HP: I just wanted to drop out of school, but I saved the world

Dumbledore acted decisively and decided to nip this horrible idea in the bud before it was just a possibility.

This means that after Professor McGonagall brought the first-year students who had been waiting at the entrance of the hall to the top of the hall -

He stood up while clearing his throat, committed to getting the attention of all students and faculty members - especially the two unstable factors, one large and one small - to himself in order to interrupt their thought process.

"Welcome, welcome!" He took over the job of the Sorting Hat, and when the Sorting Hat opened its mouth and began to sing, he took the parchment from Professor McGonagall's hand, "Welcome our new students, and of course, welcome our old students back to school - the next step is the traditional Hogwarts Sorting Ceremony -"

He glanced at the teachers' seats out of the corner of his eye - good, the eyes were focused on him.

He turned his head slightly again and glanced casually at the Slytherin table - very good, his eyes were fixed on the pudding and did not meet any other gaze.

"In the new school year, what awaits you is the ever-improving magical education at Hogwarts - well, let me see who is the first new student on the list -"

Dumbledore's unconventional behavior made Professor McGonagall, who had no more parchment in her hand, look surprised. However, she chose to understand and support the headmaster, silently gestured to him and stepped aside.

The students did not react at all. They were just slightly stunned by the adjusted speaking order and then continued to listen quietly.

But in the midst of the calm—

Dumbledore, whose attention was so focused on the two of them, apparently forgot that there was a magic hat with its own thoughts.

Moreover, the mouth that had just opened on the other person's hat was forced to close because of his interruption, and the new lyrics and melody that had been composed over a summer vacation were forcibly suppressed.

This caused a loud singing voice to burst out from the front of the auditorium. The voice was full of dissatisfaction and protest, and the tone was so sharp that it almost shattered the glass cup on the teacher's seat:

[Don't look at me with patches all over my body,

No principal would disrespect me.

The four founders of the magic school,

Never blocked my singing mouth! 】

The body of the worn magic hat twisted vigorously, forming curved and drooping folds like those of a Shar-Pei dog. The corners of its mouth were twisted downwards, and the shape of its eyes also drooped. The hat moved forward, with the tip pointing directly at Dumbledore, showing its anger.

The auditorium was in commotion again. The students couldn't help looking at the funny-looking Sorting Hat and started laughing, but they had to cover their mouths and not make any sound under the glares of their own housemasters.

Dumbledore's hand holding the parchment began to tremble slightly!

He made a huge fool of himself in front of all the students and professors on the first day of school, which made him suddenly feel embarrassed and want to build a new Hogwarts on the spot.

He glanced at the teachers' seats and the Slytherin table again - they behaved normally, although the corners of their mouths were raised, making him dig his toes into the ground, but fortunately their eyes did not meet...

"I'm sorry, I have great respect for the magic hat left by the founder of Hogwarts." Dumbledore calmed down and apologized, "I think everyone can't wait to listen to your singing."

The Sorting Hat, puffing with anger, uttered a high-pitched hum, turned its body back, and began the song it had painstakingly composed over the summer:

[Four friends from a long time ago,

Together we built the greatest magic school,

Let the ancient knowledge be passed down from generation to generation.

……

Slytherin left the school.

A strong friendship is coming to an end.

There is a gap between the four colleges...】

This section of lyrics is similar to last year's, introducing the four founders of Hogwarts, describing their history from the founding of the school to the split, and introducing the qualities valued by the four colleges.

Seeing that one unstable factor was listening attentively and another unstable factor... was eating happily, Dumbledore breathed a sigh of relief. Just as he was waiting for the Sorting Hat to stop singing and start its sorting duties -

It paused for a moment and began a new song!

[The school has been plagued by internal and external troubles for thousands of years.

A terrible cloud covered the sky.

The god of death patrols everywhere.

Although my duty cannot be put aside,

You are destined to be divided into four houses;

But the dawn of ending the division has already appeared,

Progressive youth rallied around,

The wise elders bow their heads,

A new era is born in crisis.

The wise have made their choice...

This is my advice to you all.

The Sorting Ceremony begins now. 】

The originally quiet auditorium suddenly exploded!

The sorting ceremony, the welcome to freshmen and the headmaster's speech all became unimportant. Everyone was whispering, secretly glancing at the Slytherin table, and discussing the meaning of the sorting hat's song. Applause and voices mixed together into a torrent.

Almost reflexively, Dumbledore roughly understood what the Sorting Hat said and quickly turned his gaze towards the teachers' seats.

He almost fainted on the spot!

Sure enough, the other party's gaze was clearly cast towards the Slytherin table again, with three parts of interest, three parts of fun and four parts of indifference!

Dumbledore turned his head stiffly and looked at Jian Yu——

She was surrounded by the little Slytherin snakes, and every remaining student on half of the long table turned their heads to look at her from time to time, with a smug look in their eyes as if "I am indeed a smart person" and "I am indeed a progressive young person", as if they could create a new era together in the next second!

Jian Yu's gaze turned to the stage in surprise.

She's probably looking at the Sorting Hat...

But Dumbledore no longer cared what she was looking at.

He wished he could turn himself into a screen on the spot to block her gaze towards the stage, for fear that the two gazes would collide with each other.

It was as if they were some kind of monstrous beast, and a collision would cause a huge explosion that would carry away the entire school and the entire UK.

He had never experienced so deeply what it meant to have a school plagued by internal and external troubles for a thousand years!

Inside is a laboratory with frequent explosions, and an old man and a young man who seem to be able to conspire to send the school to the sky; outside is Voldemort and the Death Eaters who are ready to extend their claws into the school and try to assassinate...

For a moment, Dumbledore thought of the future in which he would constantly worry and not dare to breathe a sigh of relief...

He just felt like he was ten years older!

At this moment, only one thought flashed through his mind:

For the sake of Hogwarts, these two must not be allowed any chance to be alone together!