Chapter Twenty-Five: The Rotten Sorting Hat (Seeking Follow-up)
Wearing the Sorting Hat and being assigned to each house based on the Sorting Hat has been a Hogwarts tradition for nearly a thousand years. There were very few mistakes in this ritual, and at most it was the difficulty of choosing the Sorting Hat, and it was the first time that everyone had ever seen this kind of nonsense.
There was a hint of curiosity in the eyes of everyone looking at Love, wondering what the hell the little wizard had done to the Sorting Hat.
Love himself was speechless, how did he know that this hat was so fragile? However, considering that this program has been running for thousands of years, it is normal to be prone to problems.
Compared to the curiosity of the students, Love's blandness, the professors of Hogwarts are worried. Because they think a little longer than the students: if the Sorting Hat is broken, what will Hogwarts use to sort out in the future? You can't just make four statues to divide the house like Ilvermorny in North America, right? If a few deans had watched enough Muggle variety shows, they might have proposed a plan for the four deans to turn their backs to the freshmen, the freshmen taking turns on stage to introduce themselves and give talent demonstrations, and the deans who were interested in the freshmen would turn around and include them in their own houses.
Unfortunately, the Deans didn't know much about the non-magical world, so they had to hope for Dumbledore. In their minds, Dumbledore, who could do anything, would be able to solve the problem.
At this time, Dumbledore was not in a hurry, he did not rush to repair the Sorting Hat, but looked at Love with his back to him with interest, as if he had a face on the back of his head.
What an interesting child, this year's Hogwarts, I'm afraid it's going to be lively, he thought.
Dumbledore took the Sorting Hat from Professor McGonagall and dusted it off.
"Don't worry, I won't let you lose." He said softly, in a low voice, but it also spread throughout the auditorium, causing a burst of laughter.
He pulled out his wand and pointed at the Sorting Hatβ
Boom!
The hat made a muffled thud and spewed out a large puff of dust. The dust of nearly a thousand years burst out at this moment, making a mess on the faculty seat. The professors were discouraged, and some of them were caught off guard and inhaled a large mouthful of dust and coughed directly.
It's hard to say whether Dumbledore did it on purpose or accidentally, as he instantly created a barrier in front of him, perfectly shielding him from the dust.
"Clean up!" He cast another spell to clear the dust from the surrounding area.
The Sorting Hat had been cleaned by him, and it didn't look so scruffy or dirty.
Perhaps it was easier to dissipate heat after the ash was cleaned, and the Sorting Hat quickly returned to normal, cracking open its "mouth" and twisting twice.
"Well, it's fixed." Dumbledore motioned for Professor McGonagall to come over and take the Sorting Hat and continue the sorting ceremony.
However, before continuing the ceremony, he felt as if he should find a way to figure out the cause of the Sorting Hat's jam, and this time the problem was solved by cleaning and restarting, and it will be difficult to say next time.
"Love, can you tell me what just happened?"
"Professor, I'm so nervous, there are so many distractions in my head." Love didn't look back, he turned his back to Dumbledore, his head hung and he replied, looking like a child who had done something wrong and was guilty.
"Yes!" The Sorting Hat accosted Professor McGonagall in his hand and testified on Love's behalf: "He has a lot of ideas in his head! β
Supported by this double testimony, Dumbledore believed Love's words, and he said gently, "Don't be nervous, relax, the Sorting Hat will help you decide." β
He also motioned for Professor McGonagall to put the Sorting Hat back on.
The brim of the Sorting Hat curled up slightly, as if it was reluctant, but it was just a hat, and it was finally buckled to the top of Love's head.
It's just that although professors can forcibly button their hats, they can't force them to work hard.
After the hard lesson of the previous lesson, the Sorting Hat said that it didn't want to see what was in the head of the child, and decided to let the little wizard decide where to go.
It whispered in Love's ear, "Little one, which academy do you want to go to?" β
Ralph:?
Is this optional?
After a while, seeing that Love didn't react, the hat asked tentatively, "How is Gryffindor House?" Dumbledore graduated from that academy and has a good reputation in recent years. However, in my opinion, it doesn't really matter which college you go to, it's a big deal to change another one in the future! β
On this issue, the Sorting Hat lied to Love. Once the division is completed, there is basically no room for turnaround, and it is almost impossible to transfer to another hospital. But what does this have to do with the Sorting Hat? It just wants to send the plague god away now, and it can fool as much as it can, anyway, it will go back to the Headmaster's office after the sorting ceremony, and if you have any comments, you can complain to Dumbledore.
Love thought about the side quest he had just received, and thought that going to Gryffindor might be a good choice.
But before he could reply to the Sorting Hat, the Hat made a decision for him, and it shouted in a loud voice, "Gryffindor! β
This result is not very unexpected, the person who got the Sorting Hat down on the first day of school is a natural Gryffindor.
As the Sorting Hat called out Gryffindor, Love felt a stream of heat flow through his body, and in an instant, he felt as if he had taken a hot bath.
[Main Quest: Enter the Gate of the Wizarding World, complete.]
Rewards: Premium Gift Box Γ1, Magic Cap Breakthrough
Mana Maximum: 10β20
Class: Wizard (Quasi) βWizard]
At the same time, a golden gift box also appeared in his system, waiting for him to open it.
After the name Gryffindor resounded throughout the auditorium, a round of applause erupted from the Gryffindor House, and the seniors of the Academy had a strong curiosity about this interesting little wizard, and naturally welcomed his arrival.
Love got up from his four-legged stool and walked towards the long table at Gryffindor House. Seeing Love coming, a pair of red-haired twins squeezed to the side, making room for Love.
Not only that, but they also shouted to Love: "Here, here!" β
You could see how much they wanted to sit next to Love.
Unable to resist the enthusiasm, Love sat down in the vacant seat they had vacated, and next to him sat a ghost. Seeing him sit down, the ghost patted Love's shoulder with great relief, the ghost's body was extremely cold, and when it came into contact with people, it seemed to be soaked in ice water, and Love couldn't help but snort.
Seeing him react like this, the ghost smiled softly and raised his hand.
After greeting the ghost, Love looked at the twins beside him, and judging by their hair color, they were definitely from the Weasleys.
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The first is offered!