A Magical Journey Starting at Hogwarts

Chapter 451 Malfoy’s foresight and the Sorting Hat’s warning

After more than an hour, the prefects' meeting officially ended.

The prefects of Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff left the prefect's box one after another, while the four prefects of Gryffindor and Slytherin stayed here.

"Hermione, we should go." Ron reminded, "Harry is still waiting for us!"

Hermione glanced at Aaron and hesitated: "Do you want to go together?"

"Granger, Gaius is the prefect of Slytherin." Pansy sneered.

"I didn't ask you."

"Hmph!" Pansy snorted coldly, "He won't leave with you. Malfoy is still waiting for him."

"Draco?" Aaron raised his eyebrows in surprise, "He...has something to do with me?"

Pansy nodded, "It must be important, otherwise he wouldn't have specifically asked me to inform you."

"Is that so?" Aaron pondered for a moment, then stood up slowly, "Take me there!"

Hermione hesitated, but didn't know what to say.

Pansy was triumphant, gave Hermione a provocative look, and led Aaron out of the box.

"Let's go!" Ron said meaningfully, "He is now a prefect of Slytherin, and Malfoy is his friend, so it is reasonable to find him first."

"I know, you don't need to remind me." Hermione rolled her eyes at him and walked out on her own.

Draco was sitting in a box, and besides him there were two of his followers.

"What are you looking for me for?" Aaron asked as he opened the box door.

"We'll talk after you come in." Draco pursed his lips, then looked at Crabbe and Goyle sitting opposite, "You two go out first."

"Ah?" Gao Er opened his mouth in surprise, "But where should we sit?"

"Oh my god! Why do I have such stupid followers like you?" Draco said depressedly, "Get out, don't come in unless I tell you."

The two looked at each other and realized that Draco was not chasing them away, but just wanted to talk to Aaron alone.

"We're leaving now."

"Call us if you need anything."

The two rushed to leave. Pansy looked at Draco and Aaron, "Can't I stay too?"

"This matter is not suitable for a third person to know." Draco said very seriously.

"Okay!" Pansy didn't care and closed the sliding door of the carriage consciously.

Aaron placed Abe on the table and then sat by the window.

"Can I say it now?

Why did Uncle Lucius ask you to find me? "

Draco was silent for a long time, and when he was about to speak, he was interrupted by Aaron.

"Wait a moment." Aaron took out his wand and waved it lightly, "Close your ears and listen."

"Okay, no one else will hear our conversation."

"Yeah!" Draco nodded slightly and continued: "My dad didn't say anything. He just asked me to tell you everything I do, and he also asked me to follow your arrangements on major matters."

"Ha!" Aaron couldn't help but smacked his lips, "As expected of the patriarch of the Malfoy family, he is also cautious enough. He would rather have no merit than seek no fault!"

"Tell me what happened?" Draco asked nervously, "I can feel that everything has changed this holiday. My parents haven't even smiled in two months.

Coupled with this request from my dad, I always feel particularly uneasy. "

Aaron looked out the car window at the rapidly reversing scenery, "You know the Dark Lord is back, right?"

Draco nodded, "But that's not a bad thing. The Dark Lord protects the interests of pure blood."

"But there are definitely not a few pure-blood wizards who have died in his hands." Aaron said meaningfully, and then took out a transparent glass bottle from Abe's pocket, with wisps of silver light inside, "This is A small piece of your father’s memory will tell you the reason for your parents’ abnormality during this period.”

Gulu!

Draco's heart skipped a beat and he swallowed hard.

He reached for the glass bottle, but Aaron put it away first.

"You are not suitable to know too much now." Aaron said with a serious face, "The reason why I took it out has no other meaning, I just hope that you will trust your father's arrangement.

Uncle Lucius considered the worst case scenario, and he came to me specifically to leave a way out for you. "

Draco heard this and fell into silence.

It's not that he doesn't understand everything. The Malfoy family has already been related to the Dark Lord, but now it seems that this relationship is a little different from what he thought.

"Is my parents' situation..."

"I can't answer you, but don't be too pessimistic." Aaron comforted, "Malfoy is a pure-blood noble and has a huge influence.

At least until the Dark Lord decides to appear openly in the wizarding world, the Malfoy family is still very safe. "

"What happens after that?"

"After that...there shouldn't be much of a problem."

"What do you mean should?" Draco couldn't accept it, "Can't you be more precise?"

"No, because the object of their allegiance is a moody person." Aaron said very straightforwardly, "But your father is not a fuel-efficient lamp, otherwise he would not have survived the last wizard war."

Draco's face was still uncertain, "Even if you say so..."

"Please, you are the heir of the Malfoy family after all, so you should be somewhat confident in the Malfoy family!" Aaron explained with a wry smile, "You wouldn't think that Malfoy has been doing so well among the twenty-eight pure-blood families. Is it a coincidence?

From the time Armand Malfoy built Malfoy Manor to the present, the Malfoy family has hardly gone downhill.

From starting from scratch to becoming extremely wealthy, Malfoy's assets have grown like a snowball, and his influence has continued to increase.

To do this, in addition to excellent investment vision, you must also have the ability to protect yourself wisely, and your father is most lacking in these two things. "

Hearing what Aaron said, Draco's mood improved a lot, and most of the worry in his eyes disappeared.

"My parents don't have to worry about it for the time being, so what should I do?"

"Don't do unnecessary things. Just as it was before, it will still be the same now.

But when you are really at a loss, you can come to me for help. "

Draco nodded heavily, "Thank you."

"It goes without saying. If you really want to thank me, tell Professor Snape not to let me be a prefect when you get to Hogwarts."

"Why?" Draco was stunned for a moment, "The power of prefects is second only to the principal and professors."

"It's so tiring and a waste of time."

"Uh...I'll try my best!" Draco said with some embarrassment, "But I don't think Professor Snape will agree, and there is no one more suitable to be Slytherin's prefect than you."

"A lot of people think that except myself."

...

As the train headed north, raindrops rapped on the windows from time to time.

But the rain did not last long and ended before the train arrived at the station.

The air was filled with the smell of damp earth, and wizards of all sizes walked out of the carriage with heavy steps.

Aaron reluctantly put on his prefect badge, maintained order among the students on the platform, and arranged for the second-year wizard to get on the carriage.

"Come here, first-years, first-years..."

Familiar lines, different voices.

This time, it was not the half-blood giant Hagrid who led the first-year students across the Black Lake by boat, but Professor Graplan.

"Has someone been replaced?

It seems that Hagrid is not at Hogwarts, otherwise she would not be the one to receive the first-year students. "

"It's best to fire him." Pansy said unhappily, "He actually let us raise snails last year, which was disgusting and dangerous.

In comparison, Graplan's Unicorn course is countless times better. "

"It's better to show some respect to the professor. Hagrid knows enough about magical animals to be a teacher."

"Aaron, I know you have a good relationship with him." Pansy said speechlessly, "But I'm not the only one who thinks so. Many people hope that Hagrid will be fired and become his forest guard."

"What did you say?" Ron asked angrily.

"It's a fact, Weasley." Pansy said bluntly.

"That's enough." Aaron interrupted the two of them angrily, "Hagrid's matter will be discussed at Hogwarts. Now we must maintain order. At least it must be worthy of the badge you wear on your chest."

The two looked at each other, snorted coldly, and went in opposite directions.

Aaron was extremely speechless. Fortunately, he was not Draco standing here, otherwise he and Ron would probably fight.

"It's quite tiring, isn't it?" Hermione teased.

"Maintaining order is part of the job, but the prefect's duties do not include breaking up fights."

"Um...how did you spend your vacation?"

"Not very good." Aaron curled his lips. His vacation since going to school has been a bitter history.

Progress is a good thing, and he naturally desires to become stronger, but being forced to move forward by a group of people is another matter.

"There's something I think I should tell you." Hermione looked hesitant, but quickly firmed up, "If Dumbledore knew that I invited you to join..."

"Who is that?" Aaron immediately pointed at a second-year Slytherin. "The wooden boat is for first-year students. The second-year wizards should take the carriage and go that way."

"I understand, senior."

A little witch said sheepishly, and quickly followed the others into the carriage pulled by the Yeqi.

"Sorry, Hermione, I'm busy right now.

Let’s talk about it later! "

Aaron said as he quickly walked towards a few second-year wizards who were far away, and managed to breathe a sigh of relief after putting some distance between him and Hermione.

No matter what the topic, if it comes to Dumbledore, it's bound to be bad, so just stay away from it.

All the second-year Slytherins got on the carriage. Aaron carefully counted the number of people and made sure nothing was missing before he and Pansy got on the carriage that Draco had reserved in advance.

"Draco, do you think Hagrid has been fired?" Pansy asked impatiently.

"how could I know?"

"No." Aaron said firmly, "Don't forget that Dumbledore is still the principal!

As long as he was Headmaster, Hagrid would still be the Professor of Care of Magical Creatures. "

"Haha!" Draco sneered, "He won't be the headmaster for much longer, the Ministry of Magic..."

"Draco." Aaron glared at him.

"It's okay if I don't say it!" Draco waved his hand helplessly, "But everyone will know sooner or later."

The carriage moved forward slowly in the night, and the castle of Hogwarts was getting closer and closer.

In front of the oak door, several people jumped out of the carriage and walked along the steps to the door of the auditorium, where the opening banquet would be held.

Four long dining tables, a ceiling that was enchanted to look exactly like the sky outside, lit torches and candles...

What was different from the past was that there was no Hagrid on the faculty seat. In his place sat Professor Graplan.

As expected, the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor changes every year, but this year Professor Umbridge is definitely not here to teach.

In the Wizengamot, she dressed up like a wizard, but here she wore a fluffy pink cardigan, a thick layer of foundation on her face, and a pink hat on her head. The big colorful bow... is not an ordinary eye-catcher.

"She is our new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor." Draco smiled meaningfully. "She is also the Deputy Minister of Magic. She was specially appointed by Fudge."

"Grandstanding." Aaron said speechlessly, "Being the deputy minister of the Ministry of Magic is somewhat of a skill, but I really can't compliment her teaching ability."

"Is it bad?" Pansy asked suspiciously.

"If you read our textbook this year, you will know that there is not a single decent spell in the book "Magical Defense Theory".

To put it bluntly, an ordinary Muggle can teach us a lesson with this book, because there is no need to practice it at all. "

After a while, the door of the auditorium opened again.

Professor McGonagall led the first-year students in and took out a long piece of parchment just like last year. The Sorting Hat decided which college they would go to.

The slit-like mouth on the Sorting Hat slowly opened, and then sang an exaggerated song:

A long time ago I was a new hat, before Hogwarts was built

The four founders of Noble Academy thought they would never part ways. The same goal bound them together to build the school and teach together.

Slytherin said: The students I teach must have pure blood.

Ravenclaw said: The students I teach must be superior in intelligence

Gryffindor said: The students I teach must be brave and courageous, regardless of their own safety.

Hufflepuff said: I will teach many people and treat them all equally

The four founders each own an academy and only recruit the teenagers they want.

Slytherin is pure-blooded and cunning, Ravenclaw is sharp-minded and intelligent, Gryffindor is fearless and adventurous, and the rest are taken over by the kind-hearted Hufflepuff...

This long ballad vividly explains the establishment of Hogwarts, the relationship between the four houses, and the responsibilities of the Sorting Hat.

But in the end it issued a warning to everyone that had not been given in the previous four years:

Hogwarts is in danger, and enemies outside the school are watching.

We must be united internally or everything will fall apart from within

I've spoken to you bluntly, I've sounded the alarm for you...