Chapter 12: The Sorting Ceremony (Ask for Recommendations!) )
It's late at night, the moon hangs over the cliffs, the breeze is light, the cold silver glow is sprinkled, the Hogwarts castle spreads out in the moonlight, the dim lights are lit from the castle and the clock tower, and the lake reflects the beautiful world like a fairy tale!
On the surface of the lake are small boats that are slowly approaching, and the four-cornered candles with candles hang from the bow of the boat, corresponding to the lights of the castle.
Hagrid, who has the blood of a giant, sat on a small boat at the front, and one person occupied a boat, and there were 4 or 5 new students sitting on each boat in the back, and everyone had a look of shock and amazement on their faces, looking at the castle in front of them, and their eyes couldn't help but be a little stupid......
Of course, there are always one or two mavericks in every freshman class, such as...... The ship Mu Yan was on ......
"What's your name?" Mu Yan held the book in his hand and carefully studied a book on the pronunciation of ancient grammar in the dim light.
"Na...... Neville. ”
There were only two people on this boat, and as soon as they got on the boat, Mu Yan picked up the book and began to read, and the other boy didn't seem to know what to say, so he had to sit alone and restless.
From the boat offshore to the present, there has been an embarrassing silence on board. At this time, Mu Yan suddenly broke the silence without warning, coupled with the tone without a trace of emotion when speaking, the boy in front of him with a round face and a few freckles under his eyes was suddenly startled, so that he stammered a little when he spoke.
Neville? Mu Yan glanced up at him slightly, as if he was looking at the warrior who would slash Voldemort's pet with a sword in the future, Nagini.
Being stared at by Mu Yan's bloodshot eyes due to poor sleep for a long time, Neville couldn't help but shiver all over his body, his hands and feet were a little stiff, and Mu Yan could even vaguely hear the sound of his exposed front teeth constantly hitting his teeth.
That's it? Mu Yan lowered his head and continued to read, as if he had lost interest in him all of a sudden.
"I don't think you like to eat fried toads or anything!" He said lightly.
"Of course not!" As if saying something that he cared about, Neville replied excitedly, and stopped stammering.
"Then get your damn toad off my trouser leg!" Mu Yan said angrily.
Neville was stunned for a moment, only then did he realize that his pet Lai Fu had fallen on Mu Yan's trouser leg without knowing when.
"Right...... I'm sorry. He hurriedly picked up Riffford and said with some embarrassment.
Mu Yan ignored him, the boat was slowly approaching the shore, and he didn't have the heart to look at Hogwarts, he could see such a scene every night when he ran to the lake, so for him, it was better to read more books if he had that little effort to see the scenery!
"Excuse me...... What is your name? After a while, as if to embolden himself, Neville asked.
"Mu Yan" Mu Yan replied without raising his head.
"I ......"
Neville was just about to say something, the boat shook and had already landed, Mu Yan stood up and walked down first, not listening to him at all.
A small ghost owl turned into a black line and fell from the sky, suddenly retracted its wings when it was close to Mu Yan's shoulder, turned 360 degrees in the air, and landed firmly on Mu Yan's shoulder with a snap! With his head held high, his wings slightly spread, and his posture is graceful, like a gymnast who has just completed the difficulty factor F!
Smack!
Mu Yan flicked his finger to the door of the ghost owl's head, watching it twist its neck, turn around and look at himself with a pair of eyes bigger than himself, and said angrily: "Big night, you show off a fart!" ”
At this time, everyone on the ship had already arrived on the shore, and a group of young wizards in black robes quickly entered the castle under the leadership of Hagrid.
Along the wide staircase, more than 200 young wizards huddled together and ran up, looking like a mass of insects huddled together from a high place.
Soon, they arrived at the door of Hogwarts Hall, where Professor McGonagall had been waiting for a long time.
She stretched out her hands to stop the group of children at the top of the stairs and explained the next sorting process to them, before turning around and leading the children into the hall.
Mu Yan followed at the back of the team, listening absentmindedly, his attention already focused on his mind:
"Main Quest 1: Enrollment (Completed)"
"Mission Tip: Please write back to Professor McGonagall with an owl by July 31st, and arrive at the school before the sorting ceremony on September 1st."
"Mission Reward: Unlock Main Story 2"
"Paradise Tip: Although Hogwarts has a fine tradition of 7 years of free and compulsory education, it's a shame that your poor talent didn't win you a bursary to buy materials and equipment, so be blessed!"
"Warning: This is not a normal quest world, the plot offset is more than 50%, and the main quest fails."
"Warning: Main quest failed, forced to return to the amusement park."
The word "Completed" has been added to the end of the main quest 1, but the main quest 2 has not yet been opened.
Mu Yan estimated that he would not open until he decided to divide the hospital.
The line lined up in two columns and entered the vast hall, where four long tables were neatly arranged, from left to right, corresponding to the four houses of "Slytherin", "Ravenclaw", "Gryffindor", and "Hufflepuff".
Burning braziers hang on the walls, countless white candles float in the sky, and above there, enchanted ceilings, creating a scene as beautiful as the night sky.
A group of freshmen gathered at the front of the table, centering a stool with an old, patched, dirty hat on it.
"When I call your name, you come to the front, and I'll put the sorting hat on your head and assign you the house." Professor McGonagall said, looking at the crowd.
"Hermione Granger."
A girl with a little freckles on her face, brown hair, brown eyes, and an unexpectedly delicate face walked up, her lips moving slightly as she walked, as if to say something to relax herself, and soon she sat down on the barstool.
"Ah, that's good. Well, okay, decided. The Sorting Hat gave a human expression, "Gryffindor!" ”
Hermione smiled happily and walked down the stairs and sat down at the Gryffindor table, which seemed to be exactly what she wanted.
"Draco Malfoy......" Professor McGonagall continued.
The sorting ceremony went on quickly, and hardly any student could wear the sorting hat on their heads for more than a minute!
Even Harry Potter was no exception, and although the Sorting Hat had been hesitant for a long time, and it might have taken longer if it had been left to the Sorting Hat to decide for himself, the wavering Sorting Hat finally settled him into Gryffindor at Harry's strong request.
The Gryffindor students cheered excitedly, "We got Harry Potter" and seemed very happy.
Soon, it was Mu Yan's turn.
"Mu ...... Cliff. Professor McGonagall pronounced the awkward Oriental name.
At this time, there were only two students left among the freshmen, and Mu Yan was one of them, he walked on the stage quietly, unhurried, and there was no excitement or apprehension on his face.
He actually wanted to know what house he would be sorted into, Slytherin was definitely impossible, it was a house that only purebloods could enter, so which of the remaining three houses would he belong to?
In other words, which is more prominent for him, courage, wisdom or fearlessness?
Harry, who was sitting at the dinner table, suddenly came to his senses, and his eyes were intently looking at this side.
"You know him?" Ron followed Harry's gaze.
"I met at the Ollivanders wand shop," Harry said, turning his head, "this wand of mine is what he recommended!" ”
"Oh, he's amazing!" Ron exclaimed.
Sitting down on the barstool, Professor McGonagall placed the Sorting Hat on Mu Yan's head.
"Hmmm......"
The eagerly awaited answer in the hall did not come at the first time, originally according to the past practice, the more the sorting ceremony will be carried out in the back, because most of the wizards in the back are wizards with less outstanding qualifications, and their personality characteristics will be more prominent, and they usually wear the sorting hat and immediately hear that they belong to their own college.
But this time, it was clear that something unexpected happened.
“…… Child, can you let go of Occlumency? After half a ring, the Sorting Hat's somewhat muffled voice finally rang out.
The professors at the back table barely spilled a sip of wine.
What do you say? Occlumency? Isn't that a skill that only high-level wizards can master?
The professors all felt as if they had heard a joke, but it was obvious that the Sorting Hat was not joking, so for a while, everyone looked at Mu Yan with a strange look.
Shrugging his shoulders, Mu Yan let go of the spiritual power defense that was dense in his mind, and heard that the Sorting Hat can see through people's hearts, he just wanted to try if the brain occlusion technique was useful......
This kind of mental power application method that is much more subtle than the usual mental power model of a spell may be difficult for others, but it is not a problem for him at all.
“…… It's hard, it's hard, it's very difficult! As if there was some kind of problem, the Sorting Hat once again showed the struggle against Harry, "Not a pure-blood, very courageous, intelligent, patient, and not afraid of difficulties...... Hmmm......"
The Sorting Hat is in a tangle.
Alas!
Mu Yan sighed, isn't this similar to his speculation?
"Ravenclaw." He said softly.
It had the most complete library and research materials at Hogwarts, and the headmaster was Professor Felius Flitwick, who was very proficient in magic and charms, and it was the house he wanted to go to the most.
"......Alright, well, then—" the Sorting Hat dragged a long note, "Ravenclaw!" ”
There was a cheer at the Ravenclaw table, and it was clear that they were aware of the value of the student.
"Why not Gryffindor?" Harry was obviously a little disappointed, after all, Mu Yan was the first peer of his age to show him goodwill after coming into contact with the wizarding world, although he couldn't say a few words, but he was still a special friend!
Mu Yan took off his sorting hat and walked to the Ravenclaw table, and sat down at the edge of the meeting amid the welcome of the seniors.
Soon, the next freshman was assigned to Hufflepuff, and Professor McGonagall tapped her glass, "Please pay attention! ”
The students all stopped the noise and focused their eyes on the high platform.
Dumbledore, who was white-bearded and white-robed, slowly stood up from his seat, raised his hands lightly, and looked at the audience with a smile.
"The feast begins!"