Hogwarts, where the stars shine

The September night was slightly cool as the carriage drove along the spacious driveway and stopped at the foot of the stone steps in front of the two oak doors not long after.The people in the carriage hurriedly climbed the stone steps and entered the castle.

Mesa, Lilia and Sean jumped out of the carriage and hurried up the stone steps.By the way, there is also Penelo Crevat, whom Lilia particularly dislikes.

The cave-like deep foyer is brightly lit and has an extraordinary marble staircase.

However, there was a large pool of water on the floor in the foyer, and the entire first floor of the castle looked as if it had been soaked.

It was as if this year's rainy season had arrived early, causing the water level in the Black Lake to surge overnight and flood into the castle.

The students in the foyer were stunned when they looked like the castle had been flooded.Before anyone could figure out the situation, Peeves, a prankster, appeared.

Peeves wore a brand-new hat and an ugly orange-red bow tie, and his broad and naughty face was filled with a wicked smile of successful prank.He screamed "SurpriseMotherfxxker" as he flew over the students' heads.

The situation is very clear. Peeves has once again tricked everyone, as you can tell by looking at Filch, who is panting and chasing him.Poor old Filch, how could he possibly catch up with Peeves?

Unlike everyone who was surprised, Mesa said in his heart that he felt cold.

Peeves probably blew up the toilet in the school, and probably damaged the water pipes in the bathroom...

Oh my God, Merlin, Peeves did something like this on the first day of school. This was such a surprise - wait, what if he confessed to me under Dumbledore's torture?

Although Mesa had once betrayed Peeves unfaithfully, he was now praying that Peeves would be righteous and never betray him to Dumbledore.

Soon, several professors hurried over.Professor Flitwick waved his wand to clear the water on the ground; Professor Sprout shouted loudly for the students to enter the auditorium in an orderly manner.

"Peeves!" Professor McGonagall shouted angrily, "Peeves, come here!"

Professor McGonagall, the Vice-Headmaster of Hogwarts and Head of Gryffindor House, rushed out from the other side of the Great Hall.But Peeves ignored Professor McGonagall's warning and flew away with a weird laugh.

From the beginning to the end, Snape did not show up. He must have gone to the scene of the incident with other professors to solve the problem from the source.

The students walked through the foyer step by step, passed through a double door on the right, and entered the splendid auditorium.

The students sitting around the long tables in their respective houses chattered about Peeves' behavior of "flooding the castle" and speculated whether he would be kicked out of school by Dumbledore.

Almost no one in the school, not just the caretaker Argus Filch, liked Peeves.If so, it's because Peeves's funny pranks were not used on him.

Although Peeves flooded the castle tonight, the back-to-school dinner was still held as usual.

When the professors dealing with the problem returned to their faculty seats, the annual sorting ceremony began.

As the door of the auditorium was opened, everyone immediately fell silent.Professor McGonagall led a long row of freshmen to the top of the auditorium.

It's still a three-legged stool, a dirty, tattered, and patched wizard's hat, and it's still the Sorting Hat singing alone.But the lyrics this time are different from last year.

Probably in the long life of the Sorting Hat, making up lyrics is its only fun.Is it possible that Dumbledore can find a female hat for it?

Professor McGonagall held the parchment with the students' names and surnames written on them in her left hand, and held the sorting hat in her right hand. She called the students in alphabetical order by their surnames.

Each time a student is clicked, the Sorting Hat will assign the student to the college that suits him.From time to time bursts of applause erupted from the four long college tables to welcome the new students joining the college.

When Professor McGonagall called "Cedric Diggory", a small number of girls actually held their breath.

"Although he is a new student, Mr. Cedric Diggory looks good, doesn't he?" Lilia said softly.This was the first time Lilia had spoken to Mesa since she boarded the carriage and met Penelo Crivat of Ravenclaw.

Cedric Diggory, a new student who even boys would find handsome when they meet him.He gives people the impression of a sunny and handsome big boy.

"He looks pretty good. You don't want an old cow to eat young grass, do you?" Mesa said, "He is only in the first grade!"

Hearing this, Lilia turned her head away angrily again, completely ignoring Mesa who was joking.And Mesa also roughly guessed why Lilia was angry.

Cedric Diggory's sorting took some time, but he was eventually sorted into Hufflepuff House.The little badgers gave them warm applause, especially the seniors who smiled happily.

"What a pity, it's not Slytherin." Lilia still looked angry, like a big orange who needed someone to coax her.

The sorting ceremony was still going on, and the freshmen, male and female, walked towards the three-legged stool one by one with varying degrees of fear on their faces.

Not long after, Slytherin also ushered in his own new life, and only two of these people left an impression on Mesa.One is Graham Montague, who seems to be having a hard time with his brain, and the other is Cassius Warrington, a big man who looks like a sloth.

The line was slowly shortening, and the last names to be read were the Weasley twins.The two brothers look almost identical, even the location of their freckles is similar.The two, like their older brothers, became brave Gryffindors.

The sorting ceremony then ended.Professor McGonagall packed up the Sorting Hat and the stool and took them away.

Professor Dumbledore stood up.He looked at all his classmates with a smile and opened his arms in a welcoming gesture.The principal didn't say anything more and directly announced the opening of the meeting.

In an instant, the empty plates were filled with delicious food, and the sound of clinking knives and forks was heard in the auditorium, as well as the buzzing voices of students.

As the dinner progressed, everyone finally knew the reason for Peeves' prank and why he flooded the castle.

It turns out that Peeves wanted to go to the party together instead of being left alone outside while the students feasted.But the ghosts rejected Peeves' proposal and did not give him this chance.

So before the students arrive at school, Peeves blows up the bathroom toilet and then turns on all the taps.Peeves chose to use revenge to express his strong dissatisfaction.

At this time, Mesa no longer cared about Peeves and had no time to care whether the prankster had betrayed him or not.Because Mesa discovered that Lilia, who used to be very easy to coax, actually couldn't coax her tonight.

No matter what Mesa said or did, Lilia completely ignored him and once again regarded him as nothing.It seems that in Lilia Shafiq's world, there is no such person as Mesa Black.

Until the dessert was cleared away and the last crumbs on the plate disappeared, Lilia still ignored it.

At this time, Albus Dumbledore stood up again.The hum of voices in the hall suddenly stopped.Mesa had no choice but to give up the action temporarily and let Lilia continue to be angry.

"Okay," Dumbledore said kindly, "I believe everyone has eaten and drank enough to wash away the fatigue of the journey." The principal said while looking at all the students with a smile.

Dumbledore continued: "First of all, let us welcome Professor John Mikkelsen. He has graciously agreed to fill the vacancy on the Defense Against the Dark Arts course for this academic year."

John Mikkelsen stood up. He was wearing a set of luxurious emerald green robes, with a fierce face and sinister eyes. He looked not easy to mess with.

A round of applause for the new professor Nian Pao, wishing him all the best.

This wish is especially sincere to the fifth and seventh grade students, who will take the wizard level exam this year.

Then Dumbledore started talking again.You are not allowed to go to the Forbidden Forest, you are not allowed to cast spells in the corridor, you are not allowed to do this, you are not allowed to do that...

For some people, these prohibited contents go in one ear and out the other.For example, Mesa Black at the Slytherin table, or the new twins at the Gryffindor table.