"So, Filius, what's the current status of the Sorting Hat?"
In the staff lounge located on the side of the auditorium, Dumbledore rubbed his temples with a headache.
The opening dinner has ended. Under the leadership of the prefects, the students left the spacious and bright school auditorium one by one and headed to the common rooms of their respective colleges to prepare for the second round of welcoming new students and opening night talks.
The deans and professors of each college were left to solve the problems that arose during the sorting ceremony and discuss the teaching arrangements for the subsequent new semester - just as Dumbledore said, this is a strange place.
new semester.
As for the culprit who caused all this, he was naturally called into the room alone.
At this time, "Scane" was sitting quietly on a small velvet stool in the room. He was well-behaved, cute, and looked like a harmless doll. However, except for Professor Lupin, no one in this room would
Deceived by her appearance.
"Hmm... not very good..."
Facing Dumbledore's inquiry, Filius Flitwick shook his head and said with some distress.
"You should have tried it. There is no trace of magical interference on the Sorting Hat. There is nothing abnormal about the magic fluctuations or the Sorting Hat itself. However, no matter how we transmit information to it, we can't get any response."
In the center of the room, the poor Sorting Hat was still screaming at the top of his lungs.
Even after realizing something was wrong, Professor McGonagall had immediately taken it off Elena's head, but still could not make everything return to its original state. In the past ten minutes, they had tried almost everything.
method of communication.
"...Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, Gryffindor, S——"
"Anyway, let's let it rest for a while..."
Professor McGonagall waved her magic wand, and an invisible spell flew out.
The chattering sound of the Sorting Hat suddenly stopped, but from the brim of the Sorting Hat that kept opening and closing, it can be seen that McGonagall's spell did not cure the "disease" of the Sorting Hat. She only used magic to temporarily make it
The sound just can't come out.
"I have warned you before not to try this kind of violation of tradition!"
The dean of Hufflepuff House, Professor Pomona Sprout, snorted coldly and said with a worried expression.
"In the long history of Hogwarts, there has never been a funny situation where a student was sorted twice, let alone the student who has been studying in the school for a year. This is simply-"
"But...according to my observation and inference, the root cause of all this should not be repeated branching."
The Dean of Slytherin House, Severus Snape, shook his head slightly and glanced at the white-haired dumpling sitting next to Guaiyou. A meaningful look appeared on his pale face, as if he had something to say.
He said slowly.
"As the dean, we have given Miss Kaslana the qualification to enter and exit various colleges. This unprecedented attempt to reform multiple colleges may indeed confuse the Sorting Hat. But in essence, if Miss Kaslana
She does not have the characteristics of each house, so she will not be able to obtain this privilege, let alone affect the Sorting Hat."
"So, Severus, what do you want to say?"
Professor McGonagall frowned and asked impatiently.
As the head of Gryffindor House, she would not naively think that Snape would be so kind as to take the initiative to smooth things over. According to her understanding of Slytherin House, if nothing unexpected happened, these were just the foreshadowing of Snape's subsequent remarks.
That’s all.
Even if the two sides temporarily reach an alliance to fight Hufflepuff, this tacit understanding will not last long.
"I'm thinking... maybe we shouldn't let Miss Kaslana have too many privileges from the beginning."
Severus Snape raised the corners of his mouth, raised his finger, shook it, and said softly.
"There are many ways to solve the dilemma we are facing today, but I have a very simple solution - maybe we should cancel some of Miss Kaslana's privileges until the Sorting Hat returns to normal. Personally
I think it’s best to let her leave Gryffindor and Hufflepuff to avoid giving some bad hints and guidance to the students..."
"Only this, don't even think about it! Honestly, Severus!"
Professor Sprout raised his eyebrows, glanced at Slytherin who took advantage of the situation, and said sternly.
"At least in my opinion, Hufflepuff House has no reason to expel this student. Miss Kaslana did not violate any school rules. She just obeyed an unreasonable request and sat on the triangle.
It's just a matter of wearing the Sorting Hat again - besides, if we talk about privileges, it should be a problem of Gryffindor and Slytherin houses, right?"
Albus Dumbledore turned his head and glanced at Elena, who was silent next to him, with an inquiring gaze.
It has to be said that Elena is a little too normal today. Even in terms of demeanor and logic, the girl's trance and sleepy reaction at this time have no problem, just like any little wizard from Hogwarts.
The proper state.
But when all this appears in this "Hogwarts Silver Moon", there is some subtle dissonance.
"Only the Head of House can expel a student. This is a Hogwarts rule, Severus."
Dumbledore sighed, looked around at the professors, coughed lightly and patiently concluded.
"Judging from the current situation, it is obvious that Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, and Slytherin have no intention of expelling Miss Elena Kaslana. In other words, we will first
A consensus can be reached——"
"Sorry, Professor Dumbledore, I may need to correct you on one point."
At this moment, Filius Flitwick suddenly cleared his throat and cautiously intervened.
"I think there should be four houses - Ravenclaw, Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, and Slytherin. This is an easy question to understand. After all, when the Sorting Hat first reads out
Ravenclaw. At least until the Sorting Hat returns to normal and corrects its decision, I see no problem in treating Miss Caslana as a Ravenclaw student in the first place."
The corner of Professor Sprout's mouth twitched, and this well-educated witch looked very angry at the moment.
Like her, Professor McGonagall and Professor Snape also showed a look of shock and anger after being briefly stunned.
In the understanding of Professor Sprout and others, Ravenclaw College should be a safe option that has long been eliminated. However, what they never expected was that Flitwick, who had always been indifferent to the world, would actually
Also a competitor.
"I'm sorry," Professor Sprout looked around at the guy who wanted to steal her cabbage, and said coldly, "If we look at the order of priority, Elena Kaslana should also be Hutch's priority.
Patch, everyone has heard this with their own ears—"
"But if I remember correctly, she did not put on the Sorting Hat at that time, she just held it in her arms."
Professor Flitwick shook his head politely and analyzed it carefully.
"As far as I know, the Sorting Hat cannot read students' minds through physical contact, so even if you insist that the house mentioned by the Sorting Hat is valid, it is for the last person who wore it, not for the person who has not yet worn it.
It’s Elena.”
"Besides, Miss Caslana stayed in Gryffindor House on her first night..."
Professor McGonagall's eyes lit up, and following Professor Flitwick's prompts, she launched the second round of attack.
I have to admit that the people in Ravenclaw House are indeed more flexible in their thinking. With Filius Flitwick joining their alliance, Professor Sprout is not so difficult to deal with.
After all, in terms of restraint, Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff are rivals, just like the relationship between a lion and a snake.
"...you, you guys!"
Professor Sprout took a few deep breaths and looked at the group of shameless colleagues around him as if he were meeting everyone for the first time.
The pudgy witch turned her head and stared at Dumbledore.
"Professor Dumbledore, you are the principal of Hogwarts, you decide what to do!"
In the past year, especially after last year's seven-grade "training competition", the professors in the school seemed to have lifted some restrictions and became more and more unscrupulous and shameless.