The Hogwarts house system has lasted for a full thousand years.
Whether it is courses, rest, or food, in this ancient magic school, almost all are arranged and planned based on the college. For example, the previous courses were taught in pairs of colleges.
In some ways, this simple and easy-to-understand method has indeed saved a lot of energy for the teachers and students of Hogwarts.
Peers of the same age in the same house are natural friends, and those students in different houses with them, except for a few special circumstances, most of the time they will not have many opportunities to get along with each other in the corridors of Hogwarts.
, what you always see are blocks of colors gathering and flowing, rather than the chaotic scene of four colorful colors.
This ancient, beautiful and distinct order can be said to be one of the most charming scenery of Hogwarts.
only……
Dumbledore paused and looked around the auditorium with a serious expression.
For a long time, the barriers between the four houses of Hogwarts have been like a stubborn disease in the shadow of the school.
Prejudice, conflict, indifference...the consequences of these negative emotional confrontations have inadvertently planted too many dangerous flames. He doesn't know how many similar regrets he has witnessed over the years. There is no doubt that the colleges of Hogwarts
The system is destined to divide students, but Dumbledore does not want the tragedy between the founders to continue to happen.
The old man's warm gaze was like a magic spell, silently sweeping across the Hogwarts auditorium, causing the whispers in the air to gradually dissipate. Finally, everyone became quiet again, raising their heads to look at the person standing in the front.
Old wizard.
…
"You are already the greatest headmaster in the history of Hogwarts, Professor Dumbledore..."
Looking at the young faces in the auditorium, a girl's voice suddenly sounded in Dumbledore's mind.
"Choose to maintain those ancient traditions. You can continue to enjoy people's love and respect without any worries, and then retire gloriously at a certain time in the future. This is the simplest and safest path. Just like countless people before this,
The principals and professors of the magic school all do this to pass on the fire and the spark will never be extinguished. This is the meaning of education."
Dumbledore's eyes slowly moved around the auditorium, looking at the college flags fluttering on both sides.
But in front of his eyes, a girl wearing a four-color emblem embellished with the school's emblem appeared vaguely, and the girl was standing in the Hogwarts principal's office, with her back to the sparkling lake, while competing with the phoenix for small fish and rice.
What he said while saying that.
"or……"
"As a pioneer in the new era, hold a torch and step through the thorns to see what more exciting scenery there is in the distance. Bet on the reputation you have accumulated in your teaching career for nearly a hundred years and let the light of Hogwarts and magical civilization shine a little brighter.
."
"Dear Miss Kaslana, what if it fails? What if those changes are proven to be wrong and reckless?"
"Then, I will be careful to avoid the mistakes you have made..."
"And when the reputation and praise you have accumulated over the past century collapse, I will step on the steps you have paved, point out your recklessness, and become the next headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and the guardian of the next era.
god'."
"Last question, is it just a little brighter?"
"In the vast starry sky, the sun is just a less dazzling star... If the future world leads to the endless sea of stars, then from a rigorous point of view, it can only be said to be slightly brighter."
"I see."
…
In the Great Hall of Hogwarts.
Except for a very few wizards, not many people noticed Dumbledore's slight distraction.
After a brief pause, Dumbledore quickly continued.
"In short, starting from today, Hogwarts will implement a [class-house] parallel teaching method."
Dumbledore looked around at the bewildered little faces in the auditorium, raised his fingers, and said seriously.
"As for the specific class placement and course schedule, it will be sent to everyone after dinner. Maybe you will be temporarily separated from your friends, but I believe that friendship will not disappear because of the flow, but will become stronger because of it.
By the way, every time you move to the next grade, the classes will be reassigned."
"In addition, in the intermediate and advanced departments, we will also consider your course selection and areas of expertise."
"I hope that the prefects and our newly elected male and female student union presidents can set an example and actively guide everyone to integrate and adapt to the new system of Hogwarts as soon as possible, and more actively become good friends with classmates from other colleges and classes..."
Cross-college...friends?
Following Dumbledore's voice, George Weasley subconsciously turned his head and looked at the Ravenclaw table next door.
Sure enough, his lovely "Miss Peach" was proudly puffing out her chest and nodding seriously. The "P (prefect badge)" pinned on Meryl's chest last year has been replaced by the female student union.
Chairman's badge.
When it comes to cross-house friendships, the relationship between Gryffindor and Ravenclaw has been quite delicate over the past year.
Since Gryffindor lost to the group of girls in the "Vegetable Patch War", although the relationship between the little lions who became free labor in the orchard and the boys of Ravenclaw House has become increasingly tense, on the other hand
…
"What, George, are you thinking about peaches again?"
Fred Weasley nudged his twin brother with his elbow and said with a wicked smile.
"Stop looking, you should think about how to deal with the upcoming duel. Since Meryl announced her relationship, there have been many Ravenclaw boys who want to challenge you for a duel. I have helped you share at least ten of them in the past few days.
I rolled my eyes several times.”
"So...that's George's girlfriend?"
Charlie Weasley followed the two men's gazes with some curiosity and nodded with satisfaction.
"Is this year's new Hogwarts Student Union President? Mom should be very happy. Although you two have been making trouble in school before, if she knows that you have found such an excellent girlfriend, then"
"Oh, Charlie..."
George Weasley turned his head bitterly, "Brother, please, don't tell mom. Otherwise, it will be a holiday this year."
"I have already written to mother."
Before George could finish his words, Percy Weasley's calm voice shattered his luck.
"Mom asked you to see if you can invite her to our house during the holidays this year. By the way, if Miss Peach is snatched away by the guy from Slytherin College, you may be in danger.
…”
Percy pouted towards the long Slytherin table not far away. This year's male student union president fell into Slytherin House.
In addition to Hufflepuff, who suddenly emerged last year, Slytherin House has won the House Cup for six consecutive years before that. If the House Cup will record names, then Slater is still in the school.
Everyone in Lin's seventh grade has "five trophies", and they are obviously the most outstanding students in Hogwarts.
Of course, there won't be much suspense regarding this year's choice for the male student union president.
"Huh, just that guy..."
George Weasley carefully looked at the long Slytherin table opposite and shook his head disdainfully.
"Perhaps what you said before made me nervous for a while, but now Slytherin is famous for being a hell. Not many girls can tolerate boyfriends who like to eat shit, right? Those guys with heavy taste, hehe."
"But durian is delicious. At least it tastes better than potatoes..."
Ginny blinked and whispered, "Besides, that senior Meryl will graduate from Hogwarts this year. Depending on her level of excellence, she will probably be assigned to magic together with the boy from Slytherin."
Ministry of Magic, right? And George, your and Fred’s current results shouldn’t reach the threshold of the Ministry of Magic, right?”
"Study hard, little girl! Don't get involved in such adult topics!"
The smile on George Weasley's face gradually disappeared, and he glared at Ginny fiercely.
However, as a perennial example of negative teaching in the family, George obviously did not have any dignity in front of his sister. Faced with George Weasley's eyes, Ginny made a face without fear, without the slightest fear.
"Ginny is right, you and Fred really need to adjust their learning status."
Bill Weasley repeated, his eyes fell on the staff table, and he narrowed his eyes slightly.
"At least," he whispered, "at least, don't be left behind by the new era. That person doesn't have much patience..."
Charlie frowned. He didn't understand the meaning of Bill's words, but he didn't ask further.
Because Professor Dumbledore started talking again.
"Okay, we still have a long time to discuss the class division and curriculum. Now I ask everyone to be quiet for a while and listen to me announce the last two things. Well... maybe it can be regarded as the last thing."
Dumbledore cleared his throat, his eyes flashing with excitement, like a burning blue ocean.
"I am very sorry to tell you that starting from this year, the class schedule of Hogwarts will be expanded from the original five days a week to six days. But I believe that you will get a lot of fun from it, and of course you will also gain enough knowledge.
"
"What?!"
Fred Weasley gasped in surprise, opened his mouth wide, and stared silently at Dumbledore.
Almost at the same time, the air in the entire auditorium seemed to be stagnant, and at least half of the students opened their mouths in disbelief, as if they saw the old wizard not far away suddenly turned into a devil.
"This is because we have added a lot of new curriculum content, which has filled the gaps in previous school education."
Dumbledore continued, "In order to solve the contradiction between the growing knowledge needs of today's wizarding world and the unbalanced and inadequate composition of the school's teaching staff, we have unprecedentedly significantly expanded our teaching staff. Most of them are
A legendary wizard who has been famous for a long time, I hope everyone can cherish this precious learning opportunity."
There was a burst of noisy discussion in the auditorium, and belatedly, the students finally reacted.
Even Dumbledore's authority was no longer effective at this time. Many students discussed and protested angrily in low voices. The voices became louder and louder, and the auditorium seemed to have turned into a vegetable market in an instant.
"Quiet"
Professor McGonagall picked up the spoon, tapped it on the wall of the cup, and said coldly.
Compared to Albus Dumbledore, the vice-principal was obviously more effective in dealing with this kind of chaos. With the voice of Professor McGonagall, the protests in the auditorium were instantly reduced by half, as if the air suddenly
It dropped a few degrees.
Of course, part of the reason may be that many of the protests came from Gryffindor.
"Oh, Minerva, thank you..."
Dumbledore turned his head and nodded towards Professor McGonagall, and then continued without changing his expression.
"In summary, I am very happy to introduce to you the several new professors who will join Hogwarts and the subjects they will be responsible for teaching in the future."
"First of all, it's Professor Umbridge. She will be the second professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts, and will be mainly responsible for the school's junior department, that is, the course content for first and second year students. Of course, as the Senior Deputy of the Ministry of Magic
The minister will also participate in the guidance of the Ls and written examination parts, as well as some suggestions on employment planning..."
There was a burst of sparse applause in the auditorium. Except for a few senior students, most of the students did not move.
"That sucks, right? Not everyone wants to work at the Ministry of Magic..."
Fred Weasley complained softly into George's ear.
Not just the Weasley brothers, there are obviously not a few young wizards in the auditorium who have similar thoughts.
They really couldn't understand why the school would make such a decision.
You know, not every Hogwarts graduate is an elite like Percy Weasley. Compared with any vague and formal bureaucratic guidance, they want to have more free time to tinker with themselves.
Those things you like.
"As for our second new teacher..."
As if he didn't see the commotion below, Dumbledore said calmly, "In the following studies, Sirius Black will be the Transfiguration Professor,"