Chapter 5: The Sorting Ceremony
A wave of new fish poured in, and Brandi had never seen such a spectacular restaurant before, even if it was imagined. The ceiling is actually a starry sky, which makes people wonder if it is really open air. Brandi heard Hermione behind her explain to someone, "The ceiling is enchanted, it looks like the sky outside, I read about it in a school history. ”
Thousands of candles were suspended in mid-air out of thin air, reflecting the hall like daylight, and the seniors of the other grades were already seated at the four long tables, presumably according to the positions of the four houses. They stared at the freshmen with interest, which put a lot of pressure on Brandi! But fortunately, Xiao's life must have been saved, because at least there will be no trolls in this kind of place. At the end of the cafeteria was a row of lavish tables for the teacher's seat, and Brandy saw a gray-haired, long-bearded teacher smiling at each of the new students, dressed in a purple robe with a knot in his beard.
Feeling Brandy's gaze, Teacher Whitebeard also winked at Brandi, this strange dress and funny expression made Brandi almost laugh. 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.
Professor McGonagall gently placed a four-legged stool in front of the first-year freshman, and placed a wizard's hat on the stool. The hat is patched, worn out, and ...... It's dirty.
Our goal is to turn the hat into a new one? Clean up? Or is it back to normal? If I did...... Can you apply for someone to carry me down later... I don't know if I can only cast a spell and pass the level.
Brandy's head was jumbled with thoughts—he noticed that everyone in the restaurant was staring at the hat, which was weird, and he forced himself to stare at it. There was silence in the restaurant. Then, to his surprise, the broken hat actually began to writhe. The brim of the hat was torn open in a wide slit, like a mouth—and the hat began to sing: You may think that I am not pretty, but do not judge people by their appearance, if you can find a hat more beautiful than mine, I can eat myself.
(I'm rubbing, coach!) This thing has a better pronunciation than I do! Brandi was dumbfounded.
You can make your bowler hat jet black and shiny, and your high hat smooth and structured, I'm the Hogwarts test hat, and I'm naturally taller than yours. None of the thoughts hidden in your mind can escape the fiery 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 magic hat!
After the Magic Hat finished singing, the audience applauded, and the Magic Hat bowed to the four tables one by one (presumably the tip of the hat pressed down), and then stood still. The freshmen standing next to him breathed a sigh of relief.
"How the hell does this hat sing the brackets...... Don't say it's quite rhyming! ”
"Well, let's just put on this hat, and I'm going to kill Fred, and he sounds like we're going to fight a giant."
Indeed, wearing a hat does sound a lot easier than fighting a troll, and a big rock fell to the ground in Brandi's heart, although it was a bit embarrassing to wear a talking hat in public, after all, God knows what it would say, your hair smells too oily, what brand of shampoo do you use?
Merlin is on top! If it says so... I'm probably going to kill myself...
Professor McGonagall took a few steps forward, a roll of parchment in her hand.
"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! ”
A ruddy-faced little girl with two blonde braids stumbled out of the queue and put on a hat that just covered her eyes. She sat down. There was a pause for a moment - "Hufflepuff!" The hat shouted.
The people at the table on the right applauded Hannah and welcomed her to their table. Harry saw the Fat Friar's ghost and waved happily at her.
As the wait slowly decreased, and not knowing how the Sorting Hat would determine which house the person wearing it would be appropriate to go to, Brandi noticed that sometimes the hat immediately called out the name of the house, but other times it took some time to make a decision. For example, the light-haired boy Seamofinigan next to Harry sat on the stool for almost a full minute before the hat announced that he had been sorted into Gryffindor.
"Hermione Granger!"
Hermione hurried to the stool and hurriedly buttoned her hat to her head.
"Gryffindor!" The hat shouted, and Ron, who wasn't far away, seemed to snort quietly. It's obvious that he is disgusted with the academy with her in the future.
But you're so confident that you can get into Gryffindor? Brandi thought a little sullenly.
After that, Neville's little boy was sorted into Gryffindor, and when the guy heard the result, he ran so happily that he forgot to take off his sorting hat and returned it to Professor McGonagall in a fit of laughter.
Parvati had been beside her, she was so nervous that Brandi kept thinking she was tugging at her robe, but it turned out very well, and Parvati was sorted into Gryffindor very smoothly. As she sat down on the bench, Brandi saw her say something to herself, presumably "come on."
It's just that Brandi didn't expect that Parvati's classmate actually had an identical twin sister Padma! Brandi almost dropped her jaw when she stepped out of the group, and it was also surprising that as a twin sister, she actually entered a different college, Ravenclaw.
When Malfoy's name was called, Malfoy walked over in a big way, and did so instantly, his hat barely touching his head before he screamed, "Slytherin!" ”
Malfoy went to meet up with his friends Crabbe and Goyle, looking very happy with himself. He also viciously made a lewd gesture at Brandy.
At this time, there are not many people left.
"Harry Potter."
The hall was silent, and although he knew that Harry was famous, Brandi didn't expect him to be so highly valued, and the Sorting Hat took a long pause before sorting Harry to Gryffindor, which was met with applause from Gryffindor, one of Ron's older brothers (Brandi is sure!). Because of his red hair and freckles~) stood up and shook Harry's hand tightly. And the hilarious duo who seemed to be the Weasley twin brothers shouted loudly, "We've got Potter!" We've got Potter! ”
"So, next." Professor McGonagall glanced at the list. "Brandi Barton."
Brandy's mind suddenly went blank, and he walked over briskly and put the Sorting Hat on his head.
The Sorting Hat was so large that it almost completely obscured Brando's vision, and all he could see was his shivering calves and his dirty shoes covered in mud from climbing and wading.
"Mr. Barton~ Don't be nervous, you just need to be quiet." A small voice sounded in his head, startling Brando almost jumping.
(Are you, Mr. Sorting Hat?) Brandi wasn't sure what the Sorting Hat was called.
"Tsk, it's been a long time since I've seen such a polite young man, and the recent freshmen have become less and less English gentlemanly. Haha, just kidding, don't take it seriously. Now relax, let me take a look...... Hmm, haha, this is rare~ A kind-hearted and simple man... Kindness? What is this......"
"Huh?" As if he had discovered something strange, the Sorting Hat suddenly screamed in front of the whole school instead of whispering. "Wait, what the hell are you ......"
(What exactly?) )
It suddenly stopped talking, as if thinking about something, and the atmosphere suddenly became solemn. It seemed that it was the first time that the people in the audience had encountered such a gaffe in the Sorting Hat, and there was an uproar, and the auditorium was as lively as a fried pan.
"Silence! Quiet! "Mere words don't seem to be doing much, and Professor McGonagall has to use her wand to spew a beam of sparks to warn the students." They all sit quietly and wait for the results, the Sorting Hat will never make a mistake. ”
After a while, when Brando was already on pins and needles, it finally spoke again.
"Oh my God, if I'm right. How could you... Incredible...... But wait, is it unconscious? ”
Listening to the strange muttering of the Sorting Hat, Brandi's stomach twitched, unconscious? What do you mean, whether you can pass it or not, don't finally decide to send yourself back, then it's a lot of fun.
"If that's the case......" The Sorting Hat's voice suddenly sounded strange, as if it had come from far away, and the pronunciation was covered with a thick layer of cotton. It thought for a moment, then suddenly asked Brandi a strange question. "Do you have a headache right now?"
………… Ha? Brandi blinked, confused.
Then, before he could react to an answer, it seemed to have an answer. "yes, it's tight enough. Now that you've made it this far, why don't you just go straight to Ravenclaw? Where you are expected to be very popular. ”
(I don't know how far I've go...... Completely incomprehensible as the broken hat was saying, Brandi gritted his teeth and struggled to think when he heard Harry and Patil shouting at the Gryffindor table. (Please!) Gryffindor! )
"Heh~ still pretend garlic with me here!" The Sorting Hat snorted, "I'm the wisest hat I've had in nearly three centuries!" Okay, I honestly haven't really seen you through yet, but I dare say that if you choose Ravenclaw, you'll definitely have a good future! Maybe he'll become a wizard as great as Dumbledore! Maybe it's even more legendary than him! What do you think? Do you want to think again? The voice said seductively.
(Big Brother Hat ~ Shall we Gryffindor?) Brandi struggled to make a flattering face.
"Hey, the choice is mine! Although I didn't have a hand bracket lol"
(Damn, you can really say the brackets...... )
"I can sense what you think!"
(!!!! I was wrong...... )