Hogwarts on the tip of the tongue

"Hufflepuff, ten points!"

Looking at the little wizards in a mess, Professor McGonagall's lips trembled with anger, and there was cold anger in her voice.

"Miss Elena Kaslana, sit down in your seat immediately."

In the entrance hall, a huge hourglass filled with diamonds swayed slightly - it was Hufflepuff's house hourglass.

Next to it, there are three other hourglasses of the same size arranged in sequence. The tops of the hourglasses are filled with gems of different colors, indicating the colleges they each represent.

According to common sense, after the teacher gives the command to deduct points, the corresponding number of gems will automatically fly up from the bottom of the hourglass and return to the top. However, since school has just started, Hufflepuff has no points yet, so it only shakes slightly.Elena had to be thankful that Hogwarts' mathematics teaching did not involve the concept of negative numbers for the time being, otherwise she would have been the beginning of a sinner in the college.

Facing the cold and stern gaze of the vice-principal, the silver-haired little Loli rationally chose to retreat strategically. Instead of continuing to seek death, she obediently walked down the steps and joined the Hufflepuff House amidst the applause and cheers of the students. side of the long table.

"Now, according to my list, in order..."

Professor McGonagall walked forward quickly, pursed her lips tightly, and glanced sharply at the first-year students gathered around them holding their wands. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, trying to keep herself calm.

"Forget it, everyone introduces their names to the whole school in turn, and then puts on their hats. Also, put away your wands!"

The little wizards looked at the livid Professor McGonagall tremblingly, then turned to look at the silver-haired girl on the Hufflepuff table who was waving at them to cheer them on, and nodded cautiously.

The next moment, a girl with wavy brown hair and a boy with light blond hair walked out of the queue almost at the same time, reaching out to grab the sorting hat in front of Professor McGonagall.

"Uh-huh……"

The girl made a nasal noise, and became gentle and happy as the light-blond haired boy took the initiative to give in. She picked up the sorting hat, turned around to face all the students, took a deep breath, introduced herself loudly, and put it on hard at the same time. On the Sorting Hat.

"Hello everyone, my name is Hermione Granger."

"Gryffindor!" the girl screamed as soon as the hat touched her head.

Perhaps it was because no one had reacted at first, or perhaps for other reasons, compared to Elena joining Hufflepuff, Hermione received louder cheers.

The Gryffindor students stood up and clapped vigorously, as if they had received some great honor.

"Good job!"

"See, the second one is Gryffindor!"

"Actually, I think Elena is more like Gryffindor."

Hermione clenched her fists hard. Before that, she had never thought that she would have the courage to introduce herself to so many people alone. She took a deep breath and took off her hat. She handed the Sorting Hat to the German next to her. Rako Malfoy.

"Well, hello everyone, my name is Malfoy, Draco Malfoy."

Draco raised his head nervously, swallowed, walked up the steps, hesitated a little, shouted the same loudly, and put on his hat in the same pattern.

"Slytherin!" Hat shouted quickly.

"Hello everyone, my name is Harry Potter."

"Gryffindor!"

"Hello everyone, my name is Ron Weasley."

"Gryffindor!"

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With the children in front of us as examples, the subsequent progress became particularly smooth.

There were so many things that happened tonight that were so shocking that even the sensation caused by Harry's self-introduction was much smaller. This made Harry, who had been a little worried before, feel relieved. No one wants to be watched like a zoo animal at all times.

Although some freshmen were a little shy, with the encouragement of everyone, they finally plucked up the courage to introduce themselves.

So much so that by the end, even Professor McGonagall, who had been keeping her lips pursed and silent, looked much better.

For her standing aside, she could actually see more changes. For example, after the freshmen joined their respective colleges, the overall activity level was obviously much higher than that of the previous years. They were also considered to be a minority in the chaos. One of the many advantages.

Soon, amid applause, the last freshman put down his sorting hat and stumbled towards his college.

Professor McGonagall took a deep look at the smiling silver-haired little girl in the crowd, shook her head, put away the four-cornered stool and the Sorting Hat, and left the center of the auditorium.Although the final result looks good, from her perspective, she still hopes that such accidents will not happen again in the future.

"Wow, sister Elena, you looked really cool just now."

Hannah, who had two golden braids, touched Elena with her shoulder and said with admiration. She never thought that she would have the courage to threaten the Sorting Hat or shout out to all the teachers and students in the school. own name.

"Hmm? Oh, that's okay. You'll get used to it in the future."

Elena was stunned for a moment and replied subconsciously. At this time, she was staring at the golden plate in front of her in a daze.

According to the normal process, after Dumbledore says the strange words "Idiot! Cry! Scrap! Screw!", the sumptuous dinner at Hogwarts will officially begin, and the house elves will use food, Quickly filling up all the empty plates in her sight, she couldn't wait to taste the legendary Hogwarts luxurious opening banquet.

——You must know that although the children in the orphanage have enjoyed Hogwarts meals in advance this month, it is only the lowest standard meal after all, and it is definitely different from the meals after the real start of school.According to the description in the original text, it was an extremely luxurious and happy life where you could eat and take whatever you wanted, and it was so rich that you could eat and throw away one portion.

Sure enough, after Professor McGonagall reappeared in the auditorium, Albus Dumbledore, who had returned to the staff seat, stood up, tapped the glass gently to signal everyone to be quiet, and then, with Elena's expectant eyes, spoke. said.

"A lot of things happened tonight, and everyone must be starving." Dumbledore looked around at the faces of the students, and after his eyes lingered on Elena's face for a few seconds, he continued.

"First of all, welcome everyone to Hogwarts to start the new school year!" Dumbledore said, his tone gradually becoming serious, "However, I hope that all students can bear with me for a few more minutes and listen to what I have to say."

Eh? !

The smile on Elena's face fell, she blinked in confusion, and an ominous premonition arose in her heart. This seemed to be different from what was written in the script!

"You heard correctly, Hogwarts Castle is mortgaged to Gringotts. If the payment is not paid on time, the castle will nominally belong to Gringotts before the start of next year."

There were nervous murmurs in the auditorium. Although everyone vaguely understood what happened based on the previous conversations between Fudge, Lagrasse and the goblins, hearing Dumbledore admit it was another surprise for everyone. A different meaning.

Everyone stared at Dumbledore in panic and disbelief, hoping to hear some good news from him.

"As a member of Hogwarts, I believe that each of you has the right to know the situation the school is facing." Dumbledore continued, "The Ministry of Magic, the school board, the school's professors and even everyone in the wizarding world Enthusiastic wizards will find ways to overcome this difficulty together. In the meantime, I hope that all students can focus on their studies and not add more pressure to professors and parents. At this moment, Let’s all work together to get through this difficult time together.”

Dumbledore has always held the view that telling the truth is always better than lying. He believes that instead of letting students covertly think about things, it is actually more respectful and wise to openly put all the difficulties in front of everyone. practice.At least in this way, the entire school will be extra united and there won't be too much chaos.

At this time, every young face in the auditorium facing Dumbledore was written with seriousness and solemnity. Even the freshmen who had just completed the sorting nodded their heads extremely seriously and stared at Dumbledore nervously.

"In addition, after preliminary discussions among all faculty and the board of directors, it has been decided that in the next year, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry will reduce the number of ingredients for three meals, the clothing supply of each department, etc. Wasteful expenditure. Specific regulations will be announced one after another within the week."

bang~

"Oh no!" The spoon in Elena's hand fell weakly on the empty plate, her eyes were full of shock and fear, and she whined like a wounded animal.

"Of course, today's opening banquet will not have any impact." Dumbledore smiled heartily, "Don't worry, I can guarantee that Hogwarts is not so poor that everyone will starve."

"Anyway, thank you everyone! Let's get started!" After saying that, Dumbledore clapped his hands, and the plates in front of everyone were instantly filled with all kinds of food.

But even though Dumbledore said this, almost all the students still looked at the plate in front of them with a heavy heart, as if it was the last meal in their lives, even if it was all the food they had missed for a holiday: roast beef, Roast chicken, pork chops, lamb chops, sausages, steaks, boiled potatoes, baked potatoes, potato chips, Yorkshire pudding, pea shoots, carrots, gravy, tomato sauce...

Well, Elena is an exception. From the moment the food appears in front of her, she no longer feels sorry for the disappearing "rich" meal.

I saw the girl pick up the fork and poke the roast beef in front of her with a little disgust, her eyes slowly moved from the "Potato Platter" on the table to the "Boiled Home-cooked Vegetables Collection", and she sighed silently - thinking about it. Britain's search for delicious food, has she done something wrong?

Sure enough, you still have to rely on your own efforts.

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