Hogwarts: Who uses a crowbar in wizard duels?

"Let's go."

Kevin spoke first, breaking the silence.

He proposed this plan, so he must take the lead in carrying it out; Draco should also suffer a bit.

The group exchanged glances, sighed, and decided to put the matter aside for the time being.

They all arrived at the carriage stop and bumped into Cedric from Badgerhouse, as well as Cho Chang, who was traveling with him.

It seems that the two officially became a couple after last year's Christmas party.

Upon seeing Kevin Harry, Cedric greeted him very warmly.

Harry, in particular, is highly regarded as Harry's Quidditch opponent, and he looks forward to playing against Harry again this year.

Before saying goodbye, Cedric also subtly indicated that he believed in the fact that Mystic had returned and was willing to support him and Kevin.

Kevin nodded in satisfaction as he watched their carriage disappear into the distance.

It wasn't a waste that I suffered the curse of death; this person is someone I can get along with.

This was the first person who expressed his belief in them after they returned to school, and the group all developed a liking for this handsome senior.

The group walked together toward the next empty carriage, or more precisely, a blonde girl was sitting in it.

Luna Lovegood.

She was holding a weekly magazine called "Singing the Divergence" upside down and reading it.

Good evening, Mr. Kevin.

As soon as the group walked over, Luna put down her magazine and waved a greeting to Kevin.

Luna and Ginny are classmates, both students in Kevin's Potions class.

Her eyes are large and somewhat protruding, often giving people a surprised or dazed feeling, but this is actually her normal expression.

However, Harry and the others didn't know that they looked at Luna with a bit of fear, thinking she seemed to be crazy.

Good evening, Lovegood.

Kevin nodded with a teacher's air, then winked at Harry and Ron.

Look how polite they are! You guys have no sense of propriety at all. They don't even know how to curry favor with people who have connections right next to them.

Harry and the others rolled their eyes, ignored Kevin's look, and got into the car on their own.

Hermione said indulgently, "Alright, get in the car, Mr. Kevin."

Kevin nodded in satisfaction and took Hermione's hand as they got into the car.

Harry and the others exclaimed that they couldn't bear to watch.

Could you please wait until there's no one around to do this kind of role-playing?

Looking at the group who were still joking around naturally, Luna smiled faintly and said, "It seems that you haven't become uneasy because of the mysterious person's return."

Upon hearing this, the others looked at Luna in surprise.

"My father and I believe what you're saying is true. The Ministry of Magic and the Daily Prophet are slandering you just to escape the truth," Luna said casually, still oblivious to the fact.

There are now countless slanders against him and Kevin, and the difficulty the Order of the Phoenix is ​​facing in gathering manpower shows that many people are unwilling to believe that Mysterio has returned.

I never expected that this girl, who seemed a bit crazy, could make such a clear and rational judgment.

"Oh, it seems you're not like the rumors... uh..."

At this moment, Ron changed his attitude from avoiding her like the plague and said with great approval.

However, he stopped halfway through his sentence because he realized that what he was about to say seemed rather impolite.

"Which one of the rumors?"

However, Luna seemed oblivious to the hurt the topic was causing her, and asked with a smile.

"Well...."

Seeing Luna's expression, Ron felt even more embarrassed, slapped his cheek for being so cheeky, and turned his head away.

Luna didn't seem to mind, smiled, and continued looking at the magazine in her hand.

The group awkwardly returned to Hogwarts Castle together.

......

There was a little incident before the start of this year's opening banquet: Dumbledore came to Kevin and asked him to dine at the Professor's Table so that he could be introduced to the first-year wizards later.

Hermione was alarmed and quickly helped Kevin straighten his clothes and tie, and smoothed his hair.

He kept repeating to himself that when Kevin was on top, he shouldn't be too casual in his behavior; he should act with the composure and dignity of a teacher.

Kevin had no choice but to lower his head and agree with Hermione, obediently letting Hermione stroke his hair.

After she finished tidying up, Hermione handed Kevin over.

It's so good to be young.

Dumbledore thought to himself as he looked at it.

After everyone was seated, the dinner began quickly, and Dumbledore, as usual, took the stage to give a speech.

Good evening, children.

"This year, we have had several faculty members change positions."

"First, the professorship of Magical Creatures Conservation will be filled by Professor Grapland this year, while Professor Hagrid will be temporarily leaving the position."

After Dumbledore finished speaking, a middle-aged woman who looked dashing and spirited stood up at the professor's table and smiled at the group of young wizards.

Before Hagrid became the professor of this subject, Professor Glapland had been in charge of the field of magical creature conservation.

It was only because Professor Glapland had some unexpected events a couple of years ago that Hagrid was appointed to the position.

The young wizards applauded, welcoming the professor's return.

"Secondly, Professor Snape will only be teaching Potions to fifth through seventh graders this year."

"And the Potions teacher for grades one through four will be Assistant Teacher Kevin."

After speaking, Kevin stood up, his blue cloak draped naturally over his body, enveloping his upright posture, giving him a dignified and imposing presence.

He smiled and nodded to the young wizards below the stage.

Applause erupted from the audience, with Hermione and her friends clapping the loudest.

His students from last year also applauded, happy to be able to continue taking Kevin's classes this year.

"Finally, this year we will also welcome a new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, Professor Dolores Umbridge."

"Let's wish her a successful year in her teaching career."

After introducing Kevin, the main event finally arrives: Umbridge's appearance.

She sat on the far right of the professor's long table.

A pink beauty who looks less than 1.5 meters tall but weighs over 200 pounds.

She and Fuji looked quite like a married couple, it's a pity they didn't end up together.

Umbridge grunted twice, then stood up with a playful and cute smile.

Sparse applause broke out from the audience; the first impression of this pink beauty wasn't very good.

After finishing his introduction, Dumbledore planned to continue by giving the new students some important information.

However, Umbridge seemed to have no intention of sitting down, and grunted twice more, interrupting Dumbledore's words.

Dumbledore paused in confusion, wondering why there was a pig squealing. He turned around and saw that it was Umbridge.

Moody's and his team should have acted first...

After interrupting Dumbledore, Umbridge placed her hands in front of her and walked slowly to the front of the stage like a lady.

"Thank you, Principal, and thank you everyone for the warm welcome."

"I am so happy to see all your lovely and lively little faces."

"I believe we will become very good friends."

Umbridge, in a affected, girlish voice, stood on the stage and smiled warmly at the young wizards.

The sound made many people in the audience feel nauseous, creating a violent conflict between their visual and auditory senses.

However, Umbridge ignored the reactions of the young wizards below the stage and continued to speak in her girlish voice.

"The Ministry of Magic believes that the education of young wizards is extremely important, blah blah blah..."

Umbridge rambled on on stage, but the gist of it was:

She wanted to reform Hogwarts' teaching philosophy and control students' thoughts and behaviors.