Another year gone.

Some of them go bad. A few years ago...

36?! But last year... last year I had 37!

The first years, please note...

"First year's students will require three sets of plain work robes...

It's the same every year, packed with Muggles, Of course. Come on!

But some of them are quite a bit bigger than last year's.

At the end of the year, the house with the most points is awarded the house cup.

Right, then. First years, this way, please!

I'd always heard Hogwarts' end of the year exams were frightful, but I found that rather enjoyable.

Seeker? But first years never make their house teams.

...that Hogwarts has seen these many years, 50 points.

...the noted alchemist who last year celebrated his 665th birthday."

Brutal, But no one's died in years. Someone will vanishes occasionally.

Not many first-year students could take on a full grown mountain troll...

Come on, now, first years, don't be shy. Come on now, hurry up.

...have discovered the delights of the Mirror of Erised.

"For the discovery of the twelve uses of dragon blood...

I bought him off an lrish feller I met down at the pub last year.

But everyone knows, its the Dark Arts he fancies. He's been after Quirrell's job for years.