The Rise of the Muggles at Hogwarts

The morning before school started, Anthony boarded the Hogwarts Express.

From the moment he walked into King's Cross Station, he could clearly feel that something was wrong around him.

Suddenly there were many people wearing robes around the station platform.

Several adult wizards wearing robes also appeared on the train.

He could probably guess that those people were Aurors, but he didn't know why they were here.

On the train.

A loud and loud shout pulled Anthony back from his thoughts.

"Hey!"

He raised his head and saw an unfamiliar face. The corners of his eyes were bloodshot and his hair was disheveled. It seemed that he had not rested for a long time.

The Auror stared at him and said, "The compartment at the back is closed. All the little wizards must sit on the hard seats in front."

"Oh! Okay." Anthony responded politely, then stopped, turned and walked towards the cars in front.

...

"what happened?"

"do not know."

"Have you heard? There was an attack in Hogsmeade. The entire Ministry of Magic is in a state of panic. The Daily Prophet has published it in several issues."

In the carriage in front, there were a group of little wizards sitting.

They were chattering about the recent events in Hogsmeade.

The whole carriage was very noisy.

Hogsmeade?

Hearing the sound, Anthony frowned.

He suddenly remembered a certain page of the Daily Prophet that he had noticed a few days ago.

He has been practicing spells these days and has no energy to focus on other things. The Daily Prophet he subscribed to has been forwarded to Downing Street, and he rarely pays attention to it.

"Hey! Anthony, this way!"

A familiar voice came from beside him. He looked sideways and saw Seamus and Neville sitting together.

Justin Hufflepuff raised his arm and waved at him.

"Hi!" Anthony walked over quickly and sat in a row with Justin.

"Are you okay, Anthony. How was Christmas?"

"It's not bad. To be honest, I don't get used to being in a big family." Anthony loosened his tie, looking helpless.

Justin on the side also immediately said with empathy: "Oh! You are right, on Christmas, many elders who I can't even name come to the house, and they spend the whole day laughing and laughing. It's so annoying. "

"And my parents hid my wizarding identity. When the elders asked me where I went to school, they couldn't say I was at Eton. You know, it's too famous. So they just said it was nothing. A prestigious school.”

"You don't even know how those people looked at me later."

"Haha." Anthony looked at Justin with sympathy. Almost everyone in the Queen's family knew about his identity as a wizard, and those who didn't know the situation didn't dare to arrange for him.

But what about behind the scenes?

Then, Justin continued: "I didn't expect wizards to celebrate Christmas. If they don't celebrate Christmas, I don't have to go home."

"This..."

Looking at Justin with a sad and angry face, Anthony only felt funny. In order to avoid his seven aunts and eight aunts, he didn't even want school holidays.

But one thing he got wrong was that Christmas was not originally a celebration of the birth of Jesus.

"Christmas originated from the Saturnalia (Ecstasy) of ancient Rome. As the name suggests, it commemorates Saturn, the god of agriculture. Wizards also made a living by farming, so there was such a folk festival. It was only later that after the rise of Christianity, This folk custom was only incorporated into the Christian system. In fact, Jesus himself was not born this way."

"Furthermore, if Jesus is not a deified historical figure, then he must be a wizard." Anthony said confidently. (Harry Potter worldview)

It makes perfect sense for him to say this. After all, many wizards in history were really bored and enjoyed playing tricks on Muggles all day long.

It is not impossible if there is a wizard who claims to be some kind of god and then manifests himself as a saint in the mortal world.

"That makes sense!" Justin nodded, he very much agreed with Anthony's inference.

Anthony smiled.

Then the steady train suddenly started to sway.

"Finally set off."

Seamus on the other side breathed a sigh of relief.It is now ten o'clock, a full hour later than the expected departure of nine o'clock.

The Aurors kept checking back and forth, and all suspicious persons were asked to get off the train.

The little wizards were all sitting impatiently.

Now that the train finally started, the atmosphere in the entire carriage became much more relaxed.

Just when everyone was relaxing and ready to talk about something lighter.

The door of the carriage in front was suddenly opened.

A thin man with greasy hair, wearing a black robe and cloak, walked over.

"Quiet!"

Snape's trademark gloomy voice sounded in the carriage.

For an instant.

The whole car seemed to have pressed the pause button, and all the sounds disappeared instantly, leaving only the clanging sound of the train.

In this strangely quiet state, Snape looked around and said in a low and long voice: "What happened in Hogsmeade recently, I don't need to explain anymore."

"Now, everyone shut up. After hearing your name, reply: Yes, Professor. Do you understand?"

As he spoke, he took out a parchment scroll from his robe, on which the names of all the little wizards who came home for Christmas were registered.

Then he started naming names.

"Hannah Abbott!"

"Yes, Professor." A timid voice sounded.

"Susan Burns!"

"Yes..."

"..."

There are not many little wizards in this carriage, and there should be no room in the front carriage.

The remaining little wizards sit here.

After a dozen names were called, the roll call was over.

Professor Snape, after quickly verifying the name on the parchment in his hand, suddenly opened his robe like the wind and left elegantly.

When the cold-faced professor left his mouth, the atmosphere in the entire carriage felt like a tight balloon suddenly deflated, and everyone relaxed.

Why is Snape here?

Anthony looked at the retreating figure in confusion.

He was very surprised by this.

In addition to Snape appearing here, what surprised him even more was the attitude of Hogwarts this time.

In the original book, even if Sirius escaped from prison, there was no such big commotion in the school.

Although Professor Lupine was in the car at the time, this may have been arranged by Dumbledore in advance to protect the safety of the little wizard. At that time, it was not as strict as it is now!

Is that thing in Hogsmeade really that serious?

"Hoohoo!"

Neville was breathing heavily, looking frightened.

Neville always experienced severe discomfort and fear whenever Snape was around him.

"My grandma said that the magical world now is similar to when the mysterious man was wreaking havoc."