Chapter XVIII

"That's right! Shafiq can't use spells - great! Hermione and Ron suddenly realized

"I can't unleash magic, are you happy! Also, Hermione, what are you happy about, don't you know a few spells? Ivey asked with a dark face

"I'm sorry, Ive," Ron smirked

"Of course I'm not afraid! I'm worried that you guys won't even be able to pass the test. Hermione said arrogantly

"Worried about Ron?"

"Who cares about that idiot!"

"You explain to me, who is the idiot!"

"That's you········

The noise relieved Harry. As for Ivey, he already knew how to divide the house, and it didn't matter. And even if he wanted to release magic after he had a wand, he could barely put it half-finished.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the Sorting Ceremony will begin soon. Now, follow me in a single row," Professor McGonagall's voice came out, and she flashed out at the same time.

As everyone lined up, Professor McGonagall pushed open the door to the auditorium. In the center of the hall, four extra-long tables lined up, and students from other grades were already seated. The table is filled with a variety of cutlery and utensils, and some flowers are decorated with flowers.

There are more than a dozen seats on the main stage of the auditorium, all of which are professors' seats. At this moment, all but Professor McGonagall were full. In front of the main table was a four-legged stool with a tattered peaked wizard's hat.

Above the hall, a number of candles were suspended in the air, emitting a golden glow. On the rooftop, there was a starry sky.

"There's magic here, it's synchronizing the sky outside, I've read about it in school history." Hermione whispered

"Ah~ I thought it was open-air," Harry said in surprise

"Quiet," shouted Professor McGonagall as she walked over to the barstool.

The hat on the barstool moves its body, as if it is stretching. One of the largest folds in its body opened repeatedly, like a mouth, and really made a sound:

You may think I'm not pretty enough

But don't judge your appearance

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This is to say about its origins, the history of the four colleges, and their respective characteristics.

When it was finished, several professors took the lead in applauding, and the students followed suit, and there was thunderous applause for a while.

The Sorting Hat saluted the four tables, and you could tell he was saluting, and then stood still.

"It sounds like it means just wearing this hat?" Ron asked, uncertain

"It should be," Ivey replied

"The next time I see Fred I'm going to strangle him, he's scared me for a whole vacation!" Ron growled

"It's a pity~ it's so simple," Hermione was slightly dissatisfied

"What are you sorry about, you just want to be in the limelight!" Ron can't figure it out, isn't it good to be able to go straight to school?

"You have to take care of it!"

Harry didn't participate in the discussion, he was a little worried. What if people aren't grouped together? What if I put myself in Slytherin? Look at the qualities it talks about, bravery, intelligence, ambition, loyalty, he doesn't seem to have any.

Professor McGonagall didn't care what they thought, she unfolded a roll of parchment and took a few steps forward

"Whoever I read now, he will sit down and put on his hat and wait for the Sorting House."

"First place, Hannah Abbott"

A ruddy-faced little girl with two blonde braids squeezed out of the queue.

"This is Neville's wife," Ivy looked at her

Hannah sat down on the stool, put on her hat, and for a moment

"Hufflepuff!" The Sorting Hat shouted

Then, the people at the second table on the right applauded Hannah and cheered. As Hannah ran over, several other seniors stood up to shake her hand and greet her to take a seat at the table.

"Terry Bout!"

"Ravenclaw!"

The first table on the left clapped and welcomed the new students to their seats.

"Lavender Brown!"

"Gryffindor!"

The second table on the left immediately erupted in cheers.

"Millison Birdside!"

"Slytherin!"

The table on the far right erupted in applause.

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After seeing so much, Harry noticed that some Sorting Hats made decisions right away. But there are others, which require a long time of thinking. For example, the Demoman is Seamus, and the Sorting Hat thought about it for a minute before assigning him to Gryffindor. This made him marvel, and a hat seemed to be smarter than himself.

"Hermione Granger!"

"Damn! OK, relax, relax~" Hermione cheered herself up, trotted over to the stool, and hurriedly put on her hat.

"Gryffindor!" As the Sorting Hat shouted, Ron snorted in displeasure.

"Ivy Shafiq!" Professor McGonagall shouted

The auditorium fell silent, and the name of the Shafiq family was thunderous. Long before Harry Potter appeared, Shafiq was the most troublesome opponent for the mysterious people.

Being watched by so many people, Ivey didn't panic. He walked slowly to the stool and put on his hat.

"Uh-huh————"

Well, it can be tens of seconds, and Ivy is not worried that it can detect the memories of his past life. Although he couldn't use the Occlumency Technique, he could directly block this part of his memory with his mental power alone. And he wasn't going to interfere with the choice of the Sorting Hat, and he was also curious about which house he could get into.

"Hufflepuff!" Finally, the hat shouted.

This time, everyone at the Hufflepuff table stood up and applauded desperately. Ivy walked over to the Hufflepuff table, and many people came over to shake his hand.

"Hello, I'm Cedric Diggory, nice to meet you!" A handsome young man stood up from the opposite side and held out his right hand.

Ivey's eyes narrowed, "Hello, please advise me in the future." ”

"Betty Ethel!"

Betty straightened her dress, paced forward, came to the stool, sat down and put on her hat.

"Well—another person who is very difficult to choose, very talented, smart and brave. What to do? Uh-then Slae-"

"No Slytherin, Hufflepuff!" Betty interrupted it

"Hufflepuff? You'll have a big accomplishment in Slytherin."

"Hufflepuff!"

"Well—Hufflepuff!" Eventually, the hat honored her choice. Betty saluted the professors and walked towards Ivey, who ignored the applause on both sides.

Next, Neville Longbottom, Malfoy, Morne, ——— were all assigned to the houses they were happy with.

"Ron Weasley!" When it was Ron's turn, he was a little frightened and ran towards the stool with his head brunched.

"Gryffindor!"

"Great! Ron," Percy said happily

"Well done! Brother: "It's a twin

"Harry Potter!" There was silence again, followed by whispers.

"Harry Potter? The boy who didn't die? "It's really him!" "He's coming to school, too!"

As Harry put on his hat, he could see the entire auditorium craned their necks, hoping to see him.

"It's been a strange year when there are so many people who have a hard time making a choice. The talent is not bad, and the courage is also there, where should it be shared? ”

"Don't go to Slytherin, Gryffindor or Hufflepuff." Harry kept babbling

"Not going to Slytherin? Everyone seems to be very prejudiced against it, and so is a little girl just now—but it's still as you wish. ”

"Gryffindor!"

The moment the Sorting Hat shouted, the entire auditorium was overturned with cheers from Gryffindor House students.

"We've got Potter!" Such cheers echoed throughout the campus.

Harry walked back, still disappointed that he hadn't been able to be with Ivey. Harry cherished the only friend he had made in the Muggle world.

Looking up at where Ivey was sitting, Ivey beckoned to him as well. Fortunately, there was Ron with him.

He looked at the main table. Hagrid sat in the corner and gave him a thumbs up when he saw Harry's gaze. In the middle of the main table, Dumbledore sat on a golden chair. Harry recognized him at a glance, with a picture of him on the Chocolate Frog's wizard card. and Professor Oddfall with a purple scarf on his head.