He looked around anxiously, and everyone around him was in danger.No one spoke.Only Hermione was murmuring, rapidly reciting spells she'd learned, uncertain which one to use.Harry tried not to listen to her reciting.He'd never been more nervous than he was now, never, not even when he gave the Dursleys his school report: it said he'd turned the teacher's wig blue.He stared intently at the door, and Professor McGonagall might return at any moment to take him to face destruction.

At this time, a strange thing happened, which made him jump three feet high in fright, and several people behind him screamed loudly.

"That is"

He was breathless with fear, and so were the people around him.From the wall behind them suddenly appeared a score or so ghosts.These pearly white, translucent ghosts glide across the room, whispering to each other, paying little attention to the first-year students.They seem to be arguing about something.A chubby little friar-like ghost said: "Forgive, forget, I say, we should give him another chance"

"My good friar, don't we give Peeves enough chances? But he's got us all a nasty nickname. You know, he can't even reach a basic ghost. I say, you here What are you doing?"

A phantom in a ruffled bodysuit suddenly spots freshmen.

A high, stiff round collar around the neck, popular in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

No one answered. "New students!" said the chubby monk, smiling at them. "I think, probably ready to be tested."

Some students nodded silently. ' "Hope you get a Hufflepuff!" said the Friar. "I went to that house." "Move forward now," said a shrill voice. "The Sorting is about to begin."

Professor McGonagall is back.The ghosts floated in file and disappeared across the opposite wall. "Now, stand in single file," Professor McGonagall said to the first-years, "follow me."

Harry felt his legs were leaden, but it was strange that he was standing in the line anyway, behind a boy with light tawny hair, and behind him was Ron.He f『] walked out of the room, through the foyer, and through a double door at the back into the luxurious dining room.

Harry had never imagined that there could be such a magical, beautiful and magnificent place.Students from other classes in the academy were already sitting around four long tables, above which thousands of candles floating in the air illuminated the dining room.Glittering gold plates and goblets stood on four tables.There is another long table on the table at the top of the restaurant, which is the teacher's seat.Professor McGonagall took the first-years over there and had them line up facing all the seniors, with the teachers behind them.Candles flickered, and the hundreds of faces watching them looked like pale lanterns.The ghosts also shone dimly among the students with dim dots of silver light.Harry looked up to avoid their eyes, and saw stars twinkling on the velvety ceiling.He heard Hermione whisper, "It's been enchanted to look like the sky outside, I read about it in Hogwarts, A History."

It's hard to believe there's a ceiling over there, and it's hard to believe that the restaurant roof isn't open air.

Professor McGonagall gently placed a four-legged stool in front of the first-year students, and Harry quickly looked away.Professor McGonagall placed another wizard hat on the stool.The hat was patched, worn out, and very dirty.Aunt Petunia would never let such a thing into the house.

Maybe they're going to use the hat to conjure a rabbit, Harry imagined, or something like that. He found that everyone in the restaurant was staring at the hat, so he stared at it too.The dining room was silent.Then the hat twisted.The brim splits a wide

12. Getting on the bus + sorting...

The wide slit, like a mouth hat, began to sing: You may think I am not beautiful, but don't judge by appearance, if you can find a more beautiful hat than mine, I can eat myself.

You can make your bowler hats black and shiny, and your top hats sleek and crisp, and I am the Hogwarts test hat, so I am naturally superior to your hats.Any idea hidden in your mind can't hide from the golden eyes of the devil's hat. Put it on and try it, and I will tell you which college you should be assigned to.You may belong to Gryffindor, where there is bravery buried in the bottom of the heart, and their courage, boldness and boldness make Gryffindor outstanding; you may belong to Hufflepuff, where people are honest and loyal, and Hufflepuff's The students are stoic and honest, unafraid of hard work; if you're smart, you might get into wise old Ravenclaw, where the wise and learned always meet their kind; maybe you'll get into Slytherin , Maybe you make sincere friends here, but those cunning and sinister people will do everything possible to achieve their goals.Come put on me! Don't be afraid! Don't panic! In my hands (though I don't even have a hand) you're safe because I'm a thinking hat! After the hat sings , the audience applauded thunderously, the magic hat bowed to the four dining tables one by one, and then stood still. "So, we just need to put on this hat." Ron whispered to Harry, "I'm going to kill Fred, he sounds like he's going to fight a giant." Harry said lightly smile.Of course, wearing a hat was better than casting a spell, but he still didn't want to wear it in public.It seems that this hat is more demanding.Harry didn't think he had the guts or the quick wit or anything else.If Hat suggested a school for indecisives, that would be the perfect place for him.

Then Professor McGonagall took a few steps forward, a roll of parchment in hand.

"Whoever I call by name now puts on a hat, sits on a stool, and waits for sorting," 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.After a moment's pause "Hufflepuff!" cried the hat.

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!"

"Hufflepuff!" the hat called 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 Bloche was also assigned to Ravenclaw, and Lavender Brown became the first freshman in Gryffindor. The farthest table on the left immediately burst into cheers, and Harry saw Ron's Shout out to the twin brother.

Then Millicent Burst became a new student in Slytherin.Perhaps Harry had heard a lot of talk about Slytherin and had gotten some impressions, but he always found these people to be unlikable.

He is starting to feel particularly uncomfortable now.He recalled being in groups in gym class in elementary school.Always picked him last, not because he wasn't good enough, but because no one wanted Dudley to think they liked him.

"Justin Fletcher!"

"Hufflepuff!"

Harry found that sometimes the hat called out the house's name right away, 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 up to the stool and put her hat on her head hastily.

"Gryffindor!" shouted the hat.Ron snorted.

When you're very nervous, you have a lot of scary thoughts, and it's the same with Harry.It occurred to him what would happen if he wasn't picked at all? What if the hat was put on his head for a long time over his eyes, and it was Professor McGonagall who finally pulled the hat off his head and said, Obviously fuck Wrong, he'd better take the train back, so what? When the name of the boy who was always missing his toad, Neville Longbottom, was called, he tripped on the way to the stool.It took the hat a long time to make up its mind about Neville.When the hat finally yelled "Gryffindor," Neville ran away wearing it, and finally had to trot back to Professor McGonagall amidst a roar of laughter.

When Malfoy's name was called, Malfoy swaggered over and got his wish instantly, screaming "Slytherin!" almost as soon as the hat touched his head.

Malfoy went to join his Crabbe and Goyle, looking pleased with himself.

At this time, there were not many people left.

Mohn.. Knott.. Parkinson.. followed by the Patil twins.. then Sally Ann Box.. Finally, it was "Harry Potter!"

As Harry walked forward there was a sudden humming and whispering in the dining room like the hiss of a small flame.

"Potter, is she calling Potter?" "It's that Harry Potter"

When the hat was about to be pulled over his head to block his view, Harry saw the dining room was full of people, all of them staring at him, hoping to get a good look at him.Then came The Dark World in the Hat and Waiting.

"Well," he heard a small voice say in his ear, "difficult. Very difficult. Visibly courageous. Not hearty."

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