Hogwarts: I am the White Demon King

The return of the Dark Lord sent shockwaves throughout the entire wizarding world.

The Ministry of Magic officially confirmed it, leaving no room for doubt.

Even more shocking was that the Dark Lord had also stormed Azkaban, and with Death Eaters, attacked the Ministry of Magic, killing the previous Minister for Magic, Cornelius Fudge.

The image of the Ministry of Magic's hall in ruins, as shown in the news, stirred the nerves of every wizard, reminding them once again of the Dark Lord's terror.

In fear and unease, people spent a less than joyful Christmas holiday.

Even after the start of the term, the students in the castle looked tense, the former ease and laughter nowhere to be found.

Everywhere you went, you could hear discussions about the attack. Some even began to worry, speculating whether the Dark Lord would lead the Death Eaters to storm Hogwarts.

To prevent students from panicking and losing focus on their studies, professors took turns assuring the safety of the school. Meanwhile, the prefects of each house were also tasked with comforting the younger students and dispelling their fears.

"These guys have no common sense," Ron said dismissively. "How could the Dark Lord possibly storm Hogwarts? Professor Swann and Professor Dumbledore are here. There's no safer place."

"They don't even think. If this place is dangerous, how could the Ministry of Magic and St. Mungo's possibly move to Hogsmeade New Town?!"

During this holiday, another piece of news was just as sensational as the Dark Lord's return: the relocation of the Ministry of Magic and St. Mungo's.

All news media were reporting on the advantages of Hogsmeade New Town, summarizing them as lively, convenient, and, most importantly, safe.

Within a few short days, the wizarding world was swept up in a wave of migration to Hogsmeade New Town. Fortunately, the new town had undergone a second phase of development, greatly expanding its area, which easily accommodated the influx of people.

"I'm exhausted. I spent the whole morning explaining things to those little guys. My throat's almost gone!"

Arriving at the Great Hall, Ron unhesitatingly poured himself a large glass of pumpkin juice and gulped it down.

"Slow down, Ron, don't choke," Hermione said, also pouring herself a glass of pumpkin juice and sitting beside Ron, sipping it slowly. Ron wasn't a prefect, he was working so hard entirely to help her.

"By the way, Ron," Harry said, sitting down opposite Ron, his tone concerned, "Are your parents still unwilling to move to Hogsmeade New Town?"

"I don't know if you saw the news, but to ensure the safety of the new town, Professor Swann and the others have temporarily left Swann Manor and moved into the headquarters of Swann Alchemy in the new town."

At the Order of the Phoenix meeting before the end of the holiday, Lupin suggested that the Weasley family also move to Hogsmeade New Town, as it was safer there.

However, Mr. Weasley rejected the suggestion, deferring it to a family meeting for further discussion.

This dragged on until the start of the term, and Ron hadn't mentioned anything about his family moving until today, causing Harry some concern.

"Don't mention it... They're still unwilling," Ron said, his face clouding over at the mention of this.

To be honest, his brothers and he had long considered moving, especially after the Dark Lord's official return, which made the Weasley family's situation even more dangerous.

Who knows how many Death Eaters were preparing to wipe out this family of blood traitors and then curry favor with the Dark Lord.

Hermione couldn't help but ask with concern, "I heard the Diggory family has moved to the new town. Don't your families live quite close together? Shouldn't you use this to persuade your parents?"

"We know," Ron said, scratching his head in frustration. "Not just Cedric, but even Luna's family, who live very close to us, moved to Hogsmeade New Town after Professor Swann's persuasion."

"Professor Swann also came to persuade my parents, but they're still unwilling to move."

"Why?" Harry couldn't understand why Mr. Weasley was being so stubborn. "Is it because of money? I can lend you some."

"It's not about the money," Ginny said, sitting down next to Harry and speaking quietly. "Dad is an employee of the Ministry of Magic and can easily get a loan to buy a house. Besides, Bill, Charlie, Percy, and Fred and George have all said they can contribute money to buy a big house in the new town."

Saying that, she glanced at Ron: "Even Ron is willing to contribute his small savings to help the family buy a house."

"And Professor Swann, he even said that if my parents buy a house in the new town, he can arrange a 50% discount for us."

This...

It's not because of money, then what is it because of?

Harry looked puzzled, waiting for Ginny to continue explaining.

"Dad said," Ginny looked around, lowering her voice again, "The Burrow is the headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix. With the Fidelius Charm in place, safety can be guaranteed."

"But I think the bigger reason is that the Burrow was built by him and Mum bit by bit, and they're a little reluctant to leave it."

So that's it... It's hard to leave one's homeland!

Harry nodded, thinking of the effect of the Fidelius Charm, and decided not to offer any more advice.

Just then, a commotion came from afar. The Senior Undersecretary to the Minister for Magic, the Defence Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts, Umbridge, was about to be fired by Professor Swann. In addition, an Auror squad had entered Hogwarts, saying they were going to arrest Umbridge.

Immediately, no one could sit still and eat lunch. Even some greedy Hufflepuffs stuffed two jam tarts into their pockets and joined the crowd in the courtyard in front of the castle.

At this time, Umbridge's face no longer had a trace of arrogance. Her flat, round, toad-like face was full of fear. From the heavy dark circles under her eyes, it was clear that she hadn't been sleeping well lately.

She had learned about Fudge's death from the news long ago. Without her biggest backer, she knew she was completely finished.

Originally, she thought she would be kicked out of Hogwarts soon, so she spent this holiday in constant anxiety.

In fact, the reason why Umbridge was able to stay until now was entirely because Sebastian and Dumbledore were too busy and had completely forgotten about this disgusting creature.

Today was the first day of school, and Sebastian remembered that there was such a nasty person, so he decisively called the Aurors and exercised his right as Deputy Headmaster.

"Dolores Umbridge, your abilities are insufficient to hold the position of Defence Against the Dark Arts professor."

"In the name of the Deputy Headmaster, you are fired!"

"No! You're just the Deputy Headmaster, you have no right to do this!"

Sebastian was too lazy to pay attention to Umbridge's struggles, took a slight step aside, and let the Aurors come forward.

"Dolores Umbridge," Delores said with a righteous face, "You are suspected of colluding with the Death Eater Yaxley and directing Dementors to attack student Harry Potter. In addition, we have also received reports that you illegally used Veritaserum at Hogwarts, intending to poison the future flowers of the wizarding world."

Even in such a state, Umbridge still refused to accept her fate, shouting with a fierce expression, "I am the Senior Undersecretary appointed by the Minister for Magic, you have no right to arrest me!"

"I'm sorry!" A hint of sarcasm appeared on Delores's mouth. "You are no longer the Senior Undersecretary. This is an arrest warrant personally signed by Acting Minister Amelia Bones."

"Let's go, please cooperate with our investigation. Don't worry, we will use Veritaserum and guarantee you will get your innocence..."