Snakes at Hogwarts

"The stupid bastard is crying and thanking everyone."

Amidst the applause of the audience, Dumbledore ended his speech with a very nonsensical statement, and he lightly tapped the plate in front of him.

The originally empty dinner plate was instantly filled with hearty English delicacies, including roast beef, roast chicken, pork chops, lamb chops, sausages, fried potatoes...

It may not sound like much, but for those British people who have never tasted traditional Chinese food, this is already a very sumptuous dinner.

Perhaps, because of the appearance of Andros, some delicacies from the mysterious Eastern countries will appear in the canteen in the future.

Although the long table was filled with delicacies, Hermione seemed more interested in what Dumbledore said at the end. She put a few pieces of pork chops on her plate and tilted her head towards Peggy next to her. Nello asked.

"Senior Penello, what did Principal Dumbledore mean by his last words?"

"Well, to be honest, I don't know either." Penello shook his head. "I'm afraid no one will know what this sentence means except asking him himself."

"But don't you think he's a little bit, no offense, I mean he's a little weird."

"You want to say it's a little crazy, right?"

After seeing Hermione nod, Penello explained with a smile.

"Our principal has a very unique and incomprehensible sense of humor, and this sense of humor is indeed often interpreted as crazy. Do you understand what I mean? I guess he just said something other than himself. It’s a joke that no one understands.”

"Okay, don't think about this. Would you like some bacon? They taste great."

There are many explanations for this sentence on the Internet. Some people say that it is an ancient Latin sentence, which when translated means may Merlin bless you, but I prefer another explanation.

The original text of these four words is "nitwit blubber oddment tweak"

Niwit, that is, fool. According to Ravenclaw's philosophy, those who are not sorted into Ravenclaw are fools.

blubber, crying nose, Gryffindor students consider themselves to be the bravest people. For those students who are not sorted into Gryffindor, they will think that these people are cowardly, not brave crybabies.

Oddment, which is a word from the textile industry, refers to the scraps of cloth, or scraps. For Slytherin, they believe that students from other houses are not the purest wizards and are not as good as their scraps.

The last one, tweak, screw, Hufflepuff is always doing things in a single-minded way. They are upright, hard-working, and honest, just like this word. Perhaps, Hufflepuff thinks that the other three houses need to be adjusted. Own.

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Unlike Hermione, Andros did not struggle with the meaning of Dumbledore's last words. For him, it was not even as practical as putting some roast beef on the dinner plate.

Merlin's on top, he's starving to death.

At this moment, he was quickly clearing the food on the plate in an efficient but elegant manner.

Thanks to the etiquette lessons taught by wizard nobles since childhood, every Slytherin eats and looks very elegantly.

This made Andros feel very uncomfortable.

Damn it, can't we just eat meat like other colleges?

He thought angrily, but his hands were very deft with a knife and fork, cutting and breaking down the steak on the dinner plate, and then put it into his mouth gracefully.

Although it is certainly not as elegant as other students who have received training in aristocratic etiquette, it is at least passable on the surface, right?

Since you are sorted into Slytherin, you must adapt to Slytherin's rules.

Andros knows very well that he currently does not have the capital to ignore these rules.

If you want to live a decent life, you must not only wear something green, but you must also not be too arrogant.

From time to time, Andros would cover his arms and quietly stuff a few pieces of meat into the inner pocket of his robe to comfort the restless Ivar.

Otherwise, Andros was really afraid that the little snake would not be able to help but come out.

The fun would be great.

Fortunately, no one paid attention to Andros's little movements. Everyone's attention was on the food on the plate.

Not only was he eating, but Andros was also thinking rapidly in his head.

As a new student in Slytherin, he still had a hurdle to pass and needed to quickly think of a countermeasure.

When the main meal was taken away and a variety of puddings, ice cream, and syrup pies reappeared on the shiny and new plates, the little snakes finally started talking on the long Slytherin table.

"Andros, why don't you tell us your story?" Senior Sister Farley asked pointedly.

"I don't have a story. I am an orphan and grew up in an orphanage." Andros didn't hide anything. He knew that this history was difficult to hide.

Instead of spending a short time trying to come up with a past that is full of loopholes, it is better to expose your past simply and straightforwardly.

"I don't think I've ever heard of this surname, Lobach. Then your parents, are they the same kind of people as us?" Malfoy asked.

This question attracted the attention of almost all the little snakes. They all stopped talking and stared at Andros, waiting for his answer.

Finally here comes the question.

After being assigned to the snake farm, Andros quickly realized a problem.

In the Snake House, where pure blood reigns supreme, how should you define your identity?

A Muggle wizard who grew up in the Muggle world

No, you absolutely can’t say that.

In that case, don't think about it.

"They're wizards, I guess that's what you mean. I'm pureblood."

"Of course, that's what I meant. I knew you must be a pureblood." Hearing this answer, Malfoy clapped his hands happily.

"But if you grew up in an orphanage, how do you prove that your parents are wizards?" Next to him, an unknown senior snake asked jokingly.

His words made many little snakes grin.

Unlike Draco's question, this one was very aggressive.

"I think I don't need to prove anything." Andros's face was calm.

"Since I can enter Slytherin, it means that I cannot be a Muggle-born wizard. I think everyone here should know that no matter how much a person conforms to Slytherin's educational philosophy, if He was a Muggle-born wizard, so he would never be sorted into Slytherin.

Historically, no Muggle wizard has ever been sorted into Slytherin. I believe this is a truth that has been proven over a long period of time. "

"But you could still be a half-blood."

"That's enough, Higgs." Senior Sister Farley scolded, which stopped Andros's next words in his stomach. .

"These things are not allowed to be mentioned again. This is the Great Hall, and there cannot be any disputes at the Slytherin table."

The commotion quickly subsided, and the Slytherin snakes returned to their polite appearance. They ate the desserts in front of them elegantly, as if the appearance just now was just an illusion imagined in Andros' mind.

"Thank you, Senior Sister Farley."

"I'm not just helping you, Andros, as the prefect of Slytherin, I need to maintain the reputation and status of the house. Slytherin needs unity, even on the surface.

Your past is indeed tragic, but this is Slytherin. To put it bluntly, no one will care or sympathize with your past. I hope you don't expect such things to appear on this long table.

The explanation you gave just now is okay, and you can barely pass the test, but if you don't show your performance, someone will still cause trouble for you. I can only tell you so much. "

"Thank you again, Senior Sister Farley."

"I heard you can use magic now"

It seemed that his performance at the station had reached the ears of Prefect Farley.

"Just some little tricks that don't make sense."

"You are very humble. You can successfully explain the law in just one month. This is already a very good talent. Before the dinner is over, I want you to finally get familiar with the professors at Hogwarts. Are you? If you don’t understand anything, you can ask me.”