Blessing Potion [Comprehensive British and American]

When the express arrived at Hogwarts, it was completely dark, and the children stumbled and jumped off the train. Many of them looked like they had just woken up. A giant like a hill stood at the front of the train with a kerosene lamp. There let the students pay attention to their feet.

It was still clear in the afternoon, but it started to rain in the evening.

"It's unlucky, it rains every year when school starts, and I don't know what kind of luck it is!" A senior student next to him stepped on the mud when he got out of the car, complaining softly.

Cyril miraculously understood this uncomplicated complaint, and she walked very carefully, but her heart drifted away.

If grandpa was here, he would definitely tell the complaining boy that this is called constant weather on a special day, just like solar terms. The founder of Hogwarts set the start of school to the day when it is most likely to rain. There must be it. Intentional, although the rain is indeed troublesome.

"Freshmen! Freshmen come to me, don't take your luggage out of the car... you little fluffy ones."

The giant like a hill shouted and waved his arms, Cyril grabbed the robe of his new friend Bowen, and the two of them struggled through the crowd together, trying to get closer to the giant.

As it got closer, Cyril had to admit that it was very wise and effective for this magic school to choose such a person to pick up the students.

This big man with a full beard looks to be at least three meters or taller, wearing an oversized tan coat of unknown animal skin, with a large pocket hanging on each side, his entire face is covered by curly hair and a beard, only It revealed a pair of black eyes that were particularly bright in the dark night.

Eyes like the black beetle seen in Diagon Alley!Although small, it is very bright.

"Here, here!"

This person must have secretly practiced lion roar skills!Cyril resisted the urge to cover her ears.

"I am the Gamekeeper and Keeper of the Keys at Hogwarts, Rubeus Hagrid. Freshmen follow me, old ones take the carriage, don't be left behind."

Hagrid leads a group of stumbling freshmen to the lake.

"Four people on a boat, come in order."

The freshman boat ride is one of the few things Benny tells Cyril about Hogwarts.Benny said that every year when first-year freshmen come to Hogwarts, they have to take a boat with Hagrid across the lake to Hogwarts Castle.

It is rumored that this is to restore the scene where the four great wizards who originally founded the school arrived at Hogwarts.

Taking out the thinking of doing Chinese reading comprehension to figure out the implication of this reserved activity, Cyril believes that there are two deep-seated reasons for doing so:

1. The boat ride of this magic school must be very difficult, guessing that it was full of various tests along the way.Just like the situation when the Big Four founded Hogwarts back then, the purpose of letting each freshman cross the lake is to let the students remember the bitterness and sweetness, not forget the original intention of the Big Four in founding the school, be down-to-earth, study hard, and win glory for the school.

2. Going to school by boat has a special scenery, which is in stark contrast to the ordinary train journey (Old Bao: ordinary???), in order to let freshmen leave the most beautiful and shocking impression when they come for the first time.

When Cyril actually sat on the boat and saw Hogwarts from a distance under the night, he understood that the reason could only be the latter.

There is a small lake at the end of the narrow path. When we first boarded the boat, the surrounding area was pitch black, and we couldn’t see anything clearly. The students were all immersed in the excitement of being able to swim in the lake at night, and they didn’t care to observe the surrounding scene. Turning a corner, the vision suddenly opened up.

On the opposite side of the open lake stands a rocky hillside, on which stands a very majestic castle.

A real castle!Just like in a fairy tale.No, it is more beautiful and shocking than the story describes!Cyril thought excitedly.

There are many spiers on the castle, and windows flicker under the starry sky.A fleet of small boats sailed across the glass-flat surface of the lake.The rain miraculously stopped when they got on the boat.

The chattering students all fell silent, and everyone stared at the school where they were about to live for 7 years in silence. The tall castle in the distance really gave them a great deterrent.

Getting closer to Hogwarts Castle in the city, when they approached the cliff where the castle was by boat, the majestic castle on the stone wall seemed to stand above their heads.

This is more shocking than head-up!

"Heads down!" yelled Hagrid, alone in an apparently purpose-built boat, as the first boats approached the cliff.

Everyone hurriedly lowered their heads, only then did Cyril realize that they had passed through an entrance like a bridge hole or something.

Surprisingly, the inside of the entrance is not invisible. Even though it is surrounded by ivy, but there are burning torches on the rock walls on both sides, and you can clearly see a place like a pier at the end.

We staggered out of the boat and walked across a slope covered with gravel.

Walking up the gravel road, Hagrid was already standing aside holding a huge kerosene lamp, counting in a low voice to make sure every new student passed by.

Kind of like a duck chaser!Cyril was amused by the words in his head for a moment.

Hagrid then directed them slowly up a tunnel in the rock until they finally reached a flat, wet meadow in the shadow of the castle.

Everyone climbed up a section of stone steps one by one, because it was a bit slippery after the rain, and a blond boy in front fell hard.Thankfully, he didn't slide down the steps, otherwise he would have knocked down everyone behind him, including Cyril himself.

Hagrid showed up just in time, picked up the dripping wet boy like a chicken, and dragged him up the remaining steps.

At last all gathered before a huge oaken door.

"Is everyone here? Let me see... 2, 4, ..., 37. Good."

Cyril stood in the middle and watched as Hagrid simply counted the number of people, then raised a huge fist and knocked three times on the castle gate in front of him.

The door opened instantly.

A tall black-haired witch in emerald green robes stood in front of the gate, her expression was serious, and the corners of her mouth were pursed straight.The little wizards who had been chatting on twitter were all silent.

"This year's freshman, Professor McGonagall."

"Thank you, Hagrid, leave the rest to me. Freshmen, this way."

The black-haired witch turned around and opened the door wide, and Cyril felt her eyes flicker.

The glorious marble floor, the burning torches on both sides, the luxurious and bright staircase in the distance, and the high invisible ceiling.

Cyril followed the crowd along the marble floor, and vaguely heard buzzing voices, the voices became louder as they went in, presumably the senior students were already at school.

But the professor named McGonagall didn't take the first-year students there directly, but bypassed the hall and came to another small empty room.Everyone rushed in, rubbing their shoulders and huddling together, staring nervously at everything around them.

"Welcome to Hogwarts." Professor McGonagall said:

"The opening dinner is about to begin, but you need to attend the sorting ceremony before you can be seated. This is very important, please pay attention to it, because after the sorting ceremony, you will have your own college. For the next seven years, the college will be like Your home at Hogwarts, where you spend most of your time with students from your fellow houses.

Hogwarts is divided into four houses: Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin.Each college has its glorious and long history, and has also cultivated outstanding wizards.You guys...the sorting ceremony will start in a few minutes, I suggest you tidy up yourselves while waiting, at least look more refreshed. "

After saying this, Professor McGonagall set his sights on the blond boy who wrestled before. The boy really looked miserable. The black cloak was muddy and wrinkled and stuck to his body. He was shaking at the moment , twisting the corner of the robe with both hands like twisting a towel.

Professor McGonagall had a sullen face, as if he couldn't stand it anymore, pulled out his wand, and gave him a little light, and the boy's robe was instantly clean as before.

Cyril actually didn't fully understand Professor McGonagall's opening remarks.Feeling vaguely that she was introducing something important, she quickly took advantage of the professor's stop and grabbed Bowen's arm to ask him to talk briefly.

"Professor McGonagall said that the sorting ceremony will be held later, which is very important."

"Ritual? What's it like?"

"She didn't say anything specifically, but my dad said he was going to take an exam..." Bowen said with a pale face.

"Exam?!" Cyril thought he didn't understand correctly, so he repeated it again.

Cyril always thought that the sorting ceremony was for teachers to pick students or draw lots, but never expected that this cheating magic school would have to take exams upon admission!

He always thought that only Mathematics Tao would conduct this kind of preliminary exam... Cyril's heart shed two lasagna tears.