HP's Platinum Temptation

"Clarence Lambert!"

Hearing his name, Clarence took a deep breath, calmly walked to the stool and sat down.Then the hat was put on his head.

"Ha! Another Lambert! Are you the third son?" The slightly lively voice of the thousand-year-old goblin in the Sorting Hat came from his mind: "Ah, but you don't seem like your brothers. Look at me What do you feel? Powerful ability and deep ambition, just like the elders of the Lambert family many years ago. The light of family glory seems to have some darkness in his heart that he has not noticed, which is not suitable for Hufflepuff. Oh! You still want to find someone? That person is not easy to get close to!" Clay had an indifferent and calm smile on his face, and did not interrupt the Sorting Hat's thinking: "You seem to be very calm, which is rare, Yes, then I've decided." Then the Sorting Hat yelled loudly: "Without a doubt, Slytherin!"

The auditorium suddenly became silent, and the long Slytherin table that should have applauded to welcome the new students did not respond at this time.Seeing this, Dumbledore couldn't help but leaned forward.

There was no embarrassment on Clarence's face, he took off his hat respectfully, put his hands back on the stool, and then walked towards the Slytherin long table with a gentle smile on his face.Only then did the Slytherins come to their senses, and there was sparse applause.

In the past many years, several members of the Lambert family have been Hufflepuffs, although Terrence and Theodore were once considered to be witches of the same breed.It wasn't until a large number of small families returned to the wizarding world that interested people found information about these family members.The Lamberts are one of the rare families that are almost entirely Hufflepuffs.You know, usually everyone uses pronouns such as simple and honest, honest, and not too smart to describe Hufflepuff.

That was why Clarence was supposed to be going to Hufflepuff, too.Apparently the Slytherins were not expecting this new addition to the Hufflepuff family.On the contrary, Theodore looked at him with the eyes of "as expected", and applauded him warmly.

Clarence cast a reassuring look at Jeffrey, who was not yet sorted, and then walked to the vacant seat on the long Slytherin table.

When Clarence walked to the long table, a senior student who was facing him took the lead in reacting, extended a hand of friendship to him, shook hands with him, and then let him sit next to him: "I am Si Leitlin's chief, Wendell Dalton. Mr. Lambert, you are a windfall for us."

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Dalton!" Clarence said hello to the chief with a smile, and then sat down.

Subsequently, Jeffrey and Lorenzo Medici, as well as his follower Quincy Duke, were also assigned to Slytherin, and Daphne went to her favorite Ravenclaw as she wished.

After the sorting ceremony, the dinner began.

The dinner was very sumptuous, and everyone's atmosphere was very harmonious during the meal.Jeffrey sat next to Clarence, and Lorenzo sat opposite.Slytherin meals are much more polite and quiet than other houses, especially Gryffindors.In this regard, Clarence expressed great relief, because he himself is a person who does not like to talk when eating.

After everyone has finished eating, all food is removed.Dumbledore stood up, and the restaurant returned to silence: "Oh, now that everyone is full and drunk, I want to say a few more words to you. At the beginning of the semester, I want to make a few notes to you matter."

"Attention first-year freshmen, no students are allowed to enter the woods on campus. Some of our old classmates should also remember this well. The review of Quidditch players will be held in the second week of this semester. Anyone who wishes to join the academy Students on the representative team, please contact Mrs. Hooch."

"Now, before we all go to bed, let's sing the school song!" cried Dumbledore.Clarence noticed that the smiles of the other teachers seemed to freeze.Dumbledore flicked his wand lightly, and a long golden ribbon flew out of the wand, twisting and coiling lines of words above the high dining table like a snake. "Each choose their favorite tune," said Dumbledore. "Get ready, sing!"

So all the teachers and students sang loudly: Hogwarts, Hogwarts, Hogwarts, Hogwarts, please teach us knowledge, whether we are old people with bald heads or children with broken knees, our The mind can accommodate 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.

Clarence also sang the school song to the tune of his favorite piano piece.As the last word fell, he felt a warm breath entering his body from the soles of his feet.It should be the energy from the old castle of Hogwarts.

Dumbledore was obviously very satisfied with everyone's howling and crying. He nodded and said to everyone with a smile: "It's time for bed now. Let's go back to the dormitory."

Wendell Dalton stood up at this moment, and all the Slytherins walked to the Slytherin lounge under the leadership of the head of the house.The freshmen walked in the middle, and Clarence noticed that many freshmen were secretly looking at him.

A group of people left the auditorium and began to walk down. The Slytherin lounge was located in the cellar, and Hufflepuff lived underground like them, but the two colleges were not in the same direction.

Everyone finally stopped in front of a wet stone wall, and Wendell Dalton said to the stone wall, "Tradition."

Then a hidden stone door opened to everyone.

"Attention everyone, this is a new password. Don't be foolishly locked out of the lounge." After speaking, Wendell Dalton took the lead into the lounge.

This is a translucent lounge located at the bottom of the lake. The walls are made of black Gothic marble, and the ceiling is a transparent semicircle carved with crystal. You can see the sparkling waves above your head.Green lights were chained to the ceiling.There is a fireplace with a beautifully carved mantel, and some carved chairs beside it.There seems to be some huge octopus or strange creature visible through the window.

It seems very humid here, and it looks a little cold.The large wall stones are always covered with a thin layer of water mist, which cannot be dispelled even with a strong burning stove.Clarence kind of missed the warming spell Theodore had cast on him before school.Facing such a humid environment, warming spells can make people feel more comfortable.But it was clear that it would not be wise for him to draw his wand now and put a spell on himself.

There are several sofas in the center of the lounge hall, which is dominated by silver and green, and there is a small coffee table in the middle of the sofa. At this time, there is a person standing beside the small coffee table.Wearing a tight-fitting double-breasted uniform and the same plain black robe, his face was a little sallow, and he seemed not very energetic.His black hair was long to his shoulders, but it didn't seem very crisp.The black eyes were looking at the students entering the door, a little impatient.

The senior students made way for the freshmen to stand in the inner circle.

Then I heard the man in the black robe speak. He crossed his arms, looked down at the shivering freshmen at his height, and started his opening speech with a voice like a cello: "I am your dean." Master Severus Snape. For the glory of Slytherin, I hope you remember the Slytherin Rules, which are recorded on the tapestry on the wall behind you. If you can't be a qualified Slytherin Lin, I will be more than happy to teach you these codes of conduct myself. Don't try to be caught breaking the school rules like a Gryffindor with no brains, and if any of you get caught, points are deducted-you don't Would be happy to know the consequences. My office is on the other side of the corridor. You are only allowed to go to my office if you have something you can't solve yourself. Lastly, don't take chances, there is no way you will be under my watch Mischief."

That silky deep voice, not loud, but sure everyone can hear.His speech speed is not fast, but he is not procrastinating, maintaining a graceful speed, and he is not in a hurry but grasps everyone's heart.Everyone held their breath and concentrated, not daring to breathe.

Snape nodded with satisfaction, and then announced the start of a new two-month "Protection Team Project".Afterwards, he handed over the scene to Wendell Dalton, who was standing not far from him, while he simply walked away.

In fact, Clarence didn't have much deep impression on the Harry Potter novel, and all the main characters were just vague impressions in his mind.Snape gave him a very special feeling, at least his first feeling, the Snape standing in front of him and talking didn't even look like a living person.Although his voice is quite pleasant, a fool can also hear the indifference in his words.What surprised Clarence even more was that Snape was much younger than he had imagined in the novel, and seemed to be younger than Terrence.It's really not a good thing for people of this age to have no anger in their eyes.

Clarence glanced at Snape's leaving back, and sighed silently in his heart: it was another main character, and Snape seemed to be Lucius' only friend.Thinking of Lucius, that trouble came to his mind again.Clarence couldn't help being a little annoyed.

"First of all, let me assign this year's protectors for you. The senior students will clear out the middle field first." Wendell Dalton directed everyone, and then took out a list from his pocket to unfold: " We have a total of 33 freshmen this year, which is a few more than we expected." Wendell glanced at Clarence: "So I thought, change the plan a little bit. In the past, we didn't need to worry Such a problem, but this year, the number of protectors is less than the number of freshmen, so this year's protectors, each of them will have two places for freshmen. I will not assign you protectors, you can freely Mutual choice."

Under the leadership of Wendell, 20 students who acted as protectors came out and stood in front of all the students, and he was one of them.

"What shall we do in a while? Lorenzo should have been preparing for a long time, and I believe he is bound to win as a freshman under Wendell's protection." Jeffrey asked in a low voice before the chaos began.

———————————Chapter 25 Protector———————————————

"There is a fourth-year protector named Dana Hall. He is our companion. Although he will look very bad, we should choose him as much as possible, you know?" Clarence whispered in Jeffrey's ear exhort.

Immediately afterwards, all protectors briefly introduced themselves one by one.The protectors are mainly from the fourth and sixth grades. The students in the fifth and seventh grades have to prepare for the exam. Except for a few students who are able to do their job well, they choose not to take it.Dana Hall, whom Clarence mentioned, was a fourth-year protector.Compared with other students, Dana's expression was more indifferent, not arrogant.

Lorenzo got his wish and chose Wendell first.Because Slytherin has many unspoken rules and general rules.So no one was vying for Wendell's other spot, but left it to Duke, who was obviously on the same team as Lorenzo.

Most of the freshmen in Slytherin have also received good family education, so the situation of everyone's scrambling and fighting did not appear.Except for some students who knew each other before and chose a protector they were familiar with, the rest of the students did not make a hasty decision.In this regard, Wendell nodded very satisfied.

Since Clarence obviously belongs to an existence that has no history of Slytherin contacts, he generously showed the good style of random selection.He looked around at the protectors who still had vacant seats, and walked towards Dana Hall who was standing directly opposite him without a freshman leading him.

Jeffrey, who was a few seconds behind him, also made the same choice.

Dana just nodded lightly to the choice of the two, and his reaction was indifferent.Lorenzo, who was treated gently by Wendell next to him, laughed unceremoniously when he saw this scene.A friendly and familiar protector can be of course much more helpful than an aloof one.This realization clearly pleased Lorenzo.

"Okay, then, the two freshmen protected by the same protector live in the same dormitory, and your protector will take you there. The luggage will be delivered to your room in a while. Let's leave today."

Dana turned and left without hesitation, and Clarence and Jeffrey followed quickly.

"This is the dormitory for the two of you for the next seven years." Dana raised his chin after speaking, signaling the two to enter the room first.

Clarence pushed open the door with his and Jeffrey's names on it.Slytherin's dormitory is probably better than Hufflepuff's, because when Theodore and Terrence were studying, they all had three people in one room, while Gryffindor is said to have five people.The silver and green accents give the room a very Slytherin feel.

Some of his and Jeffrey's small personal luggage had been delivered by the house elves first, and placed at the door of the two small rooms in this suite-style dormitory.They will each have a separate bedroom space, although not large.While the living room and bathroom are shared.

Dana got in last, and then cast a couple of warning and soundproofing spells on the closed door.The movements are very skilled, and it seems that they have done this many times before.

"Great, actually I was a little nervous just now." After confirming that it was correct, Dana said in a calm tone that was different from outside.The three sat down on the sofa in the living room: "When Dalton changed the rules, I almost jumped out to object. Fortunately, the final result was relatively smooth. Let me introduce myself formally. My name is Dana Hall. You can call me Dana. I was a little surprised when my father asked me to take the initiative to join this year's protector. I didn't expect you, Lambert, to enter Slytherin."

"Just call me Clarence, he's Jeffrey."

"Okay, but I can't stay here for long. The Hall family joined the alliance secretly, so I can't reveal too much. I was a little worried about you, Clarence. When you were first assigned to our house, the seniors Bian's attitude is not very good. But everyone is not blind. As long as you show the corresponding strength in the future, the situation in the academy should be much better. As for Jeffrey, I am not worried. The heir of the Lister family, everyone Still won’t wait.”

"thanks for your concern."

"Okay, it's almost time for me to go. You can rest well tonight. You can get up early tomorrow morning. At 6 o'clock, I will wait for you in the lounge. We should have some time before breakfast. I will take you Familiarize yourself with the main routes, and then return to the auditorium. After breakfast, all the protectors will escort the new students to class together."

"Okay, good night, Dana, see you tomorrow!"

Dana canceled his spell before leaving, and left with an indifferent expression.Clarence and Jeffrey went back to their rooms separately without much discussion.

After seeing off Dana, Clarence and Jeffrey were too tired to talk.After making a simple appointment with Jeffrey on the time to get up the next morning, the two went back to their rooms.

After taking a bath, Clarence became a little more awake, put on his nightgown, and sat down at the desk.Everyone's luggage has been organized by the house elves, and it doesn't take long to find what you need.Spread out the parchment on the table, dark blue neat font gradually appeared on the paper.

Dear Mom and Dad:

It's after the start-of-term dinner, and I'm done washing up in my dorm room.Although I think Seabo must have been impatient to write to you guys after dinner, I should say so myself.I was sorted into Slytherin house, just as we expected.However, the Sorting Hat seems to have a little doubt about this result, but it didn't tell me the reason.

It is indeed inconvenient to have no family ancestors in Slytherin house.The information obtained from Mr. List before is basically in line, but actually going through all this is still quite tiring.Sure enough, everyone showed different reactions to the Lambert family members appearing in Slytherin.It is estimated that we will know the result tomorrow.But I believe I can handle it, don't worry!

I am full of expectations for life in Hogwarts, the world of wizards is really amazing!

your youngest son kray

Because the Slytherin dormitory is in the cellar, letters can only be mailed the next day.Clarence packed everything he needed for tomorrow into his schoolbag, and checked tomorrow's schedule one last time.

The first period in the morning is Charms, and the afternoon is History of Magic.Because of the large number of students this year, Slytherin's courses are taken together with Ravenclaw, and the other two colleges have more students, so they take classes separately.

Daphne would probably be very happy when she saw the schedule. With this in mind, Clarence fell asleep.

At six o'clock the next day, the two showed up in the lounge on time.Sure enough, Dana was already waiting for them.There were very few people in the lounge and most people would not have gotten up this early.Dana carefully checked the schedule of the two of them and whether they had brought all the required textbooks.

When he saw a Hogwarts map that Clarence took out, he borrowed it with great interest.After learning that it was specially drawn for him by Theodore in seventh grade.There is also a pointing magic that Terrence tried to add on it. If you tap the edge of the paper twice with your wand, and then say exactly where you are going, the map will show the route as the holder moves.

Dana showed great interest in this map, even though he no longer needs this thing at all.At the same time, he also praised Hufflepuff for his thoughtfulness.

Jeffrey leaned over to watch it while Dana was studying, and seemed to want it very much.

"The recent projects in the research room are almost all around young wizards. This map is still too complicated. Hogwarts students may not need such a large item, so they are trying to improve it into a simplified version. Pendant. Maybe it will be successful in the near future. If they send the finished product, I will give you one." Clarence said to Jeffrey with a smile: "Until then, as long as we stay together, I I think there will be no problem."

"Your course schedule is relatively easy. I guess it's because there is an extra class this year that caused your courses to be separated." Dana returned the map to Clarence, and then straightened his tie and hair: " For the first two months, we will escort the freshmen together, so don’t worry about getting lost. After two months, you should be able to remember the basic route. Now let’s go directly to the auditorium, the first day of school is always more Prepare some time to receive the letter. After entering, you don't have to follow me, just sit in the first grade area. When the breakfast time is about to end, pay attention to the actions of the senior students by the door. If the guides are almost standing up Now, you are ready to come."

Dana led them to memorize the route from the lounge to the restaurant, and from the restaurant to the library, Quidditch pitch and medical wing.As for the class route, within two months, the protectors will escort the freshmen together, and they will have enough time to memorize.

At seven o'clock, the three returned to the restaurant and sat down.Because it was still early, there were not many people in the auditorium, and the house with the largest number of arrivals was undoubtedly Slytherin.After all, the education of noble families has more norms and requirements than that of common people.Clarence felt that a proper code of etiquette was not a bad thing.

There are also many Ravenclaw students. Many senior students have books on the table while enjoying breakfast.In contrast, the Slytherins who also arrived early were just eating breakfast quietly and intently.

During the usual meal time, Slytherins would not deliberately sit separately according to grades.Especially during the protection period, usually the new students and the protectors sit in the middle of the long table, while other students are freely scattered on both sides.Dana will also dine with Clarence and Jeffrey.

On Hufflepuff's long table, Clarence was not surprised to see his second brother Theodore waving to him.After whispering a few words to Jeffrey, Clarence walked towards Theodore.