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Bab 796: The Welcoming Feast

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Shortly after, the swaying carriage drew to a halt beside the stone steps of the oak front door, and Ivan stepped out to follow the flow of people into the castle.

Harry, who was in the back, kept looking back with a worried expression.

"What is it, Harry?" Yvonne asked, noticing his odd behaviour.

"Did you see Hagrid? He used to come and greet new students," Harry said, surprised.

"His classes were terrible last year. Maybe he was fired by Headmaster Dumbledore because of the number of complaints? I saw Professor Grubbly-Plank at the station earlier. She's probably taking over," Luna suggested.

"That's impossible!" Harry exclaimed, glaring at Luna. Professor Dumbledore would never fire Hagrid.

And he thought Hagrid's lessons were good, even though everyone seemed to like him…

"So you're planning on keeping a few more this term?" Luna asked airily.

Harry's words were stuck in his throat, his face twisting with uncertainty as he thought of the terrible things that had happened to them when Hagrid had told them to raise Blast-Ended Skrewts, and how they had been chased by a pack of them…

Hermione was also worried that Hagrid would be caught in Azkaban for breeding dangerous creatures…

While chatting about Hagrid's strange behaviour, they entered the Great Hall.

Hogwarts was brightly lit, with hundreds of candles floating in the air and bright sparks lighting the place up.

The room was filled with four long tables, and many of the early wizards had already sat down.

The new students of Hogwarts stood in an orderly fashion beside the dais, waiting for their turn at the Sorting. Several silver ghosts floated nearby, frightening the more timid of the new students.

Ivan glanced briefly around the Great Hall before turning his attention to the teachers' table. The golden high-backed chair in the middle of the room was empty, and Dumbledore was not in his place.

A witch in a pink cardigan was sitting next to it.

She had short, curly grey-brown hair, a short, plump figure, and a wide, sweet smile.

Snape, however, clearly did not want to talk to her, and responded with a stiff face.

Some of the professors looked mildly uncomfortable when they saw the witch.

' Umbridge, there she is,' muttered Ivan, narrowing his eyes.

Hermione followed Ivan's gaze and caught sight of the loathsome figure.

However, she was even more surprised when another person, Professor Grubbly-Plank, took Hagrid's place at the end of the table.

Noting this, Harry and the others gasped, fearing for Hagrid's safety…

"See, it's just as I thought … he's not fit to teach. He must have been fired," Luna said, shaking her head.

Harry, Hermione, and Ron scowled at her.

Yvonne agreed that Luna was being too blunt, but did not try to stop her.

Strictly speaking, Luna did not say anything wrong, except that it was inappropriate.

This was because Hagrid's teaching skills were terrible, and he was fond of bringing in large, ferocious-looking "cuddles" to his classes and trying to make everyone love them.

As for Hagrid's whereabouts, Ivan believes he must have followed Dumbledore's orders to negotiate with the giants.

After all, Hagrid is not Harry and is not worth being targeted by Lord Voldemort or the Death Eaters…

After stating her conclusion, Luna did not seem to realize that she had incurred the wrath of the Ravenclaw crowd. She bade them farewell with a natural expression and walked alone to the Ravenclaw table.

Yvonne and the others sat down at the Gryffindor table.

As soon as they were seated, the Sorting Hat on the stool moved, cracked open, and sang loudly.

"I was wearing a new hat a long time ago, before Hogwarts was built, and the four founders of the noble school thought they would never part ways…"

The singing voice of the Sorting Hat was no longer humorous and light-hearted as it used to be, but instead spoke with a deep, magnetic tone about the experiences of the founders of the four houses, reminding the wizards present to work together and abandon the House.

When the sound of the Sorting Hat stopped, there was a great round of applause in the Great Hall, mixed with whispers.

Many wondered why Headmaster Dumbledore had not arrived for the upcoming Sorting.

Ivan kept an eye on every professor's every move, trying to read their reactions, but they seemed to have received the news ahead of time and were not suspicious.

Umbridge was the only one who looked upset, as she considered the Headmaster's absence on such an important occasion a dereliction of duty, and questioned Professor McGonagall, who was sitting next to her.

Professor McGonagall gave a few perfunctory replies, then went on stage to preside over the Sorting Ceremony.

As McGonagall read out the names, the new students nervously stepped onto the platform, placed their hats on their heads, and nervously waited for the Sorting Hat to make a decision.

Every time the hat made a choice, the crowd cheered and applauded.

When the last student was seated, the doors to the Great Hall were flung open.

The sound of the door opening attracted everyone's attention, and the hall fell silent.

The next moment, Dumbledore entered the room, wearing a dark purple robe and a scarf.

Yvonne's eyes narrowed as she stared at Dumbledore, who, according to her, was in bad shape.

After all, it had been a full year since Dumbledore was injured by the Dark Arts on a Horcrux, and if he was not dead by now, he would at least be in a severely injured state, as evidenced by his prolonged absence throughout the summer holidays.

However, to Ivan's senses, this was not the case. Dumbledore was in surprisingly good shape, and his steps were steady and even more oppressive than before!

He had felt Dumbledore's presence before, during the confrontation with Lord Voldemort near the English village, and it was nothing compared to this.

Dumbledore was then like the setting sun, powerful but past its prime, but now as hot as the midday sun, heart-stoppingly hot…

How could this be? Had Dumbledore found a way to heal his wounds over the summer?

Ivan was stunned, and when he looked closely at Dumbledore, he saw that Dumbledore's right hand was still hidden in his sleeve. He could not see it, nor could he confirm Dumbledore's status…

In any case, Dumbledore is alive and well…

Ivan was somewhat relieved.


Bab 797: Umbridge 4: Umbridge_1

Editor: Atlas Studios

Umbridge's eyes lit up at the sight of Dumbledore entering the classroom, and she became so excited that she stood up to greet him.

Umbridge cleared her throat and said in a strange voice, "Headmaster Dumbledore! I need to remind you that Hogwarts rules state that the Headmaster should be present before the Sorting…"

Dumbledore, however, did not seem to see her and did not seem to have any intention of stopping. Instead, he simply walked past Umbridge and the pressure he was giving off silenced her.

Umbridge stood there with her mouth open and her face turning purple.

Dumbledore stepped onto the stage, looked down at the young wizards, and said with a smile, "I'm late, but I must say… welcome! Welcome to Hogwarts, new students!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the hall erupted in applause.

When Dumbledore was not present at the Welcoming Ceremony, the senior students were alarmed, but now they were relieved.

When the applause died down a little, Dumbledore continued. "Perhaps the long journey has made you hungry, but I would like to say a few words before we begin our feast!"

"This year, there have been two changes to our teaching staff. First, I'm very pleased to have Professor Grubbly-Plank back in charge of the Care of Magical Creatures class."

As he spoke, Dumbledore turned his attention to the teachers' table, and Professor Grubbly-Plank stood up and smiled at the crowd, prompting another round of applause.

Harry wanted to ask where Hagrid was, but Hermione stopped him.

Dumbledore then turned to Umbridge, who was still standing in the aisle of the long table. "In addition, there is a new face this year, with Umbridge teaching Defence Against the Dark Arts…"

Umbridge cleared her throat, interrupting Dumbledore with a grimace and a fake smile. "Thank you, Headmaster, but I would prefer to introduce myself!"

Dumbledore remained silent, seemingly acquiescing to Umbridge's claims.

Umbridge managed to regain some of her self-confidence and managed to put on her trademark sweet smile.

"I must say, it's wonderful to be back at Hogwarts again! Just looking at you reminds me of my old school days."

"I stood here more than forty years ago, wearing my Sorting Hat and becoming a Hogwarts student with a heart full of excitement and joy…"

Umbridge talked about her youth, trying to get closer to the wizards, but to little avail.

Nobody wanted to know how she managed to rise to the position of Head of House more than forty years ago through hard work and snitching, nor did they have much interest in old rules and regulations.

The audience drifted off to sleep, and Harry lay on his bed with his hands over his stomach, wondering when he would be able to enjoy his dinner.

"Can't it wait until after dinner?" Ron muttered to himself with a sigh. In the past, he had always started the feast first and then spoken, but for some reason this school year was different.

"…keep us moving forward into an enlightened, efficient and reasonable new age, determinedly maintaining what should be maintained, perfecting what needs to be perfected, discarding what we should forbid…" Umbridge went on for over forty minutes.

In the first half, she relived the glory she had achieved as a student, and in the second half, she stressed that Hogwarts would be subject to changes under the supervision of the Ministry of Magic, as well as improving existing school rules.

"Thank you very much, Professor Umbridge, for your very illuminating speech," Dumbledore said, waiting for Umbridge to finish before returning to the stage.

"As for now, you may enjoy your dinner."

Dumbledore raised his left hand and waved his wand, and chunks of beef, pies, platters of vegetables, bread, jam, and pots of pumpkin juice appeared on the tables of the four houses.

The young wizards, who had been starving all night, perked up and dug into their knives and forks.

Ivan also cut a small piece of steak and stuffed it into his mouth.

Harry and Ron eat while discussing the new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor.

They had met Umbridge several times before, so they had little hope for this year's Defence Against the Dark Arts class, and only hoped that Umbridge would not do any worse than Lockhart.

"I'm afraid there's more to this than meets the eye… Did you understand what Umbridge said? Remember, she was an investigator for the Ministry of Magic…" Hermione put down her knife and fork for a moment and looked at the two of them solemnly.

"Did she say anything? It all sounded like nonsense, and I was falling asleep…" Ron yawned and gulped down a mouthful of iced lemon juice.

"Sometimes there's something important in nonsense!" Hermione said earnestly, but both Harry and Ron looked blank.

Hermione sighed and explained, "The fact that Umbridge is here means that the Ministry of Magic is trying to interfere with Hogwarts and undermine Professor Dumbledore's influence at Hogwarts! You've probably seen the Daily Prophet for the past two months, and that's an omen."

Harry and Ron were furious when Hermione mentioned the reports.

Over the course of the past two months, the Daily Prophet has been extremely abusive to Dumbledore, denying the return of Lord Voldemort on a daily basis and using a dozen articles to prove that Dumbledore suffered from Alzheimer's disease.

One article mentioned Dumbledore's habit of saying crazy things during the Welcoming Ceremony, such as the famous line "Dumbass! Sobbing Nose! Scum! Squeeze!"

On top of that, Dumbledore abused his position to give random points to students for being biased.

In just over ten minutes, he added over five hundred points to Gryffindor House, ignoring the infractions of certain special students, causing Slytherin, who was supposed to have won the House Cup, to miss the opportunity and severely dampen the enthusiasm of the other Houses.

Dumbledore was also said to be very convinced of Harry Potter's dream and believed that the mysterious man who had endangered the wizarding community was lurking in the shadows, ready to fight him.


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