Hogwarts: I'm Cousin Harry.

Draco patted Ron on the shoulder as if he had been there before: "So, don't expect anything from those people at the Ministry of Magic. It would be better to expect a pig to climb a tree."

"But with magic, pigs can climb trees."

Draco rolled his eyes at him angrily: "Luo Hanguo, just fight with me."

Hermione put down the book in her hand. After listening to Draco's words, her impression of the Ministry of Magic was extremely bad. It was completely different from what was described in the book.

The Ministry of Magic in the book is an executive who fights against dark wizards, works impartially, and upholds justice. Why does it sound no better than those dark wizards now? They are all places where filth and evil are hidden.

"What about Umbridge? Do you know?"

"I haven't had much dealings with her, but I heard from Pansy and the others that she is a flatterer."

"Anyone who can be reused by Fudge and is unprepared is most likely incompetent."

"Oh, that's right. She was the one who suggested Fudge receive the Order of Merlin, First Class."

"That's no wonder."

In just a few words, several people had already labeled the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher as 'waste'.

In order to make his companions more alert, Dudley intervened in the conversation.

"Umbridge is not as bad as you said. She is very good at playing with the positive (anti-harmony) rule. If Mr. Barty Crouch had her way, he would have been released from the prison cell of the Ministry of Magic."

"She came to Hogwarts for Dumbledore's sake, and she came with bad intentions."

Fudge, that idiot, will believe it even if others provoke him a little bit.

He doesn't even trust the head of the Auror Office he appointed.

The express train slowly drove into the station, and the little wizards filed down. The first graders followed Hagrid and got on the boat as usual.

Ron was pulled away by Lavender, and before leaving, he took Harry and Ginny with him. Draco got into the car where Daphne was. He and Astoria had not seen each other for a whole holiday. .

Dudley and Hermione rode on the same Thestral with Neville and Luna.

Although the characters on both sides are the same, they are both a tall and strong boy with a girl a head or two shorter than him, but Neville and Luna are more like smaller versions of Dudley and Hermione. Hermione is taller than the original due to years of exercise. A lot, especially a pair of strong and slender long legs. Ahem.

The relationship between the two parties was already good. They talked and laughed along the way and soon arrived at Hogwarts Castle.

Chapter 358 Chapter 352 Flying Pink Toad

The tall towers looked even darker against the dark night sky. Only the entrance hall was illuminated red by torches, but even so the light was still very dim. Sometimes the road ahead could not be seen clearly, and little wizards often fell down.

"It would be a lot better if there were electric lights here."

Hermione looked at the little wizard who had fallen in front of her and said to Dudley.

"Theoretically, Hogwarts is enchanted and it is forbidden to use things made by ordinary people. But it is really more convenient to have electric lights."

What Dudley was thinking of was the car that had been modified by Mr. Weasley in the original book. Its headlights could be used normally in Hogwarts, so Hogwarts could also use electronic products as long as it was magically modified.

While talking to Hermione, another little wizard tripped over the protruding steps because he couldn't see clearly.

Compared to the brightly lit world of ordinary people, the wizarding world sometimes really lags behind.

Once a year, after spending four years at Hogwarts, Dudley and the others were so familiar with everything here that they entered the auditorium with ease.The sky is full of flying ghosts and full of excitement. Every opening party is the happiest time for the ghosts of Hogwarts. They have not seen a few living people for a whole holiday.

Dudley and the others found a place to sit down, and soon Harry, Ron, and Draco also came over.

"I think that's our new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher."

Draco pouted towards the professor's seat, and everyone followed his gaze. Sitting next to Dumbledore was a short and fat man with short curly gray-brown hair and a hairstyle. A very ugly big pink bow, wearing a fluffy pink cardigan

"Toad?"

Harry spoke unconsciously, and then hurriedly coughed to cover it up. Fortunately, no one could hear him clearly due to the distance.

Except for the discipline team, they all nodded, agreeing with his description.

The main reason is that it looks too much like a toad-like face with a pair of eyes with droopy eyelids and bulging eyeballs.

Neville, who silently hugged his pet 'Lif', quickly put it back into his pocket, fearing that the 'similar' person in the teacher's seat would see that Dudley's habit had spread among the disciplinary team, and they would all be in their own A fixed traceless stretching spell is applied to the pockets of clothes, which can store many, many things.

Soon, the new students came in one after another, and the Sorting Hat began to sing.

The lyrics this time have changed a lot from the previous ones.

Gryffindor and Slytherin were not the only four founders of the House who had different philosophies.

Otherwise just use two colleges.

To be precise, the four houses have four different philosophies. Except for Hufflepuff, who treats everyone equally and only picks up the students the remaining three do not want, the remaining three only recruit students they agree with.

That's why there are four colleges.

As time goes by, the gap between these people becomes wider and wider, and the differences become more intense.

'Everyone wants to monopolize power'

The lyrics of the Sorting Hat also show that it is not only Slytherin who wants the right to speak the most, but also the other three houses. Well, Hufflepuff, who seems to be the most uncontested, is no exception.

The final result ended with Slytherin running away frustrated.

The remaining three colleges are not living in harmony and united as one imagined in the past.

The past is past, we can't go back to the beginning.

At the end, the Sorting Hat also sang a covert song about enemies outside the school.

Most young wizards don't know why, and only a few understand that it means something else.

It is sending a warning, it is sending a warning to everyone in the school.

Dinner time passed quickly, and it was over when Ron ate No. 16 chicken drumsticks.

Dumbledore stood up from his position as Headmaster: "We are very pleased to introduce Professor Umbridge, our new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher."

He introduced Umbridge politely but not very enthusiastically, and the auditorium burst into equally polite but not very enthusiastic applause.

Hogwarts as a whole was not very fond of her.

Just when Dumbledore was about to continue saying something, Umbridge deliberately cleared her throat next to her.

"uh-huh."

Dumbledore suddenly stopped talking and looked at Professor Umbridge questioningly: "Our new professor has a few words to say to everyone."

Then he sat back decisively, leaving his seat to the other party.

The expressions of the other professors were different. They had never seen any wizard interrupt Dumbledore, not even Fudge, in such a public situation.

"Interrupt Professor Dumbledore."

Ron drank the orange juice in front of him and whispered: "Thanks to our principal's good temper, if someone else, like Professor Grindelwald, would have probably thrown her out."

Draco raised his eyebrows very cooperatively and said, "Flying toad?"

"Flying pink toad." Even Neville echoed.

Suppressed chuckles rang out from all around, and it was obvious that they agreed with the adjective 'pink toad'.

"Thank you, Headmaster." Umbridge stood up, showed a sweet fake smile, and said, "It's great to be back at Hogwarts!"

Her voice was completely different from her appearance, high and high-pitched, as if she was pinching her throat to pretend to be a little girl's voice.

Very uncomfortable.

Then she started a long speech, some very formulaic content in public situations, which is exactly the same as the speeches made by ordinary people in parliament.

Sometimes wizards and ordinary people connect quickly, such as in these contents.

Along with her speech, the discussion among the little wizards below became louder and louder.

"Fudge tastes really weird."

"He's always had strange tastes, everyone knows that."

Almost everyone did not take the content of Umbridge's speech seriously, except Hermione, who listened very carefully, but judging from her expression, she did not like Umbridge's content.

"Dudley is right." Hermione bit her pen, her eyebrows almost twitching together: "This woman is not only here for Professor Dumbledore, but also for Hogwarts."

By the time Umbridge finished her speech, all the little wizards were already sleepy. Dumbledore never liked such nonsense.

"First-year students, this way, this way, follow me."

At the end of the dinner, the prefects from the four colleges began to summon the first-year wizards.

Starting from the fifth grade, each college will have its own prefects responsible for managing students, and Dudley and the others have now entered the fifth grade, which means that the discipline team is already qualified to manage the male and female student presidents and 12 prefects.

"Let me inform Cedric that the disciplinary team will gather together in a while. The formal duties of the disciplinary team can almost be fulfilled."

Chapter 359 Chapter 353 Dangerous Fat Toffee

Early the next morning, before Umbridge could show up, her own family members came to cause trouble.

A large notice was posted on the school bulletin board.

The title is very catchy – lots and lots of galleons!

At first glance, this title is borrowed from the Daily Prophet.

Not enough pocket money to cover your expenses?

Want to earn a little more gold?

Contact Fred and George Weasley in the Gryffindor Common Room for a simple, almost painless, extracurricular job.

There is no doubt that this is the work of Ron's two twin brothers, after all, they have put their names on it.

To be fair, Dudley doesn't mind students using their spare time to earn pocket money, especially students from relatively poor families who use part-time jobs to earn living expenses and reduce the burden on their families. This method is commendable.

However, Hogwarts has a subsidy system, and it is not low.

This was promulgated and implemented by Dudley after he joined the school board of directors. It is funded by the 'Poison and Antidote' publishing house to help young wizards from poor families complete their studies, so that the young wizards can devote themselves to the school without any scruples. In learning, everyone learns and is equal.

Of course it's not free.

Because these little wizards must join the 'Poison and Antidote' publishing house after graduation.

So in theory, all the young wizards at Hogwarts don't have to worry about tuition fees, so there is no such thing as working to earn living expenses.

"Arrange for the Gryffindor prefects to talk to them."

Dudley said and put forward his own suggestions: "We are not opposed to graduates starting their own businesses, but when it comes to recruiting employees, I still think we should try it externally. Every year, many graduates cannot find jobs, not only at Hogwarts, but also at Hogwarts. There are other schools where they can start and there are tons of staff there to recruit.”

"Instead of looking for your own juniors in school, you can't delay other people's studies for your own convenience."

How many young wizards do you expect to be able to resist the temptation of gold galleons?

Not everyone is like Harry. Gringotts gold coins fill several caves (Potter and Black families).

Who doesn’t want some pocket money to buy something they like?But once they taste the sweetness, do you expect those little wizards to restrain their desires?

Dudley's point of view was strongly supported by Hermione. She also believed that what the young wizard had to do now was to study, rather than go to work to earn pocket money. She didn't see that the people in their discipline group had a full schedule every day. Not enough time?

How do these people find time to spare at this age?How could they sleep?

The learning atmosphere that was finally created cannot be destroyed.

So this task was handed over to Ron, after all, he was his brother.

Ron sat aside with a sad face. Obviously this was not a good job. The two of them would not let him go just because he was their younger brother. On the contrary, there was a high probability that he would be teased several times. After all, these two were their brothers. They don't even respect their own brother Percy, how do you expect them to listen to his brother?

The fact was exactly as Ron expected.

When he took the prefect to find the twin brothers, he was denied immediately.

"Are you kidding, little Ronald? Do you know how much it costs to recruit a full-time wizard?"

Two red-haired little wizards who looked exactly the same said in unison: "We can't afford to recruit them."

"We are still in the startup stage," said the redhead on the left.

The redhead on the right continued: "It's just when you need money."

"so!"

The two said in unison.