74. Chapter 73
"Slytherin, of course." Either way, Slytherin was her best bet. She didn't want to go to Gryffindor to receive all kinds of strange stares with a blinding so-called noble surname.
The Sorting Hat persuaded me, "Trust me, Gryffindor is the place you should be. Your passion and talent will be ignited there to be a good person of integrity. โ
"Oh, but I am." She pouted.
"Okay." The Sorting Hat had no choice but to report his decision, "Slytherin! โ
The Slytherin table was greeted with the loudest applause of the night, and many people stood up, waved their hands above their heads, and high-fived her. Prefect Lucius got up and hugged her, and said happily, "Welcome, another 'Oslanch'." She thanked him and bowed slightly.
With a vague gaze behind her, she turned her head to see Dumbledore talking to McGonagall. The last time I saw him, his beard was still tan, but now it's almost white. For thirty years, no one could escape the clutches of time, not even the greatest Dumbledore.
After the incident in the secret room in 1943, the old headmaster, Armando Dupet, resigned, and moved into the principal's office on the eighth floor. Now he was sitting in the chair of the auditorium, his eyes as sharp and kind as ever.
Ji Tang turned his eyes back and smiled politely at the excited crowd around him.
The freshmen followed the teams of their respective colleges to the outside of the dormitory.
"Pureblood." Lucius announced the slogan of customs clearance. The stone wall opened, and she seemed to have returned to two years ago, and the qiฤ in front of her seemed so familiar and unfamiliar. Dark green leather sofas, dark wood cabinets and medieval-style tapestries, two four-poster ancient beds, separated by silver lamps and dark green drapery, form two relatively independent ** spaces.
Each student has a mahogany table and a row of bookshelves.
She stroked the idle table and closed her eyes.
"Tang Tang, a lady won't sit on the table. Also, with all due respect, your skirt is too short. He bent his knees to put on her stockings as he grumbled and complained.
At this moment, a timid girl came in with her luggage and whispered, "Hello, my name is Gina, Gina Sass." This should be her future roommate. Ji Tang stretched out his hand to her and smiled friendlyly: "I'm Tang de Oslanch, you can just call me Tang Tang." โ
The girl was flattered, wiped her hands on her skirt, and then bowed down and handed it over, shaking it gently.
"I've heard of you." Her eyes sparkled with a strange adoration, "The girl of the Oslanch family." โ
Ji Tang had read a monograph on the Oslanch family in her study, and when she flipped through it, she was a great legend, so she could roughly understand the enthusiasm of the Slytherin students for her. But personally, she really doesn't like the feeling of being held high.
Gina folded her hands and said, "I promise it will be quiet and will never disturb you." โ
"Actually...... Well, it doesn't matter. โ
The two chatted about Hogwarts for a while, including the moving staircase, the beating willow and the Forbidden Forest, and when they talked about Quidditch, Ji Tang's eyes lit up, and he couldn't wait for the upcoming flying lesson.
Seeing that she was interested, Gina hurriedly revealed the โกโก news she knew: "I heard that the Halo 1000 is about to be released, but unfortunately there are still two years before the official launch." โ
Ji Tang put his hands behind his head and said, "The comet series is also very good, just give me a handful." โ-
The professor of the flight lesson was Mariana, a lady with a gentle face. Slytherin first-year flying lessons are taken with Hufflepuffs. When Gina heard the news, she muttered, "It's a shame not to be Gryffindor." โ
Ji Tang suddenly understood why this seemingly timid and cowardly girl was assigned to Slytherin. Compared to Gina, who seems to be bullied everywhere, she is the real misfit.
"Well, now try to wake up your broomsticks, a little lighter...... Yes, don't push too hard, let them rise naturally and come to the palm of your hand. โ
The freshmen puffed up their energy, and their cheeks were red. Ji Tang even saw fine sweat on the tip of Gina's nose, but her broom was still motionless. Slytherin's cousin is a little better than Hufflepuff, after all, the children of rich families have grown up riding toy brooms. It didn't take long for a boy to succeed in making the broom rise three feet.
"Good." Mariana said happily, "Slytherin plus five." โ
Ji Tang stared at the broom under his feet, looking a little dazed. She had watched Xu Jing play many times and had watched the Quidditch World Cup with him. Although she has a noble pure-blood surname, she is still an out-and-out Muggle at heart. For a moment, she didn't know how to use the mantras she had memorized in her head.
"What's wrong, Miss Oschland?" Mariana walked over and asked.
Hearing the name, the freshmen of both academies raised their heads and looked curiously at the rumored "Girl from the Oslanch family".
Ji Tang pursed his lips and did not speak.
"Don't be nervous, with your current level, even if you ride a broomstick, you won't be able to fly very high." Mariana patted her on the shoulder encouragingly, "Be bold and communicate with your broom." โ
Communicate?
Ji Tang tried to shout in his heart: Get up, get into my hands.
Something unexpected happened, and the broom, which had been motionless, flew into her hand and was firmly held by her.
It's as simple as that? Impossible. She looked at the broom over and over again, wondering if there was some strange mechanism on it. What if she just shouted to take me on a flight?
As soon as the thought crossed her mind, the broom moved and motioned for her to mount. Ji Tang stepped his left foot, and as soon as he sat down, he heard the sound of a gust of wind, his long hair hung upside down, and the whole person flew into the air.
"Oh my God!" Mariana covered her face and exclaimed, "Danger, come down!" โ
The crowd stirred in a tumultuous manner, and everyone raised their heads, palms across their brows to block the sun's rays, and watched her robe cut a graceful arc in the air.
The expected fall did not happen. Although I couldn't believe it, she just flew like this, and her fluency was amazingly high, which surprised Professor Mariana, who has many years of rich teaching experience.
A week later, for the first time in thirty years, the Quidditch team at Slytherin House sent out invitations to new students.
For a time, the name "Oslanch" resounded throughout the school-
One day after the flying lesson, at the dinner table, Lucius Malfoy came to her and presented her with a gift. It was a very striking thing, and not only Slytherin, but even the Gryffindors at the next table stood up in amazement. Ji Tang held the light wheel 1000 in his hand, and felt that the oak handle of the broom was slightly hot by himself.
"It was my father who gave you a school gift." Lucius said, "He asked me to tell you that he couldn't personally accompany you to Diagon Alley, and he regretted it. โ
If he didn't mention it, Ji Tang would have almost forgotten about it. Before school started, Mr. Malfoy sent her a letter informing her that he would take her to Diagon Alley to buy textbooks and wands, but due to various accidents, her aunt's family accompanied her.
"Is Mr. Malfoy alright? The letter said he was in a bit of trouble. โ
Lucius nodded vaguely: "It's just a small problem, it's been solved." โ
This unlisted light wheel 1000 is too hot and of immeasurable value, Ji Tang actually wanted to refuse, but when the words came to his lips, he was reluctant to say it. She really liked it โ a milestone in the history of the broomstick, with speeds of 100 miles per hour and 360 degrees of rotation on the spot, far more than the Comet series.
"Thank you, Mr. Malfoy, for me." Ji Tang hesitated for a moment before saying. She made up her mind to go to Gringotts next time to get some money and find an opportunity to give him a big gift.
Since the Light Wheel 1000 incident, the relationship between Ji Tang and Lucius has also become closer than before. Because she had taken classes with Xu Jing, she was much more familiar with knowledge than other classmates, and she was able to cope with the studies of the lower grades with ease, and occasionally asked Lucius for advice on questions in the upper grades.
Lucius always answered her with great dedication. Sometimes when he can't answer a question, he says, "Wait until I go back and check the information, and I'll tell you tomorrow." "The next day, I was able to come up with a very beautiful answer. The more Ji Tang learned, the more he admired the answers he gave, and over time, he became friends with him.
But since he entered seventh grade, Lucius has become more and more mysterious. Ji Tang often couldn't find his figure.
Finally one day, he confessed to her and said cryptically: "Actually, I am doing something for a big man, if this thing is done, everything will change...... All of them are qiฤ. โ
Ji Tang's heart was pounding, he clenched his fists, and felt the sweat in his palms.
It's been a long time since she's heard about "that person." At this moment, she keenly smelled a hint of his breath and hid behind Lucius. She wanted to find out why he didn't come to her after all these years?
With her ability, she can't trace his whereabouts, but on the other hand, he can obviously do it, as long as he wants to.
"The big guy...... Who is it? When she said this, her throat was shaking, her mouth was pursed, and she licked her dry lower lip with the tip of her tongue, and her brain went blank.
"I can't sue you yet." Lucius said mysteriously, "But I'm very optimistic about you, and if you're interested in learning more, you can choose to join us." โ
"You ...... Who are you? โ
Lucius stared into her eyes, a strange smile, and spat out a single word, "Death Eater." โ-
"You can think about it again and get back to me tomorrow." Lucius said.
She asked him, "Is that what the 'big guy' meant?" โ
"No, that's what I meant. However, I believe that once I propose this proposal, he will definitely agree. After all, your last name is 'Oslanch,' and you're ......," Lucius whispered, "he's been watching your growth for so many years. That light wheel 1000 is his gift to you. โ
Ji Tang doesn't remember how he left. She walked along the promenade, candles lit on both sides, and people passed by from time to time. It seemed that someone said hello to her, but when it fell into her ears, it was a buzzing sound.
"Miss Oslanch...... Miss Olanch ......"
It took her a while to come back to her senses and say, "What? โ
Standing in front of him was a girl she had only met a few times, who seemed to be a Gryffindor student. She held a stack of books and said, "Headmaster Dumbledore asked you to go to his office." โ
"Did he say anything?"
"I don't know about that."
Ji Tang was full of confusion, his mind seemed to be stuffed into a mess, entangled in a mess, and he couldn't figure out half a clue. She went to the eighth floor and knocked on the door of the principal's office.
"Please come in." Dumbledore sat behind the table, smiling at her and pointing to the seat across from him, "Sit down, Miss Oslanch." โ
The familiar, hairless Phoenix Fawkes still looked at her with that lazy and malicious gaze. She always felt that she could read Dumbledore's hidden feelings in its eyes.