Chapter 158: Opening Banquet!

Zhang Qiu looked out of the dark window and said, "I feel that this owl must be very tired in the future." ”

Astoria probably treats writing letters as if she were writing a diary, and will write to her parents as soon as she has the opportunity. Her owl probably won't have time to rest.

Harry worries about the tragic fate of the owl named Vivi.

While there was still a little time, Harry told Astoria about the school.

I believe that for the first-year freshman, it can make her feel a lot more at ease.

"Later, we will enter a very large castle, there will be a great banquet to welcome you, and there will be a lot of magic in the school. ”

"Before that, your freshmen would be divided into four colleges. ”

"It's a worn-out talking hat, and as soon as you put it on, it tells you the academy you're going to. ”

Astoria heard this with a sense of impatience.

"Brother, which academy are you in, can I be with you?"

"This one is not chosen by yourself, that hat will choose the best house for you. But no matter where you're assigned, we can see each other often. Harry reassured.

Astoria was a little sullen.

"But you have to remember that after the banquet, someone will take you to your dormitory, and you must wash your hair, I guess that hat must have not been washed in decades, and it is very dirty. ”

Hermione and Zhang Qiu pursed their lips and smiled.

Astoria fully believed Harry's words and nodded earnestly in agreement, "Okay." ”

"Today you don't have a chance to see what the school looks like, tomorrow you can walk through the school again. ”

"Oh, remember, there are a lot of ghosts in the school, and they all love to play tricks on people, so don't be afraid of them. ”

Harry told her a bunch of things, and Astoria struggled to absorb them.

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The train stopped.

The destination has arrived.

"Alright, it's time for you to go to the first-year, someone will take you away. ”

Astoria was reluctant, but Harry took her to the first-year team.

As soon as he stepped out of the car, he ran into Draco Malfoy, who was followed by his two henchmen, Crabbe and Goyle, and a girl named Millicent.

Millicent was dressed like a non-mainstream, with messy hair, black eyeshadow on his eyes, and heavy lipstick.

Harry didn't know how this aesthetic came to be.

The two teams face each other.

In terms of momentum, Harry's four failed miserably, and Gobb and Crabbe had fat faces, with Millicent's terrifying makeup, like bad teenagers who could take out a fruit knife and rob at any time.

In terms of appearance, the four of Harry dumped them a hundred streets.

Millicent had been looking at Hermione and Zhang Qiu with jealous eyes.

Astoria shouted, "Draco......"

"Brother" swallowed in her stomach, and she remembered Harry's "warning" and didn't dare to shout again.

Frightened, she got behind Harry, what if this brother snatched Mom and Dad away.

Malfoy looked at Astoria suspiciously, not understanding how she could be with Harry Potter.

He wrinkled his nose and said, "Uncle Greengrass asked me to take care of you at school, but I hate children. When he said this, he was so old-fashioned that he completely forgot that he was the same age last year.

"But what I hate the most is Harry Potter next to you, since you're with him, it just saves me a lot of trouble, huh. Malfoy walked away haughtily.

Harry looked at Malfoy's back with pity, alas, you deserve to be single.

Astoria doesn't seem to be affected, and maybe she's glad she doesn't have a big hidden danger.

He just said suspiciously, "Brother Draco...... He's not the same as when I used to see him. ”

"That's because if he dared to be so rude at home, his father would have whipped him to death with a belt, if there was such a thing as a belt at Malfoy Manor. ”

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As usual, Hagrid carries a lantern in front of him to lead the new students of the year.

Although Astoria, like the other children, looked at Hagrid with a huge body and was scared, she remembered what Harry had told her that Hagrid was a good person. The fear slowly faded, and all that was left was to sigh that this was really the same as the giant in the story.

Harry, when they entered the auditorium, the first-year students hadn't yet entered. At first thought, Professor McGonagall was doing something that was repeated every year: a brief meeting with the freshmen, informing them about the four houses and about the House Cup at the end of each year, to increase their sense of identity with their own house.

After the old students sat in their places one after another, they discussed with the classmates next to them what they did during the summer vacation and what interesting things they experienced.

After a while, the freshmen, led by Professor McGonagall, lined up in a long line and pushed open the tall wooden door.

"Wow"

They let out an exclamation of amazement.

The auditorium was simply terrifying, with four long tables running from one end to the other, and the tables were already full of people, and countless candles floated in the air, illuminating the whole hall along with the torches burning on the walls, and the golden plates and glasses on the illuminated tables glittered.

What stunned them the most was the overhead ceiling, and they could see the night sky outside.

It's just amazing.

This scene is what the old students love to watch, and the new students are stunned by the magic of the school, which is particularly interesting.

"Today......" Dumbledore began his speech as he stood in the front of the teacher's seat, reminiscing about last year and looking forward to next year. The exciting words won the warm applause of the students.

"Now, let's start the division. ”

There were about eighty of the freshmen, and they looked uneasily at a tall wizard's hat on the central stool.

"Cage. Professor McGonagall began to read the name.

A little gray-haired boy stepped forward, and seeing that he was nervous, Professor McGonagall said, "Just put the hat on your head, and you'll be fine." ”

"Hufflepuff. As soon as it touched the hat, it screamed.

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"Ravenclaw"

"Gryffindor"

"Slytherin"

After that, the new students were assigned to the academy one after another.

"Astoria Greengrass. Professor McGonagall read her name.

Astoria walked over to the stool and put on her Sorting Hat.

A thin voice sounded in his head: "Well, pure blood, I think Slytherin will welcome you." But Hufflepuff is just as suitable for you, you are as pure as a blank slate, then you should like the Hufflepuff vibe. ”

"Can I go to Gryffindor?" Astoria muttered quietly.

"What? Sweet little girl, how could you have such an idea. ”

"But, well, I guess, maybe you'll need some friends, and Gryffindor should be able to help you. ”

"So, are you sure where you're going?"

Astoria: "......"

This time it seemed like a bit of time, and George was saying that maybe the Sorting Hat was old and had accidentally fallen asleep.

There was a lot of laughter.

"Gryffindor!" the Sorting Hat shouted.

Harry's jaw dropped.

This is something that hasn't happened before, so it can't be because of my own influence.

Astoria walked over to Gryffindor's table, where Harry was sitting in the front row of the second year, next to the first year, and she walked over.

After hearing the sound of the Sorting Hat, the freshmen seemed to have noticed Astoria and cheered for such a beautiful classmate to join.

Next to Harry was a freshman in the first year, and Astoria walked straight over, the freshman stammering nervously, "There's an empty seat here." "There was a seat on his left hand side where no one was sitting.

Astoria shook her head and said in a nice voice, "I want to sit to your right." ”

The other freshmen all glared at him, this is too angry, why did they sit with him.

When the freshman heard Astoria's words, he immediately stood up and moved to another position, presumably already fantasizing about what the two of them would say next.

Astoria happily sat down next to Harry and hugged Harry's arm.

He also happily greeted Hermione: "Sister Hermione." ”

Harry didn't dare turn his head to look at the freshman's expression, it was too cruel.

Hermione sat across from Harry, and she seemed to see the freshman stupid, lying on the table, her shoulders shaking, and kicking Harry with her feet.

Dumbledore said a few things to do, mostly for the freshmen.

"Our Defence Against the Dark Arts class has a new teacher, Professor Gilderoy Lockhart. ”

A man sitting beside Snape stood up, smiling, and waving.

And the cheers of the girls were especially loud.

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After a hearty dinner, all grades returned to the residence halls.

Hermione takes Astoria by the hand and takes her to the Gryffindor's first-year girls' dormitory.

Harry lay quietly on his bed, thinking about what he should do this year.

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