"Why is it raining so heavily?"
"Yeah...my new robe!"
When the Hogwarts Express stopped at Hogsmeade, it was already dark and it was difficult to see the road clearly. The rumble of thunder came from time to time, and together with the sound of rain, the students' whispers were suppressed until they were almost inaudible. .
But even so, the students had to return to school in the rain. They complained while lighting up their wands, making the dark station look like countless fireflies flying in the rainy night.
"Freshmen, follow me!"
Hagrid's loud voice penetrated the thick rain curtain, and even briefly drowned out the thunder, guiding the unlucky ones who came to school for the first time - yes, because the freshmen were not treated as old students in their first year at school, they You have to paddle across the Black Lake in a small boat and then take the long way to Hogwarts Castle.
This is a glorious tradition that has been passed down since the founding of Hogwarts. Naturally, it cannot be changed because of a small rainstorm, even if the rainstorm is doubled due to the arrival of a thunderbird.
'Why hasn't anyone noticed yet? '
While Hagrid was greeting the new students, he tried hard not to look up at the sky - in theory, the Thunderbird should appear at this time, so that the professors in the castle would rush out to help solve the small problem of the Thunderbird being too happy, so as to solve the problem of the Thunderbird being too happy. He was exposed to rain mixed with potion.
Just when Hagrid was worried, the senior students exploded over there, "Look, over there, that bird illuminated by lightning!"
His voice was not low, and he finished speaking before the thunder behind him suppressed it. As a muffled thunder followed, the people who heard it couldn't help but raise their heads and look at the sky. As the next lightning lit up the sky, they raised their heads. Everyone saw the huge bird in the clouds that controlled lightning and heavy rain.
"It's Thunderbird!"
Ravenclaw was the first to recognize this magical existence that was flying freely in the thunderstorm. Under everyone's gaze, it passed straight through the huge lightning, and was then surrounded by countless weak electric lights. , it looks like he is controlling that huge lightning.
"That's the Thunderbird, Professor?"
The senior class closest to Hagrid immediately thought of asking this very capable professor - there was no other way, students who had reached the advanced level could come into contact with some dangerous creatures, and Hagrid took out the huge poisonous horn. The image of the beast being pressed like a docile cow is so shocking that it is really hard for people to say stupid things like the professor's lack of strength.
"No, look at its feathers, how beautiful they are. Even the most shining diamonds don't have such beautiful curves!"
According to William's instructions, Hagrid resisted the desire to look up and watch until the students discovered the thunderbird. Now he couldn't hold it in anymore. He really liked the thunderbird he raised more and more - he now felt that he was a little bit It's biased. Not only those who can breathe fire, are good at poisoning, or have sharp claws can be beautiful enough. This kind of flash that controls thunder and lightning also looks very, very beautiful.
The student who asked the question was stunned.
Are you now concerned about whether the Thunderbird is beautiful or not?
That is an extremely dangerous xxxx-level magical creature! It's now wreaking havoc in the skies over Hogwarts!
But another student heard something from Hagrid's inexplicable pride - "Professor, is that the thunderbird you raised?"
"Yes, it is in a very good mood today and its flying posture is very graceful, right?"
"It seems so..." A child who can take magical biology to the advanced level will naturally not be disgusted with this course, and the thunderbird is really worthy of those praises. "If it hadn't been for this thunderstorm, it would never have jumped out so gracefully. dance!"
Hearing the conversation between the two, several people nearby who were taking advanced magical biology courses couldn't help but squint their eyes and observe with the help of lightning - it was just raining, and compared to the dance of the thunderbird, it didn't seem to matter. Something.
As a result, a group of senior students and Professor Hagrid raised their heads very seriously and observed the dance of thunderbirds under the natural rainstorm.
There was a group of freshmen who were coming to Hogwarts for the first time. Because of the damn tradition of Hogwarts, they were unaware of the situation before sorting. They thought that looking up to the sky was a necessary etiquette before sorting. They all raised their heads. Come here, for fear that you will be lowered than others and be kicked out of the school before sorting.
This picture was too beautiful, so the seniors who were supposed to quickly get on the carriage and rush to the auditorium couldn't help but slow down. They shrank their necks and wrapped their robes around them, and began to appreciate this scene that might not be seen once in more than ten years.
William, who was hiding in the dark, carefully examined the students and complained.
'It's raining so hard and you still don't get into the car to take shelter, and there's no one smart enough to conjure up rain gear or anything like that? '
'I remember I taught this before... these little fools actually forgot it so quickly - luckily I'm still here thinking about blowing the umbrella crookedly with the wind if it is transformed too much...'
He shook his head while avoiding the students and patrolling the team, just in case someone pretended to be a student and sneaked into the student team and was exposed. Although the chance was extremely low, it didn't mean there was no possibility.
The results of the inspection were extremely gratifying. Although some people used various methods to transform into umbrellas to watch the fun, William still successfully verified in various ways that no one tried to pretend to be a student and sneak into the school.
'Look at Professor Moody - he should be calling the professors out soon, right? '
He put away his wand with satisfaction and looked at the sky - since Moody insisted on following him, he happily gave the former Auror the task of calling out the professors and staring at the Thunderbirds, which he had already prepared.
It is better to call out the professors and get tested in the rain than to conduct tests one after another. The latter is likely to arouse the disgust of the examiners and prepare the impostors.
Moreover, the former Auror was stronger than him in both his appeal and emergency response ability among the professors - after all, Moody was a truly senior Auror, and there were not many professors in the castle that he could not call upon. .
That is the reputation gained by time and a dark wizard who is half Azkaban. It is impossible to envy him.
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"The sky is the wrong color!"
In the auditorium, all the professors were already seated and waiting for the opening ceremony, but the new Mad-Eye pointed at the discolored ceiling and shouted.
After his prompt, all the professors naturally raised their heads and looked towards the sky, and soon discovered the thunderbird perfectly dancing with lightning in the sky revealed by the ceiling.
"Sure enough, everyone got up and prepared to go to the station to protect the students and prevent them from being harmed by the out-of-control Thunderbird!"
Moody stood up immediately and walked towards the door. Then, at the door of the auditorium, he used his normal eye to stare at the professor who was slow to follow up or had no time to react.
Under the gaze of that normal eye, almost everyone felt the pressure and moved a little faster - the four deans didn't care, but the four deans took the lead and walked at the front.
When a school encounters an emergency, the first step is to take care of the students. It is best to lock them in a safe dormitory, and then the professors take the prefects to eliminate the hidden dangers. But today, the students are all over there at the station. Why not rescue them? OK?
Professor Trelawney originally wanted to say something, but Professor McGonagall and Moody glanced at her at the same time, so she forcefully stopped her desire to speak and followed the team.
"I'll get the broom!"
Mrs. Huo Qi took the lead and rushed out in the heavy rain. Within three minutes, she rushed over in the rain with a bunch of brooms floating in the air and stopped at the gate of the castle.
Moody took the lead, then quickly checked the broom, and rode up under the unkind eyes of Mrs. Hooch - he was the only professor present who checked the broom, so he naturally fell at the end of the team.
"Let's go, Professor Moody, or they should come back with their students."
She teased with some anger, and then used her own speed to catch up with the leading professors.
Moody barely made any reaction. He rode the broom leisurely, then flew slightly higher than the other professors. At the back of the team, he carefully observed the protection of the professors on the brooms in front.
'There is absolutely no sense of protection at all...the four deans seem to be more reliable and have added sufficient protective spells to themselves...'
'But that guy Snape is. '
He grinned and gave a not-so-pretty smile - the former Death Eater he had been staring at for a long time must have discovered the secret in the rain. He had been frowning and even thickened his protection. .
'Unfortunately, it is unlikely that there is anything wrong with him - otherwise we would catch Snape and then catch an impostor...'
'The rest of the professors have some basic protection, but they are obviously not prepared for adding potions to the rain. If William is a Death Eater, he should be the one who can penetrate Azkaban. What tricks are there? Can you think of it all? '
Moody murmured while patiently observing the whole audience. The result was very friendly and there were no impostors among the professors.
'Let's see if Professor William has gained anything - I have to say that even if no one is caught today, it is still perfect... at least it is confirmed that most people in Hogwarts are safe. Although it is not ruled out that some of them wanted to do something originally, it saved a lot of things. '
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"coming."
When a bunch of broomsticks appeared in the sky, William nodded. He took out his broomstick from his pocket, flew around at a low altitude for some distance, then raised his body and flew over from the other side.
This caused him to be slower than the other professors, and he was watched by many professors when he landed.
"Good evening everyone, is that ptarmigan out of control?"
He looked at the sky and asked without telling a lie.
"I don't know. Professor Hagrid thinks it's just too happy so it's showing off its dancing skills. Maybe it's also showing off its courtship behavior - but he doesn't quite know yet. After all, we don't have Thunderbirds here."
Adams mingled among the crowd and replied cheerfully, half-covered with raindrops, "Are you going to collect herbs like this?"
"No, I'm experimenting with potions."
William told the truth and lied. At the same time, he glanced at Moody and found that the other party had no feedback.
This is good news. No unlucky colleagues have been impersonated, and Moody himself has not been impersonated. At least the school is safe for now.
While they were talking, Professor McGonagall had already finished communicating with Hagrid, who felt a little guilty.
Hagrid was obviously not used to lying, but unfortunately it was Dumbledore's order - many people saw his guilty conscience, but no one took it seriously.
After all, I had a professor who taught Care of Magical Creatures...
What's more, this was a rare scene where Hagrid felt guilty about magical creatures. When the professor, who was a little resentful, saw this scene, he also felt that Hagrid was blaming himself for the Thunderbirds. He felt that this was a good improvement, and his anger was naturally eliminated. .
"Okay, since this is a normal phenomenon, there's no need to panic. Let's go back and recall the Hogwarts carriage..."
Professor McGonagall's tone became much more relaxed and she greeted the professors.
She didn't even pay attention to Moody's behavior of calling all the professors in the school - the Triwizard Tournament was about to start, and it was a good thing to have a vigilant professor, although the original professor was quite vigilant...
Besides, Moody's old habits have never changed. We all knew it when we were in the Order of the Phoenix together more than ten years ago. She doesn't think she can correct it.
So, a group of professors riding brooms chatted and laughed and hurried back with brooms and carriages, taking an extra William with them.
But a group of hard-working first-year students thought that this was the norm. It wasn't until they and Hagrid walked all the way to the edge of the Black Lake that they realized something was wrong - it was raining so hard, and we still had to row across the lake?
Is this part of the placement exam?
With such concerns, the students got on the boat and began to fight with the water of the lake.
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"The vacation is over, and to be honest, I quite miss it."
Adams was holding an umbrella with deformed leaves and was talking enthusiastically, "This Quidditch World Cup is real, it's unforgettable..."
"No,"
Professor Taylor interjected, "I still have a particularly deep memory of hiding that night. It was really exciting to see such a group of guys looking around outside but still unable to find us..."
As soon as this topic started, the professors couldn't help it - the Quidditch World Cup had just been a week, and it was still a good conversation starter, much better than talking about the Thunderbird that asked everyone to go out.
Professor McGonagall walked in the front, used her wand to open the way for the professors, and then walked in first. Then, the professors filed in and entered the foyer.
After arriving in such a place without rain, the professors began to quickly wave their wands towards themselves to dry themselves from the rain, and then began to put on protective gear and prepare to go out to help the lower-grade students tidy up.
At this moment, a balloon filled with water fell from the foyer. It was stopped by William with magic before it hit the ground, and then was frozen by Moody, who was slightly slower.
"oops!"
Peeves emerged from the air with a cheerful laugh, ready to comment accordingly for his water balloon.
Then he saw professors throughout the school looking up at it with wands in their hands.
The water balloon in its hand froze in the air, and then it showed a funny expression. It was stunned for a moment, and disappeared in a flash. When it passed the entrance of the hall, two of the water balloons fell from it. Makes a funny snapping sound.