Chapter 12: The Sorting Hat
The door opened immediately. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 InfoA tall black-haired witch in an emerald green robe stood in front of the door, none other than Professor McGonagall, the Deputy Headmaster of Hogwarts. She looked serious, probably trying to give the freshman a dismount. Fang Yan keenly noticed the glimmer of satisfaction in Professor McGonagall's eyes as she saw the freshmen tremble in front of her.
"First-year freshman, Professor McGonagall." Hagrid said.
"Thank you, Hagrid. I'll leave it to me here. She turned and pulled the door open, and the entrance hall inside was stunningly large, and a majestic and solemn momentum came to her face.
Following Professor McGonagall, the freshmen walked in unison. On either side are neatly lined with stone walls surrounded by flaming torches, the ceilings are so high that you can barely see the top, and the façade is preceded by a lavish marble staircase that leads to the upper floors.
Walking through a stone-paved passage covered with colorful flags, Fang Yan could already hear the buzzing of hundreds of people coming from the door on the right, and the students of the other grades of the school must have already arrived.
Without going inside, Professor McGonagall led the freshmen to an empty room away from the hall, where they all crowded in, standing in a dense space. The freshmen looked nervously at Professor McGonagall, not knowing what she meant.
"Welcome to Hogwarts," Professor McGonagall grimaced, "the opening party is about to begin, but before you get to the dining room, you should first determine which house you are going to attend." Sorting is an important ritual because during your time at school the house is like your home at Hogwarts. You will attend classes with other students in the college, live in the dormitory of the college, and spend your free time together in the common room of the college. ”
"The names of the four houses are: Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. Each house has its own glorious history and has produced outstanding witches and wizards. During your time at Hogwarts, your outstanding performance will earn extra points for your house, while any misconduct will result in a loss of points for your house. At the end of the year, the college with the highest score receives the highest honor in the school, the House Cup. I hope that no matter which house you are assigned to, you will be able to bring glory to the college. ”
As soon as Professor McGonagall finished speaking, there was a lot of discussion about which house she would be assigned to. Fang Yan was not in a hurry, he already knew the way the academy was assigned. In fact, if you are determined enough to go to a house, the Sorting Hat will respect your opinion and assign you to that house. As for which college he was going to, Fang Yan already had an idea in his heart.
"Alright, be quiet!" Professor McGonagall.
There was silence below.
"So, you guys put yourselves in order, the sorting ceremony is about to begin, and I'll be here to pick you up when it begins." Her gaze wandered over Fang Yan and the robe Qiu Zhang was wearing before turning and leaving the room.
Looking at the eyes of the new students around him, Qiu Zhang's face immediately turned red again, and he hurriedly took off the robe on his body and handed it to Fang Yan, and then buried his head in the shape of an ostrich.
The corners of Fang Yan's mouth curled, but he didn't expect Qiu Zhang to have such a cute side. He took the robe and put it back on.
"You say, how can they assign us exactly which house to go to?" After a moment of silence, a freshman suddenly spoke. "My brother told me it was some kind of damn test and it hurt us a lot, I think he must have been joking."
The freshmen were frying up again, worrying about whether they would pass the test. Some of the freshmen who had learned about the sorting method from their parents were smiling and silent, and their hearts were secretly happy.
Seeing that Lian Qiu Zhang had forgotten his shyness and frowned worriedly, Fang Yan couldn't help but comfort: "Don't worry, Qiu, it is impossible for the school to set up a test that can cause harm to new students, this is the minimum rule." ”
"Really?" Qiu Zhang's little face immediately turned cloudy and clear, and his eyes looked at the dialect expectantly.
"Really! In fact, all we need to do is put on a hat. The dialect continued to explain.
After listening to the words in the dialect, Qiu Zhang's heart couldn't help but let go. Although she had only been in contact with it for a short time, she trusted the dialect very much, and since the dialect said that there was no danger, it would certainly not be.
"Bang-" The door opened again, and Professor McGonagall returned.
"Now, in a row," Professor McGonagall said to the room full of freshmen, "the distribution ceremony is about to begin, and they all follow me. Hearing this, Fang Yan stepped forward, and behind him was Qiu Zhang, who was closely following. The crowd lined up in an orderly line to follow Professor McGonagall.
A group of people walked out of the room, through the foyer, and through a double door at the back into the luxurious dining room.
The rest of the college's senior students were already sitting around four long tables, thousands of candles floating in the air above their heads, illuminating the Great Hall. Four tables are filled with glittering gold plates and goblts. At the top of the dining room was a long table with the professors' seats, where the professors were now sitting.
Professor McGonagall led the freshmen to the podium and had them stand in a row facing all the seniors with their backs to the teacher. The thousands of faces staring at them were like little pale lanterns in the light of a shining candle. The ghosts that mingle with the students turn the otherwise blurry silverware into shiny. In order to avoid the eyes of the audience, Fang Yan looked up and happened to see a velvety beautiful black ceiling dotted with stars.
Qiu Zhang, who was next to him, couldn't help but look up at the ceiling when he saw Fang Yan's actions, and was soon fascinated by the beautiful scenery.
Among the many new students this year, the most dazzling ones are Fang Yan and Qiu Zhang. Needless to say, a beautiful oriental face has already attracted the attention of many boys, and the dialect has already heard someone asking for Qiu Zhang's name. What is more surprising is that the dialect, handsome face, and calm temperament are too conspicuous in a group of trembling freshmen, and even people in the teacher's seat began to look at him.
Many college students sit behind their tables and whisper in dialects, pointing and pointing. The sharp-eyed dialect saw the Weasley twins standing at the long table on the far right waving to him, grimacing. The girls, on the other hand, looked at the dialect from time to time and let out a few happy snickerers.
Fang Yan was expressionless on his face, and he was a little speechless in his heart, this girl in Western society is too precocious.
At this point, Professor McGonagall was placing a top wizard's hat on a four-legged stool. The hat was patched, worn out, and dirty.
There was silence in the restaurant. Then, the hat twisted. The brim of the hat was torn open by a wide slit like a mouth—and the hat began to sing:
You may think I'm not pretty,
But don't judge people by their appearance,
If you can find a more beautiful hat than mine,
I can eat myself.
You can make your bowler hat jet black and shiny,
Make your high-capped caps smooth and crisp,
I'm a Hogwarts test hat,
Naturally, they are taller than your hats.
Any thought hidden in your mind,
can't hide from the golden eyes of the magic hat,
Put it on and try it,
I'll tell you which house you should be assigned to.
You may belong to Gryffindor, where there is bravery buried in the bottom of your heart,
Their courage, courage and boldness make Gryffindor stand out;
You may belong to Hufflepuff, where the people are honest and loyal,
Hufflepuff students are stoic and honest, unafraid of hard labor;
If you are shrewd, you may enter the wise Ravenclaw,
Those who are wise and learned will always meet their fellow believers there;
Maybe you'll go to Stetelin, maybe you'll make sincere friends here,
But those who are cunning and insidious will stop at nothing to achieve their goals.
Come put me on! Don't be afraid! Don't panic!
In my hands (though I don't even have a hand) you are absolutely safe,
Because I'm a thinking hat!
After the Magic Hat finished singing, the audience applauded, and the Magic Hat bowed to the four tables one by one, and then stood still.
Putting down his clapping hands, Qiu Zhang couldn't help but glance at the dialect, and sure enough, as he said, he only needed to wear a hat. (To be continued)
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