Albus began to speak a hardly amused look on his face "As you all know, Lord Voldemort supposedly met his end over the summer."<br/>after waiting for the expected gasps and cheers he continued "But this year at Hogwarts will be no different for all of us, homework, classes, and learning will all remain the same." He smiled and looked over each table "We have many new faces this year and we shall face many new challenges even in the calm of the storm, I only hope that each and everyone of you is ready for those challenges. As always I am always here for you the students, if you should have any questions or problems." Albus smiled "Welcome to another wonderful year at Hogwarts!" with that he stepped down and dug into his plate of food as if he had said nothing at all.