[HP] Flower of Eternal Life

Dusk spread from behind the distant mountains and silently eroded the square-shaped sky reflected by the narrow car windows.The sky above the nearby forest is rendered bright orange red by the invisible sunset, reminiscent of passionate dances and harvest feasts, while the farthest sky has begun to turn dark blue, and will soon turn into sprinkles. The starry curtain engulfs the light of the entire day.

They were nearing the end of their journey, the magnificent castle where they would live for seven years, and the children had already changed into their new robes and gazed nervously at each other in silence.

"I said, I really hope we can be sorted into the same college, I want to be with you." Will was the first to break the silence, and he scanned the immature faces of the other three peers in the carriage in turn, Albus and Rose looked as anxious as he was. When he spoke, both of them looked over quickly as if startled. Only Esther seemed to be at ease. From the book "The Quibbler" in her hand He slowly raised his head and gave him a friendly smile.

"Where do you want to be sorted?" Esther closed the magazine in her hand, took a long sigh of relief to let herself return to reality from the book, and then asked.

"Gryffindor!"

"Ravenclaw!"

The two boys said the name of the college that valued courage in unison, while the other girl chose the college known for wisdom.

Rose noticed that her choices were different from those of her friends, and added a little flusteredly: "Of course I think Gryffindor is also very good, after all, my parents are all from there."

Esther nodded, with a thoughtful expression on his face: "But my parents are from Slytherin and Ravenclaw respectively, which means that I may not be able to be assigned to a house with you. Noticing the slightly worried expressions of her friends, the girl immediately showed a sweet smile: "But even if we are not in the same college, we are still good friends, right?"

"Of course!" The three freshmen shouted in unison.There seemed to be a pleasant warm wind blowing into the car, and the children exchanged glances with each other and smiled together.

Esther looked at the friends she made at the beginning, her heart was filled with warm feelings, and she believed that no matter where she was assigned, she would have a happy campus life.

Under the leadership of the gamekeeper giant Hagrid, the first-year freshmen took a boat across the huge lake and sailed in the quiet darkness to the huge castle illuminated by lights.

They lined up at the door, and a red-haired man came out to greet them.

After many years, the scars on Bill Weasley's face bitten by the werewolf Fenrir Greyback are no longer as terrifying as they used to be. He looks radiant and full of trustworthy strength.

He noticed the expectant eyes of his niece and nephew, smiled at them, and led the freshmen into the Great Hall of Hogwarts.As soon as Fang entered the auditorium, the freshmen were stunned by the gorgeous decoration and the magical ceiling, and the curious and kind eyes cast by the senior students made them excited and nervous.

As usual, the Sorting Hat sang the new sorting song after bowing to the crowd. When the song ended, the auditorium was so loud that Principal McGonagall had to get up and signal to calm down the clamor.

At this moment, Esther noticed his father sitting on the teacher's bench. The taciturn but loving Potions professor nodded slightly at her. Esther narrowed his eyes happily and smiled back at him.

Bill Weasley took over from Professor McGonagall in the past, stood in front of the sorting hat and read out the names of the students one by one, and asked them to go up to accept the test of the sorting hat.

The first person whose name was called in the group of four was Will. The boy ran up stiffly in three steps at a time, and put on the tattered sorting hat, because the sorting hat is very difficult for first-grade children. Too big for us, it swallowed the boy's head whole in one fell swoop.

"Gryffindor!"

The Sorting Hat made this decision within seconds, and there was a drumbeat of applause from the Gryffindor table, welcoming the first freshman to join them.Will staggered and ran over, took a seat in the vacant seat reserved for freshmen, turned his head and waved to Al and the others.

The sorting ceremony continued, and Bill Weasley quickly read the last name beginning with P.

"Albus Potter!"

There was a loud cheer from the students when another Potter appeared (the last, of course, being James from last year), a treatment Albus had never expected to receive, his face turning pale with tension. Pale, but still struggled to complete the task of walking to the Sorting Hat.

"Gryffindor!" After the silence lasted for half a minute, the Sorting Hat finally shouted the name of the house to all the teachers and students, and the Gryffindor table erupted in louder cheers than any freshman before, Ah Busi almost ran towards the Gryffindor table, and gave Will a high five after being seated.

After the next two students were sorted into Slytherin and Hufflepuff, it was finally Esther's turn to be called up.

"Esther Snape!"

Although Esther looks calmer than any freshman before, she is actually very nervous. She really wants to enter the same college as her friends. Will the Sorting Hat accept her request?

After putting on the hat, her field of vision fell into complete darkness, and then the cheerful voice of the Sorting Hat sounded in her mind: "Oh, you are very wise and shrewd, you have inherited your parents' talent for potions, I should put Where are you going?"

Esther struggled in her head thinking "Is it okay if I want to go to a house with my friends? I want to go to Gryffindor."

"Oh, Gryffindor? Lovegood and Prince have never had a Gryffindor, but your parents were very brave and fearless people, and I think you have inherited that, so , then—'Gryffindor'!" The Sorting Hat shouted the name of the house to the entire auditorium, and there was a small but clear exclamation in the auditorium, and Esther said to the Sorting Hat in his heart After "thank you", he took off his hat and walked to the Gryffindor table.After she sat down and introduced each other to the students around her, Esther turned her gaze to the teacher's seat, where her father was staring at her intently, and finally, an imperceptible smile appeared on her lips.

The boulder in her heart finally fell to the ground. When Rose joined them, Esther sincerely felt that this was really the best experience she had this year.

There is no doubt that such a life will be full of joy.

☆、Chapter 2