a few minutes ago......

"Sorting hat, do you know what worries you most about a school?"

"Teaching accidents - in other words, because of the words and deeds of professors, resulting in extremely serious damage to students or important teaching resources and facilities...... When this contradiction erupts, all quarrels and confrontations will be put on hold for the time being......"

In the dark world of the Hat, whispers from the white-haired devil echo through the Sorting Hat's thoughts.

"The Mind of the Guardians can only be directed at people, and cannot read the thoughts of magical creations, which is also the core guarantee of the show - if you don't want Hogwarts to become a battlefield, then the most appropriate response at this time is a state of chaos and madness......"

"In short, please remember: don't respond, don't respond, don't respond!"

"As for me......"

Elena Lake's blue eyes flickered for a moment, and instantly turned into an indifferent and absolutely rational appearance.

Or, more colloquially – the legendary Sage mode.

As a mixed-race girl, the demagogic third-generation Demon King, the Gringotts Goblin Queen, this kind of acting can be said to be an innate ability for her, especially with the growth of the past year, and now she is even more at ease.

More importantly......

Lies can form an extremely terrible inertia.

As the moment the Sorting Hat compromised, the future path was almost decided. As Grindelwald taught, the true Demon King never disdained to coerce others with force...... Even if the other person is just a hat.

It's just that there is no way for the Sorting Hat to peek at the follow-up content.

After the last sentence flashed through her mind, Elena cleared her mind and began to deduce mathematical theorems one by one.

Danilova Alexei validated her previous belief that even a Sorting Hat with the wisdom of the four founders would still be constrained by time and knowledge when facing the most brilliant jewel in the crown of human intelligence.

At this point, whether it was the Sorting Hat, Dumbledore, or even all the wizards of this era, it was the same.

......

"Elena, can you hear me?"

Dumbledore's gaze lingered on Lake Elena's blue eyes for a second or two before actively looking away.

The old wizard sighed and rubbed his brow a little tiredly, a look of helplessness appeared on his face—the small success of the Occlumency, coupled with the mathematical model comparable to that of the ancient evil gods, made him more and more sympathetic to the Sorting Hat's situation.

Compared to him, who can actively "disconnect", the dementor solidified on the sorting hat can't be stopped.

On the other hand, Elena, who is the object of the Sorting House, is obviously not feeling well, if nothing else, due to some strange ancient magical stimulation that originated in the morning, the girl's mind must be filled with all kinds of headache information now.

"Hmmm, I'm ...... Yawn—"

Elena nodded slightly, her eyes rolling for a moment, and gradually began to regain her senses.

Immediately afterwards, tiredness appeared on the delicate little face, and a rather cute yawn, as if he had just woken up, and was still a little dazed, as if he was trying to get rid of the exhaustion after a long night.

"Is the Sorting House over?Professor Dumbledore, where am I going now?"

Elena yawned again and staggered to her feet, a palatial look of confusion on her face.

As she expected, this spicy old radish really wouldn't keep her promise and not take the initiative to use the Regent to take her mind at a critical time, if she hadn't been on guard, just by looking at each other just now, she might have been in trouble.

Severus Snape isn't the only Occlumency master in the world.

Whether it is Grindelwald or Lockhart, they are also quite good at magic, after such a long time of learning magic, with mathematical models, Elena can almost fool Dumbledore perfectly.

"That's right, the Sorting House is over, and as for you-"

Dumbledore shook his head helplessly, looked at the girl's chest, and then at Professor McGonagall, who was about to speak.

As the Headmaster of Hogwarts, Dumbledore naturally knew what the Headmasters were fighting for.

The House Cup competition at the end of the year at Hogwarts is just one of the reasons, Elena Kaslana carries more than just her score - the most important thing is that she will improve the overall strength, treatment, confidence, cohesion of a house, and to a certain extent, influence the campus lifestyle of Hogwarts students.

Judging from the current state, whether it is for Elena to go to Gryffindor, Slytherin, or Hufflepuff, any of these three houses will inevitably make the other two houses have the idea that he is pulling the shelf.

After all, according to the previous process of Hogwarts, as the new prefect, Elena also needs to take the students to their respective common rooms, and the house table where she stayed tonight is undoubtedly the area she needs to be responsible for......

Unless—

Dumbledore paused, took a deep look at Elena, cleared his throat, and continued.

"Since the Sorting Hat was first pronounced Ravenclaw, then until I discuss the results with the professors, Elena, you can sit down at the long table at Ravenclaw House for the time being, and then don't leave in a hurry when the banquet is over—"

"Minerva, as for the Sorting Hat, let it be alone for now...... Give it some time to digest. ”

"For now, it seems like that's all it takes, Professor Dumbledore. ”

Glancing at the hat she was still shouting in her hand, McGonagall Millerva shook her head helplessly, bent down slightly to pick up the three-legged stool for the branch, and strode towards the faculty lounge next to the faculty table.

Ever since Elena Kaslana entered the school, the sorting ceremony had never been smooth.

In fact, according to McGonagall Minerva's thoughts, she even had a momentary urge to lock Elena in the adjacent faculty lounge next year, and wait until after the sorting ceremony was over before releasing her.

Sure enough, it's Ravenclaw—

Hearing Dumbledore's final decision, the hair on top of Elena's head shook triumphantly.

"Alright, Professor Dumbledore, I'll stay after the dinner. ”

The girl nodded slowly, without any ripples in her blue eyes, and replied in a calm and soft tone.

The future of Hogwarts lies with the students, not with a single professor. Taking control of the Sorting Hat is, to some extent, controlling half of the future - from data collection to macro-control between colleges, there are too many uses.

Of course, all of this is just a long-term plan that hasn't happened yet.

At least until Hogwarts House City is fully established, Elena doesn't need big data analysis from the Sorting Hat for the time being, and long-term plans for a timeline of more than a year, her time has only just begun.

This kid might be a little uncomfortable tonight......

Dumbledore looked up, looked at Elena as she walked towards the Ravenclaw table, and shook his head slightly.

Head-on collision with the Sorting Hat, this kind of mental level encounter, no side will be the ultimate winner.

Compared to the wisdom of the four founders, Elena is still a young witch who is not yet an adult, perhaps because of the experience of Grindelwald and Tom, he was too vigilant before, and then it is better to adjust it a little.

And at the same time.

On the other side, at the long tables of Ravenclaw, Gryffindor, and Hufflepuff.

"Phew, Elena is fine. ”

"Dad is right, Sister Elena is really dangerous......"

"This white-haired dumpling is starting to deceive people again!"

Hannah Abbott, Luna Lovegood, and Hermione Granger breathed a sigh of relief as Elena's little hair shook in a familiar way, and a strange look appeared on their faces.

- This white-haired dumpling is too bold, right, and the principal dares to deceive?

The most important thing is that, judging from the current situation, this white-haired dumpling is actually successful?!

......

"Alright, then the sorting is over! Now let me think about where I just got ......."

Dumbledore retracted his thoughts, cleared his throat, and looked around the Great Hall with a smile.

"Oh, yes! Welcome, welcome back to Hogwarts!"

"I'm sure you're a little hungry, but before that, bear with me a little bit - there are a few more things about Hogwarts this semester that I think need to tell you in advance, most of them are more important, so I think it's best to explain them before you enjoy a delicious meal and your mind gets confused......"

"I am delighted to welcome three new teachers to our roster this semester, starting with Professor Lupin. ”

With a warm smile on his face, Dumbledore gestured toward the faculty chair behind him.

At the same time, a sickly-looking wizard stood up and smiled gently at the students.

Compared to the rest of the well-dressed professors, Professor Lupin's wizarding robes were noticeably more shabby, and the robes had been mended in several places, and although he was still young, his light brown hair was already a little gray.

As Professor Lupin stood up, Severus Snape's thin yellow face twitched violently.

"Professor Snape......" Harry glanced at Snape with some concern.

After a school year together, he had come to see Snape almost as a close elder.

Although the professor's face was cold most of the time, Harry knew in his heart that Snape was not as arrogant as the Gryffindor seniors said, at least on his birthday, Snape was the only professor to give him a gift.

However, the expression on Snape's face now looked too unfamiliar.

Harry remembered seeing such a look of hatred on Professor Snape's face only once, when Professor Snape looked at Peter Pettigrew and Sirius Black during the trial a few months ago.

It's just that, except for Harry, most of the young wizards didn't pay attention to Professor Snape at this time.

All eyes were on Dumbledore and the new professor who was nodding at everyone.

"I have to regret to inform you that our Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher, Professor Quirinus Quirrell, has not yet recovered from St. Mungo's Hospital of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and Professor Apokalis prefers to continue to be the castle keeper rather than teach a specific subject. However, I believe that Professor Lupin is capable enough to take on the position. ”

"Otherwise......"