Chapter 474: Sorting Hat

Even the children of pure-blood wizard families with generally outstanding talents need to be around 10 years old before they can be exposed to spells, and it takes at least a little more than a month to learn the simplest feather levitation charm. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Note that it takes at least 1 month!

In other words, Hermione had just come into contact with magic, and in just over a month, without guidance, she not only learned the Feather Levitation Charm, but also learned another "Repair Charm", and was already the top genius in the wizarding world.

Of course, Lin Chuan, an old monster beyond imagination, is not in the category of normal human beings!

After this explanation, Hermione's mood gradually improved, and according to Neville, her magical talent seemed to be not bad, and this alone was enough for Hermione to be ecstatic.

Suddenly, Neville looked at the dark purple bat on Lin Chuan's shoulder, suddenly remembered something, and exclaimed, "Oh! My blessing, my blessing is gone......"

Rifle is a pet toad given to him by Neville's grandmother, maybe because Neville's memory is not good, and he loses everything, or it is possible that this toad pet has its own "invisible monster blood", all in all, Neville's toad pet can always disappear.

Growing up, Neville's toad didn't know how many times it had been lost, although Neville could always find it back every time, but every time Neville found out that Neville was gone, he would always be anxious and at a loss.

The three of them were in the carriage, and they checked carefully, but there was no result, and Hermione helplessly spread her hands and said, "No way!" Neville, let's look for it in the other carriages! ……”

Although Lin Chuan didn't want to get involved in this kind of trouble, but seeing Hermione and Neville staring at him, without saying a word, Lin Chuan, who had become a bat, could only order the entity puppet to get up and follow them, anyway, it was just the entity puppet running around and tired, Lin Chuan himself only needed to stand on the puppet's shoulder and watch coldly.

There are two main ways to control physical golems,...... One is that Lin Chuan will take over completely and control it with his mind, and the other is that Lin Chuan will give a simple order, and the entity puppet will complete it on its own!

The former can make the puppet's action and demeanor the same as Lin Chuan's body, and the latter will be a little rigid and stiff due to the functional limitations of "puppet intelligence", but it is convenient and does not need Lin Chuan to take the initiative to control.

What follows, as in the original book, is basically the same, in the process of helping Neville find his pet Blessing, Hermione accidentally meets the protagonist Harry Potter and the second male number Ron, the future Harry Potter Iron Triangle, and meet for the first time.

After a few hours of travel from London to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the sky outside the window had already darkened, and the window was full of rolling hills and lush forests. ……

The train seemed to slow down, "In five minutes, the train will arrive at Hogwarts, please leave your luggage on the car and we'll take you to school." The sound of the train's announcement, echoing in the carriages.

The train slowed down and finally stopped!

The passengers, composed of students from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, pushed and shoved, rushed to the door, and got off the train, and Lin Chuan, Hermione, and Neville realized that this was a dark and small platform.

The cold air of the night made people's hairs stand on end, and suddenly a lamp shook above the students' heads, and a rough voice shouted, "First year freshman! First-year students are here! ”

Waiting for Lin Chuan and the three of them, they finally squeezed into the source of the sound, and it turned out to be a burly bearded giant, with an inhuman figure like a giant, messy hair, and ragged clothes, giving people a strong visual impact.

Lin Chuan, who was familiar with the original book, guessed the identity of the other party as soon as his mind moved, Rubeus Hagrid, a half-blood giant, the key keeper of Hogwarts, likes to keep all kinds of strange beasts in captivity, and even dragons, and is an absolute diehard of Headmaster Dumbledore.

At this time, Hagrid had already found Harry's figure among these new students, and saw this big and small figures, standing together affectionately, talking and laughing about something...... After a long time, all the first-year freshmen at the station arrived.

At Hagrid's loud shout, all the first-year freshmen, following him down the station, walked down a steep, narrow path that was dark on both sides of the path, and could not see clearly, and it seemed to be something like woods and vegetation.

Turn this corner and you'll soon see Hogwarts for the first time. Hagrid shouted back, but after a while, a black lake suddenly opened up at the end of the narrow path.

On the high hillside on the other side of the lake, stands a majestic castle with spires and windows twinkling under the stars. …… This is the enchanted castle of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry!

On the shore of the black lake, there are many small boats docked at this time, under the command of Hagrid, the first-year students board the boats in groups of four, of course, Hagrid on the side, do not forget to remind loudly, "If you don't want to go down to swim, each boat should not exceed four people!" ”

Among the many new students, Lin Chuan, Hermione, and Neville did not find Harry and Ron, and the three of them randomly found a small boat to sit on, and after a while, a short boy with sandy yellow hair suddenly climbed in.

"My name is Seamus Finigan, super Quidditch fan, nice to meet you!" When the teenager saw Lin Chuan, Neville, and Hermione, he didn't have the slightest intention of being distant, and immediately began to introduce himself.

It's a chatterbox!

In just over ten seconds, this young man named Moxie told his preferences, identity background, and family background, and he was so neat and talkative that Lin Chuan, Neville, and Hermione had black lines on their foreheads.

"Are you all on board?" At this time, all the first-year students had boarded the boat, and Hagrid still reminded him to look around carefully before stepping onto a small boat near him.

The small fleet sailed across the mirror-like lake, silent, staring at the huge castle that rose high above them as they approached the cliff on which it stood.

"Keep your head down!" As the first boats approached the cliff, Hagrid shouted.

All the freshmen subconsciously lowered their heads, and the boat carried them through the ivy curtain that covered the front of the cliff to the hidden open entrance, and along a dark tunnel, everyone seemed to come to the castle underneath, and finally reached a place that resembled an underground dock, and then they climbed up to the ground of gravel and small pebbles. ……

"Hey, look at it! Is this your toad? The students disembarked one after another, and when Hagrid was checking the empty boat, he seemed to have found Neville's pet toad, and seeing this scene, Lin Chuan couldn't help but whisper, "This stinky toad must be a Laipi frog with invisible monster blood!" ”

"Thank God!" Seeing Rifle reappear, Neville immediately stretched out his arms and shouted in ecstasy, and with the light in Hagrid's hand, the group climbed up a tunnel in the rocks and finally reached a flat, damp meadow in the shadow of the castle.

After walking a short stone staircase, everyone gathered in front of a large oak door, and at this moment, the door suddenly opened from the inside, and a tall black-haired witch in an emerald green robe stood in front of the gate, with a serious expression, as if she was an old-fashioned and strict person.

This witch, named Minerva McGonagall, is the vice-principal of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the head of Gryffindor House and the school's Transfiguration professor.

Hagrid and Professor McGonagall exchanged a few words, then turned to leave, and the rest was left to Professor McGonagall, and under Professor McGonagall's leadership, everyone walked through the gate and officially entered the magic castle of Hogwarts.

The stone walls are surrounded by blazing torches. The ceiling is so high that you can barely see the top. The façade is a lavish marble staircase that leads upstairs......

The first-year freshman followed Professor McGonagall along the stone floor, and in the door on the right, there was the sound of hundreds of people buzzing, where should be the main hall where the other grade students were, but Professor McGonagall led the first-year freshman to a small empty room at the other end of the hall.

"Welcome to Hogwarts!" Professor McGonagall said, "The opening party is about to begin, but before you get to the cafeteria, you should first make sure which house you are going to. 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 together in the dormitory of the college, and spend your free time together in the common room of the college......

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, there are four houses, namely Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin, each with its own glorious history and has produced outstanding wizards 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 House Cup, which is a high honor. ……

After saying this, Professor McGonagall turned around and left here, and when the footsteps of the other party finally disappeared, the first-year students present were all relieved, and whispered, hearing Professor McGonagall's explanation, these 11-year-old hairy children who didn't know anything about Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, subconsciously a little nervous.

The "entrance test" in Professor McGonagall's mouth made the vast majority of freshmen, a little frightened, children from magical families, but it was okay, except for Squib Wonders like Neville, ordinary pure-blood little wizards have more or less learned one or two spells.

But many Muggle-born little wizards are flustered and a little overwhelmed, such as our little protagonist, Harry Potter, although Harry has been a legend in the wizarding world since he was a child, and his own magical talent is also outstanding among his peers, but !!

More than a month ago, after Harry returned from Diagon Alley, he hadn't looked through the magic textbooks at all, although he had a good wand, but unlike Hermione, Harry had never had much interest in reading and learning.

Therefore, Harry Potter has not yet learned any magic before he has to take the entrance test of the academy, and the stress and anxiety involved can be imagined......

On the other hand, Lin Chuan's side is different!

First of all, Lin Chuan, Lin Chuan, who already knew the content of the "Academy Test", didn't have any worries at all, didn't he just let a talking sorting hat be worn on his head?

And Hermione, the top student, had already memorized the first-grade textbook word for word, and when she heard that it was the sorting test of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Hermione immediately recited all kinds of spells in a low voice, refreshed her old knowledge and prepared nervously!

As for Neville the "Magic Squib", all right! Neville has always been ridiculed and disdained by outsiders since he was a child, and the perennial ridicule has made Neville's character extremely tenacious, or a big one, just a test, at most he is ridiculed by others, what's the big deal.

Ten minutes later, the sorting ceremony begins!

Professor McGonagall reappeared, and with the first-year freshmen, lined up, walked out of the room, through the foyer, and through a double door, into the luxurious dining room......

The rest of the academy was already sitting around four long tables, above which thousands of candles fluttered in the air lit up the dining room, and on four tables, glittering gold plates and goblets were arranged.

On the top of the dining room, there is a long table, which is the seat of the teachers!

Professor McGonagall brought the first-year students over there and lined them up in front of the entire upper class, the teachers behind them, candlelight flickering, hundreds of faces staring at them like pale lanterns.

On the roof of the restaurant, there is a dazzling starry sky!!

With a goose-down-black ceiling and a sparkling starlight, Hermione whispered to Neville and Lin Chuan beside her, "It's under a spell, it looks like the sky outside, I've read about it in Hogwarts, a piece of school history." ”

Professor McGonagall gently placed a stool in front of the first-year students, and then Professor McGonagall placed a top wizard's hat on the stool, which was patched, worn out, greasy, and dirty.

And at this moment, everyone's eyes in the restaurant were attracted by this inconspicuous shabby and dirty hat, and when the restaurant was silent, this top hat actually twisted, and the brim of the hat cracked a wide slit, like a mouth!!

The hat actually began to sing, "You may think I'm not pretty, but don't judge people by their appearance, if you can find a hat that is more beautiful than me, I can eat myself." ……

I am the Hogwarts test hat, naturally higher than yours, and any thoughts hidden in your mind cannot escape the golden eyes of the magic hat, wear it, and I will tell you which house you should be assigned to.