Ivey stretched out his hand and squeezed two handfuls. Well, it felt great.
"Pah!" Betty knocked off his mischievous hand with an expressionless expression.
"Haha——, I forgot that it didn't show up" Ivey sneered.
Betty glared at him hard
"Ivy, what are you doing?" Hermione asked after seeing his actions. She didn't think about anything else. Only Ivy, a guy with a dirty mind, could be so lewd.
"Ha-it's okay, I want to introduce you to a new friend." Ivy replied awkwardly.
"Friend? Who?" Hermione didn't question it.
"Call Best," he said to Betty.
In Hermione's confused eyes, a black cat appeared on Betty's lap. At this moment, Best was sprawled on Betty's lap and yawning.
Hermione's eyes lit up, "Cat~"
He reached out and touched Best's head, then scratched his chin.
"Meow~" Best turned over comfortably. The two ladies rubbed its soft belly again.
"Where did you get the cat?" He asked enviously.
"Do you remember that egg?" Betty reminded
"You said Best is the black egg!" Hermione said in surprise, "But cats are viviparous?"
"Do you want me to remind you, Hermione? You are a witch" Ivy said
"Oh - that's right, magical creatures are always unusual." Hermione quickly accepted this setting and then happily petted the cat.
When they arrived in front of the auditorium, Best turned invisible again, and Hermione still looked reluctant to leave. But there was no other way. In order not to cause trouble, it was best not to let others know about Best's existence for the time being.
"If you like cats so much, you can buy one later." Ivey suggested.
"Yes." Hermione became excited again, "Let's go to Diagon Alley next semester and see if there are any special cats."
"Let's go to the college first." It's best to sit with your own college for the sorting ceremony.
"Okay, I'll wait for Ron and Harry"
The three of them separated
"Hello, Mike, Justin, Hannah, Susan. Long time no see. How are you?" Ivy greeted several friends from the same period.
"Betty, Ivy, come on," Hannah greeted
"What? Do you have any inside information?" The two sat down.
"No, we are discussing Lockhart's speech about Voldemort." Susan's cheeks were flushed with excitement.
"Are you both his fans too?"
"Of course! No one will not admire him" Mike shouted before Susan and Hannah could speak.
Seeing the heated discussion between the three of them, Ivey shook his head helplessly. It was very unwise to argue with the idiot fans.
As the students entered one after another, the professors also boarded the podium. But Snape's seat was empty, and it seemed that no one else had come yet. Ivy glanced at the Gryffindor table. Sure enough, they were still together.
It's as late as the original. It seems that the two of them didn't do what Hermione suggested, or didn't do it completely.
He glanced at Hermione, who happened to be looking over as well. He shook his head slightly to indicate that the two of them hadn't arrived yet, and Ivy could only shrug. Seeing that her face was getting darker and darker, Ivy decided to do something good after the banquet.
Let’s eat and visit those two unlucky guys.
At this time, Dumbledore stood up. He tapped the goblet with a spoon and said, "Everyone, be quiet."
The noisy hall immediately became silent
"We'll talk about it later. Now we need to welcome the first-year students."
After saying that, he knocked on the cup again, and the door of the auditorium opened. Professor McGonagall led a group of freshmen into the auditorium.
"There are a lot fewer people this year," Ivey said, looking at the team that was obviously smaller than theirs.
"It's normal. The number of new students mainly depends on the number of Muggle wizards. Wizarding families are relatively stable, and their descendants are basically wizards, with at most one or two squibs. But there are only dozens of wizarding families, how much do you expect them to contribute?
Students~ On the other hand, it is different for Muggles. Whether you have magical talent or not depends purely on fate. The more people are born, the higher the base number, the proportion will naturally increase."
After explaining that she was afraid that he would not understand, Betty gave an example, "Like London, tens of thousands of newborns are born every year. If you are lucky, there will be three or four with magical talents. If you are not lucky, there will be none."
After the two chatted, the school hats were also sung. The sorting ceremony officially began.
"Colin Creevey!" A little boy with middle-parted blond hair ran up.
"Gryffindor!"
The audience cheered
"Ginny Weasley!"
"Gryffindor!"
"Luna Lovegood!"
"Ravenclaw!"
.......
"Are there no Slytherins?" Betty was slightly surprised.
"It's really a pity - Harry and Ron would probably be so happy if they were here." Ivy said with a smile.
But they didn't know that Harry and Ron had actually arrived. They had arrived when the sorting had just begun. They just stayed outside and watched through the window.
Just like in the original novel, the two of them had their car break down due to the long flight distance. After barely arriving at the school, they ran into the Whomping Willow and received a severe beating. Ron's staff also broke as a result. After finally getting out of the way, they ran into the Whomping Willow.
The Whomping Willow and the car got angry, threw their luggage and ran away.
But this did not prevent the two from dancing excitedly when they discovered that there was no Slytherin in their new life.
"They deserve it, these insidious guys are better off never having students in their lives!" Ron shouted happily
"That's right! Slytherin House should be banned!" Harry was also very excited.
"I really want to see how ugly Snape's face is now! Haha -" Ron said with a proud smile.
"You said that, I'm looking forward to it——Wait a minute!" The gloating laughter stopped abruptly. Harry lay on the window and tried to see the podium clearly.
"The seat is empty! Where has Snape gone?" Harry asked suspiciously.
"Maybe he is seriously ill and won't be able to go to class during this period of time." Ron clasped his hands together and said longingly
"Maybe it's because someone left the job before becoming a Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher." Harry followed his train of thought and said expectantly.
"Maybe he was fired. After all, no one likes him." Ron became more and more excited as he thought about it, and he seemed ready to light two firecrackers.
"Maybe -" a long, cold voice suddenly came from behind, "he is waiting to hear your explanation why he doesn't take the school bus to school."
Harry and Ron were startled by the sudden sound. They quickly turned around and found Snape's slender figure in black robes standing behind them. The cold smile on his face seemed to indicate that the two of them were in a bad situation.
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"Professor, there is a reason for that. We wrote -" Just about to argue
"Shut up," interrupting them coldly, "Follow me."
Snape led the two of them through the corridor and went straight to the basement. When he opened a door, the smell of decay hit his face.
"Go in!" Snape ordered, pointing to the entrance.
The two unlucky guys shivered and entered the room. This was Snape's office, a circular space with shelves along the walls, filled with bottles and jars, and all kinds of disgusting things floating in the containers. Harry even
I think this room is scarier than Bojinbok's black magic item shop.
"Professor Snape, we sent a letter before, and it stated that we might be late. We also stated the reason." Harry said cautiously.
"Really? But I don't remember that there was an explanation for you harming the Whomping Willow in the letter," Snape drawled, feeling that he was sure to defeat the two of them.
"That tree actually did us more harm," Ron couldn't help blurting out.
"Shut up!" Snape snapped. "Do you know how precious that whomping willow is! It's older than you!"
Snape calmed down and said slowly in a frustrated voice, "Maybe you don't know yet~" As he said that, he picked up the newspaper on the table with two fingers. "You were seen!" He displayed the newspaper title on both sides.
In front of people: The Ford Anglia can fly, and Muggles are shocked.
"About six or seven Muggles saw your car flying in the sky. I remember your father was in the Office for the Misuse of Muggle Articles - haha - I'm really worried about him~" Snape looked at Ron,
He laughed sinisterly.
Harry and Ron are now like characters in funny cartoons. They stay in place and the painting style changes to black and white, with dark clouds floating above their heads.
"Although I reported it in advance, the way it was handled was very bad. Even if I won't be expelled, I will definitely be severely punished. It's a pity that you are not Slytherin students. I have even thought of a way to punish you.————
Wait here, I'll find the person with the power to punish, don't touch anything!"
Snape left, leaving them alone in the room. The two looked at each other and saw each other's pale face. They knew who Snape was talking about. Although Professor McGonagall was fair, she was also very strict.
After waiting for more than ten minutes, Professor Snape came back. Following him was indeed Professor McGonagall. She looked at them quietly with an expressionless face. Based on Harry's understanding of Professor McGonagall, this was a sign that he was about to get angry.
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Professor McGonagall suddenly picked up the wand and lit the empty fireplace. "Rub-" The flame ignited, and the cold room immediately became warm.
"Minerva, there are many precious materials in the room, which need to be kept in a cold and humid environment." Snape's face darkened, he did not like this environment.
"Severance, I promise it will only be a while."
“I hope so”
After dealing with Snape, Professor McGonagall looked at them
"sit"
The two of them sat down on chairs by the fireside.
"Originally, after I received your letter, I thought it would finally save me my worries. Now it seems that I thought too much." The first sentence made the two of them feel ashamed.
"Since you can think of delivering a letter to the school, it's not difficult to ask Hogwarts for help. Whether it's Ms. Huo Qi picking you up with a flying broom, or my apparation, I believe it's better than running into the Whomping Willow.
It's much more pleasant. Not to mention being seen by Muggles." Professor McGonagall said flatly.
Ron and Harry now regretted not listening to Hermione at all.
Snape, who was watching the show next to him, also chimed in, "With all due respect, with Weasley's empty mind, I am very surprised that Weasley could even think of writing to us."
"Severus, I am educating my students." Professor McGonagall said calmly.
"Feel sorry"
"Dong dong dong"
At this time, there was a sudden knock on the door. Snape opened the door, and Dumbledore's figure walked in. Harry and Ron did not dare to look at him, and both of them lowered their heads in guilt.