Hogwarts School of the Dark Arts

The annual freshman ceremony is a carnival for the old students, just like the old students in the Muggle world watching the new students' military training.

It is a great pleasure to watch others step on the pits that you have stepped on, and anyone who has experienced it will understand.

"That brown-haired little girl is really nice and has a lot of temperament. Why don't you make a bet? I bet she will be assigned to Ravenclaw."

Their eyes lit up and they immediately looked attentively in the direction Xavier was pointing.

"One Silver Sickle, I bet she will be sorted into Gryffindor!"

"One Silver Sickle, I bet she will be sorted into Hufflepuff!"

The two of them said almost at the same time, and each slapped a silver coin on the table with a snap.

"That's not okay. You two can only bet on one college, otherwise it would be too unfair to me."

"Why is it unfair? We are two people! Of course we can bet on two colleges!" x2

"Okay, Harry." Xavier called to Harry, who was sitting opposite him.

Harry, who was whispering to Ron, suddenly raised his head: "Ah? What's wrong?"

"You bet Slytherin for one silver."

"Oh well."

Taking out a silver coin from his pocket and tossing it to Xavier, Harry continued chatting with Ron.

"Look, I said Xavier has changed a lot. He used to be so boring, but now he will take the initiative to bet with your two brothers." Harry whispered, while sneaking a glance at Xavier.

At this time, Xavier was arguing with the Weasley twins about whether his behavior of letting people place bets on his behalf was cheating.

"I think it's normal. If I can win a prize of 20 Galleons, my behavior will definitely change drastically. What's more, he is the only one in Xavier's family. He must have been overwhelmed by life before."

Ron rubbed his stomach sadly, he was hungry.

Ron's words made Harry slightly stunned. They sounded reasonable, but Harry felt that he couldn't really understand them.

“Can money really change a person that much?”

Harry muttered to himself, so quietly that Ron next to him didn't notice.

The opening ceremony was still going on. One by one, the freshmen walked up to the stage, sat on the stools, put on the old and worn out sorting hats, and then headed to the houses they had just been assigned to, amid warm applause.

It feels quite like an awards ceremony.

Perhaps it is indeed a very high honor for them that their college welcomes an outstanding new student.

As a student of a certain college, you naturally hope that your college will become better and stronger.

Different from the memory of the first freshman ceremony he attended, Principal Dumbledore's speech focused on the Ministry of Magic's presence of dementors at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and warned these students not to provoke dementors. .

Moreover, after he finished his speech and announced the start of the banquet, he actually did not sit at the professor's chair to dine with other professors.

Dumbledore walked off the stage alone and walked toward the exit of the auditorium. When passing Xavier, he bent down and patted Xavier on the shoulder.

"Come to the principal's office with me. I have something very important to talk to you about... I won't delay your meal," Dumbledore said.

Xavier nodded, drank the grape juice in the glass, then stood up and followed Principal Dumbledore out of the auditorium.

As soon as he walked out of the auditorium, Principal Dumbledore stopped and stretched out his arm to Xavier.

"What are you doing? I can go there by myself."

Despite what he said, Xavier still put his hand on Dumbledore's arm.

The next moment, the two went directly to the principal's office.

There was someone in the principal's office, a fat man wearing a hat. He was sitting on a chair and dozing off.

Cough.

Headmaster Dumbledore coughed, waking the man up.

"Ah, Albus, you are finally back. I almost fell asleep waiting for you."

"You are already asleep, Mr. Fudge."

Principal Dumbledore corrected Fudge and then looked at Xavier.

"Let me introduce you, this is the current Minister of Magic, Cornelius? 6? 1 Oswald? 6? 1 Fudge." Dumbledore introduced.

Xavier nodded. In fact, Xavier recognized who he was when he first saw him, and he also roughly guessed why Principal Dumbledore was looking for him.

"Let me get this straight, Xavier, the Ministry of Magic discovered that one of the dementors who went to search the train was missing. Was the missing one captured by you?" Dumbledore asked.

Xavier thought that this was indeed the case, but before Xavier could speak, Fudge denied it for Xavier.

"Albus, are you kidding?" Fudge looked at Xavier and then at Dumbledore with a slightly perverse behavior: "He is just a child, how could he catch the dementors? Do you think Azkaban Are the guards so weak that they can even defeat a child?"

"That's right, I don't even know what a dementor is." Xavier immediately echoed.

Principal Dumbledore glanced at Fudge, showing no intention of talking to him.

"Xavier, I know you have that ability, but I can't figure out what you're doing with the Dementor... It's not a qualified pet." Dumbledore looked into Xavier's eyes and said.

Xavier nodded: "That's why I didn't catch him."

"Our new Professor Lupine told me that he met a dementor on the train that sucked the students' happiness, and just when he was about to take action to drive it away..."

"Albus!"

Fudge interrupted Headmaster Dumbledore with a loud yell.

"All dementors are under the unified management of the Ministry of Magic. It is absolutely impossible for them to attack students when performing tasks! Absolutely!"

Principal Dumbledore turned to look at Fudge and pushed up his glasses.

"Fudge, you and I both know what kind of creature a dementor is. It is impossible for anyone to completely control it!"

"That was before! Now they are absolutely under control!"

Fudge looked up at Dumbledore and said through gritted teeth, looking a little bit stern.

"I think it's the dementor caught in the train by Black who escaped from prison. Maybe he has sneaked into Hogwarts now! For safety reasons, I announced that the number of dementors stationed at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry will increase. Double it!”

After saying that, Fudge picked up the robe on the chair and left in a hurry.

Principal Dumbledore raised his hand as if to persuade him to stay, but in the end he could only sigh helplessly.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk..." Xavier clicked his tongue with a playful look on his face: "Principal Dumbledore, although you are the principal and I am a student, according to common sense, you should be the one to educate me. But are you willing to let me teach you today? A word of wisdom from you?”

"If you have anything to say, just say it." Dumbledore looked at Xavier helplessly and said.

"The power is there and anyone can take it. If the people who should hold the power don't take the power, then the people who shouldn't hold the power will take the power!"