Albus Dumbledore is the current Headmaster of Hogwarts and one of the greatest wizards in England today, and he is largely responsible for the exchange program that his own Elder has had to deal with. If he could, Neil would have liked to hear his speech, but it backfired, and the parting words that stiffened Professor Flitwick's body and kept his arms clenched during the second half of the opening ceremony also made him an object of interest to the students.

As a student, it is true that you should not desert when the principal speaks, but as a businessman, you should not snub a guest because of conformism. Under the balance of two evils, he could only choose to give up listening to the lecture and accompany those students who came together out of curiosity to bite their ears.

- As for the Sorting Hat? After fifteen minutes of wearing it on the next head and yelling at someone in some unknown language, it returned to normal. Obviously, everything is a false alarm, and I think the professors will be able to sleep well tonight.

Scold.

Severus Snape reclined in his chair, which belonged to the Potions professor, lazily listening to the headmaster's speech with perfunctory etiquette. Most professors were hesitant to keep someone suspected of being a Death Eater (and probably not just a suspect at all), but Albus Dumbledore's prestige within the Academy was so high, and his contributions to the war against the Mysteries were so remarkable that when he openly professed that he believed in a person, everyone chose to accept it.

Snape became a member of Hogwarts, and his prowess in the field of potions and his bad character as a man became known here. He was well aware of his image in the minds of his colleagues and students, especially those of other branches, but instead of improving his mind in the slightest, he intensified his abuse of power in favor of his own students - yes, at the behest of the Headmaster, this recognized nuisance of the whole school even became the head of the Slytherin branch, and a large part of the hostility and isolation of the students of the Snake House in the school was attributed to him.

He was extremely vindictive, often suppressing students who didn't like him, openly making things difficult for them in class, nitpicking and deducting marks from their college, and when it came to the final exam, he would give all those ambiguous answers a failing grade and send them back.

Snape had been tactfully admonished by other professors, but he ignored them and continued to stir up the antagonism in the house by his own actions—he seemed to have an inexhaustible energy and talent for this, and could always think of provoking the students and inducing them to act on the pulse of the school rules. This is followed by a large number of minus points, which makes the punished students become sinners in the common room, forming a cold and efficient semi-automatic vicious circle that makes the relationship between students and students, and between colleges and colleges, increasingly sinister.

He became the most obnoxious character in all of Hogwarts, a bastard, a nasty, a shameless villain, a two-legged erect hyena. Everyone hid away from him, unwilling to look at his gloomy face, greasy hair, and arrogant hooked nose. He had no friends, not even acquaintances outside of his working relationship, and when he had free time, he locked himself in his room to study potion concoculation, or roamed the corridors and classrooms like a red snake, looking for students who had broken school rules as victims.

One of the benefits of this isolation is that no one will care what you're doing, and you can use a boring look on your face to keep an open view of Harry sitting at the Gryffindor table.

Dumbledore had high expectations for the kid - his very Machiavellian-style planning was so important as a weapon that Snape, who had been chosen as his helper, had no room for a beak.

All he can do is do everything in his power to ensure that the plan succeeds the first time, and that the "alternatives" that could have more serious consequences have a chance to see the light of day.

Snape finally looked away from Harry's olive eyes and instead turned his gaze to Ravenclaw's table, where a yellow student with a hippie smile was amusefully observing the star-shaped scratches on the bottom of the goblet to facilitate the frothy drink.

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"So, you're an exchange student? From a foreign country? ”

"Yes, Mr. Korna, and take the liberty of mentioning that you should quickly spread the sauce from your plate onto the sleeves of your robes."

Mike Korna, who received the reminder, exclaimed "ahhh

According to the tradition, after the president's speech, it was the turn of the banquet to officially begin. Dumbledore was well aware of the mentality of young people, and his speech was not only funny, but also very short, much to the relief of the students who were hungrier than usual because of the unprovoked prolongation of the sorting ceremony.

Neil was initially surprised by the sight of a feast appearing out of thin air, and he could sense that the steaming food was not made directly by magic, but had been made elsewhere and transferred to the table vessel by some kind of spell.

With his knowledge of these drunken and poor aristocrats of England, he thought they would use some more fancy form of performance — such as having a turkey stuffed with herbs serve them for the first meal, and then showing them how to roast themselves in the hearth in public — but it turned out to be a little disappointing that they were waiting for this laborious and unremarkable practice.

And when he asked a senior girl sitting next to him about this question, he got this answer:

"Of course, the Law of Gamp's Transfiguration stipulates that food cannot be created out of thin air by Transfiguration, but can only be added to or transformed from existing foundations, or summoned from known locations, and even a great wizard like Dumbledore cannot resist the power of the rules."

…… What is this called? Is there an insurmountable barrier between the two steps, whether they can summon an animal out of thin air with magic or roast it to a full boil?

But such thoughts only circled around his mind a few times, and did not express them. It may be easy to be interested in unconventional opinions, but you don't like outsiders pointing fingers at their history and traditions, and the Sorting Hat's accident has given him enough attention today that it would not be wise to continue to challenge authority at dinner parties.

And it may be a paradox to expect the British to make a difference in the culinary-related field.

The girl, Penelo Criveat, stared at him for a moment.

"You know, I think you're a good fit to be a Ravenclaw."

"Excuse me?"

"I mean, you seem to be desperate to learn about the unknown, a quality that is respected in our Academy." Those blasphemy thoughts about the food culture of England did not seem to be exposed, and Neil, who was a little nervous for a moment, regained his composure and continued to listen with a polite smile on his face, "The emblem of Ravenclaw is an eagle, which represents the greed for knowledge, and I am sure you will have a good time here." ”

Neil nodded, "Excuse me, Miss Kerryvat." ”

"By the way, I'm in the fourth grade this year, so if there's anything you don't understand in Ravenclaw, whether it's homework or whatever, you can come to me, okay?" Penelope's smile was bright, and Neil's warm and selfless attitude made Neil stand in awe - he was willing to flatter anyone on the premise of reaching a business agreement, but this senpai's intentions were obviously much simpler and kinder. It may not be clever, but it is admirable, but I don't know how the Sorting Hat characterizes it.

Thinking of this, Neil's attitude was a little more enthusiastic than just now, and he took the initiative to reach out and shake the other party.

"Thank you so much, Miss Crivat, and I'm sure we'll be able to establish a long-lasting friendship in the future, huh...... Come on, this glass of our encounter, the glorious history of Ravenclaw, and the best Wellington steak I've ever seen – Hogwarts deserves praise for its taste in English home cooking, and the formalistic chefs have recently only increased the variety of sauces, smearing their plates like the ditch outside the back door of a fish and chip shop, disgusting...... Cheers, Miss Kerryvaert, cheers. ”

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Hogwarts auditoriums are huge, and finding a specific target in the crowd can be challenging. But the distance between the academy and the academy table was not far enough to be that far, and it would not be difficult to see what the person on the other side was doing.

"I can't believe we're missing such a good seedling." Fred pretended to be in pain and cupped his forehead, "Killed a Slytherin before you got in the car?" What a gift, if he gets a Gryffindor, we'll be able to dance in the common room tonight. ”

George laughed a few times, and his eyes turned from Neil to Penelope, who was clinking glasses with him, "Hey, isn't that Penelo Crevat?" Poor Percy, he wrote 17 love letters to that girl last year, and there was no response at all......"

"Yes, but that's because 12 of them were ...... by us Ah yes, nothing, poor Percy! ”

Harry was shocked by the Weasleys' quagmire brotherhood, and didn't notice that Hermione next to him was slicing through the pink perch on his plate with the same eyes as if he were looking at his father's killer.