Chapter 164: The Sorting Ceremony

Lin Yang ignored Rad's sycophant, he leaned back in his chair and looked at the scenery outside, his mind was now half of the Traces of the Sky and half of the Demon Girl.

"Rad, let me ask you something." Lin Yang suddenly spoke.

"Well, you got to that world, how did you get in touch with Jean?" Lin Yang asked.

"She came to me, and she said he liked my mana, and told me that if we united, we could rule the world completely. You know, this would have been unthinkable to me at Hogwarts, so I did it. Ladd said, waving his hand.

"Then you have never heard of a person called 'Demon Girl' in her mouth." Lin Yang then asked.

Ladd shook his head, then said, "I've never heard her say that. ”

Lin Yang shook his head in disappointment, and said in his heart that it must have been the vortex that sucked the Shapeshifter away, Jean and Rad, including Wolverine, had never seen the Shapeshifter, so it seemed that the Shapeshifter had not participated in this battle at all during this time.

The time-space vortex rolled Rad into "X-Men", as for whether the demon girl came here, Lin Yang has no bottom in his heart, the so-called trace of heaven refers to the rupture of time and space, which includes all spaces, so it is possible to see where the demon girl goes, what is currently determined is that she is not in "X-Men".

According to the skills of the Demon Girl, she has a chance to survive in any space she goes, she has a strong learning ability and is good at changing. Now she must be thinking about herself desperately.

Just when Lin Yang was thinking nonsense. The train has arrived.

Lin Yang and Rad got off the train, and he saw the tall Rubeus. Hagrid. This guy is the key keeper of Hogwarts, with long curly hair and a thick beard that covers his entire face. It was he who brought Harry Potter to Hogwarts. If you don't see Hagrid with your own eyes, you can't know how tall he is from the movie alone, but in Lin Yang's view, this guy is close to three meters tall and very strong. Like a thick wall.

"Keep up, keep up~~" Hagrid shouted loudly, beckoning the new students, and one by one.

"Is this big guy going to pick up new students every year?" Lin Yang asked Ladd.

"No, not in previous years, this year may be a little special." Ladd said as he looked at Hagrid. After Lin Yang heard it, he thought about it, maybe, this year is the first year of Harry Potter's school.

Lin Yang followed Ladd and walked behind the students, and the teachers who greeted the new students here seemed to know Ladd, so they all smiled at him, and at the same time looked at the oriental young man beside him with surprise.

The train ends next to a puddle of water, and Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is built on a hill in the middle of the lake. This is what a castle looked like in medieval Europe. Everyone came to school by boat.

After arriving at the school, Lin Yang's room and board were naturally arranged by Ladd. Lin Yang followed Ladd to a single dormitory.

"This is the dormitory where I used to live, and now you live." Ladd said with a smile.

Lin Yang looked at the house, which was full of Scottish tones, wooden beds, and a stone-walled stove, "I sleep here, where do you sleep?" He asked, putting his backpack on the bed.

"I'll sleep next door to you." "Don't worry, I'm a teaching assistant, but I'm also a wizard, and wizards are very respected at Hogwarts. ”

Lin Yang patted the bed, then went up, and then said, "I think your mana is enough to be a professor here." Lin Yang had fought with him and knew that his mana was very strong, at least it shouldn't be at the level of a teaching assistant.

"Shh~~~" Ladd closed the door and said softly: "We study dark magic, it's best to keep a low profile at Hogwarts, too high skills will be expelled from school by Dumbledore." ”

"Huh." Lin Yang shook his head, and then said: "First of all, don't want us to be us, I didn't learn dark magic, and besides, my skills are too high, I don't think Dumbledore will drive you away, if your mind is not right, it is possible." ”

Ladd listened to Lin Yang's words, shrugged his shoulders, and continued, "Say whatever you want, but you didn't learn dark magic?" So why is it so strong in attack? ”

"I'm learning the Dao!" Lin Yang looked at Ladd and said.

"Taoism? What kind of spell is this? I'm afraid Dumbledore won't be able to use this spell. Ladd shook his head in confusion. Dumbledore is the current Headmaster of Hogwarts. He is considered one of the most powerful wizards in the world.

"Of course Dumbledore wouldn't, but I don't know wizards' spells either, so each has its own methods and strengths. By the way, do wizards need a wand to cast spells? Lin Yang said slowly.

"Oh yes." Ladd nodded, he took it out of his arms and handed it to Lin Yang to look at. Lin Yang touched his wand, compared to the various splendid weapons in the East, such a short wooden stick was indeed a little inferior. However, Lin Yang knew that wizards could use this wand to cast powerful magic.

"How do you wizards get your wand?" Lin Yang's wand was a wooden stick in his hand, so he handed it back to Ladd.

"Buy." Ladd said directly.

"Buy?" Lin Yang was stunned for a moment, this is too direct, it is indeed too easy compared to those Taoist priests in the Eastern World, who are struggling to cultivate their magic weapons.

"Yes, it used to be easy for wizards to buy a wand. Just head to Ollivander's wand shop in Diagon Alley, London, where Mr. Ollivander will measure every part of your body with a magic tape measure and then use his experience and intuition to choose the most suitable wand for you to try on. Choosing which wand to buy is not entirely up to your personal wishes, but also to the wand. That is, the wand sometimes chooses the wizard on its own. Ladd explained.

"Ever?" Lin Yang heard the word, "Isn't it okay now?" ”

"Mr. Ollivander has been gone for a long time. Naturally, buying a new wand is much more difficult than before. You know, the Ollivanders family has over 2,000 years of wand-making experience, and Mr. Ollivanders is recognized as the best wand-maker in the world. Ladd continued, "I bought my wand from him. Now, there are shops too, but there are fewer of them, and they are not as good as they used to be, so making wands is not an easy task. ”

With that, Ladd took out his wand and went on to explain, "It's made of some kind of wood and a magical wand core. The wands made by Mr. Ollivander are made from one of three materials as the core of the wand: dragon nerves, unicorn tail hair, and phoenix feathers. Mr. Ollivander categorizes wands according to four criteria. The first three are used to illustrate the physical characteristics of a wand, including length, wood type, and core material. The fourth criterion is used to describe the movement and bending of the wand, which is more personal. ”

Lin Yang listened very fascinated, and he seemed to have learned a lot of new knowledge again, this time it was the divine power in Western culture. "I have a new understanding of wands, do wizards need them to cast spells?"

"Mostly, yes, except for some powerful wizards who don't need wands to cast terrifying magic, Dumbledore is one of them." Ladd replied.

"I'm afraid Voldemort is one of them." Lin Yang added.

"Huh." Ladd smiled and asked, "You seem to have a great prejudice against Voldemort, has he offended you before?" ”

Lin Yangxin said, how to say it? Which of the villains in the movie has a good end? . "Not really." Lin Yang shook his head.

"Then I don't understand?" Ladd said.

"You'll understand later, if you're with me, don't get involved with him." Lin Yang said in a positive voice.

"Ok," Ladd nodded, "I see." ”

Just then, there was a knock on the door, and Ladd turned and opened the door, and a student-like figure said to Ladd, "Oh, Mr. Ladd, it's been a long time since I've seen you, and the sorting ceremony for new students is about to begin, and Headmaster Dumbledore wants all the teachers to attend." ”

"Thank you, Eddard." Ladd said to the student. Then he turned to Lin Yang and said, "Are you interested in going and having a look together?" ”

The sorting ceremony for new students is one of the most solemn events in the school every year. It is sorted by a talking Sorting Hat, which is worn on each freshman's head, and then the Sorting Hat is assigned to different houses according to the freshman's magical characteristics and his or her potential. The teachers and students of the college will also cheer and applaud the new blood that arrives.

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is divided into four houses: Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Stleyrin. Each college has its own character and spirit.

“ok!” Lin Yang nodded, he also wanted to see this grand ceremony.

"Then you need to put on your robes!" Ladd said. "Wear mine, we're about the same size."

So, Lin Yang put on a magician's robe and followed Ladd to the school's meeting hall. This hall can accommodate thousands of people. The white walls are lined with large European-style arched windows. At this moment, this place has been illuminated by the lights, and it is magnificent!

Above the hall are the flags of the various houses, Gryffindor in orange, Hufflepuff in gray, Ravenclaw in teal, and Stleyring in green. There are also animals on the flag that represent the Academy. And the ceiling is not visible at the top, it is a clear night sky. Candles, enchanted, suspended in the air, all amazed the new students.

Now it's full of students and teachers. Lin Yang followed Ladd to sit among Stleyrin's teachers, and everyone was a little surprised by this oriental face, but they all nodded politely, knowing the friend that this Ladd brought. Those who can come here, even if they are miscellaneous workers, are people with some mana.

In the center of the hall sat an old man with a snow-white beard and a pair of glasses, and this person was the school's headmaster: Albus. Dumbledore. He looks very old, but in fact he is not young, and he has a fight with Zhang Sanfeng, and he is more than 100 years old.

Soon the sorting ceremony began, and first a middle-aged teacher dressed in green came up and said to everyone, "Before the sorting ceremony, Professor Dumbledore has a few words to say to the first-year students. As she spoke, she bowed.

Dumbledore stood up, he was dressed in a well-made satin purple robe, wearing a wizard's hat, his eyes were kind, but his voice was very stern, "I would like to announce to you what you must pay attention to in the new semester: first-year freshmen, listen up, the Dark Forest is absolutely forbidden to enter. Also, Mr. Feige, the administrator, asked me to remind new students not to step into the corridor on the right-hand side of the third floor, unless you want to bleed and die a miserable death, that's all, thank you. ”

"OK," the middle-aged teacher stepped forward and said to the new students, "Whoever I say will come up and sit here." She gestured to the high stool in the center. She held the talking Sorting Hat in her hand.

"Ahem," the teacher began to read the list, "Hermione. Granger. ”

(To be continued)