Hoffa stared blankly at his body. Yes, he was wet, as if he had been caught in a heavy rain.

"Oh, I'm still in a daze!"

Aglaia stamped her foot twice in annoyance, then raised her wand and waved it.

A signal spell shot into the sky.

Then, a figure ran over quickly.

"Have you found it?" Miranda asked in the wind.

"Found it." Aglaia said angrily. "This guy seems to have lost his mind..."

"Stop talking, let's go quickly." Miranda shouted in the mist in the distance, "There is one last carriage, don't be late for the party."

"Here we come." Without saying a word, Aglaia picked up Hoffa, who was completely confused about the situation, and dragged him onto the right path.

After rushing through the black iron gate of Hogwarts, Hoffa saw a carriage pulled by a black-winged bone horse. Miranda was waving to him on the carriage.

After getting in the car, Aglaia frowned angrily.

Miranda crossed her arms and looked at Hoffa with a solemn expression, "Did something happen to you?"

Hoffa was puzzled and told his two friends what he saw.

As a result, their expressions changed.

"Is it so weird to see the train chassis?" Aglaia murmured.

"Has this happened before?" Dr. Miranda asked similarly.

Hoffa nodded, "I was lost in the magic of the centaurs once last year, and it was very similar to this time."

Miranda rubbed her chin: "The magic of the centaurs, is it an illusion?"

"No." Aglaia shook her head. "The performance of illusion magic requires a medium. There are many kinds of media, such as smells, patterns, objects, etc. But have you ever been exposed to illusion media?"

"I don't remember," Hoffa said dryly.

"I don't think it's an illusion." Miranda shrugged, "You think about it, why can't others see it, but Hoffa can see it. Also, even if someone wants to use illusion magic, what is the purpose? The centaurs set up an illusion.

It is to protect the forbidden forest and has a clear purpose.

But what Hoffa saw sounded like an illogical dream, just a chaotic subconscious put together inorganically. Hoffa, do you have some kind of sleepwalking disorder?"

The two Ravenclaw friends each expressed their own opinions, but Hoffa, who was involved in the weird incident itself, didn't say a word and just shook his head.

Illusion? Sleepwalking... God knows what he encountered.

Before he could explore more about the strange thing that happened to him, the Thestral carriage stopped and they arrived at the main building of the castle.

The three people got out of the carriage, and two friends were still arguing next to them. One suggested that Hoffa see the school doctor, and the other suggested that Hoffa see a psychiatrist.

Although I knew they meant well, I couldn't help but keep saying it.

Finally, Hoffa said angrily: "I'm not sick, can you just leave me alone?"

The two friends turned a deaf ear to his appeal and continued to chirp curiously and worriedly beside him.

Hoffa quickened his pace, passed through a group of red-robed Gryffindors, and entered the school hall.

As soon as he entered the hall, Hoffa stopped in surprise.

Compared with the description in the original work, last year's hall was a bit more serious and stereotyped, but at any rate, there were still four long bars placed in the hall.

But this year, the halls of Hogwarts have completely changed.

The tables in the four courtyards are neatly arranged in the four directions, like the four rows of the Great Wall of mahjong tables.

And the purpose of the school's doing this is also clear at a glance.

In the middle of the hall, a metal carved pillar stands tall. The metal carved pillar connects the floor and the high ceiling. It is carved with various complicated patterns and mysterious magic symbols.

The metal pillar was broken at a height of about two meters, and the entangled metal patterns formed two palms up and down at the break. The two palms were up and down.

The most eye-catching thing is that in the center of the upper and lower metal palms, there is a round white sphere floating. The sphere exudes a hazy light, as if there are stars coiled in the middle.

It is so bright that everyone who enters the hall is completely attracted by it.

On the ceiling, there is constantly a faint and dense light shining down.

"What is that?"

Hoffa looked at the metal arm towering in the center of the hall in shock. Students in other departments were like him, standing at the entrance and whispering.

Everyone's expression is different, including shock, curiosity, reverence, and even fear.

Aglaia and Miranda, who entered the hall later, also took a breath and stood there.

"The Hogwarts Orb."

Aglaia said in disbelief: "It is said that the four founders worked together to create a wizard artifact that can protect the school from disaster. What happened? The school actually took out such a thing."

The four founders worked together to create?

After hearing her words, Hoffa used his mental force field to feel it, and he could feel the vague protective magic filling the entire hall.

The closer the mental force field is to the ball in the middle, the more obscure the magical atmosphere that can be felt.

Bang bang bang!

At this time, loud applause came from the hall, interrupting the students' concentration.

Hoffa turned his head and saw Dumbledore standing in front of the staff table. Today he was wearing a blue wizard robe and a pointed wizard hat.

It looks very elegant and extraordinary.

"Everyone, sit back at the table in your own courtyard, as usual. The sorting ceremony will begin soon."

he said.

Following his words, the students immediately separated and went to their own desks.

The Ravenclaw table was now moved to the east side of the hall, and Hoffa took his seat, but his perception remained on the orb.

He was very curious about the purpose of this treasure that had never appeared in the original work. His attention did not turn away until the sorting ceremony began.

...

...

The sorting in 1999 was probably the most deserted sorting in history. From the time when the young wizards put on the sorting hats to when they were sorted into their respective houses, only a few people applauded.

Like Hoffa, most people in the hall were not paying attention to the sorting ceremony.

It wasn't until the sorting ceremony was over, the fire on the staff table was bright, and the light suppressed the bright orb in the center of the hall, that everyone's attention was focused on the staff table.

There was first a violent coughing sound. Along with the coughing, an old and stooped figure stood up.

Armando Dippet's appearance is even worse than last year. He is hunched, skinny, weak, and skinny. His originally half-bald head is now even more messy.

He finally stood up and held his waist. Hoffa began to suspect that his principal might not live for a few more years.

Under the worried eyes of everyone, Armando Dippet, the current principal of Hogwarts, began to speak.

"This year, we have two changes. One is that our Vice President and Dean of Ravenclaw, Adebe Gorshak, is on a business trip to the Soviet Union this year and is temporarily unable to teach. Before Dean Gorshak comes back,

I will appoint Professor Albus Percival Dumbledore as interim Head of Ravenclaw House and Vice-Headmaster."

As soon as the principal said the words.

Everyone was stunned, including Hoffa.

But immediately, the crowd in the hall became polarized. The expressions of the students at the Ravenclaw table turned cold, including Aglaia and Miranda.

But the people sitting at the Gryffindor table couldn't help but cheer. They looked at Ravenclaw proudly, and some even whistled uncontrollably.

"quiet."

The huge mental force field suppressed all the fanatical atmosphere, and Principal Dippet looked coldly at the whistling Gryffindor students.

"You three, work in the Forbidden Forest for a month."

The atmosphere instantly turned freezing, and Gryffindors all shut up.

After punishing three Gryffindors for ruining his speech, Dippet continued:

"Of course, in accordance with the ancient tradition of Ravenclaw House, Dumbledore will also become the Charms teacher this year. I believe that he is fully qualified for this position, and I also hope that the students of Ravenclaw will

As usual, you can respect and trust your dean."

After he finished speaking, Dumbledore stood up.

He pressed his chest with his right hand, took off his wizard hat with his left hand, and bowed slightly.

The Ravenclaw students applauded, but the applause was filled with Ravenclaw-like suspicion and indifference.

Hoffa's applause was more sincere than the others. Dumbledore temporarily took over as the headmaster of Ravenclaw and the Charms teacher. This... was really unexpected.

But if you think about it carefully, it's normal. Dumbledore's position from Transfiguration teacher to principal was blank all the way. No one knows what happened specifically.

The school cannot just arrange for an outsider to serve as the acting vice principal. Speaking of which, when Dumbledore and Gorshak handed over tasks in the principal's office last year, they themselves listened outside.

Of course, Hoffa personally had no problem with Dumbledore teaching him spells. After all, he was one of the greatest wizards in the future.
To be continued...