"In five minutes, the train will arrive at Hogwarts. Please leave your luggage in the car and I will take you to school." A magnetic male voice sounded in the carriage.
Harry and Ron's faces turned pale with nervousness, and after hearing this sound, their calves began to fight.
"Hey, hey - are you two okay?" Ivy said contemptuously. These two guys are worse than Neville.
"Look at Neville, how calm he is."
Harry and Ron looked over
"Toad—my toad" seems to have fallen into a daze.
"Are you sure he's okay? I feel like we're much better than him!" Ron quietly said to Ivy, "Also, aren't you nervous? Why do you act like you're fine?"
"I am a person who has seen a lot of things in the world!"
"Tch" Harry and Ron despised him together
In fact, Ivey is not as calm as he appears. After all, he is about to go to the center of the world. It would be false to say he is not excited. But he is already an "old boy" and cannot act like someone who has never been to the city.
Like a wild boy.
The one who could truly remain calm was Betty. She listened to the radio without any fluctuations in her heart. She still looked at the scenery outside the window calmly, her cold face like a pool of stagnant water, calm and calm.
However, after Ivey's interruption, the two of them really relaxed a lot.
The train gradually slowed down. Ivey and the others put the remaining snacks into their bags and slowly moved towards the door with the flow of people.
Finally, the train stopped at a simple platform. The little ones got off the train one after another, pushing and shoving.
The platform was dark and small, with only one street lamp, so it was difficult to see what was burning inside. A cold wind blew by, and the little wizard folded his arms and shivered from the cold.
"Freshmen of first grade! Freshmen of first grade, come to me!" The rough voice came from far away, and bright lights reflected a huge figure walking in front of the students. It was Hagrid. He looked for it in the crowd.
try to find
"Hi! Harry, long time no see." He simply said hello.
"All first-year students, follow me, be careful where you step, and don't fall behind!"
Freshmen are different from other grades. In order to have a complete sense of ceremony, they have to walk there.
The little wizards followed Hagrid into the woods along the path. At night, the path in the forest was very slippery, narrow and steep, so the group stumbled while walking. The black forest shadows on both sides made the atmosphere very depressing, and no one was in the mood to talk.
"Turn around the corner and you'll see Hogwarts!" Hagrid shouted over his shoulder.
His words caused quite a commotion, and everyone was very happy. Some were excited because they could see the legendary Hogwarts right away, while others were happy to leave this ghost place.
After turning the corner, the view broadened. The end of the path was a lake. On the other side of the lake, on a high hillside, a majestic castle stood tall. There were many spires in the castle, and the windows were lit with candlelight. Under the night sky, the entire
The castle stars twinkle.
"So beautiful~" "It's so spectacular!"
In front of the pier, exclamations came one after another.
"We need to take a boat to the other side. Each boat can't have more than four people." Hagrid pointed to the small boat on the shore.
Everyone started to get on the boat together. Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Neville were in one boat, and Ivy, Betty, and two passers-by were in one boat.
"Is everyone aboard?" shouted Hagrid, who had a boat all to himself.
"Okay then - let's go!"
The oars cut through the lake, and the waves surge into the distance
On the black lake, more than a dozen small boats floated to the opposite shore. They crossed the lake and entered a tributary on the shore. The top of the river was covered with vines, like a green vine tunnel. They finally arrived at a pier along the tunnel. It was as simple and old as ever.
An old road sign is inserted on the side with a lamp hanging on it. A path paved with gravel and cobblestones leads to the hillside.
"Okay, let's get off the boat. We will be in front of Hogwarts soon." Hagrid got off the boat first. After everyone got on the dock, he started to check the empty boat.
"Hey, is this your toad?" He looked at Neville and pointed to the toad lying in the boat.
"Oh, thank God!" Neville shouted ecstatically, and then stretched out his hands to hug the toad. Ivy felt a chill when he saw it. This thing was really unacceptable to him.
Everyone followed Hagrid and continued walking up. After passing a place similar to terraces, Ivy saw a huge willow tree planted not far away.
After passing through the rocky passage, you reach a meadow covered by the shadow of the castle.
Hagrid stopped and waited for everyone who had fallen behind to arrive.
"Ahead is the gate to Hogwarts!"
Walking straight in, a huge oak door appeared in front of everyone. Hagrid knocked three times, and the door opened automatically. Going forward, there was a flight of stone steps. At the end of the stone steps was a door with exquisite carvings.
In front of him, a tall witch wearing an emerald green robe stood there. She wore square glasses and her long black hair was curled back and tied into a high bun.
"These are the first years, Professor McGonagall," Hagrid said.
"Okay, thank you, Hagrid. Just leave it to me here."
Hagrid winked at Harry and left.
"Everyone, welcome to Hogwarts" said Professor McGonagall
"The opening banquet is about to begin, but before you enter the auditorium and take your seats, you must first decide which house you will go to. Sorting into a house is a very important ceremony. During your time at school, the house is your home in Hogwarts.
.”
She paused to give the little wizards time to digest.
"The four houses are: Hufflepuff, Gryffindor, Ravenclaw and Slytherin. Each house has its own glorious history and has produced many outstanding wizards. During your time at school, if you
If you perform well, you will get extra points for your college, and for some violations, you will have points deducted. At the end of the semester, the college with the highest score will win the college cup, which is a very high honor. I hope you can contribute more to your college while you are in school.
Win glory."
"I'm going to the auditorium now to arrange the ceremony. The sorting ceremony will be held in front of all the teachers and students of the school soon. Now I suggest that you get your appearance in order before the sorting ceremony begins." Professor McGonagall looked at Ron's nose.
explain
"When the other side is ready, I will come to pick you up. Please keep quiet." After saying that, Professor McGonagall's body began to twist and then disappeared in front of everyone.
"Wow!" "How cool!"
The crowd started to get restless
Harry kept smoothing his hair with both hands, while Ron was rubbing his nose desperately. Everyone seemed to find the irregularities in their bodies in an instant and started to straighten them out. Poor Neville almost broke his neck while straightening his cloak.
Malfoy's three little masters at seeking death were still taunting others around them.
Ivy looked sideways at Betty. Well - a white shirt with a black tie, a gray sweater, a black plaid midi skirt, gray knee-high socks with black round-toe leather shoes, and a black robe.
.As for people, let alone them.
"Perfect"
"Speaking of which, how do they sort them? Are there any standards?" Harry asked Ron
"I don't know, George and Fred didn't go into details. But it must be very difficult, maybe we need to release a curse or something." Ron answered.
"It's impossible, I don't know anything. Ivy, what do you think?" Harry didn't believe it.
"Definitely not," Ivey said.
"So sure?" Maybe his tone was too absolute. Hermione, who was thinking about which spells she would use, asked.
"You have read so many books, you should know the situation of our family. If we relied on magicians to sort the houses, our family would have been finished a long time ago." Ivey explained rationally.