Harry Potter and the Old Ones

Tonight's dinner at Hogwarts is as usual. Everyone gathers in the hall of the auditorium and faces the empty long dining table. After the sorting ceremony, the empty long dining table will be replaced by a variety of exquisite delicacies. stuffed.

But Harry, Hermione, and even Ron all felt that this year's Great Hall seemed to be different--

"Um...Tiera?" Hermione asked hesitantly, "I always feel...always feel...is the auditorium a lot bigger this year... ..."

When they came to eat at noon, they didn't realize that there were no more than twenty people from Dumbledore's Army in total, but when most of the little wizards at Hogwarts came to the Great Hall, Hermione discovered that the four long tables above People looked sparse and didn't seem to be filling up as usual.

"Of course." Tiera didn't deny it, "I used the Traceless Extension Spell to transform it, because we have to recruit more students today."

"More students?" Hermione asked suspiciously.

"Durmstrong School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Beauxbatons School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Salem School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Gregson School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Isengard School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Sandian School of Witchcraft and Wizardry have agreed to They were sent to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for the first fifty of the third, fourth and fifth grades to do exchange studies." Tiera explained, "Besides, the Swedish Ministry of Magic, the German Ministry of Magic, the Spanish Ministry of Magic, the Hungarian Ministry of Magic, and the Austrian Ministry of Magic The Ministry of Magic, the Icelandic Ministry of Magic, the Russian Ministry of Magic, the United States Ministry of Magic, and the Brazilian Ministry of Magic have agreed to transfer their admissions to Hogwarts for Muggle-born wizards."

"What?" Hermione said in surprise. "So many people?"

"Is this hall enough?" Hermione looked around again after saying that.

"Theoretically, it's enough," Tiera said. "And when you packed up today, you didn't notice that Gryffindor Tower was extended upwards by more than a dozen rooms?"

"Well...I really didn't find it..." Hermione asked, "How many new students have you added this year?"

"Seven hundred and thirty-four people." Tiera replied immediately.

"So many?" Hermione was taken aback. "How come there are so many?"

"Because there are not just eleven-year-old bean sprouts," Tiera said, "there are twelve, thirteen, and fourteen-year-old bean sprouts who have never learned magic before."

"Iceland, Russia, Belarus, Sweden, Spain and the Hungarian Ministry of Magic are all within the enrolment of Durmstrang School of Witchcraft and Wizardry Sandyen School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, while Durmstrang School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and Sandyen School of Witchcraft and Wizardry are not Will take the initiative to recruit Muggle students." Tiera said, "That is to say, unless Muggle-born children with magical talents have extremely strong magical talents and create a certain degree of riots, otherwise these two schools will not be separated. Will take the initiative to recruit Muggle students."

"This also leads to the existence of many so-called 'psychics' and 'psychics' in countries with large populations such as Russia and Spain. Outside the Ministry of Magic, there is a tribal-like inheritance system of master and apprentice." Tiera said, "Of course, they hardly know any spells, and most of their abilities are just guessing that there is something inside an airtight, light-tight box. Something, or guess the life experience of the person standing across from a curtain, those with the gift of prophecy may be able to predict the future for a short time."

"This is just discrimination!" Hermione said angrily, and Ron and Harry nodded in agreement.

"It's better for us," Tiera said. "They didn't even hesitate when they gave up this power."

"But Tiera..." Hermione asked hesitantly, "What about the daily life and study of these students whose native language is not English?"

"Communication can solve this problem without worrying about a simple little magic, as for learning..." Tiera said with a smile, "I am going to implement mathematical calculations and magic configuration learning from the first grade. , so that they can use and cast magic spells only by relying on common Arabic numerals, of course, I will not cancel the orthodox magic spell class, and I have suggested that Professor Flitwick add a bit of practical exercises."

While Tiera was chatting with Hermione and the others, the teacher's seat at the top of the auditorium hall was already full. Make a fork and tap lightly on the glass.

"Clang...clang...clang..."

The noisy auditorium hall was instantly quieted by these three crisp knocks, and everyone's eyes turned to Dumbledore.

He wore semi-circular glasses, was several feet long, and his beard and hair were **** with tiny gold chains.

"Welcome, welcome to Hogwarts, old and new!" said Professor Dumbledore, standing on the podium, the golden chain on his beard gleaming from the light of the candles, "before we were spoiled by our fine dinner. Before I get lost, I have a few words for you all."

"First of all, what happened recently in the wizarding world, everyone must already know, even if some Muggle-born classmates did not get first-hand information in time, presumably you are also on the train here, from your classmates. Got some news." Dumbledore cleared his throat and continued, "The entire wizarding world has just undergone a major reshuffle—"

Dumbledore said this, and glanced silently at Tiera sitting in the teacher's chair.

"Because of a certain person, the British wizarding society has won a certain degree of victory. Therefore, many official wizarding organizations, including the British Magic Federation, have decided to be headed by Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and jointly teach together. The education system, which is relatively backward in terms of the current level of magic development, will be thoroughly reformed and updated, in order to cultivate more talents for the wizarding world and consolidate the cornerstone of the development of magic in the world."

"So, starting this term, Hogwarts will not only be your home, but also from Durmstrang School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Beauxbatons School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Salem School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry , Gregson School of Magic, Isengard School of Magic, Sandian School of Magic, the top 50 students of the seven magic schools, as well as Sweden, Germany, Spain, Hungary, Austria, Iceland, Russia, the United States and It is a common home for first-year freshmen who have not awakened and learned magic in places like Brazil." Dumbledore said, "I hope everyone can love and help each other, so that these children who are far away from home can quickly find the feeling of home."

After listening to Dumbledore's speech, the audience began to whisper again, and the whole auditorium hall became noisy again.

"Besides that, what's even more exciting is that—" Dumbledore continued to speak loudly after the noisy conversation in the audience subsided, "I am delighted to welcome two new teachers to join us this year. Teams and some subtle tweaks in some classes."

"First of all, the Defense Against the Dark Arts class has been canceled, and it has been split into Dark Magic and Defense classes." Dumbledore turned slightly and pointed to Tiera and Snape, who were sitting on the teacher's bench, "Defense The Art class will be taught by our Head of Slytherin, Severus Snape, and the Black Magic class will be taught by our new teacher, Tierra, who is also a Hogwarts investigator for the Magic Federation, please. Welcome to the two professors."

There were some scattered, sparse, not so warm applause——

Mainly from Dumbledore's Army and their friends, but was quickly overshadowed by the cacophony of chatter.

Ignoring the reactions of everyone in the audience, Tiera stood up slowly, bowed to the audience, and sat back politely.

"Okay, everyone be quiet!" When he felt that it was almost over, Dumbledore shouted again, temporarily suppressing the voices of many young wizards in the audience, "Dark magic and defense are public basic elective courses. , starting from the first grade, you must choose at least one of the two subjects each semester, and you can take both, but once the class hours exceed the average, you will no longer be allowed to withdraw from the class.”

"And the newly joined Professor Horace Slughorn has generously agreed to fill the vacancy in the Potions course." Dumbledore continued, then waved his hand and pointed to the other end of the teacher's chair. ——

Slightly bald, rosacea-nose, and a good old man, Horace Slackhorn stood up, waving his hands and greeting the little wizards in the audience warmly.

The applause this time is quite polite~www.wuxiamtl.com~ Well, now that our two teachers have finished introducing us, now, please welcome us from Durmstrang School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Beauxbatons School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and Saylor There are excellent exchange students from the seven major magic academies, including Mu School of Magic, Ilvermorny School of Magic, Gregson School of Magic, Isengard School of Magic, and Sandian School of Magic, as well as talented young people from all over the world. Wizards—"

As Dumbledore's voice fell, the originally closed hall of the auditorium slowly opened——

The leader was still Tierra, followed by a dark crowd behind Tiera.

"Harry! Harry! Look! That's it, that's Malfoy?" Ron had been careless, holding his face in one hand as he waited for the Sorting Ceremony to begin, but was on the Durmstrang School of Witchcraft and Wizardry ranks. I saw a familiar figure inside...

It's Draco Malfoy!

Following the direction of Ron's finger, Harry and Ron also saw Draco Malfoy with a pale face among Durmstrang's team.

"What's going on?" Harry asked in shock. "Isn't he fired? Why is he still here?"