Chapter 9: The Unsurprising Branch
Immediately afterward, the Sorting Hat began its famous Sorting Anthem, and the corners of Nolin's mouth twitched slightly. After a few minutes of noisy baptism, the sorting ceremony finally began.
Professor McGonagall took a few steps forward, a roll of parchment in her hand.
"Whoever I call by name now puts on his hat and sits on a stool and waits for the Sorting House." She said aloud, "John Scott! ”
The first person in the queue came out. He was a tall boy with an irrepressible expectation on his face at this time. He sat down on the stool, which seemed to let out a moan of overwhelm. His hands trembled as he put on his hat, which was just over his eyes.
"Gryffindor!" After a moment, the hat shouted.
The first long table on the left erupted with an earth-shattering cheer. They applauded vigorously as they welcomed the first new student from Gryffindor. John Scott trotted over and sat down, greeting the people at the table.
"Karlene Brown!"
Norlin touched his chin thoughtfully, and sighed a little at the magic of the parchment in Professor McGonagall's hand, which could display the names of everyone in the crowd in order, which must be a kind of name magic, right?
Karene is a little girl with a little freckles on her face. She happily ran to the stool and put on her hat, and the next second the house hat gave the answer-
"Hufflepuff!"
The people at the table on the right cheered and applauded Karen and welcomed her to their table.
It wasn't long before the new students discovered that the hours of the Hat Sorting vary from person to person. Sometimes it blurts out, while other times it takes some time to make a decision. For example, a boy named Mig Prewitt struggled with the Sorting Hat for a minute before he was sent to Slytherin. And the moment the sound of the hat sounded, the second table on the right shouted with joy.
"Autumn Zhang!" Professor McGonagall continued to read the name.
Hearing this, Norin looked forward with some curiosity. I saw a beautiful Oriental girl walk out slowly, calmly walked up to Professor McGonagall, bowed slightly, and sat down on a stool to put on her hat. And the moment her hair touched her hat, the Sorting Hat shouted without thinking, "Ravenclaw! ”
The Ravenclaw eaglets were much more reserved, and they applauded softly to welcome the new students. Cho Chang smiled and sat next to a girl at the Ravenclaw table.
With the names being called one by one, there are not many people left. Norin waited quietly, and finally, the girl in front of him calmly stepped forward.
"Elena Selwyn!"
This time, the Sorting Hat thought for three minutes before he came up with an answer: "Slytherin!" ”
Professor McGonagall glanced at the list, the anticipation in her eyes flashing without a trace: "Norin Davis! ”
Norlin calmly walked over to Professor McGonagall, grabbed his hat and tossed it over his head.
"Hmm...... It's very hard. It's harder than the little girl just now. Courageous, ambitious, very intelligent, and not bad at heart. Origin is even more ...... There's no doubt that going to Slytherin is indisputable, but Gryffindor and Ravenclaw are no slouch either. What to do......" Nolin's eyes were hidden by the brim of his hat, and it was dark in front of him. The Sorting Hat's voice murmured in his head, looking tangled.
"Do what you have to do." Norin said with a smirk.
"That's fine...... the edge of the hat opens and closes, "Ravenclaw!" ”
Really...... Norlin calmly walked over to the Ravenclaw table and sat down beside Cho Chang, a result that he did not expect. He didn't have any aversion to Slytherin, a dark wizard academy, because he didn't reject the term dark wizard, after all, his magical philosophy was different from this world. However, it was Ravenclaw that he wanted to go to. The temperament of this academy is undoubtedly more suitable for him. At least, that's what he thought.
"Hello, Nolin." Qiu Zhang tilted his head and greeted with a smile, "Take care of me in the future." ”
"Hello." Norin took a closer look at the supporting actress in the original book, and found that it was not for nothing that Harry fell hopelessly in love at first. He was not prejudiced against Qiu Zhang, on the contrary, being able to meet a beautiful Chinese girl in England made Norlin's mood a little better.
"Are you from Huaxia?" Norlin tilted his head sideways, knowingly asked.
"Yes." Cho Chang was a little surprised that Norlin knew about her country.
"I know that Huaxia's general surname is in front, so can I call you Zhang Qiu in the future?" Norlin blinked and smiled. The two words "Zhang Qiu", he read them squarely.
"Oh my God! Of course! Zhang Qiu covered his mouth, "Do you know Huaxia?" ”
"A little." Norlin whispered in Chinese, "I've learned it before." ”
"Great!" Zhang Qiu also lowered his voice, "I thought I would have to speak in English for the next few years!" ”
"Please give me more advice on Chinese in the future." Norlin raised an eyebrow and said with a wicked amusement.
"Don't worry!" Zhang Qiu's eyes narrowed with laughter, and he patted Norin's shoulder generously.
After Norlin was also divided, Professor McGonagall left with parchment. Immediately after, Albus Dumbledore stood up. He looked at the students with a smile on his face and stretched out his arms. Nothing seemed to make him happier than seeing the students in the room.
"Welcome to Hogwarts and start a new semester! So now, enjoy the food in front of you! After that, the applause below was thunderous. Norlin was a little concerned that he didn't say the famous "stupid! Cry! Residue! Wring! After thinking about it, it may be next year, so I didn't think much about it.
"Is this the greatest white wizard of our time? He looks like a very kind person. Zhang Qiu picked up a piece of pumpkin pie not far away and said while eating.
"Yes...... bar. Norlin smiled noncommittally and focused on the dining table. He had never seen so many items on a table: roast beef, roast chicken, pork chops, lamb chops, sausages, steaks, baked potatoes, potato chips, Yorkshire pudding, pea sprouts, carrots, gravy, ketchup, and mint hard candy for some strange reason.
To be honest, after eleven years in this world, Norin's Chinese taste is still ingrained in his mind, but at least he has gradually become less repulsive to European food, and now he can taste it without changing his face, which can be regarded as a combination of China and the West.
Norin looked at the few in the teacher's seat as he ate. In the middle was undoubtedly Dumbledore, the White Wizarding Headmaster, his outfit had not changed at all as it had been ten years before, with a long white beard hanging down to his waist, a pointed wizard's hat on his head, and deep blue eyes under his half-crescent-shaped glasses. Next to him was the Vice-Chancellor, Professor McGonagall. She calmly moved her fork and occasionally spoke to a diminutive elf next to her, who was probably Professor Flitwick, the dean of Ravenclaw.
On Dumbledore's other side was a middle-aged teacher with greasy hair, hooked nose and sallow skin, and Professor Krell was gushing something out of him. Norin looked at Snape, the amazing Hogwarts actor, and felt a lot of emotion in his heart.
"What are you looking at?" Zhang Qiu followed his gaze and asked.
"Do you think that professor looks a lot like a big bat?" Norlin gestured at Snape quietly.
"Be respectful of your professors!" Zhang Qiu said with a serious face, but soon she burst out laughing, "But when you say that, it's quite similar." ”
Yes, it's the greatest and saddest bat. Norlin whispered, his gaze inadvertently on the Slytherin table. Elena sat on the edge of the long table, and it could be seen that her amazing appearance and temperament made many people want to get acquainted with her.
Dinner is coming to an end. One by one, the food on the table disappeared, the conversation became quieter, and the restaurant returned to silence. Dumbledore stood up, pressed his hands down, and said in a loud voice:
"Oh, now that you're all well fed and drunk, I'm going to say a few more words to you. At the beginning of the semester, I would like to make a few points to note with you. First-year students are reminded that the Forbidden Forest on campus is off-limits to all students. Students in other grades should keep this in mind as well. Also, Mr. Filch, the Administrator, wants me to remind everyone not to do magic in the hallways. ”
Dumbledore's glittering gaze swept toward the Gryffindor table, and the Weasley brothers sneered and scratched their heads. Norlin glanced at an unobtrusive corner of the hall. A thin, dark-eyed old man held a cat and stared gloomily down the hall.
"The Quidditch player review will take place in the second week of the term. If you are interested in joining the college team, please contact Mrs. Huo Qi.
Also, this semester's Defence Against the Dark Arts is in charge of Professor Krell. Finally, I wish you all a happy new semester. Professor Krell stood up and gestured.
Dumbledore was about to sit down when he suddenly slapped his head and stood up again: "I almost forgot, the last item tonight, let's sing the school song!" ”
Speaking of singing, Norlin simply yelled two sentences, he had never shown talent in singing. After singing, a tall beauty from Ravenclaw stood up and led the first-year students towards the dormitory.