"But," Hermione asked curiously, "what are the followers of You-Knowing going to do, hang Muggles in the air? I mean, what's the point of that?"

"Meaning?" said Marietta, with a dry laugh. "You don't understand, Miss Granger, that's their way of having fun. When You-Know-Who was in power, they killed Muggles half for fun. My mother said , they probably had a few drinks tonight, and couldn't help but want to remind us: they still have a lot of people on the loose. They had a nice little party."

Speaking of the back, her tone was disgusting.

"But if they were Death Eaters, why did they Apparate as soon as they saw the Dark Mark?" Zhang Qiu asked. "They should be happy to see it, right?"

"If they were really Death Eaters, after You-Know-Who lost power, they would do everything possible to keep them from being locked up in Azkaban and make up all kinds of lies that You-Know-Who forced them to kill and torture others." Really teasing Feiju's Ye Ting raised his head and explained, "I bet they are more afraid of seeing the Dark Lord come back than normal wizards. After the Mysterious Man fell, they denied that they had anything to do with him, and returned to normal people. life... I don't think You-Know-Who would be very happy with them, what do you think?"

"So... the one who got the Dark Mark..." Hermione said slowly. "Is it a sign of support for the Death Eaters, or is it to scare them away?"

"That's what the Ministry of Magic guessed, Hermione," said Marietta, "but my mother said that only the Death Eaters knew how to conjure the mark. She was sure that the one who conjured the mark had been one before. Death Eaters, though maybe not now."

The train kept going north, and the rain was getting heavier and heavier.The sky was dark and the windows were covered with moisture, so the lanterns were lit in broad daylight.

There was a quarrel in the next cubicle, and Malfoy showed everyone Ron Weasley's dress - Christmas for everyone this term at Hogwarts, and there's said to be a grand Christmas party, so every little wizard has to prepare a dress.

Ron's dress is a rather old thing, the lace on the cuffs seems to be moldy, and the style is almost the same as it was a hundred years ago. In addition, he also mentioned that there will be special events in the college this semester.

"What activity is that?" Zhang Qiu looked at Marietta. Since her mother works at the Ministry of Magic, her friend who is keen on gossip can always bring her some inside information.

However, even Marietta can only spread her hands: "I don't know what activities will be in the end, when preparing the dress for me, my mother has been mysterious, by the way, are you ready? "

"I... I didn't prepare a dress." Zhang Qiu was obviously a little panicked, she looked at Ye Ting, "Ting said that as a gift for me to win the championship, he will be responsible for my dress."

"Mine too!" Hermione blurted out, "He also said he would prepare a dress for me as a championship gift."

The two girls looked at each other in surprise, and each could see the dissatisfaction in the other's eyes, and then they looked at Ye Ting at the same time.

Ye Ting didn't expect this matter to be stabbed now, he looked a little embarrassed.

"That... I have designed your dresses long ago, and Mrs. Mokin is in charge of tailoring and making them with the best fabrics. But it will take a long time, and it will be delivered to you before Christmas." Ye Ting explained dryly, "I just want you to dress beautifully. You know, I have some confidence in my design."

It's not actually a design, it's just some work from the future.

The girls reluctantly agreed with Ye Ting's explanation, but Ye Ting's behavior of sending similar gifts on both sides still made them a little angry, and they tacitly planned not to talk to Ye Ting before getting off the bus.

The atmosphere in the compartment immediately became awkward, and only Feiju was crawling around in the entire carriage as if nothing had happened.

Chapter 0229 New Professor Moody

The Hogwarts Express finally slowed down and stopped at the dark Hogsmeade station.

The door opened, and there was a rumbling of thunder in the air.Hermione covered Crookshanks with a cloak, and Zhang Qiu also covered his owl with a robe.They got off the train, heads bowed and squinted in the pouring rain.The rain fell fast and violently, as if buckets of cold water kept pouring on their heads, until Ye Ting used magic to isolate the raindrops, which made them feel better.

In the wind and rain, the little wizards rode their carriages and set off along the trail leading to Hogwarts Castle, splashing and splashing all the way.

However, when they finally came out of the rain into the dry and bright foyer of Hogwarts, they were ambushed again, and a large red balloon filled with water fell from the ceiling, over the head of Ron, who was standing at the front. exploded.

Twenty feet above their heads, the mischievous Peeves was floating.

He was short, wearing a hat with a bell and an orange bow tie.He took aim again, the muscles tensing in the wide, mischievous face.

Peeves' mischief was so crazy that even Professor McGonagall couldn't stop him, and after Peeves had had enough, the little wizards entered the auditorium.

The auditorium was still as splendid as it was, and it was specially decorated for Xinxuesi's banquet.Hundreds of candles floated above the table, illuminating the gold saucers and goblets gleaming.The four long college tables were already full of chattering students.

After the sorting ceremony was over, and after eating and drinking, it was time for Dumbledore's opening speech.

"Okay!" Dumbledore looked at everyone with a smile and said, "Now that we have all eaten and drank enough, I must ask everyone's attention again, and I have a few announcements to announce."

"Mr. Filch, the janitor, wants me to tell you that this year, there are several more items that are banned in the castle, and they are the Screaming Swimming Ball, the Tooth Saucer, and the Combo Boomerang. The whole list includes about four hundred and three Seventeen items can be found in Mr. Filch's office, and those who are interested can check it out."

Dumbledore's mouth twitched a few times.

He continued: "As before, I want to remind everyone that the forbidden forest on the other side of the venue is not allowed to enter by students, and the Hogsmeade village, all students under the third grade are not allowed to visit."

"Also, here, I feel we need to applaud the two ladies among us."

Having said that, he looked in the direction of the seat of Ravenclaw House.

"The first is Ms. Hermione Granger, who in the summer vacation held in Paris, France, in the International Wizarding Duel Competition, she beat all the opponents and won the championship! At the same time, he is the youngest in the previous International Wizarding Duel Competition. champion."

Immediately there was fierce applause from all around.

There were cheers after waves of cheers from Ravenclaw's seat, and under everyone's gaze, Hermione blushed, she stood up, bowed to everyone, and the cheers grew louder.

Dumbledore clapped his palms, and the noise stopped immediately.

"Besides," he said loudly, "we would like to congratulate Miss Autumn Zhang, as you may all know, in this edition of the Quidditch World Cup, she was an exceptional fifteen-year-old for the Irish team and became one of them. The Seeker, and won the World Cup, and she herself is hailed as the best player in the World Cup."

There were louder applause and cheers than before, and some people whistled in Zhang Qiu's direction. Zhang Qiu also stood up and bowed to everyone.

Dumbledore then concludes: "Lady Hermione Granger and Ms Cho Chang, who conquered the world with their wonderful performances, they are the pride of the whole Hogwarts, and it is interesting that both of them Girls, all from Ravenclaw, I have to say, Filius, you're really enviable."

A smug smile appeared on the dwarf professor's face.

"Speaking of Quidditch," Dumbledore continued, "I also regret to inform you that there will be no House Cup Quidditch this year."

"What?" The little wizards were in an uproar, especially Ravenclaw Academy. They thought that with the World Cup champion Zhang Qiu, they would win the Quidditch Cup this semester.

Dumbledore continued: "This is because a large event will start in October and continue throughout the school year, taking up a lot of the teachers' time and energy - but I'm sure you'll all have a lot of fun with it. I It's a great pleasure to announce that this year at Hogwarts—"

Just then, there was a deafening roar of thunder, and the auditorium door slammed open.

A man stood in the doorway, leaning on a long cane and wrapped in a black travel cloak.Everyone in the auditorium turned to look at the stranger, when suddenly a forked lightning flashed across the ceiling, and Hermione gasped.

The lightning illuminated the man's face so vividly that it seemed like it had been carved out of a piece of rotten wood, and the sculptor had only a vague idea of ​​what a face should be like, and he didn't know much about the use of a carving knife. Row.Every inch of the skin on that face seemed to be scarred, the mouth was like a wide, askew, and the place where the nose should have been bulged was missing.And the most terrifying thing about this man is his eyes.

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