38. Are you really a wizard? (2nd Update)
"Hermione, do you know exactly which house we were assigned to?"
When Professor McGonagall had finished telling her to leave, Harry couldn't wait to ask.
He didn't think he had the talent of Dudley to teach himself potions, nor was he like Hermione who could teach himself a few spells, nor like Ron and Neville who had grown up in the wizarding world since they were children, and until now they didn't know even half of a spell except for a few books.
It's a pity that Hermione, who knows everything, disappointed him, only to see Hermione shake her head, and said a little unwillingly: "I don't know, I checked a lot of books, and each book only briefly mentioned that Hogwarts needs to carry out a sorting ceremony, but there is no detailed record of what this ceremony is, and it is mentioned in one stroke." ”
Harry looked at Neville and Ron again.
"Uncle won't tell me."
Neville's expression looked even more nervous than Harry's, and he cried and said, "I don't think I might be able to pass, a few years ago everyone thought I might be a squib." ”
"It should be a quiz. Fred said it hurt us a lot, but I think he was joking. Ron tried to keep his tone calm, but he wasn't any less nervous than Neville.
"Don't worry, Harry."
Dudley patted his old watch on the shoulder and signaled that he didn't have to worry: "If we can't make it, we'll go to Smetin Middle School." ”
Hearing this, Harry's eyes lit up, and his original nervous mood was relieved.
As long as you can study with Dudley, isn't it the same everywhere you go?
As he spoke, a group of miserable white translucent figures emerged from the wall, causing the little wizards standing in front of them to scream in fright.
It's a bunch of ghosts.
Dudley would love to study the composition and mechanics of the ghost, but it was clear that now was not the time.
Because Professor McGonagall is back.
"Now, line up in a row and follow me."
I have to say that the magnificence of the Hogwarts dining hall still shocked Dudley slightly, especially the thousands of candles floating in the air and the ceiling where you could see the sky.
Candles are spelled and will not be consumed, otherwise the consumption of so many candles is a lot of money.
Dudley had to sigh, magic is so convenient.
In the center of the auditorium, a four-legged stool with a wizard's hat on top of it. It was a black, greasy, patched wizard's hat.
Sorting Hat.
I saw a wide slit in the brim of the hat, like a mouth, and began to sing.
"You may belong to Gryffindor, where there is a deep boldness in your heart, and their courage, courage and boldness make Gryffindor outstanding;
You may belong to Hufflepuff, where the people are honest and loyal, and the students of Hufflepuff are stoic and honest, and are not afraid of hard labor;
If you are shrewd, you may enter the wise old Ravenclaw, and those who are wise and learned will always meet their fellow disciples there;
Maybe you'll go to Stetelin, maybe you'll make sincere friends here, but the cunning and sinister will stop at nothing to get there. ”
The first three are basically a bunch of compliments, especially Gryffindor, which adds several words in a row, which is more than the praise of the remaining three houses combined, and when it comes to Slytherin, except for the first sentence is barely a compliment, the latter sentence is a mockery of the red fruit.
The targeting is very obvious.
Why the Sorting Hat is not interested in Slytherin Dali is not interested, maybe it is Slytherin himself's bad taste.
He was more curious about which house he would be assigned to.
And... Will the other party read the secret of their heart?
According to Dudley's magical talent, there is a high probability that he will be assigned to Hufflepuff, because it represents mediocrity in the common perception of the wizarding world, but according to Dudley's academic attributes, there is a certain probability that he will be assigned to Ravenclaw.
"Ding"
At this moment, Dudley's ears rang with a pleasant system chime.
"Joining any of the Hogwarts houses will be rewarded depending on the house."
It seems that the rewards of each college are different.
At the same time, Professor McGonagall took out the parchment scroll and pronounced the first name.
"Hannah Abbott"
It was a blonde girl with a double ponytail.
Ten seconds later, with the sound of the Sorting Hat's 'Hufflepuff' falling, the name of the Iron Hat King was settled.
Then Susan Burns, Justin Finchrie... Professor McGonagall read out the names, and Dudley knew that the list was not in alphabetical order, just by listening to the names of the people who had gone before him.
After all, except for the Iron Hat King, which starts with A, the rest will start with H, followed by A, P and back to H for a while, no matter how you think about it, it won't be alphabetical.
Ron and Neville were assigned to Gryffindor, and Malfoy was unexpectedly assigned to Slytherin.
"Where do you want to go, Hermione?" Dudley asked Hermione, who was standing beside him.
"Gryffindor or Ravenclaw." Hermione said with a confused face: "I have been thinking about it for a long time between these two colleges, Ravenclaw has its own independent reading hall, and the learning atmosphere is very good." But Headmaster Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall both graduated from Gryffindor, and many famous wizards graduated from Gryffindor. ”
"And what about you, Dudley?"
"Any house will do."
Dudley's attitude was much more indifferent, and he almost assumed that he would be assigned to Hufflepuff.
He was even starting to think about when he should sneak out for a late-night snack at night, after all, the Hufflepuff break room was closest to the kitchen.
When Hermione was called, she hurried up, and the Sorting Hat called out Gryffindor without much hesitation.
Although Hermione has the attributes of a top student, she was born a Gryffindor.
Being smart and learning well is not tied to Ravenclaw.
Soon, the only people who had not yet been sorted were Harry and Dudley.
The penultimate is Harry.
"Don't be nervous, Harry. No matter which house we are assigned to, we are always brothers. ”
Before leaving, Dudley whispered to Harry.
It wasn't long before the Sorting Hat's loud voice rang out, "Gryffindor." ”
"We've got Potter!"
The loudest cheers echoed throughout the restaurant, and everyone at Gryffindor danced with joy. On the other hand, the remaining three houses were visibly depressed when they heard the announcement, and Dudley even saw that Malfoy was thinking something in anger on the Slytherin side.
So much so that when Dudley came on stage, no one noticed him except Hermione and Harry.
Everyone's attention was on Harry.
That's the savior.
The Sorting Hat was placed lightly on Dudley's head.
Dudley felt a slightly startled voice sound above his head.
"Oh~~~~"
The long syllables dragged on, and it didn't end for a long time.
"Are you really a wizard?"