HP: Embrace the Darkness

After saying goodbye to his parents, Artes carried the box and walked towards the Hogwarts Express.

There were very few people at the front of the Hogwarts Express. Only a few little wizards were still saying goodbye to their parents. It was still early and not many people came.

So it was easy for Asseth to find an empty carriage in the train.

He threw a confusion spell at the door and used magic to place the suitcase.

After doing all this, he took a potion book that he had not finished yet and read it quietly. He had to prepare for the potion.

I have attended several banquets of pure-blood nobles in the past few days, and I have heard that that person is not popular at Hogwarts, and many people are even saying bad things about him.

I don’t know why, maybe because he is a respectable teacher? In short, he didn't want to see that person being treated perfunctorily. He couldn't control others, but he had to take it seriously.

Potions and alchemy actually lead to the same goal by different routes, so the more Asses looked at them, the more interesting they became.

"Excuse me, can I be here? I can't find a seat."

A voice broke the quiet atmosphere.

Aces looked up and saw a girl with messy hair, patched clothes and an embarrassed look on her face.

"Of course, come in and sit down."

"Hello, my name is Arthur Cavendish."

Asseth glanced at the door. His confusion spell had failed. No wonder the girl could come in. Not intending to embarrass the girl, Aces gently let the girl in.

"Hello, my name is Elise Lovelace."

The girl came in cautiously and sat across from Artes. She said nothing else except introducing herself. Her movements were also cautious, as if she was afraid of disturbing Artes who was reading.

Aces wasn't very good at dealing with girls of his own age. Seeing that the girl didn't speak, he lowered his head and continued reading.

Next, neither of them spoke, and there was silence in the carriage.

It didn't take long for the quiet atmosphere to be broken again, this time by two red-haired boys.

"Hey, hello, I'm George Weasley."

"I'm Fred Weasley."

"You can call me George/Fred."

"We can"

"Sit here?"

The two sang and talked in harmony, and their mischievous looks made the girl laugh.

The girl smiled and introduced herself: "Hello, my name is Elise Lovelace."

"My name is Arthur Cavendish." Arthur didn't care, so the two of them sat in strangely.

With these two living treasures, the atmosphere in the carriage became noticeably livelier along the way. Several people were chatting away.

When it came to the sorting of Hogwarts, several people had differences. George firmly believed that the sorting should fight trolls, while Fred thought it was fighting dragons. The two couldn't argue, and their voices filled the carriage.

For the sake of his own ears, Asseth quietly changed the subject and asked which college they would go to.

"Gryffindor! Our family is all Gryffindor." The twins said in unison for the first time since getting in the car.

Hearing this topic, Elise looked gloomy and did not answer.

Asseth glanced at Elise thoughtfully but said nothing.

"My parents don't study here, and I don't know which college I will go to."

The twins looked at Asseth in surprise, "Are you a foreigner?"

"No, it's just that my parents didn't live in China before." Assei explained briefly.

"Elise, what's wrong with you?"

Hearing this, the twins turned to look at Elise. Elise's face was pale and there were incomprehensible emotions in her eyes.

She forced a smile, explained that she was feeling motion sick, and said, "Maybe I'm a Gryffindor too. My dad is a Gryffindor."

After checking that the time was almost up, Asseth stood up and walked out of the carriage, providing space for Elise to change into her school robe.

The twins followed.

Elise was sitting alone in the carriage, looking a little dazed.

After Elise changed her clothes, the other three boys also changed into their school uniforms.

Just after changing, the train stopped. The little wizard in the car started to get excited.

The four of them got off the train with the flow of people. A huge figure was already counting the little wizards below. When everyone gathered, he greeted loudly: "First-year students, follow me."

"My name is Hagrid. All first-year students, please follow me. Be careful where you step." Hagrid held a lamp and led the new students forward.

Nearly a hundred freshmen followed the strong man on a dark path. This is a ritual of rebirth, allowing the little wizards to experience the path traveled by the founder.

Aces raised his wand and cast a lighting spell. Strong white light illuminated the path forward. Other little wizards who knew the lighting spell followed suit. A little bit of white light dispels the darkness.

After walking for a while, I came to a dark lake. The deep darkness in the lake could not be dispelled even by the lighting spell.

"Four people in a boat, please be safe." Hagrid shouted loudly.

The little wizards got on the boat one after another. Asseth, the twins and Elise were not separated just now, so they all got on the same boat.

The boat began to cross the river, and the little wizards chatted.

"Lower your head!" Hagrid suddenly reminded loudly.

Except for Asseth, the little wizards who didn't know why lowered their heads.

The boat passed through tunnel after tunnel and finally reached the other side of the lake.

Hagrid led a group of chirping little wizards to a door and pushed it open hard.

Inside the door is a serious witch wearing wizard robes.

Professor McGonagall said hello to Hagrid, and Hagrid left. Professor McGonagall checked the little wizard on the list, and then led the little wizard to a small room.

"Welcome to Hogwarts. Next you will go through the sorting ceremony. Hogwarts is divided into four houses, Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin... .”

Professor McGonagall gave some introductions to the school, emphasizing the branches and the Academy Cup.

"Okay, the sorting ceremony will begin soon. I suggest you sort out your clothes now. The sorting ceremony will be held in front of all the teachers and students of the school."

After speaking, Professor McGonagall waited for a while before leading a group of young wizards outside.