"Hmm?"

Dumbledore's expression shifted slightly, and he didn't respond immediately, a hint of surprise flickering in his eyes.

As the Headmaster of Hogwarts, he had no intention of getting involved in the struggle between the old and new Dark Lords. However, if Grindelwald were to proactively offer to shoulder all the heat, he certainly wouldn't refuse—going with the flow was his forte.

However, based on his understanding of Grindelwald, such a fortunate event was unlikely to occur.

If he were to express his opinion prematurely, he might end up becoming the little fellow's prey. He had fallen into similar linguistic traps too many times in the past year, and Dumbledore had to be cautious.

Sure enough…

Before the surrounding professors could even ask, Grindelwald paused for a moment and abruptly changed the subject.

"In light of Miss Elena Kaslana's unique situation, I believe Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry could consider creating a new student position, responsible for coordinating conflicts between the various Houses and addressing gaps in the school's logistics."

"Therefore, this position would primarily focus on the level of a logistics professor or a life professor."

"As for the name, since it will involve all four Houses of Hogwarts, then…"

Grindelwald pondered for a moment, subtly casting a triumphant glance at Elena, and slowly said, "Head of Houses, Head of Houses of Hogwarts—using the Hogwarts crest as a background, responsible for handling student conflicts, daily meal arrangements, construction of facilities inside and outside the school, procurement of essential school supplies, etc… What do you all think?"

"Head of… Houses of Hogwarts?"

A thoughtful glint appeared in Dumbledore's azure eyes, and he slowly nodded.

"Not bad. Compared to Prefects or Heads of students, at least the description of this new position sounds more suitable for Miss Elena Kaslana. However, some of the details may need to be carefully determined."

As Hogwarts' head chef, Elena was already responsible for the supply and preparation of daily meals for Hogwarts students and teachers.

On the other hand, in terms of coordinating student conflicts, as a current student, Elena Kaslana could obviously offer solutions other than the usual school rules, punishments, and warnings. It would be best if the students could reconcile.

Furthermore, Elena's deep involvement in some of the upcoming courses was indeed necessary for the teaching aspect.

"That does sound more suitable…"

Minerva McGonagall pondered for a few seconds before slowly speaking.

Following her, the other three Heads of Houses in the room also nodded one after another, joining the discussion.

"I don't see any problems, at least the criticism from the outside world will be less."

"We can give it a try, I think this idea is very good!"

"Well, student conflicts are indeed a problem, reconciliation is of course the best…"

With the resolution of the last issue, the atmosphere in the teachers' lounge finally relaxed completely.

Apart from the Sorting Hat, which was still silently opening and closing its brim, everyone's faces displayed a hint of relief, and they harmoniously began discussing the subsequent scheduling for the new semester, as well as the scope of authority for the "Head of Houses of Hogwarts."

Creating two new courses meant that the schedule needed to be adjusted significantly.

Even with the suggestion of a certain unnamed little angel, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry had extended the duration of each grade's classes starting this semester, it was still necessary to carefully adjust the schedule—attending school in a massive castle meant that, in addition to the basic class time, the students' travel time to various classrooms and teaching locations also needed to be considered.

If it weren't for considering the need for students to adapt, Elena had originally planned to simultaneously introduce mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, geography, language arts… these interesting and important standard subjects.

However, considering the issues of teaching staff and external criticism, only mathematics & physics and language arts were finally introduced.

The ages of eleven to eighteen are precisely the time when human learning ability is at its peak.

At the same time, this is also the most important stage for most people to gradually form their worldviews and philosophies of life. During this period, any information from human civilization is highly likely to become the foundation for these students to understand the world in the future.

As for the students' energy, that was actually the easiest problem to solve.

In the magical world, there were simply too many ways to keep a wizard full of energy at any time. Since experiencing last year's "Hogwarts Collective Special Training," most of the school's professors had mastered two or three effective little tricks.

The gates of hell, oh no, or rather, the staircase leading to the halls of wisdom, were thus opened.

……

Meanwhile, on the other side of Hogwarts Castle.

This was a long and winding staircase. On the walls of the corridor below the staircase hung a row of light blue velvet sleeping bags, and at the end of the staircase was a door with an eagle-shaped bronze knocker—behind the door was the Ravenclaw common room.

At this moment, the long staircase leading to the common room was filled with students who looked lost and bewildered.

The long line of people stretched all the way down from the platform at the eagle knocker door, packing the corridor below. New students, including Danilova Aleksey and Luna Lovegood, stood at the very bottom, unable to see the situation above.

"Is this what the usual Eagle Ring question-answering scene is like? So spectacular…"

Danilova curiously stood on tiptoes, trying to look over the heads of the students in front of her, but the winding staircase blocked her view. Apart from the motionless crowd, they could only wait for the upperclassmen to solve the riddle.

"Sorry, today's question is too difficult…"

Just then, the Fifth-year Prefect Penelope's voice came from the front. The beautiful Fifth-year girl walked through the crowd and approached the First-year students at the bottom, sighing with a worried expression.

"If nothing unexpected happens, you may all have to sleep in the corridor tonight. If you're lucky, perhaps Professor Flitwick will come and help us open the door later, but on the first night of school, professors are usually very busy… In any case, I'll take you to choose sleeping bags first. Even if not today, you'll all eventually need them—"

"What's the question today?" Danilova raised her head and asked curiously in a soft voice, "Is it still a math problem?"

"No, this time it's a riddle, or rather…"

Penelope gently shook her head, a thick expression of confusion appearing on her face as she said dejectedly, "I don't know how to define it, anyway. This is the first time the Eagle Ring has asked such a question. It's somewhat similar to the previous questions, but it's also different—it's not written in either *The Quibbler* or *A Bite of Hogwarts*."

"A riddle? What kind of riddle? Maybe we can help?"

Luna put down *The Quibbler* in her hand, turned her head to look at Penelope, and didn't move.

Accompanied by the three girls' conversation, the other new students also stopped their respective discussions, looking up at the upperclassman standing at the corner of the staircase like curious little animals, waiting for Penelope to explain in detail what was happening above.

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Chapter 2! OMG!!