Hogwarts: I graduated before the system came

"It's just there anyway. Who knows when it will be used by Vixen or Bandimang. Moving it here will relieve poor Kreacher of some of his work."

How Sirius became the first Dean of Students at Hogwarts is a long story.

Headmaster Dumbledore, the wise and kind elder, decided to devote himself to education in the remaining years of his life after experiencing the stimulation of Douglas, and was determined to bring new vitality and vigor to Hogwarts.

As Dumbledore's most capable general, Douglas...~Lars, naturally shared the professor's concerns and thoughts.

After much thought, the concept of setting up an Academic Affairs Office was proposed.

Hogwarts, this ancient and mysterious magic school, has a long history, but its education system has gradually shown some signs of fatigue under the tide of the times.

On weekdays, professors have to focus on teaching and imparting advanced and complex magical knowledge, while also taking care of many academic tasks.

From arranging student courses and organizing exams to ordering textbooks and allocating classrooms, patrolling the campus, putting students in solitary confinement, enforcing student discipline, and so on, I am often overwhelmed by trivial matters. Although I have the help of class leaders and the student union, I am often busy and overwhelmed.

Therefore, professors often don't have time to prepare lessons and simply follow familiar teaching procedures, making it difficult to provide targeted guidance based on the progress of different students.

Douglas knew very well that only by freeing the professors from these complicated affairs and allowing them to concentrate on teaching could Hogwarts' education be taken to a higher level.

If the education at Hogwarts is good, the level of wizards in the magical world will become higher and higher, and there will be more talents available in the future.

Furthermore, the four major houses - Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw - have been independent since the founding of the school. Students grow up with different philosophies. Although there is healthy competition among them, there are also inevitable barriers.

Especially between Gryffindor and Slytherin, many of them were on the verge of becoming enemies for generations, which seriously affected the harmonious and stable development of the wizarding world.

One of the key factors is the lack of a challenge that all students can face together. Apart from the naughty and elusive Peeves, Hogwarts has almost no enemies that students can work together to face.

As the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. Once there is a common enemy, students will instinctively cross the boundaries of the college and work together.

This will undoubtedly play a huge role in cultivating students' team spirit and breaking down barriers between colleges.

The Academic Affairs Office is the imaginary enemy that Douglas set up for the Hogwarts students, so that they can focus more on competing with the Academic Affairs Office rather than attacking each other among the colleges.

Dumbledore and Douglas also gave it careful consideration before choosing Sirius to be in charge of the Academic Affairs Office.

Sirius was not only a staunch supporter of Dumbledore, but also one of his own.

Moreover, due to the powerful Black family background behind him, he has extensive connections and influence in the wizarding world.

You know, any initiative involving school reform cannot be achieved without the approval of the school board members.

Most of these members come from ancient families and have traditional and stubborn ideas. It is not easy to persuade them to make concessions.

But if Sirius came forward, with his family's prestige and connections, he might be able to loosen up the attitudes of those old-fashioned people, pave the way for reform, and even help Hogwarts resist the opinions of those parents.

Another crucial point is that the future operation of the Academic Affairs Office will require a large number of manpower, which will undoubtedly create many employment opportunities.

Sirius generously donated a large sum of money to the school. This money can be used as salary guarantee for new positions, attracting talented and ambitious wizards to join the team and contribute to the future of Hogwarts, thus killing two birds with one stone.

Douglas glanced at the photo on the desk and reminded:

"Don't forget, the official work of the Academic Affairs Office will not begin until next semester, and this reform of the examination system is just a test.

I'll take the blame for you now. Summer vacation is less than a month away, so you should make good use of the time to communicate with the various deans and learn more about the work at Hogwarts.

By the way, ask them to recommend some graduating students who are interested in staying in school, so that they can share most of the work.

Don't be in a hurry to reveal your identity to the students. They will deliberately cause trouble for the Academic Affairs Office, causing you to fight alone and be unable to cope. By then, the newly established Academic Affairs Office will be forced to disband."

Sirius frowned, remembering the meeting Dumbledore had held in the Headmaster's office to establish the Academic Affairs Office.

Inside the headmaster's office at Hogwarts, a warm fire danced, illuminating the ancient portraits on the wall. The faces of past headmasters appeared and disappeared in the light and shadow, as if they were quietly listening to this announcement that was about to create a stir.

Sirius stood aside with his tall posture, his black hair scattered unruly. He had just been officially appointed as the first Dean of the Academic Affairs Office, and his heart was full of ambition to make great achievements.

The office door opened quietly, and Professor Snape walked in with his usual gloomy steps, his black robe dragging on the ground, making a slight rustling sound.

As soon as he entered, his eyes shot towards Sirius like cold arrows, filled with resentment and disgust accumulated over the years. When he heard Headmaster Dumbledore announce that Sirius would become the Dean of the Academic Affairs Office, the corners of Snape's mouth turned down slightly, revealing a sarcastic arc.

"Hmph," Snape snorted coldly, "Let him be in charge of the Academic Affairs Office? I'm afraid the education at Hogwarts will be led astray."

His voice was low and hoarse, as if every word was wrapped in a layer of frost, condensing in the air.

When Sirius heard this, his brows furrowed, and a flash of anger flashed in his eyes. However, he had promised Dumbledore not to cause trouble at Hogwarts, so he suppressed his anger, but there was a hint of unwillingness in his tone:

"Snape, if you have any dissatisfaction, just tell me directly. Don't be sarcastic here. The Academic Affairs Office was established to make the school better. I will naturally do my best."

Snape raised his head slightly, looked past Sirius and looked at Dumbledore, and said coldly:

"Headmaster, do you really think he's up to the task? Haha, he's reckless and impulsive. He got into trouble everywhere with Potter and the others back in school. The affairs of the Academic Affairs Office are complex and detailed, and they concern the very foundation of Hogwarts education. How can we hand them over to such an unreliable person?"

Sirius clenched his fists and took a step forward: "Snotlout..."

Snape pulled out his wand, and before he could point it at Sirius,

Dumbledore, Douglas and the other three deans, who had been keeping an eye on them, waved their wands at the same time, casting a super-strengthened Shield Charm, separating the two.

Snape glared at Douglas, and Douglas shrugged. Well, he was his professor after all.

Douglas said to Snape, "Professor, the Academic Affairs Office is for students from the four major colleges. If you're worried that Sirius will give special treatment to Slytherin students in the future, you can arrange for Slytherin students to be assigned to the Academic Affairs Office. That way, you won't have to worry about him giving Slytherin students trouble behind their backs, right?"

Sprout shouted in dissatisfaction: "Douglas!"

Professor McGonagall said solemnly to Sirius:

"As long as you can guarantee fair and just treatment of every Hogwarts student, I have no objection to this decision. After all, according to your plan, the establishment of the Academic Affairs Office will directly benefit us, the deans."

PS:

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Chapter 329 He is your nephew! Cousin!

The atmosphere in the Academic Affairs Office was a little solemn.

Sirius tapped the sofa irritably, his brows furrowed and his face looked reluctant.

"I really don't want to deal with Slytherins. You know me. Although I understand that not all Slytherins are like Snotlout, I feel uncomfortable just thinking about working with a Slytherin."

Douglas crossed his fingers, placed them on his chest, and leaned forward slightly. He had to make Sirius understand the importance of this matter, so he patiently persuaded him:

"Sirius, I understand how you feel, but think about it, if the Academic Affairs Office is to operate smoothly, it must have the participation of members from the four major colleges.

The reforms we want to implement involve all aspects. Students from different colleges have different ways of thinking and specialties. Without any one of them, some work cannot be carried out at all.

I recommended you to be the Dean of the Academic Affairs Office, not just to make you and Harry closer..."

Douglas said with a smirk:

"Hey, not only can you not get close to Harry, you also have to make him a key problem student. Otherwise... if the students knew that you, the Dean of the Academic Affairs Office, were to give Harry special care or favoritism, he would basically be isolated from the students. You don't want your godson to be isolated by the students, do you?"

Sirius seemed to be stimulated by this, and stood up from the sofa, staring at Douglas with wide eyes:

"Doug~ What did you say? You're treating Harry as a problem student? How can that be? He's your nephew!"

Douglas shrugged. "Of course!"

Sirius glared at Douglas.

Douglas ignored him, took out a banana from his pocket, and slowly peeled it open. When it was almost to his mouth, Sirius snatched it away and started eating it angrily.

Halfway through his meal, he said helplessly, "I don't care. If you insist on having Slytherin students come in, I can guarantee that I'll treat them all equally. But you go talk to Snotlout yourself. If he doesn't cooperate..."

Douglas took out another banana and ate it while saying silently:

"It's Professor Snape. You will be working together in the future, so please show him some respect. Don't worry, I will talk to him, Director Black."

Sirius casually threw the banana peel in his hand into the trash can, then snorted coldly:

"He and I were classmates, so I called him Snotlout. He's your professor, not mine. Besides, if I had the opportunity to apply for a professorship at Hogwarts, maybe you, little Doug, would have to call me professor, haha..."

Douglas looked at the crazy Sirius, turned away, and said contemptuously:

"You're dreaming!"

After dinner, Douglas slowly walked down to the basement. As he went deeper, the light grew dimmer, and the air was filled with a unique smell of dampness mixed with potions.

Gently knock on the somewhat old door.

"Come in." Snape's familiar, icy voice came from inside the room. Douglas pushed open the door and saw Professor Snape sitting behind his desk, a notebook spread out before him.

The surrounding shelves were filled with countless glass specimen jars, which contained all kinds of strange biological organs and herbs, emitting a faint glow in the dim light.

The door of the private storage room at the side was half-open, and the mountains of potion ingredients inside could be vaguely seen.

Seeing Douglas looking towards his storage room, Professor Snape snapped his fingers and the storage room door slammed shut.

Snape raised his eyes, his gaze sharp as a torch, and looked at Douglas with a cold and warning tone:

"Don't have any tricks!"

Douglas (T ロ T) σ

"Professor, that's too much! Am I that kind of person?"

Snape snorted coldly: "Do you dare to say that you have never come to my storage room to steal things during your school years?"

Douglas glared and said, "Professor, don't try to smear my innocence. I didn't steal, I bought it. I always put a little more Galleon than the market price in it."

Snape slammed the notebook in his hand shut and said in a cold tone:

"This is my private storage room, not a Muggle self-service shopping supermarket."

Douglas glanced at the ceiling awkwardly, then changed the subject and said:

"Ahem, Professor, I came here today..."

Snape snorted coldly and interrupted Douglas:

"Don't think I don't know that you set up the Academic Affairs Office. Ever since you entered Hogwarts, this school has never been peaceful. How can you look like a Hufflepuff at all? You actually mixed up with that group of people."

Douglas blinked and asked innocently:

"Professor, why don't I look like a Hufflepuff? My improved medicinal diet..."

Seeing Snape asking to raise his wand, Douglas said quickly:

"Professor, the implementation of the Academic Affairs Office is now an ironclad fact. Unless you get rid of Headmaster Dumbledore and become Headmaster yourself, it really cannot be cancelled. This matter concerns Mr. Dumbledore's future achievements."

Snape snorted coldly, leaned back in his chair, and crossed his arms over his chest: "Humph, Slytherin is really afraid of a small office?"

Douglas explained sincerely:

"Professor, think about it, if other colleges have graduates working in the Academic Affairs Office, over time, Slytherin will inevitably be treated harshly by other members when handling matters related to the Academic Affairs Office, right?

But if you have someone from Slytherin in there, wouldn't it be more helpful for you to handle student affairs in the future? Besides."

He paused slightly and lowered his voice, "With the Slytherins watching, Sirius wouldn't dare to act recklessly, wouldn't you agree?"

Snape's eyes moved slightly, and it was obvious that these words touched him.

But seeing Douglas finally lower his voice and said unhappily, "Did you learn to be sneaky with that group of people?"

Douglas paused for a moment. Hmm, it seemed to be true. The Gryffindors he had a good relationship with seemed to like doing all kinds of sneaky things at night.

Oh, I have been led astray by them. I must go back and ask Bill for some mental compensation.

Seeing Douglas silent, Snape raised the corners of his mouth slightly and tapped the table lightly with his fingers.

Chapter 330: The Exam

Douglas noticed Snape's expression and pulled out a carefully prepared CD and a booklet from his robes.

"Professor, I came here today to bring you something good."

Douglas tried to make his tone sound warm and sincere, well, not so flattering.