Hogwarts: I graduated before the system came

After the dinner, Douglas called George and Fred to his office and returned the Marauder's Map to them, along with three letters and a package for them to deliver to Mrs. Wesley, Bill, and Charlie.

"As far as I know, your overall results this time are pretty good, but don't be too happy too soon.

Since you need to take the OLS exam next year, starting from next semester, you need to study what you want to study under my supervision, but you will have to take an OLS mock exam every month for all subjects.

If you don’t score above good once, I will have to suspend your plan. Otherwise, I won’t be able to convince your mother. If you fail the OLS exam, I won’t be able to face your mother either…”

George and Fred hesitated for a long time, but finally agreed to Douglas' request and made a request.

"Professor, that book 'The Complete Collection of Magical Props'..."

"Of course, we trust the professor, right George? We're just worried about next semester..."

Douglas sneered, knowing what the two men meant.

"Don't worry, I'll show it to you next semester..."

The two men wanted to say something more, but were ruthlessly kicked out by Douglas.

The next morning, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry officially closed for the holiday.

The students boarded the Hogwarts Express.

It was not until they got on the bus that the students realized that the school had not announced the test results at the end of this semester.

But before they could be happy, a guess quickly spread to every box.

"The school will definitely send the results back home..."

Many students were wailing.

"Thank goodness Professor Holmes only teaches for one semester. I hope there won't be any exams next semester..."

"Alas, but I still hope that the next Defense Against the Dark Arts professor can keep Professor Holmes's practical class classroom..."

It was exactly nine o'clock in the morning, shortly after the students left.

At the gate of Hogwarts, a pair of people walked towards them in a mighty manner.

Douglas stood in the Hogwarts welcoming team, looking at the people who came.

The leader was short, fat and sturdy, with a dark green hat that couldn't even hold back his messy gray hair. He wore a pinstriped suit with a bright red tie, a long black cape, and a pair of purple pointed boots.

He is the 32nd Minister of Magic, Cornelius Fudge, and following on his left is Scrimgeour, the Head of the Auror Office of the Ministry of Magic.

Although he had a slight limp, he walked with big strides. He wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, but they could not hide his sharp yellow eyes.

To the Minister's right stood the blond Lucius Malfoy, and beside him was Dobby, the Malfoy family's house-elf.

Following behind were the older members of the Dangerous Creatures Committee under the Department for Control of Magical Creatures. Perhaps because the animals this time were too dangerous, they did not bring an executioner.

Then came a dozen Aurors. Douglas noticed a familiar figure among them. After all, her hair turned bubblegum pink one moment and purple the next, which was too conspicuous among the group of Aurors.

This female Auror who could control her hair color at will was called Nymphadora Tonks, a Hufflepuff girl two years younger than Douglas, and a Metamorphmagus (some wizards were born with the ability to change their appearance; they were called Metamorphmagus).

The Hogwarts side was led by Professor McGonagall, with the four headmasters gathered, followed by Douglas, the half-metal-style Professor Kettleburn, and the tall Hagrid.

Although there are fewer people, we are not inferior in momentum.

Fudge walked over with a laugh from five meters away and greeted several professors cordially.

"Long time no see, Minerva."

"Filius, how are you doing lately?"

"Pomona, I heard..."

"Severus, congratulations..."

"Professor Holmes, you are a rising star in our wizarding world. We welcome you to join the Ministry of Magic..."

Finally, he asked curiously, "Why don't I see Headmaster Dumbledore?"

Professor McGonagall smiled and said:

"Albus went to pick up an old friend. I think they should be waiting in the headmaster's office..."

Fudge looked surprised, obviously thinking that was everyone present.

Then the group walked towards the principal's office.

On the way, Douglas took the initiative to greet several seniors and juniors in the Auror team.

Tonks circled Douglas twice, clicked her tongue twice, and said cheerfully:

"Doug, I didn't expect you to be a professor, and even write so much while hiding your identity. I've known you for so many years, and I didn't even know. Tell me what other identity you're hiding..."

Douglas also laughed:

"I never thought that clumsy girl could become an Auror."

Tonks raised her neck proudly and said:

"Of course. Don't forget I'm a Metamorphmagus. I only qualified a while ago. Kingsley said I'm a genius. Normally I'd have to train for another two years."

At this point, Tonks put away her pride and said with gratitude:

"I have to thank you for taking me through so much training. After I joined the Auror training team, I realized that many of the trainings at that time were actually Auror content, especially the two courses of stealth and tracking. I got an excellent grade in the training team.

I've been wanting to thank you in person, but the training team is so strict that I can't go out easily. So, I'd like to treat you to a meal sometime. What do you think?

By the way, have you updated your recipes in recent years?..."

Douglas noticed Scrimgeour, the head of the Auror Office, walking in front of him and looking back at him. Douglas smiled at him calmly.

Chapter 145: The Hogwarts Ladies' Room Murder

During school, Douglas and Tonks had a good relationship.

Tonks once wanted to join Douglas's night patrol team and be the chef in the kitchen.

But she is really bad at hands-on skills, and she can even drop a plate while holding it.

When Douglas was in fifth grade, he once took third graders Tonks and Bill and Charlie to eat hot pot. However, because of Tonks, they were spotted by Filch before they even left the castle.

Several people ran away separately, but Tonks was finally caught by Filch. In the end, Tonks was very loyal and did not give away Douglas and the other two.

Out of guilt, Douglas gave Tonks some pamphlets he had privately compiled on training special wizards.

Then tell her that when she has learned the above content and can track Douglas's whereabouts without him noticing, he will take her to play.

Douglas didn't expect that Tonks's talent in action was really poor. Until she graduated, Tonks had never succeeded once.

There was even one time when Tonks cried because Douglas gave in to her and pretended not to notice her whereabouts.

Don't get me wrong, Douglas doesn't have any romantic feelings for Tonks; he simply sees her as a friendly little sister. Also, because he knows Tonks's future fate, he tries to train her in advance to increase her chances of survival in the upcoming war.

When everyone arrived at the headmaster's office, they found Dumbledore talking to an old man.

Both the professors at Hogwarts and the leaders of the Ministry of Magic greeted the old man warmly.

This kind of scene made the old man look somewhat awkward, as if he rarely saw so many people.

Finally, Douglas stepped forward and said happily:

"Long time no see, Professor Scamander."

The visitor was none other than Newt Scamander, the magizoologist, author of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, and senior Hufflepuff student.

The other party seemed to be very curious about why Douglas appeared in Hogwarts, but he noticed that Douglas was standing next to the Auror team of the Ministry of Magic, so he asked doubtfully:

"Well, uh... Douglas, long time no see. Are you... joining the Ministry of Magic now?"

The others were also curious and looked at the two of them.

After all, Douglas had not yet graduated when Newt Scamander retired and lived in seclusion, so the two should not have known each other.

After retiring, the old professor still devoted himself to magical creatures and really didn't pay any attention to the developments in the wizarding world.

Douglas and Newt Scamander met in the Brazilian rainforest. At that time, the other was studying flame slugs. Because Douglas was also a Hufflepuff graduate and knew a lot about magical beasts, the two traveled together for a while.

But before Dumbledore or Douglas could introduce themselves.

Minister of Magic Fudge said with a smile:

"Newt, it seems that the place where you live in seclusion is really isolated from the world. This person is the youngest professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts, and he is also a very famous writer in our wizarding world. He has written a lot.

I was just talking to him about joining the Ministry..."

After hearing this, Newt looked at Douglas in surprise, and then looked at Dumbledore. He had also heard the rumor.

"Well, so, you've completed a year in office. How do you feel?"

Douglas shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile:

"It feels pretty good...By the way, Professor, I also got a Niffler recently."

Professor Kettleburn said loudly:

"It's a newborn cub, I gave it to him."

Newt suddenly grinned and said:

"That's not an easy pet to keep..."

After some pleasantries, we finally got to the point.

Dumbledore led everyone to the women's bathroom on the second floor where the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets was hidden.

Moaning Myrtle had already been waiting at the door at Douglas's suggestion. In addition to Moaning Myrtle, there were other ghosts floating in the surrounding corridors.

For example, there’s Slytherin’s resident ghost, the Bloody Baron, who was one of the first students to attend Hogwarts and also studied magic with Salazar Slytherin himself for seven years.

When he learned that Salazar Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets was hidden here, he couldn't believe it. What was even more unbelievable was that this information was discovered by a Hufflepuff whom he hated very much.

Although all ghosts dislike Douglas, the one Douglas hates the most is none other than Bloody Barrow (Peeves is not a ghost).

Because ever since Douglas first went to the Astronomy Tower to eat hot pot, he found that the Bloody Baron was humming and singing in conjunction with the clanging of the chains on his body.

No matter how the Bloody Baron threatened him, Douglas and his companions refused to leave. One of the Gryffindors even tried to find out his story.

Douglas even suggested that the Bloody Baron could practice a Muggle sport while wearing chains, which was simply an humiliation to the great Baron.

When they saw the Bloody Baron, several people from Slytherin took the initiative to greet him.

Douglas noticed that several of them seemed to be looking at Myrtle with some discomfort.

He immediately knew that these people must have been class leaders when they were in school.

Myrtle liked to watch them take a bath in the male prefects' bathroom, and chat with them to relax and listen to their complaints.

This matter is an open secret among the male prefects at Hogwarts. Over the years, Myrtle has heard countless secrets of first love.

Of course, Douglas did not receive this treatment, after all, he had offended the Hogwarts ghosts at that time.

Under the surprised gazes of the Aurors, Douglas opened the door to the women's bathroom.

Tonks had a look of understanding on her face. This was definitely something he could do.

Then the other professors used this to cancel the warning magic they had set up.

As everyone entered the ladies' room, Douglas suddenly said:

"Before we go in, we have an old case to deal with."

Fudge was stunned and looked at Dumbledore. This was not part of the originally agreed upon session.

Dumbledore simply said:

"I have fully entrusted this operation to Professor Holmes."

Then everyone looked at Douglas again.

The first one to react was Hagrid, who suddenly began to sob softly, while Myrtle, who was the deceased at the time, was still watching everything in a daze.

Fudge frowned and looked at Douglas, trying to make his tone sound calm:

"Professor Holmes, what connection does the old case you mentioned have with today's events? Of course, I still remember that case..."

Douglas raised his eyebrows and said bluntly:

"Of course it is related. This was originally a false case made by the Ministry of Magic at the time, and the real murderer in that case was the basilisk."

Speaking of this, Douglas really wanted to complain about the Ministry of Magic's criminal investigation methods. As the criminal investigation agency targeting wizards in the magical world, the Aurors have obviously degenerated into a mere combat department.

"On June 13, 1943, a murder occurred in this bathroom. The murderer was eventually identified as a monster raised by Rubeus Hagrid."