A tall black-haired witch wearing an emerald green robe stood in front of the door with a serious expression.
"First-year student, Professor McGonagall."
Hagrid said.
"Thank you, Hagrid. Leave it to me to pick you up when you get here."
Professor McGonagall waved her magic wand, and the oak door suddenly opened wide.
Inside the door.
A huge entrance hall appeared in front of everyone, just like Gringotts, with blazing torches surrounding the stone walls.
Look up.
I saw that the ceiling here was so high that I could barely see the top.
Right in front of everyone is a luxurious marble staircase that leads directly to the upper floor.
“What a magnificent castle!”
Fang Mu admired in his heart.
They followed Professor McGonagall and walked along the stone floor.
From the door on the right, the voices of hundreds of people could be heard faintly.
Apparently, students from other grades have already arrived.
But Professor McGonagall did not take them in directly, but took them to a small empty room next to it.
"Welcome to Hogwarts."
Professor McGonagall said.
"The opening banquet is about to begin, but before that, you must first confirm which college you have entered. This is a very important ceremony!"
"There are four houses in Hogwarts, Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin! Each house has its own glorious history and has cultivated outstanding magicians!
I hope that no matter which college you go to, you can win glory for it!"
"The sorting ceremony will be held in front of all the teachers and students of the school in a few minutes. I suggest that you tidy up and feel refreshed while waiting."
Professor McGonagall glanced at Neville's incorrectly tied cloak and the dirt on Ron's nose.
"When it's ready over there, I'll come to pick you up."
Finished.
Professor McGonagall left.
Fang Mu waited boredly. Next to him, Ron and Harry were discussing how to sort the houses later. When they mentioned the possible test, Hermione started to mutter something in her mouth. She was reciting what she had learned quickly.
The curse.
“What an innocent time!”
Fang Mu had no intention of reminding them.
Wouldn’t the tension at this moment also bring them sweet memories in the future?
It’s definitely not because of bad taste!
Fang Mu swore in his heart with relish.
It would be great if I could have some melon seeds at this time
pity.
It didn't take long.
Professor McGonagall is back.
"Now, make a single file and follow me."
They walked out of the room.
Go through the foyer.
Go through another double door.
His eyes lit up.
A luxurious auditorium appeared in front of them.
All around, students from other grades were already sitting around four long tables, with glittering gold plates and goblets placed on the tables.
These four long tables represented the four colleges respectively, and they all looked at the new students curiously.
Above the table, candles were floating in the air, countless in number, illuminating the entire auditorium.
At the top of the auditorium.
There is another long table here, and the teachers sit on it.
Professor McGonagall took them over there and lined them up facing the senior students, with the teachers behind them.
A four-corner stool was placed in front of the freshmen.
Professor McGonagall took out another pointed wizard hat and placed it on the stool.
The hat was patched, worn, and looked extremely dirty.
There was silence in the auditorium, everyone was staring at the hat.
"The Sorting Hat"
Fang Mu's eyes narrowed slightly.
Under everyone's gaze, the hat suddenly twisted and a wide slit opened in the middle, just like a mouth.
Then, it really spoke.
You may think I'm not pretty
…
I'm the Sorting Hat at Hogwarts
…
Any thoughts hidden in your mind
Can't hide from the eyes of the Sorting Hat
…
You may belong to Gryffindor,
There is courage buried deep in my heart
…
You might be a Hufflepuff
The people there are honest and loyal
…
Maybe join the wise old Ravenclaw
those who are wise and knowledgeable
…
Maybe you'll be in Slytherin
Make sincere friends here
But those cunning and insidious people will stop at nothing
to achieve their goals
…
Because I am a thinking magic hat!
After Hat finished singing, the audience burst into applause.
Fang Mu complained in his heart.
"No wonder Slytherin always has problems. You are the only one among all the freshmen to accuse them of being cunning and cunning. If you don't do something about it, I'll be sorry for you!"
Fang Mu seriously suspected that the person who created the Sorting Hat must have been tricked by someone from Slytherin!
After the Sorting Hat finished singing, he bowed to the four dining tables one by one, and then stopped moving.
Professor McGonagall took a few steps forward, holding a roll of parchment in her hand.
"Whoever's name I call now will put on his hat, sit on the stool, and wait for the sorting. Hannah Abbott!"
A little girl with a rosy complexion and two golden braids stumbled out of the queue and put on a hat that just covered her eyes.
She sat down.
A moment's pause.
"Hufflepuff!"
shouted Hat.
The people at the table on the right applauded and cheered Hannah, welcoming her to their table.
"Susan Bones!"
"Hufflepuff!"
Hat shouted again.
Susan quickly ran to Hannah and sat down.
"Teri Butt!"
"Ravenclaw!"
The second table on the left clapped and applauded.
When Terry joined them, several Ravenclaw students stood up to shake his hand.
Mandy Broghe was also assigned to Ravenclaw.
Lavender Brown became Gryffindor's first freshman, and the first table on the left immediately burst into cheers.
…
Freshmen put on the sorting hat one after another. Sometimes the hat will call out the name of the house immediately, but other times it will take some time to make a decision.
"Hermione Granger!"
Hermione trotted over to the stool and hurriedly put the hat on her head.
"Gryffindor!"
Ron snorted, he really didn't feel good about Hermione's senses.
By this time there were not many people left.
Malfoy...Morn...Nott...Parkinson...then the Patil twins...Sally-Ann Porks...
Then.
"Harry Potter!"
There was a sudden buzzing and murmur in the dining room like the hissing of a small flame.
"Potter, is it calling Potter?"
"Is it that Harry Potter?"
The reputation of the 'Savior' was so great that the restaurant was crowded for a while, and everyone looked up, hoping to see his appearance clearly.
The Sorting Hat took some time.
"Gryffindor!"
The audience burst into the warmest applause.
"We have Potter!"
"We have Potter!"
The Gryffindors shouted excitedly.
Most of the people from the other three major colleges also had disappointed looks on their faces, and no one noticed that there was a person walking towards the sorting hat.