Chapter 275 273 Dumbledore's Speech

Feeney shook his head and said,

"Forget it, don't talk about her, let's eat. Dumbledore may have something else to say next."

Sure enough, after all the little wizards had eaten and drank, Dumbledore stood up again.

The originally noisy voices suddenly became quiet, and everyone turned their faces in Dumbledore's direction, waiting for his next words.

"Okay, now that we are digesting another extremely rich and delicious meal, I ask everyone to be quiet for a while and listen to me talk about things that need everyone's attention in the new semester as usual,"

Dumbledore's words are still so strong and steady. Just listening to his voice can make you feel at ease.

"First-year students need to know that young wizards are not allowed to enter the forbidden forest in the hunting grounds. Several of our senior students also need to pay attention to this,"

As he said that, Dumbledore glared at the twins George and Fred as he did in previous years.

"Our keykeeper, Mr. Filch, has asked me, and he tells me this is the 423rd time, to remind you all that there is no spellcasting in the corridors between classes, and many other rules. It's all on that long list, taped to Mr. Filch's office door."

"This year we have two changes to our teaching staff. We are delighted to welcome Professor Sirius Black as our new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher for the new academic year. We are equally delighted to welcome Dolores Umm Ms. Ritchie, as the High Inquisitor of Hogwarts."

There was a burst of noise in the auditorium. The position of Senior Investigator of Hogwarts has never appeared before. Moreover, it can be seen from the name that this is a position established by the Ministry of Magic for Hogwarts. , is the Ministry of Magic planning to take action against Hogwarts?

While many politically sensitive young wizards were pondering over their doubts, Dumbledore continued,

"Selection for the House's Quidditch team will take place at,,,"

Dumbledore suddenly stopped talking and turned to look at Ms. Umbridge questioningly.

Ms. Umbridge's height has not changed at all when she is standing compared to when she is sitting. Even if you look closely, you can find that she has become a little shorter. It is precisely for this reason that no one knows whether she is standing or sitting. Naturally, they do not know why Dumbledore suddenly stopped talking.

At this time, I heard Umbridge clearing her throat.

Dumbledore only showed a hint of surprise at the moment when it happened. Then he sat down smartly and looked at Ms. Umbridge intently, as if he was expecting what she would do next. speech,

On the other hand, other professors looked a little ugly. After all, according to the rules, this is the time for the principal to speak. In the Ministry of Magic, it is equivalent to when Fudge is speaking. As a subordinate, it is not polite to interrupt the leader's speech. .

Feeney also frowned. Umbridge has never been a person who doesn't know how to measure. Otherwise, she would not have been able to climb to her current position in the Ministry of Magic with no background and being so ugly. This woman has never been Not simple at all,

Therefore, the reason why she is doing this now, Feeney very much doubts whether it is because she deliberately wants to lose Dumbledore's majesty, but she may be overthinking it, Dumbledore never cares about this.

I heard this toad-like woman speaking in that annoyingly high-pitched voice,

"Thank you, principal,"

Thank you? Sure enough, this Umbridge was suppressing the prestige of Professor Dumbledore, intentionally or unintentionally.

Umbridge still said with a fake smile,

"Thank you for such a warm welcome,"

Her voice has always been high and sharp, with a breathy tone like that of a little girl. When she deliberately maintained it, she simulated the young girl's voice full of youthful vitality, which made people feel very of disgust,

Everything about this woman is so disgusting, from head to toe, whether it's her voice or her pink dress.

"Well, I must say, it's great to be back at Hogwarts. It's great to see these happy little faces looking at me. I desperately hope to get to know you all as soon as possible. I believe we will Be very good,,,,,,"

"Ugh~"

Hearing this, Feeney couldn't help but vomited and almost vomited it out.

Feeney didn't lower his voice and directly interrupted Umbridge's words.

Umbridge looked at Finny with an ugly face, and wanted to scold him for interrupting her speech. However, she was probably very hesitant because she was concerned about Finny's identity. Therefore, her face looked very livid, and she stood there like Like a clown.

This feeling made Umbridge very accepting. You know, she was able to disown her biological father for a so-called false reputation.

After taking a few deep breaths, Umbridge calmed down and continued,

"The Ministry of Magic has always believed that educating young wizards is a very important matter. Some of the valuable talents you are born with, if they are cultivated, educated and exercised under careful and careful guidance, may appear to be useless. As a result, the ancient skills that dominate the magical world must be passed down from generation to generation, otherwise they will disappear."

"The precious magic accumulated by our ancestors is only a treasure trove, and it must be protected, replenished and perfected by those who are fortunate enough to engage in the noble profession of education."

At this point, Umbridge suddenly stopped talking and bowed to several other professors, but all the professors ignored her.

Speaking of which, this woman is really powerful. Feeny's previous behavior of deliberately embarrassing her was already excessive. In the end, she only looked ugly for a while, then recovered and could continue to talk about her ideas at length.

"The previous principals of Hogwarts have made innovations when shouldering the heavy responsibility of overseeing this famous historical school. This is completely appropriate, because if there is no progress, it will only stagnate or even decline. However, the behavior of progress for the sake of progress is absolutely not allowed. Our tradition has been tempered and tempered, and often does not require clumsy corrections to achieve a balance,,,,,,"

Umbridge really deserves to be an employee of the Office of the Minister of Magic. She can speak this long speech with no focus, and the whole speech is delivered with gusto.

Finny felt dizzy and unable to concentrate. The other little wizards were even more so. They were whispering to each other. The auditorium was full of noise, and the silence when Dumbledore was talking formed a distinct contrast. Compared,

The little girl Astoria was smiling and giving Fini something to eat. Only then did Fini notice that the plate in front of her was already covered with all kinds of food, including steak, chicken legs, winter melon soup, mashed potatoes, ,,,,

"Leah, I've already eaten..."

Feeney said helplessly, not knowing what happened tonight. In previous years, when Dumbledore was speaking, all the food on the table should have disappeared. However, this year, the food on the plates in front of him and Astoria was They were all placed there in good condition, and even the plates that had been eaten were replaced with new plates of food.

Astoria smiled and said,

"I know, but I haven't finished eating yet. Those are the ones I plan to take back to the dormitory."

Feeney felt ashamed, so he became her tool?

Speaking of which, this can be regarded as exploiting a loophole in the food supply system of Hogwarts' auditorium. The house elves located in the kitchen below the auditorium will move the food on the table away at the end of the banquet, but only if it is in front of the little wizard. The plate is empty. If there is food in it, it will stay for a while. If there are no other changes on the plate, it will be moved away.

Now, Astoria adds something to the plate in front of Feeney every moment. Although it is not much, it is indeed changing. Perhaps the food in front of them has not disappeared because the little girl has not. Probably because I finished eating.

Looking at Astoria who was chewing slowly and taking a long time to finish a piece of steak, Feeney sighed. Sure enough, how could the little girl finish the meal at such a speed?

Astoria seemed to have figured out what Feeney meant, her face turned slightly red, and she whispered,

"Isn't this what you said about Professor Dumbledore who can still talk? I just plan to eat slower so that I won't be bored."

At the staff table, Umbridge continued her long speech. She seemed not to notice the restlessness of the audience. Perhaps, even if there was a terrorist attack in the auditorium, she would not interrupt her speech. Yes, on the contrary, the professors were listening carefully under Feeney's observation.

etc!

No, not everyone was listening carefully. Finny suddenly discovered that Professor Flitwick, who got along with the little wizard as an equal, fell asleep...

Yes, he was asleep. Although Professor Snape was looking in the direction of Umbridge, looking at his distracted eyes, Feeney guessed that he was calculating some potion formula in his mind. McGonagall The professor was very serious, but looking at her raised eyebrows, she must be holding back, following the rules and politeness she recognized most, not to interrupt Umbridge, or not to listen carefully to her speech.

Hey, after sighing, Finny looked at Astoria and asked,

"By the way, Leah, you lived in the bedroom near the principal's office last semester, right?"

Hearing this, Astoria wiped the stain on her mouth caused by eating foie gras, nodded and said,

"Yes, I had to use Fox's flames to suppress the curse and prevent my body from getting weaker due to the rapid growth of magic power when I was about to enter school, so I could only live near Fox,"

Feeney nodded, indicating that he understood.

There have always been many bedrooms in the Hogwarts castle. Although it is now a school, thousands of years ago, this was the territory of the Slytherin family and their castle. It was the most prosperous time. But living in a large family that far exceeds the number of Selwyns, how could there be so few bedrooms?

At that time, there was one bedroom per person, instead of four dormitories in four colleges today.

The four bedrooms today are just a few remodeled bedrooms at that time. There are also some bedrooms hidden in the castle, used as dormitories for professors, or for emergencies when needed, such as Astori's before. The one where Ya lives,

"You should know the rules of Slytherin House, right? The rules of the Shadow Prefect,"

Astoria nodded, indicating that she had heard of it,

"I heard my father say it, what's wrong?"

Astoria was not surprised to know this. The parents of Slytherin students must be Slytherin students. Therefore, this rule of Slytherin that has lasted for thousands of years can only exist. Every Slytherin wizard who is about to enter Hogwarts will get news from his parents before coming, and they will also receive some magic education before going to school.

In the past few years, Slytherin College has always dominated the College Cup. Although there are factors such as Snape's tendency to deliberately deduct Gryffindor points and Slytherin's shady Quidditch matches, it is more because the little wizards in Slytherin are really excellent. In the whole Hogwarts, Ravenclaw is the college with the most geniuses and the best grades. The second is Slytherin. Sometimes, the first place in the school year comes from Slytherin, because they have received education before entering school, and they are fundamentally incomparable.

Although this is very unfair, where in this world is there absolutely fair things?

At this point, we have to talk about the Greengrass family's different habits from many Presbyterian families. This family has no students from Sguller. Yes, every generation of their family is a Slytherin at Hogwarts.

Finny said with a smile,

"It's just that you have been living in a single room before, so you may not be used to a dormitory with many people. One of the privileges of the shadow prefect is a private dormitory. You may try it. Of course, if you fail, I can also give you my dormitory. Anyway, I don't live in the dormitory under normal circumstances."

Astoria hesitated for a moment and said,

"Then go and try it. I don't think these little wizards will be my opponents."

Finny was stunned and looked at the freshmen who were also sitting at the Slytherin long table. Indeed, there are very few freshmen in Slytherin this year, and only one of them comes from a relatively large family, the Avery family, which is similar to the Pankinson family. The rest are either mixed-blood or from a pitifully small family.

Compared with the little princess of the Greengrass family, there is indeed a big gap.

Thinking of this, Finny smiled and stopped talking about this topic. ,