My Wife's Name is Luna at Hogwarts

Chapter 233 The New Semester Begins



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In the dull atmosphere of Percy's chatter, the holidays finally passed, the rain was still falling heavily, and the little wizards were about to take the Hogwarts Express to school at King's Cross Station.

The Hogwarts Express was already parked there. It was a dark red steam locomotive that was spewing thick smoke.Looking through the thick smoke, I could see many Hogwarts students and parents crowded around on the platform. There were owls hooting everywhere, and the noise was even louder than before.

Rhine and Luna quickly found Harry and Hermione, and they started looking for seats. Soon, they moved their luggage into a box on the train. Then, they jumped back to the station and met Weasley. The family bid farewell to Mrs. Weasley, Xenophilius, Bill and Charlie.

"Maybe I'll see you all soon," Charlie said with a smile as he said goodbye to Harry.

"Why?" Harry asked strangely.

"You will know." Charlie said, "Don't tell anyone that I mentioned this. You know, this is [Top Secret Information] and will not be released until the Ministry of Magic deems it appropriate. Ah, I really hope I I can go back to Hogwarts this year." Charlie put his hands in his pockets and looked at the train with a melancholy expression.

"Why?" Hermione also asked curiously.

"You guys are going to have a very interesting year?" Charlie said mysteriously, with a twinkle in his eye.

Everyone was still thinking about asking, but at this moment, the whistle blew, and Mrs. Weasley rushed them to the car.

Mrs. Weasley smiled and said, "Oh, children, go to school well. Although I still want to invite you to spend Christmas this year, but... I guess you would rather stay at Hogwarts, for one reason or another. "

"Mom, what on earth is going on? You three know about it, but you just hide it from us?" Ron said impatiently.

"I guess you'll figure it out tonight!" Mrs. Weasley said with a smile.

Then there was only a loud hissing sound from the engine's pistons, and the train started to move.

"Tell us what happened at Hogwarts!" Ron shouted out the window, but Mrs. Weasley just smiled and waved at them, and before the train turned around, she, Bill, and Charlie disapparated.

Rhine, Luna, Harry and Hermione returned to their box. The dense raindrops pattered against the glass window, making it difficult for them to see the scenery outside.

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

Alas, the lunch trolley was pushed along the aisle, and Klein bought a large pile of caramel pudding for everyone, mainly because Luna wanted to eat it...

In the afternoon, several of their friends came to visit them, including Malfoy, Ron, and Neville. They all came to tell Klein interesting stories about their summer vacations.

While everyone was excitedly reviewing the World Cup, Neville listened eagerly, "Grandma doesn't want to go. He refuses to buy a ticket. Ah, what a pity. There are also Death Eaters to fight. It sounds really exciting." .”

Harry smiled bitterly, "I don't know if the Death Eaters can be beaten, but they were almost killed by Aurors..."

Malfoy stood at the door, and behind him stood Crabbe and Goyle, the two most loyal men. They were getting bigger and bigger, looking menacing.

They both seemed to have grown at least a foot taller this summer, apparently after Malfoy asked Neville to help train them, and the results were astonishing.

"Would you like to participate? Boss!" Malfoy asked expectantly.

Klein nodded lightly. Harry and others looked at them in surprise. Ron couldn't bear it and said, "So what are you talking about? Since morning, my mother and brothers have been acting strangely."

"Either explain what you said or don't come, Malfoy." Hermione raised her eyes from "Standard Spells, Level [-]" and said impatiently.

Malfoy's pale face showed a hint of flattery, "Oh! I didn't expect Lord Rhine to tell you yet. I also listened to what my father said, and my father heard what Fudge said... Well, but if the boss didn't say it, , maybe he has his reasons, anyway, you will know it soon, I will leave first." Halfway through, Malfoy didn't know what he noticed, so he didn't continue talking, smiled and left.

"What a pity...it seems like he knows everything and we are all kept in the dark!" Ron roared angrily, while Hermione looked at Rhine, "So Rhine, can you tell us what's going on?"

Klein smiled and said, "Don't be anxious. It's a good thing to have a sense of expectation. You will all know it by night anyway."

During the rest of the journey, everyone was in a state of curiosity scratching their hearts. Rhine had no choice but to pray that the train would go faster.

Finally, they were almost at the station. When they changed into their school robes, when the Hogwarts Express finally slowed down and stopped at the dark Hoggard Station, they couldn't wait to get out.

The car door opened, and rumbles of thunder were heard in the air. Hermione wrapped Crookshanks in her cloak, and Rhine pulled her together to hide in Luna's big black parasol. They got off the train, lowering their heads in the pouring rain. , squinting his eyes, walked all the way to Hogwarts.

The rain came down hard and fast, like buckets of ice-cold water, but luckily Luna almost never left her umbrella.

"Hey, Rhine!"

"Oh! Hagrid, long time no see!" Rhine looked up and saw a huge figure on the other side of the platform and shouted.

Hagrid waved his hand gruffly, "The rain is too heavy. If we don't drown, let's meet at the banquet!"

Next, as usual, the first-year students were ferried across the lake by Hagrid and entered Hogwarts Castle.

"Oh, I can't imagine that they have to ferry across the lake in such weather." Hermione said, trembling with coldness.

At this time, they moved little by little with the flow of people and walked across the dark platform. Outside the station, there were a hundred horseless carriages waiting for them.

Rhine, Luna, Hermione and Harry hurriedly climbed into one of the carriages. They felt relieved. The door slammed shut. A moment later, with a violent jolt, the long carriage team moved along the road to Huo Huo. The trail of Gwarts Castle started rolling, with splashes of water all the way.

The carriage passed through a gate with winged boar sculptures on both sides and drove down the spacious driveway, shaking violently due to the strong wind.

Leaning against the car window, I could see Hogwarts getting closer and closer, with many brightly lit windows shining dimly behind the thick rain curtains.

Their carriage stopped at the foot of the stone steps in front of the two oak doors. At this moment, a bolt of lightning pierced the sky. The people in the carriage in front had already hurriedly climbed the stone steps and ran into the castle.

Several people quickly jumped out of the carriage and ran up the stone steps in three or two steps until they entered the foyer. They raised their heads. There were torches in the foyer and the marble staircase was extraordinary.

"Oh my god!" Harry said, shaking his head vigorously, scattering water droplets everywhere, "If this continues, there will be a flood in the lake."

"Okay, let's go!" Hermione said sympathetically to Harry, who was soaked in water. "Enter the Great Hall, it's warm inside."

The group of people walked through the hall and passed through a double door on the right. Harry muttered something angrily and pulled his wet hair away from his face.

The auditorium was still as splendid and magnificent, and it had been specially decorated for the new semester's banquet. Hundreds of candles were floating above the tables, making the gold plates and goblets shine.The four long college tables were already filled with chattering students, and there was a fifth table at the top of the auditorium. Faculty members sat on one side of the table, facing their students.

"It's much warmer here." Harry said, taking the paper towel on the table and drying his hair.

Rhine looked towards the staff table. There seemed to be more empty seats there than usual. Hagrid was taking the first-year students to cross the lake. Professor McGonagall was probably asking people to dry the floor in the foyer. Other than that, there were still many empty seats. Take a seat.

"I wonder who the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher is this year?" Hermione said, looking at the teachers over there.

Harry glanced back and forth across the staff table. There was no doubt that not a single face was new. "Maybe Dumbledore can't find anyone!" Harry looked a little anxious, "After all, there are already three teachers who have died before even finishing one semester."

Hearing this, Klein looked at the staff table more carefully. Professor Flitwick, the dean who taught their Charms class, was sitting on a pile of soft cushions. Next to him was Professor Sprout, the teacher of the Herbology class. Her hat was tilted on her head. On her long gray hair, she was talking about something with Professor Sinistra from the Department of Astronomy. On the other side of Professor Sinistra, sat the Potions teacher with a sallow face, a hooked nose, and greasy hair. Nap, in the middle of the table, sat the principal, Professor Dumbledore. His flowing silver-white hair and beard shone in the candlelight, and his luxurious dark green robes were embroidered with many stars and moons.

The fingertips of Dumbledore's two slender hands touched together, his chin rested on the fingertips, and his eyes looked at the ceiling above through the half-moon lenses, as if he was deep in thought. Rhine also cast his gaze towards the ceiling. The ceiling was enchanted to look like the sky outside.

It was stormy outside the ceiling.Black and purple clouds rolled above, and as another burst of thunder sounded outside, a streak of lightning streaked across the ceiling.

Klein retracted his gaze with some disappointment. He did not find the person he was looking for. Yes, the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor this semester should appear to be Crazy Eyes Sweat, but in fact he is Little Crow who lurked in. Strange, he and Voldemort were also the street people this semester.

It doesn’t matter if I didn’t find it, maybe I came too late?Klein said to everyone, "Don't worry, there will always be a Defense Against the Dark Arts professor." After he finished speaking.Several people parted ways and went back to the academy's long table.

As soon as they sat down, the door to the auditorium opened and everyone immediately fell silent. Professor McGonagall led a long row of first-year students to the top of the auditorium.

They stood in a row along the staff table, stopped, and faced the entire school. They were all trembling because they were cold and nervous.

At this time, Professor McGonagall placed a three-legged stool on the ground in front of the new students, and placed a tattered, dirty, and patched Sorting Hat on the stool.

The first-year students all stared at it blankly, and so did the others. For a moment, there was silence in the auditorium, and then a crack near the brim opened like a mouth, and the hat suddenly sang:

"That was more than 1000 years ago. I had just been woven into shape. There were four famous wizards whose names are passed down to this day. The brave Gryffindor came from the barren swamp, and the beautiful Ravenclaw came from the peaceful riverside. , the kind Hufflepuff, comes from the open valley, the shrewd Slytherin, comes from the mire.

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It was Gryffindor who came up with the idea. He took me off his head. The four giants all injected their thoughts into me. From now on, I will be the one to choose and evaluate! Okay, put me on his head. I have never looked past you, I want to take a look into your mind and determine which college you belong to!"

After the Sorting Hat sang the new song as usual, the auditorium burst into warm applause.

At this time, McGonagall unfolded a large roll of parchment, "Whoever's name I call will put the hat on their head and sit down on the stool." She said to the first-year students, "When the hat announces the college, Just go and sit at the corresponding table, okay, first one, Plato.”

A boy walked forward. It could be seen that he was shaking from head to toe. He picked up the sorting hat, put it on his head, and sat on the stool. "Ravenclaw!" shouted the Sorting Hat. Then he took off his hat and hurried to a seat next to the Ravenclaw table. Rhine and everyone applauded him.

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The sorting ceremony was carried out quickly. With varying degrees of fear on their faces, the male and female freshmen walked towards the three-legged stool one by one.

The queue was slowly shortening, and Professor McGonagall had already read out most of the names on the list.

"It's so slow, Rhine, Luna is hungry." Luna rubbed her belly with her hands.

"Oh! God! You almost ate all the pudding at noon little Luna. We didn't eat much. Why are you hungry again?" After saying this, Klein casually redeemed one from the system mall. Prussian loaf for Luna.

Finally, with the sound of Kevin being sorted into Hufflepuff, the sorting ceremony ended. Professor McGonagall put away the sorting hat and small stool and took them away.

"It's finally ready!" Luna had already finished eating the bun, wiped her mouth, grabbed the knife and fork, and looked longingly at the empty plate in front of her.

Professor Dumbledore stood up. He looked at all the students with a smile, opened his arms in a welcoming gesture, "I only have two words to say to you!" His rich voice echoed in the auditorium, "Eat !”

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