Dressed as a Hogwarts portrait

The new year is about to start, and all the professors from Hogwarts are sitting in the headmaster's office. They were originally very angry at the dementors sent by the Ministry of Magic outside the castle to attend the school year preparation meeting when they returned to school, but now Everyone wanted to leave—Professor Snape's side was completely darkened, and the smell of potion all over him was so strong that Professor Filius Flitwick sneezed seven times in a row and was lying on his chair trying to Rubbing her nose, Professor Pomona Sprout said with certainty that she smelled at least eighteen kinds of highly poisonous plants from the Potions Professor... Professor Sybill Trelawney huddled in a corner nervously Trembling all the time, Professor McGonagall stared at the smiling headmaster sternly, as if waiting for him to give a reasonable answer.

For example, the dementors outside the school, such as the extra looking glass on the table - this is not a problem, the problem lies in the huge creature lying horizontally in the dark inside the looking glass - maybe others are unfamiliar, but McGonagall has seen it with his own eyes Can't you guess it's a basilisk?

"Minerva, as you can see, Miss Aerys is doing well, thanks to the potion that Severus boiled for a whole week to make it peel off smoothly..."

"Iris?!" Professor McGonagall's voice raised an octave, she looked at the headmaster she had always admired in disbelief, her eyes were full of worry and disapproval, "Albus, if I read correctly, That's a basilisk!"

"Gudong!"

Professor Filius Flitwick fell off his chair and passed out.

The other professors also showed terrified expressions, and Dumbledore had to explain with a sigh: "Don't be like this Minerva, Aerys is a smart girl..."

Obviously Dumbledore's explanation can only scare the professors even more =_= b "She knows what to do and what to leave alone - the petrification thing last year was just because she fell into Voldemort's trap Confusion Curse..."

Professor Flitwick, who had just woken up, took a deep breath again in surprise. He didn't know whether he was shocked by the man's name or the pronoun Dumbledore used to refer to the basilisk.

"You haven't said the most important thing, Headmaster."

Even with honorifics, Snape's tone was still cold, and all the professors moved their seats uncomfortably.

"Oh, I admit that I did underestimate the power of the basilisk. After waking up from a long and magic-consuming sleep, this may be the second time that Aerys has shed her skin. The first time happened 50 years ago. Not particularly sober, that time she grew to this terrifying length, the second time, which started a week ago, brought her physical condition back to the best level - the scales are no longer dark in color, strong If she lies there without making a sound, even the most cautious wizard will not be able to detect her existence. Yes, Severus, it is indeed dangerous as a magical creature, but please don't forget Iris has an owner... What I'm most worried about is that she hasn't opened her eyes since she successfully shed her skin. It is very likely that her eyes, which were pecked blind by Fox, have also been revived, because the new pupils are very fragile and cannot let in a little light for a while. touch……"

"Merlin!" Professor McGonagall couldn't help asking:

"A basilisk that can already kill with its eyes will continue to stay at Hogwarts?"

"I'm afraid to say that, Minerva, there is no way for Aerys to leave here and go elsewhere without attracting the attention of the Ministry of Magic, and besides, she will not leave her master..."

"Its owner?!" Professor Sprout repeated in doubt, with a pale face, as if he was afraid that Dumbledore would say something terrible. Obviously, her wish could not be fulfilled.

"Yes, this is another thing that troubles me. It has been confirmed that the portrait of Salazar Slytherin appeared in this castle. Although no one except Severus has seen it with his own eyes..." the tone The room seems to be very regrettable.

Everyone opened their mouths, their throats rattled but they couldn't utter a word. Professor Flitwick fainted again and fell to the ground. Even Professor Binns, who had been floating in a dark corner as if he didn't exist, ran to the ceiling. up.

"Don't be surprised, I actually want to deal with the group of dementors outside the castle more than this."

What are dementors—all the professors, including the ghost professor, are accusing their wise headmaster with their eyes, the nerve of the greatest white wizard in history, compared with Salazar Slytherin and the basilisk, photograph What kind of dish are ghosts? !

Dumbledore seemed completely unaware of the chaotic emotions of the professors, and continued the meeting with a happy expression: "This year I decided to hire Remus Lupine as the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor."

"Wait! Albus, you just said the portrait of Slytherin—no, wait..." Professor McGonagall's confused thoughts finally realized who exactly Remus Lupine represented, "That's not right, Lupine... Lupine..."

What she wanted to say but never said, Lupine had been her student and she admired him was one thing.But she can't ignore the safety of her current students.

She raised her eyes to look at the head of Slytherin opposite, but was shocked to find that the other party was completely darkened. The cold air made Professor Binns go around to avoid it. Although Snape had a dark face, he remained silent.It could be seen that the headmaster had told him the news before they came.

"Minerva, Remus didn't hurt a single student during his seven years at school..."

The only exception is sitting there and continuing to feel cold - the professors who knew what happened back then are all ashamed, there is no way, who made the Potions professor the youngest professor in Hogwarts?

"And now with Severus' Wolfsbane potion, Remus' little furry annoyance of the month will be gone."

Looking at the smiling Dumbledore, and at Snape, whose anger had substantiated but remained silent, everyone was completely dumbfounded—headmaster, don't you really want Hogwarts to be in chaos?

"In addition, at the end of last semester, Professor Kettleburn retired, so I decided to hire Rubeus Hagrid to fill his vacancy this year. As a teacher."

None of the professors responded.

Slytherin portraits, basilisks, werewolves—what's the point of adding a half-giant who hasn't even finished Hogwarts as a professor?

"Then all the funding applications involved in the course have been approved..." The meeting continued, and I don't know how many people are listening.

Half an hour later, when the professors left the principal's office one after another, almost all of them resisted the terrifying pressure of the potions professor and stood at the stairs.

Snape looked up at his colleagues impatiently.

"S... Severus..." Professor Flitwick unfortunately turned into Quirrell, "I heard (just heard from the headmaster...)...you, you saw...Sa...Salazar A portrait of Slytherin?"

Phew, he finally finished his sentence, and all he got in return was a sound like affirmation from the Potions Professor's throat.

Professor Binns also floated over and asked dryly:

"So can you tell us what that portrait looks like?"

——It’s good to go around!We can't afford to mess with it, but we can hide it.