The door opened immediately. A tall dark-haired witch in an emerald green robe stood in front of the gate. She looked serious. It seems that the strength of the tutor at Hogwarts is not bad, looking at this female professor, Augustus nodded secretly.

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

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

Following Professor McGonagall, the stone walls are surrounded by flaming torches. The ceiling is so high that you can barely see the top. The façade is a lavish marble staircase that leads upstairs.

Walking along the stone floor, Augustus could already hear the humming of hundreds of people coming from the door on the right, and the rest of the school must have arrived.

"Welcome to Hogwarts," Professor McGonagall said, "the opening party is about to begin, but before you get to the dining hall to take your seats, you should first make sure 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. ”

Augustus knew all four of these houses early on, his mother was from Ravenclaw and his father was from Slytherin, but for him, no matter which house he entered, he believed that his parents would not be too entangled.

"So, you guys put yourselves in order, the sorting ceremony is about to begin, and I'll be here to pick you up when it begins." She shifted her gaze over Neville's cloak (the cloak strap was tied under her left ear) and the dirty piece of Ron's nose before turning to leave the room.

Harry took a few deep breaths to try to calm his mind, and he turned his head to look at Hermione, who was also nervous, and at Augustus, who was still standing calmly in place. Suddenly I was less nervous.

"You say, how can they assign us exactly which house to go to?" Ron turned to both Harry and Augustus and said, "Fred told me it was some kind of damn test and it hurt us a lot, I think he must have been joking." Ron's tone trembled slightly.

Augustus, who had been admiring the murals and floating ladders in the castle, waved his hand helplessly and said, "Ron, it seems that your brothers like to lie to you, and it is impossible for the school to set up tests that can cause harm to new students, this is the minimum rule." ”

"yes, I don't think it's possible, if you've read a piece of Hogwarts history, you'll know that there has never been a record of a freshman coming home injured before he even entered school." Hermione leaned over and said.

After listening to Augustus and Hermione's statements, Harry's heart was just suspended by Ron's words, and he let go again. "Then they'll let us perform~?" Before Harry could finish, the door opened again, and Professor McGonagall returned.

"Now, in a row," Professor McGonagall said to the first-year students, "follow me." ”

Harry felt like his legs were filled with lead, but strangely enough, he was still standing in the queue, behind Augustus, and behind him was Ron. They walked out of the room, through the foyer, and through a double door at the back into the lavish dining room.

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. 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.

Augustus, who walked in, quickly attracted everyone's attention, and his calm, calm and elegant temperament was too conspicuous in a group of trembling freshmen. And with dazzling long blond hair and a handsome face, he also stands out in the crowd.

Many of the students sat behind their tables facing Augustus, pointing and whispering, while the girls looked at Augustus from time to time and let out a few happy snickers.

At this time, in Augustus's eyes, there was only one person, the white-haired headmaster sitting in the middle of the teacher's seat, Albus Dumbledore. In his eyes, the white-haired old man was like a huge fireball, the whole person exuded endless light and heat, a powerful magical aura, filling the entire auditorium, with an irresistible feeling, this is the legend, Augustus couldn't help but squint his eyes.

As if sensing Augustus' attention, Dumbledore looked at Augustus in surprise, and then smiled kindly, and Augustus smiled as well, and withdrew his gaze. At this point, Professor McGonagall was placing a top wizard's hat on a four-legged stool. The hat was patched, worn out, and dirty.

Augustus looked at the worn hat on the stool with some surprise, it was clear that it was a magical object with strong magical powers.

There was silence in the restaurant. Then, the hat twisted. The brim of the hat was torn open with a wide slit like a mouth—and the hat began to sing:

You may think I'm not pretty,

But don't judge people by their appearance,

If you can find a more beautiful hat than mine,

I can eat myself.

You can make your bowler hat jet black and shiny,

Make your high-capped caps smooth and crisp,

I'm a Hogwarts test hat,

Naturally, they are taller than your hats.

Any thought hidden in your mind,

can't hide from the golden eyes of the magic hat,

Put it on and try it,

I'll tell you which house you should be assigned to.

You may belong to Gryffindor, where there is bravery buried in the bottom of your heart,

Their courage, courage and boldness make Gryffindor stand out;

You may belong to Hufflepuff, where the people are honest and loyal,

Hufflepuff students are stoic and honest, unafraid of hard labor;

If you are shrewd, you may get into the wisdom of old Ravenclaw,

Those who are wise and learned will always meet their fellow believers there;

Maybe you'll go to Stetelin, maybe you'll make sincere friends here,

But those who are cunning and insidious will stop at nothing to achieve their goals.

Come put me on! Don't be afraid! Don't panic!

In my hands (even though I don't even have one) you are absolutely safe

Because I'm a thinking hat!

After the Magic Hat finished singing, the audience applauded, and the Magic Hat bowed to the four tables one by one, and then stood still. "What an interesting hat." Augustus clapped his hands.

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