Raven's Claw at Hogwarts

Chapter 453 Talk
As soon as Dumbledore finished speaking, countless delicacies suddenly appeared on the empty long table in front of everyone.

Now the auditorium became lively, and the students who had sat on the train for a whole afternoon immediately scrambled to eat, especially the freshmen, perhaps because they saw such a scene for the first time, they became special excited.

To be honest, Mike can't understand their behavior. After all, the food on the table within the specified time is almost unlimited, because the house elves in the back kitchen will continue to replenish, so it is completely unnecessary.

But it doesn’t matter if you don’t understand it or not, Mike is still very happy, because such a lively scene is really fun to watch, and the current auditorium has even been completely filled with laughter.

After watching the excitement for a while, Mike turned his attention to the faculty seats.

Mike had been paying attention to Dumbledore's arm when he was speaking.

But it's a pity that there seems to be some powerful shielding spell attached to it, so that even Mike can't detect Dumbledore's real situation.

It's just that according to what Mike observed with the naked eye, Dumbledore's injury has reached a very serious level.

After making this conclusion, the corners of Mike's mouth finally rose, and he devoted himself to the feast with peace of mind.

The happy time is always short, and this buffet feast only lasted about half an hour before it was over.

This time is a bit short for old students like Mike who have a strong social desire, but it is enough for those freshmen and junior students. After all, their meals are really just eating, and some freshmen with small appetites Even 10 minutes after the banquet, you are full.

After all the food on the plate disappeared in front of everyone, Dumbledore slowly stood up from his chair, came to the podium and said:
"Okay, this feast is finally over, and now I really have a lot to say to you. First of all, it is still Mr. Filch's request. I asked me to tell you his 404th request, not to be in the corridor Nonsense. Also..."

Dumbledore began to say the same precautions as in previous years, but Mike had no interest in it, so he looked away.

In a corner of the faculty seat, Professor Slughorn was pulling Foley and talking to the professor, as if reminiscing about the past, but Professor Flitwick looked a little impatient, obviously not How willing to talk to Slughorn.

On the other side, Hagrid sat with Professor Trelawney, who taught divination. This was really a strange thing, because Trelawney, an eccentric witch, would usually not leave her small attic. Even the lessons were held in the classroom under her attic.

But this is also understandable. After all, she was tortured by Umbridge last year, and she was almost kicked out of Hogwarts, so it is understandable to want to show her face a few more times now, to show her presence of.

"...Today, we are very happy to welcome a new professor——Professor Slughorn!" Dumbledore's voice suddenly increased a lot, "He is a former colleague. After some discussion, he has decided to go back to his old job as Potions professor at Hogwarts this year!"

Hearing the words, Mike immediately looked over and saw that Professor Slughorn, who had been called by name, was smiling and waving to the students in the auditorium, and he was responding to the enthusiastic cheers of the students.

But what is embarrassing is that, let alone cheers from the audience, there was not even a little applause.

Now there is only one thing that everyone cares about, that is, since Slughorn's arrival took away the position of Potions professor, what should Snape do?
Originally, the boy in Slytherin who was invited to the lunch was about to applaud, but he was forcibly stopped by Draco who was on the side.

Gradually, the muscles on Slughorn's face became stiff, and a trace of rich red was slowly floating up the earlobe.

Mike smiled slightly when he saw this, then stood up and began to applaud.

His movement made the Ravenclaws around him stunned, and stood up almost reflexively, and began to applaud along with Mike.

Immediately afterwards, it was Hufflepuff, then Gryffindor, and finally there were sparse applause from the long table of Slytherin.

The expression on Slughorn's face became a little better. He glanced at Mike gratefully, and then gave Draco on the Slytherin side a vicious look—the little action they made below him just now But I saw it all.

Dumbledore still had that smile on his face. Looking at the auditorium filled with thunderous applause, he suddenly raised his volume, and said in a super-high volume that overwhelmed all the applause present:

"At the same time, Professor Snape will be the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts for the next year!"

As soon as this remark came out, an extremely dramatic scene appeared.

The auditorium, which was still roaring with applause, suddenly fell silent. Everyone's eyes widened, and they looked at Dumbledore in disbelief.

Snape moved, he didn't get up to greet everyone like Slughorn, but sat lazily on his seat and waved his hands expressionlessly.

This time the long table in Slytherin was a commotion, they slapped the table frantically and cheered loudly, among them Draco was the most excited, he climbed up the table excitedly, and kept waving his arms towards the faculty seats.

At this time, the students from other colleges finally reacted, everyone gathered together and whispered, and the auditorium became as noisy as a vegetable market in an instant.

"Why are they so happy?" Franklin looked at the long Slytherin table with a puzzled expression. "I don't understand. Does the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts have a higher status than the professor of Potions?"

A Ravenclaw frat member replied:

"You know, Snape's dream was to become a professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts, and now, he finally got his wish."

"That's it?"

"I guess so, maybe they think that Snape will give them more preferential treatment after becoming the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts, otherwise they can't explain their behavior." Another Ravenclaw said, "But it's nothing The big deal, after all, Snape's Defense Against the Dark Arts professor can't last long, you know this position is cursed, no one can hold this position for more than a year.

But honestly, it's pretty ironic.A Death Eater turned out to be the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts, hehehe! "

As soon as this remark came out, there was a mocking low laugh on the Ravenclaw long table.

At this time, Mike was staring at Snape without saying a word. For some reason, he always felt that Snape was not only not happy at this moment, but looked a little irritable on the contrary.

After letting the students go for a while, Dumbledore finally spoke out again. This time he first used an explosive spell to attract all kinds of attention, and then said slowly:

"I am sure that everyone in this Hall is well aware that Voldemort and his entourage are making waves and going from strength to strength.

What I need to emphasize is that the current situation is very dangerous, and everyone in Hogwarts needs to be extremely cautious to ensure their own safety.

The castle's magical fortifications have been fortified during the summer holidays, allowing us to be more effectively protected.

But each of our students still needs to be vigilant at all times. Here, I sincerely beg you to strictly abide by every safety regulation set by the teachers, no matter how annoying those regulations are, especially those who can’t sleep at night and like to wander around student. "

When he said this, Dumbledore paused, and his eyes swept over Harry's trio, Mike and others.

"Well, your beds are waiting for you, and they are as comfortable and warm as you expect." Dumbledore continued, "I know that your priority now is to rest well and get ready for class tomorrow, so let us say Say goodnight."

After saying that, Dumbledore raised his wand with his good arm, and then the four long tables in the auditorium were neatly piled to the sides, leaving a large open space.

The people who lost their seats said goodbye to Dumbledore one after another, and then walked neatly and slowly across their respective college lounges under the leadership of their respective grade leaders.

This year's opening dinner was a bit over, and many students had already started yawning by this time, especially some first and second graders who had been playing like crazy all day, and now they could barely keep their eyes open.

The professors also started to leave, and they had to prepare for tomorrow's class when they went back tonight.

Dumbledore, on the other hand, continued to stand motionless on the podium, watching the students slowly leave the auditorium with a smile.

It wasn't until the last student disappeared that he extinguished the candles in the auditorium, turned around and walked upstairs.

"Dumbledore, I think we need to talk."

Suddenly an old voice came from the darkness, Dumbledore frowned, and he froze for a moment before saying:

"Horace, is there anything we can't talk about tomorrow? You have morning classes to-morrow."

Professor Slughorn came out of the darkness, and he said with a serious expression:

"No, I have to talk to you now!"

Dumbledore was silent, he stared at Slughorn, and the two looked at each other for a long time before Dumbledore sighed:
"If that's what you insist on, fine. Let's go to my office."

After saying that, Dumbledore turned and continued to walk upstairs, while Slughorn followed behind him.

The two remained silent all the way, and Dumbledore walked so fast that Slughorn had to trot all the way to keep up with him.

Soon, Slughorn's breathing began to become labored.

Perhaps to alleviate the embarrassment caused by the silence, or simply to make Dumbledore notice him and slow down, Slughorn said:
"Hey, Dumbledore, how is your hand? Would you like me to take a look? Not only am I a master of potions, but I'm also pretty good at healing."

Hearing that Dumbledore's body froze for a moment, he instinctively gathered the wounded hand wrapped in a silk bandage into the sleeve of his robe.

"Thank you, Horace, but it's not necessary, Severus has already treated me, and I believe it won't be long before I recover."

"Okay...but...can you walk slower? Huh~ I can't keep up."

Dumbledore didn't reply, but calmly slowed down, which made Slughorn heave a sigh of relief.

After going through a 'long journey', the two finally came to the principal's office.

Slughorn collapsed on the sofa chair and panted heavily, while Dumbledore poured a glass of water for him, and then sat behind the desk and said softly:

"Tell me, Horace, what do you want to talk to me about?"

"Thank you! Phew~ this really saved my life." Slughorn drank the water from his glass before saying, "McTowley, Dumbledore, I want to talk to you about McTownley. "

Hearing this name, Dumbledore's expression froze, and he asked after a while:
"What do you want to know?"

"Do you know anything about the whereabouts of the Eriver family? Why does McTownley's Los Santos Group publicly sell the exclusive products of the Eriver family? What is the connection between them?"

Dumbledore was silent, and Slughorn waited for a long time without getting an answer, and finally murmured in a daze:
"They... can't come back, right?"

"Yes."

"Mike killed them all?"

silence……

"Okay, I think I get it." Slughorn said excitedly, and at the same time reached out to pick up the refilled water glass and took a sip, but the hand was trembling slightly, causing the water in the glass to sip. There were ripples, "So Mike's strength is really strong!"

Seeing Slughorn's excited look, Dumbledore frowned and said:

"Horace, I'll give you a piece of advice, don't get too close to Mike, he's dangerous!"

"You mean he's a villainous villain?"

"Of course not. Even what happened to the Avery family has a reason. You can't blame him entirely."

"Isn't that good? I think Mike is a good boy." Slughorn said with a smile, "Do you know how embarrassed I was on stage just now? There are so many people, no one is alone I'm welcome back to Hogwarts, even the Slytherin I used to be Headmaster!
And that's when Mike stepped up and he supported me, it was such a gentle gesture, wasn't it?Dumbledore. "

Dumbledore didn't reply, he frowned tightly, his deep eyes seemed to be staring at Slughorn in front of him, and also seemed to be staring at the unknown existence in the darkness.

But Slughorn's expression looked very relaxed. He got up and straightened his appearance, and then slowly walked out of the principal's office, saying while walking:
"Heal your wounds well, Dumbledore, don't worry about me too much, I won't make the mistakes of the past again."

With the creaking sound of the door cup closing, the entire office fell into complete silence. Dumbledore slowly leaned back, leaned his entire body on the back of the chair, and sighed deeply.

"Ah~"

(End of this chapter)