Chapter 8 School starts
From that day on, Dracula never ate in the Great Hall of Hogwarts again.
Although as the oldest existing vampire, Dracula does not have the weaknesses of low-level vampires and is immune to damage from sunlight, silverware and garlic, his innate dislike of these things is still indispensable.
Fortunately, since 1811, Grogan Stump, the then Minister of Magic, has established a new definition of "person" - goblins, vampires, hags, giants, house elves, Veela and werewolves in human form are all divided
For the category "people".
Therefore, food and drinks suitable for the tastes of goblins, vampires and other magical creatures have gradually flourished in the past hundred years.
Since Dracula woke up, he has discovered that there are many more drinks and foods in the magical world specially provided for vampires. For example, Honeydukes' blood-flavored lollipops, Florin Fusco's ice cream shop's blood-flavored ice cream, and many blood products
.
It is precisely because of these foods that are more in line with his taste that he is completely unwilling to go to the auditorium to see dishes like Mao Xuewang...
In the month before the start of school, Dracula left all the lesson plans and other preparations to his teaching assistant Quirrell, while he himself traveled throughout Britain, looking for all kinds of interesting things.
As for the consciousness of being a professor, Dracula probably will not have it...
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Before you know it, September 1st has arrived.
This day is the first day of school at Hogwarts.
The old students jumped off the Thestral carriage one after another, walked around the square teaching area of Hogwarts Castle, and arrived one after another at the luxurious auditorium in the southwest.
There are four very long tables extending out in the auditorium. Thousands of candles floating in the air above the tables illuminate the auditorium brightly. The four tables are equipped with glittering gold plates and tall wine glasses.
.There is another long table on the stage at the top of the auditorium, which is where the teachers sit.
"Li, do you want to make a bet with us?"
Beside the long Gryffindor table, two red-haired boys who looked exactly the same were sitting side by side, talking mysteriously to the dark-skinned boy next to them.
"If you don't bet on anything else, just bet on how long this year's Defense Against the Dark Arts professor can stay in his position!" One of the red-haired boys, George, said with a wink.
"I won't bet with you, you two profiteers!" The black boy Lee Jordan turned his head and looked like he didn't want to pay attention to the two of them.
"Hey! Don't be like this, brother!" Another red-haired boy, Fred, put his arm around Jordan's shoulders and pulled him back. "You listen to our conditions first. We bet that the new professor can only last 6 years in his position.
Months!”
Lee Jordan opened his eyes wide. His two white eyeballs, against the background of his dark skin, were like two big light bulbs floating in the air.
"Are you serious?" He exclaimed in disbelief. "Then I'll bet, I'll bet for 9 months!"
"You are destined to lose. In such a short time as 6 months, even a dog can survive it!"
Jordan slapped a gold galleon on the table with great confidence.
Fred and George looked at each other and smiled knowingly.
They have decided that if the professor has not been laid off in six months, they will help the new professor leave!
Just when the two of them started to think about how to spend the gold coins they earned, suddenly a slender white hand stretched out and placed a thick pile of gold galleons next to Jordan's.
Fred George: "!!!"
The twins could swear by Merlin's beard that they had never seen so many galleons in their lives!
The two people turned their heads to look at the owner of the hand in shock, and saw a silver-haired wizard standing behind them with a playful smile on his lips.
"I bet 20 galleons that the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor won't be laid off."
After hearing Dracula's words, Fred and George were overjoyed.
As we all know, there is no Defense Against the Dark Arts professor who is not laid off, just like there is no man who is not lustful! They will definitely win this time!
"I decided happily, no regrets!" they said in unison.
The two high-fived each other and jumped up and down in the auditorium, as if they had already obtained the more than twenty Galleons.
However, while jumping, Fred and George suddenly found that the atmosphere around them had become strangely quiet. The black man next to them, Lee Jordan, kept winking at them. However, because his skin color was too inconspicuous,
The two of them didn’t see it at all…
"Ahem!"
A serious cough sounded in the twins' ears.
The two slowly turned their heads and saw Professor McGonagall, whose lips were pursed into a thin line, standing beside them.
"Two Mr. Weasleys, how dare you openly gamble at the opening ceremony, and even take a professor as the bet!" Professor McGonagall's cheeks flushed with anger, and her hands clenched into fists.
The troublemaker was shaking with rage.
Only then did the twins realize that the auditorium had been filled with people for some time, and they were the only ones still jumping around as if no one else was around.
On the stage where the professor's chair is located, only two seats are still empty. One of them is the seat next to Dumbledore, who is looking at them happily, and belongs to the vice-principal Minerva McGonagall.
It goes without saying that the other empty seat belongs to the silver-haired wizard who just made a bet with them! In this situation, anyone with a little bit of brains can see that he is the new Defense Against the Dark Arts
professor!
George and Fred opened their eyes in shock and looked stiffly at Dracula with a playful smile on his lips.
"Professor...professor, if we say we didn't do it on purpose, would you believe it?" George said weakly.
"We just saw that Li was a little unhappy and wanted to make him smile." Fred added with a smile.
Lee Jordan, who was sitting in the seat next to him, was still pretending to be quail just now. Hearing these words, he suddenly turned his head and looked at Fred in disbelief.
"Quiet, Weasley!" Professor McGonagall pushed the two of them back to the Gryffindor table and said angrily, "Come to my office after the opening party. There will be enough confinement waiting for you in the next month.
you!"
After that, Professor McGonagall left the auditorium without looking back and headed to the entrance courtyard to welcome the new students.
Dracula glanced at the two of them with interest, then walked towards his seat with a chuckle.
"Professor, your Galleons are still... wuwu."
Fred also wanted to discuss the 20 galleons with Dracula, but was immediately covered by Lee Jordan, who had quick eyes and quick hands, and took revenge on him for just blaming him.
George then joined the fight, and the three of them became entangled like twists and turns.
But soon they separated again and sat uprightly in front of the long table.
Because Professor McGonagall is back, bringing with her a group of young freshmen.
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Chapter completed!