Chapter 6: Arriving at Hogwarts

The door opened. A tall black-haired witch in an emerald green robe stood in front www.biquge.info of the gate. Her expression was serious, and the first thing that came to mind was that this person should be Professor McGonagall.

"First-year freshman, Professor McGonagall." Hagrid said.

"Thank you, Hagrid. I'll pick it up here. ”

She opened the door wide open. The foyer was large enough to fit the entire Dursleys house. Like Gringotts, the stone walls are surrounded by flaming torches. The ceiling is so high that you can barely see the top. The faΓ§ade is a lavish marble staircase that leads upstairs.

They followed Professor McGonagall down the stone floor. Harry heard the buzzing of hundreds of people coming from the door on the right, and the rest of the school must have arrived - but Professor McGonagall led the first-year students to a small, empty room at the other end of the hall. Everyone rushed in, huddled together, nervously and carefully gazing at everything around them.

"Welcome to Hogwarts," Professor McGonagall said, "the opening party is about to begin, but before you get to the dining hall and take your seats, you should first determine which house you are going to. Sorting is an important ritual because during your time at school the house is like your home at Hogwarts. You will attend classes with other students in the college, live in the dormitory of the college, and spend your free time together in the common room of the college.

"The names of the four houses are: Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. Each house has its own glorious history and has produced outstanding witches and wizards. During your time at Hogwarts, your outstanding performance will earn extra points for your house, while any misconduct will result in a loss of points for your house. At the end of the year, the college with the highest score receives the House Cup, which is a high honor. I hope that no matter which house you are assigned to, you will be able to bring glory to the college.

"In a few minutes, the sorting ceremony will be held in front of all the teachers and students of the school. I suggest that you get in order and be refreshed while you wait. ”

Her gaze wandered among the students, and finally focused on Xingzhe's body. Xingzhe was a little sleepy at this time, because it was late and his usual meal had already passed, so he was a little unexcited, but when he felt Professor McGonagall's gaze, Xingzhe immediately began to tidy up his clothes, after all, he still had to save face for the teacher.

"I'll pick you up when it's ready." Professor McGonagall said, "While you wait, be quiet. ”

She left the room. Xingzhe also breathed a sigh of relief.

There was a little restlessness in the crowd, and it seemed that everyone was still more concerned about which academy they would be assigned to, except for Xingzhe.

"I remember if the plot was that the Sorting Hat sent him to Gryffindor after Harry expressed his desire not to go to Slytherin, and Slytherin had that Bichi SB Malfoy, then I would have expressed to the Sorting Hat that I would not go to Slytherin."

At this moment, a strange thing happened, which frightened many of the students around him into jumping up and down - several of them were screaming behind him.

"Pediatrics, but why these souls can exist, and the bull head and horse noodles and the like don't come to their trouble?" Xingzhe thought carefully, as if he was not affected in the slightest.

Twenty or so ghosts suddenly burst out of the wall behind them. These pearly white, translucent ghosts glided across the room, turning heads and ears, paying little attention to the first-year students. They seem to be arguing about something. A chubby little friar-looking ghost said, "Forgive, forget, I say, we should give him another chance-"

"My good monk, haven't we given Peeves enough chances? But he gave us all nasty nicknames. You know, he can't even reach the slightest ghost - I mean, what are you doing here?"

A ghost in a bodysuit with a wheeled ruffled collar suddenly discovers a freshman.

No one answered. "New life!" The chubby monk smiled at them. "I guess you're going to get tested, right?"

Some students nodded silently. "Hopefully you'll get a Hufflepuff!" The monk said, "I used to attend that college. "Now move forward," said a shrill voice, "and the Sorting Ceremony is about to begin." ”

Professor McGonagall is back. The ghosts fluttered across the opposite wall and disappeared. "Now, in a row," Professor McGonagall said to the first-year students, "follow me." ”

Xingzhe was still thinking about why the soul of the West was not forced into reincarnation, but the people who walked around still let him stand in the queue, behind a boy, and behind him was Luna! Xingzhe was thinking about the problem and didn't care about Luna. Walk out of the room, through the foyer, and through a double door at the back into the luxurious dining room.

It's a palatial place. Students from the rest of the academy were already seated around four long tables, above which thousands of candles fluttered in the air lit up the cafeteria. Four tables are lined with glittering gold plates and goblets. At the top of the cafeteria is a long table with the teachers' seats. Professor McGonagall brought the first-year students over there and had them line up in front of the entire upper class, with the teachers behind them. The candlelight flickered, and hundreds of faces staring at them were like pale lanterns. The ghosts also mingled among the students, shimmering with a hazy silver light. Harry looked up to avoid their gaze and saw stars twinkling on the velvety black ceiling.

Professor McGonagall gently placed a four-legged stool in front of the first-year freshman, and Xingzhe also retracted his thoughts, after all, he also retained his memory to cross, after all, he had never met any lonely souls and wild ghosts in Kunlun Mountain, so don't think so much about some bugs. Professor McGonagall placed another wizard's hat on the stool. The hat was patched, worn out, and dirty. Xingzhe looked at the hat and thought bitterly, hasn't anyone cleaned up this dirty one?

At this point, the Sorting Hat began to chant.

"You can make your bowler hat jet black and shiny, and your high silk hat smooth and structured, I'm a Hogwarts test hat, and naturally taller than yours. None of the thoughts hidden in your mind can escape the golden eyes of the magic hat, put it on and give it a try, and I will tell you which house you should be assigned to. You may belong to Gryffindor, where there is a deep boldness in your heart, and their courage, courage and boldness make Gryffindor outstanding; You may belong to Hufflepuff, where the people are honest and loyal, and the students of Hufflepuff are stoic and honest, and are not afraid of hard labor; If you are shrewd, you may enter the wise old Ravenclaw, and those who are wise and learned will always meet their fellow disciples there; Maybe you'll go to Stetelin, maybe you'll make sincere friends here, but the cunning and sinister will stop at nothing to get there. Come put me on! Don't be afraid! Don't panic! In my hands (even though I don't even have a hand!) You're absolutely safe! Because I'm a thinking hat!"