"Where did you go?" James blushed when he saw Jody returning to him.Before he set off, he was determined to be a good brother, but he lost his sister not long after boarding the train.

"Go to other cars." The other students kept pushing and shoving behind them, unable to speak properly, and Jody had to decide to tell James about that Malfoy and his fiancée later.But when she thought of Narcissa, she couldn't help but take another look at Sirius Black who had been standing beside James.The cousins ​​bear little resemblance in appearance.

"First-year freshmen go this way!" A large lantern waved above the heads of all the students to guide the direction.The man carrying it yelled loudly.He was tall and burly, with beards and unkempt long hair making his whole head look shaggy, which made him look a little scary, and many students who were already trembling because of the nervousness of entering the school shivered.

"This man is really tall." Sirius muttered.

"We should go there." Jody looked curiously at James around the station, pointing to the direction of the large lantern. "Must go there, not..."

"Ahem, I won't go exploring at this time." James held Jody's hand, "Don't get separated from me, Jody."

"Hey, buddy, wait for me." Sirius grabbed James' free arm, lest he rush through the crowd too fast and separate from him, and then grabbed James with the other hand. Lupine standing aside. "Come on, don't fall behind!"

Although Sirius suddenly grabbed his arm and almost fell over, Lupine's face flashed a complex expression of surprise and joy.He lowered his head and ran after Sirius, thankfully no one noticed his expression at this moment.

"Oh, wait for me!" Peter's shrill voice came from behind them.He got out of the car late, because he was too nervous and missed the announcement, and ran out of the car first dragging the suitcase, only to have to put it back in the car.

Leading by the small but very flexible James, the five successfully passed through the crowd and ran in front of the big man at the fastest speed, and then unexpectedly reunited with Lily Evans and Severus Snape .Fortunately, many people joined the freshman assembly team, and everyone was so nervous about the next thing that they couldn't speak, so there were no more conflicts.

"I'm Hagrid, the gamekeeper at Hogwarts. Are all the first-years here? Follow me! Watch out for your steps!" The big man Hagrid briefly introduced himself, and then carried him The big, bright lamp leads the way.Although the light was still bright, Hagrid was too tall. He walked in front, and the existence of the light was covered by more than half, so that everyone walked on the downhill road in the dark forest. Be careful and stumble.

"Turn this corner, and you will see Hogwarts for the first time!" Hagrid turned his head and glanced at the freshmen who had walked so hard, while making sure that none of them fell behind or fell to the ground, Shouting proudly, it never occurred to him to turn the lantern around to illuminate the freshmen's feet.

"Wow!" Turning the corner, almost everyone exclaimed at the same time, with Sirius' loud whistle in between.The team that had been surprisingly quiet just now suddenly became lively.

At the end of the path is a large black lake. On the other side of the lake, on a high cliff, a majestic castle towers into the sky. The light from the windows makes this beautiful castle shine in the night.The magnificence and beauty of Hogwarts Castle is beyond the imagination of these children.

"Okay, let's get on the boat, no more than four people per boat." Hagrid gave them some time to calm down, and then led the team to the pier on the lake shore, pointing to a fleet of small boats moored there. "Watch your step, don't fall into the lake."

James was the first to jump into a boat, light and beautiful, and then he held out his hand to Jody to let her jump in too.His acrobatic movements and gentlemanly manner attracted the attention of some young girls, who huddled together and whispered.Sirius and Lupine also jumped on board, and Peter regrettably went to another ship.

"Are you all seated?" Hagrid took a small boat to himself and led the entire fleet at the forefront.

The fleet sailed towards the castle. They passed through the ivy under the cliff and entered a dark tunnel, which seemed to be the underground of the castle.Finally, the fleet docked at an underground pier surrounded by gravel and pebbles.Everyone disembarked, then led by Hagrid up the stone steps of a tunnel, and finally stood in front of the huge oak door of the castle.

Hagrid knocked on the door three times with his big fist, and it swung open instantly, revealing a tall dark-haired witch in emerald green robes, her hair neatly combed and pulled back tightly. Form into a round bun.

"This year's first grade, Professor McGonagall!" Hagrid handed over the task of leading the freshmen to Professor McGonagall. "I leave it to you!"

Professor McGonagall nodded, pursing his lips tightly with a serious expression.Seeing Professor McGonagall like this, many people couldn't help but look back at Hagrid's back——Compared with this majestic female professor, maybe the overly tall key keeper is more friendly .

However, James and Jody were exceptions. They looked at each other in unison, trying not to scream.My parents' friend, Miss McGonagall, who celebrated their birthday a few months ago, is a professor at Hogwarts? !It turns out that she is really the same person as the vice principal signed on the admission notice?

Professor McGonagall's eyes sternly swept over every first-year freshman, and didn't particularly stay on the twins for long.She led the first-years through the corridor to a small empty room at the end of the hall.

"Welcome to Hogwarts. I'm Minerva McGonagall, the vice-headmaster of Hogwarts. The opening banquet is about to begin, but before it begins, you will participate in a ceremony that will help you Decide which house you belong to when you are at Hogwarts. The house is your home while you are at Hogwarts. The houses are Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin."

Speaking of this, Professor McGonagall cleared his throat again: "The four colleges have their own glorious history, and they have also cultivated outstanding wizards and wizards. I hope you can perform well during Hogwarts. Your college will add points, of course, if you make a mistake, you will also lose points for your college. The college with the highest score at the end of the school year will win the college cup. This is a very high honor. I hope you can contribute to your college in the future. Glory, no matter which academy you enter. Now, line up and follow me."

All the freshmen silently followed Professor McGonagall's instructions and stood in a row.James straightened his chest, raised his head proudly, and repeatedly pulled out the sword and held it in front of his chest, as if he wanted to make himself appear more courageous.Snape turned his head in disdain, only to see Sirius making faces at himself, and mouthing "Snotlite".Naturally, Sirius' behavior aroused Lily's glare.However, these little tricks behind Professor McGonagall did not last long, because when everyone followed Professor McGonagall into the auditorium, everyone's attention was attracted by the beauty and magnificence here.

Thousands of candles floated above the auditorium, illuminating the entire auditorium. The four long tables were already filled with students from other grades, and the long tables were filled with golden plates and goblets.There is another long table on the upper stage of the auditorium, which is obviously the teacher's seat.

All the freshmen stood in a row with their backs to the teacher's seat, bathed in the curious eyes of all the students in the school.

In the freshman team, Jody quietly raised her head, confirming that the previous birthday gift from Miss Bagshot this year, the content in the book "Hogwarts: A School History" is true - the ceiling really does not seem to exist, and she can In the auditorium, you can see the starlight in the night sky outside and the dancing flames of the candles floating in the auditorium.This made her temporarily forget the fact that she had to participate in the next sorting ceremony under the eyes of all the students in the school, which was enough to make her nervous and her heart beat faster.

After confirming that Miss McGonagall is the vice-principal of Hogwarts, Jody now knows exactly who wrote her "History of Magic" textbook.No wonder Miss Bagshot was so fond of giving history books.She never thought that the kind old lady was so amazing.Maybe before I knew it, I had already met many great people. Thinking of this, Jody suddenly felt a little happy and proud.

While Jody was thinking wildly, Professor McGonagall had set up a round stool in front of the freshmen and put a top wizard hat on it.The hat was patched and looked dirty and old.

The moment Professor McGonagall put his hat on, the auditorium, which was still whispering just now, fell completely silent.Then suddenly a wide slit opened in the cap, like a big mouth, and suddenly it sang.

"Welcome to Hogwarts,

I don't exist because new hats can't be bought here,

Only because I can continue to pass on the information passed down from the Big Four to this day,

Don't dislike me when I'm dirty and broken,

Only I know where you should go,

I will help you see yourself clearly!

Maybe you are like Gryffindor, love adventure, courage first,

Maybe you're like Ravenclaw, with a sharp mind and a love of knowledge,

Maybe you're like a Slytherin, full-blooded and ambitious,

Maybe you are like Hufflepuff, steadfast and hardworking,

The four founders entrusted me with identifying your qualities,

Let you enter the most suitable college to study,

Come on, put me on, let me see where you go! "

After the hat's singing stopped, thunderous applause broke out in the auditorium, and the hat "bowed" to the four long tables, and then stood still.

The singing of the hat announced the way of sorting, which finally completely liberated the freshmen from their nervous mood. "Why didn't anyone tell us that sorting is so easy?" James complained to Jody.

Jody smiled, and found Lucius Malfoy and Narcissa Black sitting together at the long table on the far right. "I sat with them on the train," she whispered to her brother.

Before James could answer, Professor McGonagall took a roll of parchment and stood beside the hat: "Whoever's name I read, sit on the stool and put on the hat."

Raymond Avery was the first to sit on the stool and was sorted into Slytherin, followed by Alina Abbott into Hufflepuff.Each school welcomes new students with polite and warm applause.

"Sirris Black!"

When Professor McGonagall read Sirius' name, he grinned and put his hat on his head faster than anyone else. The hat was silent for a while, and suddenly he yelled: "Gryffindor!"

The moment the Sorting Hat called out Gryffindor, there was a small commotion at the long table where Malfoy was sitting.Jody saw Narcissa's face tense, looking more disgusted with Sirius than she had been on the train.

This little commotion did not cause any major problems. There was still warm applause from the long table on the far left. Sirius took off his hat and handed it to Professor McGonagall with a relaxed expression, and joined the Gryffindor long table. During the period, he did not forget to wink at James proudly, and James secretly gave him a thumbs up gesture.

Next Amelia Bones and Bunian Akmo went to Hufflepuff, and Humphrey Bell was cut into Ravenclaw's No.1 freshman.

The sorting ceremony continued, and soon it was the turn of the little red-haired girl, Lily Evans.Snape tensed up, looking more nervous than his own sorting house.There was an eagerness and eager anticipation in his expression.However, the Sorting Hat failed Snape.

"Gryffindor!" the hat announced.

Lily glanced at Snape apologetically before sitting down at the Gryffindor table.Sirius winked at Snape while making room for Lily.But Lily always turned her back to Sirius after she sat down, and didn't even look at him.This made Snape, who was still awaiting sorting, feel a little better.

Then, Haska Jones and Jebe McKinnon became Hufflepuff freshmen, Briatt Flynn and Joanna Goshawk entered Ravenclaw, and Doris Noah Benedict and Benedict Mulciber went to Slytherin, while Remus Lupine, Mary MacDonald and Peter Pedillo were sorted into Gryffindor.

It took a long time for Peter to be identified by the Sorting Hat, which made the little boy wriggling on the chair nervously, and many students giggled at his ridiculous appearance.

Sitting next to Sirius, Lily was obviously not very happy.In order not to pay attention to Sirius, she has been watching the ongoing sorting ceremony with eager eyes to avoid dealing with the new companions around her, but at this moment she is even more depressed to find that the next turn is James, whom she also hates. Porter.

Sensing the girl's gaze, James deliberately grinned smugly at her, but Jody at the side knew that although James was still playing tricks, he was already extremely nervous, because when he walked towards the Sorting Hat, He kept muttering "courage, courage..."

Before putting on the hat, Professor McGonagall on the side showed James an encouraging smile that was imperceptible to others, which made James feel more confident.

Almost as soon as the hat touched James' scalp, the result was announced immediately. "Gryffindor!"

James happily took off his hat, bounced off the stool, and walked slowly towards the Gryffindor long table, watching as Jody sat down on the stool and put on the sorting hat.He guessed that they could walk to the Gryffindor table together next, so he slowed down and waited for her.

However, in the next second, the hat opened its mouth wide and announced a name that made James stare round: "Slytherin!"

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