HP's Platinum Temptation

"First-year freshman, Professor McGonagall," said Hagrid.

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

She pulled the door wide open.The foyer was as large as Gringotts, with flaming torches all around the stone walls.The ceiling is so high you can barely see the top.On the front is a luxurious marble staircase leading directly to the upper floor.

All followed Professor McGonagall along the stone floor.From the ornate gate on the right came the buzzing voices of hundreds of people, probably other senior students of the school had arrived.But Professor McGonagall led the first-years into a small empty room across the hall.Everyone rushed in, rubbing shoulders together, staring nervously at everything around them.

"Welcome to Hogwarts," said Professor McGonagall. "The opening banquet is about to begin, but before you go to the dining hall, you must first confirm which college you have entered. Branching is a This is an important ceremony, because the college is like your home at Hogwarts while you are at school. You will attend classes with other students in the college, live in the college dormitory together, and spend time together in the college common room After school time."

"The names of the four colleges are: Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin. Each college has its own glorious history and has produced outstanding wizards and wizards. Different colleges Represents different styles and characteristics. During your studies at Hogwarts, your outstanding performance will earn your house points, while any violations will make your house lose points. At the end of the year, you will get the highest points It is a great honor for your college to win the College Cup. I hope that no matter which college you are assigned to, you can win glory for the college.”

"In a few minutes, the sorting ceremony will be held in front of all the teachers and students of the school. I suggest that you tidy up yourselves and be more energetic while waiting." Professor McGonagall looked around the room with stern eyes. People couldn't help but touch themselves to see if there was anything that wasn't cleaned up.

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

After she leaves the room.Clarence heard the sounds of relief from many people in his ears.

Jeffrey was lowering his head to adjust his school gown, while Daphne took out a small mirror to examine whether her hair was messed up.In addition, there are some children who are obviously from pure-blood families who are also taking care of themselves seriously.Other children looked at the classmates around them more curiously, and talked to the people around them in a low voice.Form a buzzing voice.

Clarence noticed that Lorenzo Medici, the boy who had provoked them on the train, looked impatient with the noise around him.When he turned his head and saw Clarence and Jeffrey, he gave Clarence a contemptuous expression, then turned his head decisively.

There are indeed a lot of people in the small room. As Theodore said, there may be some 12 and 13-year-old children who are also coming to study this year.So Clarence's height is not particularly outstanding.But looking at the past, the surrounding scene is basically a small head with different hair colors.Clarence twitched the corners of his mouth, and finally suppressed his own laughter.

I don't know why, but along the way, he always finds it funny and laughs in some serious or tense situations.For this reason, Jeffrey received a few supercilious glances.Probably embarrassed to think Clarence was laughing at him.

"I heard everyone discussing the sorting matter. If you hadn't told me the real situation, I think I would be as nervous as them." After Daphne finished fiddling with her hair, she tiptoed to Clarence's ear He said softly, "I think I should thank you."

"You're welcome." Clarence was still smiling, exactly the same as when he first entered the room, as if he was in a good mood.This discovery made the little black-haired boy who secretly turned his head to watch from a distance quite unpleasant.

"Oh! Is this this year's freshman? There are so many!" A milky white head popped out of the wall against which Lorenzo was leaning, and he was stunned.

Following the words that came out of nowhere, more milky-white figures penetrated through the walls on all sides, shuttled freely among the crowd, and some of them even said: "Ah——" elongated and scary voices.

Clarence was also passed through by a milky ghost, causing goosebumps all over his body.There were terrified screams in the small waiting room.

Daphne threw herself on Clarence's body, buried her head and didn't dare to look around at all.Jeffrey also took a few steps back subconsciously, approaching Clarence's side, his face was pale, but at least he didn't scream, he just looked around nervously.

The blond boy who was subconsciously relied on by the two couldn't help but rolled his eyes. It seemed that he was relied on because he was taller?While thinking about it, he still patted Daphne's back in a hurry and spoke softly to express comfort.

"Hahaha, well, don't be nervous. Welcome to Hogwarts." The ghosts who teased the freshmen were obviously pleased by the performance of the freshmen.They stopped in mid-air and changed into friendly tones.

"Sir Nicholas, I think I'm going to take them in." When he returned to the room and saw a group of children in distress, Professor McGonagall couldn't help frowning deeply.

"Oh, yes, no problem, I think we have greeted well, it's time to go." A ghost in the lead replied happily: "Well, once again, I wish the lovely freshmen have a happy life in Hogwarts. Wonderful learning and living experience." After speaking, he led a group of ghosts through the wall and left.

Professor McGonagall looked at the freshmen with panic expressions on their faces, and said seriously: "Now, sort out your emotions, line up in two rows, and follow me."

They walked out of the room, through the foyer, and through a double door at the back into the luxurious dining room.The restaurant is magnificent inside.Students from other years of the college were already seated around four long tables, above which thousands of candles floating in mid-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 lined them up facing all the seniors, with the teachers behind them.The candles flickered, and the thousands of faces watching them were like pale lanterns.There are also many ghosts among the students, shining dimly with little silver light.Clarence looked up and saw stars twinkling on the velvety ceiling.Theodore said: "The ceiling of the Hogwarts auditorium is boringly cast, and it will show the same weather as the sky outside. But in fact, the auditorium is not open. But I don't like this setting, Especially in rainy and snowy days."

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.Nervous freshmen see that everyone in the cafeteria is staring at the hat, so they stare at it too.There was no sound in the dining room.

Then the hat twisted.There was a wide slit in the brim, like a big smile, and he blinked and sang:

Maybe you don't know, I am a thinking hat, born more than 1000 years ago, before Hogwarts was established.

Maybe you will be afraid, I am a wise hat who has witnessed all the history of the school, and all the little wizards who sit here.

Maybe we all go through a lot of hardships, but we never lose confidence.

Maybe we will all encounter various setbacks, but we will never give up hope.

Whatever your concerns, I'm here to guide you.

No matter what you are thinking, I will give you selfless help.

The brave and fearless get into Gryffindor, and you get more accomplished.

Sincere and faithful people will become Hufflepuffs, and you will gain more friends.

Ravenclaw likes all juniors who love to learn, you can get more knowledge.

Slytherin accepts all ambitious teenagers, you can get more power.

I can see inside of you and discover talents you didn't even know you had.

Come on, put me on your head and I'll show you the way to go.

All you need is to gently put me on top of your head, and a new life will begin immediately!

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

"Whoever I call by name now will put on the hat, sit on the stool, and wait for the sorting." She said, "There are a lot of freshmen this year, I hope you can move faster."

Then the sorting began, and a little girl with a rosy face and two golden braids came out of the queue first, a little shyly, and put on her hat, which just covered her eyes.She sat down.A moment's pause—"Hufflepuff!"

The table on the right applauds the girl and welcomes her to their table.Clarence noticed that his second brother Theodore was sitting at the front of the table, looking at him with a smile on his face.

When a kid with the initial D was called before Clarence, it dawned on him that this year's freshman roster was different.Because Theodore said before, the order of the sorting is based on the alphabetical order of the names.

Professor McGonagall's list is roughly divided into two groups according to age.Because those children who were obviously older were clicked one after another, and then the alphabetical order returned from Z to A.

The judgment time of the sorting hat varies, sometimes it is very fast, and sometimes it takes as long as 1 minute.Those who looked older accounted for about one-third of all new students.Had both lists been alphabetized, Clarence would have been called out quickly because his name starts with a C.

"Bill Weasley!" cried Professor McGonagall.

A tall, thin boy with red hair stepped out of the queue.Professor McGonagall puts the Sorting Hat on his head.

"This is a child of the Weasley family. Weasley is also a pure-blood family, but it seems that they are members of the Order of the Phoenix, so Slytherin children generally don't react very well to him. I just heard that, Lorenzo also provoked him on the train, and the two almost got into a fight." Jeffrey leaned into Clarence's ear and whispered the news he had heard in the freshmen.

"Gryffindor!" shouted the Hat.The long table on the far left gave out warm cheers and applause.It's the first Gryffindor tonight.

Clarence couldn't help but wonder whether families and children with typical Gryffindor characters would not choose to postpone enrollment in the end, so there were no Gryffindors among the older children.That being said, Gryffindor's selection criteria are quite high.