The Snake Wife of the HP Professor

Ch.30: Branch

September [-]st, the first day of school at Hogwarts.

It wasn't the first time for Zenobia to come to Platform Nine and Three Quarters, but this time she came here as a freshman at Hogwarts, and she couldn't help feeling slightly surprised.But soon she calmed down, found an unoccupied compartment, and took out a thick potion tome to read——since she received the letter from Hogwarts, Snape was very concerned about her. Wizards have much stricter requirements for learning magic, especially when it comes to potions. It seems that they really intend to treat her as an apprentice.Yin Snake's personality is a little loose, but she is still very serious about her studies, especially her favorite subjects, and the man's research on potion alchemy has stimulated her who likes alchemy a little, so she is much more interested in potions.

However, the Hogwarts Express is clearly not a good place to read.There were very few people when the Silver Snake arrived, but after that many new and old students boarded one after another, and most of the carriages were packed full before driving.Zenobia didn't intend to make something eye-catching as soon as she arrived. When the car was very crowded, she didn't monopolize the entire car with a spell like Snape did before.When the car started, there were naturally several more men and women in the same compartment.

Although Zenobia has a cheerful personality, she is essentially a magical beast that is alienated from the crowd, and she can't make "self-familiar" behaviors. Therefore, she didn't take the initiative to get to know anyone when other people didn't open her mouth. She just quietly flipped through the Own book, from time to time take out some snacks and take a few bites.

"Hi, I'm Eva Cooper." The two girls who had been whispering diagonally across from each other seemed to have finished their conversation, and they walked to Zenobia's table together. Among them, the short girl with blond hair and blue eyes said enthusiastically, "She's Sarah Hill, we want to sit here, okay? I see you, you should be a freshman at Hogwarts, just like us..."

Zenobia raised her head to look at the two of them, her eyebrows were raised, and she nodded with a smile: "Hi, I'm Zenobia Hayes, please sit down as you please."

Silver Snake's kind attitude obviously made the girls very happy, so they happily sat across from her.Eva Cooper was very lively, and soon started chatting about topics such as admission and sorting; Sarah Hill looked shy, but kept smiling subtly, and looked at the books in Zenobia's hands curiously .

"My whole family is Ravenclaw," Eva Cooper said with some distress, "but I want to go to Gryffindor, in fact, I don't hate reading... But Gryffindor has the greatest book of this century." White wizard, I heard..." Her voice suddenly dropped, with a mysterious look on her face, "The boy who survived the catastrophe also came from the Gryffindor family, and the war heroes Black and Potter came from that academy. of!"

The more the girl talked, the more passionate she looked, so Zenobia was [-]% sure that the other party was likely to go to Gryffindor: because of Snape, she didn't like Gryffindor, and of course she didn't hate Gryffindor. ;This girl who met for the first time was careless, but it didn't bother her, she just talked with her casually-although she didn't expect to make friends with any little wizard, Silver Snake didn't think of isolating herself, let alone with adults. In contrast, the intuition of Warcraft made her more willing to contact these pure-hearted little wizards.

"Zenobia, which college are you going to?" At this time, Sarah Hill, who had been very quiet, interjected with a smile, "I see you like books very much, so you should be a Ravenclaw. If you go Ravenclaw, we can be together often." Obviously, this is also from the Ravenclaw family.

(Eva Cooper and Sarah Hill are hereafter abbreviated as Eva and Sarah respectively)

Zenobia noticed the expectant or curious eyes of the little girls, and replied with a smile: "It seems that I can't decide which college to go to, right? I think it's good to go anywhere. The book says that Gryffindor is brave and just, Ravenclaws are intelligent and erudite, Slytherins are elegant and shrewd, Hufflepuffs are loyal and honest... I think the quality of each house is very good."

"It's true," Eva nodded fiercely. "It's like many people reject Slytherin, saying they...but Mr. Snape, the youngest master of potions, came from there."

Sarah also looked very admiring: "Mr. Snape is really a great wizard. He is the winner of the Order of Merlin, and he is now the head of Slytherin. Therefore, it is not bad even if he is assigned to Slytherin." , It's just..." She frowned slightly, "I heard from my cousin who just graduated, that Slytherin and Gryffindor have a lot of conflicts. Going to these two houses is easy to form enemies." Shaking his head, "I want a peaceful study environment, Ravenclaw is better."

"I'm going to Gryffindor," Eva said firmly, "If anyone troubles me, hey, I won't be soft!"

Listening to the conversation between the two girls, Zenobia was a little surprised. She looked at the two girls from the Ravenclaw family differently, and the smile on her mouth was much more real. She joked at the lion: "In this case, If I go to Slytherin, Eva must protect me!"

The two girls were obviously a little surprised by her choice.Eva spoke quickly, swearing: "We are friends, of course we need to help each other! But...do you really want to go to Slytherin? Although I have no prejudice against Slytherin, I have to say that the Slytherin I know Raitlings are hard to deal with."

Silver Snake just smiled: "I'm actually not sure, it's just that I have... an elder who came from Slytherin. Where did I go? I'll have to wait for the sorting school to find out, right?" I have to say, these two women with completely different personalities Child, it feels good to get along with her, and she vaguely remembers her friends in middle school.

Sarah nodded: "Indeed," she said with a worried face, "I don't know how the schools are sorted. Some say it's an exam, and some say it's a duel...I hope it's an exam. I've already read all the books in the third grade."

The door of the carriage was pushed open at this moment. A red-haired boy with old black-rimmed glasses politely asked a few girls, "Excuse me, is there anyone in this empty seat?" Although the boy was wearing a second-hand wizard robe, he The neat attire and gentle demeanor make it difficult for girls to feel disgusted.

The familiar Eva shook her head indifferently, and said to the boy, "There's no one there, just sit down." She quickly looked him over, and asked with a smile, "Are you a freshman this year too?"

The boy looked a little embarrassed, and introduced himself: "Yes, my name is Percy Weasley, I don't know...how should I call the ladies?"

At this time, Zenobia also focused her gaze on the boy, searching for vague memories in her mind - one of Harry Potter's best friends in the original book, the red-haired one seemed to be named Weasley too - the thought flashed However, the focus of her attention at the moment was on the man's behavior that didn't match his attire, which had a Slytherin feel: rigorous but seemed a little rigid, and elegant but a little deliberate...

Eva enthusiastically introduced the girls, and continued the previous topic and asked, "Weasley, do you know how to sort schools?"

Weasley replied hesitantly: "My brother Charlie said that the courage of the little wizard was tested in the sorting, so he had to fight... the troll; but Bill—he is my eldest brother—said that he had to memorize "Hogwarts: A History" will do..."

Hearing the boy's words and seeing him trying to hide his frightened appearance, Zenobia couldn't hold back a "puchi" laugh, thinking to herself, sometimes wizards are quite cute.

The silver snake's smile made Weasley feel a little uncomfortable, his ears turned red, he glanced at Zenobia, and quickly looked away, the blush spread to his cheeks, and murmured: "You, what are you laughing at?"

Zenobia snickered from the bottom of her heart, and comforted the worried little wizards: "Everyone, don't scare yourself, don't worry, I've never heard of anyone having an accident in the sorting school. When we get to the school, everything will be clear. It's gone, isn't it?"

These words made sense, and the little wizards relaxed a little, and slowly chatted about other topics.After all, Zenobia is not an 11-year-old child. Most of the time, she listens to what they say, adds a few comments or impressions from time to time, and takes out some snacks in the space bag to share with a few people.

After more than six hours, the train finally stopped slowly.Zenobia and her new friends, huddled among the freshmen, followed the tall half-giant guide along the narrow path, through the woods, and came to the front of the black lake.Here, people can have a panoramic view of Hogwarts Castle.

Listening to the exclamations of the little wizards one after another, Zenobia was slightly in a trance, and had a vague feeling of magic: Maybe she was a student in her previous life before she died, but now she returns to school, and she has some inexplicable complications in her heart.

"This is Hogwarts," Sarah murmured dreamily, "We will stay here for seven years."

Hearing this soft sigh, Zenobia came back to her senses, and the corners of her mouth raised unconsciously: Hogwarts, Snape's alma mater and its homeland; now she is also here, and can greatly Fang Fang walked to the man's side and accompanied him.

After landing on the shore, I will not mention some small episodes.Zenobia followed the amazed little wizards into the auditorium, and finally saw the legendary Sorting Hat and heard it sing the "famous" song with her own ears.

"Pfft, this hat is strange," Eva said with a relaxed smile after learning about the sorting method, "But, can it really read our minds?"

Both Zenobia and Sarah shook their heads to express their ignorance, while Weasley looked a little pale, and whispered angrily: "Bill and Charlie lied to me..." The girls chuckled, and he immediately stopped complaining, Uncomfortably peeking at the oriental girl with straight black hair.

The Sorting Hat has already started calling people's names.

Zenobia took advantage of this spare time to quietly look at the teacher's long table, and saw Snape sitting there with a sullen face, apparently in a bad mood... Silver Snake clicked his tongue secretly: This man really has a bad temper, I don't know who messed with him again.The girl was thinking about a question when she saw the man suddenly looking at her, but before she could smile, the man's eyes quickly moved away.

'what happened? 'Silver Snake was a little puzzled, always feeling that this person was in a very bad mood.

"Eva Cooper."

"Gryffindor!"

Amid the enthusiastic applause from Gryffindor, Eva walked towards the long table, her face flushed with joy, and she waved vigorously towards Zenobia.

"Hayes," Weasley whispered at this moment, "are you going to Gryffindor?"

Zenobia looked sideways at the boy with some surprise—she didn’t talk much with him along the way—although she was a little surprised, she still replied with a smile, and said directly: "...possibility Not too big." She just wanted to go to Slytherin.

The boy opened his mouth as he wanted to say something, but at this moment he heard the Sorting Hat calling his name.

"Hi, Zenobia," Sarah approached the silver snake mysteriously after Weasley came out, and whispered in her ear, "Weasley's attitude towards you is a bit special."

Zenobia heard what she meant, and looked embarrassed: They are only 11 years old, right?

"Weasleys are okay, but," Sarah frowned, "I always think he's a little... Well, anyway, Zenobia, you are so beautiful, don't rush to make a relationship with someone. I just watched I see that there are many boys including the senior ones who are secretly looking at you!" This is true, the appearance of the silver snake is the most outstanding among the freshmen, it has a mysterious oriental style, and the peculiar red lines on the forehead are also eye-catching, the most important thing is What's more, there seems to be a special aura surrounding her, and people can't help but pay more attention to her after seeing her.

"Don't talk nonsense, it's too early to talk about this now," Zenobia smiled helplessly, not knowing that the well-behaved girl was so gossip in her heart, "Students should put their studies first."

Sarah was indeed a Ravenclaw, and she nodded in agreement: "Indeed, being in love is a waste of time." Afterwards, this embarrassing topic was not mentioned any more.

After a while, there were only a few people left in the freshman queue, and after another person was assigned to Gryffindor, Professor McGonagall shouted: "Zenobia Hayes!"