Hogwarts: Who uses a crowbar in wizard duels?

As Professor McGonagall entered the Great Hall, a group of little girls followed, each with a curious look on their faces.

This is a normal sight that occurs every year.

But this year, a tall, handsome white-haired man, standing at 1.8 meters, has joined this group of little radishes.

Suddenly everyone's attention was focused on him.

"Professor, do you know him?"

Kevin leaned closer to Professor Snape and asked curiously.

"That was the principal's arrangement."

Professor Snape gave a curt reply and then fell silent.

Kevin blinked after hearing this. He had expected Dumbledore to know about the transfer students, but he hadn't expected that it was Dumbledore who had personally arranged for them to be admitted.

He then turned his gaze to Dumbledore, who was very busy in the main seat, but he didn't know what he was busy with for a long time.

What is this old man up to again, hiding it from them?

Soon the college sorting ceremony began. The freshmen didn't have much to pay attention to; one by one, they were assigned to different colleges.

Until the very end.

"Grindall".

"A transfer student from Durmstrang College, with all OWLS exam scores of O, has been directly admitted to this year's sixth-grade curriculum."

Professor McGonagall read out Dole's name and then introduced his background to everyone.

The older students were surprised to hear that all their scores were O's, as they knew how difficult the OWLS exam was.

Even Hermione and Kevin, two geniuses, didn't achieve full O.

Dole slowly walked up, sat down in a chair like any other freshman, and put on the Sorting Hat.

"..."

Unlike other freshmen who quickly recited their college names, this time the Sorting Hat remained silent for a moment.

What the others didn't hear was that the Sorting Hat was actually talking to Dole.

"Kid, all these memories of yours are fake, aren't they?"

The Sorting Hat said this with great maturity.

"How could that be? These are all real memories from Durmstrang."

Dole smiled slightly and calmly spoke.

"Tsk, with your abilities, why are you even studying? You could just open your own school."

The Sorting Hat seemed too lazy to expose him.

Which college do you want to go to?

"Hmm... how about Hufflepuff? I heard the atmosphere there is relaxed and good for health."

Dole seemed quite composed, not at all surprised that the Sorting Hat had given him the choice.

"Okay, then..."

"Slytherin!!"

The Sorting Hat suddenly shouted, announcing the Sorting results.

Grindall: "..."

Cheers immediately erupted from the Slytherin side, though most of them were from the girls.

With Professor McGonagall removing the Sorting Hat, Doyle had no choice but to accept this and walked toward the Slytherin table.

After the Sorting Ceremony, Dumbledore also stepped onto the owl-shaped platform.

Good evening, students.

As was customary, Dumbledore welcomed the new students on behalf of the entire faculty and student body, then mentioned some prohibitions before finally beginning the main text.

"This year, I would also like to introduce a new teacher to you all, Professor Horace Slughorn, who will be your Potions teacher starting this year, responsible for the Potions courses from the fifth to the seventh year."

"The Defense Against the Dark Arts course will be taught by Professor Snape."

The students were quite surprised to hear that Professor Snape had taken on the role of Defense Against the Dark Arts professor.

Slytherin seemed very happy, while the other houses were worried, especially the second to fourth year students. They could have avoided Snape's Potions class, but now, with Defense Against the Dark Arts, no one could escape it.

Hey, Kevin is so strong, he must also know Defense Against the Dark Arts. Let him teach grades one through four!

Dumbledore's speech was not yet over.

"As you can see, Hogwarts has strengthened its defenses since last year, with Aurors guarding every part of the castle."

"I believe you all know why this is for."

"Organized crime is expanding and attempting to infiltrate schools."

"I hope everyone can keep their eyes open and remain vigilant."

"Of course, you don't need to worry too much. Hogwarts will always be your safe haven."

The principal's speech has now concluded, and the banquet will begin.

Sitting at the professor's table, Kevin could clearly see that at the Slytherin table, Dore was surrounded by a group of little witches.

However, Dole seemed uninterested and didn't want to pay any attention to the little witches, a completely different attitude from when he sat with Kevin on the train.

After glancing at it a few times, Kevin couldn't be bothered with it anymore. Dumbledore must have had his reasons for arranging it in.

After Dumbledore finished speaking, there were fewer rules, and people could do whatever they wanted.

Kevin also quietly left the professor's desk and returned to Hermione's side, since eating with Professor Snape was too boring.

As soon as I arrived, I heard Ron complaining.

"I only got an E in Potions class, and I was thinking of skipping Snape's class, but Snape was assigned to Defense Against the Dark Arts."

Dumbledore had told Harry and Kevin about personnel arrangements, but they both forgot about it or were too lazy to mention it, since it wasn't a big deal anyway.

That's why Ron complained when he heard about this arrangement.

"Ron, Professor Slughorn's Potions class also accepts students with grades of E. You should be happy about that."

Kevin had inside information, so he spoke to Ron in advance.

"Really? Then I can take the NEWT certificate exam for Potions class?"

Ron was taken aback, then immediately exclaimed with delight.

"Of course, why would I lie to you?"

After hearing Kevin's words, Ron immediately beamed with joy; he also wanted to become an Auror with his good brother.

When an Auror needs to obtain five NEWT certificates, he was just missing one.

"Hey, now that Snape's become the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, will he raise the requirements to 'O' as well?"

Ron suddenly realized this and asked worriedly.

"No need for that, E is fine."

Hearing this, Ron was relieved.

So, this professor reshuffle is actually beneficial to them.

After the group finished eating, Kevin didn't go back to the dormitory with them, but went to his workspace alone.

I'll be teaching the younger students again starting tomorrow.

Having started working before even graduating, Kevin felt that taking the OWLS exam was pointless.

It's all for a graduation certificate.

Because he has basically stopped attending classes, he has only taken the most important OWLS exams seriously; the others are just for show.

If you ask Kevin about the history of magic, divination, or magical creatures, he'll know absolutely nothing.

After all, he didn't even go to class.

"Um?"

As Kevin approached the door of the workroom, he found it already open and someone inside.

"Oh Kevin, I hope you don't mind me coming in without permission."

When Kevin went inside, he found Dumbledore sitting quietly on the sofa, smiling at Kevin.