The sorting ceremony ended, and Astoria went into Slytherin without unexpectedly landing in another house. Then, just as Daphne had said, she asked Tris for his autograph as soon as she came over.
She even inspired quite a few other first-years to ask Tris for his autograph.
Tris naturally refused. He wasn't Harry or Lockhart, who liked handing out signed photographs. (Harry: Mate, what are you talking about?)
After the young witches and wizards had enjoyed themselves for a while, Dumbledore stepped forward to give his speech, as he did every year.
Tris wasn't paying attention at first, but the moment Dumbledore spoke, he perked up.
"In consideration of the quality of education at Hogwarts and the workload of its staff, the Hogwarts Board of Governors has decided that our faculty will undergo a very significant change this year." Dumbledore's opening words caught almost everyone's attention.
At that, Tris instinctively looked toward the staff table.
He wasn't the only one. Apart from the first-years, many others instinctively looked over too. Returning students rarely paid much attention to the staff table, especially those in their second year or above. It was always the same people, after all, and they knew them well.
This year, however, things were different. Very different!
Tris hadn't looked at the staff table at all before this.
As far as he knew, the only change to the faculty this year was Hagrid replacing Professor Kettleburn. Remus should have joined the staff too, but since nothing had happened to Lockhart last year, that was off the table.
Of course, Remus no longer needed to look for work anyway.
Sirius was already "keeping" him, and he now spent his days looking after Sirius's daily needs. Well, that wasn't quite right either. Kreacher and Dobby were the ones actually doing