The Wind and the Wings of Hogwarts

The students' wild laughter echoed in the courtyard.

Eddie laughed as he asked Penelope, who was standing nearby, "Penelope, why aren't you going to rescue your boyfriend?"

“Oh…” Penelope reached out and ran her hand through her long, beautiful, shiny curly hair, and said hesitantly, “I don’t want to get my hair wet.”

"Professor McGonagall has arrived."

Someone whispered a reminder.

Scott looked up and saw Professor McGonagall standing at the castle exit, staring sternly at the mischievous twins and Peeves in the center of the courtyard.

At that moment, the twins immediately stopped singing and dancing. Pippi the Ghost yelled, threw down Percy's wand, and ran away quickly. The laughing students also quieted down.

But the cheerful singing did not stop.

"Percy, Percy, our chairman, he's good for nothing but tattling!"

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw Ron with his back to the courtyard, singing and dancing to Harry like a playful monkey.

He seemed oblivious to Professor McGonagall's arrival and Harry's almost cramping facial expression, still absorbed in the amusement of mocking Percy.

"Ron!"

Harry couldn't take it anymore, so he reached out and pushed him, then helped him turn around.

"First tattling... hiccup!"

The moment Ron met Professor McGonagall's stern gaze, he was so startled that he hiccuped.

His face scrunched up, and he almost burst into tears.

"Pfft."

Hearing the suppressed laughter of his classmates around him, Scott couldn't help but laugh silently as well.

The Weasleys are a source of endless laughter, with Ron always taking the blame.

"The two Weasleys."

Professor McGonagall walked to the courtyard, glanced at the Weasley twins, and then looked at Ron.

"And you, Mr. Ronald Weasley."

Ron, with his long arms and legs, had shrunk into a ball.

“Gryffindor will lose 60 points because of your misconduct,” Professor McGonagall said. “And of course, all three Weasleys will have to do two weeks of after-school service.”

"Leave them to me, Professor McGonagall."

Filch walked over carrying Mrs. Lorris, his face full of schadenfreude.

"I will teach these naughty brats a lesson they won't forget."

Professor McGonagall nodded. "Then it's up to you, Mr. Filch."

Filch led the three Weasley boys away with their heads held high.

Professor McGonagall looked around. "So, what are you all still looking at here for?"

All the students immediately scattered like birds and beasts.

"Oh! This is the happiest day I've had since the start of the school year."

On the way back, Eddie said cheerfully.

"Now, Malfoy's father has one more professor to deal with," Roger said, shaking his head. "Can old Malfoy fire two professors at once?"

“Honestly, we don’t want Professor Blake to get fired,” said the student next to him.

Some people said, "But the Malfoy family might be able to do it; they are members of the school's board of trustees."

Such speculation was meaningless, but their discussion reminded Scott of the plot in the "original book".

In the original story, the Malfoy family lost their seats on the school board in the second book, which corresponds to the previous school year.

The original book lacked Scott's foresight, which prevented the Chamber of Secrets incident from being resolved in time. Old Malfoy used threats to force the other members of the Board of Governors to sign off on Dumbledore's position as headmaster.

After the Chamber of Secrets incident was resolved, Dumbledore successfully returned to Hogwarts, and the Malfoy family's seat on the Board of Governors was removed by the angry other directors.

With Scott's existence in reality, things naturally changed.

Last school year, thanks to Scott's planning, the locked-room mystery was resolved in the shortest possible time, and the Malfoy family still firmly holds a seat on the school board.

Another change is that Dobby the house-elf was not rescued.

On the other hand, neither Hagrid nor Black are significantly more important than Dumbledore, so it's hard to say whether old Malfoy would pay the same price to dismiss them.

The shrewd old Malfoy should have known that using threats to coerce other board members was not a good idea.

It is said that Mr. Malfoy arrived at Hogwarts in a very aggressive manner that afternoon.

It is also said that he left looking very unpleasant, as if he had not gotten the better of Dumbledore.

The next day at breakfast, Dumbledore announced his decision to the entire school.

Hagrid and Black were not expelled, but Dumbledore decided to add an assistant teacher to both the Protection of Magical Creatures class and the Defense Against the Dark Arts class.

Of course, he didn't mention the two professors' teaching mishap, nor did he mention the fight between Black and Snape.

His reasoning was that both the Magical Creatures Protection and Defense Against the Dark Arts classes are inherently dangerous, necessitating additional staff to ensure student safety.

“It seems Dumbledore has saved Hagrid and Black’s professorships, and old Malfoy’s efforts have failed,” Eddie said in a low voice.

Scott thought this was normal; in the original story, Dumbledore was able to be dismissed mainly because he himself was willing.

After all, in the "original work," students are constantly attacked and petrified, and the school is no longer safe, which is the principal's dereliction of duty.

In these two teaching incidents, the "victim" Malfoy himself bears some responsibility, and the harm he suffered is relatively minor. It wouldn't be too difficult for Dumbledore to keep Hagrid and Black's positions.

Of course, rumors circulated afterward that Hagrid, Black, and Professor Snape had their wages docked.

In short, the incidents that occurred in the new school year have all come to an end.

Apart from the indignant Malfoy and his companions, the other students had already put these matters behind them.

Everyone is starting to look forward to seeing what changes the arrival of the teaching assistant will bring to the two courses.

……

Chapter 289 Positive Changes from Two Courses

Hogwarts was very efficient this time, or rather, Dumbledore was incredibly efficient when he got serious.

The morning after he announced his decision, the two teaching assistants appeared before everyone.

A young witch and a middle-aged wizard.

The young witch had short, light gray hair, a full, round face, and a very energetic smile.

Her long robe was open, revealing her long legs clad in tight pants and boots, and the lit pipe in her hand made her look somewhat unconventional.

The middle-aged male wizard looked much more down on his luck.

His light brown hair was streaked with gray, and he wore a worn-out robe with several patches, wrinkled leather shoes, and looked sickly and tired.

Standing between the two, Dumbledore announced loudly, "Wilmina Grapland! Miss Grapland has agreed to serve as an assistant instructor for the course 'Protection of Magical Creatures,' having previously been a member of the Department of Magical Creatures Control at the Ministry of Magic."

"Hello everyone!" Grapland said to the students in a cheerful voice. "It's an honor to meet you all, or rather, it's great to be back here after graduating for several years! I want to say, I love Hogwarts!"

The students spontaneously began to applaud; everyone had a good impression of this young and energetic teaching assistant, especially the boys.

"Thank you, thank you all."

Grapland performed a wizard's salute, and his smile became even more amiable.

"I must clarify that I only stayed in the Department of Magical Creatures Control at the Ministry of Magic for a month before resigning. I couldn't accept that kind of routine life."

As she spoke, she raised her pipe and took a puff.

"And this is tobacco I made from sage. It helps me a little, but of course, it won't affect my health, whether it's mine or yours."

Applause erupted again.

"She must be a Ravenclaw!"

Scott heard his classmates say this.

Amid applause, Grapland turned and walked to the teachers' table, sitting next to Hagrid and initiating a conversation with him.

At this point, Dumbledore began to introduce another teaching assistant, "Remus Lupin, also an excellent wizard, will be teaching the Defense Against the Dark Arts class..."

Before he could finish speaking, Blake, who was sitting in the teachers' section, began to applaud vigorously.

Dumbledore was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and clapped.

At his suggestion, everyone started clapping.

Lu Ping was somewhat surprised and quickly bowed to everyone.

But Blake's enthusiasm didn't stop there; he even rushed out from the teachers' table, laughing and embracing Lupin.

“Oh, it seems they know each other. Professor Black has gained an accomplice!” Eddie said, clapping. “Will their enemy, Professor Snape, also apply for a teaching assistant position?”

Roger nudged him with his elbow and said irritably, "You really want them to fight again?"

“That’s right,” Eddie said with a grin, “but to be honest, Professor Snape looked really grim.”

Scott has been observing as well.

When Black and Lupin embraced, Snape's face immediately turned ashen, his hateful gaze seeming to ignite a raging fire.

"Thank you everyone, it's great to be back at Hogwarts."

When the applause subsided, Lupin bowed once more.

He turned to look at Dumbledore and said, "Thank you for your trust, Professor Dumbledore. I hope I can help you in your studies or in your daily life."

“Oh! You can, you certainly can Remus!” Blake put his arm around his shoulder affectionately. “I didn’t expect you to come and help me. There’s nothing better than this!”

"Humph!"

Snape, sitting in the teachers' seat, snorted and slammed his cup down.

"I really hope so," he said. "I hope so, and that nothing unexpected happens."

"You bastard!"