Chapter 607 Opening Ceremony

During the journey afterwards, apart from the necessary inspections of the carriages, everyone's topic was always about Moody who was attacked and the Death Eaters.

They really wanted to know whether the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor would be replaced this year, or whether Sirius would be in charge alone.

If it was the latter, would Sirius be attacked again?

The train continued to travel north, and the weather was still unpredictable. It began to rain outside again, and the raindrops knocked on the windows intermittently, making people drowsy.

Suddenly, the lights in the carriage came on.

"We'd better change clothes." Qiu glanced out the window, "We should be there soon."

Fred and George began to put on their robes, and Cedric opened the door of the compartment in advance.

Finally, the train slowed down slowly, and there was a noisy sound around, and everyone crowded in the aisle, ready to get off.

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

A person holding an oil lamp 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 person is not Hagrid." Fred found something wrong and asked, "Do you know who she is?"

It was a witch. Unlike the unkempt Hagrid, her hair was neat and meticulously trimmed.

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

But no one had any impression of this person.

"She is Wilmina Grubbly-Plank." At this time, Kyle suddenly said, "A little-known magical zoologist who has published many articles on unicorns."

"Magical animals..." George couldn't help but said, "The school is not going to replace Hagrid."

"It shouldn't be." Kyle shook his head, "I think Hagrid just had something to do temporarily, so she came to help welcome the new students."

If he guessed correctly, Hagrid and Ms. Maxime should still be in the giant's territory at this time...persuading them to join the Order of the Phoenix instead of the Death Eaters.

But this task is not easy.

Giants are naturally cruel, and the philosophy of the Death Eaters is obviously more in line with their personalities... Of course, all this depends on whether Hagrid can convince them.

Without paying attention to Graplan, several people walked towards the carriage with the crowd.

Along the way, Kyle noticed that Kanna would always look at him from time to time.

"What's wrong?" he asked.

"Nothing." Kanna shook her head, "I just feel that you seem to be in a good mood. Is there anything happy?"

"I guess... but am I so obvious?" Kyle touched his face.

"Not obvious, but I can see it." Kanna said with a smile: "And you didn't slack off on the train... Before, you pushed the task of the head of the class to Cedric."

"She's right." Cedric said faintly beside him.

"Don't worry, it won't happen next time." Kyle laughed dryly twice.

"That's for sure." Cedric said unhappily, "I'm in the seventh grade this year and will graduate next year. It's impossible for me to come back specially to help you maintain order."

"This is also a good idea." Kyle said with a smile.

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

After telling Newt the whole story of meeting Voldemort that day and how the Death Eaters used it to cause trouble for him afterwards, Newt finally put away the parchment and did not mention writing to Dumbledore again.

Of course, Kyle also promised him that he would never take out the things in the box unless he met the Death Eaters.

To be honest, Kyle had always thought so, so he agreed very happily.

Now he has three trump cards, and the safety is fully pulled. To put it bluntly, even if he meets Voldemort, he can fight him twice and then run away calmly.

In this case, he will naturally be very happy.

Although he has tried his best to restrain himself, he didn't expect that Connor would still see it.

But Connor didn't ask any more questions afterwards. Several people got on an empty carriage and moved towards the castle.

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

He looked in the direction of the venue from a distance.

"There's no light in Hagrid's hut."

"That's for sure." Qiu also came down. "If he was here, there would be no need for Ms. Grubbly-Plank to help pick up the new students.

"Hurry up and go in. It's really cold outside."

"Oh, okay." Fred hurriedly followed the crowd up the stone steps.

They walked through the warm foyer and headed to the door on the right leading to the auditorium, ready to attend the next opening banquet.

"Look, I told you they would come. "As soon as they entered the hall, Kyle pointed to the Gryffindor table and said.

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

They were sitting in the front row, obviously the first to arrive.

If Kyle guessed correctly, Mrs. Weasley should have used Apparition to send them to Hogsmeade, and then returned to school from there.

This is also the fastest way.

Seeing this, Fred and George immediately walked over, ready to ask them the questions that had been bothering them all the way, and Qiu also went to Ravenclaw.

Kyle, Connor, and Cedric came to the Hufflepuff table and found a row of empty seats on the side.

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

"Oh, it's good."

Sirius was still sitting in his original seat, which meant that the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor this year had not been replaced.

It was not easy to find a reliable Defense Against the Dark Arts professor these days. Although Sirius was not as good as Professor Moody, he was still pretty good, at least much better than Quirrell and Lockhart.

The only problem now was that no one knew how long he could continue to teach.

Cedric hoped that he could survive this semester. After all, he would graduate next year, and no matter what kind of professor came, it would have nothing to do with him.

That was what Kyle should consider.

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 he soon thought that this was normal.

Because of him, the other party should be busy dealing with the Wizengamot people at this moment. After all, he had sent the formal application to Amelia Bones of the Law Enforcement Department through an owl a few days ago.

Calculating the time, the Wizengamot should also take action. As a person who was mentioned in particular, Umbridge had no time to run to Hogwarts.

Really good, I don't have to face that stupid idiot with a brain defect.

Kyle's mood has improved a lot, and he feels that the song of the Sorting Hat is more pleasant to the ears.

To be honest, the song created by the Sorting Hat this year is really not very good. It seems that some extra things are inserted on the basis of the creation. It is a warning to all students, reminding everyone to unite.

Most of the students talked about it, but those who knew the truth knew that it was a reminder from the Sorting Hat.

After the Sorting Hat finished singing, Professor McGonagall came out with a list of freshmen. She stared at the students who were whispering with a very stern look, and everyone immediately quieted down.

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

"Euan Abercrombie."

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

There was a burst of warm applause in the hall.

Slowly, the long line of freshmen shortened little by little, until half an hour later, the last person was sorted into Hufflepuff.

Kyle applauded with the others.

The banquet officially began, and all kinds of delicious food appeared on the table out of thin air. The few people who had only eaten a few bites on the train did not bother to discuss other things and immediately enjoyed the food.

Kyle chose a piece of beef rib for himself and picked up another piece for Connor. This is the specialty of the house elves. He had eaten it once when he had a meal for himself last year. It tasted quite good.

As usual, after the main meal, there were various desserts.

Kyle tried the pudding recommended by Connor. It had orange jam in it, which was sour and sweet, and was very suitable for ending.

After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, the food on their plates was swept away, Dumbledore stood up, and the hall fell silent again.

"Well, while we digest the sumptuous meal, I ask everyone to be quiet for a while and listen to me talk about the precautions for the new semester as usual."

Dumbledore said, "First-year students are not allowed to enter the Forbidden Forest, and the same applies to senior students."

"Also, there are two changes in our teaching staff this year. First, Professor Moody can no longer continue to teach due to some special reasons, but our Professor Black has agreed to take over the remaining three grades of courses."

There was a burst of applause in the hall, except for the silence at the Slytherin table.

They didn't want Sirius to continue in school, just as Gryffindor desperately wanted Snape to be expelled.

Dumbledore continued, "In addition, I am very happy to introduce Professor Grubbly-Plank to everyone. He will teach you the Care of Magical Creatures class before our gamekeeper returns."

Professor Grubbly-Plank stood up and nodded to everyone.

There was a polite applause in the hall.

"Finally, this year's Quidditch tryouts will be held in the second week after school starts."

"Great." Cedric waved his hand.

He has been waiting for this.

Last year, the Quidditch competition was cancelled because of the Triwizard Tournament. He waited for a whole school year, and now he finally heard the news again.

"Kyle, we will definitely win the Quidditch Cup this year, right?" Cedric asked happily.

"Yes, that's right." Kyle said, "The championship will definitely be ours as your graduation gift."

"That's great." Cedric said with a smile.

"Since you are so happy..." Kyle patted his shoulder, "Then the next freshman will be handed over to you, no problem."

"No problem." Cedric blurted out without thinking.

But soon he found that there were constant sounds of tables and chairs colliding around him, as well as buzzing discussions.

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

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

Obviously, Kyle pushed his task to him again, and he accepted it without knowing why.

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