Hogwarts Scholar System

Chapter 18 Sorting Ceremony

Under the pitch-black night, a large group of first-year students were led by Hagrid to a black lake.

Are you sure this isn't a horror movie scene?Along the way, the only sounds of wind and footsteps were heard. The little wizards stumbled as they walked. Even Hermione Granger didn't say a word because of her nervousness.

Well, you are very good at playing, deliberately creating a scary and tense atmosphere, and not telling the first-year students the sorting before the Sorting Hat sings. These are all tests for the first-year students.

"No more than four people per boat!" Hagrid said loudly, pointing to a pair of small boats moored on the shore.Harry, Ron and Maple got on the boat, and Hermione also wanted to come over and communicate with Maple, but in order to take care of Neville, she chose to take Neville into the next boat.

She doesn't know how to communicate with others, but Hermione is also a very kind witch!In fact, at this time, Hermione and Snape are really similar.They are all self-righteously expressing their kindness to others in their own way. Hermione is a condescending academic thinker, while Snape expresses kindness in a subtle way that only he knows.

Hermione wanted to communicate with others and integrate into these children by providing help to others, but due to the arrogance of the top student, the other party would feel that her kindness was like being cared for.No one would accept her except Neville.Did Neville really accept it?Or are you too timid and afraid to say no?

Snape, on the other hand, didn't care whether the other party could understand his kindness or not, and he didn't bother to explain. He was just immersed in the dark world of his heart, licking the wounds that could not be healed.

Snape's Occlumency may not be superior to Voldemort's. Harry Potter's poor Occlumency did prevent the invasion of Voldemort's mind twice. Once when Sirius died, Voldemort could not possess him, and once more than once. Bee's sacrifice allowed Harry to learn to keep Voldemort out of his mind.

The force that finally closes the brain is sadness, the sadness that comes from love.Therefore, even with his deep yearning for Lily Potter, Voldemort was unable to break Snape's Occlumency.

Crossing the dark lake, the students were silent all the way.Anyone walking on the lake in the dark will not be in a happy mood.

Hagrid handed the first-year students to Professor McGonagall, and the serious look on her face made the tension continue to escalate in the silence.But, why didn't Dumbledore let Snape come over? Snape, who had appeared and all the evils had been dispersed, was more suitable to create a terrifying atmosphere than Professor McGonagall. Dumbledore wouldn't be afraid that he would appear and go overboard and put the new students to death. Let's all be scared to death!

Professor McGonagall opened the door wide, and the entrance hall was large enough to fit the entire Dursleys' house into it.Like Gringotts, the stone walls are surrounded by blazing torches.The ceiling is so high that you can barely see the top.On the front is a luxurious marble staircase leading directly to the upper floor.But Maple is probably the only one among the freshmen who is still in the mood to appreciate this strange scenery!

They followed Professor McGonagall as they walked along the stone floor. Maple heard the hum of hundreds of people coming from the door on the right. Students from other classes in the school must have arrived - but Professor McGonagall brought the first-year students in. In a small empty room at the other end of the hall.Everyone rushed in, rubbing shoulders and gazing nervously at everything around them.

They are not allowed to come into contact with those senior students because they are afraid that their happy atmosphere will destroy the thick and tense atmosphere that was finally created here.

"Welcome to Hogwarts," Professor McGonagall said. "The opening banquet is about to begin, but before you go to the restaurant to sit down, you must first determine which house you are entering. Classification is a It is a very important ceremony, because while you are at school, the college is like your home at Hogwarts. You will have classes with other students in the college, stay in the college dormitories together, and spend time together in the common room of the college. After school time.

"The names of the four houses are: Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin. Each house has its own glorious history and has cultivated outstanding witches and wizards. You are here in Ho During your time at Gwarts, your outstanding performance will earn your house extra points, while any violations will cause your house to lose points. At the end of the year, the house with the highest score will win the House Cup, which is very high. honor. I hope that no matter which college you are assigned to, you can bring glory to the college.

"In a few minutes, the sorting ceremony will be held in front of all the teachers and students of the school. I suggest that you tidy up and be energetic while waiting."

Her eyes wandered over Neville's cloak (the cloak strap was tied under his left ear) and the dirty patch on Ron's nose.Harry nervously smoothed his hair down.

She was so familiar with Professor McGonagall, but she didn't even look at Maple at this time.Is it really a deliberate arrangement by the school? Professor McGonagall did not even communicate with Maple out of fear that an accident would ruin the atmosphere.

Am I so untrustworthy, Professor!Besides, I think this atmosphere is very good, so why would I have the heart to ruin it?

Maple looked serious, but she was secretly happy in her heart.

"When the other side is ready, I will come to pick you up." Professor McGonagall said, "Please keep quiet while waiting."

When there are many people around, it will give people a sense of security and dilute their own fears.However, under Professor McGonagall's request to keep quiet, the students did not dare to make loud noises and only whispered to people they knew, which undoubtedly made the method of relying on everyone's strength to release fear lose its effectiveness.

After Professor McGonagall left, the tension generated by the little wizard along the way reached its climax at this moment.

Among them, Ron and Hermione undoubtedly assisted, further escalating the tense atmosphere——

"I guess it's always a test. Fred said it would hurt us a lot, but I think he was joking." Ron said when Harry asked Ron how to sort them.

Hermione, on the other hand, was mumbling, rapidly reciting the spells she had learned, not sure which one to use.In this case, her performance will make those little wizards who can't even cast a spell even more nervous.

Seeing the little wizards around her sweating nervously, Maple saw a pale face that seemed to fit the child named Draco Malfoy in the original work. His performance was not as brave as he boasted. Well, it seems that Lucius, the old yinbi, did not choose to tell little Draco in advance how the school will be divided into different schools.

Hey hey hey, you don’t think you really might not be able to choose, do you?Ron, didn't you think about it carefully?Your brother only told you that the test was difficult, but did he tell you about anyone who got a letter from school only to be sent back?

Well, this moment of spiritual adventure in a tense atmosphere is the real test for first-year students!Although Maple would not change the school's curriculum, it did not prevent Maple from laughing crazily in her heart at the moment.

The place that Fred and George, the Weasley brothers, want to stay most right now is probably not the auditorium full of laughter and laughter, but coming here to observe the nervous expressions on the faces of these freshmen at close range!

However, this is not allowed by Professor Dumbledore, so the fun that the Weasley brothers can enjoy is probably telling their younger brother Ron to go duel with the troll!I'm afraid that after scaring Ron, the Weasley brothers immediately found a place where Ron couldn't see and laughed like crazy!

But although people like Ron are victims now, after they have gone through this unforgettable experience, they will say the same thing to their younger brothers and sisters who are going to school!

Scientists did an interesting experiment where they put a monkey in a cage and punched it when feeding it a banana for the first time.When adding the second monkey, do the same thing.

Later, when the monkeys are sent in, if the scientists don't do anything, the old monkeys will also punch the new monkeys.

What is the difference between the performance of these old students and these old monkeys?

After having almost enough fun, before officially starting the sorting, I gave these new students a big gift: close the door, release, release the ghosts!

More than 20 ghosts suddenly appeared, startling a bunch of young wizards, and several timid ones were scared to the point of screaming loudly.Hey, if it weren't for the ghosts and the cooling effect of the refrigerator, I'm afraid you would have seen more than twenty ghosts.

These old ghosts who are alive or not dead for hundreds of years are not honest. They did not reveal the slightest bit about the sorting method in their words, and——

"You're a new student! I think you're probably preparing to take a test, right?"

After a while Professor McGonagall came back.The ghosts drifted one by one across the opposite wall and disappeared.

"Now, stand in single file," Professor McGonagall said to the first years, "and follow me."

Not just Harry, almost all the little wizards were like him, standing in the queue and moving forward passively as if their legs were filled with lead.

They walked out of the room, through the foyer, and through a double door at the back into the luxurious dining room.

After the freshmen entered, students from other classes in the college had gathered around four long tables. Thousands of candles floating in the air above the tables illuminated the restaurant.Four tables were set with gleaming gold plates and goblets.There is another long table on the table at the top of the restaurant, which is where the teachers sit.

Professor McGonagall took the first years there and asked them to line up in a row facing the entire upper class, with the teachers behind them.The candlelight flickered, and the hundreds of faces watching them looked like pale lanterns.Ghosts also shone dimly among the students.Then there was the magically transparent ceiling, with stars twinkling on the pitch-black ceiling.

Professor McGonagall gently placed a four-legged stool in front of the first-year students, and placed the very famous but extremely tattered and dirty Sorting Hat on it.

The Sorting Hat sang a new song that it had spent the last year thinking about, and then the freshmen finally knew how to sort them - it turned out that all they had to do was put on the Sorting Hat.

Then decisively became the number one supporting actor in ten thousand years——

"Hannah Abbott!"

"Hufflepuff!"

But who would have thought that this stumbling, inconspicuous little girl would actually be one of the 28 Holy Families, a pureblood like Weasley and Malfoy?

After that--

"Maple Arribas!"

After blinking with every professor he knew, Maple stepped forward with a coquettish look on his face.When looking at Snape, Maple noticed that his lips moved, as if he wanted Maple to enter Slytherin.It’s just that Maple is destined to disappoint him——

As soon as Maple touched the hat, before it was put on her head, the Sorting Hat opened its mouth——

"Gryffindor!"

The entire audience was stunned. This was the first student in the history of Hogwarts to be selected by the Sorting Hat before even wearing a hat.

And Maple’s next performance truly proved the Sorting Hat’s keen eye——

Maple did not go down immediately, but continued to put the Sorting Hat on her head, and said to the Sorting Hat: "Is it really okay to elect me to Gryffindor without even putting on the hat? This will make others feel guilty. Shady? And for an outstanding talent like me, shouldn't you praise me and say that I have the excellent qualities of each house, then struggle for a while, and finally choose me to Gryffindor? You are like this It makes me very embarrassed and has no sense of accomplishment, you know?”

Maple's voice was very soft, but in the quiet atmosphere of the restaurant, many students nearby heard his words, and these students had twitching faces——

The Sorting Hat definitely made the right choice. A top guy like you is definitely a Gryffindor, and your whole family is a Gryffindor!

It is conceivable that since Hogwarts cannot hide secrets, Maple's words will soon spread throughout the school.

"You don't need to put on the hat. Just by touching me, I can feel the strong Gryffindor temperament in you. If there is not only one Gryffindor in Hogwarts, I am afraid that Gryffindor is not worthy of you!" The Sorting Hat was a little confused. Wuyu said that this was also the first time it had encountered such an excellent student.

"Maple, take off your hat!" Seeing Professor McGonagall's serious warning, Maple had no choice but to put down her hat angrily.Professor McGonagall, who originally hoped that Maple would join, no longer had the original expectations. She even wished that the Sorting Hat had just thrown Maple to Snape.

No matter what the Headmaster thought, these restless Gryffindor little lions responded to Maple with great enthusiasm. This applause was much warmer than the applause of Hufflepuff just now.Only the prefect, Percy, frowned and vowed to fulfill his obligation to properly discipline this little lion who was obviously more lively than so many seniors.

Among the Gryffindors, the Weasley brothers had the brightest smiles, which was the joy of finding a soulmate.The two of them had weird smiles on their faces, and were going to have a good chat with this little boy later.

Except for Maple, there were no big disturbances in the other branches.Professor McGonagall continued to read the names one by one. Every time a new student joined, the senior students of the college would applaud and welcome, and the ghosts of the college also waved.

"Justin Finch-Fletchley!"

"Hufflepuff!" Oh, this is the supporting actor who also appeared a lot in the second part. It's just that although there are many more scenes, the price is to lie dead for several months.

Then the first member of the savior trio was Hermione Granger.

"Gryffindor!" Hat took a long time. It seemed that he was torn between Gryffindor and Ravenclaw for a long time.

After passing a few more people, another important supporting character, Neville Longbottom, came up. It took the Sorting Hat a long time to finally select Gryffindor.

It seems that the Sorting Hat finally made the decision after discovering Neville's courage that was deeply buried in his heart due to the painful experience of witnessing his parents going crazy when he was young!

Then Malfoy got his wish and entered Slytherin. Except for the last moment and when Harry and Ron transformed with Polyjuice Potion, the whole audience only had to hum and hum two lines and only giggle. The worst supporting character in the show.

The two of them are probably the biggest victims of incest marriages in pure-blood families!

There are not many people left, and they will arrive soon——

"Harry Potter!"

"Potter, is she calling Potter?"

'"Is that Harry Potter?"

"Harry Potter who defeated You-Know-Who?"

. . . . . .

As Harry walked forward, the restaurant, which had been quiet before each sorting result came out, started to buzz for the first time. Except for a few professors, almost all the students were talking about Harry Potter. The figure whispered.

The restaurant was crowded, and everyone looked up, hoping to see his appearance clearly.Then the hat met the most difficult thing since Sorting, but after knowing that his nemesis Voldemort was a Slytherin, Harry Potter insisted not to go to Slytherin.then--

"Gryffindor!"

Malfoy, who recognized Harry Potter's appearance, looked disappointed. Now he didn't need to experience the unpleasant scene on the train. Malfoy also regarded Harry Potter as his opponent.

The Gryffindor table burst into cheers, and the Weasley brothers even whistled.

"We've got Potter! We've got Potter!"

The career-minded Percy Weasley, who was already a prefect, stood up and shook hands with Harry Potter. He was probably the only one in the Weasley family who failed in education!

After that, the youngest brother of the Weasley family was sorted into Gryffindor, and then the last one, Reiss Sabine, was sorted into Slytherin, and the sorting finally ended.

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