Chapter VI Branch
Soon, after the Sorting Hat had finished singing the Sorting Song, the Sorting Ceremony began.
The first to walk up was a little girl named Hannah Abbot, who was assigned to Hufflepuff, and then to the table that belonged to Hufflepuff, and a warm welcome erupted.
Ning An was still waiting to see where Harry was, when Daphne next to her was named, she stuck out her tongue at Ning An and Meghan, and walked up calmly.
"Slytherin!" As she put on the worn-out hat, after a while, the hat shouted loudly. Daphne took off her hat and walked slowly to the Slytherin table.
"Don't Slytherin don't want Slytherin......" Megan kept muttering, Ning An couldn't help but want to laugh, is Slytherin so scary.
At this time, Professor McGonagall suddenly shouted, "Megan? Jones! ”
"Ah...... Be! Meghan shuddered with fright, and she slowly stepped forward, and reluctantly put on the Sorting Hat, and no matter how soon the hat was put on, she cried out, "Laven, Crow!" ”
Megan exhaled deeply, and then walked happily and easily towards the Ravenclaw table.
Then Ning An saw Ron? Weasley was assigned to Gryffindor, Hermione was assigned to Gryffindor, Malfoy was assigned to Slytherin, and Ning An also saw Harry as a few people came out.
And Harry? Potter's appearance really caused a lot of amazement, and Ning An couldn't help but secretly speak, this is a national idol......
However, he waited left and right, but he couldn't wait for him, even Calidora? Shafiq had been almost sorted to Slytherin, but he still hadn't called Ning'an. Seeing that there were no more people left, Ning An finally heard McGonagall's voice, "Ann? Peaceful! ”
"Can't you just read it along......" Ning An muttered and walked up.
"Ahh How could it be ......" Harry was at the Gryffindor table, eating a piece of fried jam doughnut, when he suddenly heard a familiar name, he couldn't help but look there, and when he saw Ning An in a black college robe, he couldn't help but "Ah! He shouted.
"You know?" Ron and Hermione, who were sitting next to him, saw Harry's reaction so much, they both put down the food in their hands, and Ron poked his head into asking.
"Hmm...... He's my friend," Harry struggled to calm himself, he couldn't tell what was feeling at the moment, since Dalí's birthday they had gone to the zoo together, he had been locked up in a cupboard by Dursley for letting the python go.
During that time, he missed Ning An very much, wondering if he would still be waiting in the alley to chat with him? And the time when he chatted with Ning An every day has also become a memory that he keeps tasting in the dark cupboard.
But when he was allowed to come out of the cupboard, the summer vacation had begun, and he finally mustered up the courage to knock on the door of Lady Isabella's house, and was told that Ning An had gone to school in London. This saddened Harry for a long time, as if the only joy was gone.
However, seeing Ning An again at Hogwarts was something he never dared to imagine: "Oh my God, am I dreaming." Harry patted his head forcefully and stared intently at Ning An, who was wearing the sorting hat.
"Gryffindor, Gryffindor......" Harry muttered, how happy he would be if he could be separated from Ann in the same house. Ron, Hermione, and Neville saw that Harry was paying attention intently to Ning An, and they all put down the snacks in their hands and looked at Ning An together. Ron patted Harry on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, I have a feeling he's coming to Gryffindor." ”
Ning An put on the sorting hat, and his heart began to feel a little nervous, in fact, he didn't really care which academy he was assigned to, anyway, no matter which academy he was assigned to, he could learn magic.
"Hmm...... Let me see......" The voice of the Sorting Hat sounded softly in Ning An's ears, "It's very powerful, it's really ...... Bloodline that has never been seen before...... So powerful...... So pure, let me see ...... again" The Sorting Hat exclaimed in a low voice, as if Ning An had aroused its interest.
"Very ambitious...... It can be seen that you have your own ideas, in that case, let's go here......" He didn't ask Ning An's opinion, and Ning An also remained indifferent, only to see the Sorting Hat open its mouth wide on the hat and shouted loudly
"Sly—Trin!"
"What!" Harry almost knocked over a glass of pumpkin juice on the table, "How could it be Slytherin!" "Harry couldn't understand his first friend, how could Ning'an, who was so kind and happy to chat with him, get into Slytherin?
"Uh......" Ron didn't know what to say when he saw Harry's reaction so big, he just said that he thought Ning An would get Gryffindor.
"Don't worry Harry, even if you're in different houses, you'll have a lot of time to meet." Hermione reassured softly when Harry saw Harry's obvious expression of disappointment.
On the other side, Ning An gently lowered the Sorting Hat and walked slowly towards the Slytherin table. "Slytherin, it doesn't matter, it's better to say it's more convenient here, at least there are people you know......," he looked at Daphne, who was waving at him, and walked over.
"Wow, I didn't expect you to look like a Slytherin." Daphne? Greengrass handed him a small bowl of rice pudding, smiled and said, "But—anyway, welcome to Slytherin!" ”
Ning An sat down, took the food handed by Daphne, and said with a smile, "I don't think there are many people who welcome me...... When he walked over, only a few people applauded, and most of them ignored or looked at him coldly.
"Uh...... Maybe they think you're mysterious, wow, mysterious oriental ......," Daphne exaggeratedly didn't know what she was describing.
"You're pretty self-aware." A female voice rang out.
Ning An paused for a moment, and couldn't help but look back, sitting on his right hand was the girl who was on the train before, sitting next to him, with a golden ponytail, "Shafiq?" Calidora", at this time she was looking at Ning An arrogantly.
"Uh...... Thank you for the compliment......" Ning An smiled bitterly and shook his head, although it was mockery, Calydora was the only two people who came over to talk to him, turned his head and glanced at Daphne helplessly, causing Daphne to laugh.
"Hahaha-haha, Ning An, you're the first person to thank Calidora of all the people I've ever met, hahaha...... You're really, so interesting. The girl laughed out loud as she put a piece of pot-shaped cake in her mouth.
Ning An couldn't help but hold his forehead, are you really from one of the pure-blooded twenty-eight families...... It's too unfazed, and Calydora is at least chewing slowly anyway. Ning An couldn't help but complain in his heart.
Anyway, the opening party was over quickly, and everyone followed the Slytherin prefect out of the hall and down a changing staircase to the bottom of the castle.
"If we live underground, won't the sheets and quilts get damp?" Ning An asked Daphne worriedly.
Daphne gives him a "Are you an idiot" look and says "You're a wizard......
After a while, the group came to the basement, stopped in front of a wet stone wall, and heard the Slytherin prefect shout at the stone wall:
"Snake Head"
The stone wall made a "korakola" sound and slowly moved away, revealing a stone door that was also somewhat wet.
When they came to the door, the door opened naturally, and inside, there was a semicircular lounge glowing with blue light, the ceiling of which seemed to be carved out of transparent crystal, and could be seen from the inside; The shimmering water, with a few dark shadows swimming by from time to time, looks like this lounge was built at the bottom of the lake.
Directly opposite is an intricately carved mantelpiece, surrounded by a few empty carved chairs, "creaking" and swaying, as if calling everyone to sit down.
"That's it, the girls on the left, the boys on the right, now go back to their dormitories." With that, the prefect headed for the staircase on the right that led to the depths.
"Good night then—Ning'an." Daphne also seemed a little sleepy, she rubbed her eyes, waved her hand at Ning An and said.
Kalidora walked past Ning An with her head held high, snorted at him, and turned her head to the girls' dormitory.
"Okay, I'll see you tomorrow......" Ning An smiled bitterly and looked at the backs of the two, and also walked towards the stairs on the right, from here, there was a beautifully carved wooden door, he pushed open the door and found that there was a long corridor in front of him, and under the guidance of the prefect, he found his room.
It looks like it was built on a cliff at the bottom of the lake, and the bedroom is also surrounded by the lake, constantly sprinkling a turquoise glow. Ning An came to the big bed with curtains on the very side, and as soon as he turned over, he lay down, and the soft quilt and mattress wrapped him in, which instantly made Ning An sleepy.
Touching the luggage that had been sent and stuffing them under the bed, Ning An turned over and fell into a deep sleep. In the haze, Ning An always felt that something was scratching his cheek, which made him dream of being licked by a cat all night......
There was nothing to say all night, and when the light was bright the next morning, the sunlight seemed to pass through the lake and shine into the bedroom, making the whole bedroom a lot brighter, Ning An sat up sleepily and slowly put on his robe, only then did he realize that he had slept too early last night and forgot to see who his roommate was.
At this time, I saw that the three large beds next to him were empty, and I saw a boy sitting on the bed against the transparent glass on the other side, looking at him and giggling.
"Hmm...... Hello? Ning An tried to say hello.
"Hah...... Well...... Ha ha...... Hello......" The boy seemed to be holding back a smile, and he held his stomach and paused for a moment before saying, "Hello...... My name is Archibald? McLeish...... "With that, he turned to the clear glass, bending over as if snickering again.
What is he laughing at?
Ning An muttered suspiciously, changed into a robe, and then he went out of the dormitory, ready to go to the hall to have breakfast first, but who knew that he walked up the stairs and went upstairs, only to see that there were many people standing or sitting in the common room, and when they saw him come out, everyone burst into laughter.
Daphne walked over with a blank face, handed a handkerchief and said, "You'd better wipe your face quickly, Malfoy has been preaching everywhere all morning, you slept so hard last night, he drew a Flober slug on your face, so everyone can watch the show this morning." ”
As soon as Ning An looked up, he saw Malfoy and the two tall boys standing by the fireplace, watching him smile and lean back.