Professor Mcgonagall took out a piece of parchment paper and adjusted her glasses. "The little wizard whose name I read, please put on your hat and sit down to wait for the results."
"Cedric Diggory!"
Cedric, the handsome young man, looked a little nervous. He almost fell down on the way to the stage. He wiped the sweat on his forehead, picked up his hat, and sat down on the chair with the legs of a beast.
The hat was so big that it almost covered Cedric's entire head. The little wizards under the stage could not see Cedric's expression. They could only see him nervously pinching the corner of his robe.
"Steadfast, loyal … Good in all aspects … I believe you can become even better in Hufflepuff …" The hat shouted. "Hufflepuff!"
"Roar!" Cheers came from Hufflepuff's table. Cedric breathed a sigh of relief, put the hat on the chair, and ran to the long table with the yellow tablecloth.
Lee Jordan patted his chest. "Looks like I just need to wear that hat."
George looked for Charlie on Gryffindor's long table. He could see Charlie laughing with a group of friends. "Fighting with a dragon … I can't even see a dragon scale …"
"We were fooled," Fred shrugged. "But at least we can fool Ron and Harry …"
"Let me think. Let's say the academy added a fight with a giant in the ceremony this year?" Anna joined the group chat.
"Very good, very good. We have to add a forest cross-country. Jump into the mud to find an ancient hat," George nodded.
After a series of little wizards went on stage, Anna heard a familiar name. "Lee Jordan!" Professor Mcgonagall looked over.
"It's my turn," Lee Jordan muttered as he walked up the stage, sat down, and put on his hat.
The hat twisted on his head for a while, as if he was thinking. "Hardworking, cautious … with loyalty to friends … Hmm … Want to stand out … Difficult to assign … Oh?
I can see the great courage hidden within! "
"Gryffindor!" Lee Jordan excitedly took off his hat and ran to the end of the table.
Gryffindor's welcome was always very enthusiastic. Charlie and his friends cheered, and the atmosphere became lively.
"Kent Jeremy!"
A small boy ran up. First, he tried to put his hand through the opening of the sorting hat. Then, he tried to put his whole head into the hat to see what was inside.
"Ahem." He only put on his hat excitedly when Professor Mag coughed to signal him to proceed with the sorting.
The hat touched his head for less than a second. "Ravenclaw!"
Ravenclaw cheered. A young wizard stood up and clapped his hands with Kent. "Hey!
"Hey, me too!
I also wanted to know how it was supposed to work of Gryffindor's heart.
Then, of course, of Gryffindor and took a deep breath. "Anna Lawrence of's!"
"Hey!
It's your turn, Anna! "Fred patted Anna's shoulder." Don't be nervous! "
"When it calls out 'Gryffindor', Fred and I will definitely be the two who will cheer the loudest!" George added.
Anna walked up the stage with a smile. She was really nervous, just like when she sang at the university's freshmen party. There were so many pairs of eyes staring at her.
She picked up the hat and sat on the chair.
The hat was so light that she almost couldn't feel its weight. Anna put it on her head and tried not to think about rude things. She kept thinking, "Gryffindor or Hufflepuff …"
"I like new things and never lack courage … Oh?
You want to go to Hufflepuff?
Gryffindor is not bad … Hahahaha … "The hat on Anna's head twisted and turned, looking very happy." I heard your thoughts. It seems that you are a very opinionated little wizard, but — "
Anna felt that something was wrong.
"I saw your great potential, your dislike of rules, and a little ambition." The hat paused for a second. "Someone told me to be loyal to my heart —"
Not good, not good at all.
"Slytherin!"
"Roar!"
Slytherin welcomed its third freshman this year. Their cheers were no less than Gryffindor's.
"What?!" The twins were the most surprised. Fred's jaw almost dislocated. "Give me a slap!
George!
Have I gone crazy?! "
In the middle of the long table on the stage, Dumbledore's hand that was secretly eating grapes paused for a moment. Damn, it would be better if she went to Hufflepuff …
Anna was also shocked. Didn't the hat say that it would listen to the little wizard's thoughts?!
Rowling lied to me!
She stood up absentmindedly with the same surprised expression on her face as the twins. She walked towards Slytherin's long table in a daze.
"Miss Lawrence!
Leave the hat! "Professor Mcgonagall stopped her.
The audience roared with laughter.
"Oh, I'm sorry." Anna came back to her senses, adjusted her expression, and put the hat back on the chair. "I was too excited. I didn't expect …"
She exchanged glances with the twins and showed an 'I'm also helpless' expression. She walked to Slytherin's table and sat down.
"Hello, welcome to Slytherin." A black-haired girl reached out her hand to Anna. "Abigail Karma, I'm the head of Slytherin. Are you a mixed-blood?
Sorry, I don't often hear the name Lawrence … "
"Hello, I'm not a mixed-blood …" Anna shook hands with her. "I'm a wizard of Muggle origin."
"Oh." Abigail froze for a moment and subconsciously withdrew her hand. Perhaps she realized that she was being rude, so she hurriedly explained, "That's really … um … Slytherin hasn't had a new student of Muggle origin for about three years. But I still welcome you to join us!"
Anna shrugged. The head of Slytherin's attitude was still friendly. "Thank you."
Professor Mcgonagall continued to read the names. Fred and George went to Gryffindor without any suspense. When the hat said 'Gryffindor', Charlie, their friends, and Percy all clapped.
Anna clapped as well, clapping secretly. Cheering for Gryffindor's friends in Slytherin would make her seem unsociable.
The twins were quite happy to see Anna clapping. They sat at the front of the long table amidst the cheers. Fred was a little worried. "I think she'll be bullied … Merlin's beard!
Slytherin's beard!
I thought only pure-bloods could go in? "
Bully Anna?
George thought about the probability of this happening in his mind. 'Well, it's almost zero.'
"Mixed-Bloods and Muggles can also go to Slytherin. I have an annoying granduncle from Slytherin. He's a Muggle …" A newborn lion cub rubbed his belly and interrupted. "Do you know where the toilet is?"
"Go out and walk along the corridor to the end." Charlie poked his head out. "But if you go to the toilet now, you'll miss Professor Dumbledore's wonderful speech!"
The lion cub weighed the pros and cons. "Then I'll just bear with it …"
Professor Mcgonagall finished reading the last name, rolled up the parchment in her hand, and left the stage with the sorting hat. The small chair with the feet of a beast followed behind her.
The next segment was the leader's speech.
Anna was thinking about when to start eating. At the same time, she carefully observed the professors sitting at the long table on the stage.
Among the professors who were generally older than 50 years old, 'Black Bat' Snape looked particularly young. However, he was wearing a plain black robe and looked more conservative than Dumbledore, who was over 100 years old.
[Plain Snape: He's a 29-year-old genius professor. His hair is greasy, his face is dirty, and he seems to be in a bad mood every day. I can guarantee that he's not menopause!
You have to tell him that there are still many beautiful things in this world. Even if he loses them, he has to live on with longing. First, he has to wash his hair.
Completion Condition: Snape has refreshing hair; Mission Reward: Ventriloquism + 20, Memory + 50, Unknown]
This mission … Anna carefully looked at Snape's long hair and frowned. Sigh, even Teacher Tony from the barbershop might not know where to start …
Perhaps he noticed that someone was criticizing his hair, Snape looked in Anna's direction. However, he quickly shifted his gaze to Dumbledore who stood up.
"Welcome to the Hogwarts." Dumbledore opened his arms. "Lively little wizards, it's a new year —"
"Before the banquet begins, I want to say a few words …"
A newborn badger from a Muggle family complained. "In the Muggle world, if the leader adds the word 'simple' before 'a few words', it usually means that the speech will not be less than half an hour …"
Nymphadora smiled and said, "Then this is the difference between the Hogwarts and the Muggle world."
"What I want to say is," Dumbledore cleared his throat, "Idiot, coward, alien, lack of balance — thank you!"
"Roar!"
Although not many people understood the meaning of Dumbledore's words, but who cares, the audience cheered.
Dumbledore sat down and at the same time, he smiled and snapped his fingers. Food that was enough to eat ten hungry dragons appeared on each long table. There was a variety of food, fried, roasted, steamed, and boiled. Basically, all the meat that Anna could name were served. The rich aroma swept through the entire auditorium.
Maybe the physical education class is really necessary. Anna, who was holding a sausage in one hand and a duck leg in the other, could not help but sigh in her heart.