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*Willingly Participates in Self Sabotoge*
The castle gathered for the sorting of the first years. Led by their prefects each house took to their tables, leaving room in the center of the tables to welcome their new first years. Even from her spot at the Head of House chair Naila could see the clear disparity in numbers. Slytherin looked to be near half the number of Ravenclaw. Hufflepuff stood strong as it was filled out more than Slytherin but less than Gryffindor. All the first years huddling in looking to the groups, a fair deal averted their eyes from the Slytherin table already. She embodied a serene aura as she stood, seeing confusion in the eyes of some of the older students at her placement.
“Welcome all you lovely children of magic. Hogwarts was always in your destiny. I am Naila Shafiq, Former Headmaster to Hogwarts. This year I will be serving you all as a humble teacher and Head of Hufflepuff house.”
She waved her wand with ease and a soft smile on her face. Her expression looked more sleepy than aware with her eyes completely closed. Without a word she cast the Maximo Patronus spell and her own little Pine marten came into existence towering over the students.
“You see magic is-”
Grendum tapped his hand on the long wooden table, banging his robust ring on the hard surface.
Tap. tap. tap.
The sound went on, interrupting the relaxed woman, and continuing until students looked around nervously. Teachers were confused too, clearing their throats and passing glances between each other. He was well aware of how everyone felt, and the feeling was deliberate. He wanted them uncomfortable, because for many years Hogwarts was a place where reason died. Comfort and convenience had ruled the school for too long, but not anymore.
"Do you think magic is fun"? He opened, stopping his incessant tapping, allowing silence to hang. Nobody dared speak during a headmaster speech, so the room remained still. But his question wasn't rhetoric. He wanted an answer and asked again "Do you think magic is fun?"
Silence again.
Grendum looked over the nearest students, picking a young girl from the group. "You there" he snapped, waiting for her eyes to meet his. Then he asked again "Do you think magic is fun?"
Her mousy voice barely managed "Yes magic is... magic is fun headmaster!"
"WRONG" he suddenly shouted in reply, standing from his large ornate chair. He pushed the decorated thing back, scraping the ground before launching into his prepared speech.
"For twenty years I was an auror. For the next ten I was the warden of Azkaban. Ive seen enough to know magic isn't fun. Magic is a tool at best and weapon at worst, while here you'll learn to respect that. If not, then you won't last here. The cavalier attitudes of past headmasters is gone people! From now on you'll learn that magic is one thing and one thing only. A means to an end. A means you cannot take lightly, because if you make a mistake you're playing with lives. Mess up a potion and you're playing with lives. Say the wrong spell and you're playing with lives. Understand?" His voice echoed across the huge dining room, deadening the atmosphere. The room was so quiet, a fork clanged against a plate and everyone heard the noise. Then he continued.
"The curriculum will have changes, and foolishness will be punished, not encouraged like it has been in past years..." He glanced at Naila, before continuing again. "There will be more changes, that much I can assure you. But I don't want to carry on too long and interrupt your... fun meal. House prefects will receive lists of new regulations, and please pay attention to your prefects. Ignorance is not a defense if you break my rules. Understood?" Dead silence persisted for a time, only broken when a couple students muttered things like "yes I understand." Grendum nodded, plopped down on his seat and went "Good, enjoy the food!" He was less stern now, sounding more neutral than anything. The students were mum for a short time after his speech, but conversation grew between them. Soon there was a loud buzz about the room, but the headmaster stayed quiet, looking over the students suspiciously.
Naila expelled the Patronus with a swish of her wand. Her brow furrowed with a grimace on her face before she smoothed over her expression once again. She cleared her throat as she placed down her wand at the seat of her chair. Irritation sounded in her footsteps as she walked forwards.
"Now I suppose we should get to the sorting? After all, I'm sure you're all eager to find your proper places among friends. Besides, you'll have dinner and then a tour to adjust after."
She waved them down the center of the room just as the sorting hat flew in singing a rather bleak song.
Years have come and years will go
Time repeats eternally
Mistakes are made from those who hear foes
In the patterns of their socks
For all of time I’ve wandered here
I’ve come to meet a lot
For these once fair students
Harked the halls with a truly dastardly plot
Gryffindor rages across the dead
When he sees how cowardly they become
His students follow his coda instead
And they find themselves quite dead
Ravenclaws seek an answer still
that has never once been told
They find meaning in all that is created
And never live life until their old
Hufflepuff try to mediate
And are met with only hate
For the one who seeks to mend a rift
Will only fall with no hope of it
Slytherins refuse to be forgotten
And their marks run deep indeed
Yet they find for those who desire most
Are the villains to them all
History, History
It will repeat indeed
For this year when we need unity
Will we finally be freed?
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