Chapter 2: Small Talk at the Sorting Ceremony

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"Jack, you can't always be like this, wait until we welcome this year's new students. Padma grabbed Silver's hand holding the fork to prevent him from making any more strange noises as he banged on the plate.

"Padma, it's boring, you can't even deprive me of this little fun. Silver looked reluctant.

"What kind of fun are you, Jack, how about maintaining a little bit of prestige as a wizard nobleman. Padma smiled bitterly.

"I'm not attending any formal party, I'm not doing anything aristocratic or dignified, I'm not a Slytherin paranoid, they're too attached to elegance, nobility, blood, or whatever. Silver waved his hand, "Most of those age-eating wizarding families have died out, and even Slytherin House began to recruit half-blood wizards two hundred years ago, and people always have to keep up with the times." ”

"Don't get away with it, Silver! "Padma looks like she's pushed to the limit. Silver wisely didn't continue the conversation he had just said.

"Oh, Padma, look, the sorting ceremony has begun. ”

The sorting ceremony was still the same as last year, and the tattered, dirty, patched Sorting Hat sang the song it had been making up in the Headmaster's office for a whole year. The freshmen listened with wide eyes, but Silver yawned - what could a hat sing a big white song about.

At this point, Professor McGonagall unfolded a large roll of parchment.

"When I call someone's name, they put their hat on their head and sit on a stool," she said to the first-year students, "and when the hat announces the house, they go and sit at the corresponding table." ”

"Raphael Ackley!"

"Ravenclaw!" shouted the Sorting Hat.

Everyone at the Ravenclaw table applauded.

"Macolm Barak!"

"Slytherin!"

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"Luna Lovegood!"

A girl stepped forward and put on her sorting hat, she had a disheveled, dirty, waist-long golden hair, and her eyebrows were very light in color, and she looked in a trance, as if she were sleepwalking, and she exuded a quaint and eccentric temperament.

"Ravenclaw!"

Luna walked to the Ravenclaw table, still applauding. "I think this girl smacks a little crazy. Terry Bout whispered as he clapped.

Finally, the sorting ceremony ended as the call for Upton Quaint to be sorted into Gryffindor rang out. Professor McGonagall picked up the Sorting Hat and small stool and took them away.

"It's time. Silver said, grabbing the knife and fork, looking impatient. "Jack!" Padma exclaimed, half-amused.

Professor Dumbledore stood up. He looked at all his classmates with a smile and opened his arms in a welcoming gesture.

"I have only two words to say to you," he said, his voice echoing through the Great Hall, "Eat!"

Everyone was already a little hungry, and the plates in front of them were instantly filled with exquisite food, so everyone started happily.

"What's the interesting news lately?" said Michael Kona, mumbled as his mouth was stuffed with food.

"It's not a big deal, but I heard that last week, our new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher, Gilderoy Lockhart, proposed to the Ministry of Magic to strengthen the protection of intellectual property rights, and the Ministry of Magic has investigated that Gilderoy Lockhart's book has been pirated by many people, and many Hogwarts students have bought pirated books this year. Silver said lightly.

"That's right, speaking of which, I bought a pirated version too, alas, the pirated version only costs two Galleons a copy, which is more than half cheaper, anyway, the content is the same, I just used the rest of the money to buy some snacks. β€”Michael Corner nodded.

"Incidentally, Mr. Gilderoy Lockhart found the pirate seller, the famous thief Mundungus, and as far as I know, they engaged in a chase in Tumbledown Alley, and Mr. Lockhart seems to have been in a little trouble - so he himself was not present at the sorting ceremony today," said Silver as he slipped through the beef.

"No, can't our Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher even deal with a thief?" someone asked.

"I think maybe Mr. Lockhart is better at showing his charming smile to his fans. Padma said.

"Oh, friends, guess what I just heard?" said Terry Bout cryptically.

"Say it, don't sell it, man. Antonin Goldstein tapped him the shoulder.

"Hey, tap, man. I just heard from Gryffindor that Harry Potter and the Weasleys' youngest son came to the school in a flying car, and when they landed, they hit the school's beating willow, and they are still locked up in the teacher's office."

"Wow, it's so cool to hit a flying car and hit a beating willow, people have been talking about it for years!"

"Michael, be careful, I think only Gryffindor would think that. Silver shrugged his shoulders, "It's not funny, the two of them have violated the rules of the Ministry of Magic and the rules of Hogwarts. If it was someone else, it would be better to say, it would definitely be a big trouble for the two of them to do this kind of thing. ”

"Why do you say that? Antonin Goldstein asked.

"Because Ron Weasley's father was the head of the Office for the Prohibition of the Misuse of Muggle Objects at the Ministry of Magic, and even the regulations prohibiting the misuse of Muggle objects were drawn up by Arthur Weasley himself. Now his youngest son is driving a flying car and crashing into the school's beating willow, which is literally slapping himself in the face. And Harry Potter is a well-known boy who never dies, and the news about him is always in the spotlight, and the two of them are in big trouble this time. ”

"I don't think so. It was Luna, who still looked in a trance, "Ron Weasley and Harry Potter won't have much trouble, the Weasleys are in trouble." After all, parents are responsible for the mistakes made by children. ”

"Oh, that's a good point, Luna. Silver looked at her in amazement, "It's remarkable to have such insight at your age. ”

"Jack, don't pretend to be a senior, you know, you're only a year older than her. Padma gave Silver a hard time.

"What punishment will they get for Harry Potter?" someone asked.

"It's probably a disciplinary action, you know, Hogwarts rarely expel a student, unless the student does something irreparable......"