About two hours later.

"So, Felius, how is the Sorting Hat doing now?"

In the faculty lounge on the side of the auditorium, Dumbledore rubbed his temples with a headache.

The opening dinner was over, and the students, led by the prefects, left the spacious and bright school auditorium and headed to the common room of their respective colleges, where they were ready for the second round of freshman greeting and the opening night.

The deans and professors of the various houses were left behind to work together to resolve the problems that had arisen during the sorting ceremony and to discuss the teaching arrangements for the next semester, which, as Dumbledore had said, was a strange new semester.

As for the culprit who caused all this, he was naturally called into the room alone.

At this time, "Scourge" was sitting quietly on a small velvet stool in the room, well-behaved, cute, and looking like a harmless doll, but no one in the room except Professor Lupin would be deceived by her appearance.

"Hmm...... Not so good......"

In response to Dumbledore's inquiry, Filius Flitwick shook his head and said with some distress.

"You've probably tried it too, and there's no sign of any magic interference on it, neither the magic fluctuations nor the Sorting Hat itself, but no matter how much we try to send it a message, we can't get any response. ”

In the middle of the room, the poor Sorting Hat was still screaming and screaming.

Even after noticing that something was wrong, Professor McGonagall had taken it off Elena's head as soon as she could, but there was still no way to get everything back to its original state, and in the past ten minutes, they had tried almost all the means of communication.

“...... Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, Gryffindor, S-"

"Anyway, let it rest for a while......"

Professor McGonagall waved her wand, and an invisible spell flew out.

The chatter of the Sorting Hat came to an abrupt halt, but it was clear from the brim of the Sorting Hat's incessant opening and closing that McGonagall's spell had not cured the Sorting Hat's "disease", and that she had only used her magic to temporarily silence its sound.

"I warned you before not to try this kind of unconventional behavior!"

The head of Hufflepuff House, Professor Pomona Sprout, snorted coldly and said with a nonchalant expression.

"In the long history of Hogwarts, there has never been a comical situation where a student has repeated a Sorting House, let alone a student who has been in the school for a year, it's just-"

"But...... According to my observations and inferences, the root cause of all this should not be the duplication of branches. ”

Severus Snape, the dean of Slytherin House, shook his head slightly, glanced at the white-haired balls sitting next to him, a meaningful look appeared on his pale face, and said slowly and pointedly.

"We, as Deans, have given Miss Kaslana access to the various houses, and this unprecedented attempt at multi-house reform has the potential to confuse the Sorting Hat. Essentially, however, if Miss Kaslana didn't possess the qualities of the Houses, she wouldn't have been able to earn that privilege, let alone affect the Sorting Hat in turn. ”

"So, Severus, what do you want to say?"

Professor McGonagall asked, frowning, a little impatient.

As the head of Gryffindor, she wouldn't be naïve enough to think that Snape would be kind enough to take the initiative to play the round, and according to what she knew about Slytherin House, if nothing else, these were just a foreshadowing of Snape's follow-up rhetoric.

Even if the two sides temporarily reached an alliance against Hufflepuff, this tacit understanding would not last long.

"I'm thinking...... Perhaps we shouldn't have given Miss Kaslana too many privileges in the first place. ”

Severus Snape raised the corners of his mouth, raised his fingers and shook them, and whispered.

"There are many ways to solve the dilemma we face today, but I have a very simple solution here - perhaps we should revoke some of Miss Caslana's privileges until the Sorting Hat returns to normal. Personally, I think it's best to let her go away from Gryffindor and Hufflepuff so as not to give some bad hints and guidance to the students......"

"That's the only thing you don't even think about! Honestly, Severus!"

Professor Sprout raised an eyebrow, glanced at the Slytherin who was taking advantage of the fire, and said sharply.

"At least in my opinion, Hufflepuff House has no reason to expel this student. Miss Caslana didn't break any of the school rules, she just obeyed a not-so-reasonable request, sat on a triangular stool, and put on the Sorting Hat again—besides, if it was privilege, it should be a Gryffindor and Slytherin problem, right?"

Albus Dumbledore turned his head and glanced inquiringly at Elena, who was silent.

I have to say that today's Elena is a little too normal, even if it is from the perspective of demeanor and logic, there is no problem with the girl's trance and sleepy reaction at this time, as if any little wizard at Hogwarts should be.

But when all this appeared in this "Hogwarts Silver Moon", there was a subtle incongruity.

"Only the Headmaster can expel a student, that's Hogwarts rule, Severus. ”

Dumbledore sighed, looked around at the professors, and coughed patiently in conclusion.

"And from the current situation, it is clear that the three houses of Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, and Slytherin have no intention of expelling Miss Elena Caslana, in other words, we can first come to a consensus-"

"I'm sorry, Professor Dumbledore, there is one thing I might need to correct. ”

At this moment, Felius Flitwick suddenly cleared his throat and interjected cautiously.

"I think it's going to be four houses – Ravenclaw, Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Slytherin. This is an easy question to understand, after all, the Sorting Hat was first pronounced when Ravenclaw. At least until the Sorting Hat returns to normal and corrects its decision, I don't think it's a problem to think of Miss Caslana as a student at Ravenclaw House in the first place. ”

The corners of Professor Sprout's mouth twitched, and the well-bred witch looked very annoyed at the moment.

Like her, Professor McGonagall and Professor Snape were stunned for a moment, then a look of exasperation.

In the understanding of Professor Sprout and others, Ravenclaw College should be a safe option that has long been out, but what they never expected was that Flitvier, who had been indisputable before, was actually a competitor.

"I'm sorry," Professor Sprout said coldly, glancing around at the guy trying to steal her cabbage, "if in terms of priority, Elena Kaslana should also belong to Hufflepuff, everyone has heard that—"

"But if I'm not mistaken, she didn't put on the Sorting Hat at the time, she just held it in her arms. ”

Professor Flitwick shook his head politely, and analyzed it carefully.

"As far as I know, the Sorting Hat doesn't read a student's mind through physical contact, so even if you insist that the House in the Sorting Hat's mouth works, it's for the last person to wear it, not for Elena, who hasn't put it on yet. ”

"Besides, Miss Caslana's first night was at Gryffindor House......"

Professor McGonagall's eyes lit up, and she followed Professor Flitwick's prompts to launch a second round of attack.

I have to admit that the people of Ravenclaw House are indeed more flexible, and with Filius Flitwick joining their alliance, Professor Sprout is not so difficult to deal with.

After all, in terms of restraint, Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff are rivals, just like the relationship between a lion and a serpent.

“...... You, you guys!"

Professor Sprout took a few deep breaths and looked at the shameless group of colleagues around him with the eyes of a first-time acquaintance.

Humpty Dumpty turned her head and stared at Dumbledore.

"Professor Dumbledore, you're the Headmaster of Hogwarts, decide what to do!"

In the past year, especially after last year's seven-grade "training competition", the professors in the school have become more and more unscrupulous and shameless as if some kind of restriction has been lifted.