Malfoy's collapse caused a stir.
Professor McGonagall hurried over and asked, "What happened to him?"
How would Goyle know? Puzzled, he said, "I don't know. He suddenly passed out."
"Take him to Madam Pomfrey." After observing him for a while and finding nothing wrong, Professor McGonagall could only have Goyle carry Malfoy away.
After that small interruption, Dumbledore stepped onto the stage to speak.
"Now, I have a few announcements to make."
"Defense Against the Dark Arts will no longer be taught by Lupin this school year. You will instead welcome an excellent teacher—Professor Moody."
At the teachers' table, a strange-looking Wizard rose to his feet.
He had long, graying hair and not the slightest hint of a smile on his face. He looked as though he had been carved from a piece of rotten wood. His skin was covered in scars, his mouth was like a crooked gash, and where his nose should have risen, there was nothing.
One of his eyes was absurdly large, as though it might fall from its socket at any moment, and it kept spinning without pause.
"That's Mad-Eye Moody. They say his magic eye can see through an Invisibility Cloak," said a student near Matthew.
When Moody walked out from the teachers' table, everyone noticed that his gait was unnatural. One of his legs was a wooden prosthetic.
Dumbledore continued, "Professor Moody was once a Senior Auror. I am sure you will learn a great deal from him."
"Welcome Professor Moody to Hogwarts!"
Although Professor Moody did not offer a single polite remark and merely waved at the students, they still gave him a warm round of applause.
After greeting the students, Professor Moody returned to the teachers' table.
Matthew noticed that after returning to his seat, Professor Moody took out a flask