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Her eyes wandered over all the new students.Some nervously smoothed their hair, some unconsciously touched their faces, and some began to straighten their clothes.

"I'll pick you up when it's ready over there," said Professor McGonagall. "Keep quiet while you wait." She left the room.

Everyone let out a sigh of relief.

"How could they put us in exactly which house?" Someone asked, and Anthony was sure it was a young wizard from the Muggle world.

"I think it's always a kind of test. It depends on our level to determine which college we should go to." Someone replied, and it was just a guess, but it was more reliable.

But now no one speaks, and everyone is in danger.Some people are muttering words, and they are quickly reviewing what they have learned; some people are nervously looking around, chanting non-stop, praying for blessings.

Severus was getting a little nervous, too, and Bert wasn't interested in teasing Severus anymore.

"Sev, don't worry. We will definitely go into Slytherin." Of course Bert knew how Hogwarts was sorted, but he still thought it was too funny.He seriously suspected the reason why Alfred didn't like to study here because the branch school was too bad.

Severus was reassured by Burt.

At this time, a strange thing happened, and several people behind them were still screaming loudly.

"There are so many new students, how are you!" A ghost in a ruffled tights suddenly spotted the first-year students.

No one answered.

"Freshman!" the chubby monk smiled at them, "I think, probably ready to take the test."

Some students nodded silently.

"Hope you get a Hufflepuff!" said the Friar. "I used to go to that House."

"Move forward now," said a shrill voice. "The sorting ceremony is about to begin."

Professor McGonagall is back!

The ghosts floated in file and disappeared across the opposite wall.

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

Bert let Severus walk behind him, still holding hands.

Exit the room, walk through the foyer, and enter the luxurious dining room through a pair of double doors at the back.

A magical, beautiful, and magnificent place.

Severus has already seen the more splendid Alfred Castle, and the novelty of Hogwarts has been greatly reduced.The bright environment makes him no longer nervous.

Students from other classes in the academy were already sitting around four long tables, above which thousands of candles floating in the air illuminated the dining room.Glittering gold plates and goblets stood on four tables.There is another long table on the table at the top of the restaurant, which is the teacher's seat.

Professor McGonagall took the first-years over there and had them line up facing all the seniors, with the teachers behind them.Candles were flickering, and stars twinkled on the velvety-black canopy.The hundreds of faces watching them were like pale lanterns.The ghosts also shone dimly among the students with dim dots of silver light.

Knowing that this was a magical effect, Severus didn't take a second look at these, his eyes fell on Burt's back.

Professor McGonagall gently placed a four-legged stool in front of the first-year students, and placed a pointed wizard hat on the stool.

The hat was patched, worn out, and very dirty.Some little nobles looked at the hat with disgust, guessing its purpose.Burt carried Severus on his back, so his ugly face was not noticed by Severus.

Everyone in the restaurant was staring at the hat in silence.Then the hat twisted.There was a wide slit in the brim, like a mouth—and the hat began to sing: You may think I am not beautiful, but don't judge by appearance, if you can find a more beautiful hat than me, I can eat myself Lose.

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.

Any idea hidden in your mind can't hide from the golden eyes of the devil's hat. Put it on and try it, and I will tell you which college you should be assigned to.

You may belong to Gryffindor, where there is bravery buried in the bottom of the heart, and their courage, boldness and boldness make Gryffindor outstanding; you may belong to Hufflepuff, where people are honest and loyal, and Hufflepuff's The students are stoic and honest, unafraid of hard work; if you're smart, you might get into wise old Ravenclaw, where the wise and learned always meet their kind; maybe you'll get into Slytherin , Maybe you make sincere friends here, but those cunning and sinister people will do everything possible to achieve their goals.

Come put on me!

Don't be afraid!

Never panic!

In my hands (although I don't even have a hand) you're safe because I'm a thinking hat!

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

The children who knew how they would be sorted finally stopped being nervous. Of course, some of them still had ugly faces.

Wearing a hat to test is indeed simple, but the idea of ​​testing is very offensive to some people.Whether it's Bert or Severus, or other minor nobles, there are always things in their memories that they don't want others to see.

Then Professor McGonagall took a few steps forward, a roll of parchment in hand.

"Whoever I call by name now puts on a hat, sits on a stool, and waits for sorting," she said, and then she called someone's name.

Burt watched a person go up, put on a hat and be assigned to the corresponding college.He began to feel that it was unscientific, and it was too hasty to classify schools purely based on personality.They are still young, and their personalities are not determined at all.

Until the Sirius branch was sent to Gryffindor, the hall seemed to explode.Especially the Slytherin table, where many people's faces were blackened.

When Bert saw Bellatrix who had acted wildly on him last time, she was so angry that she almost broke the fork in her hand.

Bert was sorted one step ahead of Severus, and shouted "Slytherin" almost as soon as the sorting hat touched his hair. Bert smiled politely at the professors, put down the sorting hat, and walked down the steps He gave Severus an encouraging look.

Severus was called by name, he glanced at Burt sitting on the Slytherin seat, and walked up firmly.From a higher position, he finally saw Lily who had never returned on the train.

He puts on the hat and is soon sorted into Slytherin too.He sat next to Bert, and no one paid attention to him except Bert and Anthony.

When it was Lily's turn, Severus watched nervously, hoping that Lily would also enter Slytherin.But the Sorting Hat was a "Gryffindor", which disappointed Severus.

Lily glanced at Severus apologetically, and quickly ran to Gryffindor to sit down.

"Severus, you should pay attention to me once in a while." Burt kicked Severus under the table, telling Severus not to be too obvious.

Severus realized that he was no longer just staring at the Gryffindor table.

Albus Dumbledore stood up when the last person had also finished sorting and sat down on his seat.He looked at the students with a smile on his face, and stretched out his arms to them. Nothing seemed to make him happier than seeing the students gathered together.

"Welcome!" he said. "Welcome to Hogwarts to start a new school year! Before the banquet begins, I would like to say a few words. That is: idiot! sneeze! scum! screw! thank you all!"

He sat down again.

Everyone applauded and cheered, but the Slytherin table just applauded silently, more like a polite response.

At this time, the dinner plates in front of all the students were full of food: roast beef, roast chicken, pork chops, lamb chops, sausages, steaks, boiled potatoes, baked potatoes, French chips, Yorkshire pudding, pea sprouts, carrots, Gravy, ketchup, and for some odd reason mint hard candy.

Nearly Headless Nick, the ghost in the ruff, sat at the Gryffindor table, and Baron the Bloody Slytherin sat right next to Lucius Malfoy, who was used to it, and this The ghost talked one after another, of course, he was more to comfort his fiancée.

After everyone had opened their bellies and filled their stomachs, the rest of the food disappeared from the plates in one go.The plates and forks are as clean as ever.

After a while, the pudding came up.There are all kinds of ice cream, apple pie, enamelled pie, chocolate sponge cake, fried jam donuts, marmalade pudding, strawberry, jelly, rice pudding...

Bert doesn't like desserts, he's used to eating only half full.Severus also refrained from eating sweets.

Finally, the pudding disappeared too, and Professor Dumbledore stood up again.The restaurant also returned to silence.

"Oh, now that everyone has eaten and drank enough, I want to say a few more words to everyone. As the term begins, I want to give you a few things to pay attention to.

Attention first-year freshmen, students are not allowed to enter the woods on campus.Some of our classmates in the old class should also remember this well. Dumbledore glanced at Gryffindor with his shining eyes, "Besides, Mr. Filch, the administrator, wants me to remind everyone not to cast magic in the corridor between classes.

Quidditch player reviews will take place during the second week of the term.Anyone who is interested in participating in the college representative team, please contact Mrs. Huo Qi.

Finally, I must tell everyone, please abide by our school rules. "

After waiting for a while, everyone remembered these words.

"Now, before we all go to bed, let's sing the school song!" cried Dumbledore.

The smiles of the other teachers seemed to froze, and the Slytherins frown.

Dumbledore flicked his wand lightly, and a long golden ribbon flew out of the wand, twisting and coiling lines of text like a snake above the high dining table.

"Each choose their favorite tune," said Dumbledore. "Get ready, sing!"

Then all the teachers and students sang loudly:

Hogwarts, Hogwarts, Hogwarts, Hogwarts, teach us that whether we are old men with a bald head or children with a broken knee, our minds can hold some interesting things.

Because now our minds are empty, full of air, dead flies and trivial things, teach us some valuable knowledge, give us back what we have forgotten, you just do your best, leave the rest to us, we will study hard, until it turns into dung.

After everyone sang the school anthem, Bert took out the cotton stuffed in his ears, and Severus did the same, after all, Bert had prepared a little more.

Dumbledore conducted the last few bars for the two of them with his wand, and when they finished singing, the hall applauded loudly again.

"Music," he said, wiping his eyes, "is more glamorous than anything we've done here! It's bed time. Go back to your dorms, everyone."