Harry Potter and Shafik

Chapter 6 Sorting Ceremony
The train will arrive at Hogwarts in 5 minutes, please leave your luggage on the train, we will send you to school for you. "The voice echoed on the train.

Harry turned his stomach up with nervousness, and he saw that Ron's face was also pale under his freckles.They stuffed the rest of the candy into their pockets and rushed forward with the flow of people in the aisle.

The train slowed down and finally stopped.Passengers pushed and shoved, rushed to the door, and descended onto a dark and small platform.The chill in the night made them shiver, but Harry saw at a glance that Hilbert was just like a normal person, how could he know that Hilbert was protected by spirit (wang) void (ba) Tao (zhi) people (qi) Naturally it will not be eroded by the cold.Harry heard a familiar voice shout, "First Years! First Years this way! Harry, this way, how are you?"

Hagrid smiled on his bearded face above the crowd of thousands.

"Come on, come with me, are there any first-years? Watch out for your feet, okay! First-years, follow me!" They followed Hagrid, slipping and stumbling, as if they were walking along a steep and narrow path. go downhill.It was dark on both sides of the path, and Harry thought that there should be dense woods on both sides.No one spoke.Only the boy who had lost the toad had an occasional sniff or two.

"Cut this corner and you're about to see Hogwarts for the first time," Hagrid called back.

Then there was a loud "Oh--!"

A black lake suddenly opened up at the end of the narrow path.On the high hillside on the other side of the lake stands a majestic castle with spiers and windows shining under the starry sky.

"No more than four in each boat!" exclaimed Hagrid, pointing to a fleet of small boats moored to the shore.Harry and Ron got into the boat, followed by Seamus Finnigan and Dean Thomas.Neville and Hermione followed Hilbert up.

"All aboard?" Hagrid called, taking the boat all by himself. "Well . . . onward!"

The crowd sat still, and the boat moved automatically in the black lake.The children next to them pointed at the surrounding scenery, and most of them were extremely excited.

Hermione plunged her hand into the cold water of the lake.

The sound of splashing water made her feel very refreshed.

Suddenly, there was a slight tingling in the fingers, and when I raised my hand, I was startled.A Scottish lake monster, a magical creature.

Getting closer and closer to the castle, everyone held their breath.Only the sound of water remained in the air.Pass through several bridge holes with dense ivy.Following a dark tunnel that seemed to lead beneath the castle, at last it reached a sort of subterranean pier, and then climbed up a patch of gravel and small pebbles.

Came to the other side of the lake, at the foot of Hogwarts.Taoist Lingxu observes Hogwarts through Hilbert's perspective
I don't know if it's his illusion, but this school is much bigger than he imagined. The dark city walls are endless, and there is no end in sight. The towers at the highest point seem to be inserted into the clouds.

"Salazar Slytherin is willing to donate his castle as a school!"

Hey, look!is this your toad ' The students disembarked, said Hagrid, as he checked the empty ships.

"Thank God!" Neville cried ecstatically, arms outstretched.

They followed Hagrid through the gate, where a tall dark-haired witch in emerald green robes stood.She looked serious, and Harry's first thought was that this was a difficult person to deal with.

"First-year freshman, Professor McGonagall," said Hagrid.

"Thank you, Hagrid. Let me pick you up here."

The unsmiling Professor McGonagall is about to start giving lectures
"Welcome to Hogwarts," said Professor McGonagall. "The opening banquet is about to begin, but before you take your seats in the auditorium, you must first confirm which college you have entered. Classification is a This is an important ceremony, because the college is like your home at Hogwarts while you are at school. You will attend classes with other students in the college, live in the college dormitory together, and spend time together in the college common room After school time.

"The names of the four colleges are: Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin. Each college has its own glorious history and has produced outstanding wizards. You are in Hogg While Watts is in school, your outstanding performance will earn your house points, and any violations will lose points for your house.At the end of the year, the house with the highest score will win the house cup, which is very high Honor. I hope that no matter which house you are assigned to, you will bring honor to the house.

"In a few minutes, the sorting ceremony will be held in front of the teachers and students of the whole school. I suggest that you tidy up yourselves and be more energetic while waiting."

"How are they going to put us in exactly which house?" he asked Ron.

"There's got to be a test, I suppose. Fred said it hurt us a lot, but I think he was joking."

"No, Fred lied to you, we just need to put on the sorting hat."

"I knew this guy couldn't be trusted." Now, stand in a single file," Professor McGonagall said to the first-years, "and follow me. They walked out of the room, through the foyer, and through a set of double doors into the magnificent Great Hall. Professor McGonagall led the first-years there and placed them in a row facing all the senior students, with the teachers behind them The candles were flickering, and the hundreds of faces staring at them were like pale lanterns. The ghosts also shone dimly among the students. Harry looked up to avoid their eyes, The velvety black ceiling was dotted with stars, and he heard Hermione whisper, "It's bewitched, it looks like the sky outside, I read about it in Hogwarts: A History." Pass. Professor McGonagall gently placed a four-legged stool in front of the first-year students, and Professor McGonagall placed a spiky wizard hat on the stool. The hat was patched, worn out, and very dirty.

Hilbert swore that if he hadn't washed his hair well tonight, the hat wouldn't twist, and a wide slit opened like a mouth—and the hat began to sing:
You may think I'm not pretty,
But don't judge a book by its cover,
If you can find a more beautiful hat than mine,
I can eat myself.

You can make your bowler hats black and shiny,

Make your top hats smooth and crisp,

I'm the Sorting Hat at Hogwarts,
Naturally, it is much taller than your hats.

any thought hidden in your mind,

Can't hide from the golden eyes of the Sorting Hat,

Try it on, and I'll tell you,
Which college should you go to.

You may belong to Gryffindor, come on.

There is courage buried in the bottom of my heart,
Their courage, boldness and chivalry,

Make Gryffindor stand out;
You may belong to Hufflepuff,
The people there are upright and faithful,

Hufflepuffs are stoic and honest,

Not afraid of hard work;

If you're smart,
Into wise old Ravenclaw, perhaps,
Those who are wise and learned,

Will always meet their fellows there;

Maybe you'll be in Slytherin,
Make sincere friends here,

But those cunning and insidious will stop at nothing,
to achieve their goals.

Come put on me!Don't be afraid!
Never panic!

In my hand (although I don't even have a hand)
you are absolutely safe

Because I am a thinking magic hat!
After the hat sang, the audience applauded thunderously.The Hat bowed to each of the four tables and then remained still. "Whoever I call now puts on a hat and sits on a stool to be sorted," she said. "Hannah Abbott!"

A rosy-cheeked little girl with two blond braids staggered out of the queue and put on her hat, which just covered her eyes.She sat down.Pause for a moment—

"Hufflepuff!" Hat shouted.

The table on the right applauds Hannah and welcomes her to their table.Harry saw the fat friar ghost and waved to her happily.

"Susan Burns!"

"Hufflepuffs!" cried the hat again.Susan quickly ran to Hannah and sat down.

"Terry Boot!"

"Ravenclaw!"

This time the second table on the left clapped their hands.When Terry joined them, several Ravenclaws stood up to shake his hand.

Mandy Blocher was also assigned to Ravenclaw, and Lavender Brown became the first new student in Gryffindor. The table farthest to the left immediately erupted in cheers, and Harry saw Ron A pair of twin brothers hissed.

Then Millicent Burst became a new student in Slytherin.Maybe Harry had heard a lot of talk about Slytherin and had gotten a certain impression, but he always found these people to be unlikable.So he secretly asked Hilbert, "Which academy do you want to go to?"

"It's all right, but I must enter Slytherin according to the family tradition. Don't worry, Harry, you just need to remember that not all Slytherins are bad people, and you, my good friend, are there." "Justin Finlayley!"

"Hufflepuffs!"

Harry found that sometimes the hat called out the name of the house immediately, but other times it took a while to make a decision.For example, Seamus Finnigan, the light-tan boy next to Harry, sat on the stool for almost a full minute before the hat announced that he was assigned to Gryffindor.

"Hermione Granger!"

Hermione almost ran to the stool and hurriedly put her hat on her head.

"Gryffindor!" shouted the Hat.Ron snorted, probably because Hermione said he had ashes on his nose.Then, Malfoy and Crabbe, Goyle went to Slytherin, Blaise and Pansy also went to Slytherin house.Harry Potter, Ron Weasley went to Gryffindor.Hilbert was the last.When the Sorting Hat was on his head, did he hear that?Occlumency?Oh, sure enough, solidified mind-taking? "

Well, you win, kid.Are you a monster?He knows Occlumency at this age, and has studied it so deeply. According to Hilbert's idea, the sorting hat shouted with the loudest voice: "Slytherin!" "

Hilbert put down his hat and walked towards the long table in Slytherin. Draco happily shook hands with him, and Professor McGonagall took the hat and left.Albus Dumbledore stood up.He looked at the students with a smile on his face, and stretched out his arms to them. Nothing seemed to make him happier than seeing the students gathered together.

"Welcome!" he said. "Welcome to Hogwarts for the start of the new school year! Before the banquet begins, I would like to say a few words. That is: Idiot! Cry! Scrap! Screw!

"thank you all!"

"What did he mean?" Pansy asked puzzled. "Hey, kid, it's time for you to show your skills." Taoist Lingxu said.Hilbert pulled out his wand and used it to spell out four words in Latin in the air. Then, the four words were quickly arranged and combined, "May Merlin bless you!"

Then, lowering his wand, he nodded to Dumbledore.At this time, various delicacies suddenly appeared on the table in front of him.Roast beef, roast chicken, pork chops, lamb chops, sausages, steaks, boiled potatoes, roast potatoes, crisps, Yorkshire puddings, pea shoots, carrots, gravy, tomato sauce, and for some odd reason, there was Peppermint hard candy. "Uh, why is it all British food, and nothing else?"

"The school is full of people who live in England. Don't you, an old fairy, not have to eat?"

After eating their fill, and after the appalling school song, they followed the Slytherin prefect, Marcus Flint, who was also a member of the 28 pure-blood family, straight to the basement, where they hid themselves in a wet stone wall. Shimen.The password is changed every two weeks. "Bloodline!" The stone door opened automatically, and the students followed Marcus into the dormitory. If we can win the Academy Cup this year, then we will win the championship seven times in a row. Then there will be a competition for the chief student of the grade hosted by the dean, and the outstanding first-year chief student will be selected."

(End of this chapter)