The Start-of-Term Feast

(In the dormitory, facing Crabbe and Goyle's astonished gazes, Draco blushed and quickly buried his face in his pillow, but his reddened ears and the whimpering sounds like a small animal still betrayed his shyness and exasperation.)

(Dumbledore looked up at the clouds reflected in the enchanted ceiling, as if seeing another face through them. "What is not available in youth will become a burden for life.")

Harry, regaining his senses, chuckled awkwardly, suddenly feeling that this was a bit too 'Albus Dumbledore'.

The sudden Information Wave and the small red dot appearing in the lower right corner of Harry's retina made Harry breathe a sigh of relief.

"It's almost time for the opening banquet."

"Hmm." Draco Malfoy, whose strange appearance had disappeared, nodded.

He didn't feel anything was wrong; the joy that welled up from his heart had overwhelmed all his reason, and all that remained in his mind was the thought of becoming friends with Harry Potter.

(Upon hearing the words "opening banquet, "Ron finally regained some of his composure. "What do people in the Star Era eat?")

(Inside the Great Hall, aside from a few Hufflepuff like Ron, the other audience members were more interested in how many familiar faces Great Hall would see.)

("Almoric Sobridge, the wizard who defeated the greatest river Troll in history on the Wye River!")

("Andros, the invincible one who summons Patronus the size of Giant!")

("Bol Alderton of Little Droping, Hampshire, was blown up while magically creating a birthday cake!")

("Betty Bott, the inventor of Bertie Bott's Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans!")

("Sers, who can turn people into pigs forever! Cool! I definitely have to ask her what her real name is!")

(.)

("Aberric Groening! The genius who invented the Dungbomb!" Fred and George looked at the prematurely balding student with the eyes of idols. If he could inherit the talent of the first prank prop, baldness was nothing. They had long been used to their father, Arthur Weasley's, bald head.)

After seeing so many historical figures, Harry went from being easily startled to being calm and composed.

After all, he himself is the most famous historical figure besides Basil Granger.

He is history itself.

Sitting at the Gryffindor table, Harry looked up at the High Table.

It was still empty.

(Some viewers were a little disappointed; what they most wanted to know was who the professors at Hogwarts Magic University were now, and whether any of them were familiar faces.)

"We're still too early," Harry said, turning to Draco. "Oh, right, I just remembered you haven't answered me yet. How come the Slug Club still exists?"

Draco gestured with his lip to the side.

Harry looked up and a somewhat familiar face appeared before him. "Horace Slughorn?"

"Yes, he is a descendant of a collateral branch of the Slughorn family. He inherited the name and Horace Slughorn's keen eye for talent. So, with Horace Slughorn's death, the Slug Club, which had been fading from history, was reborn," Draco said.

(Slughorn looked curiously at the boy who looked exactly like him when he was young, "Is this my cousin's descendant?")

"Because everyone knows Horace Slughorn's famous insight, everyone is happy to join him."

"Is that so?" Harry said thoughtfully.

The students who recognized Harry didn't approach; most of them had already had their fill on the platform, while a few were...

Harry looked familiarly at the seat on the side of the High Table — Snape's usual spot—and suddenly sensed a damp, dark, strange yet familiar magical fluctuation.

Draco's breathing became much quieter without him even noticing.

The surroundings suddenly became quiet.

"Who is he?" Harry didn't remember seeing this face before, but it felt strangely familiar.

("Salazar Slytherin!" Ron whispered.)

(The entire hall, especially the Slytherin area, instantly erupted in cheers.)

(Then there's Hufflepuff, because in the eyes of the Wizarding World, Helga Hufflepuff is one of only two of the Four Founders who have inherited her bloodline.)

(Gryffindor had no children to inherit his surname, nor any direct or collateral descendants.)

(Ravenclaw had a daughter, but that daughter also apparently died young.)

(Therefore, everyone is speculating whether one of the professors who will appear next will be a wizard who has inherited the name of Helga Hufflepuff.)

Draco finally snapped out of his daze and said in a dreamlike voice, "You'll find it hard to believe, but he's Salazar Slytherin."

"But it's not a big deal, the headmaster of Gryffindor high school is the Uric the Oddball!"

("The Uric the Oddball?")

(The Great Hall fell silent.)

(Everyone found it hard to believe that the Uric the Oddball could become the dean of the First Academy, and that someone would actually be willing to inherit his name.)

(This is far more surprising than the re-enactment of Salazar Slytherin.)

(In the Middle Ages, there was no shortage of eccentric people who caused amusement by studying magic.)

(And in that absurd era, those who earned the title of "weirdo" were undoubtedly the most eccentric of eccentrics.)

(Using a jellyfish as a hat and sleeping in a room with more than fifty pet Augurey are just the tip of the iceberg of his strangest deeds. He declared that the calls of the Augurey were beneficial, mistakenly thought he was dead and tried to walk through the wall but failed and received a ten-day concussion. He even attended a meeting wearing nothing but a dead badger on his head.)

(Most importantly, how did the Uric the Oddball become the head of Gryffindor House, even though he was a Ravenclaw House student?)

Upon hearing this, Harry temporarily set aside his surprise and curiosity about Salazar Slytherin and asked the same question instead.

Draco explained, "Slytherin House specializes in Mecha Engineer, Hufflepuff in Sub-plane Environmental Circulation Engineering, Ravenclaw in Nuclear Reactor Modification, Gryffindor in Knight Major."

"Of these four professions, only the Knight Major is suitable for wizards."

"The Uric the Oddball is, after all, a wizard."

"Other majors are too difficult and focus on external things, which is completely contrary to the wizarding path of self-improvement."

(Ron scoffed, "He's not good enough, yet he insists he's more suited to wizarding. This guy who inherited the Slytherin name also became the Headmaster of the Slytherin — Mecha Engineer program.")

Harry, who had read other books on the subject, also had some doubts, believing that it was mainly because other subjects were more difficult.

After all, Potions and alchemy are not external things.

The other three majors are probably as difficult as Arithmancy divination, no, even more difficult than Arithmancy. Just like mathematics, if you don't know it, you really don't know it.

But Harry didn't expose Draco's lie. Instead, he asked, "Draco, are there any familiar faces among the remaining professors? Especially our headmaster?"

As soon as the question left his mouth, Harry regretted that he had been so busy reading and training that he hadn't looked up the teaching staff of Hogwarts Magic University on Baidu.

That way, he wouldn't be so shocked by Salazar Slytherin's appearance.

Draco didn't speak, his gaze fixed on the High Table.

Harry realized that all the professors must have already taken their seats and arrived.

He quickly looked over.

'The headmaster of Hufflepuff? I don't know him.'

I don't know him.

I don't know him.

'Why are there only these people?'

("Why are there only these people?" Ron asked, puzzled.)

("Perhaps because there are only four majors?" Neville replied.)

(Hermione asked, puzzled, "What about the professors for Divination, Protecting Fantastic Beasts, Potions, Magic Script? Are they all classified under Knight Major, or did they already cover these subjects in elementary and middle school?")

'This'

Harry's gaze fixed on the head of the High Table —the seat where the headmaster sat in the middle. "Albus Dumbledore?"

This was far more shocking than any other.

(The audience in the Wizarding World also erupted in cheers.)

(Hasn't the Dumbledore family already died out?)

(The older brother likes men, the younger brother likes goats.)

(Albus Dumbledore's aunt also remained unmarried because she discovered her fiancé was playing with several Hoklap [a Fantastic Beasts that resembles male genitalia, used as a metaphor for her fiancé's inappropriate sexual orientation].)

"Surprised, aren't you?" Draco laughed. "I was just as surprised when I first found out."

"But then I realized something: not getting married and liking goats doesn't mean not having children."

(Grindelwald chuckled. "He's a descendant of Credence, is Aberforth.")

(Dumbledore surprise, "Could it be...?")

"Credence Barryborn, who followed Grindelwald, no, he should be called Aurelius Dumbledore. After that war between black and white, he chose to live with his father Aberforth."

"But his whereabouts became a mystery, and he was not found in the Hog's Head Inn."

"This Albus Dumbledore is a descendant of the aunt of the Dumbledore of July 1881."

("What?" In the Great Hall of Hogwarts and the Hog's Head Inn, two Dumbledore were questioning their existence.)

(They had never heard from their aunt Honoria that she had a child; could the child be Squib?)

Harry suddenly realized that he had never truly understood Dumbledore.

It was in the first Magic Immortal World that I learned about Dumbledore and Grindelwald's past.

The unfamiliar female professor next to 'Dumbledore' stood up. "Please be quiet. Before the banquet begins, I have a few words to say to the new students."

"Let me begin with a brief self-introduction. I am Minerva Lumbaton, Head of Gryffindor House and Professor of the Force Mechanics."

(Neville suddenly became flustered, and all eyes turned to him.)

(He quickly explained, "They might be descendants of my Uncle Algie.")

Sensing the unease among some of the new students, she added, "Yes, just as you guessed, I am the daughter of Neville Lumbaton and Hannah Abbott."

(The surrounding gazes and jeers grew even more intense.)

(Neville blushed and buried his head in his elbows.)

(Hannah Abbott of Hufflepuff, her face flushed, looked fearlessly at her future husband.)

(In the Lumbaton house, Neville's grandmother, Augusta Lumbaton, is moved to tears, saying, "Amazing! My Neville Frank, your son and granddaughter have become amazing people.")

("That girl's last name is Abbott, right? I'm going to contact Amelia and let them meet beforehand. I want to hold my great-granddaughter sooner!")

Harry rubbed his eyes, and it took him a while to make out Neville and Hannah's features on that cold, stern face.

"This shouldn't be surprising. Most of you have gone through primary and secondary school and should know schools and their professors very well, including universities."

"Some of our colleagues in primary and secondary schools should have introduced me to you beforehand."

"However, let me emphasize again that I have always been someone who cannot tolerate any imperfections. Even in university, I do not allow students to be late or leave early for my classes."

(Ron's eyes lit up instantly, "Can you be late or leave early for university classes?")

"The class schedule will be sent to your email address, and a reminder text message will be automatically sent 10 minutes before class starts."

"I don't want you to make any excuses about not paying attention."

"Although the school cup system no longer exists, I still hope that you will pay attention to the fact that, in addition to exam scores, your participation grade still accounts for a large proportion of your grades in each subject."

"Please abide by the school's rules and regulations, and leave all uncivilized and non-compliant behavior in the Virtual Universe."

"Students who have already obtained the Virtual Universe, please send your nickname and code to my email after class."

"Just search the Hogwarts website; my contact information is there."

After speaking, Professor Lumbaton sat down swiftly without even saying a closing remark.

("Although she didn't inherit Professor McGonagall's name, and doesn't look like her, she really does resemble Professor McGonagall." Ron looked at Neville in surprise. "How did you raise your daughter to be like this?")

(Neville didn't speak; he was secretly watching Hannah.)

(And Hannah was initially fearless, began to look away after noticing Neville's gaze.)

Then Dumbledore rose as well. "Welcome! Welcome to the new school year! Before the feast begins, I'd like to say a few words. It might be a cliché, but it's: 'Idiot! Crybaby! Trash! Twist!' Thank you!"

After he finished speaking, he sat down and winked at Harry.

"That's really cliché." Harry laughed until tears streamed down his face.

This made him feel like he was back in first grade.

However, Ron was no longer by his side; instead, Draco Malfoy was there.

The food on the table had also changed drastically; he could only recognize a few of the dishes, as many were new.

(Viewers worldwide saw dishes representing their own national cultures in the show, marveling at how worthy it was of the Star Era.)

(Ron had already reached out, wanting to touch these unrecognizable, yet mouthwatering delicacies.)

The selection of drinks has also increased significantly, and he couldn't name many of them.

("This is cola, but why is there lemon in it?" Some Muggle-born wizard recognized one of the drinks.)

Harry recognized the cola and poured himself a glass.

He never had a chance to touch this at the Dursley family. Before Dudley had to leave Harry alone at home, Harry would always finish all his drinks beforehand.