under the brilliance

After the boat docked, someone found Neville's toad. Neville danced happily, took his own toad and held it tightly in his arms.

They climbed a flight of stone steps and gathered in front of a huge oak door.Hagrid raised one huge fist and knocked three times on the castle gate.

A tall dark-haired witch in emerald green robes stood in front of the gate.She looked very serious and looked very stern.Hagrid said to the woman, "First year, Professor McGonagall."

"Thank you, Hagrid. Let me pick you up here."

The woman nodded reservedly, opened the door to let the freshmen in, and led the first-years to a small empty room at the other end of the hall.

"Welcome to Hogwarts."

Professor McGonagall said: "The opening banquet is about to begin, but before you go to the restaurant, you must first confirm which college you have entered. Classification is a very important ceremony, because during your school, The house is like your home at Hogwarts. You will attend classes with other students in the house, live in the house dormitories together, and spend your spare time together in the house common room."

Her gaze stayed on Draco for a while, and she nodded gently at Draco with slightly raised lips.

Turning to the freshman, he continued: "The names of the four colleges are: Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. Each college has its own glorious history and has cultivated Distinguished wizards and wizards. During your time at Hogwarts, your excellence will earn your house points and any infractions will cost your house points. At the end of the year, the house with the highest marks will be awarded It is a great honor to win the Academy Cup. I hope that no matter which academy you are assigned to, you will be able to win glory for the academy."

She paused, focusing on Neville and Ron.

"In a few minutes, the sorting ceremony will be held in front of the teachers and students of the whole school. I suggest that you tidy up yourselves and be more energetic while waiting."

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

PS: What Mag said above is excerpted from the original work

When McGonagall left the empty room, Ron pulled his hair in distress: "What to do, what to do, I heard from Fred that the sorting house is very scary, and there is a duel with monsters! Harry, what if we can't pass!?" After talking for a long time without getting a response, I looked up and saw Harry staring straight at the Malfoy elf

On the other side, Hermione was telling people what she knew about elves. The girls in the freshman blushed and pointed at Draco who was guarded by Goyle and Crabbe. The boys Their eyes also turned to Draco vaguely.

"Harry, look at what that Malfoy is doing. They are all Slytherins, and Slytherins are not good people." Ron complained sourly to Harry, his voice was a bit loud, so he didn't notice As he spoke, everyone around him fell silent.

Draco looked at Ron coldly, his eyes falling on the other's red hair.Showing a clear smile, he dragged his tone and spoke. "A Weasley, I know. Who else can say something like 'knock down a boat with one shot'."

The elf's light and beautiful voice made everyone else enjoy it, but Ron blushed and stared at Draco with a thick neck.Because I didn't understand what the other party meant by 'overturning a boat with one pole', I didn't want to show my ignorance, so I pretended to yell loudly

"What's wrong, I'm telling the truth! There's nothing good in Slytherin. Especially Malfoy!" Harry pulled Ron to prevent him from making mistakes on the spur of the moment.

At this time, from the wall behind them suddenly appeared about twenty ghosts.These pearly white, translucent ghosts glide across the room, whispering to each other, paying little attention to the first-year students.

They seem to be arguing about something.A chubby ghost with the appearance of a little monk glanced at the freshman, and when he saw Draco, he exclaimed in surprise: "Oh, look, it's an elf!"

The other ghosts immediately looked at the new student, after seeing Draco standing out from the crowd.They all cheered and gathered around Draco.

"It's an honor to meet you, lovely elf." The chubby monk elf saluted Draco, and Draco saluted them back.

"Hey, the elf is this year's freshman?" Peeves was rarely comforted and did not make trouble, he circled Draco up and down strangely.

"Oh, bless Merlin, I'm so lucky to see the elf!" Mrs. Gray looked at the elf in front of her with joy, her eyebrows crooked with a smile.

Draco calmly accepted the ghosts' onlookers, and accepted their praise with a smile.Ron, who was frightened by the sudden appearance of the ghost, looked angrily at Draco who was surrounded by ghosts and did not change his face.She curled her lips: "It's just an elf, what's the big deal."

"May Elberice bless you all." At this moment, Draco radiated light all over his body, and no one could ignore the incomparable brilliance bestowed on this elf by the stars.The ghosts who received Draco's blessing left happily

Hermione kept staring at the group of ghosts until they disappeared on the wall, maybe it was her illusion, the bodies of those ghosts seemed not as transparent as before?

He glanced at Weasley with disdain, feeling that Ron, who was looked down upon, was about to say something.Professor McGonagall just appeared and made him swallow the words that came to his lips.

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

After entering the dining room, Professor McGonagall conjured up a four-corner stool in front of the freshmen and put a tattered hat on it.Looking around curiously, Harry noticed other house-aged students and even professors on the teacher's bench observing the striking elf.

While Harry was thinking wildly, the old, dirty hat had a hole in it and began to sing.When the Sorting Hat finished singing, Professor McGonagall took a few steps forward, holding a roll of parchment in his hand.

"Whoever name I call now puts on a hat, sits on a stool, and waits for sorting."

When Malfoy's name was called, Draco walked over gracefully and stood still in front of the Sorting Hat, but he didn't put the hat on at all.He apologized and explained to Professor McGonagall: "I'm very sorry, Professor McGonagall. But I really can't wear it..."

Before McGonagall could say anything, the Sorting Hat opened its mouth: "Oh, an elf. My dear, I understand and I understand. No matter how many years have passed, elves are still such clean freaks... Then, you want to be assigned Which college?"

Draco was relieved to hear that he didn't need to wear a hat.Just as I was about to speak, I was interrupted by the Sorting Hat

"Oh yes yes. A Malfoy...well, yes. Then, it must be a Slytherin. Malfoy has always been a Slytherin! Oh yes yes, Shining Elf. Oh ,very nice."

Entering Slytherin as he wished, Draco was very satisfied with a smile on his face.He bowed to the sorting hat: "May Alberez bless you."

A flash of light flashed, and everyone watched in amazement that the old, dirty and patched Sorting Hat became brand new, and the patches on the body disappeared, turning into a silk-like texture.Bright and beautiful.

The Sorting Hat twisted its body and was very happy. Draco walked gracefully to the long table in Slytherin, sat in the seat reserved for himself by Goyle and Crabbe, ignored the eager eyes around him, and lowered his head to stay in his pocket. Cher in it is feeding jerky.

Harry was finally assigned to Gryffindor. Although the lion cubs warmly welcomed him, most of them still focused on the elf just now.Until the last Blaise was sorted into Slytherin, Dumbledore stood up and gave himself a loud voice.

He looked very happy, and he opened his hands and said loudly to the students: "Welcome! Welcome to Hogwarts to start a new school year! This year, I am especially happy that Mr. Malfoy can come here, thank you Little Mr. Malfoy's help to the Sorting Hat, in fact I have been suffering from not being able to let the Sorting Hat take a bath."

Everyone couldn't help laughing, and Dumbledore said again: "Before the banquet starts, I want to say a few words. That is: idiot! Crying nose! Dregs! Twist!"

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When everyone was full, Professor Dumbledore stood up again.The restaurant also returned to silence.

He just said, "Oh, now that everyone has eaten and drank enough, I want to say a few more words to you. At the beginning of the semester, I want to give you a few things to pay attention to."

Dumbledore's shining eyes flicked in the direction of the Weasley twins. "Attention first-year freshmen, students are not allowed to enter the woods on campus. Some of our classmates in old classes should also remember this well."

"Also, Mr. Filch, the administrator, asked me to remind everyone not to do magic in the corridors between classes.

"The vetting of Quidditch players will be held in the second week of the term. Anyone interested in participating in the academy team should contact Mrs. Hooch."

After pausing for a moment, he glanced in Harry's direction intentionally or unintentionally. "Finally, I must tell everyone, those who do not want to encounter accidents and die in pain, please do not enter the corridor on the right side of the fourth floor."

After finishing the precautions, Dumbledore waved his wand, and everyone began to sing the school song loudly.

Everyone sang the school song in a hurry.Only the twin brothers of the Weasley family continued to sing along with the slow melody of "Funeral March".Dumbledore conducted the final bars for them both with his wand, and when they were done, he gave the loudest applause.

"Music," he said, fiddling with his glasses, "is more glamorous than anything we've done here! It's bedtime. Go back to your dorms, everyone."