the Ministries of Magic in various countries, he was not pursued by the Ministry of Magic in France.

After the investigation, in that period of about a month and a half, he was indeed very low-key.

Later, people from the French Ministry of Magic found someone to divinate and determined that this person was not from this world, and guessed that it was during this time that he adapted and observed the world.

But the reason why he is called a dark wizard is naturally not because he has a conflict with the Spanish Ministry of Magic.

Rather, it was the crime he committed in France - he killed an adult wizard and three young wizards.

Moreover, the newspaper said that "unknown black magic was used, causing the dead to resemble shriveled corpses, without the slightest residual magic".

The reporter who wrote the article said that he had already inquired that the dark wizard might have drained the magic of the three victims.

And judging from his hands-on rules, he is more interested in the little wizard!

After the incident, the French Ministry of Magic dispatched more than a dozen wizards to hunt down the vicious dark wizard, and even ordered the use of the Unforgivable Charm if necessary.

However, this man killed one and seriously injured two, and then fled.

Flee all the way to Great Britain.

(End of chapter)