For the rest of the journey, apart from the necessary rounds of carriages, everyone's conversation has been about Moody's and the Death Eaters, who were attacked.

They wondered if this year's Defence Against the Dark Arts professor would be replaced, or if Sirius would be in charge alone.

If it were the latter, Sirius would not be attacked.

The train continued north, but the weather was still uncertain, and it began to rain again outside, and the raindrops knocked on the windows one after another, making people drowsy.

Suddenly, the lights in the carriage came on.

"We'd better change our clothes." Qiu glanced out the window, "It should be almost there." ”

Fred and George began to put their robes on, and Cedric opened the box door early.

Finally, the train slowed down, and there was a cacophony of noises all around, and everyone was huddled in the aisle, ready to get off.

Because the prefect had to maintain order, Kyle and the others were the last to leave the carriage.

A man carried an oil lamp and shouted loudly for the first-year freshmen to pass, but the height of the oil lamp was much lower than in previous years.

"Look, that guy isn't Hagrid." Fred noticed something was wrong and asked, "Do you know who she is?" ”

It was a witch, and unlike the raunchy Hagrid, her hair was neat and meticulously constructed.

At this time, she was shouting loudly for the first-year students to assemble in front of her.

But no one has any impression of this person.

"She's Wilmina Graplan." At this time, Kyle suddenly said, "A well-known magizoologist who has published a lot about unicorns. ”

"Fantastic Beasts......" George couldn't help but say, "The school is going to change Hagrid." ”

"Probably not." Kyle shook his head, "I think Hagrid was just temporary, so she was here to help usher in the new life." ”

If he guessed correctly, Hagrid and Miss Maxim should still be in the giant's territory...... Convince them to join the Order of the Phoenix side instead of the Death Eaters.

But it's not an easy job.

Giants are brutal by nature, and the Death Eater philosophy is clearly more in line with their character...... Of course, all this depends on whether Hagrid can convince them.

Without paying any more attention to Graplan, several people walked together with the crowd in the direction of the carriage.

Along the way, Kyle notices that Connor always glances at him from time to time.

"What's wrong?" He asked.

"Nothing." Connor shook her head, "It just feels like you're in a good mood, what's the joy of you?" ”

"Sort of...... But am I so obvious? Kyle touched his face.

"It's not obvious, but I can see it." Connor said with a smile, "And you weren't lazy when you were on the train...... Before, they all pushed the prefect task to Cedric. ”

"She's right." Cedric said quietly.

"Don't worry, not next time." Kelgan laughed twice.

"That's for sure." Cedric said angrily, "I'm in the seventh grade this year, and I'll graduate next year, so I can't come back to help you maintain order." ”

"That's a good idea, too." Kyle said with a smile.

He was in a really good mood today, mainly because of last night.

After telling Newt the full story of the day he saw Voldemort and how the Death Eaters used it to trouble him, Newt finally put away the parchment and did not write to Dumbledore again.

Of course, Kyle promised him that he would never let out the contents of the box when he didn't meet the Death Eaters.

Truth be told, that's what Kyle thought in the first place, so he happily agreed.

Now he has three hole cards, and he is directly full of safety, and unceremoniously said that even if he encounters Voldemort, he can play two hands with the other party, and then run away calmly.

In this case, he will naturally be happy.

Although he had tried his best to restrain himself, he didn't expect to be seen by Connor.

Connor didn't ask any more questions, and the group got into an empty carriage and staggered in the direction of the castle.

Ten minutes later, the carriage stopped in front of the stone steps leading to the oak gate, and Fred was the first to jump out of the carriage.

He glanced in the direction of the field from a distance.

"Hagrid's hut has no lights."

"That's for sure." "If he was here, he wouldn't need to ask Ms. Grapeland to help pick up the new students."

"Hurry up and get inside, it's cold outside."

"Oh, good." Fred hurried up the stone steps with the crowd.

They walked through the warm foyer toward the door to the auditorium on the right, ready for the opening banquet that followed.

"Look, I'll just say they'll always come." As soon as he entered the Great Hall, Kyle pointed to Gryffindor's table.

There, Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Ginny were waving their hands.

They sat at the front, apparently the first to arrive.

If Kyle guessed correctly, Mrs. Weasley must have sent them to Hogsmeade using Appamalation and back to the school from there.

It's also the fastest way to do it.

Fred and George immediately walked over to ask the questions they had been struggling with, and Cho went to Ravenclaw.

Kyle, Connor, and Cedric make their way to the Hufflepuff table and find a row of empty seats on the side.

As soon as he sat down, Cedric looked eagerly at the teacher's seat.

"Oh, it's okay."

Sirius is still in his place, which means that this year's Defence Against the Dark Arts professor hasn't changed.

It's not easy to find a reliable Defence Against the Dark Arts professor these days, and although Sirius can't compare to Professor Moody, it's not bad, at least it's much stronger than Quirrell and Lockhart.

The only problem now is that no one knows how long he will continue to teach.

Cedric hoped that he would survive the semester, after all, he would graduate next year, and no matter what kind of professor he came, it would not matter to him.

That's something Kyle should be thinking about.

Thinking of this, he suddenly noticed that Kyle was staring at the teacher's seat in a daze.

"What are you looking at?"

Kyle shook his head.

He was just a little surprised that he didn't see Umbridge, but it soon occurred to him that this was normal.

Because of himself, the other party should be busy dealing with the people of the Wizengamot at this time, after all, he had sent the official application to Amelia Bones of the Law Enforcement Division through an owl a few days ago.

Counting the time, it was time for the Wizengamot to make a move, and as the person being highlighted, Umbridge didn't have time to run to Hogwarts.

It's nice not to have to deal with that idiot with a weak brain.

Kyle's mood is much better, and he feels that the Sorting Hat's singing is pleasing to his ears.

One thing to say, the songs written by the Sorting Hat this year are really not very good, and it seems to be a little extra stuff on top of what has been created, which is a piece of advice to all students, reminding everyone to be united.

Most of the students were talking, but those who knew the truth knew that this was a reminder from the Sorting Hat.

After the singing of the Sorting Hat, Professor McGonagall walked out with a list of freshmen, glaring at the students with a very stern gaze, and everyone fell silent.

Professor McGonagall glanced at the list in her hand and aloud the name of the first person.

"Euann Abercrombie."

A nervous-looking boy stumbled forward and was finally sorted into Gryffindor.

There was a burst of applause in the auditorium.

Slowly, the long line of freshmen shortened little by little, until half an hour later, the last man was assigned to Hufflepuff.

Kyle applauds along with the others.

The banquet officially began, and all kinds of delicacies appeared on the table out of thin air, and the few people who had only dealt with two people on the train didn't care about discussing other things, and immediately enjoyed the food.

Kyle chooses himself a beef rib and a slice for Connor, a house-elf specialty that he ate once last year when he was re-eating himself, and it tastes pretty good.

Traditionally, the main meal is followed by a variety of desserts.

Kyle tries Connor's recommended pudding, which has orange marmalade in it, sweet and sour, and is perfect for the finish.

When everyone had eaten and drunk, the plates were swept away, Dumbledore stood up, and the Great Hall fell silent again.

"Alright, as we digest a hearty meal, I ask you to be quiet for a moment and listen to me talk about the do's and don'ts of the new semester as usual."

Dumbledore said, "First-year students are not allowed to enter the Forbidden Forest, and the same is true for older students. ”

"In addition, there are two changes to our faculty this year. First of all, Professor Moody was no longer able to teach for some special reasons, but our Professor Black had agreed to take over the remaining three grades. ”

There was a round of applause in the auditorium, except for the silence at the Slytherin table.

They didn't want Sirius to stay in school any more than Gryffindor desperately wanted Snape to be expelled.

Dumbledore continued, "Also, I'm pleased to introduce you to Professor Graplan, who will teach you a lesson on the protection of magical creatures before our gamekeepers return. ”

Professor Grapeland stood up and nodded to everyone.

There was a polite round of applause from the auditorium.

"Finally, this year's Quidditch selection will take place in the second week after the start of school."

"Great." Cedric waved his hand.

He's been waiting for this.

Quidditch was cancelled last year due to the Triwizard Tournament, and he had waited a school year for it to finally hear about it again.

"Kyle, we're going to win the Quidditch Cup this year, right?" Cedric asked gleefully.

"yes, that's right." Kyle said, "The championship is definitely ours as your graduation gift." ”

"That's pretty good." Cedric said with a smile.

"Since you're so happy...... Kyle patted him on the shoulder, "then the rest of the freshmen will be handed over to you, no problem." ”

"No problem." Cedric didn't even think about it and blurted out.

But soon he noticed that the sound of tables and chairs colliding and buzzing was constantly coming from all around.

Just now, Dumbledore had already announced his disbandment, and everyone was ready to go back to the dormitory.

At this time, the prefects of each college are responsible for leading the way for the new students and sending them to the dormitory.

Apparently, Kyle had put his task on him again, and he had done so in a daze.

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(End of chapter)