Chapter 21: The Sorting Ceremony
By the time they reached the finish line, it was already completely dark, a lamp was flickering overhead, and Seamus heard a majestic voice shouting, "First-year freshmen, come over here, Harry, come over here, how are you?"
There is no doubt that the owner of this voice is Rubeus Hagrid, the key keeper of Hogwarts. In the midst of the crowd, all the little wizards walked forward one foot at a time, and Seamus couldn't stand the confusion, so he pulled out his wand and used fluorescent flashes.
A string of light lit up at the tip of the wand, and Hermione did the same, lighting a bright light, as for the other little wizards, they didn't have this ability. Those who are close can still see the road under their feet by their light, and those who are a little farther can only continue to walk one foot deeper and one foot shallow.
"Turn this corner, and you'll soon see Hogwarts for the first time. Hagrid shouted back. At the end of the narrow path, a black lake suddenly unfolded. On the high hillside on the other side of the lake rises a majestic castle with spires and windows twinkling under the stars. "No more than four people per boat!" Hagrid exclaimed, pointing to a group of small boats moored to the shore.
Seamus, Hermione, and Neville were in the same boat, along with another first-year boy. After everyone had boarded the boat, Hagrid took a boat on his own and "began to move forward." ”
The boat sliced like scissors across the calm lake, splashing on the waves and heading to Hogwarts Castle on the other side of the lake. When they reached the other side of the lake, with the towering castle above them, Hagrid cleared the cabin, "Neville, is this your toad?"
"Oh yes, Rifle just ran away again. Neville shouted in ecstasy with his arms outstretched.
"I think this toad must be gifted, and if it wants to leave, it will be able to escape from Neville. Seamus said to Hermione beside her.
They climbed a flight of stone steps to a large oak door, and Hagrid raised his huge fist and hammered the wooden door. A tall dark-haired witch in an emerald green robe opened the door and stepped out, it must have been Professor McGonagall.
"Come with me. Professor McGonagall led them into the hall, where the scene was once again full of fantasy, the enchanted ceiling showing what was going on outside, countless candles floating in the air, and the older students already seated.
After Professor McGonagall's introduction, the sorting ceremony began, but before that, the Sorting Hat sang its new song for the year. It's still the same tune as before, just with different lyrics, and as Lupin says, its lyrics are pretty different from year to year. Come to think of it, if there is a new song every year, after so many years, it has no way to contact the information of the outside world, it is estimated that Jiang Lang has run out of talents, and can only change the soup like this.
The sorting ceremony officially began, Professor McGonagall holding a roll of parchment, "Whoever I call by name now puts on his hat and sits on a stool and waits for the Sorting House." She said, "Hannah Abbott!"
has experienced countless things confirmed by online texts in her previous life, the water-crossing person, the iron-beaten Hannah Abbott, in Hogwarts, there is only one thing that cannot be changed through hard work, and that is the iron-beaten Hannah Abbott, nothing can shake her status as the first Sorting House.
"Hufflepuff. ”
As Professor McGonagall pronounced the names one by one, it was finally Seamus' turn.
"Seamofinigan. ”
Hearing Professor McGonagall call out his name, Seamus took a deep breath and walked forward, sitting on a stool, Professor McGonagall put the Sorting Hat on his head, wondering if the Psychic Guardian would be able to resist the Sorting Hat's mind reading?
However, before he could spin the thought around his mind, the Sorting Hat shouted out the answer as soon as it touched his hair, "Gryffindor." ”
Seamus took off his hat and walked to the Gryffindor table, either because the Sorting Hat couldn't read his mind, allowing him to enter his mother's original house. Either that, or the Gryffindor traits in his body are so obvious that the Sorting Hat doesn't even need to think.
Regardless, he has become a member of Gryffindor and is popular with many students. After the commotion, Seamus watched the sorting ceremony quietly, and the final result was exactly what he knew, and the trio all entered Gryffindor. Although Harry Potter rubbed on the stool for a long time, he eventually made it to Gryffindor.
Come to think of it, how could Dumbledore's chosen savior enter Slytherin, if the Sorting Hat insisted on sorting Harry Potter into Slytherin, presumably the moment he spoke, Dumbledore would change the result to Gryffindor. Naturally, Harry Potter's arrival was cheered by the entire Gryffindor.
"We've got Potter. ”
After the sorting ceremony, Dumbledore gave his famous speech, "Fool, cry nose, slag!"
This sentence has many interpretations in previous lives, such as these four words representing the characteristics of the four colleges, or translated into Latin, and after rearranging and combining, you can spell out the sentence "May Merlin bless you." ”
Seamus felt that there might be both, after all, Dumbledore was a multi-faceted all-rounder himself. Then the originally empty dining table was instantly filled with delicacies, which the house-elf transferred to the table in front of him through magic after the kitchen was ready.
Because magic can't actually conjure food out of thin air, and even if it does, according to the laws of Transfiguration, those foods can't be eaten, because as the magic disappears, those foods will change to their original shapes, such as stones, etc. And by that time, the food will already spread all over your body with digestion, and even if you are in St. Munger's Magical Injury Hospital, it will definitely be difficult to survive, and at least irreversible trauma will be formed.
All the little wizards had eaten even a few things on the train, and as they sailed through the Black Lake, the long sorting ceremony had already been digested, and now everyone was hungry.
The most fierce eater was Ron, who sat next to him, and he grabbed a chicken leg in one hand, one bite at a time, and then took it out, and then took it out, and only one bone remained. Harry Potter would sometimes look at the teacher's chair in front of him, then cover the lightning scar on his forehead, and discuss something with Ron, and it seems that the common hatred on the train has led them to an indestructible friendship.
Although Seamus and Hermione were very hungry, they kept some basic eating habits so that they didn't eat too ugly. Of course, even if Seamus is hungry now, it is impossible to fully feed himself at mealtime, because Dumbledore likes sweets so much, and was even nicknamed the old bee in his previous life, and the quality of Hogwarts' desserts must be higher than the quality of the main meal.
As time passed, the food on the table faded into disappearance, and plates of dessert appeared, and Seamus picked up a piece of crème brûlée. Stuffing the trembling crème brûlée into his mouth, a thick sweet smell filled his mouth, but this sweetness did not make people feel panicked, but brought a refreshing feeling.
No wonder Dumbledore likes desserts so much, it turns out that Hogwarts elves' dessert making skills are really much better than main dishes. When dinner was over, everyone's bellies were round. Dumbledore began his routine lecture,
"Also, Mr. Filch, the administrator, wants me to remind everyone not to do magic in the hallways between classes.
"The Quidditch player review will take place in the second week of the term. If you are interested in joining the college team, please contact Mrs. Huo Qi. ”
"Finally, I must tell you that anyone who does not wish to suffer an accident, a painful and tragic death, please do not enter the corridor on the right side of the fourth floor. ”
When there was a commotion in his ears, Dumbledore announced that he would start singing the school song, and it turned out to be in his own key, which could be called a group of demons, especially the two mischievous guys, the Weasley twins.
Hagrid had spent most of his life trying to get them out of the Forbidden Forest, but he couldn't do it. The two of them always find a way to get where they want to go, probably because they have a map of the living spots, and the Weasley twins are always very adventurous, and probably more night trips than everyone else combined.
Although they are almost never caught on overnight tours, the long-term habit of night tours still has a certain impact on them, such as lack of energy during the day, which always reminds professors of some things, but they suffer from the lack of evidence, so they always fail.
"Music," Dumbledore said, rubbing his eyes, "more glamorous than anything we've done here! Let's go back to the dormitory. ”
The prefects of each academy took the young wizards who had just entered the school this year and set out on the road back to the dormitory for the first time. They came to the end of a hallway, on which hung a portrait of a very well-built woman.
"Password?" the portrait asked.
"Dragon scum. ”
After answering the password correctly, the portrait spun open, revealing a passage behind it, through which everyone climbed in turn into a break room with gold and red colors.
"Alright guys, this is our academy's common room, you can stay here for a while, or you can go back to your dorm and sleep now. "But remember, 11 o'clock is lights-out time, and you have to go back to your dorm before that." ”
After saying that, he stood in the common room like this, teaching the new young wizards, the news about Hogwarts, and the identity and status of the prefect.
Seamus felt too tired, so he went straight back to his dormitory, the small suitcase was already placed at the head of his bed, and after a long day of running around today, he lay on the bed and quickly fell asleep.