A friendly day at Hogwarts

"No!!!"

Harry's shouting attracted countless eyes, but he seemed not to notice it and just stared angrily at Dumbledore and the teacher's chair.

The Slytherin table immediately erupted into overwhelming applause and cheers. Professor Snape gently raised a hand, as if to tell them not to act too exaggerated, but he could not suppress the joy on his face.

You know, for many years, this has been the position he wanted most, even more than his love for potions.

The facts before Harry could not be changed. He gritted his teeth and said something to Hermione and Ron, as if expecting him to lose his job at Hogwarts within a year, or even lose his life like Quirrell.

Dumbledore did not let the discussion last too long and waved his hand to signal everyone to quiet down.

"Next, what I want to say is a very important thing. I hope everyone will remember this." He stopped his kind smile and his tone became a little more serious. "I think most of the people here are. I have heard about this - a few days ago, Voldemort himself appeared in the public eye again after many years..."

Not surprisingly, the name "Voldemort" immediately caused an uproar in the auditorium. Almost everyone shivered involuntarily, and many young wizards screamed subconsciously.

"We all know that his return is an indisputable fact, and his power is constantly recovering and even growing." Dumbledore ignored the reaction of the audience and continued, "In such a situation Given the current situation, starting from the Christmas holidays, Hogwarts has begun to strengthen all security and defense measures as much as possible, but this does not mean that you can sit back and relax if you stay here."

He stopped and glanced sternly at everyone's eyes.

"What I want to say is that for the safety of yourself and others, you need to do your best to be vigilant and abide by every safety rule set by the teachers, although I also know how annoying those rules are-"

Whether intentionally or not, his eyes obviously stayed on Harry for a few seconds longer.

"In addition, I would also like to implore you, whether inside or outside the school, if you find any abnormal or suspicious situation, report it to the professors immediately and work together to protect the pure land of Hogwarts."

The responses from the little wizards sounded in the auditorium. Although it seemed a little noisy, it was not difficult to see that the vast majority of people were convinced by Dumbledore's words.

"Okay, thank you all for listening to my nagging for so long. Now you can go back and have a good rest. I wish you a good dream!"

"You said..." Qiu asked casually on the way back to Ravenclaw Tower, "Dumbledore said it so seriously today, will the Death Eaters really try to break into Hogwarts?"

Glenn hesitated and said, "If it were before Christmas, I might have said 'it's unlikely, at least not likely in the short term.' But now... I can't be sure." "

"Don't you even know..." Qiu looked thoughtful.

Over the years, she has long been accustomed to Glenn's ability to know everything and be confident in everything he does. Speaking of which, this seems to be the first time she has seen him show such an uncertain look.

"Don't worry." She gently shook Glenn's hand and said softly, "I believe that no matter how things develop, you can find a way to solve it..."

Just as Glenn was about to speak, he heard the call from his sidekick Marcos behind him.

"Here are you, and Qiu's." He hurried over and handed over two rolls of parchment, tied with purple ribbons, which looked a bit formal.

Qiu gently untied the ribbon and unfolded the parchment.

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Dear Ms. Qiu Zhang:

You are sincerely invited to attend the orientation luncheon of the new Slug Club in my office tomorrow at noon.It would be an honor to be there.

your faithful

.Professor F. Slughorn

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Glenn was obviously expecting Slughorn to send the invitation, but Lian Qiu also received the invitation.

Please surprised him a little. After all, although her parents also worked in the Ministry of Magic, they could only be regarded as grassroots leaders at best, which was about the same level as Mr. Weasley.

Of course, Qiu's talent must have met the requirements, but logically speaking, Slughorn should not know this yet.

From this point of view, this invitation is most likely due to Glenn's "nepotism."

"Slug Club, what is that?" Qiu raised her head blankly and asked.

"It's Professor Slughorn's private party. I just heard Eddie talk about it, and we both received invitations," Marcos said.

"Have all so many people received the invitation?" Qiu asked doubtfully.

Marcos shook his head: "It doesn't seem like...Marietta doesn't have one, and I don't know."

"It's like this. When Dumbledore and I went to invite him, we heard him mention this...Slug Club." Glenn explained, "Although the name is very ordinary, the members of this club are from powerful families. Or someone with extraordinary talent."

"Is that so?" Marcos looked confused. "Then why did he invite me? It can't be because of my talents, right?"

"If I'm not mistaken, it's probably because of your uncle Damocles." Glenn said. "As far as I know, Slughorn likes to find ways to help club members find the best students when they graduate. Work to expand your network. If you don’t want to miss this opportunity, it’s best not to mention the bad relationship between your father and uncle in front of him.”

Marcos thought for a moment, understood what he meant immediately, and nodded repeatedly.

Just as Glenn said, when he and Qiu arrived at Slughorn's office at noon the next day, almost all they saw were Hogwarts students from prominent families.

After all, Slughorn hadn't returned to Hogwarts for many years, and he didn't know much about the current level of students, so he could only start with those with a background.

"Look who's here!"

As soon as Glenn walked in, Slughorn gave him a hug with an exaggerated smile, like an old friend he hadn't seen for many years.

"Glenn, and Miss Qiu Zhang, I know you won't refuse the invitation of an old man like me!" He pulled Glenn to sit in the specially reserved space next to him, "You probably don't know yet, I am the same as before. Those students mentioned you when they corresponded, and they all can’t wait to meet your famous junior brother!”

He looked in great spirits and laughed heartily and said: "I knew it would be like this, who wouldn't want to meet the youngest ever recipient of the Order of Merlin?"