activa-t Chapter 152 HUMANs
Chapter 152 HUMANs
Chapter 152 HUMANs
There are fewer passengers on the Hogwarts Express than usual, but the number of new students this year has increased instead of decreasing.
Such an abnormal phenomenon is of course affected by the current situation.
Hogwarts has not always been able to recruit so many students, as it is not the only educational institution in the British Isles. There are also many small educational institutions that are also enrolling students. There are many smaller magic schools around the world. Their common feature is that their addresses are erratic. It is like Confucius traveling around the world. Wherever the teacher goes, he will take the students. Take it wherever.
In addition, some traditional wizards will choose family education or master-apprentice education. Before the establishment of Hogwarts, this teaching mode was the mainstream in the British Isles.It is precisely because of Hogwarts' strong teaching staff that wizards can be attracted to send their children to study here.
But there is another important reason, and it is also the biggest advantage of a large magic school like Hogwarts, and that is safety. All magic schools with a long history have experienced wizarding wars and have stood firm in turbulent times, protecting students and the truth.
Hogwarts has been hailed as the safest place in the world - even though we all know it isn't - so not only because of Dumbledore, but also because wizards recognize the history of the school.
The more turbulent the era, the brighter the flames of Hogwarts, attracting more students to attend.
Dumbledore never refused.Just as the school is expanding this year, there will be enough dormitories to accommodate all new students.There is no point in building a school any bigger if there are not enough students.
The welcome ceremony is still a fixed process. The freshmen put on the sorting hat one by one, and then sit down at the long table. Before starting the dinner, the principal will give a speech as usual.
Dumbledore was a very considerate old man. This year's sorting ceremony was very long. The children were so hungry that their chests were pressed against their backs. He stood up and said only one sentence: "Welcome to Hogwarts, let the fun begin!"
He waved his hand, and a heavy rain of delicious food fell on the four empty long tables. It was already a bit cold in northern England in September. The lower grade students were shivering from the cold before entering the castle. When their hands and feet warmed up, their stomachs were growling again. Nothing is more comforting than a good meal at this time.
Many students thought that they were so hungry that they could swallow a cow alive, and that even the big things in front of them could not shake their determination to cook. Even if they were eating while the dean was being shot, they didn't feel bad.
But as it turns out, they couldn't be more wrong. There are more important things in the world than filling your stomach.
Tonight, the auditorium is as quiet as a palace banquet. On the table are lamb steaks, crispy roast chicken, sausages, steaks, fried potato wedges, and creamy mashed potatoes. Each one is beautifully displayed, like a harem concubine, under the bright silver light. She is posing on the plate, and the thick amino acid-flavored perfume tickles the nasal cavity like a cat's little paws, and can draw out the soul of a person.
Normally, these half-grown children would have turned into fools and ate up all these delicacies, wishing they could even chew up the tablecloth and swallow it.
But now, they were all as reserved as country girls who strayed into a noble banquet, at a loss, clumsy, and even forgot how to eat.After a while someone knocked the glass off, and after a while someone knocked over the plate.Ron used to have a big chicken leg in one hand, and enjoyed eating it left and right. Now he pretended to be holding a knife and fork, and was sweating profusely while cutting a steak.The blasting ghost, Xi Mo, was reminded by his classmates that his hair was messed up, so he quickly raised his magic wand to his bangs, trying to blow his hair. Then, his wand sprayed out a cloud of fireworks, blackening his face.
Many people ate this meal without any taste. It was not until the table was finally cleared that they realized that their stomachs were empty. He wasn't thinking about eating, but he was looking at the staff table.
Dumbledore stood up again.
"What a sumptuous meal. I hope everyone has eaten enough and is in the mood to listen to a few words from this old man like me. First of all, first-year students should note that the woods on campus are prohibited from entering. Also, due to the resignation of Professor Quirrell, this year I have the honor of bringing a new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor to Hogwarts, and everyone must have noticed, Ms. Moonshadow."
Ms. Yueying waved to the young people, and many students covered their hearts for a moment.
Dumbledore smiled slightly and continued: "The school will be expanded and renovated this year, so there will be personnel from the off-campus construction team coming in and out, and they will put silver emblems on their chests uniformly. That is to say, if you see that you are not wearing a badge If you are not from the school, you should report to the professor in time. In addition, Mr. Bernini, the chief person in charge of the joint construction team, will patrol the school together with the administrator, Mr. Filch. You can ask him for feedback on the situation of the construction team .”
Bernini, the descendant of the celebrity Linde had seen at St. Mungo's Hospital, stood in the corner of the hall and tipped his hat to the students.
"The Quidditch stadium is temporarily relocated to the east side of the Black Lake, and the review of the players will be held in the second week. Finally, I have two sentences that I have to say."
Dumbledore's powerful blue eyes swept across the hall, drawing the children's eyes from Lady Moonshadow.
His words were calm and powerful, crisp and decisive.
"This is a crazy time. Some people say that wizards and Muggles will go to war. Some people say that Muggles will destroy our houses and tie us to stakes and burn us. No matter what happens in this world, Hogwarts Will protect every student, because there are respectable professors here, will risk their lives to protect students, because there is me Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore .No Muggle can harm my students until I'm down."
The students cheered for his courage.
Linde heard several students shouting: "I love this old man!"
At the end of the dinner, everyone sang the school song together and the atmosphere was warm.
"Hogwarts, please teach us knowledge, whether we are bald old men or children who hurt their knees..."
Thousands of magic candles floated over the auditorium, shining brightly, and the professors and students smiled cheerfully.
And thousands of miles away in London, the cold wind and rain shrouded the streets at night. The famous Lockhart was thrown out of a street pub. He staggered and nearly fell down. His hair was disheveled, his clothes were disheveled, and there was a new scar on the corner of his mouth. .Two wizards chased after him, "Get lost! Go far away!"
Lockhart gave them his trademark alluring smile and bowed in greeting.A mouthful of pale spit fell on the flooded street in front of him.
"Screw you."
He turned around and left dejectedly, the two men's whispered curses still ringing in his ears.
"He should be locked up in Azkaban. The Ministry of Magic is really weak. Let this kind of scourge be allowed in the world."
"That stupid pig Fudge has no time to deal with him. War is coming, how can the Wizengamot still care about trying a loser?"
"It's also about... damn life..."
Lockhart hunched his head as he headed deeper into the night.
"Hey! Lockhart, look here!" Someone shouted on the side of the road. He turned around to look, and was suddenly illuminated by a flash light, which made his eyes water.
"Tomorrow's Toutiao is here!" The man put away the camera with a smile, hummed a song and left.
The rain kept falling and didn't stop until midnight. Lockhart found an abandoned cardboard house and prepared to sleep in this stinky place, hoping to wake up alive tomorrow.
Just as he got into the cardboard box and undressed, someone knocked on the cardboard door.
"Is Mr Gilderoy Lockhart at home?"
The bearded Lockhart looked out from the crack of the door, a group of Muggles in suits and leather shoes stood outside the house, they held guns, and the drizzle was lingering in bunches of cold lights.
The leader nodded politely to him, "Hello, Mr. Lockhart, we are affiliated with the Human Union Magic Abnormality Negotiation Service (HUMANs), and you are now officially arrested for crimes against human civilization."
Lockhart emotionally took out his wand and was about to resist, but the group of people seemed to know him deeply - in fact, it was difficult to understand him - they easily subdued him, took away the wand, and handcuffed him. He was escorted into a bulletproof armored vehicle parked two intersections away.
The leader of the group of Muggles sat in the car waiting for Lockhart to come to the door. He took out a long list of crimes, which listed in detail the various losses Lockhart had brought to the world. If it were converted into a crime, it would take him almost 274 years to be shot.
"You can't judge me! I'm a wizard!"
"Wizards are also human beings." The Muggle minister was as hard as stone.