There is no imaginary feeling of being seen through, and there is no heavy pressure. The old man's eyes were kind and wise, and the smile on his lips looked very gentle.

He noticed Luke's gaze, then smiled and nodded at Luke. Luke did the same. After all, now is not the time for them to greet with formal etiquette.

Professor McGonagall pulled out a four-legged stool as the young wizards looked nervous expectantly, and placed a dirty, torn peaked wizard's hat on it.

The auditorium was silent, the old students were looking forward to it, and the new students were apprehensive.

In such an atmosphere, the hat twisted and cracked a wide slit, like a mouth.

Then he sang......

"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 may belong to Gryffindor,

There is bravery buried in the bottom of my heart,

Their boldness, their courage and their boldness,

Make Gryffindor outstanding;

You may belong to Hufflepuff,

The people there are upright and faithful,

Hufflepuff students are stoic and honest,

Not afraid of hard labor;

If you are shrewd,

Perhaps the old Ravenclaw will enter wisdom,

Those who are wise and learned,

There will always be their fellow believers;

Maybe you'll go into Stetelin,

Maybe you make sincere friends here,

But those who are cunning and insidious will stop at nothing,

to achieve their purpose.

Come put me on! Don't be afraid!

Don't panic!

In my hands (even though I don't even have one) you are absolutely safe

Because I'm a thinking hat! ”

To be honest, the first moment the hat was finished, Luke and Hermione beside him frowned almost instinctively. At the same time, thunderous applause rang out in the auditorium.

"It always feels like this hat is the biggest Slytherin sunspot."

Luke couldn't help but think to himself. What do you mean by "those who are cunning and insidious, but they will stop at nothing." ”

What made Luke feel even more helpless was that the students of the Snake Academy who listened to this passage did not seem to react, but felt a little proud, only a few people consciously or unconsciously frowned at the content of the lyrics, and seemed a little dissatisfied.

This made Luke feel that he had a long way to go, but also felt that he could still find a few normal people to help him in Slytherin......

He took a deep look at the hat that was bowing to the four tables one by one, as if thinking of something very rude.

Professor McGonagall stepped forward and looked at the crowd, holding a roll of parchment in her hand.

"Whoever I call by name now will take his hat and sit on a stool and wait for the Sorting House."

She glanced at the freshmen with piercing eyes, then unfolded the parchment roll and spoke.

"Hannah Abbott!"

Then, a little girl with a ruddy face and two golden braids stumbled out of the line and put on her hat.

After a few moments, the Sorting Hat shouted, "Hufflepuff!" ”

There was applause at the Hufflepuff table, and the ghost fat friar was waving at her.

……

"Taylor Barbara!"

In the midst of everyone's gaze, a girl dressed ordinarily with long blond hair, but with her head down, her face covered by her hair, made it difficult to see her appearance, walked to the side of the stool and put on her sorting hat.

Confusingly, the hat fell silent, as if in a tangle.

After about two or three minutes, when everyone was getting impatient with waiting, the hat finally spoke.

"Slytherin ......"

Luke felt that the Sorting Hat's tone could now be described as uncertain, even confused. It's also a lot quieter than before.

The girl, Taylor, took off her hat as soon as she said it, and walked towards the Slytherin table, still looking spirited.

The Slytherin students gave enthusiastic and restrained applause. There will never be a shortage of weirdos at Hogwarts, not to mention that they don't talk with their heads down now, even if they don't talk to people for seven years, it's not for nothing that students don't talk to people for seven years.

Luke, on the other hand, looked at the girl suspiciously. In his impression, this girl did not appear in the original book. However, he could vaguely feel that this girl might not be simple.

"Luke Gaunt!"

Professor McGonagall called out his name, and Luke came back to his senses and walked in the direction of the stool. The atmosphere in the presence seemed to be more solemn. The surname Gaunt has many meanings. Noble, rich, fierce, terrible......

Not to mention the students who know a little about this, even the teachers have a little more scrutiny in their eyes when they look at Luke.

Especially Snape, anyone with a discerning eye knows that the most likely child in front of him is to go to Slytherin, which is the practice of the Gaunt family. However, according to Professor McGonagall, the child in front of her seemed to be a little different, and I wondered if it would be a factor in the choice of hats.

At the Slytherin table, the students even looked at Luke with burning eyes. They all knew that the founder of the House of Slytherin was Salazar Slytherin, the ancestor of the House of Gaunt.

Therefore, they are undoubtedly full of expectations for the arrival of a Gaunt, and of course, scrutiny is indispensable.

Everyone could feel the strange atmosphere that permeated the entire auditorium. This made Ron, Harry, and even Malfoy look envious.

Being noticed by everyone and being the focus of everyone's eyes is not what children of their age desire the most?

Luke, on the other hand, has fulfilled that desire.

Luke picked up his hat and put it on his head.

A small voice came to my ears.

"You're such a peculiar kid. You have the ambition to change the world, the courage to protect all the good, the wisdom beyond ordinary people, and the perseverance of the heart. I'm struggling, kid. ”

Luke, on the other hand, said directly in his head, "I'm going to Slytherin." ”

"Don't make a decision so quickly, kid, think calmly, I know you have Slytherin in your veins. But I can also feel the aura and talent in you that is similar to that of my master. You're alike, you're alike both of them. ”

This silenced Luke for a moment. Seriously, he was stunned for a moment, he felt that both ambition and bloodline basically showed that he and Slytherin were naturally bound.

But the hat suddenly said that he was very similar to his master, and that it was analyzed in terms of breath and talent. The owner of this hat is Godric Gryffindor......

But after a few moments, Luke said firmly, "Slytherin! ”

The hat was silent for a long time: "This makes me feel more like you." ”

"However, since you insist......"

"Slytherin!"

With a shout of the hat, the Slytherin table erupted in loud cheers and applause. Even Dean Snape was clapping his hands gently, but there was a hint of caution in his eyes.

Just as Luke was about to take off his hat, the sound of his hat was heard in his ears again.

"I can feel your displeasure with me, kid. But I think that's what Slytherin House looks like now. If you don't like it, then try to change it. ”

Luke paused, smiled, and spoke in his mind.

"That's exactly what I'm going to do."