Journey through the heavens from Hogwarts

After the door opened, a person familiar to Lin Xiao appeared.Professor McGonagall, wearing emerald green robes, was standing in front of the door.She looked serious, much like his head teacher in high school.

"First-year freshman, Professor McGonagall," said Hagrid.

"Thank you, Hagrid. Leave it to me when you get here, first years, follow me."

She opened the door wide and looked inside to see the burning torches placed on the surrounding stone walls.The ceiling is so high that you can barely see the top, and in front is a staircase paved with marble that leads directly to the upper floor.

The little wizards followed Professor McGonagall along the stone floor.Lin Xiao heard the voices of hundreds of people discussing from the door on the right. They should be senior students debating the news of the branch.

They were already sitting in their respective houses waiting for the sorting ceremony - Professor McGonagall first took the first-year students to a small empty room at the other end of the hall.Everyone rushed in, rubbing shoulders and gazing nervously at everything around them.

"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 will enter. Sorting is a very important thing. 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 your free time together in the common room of the college. .”

When Professor McGonagall introduced the four colleges, Lin Xiao was also considering which college to go to. He knew that the Sorting Hat would give priority to his own opinion. As long as it was not Azkaban, he would be lucky.

His first choice was Ravenclaw, followed by Hufflepuff.As for Gryffindor, it is not included in the scope, because as long as you are a Gryffindor, the Slytherins will find trouble for you. Of course, this is the approach of most pure-blooded snake houses. There are some in the UK. Nearly half of the Death Eaters are from here.

"I'll pick you up when it's ready over there," said Professor McGonagall. "Please keep quiet while you wait."

After Professor McGonagall left, about twenty ghosts suddenly jumped out from the wall behind them.These pearly-white, translucent ghosts slid across the room, whispering to each other, seemingly discussing something, paying little attention to the first-year students.

At this time, a chubby man smiled at them and said, "I think you are preparing to take the freshman test?"

Some students nodded silently. "I hope you can be sorted into Hufflepuff!" said the monk, "I used to attend that house." "Move forward now," a thin voice said, "the sorting ceremony will begin soon."

Professor McGonagall is back, and the ghosts are floating through the opposite wall and disappearing.

"Now, in a single line," Professor McGonagall said to the first-year students, "follow me."

Lin Xiao and the other three walked behind, followed the people in front through the foyer, and entered the luxurious restaurant through a double door at the back.

The upperclassmen of the college were seated around four long tables, above which thousands of candles were floating in the air, lighting up the dining room.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.

Lin Xiao raised his head and looked up. Just like in the original novel, stars were twinkling on the velvet-black ceiling.He heard Hermione whisper: "This place has been enchanted and looks like the sky outside. I read about it in 'Hogwarts: A History'."

It's hard to believe that there really is a ceiling up there, and it's also hard to believe that the roof of the restaurant isn't open to the air.He thought it would be very exciting to have a barbecue here!

Professor McGonagall gently placed a four-legged stool in front of the first-year students, and placed a pointed wizard's hat on the stool.The hat looked worn and patched.

Everyone was looking at the hat, and suddenly the restaurant was silent.Then the hat twisted.A wide slit opened on the brim of the hat, like a mouth - and the hat began to sing: "You may not think I'm pretty, but don't judge people by their appearance. If you can find a hat more beautiful than me, I can put myself in it." Eat it.”

Lin Xiao thought that if you turn yourself over, even if you eat yourself, he sang: "You can make your bowler hat black and shiny, make your top silk hat smooth and straight, I am Hogwarts The magic hat used for testing is naturally superior to your hat. No idea in your mind can escape my eyes. Take me and give it a try, and I will tell you which college you should be assigned to... ....”

After the Sorting Hat finished singing, the audience burst into applause, then bowed to the four dining tables one by one, and then stood still.

At this time, Professor McGonagall took a few steps forward, opened the parchment in his hand and said, "Whoever's name I call now will put on his hat, sit on the stool, and wait for the sorting."

"Hannah Abbott!"

A rosy-looking little girl with two golden braids stumbled out of the queue and put on a hat that just covered her eyes.She sat down.

There was a moment's pause - "Hufflepuff!" the Hat shouted.

The people at the table to the right applauded and cheered Hannah, welcoming her to their table.At this time, the fat monk also waved to her.

"Susan Burns!"

"Hufflepuff!" the hat shouted again, and Susan quickly ran to sit next to Hannah.

As each new student was called up, Hermione went to Gryffindor just like in the original book.

And the next one, not surprisingly, is Lin Xiao.

"Xiao Lin!"

Professor McGonagall nodded to him and placed the Sorting Hat on his head.

"Well - it can be seen that you are a very talented little wizard, with a shrewd mind and a thirst for knowledge, as well as strong courage and determination." "Oh - it looks like Ravenclaw and Gryffindor Many of them are suitable for you, how about you choose one?"

"Go to Ravenclaw!", "Oh..., I see that you are very resistant to Gryffindor, okay."

"To be honest, I don't like Gryffindors either, oh... of course this refers to a small group of people."

"I once heard Dumbledore say that there were two naughty guys in Gryffindor who were planning to steal me out. They said they wanted to study why I had thoughts. At that time, they squatted at the door for several hours. Fortunately, they entered the principal's office. Password required..."

"Oh--, sorry I said too much, then, Ravenclaw!" the Sorting Hat said loudly.

After the words fell, the Ravenclaw table also cheered, welcoming Lin Xiao's arrival.

Next, Neville went to Gryffindor, and Malfoy and his two followers went to Slytherin as they wished.

At this time, almost all the people were left.

"Harry Potter"

"Potter, is he calling Potter?", "Is that Harry Potter?"

When Lin Xiao saw Harry walking forward, a burst of discussion suddenly came from the restaurant, everyone guessing which college Harry Potter was from.

After a long time, the Sorting Hat shouted: "Gryffindor!"

Harry took off his hat and walked towards the Gryffindor table with slightly trembling legs.Percy, the Gryffindor prefect, stood up and shook his hand tightly. The Weasley twins shouted: "We have Potter! We have Potter!"

Lin Xiao saw the two troublemakers in Gryffindor, the Weasley brothers. Their invention was quite thoughtful and he would talk to them another day.

Now there are only three people left waiting for assignment.A girl named Lisa Dupin became a new student in Ravenclaw, and then it was Ron's turn, looking blue in the face.Next to him, Harry clasped his hands under the table.In the blink of an eye the Sorting Hat shouted: "Gryffindor!"

Upon hearing the sorting results, Ron collapsed on the seat next to Harry, who clapped loudly along with the rest of the group.

With the last one being sorted into Slytherin, the sorting ceremony came to an end.Professor McGonagall also rolled up the parchment, picked up the Sorting Hat and left.