Hogwarts wizards who signed in to Middle-earth.

Chapter 337 The Gaze in the Dark

In July, countless snowy owls flew out of the castle and headed to various parts of Middle-earth.

In addition to the school shopping list for students who are about to enter the second year, there are also admission notices for new students in the new school year.

Amidst the expectant gazes of countless children across the country, the snow-white owl, like a lucky messenger, delivered long-awaited letters.

Moreover, the number of students to be admitted this time is even greater than that of the previous academic year.

In addition to the young wizards from the Dui territory, as well as elves from various places, northern Dúnedan, and several southern Dúnedan children from Gondor.

The nobles and royalty in Gondor, like the Dunedan in the north, are descendants of the Númenor people.

However, after marrying into other ethnic groups, their bloodline gradually diluted, and their lifespan became similar to that of ordinary people.

However, there are occasional cases of people whose Numenor bloodline reverts to its ancestral form, such as the few children who received their acceptance letters this time. Because of their magical talent, they were included in the Pen of Acceptance and the Book of Admission.

The fact that some of his children had received Hogwarts acceptance letters made King Exelian II, the Regent of Gondor, very happy, and he even personally met with the children and their parents.

The Regent of Gondor was already aware that Hogwarts was accepting students to learn magic.

What he found most regrettable was that his son, Dineseer II, was already an adult and not old enough to attend school.

As direct descendants of the Numenor people, the Regent's family was second only to the royal family in terms of bloodline nobility. Although their lifespan was shortened due to intermarriage with other ethnic groups, they still inherited the abilities of the Numenor people.

Like Denethor II's sons Boromir and Faramir, who possessed precognitive abilities, they dreamt of vague visions and information related to the Ring before the outbreak of the War of the Ring.

Their father, Denethor II, also possessed magical abilities, so he went to the wand shop in Diagon Alley early on to buy a suitable wand and all the spellbooks in the bookstore.

Regent Exelian II, being extremely wealthy, spent a fortune to hire a wizard who had graduated from a crash course in magic to specifically instruct his son, Denethor, in some magical arts.

Although he didn't learn it very well, Denethor managed to master some common magic, which barely put him at the level of an ordinary wizard.

Of course, if you want to learn more advanced magic, there is no other way but to go to Hogwarts.

However, Denethor was already quite satisfied, since magic was just a hobby, and he didn't have much time or energy to study it further.

As the son of the Regent of Gondor, he is destined to inherit the position of Regent and needs to learn how to govern the fate of a nation.

Getting back to the main point, after all the students received their letters from Hogwarts, August arrived in the blink of an eye.

Families of new students living far away all used the door key that came with their acceptance letters to come to Diagon Alley to purchase their school supplies.

The students who had already moved up to the second year wisely avoided the day when the new students came to Diagon Alley. Instead, they would either meet up with classmates or go with their parents to Diagon Alley to buy second-year textbooks and other school supplies.

After a lively August, time flies and it's already September 1st.

New and returning students alike gathered in Hogsmeade, and after saying goodbye to their parents, they boarded carriages one after another.

The second-year students, seeing these freshmen, felt as if they were seeing their younger selves. Feeling like seniors, they took the initiative to help these nervous and awkward newcomers.

Bathed in the glow of the setting sun, carriages filled with people crossed the bridge in an orderly fashion, heading towards the castle.

The carriage entered the castle and stopped outside the gate.

"First-year students, please come this way!" Edward, the vice principal who had been waiting, called out loudly.

The bewildered freshmen, upon hearing the voice, hurriedly gathered around and followed the professor's instructions. As for the second-year students, upon seeing Professor Edward, they immediately became obedient, quickly running into the auditorium, afraid of being noticed by the professor.

"Phew, that scared me to death! Professor Edward's serious expression was really frightening!" Adam Bailey, with an exaggerated expression of relief, plopped down in his seat at Phoenix Academy.

His roommates and friends, the elf Alanir and the Dunedan human Anlomir, couldn't help but chuckle at his cat-and-mouse-like expression.

“Professor Edward may be serious, but he shouldn’t be that frightening to you, right?” Anlomir said with amusement.

Adam Bailey slumped onto the table, weakly saying, "Your Transfiguration grades are excellent, so naturally you don't need to be afraid of Professor Edward. But I only got an A (passing grade) in Transfiguration last semester, how can I not be afraid?"

Not to mention that Professor Edward is also the dean of their college.

It's like a poor student meeting their homeroom teacher; all they can do is silently pray that the professor won't notice them.

Of course, Adam Bailey was not a bad student in the true sense. Apart from Transfiguration, his achievements in other subjects were either O (excellent) or E (good).

But his performance in Transfiguration was indescribable.

For example, during the final exam last semester, Professor Edwards asked him to turn a mouse into a snuffbox.

As a result, the mouse was successfully transformed into an exquisite snuff bottle.

But at the same time, all the surrounding objects turned into countless rats.

Professor Edward's office was infested with rats.

Most of the mice were successfully caught by Professor Edward and transformed back into their original forms, but some mice ran out of the office, scaring the students waiting in line for the exam outside. Finally, a few disappeared without a trace, disappearing into some hole.

This accident caused Professor Edward to lose a shoe, a teacup, and a pocket watch, which angered him so much that he wrote an "A" heavily on Adam Bailey's report card.

This accident has become a laughing stock at the school.

As the second-year students arrived at the auditorium one after another, the professors also took their seats.

Once everyone had arrived, the closed banquet hall doors opened again.

Professor Edward walked in first, and the first-year students followed closely behind him in two rows, like ducklings chasing their mother, watching everything in the auditorium with a mixture of tension and awe.

The professors and second-year students watched the new students intently, awaiting the Sorting Ceremony.

This year's new students number 124, more than last year.

After the Sorting Hat sang a newly composed song, the Sorting Ceremony officially began.

Whenever a freshman is assigned to a different college, the corresponding college erupts in enthusiastic applause.

After the division of laboratories was completed, Dui briefly explained the precautions again before announcing the start of the banquet.

With only six months left until Alwen's delivery, Dui focused most of his attention on Alwen, who was by his side.

But just as he was concerned about Alvin, he suddenly sensed a malicious gaze.

He immediately turned his head to track the malicious gaze, but only saw the students below. The gaze had vanished without a trace, as if it were just an illusion.

(End of this chapter)