The first day of school.
It should have been a Saturday, a day for rest.
Yet the young wizards in Harry Potter's year had no choice but to rise early, crawl out of their warm beds, and hurry toward the Quidditch pitch.
The newly arrived Professor Jino Luthor had chosen the spacious open-air stadium for his class, ensuring there would be enough room for everyone.
"Pitter-patter."
But worse still, the sky that should have been clear had begun to drizzle.
"This is just terrible~"
Ron, who had deliberately gotten up early, grumbled as he brushed the droplets from his hair. His boots sank into muddy puddles, but what irritated him even more was Malfoy's mocking laughter from among the Slytherin snakes.
"Disgrace to pure-bloods."
"Heretic."
The various insults made Ron furious.
"Don't pay attention to them, Ron." Hermione patted Ron's shoulder worriedly, trying to comfort him.
"Why isn't Professor Luthor here yet?"
Unlike Hermione, who was busy comforting Ron, Harry kept looking around, eagerly hoping the boy he had met last night would appear soon.
"Could he have overslept?"
Still bleary-eyed, Neville rubbed his eyes and nervously clenched his fists.
At that moment, six pillars stood around the vast field.
The young wizards who had been waiting for a long time had gathered there. To be honest, they did not hold much hope for the new professor.
"Boom!"
Another clap of thunder exploded across the sky.
A streak of silver-white lightning slashed through the heavens.
The rain fell harder and harder, and more young wizards began to grow restless.
Honestly, being soaked by the rain was not pleasant.
The crowd grew increasingly agitated.
Quite a few young wizards were already planning to leave this damned muddy field and return to their dormitories for a nice second sleep.
Children had always