Harry Potter’s Book of Sin

() The welcome dinner for this school year can be said to be as usual.

Before long, under the leadership of Professor McGonagall, the freshmen of this period walked up to the faculty seat anxiously, and formed a long line honestly.

When Professor McGonagall put the old sorting hat on the same old tall stool, the conversation in the auditorium quickly subsided.

Every freshman is like this. They have various moods and face the mysterious sorting ceremony that is about to begin.

Under the shining of many candles, the faces of the new students looked a little too pale.

At this moment, all the teachers and students of the school are waiting quietly-waiting for the sorting hat to be like in previous years, and composing it for a whole year of opening ballads to be sung like tongue twisters.

I have to say that it was a bunch of clichés. It was not so much about introducing the history of the school to the freshmen, it was more about reciting the history of Hogwarts.

It pulled the thread and twisted the brim of the hat to convey what it was supposed to convey in an unfocused manner, so that the new students could hear it a little clouded.

Fortunately, the song of the Sorting Hat soon ended.

"...So, let's come to the branch now!"

After singing the last sentence, the sorting hat returned to the state of motionlessness at the beginning, only its weirdly tuned singing still has the final sound, which is constantly echoing in the quiet auditorium.

After that, the sorting ceremony began without any accident, and ended without any accident.

"Welcome all new students," Dumbledore stood up and smiled with open arms. "Of course, we also welcome all the old students! Although we do have to announce something, it must not be right now-everyone. Eat!"

The welcome dinner has always been extremely rich, with all kinds of delicious dishes on the stage, presented to the little wizards in a "stacked" rather than "arranged" manner.

Oh!Ok!Correct one point-not only in front of the little wizards, but also on the staff bench.

But even so, Harry and the others thought something was missing.

For example, the vacant seat on the faculty seat is still unoccupied; for another example, Hagrid's figure still does not appear in the auditorium.

Until everyone had finished the last dessert-those sweet syrupy fruit pies, Dumbledore stood up again, and the little wizards were quiet again.

As I said before, the songs of the Sorting Hat are just clichés after all, and the truly useful things have to be explained by the greatest white wizard of our time.

"While everyone's stomachs are working to the fullest and full of deliciousness for a while, I would like to ask everyone to listen to me as usual for the new semester."

"The freshmen in the first grade need to know that the forbidden forest on the side of the hunting field is not allowed to enter-about this, I want to reiterate that the senior students should also try to remember."

"Then, Mr. Filch, the administrator, ask me to remind everyone that the school rules that need to be followed in the study and life are posted by the door of his office-the list is a bit long, but it is necessary to look at it."

"Furthermore, this year is quite special. Our faculty has three changes—"

Having said that, Dumbledore cleared his throat and continued with some solemn tone:

"Now, we welcome Professor Grapland back here, and she will serve as your teaching job in the "Protecting Magical Creatures Class"—"

A very lively applause sounded from the long tables of the various colleges. It seemed that the teacher Hagrid was actually quite a failure. At least everyone would have a more favorable impression of the Professor Grapland who once replaced the class.

When the applause subsided, Dumbledore continued:

"...We also welcome Professor Umbridge, she will be in charge of your'Defense Against the Dark Arts class' teaching work."

This time there was obviously less applause. I am afraid that more of it is a kind of courtesy welcome. It seems that everyone doesn't like this "old girl" who is "pink and tender" all over.

"In the end, another new professor seems to have not yet arrived, but I still—"

At this moment, he suddenly stopped talking, turned his head and looked at Professor Umbridge with a hint of questioning.

Since she was not much different between standing and sitting, no one really understood for a while why Dumbledore stopped talking abruptly.

At this time, everyone only heard Umbridge clear her throat, and everyone realized that she had already stood up, as if she was about to say something!

Dumbledore didn't show much surprise, he just nodded slightly, then sat back in the chair calmly, and waited for her to speak.

However, compared with Dumbledore, most of the faces of other teachers were not pretty.

Professor Sprout raised his eyebrows straight, with a look of stunned expression; Professor McGonagall pressed his lips tightly, and an "M" was squeezed out between his eyebrows.

Of course Snape was indispensable at this time, and now he slapped his tongue loudly, and his unhappiness was beyond words.

The little wizards in the auditorium began to whisper, and some students even laughed secretly-this woman is too unruly, right?

"Ahem..."

Umbridge didn't care about all this, a hypocritical smile appeared on her face, and the voice of her speech only made people think of a cup of coffee filled with sugar, which was disgusting.

"Thanks to the principal for his enthusiastic introduction, but a teacher who would be absent from the first meeting with his students, I think it must be incompetent—"

"Crunch—"

Just as she unscrupulously interrupted Dumbledore's speech, the sudden opening of the auditorium's door from the outside also interrupted her speech mercilessly.

As the main entrance of the auditorium opened wide, the cold wind from outside suddenly poured in, dispelling most of the warmth in the room.

When everyone in the auditorium looked towards the door, a not-so-tall figure stepped into the auditorium calmly with a regular and steady pace.

No extra movement was seen from the incoming person, but just a few steps after he entered the door, the door seemed to be drawn by some invisible thread, and it closed automatically with a "crunch".

"I heard that some people think I am incompetent... I can't assume that I didn't hear it! Do you think it is, Professor Umbridge?"

"Ma...ka?"

The little wizards were shocked. They didn't expect that, when they thought they might never see Maca again, he returned to Hogwarts with an incredible identity!

"Maca is... the new professor?" Hermione said with a half-open mouth, dumbfounded, "this-what's the matter?"

"Maca? The new professor? What is he playing? I'm not dreaming, am I?" Ron was stunned.

"He... what is he going to teach us?" Harry also incredulously said, "There are new professors in the Protecting Fantastic Creatures class and the Defense Against the Dark Arts class... What other classes need to be changed?"

After Maca's unexpected appearance, the whole auditorium was silent, and there was an endless buzzing sound.

Umbridge frowned slightly, looked at him with a subtle expression, and made a questioning grunt in his nose.

"This is the last new teacher of this school year? Oh hum——" She broke the noise in the auditorium with a little noble girl laugh, "Principal, which college student is this? Actually it looks like this Messing around, I think I can still forgive... After all, children are always ignorant, right?"

Maca is the same year as Harry this year, and his appearance and build have never been considered tall and mature.Judging by his appearance alone, he is indeed just a student who has just entered the fifth grade.

For Umbridge, who has always been immersed in the workplace and unscrupulously climbing upwards, all information that is useless for promotion will be extremely radically ignored.

In her opinion, Maca is just a child with an abnormal brain.

However, at this time Dumbledore stood up again, and continued his interrupted introduction in a flat tone:

"Professor Umbridge, I want to explain about this--" Dumbledore said calmly, "This is the special professor at Durmstrand School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Mr. MacLean."

"In order to show the everlasting friendship between Hogwarts and Durmstrang, Principal Karkaroff sent this excellent teacher to our school..."

"From the beginning of this school year, Mr. McLean will replace Professor Bathsida Babling in teaching the ancient magic texts of our school. Welcome!"

Needless to say, the little wizards were shocked, and everyone's familiarity with Maca made them even more excited.

For Maca, the "former classmate", everyone went from being insensible at first to being curious, then jealous, envy, fear, admiration...

A series of changes in perception made the Maca in everyone's mind more and more "legendary", and finally became "numb".

As if now, after a while of surprise, everyone clapped their hands almost mechanically, and unabashedly showed the strange expression of "Oh! This guy is starting again!"

The smirk on Umbridge's face stiffened. She seemed unable to understand Dumbledore's words, and the sharp voice penetrated the applause of the little wizards.

"...Excellent teacher? Are you sure?" she said, "A child who is 15 or 6 years old at most?"

"It's true," Dumbledore nodded seriously, "Mr. McLean has won two "Transfiguration Today" Best Potential Newcomer Awards, two "Practical Potions Master" annual silver awards, "Mowen" has published four academic explanations on ancient runes in succession, and..."

"Not long ago, Mr. McLean had just completed the awarding ceremony of the Merlin Second Class Medal."

"I have to say that it is an honor for Hogwarts as a whole to have such an excellent teacher work in our school!"