Chapter 747: A Different Orientation Tradition
Late at night, quiet castle corridors.
As the fluorescence spreads, Elena and Luna hold hands and appear at the end of the stairs.
It was already very late, and since they had been together for more than a month, the two of them quickly fell into silence again after a few brief chats about the Bronze Eagle Ring, each thinking about their own thoughts, shuttling through the corridors and stairwells of the castle.
After a summer vacation, Hogwarts castle is still as complicated as it is to remember.
As the route began to grow chaotic in her mind, Elena wisely gave up on this struggle, and followed Luna Angel with peace of mind, waiting for her little wings to lead her back to the Ravenclaw bed.
According to Grindelwald, as the demon king who changed the world, there are too many places in this world that need their wisdom.
And the trivial things like identifying the direction and finding the path of the real world are mostly only distracted by ordinary people who can't see the fog of the future, and the real wise never focus on those trivial and useless-
"Oh, by the way, it's Sunday! Hmm...... Elena, watch your step!"
"What's the matter, is there anything special about it?"
Click-
Before the invincible third-generation Dark Lord could finish the thoughts in his mind, the girl's ears heard the voice of Luna Lovegood, but as Luna's words fell, Elena was suddenly shorter.
"Forget it...... It's all right......"
Luna shook her head helplessly, and skillfully reached out to pull the white-haired ball next to her out of the pit.
There are always many strange places in Hogwarts, and this staircase that sinks randomly is one of the most common.
Unlike Gryffindor's fixed-sinking mischievous steps, there are more and more interesting situations like this on the way to the Ravenclaw common roomβthey take on different states depending on the month and day.
"Hermione is right, it's dangerous to let you wander the castle alone. β
Luna glanced at the white-haired ballboy beside her with an embarrassed expression and nodded quite seriously.
The little hair on Elena's head shook fiercely, and she patted the dust on her body while saying with some dissatisfaction.
"Call Sister, Luna - and don't listen to Hermione's......"
"But Elena just doesn't know the way, not even by chance. β
Luna shook her head seriously and corrected, as for the first half of the sentence of this white-haired ball, it was selectively ignored.
Strictly speaking, there is less than half a year between her and Elena.
If Elena Kaslana a year ago could still create a "sister's aura" with her age advantage and mystery, then with the passage of time and getting along day and night, Luna is no longer the little girl who will be bluffed by Elena before.
You know, due to the bloodline, even Luna is half a head taller than Elena now.
As for Hermione Granger and Hannah Abbot, who are already older and more mature, not to mention, especially Tie Hanhan, who has supplemented her nutrition in the past year, people's hearts are almost half as small as Elena.
This is one of the reasons why Elena insists on running towards Ravenclaw.
Compared to the backdrop of the other two little wings, at least on Luna Lovegood's side, she still has a little bit of last majesty for the time being, and it would be too sad to have to keep it in a magical state at all times even for daily play.
As they spoke, they finally reached the entrance to the Ravenclaw Tower.
The students who had crowded the hallways a few hours ago had vanished, leaving only rows of light blue velvet sleeping bags hanging quietly on the wall as before, showing that they were not in the wrong placeβthe most conspicuous college "attraction" of Ravenclaw College since last year, symbolizing the limits of human ingenuity and the ultimate dignity.
Well, it seems that the kids of top physicists are really a lot better at logic.
Elena raised an eyebrow thoughtfully, withdrew her gaze from the sleeping bags, and raised her hand to tap lightly on the old, sleek wooden door, just as she had done when she had snuck over to update the question bank for Eagle Ring.
The wings of the bronze eagle ring stretched, and the eagle's beak opened to make a musical-like sound:
"Gran and Slay want to know about Raven ......the Witch"
"Ahem, it's me, Elena Kaslana. I've given you this question backβ"
Before Eagle Ring could finish speaking, Elena cautiously looked around, coughed lightly, and in Luna Lovegood's disbelief shock, she sneaked up to the bronze Eagle Ring and whispered with a hippie smile.
"Next time, let's change to the sum and product of two different numbers within a hundred, it will be a little more interesting-"
β...... Elena Kaslana?"
The voice of the bronze eagle ring paused for a few seconds, as if stunned.
Then, the soft, singing-like voice hesitated for a moment and whispered.
β...... Answer correctly. β
The wooden door swirled and opened, revealing an ethereal and beautiful Ravenclaw lounge.
It's just that Luna Lovegood is not in the mood to pay attention to these scenes for the time being, but looks at the white-haired ball next to her with a shocked face, and the beautiful big eyes that are already slightly protruding outwards seem to have become a little bigger.
"Elena, you-"
"Shhh β
Elena cocked up her fingers and blinked mysteriously.
In the middle of the Ravenclaw common room, hung with blue and bronze silk, several students were leaning on soft chairs, leisurely reading books, most of which, judging by the covers of the books in their hands, should be from the Lockhart Adventures series.
Noticing the movement coming from the doorway, the students subconsciously turned their heads and looked at the entrance.
"Luna, where have you been, Penelope has been looking for you for a long time......"
Qiu Zhang put down the book in his hand, frowned slightly, and asked softly, half-complaining, half-concerned.
Even though Luna had been living in Hogwarts for most of the year last year, she was still a freshman this year, and when she finally counted the number of people, she found that there was one less, which still made the young wizards of Ravenclaw a little nervous.
Of course, it's just a little bit of worry.
Many Hogwarts students knew in their hearts that Luna Lovegood was much more powerful than most second-year students in terms of magical prowess alone, and even third- and fourth-year students might not be her opponent in the general sense.
"I'm going to pick up Elena, because she's- uh-"
Luna smiled a little embarrassedly and was about to explain.
"Because, I don't know the answer to the Ravenclaw Lounge today. Good thing Luna told me Dani's answer, otherwise I probably wouldn't have been able to get in tonight, oh, yes...... I was sorted into Ravenclaw College. β
Elena quietly withdrew her paw from Little Moon's ass and explained with a smile on her face.
As the saying goes, eat a trench, grow a wisdom. Ever since she was beaten up by Tie Hanhan and Hermione last semester, she was quite alert to a similar situation, and before Luna could finish speaking, she quickly said the prepared rhetoric.
"Eh, Ravenclaw?"
Cho Zhang was stunned, her gaze swept over Elena's face.
Compared to the students of the other houses, she didn't have much affection for the Silver Demon, after all, in the last semester's Quidditch match, the little witch led the group of madmen and almost knocked them all off the broomstick.
But...... If......
Immediately afterward, Cho raised her eyebrows and looked at Elena with a slight sarcasm.
"So, you're going to join the Ravenclaw team this year and continue your brutal tactics?"
"I'm sorry, but according to Professor Dumbledore and the Deans, I should be on the Gryffindor House team this year. However, after the game and the lesson, I should still go back to Ravenclauta to rest. β
Elena shook her head gracefully and replied softly without hurry, with a devilish smile on her face.
"Don't worry, dear Sister Qiu Zhang, even if we meet in the official competition later, I will try my best to make you lose consciousness and pain in an instant, just think of it as a sleep and a nightmare. β
β...... Well, we shouldn't be able to meet it this year. β
The corners of Cho's mouth twitched, she didn't understand why Elena seemed to be targeting her a little.
It's not a big deal, though, because they don't like the dazzling little guy either.
Because of Elena, she had already quit the team early at the end of last semester.
And at least two or three other girls who have chosen her as well - as the Hogwarts "Moonlighters" move on to their second year and disperse into various houses, the next matches will become more and more dangerous, which is one of the reasons why Cho Chang hates Elena.
On the other hand, perhaps because she is also a witch, Elena's reputation in Ravenclaw House is also quite subtle.
In fact, this was already reflected in the recent division of the school auditorium.
For the first time, the applause did not immediately erupt after Dumbledore announced that Elena had joined the Ravenclaw table for the time being, and it was not until Professor Philius Flitwick took the lead in applauding that there was a sparse applause at the Ravenclaw table.
With the exception of Luna Lovegood, there was hardly a second Ravenclaw girl who took the initiative to speak to Elena.
"I hope you have fun in Ravenclaw, Miss Caslana. β
Cho Zhang straightened up, whispered a little indifferently, picked up the book and turned to leave the lounge.
At the same time, several other girls who had befriended her also stood up, looked at the silver-haired girl standing at the door of the lounge with repulsion, muttered a few words in a low voice, and left the common room one after another.
"So, you shouldn't have waited for me...... I told you before. β
Elena glanced at the empty common room, sighed helplessly, and looked at Luna beside her.
"As a freshman, you should take this opportunity to be part of the community, just like Danilova β Ravenclaw House is different from a few other places, and it's not a good thing to be too close to me here. β
"There's no need. Dad said that it is the most stupid thing to abandon wisdom and right and wrong in order to gain approval. β
Luna shook her head slightly, turning her head, her pale silver eyes reflecting Elena's face.
"You promised to accompany me in search of the tracks of the scimitar-horned snorer, and until you have fulfilled your promise, I am not going to waste my energy on those who would rather believe rumors and slanders than seek the truth about the world. β
"Hmm, Luna...... You're ......."
Elena's eyes softened, and she stretched out her finger and gently scratched it on Little Moon's nose.
"This is not going to work, if you continue like this, Neville and Mr. Scamander's grandson will be in danger......"
"Eh, why?" said Luna, stunned.
"Nothingβ"
Elena shook her head meaningfully, "Rest early, tomorrow you freshmen will have to participate in training, and then I will ask the kitchen to bring you some fruit and drinks, huh...... In your name, remember not to show your stuffing. β
Speaking of which......
Elena said, looking up at the clock in the alcove of the lounge.
If Draco's previous inquiries were correct, the "welcome ceremony" at Slytherin House should have almost begun, and I wonder what surprise the reserve demon king lieutenant she appointed could bring her?
......
At the same time, under the castle.
Slytherin House's common room.
It is a long, narrow, low basement with walls and ceiling made of rough stone. The basement is circular, and the ceiling is chained with greenish lights. Inside, there is an intricately carved fireplace, and crackling flames illuminate most of the lounge.
On one side of the lounge sits a large floor-to-ceiling window with silver-green stripes on the curtains.
Outside the window is gray most of the time, except for the occasional black shadow of a giant octopus passing by in the black lake.
Unlike the other faculties, which had begun to become deserted, almost all the students were present in the hall.
"So, it's time again......"
In the center of the hall, a tall, beautiful girl took a deep breath and looked around at the Slytherins around her.
"Unlike other houses, in order to better manage the wizards in the house, we start a challenge every year at the beginning of the school year to select a student below the fifth grade to serve as a shadow prefect to assist the prefect in managing the first to fourth year students. β
"After the shadow prefect is elected, starting with the last prefect, everyone has the right to challenge upwards once, and the winner gets the position of the loser - including me, Gemma Lifa, will participate in the next challenge. β
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