Section 1 Finally, the train finally stopped at Hogwarts Station. When I got off the train, the platform was busy. The small platform was already frozen, and cold rain was pouring down. Sauron frowned, he could feel the aura of a lot of dementors around him. Beside him, Harry was doing better, but Isabella still looked a little pale. "First-year students, come here!" A gruff voice shouted - Hagrid's burly figure was very conspicuous at the other end of the platform. He was beckoning the panicked new students to take them on a traditional trip across the lake. "Okay, you guys?" Hagrid yelled at them over the many heads. They waved to him but had no chance to speak to him as people around them pushed them along the platform. Sauron and the others followed the other students of the school onto a rough and muddy road, where at least a hundred carriages were waiting for the remaining students. When Sauron and others walked near the carriage, they heard the restless neighing of horses and the sound of hooves stamping on the ground. "Did you hear something?" Harry asked, "I think I heard horses braying." "Maybe it's those invisible horses." Hermione said uncertainly, "I remember reading in the book, "A History of Hogwarts" says that the carriages at Hogwarts are pulled by an invisible horse. "What kind of horse is it?" Ron asked. "It's the Thestral." Isabella said. She looked a little weak and leaned against Sauron. "Only those who have seen death can see it." Harry and others were stunned, while Sauron was a little surprised. He glanced at Isabella with some pity and patted her shoulder comfortingly. The strange thing seemed to remind the little girl of some terrible things. The atmosphere in the carriage became a little depressing, no one spoke, and silence enveloped several people. The carriage rolled forward. In front of it was a pair of majestic cast-iron gates, with many stone pillars on both sides and winged wild boars at the top. Sauron saw two more tall, hooded dementors standing guard on both sides of the gate. There seemed to be a cold wave coming towards the carriage. Harry and the others huddled into the uneven seats and closed their eyes until they entered the door. The carriage increased its speed on the long sloping drive and drove to the front of the castle; Hermione leaned out of the window and watched the many turrets and towers gradually approaching them. Finally, the carriage swayed to a stop, and several people got out of the car one after another. When Sauron got out of the car, the Thestral hissed uneasily again and scratched the ground with his hooves. Sauron frowned. The Thestrals were indeed sensitive animals. One month was too short, and he could not completely contain the dragon's aura, which made the Thestrals feel restless. Several people joined the crowd walking up the stone steps, walked through the huge oak door, and walked into the deep front hall; the front hall was brightly lit by torches. There is a magnificent marble staircase leading upstairs. The door on the right leading to the auditorium was open. As soon as a few people entered the hall, they heard a voice shouting: "Potter! Granger! I want to see you two!" It was Professor McGonagall, Gryffindor. The dean came over with a serious look on her face. "Hello, Professor McGonagall." Sauron said politely. Professor McGonagall nodded and added: "Harry Potter, and Miss Granger, I have something to ask you. No need to be so gloomy - I just want to have a word with you in the office." Harry and Hermione left with Professor McGonagall, and Sauron helped Isabella into the auditorium. The auditorium was a sea of ??pointed black hats; each long table was filled with students, their faces lit by thousands of candles suspended in mid-air above the tables. The ceiling is cloudy and feels very depressing. At the Slytherin table, Ibikos and Draco had already arrived. After Sauron and Isabella took their seats, Ibikos and several others also sat down. Professor Flitwick took out the sorting hat and triangular stool, indicating that this year's sorting ceremony is about to begin. "I hope you can join us this year because of Slytherin training?" Ibikos whispered, looking at the large group of freshmen on the other side of the hall, "I heard that some of this year's freshmen are very outstanding." Sauron just smiled, Didn't say anything. The sorting ceremony was the same as in previous years, and soon all the freshmen were sorted into their respective houses. The Gryffindor students were carefree as usual, while the new Slytherins, although some looked a little nervous, most of them behaved well. , which makes Ibikos very satisfied. Sauron noticed that Harry and Hermione didn't come back until the sorting ceremony was over. At this time Dumbledore stood up and spoke, and the whole hall passed by. "Welcome!" said Professor Dumbledore, the light of the candle making his beard sparkle. "Welcome to the new school year.""Gwarts! I have a few words to say to all of you, and one of them is very serious. I think it would be better to make this clear before you are confused by this delicious meal" Deng Blido cleared his throat and continued, "You must have known after they searched the Hogwarts Express. Our school is currently hosting a number of dementors from Azkaban, who are here to perform official duties for the Ministry of Magic. "Dumbledore paused and looked at the students in the hall. Most of them had very ugly expressions. "They are stationed at all entrances to the school grounds," Dumbledore continued. "During their stay here, I It must be made clear that no one is allowed to leave the school without permission. Dementors should not be deceived by sleight of hand or disguise - not even an invisibility cloak. He added this sentence without expression, "Dementors are born not to understand what requests or excuses are." So I warn each of you: Don't give them any excuse to harm you. I am counting on the prefects, as well as our new Head Boy and Head Girl, to ensure that no student comes into conflict with a Dementor. "Percy, who was sitting at the Gryffindor table, straightened his chest and looked around impressively, which made Ibikos, who noticed him, smile disdainfully. Dumbledore stopped again. After a moment; he looked around the auditorium seriously. No one moved or made a sound. "What's more gratifying," he continued, "this year, I am happy to welcome two new teachers to our team. . "The first one is Professor Lupine, who graciously agreed to fill the gap in the Defense Against the Dark Arts course." There was some sporadic, less than enthusiastic applause. Sauron took a deep look at Lupine sitting on the teacher's bench, not knowing what to think. The dean seemed very unhappy, Ibikos whispered beside Sauron. Snape was staring at Lupin fiercely, his thin face twisted and filled with hatred. Sauron smacked his lips and sneered. "As for the second teacher we appointed," after the less than enthusiastic applause for Professor Lu Ping faded away. Dumbledore continued, "Well, I regret to tell you that our Care of Magical Creatures teacher, Professor Kettleburn, retired at the end of last year to spend more time with his remaining rascals. However, I am happy to say that none other than Rubeus Hagrid has come to fill his vacancy. Hagrid has agreed to take on the role of teacher in addition to his role as gamekeeper." Draco snorted sitting next to him, obviously. They were unhappy about this, in fact, none of the Slytherins were very happy about it, and on the contrary, there was a round of applause from the Gryffindor side. "Well, I think the important things have been said," said Dumbledore, "let's begin our meal." The golden plates and goblets in front of them were suddenly filled with food and drink. In the end, everyone ate immediately. After riding the train for several hours and experiencing the dementor's search, a delicious and sumptuous dinner was indeed very tempting. "Have you lost your appetite, Your Highness?" Ibikos asked softly. He noticed that Sauron looked at the dishes in front of the table with raised eyebrows, but did not move. "Nothing?" Sauron curled his lips and smiled helplessly. Directly in front of him was a large plate of French smoked fish. After dinner, the students returned to their dormitories under the leadership of their respective college prefects. In the Slytherin common room, Ibikos gave a brief speech to the new students and then let them go back to rest. "I'm surprised that Cornelius Fudge actually dispatched dementors to conduct a search." Ibikos said. There are no other students in the common room now. Sauron, Draco and Isabella are sitting next to them. Sitting on the sofa, "I didn't get any information in advance. It seems that Fudge was forced into a panic." "It's a stupid move." Sauron took a sip of wine and said, "This will only make Dumbledore dislike him even more. Once he really If a student is harmed, he will be under much more pressure and blame than he is now, even if he catches Black, and by then, Dumbledore will not give him any support. "Father said that Fudge is here now. The pressure on the ministry is increasing, and in fact, there are people behind him trying to force him to step down," Draco said on the sidelines. "Interesting." Sauron narrowed his eyes, "Who is it?" "I don't know exactly who it is, but there are signs that it seems to be related to Barty Crouch." Draco hesitated and said slowly, " He is a very powerful person with a strong desire for power." "Barty Crouch." Soran said the name, his eyes narrowed like blades, "It's getting more and more interesting." "Others. The three of them looked at Sauron and didn't know what he was thinking, so they didn't say anything. PassedAfter a while, Sauron looked at Draco. "This is Ibikos' last year at Hogwarts." He looked into Draco's eyes, "Slytherin needs a good leader. After Ibikos leaves, I hope you can succeed him, tell me , You can do it, right?" Draco was stunned for a moment, then nodded excitedly. Soran smiled with satisfaction, "You still have one year. During this year, you have to learn to become a qualified leader and establish authority. As for encountering resistance-" Soran paused, "Ibi and I Kos will give you absolute support." Draco suppressed his excitement, stood up, and bowed respectfully to Sauron, "As you wish, Your Highness."