The Chinese girl from Hufflepuff is both timid and brave

"In the Transfiguration class just now, Professor McGonagall actually deducted ten points from Slytherin. It's really surprising." Duke clapped the parchment in his hand exaggeratedly. "You know, normally she doesn't easily add points, but she doesn't deduct points very often either. Most of the deductions are due to disciplinary issues..."

"But that Yaxley really deserves a beating." Daisy said, "Didn't you hear him say that he wanted to turn his desk mate into a mouse... because his desk mate was replaced by a half-blood wizard in the new semester. He didn't even let his classmates in the same college go."

"He insisted on speaking nonsense in Professor McGonagall's class, thinking that Professor Cat is a vegetarian?" Sun Zhu yawned while holding a book. "How come after a school year, it seems that his IQ still hasn't improved."

"Professor McGonagall has emphasized many times that wizards cannot be transformed into anything else, not even animals, because they may never be able to change back." Karina said with lingering fear: "But he said that he would turn all half-blood wizards and Muggle-born wizards into mice. Although he can't do this now, it is undoubtedly a provocation to everyone!"

"People like him used to be a minority in Slytherin, but now..." Cedric clenched the wand in his hand, "Is it my illusion? I always feel that their emotions are becoming more and more extreme. Not only Slytherin, but pure-blood wizards from other colleges have also been affected."

"Someone is deliberately stirring up emotions." Sun Zhu glanced at Fina and said, "Do you think this has something to do with your... unfamiliar relative?"

"In terms of seniority, his father is my father's cousin, so he can be considered my cousin as well." Fina patted the non-existent dust on her sleeves, "But he may not want to acknowledge me because I am not a pure-blood. As for whether the situation in the school has anything to do with him, I don't know. But I guess that the reason he was chosen to teach the Defense Against the Dark Arts class is not only because he is quite proficient in magic, but also because..."

"He and Lucius Malfoy are birds of a feather." Carina and Duke looked at each other and said in unison.

"Shh." Winnie looked around nervously and reminded in a low voice: "There are a few Slytherin students behind us."

They attended both classes with Slytherin on Tuesday morning. Now on the way from the Transfiguration classroom to the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom, the second-year snakes and badgers could not help but go the same way, although they each consciously kept their distance.

"What are you afraid of? Aren't we telling the truth?" Duke looked back, then quickly turned back, "It's ridiculous to see their arrogant look."

Sun Zhu rubbed his eyebrows. No matter what, the opposition and hatred between students was definitely not a good sign.

But it is obvious that no one can control their temper now.

The Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom was still the same one Sirius had used last year, but the decoration style was very different. Originally it was bright and warm, but now it was filled with dark green and dark blue. Sun Zhu squinted his eyes and looked at the drawn curtains.

The little badgers and snakes took their seats one after another, but this time they were clearly separated from each other. Unlike last year, they did not sit in a staggered manner. Instead, they drew a line between the two and each occupied half of the seats.

Sun Zhu looked at the suspicious book "Chronicle of the History of Magic: Dark Wizards" on the table. This was the textbook that Professor Alexander Bulstrode asked them to prepare.

Judging from the style, it looks like the books were circulated from Durmstrang. The bookstore in Diagon Alley did not supply the books until the day before school started, and then sent owls to deliver them to Hogwarts students.

Sun Zhuqian took a quick look at the content and found that a lot of it was introducing the Dark Lord.

"Gellert Grindelwald... I've seen his name on a Chocolate Frog card. Is he very powerful?" Karina glanced at the picture in the textbook and tried to recall, "Which card did I see it on?"

"Well, don't recall it." Sun Zhu interrupted her, "In a sense, he is more terrifying than the mysterious man."

Karina covered her mouth in shock: "But I've never heard of it..."

"After all, he has never been to the UK, and that happened to our grandfathers."

"Winnie, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?" Daisy's voice came from the back row. Sun Zhu looked back and found that her face was pale and there were even beads of sweat on her forehead.

Fina, who had been lying on the table in a daze, also looked over. She looked at Winnie for a moment and asked, "Are you nervous?"

"I..." Winnie nodded with difficulty, "I'm afraid..."

"What are you afraid of?" Carina clenched her fists. "A new professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts? Don't panic, we are all here!"

"But I am a Muggle wizard... Unlike you, I..." Winnie lowered her head, looking a little painful.

Sun Zhu scratched his hair in distress and saw Fina handing over the calming potion she had used on Karina before: "Silly girl, don't you know that in the eyes of those noble pure-blood nobles, we are no different."

Charlotte sighed deeply: "Although my grandmother is a wizard, my parents are Muggles, Winnie, I am the same as you, don't be afraid."

Cedric in the front row turned around and looked at the girls worriedly, but at this moment, the door of the classroom creaked open, and Alexander Bulstrode, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, appeared in the front of the classroom with his textbooks and wand.

He used his wand to cast a few silent spells, and the classroom became a little brighter, but Sun Zhu thought it would be better to just open the curtains.

Fina turned back nonchalantly and continued to lie on the table without even looking ahead.

"I don't think I need to introduce myself. You all know who I am. Similarly, you don't need to introduce yourselves to me, because I know each and every one of you." Alexander's voice was also casual. The classroom was silent, and everyone was waiting for his next sentence.

"Well, now, adjust your positions." His glasses reflected a dazzling light, "I cannot accept you sitting together like this."

"Professor, we have been separated." Slytherin's Monton raised his hand and said, "To your left are all Slytherins, and to your right are all Hufflepuffs."

"That's not what I meant." Alexander said coldly, "Now, all pure-blood wizards, sit in the front row. Half-blood wizards sit in the back, and Muggles... sit at the back."

There was a commotion in the classroom, and soon Sun Zhu saw Yaxley and several Slytherins excitedly moving to the position closest to Alexander.

There were some small changes in the Slytherin seating area. Although a few people were obviously reluctant, they had no way to refuse.

The Hufflepuffs were silent, and everyone sat in their seats without moving.

Alexander's brows twitched. He walked up to them and said in a deep voice, "Do you need me to repeat it again? Hufflepuff."

"Professor, there is no problem with our position." Cedric said, "No need to adjust."

"Oh? Mr. Diggory, you mean." He glanced at the badgers, then turned his gaze back to Cedric, "You are a pure-blood wizard, of course you can sit here, and Mr. Wright next to you, that's fine too. But..."

Duke shrank his neck in fear: "I...I too..."

"Duke Hall, do you think you are qualified to sit here?" he asked, "with pure-blood wizards?"

"Why not, Professor?" Cedric stood up, and Sun Zhu's sight was suddenly blocked by him. All he could hear was Alexander's angry voice standing right in front of Cedric: "Mr. Diggory, explain what you said, otherwise, Hufflepuff will lose ten points for your rudeness!"

Sun Zhu and Karina looked at each other, and saw helplessness in each other's eyes. Fina stood up, tapped the wand in her hand, and shook her head at Sun Zhu and Karina.

"Professor, please don't be angry." Cedric's voice sounded gentle and polite, "In fact, James Wright and I are also half-bloods, so of course we can sit here together."

Sun Zhu was stunned for a moment, and heard Cedric continue to speak calmly: "My grandmother is a Muggle, so my mother is a half-blood wizard, so naturally I am not a pure-blood wizard."

"Me too. Actually, my biological father was a Squib and died shortly after I was born. I was adopted by my uncle, so I can't be considered a pure-blood wizard." James, who had always been taciturn, said a few more words.

Alexander laughed in anger: "So, there are no pure-blood wizards in Hufflepuff?"

"Yes, no." Daisy in the back row responded loudly, although Sun Zhu remembered that she was also from one of the twenty-eight pure-blood families.

"So we don't need to adjust our seats." Cedric responded softly.

"I heard that Hufflepuff students never lie." Alexander threw the textbook in his hand on the table, "But you guys lied blatantly together. I will report this to your headmaster. Hufflepuff will also lose 50 points because of your stupid behavior."

There was a sudden silence in the classroom, and even the Slytherins were silent.

Fina looked up at the furious Alexander and gave him a contemptuous smile, which happened to be seen by him.

"Delphine, this is a really good place for you." He said, "Same rudeness! Low life!"

"You might as well repeat what you just said." Fina said coldly.

Sun Zhu suddenly reached out and tugged at the back of Cedric's clothes in the front row, and said in a voice that everyone in the classroom could hear: "Why are you still standing? Sit down."

"Ms. Sun." Alexander's eyes were successfully attracted by Sun Zhu: "Your father works in the Ministry of Magic, and your mother..."

"Yes, Professor Bulstrode, you really know everything." Sun Zhu simply stood up, "I am mixed-blood, do you have anything else to ask?"

"What's your attitude in speaking?"

"It's been ten minutes since the class started. As a professor, you haven't taught us anything. Instead, you've come here to sow discord among us." Sun Zhu said with a smile, "Compared to you, Professor Snape is quite amiable."

Alexander's wand slammed to the floor.

"I heard that you insulted all the students in the sixth grade class. Although they passed the OWSL, you ignored this fact in order to belittle Professor Black. You also divided the first-year students into different levels since they entered school. And now, you continue to physically attack students in class."

Sun Zhu shrugged indifferently: "You don't really look smart."

Cedric looked at Sun Zhu, his eyes full of worry.

"Are you scared of me?" she asked in a low voice.

"A little bit, because I don't know what Bulstrode will do to you."

"It doesn't matter. He can't fire me anyway." Sun Zhu pulled him to sit down. At this time, Alexander had left the classroom and no one knew where he went.

The Slytherins were whispering among themselves, and some gave her looks of disdain or admiration.

The Hufflepuffs were half scared and half excited. Karina asked in a low voice: "Zhu, why are you..."

"Why are you provoking him? Probably because he's not doing his job and I'm not happy with him."

"He has outstanding magical talent, but his personality has always been like this, paranoid and extreme." Fina shook her head. "He went to school at Durmstrang and just came back recently. He has become even more extreme than before."

"High IQ but low EQ?" Sun Zhu touched his chin. "Why did Headmaster Dumbledore allow him to come to Hogwarts?"

"You, and you, both of you, get out of my class right now." Alexander came back, and the magic wand in his hand gathered a little fluorescence, which fell on Sun Zhu and Fina. They looked at each other, immediately packed up their things, and walked out of the classroom hand in hand.

"Professor, it's class time now, you can't do this." Cedric frowned.

"If you are so nosy, you might as well join them." Alexander said coldly.

"Okay, Professor." Cedric took his textbook and wand and left quickly.

He saw Sun Zhu and Fina looking surprised at the door, but he soon realized that the surprise was not directed at him.

A red bird with long tail feathers was circling outside the window. When it saw them, it handed them a note.

Sun Zhu picked up the note brought by Fawkes and opened it. It read: "Headmaster Dumbledore invites you to share the new tea with him."