Chapter 275 Hello, Hogwarts
John did not ride in the student carriage.
He was not a person who would wrong himself.
This aspect is quite similar to Slytherin's character.
The crowded student carriages are noisy, but in the employee carriages, you can even set up a few tables to enjoy a big meal.
It was here that John's principal, Professor Slughorn, treated his valued students to a cold roasted quail.
It would probably be delicious if served hot.
John walked into the carriage.
Not always there will be people here.
For example, Professor McGonagall basically lives on campus and has little chance to sit here.
Professor Slughorn retires and Professor McGonagall takes over.
Snape was still the Potions Professor, and John felt that if his dean could no longer be the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, he would become like Voldemort and curse this position.
This year's Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, Professor Charles Xavier, had to take a year off due to some personal reasons.
According to some irresponsible Gryffindors, it may have been drugged by Snape.
They made this vow because at last year's Christmas dinner, Snape poured Professor Xavier a glass of mulled wine for the first time.
John felt that Snape should not do this.
Besides, there is no evidence that he did it.
A master of potions, the best poisoner in the world.
There was no way those students could see that.
"only myself?"
John found a seat and sat down.
It looks like there are no new professors this year.
The Hogwarts Express doesn't have the speed of the Sea Train.
But the scenery along the way is also an intoxicating part.
In the evening, the train slowed down slowly on the road paved at dusk.
Hogsmeade station.
Before John got out of the car, he saw the general grid of Hagrid.
"I wonder if Professor McGonagall thinks Hagrid is honest, so she keeps letting him do his previous job."
Hagrid was the one who picked John up when he was at school, where he worked as a gamekeeper.
When he becomes a professor of Care of Magical Creatures, he will still have to welcome new students regardless of rain or shine.
Hagrid held an oil lamp and waved it for the new students to follow him.
The little girl with platinum blond hair said contemptuous words, but she honestly got into the same Thestral carriage with Stella.
"What is the power of this car?" Stella was curious.
He had been curious about it last year, and it remained the same this year.
"Cough cough!"
He heard the little girl coughing heavily and saw her proud expression, just waiting for Stella to ask a question.
Stella knew that if he didn't ask, the other party would be angry later, and he would have to suffer the consequences, so he asked in a sincere and curious tone: "Alice, do you know?"
"You don't know this, you are such a stupid potato," Alice Malfoy looked proud. "This is a magical animal called the Thestral. According to rumors, only those who have witnessed death can see it."
"Is it true?" Stella said doubtfully.
Alice couldn't bear to be questioned and looked away angrily, "Huh, you'll find out when you take Care of Magical Creatures."
"Of course I want to protect magical animals." Stella looked yearning. "Uncle Charlie said that to be a good dragon rider, you must have rich knowledge of protecting magical animals."
"Only a Weasley like you is willing to go," Alice scoffed. "My father said that the Professor of Care of Magical Creatures is an idiot. It would be better to go to the zoo to listen to his lectures."
"You are not allowed to say that about Professor Hagrid!" Stella blushed and said angrily, "Uncle Potter and Uncle Ron both said that Professor Hagrid is a very good person."
Alice retorted; "Good people do not mean good teaching."
There's really nothing wrong with that.
Alice did not forget to say sarcastically: "My dad said that when he was in school, no one chose Care of Magical Zoology at all, including your uncles Ron and Potter, just because his class was so bad."
"Well, that's not quite right."
John jumped in, "I have classes there."
Alice, who was going to be more sarcastic, was startled.
"Who are you?" She looked at the starting carriage. Goyle who was supposed to be sitting there was missing.
Gower, who was sitting on the ground for no reason, was confused. He looked at the starting carriage and spread his hands, "I haven't gotten on the carriage yet, I haven't gotten on the carriage yet!"
It's a pity that Ye Qi won't stop for him.
John smiled and said: "Hello, Miss Malfoy."
Stella exclaimed: "Is that you?"
"Do you know him?" Alice asked.
Stella nodded, "When I was taking the sea train, he sat next to me."
"I remember he said he was a graduate of Hogwarts." Stella was confused, "Why are you here?"
John looked at the puzzled expressions of the little guys and smiled mysteriously: "Your Professor McGonagall personally invited me."
"I heard that Professor Xavier needs to suspend classes for a year because of some things," Alice said thoughtfully, "You are the new professor."
"Your brain works better than his." John praised.
Alice immediately revealed her true colors, her proud expression completely unhidden.
"Are you a professor?!" Stella wailed.
John looked at him and asked, "Aren't you welcome?"
Even Alice was confused. Although Stella, an idiot, was not as smart as herself, she would not be so rude.
Recalling the nightmare on the train, Stella says desperately: "I'm welcome."
But there was no welcome on his face at all.
It seems that we can see a scene in which Stella is tortured by the book-like teachings in class in the future.
Stella looked at Alice who knew nothing. It was too late to escape now.
The Thestral carriage passed the gates of Hogwarts.
Finally stop in front of the oak door.
The moment John walked in the door, it began to rain heavily.
Stella and Alice, who were slower, were soaked in the water.
When they looked confused, a water balloon fell down.
"Haha, little Weasley and little Malfoy turned into drowned rats."
Peeves's laughter was accompanied by water balls falling one after another.
Alice was going crazy, her hair was wet and stuck to her face, and she shouted: "Peeves, I'm going to let Mr. Barrow deal with you!"
"Peeves is so scared, so scared," Peeves said arrogantly, "Bloody the Bloody is not here, and it's useless to scream at him."
Another water balloon hit Alice and she ran away holding her head.
Peeves does not distinguish between friend and foe, and any student who appears in the hall will not escape the fate of being smashed.
Many students made sharp cracks, vowing to catch Peeves and teach him a lesson.
Peeves was happy.
He aimed at a black-haired head, and the water balloon was about to hit it.
The black hair looked up, revealing a smile with white teeth.
"Long time no see, Peeves?"
"Hiccup... you, you... hiccup..."
Seeing that familiar face, Peeves was so frightened that he burped like crazy and couldn't say a word.
Finally throwing away all the water balloons, he ran away wildly, shouting: "He's back! That man is back!"
This scene is jaw-dropping.
Peeves, who was fearless, showed his appearance for the first time.
Even when he met Bloody Barrow, he had never been like this.
The fleeing Peeves bumps into a bunch of stuff.
John touched his face and doubted: "Am I so scary?"
Haven't you studied ghosts before?
As for Peeves, who still remembers it now?
John shook his head helplessly, snapped his fingers, and the clothes on the two drowned rats dried.
Alice's hair seemed to be stuffed into a dryer, and all the water was thrown out.
"Go in, Professor McGonagall will come to pick up the new students later."
After John finished speaking, he walked inside.
Stella and Alice looked at each other, seeing shock in each other's eyes.
"What a powerful wandless spell." Alice's eyes changed when she looked at John.
There is a rule in Slytherin, power comes first.
Respect the strong.
Alice, who was originally unruly, saw John showing off his strength.
He immediately became docile.
Stella ran over and corrected her: "Professor McGonagall doesn't accept new students, it's Professor Longbottom."
"Oh, I was picked up by Professor McGonagall before."
Leading the two little guys, John walked into the auditorium.
Candles floating on the ceiling illuminate the entire auditorium.
Professor McGonagall sat in the middle seat.
That position previously belonged to Dumbledore and Slughorn.
Now, become Professor McGonagall.
As soon as she saw John, Professor McGonagall showed a bright smile that the students had never seen before.
They opened their mouths like they were seeing a ghost.
"Oh! Look who's here!" Professor Flitwick screamed excitedly.
It looked like he was going to faint in the next second.
Snape's gloomy face curved slightly after seeing John.
Not to mention Gryffindor, even Slytherin began to wonder if the dean was pretended to be someone who drank a compound potion.
Walking to the staff table, his seat was next to Professor McGonagall.
Professor McGonagall expressed gratitude; "I didn't expect you to come here in person. This is so exciting."
"Professor McGonagall, I happen to be fine." John said with a smile, not mentioning running away to attend to official duties, "I haven't been back for a long time."
"It's a great honor for you to be here. To describe my mood in one sentence, it's like...the Witch King is here."
Realizing that the Witch King he was talking about was right in front of him, Professor McGonagall covered her mouth and smiled.
John looked at Snape next to Professor McGonagall.
Snape tried hard not to look over, but his mood could be seen by the frequent small sideways of his head and the third time he picked up the glass without wine.
"Professor Snape." John greeted with a smile.
"What a surprise you came out of there, Mr. Wick... no, it should be Professor now."
Every time you heard Snape speak, it was like a slimy snake slithering through your ear.
John smiled and shook his head, "Maybe it's not Professor."
"Huh?" Snape frowned.
The moment he saw John, he subconsciously thought that John was here to become a Defense Against the Dark Arts professor.
But John's reaction seemed to have a profound meaning.
While Snape was exploring, Hagrid walked in.
He wiped the water stains from his beard and said in a loud voice, "The rain outside is so heavy, it's like there's a hole in the sky."
He strode forward.
When he reached the staff table, he was stunned.
Mouth open.
After a few seconds.
A loud and deafening voice sounded.
"John! So nice to see you!"
Hagrid was enthusiastic.
John's eyes swept across the four long tables in the auditorium.
how many years.
The Witch King returned to school with a sigh of relief.
He said softly; "Hello, Hogwarts."
...
"Ten thousand words tomorrow, I said so!"