The cold rain was pouring down, and when everyone entered the castle along the marble stairs, everyone was visibly relieved. Harry's face was no longer so pale, and Ivan felt that he had almost recovered, and his legs finally stopped shaking.
The tempting smell of food wafted out from the auditorium, and the laughter inside made the little wizards have a wonderful feeling of returning to the world.
Ivan sniffed his nose, feeling empty in his stomach.
He missed the opening banquet last year, and he didn't eat anything in the end. It's a pity. Besides the food at the banquet, he also wanted to see the sorting ceremony.
Just as he followed Harry and was about to enter the auditorium, Professor McGonagall's voice suddenly came through the crowd.
"Mason, Potter, Granger, I want to see you three!"
Several people turned their heads in surprise. They saw Professor McGonagall walking over with a stern face. Ivan quickly thought about whether he had done anything wrong recently.
"You don't need to be so sad, I just want to talk to you in the office." She turned her head and continued, "Weasley, Creevey, you go to the banquet first."
Ron and Colin stared at Professor McGonagall leading Ivan, Harry, and Hermione away from the chattering crowd.
They went through the vestibule into her office, a small room with a welcoming fire in the fireplace.
The three were surprised to find that Madam Pomfrey, the head nurse, was already waiting there.
"Professor Lupine sent an owl first, saying that you were ill on the train, Potter." Professor McGonagall said worriedly, "As for you, Mason, Lupine said you used a full Patronus Charm, It's unbelievable, the physical load must be huge for your age."
"No, Professor, we..."
Before they finished speaking, they were interrupted by Madam Pomfrey.
"It turned out to be the two of you!" She said in a voice suddenly realized, "I thought who it was... You guys won't do dangerous things again, it was the basilisk last time, this time What is it?"
"Four dementors, Pomfrey," said Professor McGonagall.
They exchanged an inconspicuous look, and Madam Pomfrey took a deep breath and let out a cluck of disapproval.
"I knew it, stationed dementors around the school." She grumbled and touched Alvin and Harry's foreheads. "Poor boy, you won't be the first to break down. Those are terrible things." things, the effect they have on the untouchable...
"We're not vulnerable!" cried Harry.
"Of course you are not." Madam Pomfrey said absently, "You look pretty good, what do you need, rest in bed or..."
"I think we are fine, maybe I have many happy things to recall, and the burden of the curse on me is not as great as I imagined." Ivan said hastily.
Ever since he took the magic enhancement potion, he has clearly felt that his magic power is much higher than before, and his actual level is far higher than that of young wizards of the same age. Using a Patronus Charm will not have much impact on his body . However, Ivan was also very surprised why he released the complete physical patron saint. He was obviously desperate at the time, and he couldn't think of any happy things in his head.
"I don't need anything either!" Harry nodded in agreement, "Professor Lupine gave me some chocolates, and I feel better now!"
"So, we finally have a Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher who has mastered the healing method." Madam Pomfrey muttered softly.
Next, after Ivan and Harry repeatedly confirmed that they were okay, they went out with Madam Pomfrey, and Professor McGonagall had something to say to Hermione.
"What else is Professor McGonagall going to say to Hermione?" Harry asked strangely.
"It should be a matter of course selection. She has taken all the newly added courses in the third grade, and the schedules are all conflicting. Maybe Professor McGonagall is trying to persuade her to give up a few courses."
Having said that, Ivan knew that Professor McGonagall would give Hermione a time converter.
He used this thing at the end of the last semester. The time-turner was made by Rowena Ravenclaw himself. The magic power is very powerful, and it can bring him to Hogwarts thousands of years ago that he did not exist. .
Unfortunately, Ravenclaw didn't give him that thing when he came back.
From the time converter, Aiwen thought that there should be other useful things in the secret room where he got the thing, but he was not sure where it was. Go to Ravenclaw Tower and rummage around for a hidden chamber.
There is also the secret treasure left by the Big Four. Regarding the key to unlock the treasure, he still has no clues at all, and he doesn't know what those riddles mean.
Just when Ivan was frowning and thinking, Hermione came out, looking very happy, behind her was Professor McGonagall, and the four of them walked down the stairs and returned to the auditorium.
The Great Hall was a sea of pointed black hats, each long table full of students, their faces glowing in the light of thousands of candles suspended in mid-air above the tables, Professor Flitwick holding one The ancient hat and a three-legged stool came out of the auditorium.
"Oh my God!" Ivan covered his forehead, "I won't miss the sorting ceremony again."
"Yes, you are really unlucky!" Colin looked at Ivan sympathetically, and he left a place for him beside him.
When Ivan sat down, he found that there were a few new faces on the Dean of Gryffindor's desk, which should be this year's freshmen.
He didn't know each other, but these people all seemed to know him.
In fact, throughout the dinner, people kept turning their heads to look at Ivan or Harry, people pointed their fingers at them, and what happened on the train spread quickly.
It can be seen that everyone is very interested in this matter, whether it is why Harry fainted, or what spell Ivan used to defeat the dementor.
Maybe after I finish my "I'm at Hogwarts with the Basilisk", I can write another "I'm at Hogwarts with the Dementor". Anyway, these are real things, as long as Lockhart If you write routines, it will be very popular.
Aiwen's age is the best selling point. Apart from him, how many twelve-year-old wizards have the experience of defeating basilisks and dementors? !
It was only when there was warm applause from all around that Ivan came back to his senses.
He saw Hagrid standing on the teacher's bench, flushed, staring at his large hands, smiling hidden in his shaggy black beard.
Dumbley had just introduced two new professors this year. Lupine, unsurprisingly, became the teacher of the Defense Against the Dark Arts class, and Hagrid taught the Protection of Magical Creatures class. For this appointment and dismissal decision, everyone except Snape and the students of Slytherin House were sincerely happy.
Needless to say, Hagrid, all the little wizards are very familiar with him. After washing away the grievances he has suffered for many years, it seems to be a matter of course for him to replace the retired Professor Kettleburn as the new protection of magical creatures. matter.
As for Professor Lupine, all the students who experienced the dementor attack on the train applauded vigorously. Although he was dressed poorly, he looked more reliable than Quirrell and Lockhart. A capable Defense Against the Dark Arts professor is very happy.
Even Malfoy, Goyle, and Crabbe applauded a few times, but they stopped short.
Following their gazes, Ivan saw Snape staring at Professor Lupine.
The look on his face was beyond annoyance, it was loathing. Set against the gloomy backdrop over the auditorium, it is chilling.
Ivan and Harry glanced at each other quietly, their mood that had just improved was completely destroyed by Snape's expression.
What made the dignified atmosphere reach its peak was what Dumbledore said next. He told everyone that dementors had been allowed by the Ministry of Magic to station at all entrances to the school grounds. He asked all students to restrain their behavior and not to interact with dementors. Conflicts arise because these creatures don't naturally understand pleas or excuses, and they view any lack of cooperation as a provocation and attack it.
Facing the attack of the dementors, no one can escape with the magic ability of the little wizard.
As soon as Dumbledore's voice fell, Ivan found that everyone turned to look at him, no one spoke, and the atmosphere was heavy and terrifying.