Once the last of the plates had disappeared, Minerva stood to address the school. "Welcome back to all of our previous students, and welcome to the beginning to all of our newest students. I’m sure we’re all eager to begin learning magic in whatever form it may take. Now, I have a few rules I need to cover before I release you all to your beds. First, the Forbidden Forest is just that: Forbidden. While it does lie within the domain of the castle and is under our nominal jurisdiction; we here at the school have no say over what happens within its borders. So if you want to stay healthy and alive, stay out of there. Think of the Forest as its own sovereign nation with its own rules. Next, we have several new teachers amongst us and a couple of new electives for the third years and above."