Hogwarts founder returns to campus

There was an empty house behind the marble stairs. When everyone was crowded together, surrounded by Mag, she said:

"Welcome to Hogwarts, but before the opening banquet, we need to confirm your affiliation with the school, so that we can assign your positions. The sorting ceremony is a very important ceremony, I hope you can prepare well, handle it seriously."

The crowd began whispering again, expressing their concerns.

Mag's pursed lips relaxed slightly, and the trembling of her cheeks was undetectable. She coughed lightly and continued: "The names of the four colleges are: Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slater. Lin. Every college has its own glorious history..."

What McGonagall said was similar to what Salazar heard on the train. The rules in the past 1000 years have basically remained the same, except for an extra thing called the Academy Cup.

The College Cup is an honor that the four colleges compete for together, and the award of this honor is determined through the scoring of an academic year.

It seemed like a very interesting event, but Salazar wondered why Rowena would pass this decision?

According to Rowena's ingenuity, it should be conceivable that the existence of this academy cup will cause the four academies to divide and even hate each other, which is not a good thing for the school.

McGonagall had left the room, leaving only the whispering crowd, and the freshmen were chatting uneasily, guessing what the next test would be.

Cassandra comforted Hermione, opening a box of Chocolate Frogs and handing them to her.Justin was coughing constantly, as if he had caught a cold.

"Are you okay?" Salazar asked, considering whether to debunk this as a traditional prank.

"Don't worry, I'm used to it!" Justin waved his hands, his face flushed with a violent cough, "I will be like this as long as I am before the exam, and it will be fine after a while."

A panicked voice suddenly came from the crowd, and Justin's flushed face suddenly turned pale. He pointed to the pearly white translucent ghosts in front of him and said, "Ghost...it's a ghost..."

"It's a ghost, and it can't hurt anyone, unless it's Peeves," Salazar said.

Cassandra was also comforting Hermione, obviously Hermione was quite frightened seeing those ghosts.

These pearly white, translucent ghosts seemed unaware of the commotion their arrival would cause, and the Muggle origins of those families were most evident.

A chubby ghost in a baggy monk's robe said, "Perhaps we should give him another chance?"

"Forget it, how many chances have you given Peeves? Fat monk, you are too kind. Peeves is a completely different existence from us. We can't reason with him!" Chuanlun was talking. The ghost of the ruffled doublet looks like a late medieval aristocrat.

The ghost noticed the freshmen looking at them with their mouths open, and immediately changed its original serious expression, slowly drifting towards one of the freshmen.

The surrounding freshmen quickly formed a circle, enclosing the freshman and the noble ghost in the middle.

The noble ghost didn't seem to care about this at all, and said with great interest: "What are you doing here?"

The freshman could only shake his head desperately, his face was flushed, and he seemed to be holding his breath. This is a popular way of avoiding ghosts among Muggles, but unfortunately it didn't work at all.

"You scared them, Nick!" The fat monk also flew down, "You are going to take the sorting test, right? Be good. Although the sorting test is difficult, I still hope that you can be sorted into Hufflepuff."

After leaving this sentence, the group of ghosts finally rose again and disappeared through the wall.

The commotion about ghosts was finally quelled. McGonagall was standing in the crowd at some point, and said in a steady voice: "Line in a single row, follow me into the auditorium, and prepare for sorting."

"If you really have a college goal you want to go to, then be firm. The Sorting Hat will carefully consider the wizard's choice." Sara looked at Hermione, who was still in shock, and said.

"Really? Do you know what the next test is?" Hermione asked, walking behind Salazar, after walking through the small room into the auditorium.

"Just put on the hat, and then the hat will tell you which college you belong to. If you really want to go to a certain college, you can tell the Sorting Hat with your spirit. The wizard's own wishes are also considered by the Sorting Hat. And it’s a huge percentage,” Salazar explained.

The most important thing in the magnificent auditorium is an unpretentious four-corner stool, and on top of the four-corner stool is a black pointed hat spread out on it.

Suddenly, the cap twisted, a slit opened, and the slit, like a mouth, began to sing:

You may think I'm not beautiful, but don't judge by appearances, if you can find a more beautiful hat than mine, I can eat myself.

You can make your bowler hats black and shiny, and your silk top hats smooth and crisp. I am the Hogwarts test hat, which is naturally much taller than your hats.

No idea hidden in your mind can hide from the golden eyes of the magic hat. Put it on and try it, and I will tell you which college you should be assigned to.

……

"There are so many patches on that hat, and it's still tattered. Has it been damaged before? Otherwise, how could it sing so badly?" Cassandra whispered.

"Probably not?" Hermione stood beside Cassandra, and replied in an uncertain tone: "I don't seem to have seen any relevant records in "Hogwarts: A School History", and there is no Will there be such a bold wizard as to destroy the Sorting Hat?"

The two girls were standing behind Salazar. Originally, Salazar was thinking about Barrow and Helena. Listening to their conversation, he noticed the sorting hat on the corner stool.

The Sorting Hat looks weather-beaten, tattered and patched, as if it has been destroyed by someone, and then piece by piece, the pieces are collected and finally stitched back together.

As an important tool for distributing the academy, both he himself and the other three friends have injected powerful magic into it.

In addition to the necessary magic for sorting, there are also some magic spells that strengthen the sorting hat itself.

In addition to helping the Sorting Hat stay away from the erosion of the years and serve the school for a long time, the magic spell can also prevent water and dust, so that such an important Sorting Hat will not become worn out.

So... what caused the Sorting Hat to become what it is?