Chapter 8: Loss

Xie An, who was completely overwhelmed by strange thoughts, didn't even notice that Hermione was being named. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Although Luna is a little nervous, the girl's limited ability and poor experience make it impossible for Luna to say anything effective to achieve the goal of keeping her best friend and herself in the same academy.

After a futile attempt, Luna felt like she had made things worse. In Hermione's opinion, Luna sincerely encouraged her to stick to her ideas, even if she couldn't stay with Luna. In fact, this completely distorted Luna's original intention. Hermione took one last look at the indifferent Shay Ann and walked towards the Sorting Hat.

Hermione was sorted into Gryffindor.

The excited girl didn't notice Luna's disappointment at all, and she waved excitedly to her new classmates, eager to find her new place. Luna nudged Xie An, Xie An looked at Luna in confusion, Luna wanted to say something, and finally turned into a sigh.

Luna was assigned to Ravenclaw.

Xie An, who was interrupted from thinking, did not hesitate to laugh at the outdated and primitive standards of the sorting hat, and the two consciousnesses mocked each other in Xie An's head for a long time, and finally Xie An was assigned to Ravenclaw.

With the completion of the branching, the new students sat down at the long tables of their respective colleges, quietly waiting for the president's speech and the start of the dinner.

Dumbledore stood up, his tall white beard dragging onto the table. A pair of azure eyes sparkled behind the half-moon-shaped lenses, which made all the students feel an inexplicable pressure.

"Welcome, welcome to Hogwarts. Before the dinner begins, I would like to say a few words to you. That's it: stupid, crying nose, screw, screw! Thank you!"

Deng Liduo took his seat, and the four long tables rang out with warm applause. Luna also applauded with everyone, but in her ears she heard the freshman asking a senior: "Is this principal of ours ...... Belch...... It's kind of ......" she pointed to her head, "Abnormal?"

"Uh......" The senior was a little embarrassed, but replied anyway, "You mean what he said." Oh, freshman, the speech of such a genius wizard cannot be taken literally, you recall this sentence again, and by the way, reorganize these words. As a Ravenclaw student, you can't think like that!"

Luna smiled knowingly, and wanted to tell Xie An about her little discovery, but found that Xie An still looked like she was not giving up, so she had to look at the teacher's seat in disappointment.

As Dumbledore sat down, all sorts of food suddenly appeared on the empty golden plate in front of them, from bread to cheese, pots of pumpkin juice and pieces of grilled steak clattered the table, making people worry about whether they would suddenly break at some point.

Xie An was reminded by Luna and found that he had already started eating. It just so happens that I am also a little hungry, and it is necessary to replenish energy in time. Xie An ate gracefully and quickly, which had almost become instinct for him. That's when he turned his attention to Luna's side.

"Where's Hermione?" asked Shea, surprised.

"Over there. Luna whispered. Shea saw Hermione, who happened to be a senior Gryffindor, having a pleasant conversation, and understood the current situation.

"I'm sorry, but I'm thinking about an important question. Hermione's departure cooled Shayne a little from that unspeakable frenzy. Thinking that Luna actually attached great importance to this friendship in her heart, Xie An had to admit that she didn't handle this matter well, and she felt a little guilty in her heart.

Luna handed Shea a glass of pumpkin juice and didn't say anything.

"My parents are Muggles!"

"When Professor Flitwick came to my house, he scared them down. I never thought I'd be a wizard!"

"My parents are half and half. A female classmate said, "My mother didn't know that my father was a wizard until after she got married, and I was very scared at the time. However, she later discovered that marrying a wizard husband was a very happy thing. At the very least, you don't have to do a lot of housework at home, and magic can do the cooking and cleaning. ”

"Andrew, are your parents wizards?" asked an Asian senpai sitting next to him. This senior had just introduced a lot of information about Ravenclaw House to her new classmates, and by the way, she noticed Xie An's name, after all, there were too few people of Asian descent who could come to Hogwarts to attend school. Besides, Xie An's appearance is still good, although he lacks the muscular enthusiasm of a Western teenager, but the advantage of being of mixed blood makes him look more like a handsome guy.

This senior sister is Qiu Zhang, a senior senior sister of Ravenclaw College. Qiu Zhang took the initiative to talk to Xie An, also to find out what kind of way such a young man with the same skin color as himself came from.

Qiu Zhang is a very beautiful Chinese girl, with a slender figure, fair and delicate skin, flawless, long hair like a waterfall, dark and shiny, with a perfect face and an eternal smile.

It's a pity that, like many beautiful girls, Autumn is weak-willed and has no opinions. In terms of ability to withstand pressure, there is a big distance from Hermione and Luna.

Such a girl likes the strong and needs to be protected.

"No, Senior Sister!" Xie An didn't seem to say anything to this beautiful girl, but thought eagerly about how to get Hermione back.

"You can call me Cho, Andrew. Qiu Zhang responded with a smile, noticing that Xie An didn't want to say more, so Qiu had no choice but to say, "Our academy hasn't won the academy cup for a few years." There are more of you this year, but you have to do it!"

"Okay, Senpai. Xie An drank the last sip of pumpkin juice and looked at Hermione who was not far away with an expressionless face.

"By the way, do you like to play Quidditch?" said a teenager in a hurry to attract the attention of his senior sister.

"Of course, Quidditch is my favourite sport. Unfortunately, I was only in my first year last year, so I couldn't play a Quidditch team by law. Of course, I hope I can pass the selection this year. Qiu Yu sighed with regret, and then remembered Xie An on the side, and hurriedly asked, "What about you, Andrew?"

Luna watched her senior sister teasing her younger brother with amusement, and gently pushed Xie An again, and Xie An turned her attention back to the court.

"Andy, Autumn asks you if you like Quidditch?" Luna repeated Autumn's words.

"I don't like it. As expected, this was the answer.

Luna remembered that the two of them had raced brooms on moonlit nights many times, and she was a little happy. Qiu thought that Andrew, as a Chinese, would find it difficult to integrate into the local wizarding community, and might be more withdrawn, so he couldn't help but look at this junior with sympathy.

"I have a comessing 260 broomstick, maybe I can lend you to practice flying. Cho proposed.

"No, Senpai, I have my own broom. Xie An responded politely. Although this beautiful girl is not strong-willed, she is at least kind.

After being rejected by Xie An, Qiu Zhang did not show any sadness, but said confidently: "Ravenclaw has not won the House Cup for a long time, I want to become a first-class Seeker at Hogwarts and win the House Cup for Ravenclaw!"

"Well, Senpai, you're going to be the best Seeker, I'm sure you!" everyone coaxed.

"Thank you, there's a Quidditch tryout in a week, and you're going to be cheering me on!" said Autumn's smile was sunny.

The students stopped their knives and forks, and the clanging of knives and forks in the auditorium slowly fell silent, and finally, all food and scraps disappeared in an instant, the cafeteria fell silent, and Dumbledore stood up again.

"I'm glad to see that everyone is well fed and well-fed, and now I have a couple of things I want to announce. Dundedo muttered, his tone faintly mixed with a hint of seriousness. All the students held their breath and did not dare to speak up.

"First of all, the forbidden forest continues to ban students, and all new students and some old students should be aware of this. His majestic gaze swept across the Gryffindor table, lingering on the Weasley brothers.

"Secondly, Mr. Filch, the Administrator, reminds me again: Please don't do magic in the hallway between classes. A list of school contraband can be found in Mr. Filch's office, and students in need can go and check it out. His gaze swept over the Weasley brothers again.

"In addition, the selection of Quidditch players will begin in the second week, so students who are interested in participating in the House team should contact Lady Hodge. ”

"Finally, I must tell you that anyone who does not want to suffer an accident, a painful and tragic death, please do not use the corridor on the right side of the fourth floor. ”

"Senpai, what's there?" asked a boy curiously.

"I don't know, but it's better not to go. Akiya looked puzzled. "You're probably not going to have much time, the Ravenclaw library has enough to store all your spare energy. ”

"Alright, let's sing the school song, and then the prefects will take the freshmen to bed!" Dumbledore announced loudly.

"Wait a minute, Mr. Headmaster, I have a question, can you answer it?" Just before Dumbledore was about to direct everyone to sing the school song, a teenager's voice filled the auditorium.

Dumbledore's half-moon eyes flashed as he replied, "Good amplification charm, Andrew, I've heard of your magical talents. You can name your problem. ”

All the students and teachers stared at Xie An, Xie An was not uncomfortable at all, and the doomsday humans who were accustomed to direct directly asked their biggest question: "Before entering the auditorium, I saw a group of white ghosts, but you didn't mention them in your speech just now, so I want to ask you: What are those ghosts, are they the souls of dead people?"

"That's a good question!" Dumbledore laughed, "It's a complex matter of knowledge and magical theory, and it will take more time than you might think, Andrew." Perhaps most people don't understand what those ghosts are until they graduate. However, this complex problem can be broken down into many small questions, such as where these ghosts come from. ”

Both the senior students and the first-year freshmen were confused by Xie An's abrupt question. While the younger students were mostly shocked by Andrew's courage, the older students were thinking about Andrew's questions. The teachers in the teacher's seat also stared at Andrew.

Professor McGonagall looked surprised, Professor Snape looked at Andrew with a scrutinizing gaze, and only one professor remained with his back to Andrew, as if he didn't care at all about Andrew's feat.

Dumbledore continued, "Most of these ghosts appear in the places where they lived, and only where they lived. But they are completely different from other magical creatures, they will always maintain the same appearance as when they died, and they do not need to replenish the missing energy or nutrients in their bodies. In this way, they are almost fixed, unchanging, and cannot be left at will. Although studies have shown that they can absorb the magical energy of their travels, they cannot release magic or influence the world in the same way as other magical creatures. ”

"So Professor, what do you think they have to do with those who died?" Xie An continued to ask uneasily.

"If you have to associate ghosts with dead people, you can think of them as a kind of magical imprint unconsciously released by a dead person, rather than a living being. Their relationship is like the connection between you and your Expecto Patronum. ”

It turned out to be a thing at all, there was no way to do that! Shea'an's beautiful fantasy was instantly shattered by Dumbledore.

Dumbledore looked at Andrew with a smile and made sure he had no new problems before waving his magic wand and directing the students to finish the school song in a messy tune.

The prefects stood up majestically and began to greet the first-year students.

"Goodbye, Shea!" Hermione whispered.

Luna and Shayne walk back to the Ravenclaw Tower with Prefect George Gerald.

Gerald led them back to the top of the tower, where they came to an eagle-shaped bronze knocker. He turned back and said, "Freshmen, remember, this is the entrance to the common room in Ravenclaw. If your wisdom is not enough for you to answer its questions, you will have to stay outside for the night. So, study hard!"

He knocked on the knocker. The question rang out: "What is the only thing in the world that never stops?"

"Time. Gerald replied.

"Good answer. "The common room was open to them. Freshmen are in the common room. They didn't even have time to admire the common room with its beautiful blue and bronze silk and star dome before they were herded into their dormitories by the prefects.

After saying goodnight to Luna, Xie An returned to his bedroom. Fortunately, when you are used to being disappointed, you will get used to being disappointed, Xie An sat alone on the windowsill, looking at the foggy sky outside, without any sleep.